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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19
PAYING FOR GOOD ROADS.

The Introduction of various bills for amend
ment of the general highway laws of this
state suggests some interesting and pertinent
considerations concerning the proper charging
of costs for road making. At present there is
a threefold division. The state pays one-half.
and of the remaining half a part is paid by the
county and part-15 per cent of the whole
by the town. One pending measure would put
the entire charge upon the state, while another
s-Suld exempt from charges other than In sr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19

on national banknote retirement from $1,000
600 TO 100000 In any month. This change. it
is held, will give the banks greater latitude In
operations TO relieve a temporary stringency.
Taken together these changes in existing law
may reasonably be expected to do q good deal
toward furnishing currency really responsive
TO changing public demands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19
A RUBBER SIDEWALK.
D The Ilouisvllle Conrier-Ionrnal


The story is told OF an Iowa man who patented
an india rubber sidewalk After much lobbying
with his friends among the Town Council he was
allowed to put down several yards OF ii
pertinent. AS noise absorber II proved most
effective and the early demonstrations seemed to
be living down all skeptcism in regard to II so
rapidly that the inventors fortune was all but
made. Then the inventor made q fatal blunder.
To show how solid and strong II was he began
jumping up and down il with his whole weight.
The walk could not forget that Il still rubber
and when the ambitious inventor planked his heels
into il he was promptly pitched the fence into
q brtar patch. The episode proved such joke that
the budding popularity OF the new idea began to
wana. and there are still no rubber sidewalks IN
Iowa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19
\ WEEK OF HORRORS.
=. III. crrlr,.-lcIl EgnrrlhIIran

The week. which began with one or %. WIS WIS
steamship disasters Of recent years, has enc ~
one of the worst railroad accidents OF recoIu %
the steamship horror presented a rare eN5l 49,
while this railroad horror follows upon many uI-gS
which, in recent uoC.ls more especially IA
piliuE up against American railroads me 49,
record OF the kind known in all the period OF 49,
development. Although the new year is Iess 49,
two months old. nearly as many passehseLS -
already been killed in train accidents as are 49,
monty recorded against whole Z" g-@--, 49,
experience in this country. and this former 49,,
age yearly record of passenger f3JaltlTs w.
enough 10 attract world-vidc attention anu % N'-
aida mar iona n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19
COMMENT ON THE CENTRAL WRECK,
THE SINISTER FEATURE

From The Boston Globe
The sinister feature OF the news however, - 80.
the train travelling AT ti- rae % -
fT,iIas an hour when the engine reached the s5a-p
curve. Under these conditions II Tnlgtt ess.Iy 20
nen that the forward cars would take tliS -
and the rear cars would be swung rom tls tLaSH-
IL this is true II will not be difficult 70 TX 80 ~
spou ibillty for Of the most horrlot5 " -
thar has occurred an American ralro41 4'1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs Douglas Robinson. Mrs. Payne Whitney.
Mrs J. Borden Hartman. Mrs. Frederick W. Van
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19
SOMETHING DRASTIC NEEDED.


