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the Canadian Pacific the Chinese
were rushed through the British terri
tory without having the advantage Of
the 90 day clause. This arrangement,
however. did not hold with certain
smaller railroads which carried pas
sengers to Newfoundland. The United
States Chinese inspectors have ne
gotiated an arrangement within the
last few weeks under which Chinese
supposed to b. on their way to the
United States must be bonded.
There are now said to be hundreds
OF Chinese In Newfoundland who have
for months been waiting their chance
to attain their ultimate goal, the
United States.
Claim 70 American
Birth 10 Common.
Ono Of the problems which have
worried the Chinese inspectors sta
toned At Malone, which is the point
In this state where many Chinese are
brought from Canada, is the nativity
clause. Scores Of them present them.
selves and submit to arrest. fof they
have about them as a usual thing
nothing which indicates any claims
which they may be inclined to make.
Hardly have they been taken into
custody, however, when relatives or
friends. accompanied by a shrewd law
yer. 90 to the rescue with birth Ger.
tificates and amdavits which show
that the persons detained were really
born in the United States and as such
arc entitled to admission. It II estl.
mated by q prominent inspector thas
II all the claims to American birth
made BY Chinese be true every Chi.
nese family in this country must have
Is children.
Chinese Of intelligence who can
give any evide ace that they arc not
laborers, but a.tually merchants. are
able to set into Re Usited States viii
little trouble. Ole ot The familiar
schsmes-and It + oes which ID o(tea
sseesssfsa-is employed b. nsreAanfs
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and in many cases II Is possible for
the coolies to gain their destination.
Once within the borders Of this coun.
try they usually prowl 40 or - miles
farther before they think It safe to
board . train and proceed In . more
conventional manner.
Chinese have been intercepted in
the state Of Washington makin1 their
way on boats In the rivers, oetsnsibly
bound to work ~ lAborsrs On some Of
the large farms. They arc disguised
~ immigrants Of oder natioaslitise.
Many q then have essayed tie roles
oe Italians. aftsf iaeasing thsDsslvss
In eoe1uroy jaoksts 81 trouoseS ~
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for instance. may send money home
to maintain wife and children. also
his parents and the parents Of his
wife. II need be. to say nothing Of
contributing to the support of needy
member of the clan, and yet be able
to have substantial emergency fund.
Within year or so an expert laun'
dryman may establish . shop Of his
own or found q little business in
oriental wares. II he does he may go
to China, visit as long as he wishes
and boldly pass through = port Of
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eatry - merchant. for no II entitled
to that privilege under the law. The
ironing board. 1t the present time.
howsvsr. 10 the BEST means BY which
The average Chinaman may md life
snoeth aad prontabls.
10 IT : chance 70 avail himself Of
paessat ccadidons n tie labor mar.
ket Chinese who have initiative or
are under the direction OF some Amer
lean ADVENTURE who 10 bold and re-
sourcsful frequently make their way
here by methods underground and
over sea.
oMeers Fooled by
Ingenious Makeup.
Although smuggling them across
the Canadian border II now almost
stopped. some Of the most ingenious
schemes are employed with success.
1t Is = popular fallacy that all Chinese
look alike and that no matter how
they are arrayed they will betray At q
glance their oriental origin. There
arc white men in Vancouver. B. c.,
who do not accept that theory. for
by shrewd manipulation they are able
to convert the most thoroughgoing
