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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
Railroad Commissioner Believes II Is
Certain to Come.

Certain TO come.
Milwaukee, April 25.-That the final
analysis of the railway rate problem
will be governmental ownership is the
belief of John Barnes, president of
the Wisconsin railway commission.
Mr.. Barnes. In an address before the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation, said he did not favor govern
mental ownership, as under this condi-
ton the roads would not be operated
either as we'll or as economically as
under private hands, but he feared
that it might come to that In the end.
There We're, he said, two other meth.
ods First, to permit the roads to
run their business as they please. and,
second, to have the rates controlled
by the government. The second he
believed TO be the best for the coun-
try and It ought to be given fair
trial before the proposition OF govern
mental ownership was considered seri-
ously
Railroads, he said, were wholly
monopolistic In their tendencies and
were strengthening themselves con-
stantly and 1t was time for the gov
ernment to step in and fix rates. II
this should not succeed In restoring
fairness in rates then there would be
nothing left but governmental owner
ship. even though 1t had serious dis
ADVANTAGES
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
REFUSES TO RETRACT.
President Reiterates Statement About
Meyer and Haywood.

Moyer ana f1ayWooO.
Washington, April 25.-President
Roosevelt, In response to the demands
of organized labor throughout the
country for retraction Of his state
ment that Meyer, Haywood and Debs,
labor leaders, are undesirable citizens,
wrote letter to Honore Jaxon In
which he not only reiterated the state
ment, but denounced them as men who
"hahitually appear as guilty OF incite-
ment to or apology for bloodshed and
violence"
The president declares that Meyer
and Haywood represent AS thorough
ly an undesirable type of citizenship
as can be found in the country"
He says that he Is as profoundly
indierent to the condemnation Of the
rich clase of undesirable citizens as
the poor class and that he stands for a
square deal for every one. He de-
clares that 1t Is highly improper to
endeavor to influence the course Of
Justice and points out that the sta
tionery on which the complaint Of the
Chicago labor leaders was written
shows that this organization Is at
tempting to bring about the acquittal
of Meyer and Haywood regardless of
the question of guilt or innocence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25

the author of many crimes, has been
captured at Lublin, ninety-fve miles
from here. mortally wounded, after
the house in which he had sought
refuge had been blown to pieces by
artillery fire. Lis, when he saw that
a detachment Of police was advancing
on the house, barricaded himself with
In and opened fire on the police, kill
ing several of them. Troops were
summoned to the assistance OF the
police, but they were unable to dis
lodge the bandit Finally several
quickfire field pieces were brought up
and trained on the house. Eight shells
hit the building, which was demol-
ished, after which the infantry stormed
the ruins and found Lis, desperately
wounded, trying to reload his revolver,
which he had emptied at the attack
ing party.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
DEBATES CAUSE AGITATION
Russian Provincial Governors Urge
Dissolution OF Parliament.

st. Petersburg, April 25.-Several
provincial governors have arrived In
st. Petersburg to support the move.
ment of the reactionists In favor OF a
dissolution of parliament on the
ground that the debates are causing
dangerous agitation and ferment.
This, 1t is alleged, is especially no
ticeable In the provinces, where the
agrarian disorders Of 1866 occurred.
The panicky feeling among the Lib
erals as to the possibility of dissolu-
.ion Of parliament has subslded owing
TO the manner in which the emperor
received President Golovin recently.
The first executive session OF the
lower house of parliament will be held
April 26. when, at the request of the
minister OF war, the house will con.
sider the law fixing the number of re-
cruits for 1907. This is an urgent
matter. as the law must be promul
gated by May IA.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
STRIKE MAY BE CALLED.
San Francisco Street Car Men Present
Demands.

San Francisco, April 25-The street
car men have presented new agree
ment to the United Railways and
have asked for an early reply from
the company. Whether the union will
call a strike at once in case the Unit
ed Railways refuse to accept the new
agreement will be determined at a
special meeting to be held later.
The principal features Of the new
agreement are a fiat rate Of So day
and eight hours work; all overtime
to be paid at one and one-half of the
regular rate; full recognition OF the
union and its authorized agent; en-
ployes to be discharged for cause only
and when discharged employe feels
aggrieved at having been discharged
nnjustly or without cause that the un-
ion shall intercede In his behalf and
shall be granted a hearing by the
company
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
HIS IDENTITY WITHHELD.
Police After Leader Of New York Bond
Thieves.

