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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
WILL HOLD NO PARADE.
Providence Irishmcn Fall Ont Over St
PatriCk'S Nativity.

Providence, r. l.: The committee
from the Allied irish societies in this
city has decided not to hold the street
procession. which has been "A feature
of the anuual celebration of ST. Pat
rick's day. The only reason
for this action. according TO the com
mittee, is that an argument arose dur
ing the session over the nationality OF
st. Patrick. One member, u man
from Tipperary, said that the patron
saint of Ireland was a ScOtchman ana
thereat Il warm discussion developed.
The man who had made the state
ment read an article in a magazine in
which his remarks about st. Patrick'S
birth were verified. The other mem
bers took issue and a warn verbal
contest cnSued. =
After the discussion of st. Patrick's
place of nativity was brought to Il
conclusion. II was found that the de-
batcrs could not agree on any subject.
The meeting finally adjourned after a
vote had been taken which, decided
that no parade would be held.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
FARMERS 70 STRIKE.
Formidable Movement to Enforce
High Prices,


indianapolis, Ind.: A strike of the
100000 farmers composing the Amer
,can Society OF Equity. an organiza-
ton with headquarters in Indianapo-
lis, has been called for Marcel !. EV-
aryone who responds to this cal VIII
agree to withhold from marketing y
agricultural products excepting at
prices ESat are up to the level thht
has been decreed as equitable by the
officials of this organization
This organization claims that the
producer ought TO get at lea VI =
bushel for wheat, no matter what
may be the size OF the crop. The call
Of the strike sets forth a minimum
selling price on all farm products.
prices which the agricultural strikers
claim they are entitled to and can gel
IL they stand together. Kansas ana
Minnesota are being flooded with
copies Of this call. II is figured by
the officials of the organization that II
these states hold out for the highe
prices the movement will prove a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
cATTLEMAN's CHASTITY FIND.
Skeletons of o indians DtscoS
cred in an Arizona Cave.

Skeletons Of 200 Indians Dfscov-
cred in an Arizona Cave.
Jeff Adams, an Arizona cattleman,
found in the Superstition mountains a
few days ago a cavern 35x1OO feet in
area, heaped up with the skeletons OF 2Oo
dead Indians. The cavern IS up in the
side of a PERCEPTIONS gorge. reached only
by a dangerous trail. In Phoenix Adams
learned that he had rediscovered the long
lost cave where, in December of 1872,
the Fifth cavalry accomplished the great
est job of Indian killing IN the history
of the army. The Indians, Mojaves and
Apaches, had fed to the cave, pursued
by FIVE troops of cavalry and a company
of Maricopa Indian scouts.
The besiegers had settled down to
starve the aborigines out, when one of the
troopers discovered that by shooting at
an overhanging rock bullets could be made
to glance into the cavern. Firing in this
manner was kept up until the glaneing
bullets had killed or wounded every
Apache within. Then the Maricopas led
the way and finished the bloody job.
Under the body Of its mother was
found a year-old babe, which was adopted
by a Maricopa squaw, later to be sent
to eastern schools and to become the
famous Indian physician, Or. Carlos Mon
teEum8.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
DEATH IN PECULIAR MANNER.

Man Suffocatcd as Result of Kicking
Over Lantern In His Sleep.
A Madison special says: Heinrich
Imbrock, q tenant farmer-bachelor in
the north part Of the county, was
found dead in his home. The surround
ings indicated that Imbrock had fallen
asleep on the floor and Kicked over a
lighted lantern in his sleep. n
flame from the lantern burned a hole
through the floor, and, igniting some
straw and old carpet in the cellar, had
suffocated the sleeper with the smoke
and gas generated. He had been in
dulging heavily in alcohol the past
few days. The deceased had relatives
living near Hawarden, Ia.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02

Andrew Hamilton, the peculiar financial
methods of the company and the payment
of huge sums to campaign funds, all OK
which were brought out on the witness
stand, caused his resignation. Adverse
criticism of his administration worried
him into IN illness from which he never
recovered.
Mr.. Mccall was compelled to mortgage
and then sell his country place at Long
Branch. \. j.. in order to keep his pledge
to pay $235.OOO of the Hamilton account.
John A. Mccall was born in Albany,
y. Y, March ?, 1S49. He entered the
insurance business early in life, and in
1885 was appointed State insurance COM
missioner by Grover Cleveland, who was
then Governor. He ~relinquished that po-
sition to become Controller of the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society, which posi-
ton he held until he became president
of the New York Life Insurance Com
many i'm 800
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
GIVES TRUST A HARD BLOW.
Court Rules that Railways Cannot
Mine and Sell Coal.