From The New York Evening Post
There are practically no freight trains on 20
oVerworked obviously this is plain case t Ser
impartial investigation ana then I2L Il7l ssi5srts
with the ensuing loss of life just report ~ ,,s
interstate Ioihiuet'S 4 ~ 49, r., cbsck them.
Making all due allowances for our oNeTIw.tlss -
their managers an understanding that tneXcus4ol'
accidents win be punished without mercy
THE GREATNESS OF HUMAN LIFE
From The Evening Mail
Railroad managers have been deplortns t9s , IN
friendly attitude OF the public since the Feot-'-.9
and stock jobbing exposures Of regent Sstt--s5
surprise. they may ind their questions answered.
In the statistics; which show tnat thslG Z, S H.
ment last year killed sOS and lnJuT s 800 80 as
regulated and uncontrolled by any 0HlcI ogGH ',Ss
the English roads are by the Board @F t5 least
regarded OF the commodities in which they tram
SPEED MADNESS.
From The Brooklyn Eagle
1t Is easy 10 argue that the popular demand toF
ana that miles an hour is public con-
venience and public need But the sacIlacSS ,, y
twenty lives and the manning or neatly one e =,
bred and rtty passengers Is pretty step ~irht
to say how fast a train may travel over any SVEN
stretch of track II would seem as II t4e st1 -
OF schedules. Just it has in England, where me
s2s tS wreck bad as i mas ss Sep sG With
the record IN this country Popular ins'sSedSS
THE UNDERLYING DISEASE
From The New York Globe
This catastrophe seems primarily due 70 over
speeding around danserO curve Why 80
overspeedng? Why the curve? Is II because ~
railway offices other considerations are put aooo
safety-because gambling spirit or takins cIllcS9
permeates railway management from section n I-lA
to general MANAGER Rules printed N ooO9s'
but their violation is tacitly encouraged WHAT IVs
The oHs %ho bTnss bis tTSin through the
rapidly, although the superintendent knows VS[S
well that do he disregard SloW-Up ny
tees and. il necessary, by danger signals -,
sin OF sins Is TO be behind time Now an 9ceioSi.
is specifically due open switch. ana ASA
to 9 misread order, or to overspeedinS, or 20 :.
weak bridge, a defective axle. broken plate ~
rail. The symptoms various but ths unas'~
lying disease is lack OF discipline
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19

The Oklahoma Constitutional Convention has
been reported as on the verge Of passing into
''innocuous desuetude." II Is encouraging TO note
therefore, that two delegates engaged last Sat
urday I'm personal determinations weighted on
one side by a mucilage pot and on the other by
an inkstand. This little exchange of parlia-
mentary amenities shows that the convention Is
not moribund and that the struggle 70 make
a constitution has not absolutely exhausted It's
vitality or extinguished It's quality as forum
OF elaboration and reason.
BECAUSE air is elastic and water Ia not, Ger
man aeronaut declares that the form OF pro-
pellec best adapted to the navigation OF the lat
ter element would not yield equally happy re-
suits in the former. The proposition is reason
able good deal of experiment may be required
10 develop the ideal type OF screw for a flying
machine but the task is certainly not beyond
the reach OF invention.
Governor Buchtel OF Colorado who is a clergy
man. ended his inaugural address with prayer
as follows:
Almighty God our Heavenly Father We come to
Thee in prayer for Thy blessing. We thank Thee
people OF This great commonwealth. We pray for
grace to enable us TO work together IN mutual pe
desire to promote the welfare Of all our people
The Governor is said TO have been urging
local optIon bin and the chaplain OF the Senate
docs not approve OF local option He is said TO
have had the Governor IN mind IN a political
prayer he made the other day:
We regret deeply the fact that some men have
5Ss e f har fa Hs so far irony Their Starting
place as 10 disregard their words and promises
as a means TO secure certain ends and Offices and
forgetting their pledges when they have attained
their desires.
It is not a very edlfying incident. for politics
and prayers DO not make a good mixture.
The Pennsylvania Railroad system has only
Sc per cent Of tho mileage OF the country. but
IT paid FOR the year ending June 80 1905. 11.63
per cent OF the taxes assessed railroads and
1917 per cent Of the total dividends declared
This showing explains In part its solIdity as a
system and its capacity 10 undertake vast en-
terprises Ike those in progress in this city. by
which the needs Of the future are boldly antici-
psted.
There Is some protest. ana perfectly just pro-
test, by the railroads against the two-cent fare
law which IS being threatened in various state
legislatures. In the more settled communities OF
the East and Middle West the law will probe-
bly, work no hardship. but In the Far West
trains probably cannot be prontably at that
rate However. the states are not acting alto
gether arbitrarily. Such bills have passed in
Pennsylvania and Missouri and in the Assem-
blies OF Iowa and West Virginia, where they arc
said to DO sure to become laws. Wisconsin has
made the rate two and one-half cents a mile
South Dakota and Idaho have rejected the bills
and there have been other failures Indiana
Nebraska and Kansas are threatening two
fare lava
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19

Mrs Vanderbilt and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt hava
sailed for New York after a prolonged stay in
Europe
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
COUPLE SEEK AWFUL DEATH.
With Arms Entwined They Calmly
Wait Death by Electric Car.

