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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
RICH MAN is SAID
TO HAVE FEICNED
DEATH Ia ESCAPE
Strong Chain of Facts Cited to
prove That Story of His
Demise Was Cooked
Up.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 31.-The declara-
ton that Dallas c. Byers, multi nil
lionaire steel manufacturer, and in
dfcted CRATER, who was supposed to
have died in France last August, and
whose funeral was held in this city
months ago, is really alive and enjoy
ing life in a secluded French village,
was made here today.
A. Leo We'll, president Of the Pitts
burg Voters league, which has pushed
the council bribery investigation, says
that reports of his detectives In France
and Switzerland prove this absolutely.
Strong Chain of Facts.
Among the facts which lend color to
the report are:
Byers turned his vast holdings Of
stocks and bonds and real estate into
cash before slipping away from Pitts
burg and the bribery investigation. He
realized something like $14,000,000. He
left directions for the distribution Of
his remaining realty among relatives,
making it unnecessary for him to leave
a will. He permitted all his life insur-
ance policies to lapse. fearing, 1t is
said, the searching investigation which
the companies would make when he
was ready to die"
No one in Pittsburg saw the body
over which services were held and
WHICH was Uurleu With uue HOHOTS III u
Pittsburg cemetery. The coffin was
tightly sealed In France.
1t was not long after his flight from
Pittsburg that dispatches were received
from Dinard, France, saying that the
steel millionaire had suffered stroke
of apoplexy and that physicians had
given up hope for his recovery. On
August 25 the word came that he had
died.
Suspicion 10 Aroused.
In some manner the suspicion Of
some of Byers' relatives who were dis
appointed in the disposal he made Of
his property was aroused and a hint
was dropped to the officials of the
Voters lea que. Mrs. E. M. Byers and
her daughter, Mrs. ]. d. Lyons are
now In Europe and detectives are
trailing them In the hope that they
will lead the way to Byers' hiding
place.
Byers was indicted for using a large
sum Of money to bride members Of the
Pittsburg council to vacate street
which the Byers Steel company needed
for it's plant. Until he fed to Europe
he was one of Pittsburg's richest and
highly regarded citizens. He belonged
to many clubs and took an active part
In social life.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
DRY DOCK SINKING IS
CALLED A CONSPIRACY
Alleged Accident at Manila Is
Now Ascribed to Deliberate
Design.

Manila, June 1.--Further examina-
ton Of the United States dry dock
Dewey, which Is partly submerged at
olongapo. in Subig bay, has strength
ened the belief Of those of the navy
who have held that the damage was
done deliberately by band Of conspir-
ators against the government.
However. 1t Is now learned that the
valves, had not been opened, as first
declared, though they were found to
nave been leaking a little. This leak
age would not have caused the trouble.
and the dock sank more rapidly than
would have been the case had all the
valves been opened and no other open
ing made.
According to the experts, a large
mole will be found in the port side or
potion of the dock. 1t is probable that
the mystery will not be cleared until
the dock has been raised.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
AbDUCTORS STAY
STOLEN GIRL AND
HIDE HER CORPSE
Almost Every Bone in Body Of
Victim Is Broken by Fiends
Who Carried Her
Away.

