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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Children Save Passenger Train.

I . e 81
Hurrying down the tracks Of the
Northwestern railroad near Lead little
Victoria LIE Vogue and Cordelia John
son, aged ten and eleven years re-
spectively, succeeded in warning the
engineer of the passenger train in
time to prevent him from running into
Q large mass Of rock which had fallen
In one Of the open cuts. The children
were taking a stroll on the tracks Just
outside Of Lead when they saw this
rock, which had become loosened by
the wet weather, fall upon the track.
Unconscious of its weight they tried
to roll 1t off, but finding that that was
useless they hurried down the track to
warn the engineer. Several men were
kept busy for some time to remove
the obstruction. The train was the
Northwestern passenger running be-
tween Lead and Deadwopd sl45sl4slz
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
FOR FIVE MILLION DoLLARs.
Mayor Weaver Of Philadelphia lnstl.
tutes Suits.

Iu1e6 Sult8.
Philadelphia, April T.. Civil proceed
lngs were instituted during the day by
the city against the contractors and
former city officials interested in the
construction of the municipal filtration
plant to recover s5,O00,O00, which sum
Is alleged to have been wrongfully re-
tanned by the defendants. A bill in
equity was filed by City Solicitor Kin
sey and Former Judge James G. Cor
ion, Mayor Weavers private counsel.
Those named in the bill are Israel w.
Durham, former Republican leader OF
this city; State Senator James P. Nc
iNichol, Anastasia McNichol, his wife;
James j. McNichol, John J. Mack,
members of the contracting firm Of
Daniel ]. McNichol & Co.; William G..
Haddock and Peter q. Costello, former
directors of public works. and John
w. Hill, former chief of the filtration
bureau. The prayer Is sworn to by
Mayor Weaver.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Friday, April 6.

senate-Mr. Tillman made an effort
to have a date fixed for voting on rate
regulation bill, but Mr.. Aldrich OBJ
jected. Speeches on the bill were
made by Messrs. Elkins, Gamble and
Kean.
House-Postoffice appropriation bill
under consideration, but the tariff,
railway mail subsidy, denatured alco-
hol and enlarged postal facilities for
Western cities were discussed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Barely Escaped With Lives.

The two-story frame house Of Dora
Dufran, a house Of i'll repute, burned
at Belle Fourche Monday. A dozen
inmates barely escaped with their
lives. It was found that a shed in
which coal oil is kept had been set
afire. The house was practically new
and well furnished, but the loss is
covered by insurance. A man by the
name of Redding, who was once en-
ployed in the house but recently dis
charged, was arrested on the charge
OF arson. It is said that he had threat
ened revenge for his discharge.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Thursday, April s.

Senate-Recent White House con-
fsrence on rate legislation again the
subject of discussion and considerable
feeling was shown. In reply to ortiz
cism of that meeting Mr.. Dolliver.
charged that other senators had been
In conference with railroad presidents.
House-Postofice appropriation bill
under consideration, but speeches
were made on a variety of subjects.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
To Revive Mica Industry.

After being neglected for number
OF years the mica industry around Gus
ter is about to be revived. There are
mica mines Of great value throughout
Custer county and large amounts have
been shipped during past years. A
large electric company Of Pittsburg
has sent Hon. Frank N. Meyer. their
representative, and he has an option
on some valuable mica ground near
Custer. The intention is to build a
plant for the purpose Of treating this
mica and using it for electric plants.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Monday, April 9.

senate-Speeches on railroad rate
legislation made by Messrs. McLaurin
and Morgan, the former advocating
legislation and the latter opposing.
House-Day devoted to District of
Columbia business, Mr.. Hepburn (Ia.)
criticising the methods of the board
of commissioners of the district.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Tuesday, April 10.

senate-Mr. Bailey (Tex.) spoke for
four hours on the railroad rate bill,
replying to the speeches Of Messrs.
Knox and Spooner Mr.. Bailey was
given close attention by full attend
ance Of senators and crowded CALLER
les.
House-Posto toff1ce appropriation bill
under consid Iteration, but the seven
hour session was devoted mainly to
speeches on other subjects.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
ALL OPERATORS SIGN
MINERS STRIKE in SOFT COAL
DISTRICT OF WESTERN PENN
sYLvANIA ENDED.