New York, April 25.-William O..
Douglas, assistant loan clerk of the
Trust Company Of America. who is
charged with stealing bonds valued at
many thousands of dollars. and Oliver
NJ. bennett, broker, who, 1t is al
legged. received the stolen securities,
were given hearing In the West Side
police court The officials of the trust
company, not content with the arrest
Of these two men. are continuing their
detective work They say they are
convinced that there was a plot and
that there was somebody behind Doug
las in a scheme to defraud the COM
pany out Of many hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars. The identity Of the
third man In the alleged plot was not
revealed. but the statement is made
that he Is more prominent than either
of the prisoners and that the prisoners
were probably his dupes.
The trust company has succeeded In
getting back all of the bonds which
were found to have disappeared when
Douglas books were checked up last
Saturday. The amount paid out for
their recovery was $4,000. In ex-
planation Of this 1t was said that all
OF the bonds stolen from the office of
the trust company, except those which
had been found in Dennett's bed at
the Manhattan club, had been placed
with various brokers about Wall
street. innocent parties to the trans
actions. by way OF margin for stock
transactions. To recover the original
bonds 1t was necessary to get orders
from bennett and Douglas to call back
all the collateral and to reimburse the
brokers holding such bonds for the
loss entailed to them by such action.
The total amount Of this reimburse.
ment was $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25

Everyone knows that sping is the season
Of the year when the system needs clean
sing Rings Little Liver Pills are highly
recome ned. Try them Sold by Schultz II
KetchIlm
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
CAR NOT WON OVER
No Hint Of Dissolution In Talk
With President Of Duma.
lATTER'S ACTION CRITICISED

Russian Emperor Questions Presiding
Officers lmpartallty in Permitting
Greater Freedom of Speech to the
Radical Members.
St. Petersburg, April 25.-The con-
fldants of M. Golovin, president Of the
lower house of parliament. are very
reticent regarding the details Of the
audience which he had with Emperor
Nicholas Tuesday, but 1t is learned
that the discussion was frank and
unleserved. The emperor spoke his
mind freely and showed himself to be
surprisingly we'll posted on the trans
actions in parliament, which Is ex-
planned by the fact that he reads all
the reports on the subject every night.
The emperor criticised M. Golovin's 8
actions, questioning his impartiality in
Radicals than 70 the Conservatives,
mentioning particularly several
speeches of M. Alexiensky, Social
Democrat, which his majesty said
should not have been permitted.
M. Golovin, in his defense. pleaded
his difficult position as head OF Rad
lea! parliament at the present time.
Various features of the ministerial
programme were discussed. but there
was no hint of a dissolution OF par
lament and the difficulties between
Premier Stolypin and the lower house
We're not mentioned. In the opinion
Of M. Golovin the reactionary cam
paign against parliament has not
made any headway with the emperor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
FRIENDLY To. LABOR
President Discusses His Attitude
Toward Organizations.
M0YER AND HAYWOOD CASE
Mr.. Roosevelt In Reply to Protests Re-
iterates Former Assertion That Off
ciaIs of Western Federation of MIN
ers Are Undesirable Citizens.

ItSfdtCS EOTNlST AS5CttfoH iHdA Sh'"
cias of Western Federation of Mn
ers Arc Undesirable Citizens.
Washington, April 25.-The pres
ident during the day talked with two
of his visitors about his attitude to-
ward labor organizations. These per-
sons were s. B. Hammer, chief con-
ductor Of West Virginia of the Order
of Railway Conductors, and r. II. Gra-
ham, an attorney representing the
West Virginia conductors. After the
presentation of the visitors by Sen
ator Scott the president asked the
two men to remain q few moments
until some other business was dis
posed Of and then gave them a talk
about the Haywood and Meyer cases.
taking the same position In the matter
as he did In the letter just made pub
lie. The president told the railroad
mon particularly Of what he had done
for the benefit of railway organiza-
tIons In his advocacy and support OF
the railway employers liability bill
and the safety appliances law. The
two men left the White House ex-
pressing their satisfaction with the
position the president had taken in
the Moyer-Haywood controversy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
Serious Drouuht in Cuba.

