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BAKING POWDER. The only baking pow der maae from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Imitation baking powders are made from harsh mineral acids and leave In the food unbealthful properties SAYS THE END ISNOT YET Voters' League of Pittsburg Promises More Arrests. CHARGES AGAINST NINE Seven City Councilmen and Two Bankers Arrested on Allegations of Corruption in Conducting the Pub lie Affairs of the City—Men Behind Prosecution Assert That Conditions AM Worse Than at Frisco. Pittsburg, Dec. 23.—Following tho Sensational arrests here of seven counclUaen and two bankers on charges of alleged corruption in con ducting the public affairs of this city it la intimated that even more startling developments will transpire shortly. In the meantime the people oi Pitts burg are surprised almost beyond de scription at the suddenness of the ar rest of the nine men, who are all well known. According to the best infor mation obtainable |t is possible the municipal scandal of San Francisco will be insignificant when compared to the alleged grafting here. The fol lowing are the men accused: Counpilmen William Brand, John F. Klein, J. C. Wasson, T. O. Atkinson, Jacob Soffel, W. H. Melaney and Hugh Ferguson. Former President W. W. Ramsey and former Cashier A. A. Vil sack of the German National bank are alao accused. Information against all the Sevan members of the council charges them with conspiracy, corrupt solicitation and bribery. An additional information against Brand, Wasson and Klein charges them with bribery and corrupt solici tation. From Brand, Wasson and Klein bail In the sum of $30,000 each was de manded. The ball of the other four members of the council was fixed at $15,000 each. Tho information against Ramsey gnj Vilsack charges them with giving Klein $17,500 as a bribe. Bail de manded from each is $14,000. Willie all the defendants were taken by surprise when arrested each se cured the necessary bail, which in the aggregate amounted to $178,ooO. All the informations were sworn to by Tensard de Wolf, secretary of the Voters' league and formerly a polit ical writer on a local paper. The Man Behind the Quit. Robert Wilson, superintendent of tbo Municipal league of Scranton, Pa., Is described as "the man behind the gun." Mr. Wilson, assisted by a corps of private detectives which he brought to this city from Scranton, gathered the evidence against -the defendants. It is explained that for this reason the entire matter was investigated without the least publicity. The Pitts burg police were not consulted until it was desired to make the arrests. Then Mayor Guthrie, Director of Pub lic Safety Lang, Superintendent of Po lice McQuaide and other city officials met in the public safety building, re Mr. WilsQn^his detectives and 'J t. where ii 'aSt Absolutely •PURE lUtUibeia oi the Voters' lcagt.e 1sti the evidence before them. Previously some of the best known attorneys in the city had been consulted and pro nounced the evidence sufficient to cause the arrests. Immediately Mayor Guthrie ordered the arrests and the private detectives, accompanied by city detectives, rounded up all the defendants. Mr. Wilson say3 the Voters' league is back of the prosecutions and it is the intention to make Pittsburg as clean as Scranton is today. In mak ing Scranton so, Mr. Wilson said, prominent men committed suicide or were sent to the penitentiary for long terms. All the councilmen are candidates for re-election at the next election in February. William Brand is president of the common council Ferguson, for merly a reform councilman Wasson, chairman of the Inance committee Soffel, chairman of public works com mittee, and Klein, who is serving his first term, is a well known river man. Another sensation developed when it became known that Director cf Pub lio Safety Lang had demanded the resignation of Captain of Detectives Edwin T. McGough. Captain McGough is well known throughout tite country as a clever detective. RESIGNS FROM PRESIDENCY W»t(» fewman to Retire as Head of New York Central. New York, Dec. 23.—W. H. New man has resigned as president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad company, his resignation to W. H. NEWMAN. take effect on Feb. 1, 1909. It ^as accepted by the directors. It is ex pected that he will continue to be a member of the boards of dlrectofH. State Presenting Case. Kansas City, Dec. 23.—The state has begun the introduction of evidence to support its side in the Missouri rate case, which has been dragging along here in the United States dis trict court before Judge Smith Mc pherson. When the court adjourned Saturday last the eighteen roads had concluded the presentation of their evidence in an endeavor to prove their claim, namely, that the 2-cent and maximum freight laws of Missouri were confiscatory. Elbert Hubbard Injured. New Ycrk, Dec. 23.—A dispatdh the Times from Buffalo says that a falling tree seriously that the crushed. injured Elbert Hubbard, the author and lecturer, in the woods near his colony at East. Aurora, N. Y. While assisting work men he miscalculated the direction tree would tall and wan LIKELY TO END CASTRO'S RULE Enforced Resignation of Ven ezuelan Cabinet HUCB MILITARY ACTIVITY Acting President Gomez Recruiting and Arming a large Force to Meet Any Resistance Offered by Follow ers of the Absent President—Cap ital Guarded by Troopo Loyal to the New Government. Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 23.