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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
AIM rs BAD
FIRES TWICE AT PRESIDENT
FALLIEREs OF FRANCE.
Bullets Go Wld-Act or the Crank
Arouses Government 70 Vigorous
Campaign Agsinss Violent Dcnun-
citation Of tho Array.

The national fete at Paris Sunday
Nwas marred by q dastaIdly attempt on
Ahle life OF President Fallieres by Leon
sMailie, = naval Yeservist, Of Hayre.
who It IL believed. IL suffering from
the mania OF persecution. Maille fred
two shots at tho president. but did not
hit him 8 .saaHw oini
hit him. He was at once placed UNI
der arrest.
On account OF the activity OF the an
ti-militarists. who tried to organize q
demonstration against the army
throughout France Sunday. extra pre-
cautions were taken TO safeguard
President Fallieres. The attempt on
hfs life occurred in Avenue des
Champs Elysees while the president
was returning to the palace from
Kong Champs. where he a review
ee&te garrison Of PARTS IN the pres
ence Of 100000 people. Premier Gle
spsnceau and M. Lanes. he presidents
secretary. were with the president In
sA11 landau. which was escorted by
squadron OF cuirassiers.
The cerriage had safely emerged
from the Bots de Boulogne. where the
anti-milttarists had stationed them
selves With the intention Of h0oting
~ soldiers. and waa descending the
broad Champ Elysses amid the accla-
STATIONS of the crowds throng4ns the
Sidewalks. who were shouting .svlve
Eallierea! .svive YAr1nee!" When
~ the corner OF - Guer street Msilie
from tn curb fired IN 0uiclk sucoes-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
PROPOSED ELECTRIC LINE.
Mitchell Promotes Proposed Road to
Marshall, Mimi.

AHl#S IT. XvAdA SlitAAh, ..NtaEI.
The committee of business men who
were appointed to make the trip
across the country from Mitchell to
Marshall, Mimi, to inspect the terri
tory through which it is the Intention
to build an electric railway line. have
returned to their homes, after a very
successful drive. In the party was d.
B. Miller. Mr.. Miller stated that the
committee was well received by all
the farmers through the country
which they passed, and that they
showed a ready willingness to help
the enterprise in every possible way.
From the talk he had with all of them
he said that he did not think there
would be the least trouble to secure
tho right of way for the road and that
there wauld be no disposition on the
part of the farmers to try and obtain
fancy prices for their real estate. ana
many Of them We're willing to make
an investment.
Through the numerous towns which
the committee drove Mr.. Miller stated
that they found the citizens enthusi-
astic on the electric road proposition,
and that they stood ready and willing
to help the enterprise in every posi-
bic way.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
AN ~ ON a N

Sensational Article Appears In 81. Pc
tcrsburg Paper.
An open attack on the French gov
erEment and Ambassador Bompard
appeared Friday in the Novoe vrem-
va, q Russian paper. which a week ago
demning the Franco-Russian alliance.
III Il supposed he paper in this in
stance IL serving AZ q mouthpiece OF
the powerful court party. which Is
working In favor OF closer relations
with Germany. The editorial is couch
ed IN incorporate and offensive Ian
guage and seriously compromises the
position Of M. Bompard at st. Peters
burg.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
WATCHING BORDER CLOSELY.
Officials Arc Trying to Keep Japanese
Cecilia (ut

Dhicials Arc Trying TO Keep Japanese
CooIie Out.
A Japanese farm house near Engle-
wood. CAL, which is alleged to be one
of a chain Of stations extending to
ihe Mexican border through which
:oolie laborers are being smuggiea liz
70 California. was raided by federal
immigration officers. Five Japanese.
whose appearance showed that they
had made a long journey overland.
were captured. Another Japanese
who conducts an employment agency
here and who is suspected of being
he local representative of the snug
cling clique. was also taken into Gus
:ody. The immigration Inspectors be-
'heve there is o chain OF such stations
extending through southern California
and that the Illegal immigrants walk
from one to the other uAder cover Of
night.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
GREAT PACIFIC FLEET.
Evans TO End Active Career by TAX
ing W~arships Around Horn.

