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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
MORGAN CALLS FOR
CONGO CONCESSION FACTS

Washington, ID. c.. March 5.--Senator
Morgan reported favorably from the
committee on foreign relations his res
olution calling upon the president for
information as to any concessions
Americans may have received from
King Leopold for the gathering OF India
rubber in the Congo Free State.
He arraigns scathingly King Leopold
''for the ann in which he has ex-
plotted the Congo lands i'm accumu
lating wealth to himself by imposing
tasks of extreme cruelty on the ma
tive population"
Morgan charges the concessionaires
had been empowered by King Leopold
to exercise the same distressing au-
thority over the people which they have
proceeded to enforce without restraint
and without the responsibility to public
opinion which should characterize their
avarice and greed in dealing with an
ignorant and subjected people,"
The senator declares hat II the
American company has not communi-
Gated it's transactions to the govern
ment Of the United States II Is the
plain duty Of this government to make
inquiry as to the extent of the conces-
sion and as to all the terms and condi-
tions of the grant.
He says II is the duty of this govern
ment to inquire into a concession al
legged to have been made by the govern
ment Of Liberia of all it's India rubber
and mahogany lands to a British syn
dictate.
Senator Morgan concludes:
1T is the duty of the United States
government to see to Ii that no barrier
or impeachment is created by the act
of Leopold or by any other authority
to debar the e=iled Africans who have
been held in slavery In the United
States from the right to return to their
native land and to hold 1t in company
with their ~kinspeople, and the free and
unobstructed opportunity to enjoy the
great advantages which are now offered
to them n which the United States
owes to them of reparation In their
own country without let or hindrance.
THE native of central Az.
RIGA present vast stores OF treasure tC
invite their interest In developing thu
wealth of that country. and 1t is time
the United States she'd tpferposs Il
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
RAILROADS WERE ONLY
BLUFFING, SAYS COURT

Lincoln. Neb. March 6.-Attorney
General Thompson received a copy this
morning of the decree of the federal
supreme court in the railroad tax
cases. II is even more sweeping than
before given.
The railroads lose on every point and
there are half a dozen plain intima-
lions given by Justice Holmes, who
wrote the decision, that the railroad
attorneys began the suits as bluffs
end when pinned down to the real
issues before the court made a sorry
showing.
The court declares that the attorneys
had no more right to drag members
of the state board of equalization into
court to quiz them how they ar
rived at their valuations of the prop
erty of roads, than TO haul a judge
from the bench to ask him why he
rendered a decision. 1t says In effect
that while the railroads had a long
list of grievances in their petitions
when they came to put their case to
the supreme court they abandoned
most of them and upon the remainder
failed 10 bring evidence TO support
their contents.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08

Washington, d. c., March 5.-The
most direct and decisive defeat the adj
m~inistration has met this session was
experienced when the senate hatly re-
jected the policy OF Secretary Hitch
cock and the president. relating to In
vestigating all land entries before pat
ents should issue.
When this proposition was squarely
presented In the senate. just two men,
bers OF his own party-Nelson and La
F~ollette-voted with the president. All
the other republicans voted against.
Most of the democrats went with Nell
son and LaFollette, making a sorry
minority that wanted to support the
president.
There has been inserted in the sun
dry civil bill an appropriation or $2S0.-
900 TO pay expenses or special agents,
etc, employed in ferreting out land
frauds.
To this a proviso had been attached,
In the house that none of this money
should be used to investigate cases in
which final proof had been made.
This would have the effect of stop
ping the wholesale investigation in
which the interior department is now
engaged. of all entries. The president
In October issued an order that no more
patents should be issued until a spe-
ciic investigation had been made in
each case. The money TO make these
Investigations came from this fund, and
In limiting the use of the fund, the
senate effectively ties up the whole in
vestigation plan.
Amendment Turned Down.
Senator LaFollette offered an amend
ment to permit Investigations to be
made of coal and timber entries,
but not of homestead entries. after
fIlal proof had been made: but even
this was rejected. The western SEN
htors, with their eastern allies. who
have been making a fight from the be-
ginning of the session against the
whole plan of the president 10 enforce
more rigid observance of the laws.
would be satisfied with nothing short
Of a complete defeat for the presi-
dent, and apparently they have ac-
complished il.
Many thousands of patents have been
held up under the presidents orders.
among which are declared to be great
numbers which did not represent good
faith entries, but rather the activities
of big timber and coal companies in
getting slices of the richest lands of
the public domain. The investigation
of these will be impossible for want
Of money after july ].
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
LABOR FORCES ASK
PROBE BY CONGRESS

