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EP1THETs FOR JEFF DAVIS.
Arkansas Senator Greeted With Dis
respect by Fellow Citizens.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, March Icon
Davis yesterday refused to meet Prosecut-
ing Attorney Lewis Rhoton Of this city in
a joint debate at Perryville. After he had
finished his scheduled speech the senator
departed.
When the senator had been introduced
Rhoton arose and asked for a division of
time Then the senator for the first time
enlightened his audience as to what he
would do. He promptly declined to divide
time, declaring that he had come to Perry
vile to fill an engagement and was going
to fill it unmolested. Mr.. Rhoton insisted
upon a division of time and he was backed
up by large number of those present. but
Davis was infexible. He said positively
that he would not stay.
II could stay if l wanted to. but 1 dom
want to-" he exclaimed. "RhOton has
come over here, where he thinks have no
friends and now wants me to divide time
with him. This refusal was ultimate,
and the crowd settled down to hear the
speech.
At the close of his speech he invited all
Davis men to stay and hear Rhoton.
why don't you stay yourself?' called
out number in the crowd. Stay, stay!'
yelled others. Coward and other cpl
thets were used as the senator retreated
uncerlnOnlouSiy from tne platform ana
hurried to his hotel. after announcing that
he was going to Bonneville to speak that
evening.
Senator Davis Cancelled his Casa appoint
ment after hearing that Rhoton intended
following him there. II wouldn't be found
dead in Casa with Lewis Rhoton in the
town.! shouted the senator as he left the
audience.
Rhoton in his speech told of the many
free rides Senator Davis took on Arkan-
sas railroads in violation of law while
governor of the state.
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AUSTRALIA PREPARING.
Will Have Great Welcome for
American Fleet.

SYDNEY, March 17.-There was dra-
matte scene Sunday at a great gathering
of citizens, when, at the conclusion Of an
address on the subject of national de-
Tense, the premier, Alfred Deakin. read a
cablegram announcing that the American
fleet of batt!eships would visit Sydney and
Melbourne. He called for three cheers
for the United States. and the audience
rose en- masse and responded with deafen-
ing hurrahs.
The prime minister said that he was
sure that such a welcome as an American
fleet had never known outside of its own
country would be accorded it by AUS
tralia. and the cheering that followed
this statement seemed evidence of the
fact that the Australians. one and all.
have a feeling stronger than mere friend
ship for the American people and their
navy.
Premier Deakin in his speech advocated
greater expenditures for national defense.
He said that the burden imposed upon
the people of Great Britain for the main
tenance of their naval and military forces
was beginning to tell. and that wealthy
Australians could not expect to enjoy the
privileges of the protection against inva-
sion without bearing their share of the
cost The expenditure recommended is
81. 600 600 annually for an army of 90
600 men and fifteen coast defense vessels.
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SUES FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.
Rachael B. Brown Alleges "Mali-
cious Prosecution"

Suit at law was instituted today by
Rachael B. Brown against Admiral
Thomas o. Selfridge to recover $4,000
damages for alleged malicious prosecution.
The declaration, filed by Attorneys Lam
bert & Mclean and R. Fl. Yeatman, al
leges that December 26. 1907, Admiral
Selfridge. without probable cause. made
oath in the Police Court that Miss Brown
had stolen curtains of the value Of $500
from him, and secured a search warrant
to be issued to search her dwelling at
lit Sth street northwest. 1t is further
set forth that thereafter. on the strength
of this warrant Miss Browns house was
searched by three detectives against her
will, and that they ransacked the rooms
and apartments therein. tumbling the
furniture. wearing apparel and other con-
tents about, and disturbing her in the pos
session Of her house.
Neither the curtains nor any other goods
of Admiral Selfridges were found in the
house. it Is declared. and the warrant was
returned Endorsed nothing found, and that
the proceedings in the Police Court were
thereupon nolle pressed.
Miss Brown claims damages for the in
jury she received to her credit by these
alleged unlawful acts, and to her reputa-
ton, and for the loss that she subse-
quently sustained
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sanitary houses that the average laborer

