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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
FIND ROGERS HEIR.
Mrs. Ellen Mclermott of This City
One of the Heirs to Estate of
Mary E. Rogers.
IS ESTIMATED AT $3.50, 900
Mrs. Rogers Died in an Insane Hospital
in 1884, and Fortune will Be Divided
Among Collateral Heirs.

Tickle fortune smiled today and as
result of the smile humble home on
South street has been made happy, for,
this morning Attorney d. c. Lloyd
managed to complete proof of heir
ship which makes Mrs. Ellen McDer-
mott one of the heirs to fortune OF
$250,OOO, recently left by Mrs. Mary E..
Rogers, of Chicago.
The proof of heirship came as
complete surprise to Mrs. McDermott,
and when the lawyer called at the
house this morning he found that the
lady was away from home working to
earn her daily bread, and he was not
able to apprise her of the good fortune.
Mrs. McDermott is niece of the de-
ceased and one of the ten heirs to her
estate. Mrs. Rogers died in an insane
hospital in Chicago in 1894, and since
that time the large estate, consisting
of property in Chicago, Rhode Island
and Kansas, has been in the hands of
the probate court awaiting the dis
covery of the heirs.
At the time of her death Mrs. Rog-
ers had no children, and on this
account the estate will be divided
among the collateral heirs. The por-
ton of the estate which will come to
Kenosha will fall into worthy hands.
For some time the husband of Mrs
McDermott has been an invalid and on
this account he has not been able to
work, and the burden of the support of
the little family has fallen largely on
the shoulders Of the wife.
Mr.. Lloyd has been retained to look
after the interests of Mrs. McDermott
in the estate, and he will attempt to
see that the estate is settled as soon as
possible.
The other nine heirs to the estate SO
far discovered are residents of Illinois.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27

He referred TO the grotesque failures
of Mr.. Bryan as a prophet. On dis
cussing the proposition of the Demo
Gratis as to what should be done with
the Islands, he took the statements of
Mr.. Bryan himself, in his letter of &C
ceptance, and by an analysis of them
made out that Mr.. Bryan was not a
statesman. He showed that the first
of these propositions, that we have no
right to property in the Philippines,
and the second, that we retain coal
ing station there, are in direct contra
diction.
He pointed out the craftsmanship of
the proposition to give the Philippines
immediate independence and, finally,
the foolishness of the last proposition
of the Democrats for the Republic OF
the United States to sign the bond of
these half savage peoples to keep the
peace, and to protect them from any
outside interference, and pointed out
that such a condition of affairs would
necessitate standing army of enor-
nous proportions.
In closing Mr.. La Toilette spoke
briefly of the trusts, and the record OF
the two parties in that respect. He
showed the fa11acy of the Democratic
claim that the tariff is the mother of
the trusts. He showed that all 1egis-
1ation antagonistic to trusts had been
placed upon the statute books by the
Republican party, against the opposi-
ton of the Democrats, like the
Sherman Act or were defeated by them,
as was the recently proposed amend
ment to the constitution.
He spoke of the benefcent effect on
business of the tariff and the Repub-
lican administration and quoted extern
sive1y from statistics showing the pros
porous conditions since the beginning
of the present administration. He
made it appear that there is nothing
whatever in the Democratic para
mount issue'' of Imperialism, and to
antitrust except an effort to dodge the
real issue, which is free silver, and he
ventured the opinion that before the
campaign is much older the Demo
Gratis will have dropped Imperialism
almost out of their campaign.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
MET A SAD DEATH.
Little Carl Miller Drowned in a CiS-
tern at His Home Sunday
Afternoon.
CIsTERN HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN
And the Little Fellow Raised the Cover
and Fell In-Found by the Father
a Short Time Later.

