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The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
GUILTY OF GRANTING REeA7E.
New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad Is Convicted.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE New York
Central L Hudson River Railroad com.
Hany was convicted in the United
States circuit court yesterday Of grant
ing rebate of $4,000 10 the American
Sugar Refining company. and the trial
Of tie latter company for having ac-
cep,ed that sum as rebates will begin
today in tie same court. The jury
was cut about two hours and immedi-
atsly uron the announcement of its
verdict Of guilty" counsel for the de.
fandant company moved to ser aside
the verdict. which Judge Holt prompt
IL denied.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
IS FREED FROM COUNT soN,.
Jay couid's Daughter Gets Divorce
Count Not Given a Cent,

Paris, Nov. 16.-The tribunal of first
instance of the Seine. Judge Ditto pre-
sizing, yesterday granted divorce to
the Countess de Castellane (formerlv
Anna Gould of New York;, and gave
her the custody Of her children, who.
however. will not be allowed to be
taken from France without the consent
Of their father. Count Boni de Castel>
lane.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22

The action Of the Fargo Commercial
club last week III unqualifiedly en-.
dorsing the movement to erect CON-
modious hospital building in that city
elicits increased interest in the plans
Of prominent religious organization
looking toward that end. Already
the foundation has been completed.
and plans are drawn for q structure
to cost $4,000. The hospital will be
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
Villages Submerged and Hundreds o.
Farms Now Muddy Torrents.

Seattle. Wash, Nov. 1S.-A heavy
rainfall Wednesday. 2.4S inches in
four hours. and chinook wind which
melted recent SHOWS in the Cascade
mountains, coming simultaneously, are
the causes of the most disastrous
floods in the history Of the Puget
sound region. The valleys of the
White. Duwamish. Cedar, Green, Puy.
allup. Stuck and Black rivers are un-
der. water. flooding 200 square miles
of territory. This includes practically
every acre of lowland lying back OF
the eastern shores of the sound and
extending from Seattle to Tacoma.
Thousands Are Homeless.
Homeless and suffering from hunger
and exposure and the dread that the
rising waters will overwhelm them,
thousands Of farmers residing in the
fertile valley between Seattle and Ia
coma are camped in the foothills near
by, with what few effects they could
carry in a hurried fight.
Six Lives Lost.
Six persons have been drowned.
High tides, combined with the
floods. have converted all the river
deltas. which are great tracts of fer
tile farms. into muddy torrents, hun.
dreds of farm houses and villages are
submerged to the second stories and
many persons are homeless. The loss
to the Northern Pacific alone viii
reach $150.O00. and the total loss on
the district will run tn $500. 900.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22

convention win be the speakers. May
or Johnson and Senator ]. L. Cashel
have both written J. ]. nm to come
20 Fargo and address the convention.
invitations are also being extended
10 other prominent speakers. The
date OF holding the conyentioa was
nxed by President Cashel as Deo II
anu u. In letter to Mayor John
son, which President Cashsl sukxest-
Cd the number Of representative to
% allowed to attend the ooayeation
from tho various towns ana cesasses.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
Personal.


DR.. Frederick F. Dewhurst, pastor
q the University Congregational
church. died in Chicago OF pneumonia.
Reese Wigsles, who claimed to be
the smallest man in the world. being
four inches shorter than Gen. Tom
Thumb. died At Retreat, near Wilkes
barre, Pa.
Miss Kathleen Clayton. daughter OF
Gen. Powell Clayton. former ambassa-
dor to Mexico, was married to Arthur
Grant-Duf. British minister to Cuba.
q WashinxtoR.
John Calm yelling. for many years
one Of the vice presidents Of the Illi-
nois Central, died At his home In Chi.
cago
Isaae r. Taylor Of Jersey City one
q tie most prominent lawyers at the
New Jersey bar. died at Newtown.
Com.
r. A. Tucker. for eighteen years %.
pesinteadent Of the Omaha & Council
BluHs 0trest Railway company. IL
aeaA.
Hdn..l a. Miller. professor q
chemistry at columAta university.
~ at HI hoos ia West Nyaek 9 y
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
SUGAR THRUST is ON TRIAL.
Charged With Accepting Rebates in
Violation of the Elkins Law.

