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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13

1120-PFince William, son of Henry I. OF
England, drowned in the White Ship.
1237-Frcdcrick n. defeated the Milan
csc at Corte Nuova.
13S2-French defeated the Flemingo at
Rosbecque.
1499-Edward P%lantagenet, Earl of War
wick, beheaded.
152O-Magel1an enter the Pacific ocean.
162S-John FELTON,, assassin Of the Duke
of Buckingham, executed.
1691-The French retook Acadia.
17O3-England visited by one Of tho
worst storms ever recorded.
17O6-Coloninl assembly of North Caro-
Lima repealed acts Of intolerance.
1765-The landing of revenue stamps at
Brunswick, \. c.. resisted.
Acknowledgements army occupied Trea-
ton.
177S-Washington vent into winter quar-
tiers at Middlebrook, n. J.
17S2-Franklin and his colleagues signed
a preliminary treaty of peace with
Great Britain
1SO2-Ohio admitted to the Union by
authority OIL AoHSresS.
1S04-Impeachment trial began of JUS
tice Samuel Chase Of the United
States Supreme Court.
1SOS-Sir Francis Nathaniel Burton
took office as Lieutenant Governor OF
upper Canada.
1S14-Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated
the Creek Indians at Autosse, Ala.
The London Times used the first
rotary steam press.
1S24HHenrc Fauntleroy, a banker, exc
cuted in London for forgery.
1S3O-Beginning of the Polish revolu-
tion.
1S32-First street railway car exhibited
and operated.
tS45-British Parliament passed the
Aberdeen act, to enforce the o5serv-
ance of a convention made with Bra
I'll in 1926 to suppress the slave
trade. Famous Fleet prison, Lon
don, demolished, after nearly eight
hundred centuries existence.
tS54-Rai1way communication establish
ed between Montreal and Point Lewis,
Quebec.
1S55-Kars surrendered to the Russians
under Mouravieff.
1S62-Gen. Grant started on his e1pedi
ton into Mississippi.
lS63-Gen. Burnside defeated Gcl.
Longstreet in an action south Of tlte
Holston liver. ..-Gen. Lcngstrcet
made a gallant but unsuccessful at
tack on Fort Sanders.
1ScS-Gen. Custer defeated the rebeIrfous
Indians on the Wichita river.
tS73-The Hoosac tunnel completed.
1S7S-Gov. Jackson sent troops into
Breathitt county, Kentucky, to sup
press feud troubles.
tSS5-Hostilities ceased between Servia
and Bulgaria
1SS9-WeT1and canal opened
1S9S-Marshal Blanco resigned the OF
fee of captain general of Cuba.
tS99-Battle of Modder river.
10O6-Samuel Spencer, president Of The
Southern railway, killed in a wreck.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
PERISH BY
Miners In Two West Virginia Shafts


EN .H..
Three charred bodies lying in the
tmprovised morgue, four badly injured
and 493 men Imprisoned by tons Of
coal, rock and mine debris In the
depth of the hills surrounding Mono
nagh, w. Va, a mining town, with the
chances all against a single one OF
them being alive, was the most accu'
rate summary obtainable Thursday
night of a mine explosion which occur
red that day, which in all probability
was attended by greater loss of life
than any former disaster in The his
tory OF the bituminous coal mining
industry In America.
The explosion occurred shortly after
10 o'clock Thursday, after the full
force of 600 men had gone to work
in the two mines affected. The mines
are Nos. s and s of the Consolidated
Coal company, located on opposite
sides of the west fork of the river but
merged in their underground workings
by a heading ~ on the surface by q
great steel tipp1e and bridge.
The finding of three bodies and four
dying men Is the only reward for
strenuous and uninterrupted work on
the part Of the large rAscuing forces
that Immediately set to work at every
possible point. The four living men,
while unable to give any detailed ac-
count of the disaster, state that imme-
diately back of them, when they began
their frantic struggle for liberty. there
was a large number of men engaged
In a similar struggle, while still far
Their back in the workings there was d
larger number of whom they know
nothing.
There is much speculation as to the
cause Of the explosion, but 1t Is
thought 1t was caused by black damp.
1t is believed that a miner attempted
to set off a blast which blew out n
ignited an accumulation of gas and
this ignited the coal dust, a highly I'M
hammable substance found in greater
or less quantities in all West Virginia
mines.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
GIRL IN CRAVE FIGHT.
Young School Teacher Near Aberdeen
ESraDeS AsSa;ianf.

