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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
CLERGY HOSTILE TO
GREAT PRIZE FIGHT
California Preachers Inaugur-
ate Battle Against Champ
ionship Fight.

San Francisco, May 4.--Opposition to
the Jeffries-J Johnson fight following the
death Of Tommy Mccarthy. the San
Francisco pugilist killed in fight with
Owen Moran here early Saturday morn
ing, took form Sunday in statewide
movement Of clergymen to prevent the
holding of the championship fight July
4. Prize lighting was denounced from
scores of pulpits and in many cases
definite campaign was begun.
A meeting of the San Francisco
church federation will be held and COM
mittees will be appointed to carry the
anti-fght agitation to Governor Gillett.
The pastors of all the churches have
been notified and II Is tacitly agreed
among the clergymen and the church
federation shall take the lead in the
movement
Similar action was taken at Santa
Cruz, Fresno and other towns. Strong
sermons were preached by many
clergymen.
Owen Moran, who Is out on bail
awaiting his arraignment for man
slaughter, yesterday sent 800 to a
priest in Marin county to say mass
over the dead youths body
The little fighter, whose wife and
children in London are still stricken
with grief at the tragic incident Of the
contest, Is insistent in his denial that
ne had admitted the match was a
frame up."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
NOBLE ENGLISH PAIR
STONED BY JOY RIDERS
Duke and Duchess of Manches-
ter, Meet With a Rocky Elk
perience Motoring.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 4.The
Duke and Duchess of Manchester, who
are the guests of Frederick w. Van
derbilt at Hyde Park, have reported to
the police of this city that while they
were automobiling in the hills In the
country, they suffered insult and mar
rowly escaped serious injury at the
hands Of a group of intoxicated JOY
riders.
1t is said that the Duke and Duchess,
who are enthusiastic automobilists,
were passed on the road by an auto
mobile In which were five young men.
The road being narrow, the Duke, who
was driving his car, drew up to one
side to allow the other to pass. In so
doing stones and earth were thrown at
the Duke of Manchester, who escaped
unhurt, but the Duchess was struck on
the arm by several small stones. The
windshield Of the machine was cracked
and the lamps dented.
Although the Duke started to pursue
the machine it got such start that he
was unable to overtake it. The number
of the car was turned over to the police.
Before her marriage in 1900 the Ouch
ess of Manchester was Miss Helena
Zimmerman, daughter of Mr.. Eugene
Zimmerman, of Cincinnati
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
CANNIBALS SLAY AND
EAT TWO PREACHERS

Seattle, Wash, May 3.-The bark
entine Mary r. Winkleman, which has
Just arrived at Mukiltoe, Wash, from
the Friendly and Tonga islands, in the
South seas, beings details of the muir
der and eating by canibals on Savage
island, near the Tongas, Of Rev. Horatio
Hopkins. and his assistant, Rev. Hector
Laurie Mcpherson, missionaries Of the
Presbyterian mission, on February 5, as
already cabled.
While the barkentine lay at Tanga
Tabu, Tonga island, canoe load Of
mission natives from Savage island ar
rived at Fua, bringing news of the
butchering.
The natives said shat Hopkins and
Mcpherson were teaching in the mis-
sion building, which stands on the
beach in the little harbor of Savage
island, when 200 Of the unconverted
savages, bowling war cries and BRAN
dishing clubs and spears, descended
upon their quarters and took everyone
prisoner. The missionaries had about
20 converts in training, and only nine
Of them escaped.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
OFF FOR COPENHAGEN
Former President Takes Vessel
From German Port to
Visit Danes.

Kiel, Prussia, May 4.--Colonel Roose-
welt sailed this morning for Copen-
hagen. The party left Amsterdam at
8 o'clock last night. Their train ar
rived at Hamburg and was boarded by
Consul General Robert p. Skinner and
the American consular staff at Ham
burg, who continued to Altoona. where
they We're received by Colonel Roose-
Yelt during 25-minute wait for the
Copenhagen express.
Arriving at Kiel, the Roosevelts were
received at the railway station by Paul
j. Sartori, the American consular agent
and the railway division superintend-
ent. A woman in the crowd presented
the former president with a boquet
There was brief exchange of greet
ings, after which the Americans were
escorted to the royal waiting room,
where they rested few moments be-
fore boarding the train to the Danish
capital
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
SUICIDE HAS HER NAME
TATT00ED ON HER LEG
New York Woman's Identity Is
Discovered in Peculiar Way
after Death.

