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Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
SIX ON BOARD KILLED
SERIOUS EXPLOSION OCCURS ON
UNITED STATES BATTLE
SHIP kEARSARGE.

Washington, April 14-News OF a
disastrous explosion upon the battle
ship Kearsarge while at target prac-
tice near Guantanamo. Cuba, created
CONSERVATION at the navy department
late this afternoon.
AS the result of the explosion of
three sections of thirteen-inch charge
in the forward turret of the battleship
Lieutenant John Nj. Hudgins, Turret
Captain julius A. Koester and four
seamen are dead and Lieutenant Jo-
seph W. Graeme and Seaman w. King
are dangerously injured. The latter Is
not expected to live and Lieutenant
Graeme's condition was announced as
critical by the last report. The vessel
was not damaged extensively.
Just two years ago TO the day the
explosion of a thirteen-inch gun on the
Dattleship Missouri while at practice
of Pensacola, Fla, caused the death
Of five officers and twenty-six seamen
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Wednesday. Aprll. 1a.

The Iowa Republican state central
committee has issued a call for the
Republican state convention to be held
In Des Moines Aug. /.
Robert J. Wright, lawyer of Phila.
delphia, was killed and five other per.
sons were severely injured In an auto.
mobile accident near Millville, N. j.
James Grafton. a pioneer settler in
Carver county, Mimi, and for four
teen years member of the Minneap-
oils police force, shot and killed him.
self at Seattle, Wash.
Three members of the crew of the
British battleshlp Prince of Wales
were killed and four were injured by a
boiler explosion while the vessel was
undergoing speed trials off Malta.
King Edward, Queen Alexandra and
the Prince and Princess OF Wales ar
rived at Athens Tuesday. They were
welcomed by King George and Queen
Olga of Greece and were given an ova.
tion by the populace.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

Gg.sys7 N HtbbarG th@ Well knoaaa
MARINE shwNer. is dead az Buffalo, NJ,
NJ, ased eiShty-two years,
Preparations are being made for the
early heginnlng OF work on the rail
roads TO be buils on the islands or
Panay. Negros and Cehu In the philip
pines. concessions for the construc.
tion OF which were recently granted.
The civil tribunal OF the Seine at
Paris has annulled the opposition cf
the mother Of Count Roger dc Mar
timprey, who tried TO prevent ner son
from marrying Miss Florence Droui-
lard OF Nashville. Tenn, the divorced
wife OF Count Bernard de Pourtales.
According TO bulletin issued by the
department of commerce and labor
the total value of agricultural products
exported from the United States for
the eight months OF the fiscal year
1906 ending with February was $780,
100000, as against S570 100000 In the
same period of 1900
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Thursday, April 10.

Father Louis Martin, general of
Jesuits, known as the "black pope, .
is dead at Rome. He had been suffer.
ing from cancer of the chest.
Fathe: Gapon, the Russian labor
leader, mysteriously disappeared about
week ago and his wife is greatly
alarmed, fearing foul play on the part
of his enemies.
The stockholders Of the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad
company have voted to increase the
capital stock of the company from
$l50,000,000 to $250,0O0 900.
A new street railway for San Fran
cisco that will cover the entire city
and operate at least 200 miles of road
is the proposition embodied in articles
Of incorporation just fled.
Stockholders of the Southern Rail
way, in special session at Richmond
Va, voted an issue of 100000, 600
tifty-year per cent bonds This bond
issue is part OF the scheme for ex-
tending and Strengthening the system.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
DECISIVE ACTION NECESSARY.
Type of Canal Must BE Determined or
Work Will Suspend.

Washington, April 1S.-Secretary
Taft during the day told the senate
committee on interoceanic canals that
the question of type OF canal must be
determined at once or Chief Engineer
Stevens will be placed in a position
where he will be compelled to sus-
pend work He did not attempt to dis
cuss the engineering or technical ques-
tions. but said that he already is COM
mitted to the lock type, as recon-
mended by the minority of the board
of consulting engineers, and would
adhere TO his first opinion. He said
that If congress does not settle the
question the president would not hest
tate to adopt the minority plan
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

AS a result Of a family row at Sioux
Falls Joe l.. Taylor. former resident
of Sioux City, lies in the city hospital
with gunshot wound which may
prove fatal and Alphonso Jones, the
man who did the shooting, is pris.
oner in the county jail. The families
live together in a section of the city
known as Galesburg. Jones and his
wife allege that at noon Taylor forced
his way into their part OF the house
and used violent and threatening Ian
guage toward Jones. The latter Sc
cured shotgun and Taylor, II Is al
legged, dared him to shoot when Jones
raised the gun and fired The charge
struck Taylor in the right side, infict.
ing a dangerous wound
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Good Price for State Land.

