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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-08-04
ST. Paul Union Stock Yards.

ST. Paul, Aug. 3.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.50@65O; fair to good,
S450M5.50: good to choice cows and
heifers, Sl25@5.25; veals, s4750e50.
Hogs-s7 250750 Sheep-Wethers,
s47505.25; yearlings. $5.2565.75;
lambs, S5.5006.75; spring lambs,
S6.75m7.25.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-08-04
GRAIN AND PROVISION PK1vEss.
Minneanolls Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug 3.-Wheat-Sept.,
$10115 Dec. 99Hc On track-No
hard, s1261l No. Northern, ST.
25h; No. 2 Northern, s123b; No. 3
Northern, $11Sh@l21b.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-08-04

state was unprecedentedly large. Be-
sides Governor Johnson and his staff
and Mayor James T. Haynes of Min
neapolis the visitors included several
hundred residents of the Twin Cities.
who made the long journey to be pres
ent at Minnesotas day of glory at the
fair.
The exercises were held In the
worlds fair auditorium. Judge Thom-
as Burke of this city presided and
Bishop E. J. O'Dea offered prayer.
Addresses were delivered by Colonel
Alden j. Blethen and former United
States Senator John l.. Wilson.
Governor Johnson's Address.
Governor Johnson was then intro
duced. He said in part:
"'The time has come for the West
to throw off the shackles of the
East. / would preach no sectional
divisions and no sectional strifes, but
Minnesota and Washington and the
states between them, with these to
the south of us, should arise In their
might and claim for themselves that
fair share OF influence in the halls OF
congress and In the administration of
national affairs to which are entitled
by every law of common sense, as
well as of political economy.
1--WE, as an integral part of the
American people, should cast our in
fluence and our votes not only to ad-
vance the material interests of our
own particular section, but we should
be broad enough and big enough tC
labor for the common good of oul
common country.
"We have in the states west of the
Mississippi the undoubted balance OF
power, no matter under what name
the national administration at Wash
ington exists. In the years that have
passed our population and our mate
rial wealth have not enjoyed that rep
resentation to which they are entitled
and, furthermore, our leaders have
been content to follow In no small
measure the leadership of men who
represent relatively small constituen
cies and smaller cVmmonwealths."
The speaker declared that the cal
of the West, among other things, i
the call for emancipation from th'
dominion of the trusts and politica
machine. He denounced what h
called fifty years of national folly il
the enactment of navigation laws ant
high protective tariffs" and declared
that the great army of Western yeo
men demand no fostering hand of gov
ernment and ask only for that justic'
and freedom to which they are en-
titled by natural right under the guar
antv of our constitution and our flag.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-08-04

called into questson. 81 am willing to
submit my soblicanism," he said.
"to the only tribunal capable of de-
termining ito the people of my
state who sent me here"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-08-04
For Statewide Prohibition.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 4.-The
Carmichael bill providing for state
wide prohibition was passed by the
house, 75 to 10.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-08-04

Spaniard Should | return to Spain
only to restore order This might
happen should the revolutionaries
drive out King Alfonso or the welfare
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
THREE BAD FIRES
 IN NEW YORK
Man, Woman and Child Burned to Death and 9th CTS Seriously Injured.
tspecial from United Press :,

New York. Dec. 4.-New York fire men had to deal with three serious Ares this morning which resulted in the loss of three lives, the daring res cue of more than 100 persons and the destruction of a number of completed aeroplanes.
 The first and most serious of the fires occurred at s3 South street where a man. woman and child were burned to death and two others seriously in jured- Joseph Ames. a retired trans Atlantic chef, went to sleep with his lighted pipe and his bed clothing caught fire. Ames was burned to death. The fire spread rapidly to the upper floors and Mrs. Marie Braun and her th-ee-year-old child perishe d. A score of persons were resuced by the police.
 Several completed aeropianes were destroyed in the plant of the Walter Kimballs Aeroplane Company near Morris Park
 Robbers. bent on footing Abraham Rabinoitz' jewelry store in the five story tenement house on the upper East Side. applied q torch to the build ing, and for a time the 75 sleeping in- mates of the building were in grave danger but policemen rescued the ten- ants The fire gained headway so quickly that the robbers were foiled in their efforts to rob the store in the excitement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
WHOLE TOWN OUT
 AFTER YEGGS WHO
 BLEW P. O. SAFE
Special from United Press)

