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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
VITAL STATISTICS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Four Thousand Five Hundred and Sxty-Five Births
Are Recorded in Six Months-New
Law Works Well

The December report of the bureau
of vital statistics contains a summary
OF the reports for the first six months
of operation of the law. Commissioner
Robinson says of the law: with the
sole exception of the slowness of ply
Jsicians and parents in reporting the
given names of infants, the law is
working splendidly. The names of in
fants are an important part of the
record, and should be promptly re-
ported. With much effort on the part
of this office, the names of practically
all the Infants born during the first
quarter are now recorded"
There were S42 birts in December
and 1855 during the six months. OF
the infants born in December 322
were reported unnamed.
The deaths in December number 347
and for six months 1,722. During the
six months 125, or TO per cent, died
from tuberculosis; 1874, or ~ per cent,
from heart failure; 20, or 4 per cent,
from pneumonia, and SO, or 8 per cent,
from cancer. Accidents have been the
cause of 1S4 deaths, the same number
as from heart failure. The accidental
deaths were. Drowning, 81, gunsnot,
10; lightning, 10; railroad, 8; burned,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
TAXPAYERS WILL SEEK COURTS A|D|
South Dakota to Be Made Defendant in Litigation
Brought by Lawrence County
Residents.
Residents.

An interesting suit will come up
soon in the circuit court of the Dead
wood district. 1t will be brought by
the taxpayers OF Lawrence county
against the state for the purpose of eff
fecting reduction of taxes for the
year 1905. At the annual meeting of
the state board of equalization held at
Pierre last August, the board in
creased the valuation as returned by
the county auditor on all city and
town realty in Lawrence county 1871
per cent.
This created great stir among the
property holders in the county, as the
value Of realty had not increased dur
ing the last year, and the valuation
was much higher than the valuation
returned by otter counties. The Com
Hercial Club of Lead, through its rep
resentative, Chambers Kellar, endeav-
ored to have the board reconsider it's
action, but was unsuccessful. The
club, therefore, presented the matter
to the city councils and school boards
OF Lead, Deadwood and Spearfsh. The
result has been that the treasurer Of
Lawrence county has been enjoined
from accepting more than eight-ninths
OF all taxes assessed against town and
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

5. There were Is suicides and muir
ders.
During December there were 451
marriages, very many more than any
previous month. For the six months
there were 1869 couples united in
marriage.
In December AZ divorces were grant
ed, and in the six months 217. OF
these cases, 1877, or IS per cent, the
parties were non-residents. This
leaves but 80 cases for the six mon%s
in which the parties were actual resi-
dents of the state.
Two hundred foreigners were nat,lr-
allied in December and 800 in the six
months. Almost all these people came
from the north of Europe and Canada.
1t may be of interest to the public
to know that in the office complete
record is made of each birth, death
and marriage, divorce and naturaliza-
ton certificates, all of which are then
carefully indexed by the card system,
aud the birth and death certificates
are then bound in permanent books.
This makes a record which in the
future will be invaluable in tracing
family records for any of he manv
purposes for which they are desired.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
LONG CHASE FOR
CROOK IS ENDED.
MAN WANTED FOR BANK OF
LIVERPOOL ROBBERY is
CAPTURED.
HUNTED BY POLICE OF WORLD
ONE OF THE GREATEST SWIM
DIES IN CRIMINAL HISTORY
GOT $500, 1000.
HUNTED BY POLICE OF WORLD

