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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
ADMIRAL J. B. COUGH
Ian DIES SUDDENLY
IN new YORK
He was Apparently In Good
Health Yesterday and was
III Only a Few
Minutes.
HAD MANY FRIENDS
IN NAVY CIRCLES
He Fought With Dewey at Manila
and was Called on TO
Explain an Alleged
Insult TO German
Kaiser.

New York. Dec. 5.--Rear Admiral
Joseph b. Coughland, who served a
long term in the United States navy
and was commandant of the New
York navy yard from 1904 to 1907,
Is dead at his home in New Rochelle.
He died suddenly at 1880 o'clock this
morning.
The death of Admiral Coughlan
was entirely unexpected. He was liv-
ing with MS wife at the home of
Charles Chamberlain, former New
York newspaper man, IN the sutton
Msror residence section OF New
pochelle. while waiting for his new
home in that city t. be made ready
for Ceeupa,.oJ. The admiral was seen
a5aat tnc streets Of New Rochelle
ye5-nrday and al pegicd as well as
usJa,
He RuffIed Germany.
Washington. Dec. 5.--Sincere re-
gret is expressed on all sides at the
sudden death OF Admiral Coughland.
Fearless, kindly. and a good story
teller, he had hosts OF warm friends
both among the officers and outside
the service. Admiral Dewey express
ed himself shocked at the news of
the admirais death. Coughian was
with Dewey In the battle OF Manila
Bay, in command of the Raleigh. and
was later promoted for his work in
that battle.
It was aftei s;nts ~ ,sas saiied on
for an explanation of his recital OF
the poem, "Hock der Kaiser" which
ruffled the German authorities. The
admiral explained that he meant no
disrespect to the German emperor,
and the matter was dropped. Ad-
miral Coughlan was native Of
Kentucky, where he was born in 1S44.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
WEATHER FORECAST

Denver. C,Iu. Dec. 5.--.Ionlshi and Sun
day partly cloudy with local snow aerih psr-
ton.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
HITS MEN HIGHER UP.
and Carson Are Drawn
Into Graft Case.

The names Of former Gov. Penny
packer and former Attorney General
Hampton L. Carson were brought into
the capitol prosecutions at Harrlspurs'
Pa. Friday by the testimony of stan
ford r. Lewis, assistant of Archltect
Joseph M. Huston When State Treas
urer Berry first called attention to the
alleged capitol frauds fourteen months
ago Gov. Pennypacker directed Attor-
new General Carson to make an lnVeS-
tigation of the charges. Ny. carson
accordingly wrote letters to all personl
concerned in the construction and fur
nishing of the big building, asking
them for information bearing on the
charges. All Of them replied, and the
attorney general made report when
showed that no laws had been violated.
Friday Lewis, under cross eXamlna-
ton by counsel for Snyder and Ma
thues, declared that Arc 0itect Hus-
toms letter in the Carson inquiry was
uggested and framed by Pennypack-
er, Carson and Snyder, by whom Lew
is was called to Harrisburg to discuss
the matter Lewis said the statements
in the letter that every article of fur
nishings had been carefully weighed
and measured by the architect before
they were delivered and paid for were
partly true and partly misleading. He
explained that the Huston letter was
written to dOvetail into the letters writ
ten by other Iersons connected with
the construction and equipment of the
capitol to the former attorney general
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
PERISHED IN FIRE.
Sioux Falls Girl Lost Her Life In Kan.
saS City,

1t has developed that one Of the five
or six victims Of recent fire at Kan.
sas City, Mo, was Miss Mary Ziska,
daughter Of Adolph Ziska, Of Sioux
Falls. who holds the position Of Gus.
todian of the Germania hall and is one
Of the well known German-Americans
Of Sioux Falls. The name of the un.
fortunate girl was given in press dis
patches as Mrs. Mary Porter. and not
even her father would have known Of
her death had it not been for the in
formation given by a Sioux Falls girl
friend Of Miss Ziske, who after seeing
the press dispatch stated that herself
and the dead girl had been In COM
munication with each other, and that
in the letters Miss Ziska used the name
Of Mary Porter. II she married since
leaving Sioux Falls the fact was un-
known to her relatives there. For
number Of years she kept house for
her father. who Is q widower, but eyi-
dDItly firing Of her lot she ran away
from home. and little was heard Of
her until the information came that
>he had been burned to death in Kan
saS City. Ny. Ziska decided it would
he better TO bury the remains of mis-
daughter at Kansas City, and he now
has wired to that effect to the under
| takers, who are holding the body.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
LOWER COURT REVERSED.
Plaintiff Finally Beaten in an Unusual
Insurance Case.


