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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
ODD HUMAN MIXTURE.
Many Strange Characters at Hay
wood Trial in Boise.

The world at large has had q some
what nauseating peep into the court
room of Ada County, Idaho, whence
emanated that awful story of crime
which will make the name of Harry
Orchard n synonym for skulking and
assassination through generations to
cSIne, so writes Boise correspondent.
1t his become familiar with this hui
man monstrosity. 1t has formed a
slight acquaintance with the fair
minded jurist, Fremont Wood, and
with the gifted attOrneys-RiChardso
with his ponderOus bludgeons of
speech; the adroit Darrow, with his
shining lanccs of wit and satire: Iiaw-
ley, veritable steam engine of thought
and language; and Borah. whose pene-
trative mind and piercing tongue are
terror to the witnesses who must
submit to crOSs-eXaminatiOn.
But there is phase of the trial with
which the public has not become ac-
quaintcd There IS strange conglom-
GRAFTON of humanity assembled here at
the call of the State and the defense
The reslSh, 1ncOuth life of the mines
and the mirins settlements touches ell
bows with the polished upper crust Of
society, and the contrasts which result
are striking. We find the educated.
cultured daughter OF an Ex-Governor
taking the seat but recently vacated by
an arch-criminal, and we do not Won
der that her surroundings confuse her
testimony. An Ex-Governor follows a
negro servant in giving evidence and
former lieutenant governor exchanges
seats with one Of Orchards alleged
confederates. The trial Is succession
OF contrasts such as could not be found
anywhere save in this region OF con-
tmsts, where you can enjoy all the
comforts Of civilization, while but q
few miles beyond lies utter desolatiOn.
Scattered about the court room are
than did Orchard on human life other
than their own. They are town mar
shals, Pinkerton detectives and gun
men who are regarded as guardians
of the law in the mining communities.
Some OF these are the ''unterrified"
deputies who In the days Of the bull
pen helped to starve the miners. 9th
ers are former cowboys, fellows Of the
Rough Rider stripe, who assisted the
State governments Of the West to pre-
serve order after the Spanish-American
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18

dends paid by the Standard Oil Con-
pany during three years covered by tbs
Indiana indictment amounted to 40 pei
cent. This proved to be the sensational
item in the testimony.
Thousands of persons besleged the
Federal building fully half an hour
before the arrival Of Rockefeller. They
entered the structure and fought their
way past the outside guards TO the
sixth floor, where they were stopped
at the entrance to Judge Landis' court
room.
Scattered among the spectators were
Il score OF secret service operatives
They wore no uniform, displayed no In
sigma of office, yet they pushed in and
out among the members Of the crowd
This led to confusion and a riot en-
sued. Lawyers demanding admission
To the court were knocked down In
the conflict which followed
The majority of the spectators were
In and seated when Nr. Rockefeller
made his appearance at the end OF the
hall, attended by a few friends and
his counsel. \ passaseway was opened
for him and he walked slowly doYn the
hall toward the court room, the crowd
closing in behind him, eager to catch
a glimpse Of the so-called richest man
In the world.
Mr.. Rockefeller was shown to a seat
b. the left Of the judge's desti. His
presence In the court room was almost
IRnothced by the spectators until he
was well UP the side aisle. Then q
buzz went up from the sweiterins
crowd and a hustle and movement az
each one tried to get glimpse Of the
oil magnate.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18

Win ANVINt4cIlcI us D. b' aoN hEr I~'-i>i11-
4 witness.
These secrets were revealed by
Rockefeller and his aids:
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey holds $499.J00 of the $1,000, 900
worth Of the capftai stock of the Stand.
ard Oil Company of Indiana.
Outstanding capital stock of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
amounts to $9S,30O,sCO
Net earnings OF the Standard ON
Company OF New Jersey for the years
1903, 1904 and 1903 approximate Sl79,-
SOO,GCQ
Dividends paid on the capital stock
of the Standard OH Company OF New
Jersey during those years approximated
40 per cent year.
Standard Oil Company Of New Jep
sey holds ''t9 far the major portion
or the stock OF the Union Tank Line
Company.
Union Tank Line Company, with @
capital stock Of $500, 900, is $1,000.
600 in debt and has paid no dividends
since 1901.
Judge Lands probed into the secrets
of Standard Oil, hidden for years, and
obtained answers to all the questions
he had asked the defending attorneys
by the time he had examined five Of the
twelve witnesses who were IN court
He then adjourned further hearing OF
the case until Monday morning, making
it necessary for Rockefeller and the
other witnesses to remain in Chica3o
over Sunday.
A gasp of awe ran around the crowd.
ed room when Rockefeller, pinned
down by Judge Lands after he had
claimed ignorance Of much Of the in
formation asked, said that the divi,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18

