Dakota Huronite, The (Newspaper) - July 8, 1909, Huron, South Dakota VOL XXIX SOUTH DAKOTA THURSDAY JULY 8 1909 IN i BIG CONVENTION j Fifteen Thousand Meeting in St Paul LEADING MEN WILL SPEAK William J Bryan Governor Johnson George Member of ment Dr Clark Founder of the Movement and Others on the Than Three Million Religious Workers Represented in Assemblage St Paul far the largest in the twenty-eight years of the Endeavor and cf the greatest gatherings oJ religious ever held tho convention of began in this city today Every state and territory of the Union and foreign tries arc represented the to St Paul The city is filled to overflowing with the delegates to SIX PERSONS DIE IN FIRE Aged Man and Five Children the Victims South Boston July P Strange aged seventy-five and five children ranging from eighteen months to fourteen years lost their lives when a defective flue set fire to 8 E Hamlet's home Strange was spending the day with Hamlet The children were members of the Hamlet family The fire was not discovered until It gained erable headway others Jn the bouse had narrow escapes One of the Hamlet children was thrown from a second story window receiving injuries which caused Its death The others were burned RESULT OF HEAVY RAINS Immense Damage by Floods In the Missouri Valley Omaha July resulting from heavy rains are causing great damage along the Missouri Numerous washouts up the river curred in the smaller towns five miles north of Council Bluffs the entire valley is under water In Omaha and Council Bluffa many washouts are reported and at least two suburban car lines were put out of commission temporarily Crops on low lands are almost en- tirely destroyed ATTACK EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT WILLIAM J BRYAN convention and other visitors The will last until July 12 Oo the programme are representa from Mexico Alaska China Ja Wales England Germany and pany other foreign countries while Canada from far St Johns to north Saskatchewan and Western British Columbia Is represented by hundreds of delegates The ship of the society represented at the convention now exceeds Prominent Men to Speak The programme Is the strongest presented at an Christian Endeavor convention Among the leading speakers are tho Rev E Clark father of the ittan movement Hon J Bryan Governor John A eon Senator of Indiana Hon George member of London who came from to attend the convention as well many leading pastors and mission from all parts of the world Practically every prominent person connected with the society is in St Paul There will be a monster parade and treat patriotic service at the capitol as one feature of the convention The educational exhibit of progress along social and religious lines with lectures by experts Is one of the most features This is held In the Armory the second largest hall in the city The central meetings of the convention will be held In the new Auditorium seating over 10.000 Seme spectacular features of the convention are quite out of the ordinary Endeavorers will Join at one time in a trolley ride to principal parks and points of In- terest The same number will Join to an evening song service on the of the new state capitol A of 700 trained voices will lead all the singing and will be directed far the most famous Endeavor chorus In tho world There will be international campfire with ers from every country In the world Christian missions have made CANADIAN SETTLER KILLED Shot Dead Plowing on His Farm Winnipeg Man July blooded murder was committed at Margo when Alf D a settler was shot dead while plowing on farm Mounted police a posse and surrounding the home of S Halner effected his arrest for the murder Halner fought off hif captors for hours with a ed rifle hut finally surrendered Teheran Completely Invested by Persian Rebels London July to a cial dispatch from Teheran that city is completely invested by the Persian revolutionary forces who are ed to attack at any moment St Petersburg July first de- of the Russian expedition that may march to Teheran the cap- ital of Persia consisting of a ion of infantry has railed from Baku for Enroll and further detachments sail shortly According to official advices the rout of the revolutionaries at nad has had a depressing effect and the leaders will scarcely be able to reassemble a respectable fighting force Their followers have been tered hi many directions The tribesmen however are strong and stiff fighting is certain to ensue with General Cossack brigade in case the ad Tance continues The Russian force will not enter the engagement unless foreign lives and property are gered MART'S NAME t IN THE RECORD Another Sensation in gles Trial at Chicago i GIRL STILL ON THE STAND Declares on Cross-Examination That One of