Common carriers cannot lawfully
deal in the commodities hic they
transport, according to a decision or
The Supreme Court of the United States
handed down by Mr.. Justice White.
The decision hits ut the foundations
Of the monopoly of the great coal ar
rying railroads which, through their
ownership and operation Of coal mines,
are able to undersell their competitors,
thereby giving what amounts to a dis
elimination in freight rates. Thus,
while nominally they charge h pub
lished rate for transporting coal, they
can sell it at a price which would
mean an actual loss to the mines If
the full freight charges were paid.
Not only does the decision affect the
coal monopoly, but it may have a far
reaching effect on the beef combine in
its capacity of proprietor Of refrigerat-
ing car lines. Cases are pending in
court now in which the government is
endeavoring to have private car lines
declared common carriers, and in case
the suit is successful packers either
will have to give up their car lines or
abandon their trade in the beef, pro-
duce, poultry and fruit which they
transport. The decision also will APP
ply to the great breweries which OWE
their own refrigerator cars, as well as
to several other lines of business.
Mr.. Justice White, in his decision,
said that to permit the carrier to be-
come a dealer in the commodities car
ried by it would be to supply them means
for perpetuating an evil which the in
terstate commerce commission was ere
ated to remedy, and would make the
adherence to published rates only a
farce.
The case in question originally was a
dispute between the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company and the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company. The former agreed to
supply the latter with 100000 tons OF
soft coal between July l, 1897, and
July /, 1902, but because of a strike
fell short 10000 ton in making the
deliveries. The buyer went into the
open maket, bought the coal and sent
the bill to the Chesapeake and Ohio.
This the road refused to pay, but deliv-
cred the coal called for by the contract,
though the price Of fuel had gone up
to such an extent that the road lost
heavily by doing so.
The fight over a matter of a little
over 100000 in the lower courts at
tracted the attention of the interstate
commerce commission, which became a
party to the litigation, taking the posi-
ton that the action of the Chesapeake
and Ohio in delivering coal at far below
the market price was, in fact, a cutting
Of freight rates and an evasion Of the
law prohibiting the transportation of
freight at less than the published sched-
ule, and asking an injunction to stop
the road from dealing in coal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
WHOLESALE MURDER PLOTS.
Idaho COnfesscs to Bloody
Conspiracy.

Conspiracy.
1t transpires that the purpose of the
Idaho and Colorado authorities is to try
to fasten upon Charles IL. Meyer, presi-
dent, and William L. Haywood, secre-
tary, of the Western Federation of Min
ers, who were taken to Boise, RESPONSE
bility for wholesale plots to murder
through a confession said to have been
made by Harry Orchard, a prisoner at
Boise charged with the murder of former
Governor Steunenberg.
Orchard charged, it is asserted, that a
plot was Matched to kill former Gov.
James Peabody of Colorado, William H.
Gabbert, chief justice of the Colorado
Supreme Court, and John Campbell, for
mer chief justice. Orchard is said to
nave declared that wholesale assassina-
tions were planned at the headquarters Of
the Western Federation of Miners in
Denver, chiefly by refugees from the
camps at Cripple Creek and Telluride.
1t is said also that Orchards statement
gives a history of the explosion at the
independence station near Cripple Greek
on June g, 1904, which killed fourteen
men and injured man. others.
The murders committed during the la
Dor troubles in the Cripple Greek and
Telluride districts in Idaho and Colorado,
which have been shrouded in mystery, the
earlier Occur d'Alene murders and the
more recent ~Steunenberg assassination,
form a chain of crimes with which efforts
are being made to connect the othcers OK
the Western Federation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
OLD TOWN MAY BE REVIVED.