Chinese into an American or Canadian
farmer.
A coarse shirt, q pair Of blue over
alls and . straw hat will work won.
ders in the hands Of An expert. Par
ties of Chinese going across the Do
minion In bond not infrequently leave
the trains 40 or so miles before reach
ing the boundaries Of the United
States. Here they are taken in hand
BY ono who understands something Of
theatrical makeup and converted into
tramps, farmers or whatever he thinks
would be best suited to their talents.
After that It II walk to the border,
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tying gayly coiored silkeh hsndker-
chiefs about their necks.
It Is along the Rio 0rsnds border.
however. that the smuggling = dis
guised Chinese II conducted VITA con-
summate nnesse. The scheme In
use there, II followed BY really Gao
able Chinaman, are. usually o6ertlvs.
Hundreds Of the more intelligent Az
landed in Havana and at Mexican
ports, whence they can make their
way to this country.
Chinese immigration II welcomed in
Mexico. There is a tradition pre-
served in the old histories Of the Ce-
lestial empire that centuries ago
trading 1unks from China landed on
the western coast Of Mexico and
opened up commercial relations with
the subjects OF Montezuma. The Chi
nese often have in mind this ancient
relation whom they go to tbs country
over which rules President Dia8. Tho
CHEESE learn Spanish, adopt the Mex
lean dress and manners, learn to wear
sombrero with grace and often, al
ter waiting for two years to perfect
themselves In being imitation Mexi-
cans, they bodily cross the southern
border and make their way to the
nearest Chinatown.
Many Cross Border
Disguised a. Nuns.
Some of the Chinese under the d.
rection Of shrewd agents have even
passed over both the Canadian and
Rio Grande borders CARRIED ~ nuns.
Most of them are born imitators, and
once they have seen their instructor
in familiar poses they follow his di'
rections to the letter.
Little is heard these days Of the
spectacular methods Of running the
blockade which were once employed
by eager Chinese and have dropped In.
to disuse. Chinese no longer have
themselves packed up In boxes or
chests and sent by express; neither
do they go in vans. which are likely to
be suddenly tipped into rivers. There
are seldom wild chases across the
snow from Canada to the United
States, with accomplishments Of bay
ing hounds and barking revolvers.
Such methods are irregular and unre-
liable and they have been supplanted
by those which are esteemed as more
businesslike.
Chinese are not welcomed In Can
ada any more than they are here and
a head tax of $500 each il placed up
on them. 1t is regarded ~. In fact.
prohibitive. Until three months ago.
when . law was passed assessing
them at $500 q head. NO such tax was
exacted in Newfoundland.
Chinese could be carried In boud
from Vancouver without having to
pay the impost demanded Of them in
the Dominion. and the result has been
that many Of them availed themselves
Of those conditions. It was until
quite recently the custom to permit
Chinese who were supposed to b On
their way to the United States with
proper crsdsntials TO rsmaln b Cara
d for ~ days before tAsy vsse ,nott
asd TO proceed with their joa1Hey. By
= special arrangement howsvsr. with
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Frolic who were captured said the
little vessel had beaten about the
coast from Eastport. Me-. to Care
Hatteras for two weeks. dodging rev.
snus cutters and coast guards. and
bu1eted by storms. They said the
Trolic's captain only took the des
pssats chance Of running Into Pr~v;
1sAoe whsa he little vessel hsa 49,
% battsrsd It eoaA not stay q -
~ ieaOer.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
UTts TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
SIX CHIEFS WILL JOURNEY TO
WASHINGTON IF PERMISSION
is SECURED.

