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The Washington times., 1908-05-22

have been added TO the attractions Of
time at Luna.
Among these Will be ''The Merry
Widow Hat" which suggests all sorts
of novel things; Down and Out" upon
which young and old may have lots OF
fun, and many other new and novel
features.
In the company of vaudeville perform
eTs are John W. Ransome. who will be
remembered for his comedy creation Of
the old German brewer In The Prince
Of Pilseu." The CHADWICK Trio. Holmes
and Buchanan. Wilson and Goetz. The
Three Rosebuds. War; IN and Rockaway,
and THE World a-M9ving."
The Washington times., 1908-05-22
MONITOR FLORIDA
READY FOR SHELLS

The monitor Florida. which viii be
used as the target in the tests to be held
In Chesapeake Bay a. the latter part
of this month, has been placed in com
mission at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Tho Florida viii be fred upon by her
sister shin. the Arkansas, with a view
to determining the effect Of modern
gunfire on turrets in use on the Amer
lean battleships. The Arkansas will use
her Pinch guns and will also fire two
torpcdoes 10 determine the effect of
torpedo attack on present day hull con-
structiOn.
The Washington times., 1908-05-22
OFFICER MURDERED;
LYNCHING FEARED

MERIDIAN, Miss. May 22.-PoHceman
Z. L. White, one OF the oldest. officers
of the police department. was murdered
yesterday morning. All day long a
posse OF citizens and city and county
officials have been trailing his sup
posed murderer between Macon and
BrOOksyille
Immediately after the commission OF
the crime the murderer. believed to be
Louis Watson. a notorious negro des-
peradO. escaped 10 a freight train bound
north on the Mobile and Ohio. II the
negro Is captured, lynching probably
win follow.
The Washington times., 1908-05-22
SHIPS CREW SAVED
FROM BURNING BOAT

BALTIMORE. Nay 22.-The officers
and crew OF the steamer George Weems,
OF the Baltimore and Carolina Steamship
Company. bound from Georgetown. s.
C., for Baltimore, which was discovered
burning and abandoned OF Frying Pan
Shoals Wednesday, and for whose safe
ty great anxiety has been felt. were
picked up az sea and are now bound for
this port on board the steamer Chat
ham, OF the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company, according TO
word received here today.
The Washington times., 1908-05-22
CHINESE PROHIBIT
OPIUM IMPORTATION

The State Department has received
dispatches from the American legation
at Picking stating that tie Chinese gov
eminent has adopted measures 20 limit,
and finally prohibit. the importation
of Turkish and Persian opium.
Sometime ago. an arrangement was
made with Great Britain whereby eX-
ports Of opium from India are 10 be
reduced from year to year. The pres
ent regulation with regard 70 Tuckisn
and Persian opium will ultimately lead
10 the suppression Of the traffic.
The Washington times., 1908-05-22
LUNA PARK PLANS
OPENING TOMORROW
High Class Vaudeville Among
Many New Features Added
to Attractions.

Luna Park will throw open its gates
Tomorrow. and the season of 1903 will be
begun. A vaudeville program, enlisting
the services of many well-knowu pro-
1essionals. will he given on the park
stage, and many new features which
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
MARS. HARBOUR CONVICTED.
Jury Decides She Killed lie Foster
Daughter.

The jury in the Harbour murder
trial at Rapid City, after being out
over fifteen hours, Thursday morning
returned a verdict of m"anslaughter
in the second degree against MIS-
Mary Harbour, convicted OF killing her
foster daughter, Rose Adams, last
March. The penalty is not to exceed
four years in the penitentiary.
But little rebuttal testimony was
offered and the arguments began ABOUT
1870 Wednesday afternoon. states
Attorney Chauncey L. Wood opened
for the state and was followed by At
torney Bangs for the defense Attpr-
ney Gardner closed for the state. n
strong points of the state gains the
theory of accidental shooting were ab-
solute failure of defendant to in any
way care for the girl after h ma"
fallen: failure of Mrs. Harbours nus
band to testify in her behalf; that NV"
shots We're fired; impossibility for tn"
girl to discharge a revolver in the po-
sition hat would have been neceS-
sary to have fired the shot, and the al
sence Of any powder burns.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
"TOM" DOWN AND OUT.
Ceyeland's Famous Mayor Has Lost u
Fortune.

