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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
QUAKE OF LAST MONTH FOUND.
Mysterious Shocks Widely Recorded
Occurred in Persia.

News has been received showing
that the violent earthquake recorded
on Jan. % at almost every scientific
observatory in the world where sells
mographs are installed had it's loca-
ton in the province of Luristan, west
ern Persia. Sixty villages in this dis
trict were wholly or partially Destroy
ed, and the loss of life is placed at
between 5000 and 5000.
The districts of Burujurd and Sela-
hor in Luristan province we're the CEN
ter Of the greatest violence and there
the heaviest casualties occurred. Sew
eral villages are reported to have been
ingulfed. The destitute survivors are
fleeing into the town of Burujurd,
whence appeals for assistance are now
reaching the government.
The province of Luristan is noun
famous and sparsely settled. It -
about 300 miles southwest Of Teheran
and the only communication with the
Persian capital is by courier. The in
habitants are chiefly Bakhtyaris, an
offshot Of the Iranian people.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
pointment to the position Of chancellor
Of the university.

pointment to the position Of chancellor
Of the university.
President Angeles resignation will
take effect a; the close of the present
college year. He attempted to resign
foul years ago, but at that time the
regents refused to consider his request.
Since that time JUNIORS have been fire.
quent that the venerable educator
would relinquish the reins to a young
er man. Despite these rumors, the &C
ton both of President Angel and the
regents came as a big surprise.
DR.. Angel will continue to lecture
on international law and the history
Of treaties ever after his resignation
takes effect, and as chancellor will re-
ceive an annual salary Of $4,000, be-
sides having his present residence
maintained.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

IT" naval appropriation bin was TN
der consideration in the Senate in com
mittcc Of the whole throughout Tues
day and Tuesday night. An amend
mont was adopted which will have the
effect. if it is accepted by the House.
OF restoring In" marine corps on board
all battl" ships and arInorod cruisers
In accordance With the practice Of the
navy prior to the Presidents order re
moving them from the shiDS. An OK
tended criticism was made by Senator
Dixon of Montana of the method OF
having II large nllmirr of navy yards
along the Atlantic coast. lie took the
ground that the work could be more
economically done in a smaller number
OF places. After being in session for
1--WE hours the II tool a recess m
~ $ p. M. At the night session the
bin was further considered. An amend
m"nt was adopted directing that in the
discretion Of the President half of the
entire naval fleet should be kept on
the Pacific coast. The bill was report
to the Senate. Mr.. Lodge reServing
or further consideration amendments
r"ln1ing to the marine corps being kept
board naval vessels. and providing
Tor n reduction to 21,OOO tons in the
size of each Of the two battle ships
authorized by the act. Being still the
Legislative day Of Monday, the House
for the most part devoted itself to the
consideration of bills under suspension
of the rules. \ number were passed.
among them being those requiring the
of Ocean-going vessels with
apparatus and providing for
the reorganization and enlistment of
til" Naval -Acadamy Band. The Indian
appropriation bill. carrying an appro-
of $l1,57l, 900, was passed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
BURGLARS TAKE 5000, 600 GEMS.

go Concern Reported Victim Of
Express
1t became known the other day that the
safe of the Southern Express Company at
p%inehurst, N. c., was broken open and
robbed of diamonds and jewelry valued
at 100000 on Tuesday night, Feb. 8.
The jewelry had been sent, it is learned,
for the inspection and approval of var
ious wealthy Northerners wintering at
Pinehurst by New York and Chicago con-
Germs. The packages were taken to the
express office on Tuesday afternoon. The
place was broken open early in the morn
ing and robbed of everything of value.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Wayback Senior-The time I went t.
see Barnum's world-famous white ele
plant
Wayback Junior (interrupting)-He
never had a white elephant, dad. II
was a fake.
Wayback Senior (bristling up)-A
fake. wuz it? Col durn ye! 1 s'pose
arter We 60 to college fer another year
cr two yell be tellin' me I never seen
a real live mermaid in a tank Nv wa
ter .-BroOklyn Life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Sixty-seven Die with Shin.

The Union Steamship Company of We'll
lington's steamer Penguin was wrecked
off Cape Terawhiti, New Zealand. Some
of the passengers and a number of the
members OF the crew We're saved, but the
remainder of the ships ompany, num-
bering sixty-seven. are missing and ara
supposed to have persisted. The Penguin
is a total loss.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
SINGING STOPS FIRE PANIC.

