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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
:"OL.D IRON" PROVES
TO Be CARTRIDGES;
SOME ALARM FELT

Washington. Feb. 17.-Taken in con-
nection with the seizure in Porto Rico
OF several boxes marked "old iron,",
but really containing cartridges and
other ammunition, the departure OF
the cruiser Tacoma for San Juan Ia
attracting some attention. Indefinite
information of the possibility OF trouble
in San Domingo reached the war de-
paTtment here some days ago. There
was not much at hand for the officials
to work On, but such information as
was available was sent to Governor
Post, of Porto Rico. and at the same
time Mr.. Pullman. the collector OF GUS
toms art San Domingo, was advised that
h island authorities should be on
their guard.
Phe seizure of the cartridges in
Porto Rico, while being loaded on a
steamer for San Domingo probably was
an outcome Of the watchfuIness of the
government, and prevents the lodging
of any charge of indifference on the
part OF the United States In per-
uniting munitions of war to be shipped
to a friendly country for hostile op.
erationS against It.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20

New York, Feb. 19.-Charles w.
Morse. financier and promoter of many
large combinations, including the So
hailed ''ice trust and a merger OF near
N all OF the coastwise steamship lines,
&eturning from his brief trip to Eu-
hope was arrested In his state room
when the steamer Etruria reached
quarantine in the lower bay, held in
custody until the ship was locked and
Ngas then whirled away In an automo-
bile to the home of Justice Victor Dowl-
ng, of the supreme court. where he
have bonds in the sun of 10000 to
hnswer to two indictments charging
brand larceny and involving the sum OF
hoo, 1000.
4 MI. Morse was released and went I'M
.hediately to his Fifth avenue home,
where he gave out q statement assert
ing his innocence and asking the pub
lie TO suspend judgment until he has
he opportunity OF facing his accusers
n court.
Mr.. Morse denied his trip to Europe
WAS a fight. He said he had gone to
Europe to sell stock In a large interest
Ind to cur O fortnight's rest. Both
purposes were spoiled by the publica-
lion of reports that he was a fugitive
from justice, he declared.
The charge against Mr.. Morse grows
but of a note given him by former
chief Justice Morgan G. O'Brien of
Inc court of appeals. Judge O'Brlen
rs said to have deposited three notes
Tor. 500, 900 each with Mr.. Morse in
payment for a block of 1000 shares of
stock in the National Bank Of Ameri-
la. The notes were to be held three
years and not discounted, according to
fudge O'Brien, and at the end of the
three-year period he was to have the
privilege Of concentrating or with
Drawing from the bargain for the pur-
fhase of stock. 1t is charged hat Mr..
bdorse discounted one Of these notes at
he Mercantile National bank, in which
he formerly was a director, and that
he reported to the bank that he was
authorized to receive it's check for the
amount of the loan. 1t is alleged fur
Their that the check given to O'Brien
hnd was cashed by MI. Morse at the
National Bank of North America.
Morse signing Judge o'Brien's name,
per &C. w. Morse"
1t is the theory of the indictment
that the check having passed into
'the hands OF O'Brien or his authorized
agents, its use by Mr.. Morse consti-
tuted grand larceny from the bank,
title never having passed from that In
'rtif,ttinp H-..H .T- ~. -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
MUST NOT @BUTT IN"
ON WIRELESS TALK

Washington, Feb. 17.-There simply
must be a law to prevent everybody
from talking at once. Likewise there
must be a law to squelch a man whc
breaks in and helps out In a converse,
ton unlimited and undesired, q 'butteI
tn," as It were. *
The secretary Of the navy says it's
really fierce h way commercial and
social wireless messages are mussina
up the atmosphere these days. The
last time President Roosevelt vas sail
ing the main he wrote an Important
message for somebody at the treasury
department, maybe Cortelyou, mi II
was hours before the operator could
get It to leave the ship decently and In
order, owing to the regular network
Of commercial messages floating around
and balling things up.
The president has sent a message to
the Senate calling its attention to the
general looseness which is getting to
be characteristic Of every brand of
wireless telegraphy, and asking the
Senate, for goodness sake, to please fix
up a law that will keep persons from
spelling official messages of big men of
their own country, and that II they
must butt in" at least to do II politely
and not to stay in too long.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
FORMER GOVERNOR IS
INDICTED FOR PERJURY

