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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-04

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-04

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THE TRUE MAN AND BROTHER.

The manifest man of all the race.
Whose heart is open as his face.
Puts forth his hand to help another.
'Tis not the blood of kith or kin,
'Tis not the color of the skin.
'Tis the true heart which beats within
Which makes the man a man and brother.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Nan GOES MAD; THREE DEAD
Suddenly Loses Mind on Train AID
Kills Two Officers Who Attempt
ed to Arrest Him.

Warrenburg, Mo-, April 81. - Three
men are dead and another probably
fatally wounded as the result of an at
tempt of local police officers to arrest
F. o. Halves here yesterday.
Halves, who was twenty-five years
old, the son of Johnson county farm
er, was returning to his home OH
Missouri Pacific train last evening
from trip to a neighboring town,
when, it is believed. he suddenly lost
his mind. The officers here were no
titled and when the train arrived City
Marshal Ryan and two watchmen of
the town were at the station. AS
Halves got off the train the officers
attempted to make the arrest. Halves
drew a revolver and at the first shot
Marshal Ryan fell dead, shot through
the head. Other shots followed and
Night Waterman Baubahan fell dead.
shot through the lungs. Night Watch
man Bolleck received what is believed
to be mortal wound in the abdomen.
Halves started to run from the scene,
but was shot and killed by the negro
porter of a local hotel.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23

The supreme court of Missouri has
declared that the state primary cleo
ton law is constitutional.
The marine AMI fisheries depart
ment at Victoria, B. c.. is inviting
tenders for the construction of the
fishery protection cruiser for which
100000 is appropriated.
BY decision of the Ohio supreme
court the Union Central Life Insur.
ance company of Cincinnati. of which
the late Gov. Pattison was the presi-
dent. will be obliged to pay $4,000
omitted taxes and penalties.
According to a statement by Secre-
tary Wilson sent to the senate in re
spcnse to resolution, the total re.
ceirts Of the government from forest
reservations from July 1, 1907. to
April Z. 1908, were $9s6,726.
That the interstate commerce COM
mission has no authority to require
railroads to establish special fares
based on less than the normal passen-
ger mile revenue, for particular occa-
sions. was held by the commission in
the case OF AL G. Field against the
Southern railroad.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
ALoR,cH BILL LAID ON TABLE.
House Committee Unanimously Lays
Measure to Rest.

House Committee Unanimously Lays
Measure to Rest.
Washington, April 10. - The house
committee on banking and currency
yesterday voted unanimously to table
the Aldrich financial bill 1t also was
decided to give a hearing to-day to
Representative Vreeland of New
York. who recently introduced finan-
cial bill which is looked Upon as
substitute for the Aldrich measure.
The discussion iE committee was
brief. The only point debated was as
as to whether the committee should
make formal report giving it's rea-
cons to the house for it's unfavorable
acton, and the conclusion finally nas
reached that no reasons should be
given. Consequently the committ. e's
report will be mere statement Of the
action IT the committee.
vreeiand Bill Next.
The Vreeland bill, introduced in
the hcHse last week as a substitute
for thu Aldrici bill, and which, it is
understood. is to be considered at q
Republican caucus to he held next
week, was not considered at yester-
days meeting of the committee.
Chairman Fowler and other mem
pers o; the committee refused to be
quoted as t. the probable fate of the
Vree.aLd bill.
The iabling CT the Aldrich bill will
I'1esult in currency legislation being
perfected by conferences of the two
branches of congress If the house car
iies ont the probable program Of now
easing the Vreeland bill.
In that event, when the house meas
gre would come to the senate. all after
the cnaet!ng clause would be strue k
out and the provisions of the Aldriph
bill substituted. The effect would !,e
to put both the Vreeland and the AID
rich bills into conference and from
them a currency bill probably would
be agreed upon.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Crimes and Criminals.