Lincoln Celebration mt Fargo, n. D.,
Nearly Result in Tragedy.
With the Fargo opera house in Fargo,
N. D., packed to the doors, George Rad
ley, engineer at the theater, dashed from
the stage through the audience calling for
Fire Chief Sutherland. In an instant
the place was filled with a mob, with
every one rushing for the exits. The
pianist rushed to the instrument on the
stage and "America' was played. A
chorus of voices on the stage took up the
air and in a moment the audience joined
and order was restored again. Although
a few were jostled and slightly bruised,
none was seriously injured.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
ANGEL OUT AS PRESIDENT.
Resigns at Ann Arbor to Be Made
Chancellor Forthwith.

DR.. James Burrill Angel has resign
ed from the presidency Of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan after thirty-eight
years of continuous service. The board
of regents accepted the resignation, as
DR.. Angel urgently requested that ac-
tion. but gave assurance that he would
not entirely eve his connection with
the institution by proffering him APP
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
BOY HAS FRACTURE habit.
Bones Are Like ChaIN and Break
Whencvcr Ho Falls.

Possessing limbs almost as brittle as
chalk, Joseph Hurley, aged Is years, Of
louisville, Pa, who puzzles physicians
us to how he survives his many accidents,
fell again the other day, fracturing his
right thigh bone. Within three years he
has had his legs broken no less than a
dozen fines, the slightest accidents result
ing in fractures. Hurley spends more
time in the local hospital than out of it.
and his friends say he has the fracture
habit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
KILLS SWEETHEART In TAXICAB
Jealous Young Man Mt Reading, Pa,
Then Commits Suicide.


Then Commits Suicide.
While escorting his sweetheart, Miss
Estelle Rocktasllel. to her home in a taxi
cab in Reading. Pa, after the pair had
spent the evening together, George l..
Knaut shot the young woman through
the head, causing instant death. Later
he turned the weapon upon himself and
committed suicide. Knaut was p years
old and the girl a year younger They
had been close friends for three years,
and 1t was understood by the girls par
ents and by a~cquaintances that the cou-
Pile were engaged to be married, although
no formal announcement had been made.
At midnight the cour!e were seen on one
Of the street corners. They were quar-
reling, and the girl laughed in a tantal'
izing manner at her companion. The po-
sition of the dead girls body leads the
police to believe tina she may have been
asleep when she was shot. That jealousy
prompted the shooting is the generally
accepted theory.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

The St. Pau board of aldermen has
passed an ordinance requiring that all
milk sold in the city must be from in,
spected herds.
South Dakota millers are asking the
Legislature to require that all -four sold
in that State be branded with the name
of the manufacturers
Fully 1000 farmers from the Dakotas
and Minnesota We're present in Fargo, at
the meeting of the Tri-Statn Grain Grow
ers' convention. The theme for the day
was Crop Rotation" and it was dis
cussed in its several phases by experts
from all the States represented.
Representative Charles l.. Sawyer, of
MINNEAPOLIS. introduced in thr Mime
sofa House a resolution giving q y"!o of
thanks to Mr.. j.. A. Patton. the wheat
king of Chicago. for his work in keeping
wheat at and above the dollar mark. The
resolution was sem over under notice OF
debate.
Chicago grain shippers won their long
protralLcd fight for an equalization of the
rain rates on shipments from the North
west and West to the Southwest with
tiosc on shipments passed through other
gateweys than Chicago.
The establishment of a permanent tar
if commission was condemned and Con-
rress complimented on its report in the
nroposed action to render it impossible
for the executive department to nego-
tate tariff agreements without full con-
pressional consent and approval, at the
twenty-fourth annual meeting of the
American Protective Tariff League, held
in New York.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
I'm, sister watcb suic,s.

Calling to his sister to witness his ac-
ton. Thomas j.. McNerny, aged % years,
held aloft a glass containing carbolic
acid in Oil City, Pa. As the girl APP
pcared in a doorway, McNerny exclaim-
ed Here she goes and drank the poi-
son. He died in half an hour.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Side Lights on History.