marks the initial step toward the MAIN
tenance Of a permanent fighting feet
in the Pacific hereafter.
Whether the entire feet of eighteen
vessels which is now destined for the
Pacific remain there or not, 1t Is as
serted on the authority of well in
formed officials that the American navy
in the Pacific will never again be in
adequate TO cope with any emergency
on that side Of the continent unless
there Is a vast change IN the aspect Of
international politics.
In addition to the necessity of urg-
ing upon Congress the needs Of the
navy on the Pacific side, which will
now be accentuated by the presence OF
the feet there, the administration Is de-
clared by close students in Washing
ton to have taken time by the forelock
in sending the feet to the Pacific just
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18

previous to the negotiation of a new
treaty with Japan. The present COM
ercial and amity treaty expires In 1911
and the progressive party Of japan Is
already insisting as q political issue
that the new japanese exclusion law,
barring coolies from tie United States,
shall be modified In the new treaty.
Extraordinary steps are already un-
der way to send the feet around the
Horn as soon as possible. Rear Admiral
Evans, who will likely end his active
naval career by taking these warships
around the Horn, is now in New York
arranging the preliminary details Of
the trip. Already arrangements Coz
the immediate shipment of $1,000 tons
OF coal from Baltimore have been made.
In addition the general board has form
ulated plan for the transfer Of the
entire force of the Brooklyn navy yard
to the Pacific coast in the event Of
labor troubles there and tho establish
ment In the Pacific Of a duplicate yard.
The fleet in its journey to the Pacific
will practically repeat the famous yoy-
age Of the battleship Oregon, made Just
previous to the Spanish-American war.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18

war was ended. They show their I'm.
portance on the streets, where they
jostle unoffending citizens, and several
scraps have been averted by a very
narrow margin.
There is another body OF men here
who represent the law after fashion.
They are the Pinkerton squad. They
disguise themselves by wearing broad
brimmed, high-crowned slouch hats
such as miners wear while Off duty.
They loaf around the street corners,
IN the hotel lobbies and at the rail
road stations, and their eyes are al
ways open, though they have had lit
tie occasion to use their hands. Some
Of these men were In the Homestead
riots and some Of them have seen ser
vice in South America and in Europe,
tracing famous criminals.
It Is this strange mi1ture Of human
ity which gives additional flavor to a
case already pretty well seasoned with
human interest
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
How Paris Got Its Name.

The city Of Paris owes its origin to
the conquest Of Gaul by Caesar. When
this Roman general on his path of con-
quest came to the present site Of the
French capital he found a swampy
island in the river Seine, which was
Inhabited by Galllc tribe called Par
'isii, who lived in huts made of rushes.
Rather than be captured by the Ro-
mans, these people burned their rude
city. which they called Lutetia. or
mud town." and the great Caesar.
quick to appreciate the situation, built
a temple to Jupiter and a wall round
the island. A town soon sprang up
about the temple, and was named Par
,isil, after the ancient tribe In later
years this was shortened to Paris.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
Ice Trust Breaks Strike.

The striking drivers having failed to
bring the American Ice Trust to the de-
sired terms, namely, a restoration Of the
higher wages paid to ice wagon drivers
last year. with new men rapidly taking
their places, and the general public using
private wagons or trucks 10 20 after ur-
gent supplies of ice, the s>siking drivers
of New York CITY gave in and returned
to work, largely because they vere short
of funds and could not hold out any long
er. President Oler Of the ice trust said
the strike was brought on by the leaders
of the union, and was not popular with
the rank and file. One of the objects
was to secure recognition Of the unions 8
anepts
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
Brief News Itenis.

