DAKOTA COUNTY
MOTTO All The Tfvwu TYvm It It Notre.
State Historical Society
VOLUME XVI 11
DAKOTA CITY, NKIU FRIDAY, S KPTK3I HKIl 10, 1909.
NUMBER t
WORLD'S DAILY NEWS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED
AND CONCISELY STATED
RAILWAY KING DEAD
K. H. HAKKIM.W CIX)SKS I JFK AT
1IIS HILLTOP IIOMK.
J'lual Summons 1 Peaceful Sheer
;rlt Fall at the La Members of
Family mid Brother and Sister at
lU-dsldo Mlna Active to tins Kiid.
Edward H. Harrlman, the greatest
organizer of railroads the world has
ever known, met the only lasting de
feat of his active life Thursday at the
hands of death. Secluded In his mag
nificent home on Tower hill, near Ar
den, N. Y., surrounded by members of
his family, physicians and nurses, he
succumbed to an Intestinal disorder
after a fight against the disease which
will rank for sheer grit with his re
markable struggles In the financial
world. The exact time of his death Is
known only to that limited circle of
relatives and associates who had so
effectively shielded Mr. Harrlman
from all outside annoyances during Is
last Illness The time was given to
the world as 3:35 p. m., but Mrs. Mary
Simons, sister of the dead man, said
that the end had come at 1:30 p. m.,
more than two hours previous. Wheth
er this apparent discrepancy has any
bearing on the current belief that ev
ery effort was made to lessen the Influ
ence of the financier's death In the
New York stock market Is problemati
cal. But it Is significant that the time
of his death as officially announced
was just thirty-five minutes after trad
ing had ceased on the exch.nge in New
York. Mr. Harrlman died peacefully,
and to the end his brilliant mind re
tained Its activity.
Though Mr. Harriman Is dead his
tremendous Interests will be carried
on without interruption. So firm Is
the foundation of his great construc
tive work In the railroad world and so
thoroughly organized are his varied
interests that no fear Is felt In the
financial world.
STOHY OF COOK'S MATE.
Sailor on the Bradley Credits Explor
er's Story. ,
Some Interesting statements con
cerning Dr. Frederick A Cook's dash
to the pole were made by Michael
Wise, a seaman on the schooner Ad
miral Dewey, t which arrived in port
at Gloucester, Mass., after an extend
ed fishing trip in northern waters.
Wise, who was mate on the John K.
Bradley, which carried Conk's expedi
tion, says he was the man picked by
the explorer to accompany him on the
final dash after leaving Ktah. Wise,
however, declined, pieferring his reg
ular compensation as a seaman on a
fishing Fcln'oner to the honor and
g! i.v hviIiiN-mI l.y Dr. Cook.
Wis.' .-.-ild lie had no doubt that Dr.
('(ok was the first man to reach the
north ;n.', and uddcdhat any one
who k'.'ew the explorer would not ques
tion the truth of his statements. "The
expedition was one of the host fitted
that ever left fur the north." said
Y i.-e.
BISON EN HAIL CASES WltECK.
(Her Score Hurt in Aeciilenl on Mis-'
sourl Pacific.
Missouri Pacific passenger train No.
501, westbound, was derailed near
Palmer, Kan., 150 miles west of Kan
sas City, early Thursday.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rail.
Twenty-four passengers were in
jured, all slightly. The train, which
was In c'.arge of ConductorC. V.
Fletcher, was running 35 miles an hour
when the accident occurred. The brok
en rail was encountered half way be
tween Palmer and Day, a small station
ten miles east. The smoker, chair car
and sleeper left the track, the former
two turning over, while the sleeper re.
maincd upright.
Cheer for the Woman.
Friday afternoon at Berlin Orville
Wright made a flight with Mrs. von
Hildebraud, wife of Capt. von Hllde
brand, and remained in the air for
1 1 Vi minutes. The crowd cheered
Mrs. von Hildebrand vociferously. Mr.
Wright made another flight alone of
7 minutes.
Brazil to I'so Ore lcHsltH.
Brazil has determined to develop
Iron smelting and the Iron and steel
Industry generally, and thus make use
of the vast deposits of Iron ore which
exist In several portions of the coun.
try.
Sioux Cily Live Stock Murket.
Thursday's quotations on the Hloux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves, 17.00. Top hogs, $7.95.
"Young Grlffo" Insane.