PittsbIrg, April 7.--Wltn only one
mine controlled by the Pittsburg Coal
company idle in the Pittsburg district,
the disruption Of the "standpat'' or
ganization OF the independents and
break In the ranks of the strikers in
the Irwin field the miners strike SO
far as the bituminous coal fields Of
Western Pennsylvania are concerned
is practically over. Following the &C.
tton Of the independents In dissolying
the mutual compact not to sign the.
scale OF 1903 announcement was made
by the officials of the Mine workers
union that nine firms had placed their
names to the agreement. These COM
panies represent total tonnage OF
nearly 100000 tons and employ s, 600
men.
During the week they have had their
mines cleared and repaired and work
will be resumed at once
Reports from the Irwin field are
that many Of the miners who are strik-3
ing for recognition Of the union are
discouraged and are anxious to return
to work.
The killing OF John WeiseI, striker.
who had determined to 60 back to the
mines, has caused intense excitement,
especially among the foreigners.
WILL OFFER NO CONCESSIONS.
Ohio Operators Decide 10 Stand Pat
on Miners Strike.
| Cleveland, April q. Tho Ohio coal
operators, In session here, decided to
stand pat, on the miners strike and
to oiter no concession whatever.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Won BuELoW IMPROVING.
No Serious Consequences Likely .,
Result Of Illness.

Berlin. April Chancellor Won
Buelow, who tainted while In the
reichstag Thursday afternoon, slept
throughout the night and awoke fresh
and clear headed. After taking cup
Of coffee he asked for the newspapers.
but Professor Renvers suggested that
It would be advisable not to read them.
Professor Renyers and the physi-
clans who are associated with him in
the case say that no bad consequences
IRE, likely to result from the chancel-
lor's illness.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Saturday April Z.

House Session given over entirely
to speechmaking. Few members, ex-
cepting those who had been given time
under the general debate on the post
office appropriation bill, were present
BY far the greater majority had taken
advantage of the spring day and had
met at the Bennings race track.
Senate-Not in session.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13

James ]. Search, forty-two years of
age, who last week was reelected city
comptroller OF Superior, Wis, on the
municipal ownership ticket, is dead of
typhoid fever. Mr.. Search was on his
deathbed election day, but despite that
fact his great popularity brought him
the reelection.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Life Term Shortened.

Governor Elrod, on recommendation
Of the state board OF pardons, has
commuted the sentence OF Michael An.
drea from life Imprisonment to ten
years. Andrea was sent nm from
Codingtcn county on life sentence
on q charge Of murder.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
West hall and two other buildings at
the state university. Clemency was
recommended by the boys attorney.
Body Taken From River.

0Uuy dkeH e t-F0tHatttVors
The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance in Sioux Falls on the even
ing Of Feb. last Of Chris Sven, a
farmer whose home was near Hum
boldt, has been solved by the finding
OF his body in the Big Sioux river In
the northern part Of the city.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
CALAMITY AT NAPLES.
Market Building Falls Beneath Weight
Of Ashes From vesuvius.

Naples. April Il Weakened by the
weight Of sand and cinders from
Mount Veauvius, the Mount Oliveto
market. which covered plot Of
ground 600 feet square, fell during the
day upon 200 or moro persons. many
sof whom were crushed and mangled
beyond recognition. Twelve were.
killed, mortally injured, "a danger
ously and 100 less seriously In
5ured. The scenes In the vicin-
ity Of the ruins were agonix-
Ing, relatives Of the victims zclamoring
tosbe allowed to go to their dead or
DYING. Only BY the firm Intervention
ct the police and carbineers was It
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
ANTHRACITE OPERATORS AGREE
TO ARBITRATION BUT NOT
ON MINERS TERMS.
Would Reoonvene Coal Strike Com
mission Of 1902 to Consider Whsthsr
Circumstances Have Artisan 10 .Iua.
tIfy Modification Of the Award Made
Al That Time Independents op.
posed 10 Any concllIatory Move.

