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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

Last Saturday morning his mind be-
came clouded, and then DR.. Frank Bill
lings and DR.. Charles z. Small, his at
tending physicians, informed the pa
tent that he had but very few more
days to live. With indomitable reso-
luton the dying educator occupied his
lucid and quiet moments in arranging
his and the university's affairs, and In
planning the details of his funeral.
In the death Of DR.. Harper the Uni
versity of Chicago, the great city OF
which that institution has for years
been the pride, the whole educational
world Of America and the cause Of dis
interested, earnest scholarship have
sustained a severe loss. DR.. Harper
was a wonderful organizer and admin.
i~strator, and his achievements In that
capacity have had ample recognition.
But he was also a true educator; he
had a passion for his profession and
for learning, and his ambition was to
make the University Of Chicago not
merely one Of the biggest but n OF
the noblest, Hottest and most genuine
seats Of culture.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
WELLMAN,
Observation-Disclosures Again to yisfl
the Polar Regions.

- oAAT hSSlOHSs
a new interest in Arctic exploration
has been aroused by the announcement
of Walter Wellman that he and Santos
Dumont, the aerial navigator, will start
in the near future upon an expedition
which they hope will carry them to the
North pole. They will go in an airship
and will describe their journeys as they
proceed northward by aid Of the wireless
telegraphy and submarine cables. 1t is
the most spectacular undertaking in the
history of Arctic exploration.
Walter Wellman is an able journalist,
Washington correspondent Of leading
dailies, and a reliable writer. IIe is also
IN explorer, having twice visited the
polar regions. On his first expedition in
1894 he reached the S1st degree. His
ship was crushed in the ice and he suf-
fered many hardships. On his second
expedition-1S9S-9-he went to- Franz
Joseph Land, by way of Archangel, Rus
STA, having 81 dogs with him. After
fruitless efforts to push his ship farther
north in waters which the following year
were free Of ice ian example Of the luck
that runs in the Arctic, he was forced
TO establish his base at Cape Yagethoff,
latitude 80 degrees 4 minutes. In the
autumn an outpost was established 20
miles farther north. From this outpost
Wellman and his men eventually moved
north and explored hitherto unknown
regions, but their cherished hope of go
ing further north than other explorers
was spoiled by an injury to Wellman's
leg and by the destruction of some of
the camp equipment.
Ever since the second expedition Mr..
Wellman has been a close student of
Arctic work and conditions. Probably
he has never been able to get the polar
fever entirely out of his system. In ad-
dition to his newspaper and magazine
work he has written much Or geograph.
ical and exploration topics. He has lee
tured before the Royal Geographical So
ciety of London, the British Association
for the Advancement of Science, the Ma
tional Geographical Society of Washing
ton, the Arctic Club of New York, and
other similar bodies. a 90" 90
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

New York harbor Sunday. The Ken
lucky was so badly damaged that 1T
was unable to proceed with the feet.
The Maine, Admiral Evans flagship,
was the only vessel to carry a pilot
and was leading the squadron, the
Kentucky. Kearsarge, Alabama and
Illinois following in close formation in
the order named. An ebb tide II Il
west wind combined to, urge the yes
sells toward the east side Of the chan
mel and the Kentucky went aground.
There was not room for the Kearsarge
to sheer off into the main channel
without 4 collision, so her commander
drove her aground. The Alabama at
tempted to make the channel and
struck the Kentucky a glancing blow
on the starboard quarter, carrying
away the rail and all belonging to it..
The upper steel plates of the Ken
lucky were bent for a distance of
about ten feet. Both the Kentucky
and Kearsarge freed themselves and
the Kearsarge Joined the feet outside
the bar.
Rear-Admiral Charles II. Davis, in
command of the second division of the
squadron, with the Alabama as flag
ship, explained the accident i'll detail,
but would not comment OH it other
than to say that the high wind. the
action of the tide and the narrowness
of the channel were directly respon-
sible. He would not say that the
Kentucky was seriously disabled. He
was of the opinion that his own yes
sci, the Alabama. was not.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
DR.. HARPER Is A
resident OF University OF Chicago
Succumbs to Long Illness.

