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PAY ONLY FIRE LOSSES.

Oakland, Cal, April 25.-The insur-
ance companies Which wrote policies on
San Francisco property will pay only
the claims upon which they are clearly
liable. This was practically established
at an important meeting of the San
Francisco fire underwriters held at
what will now be permanent quarters
at Reeds hall at Twelfth and Harrison
streets.
The sense of the meeting was that
the impression should not be given out
that the insurance companies had
money to throw away, or that any loss
es would be paid until they had been
properly adjusted, and only such losses
as the companies, are responsible for
will be paid.
This matter was brought to the at
manager of the Royal and Queens In
surance companies. He said:
II met ex-Mayor Phelan on the street
yesterday and he asked me to get some
sort of notice given out to the public
that their losses would be paid. do
not believe that this is the proper thing
and / told him so. The companies I
represent will pay what they are liable
for and no more, and it is better for
those whose spirits are dropping to
allow them to droop rather than to buoy
them up With false hopes"
The sentiment was generally con-
Cured in.
From the remark made there is no
doubt that the companies will draw a
fine distinction between the loss by
earthquake and that by fire and will
only pay for what was actually burned
The question of property devastated by
dynamite was not touched upon and
probably will be the cause of endless
litigation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
SIOUX FALLS is ANXIOUS
Many People from, the South Dakota
City in Stricken Frisco


Sioux Falls, s, D.. April 23.-A MUM
bei' of Sioux Fails. people, WHO have
relatives and friends at SAN Francisco
are becoming Very anxious as to their
tate. the failure To hear any word from
them as time passes creating great UNI
eaSineSS.
Fred IIollister and his brother, Will
e.. prominent local bankers, have heard
nothing from their mother and sisters
Mis-. Hoiilster and her daughters. it is
known, We're to reach the stricken city
on Easter morning MMere they eN-
pected to rem;tin tor a period OF
week.
George Baker, Of this city, who had a
SON III SAN Francisco departed Thurs
day afternoon for that city to find him
Lee Freudenfed. of this city, was in
charge of the offices of the Queen City
insurance company, Mt SAN Francisco.
Nothing has been heard from him
His father, Joseph F'reudenfeld, left
Sioux Falls last sunday for sam Fran
cisco, and should have reached that
city on the morning of the disaster
John lentle, jr., son of John Zentle,
OF TINS city, also was Il resident of Sam
Francisco.
Frank McCarrier. Il Sioux Falls pio-
neer, who was widely known through
out eastern South Dakota, was con-
ducting a cigar store only three blocks
from the city hal
Fred DeArmond was another Sioux
rails man in the stricken city. he hay
Ing located there onl. few weeks
:,g
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no pAM cLEAR Lake.

Clear Lake, S. D., April 10.-With tho
object of storing water for any dry
years which may come, arrangements
arc beng made for the construction of
n huge dam ut the outlet of Clear lake.
q body OF water near here. from which
this pllc. received its name. AT Il
meeting OF local business men COM
mittee was appointed to wait upon tho
county commissioners at their next
meeting and urge that immediate steps
bc taken 10 have the proposed dam
constructed. the construction of which
would result in The storing of Il vast
quantity of water and would make
Clear l;ilSc one of the finest bodies of
water in ,Iis part of tine state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
GRAIN MARKETS.
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April 25.-cash quotations wcr,
as Follows:
Floul'-Alarllet steady.
spring, 7easie; 40. : red red. sssasoc. ~ :
Corn-No. ., 41a4a 4Sc: No. 2 white 49c:
NO. 2 yellow. 4sG4Sl4c; No. 5. 471ac; No. 3
white, 4S,ac; No. yellow, 4s,4 @46ssc: No. 4.
oatsNNo. =. ss.sc: No. 2 white, s21ls@sic;
NO 5 white. 31a4M33c.
Rye-No. ;. 6014c.
choice mating. 440r50c.
FLAX seed-No. i, sl.o7; No. northwest
.crn. S1.13.
Timothy secd-Prme, ss17,.
C!over--C..ntract grade, $l1.5O
provlsions-Mcss pork. s15GO015G lard.
isS.5GMS 52l.; short rib sides, $S.5GdI36O; short
:cle;,r sides. Ss.30n9.GO.
: Mhskey-On basis Of high wines, SIS.
Butter--Marl<et was steady; creamery,
l4mcGlac: dairy. l4I1Sc.
Eggs-Firm at mark cases included.
15Ml5'@c: firsts. ll5lac: prime firsts, lGl.c;
an Ntras, 16c.
Chcesc-l:asy at 1oM@11ac.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
Known in Ida Grove.
GRAND JURY DISCHARGED.
Had Been in Session at Sioux Falls fc.
Over Two Weeks.