Evans to End Active Career by Tak-
ing Warshias Around Horn.
Deeper significance Of an internal
tional character than has yet been at
tached to the sending of the fleet Of
American battleships to the Pacific
coast shortly is now admitted by those
in close touch with the situation While
Navy Department that no menace to
Japan is intended by the dispatch of
the feet and Ambassador Aoki OF that
country has asserted that Japan will
not coDstrue the presence Of the fleet in
the Pacific as such, it is understood in
Washington that the arrival of the
battleship %squadrons in the Pacific
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
FIAYs HuII1ERs OF CONGO.

Dismissed Belgian Army Omce1 Makes
Sensational Charges.
MAJ. Lomair, who served eighteen
years In the Congo. and who resigned
when notified he would be prosecuted
for cruelty toward native soldiers. re-
taliated Friday by publishing q an
sattonal exposure OF the revolving on
sditions In the native army. He de-
clares tho soldiers are merely brigands
who raid the populaces. assault the
ONE and burn the villages. The
major says that when he attempted to
protect the natives by INJECTING Sc
we're ~punishments on the troops his
disciplinary measures were o%verruled
by his superiorv. He insists that the
real object Of the Congo administrs-
tion In prefefrng the charges was to
get rid Of him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
ENJoINs LEATHER MERGER.
Now jersey Court Issues Order Against
Proposed Deal. +

Now jersey Court Issues Order Against
Proposed Deal.
A proposed consolidation of the
United States Leather company with
the Central Leather company was en-
Joined by Vice Chancellor Emery
Thursday on application OF James c.
Colgate and other holders OF preferred
stock of the United States Leather
company. The Central Leather oom-
pany was organized Ia 1905 in pursu-
ance OF a plan formulated by = COM
mtttee OF stockholders Of the United
States Leather company. and II Sc
cured control of the latter company
and Its subsidiary corporations. Mr..
and others opposed the oon-
on the ground that they
were entitled to be paid accumulated
OF IS per oent from the sur
plus OF the United States Leather
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19

previous to the negotiation of a new
treaty with Japan. The present COM
ercial and amity treaty expires in 1911
and the progressive party of Japan IS
already insisting as a political issue
that the new japanese exclusion law,
barring coolies from the United States,
shall be modified in the new treaty.
Extraordinary steps are already IN
der way to send the feet around the
Horn as soon as possible. Rear Admiral
Evans, who will likely end his active,
naval career by taking these warships
around the Horn, is now in New York
arranging the preliminary details OF
the trip. Already arrangements for
the immediate shipment of 10000 tons
OF coal from Baltimore have been made.
In addition the general board has form
ulated a plan for the transfer OF the
entire force of the Brooklyn navy yard
to the Pacific coast in the event Of
labor troubles there and the establish
ment In the Pacific of a duplicate yard.
The fleet in its journey to the Pacific
will practically repeat the famous voy-
age Of the battleship Oregon, made just
previous to the Spanish-American war.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Mint Dircctor for Chicago.
sO-Cent Gas Law In Danger.

The report Of the special master in the
suit brought by the Consolidated Gas
Company of New York to upset the so
cent gas law finds that the price is un-
just to the company and that the law
denies equal rights to the company by
reason Of the penalties imposed for viola
tions. The master finds, further, that the
entire earnings under the law would be
only 2.S per cent on the total assets. The.
decision Of the Circuit Court will not be.
rendered before thirty days.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Brief News Items.

By an executive order the employees of
the government printing Office in Wash
ington will be given a half holiday on
Saturdays during July, August and Sep
tember, the same as is granted to the en-
ployes Of other government departments.
John Getterman, the interstate com
merce commission expert, who visited
Oklahoma recently and investigated
freight ate and cotton seed oil trust mat
tiers, is nov in Hamburg, Germany, inves-
tigating the Hamburg-American line of
sseamers in regard to excessive freight
rates.
Dick Barnes, the aged man charged
with the probably fatal shooting of Rich
ard Williams, was captured at his home,
eight miles southeast of Tulsa, j. Z. He
is now in the Tulsa jail. waiting a hear
ing before the United States commission
er. Barnes says he is 96 years of age.
jamie Frizzell. the 5-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Frizzell Of
the Woodbury. ranch, south Of Colorado
Springs, Colo, met a sudden ind fright
full death as the result of being bitten
by a r~attlesnake. The fangs Of the rep.
tile pierced an artery in the calf of the
| leg, and death resulted in a short time.
AS the result Of an old grudge Walter
M. Branch was shot and instantly killed
in Sagre, o. T., by J. W. Dobbs, deputy
sheriff. They met IN the street and, af-
ter some words, Dobbs caught Branch
around the neck, drew his revolver and
shot him in the head. It is said Branch
vas unarmed.
Anton Anstett, whose real estate is
valued at $5O0,0OO, applied to Judge
Blanchard of the New York Supreme
Court, asking alimony and counsel fees
pending the trial Of his suit for divorce
from his wife Evelyn. The pair sep
arated Aug. 4, 1906, the day after they
were married.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
broke THE ANTITRUST LAW.

