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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
Domestic.

Domestic.
Former Judge Henderson OF Van.
ouver has been appointed commits
sioner Of the Yukon territory in place
of w. w. B. McInnis, resigned.
"Uncle" Solomon Chase, who was a
candidate for president in the green
back" days, has come out as an as
pirant for the governorship Of Maine.
]. Edward Cahill of Boston won a
wager by eating six broiled Holsters,
putting down the seventh for good
measure. He then went home to sup
per happy.
Gov. Hughes Of New York has veto
ed the bill instituting a fiat passenger
rate of 2 cents a mile on every rail-
road system in the state more than
$50 miles long.
The town OF Westfield, Mass, will
buy two more acres Of land to estab-
lish a burying ground for animals. 1t
is said to be the only town in the
country to have a public animal Gene
terry.
j. P. Morgan has bought the famous
collection of marbles, bronzes and fur
niture of the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries belonging to Prince Strazzi
Of Florence. The price paid was
5000 1000.
Judge Smith Mcpherson of Kansas
City has issued an order restraining
the state auditor from enforcing the
Dovell bill passed by the last legisla.
ture, taxing each transaction in grain
futures rs cents.
The Yale law school has bought for
SIS. 900 the Cole collection Of session
laws Of legislatures of the United
States. The collection consists of
over 1000 volumes and its duplication
Is said to be impossible.
Mayor McCologue of Mason City,
Iowa. has caused the drawing Of an
ordinance making it a crime punisha-
BILE by q fine Of from So to 800 for
drinking liquor in alleys, ou%tbuildings,
public buildings. or other places in the
city; also for drinking treating or ex
changing drinks. The "boozers" are
alarmed and are planning an exodus.
After working twenty years on the
one effort, Eben Francis Thompson,
corporation attorney of Worcester,
Mass. has produced the best transla.
ton Of the Rubaiyet Of Omar Khay.
yam. according to the scientists. He
: worked four years on one Q%uatrain.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
"PLANT" IN GOPHER HOLE.
Hunters Find "Swag" Burglars Stole
From Hardware Store,

From HARDWARE Store.
Berthold, N. D., June IA. While
James Robson and George Morse
were hunting gophers north of town
they discovered w small tin buckets
containing several watches. chains,
three punches Of keys, cartridges, q
revolver and other articles which aft
erward were identified as having been
stolen from the hardware store of E..
Newgard. The booty was found In a
large gopher hole and apparently had
which the high wind had %dislodged.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
MAN BROWNS IN GOAT ACCIDENT
Gasoline Launch is Overturned on the

0asoIIhe Launch Is overturned on the
Sheboygan River.
~Sheboygan, Wis, June IA gaso-
line launch containing seven young
men, members of the Rival club, re-
turning from a celebration in honor of
the wedding of a club member, was
overturned in the Sheboygan river,
and August Beutel, aged twenty-four,
was drowned. The others managed to
swim to shore.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
Starts Fire: Ends Life.

Fonda, Iowa, June 15.-Nels Ander-
son, a farmer living ten miles north
west of here committed suicide BY
cutting his throat. Before killing him.
self he set fire to the house.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
Warehouses In

Warehouses in Ruins.
Boseman, Mont, June 14.-Nro Do.
stroyed three warehouses and their
contents near the Northern Pacific do
pot, involving a loss Of about SO ,Ovv.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
RUNAWAY BRINGS DEATH.

Driver Who Fell Under Wagon
Wheels Succumbs to Injuries.
Park Rapids, June l6. - Anthony
Stevens is dead as a result Of a run
way accident. Stevens was hauling
rails for the road on the White Earth
Indian reservation when his team ran
away. He was thrown out and the
heavy wagon passed over him, injur-
ing him internally.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
From Other Shores.