q LIN -NtstA atASSti
Escapes A~ssaiiant.
The country a few miles south Of
Bath, a town east of Aberdeen, was
the scene Of an attempted criminal as
sault on a young school teacher who
lives in Aberdeen. Fortunately the
girl fought off her assailant, but not
before h had been brutally handled.
The mans face was beaten SO badly
that he was compelled to let her go.
The girl is Florence L. Gilman
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Ott-
man, well known residents of Aber-
deem. She leaves every morning on
the train for Bat and takes her BIZ
cycle with her to make the trip from
Bath to the school house. While rid
ing along the country read h was
suddenly thrown from her wheel by
a man who az once attempted to sub
due her. The girl fought and the two
rolled around in the road. In the
scuffle the girls clothes We're badly
torn and she sustained several bruises.
but she continued to pound the mans
face and kick his limbs
The man finally left her, and all
though almost exhausted after the
hattie the girl got her bicycle and rode
back to Bath, where she gave the
alarm. Constable William Evans and
two other men started for the scene,
and some distance away they caught
the assailant. He was brought back
to Bath and waived examination be-
fore Justice Stewart. Later he was
taken before Judge Mccoy, in the cir
cuit court in Aberdeen where he
pleaded guilty.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
ALL S W EDEN MOURNS
KING OSCAR DIES IN CASTLE AT
STOCKHOLM.
Duke or vcrland Takes Oath Of ONCE
and Assumes Title OF Gustavc W
king Unconscious for Hou Before
Death and Unable to Say Farewell

Oscar H., king of Sweden, died al
1910 o'clock Sunday morning. tbs
death of the venerable monarch oc.
CURED in the royal apartment ofAthe
palace, where, surrounded by tbs
members OF his family, including the
aged queen Sophia and the crown
prince, Oscar Gustaye, and ministers OF
state, the inevitable end had beer
awaited, while outside the palace
great crowds stood with bowed heada
and fearful eyes long after the an
nouncement came of the death Of their
we'll loved sovereign.
The whole country is bowed with
grief, for King Oscar was something
more than a ruler Of his people ans
had endeared himself to them as an
Intimate and personal friend. When
the flag on the palace was dipped tc
half mast there was a moan of an.
guish from the assembled multitude.
and many of them cried, Our dear
old king is dead
The succession to the throne of Swe.
den now passes to Oscar Gustaye
Adolphe. duke of verland, the Oldest
son OF the late king. At a meeting
OF the council Of state Sunday after.
Dor the new king took the "a OF
allegiance under the title of Gustaye
", and adopted the motto. with the
people, for the fa~therland."
The princess then took the oath OF
allegiance n the new monarch ac-
cepted the homage Of the state off,
cia1s.
h last hour Of the expiring mon
arch were passed In Inconsistencies
and upto the end he rave no sign 81
recognizing those about him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
.~.RUSTLERS" ROUNDED UP.
Many Cases Before the District Court
in Lyman County.

Many Cases Before the District Court
in Lyman County.
Judge Smith, of Mitchell, goes out
to Lyman county this week to hold
the regular term of circuit court, be-
ginning Dec. 10, and he will ave q
very large and interesting docket to
work on, particularly in the way of
criminal cases. Sheriff Sheldon has
been on the roundup of a lumber of
cattle thieves, and among them is
buffalo George. who is one of the
old offenders on the range. Soma
time ago Buffalo was making de-
parture from that section of the reser-
walton near Murdo, and had in his
possession some animals that did not
belong to him. He was arrested and
placed under a heavy bone to appear
in circuit court. Last week Buffalo"
again got mixed up in a cattle steal
ing proposition, and the Sheriff traced
the animals to his lair. They caught
Buffalo" hedhanded. having Just kill
ed a beef, and the animal was found
hanging in his barn. buffalo, with
two of his pals" were arrested, ana
this time they were not admitted 70
bail. Buffalo and DeMarsche are
among the last of the old time gang
out on the reservation who were not
caught in the roundup of cattle thieves
which started several years ago Buff
falo has always had the ability to es-
cape arrest or finding some way to
wiggle out of the meshes of the law,
but this time it is aid tina he will get
his just reward. and. that there is
hardly any possible chance for him to
escape a trip to the p~snitentiary.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
T@ lGZAgRCKl
NAWN
@9tER.T -SgRSG@