Her Alleged Assailants the Former Democratic man During the Alleged Attempt to Induce to Go to French Lick Springs Chicago July name of Tom Taggart of French Lick Springs Ind former chairman of the Democratic national committee was brought Into the record of the Ella trial in Judge Brentano's court here The young Irish on cross-examination had told of an search of her room by Miss Agnes Barrette and the late Cecilia Kenyan looking for lace which Miss Barrette asserted that Miss gles had stolen This brought tho story around to Miss visit to Miss Barrette's room at tho ton hotel on a subsequent occasion when Miss dingles It Is alleged was forcibly disrobed by Miss Barrette and Mrs Kenyon Did you fight against State's Attorney Short asked Yes until I was worn out with crying and my exertions Was any man mentioned Yes t Who was It was Tom Taggart I believe Are you sure that was the Yes You know he was proprietor of French Lick Yes Who mentioned the Miss Barrette She said If gart were only here Last Friday Miss testified that she had been told she could have plenty of money good clothes and no work If she would go to French Springs What did you think when Miss Barrette told you the advantages of this Mr Short asked I thought she meant I was to marry a man ORDERS FLOOD LUMBER MILLS Isthmian Canal Commission Buys Largely in Seattle Seattle Wash the last ten days contracts for feet of lumber have been placed with Washington mills canal commission by the Isthmian The commission is still in the market for a largo quan of lumber bids on which will be opened July 12 and 19 This lumber is to be used in repairing wooden flat oars The United States engineer's office the week placed an order with a Seattle mill for feet of ber for delivery at Manila FIERCE STORM IN MILWAUKEE One Inch of Rain Falls In Eighteen Minutes Milwaukee July fiercest rain storm in the history of the Mil waukee weather was when an Inch of rain tell in eighteen minutes the previous being an inch in 45 minutes trees were demolished and blown down by a fifty-eight mile wind Basements were flooded and street cars delayed for nearly an hour caused by washouts The storm followed the hottest day of the year the thermometer ing in the nineties OBJECT TO INCREASED TAX igar Manufacturers and Others Heard by Senate Committee Washington July 6 Cigar were heard by the senate committee on finance In opposition to he proposed Increase of -60 cents a bousanti In the Internal revenue tax on cigars Those spoke were Jacob New York president of the National Cigar Manufacturers association A of New York chairman of the executive committee of the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco J Corning representing he International union and Albert Gelske and a delegation of SAILED FROM PHILADELPHIA Leon Ling Believed to Be on Vessel Bound for the Orient New York July the hope of capturing Leon Ling the accused of Elsie Sigel the police have Just cabled to several cities on the Mediterranean coast and to points through the Suez canal and Indian ocean to hold up the German Helene bound for the Orient and search it for tho fugitive Information IK almost conclusive the police Bay that Ling shipped from Philadelphia between June 10 and 12 The murder was committed June 9 WHILE ON THEIR Chicago Couple Commit Suicide at South Bend Ind t South Bend Ind July man and woman who took their own lives by rowing a boat over the dam in the Bt Joe river here were J H man and wife of Chicago and they wero on their bridal trip The couple registered Monday lag at the Crescent hotel and told the clerk that he and Mrs had been married at St Joe Mich the day before The ies have not been recovered Italian Murderer Electrocuted Auburn N Y July who murdered Joseph dano an Italian detective at Belfast Dec 21 1907 was put to death in the electric chair in Auburn The tion was remarkable for celerity Two shocks were used to kill One shock three seconds over a minute The other shock was of less than ten duration OPPOSE It Senate Committee Free Leaf Tobacco Washington July tobacco free leaf question was taken up by a sub-committee of the senate tee on finance and a number of bacco manufacturers were beard In opposition to the removal of any of the restrictions governing the sale of in the leaf The hearing was the Bradley amendment which would permit the first to sell the leaf without the payment of a tax and all subsequent purchasers to make similar transfers so long as the tobacco was not manufactured in any form Tobacco manufacturers contended that this would open the whole subject to possibility of great fraud and also that it would rially reduce revenues Similar views have been expressed by officials of the internal revenue bureau and though the question has been