can afford to rent. The District is con-
demning and tearing down houses contin-
uously, he declared, and thus increasing
the house famine. and yet no provision is
being made for the people driven from
such houses. The urgent problem Of to-
day. he declared. is to get the money to
build sanitary yet cheap houses.
Another committee appointed is that
on the opening up of alleys and the re-
moval of insanitary houses. The con-
of between TOO and 800 homes
by the commission appointed by Congress
for the purpose, he declared has resulted
in overcrowding other houses and has en-
abled landlords to raise rents. AS the
people who live in these cheaply rented
homes are servants in the richer homes of
the city, he declared, there is need to
make the homes sanitary to prevent the
spread of infection. DR.. George NJ. Kober
is chairman of the social betterment COM
mittee. and that committee is actively at
work it was stated, in getting statistics.
A committee recently appointed is that
on building regulations. This committee,
1t Is hoped. can make recommendations to
the District Commissioners and to the
President looking to better housing con-
ditions for the poor. 1T is hoped" he
stated. Ito prevent the tenants from pay
ing extravagant rates because of extrava-
CANT building regulations
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CASES OF DISTRESS NOTED.
West End Division of Associated
Charities Holds Meeting.

A special conference of the West End
division of the Associated Charities was
held Monday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. William Beldon Noble. 1851 n street.
to consider what ought to be done in
individual cases of distress. 1t was eX-
planned at this meeting that it is al
ways the policy Of the association to treat
every family individually and endeavor
TO do whatever ought to be done to place
a family on its feet. Mr.. Charles F. Well
Ter explained, at this meeting that be-
cause Of the large amount of savings COL
lected from needy families and the money
obtained from recreant husbands through
the juvenile Court, the amount of relief
given needy families in this city is very
small The great need as expressed in
this meeting was of forces which upbuild
and strengthen the character of families
dealt with. Mrs. Ella II. West. agent of
the West End division. explained this
need by saying that many times what
was needed in the family is "a generous
shove toward duty.
Prof. c. w. A. Veditz of George WASH
ington University presided at this con-
ference and the needs of individual FAM
lies brought out from Prof Veditz. Dr. S.
r.. Foreman and Mr.. Hennen Jennings a
short discussion on the general policy of
the community in caring for those III
need.
Hcic were present ITO1. u. W. y
Veditz, Mrs. William Beldon Noble. DR.
s. E. Foreman. Mr.. Hennen Jennings.
Mrs. Totten. Miss White, Mr. Tupper
Rev. Bradford. Miss Doolittle, Mrs Rails
ton. Mrs. Ella II. West, Mr.. Charles r
Weller and Miss Ida A. Green
The following contributions have been
sent directly TO the Associated Charities
at 81 G street and acknowledged by
John Joy Edison. treasurer:
j. NJ. Brooks, 81; Mr.. W. c. Wallis. 81;
Mr.. 7. p. Keene. So: Miss A. NJ. Sargent.
81; NJ. M. D.. 81: Mr.. F. Herzog, So; Mr.
Finton A. Holbrook. So: Mrs. G. H Gros-
venor. So; Mr.. Harry Wyckoff, So; Mr.
Philip w. Coleman. $40; Miss G. l..
Woodin, IS; Prof A. G. Wilkinson. 81;
First Congregational Church, S25S4; Mr..
c. NJ. d. Browne, 50; cash, 81: cash. 81;
James F. Hood, So; Walter f. Rogers,
So so; Mrs. w. A Miller, ST. Electus l..
Pratt, So; a friend of 1908. 81, Charles w
Huguely, So; Emily s. Cook, S1O Al
Saints Sunday School, SO; A w. Bar
Der, So; cash. 81; Miss Mary w. Strong.
Der, 81: cash. 81; Miss Mary w. Strong. So:
cash. 81; Mrs. katherine Van Rensselaer,
Berry, Sc; E. c. A, 81: James r. Jones.
81: Miss Cornelia J. Adds, $50: S. c. G..
$50; Gen. Calvin Dewitt, S1O;>a friend, 81:
Mr.. Charles Traff, So: cash. So; Chief
Justice Melville w. Fuller. So: F. NJ.
Heaton, $0 Miss Louise Shee. 81; Mr.. f.
]. Newell S.: Mr.. J. H. Blodgett. $40:
w. S. Hoge. SIS; Third Baptist Church.
81: Thirty-fourth Street Christian Church,
$500.
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CHICAGO. March 17.-Coal in huge
quantities Is being stored by the railroads
and by dealers in Chicago who have con-
tracts for supplying big establishments
The incentive is the possibility Of a strike
three months.
For some time the railroads have been
rushing hundreds Of tons of coal to &C.
positories. some in Chicago, but most Of
them to adjacent points. Some roads are
reported already In a position where an
immediate strike would not embaraes
them because of the vast masses of coal
they have on hand. while other roads soon
will be in an equally good position.
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FIERCE RIOT IN CHICAGO.
Race Clash Results in Panic on Street
Car-Many Injured.
SnociaI nisnayeb IN Tho Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
/. CHICAGO, March 17.-Ten men and
three women we're injured and scores OF
persons were thrown into panic during
the progress of q fierce riot between white
and colored men on a swiftly moving,
crowded State street car early yesterday
morning. The riot started when two col
ored men boarded the car, which was
going south, at 39th street and waved
revolvers about their heads. the police
say.
Thomas Colbert grappled with one of
the colored men and threw him to the
floor In the struggle the revolver was
hurled through a window. Henry Cabell.
owner of the weapon. called for assistance
and Charles ]. Jones and two other col
ored men responded.
Several white men went to Colbert's as
sistance and the battle became general.
Women screamed as the men fought in the
aisle Three women who were injured
were taken to their homes in carriages
without giving the police their names.
All of them were fashionably attired.
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Schooner Henry ]. Smith Safe.

