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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
ITALIAN LIEUTENANT B..
KILLS SELF IN TOMBS;
HIS A LOvE-DUfY TALE

New York, Nov. 13.-Giovanni de
Chiichicia, who until he was compelled
to choose between love and duty, was
a lieutenant in the italian army. has
committed suicide at the Tombs prison.
His Imprisonment brought about
by his brother. Luigi, a banker OF this
city. The latter believed Giovanni in
sane.
/ According to the police records he fell
in love In italy, and unable as an army
officer to support his wife as he wished.
deserted and soughtehis fortune as "a
cowboy I'm the American west. The
venture was not a success, and finally
leaving his wife In their new home he
came to New York to get a fresh start.
Penniless, he asked financial aid OF
his brother. The meeting Of the
brothers was not amicable, and at a
second interview Giovanni was alleged
to have peremptorily demanded first
81, 1000 and then $1,000 from the banker.
He exhibited a revolver, and, 1t was
charged, threatened his brothers life.
The banker wished to have Giovanni
detained as insane, but the court would
not entertain this charge. But he was
held on a charge Of carrying concealed
weapons.
In the Tombs he constantly grieved
for his girl wife.
When the doors were opened to per-
NIT the prisoners to go to the yard for
their daily exercise Giovanni stepped
quickly but upon the balcony and then
sprang upon the guard rail and love
head foremost to the floor. twenty-five
feet below. Several hundred prisoners
witnessed his death.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
MARRIED MY
HUSBAND" SHE CRIES

New York, Nov. 12.-After searching
tour years for her husband, James
Henry Holland, an artist. Mrs. Mary
Holland, of Brooklyn, believes she has
discovered him as the husband OF an
other woman, and that woman an old
friend of hers.
on June 1, 1881. She has six children.
peared and h could find no trace of
him.
Last week she met on the street a
friend, whom she knew as Miss Maud
Virginia Hart. The women had not
met for some months, and during the
conversation Miss Hart remarked that
h had been married. And my name
Is Holland, the same as yours she
added. She invited Mrs. Holland to
call on her, and the invitation was &C
copied.
AS Mrs. Holland entered the parlor
Of the house she noticed on the wall q
likeness of her husband.
why; that's my husband, who left
me four years ago." she exclaimed.
you've married my husband, haven't
you?"
How car that be?' said the other
woman. THAT is my husband, to whom
I was married three. months ago."
"A quarrel ensued, n the FIRST
Mrs. Holland was summoned to court
to prove her assertion. She appeared
In the Fifth avenue court with her
marriage certificate. Judge Geisman,
after hearing her story, dismissed the
summons.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
NINE DUSkY HONOLULU
GIRLS BURDENED WITH
IN TACOMA

Tacoma, Nov. 13.-Never did Cupid
more consistently pursue a party of
pretty girls than he has the min
Iuaidens from Honolulu, WHO are now
spending several days in Tacoma while
engaged in a pleasure tour Of the Pa
cihc coast cities. Pretty, accomplished,
jolly and musical, the young ladies
from the south sea offer peculiar
charms and scores of young men have
been made captives by the girls since
their arrival In San Francisco about
sixty days ago.
I'VE nave every one had proposals OF
marriage" one of the girls laughingly
remarked in h parlor of the Tacoma
hotel, but when the reporter saw
~love-making scene being enacted in
one of the coy corners Of the parlor,
in which a tall, stately beauty with
languishing eyes and dark complexion
and a young business man from San
Francisco, who accompanied the party
to Tacoma, figured, he was inclined to
believe that some Of these episodes arc
more serious than the young ladies
would have him believe.
Imagine, we have attended nearly
forty receptions and parties since we
nave been IN the Pacific coast" muir
INJURED one of the girls. II think ]
have the cards of hundreds Of young
men in my trunk and / have promised
to write to all of them"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
BRITISH OFFICER WHO
SCOTS AIT PAINT m
KAlSER'S HONOR, ANGRY