By an executive order the employees Of
the government printing Office in Wash
inston will be grven a half holiday o,
Saturdays during July, August and Sep
tember, the same as is granted to the en-
ployes Of other government departments.
John Getterman, the Interstate com
merce commission expert, who visited
Oklahoma recently and investigated
freight rate and cotton seed oil trust mat
ters, is now in Hamburg, Germany, inves-
tigatins the Hamburg-American line Of
steamers in regard to excessive freight
rates.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18

reA for the first
time in nineteen
years. BY the tes-
timony of the oil
king and his asso-
ciateS, oil the infor-
m a ti0n W hi c h
Judge lands has
been seeking for
the purpose Of fix
ing the size Of the
fine he is expected
to impose on the
Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana.
was obtained. 1t
was announced i'm
mcdiately after the
hearing that the
court was through
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18

1495-French defeated the Italians at
Fornovo.
1540-De Soto entered Alabama terri
tory
163O-Fiftecn hundred colorists arrived
at Boston Bay.
1G44-Prince Rupert defeated at Mars
ton Moor.
1645-Montrose defeated che Copenanters
at Afford.
115S-Lord Howe killed in ambuscsde
near Ticonderoga. -. . British embark
ed on expedition against Ticonderoga
and Crown Point.
175-Gen. Washington assumed COM
mand Of the Continental army at
Cambridge.
l71G-Continental Congress adopted rsso-
hton Of Independence.
17T-Americans abandoned Fort Ticon-
deroga.
1TT9-New Haven captured by American
force under Gov Tyron of New York.
17S5-Congress established the standard
OF the American dollar.
1S12-Captain David Porter, L. s. NJ
sailed on an expedition against the
British
1S14-British surrendered Fort Erie.
Americans victorious over British Al
battle Of Chippewa.
1S3o-French took possession OF Algiers
1S32-Unted States Congress passed a
bill to recharter the national bank.
1S33-Reaping machines first publicly
exhibited in Hamilton county, y. Y.
1sS7-Grand Junction railway from Liv-
erpool to Birmingham opened.
1S39-First normal school IN America
opened at Lexington, Mass.
1S42-Attempted assassination Of Queen
Victoria by IN insane youth named
Bean.
1S45-President requested to send az
army for the protection OF Texas.
1S46-Boston and Buffalo connected by
telegraph.
1SJG-House of Representatives voted
for the admission of Kansas with a
free soil constitution.
1SG4-Sherman's troops occupied Kene-
saw mountain. Congress chartered
the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany.
1S6S-Democrats nominated Horatio
Seymour for President.
1SSl-President Garfield assassinated al
Washington by Charles Guiteau.
1S9O-HOuse OF Representatives passed
the Lodge Force bill.
1S9I-City Treasurer Bardsley Of Phila-
delpha sentenced to fifteen years
imprisonment. Nineteen persons
killed by collision of trains at Ra-
VIENNA, Ohio.
1SoG-Prince of Wales married to the
Princess Victoria Of Teck. :. Lieut..
Pearys expedition left New York
for the Arctic regions.
1S97-Strike OF coal miners in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
1S9S-Chicago daily newspapers suspend
ed publication on account of stereo-
typers' strike. Spanish feet de-
stroyed off Santiago.
19O0-Democratic national convention at
Kansas City nominated Bryan and
Stevenson.
19o1-Cornell won the intercollegiate
boat race at PouGhkeepsie.
19O2-Cuba ceded two naval stations to
the United States.
1oO4-People's party national convention
at Springfield, H., nominated Thom-
as E. Watson OF Georgia for Presi-
dent.
19U-Elihu Root appointed Secretary Of
State.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
ONE MANS EXPA.sxENCE In WEST
ERN CANADA.