before congress for many years no one has been able to frame an amendment which seemed to against one or the other of these dangers Members of the sub-committee said that they would bo glad to give the tobacco grower tho enlarged market for which he asks but they consider it to be doubtful whether a safe provision to accomplish ibis purpose can be en- acted THREE PEOPLE DEAD AND THIRTY INJURED Cyclone Passes Over Portion of Saskatchewan Winnipeg Man July cyclone passed over the Sack district accompanied by hail size of hens eggs killing three people in thirty others and rendering eleven farmers families homeless The dead are Peter Raymond C Hackett and child Ten others are Jn a critical condition Threshing machines were twisted and carried half a mile while ings were into kindling over the prairie Reports from Indian Head and indicate that the storm was widespread and while not as tive as around did much damage to buildings and crops FORTY-FOUR KILLED OVER Casualties Resulting From ofthe Fourth Chicago July figures oc casualties in the United dut to celebration of da are compiled as follows by the Chi cago Tribune which has advocated a sane Fourth for several Total Dead Forty-four By fireworks and resulting fires 21 By cannon 4 By firearms 4 By gunpowder 4 By toy pistols By runaways 4 Total Injured By cannon 173 By firearms By 466 By torpedoes 45 By toy pistols By bomb canes 4 By runaways 59 Fire loss CORPORATION TAX AMENDED Certain Organizations Exempted MOTION CAUSES DEBATE As Finally Agreed to Labor Organize Fraternal and Beneficiary and Organizations Exclu for Religious Charitable or Educational Purposes Are Not by the Law Washington July soon as the tariff was taken up In the senate an amendment proposed by Senator Burkett exempting from the operation of the corporation tax provision societies organized on the lodge principle precipitated a debate on the exact form that such a provision should take Senator Bacon thought that the suggestion of the Nebraska senator was not broad enough and offered a more ment relating to religious charitable educational and fraternal associations mutual insurance companies and cor- whose gross sales were leas than annually Trinity church cf New York was brought prominently Into the debate Senator Clark of Wyoming said that organization vis net of a to receive exemption It was he said engaged In estate tions to an that would not tho church's exclusion from the previsions rr After an ment was adopted exempting from the tax labor organizations fraternal beneficiary societies and organizations exclusively for religious charitable or educational purposes Mr in accepting this provision said the finance committee believed that the same object was accomplished by the language used by the committee ing the tax only upon corporations for profit Amendments requiring the payment of the corporation tax to state uries when raised from banks water and electric light companies and exempting mercantile corporations gross annual salaries not ex- were rejected SENATE TOBACCO SCHEDULE Rater Generally Higher Than In the Existing Law Washington July senate committee on finance has completed Itu consideration of the internal enus provision of the tariff fixing taxes on tobacco and it was reported to the senate soon afterwards The existing rate of per sand on cigars weighing more than three pounds per thousand was re- but a proviso was added in- creasing the tax on high grade cigars This proviso fixes a tax of per sand when the wholesale price is be- tween and Where the price is more than the tax is fixed at per thousand On cigars weighing three pounds or less per thousand the house rate of is reduced to 75 cents per thousand an increase of 21 cents over the existing rate On cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand the house rate of is retained but on those weighing not more than three pounds the house rate IB reduced from to per thousand which still loaves an in- crease over the existing law AT OLD FORT President and Other Guests Attend Ceremonies Ticonderoga N Y July Fort Ticonderoga whose famous ruins are in process of restoration formed the setting for the day's ceremonies in connection with the Lake plain tercentenary great battles were fought and worn and the forts were taken and repeatedly Here it was that Ethan Allen made his famous demand for the surrender of the forts in the name? of the great Jehovah and the Con- congress importance was given to the ceremonies by arrival of President Tafl and a party of distinguished guests A heavy rain gave the decorations BJ bedraggled appearance and to play havac with the plans of commission A special guest train from Albany brought the members of the New Yorte state legislature and a party of of the New York