A very sad accident occurred on
Sunday afternoon at 81 Hansen street
when Carl Harry Miller, the 3-year-o1d
so of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller,
met death by drowning in a cistern at
the rear of the family residence. The
sad death of the little fellow has
caused universal sorrow in the neigh
borhood as he was a general favorite
among the neighbors. The accident
occurred shortly after O'Clock in the
afternoon.
The mother of the child had gone
away for visit with some friends and
the little boy, with two other children,
had been left in the care of the father
until she returned. The father re-
manned in the house and the children
were playing about the back door.
After short, time the little boy went
to large cistern and lifted up the top,
which was not fastened, and plunged
down into the water. The top fell
shut and cut off all hope of escape. A
faint cry was heard by the children at
play but they failed to notice it and
the little fellow soon drowned in the
cistern. A short time later the father
came out into the yard and noticed
that the child was missing and search
was at once instituted but no trace of
the boy could be found. Later his cap
was found lying on the platform of
the cistern, and the father lifted up the
top and discovered the hair of the little
boy floating on the surface of the
water. With the assistance of a rake
the remains were pulled out of the
cistern by TIE father and carried into
the house by the neighbors, who had
gathered to assist in the search.
Coroner J. E. Krichbaum was notified
and summoned jury to investigate
the death of the child. The jury found
verdit of accidental drowning. When
the mother returned to find her child
dead she was overcome with grief, and
for time it was feared that she would
be unable to withstand the shock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
ARE HAPPILY WE'D.

On last Saturday afternoon, at 2
O'Clock, at the home of the brides
father in Chicago, occurred the mar
riage of Miss Louise M. Boettiger, only
daughter of Adam Boettiger, to Si1vio
e. Massari, the impressive ceremony
being conducted by the Rev. Lam
brecht, of that city. After congratu-
1ations had been shOwered on the
young couple they left on the 5 O'Clock
train on a short wedding trip to
Sheboygan and Kenosha. The bride
is we'll and favorab1y known here, be-
ing cousin of Henry and Jacob
LANCE, of Truesde11, and her many
friends here. will join in wishing them
a long and happy married life. They
will make their future home in Chi
cago, and will be at home to their
friends after Oct 1st at $50 North Lin
coin street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
HOG CHOLERA IN SALEM.
Dread Disease Threatens to Wipe Out the
Hogs In Western Part of County.

Farmers from the town of Salem re-
port that the farms ad Looming the little
village are threatened with a scourge
of hog cholera. Many of the droyes of
hogs have been attacked with the dis
ease, and it is feared that the disease
will spread to other parts of the county.
The farmers fear that the financial
loss from the disease will be large on
account of the fact that many of the
farmers have fancy stock hogs which
seem to be taking the disease. Many
Of the hogs have already died, and
while efforts are being made to stop
the spread of the disease, there seems
to be little hope of checking its prog
ress before many of the animals have
died. The matter has been referred to
the State Veterinarian at Madison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
GO INTO BUSINESS.
August and William Weiskopf Purchase
a Wholesale Millinery House.

Kenosha people will be pleased to
know that August and William Weis-
kopf, two we11-known Kenosha young
men, have purchased large wholesale
millinery estab 1ishment in Chicago,
and will enter into active business life
at once. 49,
For some time August Weiskopf has
been connected with the house as a
travelling man.. and he has made a
great success of the business. In
order to enter the business William
Weiskopf has sold out his large inter-
est in the lumber business in Madison
and will move his family to this city to
make their home. The store in Keno
sha will be made branch of the big
Chicago house, and the feminine
hearts in Kenosha will be delighted
with the very latest Creations known
to the millinery world.
The best wishes of many Kenosha
people will go with the Weiskopf boys
in this, their new venture, and their
success is assured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
MISSING FOR A YEAR.
No Trace Can be Found of Ford c. Benedict
of the Town of Randall

In tn County Court this morning
Henry c.. Benedict, of Randall, was
appointed guardian for the minor chill
dren of Ford c. Benedict, former
resident of the town of Randall, who
has been missing from his home for
more than year. The missing man
left his home in Randall more than a
year ago, leaving two little girls at
home. He came to Kenosha and day
later he left the city to go to Mi1wau'
kee. He was traced as far as Wauke-
sha, but after that no trace of him has
ever been found. The little children
have been kept by an uncle since that
time, and have waited anxious1y for the
return of the wandering father, but he
never returned, and as the little girls
have some property, it was finally de-
cided that guardian should be ap'
pointed. 1t is thought that the miss,
ing man went west and met with some
misfortune.
The people acquainted with the case
state that the missing man was of a
worthless character, and all seem
pleased to have him away from the
city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
TO BUILD BIG ICE HOUSES.
Consumers Company of Chicago Will Be-
! gin Ice Business In Kenosha County.