VIOLATION OF She GikihS Law.
New York. Nov. 1S.-The so-called
sugar trust" or the American Sugar
Refining company. was brought to
trial for the first time on charge of
rebatins yesterday. TIE specific indict
ment charges the corporation With
knowingly violating the Elkins law III
accepting rebates on shipments by the
New York Central 4 Hudson River
Railroad company in the spring OF
1908. amounting to $4,000. For grant
ing the same rebates the New York
Central was convicted Thursday.
The sugar company. it is charged,
accepted the $4,000 in rebates shortly
after the passage of the Elkins act.
the shipments having been made just
before congress passed the law.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
A MILLION DOLLARS STOLEN
SAN FRANCISCO soopLeRs ARE
CHARGED WITH TAKING sur.
FERERs' MONEY.

San Francisco. Nov. 16.-A new in.
vestigation is progressing In the
course Of developments in the local
graft scandal. It now appears that
many sums OF money, large and small.
that were sent from different states tn
San Francisco for the relief of the sur-
ferers from the calamity. never reach.
ed the relief committee Some of these
amounts. which aggregated a large
sum, were mailed to the care of Mayor
Schmitz. F. ]. Heney, Detective VIII.
liam Burns and about 100 government:
agents have been making an investiga.
ton.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22

HE is an everyday, sort Of man,
who associates with common peo-
pie, dresses like them, and, when he
is with them, is one Of them"
This is the characterization Of John
Burke. North Dakota's newly elected
governor, as given by one Of his clos.
est political friends and admirers, and
it may serve In a measure to explain
his somewhat personal triumph at the
polls. This is not his first victory Of
this kind, for he has three times been
elected to the legislature from dis
tr!ct which is Oh linarily strongly Re-
publican.
AS his name would indicate, John
Burke has Irish blood in his veins
and plenty of it. His father was born
in ireland and arrived In America
when twenty-five years of age, COM
ing west and settling in Iowa only a
few years after reaching this coun-
try. Like SO many other prominent
men, John Burke lis q farmers son.
Fe was born on his fathers farm
near Sigourney, Iowa, forty-seven
years ago. He spent the first twenty
five years of his life on a farm and
gained most of his education in the
district school. When twenty-five
years of age Aentered the Iowa state
university, where he took up law,
graduating two years later. in the
same class with Judge N. c. Young of
North Dakota and Judge Wade, the
well-known Iowa jurist.
After completing his studies, the
young attorney moved to Des Moines,
where he entered upon the practice
of his profession. After spending two
years there he evidently concluded
that there was a better field for an
aspiring young attorney in a newer
country, so he moved to Northern
Minnesota and spent two years in the
practice of law in the pine region.
ater he crossed the boundary line
into the flickertail state, settling first
at st. Johns and later in Rolla.
He set foot on North Dakota soil at
a very unpropitious time. Owing to
a general depression and shortage of
crops the country was passing through
a decidedly bad term of years. But
in spite of this John Burke prospered
and was successful in building up a
good law practice in Rolla. Going
there when the town and the country
around it were new, he was not long
in establishing reputation and max
ing himself known, so that two years
after his arrival he was elected to the
legislature from that district. During
his residence there he was twice re-
elected, serving two terms in the
state senate and one in the house.
He was one of the strongest support.
ers of Senator Roach, and worked
hard to bring about the latter's re-
election.
In 1896 he was candidate for con-
gress on the Democratic ticket, but
like the rest of the Democratic can
didates of that time, went down to
defeat. He also ran against Judge
Cowan of Devils Lake for district
Judge, but was defeated.
He moved to Devils Lake in 1898.
and since then has been building up
steadily increasing practice. He
has served as city attorney at Devils
Lake, and with Emerson H. Smith of
Fargo and Professor Bruce of the
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
Roosevelt Behind inquiry.