Arthur Griffith, known to the prize
ring as "Young Grlffo" and who was
reconed among the best of the light
weights, was adjudged Insane In Chi.
cago Friday.
Shah to Live In Exllo.
The deposed shah of Persia left the
confines of the Russian legation Thurs
day afternoon and started his Journey
to Russia He Is to live In practical
fille, probably at Odessa.
MAW MLIiAt.l.S LOST.
Priests Arrive at Monterey with FIhkI
News.
A number of village priests, after
taking Journeys over miles of devas
tated country, have arrived in Mon
terey, Mex., bringing the first news of
the destruction wrought by the recent
floods in the outlying districts. Their
stories indicate that the havoc Is mor
widespread and terrible than was at
first believed. The priest of Arram
borl has Informed Archbishop Lcnaree
that Arramborl was destroyed and his
people are wandering over the country
In search of food.
The destruction of the roads has
made It Impossible to send In relief
supplies.
The story brought In by the priest
of La Ascension Is to the effect that
this town and Its population of 2,000
souls have entirely disappeared.
Another priest, from Allende, says
that place also has disappeared, with
a large loss of life, and that the neigh
boring fields have been converted into
lakes. The priests were more than a
week in making their way Into Mon
terey. They described the destruction
as the most awful that ever has been
experienced In Mexico. Aid Is urgent
ly needed In these outlying districts,
particularly as the authorities are
busy with Monterey and Its vicinity.
Bustamente and Daescondia have
been added to the list of destroyed
villages.
MITCHELL CORN PALACE.
Structure Dedicated to King Corn W ill
0M'n StciK'inlier 27.
On September 27 the gorgeous Corn
Palace at Mitchell will again throw
open its doors, and the marvelously
beautiful structure will be dedicated
to King Corn and his proud satellites
all of the grains and grasses that
add to the great agricultural wealth of
South Dakota.
No annual event Is of such vast lm
utance to the state; for here Is as
sembled. In rich profusion, the various
'.roducts of our productive soil, evi
dencing to the world at large its
great fertility and the glorious possi
bilities for additional husbandmen to
"come In and sup with us."
The Corn Palace itself is a marvel
of beauty, and it is decorate1 within
and without with native products of
the soil, corn being the chief article
used. To the assembled thousands It
is truly a revelation, and its ornate
beauty appeals to the masses. Add
to this the stellar attractions supplied
by the United States Marine band or
Washington. D. C and the numerous
high class vaudeville acts by a corps
of famous artists, and the Corn Pal
ace becomes "A thing of beauty and a
Joy forever."
Other high grade attractions are be
ing secured for the amusement and
entertainment of those who are not
particularly fond of music, to relieve
the monotony and to fill In the time
between the two parts of the pro
gram. There UI be no tedious waits.
There will be something doing all the
time, any part of which will be well
worth the price of admission.
The free street attractions will be
superior to those which you have of
ten paid 50 cents and $1 to see.
The railroads recognize the great
Importance and deep significance of
tills annual exhibition, and run nu
merous excursion trains at half fare,
a lower rate than ever given any sim
ilar enterprise. More than fifteen
county exhibits will attest the prod
igality of Mother Earth In her re
sponse to the Intelligent efforts of the
tiller of the soil.
The Cunt Palace opens September
27 and closes Saturday night, October
190!).
Every citizen of South Dakota
should attend for at least a day.
INTERI RBAN CARS MEET.
Twenty-Seven Persons Hurt In Wreck
Neur Huntley, III.
Twenty-seven persons Were Injured,
two seriously, In a head-on collision
Wednesday between two interurban
cars on the Elgin and Belvldere Elec
tric railroad near Huntley, 111., a vil
lage a few miles south of Elgin.
The accident was caused by the fail
ure of an eastbound car to stop at a
switch a short distance from the scene
of the wreck. A relief car was sent
from Elgin and the Injured were taken
to that place.
Shot by Assassin.
, George W. Summervllle, a promi
nent Minnesota lawyer and politician,
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
while sitting in his law office at Sleepy
Eye, Minn., Wednesday by a man who
says his name Is John Hayner. Hay
ner was arrested.
Three. Trumps Killed.
Three unknown tramps, who were
riding; In a box car, were killed Thurs
day night when a Chicago Great West
ern freight train was derailed near
Maloy, la.
Predicts Brllisli-tieniian War.