The supreme court at Pierre re-
versed the circuit court Of Day county
in the case Of l.. l.. EOrdncSS We. the
Mutual Cash Guaranty company, OF
Sioux Falls. 1t appears that NordncSS,
who was a merchant at Waubay, was
solicited for a policy Of $1,000 in the
Sioux Falls company and the solicit
ing agent wrote up the policy and sent
it in to the home company. 1t was
returned byi them t NordncSS with 4
request for the premium due upon tn"
same NOrdnesS held it several week."
while he was apparently, from tn" tcS-
timOny negotiating with an Aberdeen
company for the same amount Of in
surance, aud then returned the policy
to the Sioux Falls company. saying
that he did not want the Insurance. 1t
was returned to him two other times
by the Sioux Falls company which in
sisted that he had contracted for il.
and they demanded their premium.
The third time it was sent to Nordn"Ss
he received it day after his store had
burned and he at once sent in the pre-
MUM. On learning the circumstances
the company returned the premium
and resisted payment on the policy
The lower court gave NOrdness judg-
ment for the amount Of the policy, but
is reversed by the supreme court which
holds that there never was any insur-
ance in the case
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
IN FEAR FOR CHURCH
CRY OF ALARM IS RAISED B1
THE SALOON MEN.
Men of Model License League rake
Position that Servants OF the Church
Who Preach Prohibition Arc Brand
ing Christ as Sinner.

The National Model License league
through its president, r. NJ. Gilmore
of Louisville, Ky, Sunday issued an
open letter to the ministers OF ule
United States. After explaining th"I
the object Of the league is to have a
uniform saloon license adopted by al
the state where prohibition is not III
force, the letter says
I'VE do not offer this law as a sub
stitute exactly for prohibition, that is,
passage of prOhibitOry laws if the peo-
pie desire them, but it is intended to
bring about obedience to law where
the business is licensed. The pr"hiUi-
tory laws that are being passed in this
country merely prohibit the manufac-
ture and sale and do not prohibit the
purchase and use, and all thinking
men know that where a demand eX-
lists it will be supplied from some
source if the profit justifes the risk in
supplying it. Witness the development
of the mail order business and the
mOOnshine business, and as shown by
the figures OF the internal revenue de-
partment the per capita consumption
of whisky has not decreased with the
spread of prohibition, while the per-
capita consumption Of beer has large
Iy increased.
IF the anti-saloon league will agree
to it, we will favor having an amend
ment to all prohibitOry laws prOvid-
ing heavy penalty for the purchase Of
alcoholic beverages, or for having
them in possession in prohibitory ter
ritory, and this would mean prohib-
ton. The passage of laws will not
prevent the use of alcoholic beverages;
that is matter of education and Of
evolution"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
BIG FIRE IN PEORIA.
Half Million Dollars Worth of Prop
erty Consumed.


Fire Thursday swept one whole
block ou South Adams street, Peoria
ILL.,, in the principal business portion
of the city, laid low one four-stOry,
one three-story, and half dozen two
story buildings, and left loss of $780,
600. The fire started in the front Of
the Watson building, a four-story
structure, occupied by the ]. McAdams
company, tailors; Columbia PhOnO-
graph company, and the w. w. Kim
ball Piano company. Every available
fire apparatus in the city was brought
into play, but the flames were famed
from the rear by a stiff breeze. The
Schlcicher building, all three floors Of
which were occupied by Schleicher &
Sons, furniture dealers, was the next
building to catch fire.
III quick succession the Home Say
ingS bank Mentor RosenblOom &
Co department store; Troop G, First
Illinois cavalry. armOry, and f. A.
Strauss, wholesalc and retail cigar
dealer. were in the path of the flames
The flames EXTENDED half way across
the street to the Grand hotel. a four
story building, and the guests were
awakened and left their rooms prepar-
atmy to leaving the building should
the necessity arise
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
CARLOS DIED A POOR MAN.
Not More Than $4,000 Left to His
Relatives