Washington, d. c., March 6.-Organ-
ICED labor has asked congress to insti-
tute an investigation into all of the
facts and circumstances attending the
arrest in Colorado OF Charles III. Meyer,
William d. Haywood and George +.
P%ettibone, officers Of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, and their deportation
to Idaho to stand trial on charges of
completely in the killing Of ex-Gov-
ernor S~tuenenberg. To that end Sen
ator Carmack introduced a petition
signed by hundreds of workingmen and
citizens, and also had printed in the rec
ord the dissenting opinion of Associate
Justice McKenna to the opinion OF the
supreme court of the United States
that the court could not inquire into
the circumstances surrounding the al
legged KIDNAPPING Of the three men. Sen
ator Hepburn secured an order for the
printing of the minority opinion OF the
court.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
SPANISH QUEEN
WILL HAVE TWINS,
is The REPORT
Vexed Legal and Political
Question Would Then Be
Raised as to Succession.

Madrid, March 6.-Court circles are
agitated by reports that the indica-
lions are the queen probably will have
twins.
Should this happen 1t would raise an
interesting legal, medical n political
question, besides being unique In royal
history.
This would be especially true I'm case
the twins be girls and the only children
of the king.
Such troubles as those of Carlist
times are hardly likely. but disputes
would be almost certain, because. not
withstanding Spanish law declares that
the first born twin Is the older. and,
therefore, a h right TO succession.
an Did Spanish order reversed this and
modern medical opinion supports the
older law, declaring that the older
child in case of twins is the last one
to be born.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
PETTUS ALONE AGAINST
DENATURED ALCOHOL. Bill

Washington. u. c.. March THE de-
natured alcohol bill passed the sem
ate. 65 to /. Senat Pettus. of Ala
bama, cast the negative vote. This ac-
ton was taken after the COMMITTEES
amendment requiring the presence OF
a government storekeeper wherever al
cohol is being manufactured a been
defeated by q vote OF 4! TO 16. The bill
az passed contains a senate amend
nent permitting rum TO be denatured.
Consequently the measure must be re-
turned to the house for action. The
bill is intended to make il possible for
farmers to establish stills of limited
capacity for the manufacture of al
cohol to be denatured.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
ROOSEVELT GIVES 500
FOR RUSSIAN RELIEF

Washington, T.. c.. March 6.-Declar-
Ing that Russia a been a friend to
America in the past, President Roose-
welt in a letter to the Russian famine
relief committee, of New York, made
today a public appeal for contributions
in behalf of the famine sufferers in that
country.
With the letter he sent his check for
500. He hopes the people of his
country out of their abundance will
give generously. The letter is I'm reply
to one received from the committee
calling his attention to the urgent need
of assistance.
Contributions addressed to the Sec
rotary of the committee, Samuel G..
Barrows, 1875 East Fifteenth street,
New York, will be properly acknowl-
edged and deposited with the Morton
Trust company.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
SURPLUS, NOT DEFICIT,
HEAR THE LAWMAKERS

washington, March 6.-Mr. Tawney.
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations, announced in the house to-
day that instead of facing a deficit in
the treasury at the close Of the fiscal
year of 1908, as seemed imminent at
one time, there would be a surplus Of
800. O00, 900 1t that time. The total APP
propriations made at the present ses-
sion of congress-, he said, aggregated
apparently $919,9 49, 200. Nh. Allison,
chairman Of the senate committee on
appropriations, also made a statement
to the senate along the line of Tawney's
presentation,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
BURROWS RIVER HARBOR
COMMISSION Is APPROVED