Lord Northcliffe, owner of the Ixn
don Times, In an Interview Tuellay at
Winnipeg, Man., predicted war be
tween Germany and Great Bitaln.
Wage Scule Rejected.
The wage scule offered by the I'hl
rugo City Railway company to Its em
ployes was rejected by un overwhelm
ing vote in a referendum which closed
Wednesday.
Wife of Bishop Harris Dead.
Mrs. Merrlam Colbert Harris, wife
of Bishop Harris, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, died at her home
In Toklo, Japan, Thursday.
COSTLY STEEL STRIKE ENDS.
Peace and Oulct Will ttetgn nt McKcc
Rocks.
Pence and quiet will again reign In
McKees Rocks, Pa. The costly strike
which has been in progress fifty-three
days at the Pressed Steel Car works
Is over. The workmen, numbering
over 5,000, have won a complete vic
tory. While formal action declaring
the trouble at an end will not be taken
until a vote Is cast by the men, C. A.
Wise, chairman of the strikers' execu
tive committee, stated Wednesday that
the employes of the big plant will
unanimously decide to return to work.
Practically all the demands made by
the men, he said, have been granted
by the company. The satisfaction of
the men over the final outcome of
their contention Is general.
Among the changes agreed to by
the company are the following:
No Sunday work hereafter; half
hoUday on Saturday; the promise of
an Increase In wages; the Indefinite
suspension of T. A. Farrell, chief of
the company police; a printed list of
prices to be paid will be exhibited In
all departments so the men will know
exactly what they are to receive for
piece work and a guarantee that bet
ter conditions are to prevail through
out the big mill.
Owing to the reticence of Commis
sioner of Labor Charles P. Nelll, noth
ing definite Is obtainable concerning
the investigation he Is making In con.
nection with the strike.
DETROIT PHYSICIAN HELD.
SuKHctcd of Implication In the Mlll
iiianii Death.
Dr. George A. Flitch, a well known
practitioner of Detroit. Mich., was
placed under arrest Wednesday night
at police headquarters on suspicion of
connection with the death of Miss
Maybclte Millman, of Ann Arbor,
whoso dismembered body wns found
Mtmday and Tuesday In two sacks
sunk In Ecorse creek in the western
suburbs of Detroit.
Miss Martha Hennlng, intimate
friend of the girl, was also taken Into
custody as a witness.
The arrest of Dr. Frltch followed
the hurried return of Sheriff Gaston
from Ann Arbor, where he had spent
a few day.) looking up clews In the
Millman case.
COMMISSION PLAN CARRIES.
St. Joseph Adopts New Charter Law
for City t.'ovetnnienls.
The charter law for cities of the
first class passed by the last Missouri
legislature was submitted to a vote
at St. Jopeph, Mo., Tuesday, and re
ceived 4,431 votes. There were 2,926
votes cast against It, making the ma
jority 1.503. Less than half the voting
strength was polled. The charter pro
vides for the Initiative, referendum nnd
recall, reduces the council to five mem
bers and gives the mayor the power
to appoint the board of health, utili
ties commission, park commission nnd
most of the city officers. The charter
is to become effective next April.
LORD STRATHCONA IllilT.
He Is Thrown from Carriage nni'
Slightly Injured.
Lord Strathcona, while driving to his
ranch with Mayor Megaw, of Verona,
Man., Hii turd ay night, was thrown out
of his carriage and slightly injured.
The horses became unmanageable and
to save themselves the men turned
the horses Into a wire fence.
Ird Strathcona sustained an In
jured arm which he now carries In a
sling. .Mayor Megaw suffered a brok
en kg. Lord Strathcona Is 82 years
old.
Two Killed by Gas.
The bodies of Harry Boland, 75
years 'old, and his wife Mary, aged 65,
were found in bed in their home In
Chicago Thursday. Death had been
caused by asphyxiation. A gas Jet
was found partly open. The police
have begun an investigation of the
case.
Express Trnln Jumps Track.
The Burlington's St. Paul express,
southbound, ran into a washout four
miles south of St. Joseph. Mo., Tues
day. Seven coaches were derailed and
five of them rolled Into the ravine.
Only one person was hurt, an unknown
man, whose foot was sprained.
Division In Lumber Cuse.
A dispatch from Boise, Idaho, states
that the case of the United States
against the Barber Lumber company
on a charge of conspiiaey has been
decided In favor of the defendant
company on every point.