Louisville, KY, May 30.-A
body which has been identified as
that of Alma Kellner, the Swear
old daughter of Fred L. Kellner,
who disappeared from her home
last December, was found in a SUBJ
basement Of st. Johns Catholic
school at Clay and Walnut streets
this morning. The condition Of
the corpse indicates that it had
been in the cellar several months.
The police believe the child was
murdered. The body was found
wrapped in a piece Of carpet, save
for one limb, which was found in
another part Of the basement, and
investigation showed a rude at
tempt at burying the body.
The coroner's investigation dis
closed that the girls skull was
crushed and practically every bone
In the body was broken and
charred. The coroner said it was
evident that the body had been
broken and dismembered, and been
packed in a stove or CRATE, but this
means Of disposition having per-
kaps been interrupted, quicklime
had been used to aid in the disin-
tegration. The body was not in
the fire long, it is thought, because
the bones were only partly charred
and some of the flesh still adhered
but crumbled to the touch.
Place Near Her Home.
The scene Of the find Is only five
blocks from the Kellner home. From
the day Alma Kellner left her home on
December 8 to attend a service at St.
Johns church no trace has been found
of her before today The body was
found by plumber.
The cellar in which the body was dis
covered Is six feet wide by 10 feet
long, and is reached by two entrances,
one a trap door inside of the school
house, which has not been opened for
several months. and the other an outer
door. This cellar was searched four
days after the girls disappearance but
nothing was found.
One hundred children, convened in
several rooms on the first and second
floors, were hurriedly dismissed from
their classes and sent home when the
find was reported to those in charge
Of the school.
Body 10 Identified.
Frank Fehr, the millionaire brewer
and uncle of the girl, made a hasty
examination and stated that the body
was that of Alma, for whom he had
been searching for months. A ring
on the child's finger was expected to
finally establish positive identity. The
body was badly decomposed, and had
probably been in the basement for sew
eral months. BY noon several thousand
persons were excitedly discussing the
case near the school building where
the discovery was made.
1t is believed the girl was enticed
into the dark sub-cellar where she met
her death.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
|CURTISS BREAKS
FLYING RECORDS
lie Travels in Airship From
Albany to New York in the
Fastest Time Ever Made.

New York, June Glenn III. Cur
|tiss marvellous feat of aviation in fly
ing from Albany to New York yester-
|day--137 miles in 152 minutes-com-
nelled the attention of the entire world
today. The fight from the state capt.
tai to Governors Island, just off the
battery, breaks all speed records in
aviation distance contests.
Mr.. Curtiss rested quietly at his
hotel today and received the con-
gratulations that were showered on
him. He made ii clear that he be-
ljeved that still greater feats in flying
would be accomplished and those in
not a far distant future.
Story of the Flight.
The flight from the state capital be-
gan at 1903 a. m. yesterday, and only
glided on the reaches of Governors
island. The first stop was made at
Poughkeepsie, where an hour was spent
by Curtiss going over his engine and
refilling his oil tank. The second stop
was made at Inwood, where he made
his official landing.
The aviator remained at Inwood an
hour and seven minutes and then pro-
ceeded to Governors Island. Between
Albany and Inwood the biplane, which
is the smallest that has ever figured
In the greater aviation contests, made
an average speed Of 54.06 miles an
hour For minutes at time Curtiss'
machine SKINNED through the air at
go miles an hour and the special train
which was following the flight was
hard put to keep abreast Of the ma
chine.
There were times during the flight
when the machine scared close to 700
feet above the winding river.
His Control q Wonder.
Curtiss' control of i,is biplane was
remarkable. Only once. and then off
the treacherous Storm King, near West
Point, did the machine get from under
the control Of tho aviator. Caught in
sudden puff of wind, which tilted the
planes the bipiane dropped like a
plummet for short distance, but Cur
tiss, by skillful handling, brought the
machine quickly to state Of flying
equilibrium.
Curtiss' feat wins for him the $4,000
cash prize of the New York World.
The latest revised figures Of the
fight are:
Start from Albany, 1908 a. M; ar
rived Governors Island, H.
Total time Of trip, hours. 81 min
utes.
Elapsed time of the two stops en-
route 2 hours and IL minutes.
Actual time Of fight, 2 hours, 46
minutes.
Distance covered, $50 miles.
Average speed per mile about / min
ute, six seconds. This record is for
the fight as a whole. The prize flight
ended, as stated, at Inwood, with the
record for the 1877 miles to the point
as previously given.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
CHURCH DECLARES
ON SOCIAL EVILS

