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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
DRAPER MUST DIE
HE is WILLING TO ATONE FOR
HIS CRIME.
The Fourth Man Convicted of Murder by
Helena Juries In the Last Three
Months-Gsy's Case.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 19.-Pleasant Draper
will pay the extreme penalty of the law
for the murder OF Lena Turner, last
May. The jury. after being out %
hours, returned a verdict this after
noon of murder in the first degree
Judge Knowles will pronounce SEN
tence after the statutory period has
elapsed. Draper takes the matter cool
ly. He did not expect II, but says he
would willingly give his life many
times over to recall his act. and is ap-
parently willing to atone for the crime
by hanging.
Draper is the fourth man convicted
of murder by Helena juries in the last
three months. The first was William
Biggerstaff. under sentence Of death
for the murder of Dick Johnson. The
supreme court will consider his case
in a few days. Next came the trial Of
Thomas Daily. alias Eugene Stanley,
who was convicted OF murder in the
second degree. and sentenced TO life
Imprisonment. Daily committed sui
eide in the county Jail. Third on the
list was Bill Gay. who Is sentenced TO
be hanged Tuesday. Judge Blake will
pass on the motion for a new trial to-
morrow. Draper's case is the last on
the list, completing a somewhat re-
markable record Of capital cases tried
in Helena
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I h. Chri.tIan End.arorer.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-The fourth an
nual convention OF the local Christian
Endeavor union closed this afternoon
with an overfowing mass meeting in
Central hall Enthusiasm has run high
and washingtonians look upon the
event as but a forecast OF an interest
ing convention 10 be held here in July
next. Every society in the district
was represented al the session and a
very large number OF the city's clergy
men occupied platform seats.
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CAMPoS' STATEMENT.
lie Fee;s Great Resentment Caused by
the Conduct Of ths PnrtIss In 1uba.

He Fees = Great Resentment Caused by
the Conduct Of ths Parties In Cubs.
New York. Jan. ia dispatch 10 the
World from Havana says: General
Martinez Campos. after surrendering
the supreme command i'm Cuba 20 Gen
eral Marin made the following indig-
nant statement 20 the World. The
censor forbids its Transmission by cable
and / send IL by messenger 10 Key
West. General Campos' statement is:
Il speak because am now a private
citizen. and not the governor general.
Pc IL known that / have not resigned
The government has removed me and
has done well. I feel a great resent
ment, caused by the conduct OF the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
TROUBLE FEARED.
Judge Lynch IL Gxceedlngly Nervous
Young Girls Assaulted

Judge Lynch IL Exceedingly Nervous
Young Girls Assaulted.
Parkersburg. w. Va. Jan. 19.-The
Jail is guarded tonight owing to the
attempts and threats OF lynching those
recently arrested charged with assault
ing girls Several suspects are held
across the Pennsylvania line for the
outrage on Lulu WetherelL a week ago.
The officers do not want TO bring any
one here charged with the Wetherell
attack unless they have evidence. ow-
ing TO the danger OF lynching. The sec
ond offender is Charles Russell. charged
with attempting the ruin OF his s-year-
old stepdaughter. At the preliminary
hearing yesterday Justice Beckwith
had strongly armed guards present. but
while the little girl was testifyfng he
adjourned court quickly and rushed
Russell back 20 Jail 10 prevent the
crowd in court capturing the prisoners.
The crowd followed the officers to the
Jail. but the prisoner was safely landed
and then the guards dehed any attack.
The crowd was dispersed by the an
nouncement that the assailant of Lou
wetherell was en- route 10 the city.
There is apprehension OF trouble, al
though every possible effort has been
made. TO prevent II and the sheriff is
strongly reinforced.
A negro. who is supposed TO be the
assailant OF Banker wetherelrs daugh-
ter at Parkersburg. was arrested here
to-day. He will be taken 10 Parxers-
burg tomorrow. kilograms from
Parkersburg indicate that should this
suspect prove 10 be the right man. he
will be accorded a warm reception. and
IL the authorities can be outwitted. q
lynching will result on his arrival
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Insurgents Can't Fight.

Madrid, Jan. 19-General Weyler has
accepted the appointment OF the gov
ernorship of Cuba. He will sail for
the island Friday next. General Suarez
Valdez has been appointed second in
command. General Gamir. governor OF
Porto Rico. has died of yellow fever. A
dispatch from Havana reports an inter
view with General Marin. governor pro
tempore OF Cuba, in which he said that
the situation there was not dangerous,
since the insurgents were always de-
feated in every engagement in which
they took part He intended, he said.
10 organize a fresh plan Of campaign in
Cuba
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The Woman In War.