Tom Johnson Chosen.
Incomplete returns from the munici
pal primary election held In Cleveland,
O., Tuesday, made It practically cer
tain that Tom L. Johnson has for the
fifth time been nominated for mayor
by the democrats.
Druggists Meet.
The all night drug store, the cut rate
drug store and the suggestive post
card will be done away with, If the
National Association of Retail Drug
gists, In convention at Iuuisvllle, Ky.,
can effect It.
Moors Attack Spanish.
Two columns of Spanish troops leav
ing El Araba to concentrate at Had
dara were attacked by the Moors Wed
nesday, but repulsed the enemy with
heavy losses. The Spanlrds suffered
two men killed and fifteen wounded.
Mcxicuu War Hero Deud.
Gen. James Shackelford, a hero of
the Mexican war and prominent In the
south, died at Port Huron, Mich.,
Tuctsduy.
NEBRASKA
News of the Week
In Concise Form
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WILL CONTENT.
Jtelntlven of the lote Curolino Barrett
Not Satisfied.
The will of Caroline ltarrett was ad
mitted in probate court at York. Sho
left six children and twenty-five
grandchildren, and In making her will
she gave $5 to each grandchild, cut
ting off two daughters, Mrs. George
Jenkins and Mrs. Ed Hendrlx. with
only 10 each a..d left the bulk of the
estate to be divided equally with the
four remaining children. Mrs. Jen
kins and Mrs. Hendrlx have employed
attorneys to contest the will, claiming
it was made at the resilience of one of
the s"nh, where undue influence was
exerted upon the mother, whom they
claim was not of sound mind.
Several years ago there was an
estrangement between the mother and
the two daughters, which recently was
made up, and It was supposed thnt In
the distribution of the property they
would receive an equal share. The
case promises to be bitterly contested.
CHILD DIEN IN AITOMOBILK.
Death Not Noticed t ut II Mother Get
Out or Machine.
The 6-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. Vat-saw. of Cook, died
in an automobile while its parents
were on their way home from Tecum
seh. The mother had the child in her
arms and had not observed anything
wrong with It until she got out of the
car at Cook, when she noticed it
hung limp In her arms. She carried
the child into the house and laid It on
a bed, and then becoming alarmed at
the Infant's appearance she summoned
a physician, who pronounced It dead.
The child had been crying considera
bly during part of the trip to Cook and
the physician was of the opinion It had
broken a blood vessel.
COLORED BOY SLAIN.
Body Found I'nder Steps of Omaha
School House.
The body of Othello Rntltffe, a col
ored boy 11 years old, was found un
der the Bteps of "he- Kellom public
school at Omaha Tuesday morning.
The boy's skull was crushed and his
face terribly mutilated, apparently
having been beaten with a brick.
The boy had attended a wild west
show, the show ground being but a
blok from the school house. He went
with his sister, aged 16, but they be
came separated. She says.she last saw
him In cjmpany with a colored man
who appeared to be connected with
the show. Othello's mother Is a
widow.
Terrible Accident.
August WallensciK, n young man
residing with his father near Talmage,
met with an accident a few days since
which resulted In his death. He was
In the loft throwing down some hay
nnd threw down the fork and the han
dle stood up straight. He jumped out
of the loft, the handle struck him in
the stomach nnd was forced Into his
bowels.
Young Man Kills Himself.
Ben Cartney committed suicide by
hanging himself Friday morning at
Tlldcn. He arose a( the usual hour to
do his chores. His father soon be
came alarmed at his long absence and
went In search of him and found him
dangling from a rope, life being ex
tinct. Material for New Simps.
The first material for the constri
lion of the new Burlington shops at
Havelock has arrive. 1. The new shops
will cover sixteen acres; will cost $1,
500,000 when completed and will re
quire the labor of 300 men for a year
and a half. The large shops at
Plattsmouth will be added to the new
construction at Havelock.
Penitentiary Itcsrt.
The report of Warden Smith for Au
gust shows there are now 4 39 convicts
in the prison compared with 443 July
31. Ten convicts were received during
the month, of whom one was returned
after having escaped from the beet
fields. Seventeen were discharged from
the prison, four while on parole and
one convict was paroled.
Waterworks for l ehling.