New York, May 4.-Tattooed on the
left leg of a young woman who died in
Bellevue hospital after she had been
taken from hotel in West Thirty-fifth
street was this inscriptions:
Margaret E. Teddy. Boston, Mass. :"
She was known as Miss Irene Miller
The police were called when it became
apparent that she was suffering from
alcoholism and drugs. Coroner Fem
berg is of the opinion that morphine
poisoned the strangely marked young
woman.
The police gay that she had apart
ments in East Sixty-fifth street. In
trying to find motive for suicide it
was learned that the young woman had
quarreled with an admirer and had
threatened to kill herself She was
twenty EIGHT years old.
Early yesterday morning she APP
preached Miss Fanny Gilbert at Thirty
fourth street and Broadway and COM
planned of being i'll. Miss Gilbert as
sisted her to room and a physician
"as called.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
.BRYAN'S PROPOSITION
MEETS WITH FAVOR
Democratic Legislators VIII
Pass Resolution Suggested
by Commoner.

Lincoln, Neb., May 4.--W. j. Bryan
last evening gave a statement to the
press in which he says he has received
much encouragement in response. to
his suggestion that an extra session Of
the Nebraska legislature be called to
enact the initiative and referendum
MI. Bryan says he has received replies
to his letter to democratic members of
the house which convince him such a
resolution will pass that body. The
poll of the senate is not yet sufficiently
complete to make the result in that
branch certain.
To senators who have announced
their opposition Mr.. Bryan suggests
that their constituencies be consulted,
and to that end ne will endeavor to
hold meetings in their districts, notably
at Omaha and Nebraska City, where
both sides of the question may be pre-
scented. He urges that petitions be
presented to bring pressure on these
senators.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
WHITE SLAVE WAR IS
GOING ON VIGOROUSLY
Another Bunch in New York jail
and More Warrants Are
Issued.

New York, May 3.-More. warrants
were Issued today for suspected deal
ers in white slaves, following the ar
rest last night Of one woman and two
men, and the declaration Of District
Attorney Whitman that he had proved
that white slavery In New York was
reality.
While detectives are searching for
the other men and women who have
been implicated by Mr.. Whitman's in
vestigation, four girls, who, the dis
trict attorney says, were purchased
ostensibly for immoral purposes by the
seekers after evidence, are being held
in some secret place by the prosecu-
tor.
Each of the girls is said to have told
Mr.. Whitman her own story Of abduc-
ton, imprisonment and mistreatment.
One Of them was so young that she
cried when her teddy bear was
taken away from her.
John d. Rockefeller, jr., is foreman
of the grand jury which has been in
yestigating the white slave traffic.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
HASKELL TRIAL WILL
Be OPENED NEXT week
Governor Of Oklahoma Must
Face a Jury on Land Fraud
Charge.

Tulsa. Okla, May 3.-The trial of
the Haskell town lot cases, involving
Governor Charles N. Haskell, of Okla
homa, and Ave business men Of Mus
kogee, has been set for May In the
federal court here. The government
charges the defendants with having
secured dummies to register In the
drawings for the town lots in Musko-
gee and defrauding the Creek Indians.
Residents of eastern and northern
states, many of whom did not even
visit Muskogee, 1t is said, were the
dummies in the transaction, and were
to turn over the property to the per-
sons interested. Besides Governor
Haskell the defendants are w. T.
Hutchins, J. E. Turner. William Eaton,
r. B. Seavers and A.. z. English.
Fifty veniremen have been sum-
moned and the government has SUBJ
poned 125 witnesses. Judge John A.
Marshall. of Salt Lake City, who will
try the cases. has presided in this dis
trict on each occasion heretofore when
the town lot cases were being consid-
cred.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
TNISTERS and RAIN
WREAk GREAT HAVOC.
Water, Hail and Tornado Do
Much Damage in the
Southwest.