V~incenzio Gemito, the once eminent
italian sculptor. is insane.
Maj. Gen. Baden-Powell of the Brit
ish army has beer gazetted a lieuten-
ant general.
Capt. Lacaze has been appointed
technical naval expert of France at
the Hague peace conference.
NJ. Routkowski, the Russian finan.
cial agent In London, positively denies
the report that Russia contemplates a
foreign loan.
NJ. Clovis Hughes, the ex-deputy
and publicist, who had long been in
III health, died in Paris of asthma and
complications.
Mis-. Broderick. an aged resident Of
Clinton, Iowa, and her son j. j. Jor-
dan died the same day and we're bur-
led side by side.
The China inland mission station at
kaihsein has been wrecked by rioters,
but the German missionary In charge
and his family escaped.
The Berlin Tageblatt says 1t learns
that the Franco-Japanese treaty con-
tains a clause guaranteeing the open
door in China for all nations.
Emperor Nicholas has approved the
plan for the construction of a railroad
from the station of Kamsk, in Siberia,
to Boring straits and a tunnel under
the straits.
The emperor and empress of Ger.
many will visit Copenhagen July 8.
Later they will probably meet the
king and queen of Norway on board
the royal Norwegian yacht.
Charles Dalton, an American writer,
son of N. F. Dalton Of Indianapolis,
attempted to cut his throat at Green.
wich, Eng, with a razor, owing tc
dependency due to financial troubles
He was taken to a hospital and prob
ably will recover.
The town of Arad. in Hungary. has
earned for itself the title of the cit,
OF divorce" Last year no fewer thar
234 suits were pleaded before The
courts and 804 other suits are pend
ing. In most Of the cases the petit
TONERS were newly married.
The report of the trustees Of the ca
thedral Of Southwark, England. show
that the expenses amount to NOR,
than $125,000 a year, while the tota
income does not exceed $4,000. Thi
alarming report suggests the advisa
bility Of subscriptions being raise'
from every Anglican church in the die
cese to cut down the deficiency.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
Leaves Witness Stand.

Orchard left the stand at 2:30
O'Clock, after having occupied it for a
total of thirty-two hours and a half.
He is to return to the witness chair
later because the defense must lay
the formal lines for ~impeaching him
and the state must still have it's re-
direct examination.
Immediately Orchard left the stand
the state put on three witnesses from
San Francisco to c~orroborate the
Bradley poisoning story.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
Accused of Foroeriee.

Prairie du Chen, Wis, June II. -!
Albert Stanley has been bound over
to the grand jury on a charge Of com.
hitting several forgeries. He could
not furnish $1,000 bonds SO was CON-
mitted.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
PIONEERS GOING TO kAssoN.
Old Settlers Association of DODGE to
Meet on 18th.

Weet ON T6LH.
Dodge Center, Mimi, June lathe
annual reunion of the Old Settlers as
ISOLATION of this county will be held in
Kasson Tuesday, June IL, and prom
ises to be one of the most pleasant
gatherings of the year. Citizens of
Kasson are spending their time and
money to make the meeting a success
and a large attendance is expected.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
JUMP FIRES GUN.

Not Survive.
Black River Falls. Wis, June l6. =
Joseph Woldrick, sixteen years old,
lost an. arm and may lose his life as a
result of the accidental discharge of a
firearm. The boy was passing through
the lumber yard at Millston, near
here. and while jumping over a pile
Of boards the shotgun which he was
carrying was discharged, the entire
load passing through his arm.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21

Benson, MINI, June 1.-THE peouA,
Of Benson are making plans for hol4as
ing q big celebration on July 1.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
EXPLOSION INJURIES THREE.
Air Tank Explodes In Plant Of Still
water Thresher Factory.

