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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
From the Capital.

Maj, Estes G.. Rathbone, who was
director general of posts in Cuba when
scandals were developed in that serv-
ice, will make another effort to have
congressional investigation of the
whole matter in the hope OF obtain
ing vindication.
President Roosevelt will personally
present to Capt. Church, now in the
medical corps of the army the medal
which is to be awarded to him for con-
duct at La Guaslmas, when, as assist
ant surgetN of the Rough Rider regi-
ment, he distinguished himself in face
of the fire of the enemy.
Charges have been filed against w.
It. Vernon, principal of the Quindaro
institute at Quindaro, Kan, who is Il
candidate for appointment as registrar
of the treasury to succeed j. w. Ly-
ons. The nature of the charges has
not been disclosed but they have been
forwarded to Mr.. Vernon for answer.
Both Vernon and Lyons are negroes.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
Accidental happeninos.

Fire in the four-story brick factory
building at Fourth and Fort streets,
Detroit, did approximately 100000
damage.
Samuel Hustled, prominent citizen,
was killed by an Illinois Central train
at Waterloo, Iowa. He was deaf and
did not hear the train.
The entire plant of the American
Shipbuilding company in Bay City,
Mich. was destroyed by fire, entailing
a loss of over $250,000.
Fire at Cleveland practically de.
stroyed the Bradley building. The
loss is $4,000. A fireman fell through
an open elevator shaft and was seri-
ously hurt. He may recover.
John Sievers, who has served five
terms in the Anamosa Qowa) peniten-
tiary, for each of which he was sent
up from Clinton, was arrested on
charge of robbing three Clinton bust
ness houses. He returned from prison
less than two weeks ago.
The total loss caused by the fire
which destroyed the main portion of
the city block at Main and Ward
streets in Brocton, Mass, is estimated
at nearly 100000.
Two trainmen were killed and sew
eral injured in head-on collision be-
tween two freight trains on the Big
Four railroad four miles west of Co.
lumbus, Ohio.
Fire at Hagerstown. Nd, destroyed
the large four-story brick plant Of the
Hagerstown Storage and Transfer
company, entailing a loss of between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
From Other Shores.

Alfonso fell with his horse AS he
view. He was not injured and was
able to remount his horse and pro-
coed.
In his annual address to the Saliva
ton Army, Gen. Booth attributes his
robust health to the fact that for the
past seven years he had been strict
vegetarian.
Lieut.. Gen. Count Won Moltke has
been appointed chief of the general
staff, succeeding Field Marshal Count
Won Schleiffen. The latter, who is
nearly seventy-three years old. was
kicked severely by a horse and was
forced to retire.
President Castro OF Venezuela has
again insulted the French govern
ment, and representations will be
made to secure an apology. Castro
ignored M. Taigny, the French charge
d'affaires at Caracas, and did not in
vite him to the New Years reception.
At meeting at Dundallk, Ireland,
Timothy M. Healy was chosen to con-
test North Louth, his present seat,
against the prospective candidate OF
the Irish National league. Mr.. Healy
said he had been willing to come to
terms with his opponents, but he add
ed that the latter had declared war on
him, and war they should have.
Samuel Smith, the American consul
at Moscow who frequently has had &C.
casion to inspect the Japanese prs-
oners who were confined at Medvid
and who arranged for their transporta-
ton to Germany whence they were
embarked for Japan, in an open letter
emphatically denies the Berlin reports
Of their i'll treatment. On the con-
trary Mr.. Smith pays high tribute to
the care and attention bestowed on
them.
At meeting of the board Of the IN
derground Electric Railways company
at London, Edgar Speyer was elected
chairman of the company in success
sion to the late Charles T. Yerkes.
Sir G. Glib, general manager of the
NORTHEASTERN TdllFOdu. WAS erected
deputy chairman and managing direc-
tor of the Underground company, and
also chairman and managing director
of the Metropolitan District Railway
company, vacated by the death of Mr..
Yerkes. B. w. Perks continues as
deputy chairman of the company.
The German government has semi
officially disavowed any relation with
the persons arrested as spies at Mar
settles and Toulon. Several uncom-
missioned officers of the French navy
We're arrested owing to the discovery
in their domiciles of detailed plans OF
the new French battleskips and sub
marine boats. This, it is said, will
solve the mystery of the disappear
ance of the plans of the submarine
boat Airgette, which vessel, it was
asserted was duplicated in Germany.
supposedly from the French plans.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
is SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE.
Western Missouri, Eastern Kansas
and Southern Nebraska FeelIt.