Cotton Mather was prosecuting the New
Salem witches.
I'm going to make it still hotter for
'em he exclaimed, vindictively.
misunderstanding this remark, some OF
che best citizens of the community, a.
we have every reason to believe, went
ahead and built the fires.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Mrs. Robert Skipwith, an aged woman.
belonging to a prominent family, and a
man named Johnson were burned 10
death in q fire which destroyed an old
mansion near Clayvillc, Va.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

A duel with revolverS in a crowded res
taurant was witnessed al Milton. Fla.
when Frank Fleming and Robert PEN
ton, prominent planters. met to settle a
grudge of long standing. The aim of
Penton proved the better, and Fleming
is dead. The coroner's jury ex~onerated
Dnrtnn
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Ptomaine poisoning, said to have re-
suited from the eating Of peanuts, caused
the death in Pittsburs of Catherine Ly-
don, aged Z years, after an illness of a
few hours. ..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
TGE EMg2XERS
.sfsSAsIltSSas Nr .GN
s5ADM@TzssES&
-S. $1,000

Chica go-Cattle. common to nrimo
800 to 500. hocs nrimo boorv 81 n
to $500; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $500; wheat. No. .. S1.1G to Sis;
corn No. .. CSC to Gle: oats, standard,
dc to 52c; rye. No.. 2. 7Gc to nc; hay.
timothy. $500 to $1,000; prairie. $500
10 Nll''o; butter. choice creamery, &c
10 'Vc: eggs fresh, &c TO 5oc; potatoes.
per DuShel' ooc TO 75c.
lndianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500
t" 500: hogs, good to choice heavy,
S"'.H' to $500; sheep, good to choice,
S-'."' to S4HD; wheat No. = SLID to
$l.IN; corn NO. :, white, Ole to &c;
oats No. : white, i'c to Ole.
St. Louis-Cattlr. $4.IO to $7.75; hogs.
800 to 5000: sheep. $500 to $3.50;
wheat. no. :. Sl.-' to Sl.-'; corn. NO.. :,
olc TO n5c; oats NO. :. ooc to DC; rye,
40. = '"c TO re.
Cincinnati-Cattle, 4.OO to $3.50;
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
rx K,,,ed In Fre,eh, -,

Garvin Weigand of Trinidad, Col, ana
a. G. Searle, a cigarmaker from Berke-
ley, Cal, were killed in the wreck Of q
freight train eight miles south Of Gill
roy, Cal. The two men were beatina
their way from Los Angeles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

PILES CURED IN . To II DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure an,
case Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles in 6 to IA days Or money refunded
k0c
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
HOLD UP STAGE; SECURE 5000.

Driver Robbed by Masked Men After
CashinE Check.
Joe Smell, driver of the stage between
Mountain Iron and Virginia, Mimi, was
held up during the night and robbed of
5000. He cashed a check for that amount
at Virginia and was driving to Mountain
Iron when he was stopped by two masked
men at a lonely point of the road. The
money belonged to his employer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

"Who are those people in that privat2
box"
Il don't know mere ~nobodies, 1 guess
They are devotins their whole attention
to the play"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
TO SUPPRESS RAINES HOTELS
Members of Committee of Fourteen
Call on Governor.

Albany Nov. l9.-The Governor saw to-
iav members % the Committee Of Fourteen
.or the Suppression Of Raines Law Hotels.
the Rev john p. Peters. chairman; Con-
gressman William (. Bennet. Edward J.
Mcclure and Secretary Within coming 10
Albany for that purpose.
The committee presented 10 the Governor
facts about law enforcement IN New York
city by the Excise Department against
the d,sorderly resorts. and while finding
much that Was satisfactory 20 report. di-
rected attention 10 the need and WAYS
and means Of making more effective that
recent amendment 20 the excise law by
which even the dives of the lower Eowery
were closed by Police Commissioner Biug
ham ani the Excise De epaTtment working
together 10 accomplish IL
The committee showed that the receipts
of the department from fines and recoveries
were "A source - revenue To the state
l,ing more than sufficient 10 pay the fun
administrative costs OF the Law. The
committee did not believe that the people
- tn, stat, would be willing 10 profit by
lice and crime. and hence asked that ad-
di,ioual appIoI ria tioLs shoulI be made to
secure better enforcement against the OBJ
,-.tionable places.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
LAYOUT In HOTEL
ROULETTE And FARO.
Surprise for Clerk When Po-
lice Scoop DOzcn.