Mayor Tom l.. johnson, OF FlcV"-
land, O., who for years has been 'r'd-
tied with the possession Of a very large
fortune, Thursday announced that ne
had lost everything and would be com
PEELED to give up his beautiful nome on
Euclid avenue and move into sfha4I
and less expensive quarters. The may
or also stated that that he "ouIa sl'S
up his automobiles and other IuEurles
because he could DO longer aliofd 10
keep them. His fortune was wrecked,
the mayor declared, by his devotion
to the affairs Of the estate OF his dead
brother. Albert, who was heavily IN
terested in traction properties in the
east. After Albert's death 4 question
was put up to him whether he should
resign his office as mayor ana takc
up the management of Albcrts estate.
II decided that 1 would not. l had
entered the fght in this city with Ger
tain ideals before me. I wanted to
fight privilege and special interests and
I had already decided to give up work
ing for dollars. SO | concluded TO
stay right here and do what / could
to help my brothers children at long
distance.
why did I choose the course did
III tell you. 1t Is not because am a
philanthropiSt, for I am not. l acted
on n purely selfish motive. | wanted
happiness and nothing else when I
closed up my business affairs and took
up civic activity.
"And I've been happy, too. The
past seven years have been the best
of my life. leaving cut of consideration
the loss of my brother.
Tn going to be happy yet, too. w"
may ave to go back to q cottage, but
that's the way we started, and we a
look upon life just as joyfully there as
we did in the big house on Euclid ave
nue..
"They tell me my enemies are plan
ming to bring financial trouble upon
Ive been expecting 1t. There's
one mistake l have not made-that of
failing to foresec the efforts of those
who would like to destroy me If OPP
portunity presented. My enemies are
capable of doing that. One may ex-
pect nothing else from special priv
lege. However, I realize that any 9th
err set of men in the same Circum-
stances would act the same. Let them
do what they may. Let them make
any sort of attack upon me they
choose, with whatever success, and
they will find me with a thousand
fights left in me.
It'll never give up. I'm we'll and
strong and confident. and they'll al
ways find me at the front.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
MANY LIVES ARE LOST.
Terrific Explosion of Gas In u Brook
Iyn Street.

twenty-five persons are believed TO
have lost their lives in an explosion OF
gas which tore up a great section Oh
Gold street. Brooklyn, N. Y, FRIDAY
1t is definitely known that fifteen per-
sons were buried under the hundreds
of tons of earth and timber thrown In
to the air, and ten more are reported
as missing. The exact number OF
| dead cannot be determined until those
| working to recover the entOmbed bod
| lies have dug through fifty feet Of dirt
rock and q tangle of pipes and tim
bers.
The explosion occurred in a fifty
foot excavation that had been made
In Gold street between York and Front
streets, where a water main was being
laid. The gas main recently prung a
leak, and in a unknown a
spark came In contact with the escap-
ing gas. Immediately there was a
terrific explosion that lifted the sur
face of the street for half a block In
both directions and hurled dirt. paw
ing stones and debris into the air.
When the smoke and dust cleared
away It was seen that the street mad
been opened from doorstep to door
step over an area of nearly a block.
The Ioosencd earth and debris had
fallen into the excavation, burylng
the score of labOrers who were at
work when the accident happened.
Great ongues of flame shot out or
crevices, and beside them geysers OF
water slipped into the air from q wa
ter main that had been shattered by
thhe explosion. Two bodies were stick
ing out Of the w~reckage.
Gold street was with schooi
children when the explosion occurred,
and that scores were not killed or
injured was remarkable. A woman
and three children were almost oppo-
site the excavation when the earth
crumbled under the feet and they
were swept down into the hole under
tons of wreckage. Two other children
were on the opposite side when the
sidewalk caved in, and they lost their
lives.
Samuel Trout lost his life in at
tempting to "a a woman who was
passine through Gold street at the
time Of the explosion. Trout fell into
the trench and was roasted alive. The
woman was dragged out of the trench
and saved by a boy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
KAUFMAN OPINION LENGTHY.
Supreme Court Eases Grounds for New
Trial on Egnn's Errors

Supreme Court Eases Grounds forN New
Trial on Egnn's Errors.
While the opinion of h supreme
court granting q new trial on error in
the Kaufman case is a lengthy one.
summed up it is reversed on grounds
Of error on h part of Geo. w. Egan,
the special prosecutor who was en-
ployed to conduct the case. In the
main the holding of the court is that
the special prosecutor committed error
In many times intiriating that the de
PENDANT had not taken the stand in
her own defense; in his making of
statements to the jury in his summing
up, which were not sustained by the
testimony, and in his conduct Of the
case generally along line which were
calculated to GUS passion and pre-
udice in the case instead Of attempt
ing to secure a fair and impartial trial
for the defendant. The dramatic at
tempt to start sentiment against the
defense In his opening presentation of
the state is also discussed in the opin-
ion. While the points OF error on
which the new trial is granted are
many, they all simmer down to the
main features presented above.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
NAGAR PLEADS GUILTY..
CORNER Commissioner at Dallas Fined
$500 by Judge Garland.