Saltwater, Mimi, June 14.-The ex.
plosion of an air COMPRISING supply
tank at the thresher company caused
the injury of three men. The main
floor of the machinery building was
blown upward by the force of the ex-
plosion. The flying boards struck sew
eral men.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
,r,oh,e Exclamation Of the mo-

2. remarkable explanation OF the mo
tives that impelled him to confess
81 thought" he said. "of putting my
self ont of the way, but l thought over
nv mast life. l did not believe In a
hereafter at all, but l was afraid to
die and | thought at times that had
heen such an unnatural monster-my
crimes had been so sreat-that j
would not be forgiven"
who told you that"
mo one
"Nho wrote that out for you?"
Inspiration From Bible.
mo one; but after | had been sent
a Bible and had read it some | came
to the conclusion that | would be for
given if | made confession of every
thing
so you thought you would make
our peace with the future by having
somebody else hung. did your
NO, sir. | think any man can make
his peace with the future if he wants
TO. | believe it was my duty to tell
the truth. | did not see any other
way, regardless of the consequences
to myself or anybody else. l owed it
to society, I owed it to God and to my.
self"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-21
Butter coIorinq Fatal,

Aberdeen, S. D., June IA. - Walter
Mtlbrandt, the two-year-old son Of q
farmer living near Westport, is dead
as q result of drinking butter colorinR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Personal and General.

Cunningham chapter No. 120, Royal Arch Masons met tonight at the Masonic hall Nineteenth street. F. E. Butcher, II P, was in the chair; large number of members were present, several peti- tions for membership were received, and the NJ. E. M. degree conferred on two candidates At the next meeting the R.. A. NJ. degree will he conferred.
 The tent meeting conducted by the Rev | w. Akin at Fairview, is being well attended and will doubtless result in many conversions and additions to the church. MT. Akin is an eloquent and forceful speaker and is being ably as sisted by large choir and several local ministers.
 St. Marys Guild of St, Johns Episcopal church will hold an important business meeting at the home of Mrs. wright Wilson. 222s Avenue H, Wednesday after noon. September 25, at o'clock. Every member of the guild is urged to at tend.
 cleland Butcher, a prominent attorney of Gadsden. was in the city today, the suest of his brother, F. F. Butcher.
 F Clip Fonville returned today from an extended visit to Colorado and other points west.
 Foster Hamilton, cashier of the Bank of Alabama, who has been recuperating at Talladega Springs, returned home to- day.
 Miss Reulah Gould will leave for Op- dyke. Ill., the latter part of the week.
 l. w. Mayne, who has been attending the session of the sovereign grand lodge, | O O. F., returned this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Convicts at the Furnaces.

Owing to the scarcity of common labor at the furnaces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company con victs are being worked in the stock house a Ensley. The Tennessee com pany has spent thousands of dollars importing Dor for tn cir various plants and many hundred laborers have been brought here, but notwithstanding this fact they have been compelled on sev- eral occasions to bank the furnaces on account of being unable to get out q sufficient number of hands to run the night shift.
 There is not much difficulty with the day laborers, the trouble is at night; i; banking or shutting down the fur naces means an enormous loss to the company and has nearly resulted on several occasions in shutting down not only the furnaces but the steel mill as well. The convicts are working short shifts and seem to be satisfied, pre- ferring the outside work to the mines. This arrangement is temporary and was absolutely necessary to operate the plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
WILL THRASH OUT
 WARD BOUNDARIES
BIG COMMITTEE TO GO OVER ALL FEATURES OF GREATER BIRM- INGRAM AT THE MEETING THURSDAY MORNING.

At the Greater Birmingham meeting Thursday morning the question of ward divisions will be thrashed out, and it is believed that each of the absorbed munic- qualities will be made into ward. This will give the greater city the same ward lineup as originally outlined in the King bill.
 The names of ]. Rivers Carter. William Vaughn and J. o. Thompson have been added to the executive committee This will give total of eighteen men on the executive committee in addition to tho three men composing the central commit tee. At the meeting will also be the mayors and aldermen from each munich pality which will make about fifty men representing every portion of the great est city in the south who will see that his particular part is fairly treated. The meeting will be called to order at 10 clock in the Commercial club rooms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Pythians Assemble Friday.

