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Goods from United States Are S,
Aside for Eoreion Manufacturers

Aside for Foreign Manufacturers.
Belle Fourche S. D.. Feb. 20.-Charles
S. Small of this city. who left here
some time ago for Mexico to study min
Ing conditions and methods there, has
just written interestingly concerning
business conditions and the discrimina-
lion in the Mexican tariff against the
United States products. He says that
Mexican tariff varies according to
where the goods come from, and the
consequence is that there is tariff
;etaliation on the products of the
United States and that Mexico discrimi-
oates against us every time. He says
ihat this is not generally known but
hat England, France. Germany and
wen Belgium are outstripping us in
trade With Mexico. Mr. Small says
;urther, that at Tampico he saw eleven
luge liners in the harbor from the coun.
ries just mentioned and even one from
Norway, but not one from the United
5tates, and that further. the custom
,ouse was literally full of European
merchandise and not one case with the
abel made in the United States" Two
Examples will illustrate these condi.
ions: On wagons, buggies. etc, are Inn
posed duty Of $1.40 a kilo, while
france is taxed only &c kilo. Ameri-
ean cottons costing from SC to 30c Q
yards are taxed on an average of zoo
Ind German cottons only 34c.
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FUND IS INVESTED
IN EVERY COUNTY
South Dakota School Meme,
Loaned on Good
Security.
RESULTS IN GOOD INCOME
Loans on Farm Property consttut
the Largest Part of the Investment
Sound Municipalities Also
Assisted.

Pierre, S. d., Feb. 17.-On the first
Of January, 1906, the permanent school
fund of the state amounted to $780,
326.S1, which either was loaned on real
estate or county or municipal securi-
ties; or stood to the credit of the state
in the way of deferred payments on
lands which had been sold.
This sum is drawing and per cent.
interest. This income goes directly into
the school funds of the different coun-
ties for the use of the schools. Up to
four years ago the whole amount drew
6 per cent, but the rate was reduced to
5 per cent. and since that time s2.00o.-
600 has been placed at the new rate.
much of it being money paid on the old
3 per cent loans and reloaned at the
reduced rate. The balance is yet in the
per cent. list either as old loans at
the per cent. rate or as deferred pay
snents on sales made prior to the time
of the reduction in rate. These deferred
payments at the present time amount
to Sl.6S4, 1854, and every year sees a
large amount of this paid in, forcing it
into the lower rate class. 1t will not
be many years before the whole fund
year 1906 the loans Of the funds
amounted to S676626.5o, of which $685.
1854 was sent out from the office, and
the balance was reloaned by the coun-
ties
The department has been securing
n number of sound municipal loans the
last year, but out of the total amount
loaned for the year, more than half
million dollars was on farm property,
that class of loans taking up always
larger part of the fund than all other
glasses combined; s5S,650 was loaned
TO school districts; $37,450 to munici-
palit}es, and $4,000 to counties for the
iear
Faulk county took the required cash
sroh, the school fund for the erection
Df their new court house, while munich
pal loans We're made in the counties OF
Cod;ngton, DAY. Grant, Gregory, Ham
lin. Hyde AM Moody. School district
bonds running from 5000 in Stanley to
S1l.600 in Hamlin county were made
during the year.
;, For the first time in the history OF
The state, every county now holds In
vestments of the permanent school
fund. Stanley has never asked for any
Of the fund previous to last year, but
in organizing its school districts, it is
finding place for the cash thus to be
secured. At no time within the last
year has the permanent fund been al
lowed to accumulate. and it all has
been kept busy drawing the income
which helps reduce local taxation in
he school districts cf the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-23
GIGANTIC NEGRO
COLONY is PLANNED
Immigration Association Has
Plan to Settle Up Portion
of South Dakota.
IT HAS A BIG CAPITAL
"A Well Known Yankton colored Man
Is Having Quantities of Printed
Matter Distributed in the
South.