Hereafter. in accordance with rul.
ing of the isthmian canal commission,
no special appointments of employees
are to be requested except in spe.
cial cases in order that the principles
of civil service may be applied as
closely as possible to employees of the
commission.
The London county council has is.
sued an ordinance forbidding chill.
dren attending county council schools
to play games in which kissing forms
a part. The reason for the prohibi.
ton is contained in the sentence of
the ordinance reading: ."On medical
grounds. the practice is considered
undesirable
Manager Gleason has closed ar.
rangements for a twenty.round fight
between Joe Cans and Battling Mel
son for some night during fleet
week" in San Francisco. probably the
uight of May II.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Squadron of Eleven Warships
Will Make Demonstration
in Turkish Waters.
NAY OCCUPY SMALL ISLAND
Hopes That Turkey Will See Error of
Her Ways and Give Com.
plete Satisfaction.

Rome. April 21.-An italian squad
ron, under command of Admiral Gre
not, will set out probably to-day for
the purpose of making demonstration
in Turkish waters. The squadron
comprises eleven warships. Alto
gether the vessels will carry 5.095
men, and their objective point will be
Asia Minor, some seven hundred
miles away.
1t has been decided, if it is deemed
necessary, also to occupy a small ISL
and off that coast, but it is hoped
here that Turkey may see the error of
her ways and give full satisfaction, so
that more energetic measures may
be avoided. The difficulty between the
two nations arises out of the refusal
of the Turkish government to permit
the installation Of Italian pcstoffices
in Turkish territory, while at the
same time other foreign nations have
established and are conducting post
Offices there without interference.
Much Irritation in italy.
Considerable irritation has been
felt here over the murder of an Italian
missionary in Tripoli and the prosecu.
ton by the Ottoman authorities of
natives who have sold land to Itai-
ians, but the present action of the
Italian government is based primarily
on the postoffice question.
For years it has been felt in gov
ernmcnt circles in Rome that Turkey
has been taking advantage of the in.
ternational situation to act in high
handed manner toward Italians, show.
ing but little respect for Italian rights.
This government. it is stated, has
been indulgent, not wishing to cause
complications which might endanger
the accord of the powers with regard
to the Ottoman or the Balkan prob
lens.
Turned Down by Turkey.
In addition there has been much OPP
position on the part of Turkey to all
peaceful Italian initiative in Tripoli.
and matters reached climax when
'ta.y asked for permission to open
postoffices in Turkish territory where
other powers already were establish
ed, and met with what is considered
by the administration here as unjusti-
fable refusal. for. besides being an
acquired right. Italy considers that
she is entitled to claim it according
TO treaties between the two countries
granting her the privileges of the
most favored nation.
Apparently Turkey came to the con-
clusion that the Italian government
would never resort to extreme meas
ures, in view of the fact that the
Macedonian problem is pending. for
the settlement of which the accord of
the powers is indispensable. and she
went SO far as to order detachments
of troops to guard the italian post
Offices and thus prevent the work
from being carried on.
To this provocation the Italian adj
ministration felt that it could only re-
ply with coercive measures in order
to protect the dignity of Italy and
safeguard her rights.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
BLOODY BATTLE IN ALGERIA
French Lose z8 and Arabs IFS in Stub.
born Fight at Talzaza Hill
in Algeria.

Tliifs April 19-The Russian troops
which recently invaded Persian terri.
tory in the vicinity of Lenkorah for
the purpose of Furnishing Kurdish
raiders of the Russian garrison at the
frontier post. Belesuvar. April Is. act
ed with promptitude calculated to
overawe the tribes of the first class
near Relesuvar.
The fight which ensued assumed
the proportions of a pitched battle.
The Russians were greatly outnum.
bered. but they pressed the battle
with great vigor and routed the Per-
slams. fnf1icting loss Of "a men kill
ed and so wounded. The remainder
of the tribesmen broke and fed.
Wipe Out Three Villages.
The Russians lost one officer and
seven soldiers wounded. The can.
nonade set fire to the village of Belle
suvar. the destruction of which was
completed by the Cossacks after a
ruthless house to house search for
the Russian arms stolen during the
raid of April 10.
Pressing their advantage, the Rus.
SLAMS bombarded the neighboring viii
lagos of Kedzhabeklu and Zariah and
RACED both. The noncombatants suf-
fered great losses.
Kingdom Of Robber Band.
The tileater of war is in the noun
tain range of Karadagh. which
wedges in the Russian boundary and
is the traditional kingdom of robber
tribes who boast thousands of fight
ers. armed with modern implements
of war and organized with a SEM
blance of military discipline.
Feirce Fight in Algeria.
Cclomb Bechar. Algeria. April 49,
A French column posted on Talzaza
hill, which commands the plain of
Tamlet. was attacked fiercely at day
light yesterday by a number of Ber-
bers.
Although surprised. the French
force rallied and fought desperately
and not only beat off their adversaries
but pursued them for six miles.
The French victory was costly
Twenty-eight men, including an off.
Ger. were killed and 100 men. includ-
ing ten officers. were wounded. The
losses were greatest in the foreign le-
gion. The Berber losses were much
heavier. no less than 1875 dead bodies
being found by the French troops.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
CLERGYMAN KILLS HIMSELF.
Sensational Scandal Is Brought to
Light by Suicide.