The final arrangement for the Pyth- (Tuesday) in the city hall are being made. The opera house where the meeting will be held is being decor ated with the colors of the order. The programme has been completed and every detail necessary for the enter tainment of the delegates has been at tended to. The local lodge Knights of Pythias is determined that this con vention shall be the most successful ever held in the district. large number of delegates is expected, in- cluding a number of grand lodge of ficers and every member of the order in the Birmingham district is cordial ly invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
STEAMER IS ABANDONED.
Storms Prevented Salvage Company
 From Saving Vessel.

New Orleans, September 2S.-News of the abandonment of one of the longest struggles in the history of the Caribbean sea to save shipwrecked steamer was brought here today by the British steam CT Cuban from Liverpool via Savilla. The Cuban had aboard the twenty-two mem bers of the crew of the Leyland line steamer Darien which stranded on q sandy reef off the Colombian coast at Puerto Censio last January. The Darien has been abandoned by the salvage as- sociation of Liverpool. Wreckers twice dragged the vessel through the sand to within few feet of deep water, only to have storms and breaking cables undo months of work in a few hours. The Darien will be sold at auction October 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
STRIKERS STAND FIRM.
Shoe Workers Announce That They
 Will Be Out Indefinitely.

St Louis, September 2s.-Both sides are standing firm in the shoemakers' strike. President I. H. Sawyer of the. Shoe Menders association, which embraces all the shoe companies whose eighteen fac tories are closed by the, strike, said to- day that no steps have been taken to- wards settlement of the controversy. At meeting of the executive committee of the independent boot and shoe cutters union of Missouri 1t was decided that the strike should be carried on indefinitely.
 The women strikers announced today that they would form union of their own and elect officers. By this general strike for nine hours work and ten hours pay, about 25 900 employees are out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
HEAVY DOCKET
 IN ENSLEY COURT ConviCtS Are Being Worked at
 the Furnaces
EITHER THAT OR SHUT DOWN
Ensley Knights of Pythias Ready to Entertain Visitors Today-Per- sonal and General News of
 the Steel City.

Ensley, September 23.-( (specia1)- IA heavy docket faced Mayor Sugg this morning at the police court Most of the cases were of a minor nature, how ever. The white men arrested on Sey- ehteenth street charged with gaming were fined $25 each. A negro named Nathan Bell pleaded guilty 10 charge ot burglary and grand larceny and was bound over to the higher court. A WatcL found on his person was iden- tihed as a part of the property stolen from store on Nineteenth street. Of feer John Wren made the arrest, and has recovered q large part of the solen property several pawn tickets were found on the negro. It is understood he has implicated several other negroes in the robbery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
LANDSCAPE WORK.

Parties interested in the inn provement of parks or residen- tial grounds will find it to their interest to consult with our MT. w. H. Kessler, who will be in Birmingham for the next ten days, and can be found at the office of the Amzi Golden Seed Co.,, 2012 First Avenue.
 See him and let him help you make your surroundings att tractive
 P. J. BERCKMANS GO.
 Landscape Engineers. Established 1858 Augusta, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Another Thriving Industry.

One of the most prosperous of local minor industries is the plant owned and operated by Eugene s. Miller on Railroad avenue and Twenty-third street, where cement concrete blocks are manufactured. All kinds of artificial stone work is made, including coping and ornamental work that is both artistic and beautiful. The use of these blocks is becoming more extensive and several handsome struc- lures built entirely of artificial stone have been erected here. MT Miller stated that inc industry was in it's infancy and in a few years would constitute the prin- eipal material for building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24

Rochester N. Y, September 23.-Bishop McQuaid of the Roman Catholic diocese of Rochester, made the startling decla- ration before a large crowd, which had gathered for the ceremony of blessing the graves In Holy Sepulchre cemetery, that an attempt was made a short troe ago by foreigners to extort $50o0 from him, and that he was told that four of the men were under oath to kill him. The presence of a number of street ven- ders at the cemetery gates and their pro- fanation of the Sabbath, led the bishop to make the disclosures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
FISH VISITS ROOSEVELT.
Railroad Man Will Not Be One of the
 Party on Western Trip.

oyster Bay, N. Y, September 23.-Stuy- vesant Fish came to Oyster Bay today and was closeted with Secretary Loeb in the executive offices for an hour. He declined to be interviewed regarding the object of his visit MT. Fish said he was not going with the President on his western trip and that he should not see the President today.
 Secretary Loeb said that Mir. Fish had given him a message to deliver to Presi- dent Roosevelt, but he declined to di- yulge it's purport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
CENTRAL AMERICAN PEACE.
Presidents of Republics are Invited tt
 Meet in Washington.