New York, April 1O.-A counter
proposition was made by the anthra-
site coal operators at their meeting
during the day with the representa-
lives Of the United Mine Workers Of
America This proposition rejects the
arbitration plan offered by John Nit
chell, president Of the United Mine
Workers, and suggests the following
Instead:
The anthracite coal strike commits
sion Of 1902 should be requested to
reconvene and consider whether any
circumstances have arisen since April
l. 1903. which would justify modiflca-
ton of its award of that date in re-
spect only to the following subjects:
"First--Wages.
"Second-As to adjustment Of COM
plants through the conciliation board
Dr otherwise.
"Any new award Of the commission
shall be binding for a period Of three
years.
The joint conference adjourned, aft
or having been in session about half
IN hour, to meet again on Thursday at
l:30 p. m.
Bitter Letter From independents.
At the close of the meeting copy
sf letter from independent oper-
ators, who held a meeting at Wilkes
barre Monday, TO the operators com
mittee was made public. This letter
expressed the conviction Of the inde-
pendent operators that any agreement
to arbitrate with the United Mine
Workers would be an unjustifiable SUR
render to anarchy and mob violence.
The letter contained the following
I'VE contend that 1t would be better
than that we shall accede to the high
waymanlike demands Of an organiza
ton that lacks either the wish or the
ability to restrain Its members from
acts OF violence that would disgrace
the much despised Russia"
The Independents wrote that if the
operators committee could decide, In
ucleIe renee w puplC OpAuAou, upOH sOue
offer Of arbitration that arbitration
should be by the same body that met
In 1902 and 1903 and that there should
be no submission Of questions already.
adjudicated, like the closed shop, col
lection Of dues or the suggestion Of
any term less than five years during.
which the award shall be binding. The
fndopopdnnfc olco8 unouncfnd kIo% orv,
increase In the cost of production
should be added at once to the market
price OF coal.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Lawrence County Freak PIg.

N. T. Mccall reports a freak In the
way Of remarkable pig on his ranch
in the southern part Of Lawrence coun-
ty. The animal lived only a few
hours. It had one head, two bodies,
four hind legs and four front legs. two
Of which were folded up over It's back.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Asks $1,000 for Broken Jaw.

Peter Edholm has brought suit at
:Deadwood against Ed Cessna for ST.
900 damages for breaking the formers
jaw during fight. Mr.. Cessna was
placed under a $1,000 bond for his ap-
pearance. The suit grows out Of some
trouble which Cessna and another
man had several weeks ago. A fight
was precipitated and Edholm,. step
ping In to interfere, received broken
jaw. a difficult and painful operation
became necessary.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Five Years for Firebuas.

Five years at hard labor were given
to Elmer Jordan and Richard Bruesch-
weller by Judge Smith on conviction
lot arson at Vermiiifop. They burned
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
Record Month in Land Filings.

The month Of March showed a
greater number Of filings In the Pierre
land Office than for any other month
since the office has been established,
with BIT homesteads, II water declara-
tories and IL soldiers declaratories,
making 9 total Of 34a quarter sections
taken up. This makes a total Of 3d.
$40 acres, or nearly three townships
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
MINISTER IS ACQUITTED.
Accused Wife Murderer Congratulated
BY Hysterical Women.

y = 80 80 ~ 7Ssit1tIs
Louisville, April q The jury in the
case Of Rev. y. G. sutherlin, on trial
at New Albany, Ind, charged with the
murder Of his wife, Geneyeva L. suth-
5erlin, has returned verdict Of not
guilty. The jury had been out two
days. Rev. Mr. sutherlin received the
verdict with composure and was con-
graduated by number Of friends, In
Guiding several hysterical women who
we're Ii the courtroom.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Thursday, April 8.