v.
Over Two Weeks.
Sioux Falls, S. D.. April 21.-The
United States grand jury, after being
in session in this city for period of
two weeks and one day, made its final
report and was discharged by Judge
Garland. all the cases coming before
the jury having been disposed Of
The final report showed that during
the time the jury was in session it i'm
Nestigated I; totai of siXty-two cases,
examined 25a Witnesses. returned fifty
one true bills and reported eleven mo
bills" 1t returned twelve additional
Indictments, but the names of the de-
fcndants and the nature OF the Of
fcnses With Which they arc charged
We're withheld from the public owing to
The fact that the defendants had not
Yet been arrested
y jury WAS secured In the case OF
Eliph"s III. Toloe!. an infant, by w. b.
Tobey, his guardian. VS.. the Chicago,
Milwaukee, and st. Paul Railroad COM
lsany. The plaintiff seeks to recover
damages in the sum of $15.2O0 for The
loss of an arm. Ii is alleged that be-
cause of negligence on the part of en-
ploTes of the railroad company q Mil
waukec train colided With a hack in
ing him out and njuriEg one of his
arms to such an extent that it had to
be amiputlted.
The accident occurred at Mitchell.
The railroad company bases its defense
largely on the ground that the accident
was due to oarelessness on the part of
the plaintiff. and that the employees of
the company We're in no way to blame
for tho accident.
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SECOND TRIAL is DENIED.
Madison Woman Who Murdered Her
Husband 70 Be Sentenced Eridax

Husband TO Be Sentenced friday.
Sioux Fails. S. D.. April ia mo-
ton for y !lew trial i'm the case of Mrs.
Dora Laoine has been denied by Judge
Jones. OF the state circuit court in this
city. Mrs. IaI'ine was convicted in the
state circuit court o. Lake county a
few weeks ago OF shooting and killing
her husband. Joe LaPine. The couple
conducted a resort ar Lake Herman.
near Madison. April 90 WAS fixed by
Judge Jones as the time for passing
sentence on Mrs. La1'ine. Frank r.
Aikens. attorney for the defendant. has
given notice that he will appeal to the
state supreme court from the action of
Judge Jones in denying the defendant
Il new trial.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Nothins Vet Learned Regarding tn
Whereabouts of Hurley Man

Hurley, S. D.. April 23.-rhe mystery
surrounding the disappearance of Will
nam Zuver. Il local business man, has
not yet been solved. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that he drove to Niborg, where
he placed his team in a livery barn.
Ihe team was never called for and Zu-
Yer dropped completely out of sight, not
the slightest trace of him having been
found since he Was last seen at Niborg.
IL is stated that his business affairs
are IN bad condition, and that this may
nave something To do With his disap-
7earance
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
PROMINENT pAkorAn DIES.

WatertoWn. S. %. April .3.-Oscar p
Kemp died yesterday ;tt noon after am
illness of \ week. H.. was one of the
pioneer settlers OF Matertown. having
come here in 1878. He was the first
postmaster, also the first general mer-
chant. He had bsaa prominently itlen-
titled with the business interests since
setting here, and had been q leader in
the democratic paity.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
OLD SOLDIER DIES.

Rapid City. s. d.. April 19.-While
endeavorine to find some land upon
which he could file, Herbert r. Osborn,
aged e1 Yeas and an old soldier, met
..'is death While exposed To the snow.
storm that ragged in the country about
here .ast week. He started for the
cheyenne rive" to look up land. but be-
camA confused! in the storm and lost his
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
sixrlETAl ANNIVERSARY

Huron. $. D., -tpril z0.-J. G. Klemn,e
and wife. attended the 6oth ;,nniver
sarN of the marriage of Mr.. IIlemnl.'s $
parents at Elins,. Ia. at which time a,
family reunion was had. Eleven sons
and two daughters constitute tie in-
mediate family. together With more
than thirty grandchildren and numer-
Gus great grandchildren. Not u death
has occurred in the Immediate family
for moro thaE nNlf q centnrr
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27

Macon. Mo.--With DR.. j. H. Bridgeford
nnd a i!ve-pound box of candy to choose
between as her prize for artstically darn
ing the doctors socks. Miss Leah Wright
chose the candy, leaving the phianthro-
pical dentist to be won by some one else
AT recent meeting of the Busy Bee
Thimblc club DIR. Bridgcford announced
that he would give himself or IA box of
candy as a prize to the young lady who
would most artistically eXtinguish the
,unc,ures in his pedal accoutrements
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
THE MARKETS.
Sioux citv Live Stock.

