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81 New YoEk, March r. K "a ope! Of the
qst& flo tabie balloon ascnsions ever,
attempted in this country, possibly
ESQ world VII soon take place
r fl.nn ssIl.ipfeld, Mass, when an eftort
TsAtl She \ made ito = reach! an altitude
greater than ever, before attained by;
man u K y IA n u Ec& WI.
9ss Two men will participate In thia
Daring flight One: will be Profes-
sor David Todd a celebrated astron-
ener of Amherst College, and tho
other Eco Stevens, a well known ae-
fonaut of this city. The ascension is
tt' be made forx the: purpose, Of pro-
outing .scisntifie data Of an important
lnature,' and. because Of the great az
ktitnde they expect to reach, involves
an element of possible peril and a
great. dead ofahardship. ~ Z
/; Prof ssor Todd has been preparing
E 1sor the aerial. voyage for some time
fand should the flight prove success-
Efaal it is expected no will obtain In
formation about the upper strata of
cir that will be of vast Importance
lto the scientific world: :" :, -. .s>%, +.
Preparations for the flight have
been, carried on; with much ;tseerecy,
1hut it is known that they intend tn
]1n lse a very large balloon. and IN
stead Of an Ordinary basket they
ly9ill have a steel frame or cage for
1.-The better accom- rotation OF the
eientific work. Zen miles of Ans
lsteel for} copper wire. will be a part
nf tho equipment. So, IA +.
Y The balloon WIFI be only one-halt
hor two-thirds inflated because it IL
respected they will reach an, altitude
iRhere the thinness ,of tho air might
Ecause the gas, bag to burst IT 1g7were
| entirely Allied. They. expect, ia rise
Ito a point where the temperature is
! far 10 wer than anything ever: exper,
1tlepced on the earth and; it. is neces-
sgary for them TO prepare very care.
fRMlly for keeping thmselves alive lin
lsuch 81 an atmosphere. Professor
dIodd has recently, made several trips
Ito New York for the purpose of, com,
lBleting arrangements for the voyage
\ kAt declined to talk OF details, " -
MT. Stevens said yesterday he die
mot feel at liberty to make any
tEstatement a9oAt JtYbee;sS4oyyslt air jour
n!ey. Tn fact, '"sald ne, II Know very
little about. Professor Todd's part Of
Ut. I simply know 1t is for scientific
purposes. butt that does not concern
fme. My part will be to take thu
fballoon higher than any BALLOON has
lever gone before and get Back tc
Eearth again with a clean bill OF
f5ealth.'' - "s.>.,|, "a" xl ~, l.
! : Special atmospheric conditions Wft1
be watched for, so that the ascension
tmay be made under the most favora-
fb1e conditions possible. The aero
lnauts will he provided with various
Instruments for recording, altitude
Temperature ana other, meteorologi-
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Monday sfts aeon when. the stofm,
ceased. They hen took up snow
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-03-25
CARD OF THANKS.

The family Of John Flags, adopt
this means to thank their friends for
the SERVICES rendered and kindness
shown them during tho sickness, and
death 81 theiTB onSand brother, n ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-03-25
!. ST. siiEiNG

SqaNg1NugR ERdn ss.AeE oNe. B. 1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
TO HAUL DOWN FLAG.
Impression Grows that Spcrry VIII
Soon OMIT Command.

Rear Admiral Charles $. Sperry'
who brought the American battlcShlP
fleet from san Francisco to mi
Roads, left Fort Monroe, va, lor
Washington Thursday and the snip =
carpenter on board the flagship Con-
necticut began to box up the admiral 5
belongings. The impression grows III
the fleet that Admiral Sperry soon VIII
haul down his flag. 1t is common Cos
sip in the fleet that President ltoosc-
"eIt intends to name the next com
mandcr in chief of the fleet before he
retires from office next Thursday.
Admiral Spcrry would have little to
gain from continuing in the command
at this time, for the ships are due
to remain at the navy yards, whence
they soon will be distributed, until
May II.
They will then rendezvous at Fort
Monroe to remain probably until july
l before proceeding to the northern
drill grounds off Cape cod for record
target practice in still water. Admiral
Sperry retires in September, so there
is little in the program Of the next
few months that would cause nm 10
wish to remain. Undoubtedly the ad-
mlral's personal wishes viii have great
weigh with the president and the navy
department.
Reports that friction has occurred
over the customs inspection Of the
feet, and thai there has been ConllSca-
ton of property, are pronounced by
officers of the returned battleship to
be ~unfOunded.
