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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
MYSTERIES or "RED DEATHw
strange Sect That Is Said to Have Many
Adherents in Russia.

In the Russian journal Uroi are given some
amazing details Of a mysterious sect known
as the Red Death.
The sect has Its headquarters at Ekaterino-
slav, and has many adherents throughout tina
region. They have their temples and meet
al night for their mysteries, In which red
wine forms a considerable part,
The feature of this strange sect which most
strikes the outside world ia that associated
Will its title. When one Of the sect Ia at the
point Of death he Ia carried TO the temple. In
which Ia a room with no window, but covered
ceiling, walls and %1oor-with red,
There Ia no furniture, hut on the floor are
two cushions. The victim who. in the jsffon
Of the sect. is ripe for glory Ia laid on the
floor with his head on one cushion and ieft
alone for some time.
A young maiden clothed In red then entefs.
slowly approaches the body, and II death hAs
not already taken place puts the second
cushion over the victims mouth and holda II
down until all sign Of life has zone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
COURAGE IN Wan AND HOWAN.
stories showing HoN Two Persons Faced
Great Peril.
From The strand Mooc;iur.

Women display courage in their own in
comparable fashion. Typical of woman's
method Of ~encounterine danger IL the story
OF the woman who observed as she was con-
Guiding her toilet for tho night the presence
of a burglar under her bed Without letting
the man know that she had perceived him.
this woman quietly put on her dressing gown
and knclt down az the bedside TO say her
PRAYERS. She prayed aloud. She made her
own personal int ercessions to heaven and
then prayed for all poor sinners living in the
darkness Of e~stranRemcnt from God, par.
ticularly this unhappy man lying under my
bed. meditating the wickcdness OF stealing
and perhaps OF murder" This oma saved
the situation,
cannot inn gine n worse Situate ion than
that of n certain stccpleiack who found him
self one day at the ton OF a ctr;rch stccple
with n mailman G%rinning into his eyes, The
mailman was his matc Both mon had been
at work on this steeple for many days and
had talked together while they hung in the
saddles with tho utmost accord, but on this
particular day one Of the NOR looked M to
see madness In the eyes Of HE companion.
In that moment he was alone with danger,
No shout could avail. From the street below
he looked like n spider snoo2inr in It's web.
The roofs and chimneys OF the houses seemed
TO be level with the ground. HiSh up In the
loneliness OF the empty air he was alone with
a mailman,
The man kept his wits about him, and nd.
dressed some cheerful remark. TO his mate.
The mailman only grinncd, The man babe
him look alive, that they might tho sooner got
below aud enjoy themselves, The mailman
ChuCkled, and announce ed that they would get
below in double quick time, for that he was
going to jump from the stoeplc with his friend
In his arms.
The other laughed as II nj n good iost, and
turned to his work. Then he began pushing
with his feet against the stppple TO get q swing
into his saddle: he meant 10 grab tho mailman
and hold him TIL help came. But the mailman
was also swinging his saddle, and before the
sane man realized his danger tho madman's
fingers were closing round his throat
There they swung In the dizzy air, high over
the unconscious city, ny something OF a
miracle tho man found his hands clutching at
his tool box as he swung back. His hands
closed on a wrench. lie grained u, made atl
upwB rd thrust with his II ranglcd body, and
caught the mailman n ~janRlinp blow across the
side OF his head, Then he clutchcd the fellows
body to- save Il from falling, and, after q mo,
ment's breathing. quietly lowered himself and
his unconscious mate to the ground below
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
THE CUTTING OF CANOES.
Stones Are Plentiful, hut Large, Perfect
Pieces Are Costly.

r rom ne Chiccqo Tribune.
Canoes are cut from the stones ONYX and
sardonyS, which arc said 70 be 40 plentiful
on the Uruguay River in Brazil that ships
often carry them away "A ballast. Never
theless, perfect pieces of large size are costly
niece suitable for a large portal costs about
s7S.
This stone IL preferred for canoes because
Of IT, hardness and durability and is suitable
for such work owing to the fact that II Gomez
In layers Of contrasting colors AZ black and
white, black and cream or red and white,
When the cut figure Ia sunk into the stone
instead Of being raised the cutting ia called
an ~intaRlio.
The cost OF these gems Ia due to the time
and skill required In the work. Formerly a
small gem might occupy an artist for a year
or more, but with modern appliances the work
can he lone more rapidly. Still the ancient
work bears the palm for artistic excellence,
The cutting is now done by holding the stone
against a revolving drill. whose soft steel face
Is covered with diamond dust. No steel
is hard enough to cut the stone, The utmost
patience and caution and delicate handlinE
are required. as the sliRhtes slip may spoil
tho work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
Business Troubles.