Chicago. Jan. ls.-Mrs. Charles Henro-
tin. president OF the general federation
OF women's clubs. has issued a circular
letter 10 all the club presidents. asking
them TO bring forward consideration OF
the peace movement In Europe and this
country. The ultimate hope is 20 have
a convention OF the Christian powers in
1890. with view OF establishing an inter
national court OF arbitration
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
Editors Are Patriots.

Tampa. Fla. Jan. 1s.-The National Ed
itorial association on its 1lth, annual
excursion reached here this morning go
strong. This afternoon the party visited
Fort Tampa to witness the arrival of q
steamer from Cuba The editors express
ed warm sympathy for the insurgents
cause and stated that at a convention TO
be held in ST. Augustine this week reso.
lutions would be adopted urging their
recognition. This exening they enjoyed
a sacred concert.
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AN EARNEST APPEAL.
Classmates of John Hays Hammond Tn
terest Themselves In His BehsIf.

terest Themselves In His BehsIf.
Denver. Jan. 19.-Father Thomas +.
Sherman. son OF the late General w. T.
Sherman who is engaged I'm mission work
in Denver. to-day received from J. l..
Houghtelling OF the Chicago firm OF Pea
body e. Houghtelling n telegram TO the
effect that the trial OF John Hays Ham
mond for high treason will occur at
Johannesburg tomorrow, and urging
him TO use his influence to avert the
heavy penalty that is likely to follow
Hammonds conviction. Father Sherman
and Mr.. Houghtelling were classmates
of Hammond at Yale. Father Sherman
at once wired an appeal to his uncle.
Senator Sherman. and to General Miles.
who is also a relative. to use their In
fiuence with the administration TO inter
fere In Hammond's behalf.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
Gampos' NV Position.

Madrid. Jan. 1a.-Although Martinez
Cempos has declined the position OF pres
ident OF the supreme military court OF
Justice, his appointment will neverthe-
less be gazetted. General Marin has been
appointed governor OF Porto Rico.
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London. Jan. 10 A Cape Town dis
patch to the Times says the German
gunboat Sperber has started for Della
goa Bay.
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02

sat quietly chatting with her lavya,
garding the various phases of the
ceedings. She wore Il blue macki,t
and a navy blue sailor hat lam
tipped toward one ear. The procepls
were very brief, the object merely h
to bring the accused formally before
court. The preliminary examination n
adjourned until 8 a. N. on Noyembes A
Mrs. McDougal has made no cmA
sion, and, under advice of her lawn
declines to make any statement bey1
the two contradictory ones which
made on the day of the Shooting
to the effect that she didn't remenI
anything about the occurrence and
other that her husband committed !
eide.
The funeral of the victim, Archie
Dougal, was held this noon from v
tig & brakes undertaking rooms. r
brothers, a sister and several frie
were present. Rev. J. E. Farmes
Methodist minister, conducted brief s.
ices. The interment was at Fa
Home. only a few carriages follow
the hearse to the grave.
Wittig & Drake say that at least
curious people have viewed the rema
The school children lowered about
place in such large numbers that
teachers had to issue orders prohibi
their wards from going down to
block
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
IN AGED ACTOR DEAD.
Henry Shafer Quick Passes ~
Away at His Home IN
Fond du Lac.