Kansas City, Jan. 9. A distinct
earthquake shock with motion from
north to south. being 90 seconds to
one minute in duration was felt in
Western Missouri. Eastern Kansas
and Southern Nebraska at about 6:17
o'clock yesterday afternoon The
territory affected extends from Ne
braska on the north nearly to the
Oklahoma and Indian Territory line
ON the south, and from Salina, Kan,
on the west. to Kansas City, ST. Jo-
seph and Joplin, Mo-, on the east.
With the exception of the knocking of
plaster from walls at some points in
Kansas, no damage was reported, al
though persons ran to the streets at
some places in fear that their houses
would tumble in.
No damage was done in this CITY.
The shock was felt most distinctly in
the residence districts in the north
eastern, eastern and southern por-
tions of the city.
Citizens Get Scare.
Topeka, Kan, Jan 9. - A slight
shock OF earthquake was distinctly
felt here and throughout Eastern
Kansas at 6:15 last night. In some
places second and slighter shock
was noted. Neighboring towns re-
port similar conditions, the most Sc
we're experience apparently having
been at Manhattan, where the citizens
left their houses in alarm.
Abilene, Kan, Jan. 9. - A slight
earthquake shock was felt here last
night. Dishes were ratified and the
movement was plainly perceptible.
Telephone messages from Salina, Min
neapolis, Clay Center and Wamego,
Kan, say the shock was very percepti-
Bile at those places. At Woodbine,
this (Chapman) county, buildings
trembled and doors were slammed.
No Damage Done.
Joplin, Mo, Jan. "a slight earth
quake shock was felt here about ego
o'clock last evening. No damage was
done. At first the shock was thought
to have resulted from mine explo-
sion.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
Otherwise.


The year closed at Niagara Falls
N. Y, with the proud boast that not
one arrest was made during 1905
There was not one call for a police
officer.
Gen. Francis Fessenden, aged &C.
one of Names most distinguished sol
diers of the Civil War and former
mayor of this city, died at his resi-
dence in Portland. Me-
F. l.. Snyder, supreme scribe of the
Tribes of Ben Hur, of which fraternal
insurance order he was founder, is
dead at Charlottesville, Ind. from
cancer Of the stomach.
Nearly s5o,o0Oo0o is to be spent by
the city of New York in public i'm
provements in 1906 Besides the new
improvements, many important under
takings already begun will be carried
on.
A letter has been received at San
Francisco from one of seven vessels
frozen in the ice near Herschel island.
AT the time it was written, Oct. Is,
the crews of the vessels had been re-
duced to half rations.
George Bernard Shaw's comedy,
"Cashel Byron's Profession" was
given it's first presentation on any
stage at the Hyperion theater at New
Haven, Conn. Miss Margaret Wycher.
ly, who played the role of Lydia Ca.
rev, was supported by strong com.
pany, and considerable incidental in
terest was attached to the appearance
of James ]. Corbett In the part of
Cashel Byron, the gentleman pugilist.
Capt. William Mogg, the companion
Of the celebrated Norwegian explorer
Raold Amundsen on the 700 mile jour
ney across the Arctic ice fields, ar
rived in San Francisco yesterday from
the north. Capt. Mogg brought down
400 letters from the crews of the whal-
ing fleet now imprisoned in the Arc.
tic on the ships. He says they are
in no danger and are we'll provisioned
to carry them through the severe win
ter.
A great cooperative store owned
and operated by negroes is promised
for Chicago 1t was announced by G.
F. Won Chinn, one of the speakers at a
meeting in honor of the colored peo-
pies national holiday on the forty
third anniversary of the emancipation
proclamation.
The Chicago board of trade COM
mission men are agitating the PROPOSE.
ton to double their present rates of
brokerage for executing deals in grain.
A number Of them have started a
movement to make the rate u of a
cent a bushel instead Of V Of cent,
as at present.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
FRANCE TAKES FIRM STAND
HAS NO THOUGHT OF WELDING
OR COMPROMISING IN MO-
ROCCO AFFAIR.