New York, Feb. H.-Indictments alleg-
ing perjury were returned against former
Governor of New Jersey, Foster, and M.
Voorhees, and Prank H. Combes. following
a grand jury inquiry into the acts of these
Bankers Life Insurance society.
The Bankers Life Insurance company
went out of business some time ago, and
the allegations have to do with acts COM
mitted prior to 1905 and while Voorhees,
was president and Combes the secretary
OF the mpa In the indictments II
Is charged in 1904 the president n Sec
rotary swore falsely in setting forth in
a report to the state insurance depart
ment that certain claimed dividends were.
not due to po~licyholders.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
TORNADO WIPES OUT
THREE WHOLE TOWNS

Meridian, Miss, Feb. 1S.-Three
smaff Mississippi towns were practi-
cally demolished by a tornado yester-
day afternoon. Reports of the number
killed range from six to ten, with the
smaller number probably correct.
towns destroyed.
They are in Jones county, and all
are very small, being merely a hand
full Of scattered dwellings. The tor
nado struck them about noon, and in
most instances is reported to have car
ried the buildings in its path COM
pletely off the land on which they
stood.
Nearby fields were covered with
wreckage, and the branches OF trees
were Uttered with small household ar
ticles.
T. N. Morrison, a resident OF Moss
vile, who came here after the storm,
said he was outdoors during the blow
and compelled to grasp a wire fence to
keep from being blown away.
He said the dead at Mossville are
Alec Windham and wife, negroes.
Near the town, he said, four white
wife and their two children, whose
anne he did not learn. Those seri-
ously injured at Mossville are J. F.
Robinson, manager OF the Mossville
Mercantile company; MI. and Mrs.
Wulfam Campbell and Minnie Camp
bell.
Near Service one child of Ike Hollo-
way is reported dead and also an I'M
known negro. No report Of fatalities
have come from $3.50.
The tornado was accompanied with
rain, which caused a sudden rise in
the creeks and washed away several
bridges.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20

Tyler, Tex, Feb. 18.-Tyler was
swept by the most disastrous tornado
in Its history yesterday. Coming up
from the southwest, the storm swept
over the mala residence portion Of the
city, leaving a trail or death and de-
Yastation. .....
The known dead in Tyler at this hour
number four-C. A. Francis, agent Of
the Dallas News, and wife and child
about I year old, and an old negro
named Nose Lee. Francis was about
% years old. His body vas found 100
yards from his wrecked home, n the
body Of his child was found in the
street. Mrs. Francis was in the wreck
age in the building.
1t is expected the death list In Tyler
will reach IL and the number Of injured
will aggregate two score or more.
Twelve buildings were wrecked, and in
the confusion which exists 1t Is difficult
TO compile an accurate list Of the cas-
.ualtieS.
Wires are down in all directions from
Tyler, and reports from farmers who
are Fastening in to ascertain the ex-
tent of the damage are to h effect
that farm houses all around Tyler were
blown down. 1t is impossible to as
certain the loss of life or to approximate
the extent of the disaster. It Is known,
however, that the tornado swept every
thing clean for a distance. of Ave miles.
Three miles from town 1t struck the
home of Irwin Franklin, demolishing
the structure n severely injuring Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin and their four chill
dren. The tornado came UP from the
southwest and tore a path through
Tyler 100 feet wide. Buildings and tele-
phone n electric light poles were laid
fiat in the storms path, while great
damage was done in other parts of the
city.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
nv CONGRESS-
THE CENSUS PLAN Is
OPPOSED BY REFORMERS

