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MOTTO All The News When It Is Heirs.
VOLUME XVIII
DAKOTA CITY, NER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1910.
NUMBER 49
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SETTLE G. T.
STRIKE
PREMIER LAURIER IS ADVISED OP
TERMINATION OF TRAIN
MEN'S WALKOUT.
MEN GET WAGES INCREASED
All Strikers, Except Those Guilty ol
Disorderly Conduct, Are to Resume
Work at Once Government's Inter,
ventlon Brings Peace.
Ottawa, Ont. McKenzle King, Can
ada's minister of labor, Tuesday sent
tne following telegram to Sir Wilfrid
Laurler, at Weyburn, Saskatchewan:
"Am delighted to bo able to Inform
you that the strike of conductors and
trainmen on the Grand Trunk railway
system has been brought to an end
through government Intervention."
It means, of course, that the big
trainmen strike is settled. The men
are to return to work' as soon as pos
slble.
All strikers except those guilty of
disorderly conduct will be reinstated
as sofln as possible. The Increases as
offered on July 18 become effective and
date back to May 1.
On January 1, 1912, the standard
rates of pay as on the Canadian Pacific
railway will gc Into effect.
Columbus, O.--Governor Harmon is
considering withdrawing about half of
the National Guard now here on riot
duty and cutting down the expenses
of maintaining the soldiers from $12,
000 a day to about $5,000.
In that event half of the street cars
will be taken off and all lines aban
doned temporarily, with the exception
of the WeBt Broad street. Long street
and High street.
CRIPPEN WILL NOT FIGHT
Doctor Is Formally Arraigned and In
forms Court He Will Not Com
bat Extradition.
Montreal, Que. After being fully
Identified by Inspector Dew of Scot
land Yard, Doctor Crlppen, who is
charged with the slaying of his wife,
known on the stage In London as
Belle Elmore, was Sunday placed un
der arrest by Chief McCarthy of the
Quebec provincial police, assisted by
Chief Davis of the Dominion police on
board the steamer Montrose at Father
Point. .
Crlppen, on the .verge of a col
lapse, with his voice so weak It scarce
ly could be heard by Magistrate An
gers, announced in court Monday that
he would not make a fight against ex
tradition to London.
This statement followed his formal
arraignment in the provincial court
on the charge of slaying "an unknown
woman" the police believe to be his
missing wife, Belle Elmore, the Amer
ican actress.
Crippen's hearing, at the suggestion
of Inspector Dew, was continued 16
days, and, at the expiration of thai
time, unless he decides to fight ex
tradition, he will be sent back tc
England. Crippen's companion ir
flight, Miss Ethel Clare Leneve, wat
to have been arraigned with the Amer
lean, but her custodians reported tc
the court that she was too 111 to ap
pear. The authorities are confident
that the woman will give no more
trouble than Crippen promises to.
. Miss Leneve was transferred from
the provincial Jail to a hospital. Tht
girl scarcely has been able to stand
since her collapse when she was takes
into custody. Her condition has ex
cited much sympathy.
ROOSEVELT IN. COAL INQUIRY
- Ex-President Will Study Social Condi
tlons in Pennsylvania
Mining Towns.
Scranton, Pa. Col. Theodore Roose
Velt, accompanied by Lawrence Abbott
son of Lyman Abbott, editor of the
Outlook, of New York, , arrived here
Tuesday, having spent the night at the
Delaware Water Gap and making a
trip over the Pocono mountains by au
tomobile. While in Scranton Mr. Roosevelt
was the guest of Bishop Hobaff.
Wednesday he went to Wilkesbarre
and for three days will be entertained
by Father Curran.
On Colonel Roosevelt's arrival here
he met Miss Fanny Cochrane and MIbs
Florence Lucas Sanvllle of Philadel
phia, who have for years been study
ing conditions of life among the work
tng classes and who are acting as
his guides In his present investigation.
They preceded him from New York
by train.
Explaining his tour of investigation.
Colonel Roosevelt said:
'T have long been interested in so
cial conditions in mining towns in
Pennsylvania. When I read two ar
ticles in a magazine, written by Miss
Sanvllle and Miss Cochrane of the
Consumers' league of Philadelphia, I
Immediately got in touch with them
ind arranged to visit the mining towns
nd to see and talk with the peo.
pie."