Sensational Scandal Is Brought to
Light by Suicide.
Woodbury., N. j., April 10. - This
quiet little town was greatly shocked
yesterday over the sensational suicide
of Rev. George w. Tomson. pastor of
the Woodbury. Presbyterian church.
and the subsequent developments,
which involved the names of at least
three women Of this place.
Mr.. Tomson was found dead in the
Newton hotel with a bullet i'll his
brain.
But the sensation caused by his sui.
eide was as nothing compared with
the conditions that were developed
when the clergyman's friends search
ed for motive for his act.
About week ago public announce.
ment was made Of Mr.. Tomson's en-
gagement to we'd Mrs. Fannie Ken.
worthy, wealthy widow of this place
and member of his church.
When the tragedy came yesterday
it was learned that the preacher had
been paying attention to another
woman. This woman is alleged to
have declared in meeting of Sunday
school teachers that Mr.. Tomson had
promised to marry her. and she fur
ther declared that he never would
marry Mrs. Kenworthy.
Now that the clergyman is dead
there are many stories coming out as
to the life he led. but how many of
them are true it is impossible to as
certain.
Mrs. Elizabeth johnson, widow,
who nursei Mr.. Tomson's wife in her
last illness. had told members Of the
congregation since the Sunday school
meeting that the minister had baen
attentive to her.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Stevens of Minnesota Uses
Probe Relentlessly in SUBJ
marine Graft Inquiry.
CHARGES ARE REITERATED
Man Who Started Inquiry Insists That
Excessive Profits Were Made
in Contracts.

Washington, April 19.-Representa-
tive Lilley, under whose resolution a
special committee of the house has
been investigating the Electric Boat
company. reiterated his charges yes
terday before the committee that the
company has made excessive profits
on the contracts it has secured from
the United States government. and
tho most rigid cross-examination by
members of the committee. assisted
by Martin Littleton. attorney for the
Electric company. failed to make him
retract.
Probe RelentIessly.
Mr.. Howard Mr.. Stevens and Mr..
Olmsted manipulated the probe re.
lentlessly and vigorously, the latter
two especially trying to get the author
of the charges to admit that the sec
retaries and other officials of he navy
department were incompetents and
that they were fooled and duped in
entering into contracts with the Elec.
trio company.
Mr.. Stevens devoted more than an
hour to remarkably earnest effort to
have Mr.. Lilley charge the secretary
Of the navy and his predecessors with
in the last six or seven years. the
chiefs of the navy bureaus and naval
officials generally with gross igno-
rance. inefficiency and incompetence"
in that they were responsible for the
awarding of contracts to the Electric
Boat company which netted that con-
Germ. allegedly. more than $1.0OO,OOO
of excessive profit at the govern
ment's cost.
Not Good Business Men.
Mr.. Lilley steadfastly refused to
father such a charge. He maintained
that. to the contrary. he believed
these men were highly competent Gin
their line and so far as their informa-
ton carried them" but he insisted
that they were nc. good business men,
An attempt by Mr. Stevens to have
Mr.. Lilley testify that on the shout
ders of the president should be placed
the responsibility for the alleged in.
competency OF naval officials ELECTED
the reply that the policy which has
brought into Office five secretaries of
the navy in as many years is poor
policy.
Before the committee adjourned for
the day Mr.. Lilley. in reply to Chair
man Boutell, said that he did not
charge corruption on the part of any
official of the navy department in the
matter of this alleged excessive profit.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
BOY SAVES MOTHERS LIFE.
kenosha Lad Shows Presence o
Mind. but Nav Die.