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $500; hogs, prime heavy, 500
to S5.17; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, 93c to 05c;
corn, No. 2, 5Sc to SOC; oats, standard,
47c to 4Sc; rye, No. 2, 79c to soc; hay,
timothy, $11.DO to $3.50; prairie, 5000
to S12.5O; butter, choice creamery, 24c
to &c; eggs, fresh, 22c to &c; potatoes,
per bushel, 43c to SOC.
IndianapoIis-Cattle, shipping, $500
to 1925; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$500 to $465; sheep, common to prime,
$500 to $4.7J; wheat, No. ., Ole to 93c:
corn. No. 2 white, soc to SIC; oats, No. 2
white, 46c to 47c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to 5000; hogs,
$I.O0 to $5.35; sheep, $500 to S4.60;
wheat, No. 2, 97c to Csc; corn. No. 2,
SIC to 5sc; oats, No. g, 47c to 4Sc; rye,
No. 2, 75c to 79c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, S4.OO to $685.;
hogs, $500 to $685.; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, 97c to 9Sc; corn,
No. . mixed, SOC to Goo; cats, No. .
mixed, acc to 4Sc: rye, No. 9, 19c to Sic.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $4.60; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 9, Csc to 9Dc; corn, No. 8
yellow, 64c to Coo; oats, No. 5 white,
zoe to sic; rye. No. 9, T9c to SOC.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
$1.05 to S1.07; corn, No. g., Gle to 62c;
oats. standard, 51c to 52c: rye, No. 1,
Sic to SEE; barley, 10. 2, $1O0 to $1.02S;-
pork. mess, $13.O0.
BuTalo-Cattfe. choice shipping steers,
$500 to S6.25; hogs, fIir to choice, $3.50
to $I.3O; sheep, common to good mixed,
$I.OO to $3.50; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to 500.
New York-Cattle. $4.OO to 1913;
hogs. $3.50 to S5.75; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat. No. 2 red, 99c to S1.O0;
corn, No. 2, CSC to GTc; oats, natural
white, sc to Sc; butter, creamery, 25c'
to &c; eggs, western, &c to Bic.
Toiedo-Wheat. No. . mixed, 96c to
orc; corn, No. 2 mixed, 55c to SIC;
oats, No. 2 mixed, 4Sc to SOC; rye, No
Q, 7Dc to Sic; clover seed, prime, $D.95.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
NEW LIGHT FRANCHISE.
Mitchell City Council Makes. Dca,
with Local Company.

WIN IJ8Ftl Company .
NitcheIl'J city council has been
Wrestling with the franchise problem
Cor the past year. and at the meeting
Of the council Monday night a new
electric light franchise was granted Il
local company for the period CT twenty
years. 4 year ago G. c. King, who
was then the owner of the Mitchell
Cas- started a movement 10
rorcw the franchise at q lower rate,
and a fight was made on the same.
Later King had trouble with his bank
at Scotland, which failed, and he was
acut TO the penltcntiary. That stop
nrd al! ~rr0ccedings in hat direction,
ut Efnco then several other parties
have attempted to secure an electric
light = aqchise to save the property OF
the Mitchell Gas company, a COM
pan,' of gentlemen from wagner
made an effort to get in with a fran
chisc. Out of the various franchises
one has just beer granted to a COM
| nary OF Mitchell men, who expect to
buy the property of the Mitchell Gas
company or erect a new light plant.
The new ompan has made a large
reduction in rates, the minimum rate
being 10 cents per thousand watts,
which is made lower still by a larger
use OF electricity. The company ex-
| poets to largely improve the service in
the city. and by spring it will instait
q twanty-four hour service. Two gas
franchises were also introduced at the
same meeting of the council, which
were placed on their first reading.
Both made a lower rate for gas than
is now furnished in this city. The rate
Of one is SIPS and the other $3.50
per hundred cubic feet, If both are
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
BIG FAILURE IN KANSAS CITY.
National Bank of Commerce Closes
It's Doors.