The buildings on the state convict
farm in Rankin county, Miss, were
partially destroyed by fire Wednesday,
causing loss of about $4,000.
Fire at Pontiac, Mich, completely
destroyed the buggy and wagon fac
tory of R. D. Scott & Co. and seven
residences, causing a total loss of
100000.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis road
and the Iowa Central have announced
the annulment of six Sunday passen-
ger trains because of coal shortage
due to the coal strike.
Charles A. Warwick, publisher Of
the Keokuk Ca.) Constitution Demo-
crat, is dead at the age of fifty-three.
He was in the newspaper business
there for thirty-one years.
While saying requiem mass at the
funeral of one of his parishioners Rev.
John Dempsey, pastor of st. Bernard's
Catholic church at Charlottesville,
Ind, fell dead in his pulpit.
Friday, April 6.
Two hundred gas and electric fix
ture hangers are on strike at Chicago
for an increase in wages Of 25 cents a
day.
It is announced that the Western
Pacific Railroad company has con-
cluded arrangements for transpacif1c
steamship service.
Fire at Denver completely destroyed
the plant of the Hallack Lumber and
Supply company, entailing an esti-
mated loss of 100000.
Seattle, Wash, has been selected as
the place for holding the next conven-
tion of the National Association Of
Railway COMMISSIONS which will be
between July / and Aug. 81, 1907.
According to bulletin issued by
the department of commerce and labor
the exports from the United States for
the first eight months Of the fiscal
year 1906 are $19O,000,000 in value in
excess of those Of the corresponding
months of 1905.
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FL FL. ROBEX 30 60

1903, and recorded in decd book No. 81
page 237, copy of which Is filed with
the papers ir this cause to which reference
IS here made
Terms Of sale, Onc-tbiri Of the purcliaso
money cash In hand and the residue upon
q credit of one and two years, taking from
Che purchaser notes or bonds with good
security bcuiug interest from day of sale
foe the deferred insiallmeuis of purchase
money, aud retaining ,he legal title of said
real estate as further security therefor. as
additional security mGu 900 deferred in.
s.aI.n.nf Of purchase money shall hayo
a. ..'
b. o. NiAD special Conn
], G G Stroller Clerk of be circuit
coIr OF Calhoun County. do hereby certify
iha, bond ha. been given by che above
named commissioners. o. q. required by The
decree iu Che above stylcc cause.
q. G. suroher Clerk.
pers r. Waldo, Deputy.
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nothing but his head 9 buys farm
pays his thousand dollars owes three
thousand more or the farm
and buys his cattle. horses. etc,
ON time. lie has grain and hay with
which TO feed his team during the
summer Along comes the assessor
and assesses his farm at four thousand
dollars, his cattle and horses at what
he agreed TO pay and even the feed
on hands April lst- And lot of
people call this "tax reform. Z en-
nsboro News
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Undertaking Department.