Seize Jap Poaching Boat.
Washington. The seizure of an
other Japanese schooner, poaching In
the Bering sea, was reported to the
treasury department Tuesday by Cap
tain Foley of the revenue cutter Ta
coma, which is guarding sealing
Holds.
Appoints Blind Assistant.
New York. United States District
Attorney Henry A. Wise has made a
rather novel addition to his staff by
appointing Raymond O. Brown, who it
totally blind, one of his assistants.
CALIFORNIA MANIAC KILLS 3
TURNS IN FAL&E ALARM AND
SHOOTS RESPONDING FIREMEN
Insane Murderer Then Slays Wife and
Babe Dismissal From Fire De
partment Service Inspires
Tragedy.
San Diego, Cal. Bert S. Durham, a
discharged member of the local fire
department, ended a man hunt Mon
day by fatally shooting himself
through the head after killing three
Jersons, Including his wife and child,
mortally wounding a fourth and se
verely injuring a fifth.
Durham, in a desire for revenge,
turned in a false alarm and when his
former fellow workmen responded he
fired a volley of shots at them, killing
one and probably fatally injuring two
others.
Durham then ran to his home and
with a piece of steel wranned in a
handkerchief beat his wife and baby
about their heads as they lay asleep.
killing both.
Durham, who had been hunted re
lentlessly for hours, dodged his pur
suers, leaving them without a clue,
boarded a car In the residence seo-
tlon and rode quickly to the plaza in
the center of the business district,
where he put a bullet Into his brain.
He recovered consciousness later, but
the coroner says he will die.
Durham's victims were:
Donald F. Grant, engineer engine
company No. 3, San Diego fire depart
ment
Mrs. Bert S. Durham and child.
Peter Sampsell, captain hose com
pany, dying.
Guy Elliott, driver hose company,
may recover.
At the first shot Grant fell from his
seat to the ground dead, with a bul
let in his head. At the second shot
Elliott pitched to the ground with a
bullet through the stomach. Durham
then leveled his revolver at Captain
Sampsell and fired twice, both bullets
piercing Sampsell's lungs.
Two more shots, fired at other mem
bers of the crew, went wild, after
which Durham drew another revolver
and with It covered his retreat as he
started to run from Assistant Chief
Snedecor, who had driven up In an
swer to the alarm. As he disappeared
in the darkness Durham shouted back
to the assistant chief: "Tell my wife
I am going to kill myself."
STUBBS WINS IN PRIMARIES
Return Indicate That- Five Kansas Re
actionary Republican Congress
men Are Defeated.
Topeka, Kan. Governor Stubbs, the
progressive Republican candidate for
renomlnation, won out in Tuesday's
primaries by a majority estimated at
20,000.
Returns indicate that the reaction-
ay Republican congressmen lost out
In five of the contested districts.
Thomas McN'eal Is running 800 ahead
of D. R. Anthony; A. C. Mitchell is
nominated over Scott In the Second by
Governor Stubbs.
300; Fred S. Jackson won over J. W.
Miller In the Fourth by more than
2,000; R. R. Rees is ahead of Calder
head in the Fifth by 800, and I. D.
Young will be nominated over Reeder
in the Sixth by a small majority.
The total Republican vote will reach
170,000, or 10,000 ahead of the normal
Republican vote, and 40,000 ahead of
the primary vote of two years ago.
There were not many contests and
only a small Democratic vote was
:ast.
KILLS HERSELF AND BABIES
Elopement of Wayward Daughter
Preys on Parent's Mind Prepares
Burial Rcbes First.
Davenport, la. After carefully
arranging the burial robes for all
three, Mrs. Nick Nohlsen, wife ol
a farmer living eight miles from this
city, administered fatal doses of
strychnine to herself and her two
daughters, aged two ana four years.
The elopement action of a wayward
daughter with a man many years her
senior greatly preyed upon the mind
cf the mother.
Big Iron Ore Output.
Washington. A great advance in
Iron ore production has been made
In the Mesaba range In Minnesota.