Belle Fourche, Nov. Is. - At Col.
Rogers headquarters at the military
camp, just outside of town, confer
ence was held between sixteen, of the
leaders of the wandering Ute Indians
and Gen. Greeley, who had come from
Chicago to inquire into the condition
of this rowing tribe Of red men,
Upon one point the Indians are firm
ly united and do not waver-they do
not want to go back to Utah. They
claim not only that they could not
make living on the lands allotted to
them, but also that they did not get a
square deal" at the time of the allot-
ment. Gen. Greeley promised that he
would recommend that six of their
chiefs be received by the president,
these men to be selected by them
selves. This was satisfactory to the
Indians, who were not yet ready, how
ever, to name the men whom they
wished to represent them. Gen. Gree
ley also gave orders that the Indians
and their stock should be furnished
with everything necessary to prevent
suffering during their stay at the post.
The band upon it's arrival at this place
was 426 strong and about 200 of these
were bucks.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
MORRIS GOES 70 PRISON.
Girl With Whom He Was Living
Found to Have Been Married Also.

Girl With Whom He Was Living
Found to Have Been Married Also.
When the case of adultery against
Fl. H. Morris was called in circuit court
he pleaded guilty to the charge. Morris
lived in Mitchell with young woman
by the name of Miss Blanche White
more, who posed as his wife until re-
Gently when it was ascertained she
was about to die as the result Of being
burned in the explosion of kerosine
which she had thrown in a stove. The
girls mother came from Onawa
Iowa, to nurse her and it was then that
the girl revealed the fact that she was
not married to Morris. Two days be-
fore the girl died, Morris, realizing the
trouble he would doubtless get into
made an unsuccessful attempt to leave
the country.
The parents Of the girl, after they
had taken the body home to Onawa for
burial, returned to Mitchell to assist
in the prosecution Of their daughters
betrayer. They were spared the trouble
Of going on the stand by Morris plead
ing guilty. When he was arrested
Morris confessed that he had a wife
living at Cherokee, Iowa. He was sen.
fenced to two and one-half years in
the penitentiary.
Fifteen minutes after Morris pleaded
guilty his wife from Cherokee, and his
sister, Mrs. Martin, and her husband
of Fremont, Neb., reached Mitchell
hoping to be Of some assistance to him
In the trial, and perhaps persuade the
Whittemore family from prosecuting
him. In Morris grip was discovered
letter written to his wife at Cherokee
which was signed by Mrs. G. w. Ad-
ans. nee Blanche Whittemore, in
which she acknowledged to Mrs. Nor
ris that she was sorry that she had
run away with her husband, and adj
mitted that she herself was married
woman, and thus would know how to
appreciate the feelings of the wronged
wife
This letter indicates that Miss
Whittemore had been married for
nearly year to Adams, and it was
written from Council Bluffs, Iowa, last
January, and that her coming to
Mitchell was the second time she ran
away with Morris. The parents of the
girl knew nothing Of the marriage OF
their daughter to Adams.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
WILL ADOPT A NEW CONSTITUTION"
South Dakota Educators Annual Meetins Will Pass on
Draft Prepared.

of Winnebago county, H.; Prof. w. H.
Powers, Brookings; Hon. Thomas
Sterling, dean of the college of law.
University of South Dakota; Supt G.
T. King; Prop. S. G. Hartranft, depart
ment Of history and literature, North
ern Normal and Industrial school, Abb
erdeen; Elizabeth II. Avery, Redfield
college; President B. F. Gault, state
university at Vermillion; DR.. Samuel
Weir, Dakota Wesleyan university.
Mitchell President e. F. Jordan, Sioux
Falls COLES +; Prof. c. p. Lommen.
state university at Vermillion; Supt.
r. c. Shellenbarger, Yankton; Supt.
Alexander Strachan, Deadwood; Supt
J. NJ. Matheny, Flandreau; Prof Geo.
H. Durand, Yankton college; Miss
Myrtle B. Farmer, superintendent of
Brule county; NJ A. Lange, deputy
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton; F. l.. Ransom, superintendent OF
Sphinx county, and Hon. M. NJ. Ramer.
state superintendent of public instruo-
ton.
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Northwest News.
DEMAND Two-cgNT FARE.
Legislature Likely to Make Reduced
Rate

c.
When the executive committee and
officers of the South Dakota Travelling
Mems association held their meeting
In Mitchell the last of September, 1t
was agreed upon to take the initiatory
steps to secure some reforms or con-
cessions from the railroad companies
doing business in this state, looking
toward the granting of two-cent fare,
the proper lighting and heating of rail-
road depots and the improvements in
other lines. A legislative committee
was appointed at that time to take
these matters up before the legisla.
ture. Whether these reforms will be
presented for legislative action or not
depends upon the result of big con-
ference which is scheduled to be held
In Mitchell.
At that time the representatives OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul;
the Chicago & Northwestern; the
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Oma-
ha; the Minneapolis & st. Louis; the
Great Northern; the Illinois Central.
and the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
railroads will go to Mitchell to hold a
conference with the representatives in
that jurisdiction of the United Com
mercial Travellers.
AS the result OF the bringing togeth-
er of these two bodies of men they will
go into the formal discussion of the re.
quests that are asked for and practi-
cally demanded by the travelling men of
this state. The railroad representa-
tives are DESTROYS of first discussing
the propositions made by the travelling
men to see if some amicable arrange
ment cannot be made whereby it will
not be necessary for the travelling men
to take their requests before the state
legislature The travelling men have
filed numerous complaints on the, ser.
vice that they claim they are COM
PEELED to put up with in this state,
and they feel that with strong state
organization, backed by the national
organization fthe U. G. T., they will
get favorable hearing from the rail-
roads.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
BURNS KILL TWO TOTS.
One Child Is scalded by Coffee and the
Other PLAYS With Matches.