National Bank of Commerce Closes
It's Doors.
The National Bank of Commerce at
Kansas City, NO., failed to open its
doors Thursday morning and is in the
hands of the national bank examiner.
The bank is one of the oldest there
and the largest financial institution In
the city. The bank ha been in a weak
ened condition since it's last statement,
August %, when it was stated the in
stitution owed the clearing house close
to s1,000,o00.
When the financial disturbances
came and the clearing house decided
to issue clearing house certificates, ru-
mors regarding the bank's condition
came, and the clearing house, in the
past few days, has held several confer
ences of other national banking Off
Gals In this connection, and means of
keeping the bank open were discussed.
Wednesday much surprise was ex.
pressed when the request of the comp
~troller for a statement Of the condition
of the banks was not responded to By
the National Bank of Commerce. This
other local banks published their state
ments, showing a healthy condition.
but the officials of the Commerce an
nounced its statement would not be
forthcoming till Thursday. This ere
ated further distrust In the banks con-
dition. and after conferences lasting
into h early hours of Thursday
morning the clearing house officials de-
cided they could not aid the failing
bank.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13

T.. E9TsM
ssssZAiAND SF9n
H6. ~lM8
'zzFNKNCIAL
CHICAGO,

Further progress appears in the effort
to place credit upon a satisfactory basis
and the banking conditions reject distinct
advance toward resumption Of cash pay
ments. Encouraging replies from the il
terror indicate a general desire to act
early in restoring the normal status, and
with this favorable tendency spreading
the monetary outlook assumes an encolT-
aging aspect.
Trade conditions reflect no notable de-
velopment, but the tone is better. and
with the necessary adaptation to events it
is expected that improving demand vii.
come in due course.
Liquidation in securities and commodi-
ties is not yet at the point OF cxhaustionr
but this is not any longer y disturbing
factor, and there are increasing currency
shipments to move crops and provisions
and more renewal of loans upon s~atisfac-
tory evidence of solvency. Defaults thus
far rave not reached distressing proper
tons, nor has the stoppage Of machinery
and reduction of workmen been as srear
relatively as was feared.
Although the business indications may
be regarded as improving, there is yet II
very conservative feeling exrant. New
Sllei pIlSeS aEu COllSeGutul iltF-dSe "a o.
legations are given little consideration
and contracts made at this time are con.
Ened to absolute requirements.
Colder weather would stimulate a mora
active movement OF sedsonable goods in
both retail and wholesale branches. but
the Thanksgiving trade here and at Coun-
try stores has been equal to expectations
Manufacturing discloses no particular
change aside from slower demand for
furnace and finished products. Rail mill=
have bookings assuring steady work for
seven months ahead, and the wire mills
remain busy.
Leather remains in fair request for the
shoe factories, but hides are absorbed
slowly, Notwithstanding lower prices, ans
| dealings are more limited in lumber and
building material.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict humber %, against 80 last week and
% a year ago. Those with liabilities over
$1,000 number Is, against IA last week
and 6 in 19O6.-Dun's Review of -rade,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
DEADWooD AGAIN CLOSED.
Sheriff Seizes a Number Of Gambling
Outfits.

Sheriff Seizes q Number of Gambling
Outfits.
Again the lid, lifted quietly at infre-
uuent intervals. has beer damned
down with a bang, and Deadwood is
once more closed. Sheriff Trathen
slipped into five alleged gambling
houses on Main street during the ear
ly hours of Thursday evening and
found the games in full swing. Rou-
lette and faro layouts to the value of
over $1,000 were seized along with a
bunch of players and dealers. and the
moving into the new court house will
be celebrated with a large bonfire at
the expense Of the gamblers. The raid
was unexpected in most quarters and
has resulted from the Investigations
of a detective employed by States A.
torney Stewart and the sheriff.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13

New York prohibitionists are planning
Z crusade to move the State into the
"dry" column. A State ticket will be
put into the field.
A conference between Roger Sullivan,
Bryan's openly avowed enemy, in control
of the Illinois Democratic organization F;
Tom Taggart Of Indiana and Leader Muir
ply of New York City's Tammany Hall
at Noun Clemens, Mich, was generally
understood to be the first open effort to
bring the anti-Bryan forces Of the party
into effective action
Mayor and Mayor-elect Tom T.. John
son Of Cleveland announced that under
no circumstances will he be q candidate
for the presidency and that Cleveland
Is the sphere of his duty at this time.
He will consider nothing but the issue of
8-cent fares for that city. EIe has re-
fused all invitations to speak at party
gatherings or banquets.
In a letter sent to the heads Of tile
various governmental departments. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has made known his I'M
willingness to have his candidacy forced
upon the next presidential convention
through the political activities of men
holding official position. This letter, the
substance of which has been made pub
lie, states that it has been called to the
Presidents attention that certain offica
holders in each of the departments have
been proposing to obtain election as dele
gates to the national convention with the
Intention of advocating his denomination
or his endorsement by State conventions.
Representative Charles ". Fowler.
chairman of the House Committee on
banking and currency, in a recent state
ment criticised the action of the govern
ment in its attempts to relieve the fnan-
cial crisis: especially did he deprecate the
Issuing of the Understanding certificates.
He thought there was no necessity for
such a course and that it would prove a
disturbing factor in the future, increas-
ing, as it did. the government Interest,"
bearing debt when there was already
$~240,Oo0.0OO in the treasury. Further
more. he said he was not aware OF any
etatute by which these certificates could
be construed to be a lawful basis for bang
nota circulation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
BLOW no ARMY MEN.
New Roosevelt Order to Force Many
TO Ectirc.

