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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A con-
DENSED FORM.
Petty Thicving in Collcge-Four
Young Men Dismissed from Ynnk-
ton School-Undone by Champagne
Many Robust Headchaes.

For the past two weeks
College circles have been In a urmo
as never before. II the Missouri River
had run dry, College Hill become a
miniature Vesuvius or the college
buildings tumbled down by an earth
quake excitement could not be more
intense.
But the worst stage has come ana
gone into history. Four students prom
inent in college and society circles
have been tried and expelled by the
faculty for stealing. Two OF the men
were Yankton boys and the Others
who were up river lads, left FOR thelr
homes last week.
Much petty thieving has been re-
ported from College Hill and nearby
residents all winter. one OF Hank-
tons most distinguished citizens, one
who has been abroad as ambassador
for the United States government, re-
ported the loss of thirty flint bottles
Of champagne and a case OF extra
pale" quarts from his residence. IL
was this stunt which led to the gangs
undoing. The report was suppressed
in every quarter and a sharp "atch
kept on all students.
A short time elapsed before the
young men, believing that all was WE'LL
invited their lady friends out to a
champagne supper. The girls so invit-
ed were bound by a Solemn and bind
ing oath not to divulge what they
were about to see, hea or drink. SO
many headaches were reported the
next day that the faculty sat up n
took notice. The clew was followed
to the end, and the boys. though
bound by oath to each other to STAND
pat until death, confessed and &C
knowledged their guilt of a number OF
other small robberies. which
money from a crippled student
punching bags, boxing gloves n oth-
er stuff from the college gym
Besides the expulsion of h four
students the affair led to the
ing of the college baseball team,
which, however,, was on its last legs
One of the four men was the teams
mainstay on the firing line since the
injury to the captain at Tyndall re-
Gently. Without his services the team
could not have won d game. mnch less
draw crowds which would pay eX-
penses. At a recent meeting IT was
for this and various other reasons de-
cided to abandon h sport for this
year and join the athletes for the
track meets If they could be forced to
forget the champagne sepper and
subsequent events.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
PINNEY TO STAY IN PRISON.
Judge Garland Denies Writ Of Habcas
Tr.p.-

Corpus.
Judge Garland, of the United States
court at Sioux Falls, Tuesday denied
an application for a writ of habeas
corpus in the case of Earle b. Pinney,
formerly a prominent resident of
North Dakota, who sought to secure
his release from the Sioux Falls peni-
Tertiary. Pinney was formerly a
United States commissioner, with
headquarters at Minot, n. d. He is
serving a term of ten years in the PEN
i~tent1ary In Sioux Fails for embezzle-
ment committed while he was a feder-
al commissioner. The ENLIGHTENMENT
consisted of converting to his own use
sums ~aggregating something over
$4,000 which had been placed in his
hands by homesteaders for payment
to the receiver of the United States
land office at Minot. 81
The point was raised in behalf of
Pinney that the sums mentioned We're
placed in his hands az an individual,
and not in his official capacity as Unit
ed States commissioner. and that he
therefore was not liable to the federal
government for the disposition made
of the money. In the application for n
writ of habeas corpus IL was set forth
that the Indictment upon which Pin
ney was convicted was illegal aNd did
not contain facts sufficient to consti-
tute a crime against any of the laws Of
the United States.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
DROP ALL ENMITIEs.
Warning Classes In Frisco United by
Disaster,

Warning Classes I'm Frisco United by
Disaster.
San Francisco: Harmony and
pledges of good feeling marked the
meetings Friday Of the various bodies
Of citizens committees and represent
atives Of the army which are admins
tering the affairs of San Francisco.
The last sign of confusion and mis-
understanding which has at times ex-
listed has disappeared. The first signs
OF the return to former conditions
were the resumption Of street traf-
&c in certain sections and the taking
out of the first permit for the erec-
ton OF a modern steel structure upon
the ground occupied a few days ago
by a less substantial one. Archbishop
Riordan appeared at the meeting Of
the citizens general committee Fri
day and in an eloquent speech coun-
seled harmony between those who are
striving to hiring order out OF chaos.
The temperance of the first cleo
trio cars upon the streets OF San Fran
cisco since the great disaster was cele-
brated as quite an event. CITY and
railroad officials and invited guests
Allied the first car started on the run
across the city, Mayor Schmitz acting
as motorman. Everywhere the sight
of the car was greeted with cheers
from thousands of pedestrians. A
continuous service was re-established
later in the day, and on several Of the
cross town lines. and thousands Of
people were carried free of charge.
The first building permit, applied
for and granted Friday, was for u
twelve-story steel structure to be
erected by Thomas Magee.
A cold rain fell for several hours
last night and Saturday morning
brought additional hardships IN the
people sheltered only by tents and
temporary buildings in the parks.
The finance committee a Friday
gave out the following recapitulation
81 the subscription funds:
Total out of town subscriptions,
4,6f7,0s3.43: local subscriptions,
3213. $50; total, 1881, 038.43; sub
scriptions promised, but not received,
$500, 500; grand total, $5,421,43S.43.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04

