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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
DIVINE ENDS LIFE.
Sensational Suicide OF Prominent Peo-
ria Preacher.

Sensational Suicide OF Prominent Peo-
ria Preacher.
Rev George II. Simmons, pastor of
the First Baptist church of PEORIA ILL.,,
president of the Interstate Savings
Bank and Peoples Savings Bank, and
recently appointed manager of the
Yates senatorial campaign in Peoria
County, was found dead in bed Tues
day morning, having taken his own
life. He had been the object of an in
vestigation at the hands of the states
attorney as president of the two banks
and his congregation on the gravest
charges.
His body was found by his wife when
she called Simmons to breakfast. a
letter found beside him showed death
had been premeditated. He took poi
son,
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14

me I wasted from 1874 to 122 pounds.
At the time started using Doan's Kid
ney Pills an abscess was forming on
my right kidney. The trouble was
quickly checked, however, and the
treatment cured me, so that l have
been we'll since 1896 and weigh 1873
pounds
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
DAY is LIKE NIGHT.

City of Chicago Experiences a Regular
London Fog.
From early morning until afternoon
dense pail of smoke and clouds hung
over Chicago Tuesday, making 1T one
of the darkest days ever experienced
there.
All the stores were lighted as
though it were night. The street cars
ran with lamps lighted and headlights
blazing.
At times it was impossible to see
more than square in any direction.
On the board of trade there was no
announcement of the price OF cash
wheat, the dealers finding it impossi-
BILE to determine the character of the
samples because of the darkness.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
Two Midshipmen Dismissed.

A Washington special says: Third
class midshipmen George H. Melvin.
of Illinois, and Richard I. De Saus-
sure. OF South Carolina, were dismiss
ed Tuesday by Secretary Bonaparte for
haxing.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
Wrote Three Hundred Volumes.

When Henry Rochefort first pub
lished his Lanterne, once a week, his,
articles were eagerly read all over Eu-
rope. To-day, his rantings are little
Needed, even by his followers. One
of his admirers has recently done.
some figuring. For nearly half a CEN.
fury, Rschefort has written nearly ev-.
cry day a newspaper article. These.
articles, if reprinted in book form,
would make library of at least 300
volumes
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
Love for Popcorn Fatal.

A love for popcorn caused the death
Wednesday evening of the little B.
year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. A
Diem. who reside near Pierce. Neb.
The baby choked on kernel and. In
spite Of the desperate efforts of the
parents to relieve it. died in its moth
er's arms.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
Seie an Island.

Edinburgh. Scotland. advices say
the crofters of the Barra island of the
Hebrides have seized the neighboring
island Of vatersay and declare their
intention to resist by force of arms any
attempt to dislodge them.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
BODY OF MISSING BANKER.

Remains Found Are Believed to Be
Those of s. c. Armstrong.
badly decomposed body of man
with a bullet hole through the head,
found Monday in a thicket on the out
skirts of Roanoke, Va. is believed to
be that of s. G. Armstrong, cashier of
the Washington National Bank, of
Pittsburg. Pa. who mysteriously dis
appeared from that city Jan. 2.
Armstrong was well known in bank
ing circles in Pittsburg Notwithstand-
ing the fact that his accounts We're
found to be entirely correct. many for
eign depositors of the bank. becoming
frightened at his prolonged absence,
withdrew their money.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
Ends Life In st. Lows Hotel.

The body OF man who registered
at st. Louis hotel as John McNear
was found few hours later with a
builethole through the right temple.
Cards and personal effects found on
the body indicate that the mans name
was Russell Al. McRhea. OF Pittsburg.
Pa.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
NEGRO ROBBED PosToFFICE.
Large Quantity of Mail is Stolen in
Oklahoma.