New York, JAN %. = Central office
detectives of this city arrested last
night man for whom they declare
the police of the world have been
searching for more than four years.
The prisoner, who was captured on
the street by mere chance. is de-
clared to be James Names, formerly
an American bookmaker, who is want
ed in connection with the famous
Bank of Liverpool robbery of Nov 22,
1901, in which the English institution
through forgery and conspiracy was
defrauded of more than 100000. Sub
sequently $3S0,000 of this amount was
recovered from the conspirators, the
bank having sustained a net
Loss of More Than 100000
While admitting his name to be
James Names, the man asserts that
he is entirely ignorant of the Liver
pool robbery and had no part in it.
Names will have a hearing today and
probably will be held to await word
from the English authorities, who
arrest.
In the history of crime, the conspir-
acy to rob the Bank of Liverpool will
always hold the distinction of being
one of the most ingenious and con-
scienceless ever planned. The entire
scheme turned upon the weakness of
a bank clerk, who, while drawing a
salary of $3.50 a year, became vic
tim of the betting craze and played
the races. His accomplices were four
bookmakers ana a prizeighter.
BIed by Racetrack Men.
Not only did the bank clerk play
into theri hands through his losses at
the race tracks, but he was deprived
of the occasional big winnings he
made through some pretense. The
clerk forged continually the name of
one of the banks depositors whose
identity was never revealed, until
finally more than 100000 had been
taken out of the institution and turned
over to the coterie of race track men.
Finally, without having profited a
penny he went to the penitentiary for
ten years, sentence he is now serv-
ing with hard labor.
Names was the only one Of the
swindlers unaccounted for. Three are
serving sentences in prison and one
committed suicide.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
REBELS BREAK
LOOSE AGAIN
MuTINY AT vLADlvosTok AS.
DUNES MORE SERIOUS
PROPORTIONS.
MUTINEERS SEIZE A BATTERY
GOVERNMENT FORCES UNABLE
TO COPE WITH HEAVILY
ARMED REBELS.
MUTINEERS SEIZE A BATTERY

st. Petersburg, Jan. 2S.-That there
has been renewal of the mutiny at
Vladivostok was confirmed by a dis
patch from that city filed Thursday
and received here last last night.
This dispatch indicates that the
mutiny, which began last Monday, had
not been subdued and that the situa-
ton was far more serious than dur
ing the outbreak in November, as the
mutineers include both sailors and
artillerymen, who are in possession Of
the Holy Innocence" battery and are
we'll armed with rifles, machine guns
and heavy fortress guns.
Has No Easy Task.
Gen. MistcEenko, who has been sent
to deal with the mutineers, the dis
patch adds, has no easy task, as the
Cossacks given him are ill-suited for
capturing a fortified position. 1t de-
clares that the promises of immediate
transportation home for the men, with
which the government ended the for
mer revolt, are now scarcely effective.
The telegram which bears evidence
of having been carefully edited, says
nothing about the numbers Of the
mutineers nor of the attitude of the
garrison as a whole. The hasty dis
patch of the nearest available troops
indicate that Gen. Linevitch is dis
trustful
The number of casualties in fight
on Tuesday when a column of sailors
In advancing on the commandments
house was
Scattered by Machine Guns
is not stated in the dispatch, and there
is no mention in it of excuses or the
destruction of property
A report that Gen. Selivanoff, the
commander of the army corps at
Vladivostok, had been wounded is
confirmed
The war department officials are
unable to give particulars of the seri-
BUSINESS of the mutiny, which is due TO
the reserve men who are thoroughly
undiciplined and are clamoring for
their immediate transportation home,
though the government has given
them precedence over the trans Siber-
ian railroad in addition to chartering
all the available steamers for this pur-
pose.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
BRIBERY LAID
TO BEEF TRUST
LAWYER PAYS REPORTER FOR
CIRCULATING FALSE RE-
PORTS ABOUT CASE.
CANNOT Be PUNISHED FOR II
PRESIDENT ORDERS MATTER
PUBLISHED TO EXPOSE
TRUSTS METHODS.

