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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
Federal Judges Have Found Some
Sensational Evidence.
EARLY REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Standards Campaign to stifIe compe.
tition in Kansas and the Territory
to be the Basis-No Trouble to
Prove Conspiracy.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-"Raymond" writ
ing to the Tribune from Washington,
says:
For nearly year agents OF the
United States government have been
slowly and patiently but persistently
gathering facts and figures on which
is was hoped to base successful
attack upon the gigantic MONOPOLY
known as the Standard Oil Company.
Great as this organization is, the
United States government is greater,
in spite of the boast of some of the
Standard managers, and federal agents
and detectives have struck a trail
which seems at last to lead into the
heart of the famous system.
Following upon the footsteps of gov
eminent agents in Washington, Phila-
delphia, New York. and other cities,
l have learned sufficient to convince
me that during the present winter,
and possibly not long after the holi-
days, there will be presented to con-
gress a report which will be far more
sensational than that prepared against
the beef trust, and at the same time
another report will go to the attorney
general with suggestion that pro-
secution be instituted under the anti
trust law, the interstate commerce
law, the Elkins law, and the con-
spiracy law, not only against the
Standard Oil Company and its agents
and managers, but also against all rail
roads and subsidiary corporations by
the use of which the Standard Oil
Company has controlled the market
in this country and killed out all its
competitors.
The work of the special agents of
the government is not entirely con-
cluded, but nearly so. They have de-
veloped enough to startle the country,
and the paid spies of the Standard
Oil Company already have learned this
and have begun to cover up evidence
in anticipation of criminal prose
cution by the federal government.
The investigation into the affairs of
the Standard Oil Company has been
conducted by Commissioner Garfield,
of the bureau of corporations. 1t pro-,
ceeds in the first place under the
authority of a special resolution of the
house of representatives, but every
step of the investigation has been
submitted not only to Mr.. Metcalf,
secretary of the department of COM
MERGE and labor, but to President
Roosevelt as well, and both of them
have made valuable suggestions as to
the line of inquiry to be adopted.
Commissioner Garfield will not make
the same mistake he did in the beef
trust case. At that time, acting under
the direction of the president and
within the law, he prepared
two reports. One was for the public
and the other for congress. He gave
in detail information on the beef trust
case as he derived it from the books
of that concern. AS matter OF
it concerned only the prima
facie operations of the packers. 1t
told from their side how much they
invested, how much they spent for
operating expenses, but their profits
were, and in a general way what
methods of business they were pro-
ceeding under.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
AMERICA TO INVESTIGATE.
Killing of PhiIadeIphians at Dia=
Mexico

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The state de-
partment telegraphed American Con-
sui Mills at Chihuahua, Mexico. the
nearest consul to Diaz. the scene of
the recent killing of Rutherford and
iMcMurray. to proceed Immediately to
that point and investigate the case.
Finstad, the owner of the ranch
where the tragedy occurred. and
shorty" a cowboy, are held in Jail
on the charge of having committed
the crime, Notwithstanding their pro-
test that It was the work of Mexican
brigands. and Mr.. Mills will see that
they have a fair hearing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
BRITISH LEADER MAKES SPEECH
Government Stops Collie inmisra-
ton to Africa.

London, Dec. 26. = The announce
ment OF Premier Campbell-Banner-
man. in his speech, in Albert Hall at
the opening of the election campaign
that the government has given in
structions for the stoppage of i'm
portations of Chinese coolies to South
Africa caused the ,kafir market to
open weak. Leading shares fell 3-16c
and 3-Sc. The conservative papers
refer to the step as being the most
serious taken by responsible gov
eminent since the attempt to impose
the stamp duty on the American col
onies."
The possibility of Lord Selbourne,
the commissioner in Australia, re-
signing, is discussed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
No Change at Moscow.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 29.-There is
no further news from Moscow tonight.
The Associated Press correspondent
there succeeded in getting the St.
Petersburg bureau by telephone this
evening, but he had only uttered the
words, 81 am going to tell you hor-
rible story" when he was cut of.
Since then nothing has been heard
from the correspondent.
The Seminovky regiment Of guards
was dispatched to Moscow by train
tonight. This is considered rather
ontinous.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
THE STRIKE SITUATION