Trip Through Fire-Svvept Frisco
Shows Their Superiority.

Tip lhrOuxn F1re-S VVept FK1ACO~
Shows Their Superiority.
A trip through the burned districts of
San Francisco after the fire revealed a
scene of unspeakable desolation. From
many points on Market street, as far as
the eye could reach in any direction, there
was nothing but skeleton walls and smold-
ering ruins. 1t was fire that wrought the
great devastation and wiped out the en-
tire business section and half the resi-
dence section of the city. The great mod
ern steel structures were practically I'M
injured by the earthquake except for
cracked walls and displaced plaster. AlE
these great structures, of course, subse-
q~uently were utterly ruined by the flames
so far as the interior construction is con-
cerned, but the walls are in most cases,
intact. The most notable cases of prac-
teal immunity from the shock were the
st. Francis hotel, the Eairmont hO;e!,
the Flood building. the Mills building,
the Spreckels building. the Chronicle
building. and scores of other modern steel
structures. -
The branch of the United States mint
on Fifth street and the new postofice at
Seventh and Mission streets are striking
examples of the superiority Of the work.
manship put into federal buildings. The
United States mint building, surrounded
by a wide space of pavement, was abso-
lutely unframed. The new postofice-
building was also virtually unchanged by
fire, The earthquake did some damage
to the different entrances to the building,
but the walls were uninjured. Every win
dow pane, Of course, vas broken. The
Fairmont hotel, while damaged in the
interior, is left intact as to the walls.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
eERMANY,s CHURCH CRISIS.
Only 20 Per Cent of Her Pastors ne
licYe In Christ,s Divinity.

Iieve in Christ's Divinity.
Emperor William Of Germany and his
official advisers are deeply concerned over
the imminent church crisis in Prussia, thr
gravest since the reformation. The ques~
ton of the divinity of Christ now threat
ems to rend German Professionalism lnto'
W great parties, the one liberal the
othel orthodox. The revolt in llberaA
church circles against orthodoxy has beeIt
famed into a lame by the refusal Oh
the consistory and the Supreme Court
to sanction the selection OF Rev. MI.
Rowen as pastor of the church at Rem
scheid, in Westphalia.
His %offense was that he preached ser
mons in which he repudiated the divine
parentage of Christ, characterizing it rs
a myth inspired by Greco-Pasan intu-
ences. Cd
More than 1900 mass meetings have.
been held to discuss the religious situa--
ton. Taken together, they form an as
tonishing revelation of the enormous OK
tent of the growth of the so-called Liberal
church doctrines.
The ferment is increasing daily, hourly
The liberal pastors and their congrega-
IRONS threaten secession unless the bounds.
of the creed are widened by the elimina-
ton of what they call the supernatural
articles.
A leading theologian, who occupies O.
university chair, says that out of 5000
German Protestant pastors in active ser
vice at the present time not more than
one-quarter are believers in the literah
text of the apostles creed, and only one
tenth hold to the divine inspiration of the.
Bible.
Should the Kaiser call a general council
to recast the creed, the cataclysm may
be prevented. Otherwise it is predicted
on all sides the Reformed church of Ger
many will soon be split into warning fac
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
ROBBED CLAIM SHANTY.
Homesteader Overhau.s Burglar and
Delivers Him UD to Justice.