Scheme Set On Foo to Harness the
Waters of the Big Tunnel.
san Francisco: A scheme is on foot
among the owners Of the CoInstock
mines to utilize the waters of the Su-
tro tunnel to furnish power for the
mines OF the Comstock and or neigh
boring towns.
The water has a long fall. and the
volume. when new pumps are work.
ing, Will generate great horse power.
1t is planned to erect the power
plant In the town of Sutro. This town
once bonsted Il population of 5000.
This was during the palmy days OF
the Comstock. 1t is now nearly de-
void Of population. When the. new
project is completed it is expected
that the old town Will again assume
signs Of life and become for the sec
ond time one of the large mining
camps of the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
TELLS TALE OF PLOTS
GOV. COOLING TALKS OF Or
CHARD,s CONFESSION.
Orchard duplicates All Mine Leaders
Now Under Arrest, md One Other
Gives Complete Details Of Twenty
Six Murders.

po,sa idaho: Gov. Gooding sun
Aav night issued q statement respect-
Inv the S~teunenburg assassinaeoi
case. In which he gives the nrst ohi-
real ,nformation of h confession
made by Harry Orchard. He declares
sh.t has related the run ue-
f.ils az the plot, duplicating all those
nou, under arrest. and adds that there
IL absolutely no doubt OF it's truth.
4 norton OF the governors state
ment follows: u.r-
~ want to state officially that mar
~ Orchard has made a uli cohiess,o.i
IN to the ann and motiVe u ~
assassination OF ex-Gov. Steunennurs
Telling OF the plans made ana sivils
the names of those makihs ~
The assassination OF s.
Anrx. which occurred at his own gate
- the evening OF Dec. 80. 1905, was
the third attempt that Orchard fhaue
ssgainst his life.
4 confession was made to James
Nrcpartland. 1t included a history OF
n life from early boyhood up 10 .he
ka,ne nf his arrest. In that CONFESSION
brchard Implicated all those now IN
Gar arrest. and others, including >. -.
afmpkins. He old the story OF wen
kv.slx murders, the results or cohspir-
sSclas IN which all the accused partes
were interested. When This STORY 10
Etyen Is the public / believe II VIII De
~ srsatest narrative of crime which
khe world knows.
/ There has never been any DOUBT
n. "a IN truth OF Orchards confess
uAon among those who ARE familiar
with the crimes committed IN idano
Md Colorado and charged to the m
ner circle Of the Western Federatioh
sc Miners. I have g 6 rch my
aeif since this confession was made
- told me that no promises OF Glenn
Sncy Or reward had been held y 70
aA- - ninparfland or Others
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
HE ACCUSES THE JAPANESE.

"A startling Story OF Atrocities In
Korea.
San Francisco. Archdeacon w. w.
Jeffries, an Episcopalian minister, who
has Just returned from the orient,
says that the Koreans are being OPP
pressed by the victorious Japanese.
When d Korean objects to the con-
nscation Of his property the minister
says, ''he Is charged with being a spy
and is probably shot or hanged the
same day"
The executions in some cases, DR..
Jeffries says, are of a horrible nature,
and he has brought with him a num-
Der Of photographs to prove the truth
OF his assertions.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
Farmer Suicides.

Because threats were made that he
would be killed if he did not take his
own life, Carl Moser, a farmer resid-
ing twelve miles northeast Of Java,
hung himself in his kitchen. Moser
created a sensation last spring by set
ting fire to the dwelling house of
John Kerner, a neighbor. For this
crime he was arrested, and at the
time CT ending his own life was under
bonds for his appearance at the May
term of the state circuit court in Wal
worth county. to be tried ON the
charge Of arson. -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
PLANS FOR SCHOOL MEET.
Dakota Athletes Will Gather in SiOu,
Falls in May.

Preliminary arrangements are be-
ing made for the annual state field
meet of the South Dakota High School
Athletic Association which VIII be
held in Sioux Falls early in May. AS
this Is the great annual event In high
school athletics. a great number OF
athletes from various parts of ~ the
state are expected to be present.
The students of the Sioux Falls high
school are arranging to entertain all
contestants at their homes during the
time of the meet. On the evening. af-
ter the meet the board of control of
the state association will award the
medals to the winners and later in the
evening the Sioux Falls High School
Comedy Club will present a farce for
the entertainment Of the visiting stu
dents and others.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
TeleSraphic Brevities.