$500 by judge Garland.
Arson Wagar. formerly United
States commissioner at Dallas, pea
ed before Judge Garland, OF the Unit
ed States court in Sioux Fals, and en-
tered a plea of guilty to the charge Of
having used his commissioner postage
frank on postal cards of a private ma
turc. Judge Garland imposed IL fine
of $500, which was paid.
The offcnse was committed prelimi-
nary to tho registration at Dallas and
other towns for Tripp county lands,
the removal of the commissions from
office by Judge Garland resulting.
Then a formal chHrEr was preferred
against Wagar, who voluntarily APP
pcarcd in Sioux Falls about the time a
deputy United states marshal was pre-
pairing to depart to arrest him.
Wagar waived preliminary hearing
before Federal Commissioner Conway
of Sioux Falls. and furnished Il bond
for appearance when a federal grand
Jury had acted upon his case. Now.
however,, as stated, Wugar has entered
a plea of guilty and as the result OF
paying his fine the case against him
was dismissed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
DONS CARE OF CONVICT.
Peter Van Vlisscngcn Given No. o
Mt Joliet Prison.

Peter Vlissengcn. Of Chicago, self
confessed forger to the amount of
more than $1,000 0O was taken to Jol-
let Thursday and became onvict Nc.
COS.
Fear that the disgraced financier
might attempt suicide was given as
the reason for his removal from the
jail at an earlier late than had been
expected.
To avoid newspaper photographers
the prisoner In leaving the Jail held a
newspaper over his face. He contin-
uer to use this devise in the omnibus
to avoid recognition on the way to the
union depot.
The news that he was awaiting a
train spread quickly in the neighbour
hood Of the station, and a crowd of
200 to 800 people crowded about him
until he went abroad. There was no
demonstration.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
QOE8TM 0EKUJn IHTERESTIAG HAPPENINGS
Era% Day to Day cssaaG2e!
NEMr MI WIN : FOR OUR BUSY READERS
TO MAKE E'.lI:N! IMPLEMENTS.
Iowa Capitalists VIII Erect IA Plant az

Iowa Capitalists VIII Erect IA Plant al
ipOniis.
\ company of eastern Iowa capital
lists have bought eighty acres of ANA
adjoining the little town of Loonl5'
seven miles north OF Mitchell, on
which they to erect three
buildings, 60 by 100 feet. for the man
ufacture Of farm Implements. 1hey
paid $50 per acre for tn" land, ana
they gave it as their reason for goIls
to such a small town that they would
not have to be placed unG"r the DUR
den OF large taxes while building up
their enterprise. h company IS III
~~oruoratod for Il Caupital Of $loO'ooO'
and such men as william Galloway
and w. Il. Lytlc, OF the Galloway com
pauy. Waterloo. Ia are heavy SOCK
holders in the new enter Prise lio
location of the company III the town
has started It's citizens to q hlSh ue-
gro ard the price of lots has gone
~kywilrl at the first jump. h town
was started Il few years ago by Geo
\. John.tun. Of this city. who owned a
large rack Of land there. OF winch ne
disposed OF clghty acres adjoining the
TOWNSHIP. TO show that the m
vas in earnest it started a force OF
men to work there Thursday after
noon to Law out the ground. ana IueS-
dav another force Of men va put 10
work IT, lay the concrete foundation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY ACTIVE.
Now Is the Support for Nearly HALF
a Million People.

Interesting statistics hi>y Hv,n col
lectcd to show the surprising
growth and magnitude of tn" Nutom.
bile industry in this country. Tho
present capital in this business is $94.-
GOO. 900. with S3G, 1000 invested in
kindred trades and $~51,OoO,OO3 in gar
ages and retail salesroonlS, making u
total of $lSI, 900, 900 in n business I'M
known ten years ago. More than $4,000
persons are employed in automobile
factories throughout the country. 3D.
900 others are employed Indirectly in
making parts and another 2l,5W In
garages and SalcsrOOmS, making a to-
tai of more thar 1OS,00O employees.
This industry, therefore, is the support
Of nearly half a million persons.
There are 253 builders of automo-
bilrs in the United States. The output
last year was about $1,000 cars, the
largest in the history of the industry.
which to date has turned out nearly
200, 900 machines. Careful estimates
for the coming year place the output
at 10000 cars. Of which four factories
will produce about half and one alone
10000 cars.
In the history of this trade $2S,-
100000 worth of foreign cars have
been imported. but America is export
ing far more than she imports. Eight
years ago sales of American cars
reached less than 100000; last year
they were more than $105,O0O,OOO.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
FOR FARMERS. 8 BILLIONS.