H. lac Wis, Oct. 27.-]SpeciaL]
Henry Shafer Quick, aged 70 years,
- 81 ono time recognized as leaulns
actor of the United States uleu
Yesterday. For a number OF years ~
der the name of Shafer ne TOOK pionil
mont narts in plays under the La p,Eo .
mont Of Junius Brutus 6ootn. IL lot.
travelling with Mr.. Booth Wnen LIZ , ,os
ter gentleman maze ms las IN a .aThe Iron
a. CT +. November 10, 1852, at New VI II.
Ionns For the past twenty years ae
ia ,asided in this city with his wire.
mo No fmneral will be held from his late
ras;dance. 671 Main street, at oclock
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. t: BosWoi;. -
win officiate and the body VIII DC ~
teT Pepta ~ wis Wis, Oct. 27.-[special; J.
M ! ~ "a Pauouette. aged 6S years, died
SATURDAY at Black River Falls. He was
the only surviving son of Pierre fau u
onatte and was born about quarter OF
mile from old Fort Winne6ago., =.
He was educated at the Cathohc ms
sion school on Yellow river, the mission
on Turkey river, Iowa, ana at Lspano ~
Tenn, spending two years IN scnool a.
the latter place. He was employed IN
The American Fur company's store at
Prairie du Chen for a year, and was
later in the employ of the same company
at Long Prairie. Mimi. He assisted ii.
NJ. Rice in removing the Indians from
Wisconsin to the reservation at Long
Prairie, MINI. He married Madeline
Brisbois in this city in 1858.
His father was very prominent in the
early history of this vicinity and other
Fox river settlements, being in charge
of the American Fur cOmpany's trading
post here and having charge of the trans
portation of the company's Mackinaw
boats across the portage" from the
Fox to the Wisconsin river. His death
by shooting at the hands of an Indian
named Mazomanie, in 1886, has become
a matter of history.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
SHE COULD NOT SLEEP.
Mrs. McDougal. Who Killed Her
Husband. is Conscience
Stricken.

Marinette, Wis, Oct. 26.-[speciaL!-
For Mrs. Kate McDougal. charged with
the murder of her husband. there was
no rest last night or the night before.
She occupies the only padded cell IN me
Marinette county Jail and for two nlgnts
has not closed her eyes in slumber. Inc
officers feared the young woman Wouiu
take her own life.
She appeared before the coroner's jury
Saturday night. She looked around
wildly and chewed gum with frenzled
rapidity. When asked if she had any
thing to say the young woman replled:
"No. | haven't anything to say TO-
night"
Marinette is still shocked over the
death of McDougal. which occurred at
his home Saturday afternoon and when
appears to have been cold-blooded MUIR
der. The coroner's jury returned YER,
dict to the effect that "Archie McDougal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02

came to his death Saturday afternoon,
October 4. from the effects of a bullet
discharged from a revolver in the hands
of Mrs. Kate McDougai." The entire
city agrees with this verdict and hardly
person doubts that the young wife
killed her husband deliberately and with
homicidal intent.
ness of the crime. He testified to the
coroner's jury that he had been at the
McDougal home most of Saturday after
noon; that Mrs. McDougal went down
town about 2 o'clock and came back at
8, and after changing her dress began
to peel potatoes. Her husband was home
during the afternoon and the two fell to
door unnecessarily hard. Archie seized
her by the arms and said: "Look here,
don't want you to slam doors that
way. | want you to pack up and get
out, and if you don't I WILL" He then
sat down on sofa and began to clean
out his pipe with a knife, the tobacco
pouch lying in his lap. Mrs. McDougal
went into the bedroom, the entrance to
which is curtained and is directly oppo-
site to the place where the lounge rests
AS she threw aside this curtain McDou-
gal looked up and saw a revolver leveled
at his head. He started to rise when
the shot rang out and a bullet crashed
into his brain. He fell forward on his
hands and knees. dying at once.
Reifslager sat in chair almost be-
tween the two and felt the ball whiz by
him and the powder sting his face slight
ly. After the shot Mrs McDougal
cried out: "What have / done?' and
dropped the revolver in front of Refs
lager. The latter jumped up and ran
TO Archie and saw blood oozing from the
bullet wound in the head. He then ran
for DIR. Addison, several blocks away.
A little girl named Minnie Statz also
testified before the coroner's jury. She
often helped the young wife about the
house and was in the kitchen when the
quarreling was going Oh in the sitting
room. After the shot was fired she ran
in and saw McDougal ON the floor in
heap and a revolver not far from him.
Mrs. McDougal said: look what
Archie has done. He's committed sui
cide''
This covers the entire testimony in the
case. Motive for the murder appears
in the strained relations existing be-
tween the pair. The wife is only %
years old and not many years ago was
called Kittie Meyer, being the adopted
daughter Of a wel-todo German. She
was educated in the parochial schools
and was a pretty. vivacious and attrac-
tive girl She married McDeugal two
years ago and since then her career has
been checkered She was in Jail last
winter on serious charge. Saturday
noon McDougal came home and found a
young man named Kenslcr with his wife,
McDougal gave this man Il good lick
ing" as he expressed it to Reifslager in
the afternoon. This is said not to have
been the first occurrence of tine kind.
The body of the murdered man is at
Wittig's undertaking rooms and crowds
have viewed it. McDougal was hand
some young fellow of good disposition
and quite popular. The funeral will
take place this Afternoon and will be
largely attended.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
WISCONSIN Patents.