Kenosha county, the promised
1and'' of the big Chicago Ice compan-
les, is to be invaded again, for Monday
the officers of the great Consumers Ice
Company of Chicago were in the
county and drove to Powers Lake and
staked out what promises to be the
largest ice house ever erected in the
county. The house will be erected on
the shores of Powers Lake, where the
company recently paid $4,000 for a
small site. The new house will have
capacity of about hundred thousand
tons The Consumers Company are
making elaborate arrangements to
buck the trust and they will sendice to
ali cities where the Knickerbocker
company now have agencies. The ice
will be both lake ice and manufactured
ice. Chauncey J. Blair is President of
the company which is erecting the
house,
AS the antitrust company is prepar-
ing to build large house, the large
house of the Jefferson company, now
having a capacity of $4,000, will
be enlarged in order to allow an in
crease of business. The ice business
in Kenosha will furnish employment
for over thousand men during the
winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
FARMERS POST NOTICES.

Kenosha nimrods report that the
farmers of the county have formed a
dislike for hunters and that large
amount of the land in the county is
being posted against hunters. 1t is
said that this action is the result of
recent prosecution by the game warden
in which Chicago man was fined for
hunting on the farm OF a friend i'll the
county.
The farmers are fighting the case,
and some of them have declared that
unless the fine of the farmer is remit
ted every piece of hunting land in the
county will be posted and no hunting
allowed. The hunters of the city are
Gags -1y awaiting the outcome of the
fight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
E1cHrY-sEcoND BIRTHDAY.

Enos Kingman, late of this city,
recently celebrated his eighty-second
birthday at the residence of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. Paddock in Brownsville,
Iowa. About forty guests were in
hand to help the old gentleman ce1e-
brate, and ''o1d tines and a good
dinner we're discussed with great
gusto. 1t is to be hoped that Mr..
Kingman may live to celebrate many
many more birthdays.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
It's all in the baking poqvder
DR.. PRICES CREAM BAKING POWDER

NorE.-There are many alleged cream Of
tartar baking powders upon the markei
sold at lower prices, which prove, upon
analysis, to be alum powders in dis"
guise. Alurn is corrosive poison.
which must not be taken in the food
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27

A gale prevailed on Lake Michigan
last night, but no damage to any Ke-
nosha ships has been reported.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Williams, of
Fargo, N. Oak, have come to Kenosha
for a weeks visit with friends and
relatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27

Another wedding among Kenosha's
we'll known society people is promised
for the near future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Mills are re-
joicing over the birth of baby girl.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
THAT PORTO RICAN TARIFF.

The rates Of duty which the Porto Rican will
have TO pay upon articles entering into his daily
life If imported from the United states are
shown by statement Just prepared by the
treasury bureau of statistics. II states III pre-
else terms the actual rate of duty where the
Dinglcy law names specific rate per htshel,
pound, or yard Of the article considered, while
in cases where the law makes an "ad valorcm
rate Of duty, dependent upon the value OF the
goods, the price name is estimated at the whp,c'
sale or average export rates, and while 1t is
thus below the retail price, it states fairly the
amount OF duty per pound, bushcl or yard which
the Porto RiCau consumer Will pay.
The following are the rates of duty which
will be collected under the new law on the
more important articles entering Porto Rico lroin
the United States:
Flour, free Of duty.
Corn, 2A cents per bushel.
Bacon, free of duty.
Corn meal, three cents per bushcl.
kcc, free Of duty.
Oatmeal, 1l2 cents per pound.
Oats, 2h cents per bushcl
Pork, free Of duty
Dried apples, one pound valued at cents, 3
mills
Goldfish. free Of duty.
Brooms valued at Sl.2O per dozen, each
BROOM mills
Mutton, free of duty
Candles on one pound valued at ) cents, lia
mills
Fresh beef free OF duty.
Coal, bituminOtis, per ton, 10 cents.
Coopers' wares and wood, cut, for making
| casks for sugar or moasscs, free of duty.
Cotton cloth, unbleachcd. on one yard valued
at cents, three mills; one yard valued at
| 10 cents, 4 mills; on one yard valued at )2
| cents, mills.
shirtirg cloth, on one yard valued at 11i2
| cents, mills
| Bags for sugar, free of duty.
Machinery for making and refining sugar, free
Of duty.
Wire. Nos. 1916, per pound, 2.l0 mills.
POws. free of duty.
Nails, cut, per pound, 9.lO of | mill.
Hoes tree of duty
Wire nails PER pound, ll2 mills.
MachetcS, free OF duty
steel bars, per pound, $40 Of | mill
Agricultural implements, not machinery, :rae
| of duty.
Boots and shoes one one pair yallcd a, 81,
| 40 cents.
lIatchets, free Of duty.
India rubber boots and shoes, on one pair
| valued at 80 cents, "a cents.
Cotton thread, each dozen spools q 30
| yards, valued at 20 cents, | $40 cents.
Clocks, valued at 81, cents.
Rough lumber free Of duty.
Carpets, valued at IS cents per yard, on each
| yard $40 cents.
Modern school furniture free of duty.
| Dried herring, per pound, ! mill.
Writing paper, on each pound valued at Il
| cents Minis
Lard ON each pound, valued at u cents, &
mills.
Soap on each pound, valued at 10 cents, 3
mills.
| lime, free Of duty.
| Beans, per bushcl, 40 cents.
Household furniture, ON each dollars value,
! ) > 10 cents
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
THE OCCASION AND THE MAN.
Roosevelt Out; Smith Remains.


