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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21

13SS-Nnrl of Douglas killed and Hot
spur taken prisoner at battle Of
Otterburn.
1521-Cortez retook the City of Mexico.
15SS-rhe Spanish armada becalmed be-
fore Dunkirk.
16S7-Prince Charles of Lorraine de-
fcated the Turks at Mohacz, Lower
Hungary.
1IoS-The New London Summary was
published at New London, Conn.
177S-Fort Boonesborough invested by
Canadians and Indians. . French
fleet dispersed in a gale off Rhode
Island.
17S2-British evacuated Savannah.
17S7-First bishop appointed in Nova
Scotia.
1194-Poles defeated the Prussians at
battle of wilma. -. Battle of Belle
gnrde, between the French and Span
ish.
1S03-Agra taken by the British.
1SO6-NIiranda abandoned his conguests
on the Spanish Main and sailed to
Aruba.
1SO7-Trial trip of Fulton's steamboat
Clermont" was made.
1S11-The British took possession Of Ba-
tavia and a part of Java.
1S12-The United States troops under
Gen. Hull evacuated Canada and en-
tered Detroit. -. United States frig-
ate Essex captured the Alert, the first
vessel taken from the British in the
War of iS12....Gen. Brock arrived
at Amherstburg to oppose the inva-
sion of Gen. Hull.
lS14-First meeting of the British and
the American commissioners at
Client, to treat for peace.
1S20-Elisa Bonaparte, sister of Napo-
leon, died.
1S22-An earthquake devastated a large
part of Syria.
1S29-The Centennial of Baltimore cele-
brated ]. (. .Royalists came into power
in France.
1S31-Barbadoes swept by a violent hur-
ricane.
1S46-The Smithsonian Institution
founded at Washington, D. G.
1S51-Litchfield,N Conn.,, celebrated its
2OOth anniversary.
1S6O-The Prince of Wales visited Char
lottetown, p. Il. /.
1S61-Gen. Lyon killed at the battle Of
Wilson's Creek, Mo.
tS64-Twelve persons killed by an ex-
plosion on the steamer "Racine" in
Lake Erie. Fort Gaines at Mobile
bay, surrendered to Farragut and
Granger.
1S6S-Body of Thaddeus Stevens lay in
= T., ~ tho no,ifo1 Of yVoChinrfnN Z
1S7O-Mnrshal Rnzaine appointed COM
mander-in-chief of the French army
in the war with Prussia.
1SS7-Hawaii adopted a new constitu-
ton.
1SSS-William G. Van Horne succeeded
Sir George Stephens as president OF
the Canadian Pacific railway.
lS93-Charles Il. Crisp of Georgia elected
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
1S94-Congress passed the Brice-Gorman
tariff bill.
1S97-Hon. Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian
premier, received the order of the
Legion of Honor from the President
of France.
lS9S-Spanish surrendered Manila to the
Americans. /. Protocol signed ending
hostilities between the United States
and Spain.
1S99-Second court martial of Maj. ORGY
fus begun,at Rennes.
19O7-Opening of the international Es-
peranto Congress at Cambridge, Eng
land 80. Several persons killed by IN
explosion of nitro-glycerine in the
town of Essex Center, Ontario.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21
rhe leading cynerts Of Great I

The leading experts of Great Britain.
Germany and Belgium in the prevention
of mine accidents have been invited by
the American Geological Survey to come
to this country to assist in establishing
this line of work here with experimental
stations such as exist in Europe. Last
year 5000 men lost their lives in the
mines of the United States and this is
or three times as great a proportion
as were killed in the mines of any Euro
pean nation. For the year Pennsylvania
alone had l,514 killed. George s. Rice,
consulting coal mine engineer of the Geo
logical Survey, has gons to Europe to
study methods there.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21

There are no literature genuine In
tais age. Where do you End nova
Days the words that burn"
"In the books OF corporations when
wanted on the witness staai."-Balh-
more American
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21
Manager of the Now Theatcr.

The founders of the new theater' 81
New York, which aims to be the repre-
sentative national theater of America,
have chosen Winthrop Ames of Boston
as director, Lee Shubert as business man
agsr and John Corbin as literary man
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21
j. PovaerIcss Gun se- war.