Patents for the following Visions
inventors are reported for this week y
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler. IS and v
Loan and Trust building. MilWWauis
Wis. These attorneys will furnish w
Inventors Handbook free:
De Lonson E. Barnard, Beloit. grnds
mill; Carl r. Georg. assgr.,. MilwaqSe
box cover brace or support; Deibert b. LAM LAM
Beloit, stool Orton G. Little, assgr. Mem
sha, weather strip; James r. Mole, Jane
vile, harness buckle; Henry +, Roeh 1;sl
Milwaukee, machine for making dover pun
Henry +. Rockwell, milwaukee,, dOWel If "
and joint; Theodore S. Wilkin, asssf9 MI
Waukee, valve. Ma
w. ]. Bennett, Fond du Lac, fire kln .lt,
George Gibbs, Milwaukee, safety appafa,
for railway crossings; Peter jacobson al ~
G: 3. Cain, Milwaukee, street s iresl,
Charles Lohr, Milwaukee, stone urtss sh
machine; Publius v. Monroe, WaukeSSl
carlHt stretcher; G. w. Prescott, IN u
Claire, steam offset for sawmill carrlass
]. f. Scheuer, Milwaukee, cash register al
recorder
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
BUILD A NEW ROAD BED.
Wisconsin Central Railway to Make tx
tensive improvements at Neenah.

tenS1V0 improvements eSt 4SoOA"A'
Neenah, Wis, Oct ISpecidl.l--
Superintendent of bridge construction, ).
J. Callaghan, and Division Superintend-
ent +. h Marsh Of the Wisconsin Cen
trail railway were in the city yesterday
and made arrangements to remove the
stringers and trestle works from the mill
track and replace gravel roadbed in its
stead Filling in will be commenced at
the main track and will extend along a
distance of 1900 feet to Cedar street
crossing, excepting the openings which
will be left for the water outlets from
the mills. The object of the new inn
provement is to secure a more substantial
and superior roadbed which will not re-
qure the frequent repairs and response
bility incidental to trestle works. The
present bridge was built eight years ago,
but the heavy traffic constantly passing
over it has necessitated expensive i'm
provements and the proposed gravel
roadbed was accepted as the most eco
nomcal and practical improvement. The
bridge is situated on the shore CT the
river and it's average height frnm the
ground is about eleven feet. Hundreds
of train loads of gravel will be required
to fill in this space. Work on the new
improvement will be commenced carly
next week and will be an extensive and
very desirable enterprise New steel will
also be put in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
BOLT PROVED FATAL.
Lightning Strikes the Residence of
Postmaster Dexter in Lam
glade County.

Amigo, Wis, Oct 29.-[Special.i THE
residence of D. Dexter, postmaster and
a prominent lumberman of Deer Brook,
this county, was struck by lightning last
night Mr. Dexter was killed. and his
two sons, sleeping in an adjoining rcom
received a severe shock, but were other
wise uninjured. Every stove in the
house was more or less damaged by the
bolt
Wausau, Wis, Oct 2S.-[Speciall-
The lightning played FRANKS at Merrill
during the electrical storm last night:
1t struck tree near the residence of
William Genrich, then passed to the
fence, demolishing portion OF 1t, and
destroying a part of the sidewalk AL
most simultaneously the residence of Al
bert Baldwin. near to the Genrich resi-
dence, was struck by another bolt. The
first stroke awakened Mr.. Baldwin and
his sons and they hastily arose to see
what damage had been done. The sec
ond one threw them PROSTATE on the
floor and all sustained quite shock
Considerable damage was done to the
house. The resulting fire was quickly
extinguished and though no serious re-
suits followed the damage to the house
Wausau Wis, Oct. 2S.-[Special.l !
About midnight an electrical storm, ac-
companied by hard rain and high wind
visited the Wisconsin valley. The tele,
phone line between Wausau and Merrill
was disabled but no other damage is vet
reported. The storm was of short dura-
ton.
Waupaca, Wis, Oct. ga terrific
thunderstorm passed over this place
this morning at o'clock from north
due south Many wires in the city were
burned out.
PlainfeId, Wis, Oct. 2S-A very I'M
usual and terrific thunderstorm occurred
early this morning. The mercury is at
70 in the shade at 8 a. m, the warmest
known in October.
Black River Falls, Wis. Oct. Is
Especial. 1.-The Merchants hotel, L. I.
June, proprietor, was damaged by light
ming to the extent of $500 this morning.
1t is fully insured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
LOOKS VERY SUSPICIOUS.
Madison Police Think an Eastern Man
was Murdered and Robbed.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 2S.-[Special I'm
the pockets of a man giving the name
of George Holman, arrested for being
disorderly, the police found a pocketbook
and two blank checks signed Jerry Gift
ford, and the pocketbook was marked
with the same name and address-Lake-
wood, n. Y-also certificate of mem
bership in an Odd Fellows lodge there,
the signature of which corresponds to
that on the checks.
Holman says they were given to him
by another man who cashed a check for
$7S at Merrimack yesterday, also signed
by Clifford. The police believe Clifford
has been murdered and robbed. Chief
Parkinson has sent a telegram to Lake
wood to learn who Clifford is.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
CLUE FROM A PENSION.
Arrested for a Crime Alleged to
Have Been Committed Twen-
tY-six Years Ago.