The Ohio House has passed the Wert7
bill abolishing prison contract labor in
Ohio.
Charles Hendrickson of Fairhaven, N.
T.. was drowned while relocating on the
Navesink river.
z. Dean Charles D. Williams was conse-
Grated at Cleveland as Protestant Episco-
pal bishop of Michigan.
The authorities are investigating nat
uralization frauds in Youngstown, Ohio,
Pittsburg and Cleveland.
The South Carolina House passed the
bill to abolish the State ~dispensary. The
measure had passed the Senate.
Fifty-fve natives were drowned in Jo-
hannesburg, Transvaal, owing to the
flooding of South Rose, a deep gold mine.
The Arctic and Explorers Clubs gave .
farewell dinner in New York to Prof.
Otto Nordenskjold, the antarctic explorer.
The fve-story building occupied by
Glasa, Hall & Co., wholesale dry goods,-
in Philadelphia, Pa, burned. Loss $751;
600.
A live rooster in a cage was sent
through the pneumatic mail tubes In Phil
adelphia as a test. The bird came out
alive and we'll, having made a mile in
| three minutes.
Several Russian naval officers have
been ordered to the Orient for asking an
open trial for Lieut.. Schmidt, who was:
in command of the cruiser Otchakof when
the crew mutinied.
Edward Dunlap, a noted burglar. who
died recently in Philadelphia, willed his
brain to science and left the manuscript
of a book defending his crimes in com-
parison with those of high finance.
Lady Mary Hamilton, with an income
OF 100000 a year, will become the
bride of the Marquis OF Graham. She Is
the daughter OF the late Duke of Hamil-
ton and the richest woman in Britain.
The Lithographers' International As
ISOLATION at Buffalo elected J. w. Ham.
ilton of st. Louis president and Albert g.
Bruck Of Chicago vice president. Ths
next convention will be held at Cleve-
land.
Irving d. Smith, known as the million
aire farmer of South Dakota and famous
for his charities, died in Madison, s. D.,
aged 50. He was possessed of $1,5OO,00O,
nearly all Of which is invested in farm
lands.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
HocH DIES ON THE GALLONS.


Chicago: Johann Hoch, convicted
murderer, confessed bigamist ana
who, II q fraction Of the stories OF
crime that are told of him are true,
was one OF the greatest criminals ibis
country has ever known, was hanged
in the county Jail Friday for poisoning
his wife, Marie Welcker-Hoch.
+, He faced death as he a always
said that he would face 1t when the
final moment camc-calmiy anu
without fear. His last words We're:
"Father. forgive them; they know lot
what they do. I must die an innocent
man. Goodby."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
BONUS FOR TROLLEY LINE.
Warrants for $751; o Issued by Town
of Brio ecVVater.

The Bridgewater city council has
authorized the issuance Of $4,000
worth of warrants as a bonus, drawn
upon the general fund of the city
treasurer and made payable to the
Sioux Falls Interurban Railroad, upon
the completion of said road from
Sioux Falls to Bridgewater, a distance
of forty-two miles. and providing that
the aforesaid oad be constructed by
Jan. /, 1907.
Ten acres Of ground to be used for
terminals nave been contracted for.
and there is every assurance h a work
will begin on the proposed line as soon
as the frost is out of the ground.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
To he Tried for Murder.

Judge Jones, Of the state circuit
court in Sioux Falls has ordered the
jury drawn for a term of court in Lake
County, commencing on Tuesday,
6. The only murder case in the
history of Lake County will then be
tried. The, defendant in the case is
Dora LaPine, who is charged with the
murder a few days ago of her nus
band. Joseph LaPine. at a resort near
Madison.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
DAMAGE BY ICE GORGE
Bridge Carried Away and Tracks Arc
Washed Out ut Sterling. I'LL.

Bridge Carried Away and Track Arc
Washed Out at Sterling. I'LL.
Sterling, ILL.,: An ice gorge In ROCK
River raised the water ten feet IN Il
few minutes Friday. doing damage
estimated at 100000. Part OF the
new steel wagon bridge was carried
out and two other bridges are threat
ened between Sterling and Rock rails.
A portion Of the Chicago and North
western tracks west Of Sterling was
washed out.
The lowlands west of Sterling are
flooded and many families in Sterling
were taken from III top stories or
their homes in boats. The city gas
and electric light plants are shut
down and water is standing in the
boiler rooms of several plants. G
1000 men are idle as the result or
the enforced s~hutdowns.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
OMAHA MURDER MYSTERY
r. D.. Wheeler Found Dead In stree
Near Main Business Portion.

II. B. Wheeler FOUND IIcau III otreCt
Near Main Business Portion.
Omaha, Neb.: Shortly after DARK
Friday night the body. of a r..
Wheeler, engineer at the Millard H"-
tel. was found al Fourteenth and Ma
son Streets, only a short distance from
the main business portion OF the city,
with every evidence that the man had
been murdered. Wheeler lived at
1915 South Fourteenth Street and LETT
home for his work at the hotel but
a short time before his body was
found. His skull was fractured and
his Jaw broken by his assaflant.
Wheeler was married a short time
ago to the divorced wife OF a man
named Reynolds, who is serving a
term in the ~penitentiary for robbery.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
Two Trolley Accidents.