Brickmen Fined $1,000 ard Lumber
non Sentenced TO SIX Months.
Judge Morris Il Toledo. O.. Fri
day sentenced the brick and lumber
men and bridge agents convicted OF
violation OF the Valentine anti-trust
law, who pleaded guilty to infrac-
tons OF the law.
The brick men must pay $1,000 and
costs each.
The lumbermen and the bridge
agents we're sentenced to serve six
months In the workhouse and pay
costs,
however. were suspended for ten days,
owing to the institution being quatan-
tined against smallpox.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
MITCHELL MILL DESTROYED.
Dakota Town Suffers Fire Loss of
-y.. SEn 600

~y $4,000. g
At 5 O'Clock Wednesday morning
the flour mill Of the Mitchell Milling
company was struck by lightning at
the fourth story and inside OF w
hours was burned to the ground. with
a loss of over $4,000.
The mill had been running all night
and the fire vas discovered by the
head miller. The water pressure at
that hour In the morning was made
quate to cope with h fire. .'
The loss on buildings and ma
chinery is placed at about $4,000, on
wheat at about $40, 900, and on flour
In storage at about $4,000.
The mill carried about 10000 BUSH
els of wheat in stock to tide 1t over
the summer season. while waiting for
the new crop, and there We're about
5000 saks of -four on hand.
The mill was equipped with much
new machinery last year, and a new
boiler and engine house were added
this spring. The engine was practi-
cally ruined.
The insurance on the stock and
building amounts to about $4,000.
Mrs. Christensen, one of the own
ers of the mill, stated that the firm
would in all probability rebuild ut
once. but little if any OF the machfn-
cry can be utilized.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
SIOUX FALLS GETS BUSH
Decides to Take Action Under New
Water Rights, Law,

Up to the present the people east
of the Missouri river have paid little
attention to the irrigation code Of the
state, taking the position that it is in
tended only for the section OF the
state west of the Missouri river. But
now that the people of Sioux Falls de-
sire to more fully utilize the wSter~
of the SiouXr river in their power plant
they have suddenly discovered that it
will work to their benefit as well as TIC
theHbenefit of those in the western
part of the state. They have filed wa
ter rights on several points along the
Sioux river, two of them being at Lake
Poinsett and Lake Kampeska, which
lakes are to be utilized as storage res
ervoirs for foo waters in the spring
to be held and released later in the
year when the water is wanted on the
lower river.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.

Bartender Mortally Wounded by The
CdOre Taylor ut Glenham.
Word has just been received CT
fatal shooting at Glenham, a few miles
west of Aberdeen. The victim is a
b~arkeeper named Nelson. The man
who did the shooting is Theodore Tay-
Tor, a railroad man, and the scene
was Shephard's saloon In that town.
Nelson has a bullet wound in the arm
and two bullets in the abdomen, and
it is said his chances for recovery are
decidedly slim.
1t is reported that Taylor and Nell
son %quarreled Inc that Nelson called
Taylor some hard The latter
went back to the saloon the next
morning to make Nelson apologize,
when the quarrel is said to have been
resumed, with the result that Nelson
was shot. Taylor is under arrest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
CoRTELYoU ON M'KINLEY.
Life Of late President Being Prepared
by the cretA

Life Of late President Being Prepared
by the Secretary.
Secretary Cortelyou has undertaken
the work OF preparing the authorized
life Of William Mckinley. HIS tss
will require much time and will not
be completed for several years. The
facts for the official life OF the late
president have been collected, and the
secretary now is looking up earlier
data. A brief life OF Mckinley. to
form q part OF q series Of biographies
OF noted Americana. is In preparation
by Charles G.. Dawes. OF Chicago. for
merly comptroller OF the currency. one
OF the most trusted friends OF hi
late president.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Capital Stock Increased.

