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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
CAUSE OF THE FERRY
WRECK IS NOT KNOWN
Sixty Two People Were Aboard
Craft, but Most of Them
Were Saved.

P!ttsburg. Sept. 13.-It has become
terday's wreck of Pere Marquette car
ferry No. 18 and the loss of 80 lives.
were not due to a storm. to overload
ing, or to a breakdown in the vessels
machinery, and hat the real cause Of
the disaster will never be fully deter
mined, is the conclusion reached by
General Superintendent w. d. Trump,
of the Pere Marquette railroad, who
came here yesterday to investigate the
wreck.
According to the report sent by Mr..
Trump to Pere Marquette headquar-
tiers in Detroit today Captain Russell,
Of steamer No. II, was merely asked
by Captain Kitty, of No. Is, to stand
by when he arrived at the scene, Cap
ain Kitty evidently not believing his
vessel was in immediate danger.
|. Captain Russell, however. observed
that No. Is was sinking md lowered
his life boats just before No. Is went
to the bottom. According to Mr.. Trump
there was 81 people on board No. IS.
The 16 above the regular crew were
four employees Of the Chicago Navi-
CATION company, with Seymour r.
| Cochrane, vice president of the COM
pany, and a corps of extra ~scrubbers,
carpet layers, ETC., who were working
while the boat was moving IL der to
ave time. Mr.. Cochrane ". saved,
but his four employees we-e ="
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
BANK EXAMINERS.
RECEIVE SCORING
FROM THEIR CHIEF
Failures, He Charges, Could
Have Been Prevented Had
They Been Diligent in
Duties.

Washington, Sept. 13.-Close on the
heels of the radical shake up in the
ranks of bank examiners. by which
20 men on Thursday were shifted to
new fields, Comptroller Of the Cur
rency Murray today announced he
would make a personal Investigation
of conditions in all examination dis
tricts. The comptroller, in a statement
addressed to examiners, said:
I'm almost every case of a national
bank failure. since 1 have been comp
~troller, the insolvency could nave been
averted had the national bank exam
liners determined the true condition and
reported his finds in time for me to
force n correction in the administra-
tions in the banks affairs"
Excuses Are Untenablc.
Condemning the excuses made by
bank examiners, in practically every
case, Mr.. Murray said he had been
compelled to undertake q personal ex-
animation Of conditions in every dis
trict so as to ascertain at first hands
why an examiner is unable to discover
impending disaster in the affairs of a
bank. He will be accompanied and as
sisted on the trip by Oscar L.. Telling,
formerly a national bank examiner.
and now chief Of the division OF re-
ports In the comptroller's office.
After citing that examiners Of failed
banks had offered excuses that they
had been unable to learn in advance
Of a banks true condition, hat officers
n directors of banks would not COR
rect conditions brought to their atten-
ton or any one of another dozen rea-
sons, Mr.. Murray in his statement says:
1.-The comptroller also desires to as
certain why some examiners are
capable of correcting, while they are
to criticism, when other examiners are
either unable or unwilling to accom-
plish like esult and only report their
criticisms to the comptroller's office.
Should Meet Directors.
MANY of the examiners state in
their reports of examinations forward
ed to the comptroller's Office, that 1t
is 40 hardship not only on the exam
liner. but on many Of the members
of the directory of country banks. to
ask the various boards to meet with
the examiner during the progress or
at the close of the examination.
The comptroller is of the opinion
that a board of directors which will
not or cannot meet with a representa-
tive Of the government for q short time
twice each year to go owe in detail
the conditions which he finds and re-
ports to it, is composed Of members
who are not doing their duty in any
sense Of the word, and 1t Is now pro-
posed to find out whether or not the
hardship complained Of by the examin-
ers really exists"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
B0ARDER REWARDS
ACT OF KINDNESS
Bequeaths Hotel Worth $780,
600 to Clerk Who Showed
Him Attention.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 13.-Ole Nelson Is
fully convinced of the force of the old
adage about Bread being cast on the
waters"
For many years John d. Condor
owned the Farnam hotel in this city.
He died in Waukesha, Wis, q few days
ago. During the latter years of his
life he lived at his hotel as a boarder.
For 10 years Ole Nelson has been a
clerk there. Many times he performed
little acts Of kindness for John ID. Con-
don and always refused to accept pay.
Since the death OF Mr.. Condor his
papers have been examined and 1t has
been discovered that a short time prior
he executed a deed, conveying the hotel
property, worth about $50, 900 to Ole
Nelson, the clerk.
In addition. Mr.. Condor left other
property Of the value of about $3.50, 900
and a there are no heirs, there is q
quandry as to what disposition will be
made of it,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
EXPLORER BACK FROM
LAND FOUND BY PEARY
Prof. Mcmillan Writes of His
Trip to New Discovery in
the North.