Athol. Mass. Dec. 1.-The liveliest bnndit hunt this section of Massachu- setts ever saw is on here today fol- lowing the blowing up and robbery of the local post office of x4,000. Deputy sheriffs and selectmen of the town are out with armed bodies of men and the whole Athol countryside is being searched for the perpetrators.
 It was 1 o'clock this morning when the band of six Yeggs appeared at the railroad station here They bounced on Harry King. the railroad express messenger, bound and gagged him and took him along on their trip to the post office On the way Night Police man Frank Bannon was encountered. The policeman was at once overpow- cred. and tied fast. was locked up in his own tail.
 Arriving at the post office. an en- trance was soon forced and while King helplessly looked on a big charge of nitro-glycerine was fired and the safe door blown to bits The noise of the explosion awoke the whole town and as the citizens came running the rob- bers gathered up their booty which was both in cash and stamps. and fled in the direction of Orange. King was thrown into an alley on their way. where. he was not found until more than two hours nfterward- King de- clared he recognized none of the rob- bers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
SENATE STALWARTS TO FIGHT POSTAL
 SAVINGS BANK
(special from United Press ,

Washington. Dec. 4.-No postal saw ings bank until the Monetary Commit tee has made it's report This Is the word that has come out from the committee room from Senator Aidrich and the ..stalwarts" in the Senate are preparing to line up with him to pre- vent any such bill passing the upper house of Congress.
 The Rhode Island leader takes the position that postal savings bank would be a part of the financial sys- tenn of the country and he is em- phaticalIy against allowing any sort Of financial legislation to be put on passage until his commission has rem dered its report. Senators Cummins ana LaFollette have served notice on the "boss of the Senate.'' that they will try to force a postal savings bank bill through this winter.
 We have another session after this in which to formulate our party pledges" said Aldrich. 'I am strongly opposed to any financial legislation un- til after the committee has made its report"
 In the House. Representative Vree- land. (Republican, New York). chair man of the committee on banking and currency and Representative Weeks. Republican. Massachusetts). chair man of the committee on post offices and post roads. are looked to prevent any bill for the postal savings bank getting on the floor of the House.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
NONE TO WEEP AT
 HEART BR0KENEVA
 BOUCHER'S SFUNERAL
Secret of Her Faithless Lov- CT Dies With His Ten
 der Victim
Not a Flower at Her Bier, Nor a Friend to Utter a Prayer As Remains Are Lowered to the Grave.

Only the church remembered Eva Boucher. the IT years old girl who committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. A mass was said for the repose of her soul at the Church of St. An thony. this morning. Her brother left for Canada, this morning. before his sisters body had been laid in the grave. Her father who is in Canada. had refused to come to her. Message after message she sent to the father from her cot in St. Vincent's hospital. In each she expressed repentance and asked for his love and forgiveness and one more look at his face To each telegram the father replied that he was too i'll to come.
 her friend and workmate. she met her end alone. stoutly refusing to reveal the secret of her suicide, or the name of the man. her sweetheart. who abandoned her when she most needed his help.
 That she killed herself because she had been abandoned and after a quar- rel with this man there Is no doubt She told friends of the quarrel. She told her stepmother the day before the suicide that she hoped to see him once more Whether she did, or not, no one seems to know.
 His name. however. has been re- vealed. He knows why Eva Boucher killed herself. If means can be found to make him a sharer in her fall and punish him for his part in 1t they will doubtless be pursued
 Her body was inferred in St. Mich ael's cemetery. No one sent even a flower. Few of her relatives remem- bered her with a tear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
SIX MASS MEETINGS OF
 100000 PEOPLE DENOUNCE.
 LORDS FOR BUDGET ACTION