Everybody on board is allowed to
bring in free foreign purchases ag-
gregating not more than 500.
Probably a dozen officers on each
ship have exceeded this. and Ira'ti.
cally none Of the men.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
E FACES A-PLENTY
NEARLY 100 WILL BE FOUND IN
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Among Those to Retire Are Teller Oh
Colorado, Plat OF New York, Hep
burn of Iowa and Sherman OF New
York.

Twelve senators and seventy-seven
representatives who are members Of
the present congress will be absent
when the Sixty-frst assemblies
In special session on March 10. Unless
the return of Mr.. Hopkins in Illinois
and Mr.. Stephenson IN Wisconsin
takes place it Is possible that the num-
Der OF senatorial ~absentees Will be aug
mented to fourteen.
OF the seventy-seven representatives
who retire on March 3 one is Mr.. Hep
burn, Of Iowa, who has served Wenty-
two years in congress-, and another,
Mr.. Sherman, of New York, who be-
comes vice president, has served TWEEN
ty years in the house. Mr.. Cousins, OF
iowa, and Delegate Smith, Of Arizona,
have served sixteen years. while Jen-
kins Of Wisconsin, Cooper of Texas,
Overstree of Indiana, williams of Mis-
sippi and Acheson of Pennsylvania
have each served fourteen years.
OF the other representatives who
will soon retire, eight served IL years,
two 10 years. six s years. nine 6 years,
fifteen 4 years and twenty-eight 2
years, or a single term.
In years Of service Senato Teller,
OF Colorado, is the Nestor Of the retir-
Ing statesmen. having been elected un-
admission Of his state to the union.
taking his seat December 4, 1876,
since which time he has continuously
and prominently been In the public
eye. He resigned from the senate
In 1882 to enter the cabinet of Presi-
dent Arthur as secretary of the Ntnte-
rior, re-entering the senat March 4,
e
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
DUAL PITTsBURG TRAGEDY.

Lover Slashes Sweetheart with Razol
Mand Then Cuts His Throat.
With Mrs. Anna Baxter. a widow
whom he had courted for several years,
sitting on his lap in her home. VIM.
Gearhart. OF Pittshnrg Pc captain OF
an engine company, suddenly drew a
SEQ from his pocket and siashed the
woman across the throat. h called
for help and her son and daughter
dragged her from Gearhart's arms and
notified the police. When the officers
arrived they se.ns. a.earhaTt lying on
the floor, his throat cut and a big knife
In his hands. Both victims were taken
to q hospital, where, 1t Is said. that
their is doubtful. No cause
whatever is assigned for the deed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
CHILLY" SUNDAY ASSAULTED.
Horsewhipped, by Religious Zealot 1t
S%nrinpfipld

Rev. w A. Sunday. better known as
Billy Sunday, a former baseball
player, who is now an evangelist, was
hersewhipped Friday night by a relig-
ious fanatic at the Sunday tabernacle
in Springfield, ILL.,, where, In the pres
ence of 5000 persons he was conduct
ing the opening meeting or a religious
revival.
h evangelist had just made his
opening remarks and was leaning
against the pulpit while q hymn was
sung by Fischer and Butler, his choral
leaders, when a powerful man who
says his name Is Sherman Potts AN
forward with a buggy whip and struck
Sunday several terrific blows.
Sunday leapcd from the platform
and dashed at his a~ssailant, whom he
knocked down. The audience was on
the verge of a panic, with women
weeping and children screaming while
Potts and Sunday rolled and tumbled
in the aisle.
Mr.. Fischer directed the choir and
the audience to sing, and IN a few mo-
ments the entire audience was Gained.
Several men seized Potts and held
him until policemen came and took
him to Jail.
Mr. Sunday suffered several painful
bruises from the whip. The prisoner
said his home was neal LO~vington, Ill.
According to his statements at the
Jail he was once declared insane and
committed to the Jacksonville asylum,
whence after a brief confinement he
was released.
He made the attack, he said, In de-
Tense Of the virtue of women which
he declared had been criticised by the
evangelist. The police say that Potts
Is a religious fanatic.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
\ QnTsTk nhWnTh INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
~~~'" From Day TO Day Condensed
cTATE NEsMe : FOR OUR BUSY READERS
FILE PETITIONS IN COURT.
two F.ins Are NIlc%ctI to BE BANK
ytpt by Many Creditors.

rupt by Many Creditors.