One Child Is Scalded by Coffee and the
Other Plays With Matches. a
Within the last few days two South
Dakota children have met horrible
deaths as the results Of accidents.
One Of them was the year-old child OF
Jacob strobel, farmer residing in NC
Pheroon county The child overturned
a pot of hot coffee on itself, and was
burned to such an extent that 1t died
about twenty-four hours after the ac-i
cident, after suffering terribly. rs
The three-yearold son Of George
Christian, a Grant county farmer, was
the other victim Of an accident. Dur.
ing the temporary absence OF both
father and mother and two other chill
dren, the little fellow and six-year-
old sister were left at the house. They
climbed up to shelf and procured
match from box. They lighted the
match and the box caught fire, the
flames speedily communicating to the
clothing Of the little boy.
They ran out doors, where the girl
made frantic efforts to extinguish the
flames, but was not successful until
the boy had been fatally burned. Frank
Mann neighbor, CHANGED to be near
at hand and rushed to the assistance
of the children, but 1t was too late to
save the little fellow, who died soon
after. ~ st
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
SAYS IY[RSON FIRED him
THOMPSON SAYS HE WAS FIRED
TO MAKE ROOM FOR -ivER.
SONS RELATIVE.
st. Paul. Nov. %. - The Dispatch

st. Paul, Nov. %. - The Dispatch
says:
A w. Thompson, deputy state audi
tor under State Auditor Iverson for
the past four years, will sever his OIL
cial connection with that department
Immediately. He has been let out.
In order to make room for G. 8.
Brown. State Auditor VERSIONS
srother-iR-law. Mr.. Thompson was ask
Cd to resign Monday, to take effect
with the first of the year, but he re.
fused and informed Mr.. Iverson that
he would step out Immediately. Mr..
Thompson's explanation is that Mr..
tverson wants to keep the money In
the family.
Il have not resigned-I refused 20
resign when requested to do so by
Mr.. Iverson. I was discharged, dis
missed-the dismissal to take effect on
Jan. 1. But it will not take effect at
that time, but will take effect now"
said Mr.. Thompson.
"The reasons Way, Iverson wants
to give my place to his brother-in-law
G. 8. Brown. Iverson wants to keep
all the money he can in the family.
@There are in the Office Iverson's SIS
ter. his brother-in-law and himself, and
so the money will be kept in the fam1.
ly for the coming four years. The
Iverson family will draw $500 an
uualIy from the state treasury"
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Among the important business mat
tiers to come before the twenty-fourth
annual convention of the South Dako-
ia Educational association, which will
be held in Sioux Falls on Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, Dec. &c, q and
%, will be the adoption of a new
constitution.
A committee appointed at a prior
convention of the association to revise
the constitution has completed its
work, and the constitution, as revised
the coming convention. The commit
tee is composed of Prof W. l.. Coch-
ran, Prof. G. NJ. Smith, DR.. Thomas
Nicholson, DIR. j. W. Heston, Prof. A.
A Mcdonald, Prof. c. G. Lawrence
and Prof. F. H. Hoff.
Among other things the constitution,
as revised by the committee, provides
ISOLATION shall hereafter be held as
follows: In 1907 at Mitchell, in 1908
at Aberdeen, in 1909 at Sioux Falls
and in each of these cities every third
year In the order named until the year
1915. when the constitution again shall
be submitted for revision.
Headquarters at Pierre.
1t also provides by the revised con-
stitution that the place of business of
the association shall be at Pierre, and
that the state superintendent Of public
instruction shall be the agent to re-
ceive all legal instruments or writs
against the corporation. The terms of
office of the president, treasurer and
recording secretary are fixed at one
year each, and the corresponding sec
rotary at three years from April next
after his election.
The opening session of the coming
educational convention will be held
Wednesday evening, Dec rs. at the
Grand opera house. The invocation
will be by DR.. Frank Fox, pastor of the
First Congregational church of Sioux
Falls. The address of welcome will
be delivered by Hon. F. w. Pillsbury,
mayor of Sioux Falls. DR.. H. X. War
rem of Yankton will make response
in behalf of the members Of the asso.
citation. At the opening session
Charles H. Lugg of Parkston, prest-
dent of the association, will make his
annual address. Among other bust
ness to be transacted at session to
be held Thursday afternoon, Dec. q,
will be the nomination of officers of
the association for the coming year.
Prominent Educators to Speak.
Among the prominent educators
who have been given places on the
program for addresses or lectures dur
ing the convention are: Prof. o. j
Kern, county superintendent Of schools
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TO RUSH PRIMARY BILL.
Advocates of Reform Legislation Want
Election avn Passed without DELAY,