Washington, Jan. 2S-Bribery is al
legged to have been resorted to by an
attorney for the beef trust in his eff
forts to secure an acquittal of his Gil
ents now being tried for violation OF
the antitrust laws.
President Roosevelt yesterday made
public some correspondence with AT
torney General Moody and United
States District Attorney Morrison of
Chicago regarding the action of Judge
George w. Brown, one Of the attor-
neys for the beef trust, accused OF
bribing newspaper reporter who cir
culated false stories with reference to
the prosecution. Judge Brown ad-
mitted that he had paid the money to
Haswell, a reporter on the Chicago
Inter Ocean, for writing stories
Favorable to the Beef Trust,
and that Mr.. Elwell, reporter for
the Chicago Press association, has re-
fused to accept bride. After an IN
vestigation by the district attorney
and the chief of the secret service, it
was found impossible to debar Judge
Brown for bribery or punish him for
contempt of court President Roose-
welt then authorized the publication
of the correspondence SO as to expose
the methods pursued by the attorneys
for the beef trust. Judge Brown states
that the money he gave was his own
and not that of his clients, and that
they knew nothing of the transaction.
Moody's Letter.
The attorney generals letter to the
president follows:
81 forward herewith the report of
Mr.. Morrison, the United States at
torney at Chicago, showing that one
of the counsel for the defendants in
the indictment against the beef pack
ers, has given sum of money to a
reporter of the Chicago Inter Ocean
engaged in reporting the proceedings
in that case, and unsuccessfully at
tempted to give sum Of money to
another reporter of the City Press AS
sociation of Chicago, who declined to
receive it, In view of the fact that
the articles of the reporter Of the
Inter Ocean have been misleading,
contain many false statements Of
fact, and have been circulated widely
throughout the country, I deem it
proper to bring the subject to your
attention.
Cannot Be Punished.
''Under the statute which rigidly
restricts the power OF the federal
courts to punish for contempt of court
there seems to be no remedy. 1 am
advised by the district attorney that
proceedings for disbarment of the Of
Tending attorney would not be likely
to prevail in the federal courts.
IT await your instructions with ref
erence to the subject if you have any
to give"
The information contained in Dis
trict Attorney Morrison's report is
substantially stated in the foregoing
letter Of Mr.. Moody
Let the Public Know.
In his letter ordering the publica-
ton of the correspondence the presi-
dent says:
Extraordinary efforts have been
made in this case, as in one or two
similar cases, to poison the public
mind by the dissemination of false
and misleading statements, and it is
right that the public should know why
and how their circulation is secured. y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

city realty in Lawrence county fol-
1905.
The petition through which this ac
ton was taken has been received en-
Enthusiastically by all taxpayers. The
committee appointed by the Lead
Commercial club has requested that
each taxpayer In the county contribute
at least 81 on each $1,000 on town and
city property to help pay the expense
OF litigation.
Coe L. Crawford of Huron, S. c.
Policy of Deadwood and G. B. Thomp
son of Lead have been retained as
counsel for the plaintiffs. The fact
that the supreme court of the United
States decided that the courts can
oyerru1e and set aside an action of the
state board of assessment and equal
cation has encouraged the bringing of
this suit. 1t is hoped not merely to
have the valuation of Lawrence county
reduced, but also to have both legisla
tive and executive changes made re-
garding taxes and the assessing OF
property.
Lawrence county feels that it has
just cause for action, as records show
that it's city realty is paying on so
per cent greater valuation than Sioux
Falls realty, and on a 800 per cent
greater valuation than the Minnehaha
agricultural lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
HoMEsTAKE DIVIDENDS.
Company Has Not Passed Dividend
in TWenty.Six Years.

Company Has Not Passed Dividend
in rWenty.Six Years.
The Homestake Mining company,
the pride of the Black Hills. has just
declared Its 3S5th dividend to its
shareholders, amounting to 100000.
Dividends have been paid constantly
for the last twenty-six years, and DUR
ing this time the company has never
passed q dividend. Up to last March,
with the exception Of some extra divi-
dends which had been declared, %
cents was the amount a share. AT the
time the dividend was increased to SO
cents a share, where 1t has remained
ever since. The extra dividends, which
were rs cents a share. we're declared
from about September, 1897, until
some time in 1899. Up to the present
month the Homestake company has
paid out in dividends $14,333,S50. The
magnitude Of this profit win be real
lied when one stops to think that at
the same time dividends were- being
paid vast an extensive improvements
were being constantly made. "A water
system, at the cost OF a million dol
lars. was instelled, the stamp mills
have been increased to double their
capacity. two Of the largest cyanide
plants In the world have been built,
the Ellison hoist, che Of the largest
hoists. equipped with the most expen-
gsiye machinery, has been put In opera
ton. and the Ellison shaft sunk to q
Sde9th Of ], 200 feet. The company is
at present engaged In building slime:
plant In Deadwood for the purpose Of
treating the shines which up to this
time have always escaped. This plant
VIII cost about half q million dollars.
The Homestake is distinctly low
grade osition, the ore which is
being worked at present averaging
about 1898 q ton. Some idea Of the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
HADLEY is PLEASED.
Case Against Oil Trust Greatly
Strengthened.