Washington, d, c., March 6.-Repre-
sentative Burton, chairman of the
house committee on rivers and harbors,
offered a bill for the creation of a per.
manent commission TO make an inves-
tigation into river and harbor improve
ments. IT was reported favorabiy from
his committee. Representative Burton
has made something OF a canvass Of
sentiment in the two houses and there
is every reason to believe that the
measure will be ~favorably acted upon
by the two houses.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
Roosevelt's Aim Defeated by
Republicans, Only Two Of
Whom Voted in Favor.
LAFOLLETTE BALLOTS YES
Democrats Join Him and Nelson to Nc
Purpose-Land Entry inves-
tisation Is Killed by
the Senate.
SHA rs GIVING
SOUVENIRS AWAY.

Washington, D.. c., March D.
Secretary Shaw's friends are
receiving as farewell gifts from
him artistic bronze medallions
made at the United States mint.
on one side they bear a profile
likeness OF the secretary with
his name. The reverse bears
this inscription:
Governor OF Iowa 1S9S-19O2;
Secretary OF the Treasury 1907
1907"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
FRYE SAYS DAMN
RIGHT, IN THE SENATE

Washington, d. c.. March 5,-The
Frye, of Maine. startled the senate to-
day. He was on his feet making a re-
port from the committee on
on several minor bills. a duty he per-
forms frequently and which as a rule
attracts little interest or attention. Sud-
denly raising his voice, Frye ex-
claimed:
IF can get immediate consideration
for hat damned bill / will promise the
senate not TO report another damned
bill this session"
Amid the general laugh the bill was
passed and the dam" will be built
across certain shoals on the Savannah
river.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
ALDRIcK CURRENCY
BILL Passes HOUSE

Washington, March 6.-The house passed
the Aldrich currency bill, lo to 20. the re.
publicans lining up with a few exceptions
for the measure, the democrats being just
as solid against &. The bin authorizes the
ISSUANCE OF $40 gold certificates to the end
that the $40 ~greenback may be broken up
into 81. 81 and s. bills, for which there is
a great demand. 1t also authorizes the
deposit of customs receipts in national
banks as internal revenue receipts now
are deposited. 1t raises from 5000 600 tc
5000, 900 the amount of national bank cir.
culation hat may be retired in any one
month.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
FRISCANS, THOUSANDS
STRONG, CLEAN CITY

San Francisco, Cal, March 6,-At
the sound OF a bugle 10000 with picks
shovels and brooms and $500 teams
began to clean up the dirt and debris
lin the streets.
The entire city was covered, but
special attention was given TO the
burned district. When night fell g
great Improvement in the appearance
of the burned district was noticed. anC
many tons of dirt had been removed.
1t was the result of volunteer labor,
and men of all profession and occu.
ipations. participated. The women o.
the city aided by providing the mcI
with food at designated quarters.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
SPANISH ANARCHISTS
DENIED RIGHT OF JURY

Madrid. March 6.-The government
has taken an important step in n
ton with the trials of persons charged
with the commission or completely in
bomb outrages and other similar crimes
Of an anarchistic nature,
As the juries are nearly always in
nuenced by fear OF the accused and so
acquit them. the government has is
sued a decree ordaining that in the
provinces OF Corona and Barcelona
such cases sIall no longer be tried by
a jury, but by a bench Of three magis-
trates.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
CHAMP clARK'S POSTAGE
BILL AWAITS SIGNATURE

Washington, March 6.-Representa..
tive Champ Clark's postage bill has
passed both houses of congress and is
up to the president for his approval. II
passed the house some days ago and
the senate passed 1t last night with
out amendment. The bill permits the
transportation and delivery OF a letter
bearing 10 cents worth of ordinary
stamps in addition TO the regular post.
age on h letter the same al II II bore
a regulation special delivery stamp.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
CUTS BAG WITH
$4,000 FROM LADY'S
WRIST AND ESCAPES
British Artists Wife Robbed
While Visiting New York
Cathedral.