Advocates of Reform Legislation Want
Election Law Passed Without Delay.
From all indications there will be no
lack Of ideas in the coming legislative
session in regard to primary election
and anti-pass legislation. A number OF
members will come to the session with
bills prepared for these two laws, and
out of the multiplicity of ideas which
will be embodied, some measure which
will be accepted will be passed as q
compromise.
An effort will be made to secure the
passage of the primary election bill as
an emergency measure, to put 1T into
effect at once, and to prevent any at
tempt to invoke the referendum on
the measure, thereby delaying Its go
ing into effect. The supreme court al.
ready has held that such "A measure Is
not subject to the provisions of the
referendum, as 1t is In effect by legis-
lative action, and has gone beyond tho
power to invoke vote upon 1t. AS
the anti-pass legislation is not one
which WILL require such haste, 1t Will
not likely be pushed to an emergency
measure, at least not until the close OF
the session.
Other measures which will be pre-
sented will be the Torrens system OF
land transfers, equal suffrage ana
amended liquor laws. With these will
be the usual grist OF miscellaneous
measures masquerading under the
guise of general laws, while in fact
they are special legislation attempting
to get through in the manner to avoid
the constitutional provision against
such legislation. ii
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After twice risking his life, once
nearly losing it, in the interest of agri-
cultural science, Prof. N. q. Hansen OF
the South Dakota experiment station
of the department of agriculture, has
found in Northern Siberia an alfalfa
suited to the arid lands of the North
west, where the winters are bitter
cold
Prof Hansen got On the track of al
falfa a year ago, but was SO late in
searching for it that he was badly
frozen in Siberia. Despite this expert
ence he made another trial this year.
and has Just informed Secretary Will
son that he has been successful and is
on his way back with the seed.
Had Great Difficulty.
The department of agriculture,
through the bureau Of plant industry,
has been engaged for a number OF
years in encouraging the growth of al
falfa in various parts Of the United
States. Owing to the wide variation
in soil and climate in this country,
great difficulty has been experienced
IN securing tne type vi dilaAld ouA'So
to our conditions. Productions of new
alfalfas have been made from time to
time Several years ago the depart
ment introduced an alfalfa from Turk
estan, which proved valuable in some
sections.
Visited Norway First.
Prof. Hansen visited Northern Nor
way. before going to Siberia, with
view to finding new crops which might
be of value in the cold, arid lands OF
the United States. The alfalfa he has
discovered has yellow flower instead
of blue. 1t is native of the dry
steppes of Siberia and grows well
where the mercury falls to 80 or 40 de-
grees below zero The country is ex'
ceedingly dry and yet the new alfalfa
is an excellent forage plant.
Prof. Hansen has secured the seed
and it will receive thorough test IN
the near future by the department
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
NABs ALLEGED sAoPLIFTER.

Goods Valued at Over $1,000 Are
Found in House.
Aberdeen. S. D., Nov. 25.-The po-
lice believe they have uncovered what
is probably the most daring and ex.
tensive case Of shoplifting ever at
tempted in this city.
More than $1,000 worth of what are
held to be stolen goods have been
seized at the home Of l.. T. Gauchey,
and two men and two women have
been placed under arrest.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
Lid Stays on New Ulm.

New Ulm, Mimi, Nov 27-Mayor
Silverson had two saloonkeepers ar
raigned Saturday, charged with keep
Ing their places of business open after
II o'clock in the evening. They plead
ed guilty and each was fined $40 and
costs. Mayor Silverson is determined
to keep the lid on.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
To Build Lake Andes Road.

Wagner, S. D., Nov. 25.-Interest In
the project to construct an electric
railroad from this place to Lake Andes
has been revived by the announcement
of John Absher, local capitalist, who
is behind the enterprise, that the road
will certainly be constructed in the
spring.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-30
TROUBLE IN POST CARD.

Man Alleged to Have Sent One to
Spite Girl Is Indicted.
Des Moines, Nov. 25. - The postal
card craze has led Max Notowitz OF
Des Moines into serious trouble. 1t is
charged that in order to spite a young
woman living next door to him he
sent card which the irate father did
not think proper. He submitted it to
the postal authorities and the federal
grand jury has returned an indictment
against Notowitz.