A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
against Louis Block, shoe dealer, al l7s6
Madison avenue. by Louis Arnheimer, a
creditor for 1901 on an assigned claim Of
Parker, Holmes 4 Co. of Boston. II as
alleged that while insolvent on June n Block
of the m oney to n creditor. thereby giving a
preference.
Richard PrigRe KOrsy. now an actor and
POS East Fourteenth street, has fled a petition
In bankruptcy. with liabilities 81 ,3ss TO twenty
one creditors and no assets. The debts we're
Cuba, In 1904, he owes the following. for
s~alaries: Damn Bros, 1907. Dixie Trio, $3.50:
Major Sisters, sl7h. and Max tnRcr. 1922.
lie pvrs sl7h in Hamburg and Hanover, Cor
many. to three creditors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
P.R. R. GETS ITS PARIS LOAN.
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~fiHaHrieFs SWv N pnfis llsip WESTERN

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fhsuTh ilprfe w. fpgi h%rptplUf veafsNiaf
r N aml announcements ~ W. euEHfsetiBh
no teHHsYieahia lrsh baplsatkts N
IHfa snsisp-i erHafWlv ranN 10 ~ epn.
tisiut ilai the ttahmuilub ens hfRetleHhv
rsumtnHiai The runeitaiuh NHs hHestt
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.wl ~ N la' sdviess ffrn uUuh,rlsl 80 wwll
IpIrftrsd uiaftHrs
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ariv ihri rvnrr hpnd ~ ii~ go WFn Wp
satfr had i~ph apki The fuprft ifpiirutfd
awi w. thfpp Paris lanhs wth wittoh the
oufHvivh hia lHaF tsapa fpgalHtihe, Hrtina
fool nsrttl hFsnts fut The cnfntm W bod eun.
frtotsd Win tren'h ihvruiu ore fuf the de.
tfaatl VI itn enfife isttte Tte rptpoft wHs
luatiofpd No exaRErfAtlte tlw eitctsse ui
boz lumn What Va O~oraidefed the cUffeui
NJ ~ Tho fer ~ irt toms 10 thaj The thrpv
. ru lm nks are satisfied With the pewIfity
mud nv" tertua and ha We lnrutne c0nvincasd
.uai The lUids will lie easily negotiated IN
itrIa
Tho prrsehce In Paris Of some Of the most
urumiurrt American fnanciefs lende . good
ianl ~ weight to assertions tina The ne
gpt tntiufA viii pucuned John II koc6e.
iellat. j pierponi Morgan, James AIryef
md james Stillman are all "a PHrie aud all,
~ N believed, would lie glad TO give recOtns
rpondhtiOns regarding the security Tor the
Iun In fact II In pretty well known hat
uf tho cables received In this city predict.
me- n aucCesafui outcome az the negotiations,
s"venl ave heen sent from one or two OF
npse men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
sHOE MACHINERY 20. rROSPERS.
i'Innts I Unable IA d erp Up win the Scman
surplus Increases az, 20A coo.

surplus Increases a., coo.
The United Shoe Machinery Company
told its first annua meeting in Paterson
Yesterday, President WRllhce F Rob
tnson. who presided in the absence Of Press-
dent Winslow, said that the business had
-teadily Increased both at home and abroad,
The demands on the factory At Beverly,
Mass, he said, were beyond its capacity
before II was completed and extensive
additions are being constructed.
Factories in England and Germany are
heing enlarged and recently acquired manu-
featuring facilities in France must he in
creased. The number OF machines under
ieaae Il. this country March /, 1905, was
B.. 300, a gain Of 8,784 over the same date in
1905.
The company's balance sheet as Of March
:. 1906, shows assets $50, LAB .955, against q
total Of SOS. O25. SCI in 1905. The value Of real
estate owned has increased from 81 $50 l67
10 &,717233. machinery from 81 3f9.1sB to
81. O54, 72O. stock in process from 81 $50 ,s72 to
~. 252, 273, cash and debts receivable from
s., d21 ass to SIS, 63) .714. The total surplus
l. 81, ia, eos. an increase OF 81, 284, 900, n
1922 .2l9 was written OF during the year for
depreciation. Dividends aggregating 81
Bsl .l35 have beer paid since the first dividend
IN october 1905.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
FINANCIAL r