LII W ~
Chester Carter, a homesteader liv-
ing about twenty miles west of Presho.
acted as his own policeman, and, with
the aid Of Albert Moon and William
Meskel. after an exciting chase sue
ceeded in capturing a young man who
had -raided Carriers claim shanty dur
ing the absence of the owner.
The, three men set out in pursuit of
the raider. They were armed with n
shotgun. At a point about three
miles from the seen of the robbery
they overlook a young man named
Chris Lund. whom they suspected of
having committed the robbery. Lund
resisted. but threats of a fierce nature
on the part of the men h had over
hauled him finally induced him to
throw up his hands and submit to be-
ing searched.
A revolver stolen from Carriers
shanty was found in his possession. He
also had another weapo of the same
kind. The prisoner was marched to
Presho by his captors and turned over
to Deputy Sheriff Sheldon.
Under the state statutes he is guilty
Of burglary, which is a penitentiary
offense
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
CRISIS NEAR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CONTINUE TO
POUR INTO PARIS.
Men Warned-Prcmicr Says Govern-
ment is Resolved to Apply the Law
without Weakness 70 All Di~sturbers
OF h Peace.

Paris: Premier Sarrien in a speech
delivered here Sunday gave warning
TO the disorderly element that the gov
eminent purposed dealing firmly with
any outbreaks IN May I. This Is tho
b1rst speech the premier has made In
the course of the electoral campaign
and II dealt with all kinds of questions,
hut the principal Interest attaches to
that portion Of 1t giving the govern
ment's attitude toward the menacing
labor situation.
1.-THE first duty OF a government
worthy OF the name" said Mr.. Sarrien,
is to Insure order In the streets and
freedom TO work without interruption.
We are resolved to apply h law
without passion mi without weakness
TO all dfsturbers OF the peace, who
ever they may be, whatever names
they assume or whatever the end they
seek. A country like France can pros
per and develop commerce. increase
wealth and ameliorate the lots OF the
members Of the social fabric only
Through order, peace and work. Vio-
lence can only benefit h forces OF re-
action and discredit the noblest
cause"
The city is assuming a distinctly
military aspect. Military patrols have
not yet been established, but soldiers
on duty throng the ~bouleyards, sug-
seating the days Of the Boulanger ex-
element. Special trains continue to
bring In r~einforcements.
The military governor OF Paris has
AXE the suggestive action OF reQui-
sitiOning the executive buildings OF the
sTIyoli yauxhall for military uses. This
building ordinarily Is used for meet
1ngs Of the revolutionary party.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
COPPER IN THE BLACK HILLS.
Mine is to Be Developed by n New
COInIEllIH.

Company.
The Black Hills country is on the
verge of a great boonl il copper For
many years it has been we'll known
that copper existed in various parts
of the hills. Several years ago X. n.
Maioney, of Deadwuod, commenced
operating the Blue Lead property near
Sheridan, S. D.. Attention was at
tracted to this because of the large
blowout on top of the hill which "as
very cicn i, copper. The tunnel was
run in with the intention Of catching
the vein at a lower level. This did not
prove satisfactory, and recently John
Harnan, of Cripple Creek, bought into
the company to the extent of $4,000
and operations were commenced. A
shaft was sunk and has now cached Z
depth of go feet. This is not yet wa
ter level and it is not expected to n
Upper in any great quantities until
his level is reached. The shaft is
penetrating the ash formation, which,
with depth, is becoming harder n
showing UP good stringers of ore.
These indications would signify that a
large ore body with good values lies
at a somewhat greater depth. The
company will exploit this property
thoroughly. ''
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
WHEAT CONDITIONS GOOD.
Winter Has Lifted It's and
the Outlook Is PrOmisinE.

Winter Has Lifted It's Embargo and
the Outlook Is Promising.
Winter has lifted its embargo from the
fields and the winter wheat crop stands
forth a strong, likely %youngster, ready to-
try for records of the past, even If he
should no: reach or surpass them. Pres
enta conditions foretoken a big yield, and,
unless there are disasters between this
and the gardening time, the crop OF 1906
will be a fit mate for that of last year.
Endorsement of this prediction comes in
dispatches to Chicago from all the big
wheat-producing States. Some of these
States are already boastins ~that this
years yield will exceed that of any pre-
vious seasons. -r,.'s -na b..
Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Indian Territory and Pennsylvania are
enthusiastic over the outlook. OF these,
Ohio, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska
ir particular send information that there
has been a marked improvement in gen.
eral conditions since the last government
report in December. .a .r
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
AHOM9
Dsp @tlEe@