Yanllton. S d., Feb. PIC. c.. YAM
colored man of this city, has left for
the south on a mission that may have
tar reaching results in the future in
this commonwealth. Before his depart
pure he had printed some pamphlets
which explained the organization OF a
gigantic colonization scheme, by which
thousands of southern negroes Will be
brought to this state and settled on
South Dakota farms in the vicinity OF
Rapd City
MIR. Yancey declares that the Link
brothers Immigration and Colonization
association" has been chartered and
Incorporated under the laws of the
state with $1,50O,O00 capital stock, for
the above named purposes, and that he
Is president and general manager. The
we'll known national plan of colonizing
the negroes of the country In Africa
somewhere, and which has received the
attention of congress at times, and for
which a petition is now being circu-
lated, appears to have suggested the
plan to- Yancey. better known locally
ns Tom Douglas" under which name
tor years he was we'll known as q
heavy weight pugiist locally.
He appears to be very much In earn
est, and supply himself literally with
printed matter explaining his project
he has gone south to see his people and
expected TO launch his plan into active
operation this year. The association
plans to sell stock to it's members, who
when they have paid in a certain
amount will be entitled to loan with
which to buy u farm from the associa-
tion in the land it controls in this
state.
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SETTLERS MAKING
HEROIC SACRIFICES
2rivations Endured on Rose.
bud Reservations Are Many
but Are Being Overcome.
FUEL is HARD TO GET
Settlers Are Borrowing Money to It'd,
Them Over First Five Years, and
1t Is Predicted There Will Be
Many Financial Failures.

Honesteel, S. D., Feb. i9.--What can
more positively mark the Iaith of the
settlers on the Rosebud reservation in
the future of their farms than the fact
that today there are hundreds of them
SO poor that they cannot buy coal to
keep their huts warm, who, in spite of
their poverty. cling to their demands
OF $50 an acre for the lands and de-
clare they will stick it through until
they make their fortunes.
Cobs and chips picked up from the
prairies are being used by the settlers
to keep warm, and they are in many
cases destitute of the ordinary provis-
ions of life. They are thinly clad, in
some Instances. and have suffered this
winter. but they refuse tempting Offer
ings for the land, for all that.
Many of the settlers are borrowing
money in order to carry them over, ana
will have to continue borrowing for
some time, at good stiff rates of inter-
fest, but they claim they will make good
money even at that
/ Sod corn was a good Investment last
year and slowly the soil is being brok-
en more and more.
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FRANCE is ANGRY.
Says Germany Wants the Moroccan
Conference to Be
Failure.

Paris, Feb. 22.-Germany repectton
of Frances proposal at Algeciras, that
the proposed Moroccan police system
shall be French and Spanish, has given
situation. 1t is officially announced
that Germany's action leaves France no
course but to terminate the private ne
gotiations and appeal to the judgment
of the world before the open confer
ence. This decision suspends the meet
ings between NJ. Revolt, head Of the
French mission at AlgeciraS, /; nd Herr
Won Radowitz chief of the German del
egation, at which they have been seek
ing to find an accord. The failure to
agree promises to result in Il prolonged
crisis in which each side maintains the
positions which it took up before the
open conference.
Reports are circulated to the effect
that France intends to withdraw from
the conference. but they are not con-
firmed. and the determination of the
French delegates to carry the case be-
fore the open conference shows that
the withdrawal stage has not yet been
reached.
1t is expected that the strained Sit
iuation will have the effect of renewing
the alarmist war reports and of arous-
ing public apprehension. Later a semi
official note was issued announcing
Frances intention to discontinue pri-
waite negotiations and to carry the
question of policing Morocco before the
judgment of the world in the open con-
ference. The note states that 1t is the
desire of Germany to have the confer
ence fail.
The bourse showed uneasiness as a
result of the Moroccan situation, but
was not panicky.
Notwithstanding the renewed strain
I'm Franco-German relations public sem
dment here remains entirely calm.
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TWICE SAVED LIFE.
Sioux Falls Woman Caught Nesr>
COMMITTING Suicide,

committing SUICIDE.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 19-Twice
preventing negro from taking his
own life was the experience of Mrs.
Benjamin Hayes, of this CITY,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes conduct a board
Ing house. Among those who had
rooms there was a negro named Nor
wood, who for a time was employed
as porter in the Elk club rooms in this
city During the absence of Mr.. Hayes,
the negro. without any apparent rea-
SON. started in to smash the furniture
in the Hayes domicile. and before he
coule. be stopped practically all the
furniture had been ruined by being
reduced to kindling wood.
Mrs Hayes endeavored to prevent
the destruction of the property, and
when she demonstrated with the negro
about whas he had done, the colored
man drew IL revolver and attempted to
shoot himself. After g. desperate strug-
gle Mrs. Hayes succeeded in disarun-
ing him.
This no sooner had been accom-
plished than the negro took from his
pocket a bottle of carbolic acid and
fried to drink the poison but again
Mrs. Hayes was able to Illustrate his
design to take his own life AT this
iuncIure the police arrived and the ne
gro was taken to Jail. When searched
another bottle of carbolic acid was
found in one of his pockets
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SURFACE Gas FOUND.