Havana, April 25.-The drought con-
tinues and there is no cessation In the
hardships endured. Everywhere In
the island serious conditions are faced
because of meteorological conditions
From Santiago comes report that
the source of supply OF the water
works has dried up and that there is
much suffering in consequence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
Troops Sent to tho Scene.

Bridgeton, Island Of Barbados, April
25.-Advices received here from Cas-
tries, island OF St. Lucia, say that
serious rioting has occurred there. A
detachment of Barbados volunteers,
with a Maxim gun, and ninety police
have left here for Castries on the
steamer Bolent Of the Royal Mail line,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
Taft Silent on Politics.

Washington, April 25.-ln answer to
q specific question as to whether he
intended to make any announcement
in the near future regarding his polit-
ical purposes Secretary Taft said that
he certainly would make no such
statement before his Ohio trip, which
begins Friday, and he was not pre-
pared to state whether or not he
would have anything to say after that
trim
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
Mob DESTROYS Factory.

Cadiz, KY. April 25.-The tobacco
factory of w. r. Wilson, twelve miles
west OF Cadiz, was destroyed by fire
during the night. the torch being ap-
piled, 1t Is alleged, by a party of
twenty-five mounted men, who fred
several volleys. Wilson is an indie
pendent tobacco handler.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25

Spring Winds chap tan ard cause
freklestoappear Pinesalve Carbolized
applied at night will the relieve that
burning sensation. Natures own remedy
Acts like Q poultice and draws out in
fiammation. Sold by Schultz & Ketcham'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

LIKE MASTER, LIKE MAN. Sec
rotary Cortelyou, the new head Of
the Treasury Department, astonished
his clerks one day last week, by tax
ing his lunch at the same restaurant,
across the street from the Treasury
building; but surprised them still
more by ordering a very frugal meal,
consisting of sandwich, piece of
pie and a glass Of milk. He was
probably copying his master, who
took so much pains, year or more
ago, to have it announced to the pub
lie that the breakfast at the White
House consisted of hard boiled eggs
and q cup of coffee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15
Some Reasons WHY.

Senator Rands in opposing the di-
rect primary bill in the upper branch
of the Legislature, gave these rea-
sons why he cast his vote against it:
1, A direct primary election law. no
matter how we'll guarded, favors the
rich man at the expense of his moor
neighbor. No poor man, no matter how
efficient and capable, can afford the ex-
pense of a campaign for State office.
2, The ultimate result of direct prim-
airy law will be to give all State Offices
to the big cities, and the majority of
county offices to the most populous CEN
tiers of the county. No small county or
sparsely settled rural community in a
county can hope to secure an office I'M
der the act.
3, This law tends to break up and de-
stroy party lines, and in my Judgment
will ultimately wipe out not only the
Republican but every other party in
this State. l believe in party Or
ganization. This government and its
affairs have been dominated by party
policies since the organization of our
government. l believe that a RESPONSE
BILE party will give better government
than any chaotic conglomeration of indi-
viduals elected in free-for-all squabble,
where every candidate and office-hOld-
er represents only himself.
4, am opposed to this bill because
it is vouched for and has been forced
upon the State by political hacks, who
have been repudiated DER and DER.
The only cOmmendable feature of this
bill to my mind, is that these same po-
litical hacks will ultimately find that
they will be repudiated under a law,
which they have advocated in hopes
only of personal exaltation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