President Roosevelt Is the moving
spirit behind the inquiry. and he de
clares that no man guilty of diverting
the relief funds shall escape justice
The cases come within the Njurisdic.
tion of the federal authorities because
CT the interstate character of the post.
al service. which. it is alleged. was
criminally tampered with.
\ considerable sum uf money was
also sent through the express compa-
Mes. which ii is claimed never reach
ed the committee. The crime of for.
gerry is said to lie included in the of.
fcMscs CT the raiders of the relief con.
tributions.
1t is said that in the aggregate the
stealinss will amount to A million dol.
lars.
Schmit- and Ruef Indicted.
San Francisco. Nov. 1.-THE grand
jury brought five indictments against
Eugene Schmitz and Abraham Ruef on
the charge of extortion.
According TO the indictments, Ruet
and Schmitz on Jan. Is. 1906, eXtorted
$1.170 from Tcny Blanco of the
Poodle Dog" and on Feb. 6 of the
same year they forced him to give up
$1,000 more. The third indictment is
based on the eNtortion Of $1.175 from
the p-oprietors of Marchand's restau-
rant. They are charged with demand.
ing and receiving on the same day
$l,115 from the proprietors of Delmon-
icos restaurant. 1t is charged that on
Feb. they forced these same men to
yield $1,000 by threatening to take
away their liquor licenses.
The indictment of Ruef was expect
ed by the public, but it was not pre-
pared for immediate indictments
against the chief magistrate. who is
now on the Atlantic, returning from q
visit to Europe.
Promises More indictments.
San Francisco, Nov. 1s.-The grand
jury yesterday afternoon resumed it's
investigation Of the charges made by
District Attorney w. H. Langdon and
Assistant Attorney Francis ]. Heney
against Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz and
Abraham Ruef.
Unusual interest was attached to
the days proceedings on account Of
the indictments for conspiracy in coz
nection with alleged extortion from To-
cal French restaurants that were
found against Mayor Schmitz and Boss
Ruef Thursday.
1t is understood that the grand Jurors
yesterday gave their attention to the
charge that extortion was practiced on
an O'Farrell street resort that flourish
ed before the fire.
In connection with his investigation
into alleged graft in this city Assistant
District Attornev Heney said:
What we have already done is only
a starter. We expect that there will
be other indictments before we I'm
ish. All that l now ask is fair juries
to try the cases."
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22

known as st. Luke's, and is under
control of the Lutheran Hospital as.
sociation, incorporated for the pur-
pose or Its building and operation.
Much of the stock has already beer
subscribed. and more is rapidly being
taken. Two large hospitals already
located In the city are receiving IN
extensive patronage. and It u said
that patients are sometimes turneA
away for want of room.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
KILLED BY OWN WAGON.
Mans Team Runs Away, Throwing
Him Under Wheels.

While Ralph Raum was driving
down hill at Williston to the approach
leading to the ferry which he was 60
ing to cross, his four-horse team be-
came frightened, ran away, threw him
out. and the heavy lumber wagon ran
over him, killing him. He was thir-
ty-five years old, and is survived BY a
widow. and stepdaughter.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
otfer Free Ride and Meals.

Columbus. Ohio, Nov. IA rate
fight between passenger boats on the
Ohio to Wheeling has resulted not
only In carrying passengers free. but
one vessel. the Ben Hur. agrees to fur
nish meals In transit without charge.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
Negro Killed BY Posse.

Asheville. N. c.. Nov. 17.-will Har.
ris. the negro Who killed two Ashevtlle
policemen and three negroes TUESDAY,
night, was shot by posse Of men yes.
terday near Fletcher.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
crake. win otay II Erin.

Dublin. Nov. II. 49, Richard Croker.
the former leader of Tammany Hail.
will not return to the United States.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-11-22
Six Lives Lost.
Footbail Injury F.tai.

Lafayette. Ind. Nov. lS.-Lyle Nir.
Of. sixteen years old, died yesterday
from the effects Of an injury received
In q football game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-07
NEW BUILDING WANTED
EFFORT IN BEHALF OF TRAN
SENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Meeting Last Night and Conference
With Representative r. P.
Bishop of Michigan.