State Land Commissioner Bach and
his assistants, who went to the north.
ern part of the state to make offerings
OF state lands, have returned to Pierre
having made sales in the counties OF
Day and Marshall. In Day county L.
800 acres of common school land was
sold at an average price of little over
SIC per acre, the lowest selling price
being sl2 per acre and the highest $50
an acre. In Marshall county most of
the land disposed of was agricultural
college land and the commissioner sold
$500 acres. The average was about
SIG per acre, with $40 for the lowest
tracts and $40 for the highest.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Tuesday, April IL.

Samuel T. Rathel, one of the best
known real estate dealers and auction
eeIs in st. Louis. killed himself by
shooting.
The Standard Oil company has an
nounced an additional advance in the
price OF refined oil and gasoline OF
half cent per gallon.
David C. st. Charles, an engineer OF
San Francisco, has invented a repeater
which will make II possible to tele-
phone from that city to New York.
Ernest b Kruttschnitt, chairman OF
the Louisiana Democratic state central
committee and one of the most prom
inent lawyers in the South, is dead at
New Orleans, aged fifty-four.
Two hundred agents of the Cana
dian Express company along the lines
of the Intercolonial railway are on
strike to enforce a demand made some
time ago for higher rate of compen
sation.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Saturday, April IA.

Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
indicate that satisfactory conditions
prevail in almost every section of the
country.
Richard Garnett. the English au
thor, is dead in London of internal
hemorrhage. He was seventy-one
years old.
The American steel foundry plant
at Granite City, ILL.,. closed down Fri
day because of a strike of 500 of the
$500 men employed
The government OF New Zealand
has started TO deal In coal, having es
taDlished agencies for the retail dis
tribution of state mined coal.
Among the steerage passengers on
the steamer Pennsylvania, which ar
rived at New York Friday from Ham
burg, we're 1000 men. all registered as
unmarried and nearly all of them Rus
slams, who said they had served as
soldiers In the war against Japan.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

,-..u .uzr..vtrKVNIEEs ENtpNtn% ytVFecN'
\ .ts. fsSSsAs and oihec,N fhsf lVssirAasg0nt
n NA0SNl. NOT yet cOgNpivstesA sNaudsN ON
lIthN hrtak az Knoh HAN. slOoNine
ltlse kas.s ~ Was nct ss,sIoesE dsal.
aSsSNi ~
\ Nearly eySfy bghGHnarG tAat Mas
saaile SAN FrAheisco famoUs has been
laSd la ruins or burned TO tha ground
Never has the tNte Of city 6oen mOre
disastrous.
For three miles albng the water
front buildings have been swept clean
and now the hlackened beams and
great skeletons OF factories and OF,
fees stand silhouetted against a back.
ground OF fame that is slowly spread
ing over the entire city, The whole
commercial and Office section OF the
city ON the north side OF Market
street from the ferry building to Tenth
street has been consumed in the rag.
ing hell. while hardly building is
standing In the. district south of Mar
ket street. At 2 O'Clock a. m, despite
the heroic work OF the firemen and the
troops OF dynamiters, who razed build
ing after building and blew up prop
erty valued at millions. the flames
spread across Market street and swept
up Montgomery street, practically to
Washington street Along Montgom-
cry street are some OF the richest
banks and commercial houses in San
Francisco.
The famous Mills building and the
new Merchants Exchange. in which is
situated the Marine and Stock FIX
changes, were standing at a. m, but
the Mutual Life Insurance building
and scores OF bank and Office build
ings wele on fire, while blocks OF other
houses are In the path OF the flames
and nothing seems to he at hand TO
stay their progress. Block after
block OF banking houses are now
masses OF red-hot ruins and il will be
mouths before the money that was
housed In their valuable vaults can be
reached
The earthquake caused the partial
wreck OF the California hotel on Bush
and Kearney streets and the falling
chimney and cornice of the hotel
crashed through the firehouse adjoin-
ing, severely injured Fire Chief Sui
livan so that he was unable to direct
the work OF fire-fighting. He is now
In hospital in precarious condition.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

PREsiDsNr cklrtclsEs COURTS
DECISION lN essF TRUST
CASE AT cAlcAeo.

