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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
CHIEF OF POLICE AND POSSE
MAKE SPECTACULAR ARREST
OF ROBBERS
Believed to Be Members Of Gang
That Robbed Bank at Stephen,
Minnesota Two Of the Men Were
Arrested in House Where They
Were Eating Dinner.

Emerson, Man, May 1.--Chief OF
Police Joseph Wilson and posse Of
citizens at noon, yesterday captured
three armed men believed to be a
bandit gang which looted the Scan
dia bank at Stephen, MINI. The ar.
rest was very spectacular as the
chief and his men pulled their guns
and forced the suspects to throw uI
their hands.
Two robbers entered the home OF
William Robertson, a farmer on tn;
edge of town, at eleven O'Clock, and
asked for food. They carried wicked
pump guns, loaded with buck-shot
They threw UP their hands when or.
dered and showed no disposition tc
fight. They gave their names as
Joseph Stagger and Homer Kater
but refused to talk. They had sixty
dollars in American gold, a quantity
OF dynamite and many shells. The
third man was captured in the rail.
way yards. They say they are lane
seekers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
u. S. TROOPS WILL
PRACTICE SHOOTING
AT WATERFOWL

1t was learned yesterday from a
reliable source that Watertown in
this state has been selected by the
government as suitable place for
target pratice for two battallions Of
the regular soldiers now stationed
OF Fort Cook, Nebraska. The nice
setting afforded for such q purpose
by the levelness of Dakota and by
Lake Kampeska as a background for
bullets is probably what decided this
arrangement. So far as could be
learned the battallions mentioned,
numbering about 500 soldiers, will
arrive in Watertown about May IL
and will remain there two months.
This had nothing to do with the en-
campment of State troops scheduled
for Watertown as this occurs at a
later date, sometime in July.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
SCARED,
CONSENTS TO LET
HOUSE LEGISLATE

Washington, D. c., May 1.Re-
preventative Townsend of Michigan
has the assurance of Speaker Cannon
conveyed through Representative
Watson of Indiana, republican
whip" in the house, that the speak
er is not averse to action at this ses-
sion Of congress on an anti-injunc-
tion law and law to amend the
Sherman antitrust act and that bills
for those purposes will be reported
within a few days to the house from
the judiciary committee.
This action grew out of a step
taken by Mr.. Townsend to obtain the
signatures Of enough republican
members to call caucus to commit
a majority favorable to such meas
ures.
The statement was made yester-
day by a prominent republican in
the house that a movement is on
foot, backed by between thirty and
forty members Of the majority, to
refuse consent to the passage of any
financial bill at this session, until
assurance has been given that some
thing will be done toward placing
wood pulp on the free list.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
TOMMY SULLIVAN
No MATCH TOR A!IE[ |!
ST. LOUIS BOY KNOCKED OUT BY
CHAMPION IN THE FOURTH
ROUND
Was Sent to Mat Three Times in
That Round and as He Was Being
Counted Out Policemen Stopped
the Fight -Attell Was at His
Best.

s- H . + ls z . Z
San francisco, Cal, May Hoppe
lessly outclased, Brooklyn Tomnny''
Sullivan Of st. Louis made sorry
showing last night against the Ame-
rican featherweight champion, Abe
Attell. B
In the fourth round, after about
a minutes fighting, Attell had drawn
Sullivan into close quarters, he
promptly delivered a short-arm right
to ten chin, which sent Sullivan to
the mat. In dazed condition Sullis
van regained his footing and Attell
went after him hammer and tongs.
Twice more the St. Louis man went
to the floor, finally rolling over on
his back. AS he was being counted
out, a policeman stepped into the
ring and ordered the contestt stop
ped.
Owing to the change at the last
moment in the articles Of agreement,
permitting Sullivan to weigh in at
126 pounds, the referee was instruct
ed to declare all bets off. John
F'rayen won the decision over Fred
Landers at the end of the fifteen
round preliminary.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
Cannon and his Satellites sits indif-