With Arms Entwined They Calmly
Wait Death by Electric Car.
Camden, N. j., Jan. 29.-With arms
entwined, an unknown Young man and
I young woman stood on the tracks of
he Pennsylvania electric railroad
over Newton creek early yesterday
and calmly waited until an electric
rain ran them down. Both were
killed and their bodies were hurled
nto the water. The motorman of the
train saw the pair but not until he
was close upon them. He blew the
whistle but the couple made no move
o escape and the motorman could not
get the train under control until he
struck them. The body of the young
woman a recovered and brought to
he morgue here. The clothing was
If fine texture and she was of refined
appearance. The only mark that may
lead to Identification are the letters
wv. c." on a gold watch found on the
body. The body OF the man has not
oeen recovered.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
People Talked About,

DR.. B. F. drummer of Omaha, one of
the best known physicians and sur
geons in the West, died from paraly-
sis.
John R Slockett, fifty years a resi-
dent of Houghton, Mich. IS dead. He
was prominently identified with the
progress of the copper region.
George r. Matthews, manager of the
Lyric theater In Philadelphia since its
opening, two years ago, died after a
brief illness from pneumonia.
W. j. Mccormick, superintendent of
buildings and bridges of the Chicago,
ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha rail
way, died at Altoona, Wis, of pneumo-
mia.
Josiah Flynt Willard, whose expert
ence as a tramp, author and sociolo-
gist under the name of Josiah Flyntn
has given him a wide reputation. died
in Chicago.
Uriah Culbert. former state senator
and one of the best known marine CON
tractors on the Great Lakes, died at
Michigan City. Ind. He was seventy
two years of age.
John McGrogan, who was hanged by
guerrillas during the Civil war, but
who was cut down by some of Sher
mans cavalrymen in time to save his
eighty-four years.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
COURTS TO PASS ON RATES.
Railroads Get an Injunction Against
Proposed Commodity Rates.

ST. Paul, Jan. 26.-The ten railroads
operating in Minnesota secured at
noon yesterday from Judge Lochren.
IN the United States circuit court, a
temporary injunction restraining he
Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission from enforcing the sched-
ule of commodity rates which he
commission ordered some time g to
become effective yesterday.
1t is eontended that the order of the
commission is an interference with in
terstate commerce. The effect of the
order. they aver, would be to make
rates lower in Minnesota than in adj
Joining states. The consequence would
work a discrimination in interstate
commerce, which would be unconsti-
tutional.
1t is contended hat the proposed
rates are confiscatorv. and therefore
%repugnant to the Federal Constitution.
Want to Help Him Fight.
st. Paul, Jan. 81. - The Minnesota
Shippers and Receivers association
will petition the federal court to inter
N,iC III LIZ llJullSIlol sun VI lllS az
roads to test the reaSonableness of
the reduction in commodity rates in
Minnesota. The Minnesota railroad
commissioners are defendants in this
case, and the burden is on them to
show that the reduction they ordered
is not c~onfiscatory. AT a meeting OF
the shippers association last night it
was decided that its attorneys should
try to have the association made a
party to the case.
If it is permitted to intervene it is
the intention 10 bring before the fed
eral court all the line of evidence
which was not received by the rail
road commission, including the ques-
tons to be asked of President j. j.
Hill and other railroad officials about
campaign contributions.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN fpITOMF
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washington Notes.