Case Against Oil Trust Greatly
Strengthened.
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan 28.-The TAX
ing of dispositions in the Standard Oil
hearing was finished here yesterday
afternoon. Adjournment was taken
until Feb. 20. The case is held open
for further testimony Asked If this
was not done for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning the testimony of w. e. Judd
and w. T.. Mckee, the present Off
GERS Of the Republic Oil company,
who are now absent from the city, At
torney General Hadley said that If
Judd ard Mckee returned and he
found their statements necessary he
will come back to Cleveland and cause
them to appear on the stand. Mr.. Had
ley said that the Missouri case against
the Standard Oil company had been.
greatly strengthened by the evidence
brought out in the last two days.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
NEW BANK AT ABERDEEN.
Fourth Institution Nearly Ready to
Begin Business.

Fourth Institution Nearly Ready to
Begin Business.
Aberdeen will have a fourth bank
and possibly a fifth. C. F. Easton and
F. j. Macarthur of Aberdeen, with G.
A. Russell, r. g. Townsend and r. A.
Townsend Of Anita, Iowa. have filed
articles OF incorporation for the Trust
and Savings Bank Of Aberdeen, with a
capital stock Of $4,000. The new in.
stitution will occupy the Macarthur
building at the corner Of Main street
and Second avenue. and will begin
businesssas soon as its charter is Sc.
cured and the building is equipped
with the necessary furniture. C. "A.
Russell and R. G. Townsend will have
the active management Of the bank.
serving as vice president and cashier,
respectively. The other officers and
the directors OF the institution will be
selected later.
Two capitalists from Vinton; Iowa.
are in Aberdeen looking over the
banking situation, and may possibly
decide to put In the fifth bank. The
establishment Of another bank depends
on the inclination of Aberdeen bust.
ness men to engage In the enterprise.
A special reoprt to the agricultural
department by J. L. Carlisle OF Aber.
deem. shows there are 3,456 miles Of
public road In Brown county, and that
7.b43.8S was expended on the county
roads in the year 1904, the last year
for which statistics are available.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
FINDS RECTOR GUILTY.

Charge Of Conspiracy to Defraud Gov.
eminent Sustained in Trial.
Omaha, Jan. 28.-In the trial of Rev
George G. Ware, charged with conspir.
acy in the alleged land frauds, Special
Attorney Push finished his argument
for the government yesterday, and at
4:35 the Jury returned a verdict al
guilty on two indictments. The
charge was conspiracy to defraud the
government by means OF fraudulent
land entries in Hooker county, Neb
The maximum penalty is fine Of $40,
900 and Imprisonment for two years
Ware has been rector Of the Episcopal
churches in Lead and Deadwnod, 8. D
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
LIFE SAVER is SLAIN.
West Virginan PIunges Into Burning
House to Rescue a Child.

House to Rescue a Child.
Cincinnati, Jan. 2S-After piunging
through the flames into Charles Hen
derson's burning house at Montgom-
cry, w. Va, and safely bringing out
one of the children, jug" King,
well known character, was killed by
a falling timber as the walls fell out
ward. The cottage in which the Hen
dersons lived caught fire and the
flames were under full Roadway be-
fore the family aroused and fled from
the burning building. Neighbors who
had gathered discovered that one of
the children, which both parents
thought the other had carried out, was
still in the house. King plunged
through the ring of flame. wrapped
the child in a blanket and was almost
out of danger, when beam fell out
ward, and he was struck and killed.
The child was unhurt.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
CUBA TO GIVE A PRESENT.
All Parties Concur in Action Of the
Senate

All Parties Concur in Action Of the
Senate.
Havana, Jan. 2s.-The senate last
evening unanimously passed an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the purchase
of a wedding present for Miss Alice
Roosevelt, 1t directs President Palma
to select the gift. Each Of the sena-
tors introducing the bill spoke in a
similar strain to Senator Zayas, who
said that Cuba owed some evidence of
appreciation to her unfailing friend,
Theodore Roosevelt, and that the we'd
ding Of his daughter afforded opportu-
nifty to demonstrate Cuba's love for
and appreciation of her illustrious
father. Each speaker pointed out that
all parties had agreed as to the pro
priety and appropriateness of such a
gift.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
Match Causes Exnlnsion

4 Sank Center. MINI, Jan. 2s.-While
John Botz was attempting to fiji the
gasoline tank on his engine a young
man struck match near by to light
his pipe and violent explosion fol-.
lowed. Botz was badly burned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
DEATH DUE TO HAzINe.