Cannon and his Satellites Sit indif-
ferent.
The man who works finds condi-S
stions growing harder and the man
who works the worker gets 1t easier.
4 want Ito see d democratic plat
form made at Denver that will at
tract the man who reads and does
not climb aboard because he admires
gilt on the band wagon. Then II we
lose In the election, we will have the
satisfaction of8knowing 1t was right
anyway Expediency never got any
party anything. u
II the democrats present the right
platform, I promise that the candi-
date, be he THE Peerless Leader, Z
or a man from east. west, north OF
south, will have my support and Il
will do all / can to elect him. /"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
MAINE G. @. P. LIKES
TAFT BUT DOES NOT
INSTRUCT FOR HIM

Portland, Me-, May six presid-
ential electors were nominated and
four delegates at large and four al
ternates to the republican national
convention were chosen at the repub-
lican state convention in this city
yesterday. The delegates at large
are Colonel Thomas P. Shaw. Port
land: Edward P. Kicker, Portland;
John +. Hill, Augusta; Charles ],
Dunn, Orono.
Resolutions were adopted in which
the administration Of President
Roosevelt was heartily endorsed and
preference for the nomination Of Sec
retary Taft was expressed, although
the delegates were not instructed tc
vote for him.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
SEC. TAFT LEAVES FOR
COLON BY WAY OF CHARLESTON

Washington, D. q, May Sec
retary Taft left Washington yestter-
day afternoon for Charleston, S. G.,
where he will today embark on the
United States Cruiser Prairie and
proceed to Colon, whittier he goes at
the suggestion Of the president to
investigate several important oues-
tions connected with the construc-
tion OF th Panama Canal and the re-
lations between the United States
and the Republic Of Panama and also
the boundary dispute between Pana-
ma and Columbia.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01

Ann Arbor, Mich, May i. Gov
ernor John A. Johnson Of Minnesota
was the guest last night Of one hun
dred local democrats and democrat
students of the University Of Michi-
gan at an informal dinner.
81 am democrat and I know that
there is nothing wrong with demo
cratic principles" said Governor
Johnson in his address.
"The democratic party is the only
party that has any principle because
it does believe in a government OF
the people by few of the people.
Even newspapers must pay tribute
to a few for their print paper, but
they have become interested and have
lpetitioned congress in the name Of
humanity for relief. But Speaker
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
HOUSE OF MINE
FOREMAN BLOWN TO
ATOMS BY MINERS

b ! = D. %
Butte, Mont, May 1.-THE home
OF j. g. Wicklund, foreman of the
'quarries of the Washoe Smelling com
pany near Anaconda, was demolished
by a charge Of giant powder last
midnight, His wife and baby es-
capped. Wicklund was injured but
not seriously.
Several hundred Austrians and
Italians, who had been employed at
the quarries before the panic, were
not employed when the Amalgamated
Copper properties resumed and Wick
lund has frequently received letters
his life.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
N|1RLDG[' 5 PARI
N PANAMA CAN|A||.L
SHIELDED CROMWELL BEFORE
COMM. INVESTIGATING SALE
OF CANAL PROPERTY
Constituents Wonder Why He Was
50 Interested in Preventing crom-
well Attorney for the French Com
pany, from Giving History Of Sale
to COMMITTEES ~

Aberdeen people remember that
when Senator Kittredge spoke in
Aberdeen. he laid much emphasis up
on the credit that was due him for
the part he took in the Panama canal
transaction. His newspapers have
also lionized the senator for his pro-
minence in canal affairs. Concerni-
ing this the Sioux Falls Press says
Senator Kittredge evidently re-
CARDS as one of his creditable per-
formances his long and determined
fight against the Roosevelt adminis-
tration over the selection of the type
of the Panama canal. For, notwith-
standing he devoted all his energies
TO commit congress to the sea-level
canal when Roosevelt and the war
department and the canal board all
wanted the lock type, Kittredge came
out into South Dakota during the
summer recess and delivered a sort
Of essay or lecture on the canal.
Senator Kittredge having himself
raised this canal question, it is per-
tinent to quote from "the investiga-
tion. of the Panama canal matters
before the senate committee on inter
oceanic canals OF which Kittredge
was a member. This inquiry took
place in the winter Of 1906. It will
be remembered that William Nelson
Cromwell of New York was attorney
for the French Panama Canal COM
|pany at the time that concern sold
Its concessions and property in the
Panama canal zone to the United
States for the sum Of $40,000,O00 o..
It will be recalled also that there
were at the time ugly suspicious of
the way that deal was made and Of
ICromwell's profit In the matter.
Cromwell was brought before the
senate committee and questioned at
great length, particularly by Senator
Morgan, concerning this sale Of
French property to the United States
for the neat sum OF 10000, 900.
Cromwell fatty refused to answer
questions Of his relations with the
French company, claiming his doings
were in the confidential capacity of
Fattorney and therefore the senate
committee had no right To- ask him
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
DAY THREATENS SENIORS
Chancellor Of Syracuse Universit.
Treats Committee in Rough
Fashion