Francis w. Cox, assistant manager was
positive that the Hotel GreGOrian. at No.
4e West 35th street couldn't be sheltering
n gambling outfit under its roof. Captain
John OBrien. of the TenderlOin station.
was equally positive that his Authority for
making an Investigation was unimpeach-
able. and he had brought along several Of
his men In plain clothes 20 back him up.
They arrived at O'Clock last night.
brushed BY the amazed assistant manager
and the naughty attendants Of the hotel
In their Hveries and entered the elevator.
Captain O'Brten and his men, accom-
panied by cox. went 20 the NTH floor and
stopped in front Of room No. Z There was
no response to the captains order TO open
up. Cox said ne could not open the door
but when Detective Devanney produced an
axe and a jimmy and hts chief announced
that II the door was not OpeEed he would
smash II In. Cox became alarmed and sent
for the engineer. who opened the door by
the simple expedient Of inserting a KEY
in the lock.
The face Of the assistant manager was a
study as he looked upon the scene thar
lay before his eyes. A roulette wheel was
one OF the prominent furnishings Of the ex-
elusive suite. Near II we're a table and a
packing bOX that went with the outfit
Hardly less prominent we're a faro layout
and a bushel basket full of ivory chips
Search Of the other three rooms 81 the
suite revealed other gambling imple-
mtnts. but these were enough. Cox seemed
horriied, and remarked that il was I'M
possible To fOresee where vice would break
out I'm these days. He couldn't understand
the presence OF the wheel the layout and
the chips in the GreGorian. and. at any
rate. he hadn't seen the stun come In.
Captain O'Brien interrupted To- say that
he would see II go out. and his men i'm
mediately started 10 clear the room cox
implored the police not 20 carry the stuff
out by the front entrance because Of the
effect II would have on the patrons of the
hotel. but Captain O'Brien was iniexibIe
and In five minutes the automobile patrol
of the Tenderloin station was changing In
front Of the hotel and the detectives were
passing through the lobby with the impos-
ing array Of implements OF chance
IL was found that the suite had been
taken about a week ago by Mr. and Mrs
Jack Wren and family. night clerk said
later that the party included maid and
two young children. They had applied for
rooms and mad been admitted 10 the hotel
after satisfying the management's stand
ard of respectability. They had gone out
earlier in the day. the night clerk said. and
had not returned. Captain OBrien left a
man I'm the hotel TO find out more about
the Wren family when the party should
come back
A large crowd followed the police and the
patrol automobile TO the TenderlOin station
which received for the first time in two
years a load Of stuff which had been or
could be used for gambling. Old Tenderloin
habitues heard about il and dropped I'm
during the evening 10 gaze upon the un-
usual sight. The consensus seemed 20 be
expressed in the observation Of one man.
who said:
1t looks quite like old times"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
DROPS YERKES JOB.
Justice Putnam Resigns as
Temporary Receiver.

Harrington Putnam. whom Governor
Hughes appointed recently as Justice of
the Supreme Court I'm Brooklyn to flI a
vacancy, resigned yesterday as temporary
receiver % the estate OF Charles T. Yerkes
Judge Ward. ~ the United States Circuit
Court, who accepted the resignation, ap-
pointed Charles {. Birmingham 10 succeed
Mr.. Putnam.
The report Of Mr.. Putnam. who was ap-
pointed ON April 3. said the valuable collec-
tion Of paintings ia the Yerkes home, at
Fifth avenue and 6Sth street, had not de-
Perforated. When Mrs. Mary Adelaide
Nerkcs. widow Of the traction man. moved
In court FOR the removal OF the receiver
soon after his appointment. counsel for a
creditor of the estate opposed the motion.
expressing fear that Mrs. Yerkes would
not give the at collection proper care.
Mr.. Putnam reported that the gallery was
insured for $4,000. In HIS report he said:
have received no income from any DOR
uon ui The property in my hands. / have
succeeded IN obtaining from the authori-
ties Of the city successive adiournments OF
the sale Of the 6Sth street property for
oNeidu" taxes. Owing To lack Of funds in
my hands a. receiver. ! have not paid the
taxes accruing for the current year.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
QUESTIONS COURTS STATUS.
Lawyer Thinks City Magistrate May
Not Act as Justice.

During the proceedings IN the case Of A
prisoner charged with larceny. yesterday
afternoon. NJ. Henry Rosenberg the pris-
oner's attorney. raised the question as 10
whether the findings OF the court. with a
city magistrate sitting as a justice. were
legal.
Louis Speyer the prisoner. was charged
with passing a worthless check for $50
drawn on the Citizens Central National
Bank. He was found guilty by the court.
which consisted ~ Justice Zeler, presiding
with Justices Harris and Mayo as asso-
Ciates
Following the conviction Mr. Rosenberg
said:
The court is Illegally constituted i'm that
the defendant is entitled. as II right. TO a
uial before three justices OF the Court of
Special Sessions. and hat Justice Harris
Is sitting by designation and Is a magis-
trate TO flll the office of city magistrate Of
the city Of New York"
Speyer said he was "A merchant I'm San
Francisco, and that he had expected his
brother 10 send 500 To the bank on which
he drew the check lie was remanded to
the Tombs for sentence on Friday.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
FUNERALS. WEDDINGS, BABIES.
These Sources Of Income" Fail, and
Sexton Is in a Bad WaY.