Ex-cadet Dies Of Disease Contracted
After Going to West Point.
Lincoln, Neb., JAN 20. Burke 8.
Hall, for two years a cadet at West
Point, and son Of the late Judge Chas.
i. Hall, a well known Nebraska jurist,
died at his home in this city yester.
day, aged twenty-six years. Relatives
OF the young man stoutly declare his
death was directly due to the hazing
ne was forced to undergo at West
Point.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

magnitude of the works may be OBJ
tanned when it is noticed that the one
item OF candles for the past year cost
over 100000 and the freight paid on
the bullion shipped out was $7,465.5O.
About 1000 tons of ore are milled a
day and 1000 stamps are constantly
dropping.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
Mayor Fined for Epjthet,

Richmond, Va, Jan. 2s.-Mayor Nc
Carthy, for calling a News-Leader re-
porter liar in the police court, and
placing himself in contempt. was fined
$40 yesterday by the justice. He took
an appeal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

n Wa, . Chinaman, was sentenced
I ~ Rangoon recently to i've years at
hard labor Tor stealing 4 bottle Of
whisky. They must have needed help
T a the laundry ofsthe Rangoon penis
/ tentiary.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
Injured In 4 Runaway

Mason City, Iowa. Jan 2S-In run.
away yesterday Mrs Berne was seri-
ously injured Her collar bone and
shoulder were broken, Her condition
Is serious. The team took fright It !
Passing train.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

Nearly 5000 miles Of railroad were
constructed In the United States dur
Ing 1906. but that doesn't create any
10y IN the heart Of the man who can
not get a pass.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
TWO HUNDRED BRUISED.

But Nobody Seriously Hurt In che
Missouri Pacific Wreck.
Jefferson City, Jan. %. The Mis-.
souri, Pacific express train. west
bound. crashed into freight train
standing on the main track early yes.
tereday and nearly 200 passengers
were bruised, but none was seriously
hurt. The freight train caught fire and
ten derailed cars were burned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

H Mars has merely a network Of
canals and no railways, automobiles.
or flying machines. It is absurd to
claim q superior civilization for the
people Of that planet,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

One girl announces that she made
only one New Years resolution. She
u says she got wise Ito the fact that
she was talking too much slang, and
she has cut It out. s6558,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

Some philanthropist ought to in
troduce the game Of football into San
TO Domingo as a comparatively harm
less outlet for the savage energies Of
the people.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

Wonder how many American poll
ticians would be satisfied to emulate
4 Sir Charles Dixie. in his seven-word
address to his constituents. Il solicit
. renewal OF your trust"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

Pittsburg club woman advocates
wearing gymnasium suits while doing
housegork. This is interesting as an
sintimation that Pittsburg club women
have time to do their housework.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

The Chicago inventor who an
ano,inces that he expects to fly from
Chicago 70 Washington April 2S--the
I 90th anniversary Of his birth appar-
emily has named the wrong day Of the
month.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

With part OF Its people subsisting
on "briquettes consisting of rs per
cent straw Japan can claim to have
/ adapted the occidental breakfast-food
habit.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
CONSPIRACY CHARGED.

Chicago Stock Firm Complains Of Nine
Railroads.
Chicago, Jan. PR. r. Shiel & Co
OF Kankakee, Ill. a stock shipping
concern, yesterday charged before the
interstate commerce commission that
nine railroads have conspired to ruin
their business by charging excessive
freight rates. Shiel & Co filed a pc
tition with the commission asking that
It Issue an order doing away with
what It declares are the arbitrary
rates. fl
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01
WILL PUSH STATEHOOD BILL.
Senate Committee Orders a Favora
bic Report.

DIG NSPUTI.
Washington, Jan. %. The senate
committee on territories yesterday
authorized a favorable report on the
Joint statehood bill passed by the
house, and Senator Beveridge, chair
man of the committee, said later he
will present the report in the senate
Monday. None of the Democratic
members of the committee was pres
cent when the agreement to take q
vote was reached. It is the purpose
to press the bill upon the attention Of
the senate as soon as possible.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

Miss Spreckels is described as a
3 prospective heiress to s2O,o6o.00O.
"tall and handsome. The word "hand-
some is pure surplusage.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-01

Now that the fact has been publish
ed that there were no silver dollars
coined In 1905, all the coin collectors
want one.