The latest sensation in the realm of
mechanical invention is q working model
of a powderless Il with a possible dis
charge of 10000 shots a minute. This
gun. which is also noiseless, is the in
~vention of William Patton of New York.
1t is fred by centrifugal force. All there
is to it is a big wheel with a crank to
it. the inventor getting his idea from see
ing a big fly wheel burst. The bullets
arc poured into the gun and then as the
wheel attains a certain velocity they be-
gin to pour cut IN o solid strean of lead
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21
A.er,ean. olympic victors.

Americans Olympic victors.
Ths American team of athletes sent 30
H. Olympic games in England have to
Nled lis points 10 England's Sc and
0ws1ea's NJ, no counting the various
confess h which only EnslishzDe en-
tered.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21

Capt. Baldwin's Aeronaut or dirtgl-
Bile balloon, built for the army, is now
at Fort Myer, Va, near Washington.
According to the contract, Capt. Bald
wins balloon must carry two persons
having a combined weight Of $50 pounds
in addition to 100 pounds Of ballnst.
The balloon during the speed test must
Al average Of twenty miles
per hour in still air. The Spesd ACCOM-
plished during the trial flight viii be
determined by taking an average Of
the time over a measured course II
fys miles asaink and with the Wind.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21

1t is surprising how good the Pann-
mans can be when American troops
stand by. watching them. The result
of the municiual elections indicated
that the SUPPORTS Of the Independent
candidate for the presidency were much
more numerous than the supporters of
the government candidate. To prevent
a clash at the presidential election and
The interference of American troops the
government candidate withdrew, and
the election passed off peacefully.
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He SAVED THE LEG.
Young Doctor Restored Injured Limb
After Modification had Set In.

New York, May 6.-After experienced
physicians had declared that that even
amputation of leg might not save the
life of Policeman Coles Carpenter and
a priest had been summoned to admin
lister the last rites of the church. DR..
Raymond Sullivan. young inferno in
ST. Mary's hospital, succeeded, by the
alternate baking and freezing process
in saving Carpenters life and leg.
While stepping from a car last July,
Carpenter fell on a rusty nail, wound
ing his right leg. Modification set in,
and last December it was decided am
.putation was necessary.
DR.. Sullivan said he believed he could
save the limb. AS amputation in Car
penter's condition was most precarious,
the inferno was allowed to take the
case.
Dr. Sullivan baked Carpenters leg
in a heat from $50 to 200 degrees to in
duce rush of bloodotos the limb He
then plunged it into an ammonia ice
tank to drive the blood out quickly and
carry away the impurities which had
caused modification. The treatment
proved effective and early in April Car
penter could use his leg with the aid OF
crutches. His leg will soon be normal
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HIS HOME BLOWN UP.
Charles Kirchner and Family Narrow
ly Escape Death.

Chicago, May 6.-CharIes w. Kirch-
ner and the members of his family mar
rowly escaped death last night when
mysterious bomb explosion tore out
the front of their residence and broke
windows in all the adjacent houses.
Kirchner is lumber foreman.
The explosion aroused much excite
ment. Hurried calls were sent for the
police, but the perpetrators escaped.
Kirchner lays the plot to labor trou-
bles, and admits that he has made some
enemies in looking after the interests
of his employers, the Mears-Slayton
Lumber company. The company offers
a reward of $500 for the arrest Of the
dynamiters.
Kirchner and his wife and several
of their children had retired to their
different rooms and some Of them were
already asleep when they were all
thrown from their beds. At first they
thought an earthquake was shaking
the house down, but when the excite
ment subsided an investigation was
made and the cause of the trouble was
found.
Leo Kirchner, 16 year old son, was
entering the front yard when the bomb
exploded. He was blinded by the flash
and hurled to the sidewalk.
William Kirchner, "a years old, an
invalid. was assisted to the street with
difficulty. Other members of the fam
lily are: Joseph, q years old: Louis,
16; Frances, 10; Walter, l3, and Marie,
10 wears of age,
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STORM KILLS THREE.
Wind and Rain Did Much Damage to
Property in the South.