London, Nov. 13.--An extraordinary
incident a come to light In connec-
ton with the naval visit Of Emperor
william. 1t was related that at the
conclusion Of the recent maneuvers the
channel fleet and the first cruiser
squadron were ordered by the admiral
ty to repaint, etc., in honor OF the Ger
man emperor, Upon receipt OF this or
der Sir Percy Scott, commander OF the
cruiser squadron, sent the following
signal to two of his vessels:
Paint work appears to be more I'm
demand than gunnery, SO You had bot
the 9Th instant"
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. I'm
q general order to the feet repeating
The instructions to repaint, refers to the
signal sent out by Sir Percy Scott as
Scontemptuous In tone and insorbord-
mate In character" and ordered Sir
Percy to nave 1t stricken from h sig
nal logs. ...
Reprimand Read.
Sir Percy Scott and members of his
staff were summoned aboard Lord
Beresford's flagship and the admirars
reprimand was read to them.
The affair has created CONSERVATION
In the feet m there Is probability that
1t will lead to the resignation of Sir
Percy. -
Rear Admiral Sir Percy Scott is
probably the best versed officer in gun
merry in the British navy, and he Is well
known as the man who saved Lady
smith" in 1899, because he devised a
special carriage for .6-inch and 4.7.-inch.
guns from the cruiser Terrible. which
he commanded at Durham, whereby
these pieces were carried by rail into
Ladysmith just before It's investment
by the Beers. Sir Percy was noted In
and about Durham, Of which port he
was made commandant for his blunt
and direct statements. .
Sir Percy commanded the gunnery
school of the royal navy in 1903-5 and
he has been director Of naval target
practice. He was naval A.. d. c. to
King Edward In 1903-5. He is the in
ventor Of the light signal apparatus
now in use in the British navy.
The German yacht Hohenzellorn.
having aboard Emperor William and
party, who are to visit King Edward.
was further delayed by fog today. The
boat was unable to reach the harbor In
time to cross the bar with the tide and
the landing was postponed until late
this afternoon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
WOMAN IN POMMERN
MAKES A PRETTY TRIP

New York, Nov. 13.-Traveling al
o as truly to its destination as If it
were an automobile, the Pommern, a
balloon. in which DR.. Julian p. Thomas
and a SINAI party started from Phila~
delphfa, LANDED in the Bronx. DR..
Thomas, who a made the ascension
against the advice of his physician,
suffered no i'll effects, and was de-
lighted with the accuracy with which
1t had been possible to guide his air
voyager to its appointed destination.
There was nothing eVentful about the
trip, though the Voyagers, who also In
cluded Mrs. Thomas, Oscar Erbsloeh,
recently the winner of the James Cor
don Bennett cup, and DR.. Lewis, said
that the mild weather had made the
air journey especially delightful.
Thousands SEQ Landing.
More than 1000 persons were In the
neighborhood when the landing was ef-
fected. The balloon had been sighted
early in the afternoon by residents Of
Staten island and moved over Brook
lyn, UP the East river n finally float
ed to the Bronx. In spite of a strong
southeast breeze. the voyagers had to
exercise great caution because of the
proximity Of the ocean,, but were well
assured of a much longer voyage up
the a when darkness caused them
to descend.
LII anu MIS-. IINOIIldS EGdCLlSu Il lid
delphia in an automobile. They in
tended to take their 8~-year-old son OF
this trip, but, owing to Doctor Thomas
disability, Mrs. Thomas decided to de-
fer the lads first ascent until he Is
older. DR.. Thomas right leg Is in a
plaster cast, and, supported on clutches
he limped around the field while the
balloon was being inflated.
Ascends With Clutches.
Il guess l am the first balloonist to
GO up on crutches," he remarked. MY
leg, which was actually severed from
my body in a recent accident and then
grated back In place, may trouble me
If we hit the ground with a jar. 9th
erwise i. shall be all right"
DR.. Thomas said he too the trip for
the purpose of studying the methods OF
Mr.. Erbsloeh, and that 1t was his firm
resolution to capture the long distance
record afterward.
IF the Germans will let me-" he said,
II shall represent them with the Pom
mern in the e international race"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
ENGINEER OF POWDER
TRAIN SAVES A TOWN

