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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-02
They Were Green.

Devils Lake-A couple of jays from
heal the Canadian line came down
on the Farmers road last night and
stopped at the Sevilla. Upon retiring
they took turn about trying to blow
put the electric light. After working
In vain for an hour or so they sent for
The clerk to come and help them out.
When the clerk went into the room he
found one Of them blowing away at
the bulb, and he declared he could not
find an air hole in the "durn thing"
It Is also related that in using the
telephone one Of them insisted in
talking into the ear receiver, n was
very much Disguised because he could
not hear.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-02
north DAKOTA news.
Called the nIuH.

Minot-A queer mixup has resulted
from an attempt on the part Of City
Assessor Murray to call al alleged
bluff. Murray had been directed to
assess all property at its full value.
and last week he fixed a valuation Of
$500 on seven houses and lots owned
by Nels Tufoeson.
Tufoeson insisted that the property
was worth not more than $1,000, and
he offered to sell it for that sum.
Judge Murray Immediately went to
the bank and secured q certified check
for $4,000, which he delivered to
Tufoeson to bind the bargain and made
arrangements for the signing Of the
deeds in the afternoon. When the time
came, however, Tufoeson said he could
not get his wife to agree to sign the
deed. Murray offered to take the deed
without the wife's signature II Tufoe-
son would covenant to defend his title
thereto. This Tufoeson refused to do.
In the meantime Tufoeson had
cashed the check for $4,000, and as
the deal stands at present he has both
the cash and the property. 1t is an
nounced that Murray will start a suit
to compel the completion Of the agreed
upon sale, and the progress Of the
mixup will be watched with interest
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-05-02
Found Dead.

Fargo-Rev. Ole Paulson, one Of the
pioneer ministers Of the Norwegian
Free Lutheran church in the North
west, was found dead in his chair.
When the family arose they found the
minister partially dressed, sitting in a
rocking chair. He appeared to be
asleep, but when an effort was made
to arouse him it was found that he
was dead. Death was due to heart
disease, from which he had suffered
for some time.
Rev. Paulson was born in Norway
seventy-flve years age and came to
America when a boy. He was edu-
Gated at the Augustana Lutheran
seminary at Marshall, Wis. He en-
tered the ministry forty years g and
retired from active work about two
years ago. Previous to coming to
Fargo he served as pastor of various
churches throughout Wisconsin and
was one Of the best known Norwegian
ministers in the country.
He is survived by his widow and
seven children, one of whom, Mrs.
Lydia Anderson, lives in st. Paul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20
Chicago to the Front.

1t is said that by the first Of next
month 10000 carloads of freight will be
passing over the tracks OF the Chicago
subway, These loads amount to two and
three tons each. The tunnel railroads
eighteen east and west and twelve north
and south-connect with the freight houses
of the twenty-three railroads centerlng IN
the city. The subway company has lately
made freight contracts with all of these
roads. The tunnel lines have connections
with a number of important stores. The
tunnel motors already make 1000 trips
a day with mails between the post once
and railroad stations, and in the last
three months have carried 2.516, 43O
pouches, of which 1897 per cent were de-
livered on time. The tunnel company has
on its two-foot gauge tracks loo cars
and eighty electric motors, and fifty more
motors will soon be received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20

Riding at whirlwind speed down steep
mountain side in handcar on narrow
gauge track is perilous enough at the
best, but when to these dangers are added
a precipice nearly half a mile deep, de-
scending sheer from the track. with
donkey galloping ahead of the car,
threatening its derailment every minute,
the situation becomes far from enviable
and approaches the, horrors of night
mare.
This was just where Rear Admiral
George w. Baird. U.S.N., retired found
himself on the night of April II, 1873,
when wl1izzing down the half-flnished line
of the Lima and Oroya railway, with
three companions. His graphic pencil
preserved the scene and his sketch made
soon after the ride is reproduced here
with. Admiral Baird has not seen his
drawing for some years. 50 it will be al
most as new to him as to other readers
Of The Star.
The admiral was at that time second
assistant engineer aboard the Pensacola
on the South Pacific station. While his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20