u was an unusual, yet forlorn. excuse
that Max Friedman. sexton Of little
synagogue in Msiison street offered 10 JUS
tice Hoyt. I'm the Children's Court yester-
day, when the justice asked him II ne
would be able 10 help the city support his
tNeve-year-old son. Max. jr.. who had
been committed 20 the Jewish Protectory.
Papa" Max lays his misfortune To the
fact that there are mo more funerals. no
more marriages ana no more baby boys
born" i'm his section of the East Side for
all of which occasions he said ne re-
ceived fees at ia, following scale Of prices
For "A wedding 81 for a funeral, 81 To 81,
and FOR baby hoy. 81.
But. your honor said Max "our peo-
ple don't marry any more. they don't die
any more and thee don't have baby boys
any moTe-what tan poor sexton do a
Nfon Is no business"
Max testified that he earned only s. 80
month owing Ia this doarth Of normal con
ditions in his district. and that all tins
went toward paving for the support of his
small funily Little Max II seemed lad
puLlic parks and skipping his lessons at the
public school around the corner from his
home.
Justice Hoyt was convinced Of the
fathers inability 10 assist In the support ~
his son. "lou win said the Justice. Il
commit tho lad. ana vou don't need TO pay
anything toward pis support Papa" Max
nodded his gray head silently. and shufn
8Ilf of court
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
FUN FOR LUN4TICS.
Hitchcock Goes to Mattea1can
1cith Joke BAG.

AZ the invitation OF Or. Amos T. Baker.
superintendent II the State Asylum Of the
Criminal Insane at Matteawan. Raymond
Hitchcock and score of players appear
ing with him In The Man Who Owns
broadway" at the New York Theatre.
went up 10 Matteawan I'm a private car
yesterday and entertained the inmates.
Mr.. Hitchcock made a speech. which
alienists said was unique I'm the history of
such performances He represented himself
as lunatic and told funny stories. which
the inmates-both men and wOmen-appre-
ciated and applauded. tie said
IL feel at home among yCu. for a mat
ter of fact II the authorities were on to-
me 1 would be here with you. l am really
cheating. for I am just as crazy as you are.
| know a good deal about lunatics. because
l greS UP in Auburn. opposite the big in
sane asylum. And my mother used TO hold
me in her arms opposite the barred win
dows. and I would coo up at the inmates.
who would coo right back again.
II made a close study Of lunatics. and one
day l went into the asylum 20 visit my
cousin. who was a keeper He led me
through long passages. up and down many
stairs and through n million doors Then
he left me. and l was lost | had 20 find
my way back. l met ahunatic. who showed
me- through all those doors and down all
those stairs. | was all out OF breath
Well. he told the rest of the story which
ends up. Tag. you're IT,"
Then he went on with his speech:
Later In life l gave unmistakable signs
of insanity. / went on the stage as a
comedian. and II is as a comedian that
come before you to-day. StrOllinG through
the wards this afternoon l met number
of friends. among them my pal Henry
Shipman (Once a theatrical manager who
was convicted of murder for killing an ac-
tress). who had the next cell To mine I'm
the Tombs | have a big laugh on 'Shippy'
I am going to tell IL TO you boys and
girls. 'Shippy' was being tested for his
sanity. and his lawyer said To him: You
are perfectly rational: you will be out OF
here in two weeks. 'Shippy' said II
that is the case, I am going home. He
wrote letter to his people and was just
about To post IL when the stamp fell on the
fiOoE II lit on a cockroach. which ran up
the wall 'Shippy looked at IL. and throw
ing the letter down in disgust. said: Hell.
l won't be out Of here in two years.
Then Hitchcock broke forth into song.
He sang: What a Difference a Few
Hours Make" and The Man Who owns
BrOadWaN- lie closed Dy saying i nope
! shall Sc you all on Broadway soon. and
IL ! don't. will see you up here
Then other members of his company
danced and sang and told stories, and six
musicians led by Carl Waxebaum. director
of the Broadway Theatre orchestra. played.
The inmates seemed very much pleased
with the performance and applauded Wig
OTOusly.
Harry X. Thaw was invited 10 attend.
but he refused. saying il was a device of
DIR. Flint, the alienist. who was present.
to trap him.