Atlantic City, N. j., May 31.-The
Presbyterian General Assembly today
adopted the following report of the
committee on Social Problems:"
"The church declares that the getting
of wealth must be in obedience to
Christian ideals and that all wealth,
from whatever source acquired, must
be held or administered as trust from
God for the good of fellow man. The
church protests against undue desire
for wealth, untempered pursuit of gain
and the immoderate exaltation of rich
es, and calls for a more equitable dis
tribution of wealth.
1.-THE church declares for the aboli-
ton Of child labor-that is. the protec-
ton of children from exploitation in in
dustry and trade, and from work that
Is dwarfing, degrading or morally UNI
wholesome.
1.-The church declares for the employ
ment Of the methods of Cancellation
and arbitration in industrial disputes.
THE church declares for the release
Of every worker from work one day in
seven, and 1t declares further for ade-
quate protection of working people
from dangerous machinery and objec-
tionable conditions of labor.
THE church declares for some pro-
vision by which the burden imposed
by injuries and deaths from industrial
accidents shall not be permitted to rest
on the injured person or his family"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
C0WNIE DEMANDS A
JURY INVESTIGATION
If Not Indicted, He Will Prose
cute Traducers of His
Name.

Des Moines, Ia, May 31.-John Cow
ME returned from South Dakota this
morning, and on learning of the accu-
sations against his character made by
Governor Carroll, applied at once to
the county attorney and demanded that
the grand jury take up the investiga-
ton at once. IF what Carroll says is
true" he said, land have been guilty
of taking advantage of the poor girls
at Mitchellville, then 1 ought to be sent
to the penitentiary. But I know that
the statements are not true. And II
they are not substantiated shall pro-
coed to the prosecution of those who
originated and circulated those libel
Gus statements and see that those who
are guilty of perjury are prosecuted
to the limit"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
MINNEAPOLIS FIRE
DOES MUCH DAMAGE
Four Large Warehouses and
Other Property Valued at
100000 Is Destroyed.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 31.-Fire,
which started at o'clock this morning
and burned fiercely, was not got under
control until a. m, after burning
down four large implement warehouses
and other property, entailing a loss of
about 81, 900, 900 according to last estim-
ates. One man, Christ Madison, was
burned and his condition Is critical.
The fire started from an unknown
cause in the warehouse Of the Great
Northern Implement company.
The burned district Is bounded by
Washington avenue and Third street,
and Sixth and Seventh avenues South.
The implement warehouses burned
were the Rock Island, the Great North
ern, the Waterbury and the North
western.
The Sixth avenue hotel was practi-
cally destroyed. Three engines were
detailed from st. Paul to help fight the
flames
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
STING OF AN INSECT
MAKES EMPEROR SICK

Berlin, June IA puny
creature has rendered the
Mailed Fist" as weak and help
less as that of a baby's.
A poisonous insect of some
sort bit emperor's right hand,
causing the hand to he very
much inflamed and painful.
The emperor's surgeons lanced
1t and treated 1t to prevent blood
poisoning. They say there is no
danger Of serious consequences.
The emperor will be we'll In a
few days.
Alarming rumors however are
circulating that the insect bite
started general blood poison
ing which rendered necessary
a serious surgical operation.
The palace officials deny these
rumors, yet they themselves
seem to be disquieted, for a
decree has been published au-
thorizing the Crown Prince and
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H oll-
wegg to sign all urgent state
documents until further notice.
Their signatures are to be pre-
coded by the words:
by order Of the emperor"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

, ST. PAUL, MINN.-P. j. Gibbons, a
i've stock commission man Of South
81 Paul, shot and killed his wife Sun
Jay at their home in this CITY, A few
minutes later Gibbons rang the door
DELL of Father Walsh, the young pas
Tor OF st. Augustine's Roman Catholic
cnurch, and as the door was opened
, ired two shots into the priests head,
Ailling him almost instantly. Gibbons
was arrested and was brought to the
ramsey county Jail in St. Paul, as
mere had been talk of lynching at
south st. Paul. where the priest was
popular
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
LARGE ENTRIES FOR RACES.