Creditors residing IN M~inneap"'1s
: , rui. Chicago. Detroit ana AShlano'
> haze nlcd in tho United states
.ourt in Sioux Falls a petition ASKING
that George /. Phillips, a druggist ana
dealer Of Niborg h" declared
IN inyoIurary bankrupt. Notice mas
,ern served upon the defendant re-
.uiring him To- appear before Judge
'drlamd aud show cause why the pc
itiuu of the creditors should not pe
rauteh. The p~rtjtiuning creditors al
rgr that while Phillips was in an m
pl, "nt condition he transferred ms
.roI erty to other creditors with the
intent to prefer such creditors over ms
thcr creditors.
creditors residing at M~innehpnIlS
ind other points have filed IN the
United states court a similar pettl"n'
Y which they seek to have Arthur j.
flirgcr. Of WatrrtuWn, adJudgCd an
uvoluntary~ bankrupt. Tn" all"g" that
re- j. iusulN II anal hat he commits
acts Of bankruptcy Ivy paying sums
20 other creditors with the intent OF
such creditors over tn" oth-
r. creditors. and to hinder, delay ana
Ipfraud his other C~rcditurS. 1t is fur
Iher alleged thai Itiegcr also mad" an
OF all his property. ltl'S'r
haS been served with notice recurring
lim to APPEAR before judge tarland.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
KILLS FRIEND IN TRANCE.
Nintccn-Ycar-OId Boy Stays Intimate
Friend.

Orivlle Poland, of Hutchinson, kan.,
aged 10 years, who was arrested We'd
nesday charged with the murder of
Jesse Hayrnaker, a Wells-Fargo EX-
press clerk, who was found
dead In the company's office in the
depot has confessed.
Poland aid he went to the express
office and told the clerk, who was an
intimate friend, hal he desired to
sleep in the Office tor h night, as his
mother was not at home. Haymaker
gladly gave his consent. Poland said
that Haymaker was asleep at the time
he shot him.
81 may have been crazy. but l did
it," declared Poland. we both went
to sleep. Later l awoke and Jesse
was dead and I had a pistol in my
hand. Then L went up to the town
office of the company and robbed the
cash drawer. 1 got $7.25, but l don't
know what I did with it."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
NOSE SEVERED FROM FACE.



iuriCS to q Deuel. County Man.
To have his nose practically severed
in addition to sustaining other injuries
as the experience of l.. IiO"rsma. a well
known farmer residing in Deuel. coun-
ty. Himself and a number of others
from his neighbOrhood decided to at
tend a funeral, and Boersma started
out with q sled we'll loaded with peo-
ole for the scene of the funeral. Space
in the sled was so limited that he a
to kneel in the front of the sled IN or
der TO drive his team. At a point IN
the road when the team was he1ng
driven at a good rate of speed one or
the runners struck a stone covered by
snow, n the force of the collision
was sufficient to cause BOersma to lose
his balance and fall headlong out or
the sled. He alighted on the tongue
Of the sled near the horses heels. Ihls
frightened the animals to sue an eN-
tent that they commenced KICKING.
Before he could be rescued from MS
perilous position he had been severely
cut and bruised about the head n
face, in addition to his nose being
practically severed from his face. He
vii! be disfigured for life,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
IN PLOT 10 COUNTERFEIT.

>a!.s Hsssffi =Tesisd for iTgtH1-
tine Republic Crime.
It Is alleged an attempt to counter
felt the 5 and 10 pesos notes of the Ar
gentine Republic, in which an official
OF that country is said to be connected,
was disclosed by the arrest Of Robert
p. Scott at Indianapolis, Ind.
Scott is said to nave been q share
holder in a copper mine at La Fem
tana, Bolivia. According to the Of
fcers he was promised $4,000 by the
Argentine official to have certain pho
Geographic plates made in this country
from which the Argentine notes were
to be struck on genuine government
paper.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
AFRAID OF WAR CLOUD.
Trouble In Balkans Causes Much
Alarm In France.

The French parliamentary arbitra-
ton group, of which Baron d'Es-
teurnelles de Constant is president, Fri
day undertook an effort to arouse the
public opinion of the worl and COM
pei the powers to offer mediation IN
the event a conflict in h Balkans be-
comes inevitable.
The resolution adopted and COM
m]unicated to the parliaments of the
signatories to The Hague agreement
call attention to the fact that media
ton by ncutrals under The Hague con-
vention "can never be considered an
u]nfriendly act by the litigants.'