Changers Income Last a Would
Run Government Eight Years.
The farmers of the country pock-
eted $4,000. 000. 900 from their crops
last year, according to a report
to be made by James Wilson, secretary
OF agriculture. 1t is calculated that
enough money is now being extracted
from the farms of h country in a
year to pay for running of the country
for eight years. Las year the total
value Of crops was $500, 100000 One
Of the officials Of the government said
that the farmers Of the n are
better off this year tina in previous
a in two respects. The crops are
better thar the average and the prices
are much higher.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
~BUNDESRATH DELAYS
STANDS n WAY OF REPRESENT.
AUIvH GOVERNMENT.
Radicals and Socialists Demand
lAAnee h German Constitution
Making ChaaceiIo- and Ministers
Respu.ahAp e People.

me deAate in the reichstag on the
;Aotisns introduced by the socialists
aAl radicals demanding changes in
the constitution with the object of
making the chancellor and ministers
~respsnsibla b. parliament and giving
the sole power to the reichstag to de-
clare war Will probably begin on Dec.
2. We debate Is expected to last one
day, Or two days at the most.
The advanced liberals. whose aim is
to convert cse German political sys-
TEN iuts q government responsible to
par1iam ens, do not anticipate much
frees the present reichstag, because in
the days wAea feeling raj the highest
the party leaders would not agree to
urge even the simplest resolution OF
;oeneure or inquiry. h radicals and
socialists oSSnt upon making their
Rrst great campaign in the elections
of 1tIa unless the house is dissolved
sooaSr.
The power Of the associated mon
arolales forniag the German empire is
entreAohed II two principal ways-in
tire ~bundesraKh, which has equal leg
iAauve power with the reichstag. and
In the conservative and clerical par-
ttiea. vhioh have. under the ancient
System e ehe reighstag electoral dis
ttriots, the means for holding the ma
jorfty in that body by about o%ne-third
va votes cas-
Tho b~undesrath, which consist of
g5S members appointed by the sover-
-r--~a 49, cA>Aar ~ ~ Vi, q ~ nycanf
Ono Zach from Hamburg. Bremen and
IUbspk. stands directly across the
pa1A sf a government responsible to
the 4ected representatives Of the peo-
pie. The kings. grand dukes, dukes
aud prinoas who rule the federated
states. Also through ministers respon-
stbIe to them alone, while willing to
unite In limiting the freedom Of ini-
tiatfve and speed on the part of the
king OF Prussia as emperor. are one
with him In their determination to re-
Isist representative government. Four
teen votes In the bundesrath against
any amendment to the constitution
win suffice for its rejection. The en-
4peror as king Of Prussia dominates
seventeen meMbers, n as a conse-
quonce there Is no possible chance for
tho adoption Of an amendment with
.sout his consent. The radicals n So
jcialists do not doubt that by cutting
or the money appropriation they
could n the End compel the monarchs
to grant . full representative govern
meat, hut they must first command a
majority In the reichstag, and that
seemingly = oniy possible through a
ipgeDsnged md overwhelming agitation
for . rearrnAgement Of electoral dis
tfist. = that the artisan classes in
Itas HdustFis cantefs shall have equal
,ballot rights with the protected food
lssOw1ag Interests which are opposed
to { change.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
WITH TWO VOTES MARGIN.
Gmelich Elected Lieutenant Governor
If Missouri,

Joseph L. Gmelich, republican, de-
feated william Paynter, democrat. for
the office OF lieutenant governor OF
Missouri by the narrow margin OF two
votes, according to a special dispatch
to the Post-Dispatch from Jefferson
City. The result purports to be the
official revision of the count
by Secretary Of State Swanger. Ac-
cording to Paynter's p%artisans their
candidate was successful by from 4 to
23 votes. The points In dispute relate
to supplemental returns from county
clerks. The total vote for lieutenant
governor was 695,214.
William II. Taft carried Missouri by
a plurality of 1926, according to n
tabulation of the official returns made
by Gov. Folk Friday. The tabulation,
however. was made only on the first
clector, and there is a possibility that
this figure may be changed somewhat
a. regards other electors.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
BUIIIsT NEARBY ENDS LIFE.
\ Young Man is Shot by an
Hunter.

