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Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
WOULD DELAY ACTION
PRESIDENT ASKS CALIFORNIA
LAWMAKERS TO SUSPEND
JAP LEGISLATION.

Sacramento, Cal, March 12.--Presi-
dent Roosevelt has again appealed to
the legislature OF California to stop all
Japanese legislation. The president
has sent telegram to Governor Gil
lette urging that the legislature sus-
pend all japanese legislation and ex-
pressing the fear that the action Of
the senate Saturday in passing the
two Japanese bills and resolution
may render ineffective his efforts to
secure exclusion of Japanese laborers
by friendly agreement with Japan.
The governor transmitted the presi-
dents telegram to the assembly, where
action was to have been taken on the
two bills and the resolution adopted
by the senate, with message recon-
mending and urging that the presi-
dents request be acceded to.
On Stanton's motion the assembly
by viva voce vote decided to take no
action on the bills on file.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
CALLS ON ROOSEVELT
J. PIERPoNT MORGAN HOLDS A
SHORT CONFERENCE WITH
THE PRESIDENT.

Washington, March 12.--J. Pierpont
Morgan conferred with President
Roosevelt for an hour and half on
the railroad problems of the country.
The result of the conference was that
President Roosevelt agreed to the
suggestion made by Mr.. Morgan that
he meet, to discuss general railroad
affairs as affected by the railroad rate
law, with President McCrea of the
Pennsylvania, President Newman Of
the New York Central, President Mel
len OF the New York, New Haven and
Hartford, President Hughitt of the
Chicago and Northwestern and prob
ably President Hartman of the "Har
riman lines"
Mr.. Morgan>tol the president that
the railroads OF the country are not
IN an antagonistic mood concerning
the rate bill; in fact, that they wished
Il enforced and desired to cooperate
with the government to this end. He
suggested that the president meet the
railway presidents mentioned with a
view to finding some common ground
for cooperation, which would be bene-
fcial both to the people and the roads
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
FOUR SCORE KILLED
SERIES OF TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS
ON BOARD THE FRENCH
RATTLEsHIP lena.

Toulon, March 13.-The powder
magazines on board the French battle
ship lena blew up at 1:35 p. m. and
as result Captain Adigard, the COM
mander of the battleship; Captain
vertiez, chief of staff OF the Medi-
terranean squadron, and from seventy
to eighty blueiackets are dead, while
Rear Admiral Manceron and hundreds
OF other men are suffering from in
juries, some of them horrible in their
extent. Naval circles are aghast and
the public is stunned by the appalling
catastrophe coming so soon after the
loss OF the French submarine boat
Lutin, In which sixteen men met
death.
The entire after part of the lena
was blown to pieces. The bodies OF
the victims were hurled through the
air by succession Of explosions and
panic-stricken workmen at the arsenal
fiei from the vicinity of the drydocb
for their lives. Scores OF those on
board the lena jumped overheard onto
the stone quays and sustained serious
injuries.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
BIG INCREASE IN EARNINGS.
Report of Railroads for 1906 Shows a
Gain Of $163, 3,938,76o

Chicago, March 2.-The compila-
ton of the railway statistics covering
the reports of 313 of the railroads of
the United States has been completed
for the General Managers association
by Slason Thompson. ..
The report covers the operation and
earning power Of "a per cent of the
total railroad mileage Of the United
States, which is about 216,960 miles
of single track. A comparison with
the report of 1905 shows an increase
of approximately 10000 miles of track.
The gross earnings of the 313 roads
in 1906 was $2,246,421, LOG, which is
$163, ,93S,760 greater than all the roads
together in 1905.
The operating expenses for the 313
roads were $1,4S2,14S,334, or s90,933,-
664 greater than all the roads together
for the year 1905.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22

Five state legislators and other
passengers on the westbound Milwau'
kee train had narrow escapes from
serious injury and possibly death Sat
urday morning eleven miles west OF
Aberdeen. The train, with a double
header, crashed into a freight train
going In the same direction and the
passengers got a severe shaking up,
The legislators on the train were Rep
resentatives Parmley Of Edmunds
county and family, Foncannon OF Nc
Pherson and Bibelheimer Of Wal
worth and Senators Overholzer and
wife Of Walworth and Hepperlee OF
Mcpherson. They were on their way
home from the capital. A high wind,
which blew the loose snow in clouds,
prevented Engineer Slater on the
front engine of the passenger train
from seeing the freight train and the
only warning he had was flag
thrown through his window by the
brakeman of the freight train. who
had run back to stop the passenger
trafPeN .
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
eomernor Declines Offer.