President OF University Of Chicago
Succumbs to Long Illness.
William Rainey Harper, president
" the University OF Chicago, is dead.
Ills long struggle against the ravages
II an intestinal cancer-a terrible: ira
yic, losing fight Of nearly twelve
months duration-cuded Wednesday
rfternoon, when, exhausted by suffer-
ng and wasted from lack Of nourish-
nent, his life slowly fltckered out. His
asst words, before he passed into the
inal coma from which he never awoke,
we're murmured, half-incoherent mes
mges of farewell to the members OF
ais family, oil Of whom were at the
bedside. The sentence. God always
helps" was repeated often by the dy'
ng
Six weeks G it became apparent
10 DR.. Iarper's physicians that the
sands Of his life were almost run. His
friends, his wife and children, and
v the patient himself, recognized
that the end was ut hand.
His strength failed rapidly, and the
pain that tortured him became so ex'
IRENE that opiates were administered
constantly by hypodermlc injection
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
Short News Notes.

Pickering College, at Pickering. Ont,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
$4,000.
Walter B. Hill, chancellor of the Uni
versity of Georgia, died in Athens, Ga,
of pneumonia. E
Eight persons We're wounded by pro-
miscuous shooting during the first minute
of the new year in Philadelphia.
The municipal ferry operated BY New
York City between Staten Island and
the city is costing $500 a day more than
the receipts.
G. l.. Demon of New York has bought
the side-wheel steamer Olympian, in Ore
gon. The boat will be towed around
Cape Horn and used as an excursion
boat.
A letter from Walter Scott, the cowboy
miner who was reported murdered in
Death Valley, some days ago. was re-
ceived at Los Angeles. CAL, stating that
Scott had been shot but not seriously
hurt.
Governor johnson Of Minnesota has
agreed to give $500 as ar additional re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of the
men who murdered Charles O.. Bader in
his hotel. THIS E!ascs q total reward OF
$1,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
ROOSEVELT REPORTS ON CANAL
Sends TO the ANNUAL Res
ports of the Commission.

ports of the Commission.
President Roosevelt transmitted to
Congress- Monday the annual reports of
the Panama canal commission and the
Panama Railroad Company, with the
Secretary Of Wars letter of transmittal
to him. Speaking of the work on the
isthlhus, Mr.. Roosevelt says:
"All the work SO far has been done,
not only with the utmost expedition, but
in the most careful and thorough man
ner; and what has been accomplished
gives US good reason to believe THAI the
canal will be dug in a shorter time thap
had been anticipated, and at an eXpcndl
ture within the estimated amount. :,.
From time to time various publica.
tons have been made, and from time to
time in the future various similar publ.
cations doubtless will be made, purport-
ing to give an account of jobbery, or i'm
morality. or inefiiciency, or misery, as
obtaining on the isthmus. l have care
fully examined into each of these accu-
~sations which seemed worthy Of atten-
ton. In every instance the accusations
have proved to be without foundation in
any shape or form.
ANY attempt to cut down the salaries
of the officials of the isthmian commits
sion or of their subordinates who are do
ing important work, would be ruinous
from the standpoint Of accomplishing the
work effectively.
The zeal. intelligence and efficient
public service of the isthmian commission
and its subordinates have been notewor-
thy. l court the fullest. most exhaustive
and most searching investigation of II
act of theirs. and if any one of them is
ever shown TO have done wrong his pun
isllment shall be exemplary"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
~ MILES OF BUILDINGS.
Value of Chicago Structures Erects
i'm 1905 Is 500, 100000.

Value of Chicago Structures Erected
i'm 1908 Is 500, 100000.
The equivalent of over forty-seven
miles Of buildings, single frontage, cost
ing approximately 500, OOO,OOO-a record
exceeding only by the phenomenal activ-
ity of 1892, the year preceding the
worlds fair-represents the colossal
building operations in Chicago during
the past year. The real estate transac-
tons Of the year, with a total Of up.
proximately $4,000, 900, also exceeded
those of any year since 1902. Consider
ing all the circumstances, this record Is
probably the most remarkable In the
history of the city n t~estiies to its
phenomenal growth and prosperity.
While Astounding in interesting details,
there is probably no other feature of
the years building operations of 30 strik-
ing and suggestive a character as th1t
covering apartment house or fat con-
.struction. This has been on an unpre-
cedentedly large scale. For 1904 the
total reached $14, 600, as compared
with $1,000, 300 for 1903, breaking all
previous records. The figures for this
year, estimating the last half of Deem
Der, show the enormous total Of SOL
100000, counting only permits of $4,000
and upward. 1t should be said that in
Guided in this are buildings containing
both flats and stores, but these cut a
comparatively small figure in the total.
These figures are fairly staggering in
their magnitude. But when 1t is said
that the total residence construction,
counting only permits above $1,000,
amounts to $2,S49,GOO, some idea may
be had Of tho rapidity with which Chi
cago Is becoming n great city Of fats.
1t also serves to suggest the rapidity
with which the city is growing. For
despite all these new buildings, builders
and agents having them in charge report
that they are being filled rs soon as COM
pleted. The fact that rents generally are
being we'll maintained would seem to
confirm this,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
From Far and Near.