vessel was at Callao he became acquaint-
ed with Henry c. Meiggs. the Californian
exile, who gave the west coast of South
America it's greatest impetus toward
modernization. Mr.. Meiggs. or Don En-
rico" was then building the famous mar
row-gauge railway from Lima up to the
great abandoned silver mines of Oroya, in
the heart of the Andes. A tunnel near
the summit had been begun and Mr..
Meiggs proposed that Admiral Baird get
leave from the navy and help him drive
the tunnel and complete the road. Ad-
miral Baird was willing. but found that
he could not endure the high altitude, suf-
fering from "sorocho,' the mountain
Sickness
Coasting Down a Mountain.
At that time the road was finished only
as far up the mountains as Surco, fifty
six miles from Lima. On his first trip
over the road Admiral Baird was ac-
companied by c. A. Pitcher, a Washing
ton lawyer; Mr.. Ceeley, superintendent of
the road. and g. r. johnson. U.S.N.. fleet
engineer of the South Pacific station.
The return trip from Surco was made at
night. and q haxy night at that. The
party got aboard a handcar to enjoy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20
Will Boss Itself.

In addition to the $75,00O,OOO originally
appropriated to provide for the construc-
ton of the steel plant and the municipal
works Of the new industrial town OF
Gary, Ind. an additional $45,OO0,OOO has
been set aside to be used in widening the
scope and extent of the steel plant proper.
When 1t is considered that in the neigh
borhood Of $12O, OOO,O 900 is to be expended
at once in forming this nucleus of the new
Industrial center at the southern end OF
Lake Michigan. the magnitude which that
center may be expected to assume within
the next few years is difficult to over
estimate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20
PHILADELPHIA Market Fairly Steady.

PHILADELPHIA, October 19.-The To-
cal stock market held fairly steady to-
day. the only notable weakness being
Electric Storage Battery, which stock has
been declining steadily. Today 1t fell
from 3s to 80, making a new low figure
for the downward movement. There have
been rumors that a large New York in
terest which bought the stock as high as
$50 have been steadily liquidating. The
stock at one time sold as high as 1913.
The other principal stocks stood around
yesterdays close, with the exception Of
Lehigh Valley, which fell q point United
Gas Improvement was active between 20.
yesterdays low figure, and Il. closing at
TON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20

P. NJ; William c. Henderson, P. g. M;
William w. Jermane, P. M: Arthur d.
Marks, Joseph H. Mnans. P. M: Thomas
P. Morgan, P. M; James A Sample. p.
G. M; Henry K. Simpson. s. G. W: J:
Henry Small, jr., P. G. M: John Speed
Smith. G. P: Harry Stamford. P. G. M:
Lem Towers, jr, M: Frank R. Under
wood, NJ, and J. Louis Willige, jr., P. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20

the excitement of coasting. The car was
fitted with brakes that would do no
more than retard the speed on a down
grade. These were in charge of the rail-
way superintendent who sat at the rear
of the car. Admiral Baird occupied the
front seat, and the other two passen-
gers had the body of the car to them
selves.
Everything went beautifully at fist. as
the car dashed down down the mountain.
The grade averaged 212 feet descent to
a mile, but at some places there was a
drop Of one foot in twenty, at which the
speed became terrific.
Just as the car had attained its highest
velocity Admiral Baird saw far ahead
or him a donkey. apparently sprung from
nowhere, a thing of the mists He
shouted a warning back to Superintend-
ent Ceeley, who put his brakes hard down
But the speed of the car was not greatly
lessened, and 1t was impossible to bring
1t to stop on that grade. The superin-
tendent did some quick thinking. AT one
side of the car yawned chasm almost
half mile deep. about which the road
curved. If the car should hit the donkey
at half speed the chances were that both
travellers and animal would go over the
precipice. but, II the animal were encoun-
tered at full speed. there was a chance for
the safety Of the passengers. So the su-
perintendent cast off the brakes and let
the car slide.
With a quick jump forward the car
swept down on the donkey and knocked
him over the edge. The passengers were
safe, but nothing more was ever heard Of
the donkey.
Raised American Flag.
Later that same year. July 4. Admiral
Baird went again to the end Of the line.
and from that point made an ascension
of Mount Meiggs. 1875 feet. or 3 1-3 miles
high. He planted the American flag on
the summit
year before that the admiral had
way. and had been told that he could go
July 81. All preparations were made but
on the morning when he was to start
President BALTIC of Peru was ASA sSinated
by Gen. Gutierrez, commander of the
army, who proclaimed himself dictator
while American families III Lima fled to
Callao and sought refuge aboard the
Pensacola. So the trip was off Cult
terez and his brother were captured shot
and then hanged. naked. from the two
were hanging a mob took the victims
furniture, pianos and all, and made n
huge bonfire in the plaza between the
cathedral and the palace. Then the
bodies were cut down and burned in the
flames of their own lares and penates.
Admiral Baird took photograph of the
scene.
Pardo then became president, and Il
was during his administration. a year
later that Admiral Baird took his post
poned journey on the new railway that
ended In his hazardous coast down the
mountain side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20