Sioux Ciiy, April 25.--Sioux city Stock
Tards-Hoss-Gioo heavy, and butchers.
.6.25li3o; light and mixed, $6.150622 221a
Cattlc-l3utcher steers, $i25M5.6O: fat
VOWS and hcilers. s'.CCM4.50: stock COWS
tlnd hcifers. S2.5ou3.25; stockers and feed
ers, S5.5gqtt.5o; yeariillss and calves, $3.50
10
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DEGREE FOR KING.
Eemard Aenored by the University Of
Pennsylvania.

Pai'a ae!ptin. April i3..-.The Univer-
slty OF Pennsylvania toGa:. participant
ed Ii, the Franklin bi-centenary with
exercises 1T ,hc Academy OF Music.
Honorary ,s,ees were conferred upon
King fnwu.'d Of England and .lIar,-
other stisg'.ioa j personlses.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
C.. 3. E. q. FOUND GUILTY
OF GRANTING REBATES
fedora! Court in chieaso Fines the
Railroad and Two Officials the Ae.
urcaate Sum of $4,000.

Chicago. April 20 The Chicago E,.r.
linglon and Quincy railroad ana Darius
Miller and Claude G. Suraham, officials
of the road, were found guilty TODAY
by the federal court OF granting rebates
in violation of the ItM.
The railroad corporation Gas fined
$4,000 and the Officials $4,000 each.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
SON OF "TAMA JIM" MARR,ss.
Professor Wilson weds Rrookinss

Brook;nss. S. D.. April 23.--19rofessor
). w. Wilson and Miss Elise Chappell
We're married at the home of the brides
parents in this city ON Wednesday
evening. The bridesrooms father,
James Wilson, secretary of asriculture
at Washington. was at the Wedding.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
South Omaha.

South Omaha, April 5.-Cattle--Marlset
steady to stronger. Native steers. 81. SDIf
$50: cows and heifers. $3.00Mi.5o; western
stockars and feeders 50. 75n4.iO: calves,
s'.0CNt6 co: bulls. stags, etc. S2.75dA.25
Hogs-Market sc lower. Heavy, $3.50
6.:5: mixed, s6.27laal6aO light. s6.25cI6 80;
pigs. S5.5D6tG.1O; bulk of sales, S6.25MG.a0.
SheepMarket steady to strong. Year.
lings, 50. .lM6.25: wethers. s5.t0n6.2O: ewes,
a .T5M !. 50; lambs, 81. .aa.5IG.S5.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
MONEY MARKET.

New York. April 2l.-Noney-Marke.
steady at 4u4A per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper, Az 4m5la per cent. Sterling ex-
change easy. at s4S4.35G4.S4.40 on demand
and 81 1.2G04.S1.2 % for 80 days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
MINE WORKERS Reject
OPERATORS PLAN
Refuse to Arb;tratc Question Of wao-s
With Those Declining to Pay
1903 Scale

Indianapolis, -Ap..i 2n--Tha inte,na-
tionai executisc board of the Gri;cu
Mine Workers of America today re-
iected the proposition of tho operators
of western Pennsylvania. Indiana. Ohio
and Illinois who are opposing the pay
lnent of the 1903 wage scale to coal
miners, and who. through a. y Ninler
their chairl'',ii. offered 10 submit diff
ference; to arbitration.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
MINNEAPOLIS.
W
AIirncapoiiS, /!

Minneapolis. Aprl 25.-c.osing coss,
us!r.s C.. track ~ ere as iDIiows:
wheat ~. , nlrfl. 19Ac; NJ. ,:.ortl,eln.
l7Saac; No. rortnern. .si4c: NJ. 3, 7SGI &c.
10 arrive. No. northern, 7saac: No. :
northern. '7'.c. No. / duru;n, 7ic: No. .
uurum. ,Nc.
cas.-No. , white. SCssc; No. 9. 2s55s0
29@sc.
Earlcy--2oq47c.
Fias--ca Ii, ) ls;.: May. 81 Ia.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27