B. B. Mitchell. a stock broker of San
Francisco, Cal, has closed his doors. His
liabilities are 100000.
Mrs. D. Stuart Null of Wellsboro, Pa.
was killed in a runaway accident Her
husband and Miss Emma Mathers were
badly injured. ..
Miss Goldberg. aged %, n sister OF
B.. B.. Goldberg. a merchant of New
York, was probably fatally burned at
their winter home at Townsville. Ga.
About $50 cutters. pattern-makers, ma.
chine operators and finishers employed by
ufacturers at Philadelphia, are on strike
for the eight-hour day.
The Board of Public Safety at Louis.
vile, KY. ordered that the police regu'
~lations regarding the standing in aisles
end blockading of passages in theaters
must be strictly enforced.
Walter A. Florer of Gray Horse, o.
T., well known as a trader among the
Usage Indians, died in Denver from
tuberculosis Of the brain.
The announcement was made of the
sale of the beautiful home site in Pasa.
depa known as Carmelita to l.. V. Hank
ness. the Standard Oil magnate, for
$4,000.
w. NJ. Pryor, aged 81, a prominent
farmer. was shot through the heart and
killed by Mrs. Ella Gholson, a young
widow. in n dispute over a tree near
Paducah, Ky.
George II. McKelvey. aged 81, presi-
dent OF the Commercial National bank
of Youngstown, Ohio, committed suicide
by shooting himself. He had been suf-
fering from nervous prostration for q
year.
Charles w. Hecker of Chicago and
John Kelly of Memphis, employed on the
engineering boat Bamnee, We're murder.
ed and robbed near st. Joseph, La, by
n negro named Asa Bee, who was cap
tured.
President Faulkner, in a letter issued
at Cleveland. urges the members of the
amalgamated Window Glass Workers of
America to accept a reduction Of wages
in order to meet the competition of ma.
chine made goods.
While trying to arrest some Italians at
T%orrinston, Conn. Robert hewitt, a POI
l;ceraan. was fatally shot and l.. S. Hull,
chief of police, was stabbed. Eight Ital
ians were shooting at each other when
the police appeared and the rioters turn
ed their weapons against TIRE. Chief
Hull will recover.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
THREE STATES ARE SHAKEN.
Earthquake Felt I'm Kansas, Ne
brnsia and Missouri.

Earthquake Felt in Kansas, Ne
brnsha and Missouri.
An earthquake shock was felt in Kan
sas City. Mo-, at about GIT O'clock Sun
day evening. The movement lasted
about twenty-three seconds, and was suf-
iciently strong to shake windows and
rattle dishes. The earth wave came from
the north. Dispatches from Topeka,
Kan. say that the earthquake was dis
tinctly felt throughout the eastern part
of that State.
Messages from Salina. Minneapolis,
Clay Center, Wamego, Marysviite and
Emporia. Kan. say the shock was very
perceptible at those points. At Wame-
go buildings were shaken so that it was
feared they would collapse. At Wood
bine. Kan, buildings trembled and doors
were slammed. The most severe expert
ence was at Manhattan 4, Kan, where cit
liens left their houses in alarm. st. Jo-
sepl and Joplin, Mo-, experienced dis
tinct shocks.
The earthquake was also felt in parts
of Nebraska according to dispatches from
Lincoln.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