ST. Petersburg, Dec. &c. = The EN-
peror and his cabinet reached fina
decision regarding the electoral law
deciding against universal and equa
suffrage and in favor of the extension
of the law promulgated August 10
last in addition to the small land
owners in the country, the workmen
and the educated classes, the small
rent payers in the cities. The details
of this law were covered at the time
in these dispatches.
The douma will be convoked in
March.
In high government circles the
greatest confidence is expressed that
the general strike will fail So far as
st. Petersburg is concerned the strike
is certainly going against the revolu-
tionaries.
st. Petersburg.-Some of the strike
leaders, already discouraged by the
prospect of failure, do not hesitate
to say that the decision to accept the
challenge of the government while the
organizations were unprepared was a
blunder and that it can only be RENE
died by forcing a conflict which will
arouse the populace.
A number of attacks were made on
strikers by non-union workingmen,
who fear the strike will jeopardize
the gratituities usually received by
them during the Russian Christmas.
The Circum-Baikal railroad has
been destroyed for considerable dis
lance by falling rocks. 1t is cuspect'
ed that this destruction is the work
of the revolutionaries who are inter.
ested in stopping the return of troops
from the far east at this time.
ST. Petersburg. = An official COM
munication authorizes the governors
of districts in which martial law has
not been declared to permit the land
owners to form a police organization
for the protection of their properties.
Moscow.-The 10000 persons who
were besieged in the Aquarium fore
ed the iron ratings surrounding
the building and effected their es-
cape through an adjacent school
house. A few were wounded in their
attempts to escape the military cor
don.
Seventy of those attending the
meeting were arrested, bat they were
subsequently arrested. A few revolv'
ers were seized, and many daggers
ard revolvers were left behind in the
garden surrounding the school house.
Demonstrations of the strikers were
continued all day, but in every case
they were dispersed by Cossacks and
dragons. Several persons were in
jured. but no one was killed.
During the day wholesale arrests
were made.
All business has been stopped. Sew.
eral of the baker shops have been
plundered.
The strikers ARE ucing the strong
est measures to enforce the complete
cessation of business but notwith-
standing these measures the postal
operations continue.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
MENINGITIS is EPIDEMIC.
Scores of Horses Dropped in the
Streets of williamsburg.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Affiicted with
spinal meningitis, more than a score
of horses dropped in the streets of
Williamsburg and at least half of
them succumbed to the disease before
a veterinary could reach them.
Every veterinary surgeon in Will
liamsburg was called into service, and
they were busy from before daylight
until late at night trying to check the
spread of the disease. Up to o'clock
one veterinary had called to attend
eighteen cases. nine of which were
fatal. All the animal hospitals are
crowded with horses which have only
a slight chance to recover from the
disease.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
Bow Killed with Meat Knife.

Burlington, La, Dec. ~ Pally
Freitag. Is years old. was stabbed to
death by Otto Shaumberg, 20 years
old. The boys were scuffiing in a
butchershop when Shaumberg seized
a big meat knife and plunged 1t into
Freitags heart. Shaumberg was ar.
rested.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
LONG LOST v. FoUN
Between Leaves of an Old Boo
Auction Sale In Paris.

At a book sale in a Paris al
room the other day gentleman
ing over the leaves Of one Of the \
saw a time worn piece Of paper V
he had the curiosity to open.
proved to be a will executed in p
order about ninety years ago,
never proved. 1t was that OF. y
man whose death. as subsequA
curry has shown, took place e.,
five years ago. AS no will coul
found, intestacy was assumed. a
personally of 10000 pounds wa
vided among relatives. In fact
will bequeathed everything to a y
long since dead. and the question
arises as to the claims of he1
cendants against those of the
participators.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
RUSSIA MUST BORROW MONEY
VIII Issue $2oo,ooo,ooo In Bonds to
Meet War Expenses.