N Sensational Message 70 Congress
Chief Executive Declares the Recent
Trial Of Packers Was Miscarriage
Of Justice and Urges Legislation tc
Make Palmer the intent Of the Law
makers In Enaetins centain Laws.
washington. April 1S.--In special
message delivered to congress during
the day President Roosevelt declares
that the result OF the recent trial OF
the beef packers" in Chicago was "a
miscarriage of justice" and that the
Interpretation placed by Judge Hum
phrey on the viii of congress sis such
as to make that will absolutely abor-
tive"
The message, which Is most sensa-
tional in character. is based largely on
letter TO the president from Attorney
General Moody. in which the attorney
general reviews the proceedings of the
case of the government against the
beef packers. The president says II Is
clear that no criticism attaches to
Commissioner Garfield, as what he did
was in pursuance of a duty imposed
on him by congress. He refers sharply,
however, >to the decision OF Judge
Humphrey, saying that congress could
not have foreseen such decision and
that he can hardly believe that the
ruling of Judge Humphrey will be fol-
lowed by other judges. He declares
that such Interpretation of the law as
that placed on 1t by Judge Humphrey
comes measurably near making the
law farce" and he recommends that
congress pass declaratory act stating
its real intention. The president also
requests congress 10 confer upon the
government, hT statute. the same right
of appeal in criminal cases which the
defendant now enjoys, where the mer-
it's of the case have not been deter
mined
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

Arthur Turnure, editor and pub
Usher of Vogue, is dead in New York
city. He was fifty years of age.
France is the only foreign power
which has been invited to participate
in the Paul Jones ceremonies at Ann
apolis on April "a.
Charles II. Watson, aged sixty.two
years, secretary of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company, is
dead at Milwaukee.
1t Is reported on good authority that
r. II. Hartman is to build a road
from Kansas City through Indian Ter
ritory TO Denison, Tex.
Lieutenant General John c. Bates
has been placed on the retired list OF
the United States army, having
reached the statutory age.
General +. 8. Bragg, who has been
consul general of the United States
at Hongkong for the past three years,
has arrived at San Francisco.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

Alloting on the Cheyenne River In.
dian reservation has been completed,
the last work being done on Cherry
creek. where the older Indians have
made their last stand for the old ways
and where they held out against allot-
ments to the last. The total amount
which was taken by the Indians was
100000 acres, leaving practically q
100000 acres of unassigned lands on
that reservation. This land at some
date in the future will be opened TO
settlement and is as good as any land
in South Dakota It will mean homes
for thousands of new population in the
western half of the state.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
FROM TWO HUNDRED TO SEVEN
HUNDRED PERSONS PROB
ABLY PERIsHED.
BUSINESS SECTION BURNED
PROPERTY VALUED AT TWO HUN
pRED MILLION DOLLARS Is
DESTROYED.

San Francisco. April 1s.-Earth-
quake and IRE during the day put
nearly half OF San Francisco m ruins.
From 200 to 700 people have been
killed. 1000 others injured and the
property loss will exceed $500, 0,00o, 600.
Thousands of people are homeless and
destitute and all day long panic
stricken refugees have been fleeing
from the devastated districts to places
OF safety.
Night added TO the horror and as
darkness fell the sky was Illuminated
in all directions AS the flames spread
into the residence districts people left
their homes and fed to the parks and
squares The series of rather severe
shocks at o'clock further increased
the terror and many left homes that
were not in danger.
1t was Sis o'clock a. m. when a ter
rife earthquake shook the whole city
and surrounding country. One shock
icANlC4 lWO uAlnutCc 0AA bhVA w 90 aAA
almost immediate collapse of fiimsy
structures In all parts of San Francis
CO. The water supply was cut off and
when fires broke out there was moth
ing to do but to let the buildings burn.
Telegraph and telephone communica-
tion was shut OF for time. Electris
power was stopped and street cars
could not run Railroads and ferry
boats also ceased operations. The
various fires ragged all day and the
FIRE department was powerless to do
anything except dynamite the threat
encd buildings, The explosions shook
the city and added to the terror of the
Inhabitants. Following the first
shock there was another within thirty
minutes. but not SO severe. Three
hours later there was another short
quake.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
EARTHQUAKE AT SALINAS.
Damage in That City Exceeds Two
Million Dollars.