Washington, Feb. 10. "A horrid
scheme to break down the civil serv-
Ice regulations in order that politicians
nay get jobs more easily for constitu-
cnts, Is espied by the farseeing civil
service reformers In the bill which has
been reported to the House. for man
agement and organization of the 1lth
census.
The bill provides for determination
OF fitness by a noncompetitive ex-
animation. Competitive examination OF
the very essence of h civil service
reform theory. To eliminate the con-
petitive theory is to make h man
who hires the help the sole judge OF
qualification. Therefore the reformers
oppose the measure. +
The next census will be q big busi-
ness enterprise. There will be about
$500 employees in the washington of
flee, and these will hold their positions
for long periods. Many will practical
ly be permanent places. In addition,
there will be the great army of enuIn-
orators, supervisors, etc, scattered all
over the country. The latter will serve
for shorter periods, but they will large
ly be political appointments, it Is de-
clared. "
The House committee may have had
in mind the difficulty, nowadays, In the
way Of q statesman who would secure
q place for his Constituent AT any
rate the reformers are sure that it
did, and that the census bureau Is
about to be prostituted to the pur-
poses of practical politics. Wherefore,
there Is to be a fight on the measure.
Beyond this, the census bureau has
long been suspected of ambition to
get itself established as ar indepen-
lent affair, free from the supervision
Of the department OF the interior; and
this scheme Of appointment Is declared
to be in futherance of such an am
bition, because 1t will give the bureau
immense political pull, and g9sat OPP
portunity, through a clever director,
to establish solid relations with con-
gresS.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
AuToIsTs AND FARMERS:
PULL FOR GOOD ROADS

Washington, Feb. 19.-The automo-
bilists will all be for the agricultural
appropriation bill this year, il they get
an idea OF what that bill is trying to do
for good roads. II the city fellers" n
the farmers eve get to pulling together
for better roads they may be brought
about; and the bill proposes to get EN-
together.
There is u bureau OF road construc-
ton under the agricultural department,
which for years has been engaged in
construction of sample pieces of roads,
mainly macadam, with a view to show
ing country folk how to do 1t. There
is one dificulty about this plan, which
consists in the fact that the average
mile of m~acadamized o costs from
$4,000 to $4,000. In most of the country
communities of the United States this
is prohibitive. In a great many regions
there are no materials at any price for
macadam work.
So it is proposed in the new bill hat
Is about to be reported, to provide that
instead of building sample miles Of
ideal road, the department shall ser
about the country expert road builders,
who shall study local conditions, and
adapt to local needs such plans as will
give each region the best possible roads
within it's means and Of the materials
1t can command. The road surfaced
with a mixture Of sand and clay can
be produced at from 5000 to $500 per
mile, and by application Of a proper
knowledge Of drainage and ~surfacing
methods it is a right good highway.
So the bill has been drafted to pro-
vide this new scheme Of road supervi-
sion and education, with the purpose OF
teaching the people to use the ma
terials at hand to the best advantage
and at the same time to adapt the road
work as far as possible to present
financial conditions, and to use mate.
rails at hand. 1t is expected there will
be opposition, but the committee Is pre-.
pared to fight for the new plan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
MRS. MORGAN WANTED
SCRIBES' FACES PUNCHED

Los Angeles, Feb. 18.-Reporters who
boarded the train on which Mrs. !. p.
Morgan was supposed to arrive In Los
Angeles were startled by the brevity OF
their reception.
NO, she amt IN this train" said the
conductor, II wish she was. Then I
could get 80 bucks for punching your
face and kicking you Off"
Inquiries ELECTED the information that
the conductor had been promised $50
If he would punch the face of the
first newspaper man who tried to mo-
lest Mrs. Morgan" who Is said to have
declared she vas tired of impudent re-
porters."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
BRAVE new YORK
FIREMAN KILLED

New York, Feb. 17.-Deputy Chief
9has. w. Kruger. known for many
years as the grand old man Of the FIRE
department." lost his life today while
leading men in a desperate fight against
the flames in Canal street. &
While working his way cautiously
through a ceIlar filled with smoke and.
gases, Kruger plunged through a trap
door into a sub-basement filed with
water. He was dead when taken out.
but in the few minutes which elapsed
between the time the old man fell and
his body was drawn out. more than al
score of men had risked their own lives
in al effort to save that Of their leader.
Kruger was 81 years old. He had
been a member of the department for
SO years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
SON OF MINNESOTA
CONGRESSMAN M
OVERHEARD; BROWNS

Newport. r. l., Feb. 1.-TWO men,,
one In the uniform of the United States
marine corps, and the other in citizens
clothes, jumped overheard from the tug
Annie r. Wood, while on the way from
Newport to Fort Greble and were
drowned. Although the bodies nave not
been recovered and ne positive identi-
fication has been made, the man in uni
form Is thought to have been Private
BENJAMIN G.. Stevenson, a son of Con-
gressman Halvor STEVENSON. OF Mime
sofa.
The other man is believed to have
been John NJ. Mcintosh, a marine, who
was awaiting discharge from the SER
vice. They had been drinking.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
YOUR MOUTHS
SHUT; OBEY ORDERS"
IS TAFT'S ADVICE