Memphis, Tenn, May 6.-Three
persons dead, several others injured,
considerable property loss and a
decentralization OF traffic resulted
from the storm and rain which swept
over southern Arkansas, western
Tennessee and Mississippi yesterday.
The wind razed a number of small
buildings and tangled telegraph and
telephone wires, while the rain
caused numerous washouts along the
railroads, delaying traffic and causing
other damage.
The greatest damage and the loss
of life occurred in Arkansas. At
Marche the Polish settlement was
badly damaged and John Lukassewicz,
Mary Sczczepaniak and an un-
identified man were killed, Venceafaus
Sczezepaniak sustained probably fatal
injuries and several other persons
were less seriously injured. Meager
reports from Conway and Faulkner
counties tell of damage by the storm.
Watson. in Desha county. Is reported
practically destroyed.
In western Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi the railroads suffered the
greatest damage because of washouts,
although reports from outlying dis
tricts are that number Of small
buildings and barns were destroyed.
So far as can be ascertained, how
ever, no one was seriously injured.
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TO SAVE THE LIGHT.
New York Architects Offer Solution OF
Skyscraper Problem.


New York, May 6.A-stWe are trying
to build two or three cities on top of
each other with streets which are de-
signed for one city, said Ernest
Flagg, an architect, in speech at a
dinner attended by all of the archi-
tects of the building code revision
commission, the members of that
commission, several architects of
prominence and delegations from the
fine arts society.
The restriction of the height and
area of New York citys buildings
were in discussion in view OF the prob
able revision of the building code un-
der the commissions recommends
tions. Mr.. F1agg pointed to the loss
Of light and the congested condition of
many Of the city's streets and its
means of transportation as a result of
this method of construction. He urged
that halt be called now before ire
parable damage is done.
"It is perfectly plain to be seen that
all the land can not be covered by
high buildings. If we let the matter
work itself out on present lines, the
city will rapidly fill UP with rooms not
fit for habitation, or else many owners
of land will find that they can not
build because their light has been
taken away from them without COM
pensation."
Mr.. Flagg advocated restricting the
high part of building to one-quarter
Of the plot and requiring that the
"skyscraping' portion of the structure
be set back a reasonable distance from
the street to secure light for the
thOroughfare,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-06
"A GOVERNORS
| Are Expected to Be Present at the
White House Conference.

Washington, May 6.-Forty-four
governors Of states and territorie will
participate in the White House con-
ference on natural resources, which
will be held here next week. All Of
these have definitely promised to at
tend, including Governor Frear, who is
making a 1000 miles trip from Ha-
waii, especially for the conference.
Governor Hughes will not allow the
special session of the New York legis-
lature to interfere with his attendance.
Seven states may not be represented
by their governors as follows: Cali
fornia, Georgia, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Tennessee, Texas and Nebraska.
Governor Gillette of California is de-
tained through the pleasant necessity
of entertaining the officers and men of
the battleship fleet. Governors Smith
of Georgia, Chamberlain of Oregon,
Governor Haskell, who is detained by
a session of the Oklahoma legislature; !;
Governors Patterson of Tennessee,
Campbell of Texas and Sheldon of
Nebraska say they will probably be
unable to come.
The White House is to suggest to
these seven governors that they may
name their lieutenant governors as
substitutes who will attend the con-
ference as their representatives.
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BONDS DOWN TO 80.
Japan Is Suffering From Period OF
Financial Depression.

Toxic, May 6.-The amelioration of
the financial depression monopolizes
the attention of capitalists throughout
the country. The conditions are ascrib-
ed to the adoption of government meas
ures without consulting the capital
lists.
Government bonds are below S0 the
standard valuation hitherto has been
go Financiers are comforting with the
financial department with the object OF
restoring confidence.
A banker connected with the move
ment said to the Associated Press:
'Japans finance does not contain an
element injurious to the national cred
it. The prevalent feeling is due to ig-
norance of the actual state of the ma
tional treasury, but our delegates have
matured plans, the adoption of which
will certainly remove suspicion, and an
economic improvement will soon fol-
low. Financiers will shortly pass a
resolution which the government, I am
well advised, will accept. The result
of the present conference will be pub
liShed in June
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Gives Information About the
Paper Situation.
GIVEN WIDELATITUDE
Committee Is Interested in
Figures Presented.
Believes Presidents RecOmmen-
datiOns Should Be Followed.

