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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
NEWS OF the WEEK IN fPITOMf
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washinoton.

The state department has been notl
ned that a vote will probably be reach
ed next week by the Dominican con
gress upon the pending treaty with the
United States.
The navy department has decided
to have but n wireless naval station
In Alaska instead of two, as was re.
Gently authorized by the department,
owing to the fact that the expense OF
installing and maintaining two sta.
tons is not justified. 1t was proposed
to have one at Sitka and another al
Valdes. The new station will be al
Sitka.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
Faces Serious CHARGE.

Washburn, Wis, May l. Amanda
Gunderson. nineteen years old, was
brought to this city from Spooner and
placed in Jail on a charge of infanti-
eide. The infant had been choked To
death with a cork and the body was
found in a ravine directly under the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
NEW CARDINAL CERTAIN,
Bishop O'Gorman Convinced .'the One
Man" Will Be Named.

Rome. May |. Bishop OiGorman
left here for America Saturday, con
WINGED this Tine tha, the Vatican has
really decided to create another Amer
lean cardinal al the neXt consistory.
but is entirely in the' dark about who
will receive the red hat. He thinks.
however. that on reflections the Nati-
can will see that there is only one
man who Fan thus be honored.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
OUTRAGE IN SHEEP CAMP.
Masked Men Explode Dynamite, Kill
ing 700 Sheep.

Cheyenne. Wyo,, May /. - An cX-
plosion of dynamite at John Linn's
sheep camp. in Big Horn county, Sat
urday night, killed 700 sheep and com
pletely destroyed camp wagons and
other possessions. The story OF the
outrage was yesterday told by a herd
or. who said that "A band of masked
men raided the camp and after bind
ing him securely arranged for the
work of destruction.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
Horses Cremated.

Charles City. Iowa, May 1. = Four
teen horses We're burned to death at
midnight Saturday evening, when the
Woodbury. livery barn burned to ~
ground before the fire companies ar
rived Oh the scene.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
SUFFERS TWENTY HOURS.
Duluth Woman, Who Used Kerosene
in Stove. Dies of Barns.

Duluth, April 2S.-Mrs. Max Berger
died yesterday afternoon of burns. She
suffered great agony for twenty hours.
Late Thursday afternoon Mrs. Berger
used some kerosene TO start a fire in
the kitchen stove and accidentally set
fire to her clothing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
Girl Student a Suicide.

Wayne, Neb., April %. - Miserable
because the student she so greatly ad-
mired treated her coldIy at a dance.
Louisa McCleese, aged sixteen, a CO
ed at the Wayne normal school, took
poison and died.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
Mortoaued Horse Thirteen Times.

Barron. Wis. May |. Charles
Hoffman, who mortgaged one horse
thirteen time to as many different par
ties. and mortgaged other Cock in like
was arrested at Leeds, N. d..
and brought here for trial.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
Farmer Kills Neiuhbor.

Parkersburg, w. Va, April %. =
George Hiveley of Kettle, in Roane
county. shot Robert Summers of the
same place with a rife yesterday.
Both men ware respected farmers and
have families.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
LOSES LIFEAND SAVINGS.
Philadelphia Woman's Attempt
Quicken Fire Results Fatally.

Philadelphia. May /. Mrs. Kate
Kearner, aged sixty years, was burned
to degth at her home here while pre-
pairing breakfast, and 800 in notes
which she carried in a pocket of her
dress We're destroyed. Mrs. Kearner
poured oil into the kitchen stove to
quicken the fire and a burst Of flames
set her clothes ablaZe,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
BLOWN HIGH BY BLAST.
Civil Engineer Is Seriously Injured by
ExpIoSion.

Twin ridges, Mont, May /. Har~
~ Hoover. civil engineer employed on
construction by the Milwaukee road.
was seriously if not fatally injured by
the explosion of a blast. Hoover was
blown high into the air and fell some
distance away. That he was not in
stantly killed is almost a miracle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
Domestic.