New York, Sept. 1~4.-Professor' Dom
aid b. Macmillan, Of Worcester acad-
envy, who accompanied Commander
Peary on his trip to the North Pole,
sent word to friends here today that
his party, which explored the land
west Of Davis Inlet, had been success
ful. In a dispatch from Labrador,
dated August 20, Professor Macmillan
said:
1T might interest you to know that
our trip has been successful Our plan
was to strike due ives, from Davis
Inlet across country through an un-
explored section until we came to the
George river and home of the Nassau
pee Indians, hoping enroute to discover
many unknown lakes and the regular
trail of these people to the coast.
I'VE did all that we planned and
more. Took sights for longitude and
latitude at various points on the trip,
passed through three large lakes, the
largest, Mister-Nipi, about rs miles,
and came to the George, $50 miles from
the coast. We passed one night in a
lodge with the Nascaupee Indians at
Chen-E-Tee-Vis on the banks of the
river
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
CREW FIGHTS A FIRE
TWELVE LONG DAYS
French Steamer Arrives in
Port With Those on Board
Nearly Worn Out.

Havre, France, Sept. 1.-THE French
freight and passenger steamer Cali
fornie arrived from New York today
with a fire that had been fought for
IL days, still burning briskly in her
hold. The crew was pretty well ex-
and called upon the city fire.
men to finish the job. The latter pro-
ceeded to flood the craft and hope to
save part of the cargo. The California
had Is passengers.
The steamer. which carried second
lass passengers, is owned by the Com
pagnie Generate Trans-Atlantique. She
sailed from New York for Havre on
August q with a load Of merchandise.
: On September l a puff of smoke arose
from one OF the hatchways and warned
the master Of trouble below. An in
vestigation uncovered a blaze that had
working Its way into the cargo
until 1t got a start that was too much
for the crew. From the moment Of
discovery until the California drew in
30 the harbor today her sailors had
little rest. They were successful, how
ever, In keeping the flames below deck.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
BURIALS AT SEA ARE
CAUSE OF PROTEST

Philadelphia. Sept. IA movement
has been started here to "a steam
ship companies discontinue the prac-
tice of burying at sea the bodies Of
persons who die on shipboard. Last
week Rev. william mclaughlin, a
prominent clergyman of his city, died
at sea, and Notwithstanding that a
wireless message had been sent to the
captain Of the liner requesting that
the body be landed, the clergyman's
body was consigned to the waves
Yesterday. the Holy Name society
of the Roman Catholic church OF Our
Lady Of Mercy hospital, adopted reso-
lutions protesting against the custom.
The society authorized several clergy
men to correspond with steamship
companies with a view to ascertain
ing the opinions of their officers on
the subject. 1t is understood that lead
ing steamship companies ave already
taken this subject under consideration.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
COURTS MUST DECIDE
WHAT MAKES A NEGRO
How Small a Strain of Black
Blood Required Is Judicial
Problem.