Mason City, Ia, June Never has
such a large field of horses been en-
tered in an Iowa race as characterize
the North Iowa fair races, commence
ing August % and closing the 18th.
Six thousand dollars are offered as
purses, each stake representing $1,000.
There are an average Of % entries in
each class. Many of the best stables
in the country are represented. among
them being that of M. ,. Shut, OF
Rock Rapids, Ia, the owner of Pensia
Maid. The purse races for this meet
ing are 1920 trot, $500; 2:15 trot, $500;
2:20 pace, $500; 2:12 pace, $500.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
YACHT BERNEYO WINS
LONG RACE TO HAVANA

Havana, May 31.-The Berneyo, owned
by S. w. CRANBERRY, Of Brooklyn, won
the Yachtsmen's club power power boat
race from Philadelphia to Havana.
The Berneyo, with her time allow
ance over the Caliph of three hours
and 45 minutes, beat the latter boat by
two hours, A minutes, Is seconds.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
REFUSES TO SURRENDER.

San Juan del sur Nicaragua, June 1.
General Luis Mena. commander of
the insurgent forces at Rama, has re-
fused to surrender the town. General
Chavarria had offered to guarantee the
lives of the rebels. When the terms
were rejected President Madriz ordered
Chavarria to continue operations until
the town fell.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

WASHINGTON-The Ballinger-P Pin,
chot investigation ended Saturday in
blaze Of verbal fireworks. The ora
torical efforts closed the open hearing
and the attorneys who have been en-
gagged in the case now will prepare
briefs for submission to the committee,
which will meet June IL to receive
them
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

LONDON-William j. Bryan, who
Is on his way to Edinburgh as a dele
gate at large from the United States
to the International Missionary con-
ference, landed Sunday from the steam
er Celtic at Holyhead. and took trair
for London. ,ro4
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
BATTLE ABOUT DUE.

washington, May T.-OfficiaI dis
patches received at the state depart
ment from both Lima, Peru, and Quito,
Ecuador, indicate that warlilSe prepare
lions between Peru and Ecuador are
being rapidly pushed forward and that
q conflict seems inevitable
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

MILWAUKEE,, WIS.-w. A. Jacobs,
VI Racine, was Sunday selected as tho
standard bearer of the social demo-
cratic party in the contes' for governor
next fall at the closing session Of the
state convention. Emil Seidel present
mayor of Milwaukee, was honored with
me nomination for United States sena-
sor Other nominations were made,
which will be submitted to a referen-
uum Of the party.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
DEMANDS
PROBE OF BRIBERY
CHARGE AGAINST HIM
Declares His Enemies, Headed
by Chicago Tribune, Seek
to Destroy His New
Banking Business.
LORIMER RESOLUTION
GOES TO COMMITTEE

Washington, . ~ Ex-senator
lorimer's resolution for an in
vestigation of his election to the
Senate was referred, under the
rules, to the committee on con-
tingent expenses.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

BOSTON, MAsS.-Receiving congrat-
ulations from distinguished friends In
this country and also from abroad, Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe yesterday, observed
her 91st birthday, surrounded by the
members Of her family. Part Of the
day was given up to general recep-
ton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
HAMILTON PIONEER DEAD.

Webster City, Ia, May S1.-Returning
from the house after doing his chores
last night, Hiram Carpenter, aged SO
years, was stricken with apoplexy and
died. He had been a resident Of Ham,
ilton county over so years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

PIERCE CITY, MO.-A tornado,
which formed northwest of here last
night, struck the western edge of town
few minutes later, destroying 10
dwellings and several barns, and swept
southwark out of sight. No one was
killed
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

= BOSTON, MASS.-Former Mayor
george A. Hubbard, OF this city, died
sunday In his home In the Ashemont
district OF tuberculosis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
|PIE:TE
|zATION
Rebuild.
fding at