The L.. B. Albright wholesale firm,
which has been doing business in
Pierre the past fifteen years, will ex-
tend its operations and has been in
corporated for 100000, the incorpo-
rators being L. b. Albright, p. F. Nc
Lure and /. L. Stephens, all of Pierre.
The business of the firm will be ex-
tended in the western part of the
state Gs
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
DUAL TRAGEDY IN BUFFALO.
Saloonkceper and Waitress Are Mul
Murdered

Saloonkceper and Waitress Are MUIR
Murdered.
Peter Forestel. Of Buffalo, N. Y.
a well known s~aloonkeeper and sport
ing man, and Marie Smith, aged 80.
a waitress In his saloon-restaurant.
were murdered early Thursday.
George Hodson. a painter. is accused
of the crime. The woman formerly
lived with Hodson and her refusal to
leave Forestel's place and resume re-
lations with Hodson is the alleged
cause OF the double murder Hedson
was arrested a few minutes after the
crime was committed. He was COW
cred with blood. The victims were
killed with a butcher knife.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
BOY Tries Ia DIG but FANS.

Because his guardian refused to.
give him % spending money, Au-
gust Baum, Of st. Joseph, Mich, aged
II. attempted to commit suicide by
drinking chloroform. He grew v
when he began to swallow the poison,
and enough was spilled so that prompt
medical attention saved his life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Dies Of His Iniuries.

As. the result of injuries received
several days ago by falling a distance
Of fifty feet from the top Of the Sioux
Falls college building, where he was
employed, Riley Hartwick. a we'll
known and pioneer resident Of Sioux
Falls. is dead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Warrants Out FOR bankers.

Warrants were issued at Kenoslna,
wis. for the arrest OF John Abseller
and Ivan Iyankor, who are charged
with conspiracy to defraud. Their
wives were arrested as accomplices.
but the men have fled, ana are sup
posed to be IN hiding IN Chicago,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
New place for Prof. stevens

1t has been announced at Raptd
City that Prof. E. NJ. Stevens. who
has been a member of the faculty Of
the state school of mines in that city
for several years, has accepted the
presidency Of the Avery institute at
Charfestown, S.. G..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
stockmcn Found Guilty.

"A jury in the United States court at
Helena, Mont. returned a verdict find
ing f. D. Cooper, q well known Mon
tana stockman and former member
OF the board Of commissioners Of Cas-
scade county. guilty OF unlawful fenc-
Ing OF government lands.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
New Bank at Huron.

The City National bank. of Hurol.,
opened its doors for business Monday
morning and is Huron's fourth bank
ing institution. The officers are E. l..
Abel. president; John Daugherty, vice
president, and E. III. Rance. cashier.
The capital stock is $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Sues city for Damages.

Miss T.. Baldwin, of Aberdeen, fled
suit for $1,000 damages against the
city. She fell on one of the streets
and broke two ribs. She claims that
the accident was due t D the dangerous
candition Of the stree
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Volcano Brings Death.

Naldivia dispatches report that the
sIsinilahue volcano, Chile. this crater Of
which is now larger, is e~jecting huge
eoiumns OF boiling water. which, together
with stones. and ashes. has caused the
death Of fifteen Indian families and mnuy
lead of cattle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
sing clerk; Get $4,000 Loot.

Two men entered the pawn shop Of
Emil Mantel and Charles Medals In
Indianapolis, Ind, and after striking
the clerk down with a. piece Of hose
rendering him unconscious, es-
capped with plumber valued at $4,000.
The clerk, simon Gold, was fatally
hurt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
secks Dcath Four WAYS ana WINS.

Seeks lItAtn FOur aNu WINS.
Howard NV. Sexton, OF Admission,
Ala. ranera manager of theMAnnis-
ton Electric and Gas Company, com-
mitted suicide BY cutting an artery
In his left arm, shooting himself In the
head with apistol, then jumping into
d bath tub and turning on the gas.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Cir! Drowned In Sioux.

While playing with some other
children Immediately below the falls
of the Big Sioux river at Sioux Falls
Louise Walser, the S-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Walser, fell
into the river and was drowned.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Charged with Murder OF Two.