West Point, N. Y, Feb. fit would
like to preach you boys a Sermon" de-
clared Secretary Taft to the graduating
class Of the United states military acad-
envy. but I have not had much facility
in the pulpit. My text to you would be
They also serve well who only stand and
wait for that is what you have got to
do. If you are not prepared to follow u
that text you will not make good soldiers.
There are many advantages to the career
you ave chosen. You are assured of
a permanent income by simply living and
acting decently. The man who begins life
with a good education and a good home
training has an advantage over every
other man. rs q second advantage you
are assured of a career In which your
duty Is plain. Ordinarily you must con-
duct yourself In subordination to the civil
authorities. The p~lainest OF your duties
Is to keep your mouth shut and obey or
ders. AS a soldier you must forego the
privilege of free speech, but on the other
hand you have what few others enjoy,
the spirit of being a graduate of West
Point.
You will meet with injusticss, some OF
you, and others will get all to which they
seem entitled. There Will arise always
the suspicion Of favoritism, of a pull with
the war department, or q pull with the
president. Your wives will have heart
burnings, your children win have heart
burnings and you will as well. In spite
OF all that, you must live up to and do
your duty earnestly and devotedIy."
The young soldiers were called to receive
their diplomas In the order Of class stand
ing. The honor Of heading the list fell
to Cadet E. Edgerton. of Manhattan, Riley
county, Kan. Mr.. Taft congratulated him
highly on his success, George r. GoethaIs,
who stood forth in his class, Is the son
Of Colonel Goethals, Of the engineer corps
of the army, who now is in command of
the construction Of the Panama canal.
Colonel Goethals was present when his
son was handed the diploma.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
WANTS MINERS TO
ROW TO NEW YORK

Needles. Feb. I9.-Charles S. Russell and
e. r. Ecneit, who made a successful pas
sage of 752 miles of the Colorado river
and the Grand canyon, will not end the
trip here. A Searchlight mine owner ap-
preached the men and offered to outfit
them If they would continue down the
river, with New York city as the final
destination, the entire distance to be ira
versed in the 16-foot rowboats In which
they fought their way through the Grand
canyon. What consideration beyond out
fitting the party Russell and Monet are
to receive for the successful accomplish
ment of the feat neither will disclose.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
WAGE OF GOVERNMENT
PRINTERS Is REDUCED

Washington, Feb. 19.-President Roose-
Welt has approved an order reducing the
price of composition to be charged by tha
government printing office from $1.2O to
so cents an hour for hand composition
and from $50 an o to 80 cents per
1000 ems for machine composition. The
order vas recommended by William s.
Rossiter, who is conducting an investiga-
ton of the printing office as the presi-
dents personal representative.
The prices were raised In November last
from practically the same figures which
have been restored.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
TURKISH TROOPS ARE
RUSHED TO FRONTIER

Ttfis, Feb. 19.-Reports have been
received here from Armenia that all
the Fadias, or Turkish army reserve
forces in Var Mush and other villages
of Asia Minor, have been called to COL
ors and are proceeding rapidly for the
frontier. At the same time the league
of all the Turkish revolutionary par
ties Is increasing the revolutionary
agitation. Proclamations are being is
sued exhorting the populace to protest
in every way possible against the war
like plans of the sultan.
The concentration of the Turkish
reserves on the Persian and Russian
fontiers in Asia Minor, If in progress,
is the outcome Of border difficulty with
Persia. Recently Turkish troops crossed
the Persian frontier in the vicinity Of
Urumiah and committed d~epredations.
To this Russia, under her treaty obli-
cations to Persia, objected and has
been concentrating strong forces on
the frontier Caucasus. This show of
military activity vas thought to have
been sufficient to put a stop to Turk
ish aggression and the Russian move
ment was said to have been discon-
tinued. If reports from Armenia are
true, the difficulty in Asia Minor. which
is closely connected with the aspira-
tons OF the powers in the Balkans,
may assume serious import.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
GREAT HAVOC WROUGHT
BY TORNADO IN SOUTH
Score of People Killed and
Great Property Loss Ia Texas
and Mississippi.
ONLY A FEW
BUILDINGS LEFT.