Salinas. Cal, April l9.--At Sis
a. m. three shocks of earthquake
visited this town, lasting respectively.
FIVE, three and two seconds. They
came from the Northwest and South
west The damage will be $2,500, 600.
No lives were lost In Salinas. but one
man, Armstrong, OF Santa Cruz,
jumped from the window of the JEFF
fries house and broke his leg.
AT 2:20 D. m. another shock was ex-
perienced No lives wee lost Sew
eral persons were injured. There Is
intense excitement
AT Watsonyille, the Moreland acad-
emy was destroyed by fire and several
buildings collapsed AT Monterey and
Pacific Grove there was also a
shock. but only slight damage AT
the Delmonte hotel three chimneys fell
through the roof, killing a bride and
groom and one MOTEL servant and in
juriEg several others fatally.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

House--lt being suspension day" a
number of important measures were
passed. notable among them being the
bill permitting the withdrawal from
bond, tax free, of domestic alcohol
when rendered unfit for beverage or
liquid medicinal uses by mixtures with
suitable denaturing materials,
Senate-Railroad rate bill discussed
by Mr.. Hepburn tIda) and the Indian
appropriation bill taken up for consid-
GRAFTON,
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Death Due TO Earache,

Louisville, April 1S.-As she was be
ing lifted from bed preparatory to her
removal to an infirmary, Miss Alice
Bedinger died suddenly during the
DAY rhe attending physicians stated
that death was due to earache and the
case has few if any parallels in medi
cal history.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
INSANE ASYLUM WRECKED.
More Than Two Hundred Persons
Killed.

Los Angeles, April ia telephone
message from Salinas at Ii p. m gave
the following information:
Zone hundred and twenty bodies
have been taken out OF the Agnew in
sane asylum near Santa Clara and
there are probably $50 more corpses
In the ruins. The magnificent struc
ture was demolished. At Iona Prize
Ia. eighteen miles from Santa Cruz, a
mine house slipped down the side of
mountain. burying ten men in the
ruins"
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, April 1S.-Cattle- -Beeves,
S4O0T6.20; cows and heifers, $1.75@
SIS; stockers and feeders, $2.756
4.7O; Texans, s3.90@4.50. Hogs
Mixed and butchers, $6.4506.77h:
good heavy, $6.65@6.7715; rough
heavy, $6.4006.55; light, S6.45G6.75;
pigs, $6.00@650. Sheep, $365Q6.S5. !.
lambs, S4.75@700.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
INJUNCTION is GRANTED.
Dowie May Return to and Preach In
zion City

Rockford, H., April 19.-John Alex
ander Dowie was granted an injunc.
ton by Judge Robert W. Wright of
the circuit court here during the day.
BY virtue of 1t Dowie may now return
to Zion City and enjoy free access to
his home and to Shiloh tabernacle,
for week at least. He also may hold
religious services in the tabernacle on
every alternate day during that period,
IL he so desires, and he Is granted free
dom from public insult or ridicule.
The restraining order, which is di-
rected against yoliva and thirteen OF
his associates, is to continue in effect
until April 25. for which date Judge
Wright made the writ returnable
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
District Attorney Elliott RESIGNS.

A decided sensation has been caused
at Sioux Falls by the resignation OF
James ID. Elliott, United States attor.
ney for South Dakota. For several
months the South Dakota delegation
in congress has been in deadlock over
The appointment of Mr.. Elliott's sue
cessor, Senator Gamble supporting
him for reappointment, while Senator
Kttredge had an opposition candidate
In the person of A. G. Biernatski of
McCook county. 1t is presumed this
will break the deadlock.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
tuesday. April II.

House--Eleven bills of general in
terest passed, including the national
quarantine bill; also $40 private pen
sion bills.
senate--Mr. Tillman discussed his
resolution calling for an investigation
Of campaign contributions. Mr. Fos-
ter spoke for three hours in support of
the pending rate regulation bill.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
SANTA ROSA RUINED
BETWEEN TWO HUNDRED AND
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE
KILLED THERE.