A careless hunter came near ending
the life of Roy BENSON. the Oldest son
pf Mr.. and Mrs. Il q. Benson, wei
known residents of Stanley county.
The young man with a friend named
Howard Church was riding alohs
GrindstOne creek when q bullet STRUCK
him behind the left ear, and, AFTER
Passing along the side OF MS mead
came out at the side OF the temple
The curious part Of it is that neither
of the young men heard the report
of the weapon from which the bullet
was fired. Neither did they see any
one in the vicinity. It is believed that
some hunter who was out of sight of
the young men fired at something and
the bullet missed it's mark and struck
young Benson.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
NEW 0-o0NTERFEIT NOTES.
Proper - Certificates Discovered by
Chief Wilkie.

Rapoe - Certificates Discovered by
chief Wilkie.
Chisf Wlikie. OF the secret service.
has announced that q new counterfeit
SIS os1tifioAte tIndian head has been
detected IN circulation. having first
made itS appearance In Providence.
n. I. The counterfeit note purports
to be one Of those authorized by the
acts Of Aug. 4, 1886, series of 1893.
check letter ID" face plate No. 2,
back plate No. s66. with portrait of
Onepapa.
The officials declare 1t is q danger
Gus photo-mechanical production
printed on one piece OF heavy bond
paper, but a defect In the plate gives
the Indian chief a crosseyed express
ion The blue zeal closely approx
mates the genuine in color, u is bad
~ printed. being coarse and rough.
with many broken lines. The back Of
1the note is . Q deceptive piece of
work. and except for being lighter In
eoior appears much like the genuine.
In the sample furnished Chief Wilkie
there appears to nave zee no attempt
10. initiate the distributed silk fiber.
A new counterfeit IS United States
note also has been discovered. 1t pur-
ports to be ene authorized by the act
re4 March :. 1868. series of 1907. with
u portrait C Jackson, check letter
3D." No. ASo441176. This spurious
production - 8 straight photograph,
With the seal and UNCONVENTIONAL de-
ialgn on the face OF the note touched
M With color and back painted .
0addy 9
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
Girl Attempts Suicide.

Miss Nettie Perry, of Rushmore,
Mimi, TOOK a dose Of in the
toilet room at the Northwestern de-
pot in Pierre. a short time after She
found lying on the floor with the
partly emptied poison bottle in her
hand. After ard work she was par
italy recovered and was taken to the
hospital, where she is not yet out of
danger.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
JUDGE rVILER'S SUCCESSOR.
Whitin"'S Appointment Meets thc APP
uruSa. of Bar of state.

Whitin"'S Appointment Meets the Ap-
rru,a. of Bar of state.
.JudC,. Charles s. Whiting, whom
Gov. Crawford has appointed to the
supreme bench to fill the
caused by the death of Judge HoWard
=. Fuller. is Il resident of DeSmct, n
is Judge Of tht Ninth judicial circuit
which position he has filled sine the
creation of that district.
Judge Whiting is As years OF age, d
native Of OlmsteaI county, Mimi he
was educated in the high school at
Rochester, Mimi, and later graduated
from the University of Minnesota. lie
took a law course in the Ann Aroor
law school and sOOn after
CANT to Dakota territory. locating at
DcSmrt. in kingsbuTy county,. "here
he was a numbe of times electe"
states attorney. and where he has con-
tinucd TO reside. His appointment
meets the approval of the bar OF the
state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
NEARLY DROWNED IN WE'LL.
Miller Man Has Experience He Will
Not Forget Soon.

r. A Abbott, of Miller, will always
remember his experience in going to
the bottom Of a 125-foot well to loosen
a rock. When the stone was turned
the water came in upon him with a
rush. He called to the man at the
top to pull him out quick. the water
being already above his waist, but they
told him he was afraid to be In the
bottom Of a dry we'll n was only
fooling. Again he yelled that the wa
ter was close to his neck. This time
the attendants at the top flashed a
glass on him to see if he really was
in danger and they discovered the wa
ter nearly over his head. He was then
pulled up, the water following him up
Il distance of sixty feet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

Three pioneers of Brown county
died Thursday. Mrs. Catherine Mel
ger, of Warner, age IS years, wife of
J.. H. Neiger; julius Hasse, aged To
years, at his farm three miles north
east of Warner, and Mrs. John Gas
kin, wife of a we'll known merchant
at Columbia. In each case the de-
ceased had lived in Brown county for
more thai twenty-five years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
200 Escape Injury,

Two loaded cages in the Kerns-Don-
newald coal mine, nine miles north OF
Edwardsville, Ill, collapsed, carrying
with them to the bottom Of the mine
the entire hosting apparatus and top
works. Two hundred men were in the
mine at the time of the accident. but
escaped injury.