Governor Crawford has received
from New York syndicate an offer
Of donation to the state OF $1,000,00O
OF North Carolina bonds In case the
state will bring suit against North
Carolina for the collection OF the
same. This offer is thought to come
from a syndicate which purchased
large holdings Of North Carolina bonds
Of carpetbag days which they desire
to collect upon but cannot do SO un-
less they can induce some other state
or country to sue for them and estab-
hsh the validity of the bonds The
offer has been declined in the name
Of the people OF the state by Governor
Crawford
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
Earnsrs 70 Have Elevator.

That new farmers elevator, with
capacity of 10000 bushels, is to be
erected at Valley Springs, a thriving
town In the extreme eastern part of
Minnehaha county, is assured. AT a
recent meeting OF leading business
men Of Valley Springs and a number
of farmers from that part of the coun.
ty preliminary arrangements were
made for the organization OF farm.
ers' elevator company. Many thou
sands of dollars already have been
subscribed. Work on the new ele-
vator will commence as early in the
spring as the weather will permit.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
FIFTEEN MEN PERISH
GREEK LABoRERs MEET DEATH
IN THE PITT RIVER IN
CALIFORNIA.

Redding, CAL, March 12.-Fifteen
men have lost their lives In the treach.
erous Pitt river. The men we're all
Greeks employed in the construction
crews Of the Sacramento Valley and
Eastern railroad at Bonita. The men
started to cross the river on the new
ferryboat of the company. When the
boat had reached the middle Of the
stream the Greeks punched upon the
end of the boat. This caused the boat
to rise on end and the men were
thrown back. The boat was overbal,
anced and every man slid off into the
water. The ferryman and the fore.
man were saved. Two other men
gained the nearest shore, but fifteen
Of the Greeks went down.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
CLAIM STRIKE WILL SPREAD.
Union Officials Declare More Ship
builders Will Quit Work.

Cleveland. March 12.-While the
strike Of shipbuilders at yards Of the
American Shipbuilding company Is
thus far confined mainly to the Cleve-
land and Lorain, o., plants, officials Of
the International Boilermakers and
Iron Shipbuilders' organization claim
there will be accessions to the ranks
Of the strikers during the present
week. They assert that the order for
the strike, which was issued Saturday
night, was not received at most of the
yards till Monday and that II will
soon be obeyed by many OF the union
emDloyes
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
DIES BY LIMITATION
NO UNUSUAL SCENES MARK THE
LAST HOURS OF THE FIFTY
NINTH CONGRESS.

Democratic Senators Continue Their
Fight on the Ship Subsidy Bill to
the End and Friends of the Measure
Withdraw lt--Regulation OF Work
Ing Hours of Railroad Employees the
Last Law Enacted.
Washington, March 4--The Fifty
ninth congress was ended at IL o'clock
noon, according to the declarations Of
the presiding officers Of the senate
and house, although the clocks in the
former marked 1918 p. m. and In the
latter 1915 p. m. The delay was
occasioned by slight error In the
enrolment of the railway employees
hours of service bill and this was the
last measure to reach the president.
According to custom, when congress
is dying, the president, his cabinet
and the White House staff occupied
the presidents chamber in the senate
wing In order to facilitate the handling
of business incident to the closing of
the session.
No scenes out of the ordinary oc-
CURED in either branch of congress.
In the house the members sang and
told stories and boisterously filed In
the last hours. General Grosvenor
CO.,, who retires from the house, was
presented with handsome silver
service by his colleagues Of the Fifty
ninth congress. In the senate the
proceedings were entirely decorous,
Senator Gallinger withdrew, the ship
subsidy bill and therefore the filibus-
ter against it was not continued to
the end, as had been anticipated. The
conference report on the bill regulat-
ing the hours Of service of railway
employees was agreed to. Resolutions
were adopted thanking Vice President
Fairbanks. and Speaker Cannon for
their unvarying impartiality and re-
sponses were made by those presiding
officers just prior to their letting fall
the gavels which adjourned the con-
gress sine die.
The galleries of both houses were
crowded and by order of the sergeant
alarms the visitors were permitted
to occupy all of the space available as
standing room. The floors Of the
chambers, in the rear of the seats of
members, were filed with committee
clerks and other employees at the
Capitol.
At the close of the proceedings the
visitors unrestrainedly applauded with
cheers and handclapping and then
followed the exchange Of farewells by
the members.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
HIS CONDITION SATISFACTORY.
Archie Roosevelt III With Attack Of
Diphtheria.