New York C;ty.--Robert Norton. -
years old. OF Jersey City, was watching
a game Of baseball when a fowl ball
hitting him squareiyr OH the forehead
killed nilE.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27

the whole side of building fell out
and came so near me that was COW
cred and blinded by The dust Then
saw the first dead come by. They We're
piled up in an automobile like carcasses'
in butchers wagon, all over blood.
with crushed skulls and broken limbs,
and bloody faces.
"A man cried out to me, Look out
for that live Wire just had time to
sidestep certain death. On each side
of me the fires were burning fiercely.
finally got into the open space before
the ferry The ground was still shak-
ing and gaping open IN places. Women
and children knelt OH the cold asphalt
and prayed God would be merciful to
them. AT last we got on the boat. Not
woman in that crowd had enough
clothing to keep her warm, let alone
the money for fare. I took off my hat.
put little money in it, and we got
enough money right there to pay oil
their fares
When Quake Came.
Terrence Owens. chief of the Denver
fire department, and his wife and young
son have arrived here. They We're
guests at the Grand hotel in San Fran
cisco on the morning of the earthquake,
and after the first shocks escaped to
Oakland.
u happened to be awake when the
III 81 oIiOCh GGlIlC, Stilu SulCl .OMcllSs
"The plaster began to come down
around us, and the furniture of the
room was thrown about.
My wife sprang UP from the bed. A
moment after she had quit it a heavy
dresser was thrown violently upon 1T.
1t would have killed her had she re-
mained there. I got my wife and child
to the street. Going back, l got our
things together and took them down
where my wife was. saw fire burst
out a few blocks away. An engine came
down and hitched to hydrant, but
city was doomed. We caught the first
boat for Oakland and saw the rest of
the fire from a distance.
Scene of lndescribable Confusion.
Market street, when we got out OF
the hotel, was in frightful state. Wires
We're down, naked men and women
were running along the streets. cattle
crowd. and the scene was one of in
describable confusion. The air seemed
to be a sort of blush yellow. To make
matters worse there was the most Pc
culiar smell in the air. The buildings
We're leaning in a crazy fashion, and
debris was falling everywhere.
Il distinctly felt two heavy shocks
before we left for Oakland. After we.
got over to the Oakland side there were
two more.
Fire in All Directions.
"As we left the Frisco side could
see fire in all directions. People whom
we met had come for many blocks run
ming to the water front, half naked and
with bare feet. 1t was not easy to get
through the streets owing to the stuff
thrown about by the shock The sight
was the most terrible ever Witnessed
and have seen many fires. Some we
met were cut about the face and hands
by falling glass or windows, and others
had been hit by stones. None Of them
seemed to know where they We're go-
ing, but ran about in every direction
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
; to arbitration.
iowa Adjusts Tro.,t..e

Des Moines, Ia, April 2G--lI.e Joint
scale committee signed the iowa scale
and i: will he ratified ar the ton
this afternoon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-25
Look Out For Squalls.

Look ahead for financial squalls out
Of the present clear sky. If Russia
should fail to pay the interest on her
$4,000, O00,00 Of bonds held outside Of
Russia there will be a panic on the
French and German bourses which
would probably affect New York and
London and make money tight for a
time. Pay your debts and don't incur
any more at present. This Republican
prosperity that they boast Of so much
is like a child's balloon, and a pin
prick will cause collapse. Unfortunate
~, too, the foundation is rotten. for 1t
rests on special privilege and frenzied
finance, in which the banks and trust
companies and life insurance corpora
lions are all combined with Republican
politicians to plumber the people.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-25
The Animal ..Roundup."

All the big interests'-that is, the
trusts. the corporations and Wall street
are holding their breath until they
have fixed things with the Repub-
llcan leaders and know that there will
be no serious attempt at legislation that
will upset their control of business. The
annual roundup of congress is on to
put the trust brand on the Republican
steers and corral them until grass time
comes again. The old and experienced
leaders Of the Republican herd walk
into the trust corral. with head erect
they have been branded years ago-but
some of 'the klds'-the calves and
yearlings-fear the trust and corpora
ton branding iron, but the corporation
cowboys will round up the bunch they
need and let the balance run loose until
the next session. When the necessary
campaign fund has been promised and
the pledges OF III drastic legislation
given, Wall street and its magnntes
will sigh with relief and the market"
will resume Its wonted shearlng Of tho
annual crop of lambs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-25
SHIP SUBSIDY c IT
System Failed to Benefit French
Maritime interests.