Washington, Sept 14.-Just what con-
~stitutes a negro i'm the United States
may be a question which the United
States supreme court will be asked to
settle in the near future. One-six-
teenth negro blood in an individual
Classics him as a negro i9 the District
of Columbia. according to a decision by
Justice Daniel Il. Wright, of the Dis
trict supreme court In the case Of Isa-
bel 1. Wall. an S~-year-old child, who
recently was barred from a white pub
lie school because the principal had In
formation that she was of negro par
entage.
\ The father of the girl attempted to
force the board of education to re-
instate the child, but failed, Justice
Wright deciding she was a negro.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
PARENTS INJURED WHILE
SAVING THEIR DAUGHTER

Valentine, Neb., Sept. ia man and
and his wife by the name of Lee, from
Brownlee, Neb., We're struck by as
senger train No. 1 at Wood Lake, Neb.,
last night sat about 8 o'clock. Lee, his
wife and little girl were waiting for the
train and just as it was pulling in the
little girl suddenly ran across the
track. The father at once started after
her, and then the mother of the little
girl also started across. out tripped
and fell on the track. :
Mr.. Lee jumped back to get his wife
and just as he lifted her up the train
struck them both, throwing him to one
side and dragging the woman quite a
distance. Both We're injured and were
brought to Valentine and put under the,
doctors care. 1t Is not thought that
the woman will live.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
TWO SERPENTS STING
THEIR VICTIM AT ONCE
Man Wedding in His Garden Is
Bitten simultaneously by a
Pair of Copperheads.

Wiikesbarre Pa. Sept. A.-Adam Voight
1 young man living at Falls, near here.
VAS bitten by two large copperhead snakes
1t the same time. and. after being for
many hours In danger Of death, he IS be-
Seved to "a passed the danger point.
He was. picking weeds in his garden
when the snakes sprang at him at the
same moment and uni their fangs in his
tight hand.
So deep was the bite that he could not
shake them off. and he had to tear them
Dose from his hand. Neighbors gave him
whisky in large and frequent doses until
he physicians arrived. and they managed
o retard the spread Of the poison through
lis system. He was soon unconscious, his
arm sweIled quickly. and until noon yes
:erday it was not known whether he would
i've or die.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
DEAD CARTOONIST ISN'T
WALT MASON, OF KANSAS

Philadelphia, Sept. 14.-John e. Scan
Ion. a c~artoonist Of this city, who was
found dead in his studio here yesterday
evidently died from material causes. ac.
cording to the oroner. Little was
known of Scanlon here.
For several years he worked alone
in his little studio I'm the business Sec
ton Of the city, penning drawings,
verse and stories hat from time tC
time brought him returns from pub.
locations.
his sister postal cards signed "Walt
Mason" the name of n we'll known
writer of verse. She thought "Walt
Mason's' productions were her broth
er's. n this fact led the police to
believe for a time that Scanlon was
the Well known writer. WALT Mason"
Is in Emporia, Kan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
ONE KILLED AND EIGHT
INJURED IN A COLLISION

Kansas City, Sept. 14.-In a collision
between a Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cihc freight train and a Union Pacific
cattle train at Cedar Bend, just west
of Kansas City, Kan, today, one man
was killed and eight injured. two Sc
riously. The man killed was Patrick
Brown, a stockman. Of Emmett, Kan.
The injured are: M. j. Glenn, stock
a Manhattan, Kan: J.. w. Travis,
stockman, Manhattan, Kan: James
Glenn, stockman. Manhattan, Kan; j.
w. Richards. farmer. Junction City,
Kan: William d.. Sweeney, Rock Island
engineer, Kansas City, Kan; William
Ruehl. Rock Island engineer. Herring
ton. Kan; A. G.. Everett, Rock Island
fireman, Harrington, Kan; John Yoder,
fireman, Harrington, Kan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
BRICANDS HOLD UP A
PASSENGER STEAMER
Disguised Men Overpower Grew
and, Others on Board and
Loot at Will.

Harbi, Manchuria, Sept. IA band
Of b%rigands, disguised as passengers,
held up a Russian steamer south Of
this port today, and after a desperate
fight overcame the crew and robbed
the passengers.
In attempting to defend their vessel
the owners, two Russians, were killed
and many of the Chinese crew were
wounded, as were such of the 80 Chi
nese passengers as offered resistance.
When the pirates were in control Of
the situation they bound the passen-
gers, the crew, a Russian sailor, and
two Russian women, and took the VAL
uables of the captives at their leisure.
= A Russian gunboat was sent I'm pur-
suit of the outlaws.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
AGED SISTER SUPERIOR
Is SUMMONED BY DEATH