Shipments have increased from 13,
300,000 tons in 1902 to 28,000,000 In
1909, according to an official report.
Saloonkeeper on Trial.
Columbus, O. L. J. Bolton, New
ark saloonkeeper, who fled from that
city the night "dry" Detective Carl E.
Etberington was lynched, was taken
to Newark Monday to stand trial. Ha
la alleged to have led the mob
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NEPTUNE SURRENDERS HIS CROWN
HINT SUICIDE IN RAWN CASE
VERDICT, DECLARES RAILWAY
MAN WAS 8ELF-SLAIN.
Jury's Open Finding May Make It
Necessary for Heirs to Bring 8ult
to Obtain Accident and Life
Insurance.
Chicago. Ira O. Rawn killed him
self, according to the verdict returned
by the coroner's Jury Friday. Tha
Monon president was shot with his
own revolver, held in tils own hand.
the verdict reads, but whether acci
dentally or with suicidal Intent Is not
specified. The Jury said the former
explanation was the less probable,
The finding of the Jurors Is described
as "an open suicide verdict."
The verdict was reached after a
three hours' session and after much
lively debate in the Jury room.
Although none of the Jurors would
talk about their action, it was said
that three held out for a verdict of
suicide and the others for one of ac
cidental shooting, and that the open
verdict returned was a compromise,
to break the deadlock.
That the Insurance companies will
contest the payment of policies Is said
to be assured, and it is declared that
relatives of the slain railroad presi
dent will bring court proceedings to
collect the insurance.
No representative of the Rawn fam
Ily was present when the Jury's find
Ings were made public.
The general consensus of opinion
among those present at the close of
the Inquest was that the Jury had
taken the only course open to it
DIE IN TEXAS RACE RIOT
Eighteen Blacks and Three Whites Are
Killed In Pitched Battle
Near Slocum.
Palestine, Tex. Following a pitched
battle between the negro farmers of
this section In which at least 300
blacks took part and three companies
of state militia from Houston and Gal
veston and a detachment of state
rangers fought for hours and, It is
paid, that 18 negroes have been
killed and the bodies of three white
men are dying In an Improvised
morgue in the little town awaiting
the arrival of undertakers from Hous
ton. Beginning Friday afternoon the race
riot between the negroes and whites
waged continuously until Sunday
night
The rioting began near the village
of Slocum. Several reasons are as
signed as the cause of the racial feel
ing. First, the refusal of a negro to
pay an obligation for which a white
farmer stood sponsor.
Later came reports of secret meet
ings among the negroes and an al
leged confession of a negro that the
murder of the man In question, James
Spurger, and bis family was planned.
The situation reached a climax, bow
ever, when a negro was discovered
advancing on Spurger from the rear,
armed with a shotgun. He was
trailed for some distance and shot by
t posse when he refused to surrender.
Regiment Home From Alaska.
San Francisco. The Twenty-second
United States Infantry, which ar
rived hero Sunday on the transport
Buford, after two years of service at
Alaskan ports, Tuesday started for
Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Jack Johnson Sued for a Bust,
New York. Cartaino Sclarrlno, an
Italian sculptor, Tuesday brought suit
for $4,000 in the courts here against
Jack Johnson, the pugilist. Sclarrlno
Claims this amount for making a bust
of the champion In bronze.
ROYAL COUPLE FLEE SPAIN
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
8tart for England Because of
Enmity of Clericals.
San Sebastian, Spain. King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria have fled the
country. The young king, dismayed
at the bitter enmity shown towards
King Alfonso of Spain.
his queen by the clericals, suddenly
left Monday with her for England
The royal couple will stop, In Paris
on tneir way to kngiand and have a
conference with President Fallleres.
Queen Victoria of Spain.
Much significance Is attached to this.
as France has done to the church
what Spain, In a lesser degree, now la
attempting. When he has established
Victoria safely at the court of Kin
George, the king will return to Spain.
City Treasurer Is Short.
Tellurlde. Col. Vinton V. Rodgera
resigned Tuesday as city treasurer of
this city, an examination of his
books showing a defalcation of over
$25,000. It is not believed Rodgers
will be prosecuted as be has been
given until Thursday to refund the
money.