The support of the United States and
the South American republics especial
Iy is desired by the French group,
and Geographic appeals will be dis
patched to Washington and the South
American capitals requesting CO.
operation. .-..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05

Saturday evening as Ova Johnson,
aged %, and Ada Pierson. aged II,
were about to enter the train at Huron
for Minneapolis they were confronted
nv Officers Barker and Hawley, who
took the pair into custody. The arrest
was made on a telegram from George
H. Pierson. Of Claremont, Brown coun-
ty, stating that the young people We're
clipping and directing their arrest, the
girl being under age.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
sultan Recognizes Raisuli.

The sultan has appointed Raisuli,
N former bandit, governor of the
province OF Djbelala. Raisuli has
promised to enoun the ransom paid
behalf OF Sir Harry MacLean. the
sultan's adviser, whom Raisuli held
as q prisoner in 1907. The new gov
ernor promises to fulfil the duties
Of his oface honestly and not to oppose
Europeans.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
WILL BUILD AT HURON.
Haley s. Lang Are to Erect a $2o,ooo
Warehouse.

Haley & Lang, wholesale fruit deal
ers, of Sioux City, have completed ar
rangements for the construction OF a
building to be used as a wholesale
house in Huron. For the past TWO
years his firm has made Huron its
distributing point for this section OF
the state, and their rapidly increasing
business has demanded larger and
more convenient quarters. Il build
Ing, as planned, will be of pressed
brick, stone and concrete, entirely frost
proof, with ample storage rooms and
all modern equipments. 1t will be 50
feet wide by 1925 feet in length, and
will cost about $4,000. Work on the
structure will begin as soon as the
weather will permit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
BERLIN RIPPER Is CAPTURED.
Assailant of Women Is Finally Made
u Prisoner.

The man who during the past fort
night has been delivering a series of
attacks upon women on the streets Of
Berlin was captured Friday morning.
He made an attempt to stab a woman
on Friedrich s~trasse, one of the crowd
ed shopping streets of the city. The
clothing Of his intended victim was
cut, but she suffered no harm. The
woman screamed and her a%ssailant
fled into a house on an adjoining street
where he was seized by a policeman.
He is a young man, but has not yet
been identified.
AS h result OF inquiries concerning
the man arrested the police subse-
qucntiy doupted his identity with the
perpetrator of the many assaults.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Prison For Mrs. Teal.

Shortly after noon Friday the jury
a verdict finding Mrs. Benja-
min Tea! CT New York City, guilty Of
subordination of perjury in
connection with Mrs. Frank ]. Gould's
suit for divorce. Mrs. Teal was sem
fenced to n year in the ~penitentiary.
She is the wife of a theatrical pro-
frnfHr
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
BRANDED WITH HOT IRONS.
A Laborcr The Victim of a Horrible
Outrage.

Helplessly bound and then burned
and scared with white hot irons until
his screams of agony brought in the
police and citizens to batter down the
doors, a laborer named Yunea NiGe, of
Merida, Yucatan, who was involved in
a clash among the Korean laborers
and captured and tortured by his
enemies, is dead from his injuries. The
fight started among the Koreans, and
soon involved a large number. Yunea
Nido was seized by those opposing his
friends, carried to a house and, after
being bound, hot irons were applied to
the soles Of his feet and to his limbs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
PLANET AND sun TO COLLIDE.


Prof. Lowell Predicts Disaster, but
Not in the Near Future. :
"a collision of an unknown planet
with the sun will terminate life on
EARTH" said Prof. Percival Lowell, d.
rector of the Lowell observatory at
Flagstaff, Ariz., in a lecture at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
THE event will be prophesied four
teen years before the catastrophe oc-
ours and chaotic confusion will reign
in the world during the days preceding
the calamity"
The chance of the catastrophe hap
pening in the near future was declared
by Prof. Lowell to be very slight.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05

J. J. Cosgrove, late of Eldora. Ia,
who recently was appointed assistant
superintendent of the state reform
school at Plankinton. has arrived in
the state and assumed his new du-
ties. He succeeds job Dobson, who
resigned the place because of i'll
health. The new assistant superintend-
emit has been in charge of a similar in
%stitution in Iowa and is familiar with
reform school work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Two Firemen Injured.

Two firemen were injured by a fall
ing wall during a fire which destroyed
the Albert Dickinson seed warehouse
No. 2, in West Taylor street Chicago
Friday. Three girls were knocked
down in the rush of fifty others for
the stairway, but were rescued by
policemen. The loss is $150.00O.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Rank change at Scotland.