To engage stylish auto. phone North 7As-A.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
RALLY FOLLOWS DECLINE
Prices crumble at Opening, but Re-
~ cover Later

New York, Aug. 19.-The price of
stocks again suffered a decline In the
opening transactions of the stock mar
ket. Sales OF several of the leading
railroad and industrial stocks were
made at declines ranging from l to
1k points, including the Pacific rail
roads, Atchison, Reading, Amalgamat-
ed, Copper, Smelling, Sugar. Brook
lyn Transit, Lead and Locomotive.
The opening price of most of these
stocks was about the level of prices
reported from London The fact that
they went no lower in the early trad
ing and that a rally quickly followed
the opening break was hailed as a
sign that the stocks We're being sup
ported.
The rally in stocks was short lived.
for another wave of liquidation swept
over the market near the end of the
first hour and prices crumbled rap
idly. Union Pacific, Brooklyn Transit
and Amalgamated Copper were heav-
lily sold. The bank statement strength
ened the market and before the close
there was a rally that reduced the
earlier declines to fractions or wiped
them out. Steel preferred gained a
point. The close was firm and quiet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
ONE DEATH OCCURS
Bubonic Plague Has Broken Out
in San Francisco.
HEALTH OFFICIALS NOTIFIED
Marine Hospital Service Receives In
formation and Promptly Takes
Steps to See That Measures for Ito
Eradication Are Adopted.

Washington, Aug. 19-Bubonic
plague has broken out In San Fran
cisco and already one death has re-
suited from it. The first intimaiton
Of the plague was received from San
Francisco by the Marine hospital serv-
ice. The telegram read;
Three cases and one death from
plague in San Francisco Diagnosis
made clinically and by stained smears
from spleen and glands. No reason
able doubt as to certainty of diagnosis
Of cases seen and verified by Long in
conjunction with health officials.
Cases found within two blocks of old
Chinatown"
On receipt of this information in
structions were sent to Surgeon Aus
tin to confer with the state and local
authorities and make full report on
the measures adopted for eradication.
Surgeon Austin telegraphed that
two foci had been discovered; that
the local board had disinfected known
infected buildings and proposed to in
stitute q campaign against rats. he
said deaths in the city had been YER
flied and that general disinfeetion
of suspected districts would begin.
He asked for the assistance OF two Of
ficers as medical inspectors and sone
as a bacteriologist in the state labora-
tory
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
LIABILITIES OVER A MILLION
Receiver Asked for a Troy On. W
Shirt Factory

Utica, N Y, Aug. 19.-Application
was made before United States Court
Judge Day at Norwich for the appoint
ment of receiver for Custiss, Leggett
& Co., manufacturers of shirts, collars
and cuffs, of Troy. A petition is filed
by three Troy creditors, who allege
that the firm is insolvent. The liabil-
tiles are placed at $1,100,0o0, while
the assets are said to be nominally
$2,000,000. The company was formed
several years ago by the consolidation
of other companies. It is said that
the stringency Of the money market
has cramped the company. 1t is mot
expected that there will be opposition
to the proceedings and a receiver will
be appointed who will continue the
business till the concern may be re-
organized and put on a stronger basis.
The company employs about 1,4O0 OPP
aratiVpS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
SUICIDE ENDS ESCAPADE.
Well Known Writer and Traveller
Takes His Own Life.