Douglas, AriZ., Nov. ~1S.-Jesus Garcia,
a locomotive engineer, saved Nacozari,
Ariz., from destruction by running u
burning powder train through the town
at top speed, but lost his own life
and caused the death of a dozen or
more section hands through the explos-
ion of two cars Of powder just as the
flaming train was passing a section
house. A boy was also killed by he
explosion.
According to details Of the accident
received today. a powder train on the
narrow-guage railroad of the Pilares
mine caught fire yesterday when ear
Nacozari. In the train were two open
cars heavily loaded with explosives.
Realizing that the concentration and
a good part. Of the town of Nacozari
would be destroyed If the powder ex-
ploded there, Engineer Garcia called
to the rest of the crew to jump, and
started to run the train away from the
town. He had taken 1t about a half
mile. when the explosion occurred as
the cars were passing a section house
full Of Mexicans.
The terrific explosion blew the house.
the train. the men and the engineer to
atoms. Young Chisholm, not seeing the
fire in the train. sought to steal a ride
on the rear car.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
WRONG GUESS FOR
FORTUNE TELLER

Philadelphia, Nov. 12.--By his own
claims one j. Smell was Americas
Greatest C~lairyoyant." Now he Is In
Camden jail, having been unable to see
the official badge of Detective John
Cherry, who q sought the where
abouts Of a lost bible at ]. Smells es-
Enlistment, No. 1926 Cooper street. Nu-
mecous complaints OF persons who had
been swindled caused Prosecutor Of the
Pleas Scovel to start a crusade against
the fortune tellers and clairvoyahts or
the city, and j.. Smell was first In the
net. His advertisement, appearing In
the local papers, was a stunning bit OF
bait for the weakling fish that swan
his way. 1t read, in part:
The great gift given this nan by
the Creator, who gives all things con-
nected with his extensive studies
among the adopts In India, has made
him the undisputed leader in his pro-
fession. He make no charge unless
he tells the object OF your visit. gives
your name and names your friends;
also the name of the n you'll marry.
II the one you love treats o with
GOODNESS and indifference, call imedi-
aately: he'll tell the cause of your trou-
BILE and places secret knowledge in your
own hands TO remove any evil interfer-
ing with your happiness n wellbeing.
Gives exact date of your marriage, re-
unites tine separated, restores lost af-
lection, thus causing a SPEEDY mar
riage and a happy eunio to the one
you love. Ye who are burdened with
troubles, doubts of II character. are
especially invited to call on this truth
full interpreter of human destiny. who
will treat your case with kindness and
conscience, so cents and ST."
Big Mental Effort.
Visiting the Cooper street address
several days ago, Detective Cherry told
Shell that he was DESTROYS of locating
a family bible that had been lost.
Placing his hands or Via appeared to
be q paper weight as a philosophers
stone" the c~lairVoyant said, after get
ting his dollar:
'dThis requires tremendous mental
effort. I must connect you with anoth-
er member Of your family. One Of
the members Of your family has a son
and"
mot on your life" chimed in the
detective, mot II of them"
We'll there are two children, and
the youngest one has the bible" said
Smell.
.'IIl see about that" said Cherry:
but before 1 leave here, why not tell
me what business 1 am best fitted for;
or, see If you an tell me what kind of a
position ! now hold
The c~lairvoyant then hesitated for
about two minutes, and, looking Cherry
square in the eye, said:
You're a detective aren't you. and
you are going to arrest me?"
You struck it right that time ejacu-
lated the detective, n he ordered the
fortune teller to prepare himself for a
visit to the courthouse.
i've lost my bank book" said the
medium, as he was about to leave the
house, land can't find it anywhere"
How can you expect to find other
peoples things, then?" replied the de-
tectiVe.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
LUSiTANlA AGAIN
BREAKS WORLD RECORD
FOR CROSSING SEA
Time: 4 Days, 10 Hours, 40 Minutes

InSs ' OavSJ 10 T1ouTSI ~ "tIluISS
New York, Nov. 1.-THE marvellous
record established less than n month
ago by the giant turbine Cunarder
Lusitania when h cut several hours
from the passage time across the At
lantic, already las been broken. The
Lusitania still retains the title OF queen
of the seas, as 1T was she herself that
established the new low mark, and in
cidentally she added several new rec
ords TO her credit. These include the
best single days run-618 knots, made
November fan average Of more than
600 knots for every full day and an av-
erage hourly speed of A.25 knots for
the full 2,781 miles.
In her last voyage the Lusitania COW
cred the distance in four days, nineteen
hours and fifty-two minutes. The voy-
age ended yesterday owe the same
course was completed in four days,
eighteen hours and forty minutes, thus
clipping n hour and twelve minute
from the previous low mark. And this
was done in the face of conditions none
too favorable. From the start the
weather was stormy and on the last
two days, when the biz steamer was on
the home stretch. where the greatst
burst of speed might have been expect
ed, she drove straight into the teeth
of a strong wind, high seas and occa-
sional sharp squalls. The days runs
for the voyage were COG. 61S, 619 and
SO knots,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
HITCHCOCK IN
TEARS, ON STAGE