Sacramento, Cal, April 19-Dr.
Stone, superintendent of the Napa
state hospital. telephones the govern
or's Office that an automobile. arrived
there with news that Santa Rosa is
ruined and that between 200 and 500
people are killed.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

House--Great calamity at San Fran
cisco put a damper on proceedings.
Legislation went on but In perfume
tory way, little interest being taken in
the bills under consideration.
Senate-Brief session held and ad-
iournment taken to permit the Demo.
Gratis to caucus on the rate regulation
bill.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Rroncho Rustinn Eatal.

While engaged in breaking a team
OF broncho ponies on the Hollenbeck
ranch, in Lyman county, Bert Davis
was instantly killed and his compan-
ion, Clark Hollenbeck, was seriously
injured The two young men lost con.
troll of the animals, which ran away,
turned sharply and overturned the
wagon. The occupants were caught
beneath the vehicle, which crushed
the life out of Davis and dangerously
injured Hollehbeck.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
MURRAY IS SUSPENDED.
Port Collector at Buffalo let Out
Temporarily

Washington, April 1S.--After a con,
ference With the president Secretary
Shaw decided he would suspend Fred
erick o. Murray, collector Of the port
Of Buffalo, N. Y. who was indicted in
connection with what is known as the
graveyard scandals. The suspension,
it is understood, viii not carry with IT
loss of salary unless he subsequently
should be removed.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April -Wheat-May
S12sc; July. 1880. Corn-May. 46%c;
july, i6Q 46Bc. Oats-May, 32A a
329sc: July, 31@31Bo. Pork--May,
$1620, July, $16.35. Flax Cash,
Northwestern. s1.16h; Southwestern,
$1112; May, $11Sh. Butter-Cream.
cries, l4G201sc; dairies, 14@1Sc. Eggs
-15c Poultry Turkeys, 12kc; chick.
ems and springs, 11hc.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Miner County Plans Annual Fairs.

The committee appointed at the re-
cent farmers institute at Howard with
authority to raise money for the pur-
chase of land to be used for county
fair purposes Is meeting with good
success and it now is practically GER
tain that Miner county hereafter will
have annual county fairs. The resi-
dents of the various towns, as well as
the leading farmers, are purchasing
the County Fair association stock,
which has been limited to $40 share,
and only two shares can be sold to any
one person.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20

.EvENvs or A wEaK rHRoucn,
OUT TIE STATE.
Wentworth Man Suicides After Futile
Attempt at Double Murder---Fow
at Sioux Falls May Result
In One Fatality.


Information has reached Madison OF
the suicide OF George Weissenburger
nj Wentworth after he had attempted
TO murder Mr., and Mrs. Q. o. Eckland,
neither of whom was injured. After
firing at the couple Welssenburger
wandered about town all night. defy.
ing citizens who sought TO arrest him,
and finally entered hardware store
where he was employed. Here he re.
moved his shoes, rolled up mis- coat TO
serve as a pillow and after lying down
on the floor blew out his brains with a
revolver. The attempted murder OF
the Ecklands occurred just after the
couple had returned home from bug.
gy ride. Weissenburger had secreted
himself I'm their house and fired on
them with revolver as they entered
the door. The bullets went wide and
neither was harmed. The would.be
murderer then left the house. Weis.
senburger was suitor OF Mrs. Eek.
lands before her marriage and jeal.
ousy is the supposed cause of the
tragedy.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
Two Years Cor postoffios Rohhsr.

Judge Garland, in the United States
court at Sioux Falls, sentenced Ed
Snyder to term of two years at hard
labor in the Sioux Falls penitentiary
and imposed fine of 800 Snyder a
few days ago pleaded guilty to an in
dictment charging him with breaking
into the postofTice at Mansfield, Brown
county, and carrying OF registered
package containing $11.7S.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
DANGER Erom Hlah Water.

Marinette, Wis, April 19.--High wa
ter carried out the tlume at paper mill
No. /, causing heavy damage and
threatening the entire plant The
water is danger high and is still ris-
ing. There is grave apprehension that
logs and may carry out dams.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-20
81. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, April 1S.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.25@5.5O; common to
fair, $S.50Q400; good to choice cows
and heifers, s3.00@4.50; veals, $150Q
Ats. Hogs $6.40@6.55. Sheep--Year-
ling wethers, $525@6 90; good to
choice lambs, $6.00@6.50.