How TO PRONOUNCE THE NAME OF
STATE.-The Legislature of the
State of Missouri have deemed it a
matter of sufficient importance to
adopt a resolution informing the
world just how to pronounce the
name of the State. 1t is the second
instance of State taking cOgnizance
of such a subject. The resolution
states that the true pronunciation
derived from the Indians, is in three
syllables, accented on the second.
The vowel 4 in the first syllable is
short as in pin, the in the second is
long, like double-o, and the 4 in the
final syllable is the short form again.
s in the two syllables where it occurs
has the true sound of IS" and not
~" 1t is doubtful, however, wheth-
er State enactment will have much
effect when it is remembered that the
Arkansas Legislature an age ago de-
creed that the State name should be
pronounced Arkansdw and the great
Noah Webster, in his Unabridged
dictionary gave, and still accords,
sanction to that pronunciation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15
"ZIoy" HoNoRs THE DEAD "PRopH

ZION HONoRs THE DEAD PRoPH-
EFT. The death of John Alexander
Dowie, last week, ends the career of
one of the most remarkable men of
the age. He was a man of marked
personality. If he was fraud, he
was a success, in that role; if he was
dishonest, he made money by his
pretenses; if he was insincere, he
succeeded in clouding the judgment
of thousands of deluded followers.
That he was not sooner repudiated
by them, is a surprise to the outside
world, as were the honors accorded
him at his burial Sunday, after his re-
pudiation, evidently for ample cause.
The body laid in state two days at
Shiloh house; the celebrated white
robed choir, which was shorn of its
vestments when Voliva assumed con-
troll at Zion City, took an active part
yesterday, re-enrobed in white, in
Zion Tabernacle, and he was buried
in Lake Mound cemetery, the last
resting-place of the faithful. The
touch of ostentatiOn SO marked in his
rule during life, was accorded him in
death.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

PARALYSIS AFFLIcTs CAPTAIN
'STRUvE.-Capt. Harry X. Strive
q son of late H. G.. Strive, a former
resident of this city and q prominent
politician and Secretary of the Terri
tory from 1873-9-lately returned to
Seattle, suffering stroke of paral-
ysis with which he was afflicted while
on his way to San Francisco from
the Orient, He has been for some
time at Hot Springs, California, in
the hope of benefiting his health.
Capt. Struve has had varied and
interesting carer as a sailor. Dur
ing the Russian-Japanese war he ran
the blockade to Port Arthur, later
he was captured by the Japanese and
entered their transport service.
During the Spanish-American war,
Capt Strive rose from the position
of second officer to master of the
transport Hancock, which was for
merly the Arizonian. Capt. Struve
was born in Vancouver, Wash, Sep
TENDER 20, 1866. He was educated
at the State University and the Cal
ifornia Military Academy. In 1888
he took up the law practice, but
abandoned that two years later to
60 to sea. Again in 1894 Captain
Strive practiced law, but went back
to the sea. He was last year mas
ter of the steamship Indiana, rum
ming to Nome.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15
THE LARGEST MILL IN THE WORLD

THE LARGEST MILL IN THE WORLD
PROJECTED. - It is said that the
Weyerhauser syndicate are backing
up project for construction of the
largest sawmill in the United States
(which means in the world) in the
Occur d'Alene country. The site
will include 600 acres OF land, lying
adjacent to the lake Of that name,
and over q million dollars will be in
vested in the mill alone. It will give
employment to 600 men, besides o
large army Of workers in the woods.
The holdings Of the company, eligibly
situated, are estimated at 5000, 600, :
600 feet, which will keep such plant
running a double score of years.
Work will begin on the big enter
prise in o few days.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

THERE is a pretty big barony in the
United States-this land of the free,
which little more than q century ago
banished the old-style titles and powers
of nobility. That was before railroads
sxisted. Mr.. Hartman wears cOronet
of the new day and observation-disclosures
ian.
That is just the position that has
long been maintained by this paper.
Wealth is to take the place here of
titled nobility in the Old World, and
constitute the China-w wall for barring
out plebeians. About the first use q
bloated capitalist seems to have for
his superhuous millions is to buy q
title with it, and throw in the youth,
innocence and beauty of his daughter
to boot. Many who haven't the abil-
ity to become millionaires by the ex-
ercise of business tact, are given fat
Offices with salaries that soon enable
them to draw the dividing line be-
tween their condition and that 81 the
wage-earner when he is brought into
competition with Cinnamon and Japs
in life's strenuous struggle. .:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