Syracuse, N. X, May l.. Chan
cellor James r. Day Of the Syracuse
University yesterday notified the
committee which reported the reso-
lutions adopted by the senior class
Of the engineering department cit
icizing the executive committee OF
the trustees for the removal Of Dean
Kent, that it's members were sus-
pended until the class retracted the
resolutions. The class was notified
that unless it retracted. none of its
members would be graduated.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
FROZEN BODY, LOST IN 1887
IN GREVAssE, DISCOVERED

Berne, May While exploring
the Monterosa Glacier yesterday at.
ternoon, party Of guides discovered
in an ice crevasse a body which they
cut out Of the ice and brought tc
town. Later the body was identified
as that Of a guide named Naghi, who
fell into the crevasse in the summel
OF 1887 while conducting a party ov.
er the glacier. The body was vel
preserved.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
Maryland FOR TAFT

Baltimore, Md, May The state
republican committee met yesterday
afternoon and named as delegates al
large to the national convention
General Felix Agnus, William p
Jackson, and Cong gresham Pearre
and Mudd. A resolution was adopt.
ed endorsing Secretary Taft as candi-
date for the presidency.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
HEARsT's MEN WON'T FUSE
Independent League Of Alabama Will
4 Support Neither Party Candidate

Birmingham, Ala, May Lead
esr of the Independence League met
in Birmingham this afternoon in
convention and elected g22 delegates
to the national convention. Of the In
dependence League to be held in Chi
cago in July. A resolution was adopt
ed ed opposing fusion with either demo-
cratic or republican parties no matter
who is the candidate of either party.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
MAY BE MADE CARDINAL

Rome, May 1.Most Rev. Diomede
Falconio, apostolic delegate at Wash
ington, is among those mentioned
as likely to be created cardinals at
the next consistory In June.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
U. S. HELPS RELIEF WORK
Sends General staff Officer to Invest
igate Mississippi Suffering

Hattiesburg, Miss, May ]. Major
c. A. Devol, of the general staff Of
the United States army, arrived here
yesterday from Washington and held
a conference with the relief commit.
tees and naval surgeons. AS a re
suit it was determined to concentrate
all relief work in this territory al
Hattiesburg.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
sQu1REs KNocKs OUT ]. ROCHE

Dublin, May lin glove contest
held here yesterday afternoon Bill
squires Of Australia knocked out Jem
Roche, the former Irish champion,
in the fourth round. The purse was
s1,375, and there wa sa side bet Of
$1,000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01