The village of I'ehling voted on the
Issue of bonds for the purpose of put
ting In a water plant. A light vote
was cast and the bonds carried by a
vote of 5 to 1.
Separator Burned.
A separator belonging to W. W.
Wilson, living southeast of Dlller, to
gether with several stacks of wheat,
was destroyed by fire the other dav
The blaze was caused by a spark fi
the engine.
Short Crop for 1'uctory.
The Grand Island canning fuetory
closed down on the canning of sweet
corn after one of the shortest runs In
Its history, the smaller crop being the
result of the long drouth.
Broke His Ann.
Harry Norton, the 10-year-old son
of Will Norton, editor of the Hum
boldt Standard, suffered a broken arm
and dislocated wrist as the result .of
getting his hand caught In a lob preos.
STATE NEWS
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MISHAP CAt'SKS DEATH.
Wire areata and End Striken Hoy on
the Head.
An accident resulting In the dent!
of Harry Paulsen, the 15-year-old
Btepson of Henry Burgard, occurred
on the latter's farm, two miles north
of Bloomtleld. Mr. Burgard and the
unfortunate boy were stretching a wire
fence when the wire suddenly-broke,
striking the young man on the head.
The accident occurred at 4 o'clock
In the afternoon, and although no
marks could be noticed where the
wire had struck him, It seems that a
vein had bursted, causing the blood
to flow to the brain, causing death
within a short time thereafter.
FOR MARKETING WHEAT.
Society of Equity I'0mkc to Nell to
t Consumers.
Directors of the winter wheaIgrow
era' branch of the American Hocletj
of Equity are working on a plan by
which they hope to Induce all farmers
in their pool to sell through their
agency once a month direct to millers
and manufacturers. They say that
they are now concerned altogether In
the manner of niurketlng the product
rather than in obtaining a fixed price.
They deny that farmers in the pool
have agreed to hold their wheat for
any particular price.
SEN'l ENCE IS REDFCED.
Governor of Nebraska shows Mercy vj
tin Old lVleiul.
Gov. Shallenberger has commutec
the sentence of an old Harlun county
friend and neighbor, Oliver Stephens,
from one year in the penitentiary to
five months and twenty-six days. Ste
phens will go free Thunksglvlng day.
He was convicted of stabbing Benja
min Coe. Thi! supreme court cut the
original sentence of two years to one
because of conflicting evidence. Three
hundred Harlan county residents sign,
ed th petition for Stephens' pardon.
Strike of Grand Island Curpentcrs.
Because he put a teamster, whose
wages were but $10 per week, to work
sand papering certain finishing lum
ber In the Dolan business block at
Grand Island, H. S. Rico, a contractor,
experienced a strike of seven of his
carpenters. There was little parleying,
for the contractor is said to have in
formed them that they could lock up
their tool chests and go.
Insisvtors of Hotels.
R. D. McFudden, of Hastings, lint
been appointed chief inspector of ho
tels by Gov. Shallenberger. Mr. Mc
Fadilen will appoint eighteen other
traveling men to act with him under
the direction of the labor commis
sioner. He will be paid by the vari
ous organizations of the traveling men
of tin- stati-, though the state made
no appropriation for tills purpose.
An'edlluvlnii Tooth.
The tooth of some ante-diluvlan
specimen was found in the new well
In the north part of Beatrice, which Is
being sunk with u view of obtaining a
more adequate supply of water. It
was found 35 feet below the surface
of the ground and Is in a good state
of preservation.
Railway School 0Mns,
A technical school for the instruc
tion of the I'nlon Pacific railway em
ployes, opened in Omaha. More than
a hundred applications were on hand,
coming from men employed in many
departments and ranging from sec
tion hands to draftsmen In the engl
neering department.
Fire In Allallu Mill.
The Lexington fire department wa
called to the alfalfa feed mill for a
blaze caused by spontaneous combus
tion. The damage will not exceed
$200, owing to prompt action. This Is
the fourth time hi the last two months
the mill has caught fire in this man
ner. Jouriiallsi-Burglar.
Guy Olmstead, 19-year-old Journal.
1st, running a monthly publication
called The Western Boy, has been ap
prehended by the County Prosecutor
and has confessed to having commit
ted seven burglaries In Broken Bow
with In a year.
Ioad of Hay Burns.
While Albert Wolstel, a Cass county
farmer, was using a hay loader at
tached to a wagon, It caught fire. The
team, the loader and the front wheels
if the wagon were saved, but the rear
wheels, the rack und the load of hay
were very soon reduced to ashes.