Philadelphia, Sept. 14.-It became
known today that Mother Mary
Clement, for % years superior general
Of the Sisters of st. Joseph, OF the
convent of the order at Chestnut hill,
a suburb. on Saturday last. She had
under her authority more than 600 sis
ters of St. Joseph. who are scattered
over the eastern section of the United
States.
Mother Mary was head of Mt. st.
Joseph's Collegiate institute, one of the
most exclusive Catholic educational in
situations for girls in the United
States. She was 70 years old.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
TWO MEET DEATH IN
WRECK ON BIG FOUR

Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. 1.-two
men were killed. two seriously injured
and several slightly hurt this morning
In a collision in Brightwood, a suburb
Of Indianapolis, between Big Four pas
senger train, No. 8, from Cleveland, and
a special train carrying Kentucky ma
tional guardsmen to Fort Benjamin
Harrison. The dead are:
-E. c.. IKE, Anderson, Ind, fireman.
SAMUEL DENSMORE, of Indian
apolis, engineer.
The collision was caused by an open
switch, h passenger train crashing
into the special, which was standing
on a sidetrack.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
GET BIG
BANK ROLL and FLEE
Mining Superintendent and
Banker Held Up in Mexico
and Stripped of Cash.

FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 14.-Details
reached here today of the robbery Sat-
lrday near Cananea. Sonora, Mexico,
IF Cashier Paul Probert and Superin-
.endent A. N. Hauser, OF the Calumet
e Sonora Mining company. The two
men were on their way to the mine
with $1,000 with which to pay off the
miners, when two bandits stepped into
the road. forced the officers off their
horses, took the money and horses and
salloped into the mountains.
Eight suspects are now in Jail. The
holdup occurred almost In the town Of
Cananea.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
sHALLENsERGER DECLINES
TO MAKE RACE FOR POPS

Lincoln. .Neb., Sept. 13.-Govtrnor
Shallenberger announced today that he
would not run for governor on the
populist ticket. IF the democratic vote
i'm the primaries IN Douglas county
does not nominate me-" he said, II am
III of the race for governor"
Governor Shallenberger had refer
ence to the recount in Douglas county
now In progress. explaining that the
recount was solely the factor that
might finally establish him as a candi-
date. He declared he would not ac-
cept a nomination to run for the exc
cutive office OF the state by petition.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
WOMEN ARE ROBBED
OF VALUABLE GEMS
Jewelry Valued at $4,000 Is
Stolen from Homes on
Buzzard's Bay.

metaphysics. Mass, Sept. 14.-Ten
thousand dollars worth of Jewelry was
'eported stolen from two summer
homes on Lighthouse Road in this
last night. Mrs. A. L. De Koven.
If Chicago, and Mrs. Arthur w. Blake,
If Boston, were the sufferers from the
breaks, which are thought to have been
made by professional burglars who are
working along the shore Of BuZzard's
Day.
Mrs. De Koven reported over $4,000
worth of jewelry stolen, and Mrs.
Stake stated that her loss would be
about half as heavy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
PRINTERS ARE PLAYING
REAL LEAGUE BASEBALL

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE third n
pual tournament Of the Union Printers
6asebau league opens today at the
American league park. The first game
will be played between the printers OF
Washington and Philadelphia. The
other cities in the league are Boston,
Shicago, Cincinnati. Denver, Indian
apolis and New York. At least w
games q day will be played hereafter.
to determine the typographical baseball
supremacy OF the country.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
SISTER MARY FlORINA
DIES IN COLORADO

Fort Dodge, Ia, Sept. A.-Sister
Mary Florina, known before entering
the sisterhood as Catherine Sullivan, of
Des Moines. for eight years a teacher
In Corpus Christi academy of this city,
died Saturday at Colorado Springs. Of
typhoid fever. The remains will be
sent here for burial Tuesday morning.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
TRANSPORT ASHORE.