King Carlos, of Portugal, died poor
man. His entire fortune consisted Of
Insurance policies held by the Bank of
Portugal as security for advances
made. After these repayments have
been made it is declared there will
not remain more than 100000 to be
stributed to the heirs of the king.
The body of the king was placed in
is coffin Wednesday, after which the
queen mother, Maria Pia, Queen Anne
liza, his wife, and Manuel, his son, were
admitted to view the remains. There
was then painful, heartrending scene,
for the two queens and the young king
broke down and Wept bitterly.
1t was midnight when the body, in
it's coffin, was sOlemnly transported to
the royal chapel, all the doctors and
high officials and cOurtiers be-
ing in attendance. AS the procession
moved slowly along the priests recited
prayers for the dead, while from afar
could be heard the boom of cannon on
board the warships. When the final
prayers were said the palace church
bells broke out in a rhythmic dirge.
A similar ceremony marked the
transfer Of the body of the crown
prince to the royal chapel. The face
of the young man was covered with
Portuguese flag to hide his wound.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
TWO BANKERS TO PRISON.
Sonthrrncrs Caught in Daring Fraud
at MurphYshOrO. Ill.

w. B. Smith and James S. Nall, of
Henry county, Ky, were sentenced to
the penitentiary for q term of not TO
exceed five years in circuit court ut
MurphysbCro, H., Saturday for con-
spiracy to defraud the EIkville, ILL.,.
State bank Of $5,192. Nall was pres
dent on the Mississippi Valley Banking
company, Of Grand Tower, this county.
which institution is now in the hands
of a receiver
1t was charged that Smith came t.,
jackson county and organized a state
bank at ElkyilIe, which had scarcely
been opened when Smith and cOnfed-
crates in the south began to flood #
with overdrafts and false drafts. Smith
installed Nall as president Of the bank
Smith was once president Of the largest
bank in Louisville, Ky. A fine Of s.
GOO was assessed against Smith in 9d.
dition to the prison sentence.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
MOVE FOR PUBLIC PARKS.
Plan TO Form Stock Company at
Sioux Falls.

While Sioux Falls is up to date in
everything else, it is far behind many
cities OF its size in the matter Of public
parks. To remedy this, E. A. Sher.
man, one Of the wealthy men OF the
city, and who is a member of the city
council, has inaugurated movement
for the Incorporation of a stock CON-
pany, with sufficient capital to pur-
chase the necessary ground and esta0-
lish three beautiful parks in as many
different parts Of the city. A part OF
the proposition provides that at the
end Of five years the three parks can
be turned over to the city A. cost
The Commercial club is being urged
to develop the matter and ii is PROB
able that the necessary action will be
taken in the near future to form the
stock company and provide the three
parks n
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
THREATENED RICH MEN.
Six Italians, Alleged Members of Black
Hand Society, Arrested.

Six Italians, members of the alleged
Black Hand society, were arrested
Thursday at Sewickley Heights, a fash
ionable suburb Of Pittsburg, Pa. The
foreigners are said to be responsible
for threatening letters mailed recently
TO Richard R. Quay, son of the late
Senator Quay, and other prominent
wealthy residents Of Sewickley Heights.
The men captured Thursday maintain
ed headquarters in an old shanty in
the woods. According to the police,
papers were found that showed all the
men are members of the Black Hand
society.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
South Dakota
State News
STEADY INCREASE'
Formulation Of state Shows suD''"'''"'
Growth.

The question or l'''' "1 yrn2t
ton is one which IS ms t1,.
deal Of attention III the press th,,
country at the prc>e"' -, Families
feature Of the dll'l'''-e -, .'rl for
with American porn i'"i.'.' .,,,v.n ~,
eign born parents IS nC'''7 ..,ts :,
by statistical facts. ne ~ ;
the bureau Of vital SlI''S',, thot
state for tn" year w ,r,.,,, otn-
South Dakota IS not 81" mot
er sections Of the C'u''"E ,:,.rs j.,
score. The total nuI.'"'F ~ ,,,na e
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
MILWAUKEE EXTENSION
Trnin to Butte Likely to BE in or,.
ton March