SoAACOAAAAAAe3 III Cllls
On February %, 1906, a converse
tion that should be OF interest to the
constituents of Senator Kittredge,
took place before the committee.
Senator Morgan had advised Crom-
well that he was not shutting out
any facts by refusing to answer q
question just put to him, when Kitt-
redge came to Cromwell's rescue.
flowing is the otncial report Of
Senator Kittredge Why do YOU
ask the question Of the witness, then?
Senator Morga III want to see ifs
this witness can be induced to tell
the truth on any point in this case.
II the senator (Kittredge) wants to
know my purpose. If the senator
takes up the argument against my
questions and makes more objection
to them than that, I want to see sif
he can be induced to tell the truth
upon any point In this case. That iss
my purpose.
Senator Kittredge am glad to
ascertain 1t.
Senator iMorg gan Has the senator
any further objection to my proceed
ing?
Senator Kittredg None at pres
|ent.
Senator Morgan think, Mr..
Chairman, that IL senator has an
objection to make to any question
ask, he ought to address himself to
the chair in the form OF an, objection,
and let the question be passed upon
by the committee. do not choose
to be interrupted in this way.
To the Witness)) Did you assist
in writing a areport Of minority to
the senate Of the United States sign
ed by Mark Hanna and Mr.. Kilt
redge?
Mr.. Cromwell make the same
reply (refusing to answer)
Senator MorganDo you deny
ludI you ulQ ASSIST -
Mr.. Cromwell ell-I make the same
reply.
Senator Morgan What connec-
ton ton had the Panama Canal company
with writing the report? II
Mr.. Cromwell make the same
reply.
: -. x
Senator Taliaferro So, that, Mr..
Cromwell, IL you participated in the
preparation Of the minority report,
which was against the Nicaragua
canal and in. favor of the Panama
canal, you were acting as the attor-
|ney for the Panama Canal company?
MIR. Cromwell - Whatever infor-
nation / may have furnished In that
regard was in behalf OF the Panama
Canal company and as its counsel.
1t is this minority report for
which Senator Kittredge gives him
self great credit in this campaign.
he record of his committees
investig igation disclosed he Joined
Cromwell in protesting against ques-
.tions by Morgan and also that Crom- u
well, who was attorney for the cons
|pany having $40. .00O. 900 worth Of
Panama property to sell to the Unit
led States, refused to tell whe ther or
not he helped write this same Hanna
Kittredge report declaring FOR the
Panama route, {. sses
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
BOTH SENATE AND HO1rgsT AC.
GoMPL1sHE MUCH BUS ..ss
YESTERDAY
Senate Considered Agricultul e Bills
All Day, Including the 0 3 Pro
viding for Uniform Grades rain
House Committees Report ---fav-
orably Senate Bill Regarding Leave
of Absence for Homesteaders- 9th
er Business.

Washington, D. G., May 1.-sen-
ate summary The senate had under
consideration all of yesterday agri-
cultural bills. Practically all Of the
committee amendments were disposed
of except those relating to the forest
service, which will be taken up to-
day.
Washington, D. c., May In the
senate yesterday the committee am
sendment to the agricultural bill pro-
yiding that grades of grain be es-
tablished by the secretary of agri-
culture shall "become official stand
ards for the grading of grain" was
made the subject of a point of order
by Mr.. Nelson. MIR. Burkett advo-
Gated the adoption Of the amendment
on the ground that there is not now
any fixed standard and a different
basis is used at various exchanges.
The amendment was opposed by SEN
ators McCumber and Teller as it was
in the way of the state fixing their
own standard and Mr.. Nelson argued
that there was now before the agri-
culture committee bill to fix the
standard of grain. The point of or
der was sustained.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
BASEBALL SCORES.
National League

r H 3
Brooklyn 5 /
Philadelphia 80. ...... 3 0
| Batteries Rucker and Ritter;
Moren and Doom. i
r H d
IBoston 8 I
! New York .9..5..s... 10 3
Batteries Flaherty and Bower
man; Crandall and Bresnahan. "
R H 3
~, Louis .....=..#.
| Batteries Fraser and Killing; Ray
|mond and Hostetter.
American League
r H q
st. Louis ..5.... IL .
Cleveland ...5.... 4 2
Batteries Powell and Spencer;
Leibhardt, chech, Craney and Clarke.
4 Il 3
l|a delphia Q
washington
Batteries Carter, Bickers and
Sob,ooJ,. Ir,, ~, cs+,,c.,+
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01
Johnson Speaks at
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Proclaims to the World In His Speech That He
Is Democrat and Will Abide BY the De.
cision Of Denver Convention and Support
Any Candidate as Long as Platform
Is Right and Not Merely Expedient.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-05-01