A deal was closed at Scotland re-
Gently by which Fl. A. kaeppier or
DAYTON. Wash, who owned the con-
trolling interest in the Bonhomme
County bank, sold a large part of his
stock. so that now the majority of the
stock is owned by local men.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT.
III Feeling iictWrVn i"Innion ana
Bison Continues.

bSlSc1f
The i'll feeling existing between the
Gowns Of Lennon and Bison, rivals
Tor the county seat Of the newly or
ganizcd county Of Perkins, did not
cease with the election of January 26
in which Bison was the victor.
: Two of the newly elected c"mmIs-
sioners, it is stated, favor Lennon.
and went to that town to attend the
monthly meeting of the board, Wh1le
the third, n Bison adherent. went L"
Bison and held a meeting by himself.
Lumber is being hauled to Bison foF
the construction of Il court mousse, al
though tie county commissioners
claim they ave not ordered the ma
terial nor authorized the construction
of the building. Bison is off the rail
road, and the people of that town are
hauling their supplies from HettinGcr'
N. D.. much farther away, in order
to avoid visiting or ~patronizing Lem
mon in any way.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
ONE MILLION FOR CHARITY.
OF Theatrical Manager Makes
Numerous Beuuests.

Nearly $1,000, 900 for charitable in
stitutions is provided for in the Will
of Eugene Tompkins, Of Boston, the
former theatrical manager, who died
recently. To Mrs. Tompkins $4,000
and the income OF the estate is left,
and to persous connected with the
Boston theater and the Academy of
Music Of New York $4,000 is distrib-
uted. Upon the death of Mrs. Tomp-
kEns 100000 Is to go to the Actors'
Fu.ld Of America, $4,000 to the Ac-
tors home, New York; 100000 or
more to Boston charitable institutions,
and approximately $4,000 will be
paid to the Perkins Institute for tho
Blind. South Boston.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
o,,r+ers for Mitchell, E.lls

The Mitchell club, a business and
social organization, has disposed Of its
furniture and other equipment to the
Elks lodge of that city, which will take
possession March 1, and the Elks viii,
use the rooms for their lodge rooms
until their new building is ready for
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Stanley County Wells.

At present rate Of sinking artesian
wells in Stanley county, that county
will soon rival some of the eastern
counties of the state in its number.
Many Of the ranches are now supplied
with flowing water, and as all the wells
bear gas the fuel matter is made a
much more simple one than it was In
hauling the supply long distances.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Tells Date of Own Death.

DR.. w. A. Lund, prominent physi-
clan of Houston, Tex, is dead at his
home of blood poisoning, contracted
while performing an operation three
weeks ago. He diagnosed his own
case, attended to his own treatment
and predicted the exact late of death
two weeks since.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
SIZES aIILWAVNI2T RAILWAY.
Chicago Salesman Alleges He Was AS
sauItcd by Conductors.

a Chicago jeWelry house reprCSeiI-
fative named C. F. Billings, engaged
Holman & Janousek of YanktOn as at
torncys Wednesday in a damage suit
against the Milwaukee road for as
sault upon him during the blockade
of a train at Scotland.
The man was aroused from SleeT
with great violence, he alleges, by tW"
well known conductors on the
Mitchell-Sioux City run and unwar-
rantably assaulted.
It is supposed Billings was the vic
tim of jokers who sent the conductors
after him on a fake charge Of distrub-
ing the occupants of the car. Billings
was struck and shows evidence of the
milling.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Defense of Miss POIrcis.

Parkston's committee which is look
ing after the prosecution Of Mrs.
Kaufman for the alleged murder of
Agnes Polreis is sending out an ap-
to the people of the state to as
sist them in raising sufficient money
to further defend the murder of the
young m
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
100000 to Resume WORK.

More than 10000 ubber mill oper.
in New England who have been
idle for a month, will be at work
again by the middle of next week
Orders have been issued by the United
states Rubber company to resume
operations at most of the idle plants
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
500 pie in Storm in Russia.

A violent blizzard prevailed for
days over a wide area in south
Russia. More than 500 persons have
persisted, including many who were
frozen to death in snowed-in trains. It
is believed there. We're a number OF
wrecks in the Black sea.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
To Pension Railroad Men.

The French governments project to
pension employees of the state railroad
has been completed and 1T has been
presented to the parliamentary com
mission. It provides for the retiring
OF engineers and firemen over SO years
OF age who have been twenty-five yea
in the service, on half pay.