Elroy, Wis. Oct 29.ISpeciai.l IA
great sensation has been created in the
town of Kendall, this county, by the ar
rest of Perry Richardson for the alleged
murder of man named Wilde near
Portage twenty-six years ago. The Of
ficers say Richardson has been living un-
der an assumed name ever since the al
legged crime was committed. He was re-
Gently granted a pension under his old
name. The publication of the pension
list gave the clue to the Portage officials.
Richardson was brought to this city
and then taken to Mauston today for
examination
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
LOST THEIR NERVE.
Green Bay Burglars Rob House and
Return the Plumber.

Green Bay Burglars Rob House and
Return the Plumber.
Green Bay, Wis, Oct. 29.-[ Special. L
Late yesterday afternoon sneak thieves
entered the residence of T. w Basche
and carried away jewelry, valued at over
800. The thieves were evidently local
amateurs. who either became conscience
stricken or feared to dispose of the arti-
cles, for at o'clock Mrs. Basche found
the jewelry in a small box on the front
porch where the thieves had thrown it
from the sidewalk.
The funeral of John Horn, who died
in a Milwaukee hospital of blood poison
ing, the result Of an operation for salt
rhcum, took place here this morning
from St Peters and st. Paul's church.
1t was under the auspices of the G. A.
Der. Mr.. Horn was 70 years old and
leaves a wife and six children, two of
whom reside in Milwaukee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
Rrakeman Fatally Hurt.

cial.1-Joseph Ruff, a brakeman on a
logging railroad. was brought in from
Partridge, Mimi. this afternoon fatally
injured. He was engaged in coupling
cars and the ends of logs protruded too
far. crushing his skull. Rufus home was
at Shell Lake. Wis. He cannot live.
William Erickson of West Superior
was brought in from Dobie's camp at
Minnesung, internally injured by falling
tree 1t may prove fatal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
INSPECTED THE PLANT.
Chicago Capitalists Visit the Acetylene
Works at Appleton.

Appleton, Wis. Oct. 2S.-TSpecial.1-
A party of twentyfour Chicago capital
lists, engineers and experts interested in
the new Illuminating, Acetylene gas ar.
rived here yesterday afternoon to inspect
lene company, just completed and put in
operation here. The plant is the only
one in the West outside Of Chicago and
was pronounced by the visitors one Of
the most complete In the country. II
has a capacity Of one ton calcic carbide
per day Last night the visitors were
banqueted at the Waverly house nv hv
officers of the loQAl company and re-.
turned today to Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-02
TINE HAS EXPIRED.
Protests Against Tax Assessments at Su-
periOr Don't Go Now.

West Superior, Wis, Oct. 27.-TSpe-
cial. 1.-The time has now expired for the
filing with the board of public works of
protests against the reassessment of the
tax for special improvements Of grading
and paving Belknap street seven years
ago. No protests were received and the
tax will go upon the assessment rolls for
this year. This is the action ordered by
the Supreme court of Wisconsin in the
famous Hayes case and is the first as
sessment to be relieved Col. Hiram
Hayes had some $4,000 of taxes de-
clared invalid by reason of Irregularities
and was sustained by the Supreme court
in one of the most Important tax deci,
sions ever rendered affecting this city
The Judgment of the court was that the
assessment be remade, which is being
done