The river and harbor appropriation
bill carries an appropriation aggregat-
ing $50 ,466, 1873.
Emperor William has conferred the
Red Eagle order of the first class on
Baron Speck Won Steruberg. German
ambassador at Washington.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate prohibiting the sending OF any
Information regarding dealings il cot
ton futures either by wire or through
the mails.
The public printer has issued an or
der notifying hand compositors that
they nus qualify as machine opera.
tors If they expect to remain in the
public service.
A bill has been introduced in con-
gress authorizing the president to re-
tire any judge of the United States
when he thinks the retirement of such
\ Judge would promote the public vel,
fare.
The senate has passed a Joint reso-
luton extending the time for certain
homestead entrymen in the North
west TO establish a legal residence.
This action was taken owing TO the
shortage of fuel.
A memorial from the constitutional
convention of Oklahoma has been pre-.
sented to the president. urging him TO
cancel the forest reserve order of Sec.
rotary Hitchcock and to remove Ger.
tain restrictions as 10 forest reserva-
tons.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
Casualty.

Thirty-ive horses We're burned to a
crisp by the destruction of the Cough
lin livery at Hancock, Mich.
Two fourstory brick buildings in
Chicago We're destroyed by fire, caus-
Ing a loss of $25O,000.
Two men were instantly killed by
the explosion of the boiler of a Read.
ing engine at Atlantic City, N. j.
A warehouse belonging to Swift 4
Co, in Chicago. was destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Five firemen, including Chief John
Dulmage, were injured at a fire in the
Western Electric company's ware.
house in Denver. Loss, SIS, 1000.
The big coal docks Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company in the yards
at Billings. Mont, were totally de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is about $4,-
600.
Fire in the great lumber piles and
oil tanks of the Atlantic Creosoting
company at Norfolk, Va, caused a
loss of $50, 900 and the fatal injury of
one man.
The large warehouse of the "Seven-
ty-six' Distilling company at Newport
KY. was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at from 100000 to
$3.50, 900.
William C. Ashwell, prominent New
York stock broker, was struck by a
street car and so severely injured that
he died a few hours later. He was
sixty years OF age.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
TWELVE DEAD IN MINE BLAST.
Fire-Damp Lets Go in West Virginia
Observation-Disclosures ON

Fire-Damp Lets Go in West Virginia
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. On.
Weston, w. Va, Jan. 29.-Five Amer
leans and wen Italians are dead as
he result of an explosion of fire-damp
in the Pennsylvania company's mine
at Lorentz, w. Va, near Buckhannon,
w. Va, Saturday.
Immediately following the explosion
the mine caved in and nearly caused
the entombment of all the miners, es-
timated at one hundred.
The explosion occurred just as the
lay force was leaving the mine.
District Mine Inspector Barton took
charge of the situation at the mine
and a searching investigation is being
made into the cause of the explosion.
A jury was empaneled and the taking
Of evidence consumed the entire day.
The testimony indicates criminal neg.
ligence on the part of a miner who has
not been named.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01

The general store of ]. w. Day at
Huntley. Mont. was burglarized and
considerable merchandise stolen.
Two Italians are dead and another
will probably die as Il result OF a shoot
Ing ARRAY at a labor union meeting AT
Sloatsburg. n. y.
The plant OF the Honduras Lottery
company at Mobile, Ala, WAS raided
By government officers. The contents
were seized and the employees arrest
ed.
Mrs. J. H Hull of Marshalltown.
Iowa. drank chloroform with suicidal
intent after quarreling With her hus-
band owe his failure to purchase Il
chicken. She will recover.
Philander H, Fitzgerald. a wealthy
attorney of Indianapolis. pleaded
guilty to 3 charge of using the mails
with intent TO defraud and was fine
81, 500 and costs.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
DowIE NEAR TO DEATHS DOOR.
Said to Have Confessed to Wronqinq
His Followers.

Chicago, Jan. q. = While there
have been sundry reports from Zion
City that Dowie was not improving in
health. but. on the contrary. was get
ting worse. a person in a position to
know stated yesterday that the former
head of Zion is now verging on death.
In fact the report say that Dowie's
condition has become so bad that he
realizes it fully II that yesterday he
made a confession of all the wrongs
he had done those with whom he had
dealings, and also that he expressed a
desire to e his wife and son soon,
as he feared he will live but a few
days longer
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01

Any reader of this paper can get tho
South Dakota Farmer for one. year for
10 cents ii you&will. cut out this notice
and send it with. your 10 cents. The
South Dakota Farmer is the best D
for general news in the Northwest, is
pages. Has a whole page devoted to
the markets. Departments devoted to
the Dairy, Live Stock, and Farming.
Has a special letter every week from
Norway and Sweden. Think of a great
paper like this. ISSUED EVERY
WEEK., for only 10 cents. This offer
good only till March LIST. 1907. Address,
South Dakota Farmer,
Sioux Falls, S. d.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
Foreign.