Paris. Jan. 9. Public uneaSlnesS
over the Moroccan conference mas "h-
dergone a distinct Improvement inns
is due mainly 10 the confident atu-
tude of the officials OF the foreign Of
flee, who consider the selection by the
Italian government OF Marquis
Visconti Nenosta to head its deleSa,
ton as strengthening the position OF
France. 1t is evident that the officials
hold the view that if France can Sc
cure the support of the great powers
having tangible possessions in the
Mediterranean and in Morocco, it will
be difficult for Germany to stand
Against the Force
of this moral influence. Therefore,
Italy's selection of the Marquis
Nisconti Venosta, who was one of the
earliest advocates of the Franco
Italy entente, strengthens the govern
ment's expectation of the united sup
port of the leading Mediterranean
powers.
llt llIdi lldl lOllc vi tiIt pl'soS iiet.'
considerably diminished, and the SEN
sational branch of it no longer prints
alarmist reports OF the frontier prep
arations. None the less, the public
and the press continue, though with
greater calmness, to discuss the inn
perative need of completing military
preparations.
Now that the French delegates are
preparing to start for Algesiras there
is evidence of the greatest tirmness
in
UNFOLDING the French
position, the essential feature OF
which is that France. through her
geographical proximity to Morocco
which is analogous to that of the pc
sition of the United States toward
Cuba, and through her vast Algerian
borders, is justly entitled to have a
special and privileged position in Mo
ROCCO.
Germany has never clearly yielded
the claim of France to a special posi-
tion in Morocco This il the vital is
sue, and the minor questions regard
ing police, customs, finance and con
traband can be adjusted once it is
definitely settled whether France has
special and privileged position.
If the French position is upheld
the conference, it is expected, will
charge France with the police, Gus
toms and other duties. Against this
Germany Will Seek
to secure international control of the
police, the customs and other matters
thus giving all nations, including
Germany, the same status in Morocco
as that of France.
The French delegates will be sen
without the slightest thought of yield
ing Or compromising the essential
principles of Frances privileged posi-
ton, and therein lies the danger o.
the Franco-German outlook.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Temps says that Germany, following
the action of the United States ant
Great Britain, is sending a squadron
to Algeciras. The paper says tina
France thus far has not ordered I;
squadron to the neighborhood of the
conference. 1t adds that three Brit
ish squadrons, the Channel, Howe ant
cruiser squadrons. will rendezvous il
Cadiz bay, near Algeciras, in the mid
die of February.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
BODIES ALL RECOVERED.
Twenty-Three Victims Of Explosion
Taken From Mine.

Roanoke, Va, Jan. THE bodies of
all the twenty-three miners killed in
the gas explosion in the Cooper Coal
mine at Coaldale, w. Va, Thursday
have been recovered. Nearly all of
the victims were found lying with
their hands covering their faces. One
body was in sitting posture on a
pile of coal. the hands covering his
face.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

The late Edward Atkinson tried to
see on how little a man could live;
then died Of indigestion. Burgundy
and terrapin are unsafe when you
have accustomed yourself to turnips
and water.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

That boy who ran from street car
to give woman dime she had
dropped will probably never become g
great financier.-Salt Lake Tribune.
Perhaps he thought that she would
reward him with quarter.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