Kansas City, May 4.-.Laat nights
heavy rain and hail storm which pre-
vailed in Missouri, eastern. and central
Kansas, north central Oklahoma, Iowa
and Nebraska, demoralized telegraph
and telephone service for many hours.
and caused more or less damage to
fruit and growing crops. In south
central KANSAS six inches of rain fell,
breaking six weeks drouth.
At Wichita the rain was accom-
panied by a 44-mile wind. The hail
storm in southwestern Kansas was
terrific and the wind blew down tele-
graph poles and uprooted trees. The
heavy wind drove the rain through
the transom of a passenger train,
flooding the floors. The passengers
became frightened and several dropped
to their knees and prayed.
A tornado struck the outskirts Of
Emporia, Kan, last night and de-
stroyed several small houses, but no
one was killed or injured. It is re-
ported that the village' Of Plymouth
near Emporia, was destroyed by tor
nado, but as all wires are down, the
report could not be verified.
Snow fell in Denver and North
Platte. Neb.. this morning and freez-
ing temperatures prevailed. The local
weather forecaster predicts much
colder temperatures for the southwest
tonight.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
REGULAR DOCTORS ARE
UNDER A FIERCE FIRE
Christian Scientists and Oste.
opaths Leading a War Be.
fore Congress.

Washington, May A powerful
combination of interests opposed to the
creation of federal department Of
public health is organizing TO make a
bitter fight against the various pending
measures looking to that end. 1t is
charged that the department of public
health would be under control Of the
allopathic school of medicine, and that
it's real purpose would be to drive out
of practice all other schools, to destroy
the proprietary medicine business, to
put an end to Christian Science healing,
and to stop the practice of osteopathy.
Some remarkable charges are made
concerning the alleged scheme of Sc
curing the governments backing for a
fight against these and various other
phases Of medical practice. The Chris
tian Scientists are especially active in
opposition, and national campaign is
being organized to prevent what the
opposition declares would amount to
imposing state system of medicine,
just as state religions have been i'm
posed.
Judge Clifford p. Smith, of Boston,
one of the chief figures in the inner
circles of the Christian Science church,
Is in Washington to consult with other
leaders in the opposition. Judge Smith
is a former Iowa man, who went from
the district bench at Mason City to be-
come one of the heads of the Christian
Science movement.
Charles Miller, Of Waverly, Ia, who
for several years had been waging a
bitter warfare against the doctors
trust" on which he has published vari-
GUS pamphlets, is also here helping or
ganize the fight, and third Iowan,
Harry e. Lesan, formerly of Ottumwa,
but now of New York, has been here
on the same business. These three
Iowans have been the leaders of oppo,
.sition thus far.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
CARNEGIE IN RAGE
CLOSES UP PURSE
TO HIS HOME CITY
No More Money for Technical
or Industrial Schools, He
Says, Because of
Incident.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 4.--Proyoked that
FOUNDERS Day exercises at the Carne-
gle Institute, with President Taft as
principal guest, should be sidetracked
in favor Of the Pittsburg- Chicago ball
game, Andrew Carnegie has permitted
Pittsburg to feel the weight of his dis
pleasure On being assured that Found
ers' Day exercises scheduled for this
afternoon had been brought forward
into the morning in order that the
baseball game be- not interfered with,
Mr.. Carnegie frankly announced the
closing of his purse to Pittsburg
Colonel s. HI. Church has returned
from New York, where he went to talk
with Mr.. Carnegie over the resumption
OF building the s10,000,000 Technical
School at Pittsburg, and admits that he
was told there would be no more money
given now. Mr.. Carnegie pointed out
that he had already given, Pittsburg
$l9,oOO, 900 and would now lie back for
while. e. M. Bigelow also returned
from visit made for the purpose of
having Mr.. Carnegie close promise
worth $26O,000 in the Allegheny Valley
for a Boys Industrial School. Mr.. Car
negie told Mr.. Bigelow with some feel
ing that he would not now give the
property, but IL Pittsburg wanted to
pay $S6O,000 for the property she could
have It,
An amusing feature of the farm site
matter Is that until short time ago
Mr.. Carnegie did not know that he
owned this property. When shown that
he really owned 1t, that he had bought
1t several years ago. he announced that
he would give 1t to Pittsburg. He has
changed his mind recently. The prop
erty for which Mr.. Carnegie demands
$S6O,000 is assessed against him at
s94,650, though Mr.. Carnegie paid $685.
015.50 for 1t years ago.
The City Fathers have risen in their
anger and told Mr.. Carnegie that they
will not be "bulldozed"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
OIL TRUST MUST QUIT
STATE OF TENNESSEE
Supreme Court of United States
Upholds Strong Decision
Against Standard.