Washington, March 4.--Considerable
Improvement is shown in the condi-
ton of Archie Roosevelt, the third son
of the president, who has been Ill
since last Friday with an attack of
diphtheria. Surgeon General Rixey OF
the navy, the family physician Of the
Roosevelts, visited the sick boy early
In the day and upon leaving the White
House said that Archie's condition
was very satisfactory.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22

there was no indication OF the ap-
preaching end. He received q few
followers and prayed for some people
His condition seemed to be about the
same as for the last two or three
weeks. One or the attendants re-
NAMED with him until midnight and
was relieved by the other attendant
Shortly before ] a. m Dowie became,
delirious and his talk was the same
as at religious meeting In the days
OF his prime. He denounced people
with the old time vigor, ordered the
guards to throw out disturbers and
acted just as he had on SO many pre-
vious occasions. He gradually became
weaker and weaker and the attendant
telephoned for Judge d. N. Barnes,
who reached Shiloh House at Z a. m.
Forty minutes later Dowie died.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
FIGHT OVER EVIDENCE.
Entire Session In Thaw Case Devoted
TO Arguments,

New York, March 13.--There was
but a short session Of the court trying
Harry K Thaw for the murder Of
Stanford White, adjournment being
taken shortly after noon. This action
was taken partly to give Mr.. Delmas
an opportunity to consult the authori-
ties and prepare an argument in reply
to an impassioned appeal by District
Attorney Jerome for the admission or
testimony by Abraham Hummel In
contradiction of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's
evidence, characterized by Mr.. Jerome
as the central support of the defense,
and partly on the statement OF Mr..
Jerome that IL he we're allowed the
afternoon in which to complete the
hypothetical question to be put to his
experts he thought the state could
close it's case in another day.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
DOWIE PASSES AWAY
FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN cATHo-
Lie CHURCH EXPIRES AT
ZION CITY, Ill.

Although In Failing Health for Some
Time There Was No Indication That
the End Was at Hand--Utters De-
nuneIatlons With His Old Time
vIgor During the psIirium Accom-
panyIns His Last Hours.
Chicago, March s-The death Of
John Alexander Dowie, founder OF the
Christian Catholic church, while sud
den was not entirely unexpected. II
had been Dowie's custom to hold re-
ligious services every Sunday after
noon in the parlor OF Shiloh House.
About $50 Of his original followers re-
NAMED faithful and attended these
services. Dowie always wore his
apostolic robes and made a charac-
teristic address. Five weeks ago
these meetings ceased and Dowie ap-
peared no longer In public. The Sun
day meetings, however. were still held
by his adherents. Since that time
Dowis had been gradually failing. The
afternoon prior to his death. however.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
FIVE THOUSAND MEN OUT.
Loneshoremen's Strike at Hamburg
in Full Swing.

Hamburg. March 12.-As result
Of the refusal of the longshoremen to
bind themselves to do night work and
otherwise submit to the rulings OF the
shipowners the lockout, which began
Monday, is now In full progress, about
5000 men being affected. Up to the
present there has not been any dis
orders. Over 1900 imported long
shoremen have arrived here to take
the places Of the locked out men.
The Shipowners' union and the Har-
Dor Traffic union held meetings dur
ing the day and again resolved not to
employ any longshoremen who refuse
to sign the agreement to do both day
and night work. Several vessels
which were to have unloaded here
have been ordered to Altoona, where
there is no trouble with the longshore-
men.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
DOZEN PERSONS INJURED.
Violence Marks Street Car Strike at
Louisville.