Jack London's sailboat, the Shark,
! started from San Francisco last week
| for Honolulu, the first port to be
| touched, on a six-year cruise around
| the world.
Wolfram C. Fuchs, an expert in the
use of X-ray. died in Chicago of can.
Ger, which he contracted three years
ago through coming in contact with
the X-ray apparatus.
Harry Loupe, sixteen years old, who
has been missing from Monmouth
Iowa, for three years, was found al
Tulsa. l. T.. He was thought to AVE
been kidnapped, but says he ran away
About 200 carriage drivers are idle
at Toronto as a result of the employ
ers refusing to grant their demands
for an advance of So a week, 20 cents
an hour overtime and a CLOSED shop
A. F. Carpenter. a general merchan1
# Petosia, Iowa, has sued Oliver King
4 retired farmer. for 10000 for alien
ating the affections of plaintiffs wife
He charges a deliberate plan to pos
| sess the m
l During tHe ploSlcoo eho ~
| If the board Of directors of the He
brew orphan asylum at Baltimore. the
nresident, Moses j. Oppenheimer, be
| ran to read his annual report. He had
finished the first page when he sudden
~ fell dead, a victim of heart disease.
Until next January Rhode Island will
hovo hit one United States senator
Nelson w. Aldrich-as the result OF
the failure OF the Republicans in the
loo,s1ature to agree upon a candidate
The Joint assembly adjourned at the
end Of the e~ighty-first ballot. which
,hoved that the deadlock wal as COM
| plete a before.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
REBATE fines
ARE AFFIRMED
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEALS
SUSTAiNS JUDGMENT AGAINST
PACKERS.
FOUR FINED $4,000 EACH
WE'RE INDICTED FOR ACCEPTING
CONCESSIONS ON EXPORT
SHIPMENTS.

ST. Paul. May l. - Judge SanbOrn
yesterday filed the opinion of the Unit
ed States Circuit court of appeals.
which he had written, affirming the
Judgments OF the United States district
court for the western district of Mis-
souri, against the packers for accept
ing concessions OF - cents per hun
dred pounds from the portion of the es-
tablished rate for the transportation
of provisions on through bills of ladins
from Kansas City 10 Chrisliania and
other points in foreign countries.
opinion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-03
Violate Eikins Law.

The four companies which were on
victed OF violating the Elkins act are
The Armour Packing company. Swift 4
Co, Morris 4 Co. and the Cudahy
Packing company. Each company was
tined 81, 900. They We're charged with
obtaining from the Chicago. Burling-
ton 4 Quincy Railway company, upon
an export shipment of their products
from KANSAS City. Kan, to Christiania,
Norway, a rate concession of II cents
per hundred pounds upon that portion
of the route between the Mississippi
river and New York.
Decision important.
The decision is an important one. as
it deals with a number of questions
presented for the first time since the
passage of the act. It's effect is to
make the act answer the purposes for
which it was intended. and it's liberal
constructions will render its evasion
difficult.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
A CLEVER FIRE HORSE.
Mystery of a Truck House Due to Sagacity
Of One of the Team.

Stories without number Of the sagacity Of horses
particularly fire department horses. have been
printed The Washington Post adds one to the
list In Alexandria (Va.) dispatch telling of
mystery that has puzzled the members of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company. Several times recently
while the driver, who Is the only paid member OF
that company, the second floor Of the truck
house, the door Of the stall occupied by Belle,
Of the handsome Erays that draw the truck. has
been opened, the big doors I'm the front Of the
building have been Unoolted and thrown aiar. and
Belle has been found standing quietly the Oppo-
site side OF the street.
The matter discussed among the members
Of the company who congregate IN tho truck house
at night. and, suspecting that II the work OF
some practical joker. Driver Fornshin determined
to keep watch.
Secreting himself the stall yesterday morn
ing he had waited but a short while when he
Belle catch the wire that throws open the stall
door in her teeth and give sudden Jerk that lib
Grated her. far the stall concerned. The
animal proceeded at once 10 the front doors, and
repeated the operation on the wires that control
two heavy bolts, and in less time than II takes 20
tell II Belle ambng 10 her favorte spot across
the street.
The wires the stall door have now been COW
cred with strips and Belle Will now have to possess
herself with patience until the regular hours for
exercising.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