New York, Nov. l1.--Raymond Hitcs.
cock. pale and haggard by worry over
the accusations against him, RESUMED
his role at the Aston theater and yvas
given a demonstrative welcome.
When Hitchcock disappeared an un
derstudy took his place. The house waa
GROW I'd when the star made his APP
pearance, which was the signal fol
fousing applause. The actor looked
haggard and i'll and his voice was un.
certain. Meantime. his wife. who play
opposite him. was in tears and with
difficulty followed her u
At every opportunity the audiences
applauded, until at the end of the Sec
Ond act h comedian stepped to h
front Of the stage and in u tremulors
voice said:
Il want 70 thank you all for your
applause and announcement. I hope
! shall always deserve it."
Kisses Her Husband.
Upon Mrs. Hitchcock's second en-
trance the action called upon her to
shake her husbands hand. AS they
stood there with hands clasped tho
cheers were deafening. Then Miss Za-
belle placed her unengaged hand on
her husbands shoulder and kissed him.
At this Hitchcock broke down COM
pletely and there were a good many
wet eyes in the audience, too
In Pathetic Letter.
London, Nov. 11.-Calling the serious
charges against him "a humiliating sland-
err" Raymond Hitchcock has written d
pathetic letter appealing to a friend In
Paris, not to do as many OF his other ac-
qu~aintances have done, and turn the cold
to him at this time of adversely.
This agony can't last, you know, for
1t will either drive me mad or I must end.
1t by a journey somewhere" In n sentence
in the letter, which - published here; a
most significant sentence In view or the
disappearance from New York OF the
comedian, resting under such accusations.
The letter Is addressed from Rector's.
Broadway. New York, and runs:
1T Is a hard matter to write you under
circumstances, and may ] tell
you / have refrained from corresponding
with anyone under this terrible cloud.
Friends in Doubt.
I write you, old man, because I'm the
odd years you nav known me,
the good with the bad, you have found me
to DO a man In every sense of the word,
and I know you believe in me.
You, don't believe this thing, do your
I walk to the theater and. although 1 am
given the glad hand," can feel my
friends are in doubt, and I can't bear II.
] can thank you adequately for your
dear old cable; 1 could do with a few more
friends like you al
And can you imagine me playing under
stress Of this terrible charge. this humil-
Eating SANDER? .e.H@
I'm all out, old man. 1 simply can't
write, so forgive ms. VIII see you some
day.
From your friend in need of friends.
Hitch.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
SHADOWS ROB JERSEY
TOWN OF ITS GHOST

Burlington, ". j., Nov. 11.-Shadows
have robbed the town of Florence OF its
ghost" which for a fortnight has kept
timid residents in dread Of darkness
and noises Of the night. An engineer
who volunteered to sleep in q barn on
the foundry farm, where the ghost
was last seen, found that a distant arc
lamp threw shadows of men on a NOV
ing crane or the farm buildings.
Further, the outline of a man APP
peared standing at the door of the
barn in which William Aronson, q
young farmer, hanged himself q year
ago. Albert Heulings stood in this door
way, IT is said, when he had his excit-
ing encounter with the specter. which
disappeared as Heulings leaped away.
Florence was beginning to enjoy the
anticipation OF a novel ghost hunt. as
nearly a hundred foundrymen had vol
unteered to try for the reward of SIS
offered to anyone brave enough to
sleep in the barn over night.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
SOFTENS ALASKAN
ISLAND INTO SYMMETRY