Special and Personal The
partment and will Garry good Co MS Caskes
Robes Suits and Trimmings and will Equipped with Caske Wag
on and Licensed Ebamer and will deliver Collins
homes and do the Funeral Directing Charge
got Just what want at Amodbug from our
Mamoth Stock Spencer few bours after
get the order always have good Readiness and can
be the Road in Thirty get your Order
We also you free the Busy Bee Orpoes when
yOurpurchases amount to $75 90
Hoping that Our associations with the people section q tn
country will be mutually agreeable assuring You that our prices are
right and Treatment first class. we are
SINCERELY YOURS
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oil me Is not stOppeJ Acdon
against Caldwell could result in
nothing, because be is no. re5poasi-
BILE and no good could come to me
or harm to him if the proceeding
included him"
II have been made the scapegoat
of the party in this state as
long as L intend to.
"You, Senator Elkins, know why
theinvesti cation of the charges
against me was stopped, and know
also that it was deferred agains. my
vigorous protest, because you and
Blizzard brought personal friendship
into the question 10 save a friend
Of yours for whom you and Biz
card wanted and later did secure an
office, from the refle ctions of the
consequences of the Investigations
"You know as we'll as 1 do that
the investigation would have hurt
him and not me. and it was TO in
duce the confirmation 10y the SEN
ate of his appointment that the
investigation was called of"
The charges against Governor
Dawson were made before the leg
islator by State Seta.or Caldwell
and were reported by Judge Biz
zard, the United States attorney for
this district. They were has eel on
paragraph of a letter written by
Goveor White to Judge Blizzard
when the latter was making the
fight to procure his present office.
The paragraph used in the charges
was made to this effect:
at has been the rule for the SOC
rotary of state to divide with the
Governor certain fees accrung from
the office"
Further on in the letter was the
following IN effect: Bat the rule
that applies to the division of mon
eys Of the secI etary shall not be in
effect during my administration.
Governor White wrote the letter,
it is said on very good authority, To
Judge Blizzard, promising to APP
point him secretary of state in the
event ho did not get federal appoint.
ment 1t the time White and Biz
gard were firm friends and eac b
gave the other every possible support
in any endeav0r made in either po-
litical on a business way. Time aad
political revolution in the state has
changed that friendship into hatred
hence the bitter denuuciation by
Mr.. White to Senator Elkins
Governor White was highly in
censed and while they were many
Interested persons at his own and
nearby tables he continued the up
braiding of the entire crowd that
had prevented, or that he had &C
cused, of preventing the investiga
ton, He ADMITTED that he consented
to short delay, because he did not
wish to prevent tho appointment Of
Elkins and Billiards. man, but that
they had made such capital out of
it since that he had been placed in
the wrong light just to shield per
son of dignity who occupies an i'm
portant federal .iudgship.- Wheel
ing Register.
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WANTED Bright young men
wanted to sell Cigars in your To-
cality. City and Country trade
Liberal Commission TO start. after
wards, Salary and Extension La
Dava Cigar Co. Lancaster Pa
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Amos L Kenney, Walter Pen
dleton. Johu Ala vandale George
Cunningham, attorneys o: Spencer
were IN nttenden,c ut court.
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Mrs f. L Austin has rendered
some very valuable assistance in
the Chronicle Office in the past few
days VIII ch is greatly appreciate.
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The Brooksvllle Baptist church
VIII be deJicai,d on tho first Sunday
in November t 4 l. Rev Burns
Will likely conduct the dedication
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Charley Beall, of Burnt House
was in town last week. He took a
drove of cattle through to the rail-
road from this county
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Wear White House shoes aud get
a $4,000 accident policy with each IA
pair. You get them at Hardman's,
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Genial Roberl Wilson, ot Big Root.
was shaking hands with friends in
town during cmrt
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w L. Hardnan of Big Bend.
was q bl7iness visior il Grants
vile Il day or 50 during urt. He
kin lly remembered tie Chronicle
with some cash.
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Claudeus Gherke of Rush Run,
was n pleasant business caller in our
office last Wednesday.
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Prosecutor A G. Mathews and
his assistant. S, p Bell, ably took
care OF all matters that the state
was interested in last week, at
Circuit court.
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Among those who paid up ana
re-subscribed last week was Lee
Bell who is making his home at Mrs
Marsh Betts's.
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NJ t. Soyi Of Purity, came In
and helped rs IN financial way We'd
resday lie Informs us he Is leaving
the county and does not yet know
where he viii locate
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jesse Ward and crew OF hand
were on Bull river last week bailng
hay.
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T.. p. Parsons. tn watch ixer'
was here during court and dill good
buiness.
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Teacher j. Nj Wilson has moved
into the Ross Stump house in Rinc
tumville ane will remain with us
during the winter.
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Lee Westiall was in town a
short time Friday evening.
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j. A Buck, Of Annamoriah, paid
up his subscription to the Chronicle
while al court.
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FIDUCIABY NOTICE.

The nuder ed Commissioner Of ac-
counts for Calhoun county lns before him
tor settlement Che following ui1eimy ace
counts
81 llordman admir- Of Alfred Sturp, c.
ceased.
j.. r suiler admir-. Of John Wright. de.
ceased
D. 81 Hamilton, executor Of smcs Metz
deceased
Matthew'S co~mt- mr % A
AIue
t.en t.5.r nq taI lhi. - dos of oct
1856 WtIa., Comp. NJ tr.t
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squire Bee Hopkins, of Minnora
was a pleasant caller during court.
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Claude Jarvis has gone South for
his health.
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Before buying drop in at Hard
mans and get prices on shoes, hats,
skirts, winter wraps, fascinators, boys
suits, underwear, outings. dress
goods, hosiery Get. eet,
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Mrs. Albert Blackstone, Of Big
Bend. was visitingin town last week