The school teachers of Pittston, Pa, re-
Gently. dismissed their pupils and tol6
them not to return until the school board
should pay back salaries due the teachers.
Prof. C. W. Pritchett, after thirty years;
of service as director of the Morrison OBJ
servatory at Glasgow, Mo-. has retired. He
is succeeded by II. r. Morgan, formerly of
the United States naval observatory.
Judge Mack of Chicago has invited a
conference with the school board with n
view to stopping the practice of suspend
ing disorderly or unruly pupils, on the
ground that it contributes to the Juvenile,
delinquency cases in court.
Following are some Ohio statistics :
Children of school age, 1,25O,OOO; children
in school attendance, 0 5000; children
out of school, 100000; children within
scope Of labor law, 100000; children il
legally employed, 100000.
The most notable feature of the latest
census bulletin relating to i1literacy
among our population is the statement
thai there are fewer illiterates among the.
children of foreign-born parents than
among those of the natives. This is
variously accounted for, but the chief rea-
son for it appears to be based on the fact
that the greatest portion of the foreign
born children live in cities. where the.
educational opportunities are better than
in the country. In the country the illit-
eracy among children is 80 per 1900; irs
cities of over $4,000 inhabitants it is only
10 per 1000.
For the last two years a committee D
pointed BY the National Educational As
sociation has been hard at work seeking tp
establish a system Of reciprocity in re-
CARL to the recognition of teachers ~certif-
Gates and diplomas from normal schools.
and colleges. When the committee first
undertook its task, it was found that
twenty-five States and territories made.
absolutely no concession, that all teachers.
from outside their boundaries were oblig-
ed by their laws to take an examination.
no matter what their credentials and ex-
perience. Now, after two years work,
only nine of the States still hold out
These are Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia.
Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky. North Caro-
lima, New Hampshire and Texas. In ALI
Sae rest d distinct advance toward recL
1rcs:.s he. bean madp-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
WOLF BOUNTY CLAIMS.

Dakota Unlikely to Pay More Tina.
so Cents OH the Dollar.
A Pierre special says: The wolf
bounty claims which w been filed
with the state auditor up to the pres
ent date amount to $S,1S1, leaving
less thar a thousand dollar in the
FUND to meet the claims for the next
two months, when they are heavier
than for any other time Of the year.
It is apparent hat the claims for this
year will have to be apportioned pro
rata. as they have in past years, with
but $4,000 available. Last year only
a little over SO cents on the dollar
was paid, while this year the chances
are h a the superintendent will go
almost If not fully as low.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
PANIC ON A FERRYBOAT.
Big Crowd of Refugees Thought We
Scl Was CaDsiZin1.

Big Crowd of Refugees Thought Vcs-
sci Was CaDsizing.
San Francisco: There was a panic
on the ferryboat Piedmont Thursday
as the vessel was making a trip to
this city. Thousands of refugees had
crowded both decks OF the steamer
until standing room was at a pre-
MUM.
At n point opposite Goat Island the
paddle wheel struck an abandoned
with a resounding rash.
The noise threw the passengers into
n state OF alarm. Many OF them ran
to the opposite side of the boat, which
listed heavily 10 starboard. The cry
went up that the boat was capsizing.
and a mad rush was mad for the life
p~reservers. They were torn off the
cases and quickly donned. The off,
GERS were unable to cope with the
throng and 1t was not until the vessel
had been safely locked that order was
restored.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
Thief outran Police.

A man by the name of Anderson
stole a saddle from Chief of Police Lee
Brooks at Belle Fourche n sold it
to A. J. Sprague for s25. The robbery
was discovered before he got out Of
town and he was found at of the
sporting ous but got away before
an arrest could be made. Pursued by
the chief, who was unable to overtake
him, and who shot at him once but
missed him, he made good his escap
into the woods.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
TO RECOUP LOSSES.
Insurance Rates Advanced to Max,
Even on San Francisco.

Insurance Rate Advanced to Mako
Even on San Francisco.
Philadelphia, Pa: AS a result Of the
San Francisco confagration the fire
association of Philadelphia Thursday
its fire premium rates in
the congested central district of this
city rs per cent. The American fire
insurance committee that
IT re-insured In the Commercial As-
surance Company Of England its en-
tire outstanding risks except the per-
petual insurance. President Irwin. OF
the fire association. also said he had
ordered a rs per CEN advance in pre-
miums on risks of this company in the
business section of New York and
similar action will be taken elsewhere.
With the advance in premiums the
fire association also reduced from IS
to 10 per cent the commissions allow
ed insurance brokers. D..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
BURNING OIL THREATENS TOWN.