Pierre, s. D., FEB. 21.-It is reported
that surface gas has been discovered
III Brush creek in the southeastern part
Of Butte county. The stream is fed
by springs, and settler opened up one
Of these springs to secure water sup
ply for his cattle on account of the
freezing of the stream. While at work
he lighted his pipe and was surprised
to see the surface of the water burst
into flame from the burning match The
gas on the surface of the pool which
he opened up burned for some time.
starting with a flash which scorched
his hands when 1t first famed up and
gradually dying down until 1t went out
for lack Of material. This would In
dictate that the gas belt extends pretty
wei! over the western part of the
state
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HALF A STREET AT
FORT PIERRE BURNS
-oss in an Early Morning Fire i
South Dakota Town Estimated
at $4,000.


Fort Pierre. S. D.. Feb. 17.-Fir.
which started in r. b. wathieson's sa-
loon on Deadwood street. at $50 this
swept half the street and de-
stroyed 100000 worth of property.
Buildings burned We're:
Mathieson building and contents.
DR.. c. S. Vincent, office building.
Gas Belt Land company Office
Robert Barkley, harness shop.
Fort Pierre restaurant.
Ihayer & Cofhng, grocery.
Newman barber shop.
Heroic efforts on the part of the
Pierre fire department and the local
young men saved Halls saloon build
ing and hotel and e. L. Brown & Sons
livery.
Owners already express a determi-
nation to replace all burned structures
with substantial brick and concrete
buildings.
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NEW TELEPHONE PROJECT.

White Lake S. D., Feb. 21.-As the
result of meeting of some of the To-
cal business men and leading farmers
Of this locality. company was or
ganized for the purpose of construct
ing a telephone line from this place to
Robey. touching at intermediate points
and bringing several hundred farmers
into direct communication with the
business houses of White Lake. Ar
rangements have been made to in
corporate a company. The following
officers were elected: President. J..
III. Dunbar: vice president, John
Schlaeder; secretary, NJ. E. Williams;
treasurer, Fred Steffen. Material for
the new line will be purchased at once
so 1t can be on the ground by the
time the frost is out Of the ground.
when the work Of construction will
commence.
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HueeED BY GIRLS.
An lowan at Pierre Has an Exciting
Experience.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. PIE. G.. Dale, of
Des Moines, one of the men employed
on the railroad work at this city, read
OF the girl husger who is "terrorizing"
men of that city and announced q wish
that he could get back to his home city
and tempt fate before the girl hugger
had quit her operations in that city.
His wish was learned of by a bunch of
mischievous girls. an dthe next evening
while the Des Moines man who was
longing for a hugging was passing
along a dark street he found himself
set upon by q bevy of fair huggers and
his longing was satisfied without the
trip back to Iowa. He is out every
night now. tempting fate again, but
neither he nor any Of the others who
have tried the same corner have been
again set upon by the huggtng crowd.
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DIED ALONE IN AGONY.
Julius johnson Fatally Wounded
Fall in Barn.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Feb. 1e.-The trag-
ic death of Julius Johnson, farmer
whose home was in the northern part
of this county has just been investi-
gated by Coroner Miller and Deputy
Sheriff Peterson, who returned today
from the scene.
johnson was 40 years of age and met
his death by slipping and falling from
the rafters in mis- barn while engaged
in replacing a track used for hay
fork. When found by members of his
family he was dead. but everything in
dlcated that he had lived in the great
est asony for several liouls, without
means of summoning assistance. before
1eath ended his sufferings
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DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.
Attemut Made to Kill Foreman OF
Homestake Mine.