Traveling Man Dies Suddenly,
James Yates, u traveling salesman
selling crude oil, after eating supper
ut tilt; Taylor house at Yolk, stepped
out on the veranda to smoke a clgur
and without warning expired.
Stuck Dealer Di.supM-urM.
J. M. Jensen, a Cass county stock,
dealer, shipped a carload of stock to
South Omuhu recently and failed to
return home, which suggested a possi
bility that he hud met with foul play.
"NO BABIES. NO BALLOTS."
Priest Advocates Giving Wives and
Husbands Vote for Each Child.
"Family suffrage; or, no babies, no
ballots." This Is the new Idea of Fa
ther Phelan, editor priest of St. Louis
He advocates one of the most novel
and original bills ever submitted to a
legislature relatlvo to women and
their rights.
This measure, which the prleot says
he will submit to the next session at
Jefferson City, asks for family miff
rage In Missouri for the purpose of
encouraging large families. Father
Phelan will also submit suggestions
relative to women co-respondents, pro
hibiting a divorced husband from
marrying the co-respondent In the
case. Should his measure gain the ap
proval of the law makers of Missouri,
the standards of woman's importance
will be materially changed.
"I would give every family an addi
tional vote for every child born Into
It," asserts Father Phelan. "If a cou
ple has ten children we would give
the family twelve votes. In case the
rotiple agreed politically we would
permit the father to cast the whole
twelve votes. If the couple were di
vided on their views of politics we
would give the wife her own vote and
the votes of all her daughters, and
ihe husband his own vote and those
it fi his sons.
TO CATCH COUNTERFEITERS.
Roberts Case Illustrates How Al.
Nations Protect' Their Money.
The arrest recently of John Hob
erta in Kentucky on the charge ol
making counterfeit Mexican national
bank notes is of Interest In illustrat
ing the manner In which counterfeit
ers are run down In all nations, in
the United States there la a Btatut
making it an offense to make coun
terfeit money of any other nation
either of currency or bank notes. Thf
offender Is tried and punished in thle
country. The secret service agents ol
the Treasury Department do not go
outside .of the United States to rut;
down alleged counterfeiters of Anieti
can currency, but in practically every
country there Is a law similar to thai
of this country with regard to makers
of Rpurlous foreign coins. In the event
that a counterfeiter who lias made tht
Illegal money In this country goes tc
the country whose 'currency he hns
counterfeited the offender may be ex
trndited by the American authorities
If they have evidence of the making
of imitation coin in this country
Owing to the dltjlculty experienced by
counterfeiters in disposing of foreign
Imitation money In this country few
rn.ps of this kind have ben reported
E:;pert money (-hungers usually dttecl
the Imitation nitney.
DESPERADO IS CAUGHT.
Man Who Held Off Former an
liilmra llnireil Wouutled In Wood.
After emulating a desperado for two
days, James Burns, a farm hand, sur
rendered to a constable's posse follow
ing a fight nt Mingo Junction, Ohio
Thursday night, lie was wounded in
the melee. Burns is uccused of setting
fire" to Mrs. Minnie Otte's barn Tues
day night. When a crowd of farmers
appeared to put out the Are he stood
guard with a rille and refused to per
mit any one to try to quench the
flames. Tiring of seeing the flames,
ho entered the Otte home and refused
to permit the family to enter during
the night. Wednesday morning Burns
again set fire to the hum. This time
he fired at persons who approached the
structure. Constable Georgo Griffith
organized a posse and tried to rout the
manfrom the house. Burns fired
sevsral times and escaped from the
house to the woods. In the midst of
the battle the man cried out in ago
ny, saying he was shot und would sur
render If he were given medical aid.
Being assured that he would not be
harmed, he dragged himself out of the
Pushes and threw down his guns.
Wiiarr Shouts Aimry Father.
George llurd of Sioux Falls, S. I),
was shot and killed while attacking
his daughter's sweetheart, Eugene Rad
ford, of Franklin, 111. While Eugene
was being beaten his brother Charles
came to his aid and after both hud
been severely pounded Charles fired
two shots. The brothers surrendered
md are in Jail.
Klllril by Own Carelemineas.