New York, March 6.-When visiting
st. Patrick's cathedral, Mrs. Herbert
Allom, OF London, wife of the promi-
nent artist and decorator, was robbed
OF a gold wrist bag containing about
$4,000 in jewelry and cash. SO clever
was the thief that Mrs. Allom was in
clined to believe that she had lost the
article until it was shown hat the
chains which had held the bag had
been cut by pliers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
BOY DRAGGED BY FEET
CAUGHT IN SADDLE STiRRup

Elk Point, S. D., March 5.-While
riding horseback. Albert, the 9-year-old
son OF Henry Ruhaak. living six miles
west of this city, was thrown from
the horse and seriously injured. His
foot caught I'm the stirrup and he was
dragged some distance. His left leg
was broken above and below the knee
and his skull was cut open, rendering
him unconscious for some time, but he
is doing nicely at this time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
MAY YET KILL OFF
THE SUNDAY THEATER

Des Moines. Ia, March ct was sup
posed here that the Sunday theater bill
was dead because of an adverse COM
mittee report. 1t was declared by Rev.
Mr.. Nye. member of the ministerial
committee. this morning that a minor
ity report will be presented ~favoring
the bill. which is stringent, and It is
believed the bill will then pass. Back
ers Of the bin will lobby like mad this
week.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
WHITE HOUSE ROOM
UNDER QUARANTINE

f, Washington. d. G., March 6.-Presi-
dent Rooseveit's young son, Archie
has diphtheria. but it is said that he
is not seriously i'll. The patient has
been isolated in the southeast room OF
the White House and a strict quaran'
tine is being maintained,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
ALDERMAN RESIGNS,
OTHERS THREATEN TO

Aberdeen, $. d., March 5.-The BUSH
ness men and councilmen are stirred UP
over a contract just let for the paving
of South Main street with creosote
blocks and because OF 1t, one alderman.
M. d.. Widdis. of the Second ward,
resigned. and other are threatening to-
The trouble is that nobody objected ia
the paving of Main street until two
days after the contract was let. al
though the aldermen had called meet
ings OF citizens to get expressions &C:
opinion. 4
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
FOUR I0WANS ON THE
WRECKED DAKOTA SAFE

Des Moines. Ia, March 6.-Fred
Cloud, consul to China, and wife, and
DR.. nellie Noble and A. T.. Noble. all of
Des Moines, were on the steamer Da-
kota wrecked in Japanese waters. All
are safe.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08
h.ARsT INTRODUCES A
TRUST CONTROL BILL

Washington, ID c., March 5.-A bill
providing that all corporations engaged
In interstate shall be incor-
porated by the national government and
be under it's control was introduced by
Representative Hearst. of New York.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08

just powers. whatever they may b. m
aiding these exiles TO establish their
sovereign rights in the country that
God had given them"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-12