Thinking of Mark Twain's recent
birthday-and 1t is a pleasant thing
to think of, too--we are reminded that
although he grows old, his humor
never does.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

The sentiment against babies has re-
ceived such tremendous momentum
of late that those of lis who have al
ready had the good fortune to be born
have reason to congratulate ourselves.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

Fort Atkinson. Wis, Jan: Fire
last night caused a loss of $4,000 in
the plant Of the Northwestern Manu.
featuring company and threatened
the business section of the city.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
EARTH eAPEs AND MANY DIE.
Ten Houses EneuIfed by Earthquake
in italian VILLAGE,

New York, Jan. Z. = A cable dis.
patch to the Herald from Rome saws !:
AT Genzano. town of 5000 inhab-
itahts in the province of Potcnza. the
earth suddenly opened Thursday, en-
quilting ten houses and shattering
many others, which threatened to fall.
Many persons were buried in the
ruins. Fourteen dead bodies have
been recovered and corps of engi.
neers is at work on the debris.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

Our young friend, Boris, has been
banished from his native land. But
what does he care? There aren't going
to be any musical comedies in Rus
STA for the next few years.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

For long time after you, AL
fonso!" has been the war cry of the
marriageable princesses of Europe,
but the Princess Ena seems now to
have got ahead.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

Maine hunters this year killed
more game and fewer of each other
than for many seasons BY these tao
tics it is hoped the supply of hunters
will last as long as the deer.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12
RESUME. OF THE NEWS
Reliable Brief
Brief
Crimes.


John Ellis, a former banker of Bea-
trice, Neb, and former county treas
urer of Gage county, Respondent over
financial affairs, committed suicide by
taking carbolic acid.
The grand jury at Baltimore which
has been investigating the affairs of
the Maryland Trust company, under
the old regime, returned presentments
against three of the former officers.
At Duke, Okla, w. Goodnight shot
and killed his wife and then himself.
He was jealous, it is said. Mrs. Good
night was but sixteen years of age.
They had been married but few
days.
Mrs. Herbert Aldrch, residing near
McDonough, N. Y, arose and threw
her sick baby into we'll. Then she
threw herself in also, but somehow
saved herself from drowning. She is
insane.
Paul Soudell, aged forty, a familiar
character OF the red light district of
Cleveland for the past several years,
twenty three, in a resort, and then
committed suicide.
In attempting to quell New Years
riotous celebration in his saloon, at
Belleville, ILL.,, William Tannehill shot
and killed William Borden and dan
gerously wounded Fred Hopwood.
Tannehill was arrested.
Miss Barbara ToXcr, twenty-five
years old, of Oklahoma City, Okla,
shot and killed F. c. Clayton, bust
ness man of that CITY, The woman as
serts that Clayton attempted to as
sault her and she shot in self-defense.
The appeal Of the counsel for
Charles l.. Tucker, who was convict
ed nearly year ago of the murder of
Miss Mabel Page at Weston, Mass, for
a rehearing of two of the exceptions
taken at the trial has been denied by
the full bench of the supreme judicial
court.
William Murphy, thirty-one years of
age, son of jeremiah Murphy, wealthy
pork packer of st. Louis, was arrested
and is being held on the charge of
having stabbed his friend, David
Leahy. The stabbing occurred on
Jefferson avenue, and Leahy is stated
to be probably fatally wounded. Muir
ply claims highwaymen attacked
them and stabbed Leahey when they
resisted. Leahey refused to talk of
the matter
A dynamite bomb was thrown
against the front door Of the Giovan-
nj Fazzi macaroni factory at Scran-
ton, Pa, and the whole front of tae
building was wrecked. The Arlington
hotel adjoining was badly wrecked
Fazzi, who is an aged and well-to-do
Italian, has received three letters
since Oct. 6, signed THE Iron Head"
which made demands on him for ST.
600 under penalty of death of himself
and family. He Paid no heed to the
letters and did not even notify the po-
lice. The scene of the explosion is in
the very heart of the city.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