Cigarette Fire Is Fatal.
Chicago. Emma Limbke, twenty
five years old, who was burned when
she accidentally Ignited her clothing
while smoking a cigarette In a cell at
the Chicago avenue police station,
died at the Passavant hospital Tuesday,
Railroad Attorneys In 8esslon.
Portsmouth, N. H. Tho railroad law
was the theme of discussion at a con
ference of railroad attorneys In this
city Tuesday. Practically all the
principal railway systems of tho
United states were represented
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Brought Bankers to Time
vidiam Wlndom's Story of the Way
In Which He Routed Financiers
Who Were Selfish and
Grasping.
About a year brrore William Wln
Som, who hd been United States sen
ator from Minnesota and secretary of
the treasury n President Garfield's
cabinet, returned to public life at the
head or the trensury department In
President Hnrrison's first cabinet in
1889, I met him in the office of a com
mon friend. By chance the conversa
tion turned upon some of the inci
dents associated with Mr. Wlndom's
brief service in General Garfield's
cabinet.
"Senator," I said, "I have always
been anxious to know how It happen
ed that you hit upon the precise plan
by which you confounded and put to
rout many of the great banks and
bankers of the United States in the
late spring of lSSlf
The senator laughed heartily,
"Why," he said, "that plan was due
entirely to one of those curious
chances, these accidental discoveries,
out of which sometimes great triumphs
come.
"You may remember that the con
gress which sat in the last months of
President Hays's administration pass
ed an act authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to refund a very largo
Issue of bonds which bore five per
cent, interest with a new Issue bear
ing only three and a half per cent. It
was legislation that caused the bank
ers of the countfy to be very much put
out. They wanted the refunding bonds
to bear at least four per cent. Inter
est and, if possible, four and a half
per cent., and because they did not
get what they wanted they began to
surrender circulation In very large
amounts, so large, in fact, that there
was danger of a great stringency in
the money market. As I now recall It,
they surrendered about thirty millions
of circulation in the course-of four or
five weeks, and the situation was
made all the more serious by the ap
parent Intention of tho bankers to sell
the government bonds which had been
returned to them by the treasury
when they surrendered circulation.
Consequently, President Hayes, not de
siring to have the money market
greatly upset and the bonds probably
depreciated, vetoed the refunding bill,
and great was the Joy of the bankers,
who felt that they bad won the vic
tory. "A few weeks later, when I became
secretary of the treasury, one of the
important matters that speedily came
before me was those five per cent,
bonds. The government would soon
have the option of redeeming them,
yet I knew that this would not be
expedient, and that meant, evidently,
that we would have to continue pay
ing Interest on them at the rate of five
per cent.
"Well,, one evening, as I was walk
ing back and forth wondering what I
could do in my dilemma, with con-
Lie Cemented
doctor Armltage Helped Cardinal Mc
Closkey Refute Falsehood Con
cerning Site of St. Patrick's
Cathedral.
One of the world's noted modern
.'athedrals Is St. Patrick's, in New
Vork. Much has been written about
it in the years that it has been built,
but. If I mistake not, the story has
hitherto remained unpublished of
how a widespread He regarding Its
site led to the cementing of an in
timate friendship between the first
American cardinal, lit. Rev. John
McCloskey, and the late Rev. Dr.
Armltago, who, during the many years
that he was pastor of the New York
city church where John D. Rockefeller
worships, was regarded as the leading
Baptist clergyman In the United
States. I received the story from Dr.
Armltage's own lips shortly after he
had been plunged Into grief by the
death of the cardinal.
"Cardinal McCloskey and I were
on friendly terms before be was ele
vated to the cardiualate, and while he
was still archbibhop of New York,"
said Doctor Armltage. "At that
time there was a widespread ru
mor to the effect that the site of St.
Patrick's cathedral had been given
free of cost by the city to the cathe
dral authorities by some trick of tho
Tammany Hall crowd. It was a ru
mor without the slightest foundation
In fact, but it kept spreading, and
many people believed it, to the great
worry of the archbishop, who one day
confessed his Inability, apparently, to
do anything to down the lie. At that
time I got an idea and proceeded to
explain It to the archbishop.