CIiArseu VIII MuTuer OF Two
A warrant was issued Thursday,
charging Joseph Gonetti, of Belleville,
Ill, with the murder of August Co
netti. his cousin, and Louis Cologne,
tvs miners killed several days ago by
the explosion Of an Internal machine
a mine near Collinsville.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
HAM Teller Sentcnccd.

Philip Kesnpien, formerly paying
of Sc Paul,,EAwas sentenced to four
years IN the state prison. He pleaded
guilty Ia. misrepresentation 81 funds
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Miners Overcome by Gas.

Eight Italian mine workers were
caught in deadly ~whitedamp in an
abandoned slope Of the Lehsgh and
Wilkesbarre Coal company. al Stony
Brook. Pa, Thursday. One mar was
taken out alive.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Incendlary F1rcs Arouse Village.

Incendiary Fires Arouse Village.
Ar incerdiary is believed to be at
work in Posey. I'LL, and hereafter
the village will be watched at night
by armed guards. Sunday night a res
idence was burned. Monday morning
an ice house, and Wednesday night a
large barn nea the saloon building
owned by the Reisch Brewing COM
pany, Of Springfield, was fired.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
bishop Hare visits the Inns.

Bishop Hare. Of the Episcopal dio-
cese OF this state, is making his an
nual round OF the Episcopal churches
In the Black Hills. At Hot Springs he
consecrated the new church, and at
Sturgis he confirmed a large class and
also held aspec sal oreiave Of the
clergymen OF this diocese.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
MAY SUE AUDITOR MURPHY.
Interesting Test Case VIII Be Brought
at BrOOkingS.

Olaf Eden, states attorney of
Bookings county, has made a formal
demand upon County Auditor P. j..
Murphy that he repay the county
treasurer the sum of $500, alleged to
have been unlawfully obtained by him
as extra salary from the county. The
demand carries with it the provision
that unless the money is paid within
ten days proceedings will be instituted
to recover it by process of law.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL

Schedule OF Cameo TO he Played at
Sioux City la
Foilowtas; Is : schedule OF the west
ern League games 10 be played a
Sioux City in the Immediate future:
Des Moines ....... July 10, 16, ~.
Lincoln %. "a, 25
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Father and Son Arrested.

archie Van Aiken and his son are
under arrest in Belle Fourche for fir-
ing four shots at Roy Taylor. Two bull
lets entered the young man's body and
may prove fatal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Aberdeen Bank Meetinrs.

All five banks in the city held their
half yearly meeting at Aberdeen and
without exception all the old officers
were reelected. The total deposits in
the Y institutions to s2,-
$685.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19

Pittsburg,s Industrial Slaughter.
The annual report of the coroner of Al
legheny county, Pa, shows that 919 work
ers in the mills, mines and on the rail-
roads of the Pittsburg district lost their
lives during l9oS
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
High Prices for Horses.

At the horse sale in Pierre Wednes-
day unbroken rangers sold at s1O6 per
head In car lots. Everything went it
good prices.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
Scntenccd Tor Land Ern,,ds

Marion r. Biggs, Of Portland. Ore,
convicted Of conspiracy in the famous
Blue Mountain land fraud case, was
sentenced to ten months in the Multi
nomah county jail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19

Takes Army Commands Prisoner.
Raisnli, the notorious bandit, has taken
prisoner the commander Of the Sultan's
army and will hold him for a big ran
som and the guarantee of his own p
pointment as governor of Tangier.
Mint Director Tor Chicago.
Director Of the Mint George e.. Rob-
erts has accepted the presidency of the
Commercial National bank of Chicago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-11
AN OPEN FORUM.

The West Virginian believes people
have q right to their opinions ana It
believes they have right to be heard.
There is no other way that person
can reach SO many people as through
the public press. C:eat questions are
thus lhreshed out aad the people form
their opinions from what they read.
On next Saturday in this city the ques.
tlon OF license or no license for Fai-.
mont will be voted on. There are
many Who have opinions on this ques.
ton and some nave asked to use our
columns to express them. So far as
this paper is concerned there seems
TO be no good reason why both sides
may not be heard before the case is
passed upon: so L reasonable com.
cunicntlons are sent in they will D,
used in our Peoples Forum. The pub.
lie press is a great educator and we
are glad to encourage people In the
use OF the paper to discuss public ques.
tons. 1t is a very clear proposition
which now presents itself to the vct-
ers OF F'airmont and they Will nave a
straight chance to vote for license or