Kenosha. Wis.,. April 81. - One OF
the greatest acts of heroicm ever
known in Kenosha was displayed here
yesterday when the five-year-old son
of CHINA Shafer, barber, saved his
mother from being burned to death at
greatest risk of his life. The mother.
while at work cleaning bed with
gasoline. stepped on match. the gas
oline exploded and the clothes of the
woman took fire Immediately. The
little boy. upon hearing the ecreams
of his mother, rushed into the room
and started at once pulling the burn
ing clothes from his mother He was
terribly burned and may die. s
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
LAWNS ALL AsLAzE.
Everybody Turns Out to Fight Prairie
Fire at Crookston.

Everybody Turns Out to Fight Prairie
Fire at crookston.
Crookston. Mimi. April 81. High
land Park. the northwest addition to
this city. was threatened by a prairie
fire yesterday, and an engine was
rushed to that part Of the city to pre-
vent the destruction of valuable resi-
dence property. The fire was driven
by high wind from the north, which
has been raging here all day. and was
rapidly approaching the dwellings.
The home of Minnesota Drainage
Engineer George A. Ralph and E. NJ.
Walsh and other prominent men of
the city are located there. Their
broad lawns made food for the flames.
A general alarm was sounded and
men and boys. with old carpets and
water put the residences out of dan
ger. !;
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Used Mails to pefraud.

Chicago. April 19.-Mrs. Jennie Call.
who, under the name of f. l.. C.inn
conducted matrimonial agency in
Chicago, was found guilty yesterday
by jury in the federal court of hav-
ing used the United States mails to
promote q fraud.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Casualty.

injured. The air brakes saved the
engine from plrmging into the gulch
by most narrow margin.
The Mahon building. new pressed
brick structure at Victoria, B. c., was
Quilted by fire. Loss, 100000.
Fire in the residence of George w.
Jackson in Chicago caused damage es-
tima:ed at $4,000. The blaze is sup
posed to have been caused by crossed
e'estric wires.
George Foster, a prominent and
wealthy contractor, was instantly kill
ed by railroad engine at Grafton, a
suburb of 'Pittsburg. While crossing
the tracks he failed to see the engine.
While watching tenement house
fire at Webster City. Iowa, from the
Illinois Central viaduct Jay Lynch
stepped backward and pitched down.
ward thirty feet. Not bone in the
mans body was broken, but internal
injuries may prove fatal.
Half of Oak Hill, suburb of MANS.
tee, Mich. was destroyed by fire.
Forty.five dwellings and two stores
were burned and Polish woman
whose name is not known was prob.
ably fatally burned. The loss will az
gregate $4,000.
The old Van Wart mansion at
foung's Corners, N. Y, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The old mansion,
the scene of skirmish in the Revolu-
tionary war. contained many revolu-
tionary relics and all of them were
lost. The loss is estimated at $2O.-
600.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
News OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
Digest of the News Worth Telling Con.
densed for the Busy
Reader.
Washington Notes.