BY Telegraph to The Tribune
Chicago. March 2.-Bears pressed their ADVANTAGE
to-day IN the wheat market with confidence The
principal difficulty to find buyers Clospe,
prices were at 7sc decline for May and sac for Jl
delivery. May corn left off at &c decline Julv AZ
hc lower for the day. Oats dropped Sac for both
May and July. and provisions were as weak as the
grain markets
AT the opening the wheat market appeared in
cned to follow the inclination Indicated bv n sharn
drop in the receipts I'm the Northwest but that
lasted only a brief time. There was no material
change in the general situation Local receIDts
were % cars. AGAINST 30 for the corresponding dav
Iast year May wheat closed at 755Sc to 76c COM
pared with yesterdays close Of 76s4c Julv close5
at 1850 against yesterdays closing price of 7l5c
Corn was, OF course. affected injuriouslv bv the
weakness Of the wheat market but was inclined 70
be easier independently because the weather showed
a disposition to clear,
Local receipts S74 cars against 500 last vaar
and shipments hence were SO5.OOO bushels The esti-
mate of Mondays local receipts was Ell cars Nav
corn closed at 4634c against yesterdays close OF
E7lac TO 479sc. July closed at 46c a decline OF
Nc from yesterdays closing price.
Business in oats quiet. Local receipts were
$50 cars. compared with 167 the corresponding day
last year. Shipments hence were 10000 bushels
Inc estimate or Mondays local receipts IS 265 cars
May oats closed at 41%c compared with yesterdays
close Of 42ac to 4214c. July oats closed az size
against yesterdays closing price OF 875Sc TO S7ac
While the local hog receipts were 5000 head less
than the estimate their price at the yards was from
PFC to &C lower The estimate OF Mondays local
hog receipts was 47.OoO and 10000 for the week.
May pork closed et S6 22sa compared with yestss-
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
LAND FOR NEW EAST RIVER PARK.
Proceedings Begun to Acquire Notable Sec
tion-Sales on Long Island. =

Testimony is being taken this month in proceed
ings TO acquire land for the new East River Park
10 be opened by the city In Astoria. The park
win have a frontage on the river OF about three
thousand feet and n depth OF about nine hundred
feet TO Barclay avenue The IS named
after the family who erected nearly century ago
the Barclay mansion, which still stands high above
the river. The land. which is owned by the Rick
ert-FInlay Realty Company, is valued at about
S2OOOOOO. As It has for years been open to the
public its waterfront being a favorte resort in
summer. the local Board Of Improvement voted
that the expenditure 10 preserve this privilege
would be a wise one. and the Board Of Estimate
and AppOrtionment indorsed the plan.
The neignborhood commands views Of the river
the Sound and the Boroughs OF Manhattan and
The Bronx. Some twenty-four hundred building
Rlekert- Finlay Company, which announces that It
will develop them this spring This company re-
ports that II Is rapidly selling off its holdings In
Long Island zeal estate. dispOsing within tne last
week or OF one plot measuring lSOgl00 feet, six
plots measuring 6x04 three plots each OF lSaxlO0
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
TARRED ROADS.

From Consul Albert Haistead. of Birmingham.
England, the Department OF Commerce and Labor
has received article regarding the hygenic
value of tarred roads Road painting with tar is
described as follows:
The road is first thoroughly cleaned by dry
sweeping, then roughly distilled tar is poured over
It and spread evenly, after which sand is thrown
on and the road is Immediately ready for traffic
A fortnight or three weeks later n second coating
is applied, and in short time the road has the
appearance of an asphalt street. It appears also
that short stretch of road in Beckenham was
treated with tar oil. which is poured again
until the pores of the road eXude the preparation
This tar oil. however dries up quickly. does not
make oily and nasty in wet weather and
Is said to be much cheaper than the tar process
but II requires frequent renewal com
paratively small quantity of the material is avail
able, and this is difficulty I'm the way of its gen
eral adoption. The Beckenham District Council Is
spending about 5000 In laying down two short
stretches with the most up-tO-date tar macadam.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following petitions in bankruptcy were fled
yesterday with the clerk of the United States Cir
cult Court:
MOritz 8. Sherman. bOOkkeeper. OF No. 526 West
147th street. voluntary petition, showing debts OF
$l l77 and no assets. OF the total Indebtedness
$17 is unsecured. incurred chiefly while the bank
rupt was Il member OF the firm OF Sherman 4
Samuels, dissolved IN 1891 without assets There Is
also owed 5000 ON unindOrSed notes OF the
former firm.
Pulaski TeWIger, POuehkeepsie; voluntary petit
tion. showing debts of S3,O5O with no assets The
entire indebtedness is unsecured
Charles I.Enfant No f3 East Goth street; vOlun-
tary petition, showing debts of $l1l13, with no
assets. The principal creditors are Charles Nj.
Crane. $500. and NJ L'Enfant $40.
E v. Hamlin appointed receiver OF the bust
ness Of the Palisades Steam Laundry Company.
with bond of $l.OO0.
The II. A. Bradwen Amusement and COnstruc-
tiOn Company. a New York corporation. operating
places OF amusement with Offices at No. SO East
23d street, assigned yesterday for the benefit OF
creditors to William A. FeuchS, OF NO. At Court
street, Brooklyn. Charles Il Feltman Is president
or the company.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
PARASITES PARASITES.