Inc "Puprcah ieaders no longer nave any
'ucd o' pe'ng aole TO MAKE Nccpr'Slucnll'i
od"u'ud'c OF Governor Roosevelt "it''n It"
ud!S "e mas p'eh souhdeu sS 10 MS course u ne
"e'c "o"'iha'ed oy acciaula'loh hot"l'ns''"u
l"s HIS repeated rciuSalS 10 oe d c'hu'u'''' anu
"o 'ds Succecueu III having II very ue""''V
u''eis'oou 'ndt h' "ould d'chhc 'h' h"'"'n'
uo" even a'''r ac'on ny inc cohFch''oh' 'h
we" OF 'hl' Is not heIie''d '"at 'her' VIII
pc any 'Hort III inc convention 10 nominate
NM secretary Long and Postmaster General
Hhlth are po'h bvihg more seriously conNldrr'h
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
A GENEALOGICAL HoMILY.

Ycu may believe It's true that your coursiuS
blood is blue,
But science stern assures rs that all healthy
blood is Ycd.
And the longest pedigree that grows on a family
tree
Isn't half as beneficial as a good long head.
You may refer with pride to your ancestors,
beside
Whose fame your light is dim, for letters, art
or pct,
But trust you will believe it is noblcr to
achieve
Enough that you may be some time an anccs.
tor yourself
The watchdog we'll who serves and who carefully
observes
The strangers who approach and wakes the
family with his bark,
Tho hc had 10 pedigree is better dog for me
Than the dog that sleeps, cen tho his anccs'
tors were in the Ark.
1t is right that you admire, and admiring, you
To trace a noble pathway in your genealogy,
But permit me to assure that no person, rich or
poor,
Ever pluckcd plum OF greatness of the grand,
est family tree.
The man who is a King, Duke or Lord, or any.
thing
That's noble tho his ancestors were coblers
at the last.
Has a much more honorcd way in this little
world today
Than the cobblcr whose ancestors governed
kingdoms in the past
And full many man today to whom honor we
Has becn oycrcome in living nm 10 a proud an.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07

tion through a committee OF their own
selection; but the pension fund is 20
be contributed by the railroad in an
nual instalments. the money thus con-
trlbuted to be disbursed on the basis
of the salaries received at time of re-
tirement, which is optional with the
employc after 80 years of service and
60 years OF age, but compulsory at the
age of 20 years.
1t may be argued that it is the duty
of every wage-earner to protect him
self against reproductive old age by
laying aside from current earnings
enough to insure comfortable period
of retirement. The argument is sound,
but the fact is that a large proportion
Of wage-earners neglect 1t and. in old
age. have to depend for support upon
either relatives or charity. In a well
ordered social state this should not be-
Each Industry should bear the cost of
the incdpables created i'm it's service,
charging the same i'm the expenses Of
production. In this way an incentive
to faithful service Is supplied which
should make the pension system an
economic success and at the same time
an element of equity is introduced into
the relations between employer and
| employed which today is too often alb
sent
Among the large problems which the
Twentieth century will offer for solu-
| tion in the United States none will
have broader significance than this
| problem of humani2ing the attitude of
those who hire toward those who
|
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07