Manila, Sept. l3.-The inter-island
transport Warden is ashore on the
coast of Batangas province in south
ern Luzon. 1t is reported that her p.Jsi-
ton Is not a dangerous sne, but the
United States ira hyport Sheridan md
the mine planters Hunt and Knox have
beer rushed to Tor assistance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
PARDON Is REFUSED TO
FOUR SUGAR WEIGHERS

New York, Sept. l4-President Taft
II was learned here today, has denied
Bo - John Coyle, Patrick II. Hcnnessy
and Thomas Kehoe. the sugar weighers
who were sentenced along with Oliver
Splitter, the dock superintendent. for
frauds on the Williamsburg docks Of
the sugar trust.
Splitter was pardoned and gave tes-
timony at a subsequent trial OF Heikc
and Gerbarcht. who were convicted.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
KILLED OVER DICE GAME.

st. Louis, Mo, Sept. I4.--In a dice
game dispute over l lent, Frank Mant-
kowski's life VAS taken by Stanislaus
Wi5neski today NantFowski. who was
IS years ola. ~ hit o. the head with
a s,one webbing 10 IounGs. Wise.lski
was arrehle.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
BUILDING MEN MEET.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Four hundred
delegates from all parts Of the country
met here today In the third annual con-
~vention OF the Building Managers and
Owners association. Among those on
the program today was Claude B
RiCketts, OF st. Louis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
KILLED By

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. Flour un-
known negroes held up Charles Otis
and Calvin Hewge, two white men near
Circleville, and in the pistol fight which
followed OTIS was killed and Heyge
was probably fatally wounded. The
negroes escaped.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15

FAIR VALLEY. OKJ4A.-Joseph
Vineyard, 70 vars old, a wealthy rec
luse of this town. was shot to death a
week ago in his dugout. A large sum
of money he kept cannot be found. The
body was found yesterday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
PROSECUTOR

Columbus, Ohio. Sept. 14.-County
Prosecutor Phillip Smythe, of Newark.
Ohio. who a been In n s%anitarium
here for some time. was kidnapped to-
day by unknown persons who drove up
to the sarita,ium in All automobile.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
GOLD FOR EGYPT.

London, Sept. 13.-Bullion amounting
to $4,000 was withdrawn from the
Bank of England today Cor shipment to
Egypt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
FATHER TRADES EXTRA
CHILD OFF FOR A PIG,
BUT POLICE STOP DEAL

Winnipeg, Man.. Sent. IA
Winnipeg paper publishes a
story saying a Russian woman
living a few miles north of the
city gave birth to twins yester-
terday afternoon. Tho husband
was greatly offended at the dual
arrival and without the con-
sent of his wife traded one of
them off to a neishbor for a
young pig. A police constable
then stepped into the game and
called the trade off, making the
father. of the twins give back
the pig and receive in return
the bay. II is understood that
the family will be deported.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
BANKER ENDS E

Alma. Mich. Sept. 14.-Ely Brew
baker, cashier of the First State bank.
committed suicide In his office here to-
day. He had become despond6St be-
cause of i'll health.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-15
OIL KINGS GUARDS
GUST GIRL AVIATOR
Fair Balloonist Creates q
Sensation on the Private
Rockefeller Domain.

Cleveland. Ohio, Sept. 13.-Failing In
her parachute after a balloon ascen-
sion from an amusement park into q
copse III the Forest Hill estate OF John
D. Rockefeller, Miss Gertrude Thomas
brought confusion to the guards OF
the oil kings little army.
The rule book. with q copy OF which
the master of Standard Oil provides
each guard. failed to disclose any In
junction as to the treatment OF girls
in red sights" or visitors from the
air." so Miss Gertrude, although dazed
when the guards came &pon her. was
bundled without ceremony carefully, II
is true, blu still bundled beyond the
iron palings which surround he woods
of Forest Hill and was left without the
precincts to find her way 30 the amuse-
ment park unassisted.
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HOLTON, KAN.-Joseph NJ. Gentry
was convicted yesterday Of assaulting
Clarence Belknap, who was injured
while trying to prevent the kidnapping
Of Marion Bleakley. the incubator
baby" in Topeka a year ago. The ver-
dict left out the words with intent to
kill" with which Gentry was charged
In the original information, alleging as
sault.
epidemic Continues to claim thousands
OF victims. During the week OF Au-
% t. September 3 there were
$3.50 new cases, with 4.405 deaths. The
total for the season Is ITO, 1868 cases. and
77,466 deaths.
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