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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27

New York, Dec. 26.LIEe financial mar
,kets last week were largely concerned
with the preparations for ,he coming an
;nual settlements and operations in Secur-
titles were, for the most part. i'll ~abeNance
or under some oppression. Transactions
i'm stocks were to a great extent in profess
'sional hands and the pressure on The mar
ket was not acute in spite of The fortify-
ing process in progress by the banks.
With the premium on currency persist
ing in New York and the outflow of cast:
the period of usual return flow of funds
which go out to move the crops the cons
viction was borne home To anker that
the return of normal banking conditions
was not to be looked for before the turn
iof the year. Since the clearing houss
banks nave made up but a part of the
deficit below the legal reserve held and
still have a large volume of clearing house
certificates outstanding the imperative
tcall to proceed with the work of recupera.
.tion was recognized. The heavy demands
to be faced for the year--nd settlements
emphasized this cali. The money market
was affected in consequence, cali joal,
rates ruling higher.
The time loan market continued almost
normal, the supply of funds in that de-
partment being of the %scintiest. and there
was no effective demand for mercantile
paper, OF which an absorption is relied
k,pon to carry over commercial affair.
through an approaching maturity OF obi.
cations.
The week was notable for important CON.
ttrtbutions in public addresses and official
reports from many of the best informed
minds on financial affairs To the discussion
and calculation of the causes of the recel1
crisis and of possible remedies.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
BROKER 0uIPHANT
DIES FROM WOUNDS

New York, Dec. 24.-James II. Oil
plant, a senior member Of the stock
exchange firm Of James II. oliphant &
Co, died at 2 o'clock this morning from,
a bullet wound inflicted at his office
yesterday afternoon by Chas. A. Geig-
er. a customer from Beaufort, S. c.,
who, after firing upon Oliphant, killed
himself.
Searching through Geiger's effects to-
day the coroner found in a dress suit
case, the entire correspondence between
Geiger and the firm since he began
trading with them. There were sheets
of ape filled with figures which APP
peared to be incoherent till it was
found that the man had calculated tho
interest on nearly every dividend pay
ing stock at the present market prices.
There were figures showing what an
investment Of 100000 or $4,000
would bring. There was also Geiger's
bank book telling eloquently of the
dWindling accoun to the last check,
He had had $4,000 in the Fifth Avenue
bank. OF which all but $3.50 had been
checked out.
Tho letter from MI. Oliphant that
made Geiger realize that disaster was
near is as follows:
I'VE have carried your account from
lS to 21 months at 6 per cent and in
these critical times we are no longer
able to carry 1t at that interest. I'm
less the balance is forthcoming we win
be forced to close your
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
WOMAN SITS ON PIG
IN A TROLLEY CAR

New York, Dec. 26.-Shrin squeals sound
ed in a Bergen street trolley car when a
woman sat down or a bag that lay be-
tween two men on a seat.
The woman jumped and the package
rolled on the seat.
II wont those men arrested" shouted
the woman. '.They's got . baby in that
bag. the brutes!"
What's in it," demanded the conduc-
tor. VIII figured he'd been done out of a
fare.
sTools!'' chorused the men.
Thinking the men were fooling him the
conductor grabbed the bag. In the tus-
sae which ollowed he string broke and
out bounded a live pig. The porker ran
through the car and was finally dragged
from under . seat by Special officer Ed
ward ]. Aanton, OF the g. p. c. A., who
happened to be on the rear platform.
He placed the two men under arrest.
charging them with cruelty to animals.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
TARIFF ZONES As
A RATE SOLUTION
Spokane Merchants Associa
ton Back Of Plan tor Divid-
Ing Up the Country.

Spokane, Dec. 26.-J. n. Comstock.
president of the Spokane Merchants
association. will In 81 few days send let
tiers to members of the Interstate Com
lmerce commission urging the division
of the United States Into zones. there
by establishing distance tariffs, which
he believes is the logical solution of the
question OF equitable freight rates
throughout the country.
His theory ia to divide the distance
across the continent into three zones,
the first beginning at the Atlantic sea-
.board and ending at Chicago, the sec
.ond on the Missouri river, and the third
at the Pacific ocean.
The rate through the first zone is
fixed at / cent per ton per mile. end
half q cent per ton per mile IL the
shipment Is continued through the sec
lone zone, making the rate rs of a
,cemt per ton per mile.
Three-tenths of a cent per ton per
mile is the rate through the third zone.
making the rate from New York into
the third zone 6 of a cent per ton
per mile for the entire distance.
The large could be divided into
smaller ones in the final making up Of
the rate measure.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
HEPBURN G Il
STOCK GAMBLING