HREE YEARS hence, as our
readers may know, there
Il will be held in st. Louis
worlds fair to commemor-
ate the centennial of the Louisiana
purchase and incidentally to glorify
one of the large chapters in the his
tory of American expansion. The
citizens of st. Louis agree to raise &c.,
100000 toward defraying the cost Of
this exposition, and they ask that the
government of the United States con-
tribute $5,OOO,0OO additional. A bill to
this effect is now pending in congress.
Some remarks were recently made
by Secretary Wilson upon the subject
of the fertility and value of the terri
tory comprised within the Louisiana
purchase which merit reproduction in
this connection. He pointed out that
during the war with Spain all the
horses and mules and all the beef used
by the army of the United States came
from the Louisiana purchase, and this
section is now furnishing Great Brit
ain with most of the horses and mules
which she is using in her South Afri-
can campaign, in addition t. supply
ing her people at home with their food
supplies.
AS demonstrating the wonderful pro-
ductive capacity Oh the Louisiana ter
ritory, Secretary Wilson furnished fig
ures on the wheat output for 1899. The
total production of wheat in the Uni
ted States in 1899 was 547 303, ,S46 BUSH
els, and the farm value of the pro-
duct, on Dec l, 1899, was 1919 545, 259.
The states which may be properly in
cluded in the Louisiana purchase are:
Texas. Arkansas. Minnesota, Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota,
North Dakota, Montana. Colorado,
Wyoming, Idaho and the Territory OF
Oklahoma. The wheat production of
these states was as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07

4. Grow, Lrothcr congressman from a neigh
boring county threw himself into the thckest
Of the fight, raised aloft the Grow standard,
rallied around it the friends Of the veteran
statesman and went to work with will to win.
That man was William Conncll, Of Scranton,
Lackawanns worthy congressman. lie brought
to bear great executive ability and magnificent
gcncraship, and it under his mastery dircc'
tion and through his indefatigablc efforts that
the delegates from the interior cities and coun'
try districts were organized for Grow and VIC
tory. At every turn, the opposition was met,
resisted and finally vanqushed, aud it is but
justice to accord to Congressman Conncll large
share Of the credit for the splendid triumph
achieved for Mr. Grow. We doff our hats to
Congressman William Conncll and assure him
that his splendid services are appreciated by all
the friends Of Mr.. Grow, and he will he Crate
fully remembered in the future
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
Merit Recognized.
NV Hall in pittsburg Times.

Henry Hall in pittsburg Times
The latest and one Of the most favorahv re.
Ccivcd names mentioned in connection with the
second place on the Republican national ticket
is that Of ,ostmastcr General Charles Emory
Smith, OF Pennsylvania. When Mr.. Smith was
trst brought out, many people believed that his
location would be against him, Ohio and Penn.
sylyana being adjoining states II would seem,
however. that the voters are not taking geo.
graphical considerations into serious account
Republican papers throughout the Union are
speaking yer" favorahly of Mr. Smith and il is
said that he is receiving large number of let.
tcrS favorng his candidacy and asking him T.
allow his name to 60 before the convention ncN:
month
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
Old Age Pensions

Gently introduced a sys-
tenn of old-age pensions
the belief was generally expressed that
it's action would mark the beginning
of widespread industrial movement
toward this end, the ultimate effect of
which will be to remove a great deal
OF friction from the labor market and
TO establish better social order. In
dications point to the fulhlment of
this prophecy.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company was the first imitator of the
Pennsylvania corporation; and now
comes the announcement that the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st, Paul road
ls maturing a plan to put its $4,000
employees on a similar basis. 1t pro-
poses to combine with the retirement
pension feature a system of sickness,
accident and disability insurance. This
insurance is to be provided for by
monthly contributions from employees,
vha' are 10 supervise its administra-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
In Every WaY Fit.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The Hon. Jos pin H. Mancv suggests tha.
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith would
make a strong running mate for Mr.. Mckinney.
There is no doubt ot it. Tie would also be a IT,
man to take mp the r"irs of government in tn
possible cvcntudiity which might make the cNr.
cutvc chair vacant. No lesser man should be
named, and no better la, been named, for the
vice presidency.