1t has been discovered that the Flu
fala. 1. T.. postoffice has been robbed
enc who rified the mail boxes. 1t is be-
lieved that Paul Carey the negro who
robbed the Muskogee and South Nc
Alester postoffice, stopped at Eufala
on his way to South McAlester.
Carey. who was arrested at South
McAlester and is in jail there, has
made full confession to robbing the
postoffice there and at Muskogee and
also implied that he robbed the post
office at Tulsa
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14

sent me nome WIN
a terrible attack Of
kidney trouble. I
had acute conges-
ton, sharp pain In
the back, headaches
and attacks Of dig
illness. My yes
gave out, and with
the | a n G uor and
sleeplessness Of the
of the disease upon
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
LOCAL MINISTER'S DECLINED.
Out OF Town Divine Secured for Sim.
mons Funeral.


mons Funeral.
After receiving the refusals of six
ministers who were invited to preach
the funeral sermon of the late DIR.
Simmons. of Peoria, ILL.,, and quieting
a disruption in the church caused by
the announcement of some of the di-
in the church. the arrangements for
the services were completed
DR.. John Wheating, of Kewanee,
who CHANGED to be in Peoria, consent
ed to preach and the services were i'm
the First Baptist church at 10 o'clock
Friday morning
The interment was in charge of the
Knights Templar.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
Woman Sufrragists Meet.

At Baltimore, Md. the thirty-eighth
annual convention of the Woman Suf-
frage Association began Wednesday
and will continue until the 18th The
meeting is one of the most numerous
ly attended gatherings ever held by
the woman suffragists in this country.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14

Chiefly" Johnson. who is accused Of
having caused the death of A.. DOWN
in the prize ring at Colma, Cal, Mon
day night, was arrested and placed in
close confinement
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
Anti-scalpIng Law Upheld.

A Salem, Ore. special says The
state s-s.reme court has upheld the
constitutionality OF law passed by
the legislature in January. 1905, pro-
hibiting the reselling Of or 'scalping''
OF railroad tickets.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
LOST 72 POUNDS.

Was Fast Drifting Into the Fatal
Stages of Kidney sickness.
DR.. Melvin NJ. Page, Page Optical
Co., Erie, Pa, writes: Taking too
many iced drinks in New York in 1895
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14
Says Germany Has Recalled onlcers

says Germany ffaS Necalfeu OHicsrS.
At Memphis, Tenn, the News-Scimi1
tar Wednesday said that first lieuten-
ant I'm the German army passed
through the city, and is authority for
the statement that all German officers
on leave Of absence in this country
have been recalled.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-14

Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Buchef
steers, s4.2o@5.2O Top hogs, s5.75.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
CLOSED ALL DAY, JULY 4th.

Plenty of Salmon, Spring Lamb and Green Peas
at reasonable prices.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02

These iisLIes, of cou.se, sIe subject to
some slight changes because OF possible
errors that may he discovered. but are
believed 10 be substantially correct and
IL is believed that practically the same
average increase OF registration has been
secured throughout the state.
Former Mayor George w. Greene of
WoonsoCket was I'm PrNl1dcnce this
morning. and appeared 10 be sanguine OF
Democratic success In the northernmost
city next fall.
we have larger registration than
last year" he said. "and | believe that
II Is more largely Democratic than II
has been before I'm years.
The Republicans are claiming that they
got I'm the bulk OF their names early in
the year, but the registration books did
not show A. because up TO six weeks ago
there were hardly more than 200 persons
registered.
Heretofore. the Republicans have sent
out cards. circulars. etc. and had workers
engaged, but this time these features
were conspicuously absent
II believe that we have them badly
beaten. and that instead of three mem
bers Of the next general assembly. as we
have now we shall have all six.
Mr. Greene " thoroughly familiar with
political conditions In the state. and has
simself been the Democratic candidate for
governor He asserted that the anti
Republican forces have seiuom had such
an opportunity as Is theirs today
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
BERKELEY
German Who Makes Trouble Al
a Picnic Fired al by Special
Officer