The Union Trust Company will open q
branch ONCE at Fifth avenue and Thirty
eighth street In the fall.
The Milwaukee Junction Railway Com
pany has been Incorporates under the laws
Of Wipcousin with a nominal capital Of SIS. 900.
Promoters Of the Milwaukee Southern are
behind the company and propose, apparently,
terminal.
The Delaware and Hudson has notified
the Stock Exchange Of the increase, OF 81.
600. 600 in the capital stock, making the total
amount authorized s5s. III 800.
The Fifth Avenue Bank has declared a
regular dividend Of 25 per cent, and a special
dividend OF 100 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
CONTEMPT CASES DISMISSED.
Judge Lacombe Refuses to Commit To-
bacco Trust Onicers.

Judge Lacombe Of the United States
Circuit Court denied yesterday the motion
to punish for contempt W. f. Ransom,
secretary Of the MacAndrews and Forbes
Company; John S. Young OF the ]. s. Young
Company, and William H. MoAlister, secre-
tary Of the American Tobacco Company,
who had refused to produce In Response to
A subpoena duces tecum letters bearing on
the Tobacco trusts control of the licorice
paste industry.
Judge Lacombe held that there was
nothing to chow that the letters called for
were properly in the possession Of the
secretaries as individuals and advised
William H. Taft, the special Federal attor-
ney in the case to serve new suhpnnas ad-
dressed to the defendants as secretari es
of the three companies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17

Coke is quiet and unchanged at t2.7Sa$S
for 7?-hour Counellsville foundry and 81 .25d
$3.50 for furnace grades. Prices and general
conditions in the domestic steel industries
are unchanged. Billets and bars are in far
greater demand than mills can deliver. even
under long time conditions as TO deliveries.
Machinery makers report a great deal OF new
business. In railroad supplies new business
Is in small proportions. A number of very
large orders for rails and rolling stock are to
be placed during July and August. Export
trade in steel products is exhibiting good con-
ditions. especially in shipments to Great
Britain and the British colonies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17

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FfNflft neHsWally hjgh Address RfAFUNs
etHIt Has lUt size
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
Flaming Oklahoma Creek.

From he OkiohOnon.
Bird Creek down near Skiatook was afro
the first Of he week and a great cloud OF black
smoke filled the air for miles. .
The FIRE was caused by the burning Of oil
on the water. II Ia reported there that the oil
is allo wed to escape from the numerous wells
along the little creeks and flows down / heee
streams into Bird Creek, destroying all
vegetation along the banks and killing the
fsh. which formerly were thlck p the
btreamB. a.'ts Y 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
Former Partner Gets Saacke's Scat.

Charles W, Saacke the broker who failed
in the market slump Of May 2, has disposed
of his Stock Exchange seat to Alfred Will
slater. Mr.. Wilstatter In a member Of the
firm Of Basko+vitz 4 Co.. III Broadway, Of
few hours before HE failure. since his
failure the firm has been without q Stock
Exchange member. ate,s ys.,,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
Hitter Cry IN England.

From me Warid and ms We.
To cultivate a desirable. clevni Y and
social Get is qs much the province
Of narents az to feed and clotfre their progeny.
Nevertheless, the bitter cry Of the British
il heard In the land: We know
so few people. We hardly, ever see q man." e.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
Small Failure on Little Exchange.

W NJ. Shaw, a member of the Consolidated
Exchange, failed yesterday. He had been
a member OF the exchange since 1887, but
had not been prominent and his operations
had never beer large. Several weeks z
he quit business, but resumed operations
10 West Twenty-hfth street and had no
Office. The liabilities are not large.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17

FORT WOOD, y. Y. H, May %. 1908. 7sealed
proposals, In tI1pllcAte. for constructing a wireless
telegraph station az this post will be received here
until II a. NJ, June %, 1905. y s. reserves rtSht,
10 reject any or all bids. Information furnished
on application. Envelopes containing .prcsosnis
should be Endorsed "propossls for Wireless Teis'
graph station, Fort Wood, n, Y. n" q. @. BUR.
NELL Cons,e. G. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
PROP0SAJa.