P~ittaburg. Pa: Two street car ac-
cidenta. In which forty people were se-
..raousiy injured. three OF whom will.
ole. occurred Saturday evening q few
miles anpves this city on the Millvale!
ana Btna diyision Of the Pittsburg
railway. rho accidents We're only
twenty minutes apart.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
Elo,c,l with Wife's Sister.

kearney' Neb.: Sheriff Wallace. OF
Mitchell County. Kan, left here
Thursday with Charles Torrey, charg-
ed with abduction. and for whom ex-
tradition papers had been issued. Tor
rey is accused of abducting from Be-
lott, Kan. Myrtle Gildersleeve. sister
OF his wife. who was but 16 years old
at the time. 1t is alleged they have
since been married.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
Pckin Court Uneasy.

London: The correspondent OF the
Tribune at Pekin says the court Is
nervous over the possibility of trouble
February "a. The president of the
Chinese foreign board appreciates the
possibility OF an anti-dynastic rising.
The German legation Thursday might
doubled it's sentries on account of the
posting of anti-foreign placards at
TiantSfl 5000 E#Sg
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
More Trxons Needed.

shreveport. La: The funeral OF
Margaret Leaf, who was brutally as
sau.ted n murdered by Chas. Cole
mas. s negro. last Monday. was held
Thursday afternoon. and excitement
Increased to fever PITCH Sheriff Ward
asked for more troops to protect the
prisoner and jail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
Arranging Another Wolf Hunt.

Sheriff Weber, of Sanborn County
who vas n of those who planned the
recent extensive wolf roundup in that
county. was not discouraged by the
failure of The recent hunt, during
which the scores of s"portsmen partici-
pating failed to see a single wolf, and
is arranging for another grand round
up. of wolves Which will be held one
day this week.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
Hard Wood 10 Re Higher.

Cincinnati. o.: A rise In prices OF
hard wood dimension material will
come In q few days as q result of the
meeting OF the Hardwood Manufac-
turer's Association of the United
States here. In some sections OF the
country this rise will be as much as
so per cent, while In others it Will be
very little.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
H~ENDERsON is DEAD.


1nno0uo Rowan Foeece hNsS
Long Illness.
Dubuque. Ia: Weakened IN oody
~ nine months suffering, MS mentai
haOulttss dimmed BY sickness anal ms
ivlnona obscured BY paralysis. former.
6naaker David b.. Henderson passed
avay at Mercy hospital at 9 o'clock
0unday afternoon. The end came
Fne~acefully. Surrounded by his wife
"a daughters the. gallant soldier
eminent statesman gave up h strug-
10 and broathed his last In the city
lho loved to call home.
I3le last struggle Was q valiant one.
IL Was not until the cTsce power
1ua&and rugged frame had wasted
~ that death was victorious.
Col. Henderson voluntarily retired
from congrsss in 1903, after. Q career
" forty years In public life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
Dakota Divorcc is valid.

The validity of a Dakota divorce
in England was affirmed by the di-
vorce division Of the high court of JUS
ticein London. The question was raised
the case of Mrs. Armytage, who
petitioned the court to declare her
marriage to Edward Armytage valid.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
FARMERS INSTITUTE DATES.
Assignments Made for a OF
South Dakota Counties.

= Howard special says: The follow
ing dates have been assigned for farm
ers' Institutes under the state manage
ment in South Dakota: Mt. Vernon.
Feb. 22-23: Freeman. Feb. pa; Can
ton. February 1921; Elk Point. Feb.
27-March /: Nermiliion. March %:
Centerville. March SO; Niborg. March
rs; washington. March. 12-13; Miller,
March 14-15: Blunt, March 1917:
Pierre. March 1920; Mansfield, March
22-23: Mellette. March "a;
S%isseton. May 30-31; Big Stone. June
1-2: Twin Brooks. June 4; Summit,
June 5; Waubay. June 6; Webster.
June IS: Pierpoint, Jun 6; Britton,
June Hip; kidder, June 10.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
slmpkins sim at Liberty.

Salem, Ore: Gov. Chamberlain has
granted requisition papers for the ar
rest return to Idaho of j. L.
Simpkins and Steve Adams. wanted
~ accomplices In the murder of for
mer Gov. Frank Steunenburg. Of Ida
no. Simpkins is believed To be In
this state. Adams is under l-rest In
Baker City.