st. Petersburg, Dec. 29.-The budget
for 1906 estimates the ordinary rev
enue at $50,OOO,OOO in excess of the
ordinary expenditure, but shows that
the government will require $195,0OO,-
900 additional to liquidate the war
expenses. The emperor has signed a
ukase empowering the minister OF fl.
nance to issue 5000, 100000 short term
gold bonds for sale abroad, not any
of which, however, are yet known to
have been taken.
The Milva reports that General
Kuropatkin, the former commander
in-chief of the Russian forces in the
Far East, has withdrawn his fortune.
$1,250,000 in gold, from the imperial
bank
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
WOUNDED SOLDIERS COME.
Escaped Dragons Report a Fight
With RevoIutionaries.

Mitau. CORTLAND, Dec. 26. - Five
cars of wounded soldiers have arrived
here. Some of the dragons who es-
capped report that they encountered
on their way here a band of revolt
tionaries and that Gght ensued. in
which seven of the latter were killed
and eight wounded. The dragons
suffered no losses.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
Just Wonderful.

Vest-y. Miss, Jan. LIST &
The case of Mrs. G. w. Pea
resides here is a particula
esting one. Here IS the sto
Mr.. Pearson, her husband,
words. He says:-
my wife's health was
long time. Last July she
terrible pad with spasms. \
the doctor, and after maxim.
ough examination Of her, he
doubteGly the cause Of her trc
a disordered state of thl
His medicine didn't seem
her much good, so as I b
Dodd's Kidney Pills, I got
just to give them a trial.
effect was just wonderful.
they were the right medic
got two more boxes. Whel
taken these she was so mt
that she had increased thirV
In weight. She is now quite
we owe it all to Dodd's Kidn'
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
Kitchener's Two Aunts.

Lord Kitchener's love affair {
youth has been discussed in Ell
papers Of late. Now he lavishe
affection on two old aunts, sistt
his mother. His happiest da
England are passed in their con-
1t is to their care that he confid
the presentations made to him
his success in Africa, also a spl
lot of curios he has collecte
various parts of the world.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
TWO COACHES DERAILED.
A Wreck in Mississippi Results i
One Death.

Holly Springs, Miss, Dec. 26.-Two
coaches OF north bound local pas
senger train on the Illinois Central
railroad were derailed and turned
over a rs foot embankment here. Mrs.
James Wade of Siddon, Miss, was
killed, being crushed to death. Six
other passengers we're injured. one
probably fatally.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
Great Fire at hankow.

Victoria, B. c.. Dec. 27.-Mail ad-
vices from Shanghai tell of a great
fire at Hankow, known as the Chicago
of China, in which about 5000 houses
were destroyed, a large number of
lives lost, variously estimated at from
200 to 200.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
New Hiah Mark for ceat.

New York, Dec. Pa high rec
ord price for seat on the stock ex-
change was reached when $4,000 was
paid for a seat. This. with the $4,000
initiation fee. brings It up to $4,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
King Edwards Chaplain.

The oldest clergyman in ]
is Rev. John Edward Kempe, Z
been in holy orders for Sc
years, being now 95 years of
has been chaplain-in-ordinar.
Edward since 1901.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
Terrorist Plot.

London, Dec. 29.-The Times St.
Petersburg correspondent states that
a military terrorist plot has been dis
covered. Fifty arrests have been
made In connection with the discovery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05

There are some people
carry cheerfulness 50 far
would demand philosophy froI
rat in a trap.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
Bishops AssaiIant Commits suicide.

Barcelona, Dec. 2S.-The anarchist.
who attempted to stab Cardinal SAL
vator Cassanas Pages, bishop of Ur.
gel, as he was leaving the cathedral,
committed suicide by taking poison
soon after his arrest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
French Cruisers Ordered to Baltic.