Mossville, Miss, Feb. 18-Four
whole buildings and two halves
OF buildings are the only habit
able abodes IN this village today.
Tho remainder of the structures
were blown down and many Of
them swept outside of town by
yesterdays tornado. Two old
negroes are dead, and Edwin
Campbell, q white, probably IA
tally injured. or a dozen other
persons painfully injured, all are
rapidly recovering.
Reports reaching here from
other towns in the tornado's path
give not to exceed five other
fatalities, only n of which
has been confirmed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
NJ DOES CAN'T USE
THE NAME or ELK

..- Tenn, Feb. 1~E-ChancelIor
Le.skell made permanent the temporary
injunction granted last September pro-
hibitlng the organization Of negroes, styi-
ing themselves the Improved Benevolent
Order OF Elks, using the name 'Elks's
and wearing the copies OF the "EIks" pin
n button as used by the white or
ganization OF Enks or using the ritual OF
that organization. HASKELL stated that
the name and sesEets of an order could
mo more be usurned than could The copy
righted name OF In trade
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
SHONTS AND
HER DUO ARE WED

New York. Feb. 1S.-Miss Theodore.
Shonts, daughter of Theodore p.
Shonts, formerly chairman OF the 18TH
milan canal commission, was married at
noon today to Emanuel Theodore Ber-
nard d. Albert de Luynes, duo de
Chaulnes, Paris.
The wedding took place ut the home OF
the BRIDES father, 123 East Thfrty-fffth
ST., the ceremony being performed by
Monsignor M. J. Lavelle, rector Of st.
Patrick's cathedral. Although consid-
cradle interest had been aroused be-
of its international phase, It was
planned to be q most transformations
home wedding without the usual dis
play or exceptional gathering Of guests.
Miss Marguerite Shonts, sister OF the
bride, was her only attendant. Prince
Andre Galitzine, the dukes uncle, was
best man. The shonts home was dec
GRATED with American Beauty roses.
lilies Of the valley and smilax.
The bride wore a gown Of duchess
satin with a court train bordered with
orange blossoms.
The Due de Chaulnes Is 20 years old
and a member of one OF the most arfs-
tocratic families Of the French nobility.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
VALUABLE ORES IN
TnE CULEBRA CUT

Harrisburg, IA. t'eU. IS.--Ures con-
tanning gold, silver and copper have
been found in the celebrated Culebra
cut, Panama canal. This has been as
certained by chemical investigation at
the laboratory of Colonel H.. c. Doming,
consulting geologist Of this city.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
RETIRING,
PRAISED BY PRESIDENT

Washington, Feb. 19!~-Frank H
hitchcock today presented to the pres
ldent his letter Of resignation as first
assistant postmaster general. The
president accepted the resignation.
and made a felicitous response to ii in
which he referred to H~itchcock's sery-
ICES in the postofice department.
hitchcock expects to enter practically
immediately upon his new duties as
manager OF tho presidential campaign
81 Secretary Taft
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
FRANCE CLAIMS PERFECT
RAPID FIRING GUN

Paris, Feb. 18.-Government artillery
experts claim France possesses a per-
feet rapid fire CUR. This conviction is
the result of tests Just hsld at st.
Etienne, where $50 shots a minute were
fired without heating the gun. The
mechanism acted effectually.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
IS ARRESTED
IN HIS STATE ROOM
Financier Gives Bond of 500.
ooo---D Declares He Is limo
cent of Grand Larceny.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.

New York, Feb. 19.--Charles
w. Morse, former banker and
financial promoter, was arr
aligned before Justice Bowling
today on two charges, of grand
larceny and misrepresentation OF
the funds OF the Mercantile
National bank. Through his
counsel he pleaded not guilty.
The court fixed the hearing for
next Monday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
CONGRESSMAN BURTON
is ~RE-NOMINATED

Cleveland, Feb. 1S.-Congressman ILeo-
dore Il. Burton was unanimously renomi-
mated by republicans OF the 21st congress
sional district to succeed himself in con-
gress. Delegates to the national conven-
ton were instructed to vote for Taft.