'I was educated as a lawyer,' I
said and, in fact, - I practised a
year or two ago before I abandoned
the bar for the pulpit In my
lawyer days I was regarded as
quit skillful In searching real
state titles. Now, if you wish
It I will go to the offloe of tha
IffeSTEMDAr
in
grpRs not In session, I suddenly re
called a remark by John Sherman,
when he was senator, to the effect
thnt the discretionary powers of the
secretary of the treasury were much
larger than was generally believed to
be the fact. Immediately, I deter
mined to find out whether or not 1
could exercise any discretionary pow
ers with the five per cent, bonds.
"The next day I hunted up the at
torney general,. Wayne MacVeagh,
'Mac,' I said, T wish you'd look into
the law and tell nie whether I can ex
tend the five per cent, bonds at a less
rate of Interest than they now bear
without any especial authority from
congress, In other words, whether I
have any discretionary power in the
matter?' MacVeagh saw the point at
once, and a day or two thereafter told
me that I surely had the discretion
ary power,
"The rest was easy. I cauBcd it to
be announced that I intended to begin
paying oft the five per cent, bonds at
the rate of ten million dollars a month,
and by lot, bo thnt no one would know
when he would be called upon to part
with his holdings. And I added that If
any holder of bonds was willing that
Gen. Mead's
Often Irritable and 8wayed by Pas
sion He could Be Courteous and
Tender-Hearted on Occa
sion. "As a member of the staff of Gen.
George C. Meade, 1 came to know full
well that at times In fact, a great
deal of the time he displayed a most
peppery disposition to all with whom
he came in contact, so that many of
the generals of the Army of the Po
tomas did not personally like their
superior." once said to me the Jot
Gen. George H, Sharpe, who-artti! the,
war, was more or loss prominent for
years In national politics in the ast
"But I am going to tell you of a little
incident that will give you some in
sight of the true Meade that lay un
derneath the coat of irritation that he
so ofter wore.
"After the Army of the Potomac had
taken up winter quarters along the
banks of the James river in the latter
part of 1864, there appeared at head
quarters one day two Englishmen who
were recognized authorities In British
military circles. They carried a let
ter from Lord Lyons, then British
minister at Washington. In it the
minister explained that Its bearers
were friends of his, that they had
come to this country for tho special
purpose of studying the movements of
the Army of the Potomac, and that he
Lord Lyons would take it as a high
personal favor If such assistance as
was reasonable nnd proper should be
given to them in their study.
"Gen. Grant received the two
Btrangors very courteously, told them
the Friendship
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register of deeds, and search the title
of the cathedral plot, and when I am
through I am sure you will have all I
the proof needed that the ground was
not given to you by tha city through a
lammany trick.
"The archbishop was greatly pleased
at the Idea. I went straightaway to
work searching the title, and after sev
eral days I had a complete abstract of
it as far back as it was necessary for
me to go in order to refute the ru
mor that was causing the archbishop
so much worry.
"This was the true situation. There
came a time when St. Peter's church,
the first Catholic church to be estab
lished In New York city, got into se
rious financial straits. St. Patrick's
church, then in the lower part of the
city and the residence of the bishop,
was in a most prosperous condition,
and it was appealed to for help by St.
Peter's. The assistance prayed for
was given, and as a security for the
money loaned, St. Peter's turned over
to St. Patrick's a wild piece of land
beyond the northernmost bounds of
the city and seemingly of little value.
This land had been given to St. Pe
ter's by an old Irishman shortly be
fore his death and this land It was
which was used years later as a site
for St. Patrick's cathedral.
"I shall never forget the pleasure
and the sense of gratitude which
ArchbUhop McCloskey expressed when
I handed him in writing the results of
my search. That abstract, which con
tained some facts with which he was
familiar and others whlh wore new
to him, the archbishop used time after
time to confute the troublesome ru
mor, be spoke to me of the service I
had done him. It was a little thing
for nit to do for him, I know, but I
have always been glad that I did It,
for It cemented our friendship for
each other, and that friendship is one
of the fondest memories of my life."