FORT SlOCUM. n. Y, June 10. iaU.--Sealed
proposals, In triplicate, for construction OF eieotre
fighting system here. Will be received until n1b
a. NJ. July 10. 1909. Information furnished on
application. I. S. reserves right 10 reject or &C
cept any or all bids or parts thereof Envelopes
containing proposals should be marked Proposals.
for electric lighting system" addressed II. N.
Constg. Q. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17

A cha ra ctcrIstic OF the market recently has
been that when selling ceases sharp rallies
succeed, indicating that the sellers and the
BUYERS are one and tho same, Among the
traders the impression is that pools are iiqui-
dating, but still have sufficient control OF the
situa ton to bring about rallies Whenever,
their selling hns rrccipitatcd a considera bic
decline. The public apparently remains un-
disturbed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17

A we'll known b ul operator has arran eed
TO sail for Europe Saturday next, being dis
appointed with the character of tho present
market.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17
GERMANS FARM GALILEE.

Sturdy German settlers a harvest
ing their crops by the ''waters of blue
Galilee." A German hotel provides
beer and saur kraut, in the village of
Nazareth. Subjects of William, the
Versatile, are driving American har-
vesters through the fields about Cana
and the peal of made i'll Germany"
bells in Lutheran steeples resounds
through the province made familiar
by the New Testament.
These are some of the impressions
brought back by Dr. Marion Shutter,
pastor of the church of the Redeemer
from his trip through Palestine and
the Mediterranean countries. Dr.
Shutter returned Saturday from a
vacation trip which began in January
says the Minneapolis Journal.
Palestine is country which is full
of absorbing interest from religious
point of view, but it is also country
rich in material resources. The Judean
hills about Jerusalem are we'll adapt
ed to grazing. The province of Cali
lee is a fine farming country. There
are several prosperous German settle
ments there and good German hotels
in many cities, notably Nazareth and
Tiberias. The contrast between the
Arabs, who are plowing with the same
crooked sticks used in New Testa-
ment times, and the Germans who
use the latest machinery, is striking.
The same contrast appears in Jeru..
salem. Old Jerusalem, within the
walls, is given D, to Arabs and is
indescribably i44sny. New Jerusalem
outside the walls is inhabited by Ger.
mans and is clean well built and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17
THE WHEAT ESTIMATE.

Once year, Mr. Jones, crop expert
for the Minneapolis grain dealers, has
the close attention ofproducers, manu-
facturers, shippers aud consumers
while he formulates his prophesy of
the ultimate yield of the fields. He
is generally tolerably accurate and
his judgement is relied upon in com.
merical circles.
Mr.. Jones has just completed his
estimate of wheat yield of the three
states within his territory South and
North Dakota aud Minnesota -aud he
places the aggregate yield of spring
wheat fields in those states at 10000,
600 bushels.
He gives to North Dakota the un-
precedented total of 1000,000O00
bushels, to Minnesota S0,000,000
bushels and to South Dakota 50,00O,-
600 bushels.
The estimate of spring wheat yield
in all the states is BOZ 100000 bushels
and of winter wheat yield 435, 100000
bushels. OF last years crop 10000
600 bushels remain on hand, an ag-
gregate of s26,OO0,0OO bushels of
wheat to dispose of. Ofthis, 100000,
600 bushels can be spared to the
foreign trade. The United States
will have enough to eat during the
coming year and plenty TO spare, n
This has beep Jest ye1ritI wheat
aud there y immense yield Of other
small grain not estimated III the re-
turns of the experts.
The two Dakotas have broken their
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

AFTER September lst the Pennsyl-
vania railroad will sell transferable
mileage books at $40 90 for the thous-
and miles. The western roads have
sold such mileage at $500 and the
price may be low enough considering
the difference in population. The
transferable feature is what attracts
attention. We do not pretend to
know how TO manage a railroad, but
it always seemed to lis that mileage
books should be made transferable.
The transportation is paid in advance
and if transferable would cause a
much greater sale and more travel.
1t is only a matter of time, we believe
when all roads will issue transferable
mileage, or so regulate the passenger
fare as to make mileage books no OBJ
iect
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

prosperous. Palestine is is a land of
history and contrasts. From Jaffa
we went to Jerusalem by railway over
the same route traversed by Richard
Occur deLeon and his knights. Where
ever the Turks and Arabs have full
sway there is filth and poverty, while
where the Germans or other European
live, things are clean and prosperous.
Greece is a wonderful example of
a democratic monarchy. King George
is popular with his subjects. Materi-
ally the country shows every sign of
prosperity
Americans do not seem to be un-
popular in Spain. At least, we en-
counterad no demonstration of hos.
tility.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