The three-masted Maine schooner
Henry ]. Smith. reported overdue. is
safe, 1t being definitely ascertained that
the vessel passing out the capes OF the
Chesapeake. and reported as the Mary j.
Smith was the Henry Smith. The vessel
left Baltimore February 10. and Feb
ruary 81 she passed out the capes Shortly
after going to sea the cook was taken
i'll. and Capt. Barbour returned to Hamp-
ton roads and passed Cape Henry un-
reported March II she again put to
sea, and Saturday last she was reported
of City leland, N. Y. The vessel Is
bound to Salem, Mass, with her cargo of
soft coal
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made by the House committee He point
ed out that, while the section Of the bill
referred to the conveyance of title to land
to Bieber. the same section Of the report
referred to the purchase of triangles of
land by the government. This was due
to an error of the printer In numbering.
the paragraphs, said Mr. Bartholdt.
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PATIENT MAY DIE.
Boy at Reform School Accidentally
Injured by COMPANION.

Injured by Companion.
Percy Johnson. colored. sixteen years Of
age. was removed to the Emergency Hos
pital from the reform school last evening
and treated for a severe stab wound of
the abdomen. Alphonso Mahoney, also
colored, fourteen years of age. another
inmate of the institution, is alleged to
have inflicted the injury.
When johnson reached the hospital the
surgeons found his intestines had been
punct;:red. and reported to the police that
he W., in a critical condition. 1t was re-
porter lat the wound was inflicted acct
dentally while the boys were playing, and
Mahoney was not taken in custody by
the police.
Johnson's relatives reside at 1896 NJ
street northwest while the home of Ma
honey was at 1881 14th street. One of
them was employed in the dining room
and the other in the kitchen. Mahoney
had a knife in his hand while they were
playing, and the blade accidentally pene-
trated the abdomen of Johnson.
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IN THE LABOR WORLD.

HOPEWELL HILL, n. B., March H.
The plaster quarries of the Albert Manu-
featuring Company in Hillsboro have sus-
pended operations for two months. The
temporary shutdown Is necessitated by
the dullness of American markets. About
800 men are thrown out of employment.
PROVIDENCE. r. L., March 17.-The
police of this city. who early last week
started to take census of the unem-
ployed people. have completed their work.
the list showing a total of 5000 idle peg.
sons in the city.
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Illness of Col. Fairfax.

Word has been received here of the
serious illness of Col John w. Fairfax
father of Mrs. Ayres, wife of Col. Charles
G. Ayres. u. S. A, retired. at his home in
Freestone. Va. Col. Fairfax has long
been in poor health. He is seventy-nine
years of age.
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Judge DeLacy's Address.

Juvenile Delinquency-Causes of Tru-
ancy. Vagrancy and Delinquency" was
the subject discussed by Judge William
III. DeLacy Of the Juvenile Court last
night. Judge DeLacy told of the work of
the Juvenile Court In this city since its
organization several years ago. and spoke
at length of several cases of probation,
declaring that the credit for the good
being done by the Juvenile Court should
be given to the congress Of mothers.
In tracing the causes of truancy. va
grancy and delinquency in children"
Judge DeLacy said. "the task was diff
cult because there are many causes back
of any act Of the human will A realfZa-
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SOAPS.
3hc.

Choice of the
following we'll
known brands:
Cincinnati Ole
inc. r o e V RS
B u e Naptha,
Brooke's Crys-
tai. Rabbit 8.
Colgate's Octa-
gon. Gold Dust.
Red Seal Lye.
Fels Naptha.
(Basement.)
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In closing Mr. Shofenberger discussed
the many institutions for children and
the good and evil Of each class; re
ornhans: state public school systems:
county chiidren's homes: placing out and
supervision of children by state boards
Of public guardians; the care OF chh
dren by private placing-out societies;
Lind If children 70 be placed out, and
of the school life of the child in gen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-17
Sanitary Homes Needed.