There was trouble at German picnic
In Berkeley yesterday which might have
ended in murder. Among the guests et
the picnic was William Rohrhurrt a
driver In the employ OF the Narragansett
Brewing company OF this city. Soon af-
ter o'clock In the evening Special Police
OFFICER Robert Devlin, who had been en-
gagged TO keep order on the grounds, was
asked by some OF the committee to re-
move Rohrhurst. This the officer pro-
ceeded to do and had got as far as tho
outskirts OF the grove near tho Mendon
road when Rohrhurst suddenly turned ON
Devlin and struck the latter n stingiug
blow on the face.
The officer pulled his revolver and nred
two shots at short range, one OF the hui
lets going Wild and the other going
through the right side OF the mans vest
and underclothing and cutting through
the skin.
After the shots Rohrhurst. accompanied
by man named Emil Glochner ran
down the road In the direction OF Ions.
dale.
In the meantime Patrolman Samuel
Wild who had heard OF the affair iump-
ed on Cumberland Hin electric car TO-
ing toward Pawtucket At Lonsdsle he
got of and was telling officer Frank
Scott Of the affair when the latter re-
marked that he saw the men n short time
before.
The officers started down Broad street
and Just as they were about 10 overhaul
the men officer Littlefeld who had been
notified by telephone. stopped the fugl-
tives.
Roth were placed under arrest hy tho
officers and taken TO the SrideweIl M the
town hall. whore they were locked nm
Rohrhurst said that he had been ex-
amined hy n physician on the way and
that the wound was nothing more than
n slight abrasion OF the skin.
Glochner. who said that he lives M the
corner of Hunt and Hadwin streets In
Central Falls declared that he had not
been implicated In the trouble. but wns
on his way home when n occurred
Rohrhurst was hned Sc and costs IN
the district court at Central Falls this
morning.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
EAST PROVIDENCE
Exploding Cps Brighten Horse
and Driver is Thrown 10 Street
Husband Has wife Arrested on
a Chargs Of Assault Notes

Some boys placed lot OF caps on the
rails of the Rhode Island company on
Warren avenue this morning, ana their
action came very near costing man
driving "A pair of horses his life. The
man. IL employed by Edward Mcbride
When car came i'm contact with the
caps the racket frightened the horses and
the started an Wild run. Before the
driver could get them under control he
was pitched from the seat of the wagon.
He was taken to the office of DR.. Hunt,
who found that no bones were broken.
After he left Or. Hunts Office he went
10 the horse shed at s. S Rich's store and
sat down. Some one thinking he might
have been internally injured FASTENED to
the office of Dr. Allison who responded
promptly. and like Dr. Hunt hefound the
mans injuries not serious
CAUSED w1FE'S ARREST.
This morning well-knowu woman
whose home ia at Riverside was allowed
TO depart on the payment OF sosts for
assaulting her husband The police have
so much respect for the woman that they
requested her name be kept from the
public IL is intimated. however, that
the woman's husband may be I'm court in
"A day or so and IL such is the case his
name can be used I'm the largest type
The couple got into a dispue which led
TO blows and as the woman has a black
eye, caused some OF the court attendants
20 ask what happened TO the husband
II was he who made the complaint against
his wife.
MINOR MENTION.
| man six feet and two inches tall
said TO be n resident OF Federal Hin.
Providence, wandered into the SQUARE
this morning and was fighting drunk. He
ran into Patrolman Taggart ana In n
minute the giant forgot all about fighting
Tor the plucky patrolman locked him up
In cell at the police state where he Will
remain until the Seventh district coifrt
convenes tomorrow morning
young man giving his name as Henry
sullivan and his residence as Fall River.
was arrested as Crescent Park Yesterday
for playing 'Peeping Tom"
AT the session OF the Seventh district
court this morning he was fined 500 and
costs. His mother has sent word to Chief
OF Police Adams that she would come IN
the station and pay her boys hne.
The tax assessors met at Rumford this
afternoon and will meet at Riverside To-
morrow between ? and 4 o'colck
Bernard Lafuce OF Providence was mr.
rested by Patrolman Hunter. who was In
cltlzens clothes, on n car last eyening
lie was fined $40 and costs by .Judre
Bliss.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
ASSAILANTS AND DEFENDERS
CLAIM VICTORY IN MARINE FlGnT I

London. July 2.-As a result OF the ma
val manoeuvres. both the attacking and
defending sides claim a victory. Both suf-
fered losses In ships. Admiral May, COM
manding the attacking fleet. captured
Scarborough and telegraphed 90 King Ed
ward: I'VE have obtained complete con
troll OF the English channel and have de
manded the surrender Of the English sea-
ports"
The defenders captured the battleship
Victorious. the flagship OF Rear Admiral
Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne. together
with the battleshlp Royal oak and two
cruisers Ia a battle of Cape Finisterre
and claim that they secured the trade
route by driving the attackers into the
North sea.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
LINCOLN
Plaintiff Claims ReVsrsionary
Interest In Dwelling al
Prospect Hill