Washington, May 4.-The decree of
the supreme court Of Tennessee, GUST
ing the Standard Oil company, of Ken
lucky, from doing business in the state
of Tennessee, was today affirmed by
the supreme court of the United States.
Charles r. Heike, former secretary
of the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, will be compelled to stand trial
on an indictment Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government out of sugar GUS
toms. The supreme court so decided
today.
No decision of the supreme court was
announced today in the corporation tax
cases. The court took a recess until
May 16. The only other day the court
will be in session this term will be May
Al
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
FARMERS HOLDING A
GREAT CONVENTION
Many Allied Associations Meet
in st. Louis for Week of
Doings.

ST. Louis, May 4.-The joint conven-
ton of the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Association Of America
the American Society of Equity, and
400 auxiliary organizations opened in
this city this morning. Ninety adj
dresses are on the program. which
concludes Saturday night with an adj
dress by w. J. Bryan.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, will
speak this afternoon, and 1t is ex-
pected he will outline his plans for
bringing about q new political party
through an affiliation of the farmers
with the laboring men.
Parcels post. good roads and scien-
tific farming are among the subjects
to be discussed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
PUGlLIST DIES AS
RESULT OF FIGHT.

San Francisco, May c.--Tommy
Mccarthy, a lightweight pugilist Of
this city, who was knocked out and
his kull fractured in the sixteenth
round of his fight with Omen Moran.
of England, here last night, died OF his
injuries today. McCarthy's skull was
fractured from the impact with the
mat after Moran had sent him to the
floor.
Owen Moran and his seconds, JEFF
Perry and Jimmy Carroll, and McCar-
thy's brothers, William and Johnny,
who acted as his seconds, with Ber-
nard Treanor, were all placed under
arrest.
What effect this ring fatality will
have on the coming Jeffries- johnson
fight Is causing speculation among
fight fans today.
Owen Moran was formally charged
with manslaughter today as a result
of the death of Tommy Mccarthy, his
opponent in last nights prize fight.
Five other men, seconds and attendants
of the two fighters. have been booked
on the same charge
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
EXPERT DECLARES
MILLIONAIRE WAS
VICTIM OF POISON
Disputed Papers Are Finally
Turned Over by the Court
to Counsel for Accused.

Kansas City, May 8.--Answering
Hypothetical questions relating to the
deaths Of Colonel and Chrisman Swope,
Dr.. Ludwig Hektoen, the Chicago
pathologist, said In the criminal court
today that In his opinion both men
died from the effects of some con-
vulsive and paralyzing poison. Cyanide
OF potassium. testified the scientist.
was such a drug.
Nothing about the vital organs Of
either of the Swopes, upon each Of
whom DR.. Hektoen performed autop-
sizes, suggested death had resulted from
natural causes, said the expert. He
was positive, he testified, that Colonel
Swope did not die from apoplexy, nor
Chrisman Swope from meningitis.
DR.. Hektoen made no chemical an
alysis in the course Of his investiga-
sions, and hence gave no direct testi-
mony relating to the alleged finding of
poison In the bodies. Shortly before
noon Mr.. Walsh began cross exam
nation Of the witness. His earliest
efforts were directed toward an at
tempt to show DR.. Hektoen was a pro-
fessional expert witness and worked
much in conjunction with the coroners
office in Chicago. The witness denied
such was the case.
Defense Gets Papers.
Judge Latshaw today turned over to
attorneys for DR.. Hyde the letters re-
lating to the Swope analysis, which
passed between John G. Paxton and
DR.. Hektoen. The court said IL had
read the missives, however, and had
found nothing which would prove of
value to the defense. In order, how
ever, that DR.. Hyde might have every
opportunity to prove his innocence, he
wo aid give the physicians attorneys
the letters. said the court. A recess
was taken to permit the defense to
examine the letters.
IT the states remaining medical ex-
peits do not give more dangerous testf-
mony than that given by DIR. Frank L.
Hall, the pathologist. yesterday, DR..
Hyde says he is not going to worry
about this feature of the evidence
against him.
Smiling and cheerful as he has been
every day since his case was taken up
almost three weeks ago, Dr. Hyde
came into the court room from the
Jail this morning. He faced gruelling
day, but this did NOT seem to worry
the physician.
Discussing the evidence Of DR.. Hall.
given yesterday. DR.. Hyde said:
They never can hang a man on tes-
timony like that"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
GEORGIA GRAND JURY
INDICTS THE PACKERS