and henceforth it is expected that the two will work in harmony. at least until the general election is over
 The speakers at each of the six mass meetings presented the same subjects: that the rejection of the budget was a menace to the peoples hard won liber- ties and demanding the abolition of the House of Lords' power to veto the popular will of the people.
 Everywhere the resolution carried amid scene of unprecedented enthu- siasm- If there was a dissenter in all the vest assemblage- he didn't have the courage to voice his protest
 The crowd around Nefson's Column was packed almost to suffocation- The speakers addressed the crowd from the base of the Column The burden of every speaker was that there should be @euual taxation. for the rich and pool alike. toward which object the budget aimed. Improvised songs, em- bodying this thought. were printed and scattered through the crowds The singing resembled a mighty roar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
HOBO KING SAYS SPAIN IS IDEAL
 FOR HIS CALLING
Knights of the Road Travel oh Horseback and Get Ready Aid.

Frank Clark. seIf-styled King of the Tramps.'' passed through Bridge port yesterday walking to New York to complete the last leg of his jaunt as he calls it. around the world. He left New York two years ago
 Two years ago I determined to see the world" he said. yesterday T beat my way to Portland. Oregon. by train. If my life had not been charmed l would have been killed before I reach thrown 0n fast-moving trains and often was shot at
 T worked my way through Asia and finally landed in Italy. There l was arrested and spent twenty-five days i'm jail Then landed in France. The French authorities often held me up. for my passport I showed them a worthless certificate had They were unable to read it. but thinking would permit me to go-
 -The life of the tramp in Spain was a revelation to me. He does not walk. but goes around on horseback Then he raps at a door and money or food is offered him. he does not stoop down for it or dismount. but asks the donor 10 plac3 it in a can he carries at the end of a. longstick-
 IT landed in Sweden about the time of the big strike My inability to speak Swedish almost resulted disas- frously. They thought was a strike breaker The return from England was accompanied as stowaway-"
 C1arke's only baggage is carried in a handkerchief It consists mostly of clippings from newspapers which tell of his experiences
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
 HERE'S A CHANCE
 FOR AN OLD GIRL She Must Be Over 45 to Be come Street Sweeper's
 Bride White Wings Wants Wom- an of Domestic Tastes to Share His Lexington Ave nue Home.

MT. Fred Osterman, a street sweeper who spends most of his time in Main street. near Congress street. is on the matrimonial market. Three weeks a widow, today he advertises in the col umns of the Farmer for a wife who Is a good housekeeper" He will re- ceive applicants at his home. 292 Lex ington avenue. between ' and o'clock this evening. or at l o'clock tomorrow afternoon. He does not require refer ences, preferring to use his own judg- ment in the process of eliminating the undesirables who may present them- selves
 about 55 years of age. dark. with a heavy military moustache and legs slightly bowed. He is gentle and kind and especially fond of children. al- though he has none. He wants a wife right away, for he says there's no fun in working all day on the street, then going home and doing house work 'I don't want a young wife NO, Noi Don't say thati" said he. alarm ed-like. What would an old fellow like me want of a young wife? Tel 'em they must be 45 -or 50 years old. Even a little older doesn't matter. ] want someone to take an interest in my home, that's all.
 "I work on the street every day, and when I go home at night I want some one to be waiting at the door for me. If it's a rainy day. want dry pair of shoes, and some dry clothes laid out for me. want the supper ready.
 Tn the morning I want the house comfortably warm when arise and after my bath I want breakfast await ing me. When I leave the house in the morning I want the housework done neatly. and if arrange to come home at noon I expect she'll have all the work done and the dinner on the table. don't want to hear any talk about the neighbors. and I don't want my wife tearing around the block look ing for someone to go to the matinees with her
 That's why I don't want a young wife" he explained 'sYou see, when they are young. they are apt to be frivolous. I couldn't be sure. even, that she'd always be home. She might find another fellow she'd like better. But when they get along in years they become more sensible. and that's why I want one at least 45 years of age
 ssPShaw mol" said Osterman. I don't care a hang about whether they're pretty or not If they're pret- ty. somebody else will try to steal 'em from you If they're plain, they're all yours.
 I'm going to take plenty of time. " said Osterman. ''I don't exrect to pick out one tonight It may take me several days to get the one I want But when do\n1ake selection. you can gamble it's going to be a good one. If 1t becomes necessary to advertise again I'll publish the hours for appli- cants to call.
 I've got a nice little home. and no one but re to enjoy it. It's neatly and comfo -tably furnished. and if I find the right woman she's welcome to share it with me"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04