Lieutenant General Adna r. Chaffee;,
chief of staff, favors the army bill pro-
viding for a reserve of $4,000 men.
Leon Zolotkopf of Chicago was elected
grand master of the Order of the
knights Of Zion at the convention In
st. Louis.
Regular train service on the road built
between Elkins and Charleston, w. Va.
by ex-senator Henry Gassaway Davis
was inaugurated Jan. 1.
Andrew Carnegie has a pipe organ TO.
an alarm clock. He is Weakened every
morning by the strains Of LEAD, Kindly
Light or "Silent Night"
e. e. Mcdaniel, president of the Dial
las Abstract Company, was shot and
killed In a Dallas, Texas, saloon by Elmo
Trimble, n discharged employe.
Governor Herrick of Ohio, as a New
Years gift, pardoned Leonard Kitzel-
man, who has served twenty-thre years
for murder in the second degree.
James Kittredge, who was a patient in
a private sanitarium in Philadelphia,
Jumped from a second-story window Of
the institution and was instantly kHfed.
The Montreal Express on the Boston
and Maine railroad was wrecked Mt Wal
tanlOOSaC SlutIOu, aANe" Aoih, anu SSfSn
persons injured. The switch had been
spiked and the signal light turned to in
dictate a clear track.
The Wabash lines east of Pittsburg
have decided to issue no more passes.
The Pittsburg int Lake Erie railroad
of the Vanderbilt system has also abol-
ished free transportation.
A ~welI-known ticket broker of st.
Louis declared that 100 ticket brokers
and hotel keepers around the Union sta
ton were compelled to pay money to the
police for protection.
While attending a ball at Hague. Va,
Mrs. Mary Willoughby Brown Williams,
wife of Professor John Roger Williams
of Princeton Uniys-si.y YVES lsd dir 4hirn-
ed by her dress catching FIRE from a
lamp.
A cable dispatch from Caracas. Vene-
zuela, says tina the visit of courtesy ee
Mr.. Bax-Ironside, British minister 20
Venezuela, to President Castro i result
ins In settlement OF the dispute with
Great Britain.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
PATTIsoN NOW GOVERNOR.
Democratic Anfi-Li1uor Man Inau
" EuratcI In Ohio. -


Under uuwonted conditions-both ply
seal and political-ohn NJ. Pattison
was innugurated ut Columbus as Gov
ernor of Ohio Monday.
The political popularity of the cere-
mnny was that the new executive is q
Democrat-the first the buckeye State
has called to office in many years. Mr..
Pattison introduced a unique feature at
the inaugural ceremonies by reviewing
the parade white standing in a glass cage
which had been erected on the reviewing
stand to guard him from the wintry air.
Gov. Pattison had been i'll with a severe
cold for several days and under no other
conditions would his physician permit
him 10 venture beyond his home.
The spectacle of a new Governor
standing in a glass case to review the
parade celebrating his induction into Of
ice attracted an Immense crowd of peo-
.,ie. every section 9: The State being rep
resented.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
ELoPEMENT PROVES FIASco.

Miss Busch and Lieut.. Scharrer
May Not Marry After All. f.
The two principals in the strenuous st.
Louis romance. who apparently are not
to be married after all. Brewer Adolf
phus Busch's daughter wentNto Belle
vile. Ill.,. with Scharrer. who is a sutton
from Stuttgart, Germany. They sought
a marriage license. but could not get
one. The girl communicated with her
father. who ordered her home, saying she
could be married there just as well. How
eyer. Miss Busch has been taken to the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

-
of the president of
the Panama Rail
road company, to-
gctiler with the re-
ports. c receiv-
ed by the two
houses Of Con-
grcss. The report
of the canal COM
mission has been
made public. Sec
rotary Il in his
letter advised the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

The steamer Queen City, from the
west coast Of Vancouver Island, reports
that settlers ut Colulet have located the
wreck of the bark Pass OF Meifort.
which drove ashore on the night OF Dec.
q near Amphitrire Point and was lost
with s~hirty-dve men.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
SHIPS IN A CRASH.
BattIcSEip Kentucky Run Down by
the Powerful AlnbRmN.

the TOVVeT1UI NIUUH"H'
The battleships Kentucky and kear-
sarge ran aground and the Kentucky
was fouled and damaged by the bat
t,eship Alabama during the passage
of the battleship squadron under COM
mand of RearAdmiral nohley Evans
through the main ship channel out of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
TAFT ON THE CANAL.
SECRETARY DISCUSSES 18TH.
MAN AFFAIRS.
letter to the President on
s. Conditions Sent t" ConEFess-Ac-
ton on Type Observation-Disclosures
BOnd Issue and Markell Criticised.