From figures obtained from the District
records. he declared, he found that little
is being done to satisfy the needs for
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-04
CRADLE. COFFIN AND ALTAR
Clerk of Courts Statistics for the
Month of August, 1908
DEATHS

Aug. Il, John Fritz, Albee,
age 80, strangulation by hanging;
Aug. 21, Michael Janertf. Mil.
bank, aged %, accidentally killed
by locomotive;
Aug. 81, Minnie Kuderling,
Big Stone, age As, heart failure.
Aug 2, boy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hink, Summit;
Aug 1, boy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron B. Thlele, Corona;
Aug. 16, girl to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gallagan, South Shore;
Aug. Is. boy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Fietz, Milbank;
Aug. II, boy to Mr.. and Mrs,
Franz Pepke, Milbank;
Aug. II, boy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels Larson, Albee;
Aug. "a, girl to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hopkins, Nassau;
Avg. 6, girl to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Emps on, Milbank.
| MARRIAGE LICENSES
Aug. 4, w. r. Van Walker and
Eda L. Kahl, Milbank.
PETITIONS FOR NATURALIZATIONS
To be heard at Novem Der term
of Circuit court:
Carl Zadow, Nassau, born in
Germany;
Adolph Hoherz, Twin Brooks,
born in Russia.
DECLARATION OF INTENTION
Aug. II, Louis Rehbein, born
in Russia;
Aug. p, Alfred Lindber9, borr
in Sweden.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-04
Off to the Schools

Among the teachers of Mil
bank who leave this week for
their schools at various points
are: Miss Lola Prevey, who
goes to Selby, Walworth county,
to resume her work in the schools
of that place. Miss Hettie Max
field has engaged as teacher in
the Browns Valley schools. MISS
Agnes Lockhart returns to Great
Falls to again take up her work
in that city, and Miss Harriet
Lockhart goes to Devils Lake,
N. OAK, having refused to re.
engage in the Grafton schools,
where she had taught for the last
three years.
Miss Myrtle Vandervoort re-
turns to her work at Olivia,
MINI, and Miss Edith Crawford
who spent last year at the state
university, goes to the Gary
schools. Miss Aimee Cleveland
goes to the schools at Aberdeen.
Prof. George Sine has gone to
Artesian to take charge OF
the schools there and Prof.
W. Walker left last
week tor Waubay, where he has
engaged as principal, and Elmer
Carr, one Of this years graduates
in high school has engaged to
teach in a Melrose school,
Among the young people who
go away to continue their studies
in schools and colleges at other
places this year are: Florence
Reeve, who goes to the normal
school at Madison; Edith Bran
non, who goes to the Aberdeen
normal; Catherine Wells, to the
normal at Menominee, Wis i,
where she will take up kinder.
garten work; Ina Clark goes to
the normal school at Kearney,
Neb.; Mamie Mittelstaedt and
Bessie Downie to Hamline, ST..
Paul; Ruth Wood goes to Wells
sley. Marjory Mcpherson to
the Chicago training school;
Victor Erlandson, to the
Gustavus Adolphus, St. Peter,
Mimi; Bert Cochran will enter
the law department of South Da
kota university, at Vermillion,
and Henry Seide goes to the
Minnesota university to take up
the civil engineering course.
Frank Mittelstaedt returns to
the same university for his
senior year in the department OF
dentistry, Walter Watson will re,
turn to the Mankato commercial
college; Louis Lockbart and EI
ton Sutclitf returns to the state
university at Vermillion; Fred
Port goes to Chicago to CONNIE en-,
ce the study of medicine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-04
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED
Engineer Tyler Scalded, and Ed. Jones
Round House Foreman, Injur.
ed in Leg