Washington, D. c., May 1.-THE
consideration of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was resumed in the
house yesterday. Mr.. Townsend Of
Michigan offered an amendment in
creasing from $4,000 to $350,0O0
the appropriation for the enforce
ment by the interstate commerce
commission of that clause of the Hep
burn act directing the commission
to cause to be made examinations of
the accounts of the interstate rail
roads Of the country to determine
whether that law is being violated,
and to make public the results Of
such examinations. After a debate
lasting four hours the amendment
was agreed to.
The house disagreed to the senate
amendments to the District of Colum
bia and pension appropriation bills
and sent those bills to a conference.
The house took a recess until this
morning.
Washington, D. G., May An
adverse report was ordered yesterday
by the house committee on public
lands on the senate bill providing
for four months leave of absence dur
ing the winter for all homestead set
tiers. The committee in reporting
adversely expressed the opinion that
instead of helping the bona fide set
tier, the bill restricted him, mas
much as his homestead cannot now
be put in jeopardy unless he is away
from 1t six months.
Washin ngton, D. G., May The
house committee on public lands or
dered Favorable report yesterday on
the senate bill providing that where
5 proofs offered in contention Of home
stead entries have heretofore been
rejected, they shall be reinstated and
confirmed IL the entryman can show
. that he lived upon his land eight
months out OF the year, prior to the
submission OF proofs.
Washington. .. G., May The
house committee on foreign relations
yesterday decided to report favorably
the bill providing for the purchase
abroad of American embassies, lega-
tions and consular buildings and
prviding that not more than 81 1,ooo,-
900 shall appropriated each year
for this purpose. For this year the
bill appropriated 100000 for the
purchase Of embassies at Berlin and
Mexico City and 100000 for the
purchase Of consulates at Shanghai
and Yokohoma.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-01

Now is the time to select your
Xmas gifts before our stock has been
picked over. The Rutledge Jewelry
Co. 11-3O-1S
just Received a beautiful assort-
ment of holiday goods consisting of
manicure sets, comb and brush sets,
jewel boxes, ink stands, collar and
cuff boxes, travelling cases, baby sets,
holiday stationery and shaving mugs.
Putegnat's Drug Store. 12-i-tf
Fine supply of Flows Xmas candies
| just received at st. Joseph's Drug
Store Come and make your selec-
; ton now. 12-112t
House for Sale.-Brand new house
of six rooms, hall and reception hall;
modern and up-to-date; price $4,000.
Also a nice corner lot near school
house for $3.50. For particulars call
on ]. H. Ryan at new Mason house.
11-1o-tf
Stabbing Affray.-In an ARRAY last
night near the old rice mills Vivian
Nito, Mexican, was seriously it not
fatally stabbed with a knife in the
hands of another Mexican. Dioniso
Moro was arrested by Offcer Marcel
lus Dougherty and lodged in the
county Jail charged with the deed.
Brush Work Projections Begun
Work has commenced upon the con-
struction of a series of brush work
projections for the river bank along
what is known as the Lower Post, in
the rear of the South Texas Gardens.
A pile driver has been rugged upon
barge and the work of driving piling
has begun.
Bank Statements. - The sworn
statements of both the Merchants Ma
tional Bank and the First National
Bank of Brownsville, which appear
in today's Herald, show the same i'm
provement in business which has
characterized both these institutions
for the past two years, and which
goes to show the remarkable strides
now being made in the Valley of the
Lower Rio Grande. These are two of
the strongest banking institutions in
Southwest Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-01

FOR SALE-15O;OOO good bricks.
Apply to Frank A. Creager. C11-25-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-01
For SaIe-MisceIlaneOu

FOR SALE-A1 gentle buggy
horse, also an upright piano good as
new. Apply TO w. H. Mason, ST.
11-14-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-01
HERALD WANT ADS
For Rent.

FOR RENT-Nice front room on
Grippe property north of Rio Grande
Hotel C11-35-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-01
One Hnndred DolInrs Reward.

One hundred dollars reward will
be paid for the arrest and conviction
of the party or parties who grounded
the long distance telephone line, near
the George L. Crum place, 2 y miles
from Brownsville, on last Sunday No
vember 29.-BrOwnsville Telephone
Company. 12-1-6t. Wit
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-01
LAND BARGAIN.

Fifteen thousand acres in Artesian
belt on railroad between Yturria and
Raymondville in lots of five thous-
and acres. or more, sandy loan, clay
subsoil. Sweet surface water, well i'm
proved, good timber. Ten to twelve
dollars per acre. Apply to A. T.
Woodhouse Raymondville. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-01
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given of examinR-
tions of applicants for teachers GER
tificates of Cameron County, Texas,
on Friday and Saturday next, Deem
Der 4th and 5th at the County Court
House in this city. All applications
must be filed with the undersigned
not later than 4 p. m. Thursday, De
cember 3rd.
E. H. GOODRICH,
County Superintendent Public In
struction, Cameron County, Texas.