The pressing necessity for better build
ing for the Soldiers and Sailors Temporary
Home, now located at 106 Sd street north
west, was pointed out last evening at
meeting of friends of the institution. held
at the home. The shibboleth of those pres
ent. representing several patriotic national
bodies, was that Congress should at its
present session appropriate sufficient
sum to provide a more commodious and
sanitary resting place for the veteran SOL
der wards of the nation. who may come
here on business connected with the gov
eminent
Those who assembled at the home came
by special invitation of the board OF man.
agement to meet Representative r. p.
Bishop of Michigan, who is taking a lively
interest not alone in the temporary home.
but In all matters for the veal OF the
American fighting men. of which he is one.
1t was observed that the member from
Michigan wears proudly empty coat
sleeve visible reminder of his active
participation In the great war which ragged
from 1861 to 1865.
Those who were present and who dis
cussed with Representative Bishop the
need for a better transient home for SOL
diers were Judge 1. G.. Kimball. past COM
mander of the Department OF the Potomac
and chairman of the national legislative
committee OF the g. A. r.; Col. b. +. Chase.
president of the board of management Of
the Soldiers and Sailors Temporary Home;
Mr.. John Joy Edison OF the board of chari-
ties; Col. Israel w. Stone, secretary of the
board of management; Col Thomas 8.
Hopkins, Maj. Newton Ferree, Col. +. R
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
Guthrie County Politician Has
Decided to Enter Guberna-
torial Race
AFTER LEGISLATURE ADJouRNs
His Friends Say His Health Ha. So
Far Improved as to Permit Him to
Engage in Campaign Without Sc
rious Danser-came to Decision Yes.
terday.
Special to Times .Rcpubllcan.

| Des Moines, March 13.-John Henri
| Oft, it is automatically reported, con-
Guided yesterday to enter the guber-
Material race, and will announce his
candidacy Immediately after the per-
manent adjournment of the assembly.
This adjournment is expected the first
week in April, or at any rate, not later
than the second week in that month,
when 1t is stated he will begin an open
and active canvass.
Mr.. Herriott some time ago thought
that his health would not permit him
to enter the race for the governorship,
but he is of the opinion now that he
will be able to make the canvass with
out injury to his health. He is in bet
ter physical condition than for some
time, and his friends expect that he
will be able to make a very active cam
paign for the nomination.
The Ninth district was evenly divid-
ed at the Cedar Rapids convention in
1901, and Mr. Herriott was offered the
second place on the ticket, which his
friends induced him to accept at that
time. He is veteran of the civil war
and his record as state treasurer, as
member of the executive council, and
as lieutenant governor, is relied upon
in the approaching campaign.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
QUIET ELECTION AT AMEs.
Proposition to Erect New School
House Carries With But Little Oppo-

stion.
Special to Times-Republican
Ames March 13.-The school election
held in this city yesterday proved to
be very quiet affair. There were two
directors to be elected one from the
Fourth ward, which includes the col
lege district, and one from the Second
ward. w. w. Talbot was without OPP
position elected from the Second ward,
to succeed M. X. Smith, the retiring di-
rector. having 2S9 votes to his credit.
In the Fourth ward two candidates
Knapp. in the persons of Prof. A. b.
Noble and A. W. Cole. Prof Noble
won out by a good margin, having 232
votes to his opponents 81. Farley
Sheldon was unanimously elected
school treasurer. The proposition to
bond the city for sum of $4,000 for
the purpose Of erecting a school house
in the Fourth ward carried with but
little opposition, only fourteen votes
being cast against it.
There promises to be considerable
interest at the city caucus to be held
this evening, at which time nomina-
lions for councilman from each ward
will be made, with the exception of the
Third ward, in which two nominations
are to be made for councilmen. Each
ward has several candidates in the field
and a lively time is anticipated. 1t is
thought that Farley Sheldon, the pres
ent mayor, will receive the nominal
ton by reclamation. A city solicitor
and an assessor are to be nominated
at this time also.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13