A dancing school is to be added to
the University of Chicago. AT last the
dancing-teacher will be entitled to call
himself professor"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

One can easily imagine the joy with
which the sultan of Turkey seized
upon the opportunity torebuke Russia
for the massacre of Mussulmans.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

An epidemic of mumps at Syracuse
university has stopped work in the
department of mathematics for the
time being. And yet 1t is not unusual
to see college students with swelled
heads.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

After he gets used to the new con-
ditions the emperor of Korea may not
feel so bad. The khedive of Egypt
manages to get considerable fun out
of life.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

Mrs. Chadwick has decided to give
up the fight and go to prison. She
might have done this at the start, but
where would her lawyer have come
in?
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

London has been darkened by fog
for a week. This will make 1t seem
like home to the Pittsburg heiresses
who have married titles
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

The Chicago stockyards gang may
regard as a favorable mention the
news that Archduke Franz Ferdinand
has just killed his 3,000th stag.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

1t has been decided to postpone The
Hague peace conference. Just at pres
ent the car is too busy trying to get
up plans OF peace for domestic use.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

If anyone asks WHO is to be Presi-
dent of Switzerland next year YOU
can say M. Forrer. A Swiss Presi-
dent has hard work to be famous. for
his country is continuously prosper
aus, peaceful and as free from govern
ment as possible.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

II possible, let that $1O.O0O,00O be
raised for eX-Queen Liliuokalani with
out delay. If she doesn't get it she may
write another book.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

1t must make a horny-handcd son
of toll feel a bit queer to find himself
addressed as the Right Honorable
John Burns.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

Korea testilies that the yellow peril
is real. Being a yellow nation itself,
1t thinks 1t ought to be an unprcjudiced
judge.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

recipe for turning silver into gold.
May be hair dye
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

President Castro of Venezuela has
again yielded to France, but he has
reserved the right to make several flu
ture Weddings necessary.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

They are to have whipping post in
the District of Columbia No, not for
boodling senators-just for wife beat
ers.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

1t wouldn't be a DR. Osler theory
If 1T did not run counter to the gen
eral sentiment of mankind
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

In the face of existing prejudice
against the steel ring, it is likely to be
hard work to revive popular interest in
the hoop skirt.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, the
new premier. is commonly known
throughout Great Britain as "C.-B.'
This illustrates one of the differences
between our own and the other coun-
try. Over here he would be called
Hank. ;' 81.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

If Gen. Sollogub makes a name for
himself in his new position, ii ought
to be better one than he has now
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-12

couple in Ohio were married in
three languages, but they could be di-
vorced in one
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-20

! 1t Is little short. of astonishing to
see how little water is required to float
the southern river steamers, a boat
loaded with perhaps thousand bales
Of cotton slipping along contentedly
where a boy could wade across the
stream. Once, however, the Chatta-
hoochee got too low for even her light
draft commerce, and at Gunboat
shoals q steamer grounded. AS the
drinking water on board needed re-
plenishing, deckhand was sent ashore
with couple Of water buckets. Just
at thismoment northern traveller ap-
preached the captain, of the boat, and
asked him how longyhe thought they
would,have to stay there.
"Oha only until that, man gets back
witha a. bucket OK water to spoursinto
thexriver,,"s thsi captain replied. Pres
entlyathe deck Ahand.returned, and the
stale water from@ the cooler was
emptledseoverboard.. Instantly. to the
amazement sof the traveller the boat
beganstoemove.
; "weil ifHhatsd doesn't beat -thunderw
heigasped..
ThesfactSwas;t hatsthe boat, touching
the fbottom,s hadnacted. asta sdam, and
there was Reconstructed up ibehindsh
enough watertosliftther; over. the.shoal
andssehdNhera on down. the stream
Harper's' Weekly.