3o.-As the
Of Catholic
lied by Ri.
| Of this city.
South Da.
cation was
Bs will be
bose OF com.
Pver matters
the other a
| for the good
eneral. The
Pmas O'Gor-
feedy, Beres.
O'Flaherty,
raid. Sioux
|wler, Sioux
b also was
his commit.
IN. A com.
d to arrange
3 a CATHOLIC
During the
was sub.
toward the
pr the main
diversity at
destroyed by
be necessary
and Bishop
visit the
for the pur.
inder of the
B of the new
be held at
year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

DURHAM, GA.-Twenty-five Italian
miners, accused of intimidating the off,
Gals of the Durham Coal & Coke COM
pany's mines> here, and who were ar
rested by state troops sent here by
Governor Brown, were forcibly de-
ported without trial yesterday. The
men left in the custody Of Sheriff Cert
many and deputies of Walker county,
and will be released at Chickamauga.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
EREsFoRD

Y 30.-Com-
lie Beresford
held Thurs
<, include an
essey. The
of II young
lie Wright,
sland, Flor
dward, Dor
Rener, FL
ordan, Olive
Young, Nina
Isabel FL
Torgeson.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
|HE
In SCHOOL

|h y 30.-The
of the
held at the
| vening were
|D pit winning
Pred for the
members Of
Clara Weber,
|h dyer, Mamie
owen. All
red by Dean
Fersity, was
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

b l. u E f 1 E L DS-The government
forces, under cover of the fire of the
gunboat San Jacinto, yesterday routed
the insurgents and captured Bluefields
bluff. This loss to the Estrada forces
probably ends the revolution.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02

Lavender and rose perfumes are said
to be fatal to microbes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
ULL
PROGRAM

p.-The grad
terville high
|, June 3, at
| he following
|a ass will be
| a Steadman,
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first in the
, a full class
Der appears
Class ora
hiss history.
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| mes Larsen;
Steadman;
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church, will
| errnon. The
lay evening,
commence
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
Mt IS
RATORY
at Huron
f Mitch

| larles A. AL
and Harry
awarded first
tie Inter-col-
here last
events this
| a majority
ry contests,
| ell close fol-
itnessed the
| this after
with i'm
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-02
ED GIRLS.

esterday aft
raj of the
d Leila, VIC
. on Lake By
les occurred
e and were
Pinch, Of the
The attend
|ral offerings
nks, public
houses were
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I'M Ed.

DIR. George
+ of the fac
versity here,
versity, New
Sident Of the
to at Cum
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day.
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COUNTY.

3O,-County
set Monday
the opening
rs institute,
In the high
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We have also novel creations in Kolo
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pearl buttons, Two-eyeet Ties and Butcher OK
fords in hand-turned welted soles and of all
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TTRBAN HAIR PINS. all
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TUT BAN HAIR PINS,
carved tops. Regu-
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price NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
] TCRBAN HAIR PADS.
Regularly25c. Sale f0c
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rection of Frederick Brueschweiler
will assist the choir of the West
minister Congregational church to-
morrow evening in special must
Gale at the vesper services.
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s.EMPRESS ON ANERICANSTA
COMING AT THE WASHINGTON
Next w eek.

author of THE Dramatist."
A comedy acrobatic number of
merit will be offered by Caron &
Fornom, who are excellent aero
bats.
Frank Hammond and Dorothy
Forester, two clever comedians.
will be seen in a number composed
of clever songs, unique dances and
snappy dialogue. Miss Hammond
is an excellent dancer, and also has
very sweet voice which she
knows how to use to advantage.
A very attractive aerial feature
will be offered by The Rosaires,
two accomplished performers on
graceful.
Fred and Elsa Pendleton will pre-
sent a number which Is decidedly
high class in the musical line. In
addition to possessing beautiful
soprano voice, Miss Elsa Pendletor
/ a violinist of rare capabilities.