Refining Company's Pipe Line Breaks
Burning Fluid Destroys Properly.
Philadelphia. Pa: The Atlantic Re-
dining Company's. pipe line broke in
several places Wednesday along the
Chester pike. twelve miles from here.
The oil took fre. The plant OF the
sKennebec Worsted Company and the
toll gate house were burned. The
irs threatened to destroy the village
o. Ieipervi1ie, and workmen cut away
the trolley bridge in an effort to stay
the spread OF the names. h trolley
wires were all cut to prevent injury to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
Anti Cigarette Law valid.

indianapolis, Ind: The Parks anti.
cigarette law passed by the last ses-
sion of the Indiana legislature was de-
clared valid Thursday by the supreme
court. The court interpreted the law
as meaning that 1t is illegal to sell
cigarettes in Indiana or keep them for
sale, but 1t is not Illegal to smoke
them n 1t is not illegal to bring
them into the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
Declines TO Extend Clemency.

Gov. Elrod has declined to act or
two applications which have been
made to him for clemency to prison.
ers who are serving jail sentences.
One was in the case of Harry s.. Ora
ham, a Stanley County prisoner, who
is serving a six months sentence in
the jail in Pierre on a charge of as
sault with a dangerous weapon; and
the other that Of ]. j. Allen. of Clark
County, who is serving a six months
sentence in the Jail of that county on
a like charge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
Killed by Landslide.

Santa Cruz, Cal: On the day of h
earthquake fourteen men We're killed
at Iona Preta, ten miles from here,
by the crushing of a sawmill by a
landslide. There were fifteen men in
the mill and only one escaped. He
brought the news of the catastrophe
to this city.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
Mrs. Dowie visits APOSTLE.

Chicago: Following reports that
John Alexander Dowie is a very sick
man Overseer Jane Dowie, wife of the
deposed head of the Christian Catho-
lie church, visited her husband in his
apartments at the Auditorium Annex
Thursday. This is the first time Dowie
and his wife have seen each other in
several months.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
Ex.Gox. BOYD Yerx nI.

Omaha, Neb.: Former Gov. James
=. Boyd II critically Ill at his home
here. and Il 8 feared that he will not
survive. Gov. Boyd 10 the only Demo
raj n elected to the chief office In
this state. He vas q pioneer in the
packing industry here and has long
been prominent I'M business and politi-
cal circles OF Nebraska. He is ~
wears Of oge. a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
OH Prices Advance

Pitt burg. Pa: Prices of crude pc.
troleum have beer advanced by the
Standard OIL Company as follows:
PENN vania. s1.64; Tiona, $1.74; sec
onds. s1.64: cable, S1.24: Corning,
$1.16; Newcastle, s1.41; northern Ii.
ma, IS cents. south Lima, 90 cents:
Raglan, &c cents.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
The Champion "Dry- Town.

Two months ago st. Lawrence was
a wide open village. An evangelist
held a meeting there and o the
town is a model. Those who drank
Joined the meeting and quit imbibing
Then the druggist himself accepted
the faith and to prove his sincerity
shipped all of his whisky back to the
Wholesaler. If there is truly a re-
formed spot anywhere, then ST. Law.
renee is that place.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
-ExPLoDEs.

Engineer Killed and Two Other Per-
SONS Fatally Injured.
Harrisburg, Pa: ]. r. Good. en-
Eineer, was killed and c. H. L~efever,
fireman. and j. J.. Wellower. brake
man. were fatally injured Friday by
the explosion Of an ~eastbound freight
locomotive at Ducklow tower, Steel
ton. on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
! The cause of the explosion is not
known. but the theory is advanced
that the engine struck a stick of dyna-
mite which had been accidentally
dropped along the tracks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-04
GASOLINE DOES THE WORK.
OF Breaking Up Country in Place O
Horses.

A Pierre SPECIAL says: The product
of the Standar Oil is taking the place
of horses for breaking prairie in the
eastern part of Stanley County. a COM
pany having brought in a gasoline
traction engine with which they use
a gang of plows and turn owe about
twenty acres of sod in a day. A large
amount of breaking has been con-
tracted for by the company which is
using this method of turning over,
prairie. 800 Is -.t -"