It Is learned from what is repo.s
as a most reliable source tha, ~
Milwaukee's extension to Butte Mon.'
will be in operation and a time scbnsT
ulc in effect by March between ~.
Twin Cities, Aberdeen and the Mo.
taua town. A new time card will h.
elective between Aberdeen and Terr,
,Iont., within the next few DAYS, ~
Ginning Monday the Milwaukee trair.
between the Twin Cities and Aberdoaa
cut out James and Marvin. This =
the first change under the new ~
rangcment which ultimately will elm
mate several steps in the throupn
service. When the trans-c continent
,chedulc goes into effect there will +
no stop west Of Aberdeen until tho
,IissOuri river is reached. Trains
aving the Twin Cities for the coast
will stop only at Glencoe, Mimi; Nil.
hank. Webster, Bristol and Groton 8
H.. before reaching Aberdeen. 1t IL
damned to put n new local service into
effect which will take care Of ths
towns that are to be eliminated when
the coast service goes into effect.
In connection with these changes the
N;lwaukcc is planning to build al
branch road from Mcintosh to Dickin-
son. y. D. This is important to Shin
pers, NJ the trade in and around Dick.
nson heads north, Bismarck being the
! closest point. Mcintosh is sixty-fve
miles west Of Mobridge, near the Mis-.
souri, river, and Dickinson eighty five
miles north of there. Bids have been
called for in the matter of building
this road, and 1t is the intention to
push it to rapid completion so that ii
will become a feeder when the trans.
continental line is in operation.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
uDGE HARGIS SLAIN.
Noted Kentucky Feudist Shot Down
by His Son.

by His Son.
Former County Judge James HaT-
gis. for NANNY years member OF the
state Democratic executive committee
accused of completely in many murders
and a prominent figure in the feuoS
which have disturbed Breathitt county
for several years, was shot and IN
stantly killed in his general store at
Jackson, Ky. Thursday afternoon oF
his son, Beach Hargis. The son hreu
five shots in rapid succession at his
father. who fell dead while his clerks
were waiting on customers.
The exact cause of the murder has
not been learned, but it Is suppose"
to have been the result of difficulties
which have existed between father ana
son for some time.
The two men are reported to have
had a quarrel several nights ago Wh"n
the father, It is alleged, was cOmpelleH
to resort to violence to restrain MS
son. Young Hargis it is said, has been
drinking heavily Of late. He came
into the store late Thursday afternoon
and was apparently under the influence
Of LIQUOR Judge Hargis, it is said,
spoke to his son about his drinking and
quarrel resulted. Father and son
stepped behind a counter in the store,
when the son, after only few minutes
conv,l%g lion, drew a revolver and fired
five shots. Four took effect, the noted
mountain character falling dead.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
A NEW ISSUE.
Important Point Raised in Land Case at
Pierre

In the contest case of Frank Wei
schcdel vs. Matthias Wagner which is
being heard before the Pierre land Of
flee new question has been raised
Wagner was sentenced from Sully
county on a charge Of horse stealing
and, it is alleged by the contestants
was allowed t" come home on parole t,
file on tract which he han contested
He returned to the prison and was
pardOncd by Gov Crawford on
his record and the strength Of a long
petition signed by the residents Of Sui
~ county, the pardon being given with
the purpose "f restoring citizenship
Bul tn" contestant holds that while
serving a prison S,ltcncc Wagner was
not Il citizen uf the state and could
not make-a Legal filing, and demands
that his filing upon the tract be ac-
ceptrd. 1t is an rNtirely new point and
now the land department. will rule uD-
on it IS question Of special interest.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
DAKOTA EDITORS WIN POINT,
May Accept Transportation Within the
State

AT N" recent annual meeting of the
south Dakota Press association a rcsu-
lutl"n was unanimously adopted ask
ing ". :. Clark, attorney general Of
South l@.k"ta, t. r,uG..r +, the ass 49,
clati"n his opinion Is t. whether. tho
existing Hnti-pass law in South Dakot,
is bar t. the making IF contracts be-
tween newspapers and railroad COM
pahleS Tor transportation good within
the state, on an exchange basis.
John r. Cogan, Of Sioux Falls, secro-
tary"1 tn" association, has lust recciv-
eo reply from the attorney genera,
VINO h"Ids in effect that contracts en-
tered INTO in good faith on such basis
are not forbidden by the law,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13

1t is generally conceded that the
naming of baby is quite task. E'i-
IDENTITY a Violin family found so, as
was noticed at the court house Wht"
a family of the name of Peterson hand
ed in the birth Of a girl for recordlhs'
The freshly arrived miss will answer
To the name Of Evelyn Nesbit ina"
Peterson
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
TO Advance Bar Iron PriceS

Announcement was made FRIDAY
that members of the Western Bar Iron
association decided at conference
III New YORK TO advance the price of
IRON bars 81 per ton, bringing it up to
$l'5O per hundred pounds The east
ern and western iron bar manufacture
ers are said to be working in har-
mOny.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
NIGHT RIDERS IN RAID.
Lock Up Citizens of Kentucky Town
and Burn Warehouse.