Gentlemen:-I have been asked by the Taxpayers League to vote against the firemen's pay increase. This request I have carefully con- sidered.
 Your league has argued that this increase should not be granted be- cause the pay of the firemen would then be more than the firemen of some larger cities receive. You state, for instance, that New York pays its firemen but $1.40o a year.
 But, on the other hand, some cities smaller than Bridgeport pay as much, or more to their dremen.
 Your idea apparently is that there is some relation between what workers should be paid and the size of the city in which the workers live
 Nothing could be more fallacious than this claim
 New York has a population of 3.00o,000. Its first grade firemen are paid at the rate of about A cents for every thousand inhabitants But Bridgeport has a population of only 100000. Upon a wage basis of A cents per thousand the first grade firemen of this city would. get but $44 a year
 Wages. as a general proposition, are not determined by the size of the establishment in which a man
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
EXTRA TR0LLEY.MEN
 ASSURED OF LIVING
 WAGE AFTER TODAY
Guaranteed Not Less Than $l.5) Per
 Day If They Repo.i.

There are many broad smiles on the faces of the trolley employees today, for a notice has been posted by Supt- c. H. Chapman whereby all extra men are guaranteed a living wage even if they work only an hour day. The extra men are smiling because the change in conditions means they are going to be able to stick it out until they get regular run The old em- pioyes are pleased because the guaran- teed wage means that the type of men who make good railroad men are going to stay on the extra list and the eff dciency of the operating force greatly improved in time.
 Binder former conditions man with a family had to take his chances while on the extra list He might earn s2;5O a week or less. Once in a while he might get in a full week but there was nothing certain about 1t. The result of the old system was that the com pany would have a large extra list when work in the factories was dull and the riding light. When the fac tories were busy and the riding heavy the extra list was small because the would-be trolleymen could find stead fer employment in the shops than on the extra list.
 The notice posted Tn the car parns reads as follows:
 Guaranteed wages for extra men effective Saturday. December 4,ls0S and until further orders. extra men working one hour or more and making all required reports will be paid not less than s1-50 for each days work
 'aThe above will not apply to extra men not working. missing. or falling to report Regular men who are plac- ed on extra list through discipline will be paid for platform time only (Sign- ed) c. Fl. Chapman. superintendent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04