Washington, Dec. 26.-With bills de-
signed to prevent gambling in cotton
an grain already introduced the pre-
Summarizes to the crusade against specu-
tilattve buying and selling of commod-
lilies will be completed as soon at con-
'gTess reconvenes, by the presentation
sof q Measure applying to pork and pro-
visions.
The anti-option movement will have
interest all along the line for every
;broker who carries the terms cotton.
grain and provisions on his window
front or door plate.
Stocks are expected to get their turn.
Colonel Hepburn, of Iowa. chairman
iof the House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, Is watching the
~lantt-OptiOn movement with great in
@sterest. He believes, however. that those
who have thus far introduced bills on
subject have not the correct meth
tod In view. He thinks the only way to
stop stock exchange and board of trade
igambling is by taxation and he is pom,
,dering on a measure along that line.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
ARMY REDUCED TO
P|T|FUL SIZE, SAYS
AAG0OD'S REPORT
Coast Artillery Captain Prints
Document Telling Why SOL
diers Do Not Remain.

Washington, Dec. 24.-During the
hearing before the House committee on
military affairs Is year upon the Dick
capron bill providing for an increase OF
pay Of the army and navy, one of the
members of the committee demanded
a detailed statement of the reasons why,
the changes should be made. The war
department today published a remark
able document, compiled by Captain.
johnson Hagood. of the coast artillery,
furnishing at great length these details,
The publication makes a volume of 100
printed pages. p%rofusely Illustrated.
The illustrations convey in graphic
manner an idea of the slender proper
tions to which Uncle Sans regular
army is reduced. A full page frontis-
piece depicts a company of infantry
starting from Fort Niagara on a 81
day practice march. with nine men in
the ranks. although the authorized
strength was 65 men, and some of the
other pictures show an even worse
state of affairs.
Captain Hagood's report to the adju-
tant general is based on a large number
of reports secured by him from the diff
ferent army posts.
The report undertakes to n why
soldiers will not stay in the army, some
of the answers being based or demands
for less frequent change of station, few
er court martials. restoration of the
canteen. building gymEasiums. attract
i've post exchanges, and above all in
creased nav.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
HAS ENGLISH WHIP
EL0PED WITH GAY
:. SOCIETY BEAUTY

New York, Dec. 24.--On board the
Blue Cheer when she left this port for
Cherbourg was a young Englishman,
.who is known to almost everyone in
''terested in coaching and horse shows
,nnd who until recently was in the en-
fploy of a young millionaire OF this city.
with him OF the Blue Cheer was the
wife Of another young man, whose fa-
ther still alive, amassed many millions
in connection with the Standard Oil
company.
The young woman has been regarded
in New York and in n of the largest
cities of the South as one of the great
est beauties in American society. She
lis possessed of a fortune in her own
right. The was employed by vari-
,ous gentlemen to train their show
horses and in that manner became ac-
'quainted with the woman with whom
the has now eloped, and with whom
1T Is said he is now living in Paris.
I, Among his more intimate friends the
young Dnglishman made little secret OF
!his intention to elope with the wealthy
woman. Some of his friends knew the
iwoman's name. but no one gave a
warning to her husband. Persuaded by
ibis wife to take q vacation, he went
ito q fashionable and exclusive hunt
club in Virginia. On the same day he
started his wife left their home.
i When interviewed today the husband
admitted he had heard scandalous rum
ors about his wife. He said she was
in Europe, but denied that she had
eloped.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
RUMORS OF WILLIAMS
DE ARMOND DUEL DENIED