Adriadne Blanchard of Uxbridge, Mass.
Willard w. Ballou OF connecticut and
Moses NJ Ballou of Lincoln have brought
suit against II. Hartwell jerks OF Lincoln
to recover $1,000.
The plaintiffs allege in their declaration
that they arc entitled to the reversionary
interest In a dwelling house at Prospect
Hill. Lincoln. which the defendant held
for the life OF John Il. Murray.
They allege that Mr.. jerks permitted
the windows OF the house 10 be broken.
the chimney TO fall down and the house
20 go generally TO destruction. c. j.
Farnsworth Is attorney for the plaintiff
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
flREMEN INJURED BY
EXPLODING FIREWORKS

Cleveland. O. July 2-six fremen were
injured by an explosion OF fireworks in
the wholesale cigar and confectionery es-
tabishment of J. Krause a Sons on West
Ninth street today.
The hremen had been called 20 entin-
guish a slight blaze In the building. The
building was Quilted.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
RIVERSIDE
Committee TO Conduct Lawn
Party for Benefit Of St.
Brsndan'S Church

The following ladies and gentlemen at
81. Brendan's Catholic church have been
selected to conduct lawn party TO be
held on the church grounds on Turder
avenue on the evening OF Aug. z. and 3;
Joseph Hogan, chairman; Edward Shep-
ard, secretary: Rev. Fr John F. Haney.
treasurer: Patrick Casey. Tobias Burke.
Capt. John Meehany James Ridge. r. j.
Carney. Henry Jaferriere, Jacob Landry.
John Mcdonald, james Wood. Mrs. To-
bias Burke. MIRA McGough. Mrs Edouard
Laferriere, Violet and Angeline Landry.
The committee will meet Tuesday even
lnn and make arrangements for the affair.
Arthur Hiscox and Walter Allen. who
for a year or more has been located az
Block Island. are home until after the
Fourth.
Ralph Barr Of New York. FORMER resi-
dent here, is spending n few days with
his friend. Charles Kingsford.
The board of tax assessors will hold
a meeting I'm the engine house between the
hours OF and tomorrow afternoon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS.
National Congress Approves Three
=. Articles Submitted.

Philadelphia, Nov. 15.-The national
congress on uniform divorce laws,
which Tuesday began the considera-
tion of bill for adoption by all the
states In the Union, has taken up ar
ticle 4, which names the causes for
divorce from bed and board. The
three articles SO far adopted are as
follows:
Article Causes existing at mar
riage for annulment of marriage shall
be incurable physical disability; con-
sanguinity or affinity according to the
table of degrees established by law;
bigamy, fraud, force or coercion; in
sanity Of either party; when the wife
is under sixteen years or the husband
under eighteen at the suit of either
party.
Article 2-Kinds of divorce shall be
divorce from the bonds Of matrimony,
or absolute divorce, and divorce from
bed and board, or judicial separation.
Article 3--Causes for divorce from
the bonds of matrimony shall be adul-
terry, bigamy, conviction and sentence
for at least two years for crime; ex-
IRENE cruelty on the part of either
husband or wife as to endanger the
render cohabitation unsafe; wilful de-
sertion for two years; habitual drunk
enness for two years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15
PURCHASES or EQUIPMENT.
Western Roads Break All Previous
Records

Chicago, Nov. 15.-The large pur-
chases of equipment which have been
announced within the last few days
by Western railroads indicate that all
records relating to increases in equip
ment will be smashedthis year The
Wabash expects within few weeks
to make contracts for $12,320, 900
worth of new cars and engines and
the Northern Pacific has just made
public its purchase Of $7.000.000 worth
of new freight cars.
The Burlington has begun to receive
$5,55S,000 worth of new locomotives
and cars, the orders for which will
not be filled until next year. The
Santa Fe has In orders for $S,000,000
worth of cars and locomotives. Add.
ed to the recently announced orders
by the Hartman lines aggregating
$21,560,000 and by the Rock Island
amounting to $6,O00,0O0, this makes
$6l ,138,000 In orders which six West
ern systems have placed, practically
all of them for delivery early next
year. Other roads are making pur-
chases on similarly large scale which
they are not yet ready to announce.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15