RAISE PROpoRTIoNED TO THE Hush
MONEY. THE donation of 1872, OOO,-
600 to the cause of education, by
Rockefeller, a short time ago, was
unprecedented, and so was the heav-
lest single advance in the price of
oil that Immediately followed it
indeed so Immediately, and the logi-
cal connection is so plain, that it
would be q wonder if he who runs
may not be able to see a connecting
link between cause and effect, pre-
mise and conclusion. Advance in
oil has hitherto been foretold by the
same sign, but in a modified degree.
1t has never failed, but has seldom
been done with such wanton delibera-
ton. Though it comes high the
Standard must have public senti-
ment and that it is willing to pay the
price is shown by this latest deal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

PRESIDENT Hill declares that rad
ical rates must be advanced by rail-
roads in order to safeguard the stock
holders. Present conditions and
rates would bankrupt some of the
roads," The cost of operation has
increased in every detail. He like
wise expressed the thought that all
of the railroads of this country have
received o check that they will not
get over for many many years."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15
First GRIPPE VIcrrM Has s

FIRST GRIPPE VICTIM HAS A SEC
oND ATTACK.-The first victim of Ia
grippe in the United States, SO far as
modern diagnosis is concerned, is
again ill, with the same disease. His
name is Henry Kip Woodruff, of
Roadway, Va. He was first stricken
in 1882. The physicians, seven in
number, could not determine the ma
ture of his malady, the symptoms
differing in some respects from influ-
enza, being probably that disease in
an aggravated form. The doctors
decided to call the disease Grippe.
While the medical attendants then
thought Woodruff would not live, he
recovered, and is now again danger
ously ill from the same affection.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15
VOTED AGAINST HIS CONVICTION.

VOTED AGAINST HIS CONVICTION
The effect of promises made in haste
and without due reflection is shown
by the expression of Senator Cot
terill, placed on file while voting
aye" for the direct primary bill.
He said, 1T leaves the party boss
enthroned, and DISTINGUISHES the in
dependent voters of the State"
This is the gist of protest, which
he asked to have placed upon the
minutes of the session. If we Judge
by the remarks of others in debate,
not over half a dozen members ia
vored that measure, which passed
practically by an unanimous vote.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

COURTsHIP REFORM. now q
college to teach courtship, is sug-
gested by Prof. Charles R. Hender-
son, University of Chicago Sociol-
ogist. His proposition is absurd, Of
course, for he proposes to base love-
making on common sease, and to
dispel the Illusion" as he calls it,
of love. A union of souls" never
has, and never will be, based upon, or
directed by, the cold dictates of rea-
son. AS the wise old Oregonidn
says, it's better to let Dame Nature
have some say about such an inn
pOrtant matter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

ANOTHER PHASE OF MURDERoUs
INsTINcr.-Only those who have
undergone the exasperating torture
of q persistent snoorer can have any
sympathy with the rancher living
near Roseburg, Ogn., William Bloss,
by name, who arose in the night and
killed his partner, Lennon, with an
AK. for disturbing his slumber after
repeated protest, by nightly snorts
and bugle calls from his nasal organ.
1t seems from Bloss's statement that
q fight resulted from the cause, and
that he used the AK in self-defense-
to save his own life. Already the
plea of insanity has been entered,
and Bloss will likely be sent to the
asylum for an undetermined" Pc
Rod, pending investigation for the
paranaic nature of his mania.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

IT was a year ago this month
(March) that an earthquake in For.
mosa destroyed many thousands of
lives and As, 100000 in property.
Formosa is an island in the China
Sea, about 237 miles in length and 70
miles wide. Its population is about
5000, 900. The island was taken
from China by Japan in 1895.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-15

The Census Bureau at Washington
gives the number of petroleum REIN
ers at 104; their total capital at
$138, 45O, $50; number of operatives
employed, is, us; paid in wages, &c.
989, 1857; materials used costing $l39,
1884,, 218 and the value of manufac-
tured products at SIZE, OO5, 800. These
figures were for the year 1904, when
the total volume of refined products
was given at 30, $50, 400 barrels of 80
U. S. gallons each; of crude petro-
leum III ,063, 421 barrels were report.
ed for that wear.