Little heas have lesser ieas upon their backs TO
bite en-" and so 1t is with human 'heas' Of the
predatory class They also have their parasites
which prey upon them in their turn. This fact is
curousy illustrated by prosecution instituted by
the Partisan actress, Mile. earlier against emil
nent Turk, Montran Pasha, for swndling her. The
lady had received presents from Egyptian
prince a collar of pearls worth $500 and two ENG
raid rings worth f440. Recently the lady had need
OF money and pledged her treasures with Montran,
who poses antiquary, and though repaying
her loan, could only get the collar back. The rings
were withheld under various pretexts, and II was
ultimately discovered that Moutran had disposed
Of them This led to Investigations and to his ar
rest II has been found that he had had many
money lending transactions, that among his cli-
ents had been other swindlers, and that In dealing
with them he had fieeced them numerically. Now
he goes to keep them company.-London Globe.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
BATTLESHIP OF SNOW.
Retired Man-of-Wars Man Constructs For
midable Craft

has remained for Barney Nulln. retired
wars man on watch the state and Navy
Department force. says The Washington STAR
gtuet the first snow batesp ever seen In this vicinity
The inner courtyard the building his
work the result plainly visible
OF fronting The grtzzed old many
hours his task. He gathered several OF
deftly nodded the the frOwnng lines
modern batteshp.
The ship rises about four feet from the ground
is surnounted by a solid smokeBtack
feet high II Is about twenty IN length
extreme width OF about eight The lines good
with a marked bow and French tumblesome sides
A palm leaf fan rudder and the United
States ensign flies from the ackstan bow.
the deck the forward being formed
inverted tin bucket and the oft consisting Of
basket turned upside down
main battery represented by eight large guns Of
timber projecting OF deck and
revolving formed Of large blue ink bottles
in ernplacements the top deck Altogether Il n
good imitation OF big bateshp OF the white squadron
the genial Barney has received many
on his Although partially protected
will hardly survive real good thaw II has been
christened eered o-nothing IS supposed repre-
sent the battleshp authorized by Congress
rival OF the British pride, Drednought
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
A MILE OF PENNIES.
The Philadelphia Record.

From The Philadelphia Record
The congregation of the PRESBYTERIAN Church at
Sayre Bradford County, is trying To collect a .'mie
of pennies part of the church's building fund
The members Of the congregation have narrow
strips OF paper just foot in length. The length
is divided in inches and the side is covered with
glue. Those to whom the strips of paper are pre-
sented are requested to moisen the glue and cause
spare pennies to adhere to the strips Each foot
will hold exactly sixteen pennies. Thus a mile Of
these strips completely filled will add SS44 so 10 the
building fund
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
eRANcH SAVINGS BANKS.
;pringleld Republican.

IIIbIItU
IL appears that some thirty counties In New York
State about one-half the whole number have
no savings banks. This leads the new state SUI
perintendent Of Banking to recommend that exist
ing savings banks be authorized to establish
branches. There ought not to be any objection to
this plan, though the necessity of it may not be
clearly apparent. Localities which can be made
20 support a branch bank can be made 70 support
an independent savings institution
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
TO ALTER HOUSE FOR BUSINESS.