Brest, France. Dec. 2S.-The cruis.
er Cassini has been ordered to pro.
coed to the Baltic. calling at Copen.
hagen. The cruiser Aube has been
ordered to prepare for voyage to the
Baltic.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05

Sensible Housekeepers
will have Defiance Starch, nd
because they get one-third m
the same money. but also bee
superior quality.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05

Many q mans excellent re
is due to the fact that his wifi
tell all she happens to know.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03

In referring to the new towns on
the line Of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road, which 1uns through
northern Sphinx county and Faux,
the town of Cresbard is mentioned
as one of the new ones. 1t may be
a new place today, but it was first
established over twenty-three years
ago by the firm OF Cressey s. Baird,
then were running a general store in
Worthwhile. The firm went out
there and found a good settlement
of people along ways OIL from a town,
and they established a branch OF
their store ut the point and named
it after a contraction of their own
names. The Minneapolis & st.
Louis road is developing some
splendid country on its route to the
Missouri river.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03

After all the years CT fig hitting
Sioux Falls has had to gain pos
session Of a municipal water. works
plant, the indications point to the
fact that it is..to lose out. The plant
that was installed is in danger Of
being sold to a corporation. The
debt incurred In establishing the
system was something enormous and
there have been many legal difficult
ties that have surrounded the city's
property which has caused a great
deal of endless litigation. A PROPOSE
tion has been made ny the American
Water Works & Guarantee Co. to
buy the municipal plant and pay the
city $4,000 for the same, and to
cancel the claim for bydrant rentals,
which amounts to $4,000. The
financial condition of Sioux Falls
forces the citizens to take some
cognizance of the offer, and Mayor
Pillsbury says 1T is likely that a vote
will be taken on the proposition. The
company asks for a twenty year
exclusive franchise, but the privilege
is extended to the city to purchase
the plant at every five-year period.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03

The extreme western part OF
South Dakota seems to be IN line
as a mecca for the colored race, it
being she object Of one DR.. Coleman
to get together a large colony from
the south. or any..part of the United
States, and establish 100 or more
over In Butte county. DR.. Coleman
has been out out here to look into
the matter and at Pierre he reports
to have received the greatest kind
OF ENCOURAGEMENT from the men and.
women Of the capital city and they
are quoted as saying that they 'sbe-
lieve that a race whose whose people
have been in this country 300 years
have a better right to the home
steads lands OF this government than
foreigners who have been imported
from European counties There
IL plenty of room in Butte county.
which Is larger than the states of
connecticut, Rhode Island or Della
ware and is as nearly as large as
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire OF
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03

Editor Shober, of the Highmore
Bulletin, looks with a very strong
suspicion on the support that the
stalwart republicans propose to and
are giving the republican ticket.
Mr.. Shober is OF the opinion that
the printing OF the ticket and also
the platform does not constitute the
support that the state ticket should
be given in ..order to show the com
plete surrender of the minority
wing. The faction that was defeat
ed in the Sioux Falls convention and
the newspapers supporting il yielded
with a good grace and while there
may be a few who are standing out
with half-hearted support, we are
inclined to think that Mr.. Shober is
drawing on his Imagination to d
very large extent to support is
contention. 1t is true that there
has been nothing doing since the
convention was held in the early
part of June, but he should emem-
Der that 1T is a long time to the date
of the county conventions, after
which the actual work will begin.
We believe that Mr.. Shober will find
that the republican press OF the
state will be a unit for the support
of the ticket and the platform when
the campaign is really on. The re-
publican candidates are not doing
very much as yet, either, and there
is plenty of time for much active
work to be done. 1t seems to be the
desire of Mr.. Shober to have the
stalwart faction stand u and not
come to the support OF the ticket
and his criticism is illtimed and
wholly out CT place.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03

Vermont, and Dr. Coleman coolo
stew away iao, coo negroes in that
county and still have considerable
room left, but theiI presence might
u some other figure i'll the state
At large. Still, it is not necessary
to worry too much over the situation
for some years to come. The pro-
erosion of the merge does not
naturally lie in the northwest
direction, as they are 10th to give
up their life in the south or the
pleasures and..Bohemian life in the
cities. A few years ago Mitchell had
a similar fright about a colony Of
negroes being located around here,
but they have not been colonlzed as
vat
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03

1t is %regrettable that Dean Jones
could not accept the presidency Of
tie state university at Vermillion,
although the regents used every
persuasive argument to bring it to an
acceptance. 1t will only make the
regents more i~nsisuent to secure an
other man equally as good. The
regents are do ng their very best to
secure a capable man for the iEsti-
tuition, Notwithstanding the fact
that they are being unjustly criti-
cised for sins OF omission and CON-
mission. The regents we believe
have the interest Of the institution
thoroughly at heart and will secure a
p:esident who will restore the state
university to itsformer standing.
The local fiction at Vermillion has
caused the greater portion OF the
trouble.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
NATIONAL BASKET IS FULL
he Record of the Material Develop
ment of This Country is IN
rivalled by Any.