—There bas been no repetition in this city of the anti-Castro demonstrations of Dec. 13 and 14, but the enforced res ignation of the Castro cabinet is re garded as going far toward sealing the fate of President Castro in Ven ezuela. The fall of the cabinet is a logical outcome of the fact that Act ing President Gomez permitted the anti-Castro demonstrations in Caracas. The change of ministry was effect ed and made known only after tho arrival in the capital of 1,500 soldiers from the interior, who are loyal to Gomez. There to much military activity ev erywhere and troops are being recruit ed and armed with energy in the be lief that the men in the Interior loyal to Castro will fight CASTRO SUPPORTERS OUT Acting President of Venezuela Selects New Cabinet Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 23.— Vice President Gomez, to whom Presi dent. Castro handed over the presiden cy on his departure for Europe, ha established a new government in Venezuela. He has replaced the ol i ministry, the leader of which wa Dr. Jose de Jesus Paul, the ministe of foreign affairs in the negotiation that culminated in the ousting of Mln ister De Rues and the severance oi diplomatic relations with Holland with a new body of men who repre sent various factions in the state an who have figured prominently In va rious ways in the political history cf the country. Not only has Dr. Paul disappeared from the councils of the nation, but Dr. Baldo, who is now traveling in Castro's suite abroad, also has been removed from his official position as minister of education. General Dieg Ferren, the minister of war, who als» was war minister in the cabinet Unrest in Venezuela. Willemstad, Curacao, Dec. 28.—-W1' lemstad is still without direct tlabison ©mln of Acting President Gomez in 1906, has been superceded by General ReguJ i Olivares, who took a prominent pan in crushing the revolutionists six years ago. Cause of Trouble Revoked. Willemstad, Curacao, Dec. 23.—The new Venezuelan administration hus revoked the decree prohibiting the transshipment at Willemstad of goods destined for Venezuelan points. Tbi* measure has been the principal diffi culty in the strained relations be tween Holland and Venezuela and its revocation Is regarded as a move in the direction of a peaceful settlement news from Venezuela, but reports brought in here by the steamer Zulla indicate that the political outbreak against President Castro at Caracas last week has been followed by other develop ments showing the continued unrest of the country. GUARDS WATCH PROPERTY Citizens of Nebraska Town Angry at Traction Company. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 23.—Fearing mob violence at Havelock Manager H. Humpe stationed guards to prevent damage to the property of the Lincoln Traction company. A crowd of men attempted to burn a bridge, but fled as a car approached and the fire was put out with slight damage. A number of names have bden se cured and these will be reported to the county attorney. Citizens of Havelock claim that the company promised a 5-cent fare after the ex piration of a ten-year franchise and the company has not kept this pledge Famous Hotel Threatened. New York, Dec. 23.—A fire which started in the Gilsey House, one of the famous hotels on Broadway, threatened at first to destroy the building. Spreading through the fifth floor the flames soon were leaping out of the Windows and a great crowd was attracted which for a time com pletely blocked traffic on Broadway at that point. The firemen were able to confine the flames to the fifth floor and the flre was quickly controlled. 4? MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, VEENKS»AY, DKCOHEK 23, 1908 I Harkwagr Eureka Hentyi Alger For Boys and Girls there are the Following Series: CORNER DRUG STORE]" 1 w 100 Men's Suits astuMs -j%, Consisting of Black and Blue Serge, All Wool Cheviots, Cashmeres and Worsteds, ranging in price up to *l&OOb*U&m, (til tA 100 Youths' Suits, up to $12 50 Values jDuring tihs sale, Choice fUR COATS AT COST We have about 30 Fur Coats, which, owing to the mild weather have not been selling as fast as we expected. We must turn them into Cash Give us what we paid for them and they are yours. v Corner Drug Store Book Emporium Your Choice *pil.OU 20% Discount on Our Chil dren's 2-Piece Suits Now what is a better Christmas token to a friend, old or young, than a popular book, either standard works, popular novel, or if you want to make the boy or gift happy give them some good clean story book. We have a larger stock this season than ever before, well selected, containing all classes of reading. These books are being sold at a very low price and will be snapped up long before Christmas Eva. Buy your books now and have them laid aside. We will do so gladly.* Rugby Wellesls* Elsie and Her Namesake L. M. Alcott 11ITTTT- We have over 100 Assorted opyrights to select from at $1.25 each. Over 150 Popular Copyrights at 50c each. Linen Books Rag Books Juvenile Boofcs Teddy Bear In addition we have many Standard Works in fancy leather and other fancy binding for ornamental use as weH. Jones Drug Company, Extra Special Until Xmas Our Special Sale on "Sample Line" of Lack ies' Furs, Scarfs and Muffs will continue un* til Xmas. High Grade Goods a& Cheap SO Cents on the Dollar. $7.75 ¥*l«es You will find more Genuine Values at this Store than at any other Store in town r. Don't Fail to See Us, LAKE COUNTY CLOTHING CO, JOSEPH HENKIN, Prop.,. Madison, S. if 1^ T, i. v ^•V (For the little Ones are: Mighty Hunter' Songs of Summer Aunt Amy's Animal Stories Pussy Meow, Shaggy Goat 20% Discount on Our Entire line «f fancy Overcoat! 15% Discount on our Entire Line of Blue and Black Overcoats. Do Your Xmas Shopping Here ,J A"'9 -i,*- ft* i %X i| Phone MO mm iwwtfi We Received an Immense Line of Neckwear Coat Sweaters Mufflers 't^ancy Suspenders Fancy Vests Oress Gloves •ad many other things too numerous to mention* s 1i* 'i* Di v* r"% 1 J.-.: 'V?* 1... wfc. I A I V A v a .-U y« mmm*. I I i U' k *H & i *-3 "'ii I it s -M '-I '1 I 'wi S* -1 ''J r-S 1 'H 3fe w:, v* .n