New Roosevelt Order to Force Many
20 Retire.
The war department Thursday pub
lished n general order extending it's
original orders relative to riding tests
OF officers OF the army. The president
now requires every field officer to
make a daily practicemarch of not less
than thirty miles for three days in
succession each year. All officers are
also required to accompany their COM
mands on the monthly practice
marches.
The advanced stand taken by the
president in the matter of physically
testing the condition of officers of the
army. in the face of strong pressure
from commercial bodies throughout
the country in iavor of the retention
In service of engineers and other staff
officers, who, though perfectly COM
petent to discharge their ordinary du-
ties, would probably be unable to re-
spond to the demands of active cam
paign service, has filled with appre-
hcnsion a number of senior officers of
grades between captain and colonel
inclusive.
IsCauGe the pTSSltSll III Ills oTiSlIiti
letter directing the riding test refe-rea
only to officers, it vas in some qn2vs
ters believed that he might be willing
to waive the application of such g
test to staff officers, whose duties in
time of peace do not carry them into
the field. In his message to congress
just delivered the president indicated,
however. a contrary purpose, and the
order published Thursday exceeds il
severity the test originally proposed,
and will probably be the means of
causing the summary retirement from
the army of a considerable numbe of
officers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

President Gompers of the American
FcleIn ION of Labor in an address at Nor
folk. Va. enjoined Industrial peace.
The Matin Of Paris has decided to or
ganize an automobile race from New
York to Paris. by way of Chicago Alas
ka, across the Boring straits, through ST.
BERN and Russia.
decree was rendered. By Chancellor
Stout at Gallatin, Tenn, in favor OF the
State against the Standard Oil Company.
npholdinE. a bill to revoke the license OF
the STANDARD and to prevent IL from do'
ing business in Tennessee.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
SHOULD CURB MOTHER LOVE.
Not Civilized II Zoe Intense, Says Chi
cago Club Woman.

cagO CluD woman.
Mothers who love their offspring too
intensely are not full civilized. in the
opinion of Mrs. Harriet Van Devaart,
head OF Neighborhood house, Chicago,
who gave her views before the mem
bers OF the West End Mothers council
Thursday.
Mrs. Van Devaart inclines to the
view of Plato and G.. B. Shaw. that
maternity is an expression Of the uni
versai function of woman and thai
the accumulated wisdom of carnations
OF mothers, rather than that of a sim
gle mother.
.4The fierce passion OF many modern
mothers who love their children with
an exclusive Q belongs to the time
when the race was in Its infancy" de-
clared Mrs. Van Devaart. THE moth
err who shelters and thinks only of her
W has not progressed far beyond
the brute creation"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13
GIRL HONIESTEIADER SLAIN.
Rcjccted Suitor Accused of Crimc
NeaT. Pierre. NJ

A brutal murder was committed
early Monday morning in a little prai-
RE house about twenty miles south of
Fort Pierre, the victim being Miss Lily
Kelly, a homesteaqer who came there
from Mankato, MINI. A.. F.. Bowman.
a young man of that city. has been
held for a hearing. Tt appears that a
small party of young people. anon
them her brother. gathered at the
home of Miss Kelly Sunday evening
and remained until after midnight.
Monday morning the brother went to
the home of his sister and found her
on the floor of the house with her
crushed. Bowman. who had
been a sutton for the young omar
Who did not fancy him. had threatene&i
her. He was absent all night from the
place where he worked, returning ear
ly Monday morning. He has given no
satisfactory explanation of his where
abouts during the night.