Lead. S. d., Feb. 20.--A mysterious at
tempt was made last night to destroy with
dynamite the home OF Cornelius Green,
q foreman of the HomestaSe mine. and to
murder Mr.. Green and his family. The
only members of the household not In
pea at the time the outrage was perpetrat,
ed was Edward Green. the only son, who
was reading in front room. He says he
heard footsteps approach the house and
turn away again. and q minute later tho
explosion occurred. The lad was hurled
from his chair across the room and was
picked up unconscious. 1t was not long
before he recovered however. and apart
from few bruises lie is none the worse. (,
The boys parents and his little sister
and the hired girl, who We're asleep, were
all thrown from their beds, but none was
seriously hurt. Within few minutes this
mouse was surrounded by an excited crowd
OF people who had been awakened by the
noise of the explosion. Bloodhounds We're
set on the trail by Sheriff Trathen, but
q fall OF snow quickly oblterated the
tracks and the hounds soon lost the trail.
Large rewards have been offered for in.
formation which would lead to the arrest
iof the miscreants, and in the present tenn
per OF the populace II they should be
'caught a lynching would be almost a Ger.
tainty.
The explosion had apparently been laid
"bdiiiSl lNe storm NeStlbile. Ihtt 'front.' OIL
the house was badly wrecked and the
force of the explosion was so gerat that
windows several hundred feet from the
scene We're shattered
Mr. Green declares that so far as he
knows he has no enemies 1t is thought,
however that in some way the outrage
may be traced to the recent order Of the
Homestake company that hereafter only
English speaking miners should be en-
poyed and that one or more of the old
men who We're discharged by Mr. Green as
the result of this order must have sought
revenge In this manner
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-23
aRAlr, MARKETS.
Grain and Provis1oos.

Chicago, Feb. 2l.-cash quotations wer.
as follows
Flour-Market easy.
Wheat-No. . spring. sods2c: No. spring
16la@771sc; No. 2 red. S32s@s4ssc.
Corn-No. O. ssAc: No. 2 white, 3sA939l4c: |:
NO. yellow and No. 3 yellow, 3SJ39c: No.
and No. white. 39a3a1ac; No. 4, 34D37c.
Oats-No. 2. 291sc; No white, S1lsG321ac;
No. 3 white. 28H @3Oc.
Rye-No. g 63c.
Barley-Good Feeding. s7@37,4c: fair to
choice mailing. 4OGI5Oc.
ern, $112
ProvsionsNMess pork. SIS. .45a15.5o; lard,
s7.60a7. .621a; short rib sides. s7.90Qs. 90;
short Gear sides. $S.45@S.50
Butter-Frm; creamery. 17G27c; dairy. II
9241sc.
Eggs-weak: at mark. cases included.
l112c: firsts 11lac; prime firsts. 121ac; ex-
:ras. l4hc.
Cheese-Firm. 1la.@43c.
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TO USE PAVING STONE.
sioux Falls ouarries Called On for un-
usual Contract

Sioux Falls s. D.. Feb 17-Some OF
he thoroughfares of the city of ST.
Louis are to be paved with blocks of
Sioux Falls granite. local contractor
and quarryman has just been official
ly advised that he was the successful
bidder for furnishing $4,000 granite
paving blocks for the streets of that
city. This is only a small portion of
the total amount of paving blocks
which the Sioux Falls man expects to
Furnish on his contract. A large force
OF men will at once be put to work get
ting out the blocks. This is one Of the
largest contracts for this stone ever
awarded Sioux Falls men.
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DESTROYED PAPER.
Gregory County Farmer Held for Ma.
Ijcjous Mischief