Eusone Ia Chatre. who fired the first
cannon in the French War of 1870. has
just died at his home in Mont Lucon.
Former President Loubet. according
to reports among senator's. intends to
Become B candidate for the French
senate.
y plague of loousts ii the Salto dis.
trict of Uruguay has laid waste the
plantations there, Farmers are emf
grating 10 Argentina.
The main buildings Of the depart.
ment of communications at Toxic
were destroyed by fire. involving a
loss of $500 600.
French Var Minister Picquart has
authorized the delivery OF lectures at
the military clubs in Esperanto. the
proposed universal language.
Aueustin Birrell has been appointed
chief secretary for Ireland. in success,
sion to James Bryce, recently appoint
ed ambassador to the United States.
Order having been established at
Tangier, France and Spain have
agreed to withdraw their s~quadrons
from Moroccan waters Immediately.
James Bryce, the new British am
bassador to Washington, will sail from
England on Feb. Is and will arrive in
Washington about the 21st of that
month.
NJ. Revolt, who was the special rep-
resentatiye of France at the Algeciras
conference, has been appointed to sue
coed NJ. Cambon as French ambassa-
dor to Madrid.
Nj. BrouSsan, director of the munic.
ipal theater at Lyons, France, and NJ.
Mesaser. the composer, have been APP
pointed joint directors of the Paris
opera house.
A maid in the service of Queen
Olga of Greece has been arrested,
charged with the theft of diamonds
from her majesty valued at $4,000.
The maid substituted paste limitations
Consul General Watts, at ST. Peters
burg, has informed the state depart
ment that the Russian government
will hold an international navigation
congress in ST. Petersburg in May,
1908.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
IMMUNITY PLEA TURNED DOWN
JUDGE MORRIS OVERRULES DE-
MURRERS INTERPOSED BY
RAILROADS.

Minneapolis, Jan. 29.-Judge Morris
Of the United States district u
handed down yesterday his order on
he demurrers ~interposed by the de-
PENDANTS to the indictments found In
the rebate cases, in Minneapolis, and
argued before Judge Morris and Judge
Lochren. ON Dec. Is and IA last.
The order in all things suslalnS the
position of the United States, over
ruling the demmrers, finding that the
Indictments are good, and that section
10 of the Hepburn law does not repeal
section l of the Elkins law, under
which latter law the indictments were
found
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
Fire at Faribault.

Faribault, Mimi, Jan. 25.-Fire burn
ed the Columbia hall block and caused
a loss of $500. The building is occu.
pied by several stores, whose goods
were badly damaged by water. Fully
insured.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
eeri.beri in wvomin,

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 29.-The first
case of the rare Oriental disease OF
beri-beri ever known in the West is
now being treated at the Union Pacific
hospital here. M. Matouki, a Japanese
section hand on the Union Pacific. is
victim.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
Notorious Bandit cauoht.

Havana, Jan. 29.-Enrique Mosa, the
bandit of the province of Santiago,
who for more than two years had ter.
rorized Eastern Cuba and def1ed the
rural guards, and who was wanted for
various alleged murders, was captured
here last night by the secret police.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
Quakes in New York State

Utica, N. Y, Jan. ga dispatch 10
the Press from Prospect. a village
nineteen miles north of this city,
states that three distinct earthquake
shocks were felt in that place early
yesterday. No damage was done.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
Assaults Bank Cashier.

Dyersburg, KY, Jan. 26.-John D..
Gregory, cashier OF the Peoples bank,
was assaulted by Edward Gregory, a
retired marshal of the town. 1t is said
that he attempted to rob the bank
after he had assaulted the cashier.