Washington, Nov. 13.-The remark
able transformation that has occurred
in the topography Of Bogoslov island,
Alaska, is the result of volcanic dis
turbances, as told in a report received
at the treasury department from Lieu
tenant Camden, commanding the rev-
emu cutter McCulloch, who says that
the peak has entirely disappeared and
that astonishing changes occurred In
the prodles Of the neighboring peaks,
whose outlines had been softened to
a general symmetry by a padding Of
lava dust that almost disguised them
beyond recognition, while the sand pit
connecting the peaks had attained a
height varying from twenty to 100
feet.
'1ncalcuable tons of material, hun
dreds of feet in depth, had been de-
posted over the entire island. Fire
island and Perry peak now lowered in
the air with a geEtle incline rising
from the beach, several hundred yards
distant, to the summit"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
POLITICS SEND
TEDDY BEAR FIRM

New York. Nov. 11.-SeveraI hundred
Teddy bears lay uneasily on shelves In
q Seventh avenue factory today, while
Rudolph Flescher and Samuel Mosko-
Vitz, their makers. went to court in an
action to dissolve their partnership.
Under the firm name of Moskovitz &c
Co., the partners have done business
tremendously until recently, although
Flescher Is a ro~ck-ribbed republican,
and Moskovitz IN enthusiastic Tam
many democrat.
In the recent campaign Moskovitz re-
ferred to the fusion ticket as a rum
mage sale. Argument followed argu-
ment and the breach widened.
i've decided to call our product
'Tammany bears instead of Teddy
Bears" said MoskoVitz.
"They were christened Teddy and
Teddy they Will remain" said
Flescher. 5
Today Flescher sued for the dissolu-
ton of partnership and an injunction to
restrain Moskovitz from carrying on
the business.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
NORWAY o PRINCE
DEPOSED IN FAVOR BY
KING ALFONSO'S BABY

London, Nov. 13-FIckle public inter
est has deposed darling little Crown
Prince Olaf, of Norway. and enthroned
baby Crown Prince Alfonso, of Spain.
OLAF has gone into retreat at Sandring-
ham with his mother. Queen Maud,
while Alfonso, prince OF the Asturias,
holds undisputed sway in town.
From early morning until evening
vas crowds. largely made up of we'll
dressed women, hang around the en-
frances to Kensington palace to catch
a glimpse of the king and queen OF
Spain, and especially of their baby.
When the baby comes out with his
three attendant nurses II three foot
men there ID tremendous excitement.
The queen never fails to hold the in
fant Up to the window of the carriage
so that the faithful watchers may de-
voutly gaze on his royal features.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-14
GIRL THIEF Is
DUAL PARSONAGE

st. Louis, Nov. 13.-Mrs. Susanna
Edwards MCGEE, the servant girl novel
tst, who accused DR.. Edward Pauley OF
stealing Jewels I ON her and then con-
fessed that she had stolen them from
her employees, say that she has for
years been forced to battle with a dual
nature.
Like the little girl in the nursery
Jingle, when she is good she is very,
very good, and when h is bad she Is
horrid,' she says.
The bad twists In her nature makes
her have the instincts of prlmeval man.
who grabbed everything in sight.
II didn't know what was the matter
with me until I read Jack London's
book, Before ADAM" she said.
Strange Childhood Dreams.
Then it all came to me, the explana-
ton OF those queer visions which 1
had had ever since / was I child. Often
In daylight / used to seem to see my
mother sitting in the top Of q big tree
rocking me. London made it all plain.
My visions have been taking me back
20 the prehistoric days when all men
were wild.
AT times / was like a savage. I
know now that my thefts were only
q reversion of the species back to those
times, ages and ages ago, when all men
were thieves.
The savage nature was uppermost
In me when I took those Jewels. I
would not think Of doing such a thing
when I'm my normal state"
Said She Wanted to Return Gems.
Applications for larceny warrants
against Mrs. MCGEE were made, but
action was deferred pending the out
come of an attack of hysteria which
caused the removal of the young wom-
an from the matron's detention room
20 the observation ward of the city
hospital
Mrs. MCGEE now says that she ac-
cused Dr.. Edward Pauley Of stealing
jewels which she herself had stolen be-
cause she wanted to make restitution
TO her employers. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
B~lumenstock.
Henry Smith is Mrs. McGee's latest
accuser. He told the police that she
took a diamond stud from him. She
acknowledged this. but said that she
did not mean to keep the jewel.