Saturday night at - o'clock a band
OF about $50 mounted night riders,
masked, heavily armed and wearing
the insignia Of a secret clan, invaded
FredOnia, CrittendOn county Ky, cap
turcd James SCarberry, operator of the
Cumberland Telephone company, and
cut all telephone connections. They
then forced Dave Potter, clerk in a
drug store, to open his store, in which
they corralled several citizens and
held them prisoners Leaving a large
guard in the town, the others gallOped
to the village Of View, five miles AWAY
and blew up Alfred *. Cardin's tobac-
co factory, containing $4,000 pounds OF
tobacco, and set fire to and DESTROYED
Mr.. Cardin's barn, containing 10000
pounds of tobacco belonging to him
and his crOpperS The loss aggrc-
gates $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
After firing volleys into the air the
night riders returned through FIRE.
donia and released their prisoners.
Eighty per cent Of Crttcndon county
farmers have tobacco pooled in the
Society of Equity. Mr.. Cardin is NOT
member. He was formerly candi-
date for governor on the popuIfst
ticket.
The Planters association has no or.
ganiZatiOn in this county.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
Practices for Murder

MortalIy sick with consumption and
1hsaheIy jealous, Jacob Koretzky, Of
Denver Colo, practced shooting at
target with a revolver for several days
'in preparation for the murder Of his
,Wlte' Rebecca, whom he fatally wound
ed on a street Thursday evening. After
shooting his wife he shot himself in
the head. Both diednThursday night
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
Using Steam PloMS.

The steam plow is invaling the
Butte county country, the last hold IN
South Dakota of the cattlemen.
large outfit has just been taken mo
the northwestern part Of that county
in the vicinity of he old Roosevelt
ranch to tear up the sod preparatory
TO changing that country from Inc
range to the farm. The owners have
contracts already to keep them busy
for most of the summer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13

Du'n.T fire that de<tuyed an
elsnt-i'nIN apartment house. on tbo
northwest corner Of West S,ycnteentb
street "Ad Columbus avenu. IN Nan,
orK' Thursday, Margaret Landon -
years DID, jumped from a sixth story
"1HuO" and vas instantly killed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
THE SHONTs NOT sMUGGLERS.
No Further Action Will Follow Raid
Of Customs Inspectors.

The treasury department, it was
learned Thursday, will take no further
action following raid by customs IN
spectorS on the home of Theodore p.
ShontS for alleged undeclared gowns
imported from Europe by Mrs. Shonts
and her doughter, Theodore, who is to
marry bur de Chaulnes Feb. IS.
Shorts is said to have satisfied both
the president and Secretary CorteIyou
that There is no cause for the con-
hscati"N # the gowns on the charge
of smu.@'ng.
1t is Id on high authority that the
case VI, be dropped.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
Attempts Suicide Durinn Trial

Ihe trial of Matteo Parloene ot
i''rheSt"r' \. Y. charged with the
murder Of his 2-year-old child was
hated Thursday because Por,oono
uufIng The lrocess tried to commit sui
cue Oy cutting his throat with a razor
II" VIII probably die.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
HIT BURGLAR WITH SLIPPER
MISS Coy Found Intruder in Her Room
and Put Him to Flight.

Miss j. I'm e. Coy, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
Is the h'".ine of the north side. We'd
heSday ~ht Miss Coy tackled a bur
sIar W. n she found in her room.
a'tackil- him with a French heelcd
shipper ]" each hand. SAo slammed
one WITH her left hand in his face, hit
ung hin III the eye, and then beat him
with the other, using it as a billv
Ihere N"* evidence that the pIuckv
woman ld drawn blood from the face
ol the hnrglar, and the police are
now locking for a man who has tba
imprint IF a French heel on his face
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
Killed i'm SnOWsIide.

At Crested Butte, Colo., a snowslide
occurred Wednesday near the work.
inss OF the Crested Butte coal mine,
where four men were carried down tbe
mountain side for a distance Of 1000
feet and two of them were buried and
killed
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13
Northwestern Agent ResigIfStk

c. f. Sage, local agent of the CAA,T
go and Northwestern railway at nv
Springs for the past several years I'd,
resigned his position. He has pee
confined to his work. so closely thai l'i
will spend some time visiting ano
travelling before he settles down -
business again.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-13

The Philip Commercial club is cal"
'aSsing to find what support the farm"
- of that part Of the state will CIV
4 creamery, and are also looking VI
The other end of the proposition at '"'
same time, and if the indications art
favorable a plant will be put in tN'
Vp1r