Savannah, Ga, May 4.-The federal
grand jury Saturday returned indict.
ments against the Cudahy Packing
company, Schwarzchild & Sulzberger,
Swift and the Armour Packing COM
pany and Nelson, Morris & Co.. as
corporations, and against the follow
ing individuals: Emmett B. Adams,
local agent at Savannah for Swift &,
Co.: VIM. d. Cooper, agent for Armour
Packing company, and Fred M. Hull,
jr., agent for Nelson, Morris & Co.
There are two counts In the indict-
ment, one charging that the corpora
lions sold meat at less than cost for
the purpose of putting the South At
lantic Packing company. of Savannah,
out OF business, and the other that the
local agents sentered into combination
to fix the price of beef, eliminating
competition.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
AUTOMOBILE ENDS
SMALL BOYS LIFE
Machine Overturns While Climb.
ing Grade With a Woman
Chauffeur.

Marcus, Ia. May 4.--The little son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Simons was
killed and Miss Lillian Miller suffered
a fractured collar bone and bruised
chest when an automobile overturned
nve miles north Of here late yesterday
afternoon while climbing a grade.
Miss Carrie Simons was in control
OF the auto, the other occupants being
Mrs. Melvin Simons her little son, Mrs.
Eugene Simons, Miss Miller, and a
sister. The machine skidded and over
turned as it assembled the grade and
the occupants were caught underneath
1t as 1t turned completely bottom up.
The injured girl Is being cared for
here
The automobile was badly wrecked
in the accident.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
ALLEGED CRATER QUITS
HIS MUNICIPAL PLACE

San Francisco, May 3.-Harry p.
Flannery president of the San Fran
cisco police commission, who was in
dicted yesterday by the Warm county
grand jury for grand larceny in con-
nection with a recent. raid on fake
pool room in Sausalito, resigned his
office early this morning His resigna-
ton was accepted by Mayor Mccarthy.
In rendering his resignation Elan
merry addressed a long letter to the
mayor, in which ne declared he was
the victim of a conspiracy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
IOWA COAL MINES
READY TO REOPEN

Des Moines, Ia, May4.--John p.
Reese, president of the Iowa Coal
Operators association. predicted today
that the Iowa mines will be re-opened
by next Monday 1t is expected that
the scale committee will complete. its
work the fore part of this week and
the Joint convention, 1t is expected,
will be called for Friday or Saturday.
1t Is thought that the new scale will
be ratified without difficulty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
RorvLINo CONCERNS ORGANIZE

Huron, s. D., May As result Of
a conference in this city, yesterday Of
bottlers and Others interested in car
Donating plants In South Dakota, per-
manent organization to be known as
the Bottlers' association of South
Dakota, was formed with these officers:
H. A. Wagner, of WATERFOWL, presi-
dent, M. H. Jones, of Aberdeen, vice
president, Il. j. Hartnell, of Grindstone,
secretary; G. S. Hutchinson, Of Huron,
treasurer; f. j. Preszler, of Mitchell,
G. w. Plack, of Lake Preston, and c.
A. Collins, Of Huron, directors.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
pROHIBITIONISTS ASK
PRIVILEGE TO FILE
Rights of Candidates for State
Senate Affected by the
Decision.

Dcs Moines Ia, May 4.--The pro-
hibitionists today applied to Secretary
Hayward for right to file nomination
papers for candidates for the state SEN
ate In Tama, Benton district, and for
representatives in Woodbury., Green,
Sac, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo and Tay-
Tor counties, alleging that through era
rors on tn part of leaders they were
deprived of originally fling before the
time expired.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
GOMPERS AND HIS FOE
BOTH ILL IN ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, May Al. w. Van Cleave,
former president of the National Manu-
facturers' association. who is critically
i'll with heart trouble, was somewhat
improved today. Samuel Gompers, who
is facing a prison sentence because Of
an attack on Van Cleave's company,
and who arrived here last night, suffer-
ing from neuralgia, had improved this
morning to such an extent that he said
he will speak at the Farmers Union
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
ANOTHER PROHIBITION
LEADER QUITS OFFICE

Des Moines, Ia, May 4.--Following
the refusal Of John j. Hamilton to serve
as secretary of the Iowa Constitutions
al Prohibitory Amendment association
Saturday, 1t was announced today that
Dean E. B. Evans, of the Drake law
school, has resigned as treasurer.
Evans is a worker in the Anti Saloon
league, which is opposing the Prohib-
hibitory association.