The report Of the Republican mem
bers Of the ship subsidy committee ad-
duces the example Of France in paying
large sums to stimulate her merchant
marine as an example the United
States should follow and gives that as
a reason why the bill that accompanies
its report should pass the senate. But
the facts about French shipping do
not sustain the argument Of the major
subsidy French shipping interests have
not prospered.
when the matter was under consid-
GRAFTON the other day in the French par
lament confession was openly made"
says the New York Post, that the
whole system was a failure. The Off
cial reporter Of the budget, M. Pierre
Baudin, admitted that the regime of
ship subsidies, especially under the law
Of 1902, had been Of doubtful advan-
tage even to shipbuilders and had
worked only harm to commerce. And
now even the shipyards are crying for
heavier s~ubventions. 1t appears that.
trusting to bounties, they have fallen
behind their foreign competitors in ma
chinery, in methods and in intelligence
generally; hence the appeal to the gov
eminent to make up their deficiencies
by money payments. That is the usual
course of artificial fostering Of indus
tries, and the precedent Of France,
which u confident subsidy hunters
allege, is really one which makes
strongly against them"
The report Of the minority Of the
committee, the Democrats, has not yet
been made. but it will undoubtedly take
strong grounds against the subsidy
scheme.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-25

In France the government is inyesti-
eating the cause of the decline Of popu-
%lation, and a report to the economic
subcommittee declares that the policy
Of protection has rendered the condi-
tons Of life harder. The figures amass-
ed and analysed show that mot S per
cent" Of the French people reap any
advantage from the protective tariff.
while all the rest pay tribute under it.
1t is estimated that on bread and meat
alone this unseen" tax takes $4,000
600 a year from the people and a SINH
lar amount with most of the other nee
essaries Of life. Under such circum-
stances no wonder there IS a reluctance
to increase the number Of mouths to be
fed. Are we approaching like condt-
lions from the same causes?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-25
The Grin.

Before W C can sympathize with
others. we must have suffered our
selves No one can realize the suffer
ing attendant upon an attack of the
grip, unless he has had the actual ex-
p%erience. There is probably no disease
that causes so much physical and men
tai agony, or which so successfully de-
ties medical aid. All danger front the
grip, however, may be avoided by the
prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. Among the tens of thousands
who have used this remedy, not one case
has ever been reported that has resulted
in pneumonia or that has not recovered.
For sale by NE. McGruer. Langdon and
Easily.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-25
First and Second Mortgage Loans, with
no delay. Terms arranged to suit parties
making loan. ALERT & Winter.
Fall of Niagara River,

Niagara river, in it's course from
Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, falls a dis.
lance Of GIT feet. A survey by the
United States engineers, who meas.
ured the flow Of the river below the
falls, shows that it discharges 100000
cubic feet of water a second from the
M lake to the other. By a simple
calculation it appears that in it's de:s.
cent of twenty-seven miles from lake
to lake, Niagara river develops the
equivalent OF about 100000 theoret-
ical horsepower.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-25
NATIONAL SCANDAL.
Nenrly All Republican Leaders Seem
to he GrRftcrA.

10 he GrRffcrS.
The life insurance scandals recently
investigated in New York have dis
rupted the state Republican ~organiza-
ton.
Charles L. Hughes, counsel to the
legislative committee which Investigate
ell the companies, received an inside
tip from a reliable financial source,
from which a reporter for the New
York World obtained the following in
formation:
''That during the months Of Septem-
bcr and October, 1904, eleven corpora
tons doing business in that state sub
scribed to a fund %aggregating 1925, 900.
"That of this amount the Equitable
Life Assurance society contributed
$25, 900.
"That the arrangements for a num-
Der of subscriptions, including the $685.
600 donated by the Equitable, we're
made by George B. Cortelyou, then
chairman Of the Republican national
committee.
"Ihat all of the contributions were
made upon the representations of vari-
u persons, including Nh. Cortelyou,
Cornelius n. Bliss, Ex-Governor Odell,
Senator Platt and Senator Depew; that
additional money was needed to insure
the election Of Theodore Roosevelt as
president.
THAT the money was subscribed
solely upon the representation that the
Republican national ticket was in dan
ger of defeat.
"That of the amount collected less
than 5 per cent, or, to be exact, $10.5 500,
found its way into the state campaign
to help the candidacy Of Frank W. Hig-
gins, Republican candidate for govern
or"
The question is not where did they
get it, but what did they do with it.
The New York Republican leaders evil
IDENTIFY do not intend to quietly be made
the scapegoats Of the insurance scan
dial, but will drag into the mess the
national Republican officials to show
they are not the only boodlers and
grafters, but that other Republican
leaders are tarred with the same brush.
Where will these Republican scandals
end?