The senate has passed bill Gre
ating forest reservation at Cass
Lake. MINI.
The navy department has preiimi,
nari'y accepted at Boston the new
scout cruiser Birmingham. She is to
be put into commission at once.
A bill has been introduced in the
house requiring all interstate railroads
thoroughly to cleanse and disinfect all
stock cars before delivering them to
shippers for the transportation of live
stock.
To urge federal aid to national
drainage as national policy and not
as a project is the purpose of the
meeting of the national drainage con-
gress. 10 tie held in Washington on
May IL.
Because of lack of time the govern
ment has felt it necessary to decline
an invitation extended by Great Brit.
ain that the Atlantic battleship fleet
stop at Hongkoag on it's trip around
the world.
The navy department is considering
the establishment on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts of home bases for the
fleets, where enlisted men can pur-
chase their own homes and where the
ships will call at regular intervals.
Conferees on the widows pension
bill reached an agreement to increase
from So to s12 month the pensions
Of widows Of the soldiers of the Next
can, Indian and Civil wars. 1t will
increase the pension list about $12,-
O0G,OGO.
The public lands committee of the
house has reported favorably bill to
extend the provisions Of the Carey
act to the territory of New Mexico
The act authorizes states to select
public lands to be reclaimed by irri-
cation.
A bill has been passed by the sen.
ate to establish a permanent national
bison range Of 1880 acres on the
Flathead Indian reservation in Mon
tana. The range is to become the
home of the largest herd of bison in
the world.
Senator Nelson has introduced an
amendment to the agricultural appro-
priation bill, providing $4,000 for the
erection of building for the weather
bureau on land to be donated by the
Minnesota experiment station at st.
Anthony Park.
That the present session of con.
gress will adjourn on or about Satur.
day. May 9. was the prediction of
Representative James f. Watson of
Indiana, Republican whip" Of the
house. Mr.. Watson bases this predic-
ton upon information he has gather
ed as the result of careful survey of
the situation in the two houses of
congress.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Towns Make Up.

Huron. S. D.. April 21.-The visit
of the Sioux City Commercial club to
Huron Friday evening was love
feast. There has been for a long time
a sort OF enmity between Huron and
Sioux City respecting fair dates. The
Sioux City guests were splendidly en-
tertained by the Huron Commercial
club.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
chittenden Innocent

Seattle. Wash. April 21.-The at
torney general of the United States
has ordered the district attorney for
the Western district of Washington to
withdraw the suit commenced by the
government against Maj. H. H. Chit
tenden for completely in land frauds.
Maj. Chittenden is exonerated.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
HUNTS ELop,Ne WIFE TO DEATH
st. Paul Man Lures. Woman to Ckica.
GO Street and Slabs Her.

Chicago. April 19.-Swearing venge.
ance because the woman who bore his
name lad deserted him to elope with
anothcr. Giuseppe Crea of st. Paul,
thirty one years old, after travelling
hundreds Of miles in a vain search.
lured his wife to Halsted and West
Taylor streets yesterday and mottally
wounded her in the presence OF hun
dreds. Crea stabbed her three times,
each wound in itself being sufficient
10 cause death.
When the woman fell unconscious
to the ground the assassin, with a
laugh. fed from the place, pursued by
mob of his fellow countrymen.
The man kept his pursuers at hay
with a revolver and finally made mis-
escape.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Fire in Liaht Plant.

Hudson, Wis. April 21.-Fire of un-
known origin destroyed the interior Of
the subelectric light station. 1t is
thought the fire was of incendiary orr
gin. The loss will be several thousand
dollars; partly insured.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Justice Works Quickly,

Chicago. April 19.-Eighteen hours
after their arrest for highway robbery.
Peter and Joseph Smith were occupy.
ing cells in the penitentiary at Michi-
gan City, Ind. They confessed to
holding up Riley Dean and his wife.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Child Burned to Death.

Greensburg. Pa. April 10. - The
four-year-old son of Robert Wilkinson
Of Hermine, near here, was burned
to death in fire which destroyed the
family home yesterday.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Wife.beater I. whinned.

Denton, Md. April 21.-For the first
time in the history of Caroline county
a man was on Saturday whipped
by the sheriff, pursuant to a court
sentence for wife beating.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Ball Game Fatal.

Willmar, Mimi, April 81. = Percy
Hawkins. the twelve-year.old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. &. Hawkins. died yes
terday from an abscess in the bowels
The boy was hurt while playing hall
several weeks ago.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-23
Section Men viii Strike,

Chippewa Falls. Wis, April 10. -
Wisconsin Central section men all
along the line will 60 on strike be.
cause the company has issued a new
wage scale of $1.25 per day for ten
hours.