Washington, May 6.-Kansas can al
ways be depended upon to deliver the
goods, and to make good. Today Frank
P. MacLennan Of Topeka was called to
the stand before the congressional
committee to investigate the paper
question.
After one and one-han hours rapid
testimony and lively cross-examina-
tion in which Mr.. MacLennan gave
facts and figures, backed up by the
actual documents from his business Of
fee, he stepped from the stand and
Medin Mccormick, proprietor of the
Chicago Tribune, walked up to him
and said: THAT is the best testimony
that has been offered here, bar none"
Mr.. MacLennan showed such YER
satility with the subject that the COM
mittee permitted him the widest lati-
tude. In answer to questions he said
that President Roosevelt's recommeda-
tions should be carried out on the
broad ground Of forest conservation,
that the tariff should be taken off wood
country, not the newspapers alone;
that he was not here begging congress
to do anything but simply on visit
and being here had gathered the in
formation to combat erroneous figures
given by a paper manufacturer to Con-
gresham Calderh cad of the ways and
means committee and had been asked
by Calderhead to. testify; that he
thought congressman should do what
they thought was right from their best
information and that they should get
the Stevens bill before them and vote
now at once as they believed was right,
one way or the other.
He also said that he believed
Canada would not put an export duty
on wood pulp or pulp wood If the
United States took it's duty off, be-
cause Canada wanted a market for
its millions of acres of timber suit
able for public. He presented con-
tracts and vouchers covering actual
transactions over a period of ten years
and showed that today he was COM
PEELED to pay 20 per cent for print
paper more than it cost him ten years
ago. He made a great impression.
VICTOR MURDOCH.
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new PRISON RECORD.
More Convicts Now Than Ever Before
in Kansas.

There are 1883 prisoners in the Kan
sas penitentiary, according to the re-
port for April filed with Governor
Hoch by Chaplain J. D. McBrian. This
is the largest number on record, and
is 100 greater than at the beginning
of the year. OF this total, $50 are Ok
lahoma prisoners.
These prisoners received, during the
months of April, 1894 letters, and
mailed in the same time 1,533 letters.
They read 2,776 books from the prison
library, and of this number 1.137 books
were in the class designated light lit
erature." Several hundred scientific
books were read, and books on travel
also were extensively called for.
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Tries to Kill the Boss, His Wife
and Three Others.
SCISSORS AND RAZOR.
Welded With Nearly Fatal Re.
suit on All.
Finally Driven Off by His Half
Dead Victims.

New York, May "a 16-year-old boy
known only as Carmello and employed
IN a barber shop in Brooklyn, early to-
day cut the throats of his employer,
Antonio Perazo. Mrs. Perazo and three
BARRIERS, while they lay asleep in
Perazo's apartments in Fulton street
The wounds of Perazo and his wife are
believed to be mortal, while those of
the three BARRIERS are serious, but prob
ably not fatal. The boy escaped The
police have a theory that the boy was
an agent of Black Hand gang
The police believe that the gang had
been demanding money of Peraso un-
der the threat of doing him injury and
that the blackmailers placed the boy
IN the shop in order to punish Peraso
for his refusal to satisfy their de-
mands
Carmello used pair Of scissors and
a razor In his attack upon the barber
and his three employees. One of the
latter was awakened by a stab in
the neck and before he could resist
the boy drew razor across his throat
1nfllcting severe wound. Still con-
scious he saw the boy creep to the
bedsides of the other two journeymen
and cut their throats while they slept
Peraso, who with his wife was asleep
in an adjoining room, was awakened by
stab In his neck and engaged the
boy in desperate struggle. The man
was unarmed and the boy clutchine
razor in his hand slashed his en-
ployer several times about the face
neck and hands, inflicting wounds
from which Peraso suffered great loss
Of blood. The fight was going against
the barber when his three assistants
staggered into the room and attacked
the boy who fled. 1t was then found
that Mrs. Peraso's throat had been cut
and that she was lying in bed only
partially conscious while the fight was
in progress.
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AGREE ON ARMY BILL.
Conferees Adopt the Item for Increase
in Pay.