either will do is unknown. There are
many friends of the measure and UNI
doubtedly there will be long debate
on 1t. The house committee reported
1t out without recommendation, the
committee being evenly divided on the
measure. The senate committee has
reported "a substitute and a number of
the senators are known to entertain
strong IDEAS on the bill which they will
seek to get incorporated into it. 1t
will be impossible to tell whetfle. the
measure will be passed or defeated till
the debate is we'll under way. There
was objection to rlaking it special or
der fer Thursday because nearly every
member of the legislature will be abb
sent at Iowa City and will have little
time to read over the bill. Senator
Gilliland, who two years age by the
timely delivery of a speech got the
creation of the board of regents de-
ferred till a Legislative commission
could investigate the matter objected
to the early consideration OF the bill
but the chair had ruled on the matter
before the objection was made and it
goes on for special order for Thurs
day.
Senator Molsberry vest eriay intro
duced a bill providing that when A bar
association of convention of lawyers
shall endorse or nominate a man for
district judge who has been nominated
by a regular party the name, shall go
on the ticket twice, under the PARTY
name and also under the nomination.
lNo,
Senator Crawford of Dubuque, has
introduced a bill providing fof' the pay
ment to E. Howard Smith of Dubuque
of $174.15 to reimburse him for his ex-
penses as "a delegate to the worlds fair
ard cotton exposition at New Orleans,
in 1884.
The senate yesterday passed the
Stookey bill which provides that town.
ship clerks in townships where there
is town within the township shall
be elected by the people outside of the
town. He sought to include the trus-
tees, but objection was made to this
on the part Of many who claimed that
as they were judges of election the
people of the towns were interested in
their selection.
A joint meeting of the judicial dis
tricts committees of the senate and
house was held yesterday to give
hearing to the Iowa City problem on
the hill to redistrict The STAG by con-
sti;oating the Sixth and Eighth dis
tricts. Iowa City people are divided
on the matter. Milton Remley and
Others spoke in favor of it, and Judge
Wade and ex-senator Ball opposed 1t.
Remley and his friends favor il ON the
ground that 1t is q good thing to have
rotation of judges. At presen, Judge
Byington is the only judge in the
Eighth district. BY attaching 1t to .he
Sixth there would be :ou. judges fer
the consolidated district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
BUCKINGHAM FOOLED
The Bill to Permit Physicians to Take
Human Life Under Certain condi-
tons Was Drawn For correspon-
dents Graft and Deserved No No
tice.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, March 13.--The Buck
igham bill about which much news
paper space was wasted has been
withdrawn from the house. This was
bill to permit physicians to take hu-
man life under certain conditions. The
bill was a joke and did not deserve
any consideration or mention at any
time. In fact it was got up for the
sole purpose of affording an oppor-
tunity to fill some eastern papers with
sensational stuff about what Iowa was
going to do. The purpose having been
accomplished the bill is now with
drawn. 1t may be said on behalf of
Mr.. Buckingham, however, that he was
innocent, and that he had no part in
the preparation of the bill, and hardly
realized it's nature when he consented
to introduce it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
orinneII News.
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special TO TimeS-RepuDllCan.
Grinnell, March 13.-At the election
of school directors yesterday, DR.. s.
C. Buck and John It. Cessna, We're
elected without opposition. The prop
osition Of special tax levy was APP
proved s. j. Pooey was reelected
treasurer.
President and Mrs. j. H. T. Main
will occupy the presidents house, own
ed by Iowa College, at the corner OF
Fifth avenue and Park street. after the
close of the present college year.
Urgent duties in Mr.. Mains new Of
flee make an earlier change Of residence
undesirable.
A teachers examination will be held
at city hall Saturday next.
The March term of court convened
today at Montezuma, Judge b. w.
Preston presiding. The next term OF
court will be held In September.
fairly full docket will occupy the court
this term.
c. F. Chase of Waterloo spent Sun
day in Grinnell.
Mrs. w. C. Kirby leaves Wednesday
for Manitou, Col.
Ralph Palmer has returned to MS
duties as night operator for the Rock
Island after visit with his parents
in San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. orpha Pettitt Chaffee of En-
poria Kas., is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs B. j. Kicker are spend
ing few days i'm Chicago.
A. L. Frisbie Of the Register ana
If,eader, was a Grinnell visitor yester-
day. III. -
Mr.. III. A. Graham made a visit TO
Ottumwa yesterday on business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
HOT FIGHT in OGDEN.

Four New School Directors Elected,
Being Practically New Board.
Special TO Times Republican.
Ogden, March 13.-one of the hot
test political battles ever taking place
in this town was fought here today.
There were elected four new school di-
rectors, two for three years, one for
two years and one for one year, being
practically a new board, only one old
member remaining. There has been
big difference in opinion as to the
manner in which school affairs have
been handled in the past the majority
of the voters insisting on reforms.
Those elected were H. Ehlers and
James Nolan for three years, McPher-
son Bass for two years, and Adolph
Carlson for one year. These are all
men of excellent character, and the
voters are satisfied that the affairs Of
the school will be handled in manner
above reproach.
A hot time is expected at the city
election. which is to be held March g.
Neither side has held its caucus, each
one waiting for the other fellow to
come out first.