Plans have been filed with Buildings Superin-
ten5ent Murphy for remodelling the four story and
basement brownstone dwelling house No. le East
s0th ST. for business purposes Tor Benjamin Alt
man owner. The basement and parIor floor win
be relitted as stores. and the upper stories made
over into bachelor apartments The improvements
are 10 cost $1,000, according 70 the estimate OF
DENLY & Mute architects. Mr.. Altman is also
Fcmodelling Of which into lofts ana a store plans
were recently hled BY the same architects.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL TO COST s4soOoo.

c. B. J. Snyder. chief architect OF the Depart
ment Of Education. has filed plans for the new
school 20 be erected 100 feet west OF Fifth
the block from lSSth 10 lSsth St.. and 10 be known
as Public School 100 The main building win 10
fH stories win four I'VE story wings, forming an
h ground plan. II viii have a frontage az 40
ttst 2l1 depth os 90 feet. with zsa6es Of orna-
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
SELLS A FRONT ST. BUILDING.

Parish. Fisher Co. have sold for Daniel b.
Freedman 20 Mrs. Lillian DOwdeu No. Ils Front
St. a three story business building on a lot 2O2x7O
feet The parcel is near Maiden Lane.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
A 100000 Nth STREET SALE.

BIeiman & Co. have sold for George H Pigueron
No. 10 West 18th St, eleven story loft building
plot 2Sxe2 feet, TO Morris Weiss. The purchase
price was about 10000
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
BUYS A soTH STREET PLOT.

A. N. Johnson & Co. have sold for Elizabeth K
Cole and Catherine X Burr TO the Investors and
Traders Realty Company, No. East S0th St.
nEe story bullding. on q lot Z.5N6 feet.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
MANY DEALS NEAR WALDORF.
VOLUME OF BUSINESS DONE IN CENTRAL FIFTH
AVENUE DISTRICT LIST WEEK UNUSUALLY LARGE~
Spectators and Investors in Most of the Sa-Less
dred bindings Protected Since January I.

mental brick with trimmings Of terra Gotta and
limestone. and abundantly lighted by group of
large triple sash bays The building is to cost
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03

and OF 4Ox10O, in MISUNDERSTANDING. and OF
four plots measuring 4OxlOO feet, two measuring
1OO10O and three plots Of ex100 6Ox00 and S0x1G0s
respectively, in Douglas Manor.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03

DAVIS close OF SIG % May lard closed at 50 47l5.
against Yesterdays close 50 62 May ribs closed
at IS IS. compared with yesterdays price OF S 90
to SSg5.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
PHlLApELPHIA sTocKs.

FURNISHED by Charles u. Barney Co., No Is Brosd-st.
New York. No. To- South 18th St.. Philadslphia-)
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03

NOR SALE-Htel and spring property at Clarendon
Springs. Vermont hundred and seventynye acres
of land. Valuable medicinal spring OF large supply
Terms and particulars address CLARENDON MINERAL
SPRINGS Co. Clarendon. VI
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03

TDRIC< HOUSE: modern improvements: 10 bath.
ID laundry; good dry cellar; finest location;
fruit built and Ocou-
pied by owner W z STELLE. 1O25 Central ave. Plain
heId. N. ].
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03

XEyEsTFIEI4D " J-MODERN 1O-ROOAr HOUSE in
w location IN town. ioc oOxIeO' e bargain az
$500. HERBERT l. ABRAMS.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03

r7yOR sAIE-Nevv 1s-room dwelling s-roon cottage and
barn: modern improvements; 199 acres; fruit sDrtns
brook: delightful location; easy terms WILLIAM 7.
I(AUFAfANN, Port Jervs. N \
New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
City Property for Sale or to Let.

EvOR SALE OR RENT-8O ana 92 west 15t5 - 50x
lOO two conneeting four story basement HOUSES:
only considered.
jay s GAMBLER. as Wall ST. New York
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-03
JUDICIAL ASSAY
Of COMING CASES

Mort, the King street storekeeper
who passed a counterfeit SO piece on
a driver for H. Hackfeld & Co., was
yesterday committed to the Federal
grand jury, along with three witnesses.
Morikawa, the japanese brought from
Kukuihaele as a witness and then
placed under arrest for passing spuri-
Gus money, had his preliminary exam
ination before Commissioner Hatch
yesterday. It was conducted by Dis
trict Attorney Breckons
After the defendant had testified in
his own behalf and been cross-exam-
ined, Mr.. Breckons said ne had no re-
buttal. Mr.. Hatch took the case under
Amusement and later continued it until
Thursday.
Morikawa was a luna on Kukuihaele
plantation and he testified yesterday
that in his pay envelope, containing
S41.55, he found the two SO coins placed