There Are Thousands of OppOrtuni-
ties in This Land Of Opportunity.
TO the Editor-Dear Sir:
The following experience of an ILL
nois man who went to Western Canada
six years ago is but one Of the thou
sands of letters that could be repro
duced showing how prosperity follows
the settler on the fertile lands of West
ern Canada. This letter was written TO
the Chicago agent OF the Government
OF the Dominion of Canada and Is dated
at Evarts Alberta, April S, 1907:
1t is six years the 9TH of this month
since | and family landed in Red Deer,
family sick and only 5000 in my pock-
ct. Bought ST. lot, built a 12X14
shack and went to work as 4 carpcn-
ter. Next STAY sold for $4OO chad add
ed 1GXlS building to shack). Purchased
two lots at so each and built a 2SX2S
two-st0ry building and sold for $500.
Filed on a quarter section SO miles
northwest of Red Deer and have spent
three years Oh it, and am well pleased.
Quarter all fenced and cross fenced,
wire and rail, 21a miles of fence. House
29X31 feet on stone foundation. Last
year was my first attempt to raise
grain, ~ acres Of fall wheat, yield
grand, but was frosted Aug. ., was cut
Aug. 16 and made good pig feed. Had
~ acres fall rye that l think could
not be beat. A farmer from Dakota
cut it for me; he said he never saw
such heavy grain anywhere. Straw
was feet high. l had 4 acres of
Proved barley on fall breaking that
did not do SO well, yet 1t rpened and
gave me all the feed | need for stock
and seed for this spring. l did not
have grain threshed, so can't give yield,
but the wheat would have gone at least
% bu. to the acre. Have log stable
31x35 feet, broad roof and two smaller
buildings for pigs and chickens.
have lived in Harvey, Ill.,, and know
something about it. l have been hun
CRY there, and though able and willing
to work could get none to do. One Sat
urday evening found me without any
supper or a cent to get it with.
friend, surmising my situation, gave
me a dollar, which was thankfully ac-
cepted and later paid back. Wife and
/ are thankful we came here. We were
living near Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, as perhaps
you remember visiting me there and
getting me headed for the Canadian
Northwest and happy day 1t has
proved for me. have not grown rich,
but l am prosperng. l would not take
$1,000 for my quarter now. The past
winter has been hard one, but
worked outside the coldest day (52 be-
low all day. and did not suffer. We
are getting school started now that is
badly needed.
Our p. O., Everts, is about 10 miles {:
there is another Office 6 miles, but it Is
not convenient to us. Wife and |
would not exchange our home here for
anything Illinois has to offer. Yours
truly,
(Sipnedl f. EMBERLEY
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
e. KIMBERLEY.
(Signed)



Winnipeg is where they do things.
This is really the place where the from
tier was abolished by the real estate
regicides. A kingdom is sold daily in
Winnipeg, an army is marched in by
rail to occupy it over night.
The yards of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way alone in Winnipeg have over 12O
miles of trackage, and they need it. The
immigrants come by battalion-Englsh-
men in caps, Scotchmen in bonnets, Bre-
ton French in blue coats, Germans,
Swedes, Norwegians, Austrians. Mennon-
ties, Galicians-all manner of furtive
folk and wild.
There are fifteen known languages in
the Winnipeg schools, and lot too late
to classify. When you see a stranger you
cannot tell whether or not he is within
the range of human speech. You bitterly
reflect only that he is one Of those who
have wiped out the old frontier, lost it
forever to those who love the wilderness.
Outing Magazine.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
GREAT PACIFIC FLEET.
Evans to End Active Career by Taxi
| ing warships Around Hsrn

Deeper significance OF an lnterna-
tional character than has yet been at
tached to the sending of the aeet OF
American battleships to the Pacific
coast shortly is now admitted by those
iE close touch with the situation. While
it has been constantly declared by the
Navy Department that no menace to
Japan is intended by the dispatch of
the feet and Ambassador Aoki OF that
country has asserted that Japan will
not construe the presence of the fleet in
the Pacific as such, it Is understood in
Washington that the arrival of the
battleship squadrons in the Pacific
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
Chaos In Guatemala NOW

The foreign diplomats m Guatemala
City, excepting the American minister,
have joined in a protest against the action
Of President Cabrera in arresting 100
ppominent citizens and trying them sum-
marily. Preparations for war continue
and state of chaos prevails.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
flow She Played.

"She's played bridge so much that
she can go through game with her
eyes shut
"Ye,, I've been her partner when I
thought she was playing that way
Cleveland Plaindealer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
Takes Army Commander Prisoner.

Raisuli, the notorious bandit, has taken
prisoner the commander of the Sultan's
army and will hold him for big ran
som and the guarantee of his own ap-
pointment as governor of Tangier.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
Mint Director for Chicago.

Director of the Mint George z. Rob
erts has accepted the presidency OF tho
Commercial National bank of Chicago.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
JOHN D. BEFORE JUDGE.
Oh Magnate In Court fer First Time
in Nineteen Years.