Louisville, KY, March 12.-yiolence
resulting in injuries more or less se-
we're to nearly dozen persons and
the feeble and spasmodic operation OF
less than 100 cars for few hours un-
der apparently inadequate police pro-
lection marked the second day OF the
strike of the union employees of the
Louisville Railway company. Few If
any of the cars operated were patron
lied and a number were stoned.
The officials Of the street railway
company denied report that they in
tended calling on Sheriff Bell to fur
nish full protection, which would
necessitate the use of militia.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
al MN >
SOUTH DAKOTA LIQUOR LAW.
Federal Supreme Court Uphods ths
County License Fee.

Washington, March lin de-
cision In the case OF Delamater VS..
the state of South Dakota the supreme
court OF the United States sustained
the state law of South Dakota requir-
ing license fee of $500 year for re.
failing liquor in any of the counties Of
that state. Delamater was prosecuted
for selling whisky in Potter county,
S. D., as an agent for Minnesota
house and when he was found guilty
attacked the verdict on the ground
that the law being an interference
with interstate commerce is unconsti-
tutional. The supreme court failed to
accept that view and affirmed the ver-
dict of the state courts imposing
fine of $3.50.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
Reeelysrs 10 Ron Road.

The difficulties heretofore existir :
between the stockholders of the Mis-
souri River and Northwestern Rail
road company, which eliminated il
the appointment OF q receiver for the
company In February, have been am
icably adjusted and Judge McGee OF
the Pennington county circuit court
appointed G. o. Bailey Of Sioux Falls
additional receiver, representing
The interests OF w. J. Hayes & Sons
Of Cleveland and the bondholders of
the rosd. The road from now On will
hs operated by . Joint receivership.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
CHICAGO Union stock Yards.

Chicago, March 13.-Cattle-Beeves,
s4.1546.85 cows and heifers, 1850
SIS; stockers and feeders, $2.75Q
500; Texans, $415@475; calves, $500
OTIS. Hogs-Mixed and butchers,
$6.70@6.971a; good heavy, $1,000
6.97h; rough heavy. $6.65@6.85;
light, $6.65@6.s2h; pigs, $6.1066.7O.
sheap, $37606.00: lambs, $4.75Q7.s5.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
case AGAINST Mormon dismissed

Salt Lake City, March 4.-The case
against Apostle Heber Grant Of the
Mormon church, charged with unlaw-
full polygamous cohaDitation, has been
dismissed by Judge Diehl in the city
court at the instance of the prosecut-
ing attorney Action was brought
against Apostle Grant two years ago
by Charles M. Owen. attorney for the
American party.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
ohio Ranker KiIIa Himself.

Canton, o., March 13.-Horace G.
Mcdowell, president of the Farmers
bank of Canton, shot and killed him
self at his country home five miles
north Of this city. He was known
throughout Ohio as breeder and
buyer of high class sheep.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
St. Paul Union stock Yards.

st. Paul, March 13.-Cattle-Good
to choice steers, $5.5O@6.25; fair to
good, $40O@5.00; good to choice cows
and heifers, $3.50@475; veals, $4.50@
$50. Hogs-$6.60@6.75. Sheep-Weth-
ers, $5.O0@5.75; good to prime lambs,
S6.5Om725.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, March 13.-Wheat-To ar
rive and on track-No. hard, 81%c;
No. / Northern, S0%c; No. 2 North
ern, 7Sssc; May, S0asc; July, S0Bc;
Sept, 791Sc. Flax-To arrive and on
track, $12Oas; May, $1.21s; July,
S1.22%: Oct, $118.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
ARMIES NOW IN POSITION.
Decisive Engagement Imminent In
Central America,

SCutta az fNiHCFiCds
Washington, March IA decisive
engagement between the forces Of
Nicaragua and Honduras is expected
at any time, according to dispatch
the state department received from
Philip Brown, secretary to the Amer
ican mission to Guatemala and Hon
duras, who has just arrived In Teguci-
galpa, the Honduran capital.
Mr.. Browns dispatch says that the
military encounters so far between the
army OF Honduras and the army of
Nicaragua have not been Of such Sc
rious character that they in any way
indicated the relative strength of the
opposing forces, but that the armies
are now getting inte such position
that an important engagement may be
expected In short time.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 13.--Wheat--May,
77hc; July, 7Shc. Corn-May, 465s
@46%c; July, 46BQ46Ac. Oats
May, 407sc; July, 36Bc. Pork-May,
$500; July, $16.12R. Butter
Creamer,es, 22@2Sc; dairies, 20927c.
Eggs-l5c. Poultry-Turkeys, lie;
chickens and springs. 1212c.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
MARKET QUOTATIONS.