Engineer Tyler Scalded, and Ed. Jones,
Round House Foreman, Injur.
ed in Leg
Last Friday morning the west.
bound passenger train, which
leaves Milbank at 2:35, was ditch
ed just west of Groton within a
short distance of where freight
wreck had taken place a week
before. The train was a double
header, and it was the second
engine that jumped the track,
and rolled over on it's side. En-
gineer Tyler of Minneapolis, and
Ed. Jones, the foreman of the
round house here were caught in
the wreck. but the fireman jump.
ed and saved himself. Before
assistance could reach the men,
and extricate them from their
perilous position, Mr.. Tyler was
badly scalded by escaping steam,
and Mr.. Jones had his leg badly
pinched. While Tyler's injuries
are OF a serious nature, they are
not likely to prove fatal, and we
understand he has been taken to
his home in Minneapolis. Mr..
Jones considers his escape with
so slight an injury as very fortu-
nate circums sance. No one else
on the train was hurt, although
three of the cars left the track.
This is probably accounted for
by the fact that the train was 90
ing at slow time, not over 20
miles an hour. Aug. Anuelman
who was on the train was one OF
the first to get to the wrecked
engine and help release Tyler
and Jones, who were pinioned in
the engine cab. Had the trair
been running at a higher speed
the disaster would have beer
much greater and a number o
lives lost would uudoubtedl,
have been a sad feature.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-04
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS

A crew of men have been re-
painting and sanding the depot
this week.
Engineer Charles Fox moved
his household goods to this city
from Minneapolis, this week.
His family also came during the
week. They will live in the Le-
Due house.
Roun9house Foreman Ed.
Jones household goods arrived
from Aberdeen and he has
moved into the Slifer cottage.
Mrs. Jones and children arrived
Monday.
Three wrecked locomotives
were side tracked in the yards
yesterday. One, 1941, which
Phil Hughes was driving when
the wreck occurred last Satur-
day near Groton was among the
nun Der.
Boiler-maker F. E. Warholm
has rented the Robel residence
in the east part OF the city and
has moved into the same, his
family and goods arriving from
Minneapolis this week.
A. B. Manchester, assistant
master machinist Of the north
ern district of the Milwaukee
was in the cab of the engine that
was wrecked near Groton las
Saturday morning and was quite
badly shaken up.
While Roadmaster Phelan was
sitting in the cupola of a carbooss
attached to a stock train Wednes
day evening, he received severa
cuts on the left side of his face
near the eye. The train was
backing up and the engineer see
ing that the train was gong tt
bump into some cars applied the
emergency brakes, which stop.
ped the cars suddenly and Mr..
Phelan's head was thrust
through one of the windows cut
ting it quite badly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-04
Must Buy Farm Land Now

A MilbaDk man who deals in
real estate, remarked to Herald
reporter, that the time was not
far off when farm land owners
would be demanding as high a.
800 an acre. "Thls, he re-.
marked, lis bound to come. Mil.
bank is steadily growing. More
railroad work is bringing moro
men to town, besides others who
are moving into the city. A.
Milbank increases in business
and wealth farm land increases
in value. We all want to boost
for a bigger and better Milbank. :"
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Local and Personal Paragraphs,

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Campbell
and son went to Corona Wednes-
day morning.
Mrs. w. G. Mcpherson and
daughter Margie visited friends
in Coron yesterday.
Chas. Engle, of the Hinkley
Clothing Co., has been laid up
during the week, suffering from
a bad boil.
Word comes from Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt Nixson at Fargo that
a little daughter was born to
them last week.
Lucille Prevey, who had been
visiting friends at Montevideo
for several weeks past, returned
home last Saturday.
w. H. Koepke and daughter
Lila were among those who went
down to the Minnesota fair the
the first of the week.
The W. G. T. U. meets Tues
day afternoon at o'clock Sept.
8. at the home of Mrs. Boyce. A
full attendance is desired.
Engineer e. E. Leach went
down to Ortonville last Friday,
where he submitted to a surgical
operation on one of his eyes.
Paul Kohler. the land man, was
in town Wednesday. He says
he has recently disposed of a lot
of land in Grant and Roberts
counties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Cochrane
went down to the cities Wednes-
day to see the Minnesota fair
Sam Taylor also went down to
take in the big show.
The Misses Ella and Natalia
Bleser, who had been spending
the last month with friend in
Chicago and Oconomowoe, Wis,
returned home Tuesday evening.
George DeSilva, of Aberdeen,
was in town last week. He was
on his way to the cities, where
he expects to undergo an opera.
ton On his leg for an injury re
ceived some time ago.
John S. Johnson. who lives
southwest of town, had the mis-
fortune to fall from the top o1
the separator while working or
the machine last Saturday, and
broke his arm Bones were
broken in two places.
Miss Maud Farnum, who hat
been spending a portion of th'
summer vacation with her aunt
Mrs. Collins in Louisiana, re
turned home last week havin,
enjoyed a visit with friends i,
Iowa on her return journey.
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Piano instruction

Piano instruction
Miss Ida Emanuel is prepared
to give lessons on the piano to
those desiring instruction,