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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-11-15
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton. Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

This paper has omitted this season to
give the usual tobacco statistics COM
puted from the assessors returns made
to the secretary of state each year, for
the reason that the figures were so obvi-
ously unreliable that we could see no
valuable information to be obtained from
the comparative tables which are gener-
ally introduced. The statistics are gath
cred before the tobacco crop is usually
planted and always indicate the intended
acreage rather than the actual. When
the season for transplanting is as unfav-
orable as the past season was, owing to
the prolonged drouth, the figures re-
turned can be of little value except to
show the intention of growers to extend
or reduce their acreage. The returns
thus made for the 1901 crop aggregate
80, 700 acres in the state as against 81, ,o3U
acres in 1900. The intended increase
therefore was much less than was antlcl-
pated, but both Dane and Rock coun-
ties reported a slight reduction, while
the counties comprising the Vernon
county section had extended their acre
age, so that the total was but little
above that of the previous year. To de-
termine just what amount of the intend
ed area was planted is difficult matter
to arrive at with much degree of accu-
racy. In the two large producing coun-
ties, Dane and Rock that generally grow
two-thirds of all the tobacco in the state.
it seems like a safe estimate to say that
not over $4,000 acres or one-half the re-
ported area was harvested. In most OF
the northern country the proportion was
larger, though good judges estimate the
total acreage of the state not above
10000 acres instead of ZOO as reported
by the statistics above referred to.
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nns. n,K1xLEY MAY nEcovna.


80 ~ EIff4I-4la4 "-g II HHEG -SH4FIAa
Improvement Which Manifeseed
itself Last Week Continues.
Washington, June 1.-THE slight Inn
provement in Mrs. Mckinley which
manifested itself the latter part Of the
week continues and hope begins to be
felt that she may after all recover from
the present attack. The Improvement,
however, is 80 slight as not to change
materially the extreme gravity Of the
case. The usual consultation OF the
physicians was held yesterday morning
and at it's close the following bulletin
was issued:
MRS. McKinley's physicians report
that h passed a very comfortable
night and continues to improve"
The fact that Mrs. Mckinley
more than held her own n that no
u~nfavorablc turn has occurred Is con-
sidered in every way encouraging, but
as this result is due partly to the con-
slant use Of powerful medicines h
physicians fear the effect Of reducing
the stimulants and likewise have 10
cope with the effect on her system by
the constant administration Of e Ri
the only means Of prolonging her life
and making ultimate recovery at LEAST
a possibility. The stimulants and the
complaint from which h suffered III
California, which Is now under bett>r
control, however, weakens her powers
Of resistance so that apprehension ID
ever present that a sinking spell may
occur suddenly from which she cannon
be rallied. The reports from the SICK
room up to a late our last night were
decidedly encouraging.
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Confusing Testimony Before . C0fO-
ner's Jury Results I'm Her Arrest.
st. Louis, Mich, June 12.-Mrs. Chas.
Yates, wife Of a well known farmer
living e here, was placed under ar
rest yesterday afternoon by order of
Prosecuting Attorney Kirby, charged
with murder. Sunday the dead body
Of Jasper Wright, q neighbor OF Mr..
and Mrs. Yates, was found in a thicket
near their house. Yesterday while the
coroner's jury was investigating the
cause Of death Mrs. Yates testified that
while In the woods gathering flowers
she discovered the body Of the man
and called her husband and another
man., who was near by. Mrs. Yates
while on the witness stand disclaimed
an intimate acqquqaintance with
Wright, but later admitted that she
had been alone with him. She then be-
came. hysterical and was excused.
Mr. Yates followed her on the stand
and stated that he was not acquaint-
ed with his neighbor, but admitted
that he had heard rumors of intimacy
between his wife and Wright. Mrs.
Yates, on being recalled. confessed that
she had been accustomed to meeting
Wright, and. that when she went into
the thicket Sunday h saw Wright
kneeling or the ground: He COM
planned Of being sick and then rolled
owe and died. When Mrs. Yates con-
cluded her statement the prosecutor
ordered her under arrest on a charge
Of murder and the inquest was adj
journed until June Is. Great excite
ment prevails here over the affair.
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HEyVs In nRIEF.
'0ver6ow From theSv wires IL Coz.