New York Sun: All present signs
indicate that there will be a good
increase in the contents of the
national basket this year. Wheat,
corn, cotton, tobacco, all promises
abundant yield. There is activity IN
all lines OF industry. Wages are
high and show a tendancy to rise
rather than fall. The sun of pros
perity continues to shine with I'M
lessened radiance. Out of this
abundance many will get much and
all will get something.
Unless supply and production be
curtailed by some unforeseen dis
aster, the United States will raise
more foodstufs than it can consume
and more raw materials than it can
manufacture, and turn out of its
mills and factories more wares than
1T needs. In addition to what will
be required for the enormous home
demand, there is nov every reason
to expect a surplus output, the value
of which for the fiscal year just be-
ginning will be not far short of
81, 900, DOC, 900.
No longer ago than 1870 the total
value Of the farm products OF this
country for the year was a tritle less
than o. 600, 900, 600. For this year
it will probably not be far from
81, COO, 600, 600. The value Of mann.
featured products in 1870 as given
by the census return as "a, 1885,, 1885,
442. For the present year it will be
about SIS, 600, zoo, 900. Tie cot
ton crop of 1870 was STA, 592 bales.
The crop of this year is reported as
promising a yield in excess Of
IL, 600, 600 bales. The corn crop Of
1870 a little exceeded 1000, GOO, 600
bushels. The indicated crop for
this year is 2,7OO,0 OO,O 600 bushels.
The wheat crop of 1870 was 236. 0Oo,-
600 bushels. The indicated crop for
this year exceeds 700, 00O, 600 bushels.
Since 1870 imports have been multi
pied Dy Gnree ana exports DV TOUR.
The export Of manufactures has In
creased from sos, DOC, 600 to $500, ooo,-
600.
This is an astounding record OF
material development within a
single generation. Along with this
material growth has gone a parallel
gain in physical comfort and con-
venience not to be estimated in
figures, actual or comparative.
What is somewhat loosely called the
"standard of living" has been raised
for wage Garner, farmer, clerk and
millionaire. BY wage Garner as ~ell
AS by millionaire many of the lux
uries of 1870 are regarded as ~necessi-
ties today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.


United States Senator-Robert j.
Gamble, of Yankton.
Governor-Coe. L. Crawford, OF
Huron.
Bookings, w. 81. Parker. of Dead
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. c. Sho-
Secretary Of Stated. d. wipf, of
Olivet.
Auditor-John Herring, of Camp
bell county.
ton.
Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tion-Hans A. Ustrud, Sioux Falls.
Attorney Generals. W. Clark, OF
Redfield.
Commissioner OF School and Pulbic
Lands-O. c. Dokken, of DUE
county.
Railroad Commissioner George
Rice. Of Flandreau.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
Announcement.

i hereby announce my candidacy
for the nomination OF commissioner
from the first commissioner dis
trict. comprising the First and Sec
ono wards of Mitchell, subject to the
will OF the republican delegates Of
Dawson county. III. b. Rogers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03

The end that has long been pre-
dicted for John Alexander bowie
has come. y receiver has been
appointed fol- Zion and all its in
dustries. The scheme was too big
for Dowie, but it was mammoth
one, ana doubtless it will have an
influence on the people to make
them less susceptible to designers of
the Dowie variety. John Alexander
flew high while he was at it, and
now that be has been deposed from
his high throne, lie ard his followers
will have plenty of time to cogitate.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
Announcement.

| hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the nomination for the
office of county treasurer of Dawson
county, subject to the decision OF
the republican county convention.
e. r. Storer.