Washington, May 6.-Senator Warren
today reported to the senate COM
plete agreement Of the conferees on
the army appropriation bin and it was
adopted. 1t makes a fiat increase of
$500 a year in the pay of officers and
OF 35 per cent in the pay of enlisted
men in the army The bill as finally
agreed to carries $95, ,382, ,246 The addi-
tional appropriations made by the SEN
ate for supplies and Incidental expen-
.ses for the quartermaster's department.
construction of barracks and quarters
for the field artillery for the organic
ed militia, manufacture of arms and
other items were scaled down and So
46316 eliminated from the bill
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HARMON NOMINATED.
Ohio Democrats Name Him for Gov
ernor and Instruct for Bryan.

Columbus. O., May 6.-Judson Har-
mon was nominate@ for governor and
resolutions strongly endorsing w. j.
Bryan for president and instructing
the delegates to the national conven-
ton to vote for him were adopted by
the Democratic state convention here
today.
Harmon's nomination was reached
on the second ballot after a lively
time during which a squad of police
men were called in to maintain order.
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n. to Have a TriveekIv.

Lawrence, Kan, May 6.-Beginning
with it's issue last evening, the Kansan,
the newspaper of the University Of
Kansas, will be changed from a semi
weekly to tri-weekly. 1t will be issued
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in
stead of Wednesday and Saturday. 1t
is announced that the growth of the
university justifies the change in pub
lication. Since it's beginning the Kan
san has been a semi-weekly. 1t sue
ceeded the old weekly.
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TAFT REACHES COLON.
Secretary Is Welcomed by the Officials
of Panama.

Colon. May 6.-The United States
auxiliary cruiser Prairie with Secretary
of War Taft and the members of his
narty on board arrived here at half
past o'clock this morning. She
docked at Cristobal. The secretary
was welcomed by officials representing
the republic of Panama and the canal
omission.
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SEVENTH BODY FOUND.

Laporte Ind, May GA seventh
body was found on the Guinness farm
early in the afternoon. 1t was buried
four feet deep and was evidently that
of an adult but it is not known yet
whether of a man or a woman. 1t
had been dismembered.
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Fire in Electric Park.

Kansas City, Mo, May 6.-Fire,
sunnosed to have been of incendiary
origin. last night destroyed the music
nayilion at Electric park and damaged
the German village. The pavilion had
seating capacity of ten thousand.
Loss. $4,000. The park was to have
ananed Nav II.
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PAUL MORTON GOES IN.
Elected Director and Member of Santa
Fe Executive Committee.

New York, May 6.-Paul Morton,
president of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society, was today elected a di-
rector and member of the executive
committee of the Santa Fe to succeed
the late George Haven.
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August Belmont's Colt Won.

London. May 6.-The 1000 guinea
stakes for entire colts and fillys foaled
in 1905, was run at Newmarket todav
and won by August Belmont's Nor
man III, by Octagon of Ninevih.
A. F. Bassett's Sir Archibald was
second and W. Hall Walkers White
Eagle was third. Seventeen horses
ran.
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SNOW AT NORTON.
Had Slight Fan Tuesday-Fruit and
Wheat Damaged.

Norton. Kan. May S.-Rain began
railing here the 4th and continued
Ior day and a night A slight snow
ieiI mere Tuesday and the fruit is
damaged slightly. Wheat will be
about one half crop on account of
the early drought and cold.
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Death of DIR. r. r. McCandIiss.

Emporia, Kan, May 6.-Dr. r. r..
McCandliss, for thirty-sev years a
resident of Emporia, died at the Nc
Candliss home Tuesday. DIR. Nc
Candliss was well known, having prac-
ticed medicine in Emporia for years,
and he was for a number of years an
elder in the First Presbyterian church
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Rettfne on Kentucky Races Goes.

Louisville, KY, May 6--The court of
snneals at Frankfort today refused to
dissolve the injunction against the city
authorities of Louisville, preventing
them from interfering with the betting
at the present Churchill Downs meet
ing. The effect is to permit betting
rnder the present system to proceed.
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Chicago, May 6.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Thursday
Frost tonight and rising Temperature
Thursday.
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~ Can,e at PhiIadeInhia

Philadelphia. May 6.-The scheduled
game with Brooklyn for today has been
,ostn,ned on account OF. rain.
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The river was one-tenth of a foot
higher at o'clock today than it was
at O'Clock this morning.
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