Washington. Dec. 24.-The physical en-
counter between John Sharp Will
liams, of Mississippi, and Mr.. De Armond,'
of Missouri, on the floor of the House of
Representatives had no aftermath so far
as the principals themselves were con-.
cerned. but friends of each have been
travelling back and forth between the
camps of the minority leader and the lead
er of the minority opposition waving
badges Of peace. 1t is understood, how
ever. that they acted of their own Volt
ton and not by authorization of the prin-
cipals. Runors Of the Likelihood OF a
challenge to a duel floated about the cor
ridors of the capitol, but investigation.
proved them fanciful.
Mr.. De Almond has no mind either to
pe%rpetuate the quarrel nor to make the,
first move toward a reconciliation. He
feels that Mr.. Williams was the agrees
sor.
MIR. Williams is understood to believe
himself to be in the right. 1t is contented
in his behalf that he suffered Mr.. De
Ar1nond to question his truthfulness and
sought to turn his wrath aside; then sug-
gested a less public place to pursue the
discussion. and when this was ignored
held himself in check until Mr.. DE Almond
had q second time cast at him the lie.
Mr.. De Almond sat for a while at his
desk at work on bills he means to intro
duce. He discouraged any invitation to
discuss his encounter with Mr.. Williams.
The latter spent most of the day at his
home.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
COUSINS SECURES NEW
NAVAL ACADEMY RULE

Washington. Dec. 24.-The president
has directed the civil service commit
tee to aid i'm testing the qualifications
of applicants for designation for APP
pointment in the military and naval
academies whenever a request to that
effect is made by any congressman, pro-
Niding that the carrying out of the or
der would not ado to the expenses of
the commission Congressman frequent-
ly have so many applicants for the milf
tary and ava academies thai it is
difficult to make a choice etween can
didates and resor is nae to a COM
petltive examination. The order of the
president was the result of a request
made by Representative Cousins, Of
Iowa
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
'%AUTA0REss, SNUBBED
BY PILGRIM MOTHERS.
$50. COMES BACK HARh

New York. Dec. 26.-Eleanor Glyn. an
English writer, whose book, Three
Weeks" was the u of her being
Mothers at their banquet at the Wal
ld0rf Astoria, got up out OF her sick bed
today, put on a pendant Of pearl ear
Iings and a pale blue dressing gown, and
told a reporter just what she thought
!of those women" and the snub. She
isaid:
Never In all my young life have !
seen such an aggregation Of frumps
land t~abby-cats. Bless my soul, what a
crew they were! A lot of breastless.
islab-hipped, pancake footed rights
that went at their fodder tooth and
claw and licked their stubby finger tips
after they were through"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
GRANT LIQUOR
LICENSES IN CHURCH

Sharon, Pa. Dec. 26.-When the t~rlstecs
Of the Second Presbyterian church, nj
Mercer, made an agreement with the coun-
ty commissioners whereby that building
was to be used for holding court until a
new court house, to take the place of tho
destroyed by fire was built, the license
court was not thought of.
The fact that Judge Willioms would have
to grant liquor licenses in the church next
February disturbed the trustees so much
that they refused to rent the structure.
AS a result, the commissioners procured
the old academy for Il temporary court
house. This building was used in 1856,
when the old court house was burned. Tho
church people lose 500 a month, the
amount the commissioners agreed to pay
as rent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
FlENDIsH CRIME BY
aR0; POSSE HUNTS

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. o3.-An armed
posse, including mounted policemen, is
after a negro who assaulted Mrs. w.
b. c. Hershey, wife of the president OF
the Excelsior Seed company. He
grabbed her While she was in a cellar
and stuffed Il rag in her mouth. She
was found by neighbors unconscious
Mrs. Hershey is still partly uncon-
scious. She is unable to furnish a de-
scription of the man. She was alone
in the house, her husband having left
her Just shortly before for his place OF
business.
The negro evidently had secreted him
self in the house with the intention OF
robbery.
Lynching Feared.
Indignation is widespread. If Tie
posse catches the nan it is feared that
nothing will prevent n l%ynching.
A patrol wagon fun of officers has
Just been sent to the scene as the ex
citment is increasing and spreading.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
MURDER
IN MISSOURI

Cameron, Mo-. Dec. 24.-Albert Filley.
a farmer. who lives seven miles south
east of here today killed his wife and
daughter and brother by shooting them.
He is supposed 10 he insane.
MRS. F'.LLEY.
DAUGHTSR. aged Z.
CLAY FlLLlIY. brother.
: Clay Filley's wife also was attacked
by the murderer, but managed to es-
cape from the house and give alarm.
When Marshal Cameron arrived at
the Filley house he found the murderer
seated in the room where the bodies of
his victims lay. Filley had killed his
wife with a hammer as she lay abed,
i'll from the effects OF wounds made by
him 10 days g when he had previous
ly made AN attempt TO kill her. He
shot the daughter and brother, attacked
the latter's wife with a hammer. She
is not seriously hurt.
Filley is about IS years old.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27

Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec. 23.-Up tc IL
O'Clock today but six bodies had been
removed from the Darr mine, the scene
Of yesterdays terrible explosion.
Many more have been located, ard al
the work of the escuers Is progressing
we'll, with the fans working and no fire
In the mine. it is thought the ecovery
Of all the bodies is merely a m2ticr of
hours. The exact number of men en-
tombed is still uncertain, but there 1s
40 reason to change the earlier eSti-
mates of at least 200.
Six members of Troop A. of the state
constabulary, who arrived during the
morning from Greensburg, We're placed
on duty at the mines to keep back the
crowds which began to gather at day
light, coming from all directions.
During the night the brave rescuers
discovered thirty victims. but, buoyed
by the faint hope of finding some sur
vivors far back in the mine, the bodies
We're not brought out when found, and
the workers continued to press forward
to explore every section. Some bodies
were dismembered and mangled and all
We're distorted by the agonies of the
violent death.
Foreign miners who escaped the dis
aster made the night hideous III the
village.
They had suspended work because OF.
n holiday and most of them had fol-
lowed their usual holiday custom of
drinking to excess. Many We're il.toxi-
Gated before the catastrophe and after
wards they put themselves in worse
condition, some drinking i'm celebrating
their escape and others drowning their
grief over the death OF relatives or
friends. All night long there was
%carousinE and disorder. at times Dor
dering closely upon rioting.
These conditions resulted in calling
out members of the state constabularyI
and the stoppage of the further sale
OF intoxicants is seriously considered.
The Pittsburg Coal company has ar
ranged 10 provide bulials for all the
victims and will bear the expenses OF
the funerals.
The blacksmith shop of the mine has,
been converted into a temporary NOR
que and undertakers are being brought
from surrounding towns to care for the,
bodies.
There We're not many people around
the entrance to the mine last night,
the efforts of the company's officials to
keep the women and children in their
homes and the foreigners behaving
more like a j~ollification crowd thar
grieving distressed relatives OF victims
and the bitter cold combining to Eees
the people away
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
FOSTER cRITicisEs RANK
OF OUR PEACE DELEGATION

washington, Dec. 24-The second
peace conference at The Hague was in
some respects the most important event
in the history of the human race, de-
clared ex-Secretary of State Foster, be-
fore the National Geographic society
here. Mr.. Foster pointed out that it
was the first time the nations of the
earth had met together, that they as
sembled on a perfect equality and that
they continued in session for more thar
four months without friction.
He criticised the action of our gov
eminent in appointing three members
with the rank of ambassador while he
other great powers had only one and
the large majority of the nations none
at all,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
SHIP SUBSIDY GETS
BOOST AT CLEVELAND

lof bringing every possible pressure to
upon congress in the interest of a
ship subsidy, friends Of the government
assisted merchant marine gathered here
today to work up enthusiasm in the in
terest Of the proposed measure and to
sound the keynote of the campaign to
be waged in Washington this winter.
Speeches were delivered by prominent
United States senator's and congress
men. Nearly every state and large
business interest Of the country. es-
pecially the marine interest. were rep
resented in the audience. 1t was the
occasion of the annual meeting Of the
Merchant Marine league.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
IMMIGRANTS SWAMP
GOTHAM

New York, Dec. 23.-Immigrants af-
flicted with contagious diseases are
coming into New York faster than the
local health authorities can care for
them. On n day recently n%inety-nine
immigrants suffering from contagious
diseases were turned over to local au-.
thorities by the federal health inspect
ors. All hospitals that accept con-
tagious cases are overcrowded. Dr.
Darlington, commissioner of health,
says the increase Of such cases among
arriving e%migra1ts is assuming alarma
ing proportions.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
NO APPEAL FOR
GAYNOR AND GREENE