York state. a reservoir under which
is placed a small force pump operated
by means of lever worked by the
foot is placed on a tripod, A tube is
fixed to one end of the pump, through
which the feed passes when the lever
rod is lowered This tube is of rub
Der or metal. If rubber, it may have
a metal point Metal tubes are more
easily k.Nt clean. The feed is placed
in the reservoir, and is made into the
consistency of thick cream. There
are several ways of holding the bird,
but the following will be found simple
grip the bird firmly either between the
right elbow and side of the body, as
shown in the illustration or between
the left elbow and the body, which
ever is the more convenient. The
head is grasped in the left hand, the
first finger being placed in the mouth
to keep It open The tube is placed in
the mouth and the bird is drawn on
until the end of the tube reaches the
crop, the neck being elongated as
much as possible. The lever bar -
ItullN lbNNltA bg NAAt lboA hAh AAlS
food is thus forced into the crop. One
hand is kept on the crop and as soon
as II is sufficiently full the foot is
removed from the lever and the bird
Is gently removed The operator soon
learns to know when the crop is full.
No stated amount that should be fed
to an individual can be given, for the
quantity varies with the size of the
crop. Great care should be taken in
preparing the feed TO see that there
are no Jumps, for the tube is small
and easily becomes blocked
Hand cramming is a good system
where but few fowls are being fatten
ed. but would be found rather labori
Gus where many are fattened. The
feed is made into boluses, or balls
which should be about two inches
long and one-half inch in diameter
A large number of these are prepared
before commencing 10 feed. The op
orator sits on a stool or box, firmly
grips the fowl between his knees
and elongates the neck, holding the
head in a similar manner to thai
/ described in using the examining ma
chine. He then dips a bolus in skin
milk OF water and forces II into the
birds mouth, pressing ii down the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-12
SEEK TO WIN SOLDIERS.
Russian Girls Risk Life for the Cause
of Liberty.

When the university opened last
autumn l started TO work again
among the soldiers" said the young
woman. "As you know, the reyClu-
tionists are at present working very
hard to win over the army, and one
of The means is to talk freedom d.
rectly to the soldiers. For this girls
have been found to be more effective
than men; the young peasant soldiers
are more willing TO listen TO girls,
and are far reader to protect them
from arrest So all over Russia hun
dreds and hundreds of CiTis are now
nightly meeting with groups of sol
diers, in working mems homes and in
barracks. To go into barracks and
talk revolution to the soldiers, hard
ly anything is so danserous-for the
girl caught is tried by court-maTtial
and in a day or two is executed
From Leroy Scott's Interview with q
Russian Woman, in Everybody's.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-12
A REAL "Hossv RACE.
Country Fair the Place to See II at
Its Best.

II you would see a horse strap
ped, booted, braced and geared to
the limit, you must seek such
track as you see at the oid-time
country fair. Here comes an awk-
ward fea-bitten gray which never
went under 2:50 in his life. He is
hobbled and checked and goggled, and
hitched Hp sidewise, lengthwise and
crosswise until there is more har-
ness than horse. You wonder how
his driver ever got him into this rig
ging, and how he will get him out
again without cutting him free with
a iackknife. A farmer with a
gray beard and twinkling eye OBJ
serves to his neighbor:
Last time John Martin had that
plug out on the road I told him he
had the old cripple overloaded with
fust-aids-to-the-injure Them straps
that was callated to hoist up his
knees must ha' pulled too tight and
the critter was yanked clean off the
ground. What John was gettin'
ready for was a race for lyin' ma
chimes, not boss trot. From 'The
Country Fair" by David Lansing, in
Outing
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-12
J. S. CRAWFORD.
No. i25 W. Ninth Street. Kansas City. Missouri
QUALITIES OF WIT AND HUMoR.
Alike, Yet in Many Ways Fundament.
ally Different.

Wit and humor are such elemental
fundamental things that it has always
been found difficult to analyZe them,
says a writer in The Atlantic. Upon
some points. however, those who have
essayed this puzzling task agree, for
they all hold that wit is an intel
lectual humor an emotional, quality;
that wit is a perception Of resem-
biaHce, and humor a perception Of
contrast, Of discrepancy, of inCongru-
ity. The incongruity is that which
arises between the ideal and the fact.
between theory aud practice between
promise and performance; and per-
Eaps it might be added that it is al
ways or almost always a moral in
Congruity. In the case both Of wit
and huICr there is also pleasurable
surprise. gentle shock, which ac-
companies our perception Of the hith-
ertO unsUspeCted resemblance or in.
CCnsrUity. A New England farmer
was Cnce describing in the pres
ence Of a very humane person the
great age and debility of horse that
he formerly owned and used. You
ought 20 have killed him." interrupt
ed the humane person Indignantly.
Well drawled the farmer I'VE did
-ClrlCst