tndt from WIisE- ---ttR1 .AS
last few days "the suggested spirit
ualistic romances and back-stairs his
tory reminded one of the Byzantine
period, with its flatterers, or the cabi-
net government of William ILL.,, or the
cabal under Emperor Frederick w."
This statement was greeted with
cries of quite right" from various
parts of the chamber
Herr Bassermann then described
Germany's position among her neigh
bors as isolated, saying she had no
firm friends, not even Italy or Aus
tria.
Chancellor Won Buelow's reply was
marked by his old-time cles4Yness of
elocution and harmonious succession
of sentences, but there was less vivac-
ity and lightness of style than for
merly. After thanking the members
of the house for their expressions of
sympathy during his illness the chan
cellor went at once into the subject.
Referring first to the relations be-
tween Germany and France the chan
cellor said the emotions of France
were like a thermometer-with a
pressure of the hand the quicksilver
rose or fell II may remark here"
he continued, that this vivacity of
French patriotism is very strong, as is
the ambition of the French people,
and also the traditional brilliant quail
titles of our neighbors, which require
fn hn ART
may protect the estate we lost on the
Vosges and won back again with
streams of German blood"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

DR.. Robert Craig, prominent in med
suicide at Atlantic City, N. j., by
shooting himself
The condition OF Governor Harris
of Ohio Is exciting alarm among his
friends. 1t is said that the doctors
are afraid Of pneumonia.
The comptroller Of the currency has
issued a call for statement Of the
condition of national banks at the
close Of business on Monday, Nov. IL
Frederick Rutter, clerk, was suf
focated and Andrew Erickson, also q
clerk, was injured, probably fatally
in fire In three story tenement
house in Brooklyn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15
New England Democrats Confer.

Boston, Nov ia private confer
ence of prominent New England Dem
ocrats was opened here during the day
for the purpose, it was understood, OF
discussing the Democratic nomination
for the presidency to be made in 1908
The meetings, 1t was said, were to for
ward the interests of the Democracy
of New England and not for the spe
ctal benefit Of any one candidate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15
MANY DIPLOMATS PRESENT
CHANCELLOR Won BUELOW DIS
CUSsEs GERMANY's FOR.
EiGN RELATIONS.

Berlin, Nov. 15.-Chancellor Won
Buelow, from the place in the reich
stag where he fell unconscious seven
months ago, spoke for forty-flve min
utes On Germany's foreign relations,
the highly interested audience includ-
ing Baron Won Aehrenthal, the Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister Am
bassador and Mrs. Charlemagne Tow.
er, several other ambassadors and
quite fifty members of the diplomatic
corps, who occupied seats In the diplo-
matte enclosure.
Immediately after Prince Won Bue-
low had entered the house and bowed
his Acknowledgements of the applause
the president of the house rang his
bell calling the reichstag to order.
Herr Bassermann, National-Liberal,
following up his question asking for
information regarding the country's
foreign relations, said that since
Prince Bismarck left Germany respect
ed and loved by her neighbors, the
country's foreign policy has entered
on a period of journeys, speeches, tel
egrams and courtesies-a period OF
unsteadiness which caused disquiet
not only at home but abroad One
must acknowledge, he added, that the
position of a directing statesman was
more difficult today than formerly, be-
cause of the many uncomfortable in
f1uences that disturbed the manage
ment Of the business"
Spiritualists at Court.
Enrr RaSSormann then alluded to
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15
Huge EmbezzIement Charged.

Augusta, Ga, Nov. 15.-H. r. Der
ry. one of Augustus leading business
men and secretary and treasurer of
the Augusta Real Estate and Building
association, has been indicted for en-
bezzling from the association a sum
approximating 100000. DR.. Derry is
sixty years old.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15
Fire Fighter Seriously Injured.

st. Paul, Nov. 15.-Assistant Fire
Chief Rodecker was very seriously
and perhaps fatally injured while
making a run to a fire on Tenth and
Cedar streets. His buggy was struck
by hose cart at the corner of Ninth
and Cedar, overturning 1t and hurline
the chief headlong into the excavation
for the new Y. M. c. A. building at
that corner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-11-15
ORGANIZED BY ROCK ISLAND.
Big Express Company Recently incor.
y porated In Maine.

New York, Nov. 15.-The Tribune
says the North American Express
company, which was incorporated in
Maine with an authorized capital of
$25 100000, has been organized by
Rock Island interests, 1t Is now learn.
ed, and is designed to operate on the
lines of the Rock Island system as
we'll as to carry on a general express
business. The United States Express
company and Wells-Fargo company
handle most Of the express business
of the Rock Island and its controlled
roads.