& washington. Dec. 26.-The supreme
court of the United States today denied
iaspetition for writs Of certiorari bring
ling to that court the cases of Benja-
;;nain d. Greene and John F. Gaynor. I'M
ar sentence Ito pay more than half a.
..inillion dollars and to undergo terms of,
3lmprfsonment of four a each for.
s1mbexxlement and conspiracy in con-
4nection with Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter
rs defrand the United States in the har-
3b0r Improve --ants at Savannah. I
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27

sLEMP, CONGRESSMAN,
FATHERS SUCCESSOR,

Bristol, Va, Dec. q. Bascom
Slemp. chairman Of the republican
organization in Virginia. will take
the seat in congress formerly held
by his father. Campbell Slemp, who
died recently. He defeated Colonel
b. F. Bailey. democrat, by approx
mately 1000 votes.
Colonel Bailey counted largely on
the fact that the ninth district, nor
mally republican. but which has
gone democratic several times in re-
cent years, would give him enough
votes to win. His attitude favoring
saloons in Bristol hurt him greatly,
and in addition the democratic vote
was far below what 1t has cen in
the past.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
WOMEN SHOP TO
CURE INSANITY

st. Louis, Dec. 26-Iirm in the belief
that shopping is an aid in curing in
sanity, DIR. Henry S. Atkins, superin-
tendent OF the national insane asylum.
is putting his theory to practical test.
Sixty women patients, those suffering
with milder forms Of mental diseases.
are taking the novel course of treat
ment in the department stores during
this busy Yuletide. Two attendants
are in charge of the shoppers. their uni
forms left behind. have abandoned, as
far as possible, all tokens of authority
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
CHANCE REVOLVER
SHOT KILLS GIRL

Asheville. y. C.. Dec. 2b-Miss Athena
Greene. is years old. daughter of j. II.
Greene, Il prominent citizen of Buena
Vista, was accidentally killed last night
by a bullet from the revolver of Joe
Lance, Il mouiltaineer, who with sew
eral companions were passing Buena
Vista station ON the Southern railway
passenger train No. S.
Lance pulled his revolver. saying he
wanted to hear it sound" and fired
= from the moving train.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
SCOTT PROPOSES PROBE
OF MINE ACCIDENTS

today introduced a joint resolution pro-.
viding for the appointment of a COM
mission to make an Investigation into
the recent explosions in coal mines.
The commission is directed to report to
and make such recommended
tions as may seem proper.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
ASSASSIN SHOOTS
MOTHER, DAUGHTER
AS THEY LIE IN BED

Maryville. Mo-, Dec. 24.-Mrs. William
Boatright and her grown daughter We're
fatally shot by III unknown assassin
while in bed on a farm near here. The
women We're sleeping together. The
husband and father knew nothing
about h outrage until his daughter
staggered into his room and fell on tn
bed
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
EVANS DENIES RUMoR AS
TO FLEETS DESTINATION

New York. Dec. 24.-The Herald this
morning publishes the following wire,
less message from Rear Admiral Evans,
received in reply to a question regard.
ing n runner that at a dinner in the
wardroom of the Connecticut Monday
night he stated the Atlantic fleet now,
on its way to the Pacific ocean. would
return to the Atlantic coast by way of
the Suez canal:
Il have not dined in the wardroom
recently. For the rest of the story in
uuire at the White House.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
90 INJURED, ONE
KILLED IN WRECK

ST. Paul, Dec. ga passenger train.
on the 500 line which left ST. Paul last
evening was derailed early today at
kensington. o. L. Anderson, a bag
gageman, was killed, and about 20 pas
isengers injured. The derailment oc-
Cured on a 30 foot embanklnent. Be-
cause of he agging track, the smoker
rolled over several times and landed
right side up.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
MORE HARD LUCK
FOR MARK TWAIN

New York. Dec. GA petition in bank
ruptcy has been filed against the Plasmon
company, of which Samuel L. Clemens
mark Twain) is acting president. The
company manufactures silk products and
is a branch OF an English company. II,
is stated thai Mr.. Clemens invested some.
him like $500 In the mpan which is
now bankrupt. The company's liabilities
are ST. 900 and it's nominal assets $4,000.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-27
"BLACK HAND" IS
At WORK G A
IN new YORK

New York. Dec. PA i've story
tenement house on First avenue was
shaken from basement to roof early
today by the explosion of a dynamite
bomb, meant. the police believe, for
Angelo T~raficanti. a barber. who lives
with his wife and four children on tho
first floor
The authorities think the deed is the
work of the Black Hand"