Champlain sion The literary programme for the day Included brief addresses by Govern ors Hughes and Prouty an address The Story of Lakis by Dr Hamilton W Mable ot New York and an original ballad en- titled by Percy Mao kayo of Cornish N H DIES OF PNEUMONIA AFTER OPERATION Congressmen Custa HOUSE Humorist Passes New York July Cushman representative In congress from Tacoma Wash dead at Roosevelt hospital from At the bedside at the were sides the doctors and United States Senator Samuel H Film of Washington and Andrew S of this city a lifelong friend Con- gressman Cushman underwent an op- a short time ago and monia resulted While Representative sessed unchallenged the title of humorist he was universally ed as far more than that His ability was recognized by Cannon In committee n a particularly a vacancy on the and means committee when a tariff was pending A thing about Representative was that he never displayed his gift of humor to the house for mere but always with a view Im- pressing his more forcibly that body He probably will be Icnc remembered by reason of tho of his humor in tho on the Payne tariff in the His speech In defense of retaining duty on lumber several tional votes for the duty The congressman beldT the title of being tho homeliest in the and of looking more Lincoln than any other public man of recent years Jn summarizing career onco ho said be had ru water boy section hand cowboy schoolteacher lawyer and man He was in congress for than ten years JUDGE CONGER FATALLY HURT Wild Dash of Automobile Wilkesbarre Pa July man dead another perhaps fatally in- jured and two other persons slightly hurt is the result of a wild dash by an automobile down Wilkesbarre mountain The dead woman is Mrs James Hughes of Miss Laura the zerne county bar was probably injured Largest Flag Accident Pittsburg July Tbe largest flag in the world unfurled here at noon Monday pulled thousands of pounds of tile roofing from the house Many persons had miraculous from injury when crashed into Groat street the tile Led Detail of Soldiers That Captured Lincoln's Assassin Dillon Mont July ton J Conger who led the detail of soldiers that captured J Booth after the assassination of ident Lincoln was probably fatally injured by being run over by an auto- mobile driven by Sheriff Gosman Judge Conger started across the racetrack at the fair grounds and was half way across when the automobile struck him and passed over his der and head Hammann Acquitted Berlin July Councillor Dr Hammann director of the press reau of the foreign office was cf charges of perjury brought against him by Professor the former husband of the present It appeared from the timony that Schmitz was responsible for a system of persecutions against Dr and his wife CONFEREES ON TARIFF Probable Makeup of Senate and House Committees Washington July the ate rapidly approaching the day of final consideration of the tariff attention Is being given to the tion of the conferees on the part of the senate and of the house The duty of the conferees will be to attempt to bring the two bodies into agreement regarding tho measure Gossip it that Senator will pick besides himself as tho of the Republicans In the senate Hale of Penrose of Pennsylvania Burrows bf Michigan and Smoot of Utah The Democratic senators who will participate in the conference will probably be Daniel of Virginia Money of Mississippi and Bailey of Texas In the house Speaker Cannon will select Payne of New York Dalzell of Pennsylvania Boutell of Illinois Call of Massachusetts and either of Kansas or Neeclham of California as the Republican members and Champt Clark of Missouri Under- wood of Alabama and Griggs of gia as the Democratic members ENTER PLEAS OF NOT Sugar Trust and Its Officials Under Indictment New York July American Sugar company In tbo ed States circuit court entered pleas of not guilty to recent Indictments charging conspiracy and combination in restraint of trade and ing raw and refined sugar Similar pleas wero entered for Washington B Thomas president Arthur Donner treasurer Charles H Senft George H Frazier directors John E director and chief counsel and Thomas B Harned Jiml Gustave E granted the defendants two weeks demur or take other action Indictments BELIEVED TO BE Wan Just Acquitted of Murder a Friend St Louis July who was acquitted of killing Sam Young Wednesday shot aniS dangerously wounded Charles Tozer twenty-four years old nl the home of Mrs Marie widow of Fred Mrs was Wright's active during the preparation ot bis defense Wright and Tozer were friends The motive for the of is a mystery to the police Both tor who is at the city hospital In a critical condition and Mrs think that mind is himself denies alt knowledge of tho shooting saying bo when he die it