"Killed by their own carelessness,'
ivas the verdict of Coroner Brewer of
Brooklyn on the death of Laurent
3rosse and Leonard Cole, driver and
nechaniclan of the wrecked Stearns
car, who both met death In the races
it Brighton Beach.
Kills aitaln I. We Term.
Lisle B. Crubtree, the corporal win
shot and killed Captain Raymond of
the United States army at Ft. De
Moines last July, was sentenced by
court martial to imprisonment for life.
Whltr Mas Kalru lijr knvuuea.
It Is reported from the Congo Free
State that a white merchant has been
killed and eaten by natives near Lon
go. An expedition has been sent to
punish the cannibals.
Prima) Itanlw Falhrr of !N Dead.
John W. Miller, ugud 76, futher ot
thirty-eight children, died at the coun
ty home ii6ur Indiana, Pa. lie had
!ieen married four times. A widow
turvlves him.
Killed In Aatoinohlla Accident.
Koe Hoffman, aged 5 years, was
killed, and her father, .mother and sis
ter were seriously Injured la n auto
mobile accident at Lowellvllle. Ohio.
PEARY ACHIEVES POLE;
HAILED 8Y SCIENTISTS
Laconic Messages Tell of Success
After Twenty Yeara' Perilous
Striving.
VICTORY ON APRIL 6, 190fr
America's Savants Applaud the Feat
Accomplished After That of
Dr. Cook.
A little message of seven word
flashed by wireless from th' coast of
Labrador to the New York .newa bu
reaus at noon Monday made Com
mander Robert E. Peary, the second
American citizen within five days to
report to an astounded world the dis
covery ot.the North Pole. Later ad
vices showed that Commander Peary
had reached the pole on April 6, 1909,
one year, lacking fifteen days, after
Dr. Frederick A Cook had achieved
the same prize.
The brief and thrilling message
which conveyed the first tidings of
Peary's feat was dated from Indian
Harbor, via Cape Race, Newfoundland,
and read:
"Stars and Stripes nailed to tho
pole. PEARY."
While this message was being ca
bled to Europe, where Dr. Frederick
A. Cook is now receiving his reward
of public homage and royal honors a
the first white man to reach the top '
of the world, and while doubt of It
authenticity was being voiced in some
quarters, confirming messages began
to follow thick and fast, and now
there was not the shadow of a doubt
that Robert E. Peary, the most daunt
less and persevering explorer that ever
lived, the man who has spent two
decades and as many fortunes In the
search for the prize of the centuries
had actually accomplished his task and
was returning home with records and
white witnesses to prove his conquest.
Sfnd Joyona Meaaage to Wife.
The explorer's joyous message to
his wife was most humanly Interest
ing. It read:
"Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray,
Sept. 6. 1909.
"Mrs. R. E. Peary, South Harpswell,
Me.:
"I have found the D. O. P. All well.
Love. Will wire again from Chateau.
"BERT.
From St. Johns, N. F.. cane the an
nouncement that Peary had telegraph
ed the Governor of New Foundland by
wireless from Labrador stating that
be hud reached the pole and congratu
lating New Foundland on Us part In
the discovery, because of the fact that
the captain and the crew of Peary'i
ship were New Foundlandera.
Sure of One Wblta WHneaa.
One of the most significant dispatch
is us bearing on any possible futur
controversy over the honors of discov
ery was that received in Freeport,
Me., at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon by
Mrs. V. C. Fogg from her brother,
D. D. McMillan, an instructor in
Worcester Academy, who accompanied1
Peary on his trip. The message sbowa
that Peary had at least one white man
to confirm his claims. McMUlaa)
wired:
"Indian Harbor, Sept. 6, 1909.
"Mrs. W. C. Fogg, Freeport. Me.:
"Arrived sate. Pole on board. Beav
year of my life. "BEN."
Two Americana Are Saeceaata!.
Thus the great North that baa locker
Its gutes of ice again the bravest of
thu world throughout the 400 yean
during which the pole quest has been
carried on has yielded within the brief
period ot twelve months to the intrep
id persistency of two men, and these
two AnierScuns.
Everywhere among army and navy
officers and scientists and official Wash
ington generally only words of praise
have beeu spoken fur Commander
Peary. "Such wonderful achievements)
as this make epochs in the history ot
the world," declared Captain Veeder,
In charge of the United States naval
observatury, "ujd I have so doubt that
this discovery will add Immeasurably
to the sum of human knowledge. "
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