Cincinnati Aug 19.--John Il. Ow-
ems, well known newspaper writer and
traveller, whose infatuation for Mrs.
"Ronnie' Tucker The former wife Of
. politician of this city, led him to
desert his wife and home and travel
around the country with her, has COM
mitted suicide here. Owens ended his
life by swallowing laudanum after he
had brief interview with Mrs. Tuck
er in which he pleaded for a reconcile
alton, which was refused.
The death of Owens was the climax
of his sensational escapade with Mrs.
Tucker in Mexico City months ago.
The two had Travelled some time and
finally reached the Mexican capital.
There Owens caused sensation by
appealing TO the police to locate his
wife, who had left him. 1t was said
that she had decided TO leave him on
account Of his insane jealousy
A few days later she went to Okla
homa City and upon the same train
was Frank Ballard, an American
hotelkeeper Of Mexico City, at whose
hotel the couple had stopped Owens
started in pursuit, claiming that Bal
lard had induced Mrs. Tucker to leave
him. He wired the police authorities
of Oklahoma City to place the couple
under arrest on a charge of smuggling.
Owens charged Ballard with having
stolen a revolver from him and was
himself placed in Jail for threatening
the woman. Mrs. Tucker and Ballard
were released Owens finally got out
Of Jail and followed the object of his
infatuation He effected a reconcilia-
tion with her on a train going TO st.
Louis, but Jhey again separated
Owens was about fGrty-eight years
old and was born in Wales. He trav-
eled in many parts of the world and
was in South Africa during the first
Boer war in 1881. He came to this
country about the time of the jameson
raid in 1896 and worked on newspa-
pers in, q number of cities until he
finally located in Cincinnati, where he
was employed as a writer until his
elopement with Mrs. Tucker.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
GLOOMY OUTLOOK IN CHINA
Absence of Guiding Hand Causes Un-
settled Conditions.

Toxic, Aug. 19.-Private dispatches
from Peking forecast gloomy future
owing to the unsettled state OF poll
tics there, caused by the absence OF
ruling mind powerful enough to cope
with the situation. The empress dow
ager, who~ heretofore has been sole
mistress of affairs, is now in critical
state of health. Her policy so far has
been to play one minister against an
other iE order to prevent the concen-
tration of power in any single hand.
Inasmuch as the empress is incapac-
itated by an incurable disease and as
the historical animosity of the Man
chus and mandarins is increasing the
prevailing state of affairs in the Pc
king government constitutes battling
problem.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
PASSES HOUSE OF COMMONS
Pure Food Bill Introduced by John
Burns.

London, Aug. 19.-The pure food
bill introduced by John Burns, pres
ident of the local government board,
has been adopted in the house OF COM
mons. This bill enables the board
of trade to institute stringent regula-
tions for the prevention of the danger
arising to the public from the impor-
tation, preparation, storage and dis
tribution of articles of food
In the course of the discussion on
the measure Mr.. Burns said he had
heard from countries not colonies
that the "so-called vigorous regula-
tions already had been relaxed and
that things were drifting to the lax
conditions, the revelation OF which, a
year ago, had shown that Great Brit
ain was in danger"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
PARDONED BY THE KAISER
Prince Banished to Africa for Love
wAffair With Actress.

Vienna, Aug. 19.-According to the
story published in the Neue Frele
Press the kaiser has pardoned Prince
Joachim Albrecht Of Prussia, who was
banished to the German possession In
Southwest Africa in order to separate
him from the Baroness Leibenburg,
who is better known as Marie Sulzer.
an actress, whom the prince intended
to marry 1t is stated the prince VIII
return to Berlin in the near future
and that he will be reinstated in the
army. The love affair OF the prince
and Marie Sulzer, 1t will be recalled,
caused much gossip in Europe several
months ago. 1t was only through the
action of the Kaiser in exiling the
prince that the romance was ended.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
UNABLE TO SELL BONDS.
New York City Hard Pressed to Pay
Its Bills.

New York, Aug. 19.-Admission is
made that the city of New York Is
hard pressed to pay its bills. due to
the present tight money market and
consequent inability to dispose OF
city bonds. 1t is stated that there Is
about 100000 on hand to meet near
ly $4.00O,o0O of pressing obligations.
Contractors who have long waited
for their money threaten to quit work
on pubic improvements and the sit
nation in this respect is said to be
serious
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
GREAT PAPER COMBINE.
All Mills of the Middle West to Be
Merged.