ilCIOUS MiSCniSr.
Chamberlain, S. D., Feb. 17.-Johr.
Klein, a farmer living in the south
eastern part of Gregory county has
been bound over to the next term of
state circuit court in that county on
IN unusual charge-the destruction OF
papers in a real estate transfer.
Klein was arrested on complaint of
William Murphy, real estate dealer
on the charge of malicious mischief 1t
is alleged in the complaint that Murphy
aad sold a tract of land for Klein, and
that when the transaction was about to
be closed Klein. who evidently had
changed his mind about selling the
land, got possession of the contract for
the deed and q note and mortgage and
destroyed them before those present
Lould interfere.
When taken before Judge Biggins,
Klein waved his preliminary examina-
tion and was held for appearance at
the next term of circuit court.
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TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER.
Mrs. LaPine Pleads Self Defense il
KILLING Her Husband.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Feb. 20.-Judge
Jones, OF the state circuit court in this
city, has ordered the jury drawn for
term of court in Lake county COM
mencing on Tuesday. March g. The
term will be one of the most import
ant ever held in that county for the
reason that during the term the only
murder case in the history of Lake
county will be tried.
The defendant in the case is Dora
G4aPine, who is charged with the muir
der a few days ago of her husband
Joseph LaPine, at a resort near Mad-
ison, which was conducted by the
woman and the man she killed. After
an exhaustive investigation by cor
oner's jury the following verdict was
returned:
Joseph LaPine came to his death
February s, between the hours of 10
and IL o'clock p. n,.. by Il gunshot
wound by Dora LaPine, by shooting
with 32-caliber revolver with intent to
kill. which was not justifiable nor In
self Defense
In the face of this verdict the de-
fendant was held without bail for trial
at the approaching term of court. Kate
Wilson. Ella Bennett and Stella Brown,
witnesses in the case, We're each placed
under $500 bonds to appear at the
proper time.
The testimony given at the prelim-
Inary hearing of the defendant by the
three girls, who We're the only wit
nesses of the tragedy, indicated that
LaPine was Jealous of his Wife and
for some time before his tragic death
had been in the habit of quarreling
with her. The girls testified that a
week or two prior to the killing of
LaPine he had fired a revolver at his
wife. On the afternoon Immediately
preceding the evening of the tragedy
Mrs LaPine and Kate Wilson had driv
en to Madison. During the time they
were away LaPine is alleged to have
drank heavily. having consumed ten
or dozen bottles of beer during the
lay, and when his wife and the girl
returned about the middle of the aft
ernoon he was very abusive to them,
refusing to unhitch the team. and.
among other things. threatening to kill
his wife.
The quarrel continued through tha
dinner hour and evening. The girls
testified that they endeavored to pacify
tween the LaPines. but without sue
cess. They declared that Mrs. I.aPine
was very quiet and refused to reply
20 LaPine's recrimnations. About 1L
o'clock the sounds of Il onarrel anG
struggle were evident in tho private
, for help. and the three girls broke ir
a panel of the door. when the girls
allege they saw Mrs. LaPine living or
the floor and her husband standing
over her and about to strike her.
MURDER rRlAI, At s,ssF-oN.
Sisseton. S. D.. Feb. 2o.-The February
term Of the circuit court for Roberts
county will convene I'm this city rex,
Tuesday. February 20. with Judge ATcCov
on the bench. There is q very bnavy cal,
endar and the term bids fair to be long
one. One Of the most important cases to
come up at this term .s the Zach-Flute
murder case which will probably come
earlv in the term. The libel cases against
c. c. Knappen. of the Sisseton Standard.
and J. P creal. of the Courant, will prob
ably come 10 at this term.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago Feb. .-Catte-Market SLOW
prices steady. Common to prime steers.
oS 3 ce%s es aE e94 go heifers r. aos S25og e
stockers and feeders. 50 2.5oQ4 .65.
Hogs-Market weak. prices shade low
n1 MEDIUM to good heaS
weights, Sc. .2516.3 30; good to choice heavy
mixed. St. .2oG6. %; packers, $5.75@6.25
SLOW and lover. a Sheep snsee s. eaS COS %; years years
lings, IS. 50l6. so; lambs, 6.4O67.25.
Close: Hogs-Market steady. Bulk. IS 30
heavy. Sc. 1506.3O; rough heavy, s.. .O506. 10;
light, Sc. .OOQl6. .25.
Cattle-Market slow but steady. Beeves.
SO .S0d6.30; cows and heifers 81 .5065. 90;
stockers and feeders, 81. .9Oa4 80.
Sheep-Market slow and steady.
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Big BONUS GIVEN.
Bridsewater Will Issue Bonds to En-
COURAGE Trolley Project.

Bridgewater. s. d.. Feb. 2l.-The city
council have authorized the issuance Of
81, 900 worth of warrants as bonus,
drawn upon the general fund of the
city treasurer, and made payable to the
Sioux Falls Electrical Interurban rail-
road, upon the completion Of said road
from Sioux Falls to Bridgewater a dis
tance of forty-two miles: and further
providing that the aforesaid road be
constructed by January 1. 1907.
Ten acres OF ground to be used for
terminals have been contracted for
and there is every assurance that work
will begin on the proposed line as soon
as the frost is out Of the ground.
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Wllkes-Barre. Pa-John Spires of Sayre,
near this city, has just discovered that for
twenty-six years has has carried In his
neck steel nail an inch long and weigh
ing almost half an ounce. One day last
week he felt pain in his neck and pres
emily 1t grew so severe that he went to see
Chief Surgeon OFT. of the Sayre hospital.
DR.. OFT found healed scar on his neck,
opened the old wound and found the nail,
1t had never given Spires any trouble untu
this week.