In Chicago Saturday John Dawson
Rockefeller, billiona!re, head OF Amer
icaS greatest trust, entered a court
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-10
Our Debt to Ancient Greece

Greece and Rome were It the u
 site poles of the human world. Il. equally opposite are their influence: 1pon modern times. Rome was pr3c tical, hard headed. iuristic, while Greece was intellectual, emotional. artistic abounding fin what may be called th' forebrain versus thC hrIin behind tht ears. Rome's empire was lengthy. Ina terial. matter of fact. while Greco banked on tue intellectual and spirit ual, finding her greatest conqucstS Il the realm Of mind rather than ill th" of matter. Rome produced no grea original thinker. her greatest men shin ing, like tic moon by borrowed light light reflected from the sages of .Ath ems. Rome taught men law, order, obc dience, but the mother of ideas and sentiments was Greece. From the Eternal City we have inherited our jur isprudence, but it is from the City of the Violet Crown that we have derived our art, science and philosophy. In a word, 10 quote the substance of Dr. Johnson's saying, eliminate from our modern civilization all that it owes to Greece and the residue would be bar. York American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-10
Advertising Rates Made Known on
 Application.
The Largest Bona Eide Circulation of any Pine Bluff Newspaper.
One and a Million.

That's the first time I ever sold ? single envelope said the young wolA- ea a' big stationer.s store in the rt+e < center i've always sold them in pacl;;g@oss. but that ge3!tienan came In Nitl ,i letter in his lia d and asked for ii. 'nvelopc. and l s9I4 Li.l one f.l cenf imagine that's the smallest sale that has hccn made in this c>ta5- lisbment since 1t opened. The biggest I ever made happened to be in the ell yelopc line too. X rather roughly dress cd man cane in, asked to soc our el velopcs and wanted to know the price by the thousand. I told him. Then hf asked the price by the million. got the figures from our m2nagc". Who smiled ;s Lc gave them to me. Yet the man ordered a million envelopes, and when We asked for reference he said he would tt; lief pay the bil. on the spot, which ic did from q roll Of yellow back bank notes about the s.Ze of a loaf of bread. We delivered the en- velope>. but haven't seen the purchaser since. -l hiladelphia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-10
Not a Slip of the Tongue.

It Is dangerous to pretend to knowl edge one does not possess. \ man of little education was once a guest at , dinner, during which a servant stum. bled so that a roast tongue fell from the platter he was carrying. It was an embarrassing moment. but the quick witted host saved the day by remark ing, Never iaind. gentlemen, it's only a Iapsus lineua.'" This caused muck laughter and applause. and instead of being spoiled the dinner was a great success. The boor, wishing b shine as wit himself, shortls a1terward gave Q dinner, to which none of those pres ent at the first dinner were invited When the guests had been seated a servant entered bearing q beef roast Just before reaching the table he stumbled and fell. The host, leapinc to his feet. astonished the guests by exclaimine. Never mind gentlemen, It's only a 'lapsus lingua. "-Kansds City Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-10
Poetry With | Stina In lt.

On one occasion when William Ham, Nton Havne was visiting Samuel Min. turn Peck at the latters home in Tus. kaloosa the two poets strolled into the woods and paused to rest beneath the shadows of the pines.
 "Here are your favorite pines Hayne," said Peck. Lets dream g few poems beneath them"
 The languid summer day had it's ef, feet on tsem, and they were soon snor. ing and dreaming away.
 But suddenly both awoke and both started down the home road at top speed, shouting as they ran.
 An arny of yellow jackets had dis covered them. and, not being partial to poetry. had forcibiy and feelingly resented it's intrusion on their domain
 Later, at supper. Peck asked
 Did you make poem, Hayne:"
 "No,' was the meek reply. Il made poultice"'
 So did l." said Peck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-10
ProCressiNe.

Please, num- said tramp, would you be so kind as to let me have q needle and thread!'
 Well, y-e-s,' said the housewife at the door; T can let you have that
 ;'Thankee, mum. Now, you'd oblige me very much if you'd let me have a bit of cloth for patch
 "Yes, here is some'
 ''Thankee very much, mum. It's a little different color from my suit, l see. Perhaps, mum, you could spare me some Of your husbands old clothes that this patch will match
 Well. I declare. You're clever, my man. and I'll give you an old suit Herr is one.
 "rhankce greatly, mum. l see it's 3 little large, mum, but if you'll kindly furnish me with a square meal mebby l can fill it out. .'-Woman's Home Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-10

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