The letter OF the Secretary of War
to the President transmitting the an
nual reports of the Isthmian Canal
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

1t is the understanding in Washing
ton that Madrid has practically been set
tied pom as the meeting place Of TIE
Moroccan conference.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19


country home of the family, and rumors
that lie frightened Miss Busch into con-
sent by. displaying a pistol are not dis
cussed by Scharrer. He is also reported
to have demanded a m~illion-dollar dowry
for his intended bride,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-30
HERE THE GENTLER SEX
LITTLE LACE EMPIRE COATS

The latest novelty for the evening gown
Is the Empire coat OF lace or fine SOFT
silky material. II comes separately and
sells for fabulous prices at present be-
cause II IL new. but the woman who In
handy with her needle can easily copy the
most difficult models This one In made
entirely OF Spanish lace. but the less ex-
pensive Lierre and Valenciennes effects
are quite as charming. The coat proper
II IL can be called that. IL attached TO a
girdle OF fancy ribbon and wide scarfs OF
lace are draped across the front In fishu
effect while they meet at the belt In tho
back and fall in sash-ends over the skirt.
More rigid economy even than the use
of val or Lierre race can be practiced by
making the coat OF fine net. then employ
ing lace for the trimming. Quite as efrec-
tive as the buckle at the back is the fad
OF tieng the sash In Vatican bow
from which the long ends droop. as In the
second figure. These little coats worn
with sheer organdies Of semi-transparent
fabrics are exquisitey chic. They are.
too, a blessing for the woman who wishes
70 refresh any dress OF light material
Frequently one finds a bit OF strong color
introduced into these coats in the form OF
the girdle. and the idea is excellent for
bringing out the Empire effects, particu-
larly III the gown is OF light tone.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-30
NEVER GROW OLD.

A Philadelphia expert who may or may
not know what ne is talking about claims
that the charming members OF the female
sex cease to be girls at the immature age
OF thirty-five and straightway become wo-
men.
This In some parts Of the country would
be regarded as base slander. While
some enterprising ladies are grandmothers
at that age. yet there are others who.
while they do not play with dolls, still
insist that they are girls and they don't
care who knows II.
There is no arbitrary rule that may be
made to apply TO all cases. Much depends
on temperament and the charity OF the
neighbors. But still. whose business Is IL
anyway " a girl wants 10 be n girl at
fifty. No man Of refinement would ask
her II she got seasick coming over In the
Mayfower. even though he wanted 10
know. The Philadelphia expert might
have been in much better business.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-30
THE GLOVE QUESTION
FOR THIS SEASON

Long gloves in kid are extensively used
again this season. In either the twelve or
sixteen button lengths they Will be worn
with simple tailor suits for morning and
business use or with smart frocks for af-
tcrnoon or carriage wear.
Browns. both the tan and Havana
shades, will be most popular with yellow
ish tans, gray In the medium shades. col
ors 10 match costumes, and, OF course.
black. For dress, the glace kid will be
used exclusively, for long suedes will not
be stylish.
The long dog and pigskin gloves for
morning, business and outdoor usage are
"a novelty. but will be most serviceable
for wear with the short-sleeved jackets.
These gloves either In the twelve or six
teen-button lengths. fasten with neat
brass clasps that give To the skins n stun
ming effect which buttons could not lend.
The glace kids in green, tan or brown
for dress do not have brass fasteners
instead they are adorned with dainty
pearl buttons. made like the ones used on
shoes These are put through the Kid on
tapes so that they are secure, and do NOT
pull out as the od-fashioned ones that
were sewed on.
The buttons are about a quarter OF an
Inch In diameter, and. being round and
unusual looking because of the opaIes-
cont pearl. are stunning on any OF the
llltht shades OF kid. The seams I'm these
gloves are all neatly done I'm what is
technically called the ''overseam" style
The dog and pigskin gloves are finished
with the regulation rough seams. such n
have always been used on the heavy
street varieties.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-30
TROLLEYS MAKE SMALL
TOWNS STEADILY GROW

Officials OF interurban trolley lines in
Iowa have been doing some figuring. with
the result that the interurban line appears
In fattering light as population
pusher.
In those townships I'm the state where
interurban lines have been operating the
population has increased considerably in
the last few years. whereas the population
OF the state I'm general has decreased
This was shown by the census OF 1905
when the total figures indicated that the
state had lost about 5000 people since
1900. During the same period the popula-
ton in the towns through which the inter-
urban lines run has increased I'm almost
every instance from 25 TO 80 per cent.
The interurban lines now operating I'm
Iowa have been constructed but n few
years, says the clinton Herald. so that
there has been but little opportunity for
development. During the next FIVE years
the Increase will be much more notice
able.