Appleton, Wis, Aug. 19.-The Inter-
national Paper company is behind the
print paper merger which is now being
brought TO a~successful close. This
much was given out by a manufacturer
who stands high in the paper trade
and who has mills that will enter the
merger.
The informant goes further than
that. He says that every print paper,
manila fiber, sulphite and ground
plant in Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan will be taken into the gigan-
tic company. He says that options
are now held on practically all OF the
mills. He added that within twelve
months the international Paper com
pany, which was incorporated under
the laws of the state of New York in
February, 1898, with an authorized
capital stock of s1l8,000,000, will con-
troll the print paper market OF the
United States. To do this the COM
pany will expend from $30,000,000 to
the Middle West.
To John G.. Hanrahan of New York,
who successfully engineered the mers-
ing of the twenty-five mills in the
American Writing company and the
thirty-two mills in the international
Paper company, belongs the credit for
the Western merger, which, according
to the manufacturer giving out the III
formation, is bound to take place.
The manufacturer puts himself on
record as stating that the price OF
print paper will advance to cents to
the jobber and 6 cents to the small
buyer within two years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
DOUBT THE REPORT.
No Official Acvices Regarding pisap
pearance of Island.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Government
officials are interested In a story that
comes from Honolulu TO the effect
that Laysan island has disappeared
from the surface OF the ocean, accord
ing to a report brought to that place
by the captain Of the schooner Luke
Colon. No official confirmation of the
report has reached Washington and
in the absence of such advices the in
clination is not TO accept as correct
the story of the islands disappear
ance.
Laysan island is about 700 miles
west by northwest of the Hawaiian
islands. It is inhabited and the charts
show there il small landing dock
there.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
said 10 Be $4,000 Short.

New York, Aug. 10. Robert r. Gill.
cashier OF the Stapleton National bank
OF Stapleton, s. l., has been arrested,
charged with being short In his ac-
counts with the bank, according to an
announcement made by directors OF
The bank. The shortage 10 said to
amount to about $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
Endorsed by the County

1.-THE most popular remedy in Otsego
County, and the best friend Of my fami
". VIM. M. Dietz, editor and publisher
Of the Otsego Journal, Gilbertsville, N.
Y, lis DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t has
proved to be an infallible cure for coughs
and colds, making short work Of the
worst OF them. We always keep bottle
in tie honse. Ibelieve it to be the
most valuable prescription for lung and
throat diseases" Guaranteed 10 never
d;sappoint the taker, by Schultz & Ketch-
ans Drug store. Price Soc and $l00.
Trial bottle free.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
BY COLLAPSE OF A FLOOR
Dozen Firemen injured. One Of Them
Fatally.

Baltimore Aug. 19.--It was thought
chat the work of firemen who had for
hours fought flames In the big five
story warehouse at 307-309 West Bal
timore street was about finished when
suddenly the fifth floor collapsed, car
rying the fourth floor with it, and a
dozen or more fremen were caught in
the wreckage OF these all We're
taken out alive. One Of them, George
G. Dill, died OF his injuries and two
others are seriously hurt. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
READY to Welcome Visitor.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 19.-Rear Ad-
miral Evans has arrived in Hampton
Roads aboard the flagship Connecti-
cut, accompanied by the battleships
Minnesota and Vermont, and all Is In
readiness for the official naval recep-
tion to be accorded Prince Wilhelm
pf Sweden upon his arrival in these
waters on the Swedish cruiser Fylgia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19
Grand opera Deck Hand Killed.

Sandusky, o., Aug. 19.-John Wor-
den of Londcn Eng. grand opera
baritone. "i.oaghing it, as deckhand
ON the stenmer John Harper, In port
here, fell tl.ic@E:l hatchway into the
hold, sirach III his head and was in
stantly Killed ffe shipped at Mar
quette, Mich. Aug 2 and was on his
second trip
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-08-19

Columbus, o., Aug. 19.-An official
report to the state bureau Of account
ing from the special agent appointed
to examine the books CT the county
treasury OF Ashtabula county shows
that there is a shortage OF $4,000 In
the books of the county treasury. The
present treasurer q the county Ii not
involved In the ). ~ age.