Washington, September 23.-In accord ance with arrangements previously made by telegraph between Washington and Mexico last Saturday, President Roosevelt and President Diaz simultaneously ad- dressed invitations to the chief executives of the five Central American republics, inviting them to send delegates to a con ference to be held in Washington some time between November i and l5 next, to agree upon plan for the peaceable set clement of all future disputes between those countries. Practically the invita- tions reoite the language of the protocol drawn at the recent meeting in this city of the ministers for these republics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Mrs. Letter Is III.

Paris, September 2s-Mrs. Levi z. Lei ter, widow of the capitalist, and mother of the late Lady Curzon, is confined to her room at the Hotel Ritz here, suffer ing from liver trouble Mrs Letters phy- slcians have ordered her to take com plete rest,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Neuotiatinu a Treaty.

The Hague, September 2S.-Senor Es- teva, chief of the Mexican delegation to hte peace conference, and Count Tor nielli head of the delegation of Italy. are negotiating a Mathematician treaty of general arbitration, similar to the convention recently concluded between Italy and Argentine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Marconi Busy at Work.

Sydney, N. S.. September 23,-Mr. Marco nj arrived at Glace Bay, B. C., last night to make preparations for the establish ment of a transatlantic wireless com munication between Canada and Great Britain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
WAR HERO SUICIDES.
spondency Over Marital Troubles
 Causes Rash Act.

Atlanta. September 23,-William F. Schmidtz, once a soldier In Emperor Will liam of Germanys royal guard and for merly in the United States army service, was found dead in his room today. By his side lay a partly emptied bottle of strychnlne. It is believed that Schmidtz committed suicide because of desponden- cy resulting from divorce proceedings brought recently by his wife. Schmidtz was 55 years old During his service in the German army he vas twice honored with medals by Emperor William
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Gen. Cecil CIav Dead.

Washington. September 2S.-Gen. Cecil Clay. general agent of the department of justice, died here suddenly today. He had been in poor health for some weeks. General Clay was 65 years old and a na- five of Philadelphia He was an expert rife shot and a leading citizen of Wash fngtOn,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Real Estate.

We will move; have lumber for signs cheap. Pleased to figure on signs. Hermi- taga Signs, City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
LUSITANlA GOES SLOWLY.
Fogs and Cloudy Weather Interfere
 With Steamers Speed.

Halifax, September 23.-The Cunard liner Lusitania passed Sable Island at about o'clock this morning. As she oc- cupied fourteen hours in covering the distance between Cape Sable and Sable Island, she must have gone at speed less than 20 knots an hour over this portion of her course. owing. presumably, to thick weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24

Greatest adventure story of the year, Aladdin of London, or the Lode Star" by Max Pemberton, now appearing in the Sunday Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24

New York. September 2S-A wireless dis patch to the Associated Press sent last night from the Cunard line steamer Lu- sitania and dated at Halifax early to- lay, reads: Tonight clear; wind south vest; sea smooth: speed 2S6 knots"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
E. Lindburg.

Capt. E. Lindburg. a Swede, is the old est living active representative of the immigration work in America, is an au- thoritt on the subject, well known in Europe and in America. He was once Swedish counsul at St. Louis, and has been instrumental in bringing thousands of his people to this country.
 So it seems that Alabama Is not over looked in the efforts of strong men to bring worthy immigrants to this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24

Read Aladdin of London, by Max Pemberton, now appear ing in the Sunday Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
Bishops Life Threatened.

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