works. but by the nature of the employment, the general condition of similar trades in his own local ity. and by the character of his employer. A tooImaker may re- ceive larger wages in a small city with firm, which employs only ten men than he may subseQuent- ly receive in a larger city of a firm which employs hundred times as many.
 Neither have I been able to at tach much weight to those argr1- ments advanced by your league, the general nature of which is, that the firemen should receive no in- crease. but that the amount they would otherwise get should be used to buy $500. GOO worth of bonds. The statement that such a sum would buy" such an amount of bonds is untrue in the first place and bonding is an expensive pro- position in the second place
 If the alternative is between mortgaging the city and paying more to the firemen, the latter is the preferable and least expensive course Again, your League has said that, even if the firemen should get more the city is too poor to pay more.
 (Continued on page four.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
Four Great Railway Broth erhoods Considering De- mand on q Western Rail roads for Ten Per Cent. Wage Increase.
Switchmen's Strike Has Nothing to Do With the Movement Which Calls Brotherhood Officers To- gether-Cost of Living Has Increased and Capi- talization of Railroads Is Enormous.
Especial from United Press.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-The negotia tions between the railway employees and the 21 western railroads whose terminals are in Chicago. to-day rapidly ap- preached a crisis.
 Grave fears are felt here to-day that unless an agreement is reached quick ly there may begin the greatest labor struggle in which American railroads have ever been involved
 w. c. Lee. grandmaster of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. and A B. Garretson. of the Railway Con cuctors, conferred here to-day with a joint committee representing the train men. conductors and hremen to decide upon the attitude of these unions to- wards the western railways
 This committee Is backed by the solid strength of the four great rail way brotherhoods. having total mem bership of nearly one million Presi- dent Carter, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen Enginemen. and President Stone of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers are ex- pected to arrive here tomorrow or Monday.
 The q western railroads with which they have been negotiating have de- finitely refused to grant the demands of their employees for ten per cent wage increase
 
 increase They point out that. while the cost of living has increased enor- mousiy the railroads have increased their dividends: the tonnage is great CT and the capitalization has been en- larged- The employees declare that they are merely fighting against a de- crease occasioned by the high cost of living
 Roth Lee and Garetson made 1t clear that the strike of the switch men in the Twin Cities and through out the northwest has nothing to do with the movement now in progress Eere.
 A strike on the 21 railroads would almost certainly spread to the eastern roads whose employees have also made demands for an increase
 Should a strike be declared on the Chicago railroads. lines with nearly 100. GOO miles of track and employing nearly 70o.c00 men would be Involved
 CContinned on Page 2)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
WITNESS DISPUTES HACKETT'S ANTE
 M0RTEM STORY
Police Make Public Tale Told By Man Marcone
 Slew
Captain Arnold Declares Virelli Was Asked to "Butt In.''

There are now three well developed phases to the tragedy which occurred Tuesday night when Antonio Marcone fatally stabbed John Hackett- They are the search for the murderer. the controversy between the police and State Policeman Frank Vireln. and the particulars of the assault
 In regard to the whereabouts of the murderer the police are in the dark. Detective Cronan returned from New Haven, where he went. yesterday, with no information. Captain Arnold. with Deputy Sheriff Richards. search ed Milford, and Walnut beach, Detec- tive Fox spent considerable time in the same vicinity. ~ All returned last night, no wiser than when they went. There Is no doubt in their minds now that Marcone was in Milford for a time. Detective Fox thinks that Mar cone has gone up the state on foot. keeping away from the villages and cities Since he had no money the police think there Is little danger of his leaving the country for Italy. The police are certain he has no friends. The search was continued to-day.
 Captain Arnold to-day denied that there is any jealousy on his part in regard to State Policeman Virelli- s working on the case. He says. that he told Virelli. Wednesday night. not to be afraid to "butt' in He told him to go ahead and do what he could. that the Bridgeport detectives would be glad to have him.
 It Is evident that there has been a misunderstanding as to the details of the crime. The following is an ante mortem statement which the police have kept secret Hackett said:
 .T was going up the stairs when the Dago run up behind me and stabbed me with knife. Joe or Tim Buckley was with me He lives near Avon Park Tony run toward the Chain shop and came in here He works in the same room with me"
 This statement was taken by a pa trolman while Hackett was lying in the factory. waiting to be removed to the Bridgeport hospital.
 Detective Cronan found from an eye witness or one who claimed to be an eye witness. that Hackett was going down the shop stecs and alone. This man said Marcone 1umred at Hackett from in front and was struck twice by Hackett before he drew the knife.
 Two statement could not be more diametrically opposed- Buckley denied being with Hackett.
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