A FEDERAL grand jury in the state
of New York has returned indictments
against the Standard Oil Co., the
Pennsylvania R'y CO., and the Vacuum
Oil Co. for violations of the interstate
commerse law. Let the good work
go on. If enough of this can be done
and the cases pushed through the
courts, the Standard monopoly may
be broken, and the rebate system
made so unpopular that it will be dis
continued. In the past there has
been a greater lack of enforcement
than of laws. The disposition at this
time seems to be toward enforcement
which, with the aid of the railroad
rate regulation law just enacted,
promises a great measure of relief to
a long suffering people.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

The Anti Saloon League of this
state is preparing to go before our
next legislature and ask for what it
thinks TO be more stringent laws re-
garding the retail of intoxicating
liquors. Some points in the propos-
ed new law are good, such as giving
the authorities wider rangein secur-
ing testimony against violators of the
law, providing penalties for non en-
forcement of laws by the authorities,
the restriction of sale by druggists,
and the recovery of damages by de-
pendent families in case of harm from
selling to intoxicated individuals. All
of these points are good. On the
other hand, the league wants Jug
handled county option feature, which
we believe to be wrong. 1t wants an
option law whereby the majority vote
of the whole county must be in favor
of licence before any town or pre-
cinct can issue license, and on top of
that it wants majority vote of the
precinct for license after having a
favorable vote by the county. II
wants the whole county to say that
a town shall be dry, but if that fails
it wants another chance to knock out
license by majority vote Of the town.
In other words, it wants two shots to
the other fellows one. We believe
such law to be absolutely unfair. We
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17
ADVERTISING MATTER.

The Canova Herald, the Viborg En-
terprise and the Sioux Falls Argus
Leader are issuing identical yellow
supplements once week for the
amusement of their readers. The Al
exandria Herald was given an oppor
tunity to go into the deal and tells
why it refused:
The pictorial supplements being
furnished their readers by several
country papers in this and other states
are really but method resorted tc
by the mail order houses to get their
advertisements in the homes Of the
people-especially among the farmers
The Herald has had the offer to free
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For United States Senator,
ROBERT J. GAMBLE. Yankton.
For Congress,
PHILO HALL, BroOkings.
w. II. PARKER, Deadwood.
For Governor,
COE /. CRAWFORD, Huron.
For Lieut.. Governor,
H.C. SHOBER, Highmore.
For Secretary of state,
ID. ID. WIPE, Olivet.
For Auditor,
JOHN HERNING, Campbell county
For Treasurer,
c. II. CASSILL, Canton.
For Attorney General,
S. W. CLARK, Redtield.
For Superintendent,
HANS A. USTRUD, Sioux Falls.
For Commissioner of School and Public
Land
o. c. DOKKEN, Toronto.
For X. X. commissioner,
GEORGE RICE, Flaudreau.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

The preliminary survey for no less
a project than canal from the Great
Lakes to Hudson Bay is now being
made by engineers in the employ of
j. j. Hill of the Great Northern rail
way. At first thought it seems an
undertaking of great magnitude, but
the fact is that it is small compared
to some of the successful undertak
ings of the great railroad man. The
route of the canal will be such that
advantage will be taken of many
lakes and rivers which will require
only a little work to make them
navigable for ocean going vessels.
Hill says that ocean ships will be us
ing his canal before the water is turn
ed into the Panama canal. If this
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

supplements number of times, but
upon investigation has learned that
the supplements contain several col
umns of adds for mail order concerns.
In Justice to the business men of the
town who are liberal advertisers, the
Herald has turned down all these of
fers of ''free" illustrated supplements.
The proper way to kill town is to
patronize mail order concerns, and
the newspaper which encourages and
helps these concerns, in direct opposi-
ton to the home merchants, also
helps to kill the town where it is pub
lished.