(Copyright WK by E. J. Edwai1a. I
they should be extended at the rate of
three per cent., and would psrmit such
an agreement to be stamped upon tho
face of the bonds, why, then, the
bonds would not be liable to immedi
ate redemption.
"Now, you know the banks rausl
have governmsnt bonds in order tc
have circulation and the bankers,
quick to see that I had them, fairly
tumbled over one another in theit
eagerness to have their five per cent
bonds extended at three per cent, or
at a rate one-hnlf of one per cent
lower than they could have obtained
had they not frightened President
Hayes Into vetoing the bill authoriz
ing the treasury department to refund
the five per cent, with three and a
half per cent bonds.
"It was truly laughable, and, do you
know, practically all of the five per
cent, bonds were refunded in this
manner, and all because of that hap
py chance thought of mine. And as a
finishing touch to the complete rout of
tho bankers, congress, at Its next ses
sion, passed a law forbidding the
banks to surrender currency In exces
of throe million dollars a month. Tha
banks could no longer dump tftieir cir
culation into the United States treas
ury in order to frighten the govern
ment into letting them , have their
way."
(Copyright, 1910. by E. J. Edwards.)
Real Character
that he would be glad to do all that he
could to help them, and then, after
pondering a moment or two, turned to
me.
"Gen. Sharpe," he asked, quietly,
'Is there any general close at hand
who is on good terms with Gen.
Meade V
"I replied that no one could be on
better terms with him than myself.
At that Grant's face showed the in
ward relief he undoubtedly felt
'Then,' he said. 'I wish you woald ea-
ort. these gentlemen to Gen. Meade's
headquarters., and request him for me
to give them uch assistance as lies
within his powet' ,
Arrived at Gen. v Meade's head
quarters, I requested the Englishmen
to remain outside for a few moments,
bo that I might prepare Gen. Meada
for their reception. Then I entered
his tent and found him, as I was half
afraid that I might. In a very Irritable
mood. Something possibly some
thing most trivial had gone wrong,
and when I told him what my errand
was, ho let loose and swore like a
trooper. But at last he said: 'Gen.
Sharpe, bring your friends to me In
about 15 minutes, I will receive them
then.'
"Promptly at the specified time I en
tered Gen. Meade's tent with the two
visitors, and what do you suppose I
saw? Gen. Meade garbed Immaculate
ly from head to foot In full dress uni
form, never handsome in appearance,
and the ncme of dignified and Impres
sive presence. And when I Introduced
the Englishmen he received them with
the utmoBt graclousness and put them
at their ease at once. And this was
the same man who had been swayed
by passion a short quarter of an hour
before. , '
"Well, for nearly an hour, Gen.
Meade held those Englishmen in
thrall while he discoursed on the
tiuuLegy oi me campaign. His cour-
tesy. bis thoughtfulness, his slmplic
ity, h!s modtjsty, his patience at ques
tions, completely captivated them, and
when finally the interview was over
und I rode awny with them they could
not sound his praises loud enough.
You see, he gave those two men a
glimpse of the Gen. George C. Meade
that not many men of the Array of the
Potomac got. But: we of his staff
knew right along that he had a ten
der heart and our only regret was
that, against his own good, he so
often hid it behind those outbursts of
irritability for which he has become
famous in the personal hlBtory of our
Civil War."
(Copyright, 1910. by E. J. Edwards.)
NEW WAY TO WASH CLOTHES
An Ingenious Australian Cleaner
Works on the Principle of a
Coffee Percolator.
The Ingenuity of an Australian in
ventor has applied the principles of
the steam coffee percolator to a wash
ing machine, much to the delight of
the housewife of the South Seas, says
Vice-Consul Henry B. Baker in a re
port to the bureau of manufactures.
The device has been exhibited la
Melbourne and consists of a copper
cone which is placed in the wash
boiler. The steam forces the soapy
water through the apex in the samo
way as in the coffee percolator and th
process goes on until the linen la
spotless. It is said to save hard work
and wear on fine fabrics. .
Too Much Company.
"Have you ever loved befora?"
asked tha coy maid.
"Yes," yawned the worldly young
man, "but er never before a chap
eron, two small brothers and a pet
bulldog."
And then she suggested a trip down
tha old road to sea the stars.