Minneapolis, March 13.-Wheat--
May. 1878 @79c; July, soc; Sept,
781bc. On track--No. / hard, $50
$3.50; No. Northern, S0as 0805sc;
No. 2 Northern. SB97s%c; No. 3
Northern, 75h076hc.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
Ruefs Attorneys Continue Fight.

San Francisco, March 12.--Abraham
Ruef's attorneys have applied to the
state supreme court for a writ OF
habeas corpus. The application was
laid before the justices when court
convened.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
OVER NINE HUNDRED MILLIONS.
Last Session of Congress Made Large
Appropriations.

Appropriations. .
Washington, March 4.-Representa-
tive Tawney of Minnesota, chairman
of the committee on appropriations,
announced in the house that instead
of facing deficit in the treasury at
the close Of the fiscal year Of 1908, as
seemed imminent at one time, there
will be surplus of $20,000,00 at that
time. The total appropriations made
at the present session of congress, he
said, aggregate apparently $919.948,-
67y63.
Senator Allison, chairman of the
senate committee on appropriations,
also made a statement to the senate
along the line of Mr.. Tawney's presen-
tation. His estimate of the aggregate
appropriations agreed with that of Mr.
Tawney. t
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
THREE BULLETS IN HIS BODY.
Premier Petkoff Of Bulgaria Killed by
an Assassin at Sofia.

an Assassin at Sofia.
Sofia, Bulgaria, March I'm. Pet
koff, the premier and minister Of the
interior, was assassinated here during
the day. M. Petkoff, with other min
listers, was walking in the Boris gar
den when he was attacked by an un-
known man, who fired at him with a
revolver. The premier was wounded
by three bullets and died instantly.
M. Geumadieff, the minister of com
merce and agriculture, who was one
OF the ministers accompanying M. Pet
koff, was wounded In the arm.
ice Sweeps Out Bridge.
The big bridge of the Milwaukee
railroad across the Missouri river at
Chamberlain is being washed away by
the Ice and 600 feet Of bridge and
trestlework have gone out
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
M. cAsIMlR-PERIER IS DEAD.
Former President of France Expires
Suddenly at Paris.

Paris, March I'm. Casimir-P Perier,
ex-president of France, died suddenly
at IL O'Clock p. m. Of embolism of the
heart at his residence on the Rue
Nitot here The ex-president had not
been well for two or three days, but
it was supposed he was suffering from
influenza and no great Importance
was attached to his indisposition.'
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
OVER 1000 MEN AFFECTED.
Strike at Pope Meteor Works al To
iedo, O., Settled.

Toledo, o., March 1.-THE strike at
the Pope motor works was ended
shortly after midnight. The settle.
ment resulted from the conference
which had been in session for two
days between Superintendent Schaff
Of the company and the men, in which
Mayor Whitlock took part. The men
Will be reinstated at once. Between
1000 and 1900 men have been out
since Monday Of last week, when the
strike was declared.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
WILL BE OPENED TO ENTRY
President Roosevelt Modifies His Or
der Withdrawing Coal Lands.

Washington, March 13.-In letter
to Secretary Garfield, President Roose-
welt has directed modification Of the
orders issued under his direction last
year, withdrawing certain lands from
coal entry. Conformably to the presi-
dents directions about 2S,000,o00 acres
of coal land will be Immediately
opened to entry with other lands to be
opened as rapidly as possible.
Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-22
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
Archie Roosevelt's Condition Salts.
factory to Physicians.

washington, March 12.-Archie
Roosevelt, the presidents son, who Is
I'll with diphtheria, continues to i'm
prove. There has been no further
setback and he is resting easy. His
condition is gratifying to the family
and the attending physicians.