s0verllow Ffomt the wires II Con.
9S denaedl Forms
Shipments Of cars. locomotives, rails
and steel for railway bridges to Ecua-
dor have commenced In enormous
quantities from New York
President Harper of the University
sof Chicago, announces that the uni
versity has begun to prepare prepare
rope.
The greatest mining excitement ever
known In Butte has been caused by
the discovery OF vast copper veins just
geastsof the city. and believed to be the
extensions OF the great veins on the
Anaconda hill.
Y. H Barris. p. 2, first professor Of
theology In Griswold college. promi-
nent Episcopal clergyman and for
forty years curator Of the Davenport
Academy OF Sciences, died at Daven-
port, Iowa, aged eighty-three.
American capitalists have bought the
short railway line at Mexico City.
which they will extend to Tampicoiand
have deposited as forfeit money SEX. 900
in gold. H. Melville Of Boston is
one Of the principals interested:
It is asserted at Romesthat Cardinal
Gibbons, in addition to e~ffecting q set
Element of the question Of the proper
ties Of the religious orders in the Phil
ippines, is negotiating for an extension
to Cuba and the Philippines OF the
jurisdiction OF the apostolic delegation
at Washington.
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DOUBLE
Runaway Couple Court Death suc-
e~eSsfully. @

Runaway Couple Court Death Sue
cessfully.
Chicago, June 12..-Side by side. each
with a bullet wound in the temple.
the dead bodies Of L. Hartman and
his wife were found in their bed at the
Great Northern hotel last evening.
The room showed no evidence OF q
struggle, both lifeless forms were COM
posed, the covering Of the bed well
tucked about them, but the revolver
clutched in the right hand Of the hus-
band told the story Of the double
tragedy. OF the pair that courted
death 80 successfully nothing is known
by the managers Of the hotel beyond
q report that the man has wealthy con-
nections in New York, and that the
woman apparently was once an actress
under the stage name Of Rose Violet.
From information given by q woman
who inquired for them yesterday
morning 1t is supposed that the case
Is n Of a runaway marriage, with
death as the result Of dependency
oye the obduracy Of an u~nforgivins
father.
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CAUSED woMAN's DEATH.
I~nsurance COnspiratOrs Are F0un
Guilty IN Chicago.

EES% FEIaeNMEL ~
I~nsurance COnspiratOrs Are Found
Guilty IN Chicago.
Chicago, June IL. - DR.. August d.
fUnger and +. Wayland brown, ON trial
for conspiracy to defraud insurance
companies through the death Of Miss
Marie Defenbach, were last evening
found guilty and sentenced to b peni-
tertiary under the indeterrminate act.
Frank II. Smiley. indicted with Unger
and Brown, pleaded guilty and turned
states evidence. It Is likely that he
will escape with a light sentence. The
evidence in the a 3 showed that
Unger, Brown, Smiley and Miss Defen-
bach entered into a conspiracy by
which Smiley was to appear as the af-
famed husband Of the m She
was then to be i'll and apparently die,
leaving the insurance, which included
one policy in a stock company and
two in fraternal organizations. the to-
tai aggregatinE $25, 1000. The woman in
her will said that. she desired her re-
mains to be cremated. and 1t f SUPP
posed that 1t vas the intention to hur-
ry her away after her supposed death
and cremate another body procured
from a hospital. The woman became
Ill according to program, but did not
rally, and died. Her body was at once
cremated. An inquest was held by
Assistant Coroner John B. Weckler,
without a jury, and Weckler returned
to the %coroner's office a verdict that
the woman died Of natural causes. The
death Of the woman is shrouded in
mystery and physicians On the stand
differed widely as to the Of her
death. The state, however, declared
that the woman was murdered, al
though 1t could not be positively
proven.
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NEXT TO GO
WILL BEGIN EVACUATION of CHINA
EARLY NEXT MONTH.
atantry VIII He the FIRST to Leave,
and After the Monsoons the Cav
airy Will Go-Evacuatioa Will He
Complete EARLY In September
Extensive Preparations for the
Return Of the Court to Pekin Are
BEING Made-Chlncse Discuss the
Indemnity Question with the
Ministers.

Pehin, June 1.-THE British contem-
plate beginning their evacuation early
IN July. The first to leave will be the
Infantry, and after the monsoons the
cavalry will go. The first troops will
aetire from the Tartar city, which will
oe left in possession Of the Chinese
troops. Gen. Barrow has informed Ii
Hung Chang that he can transfer the
two British sections to the Chinese on
July 1.
Ii Hung Changes deputies conferred
Yesterday with a committee Of minis
tiers regarding the payment Of the in
iemnity. The Chinese suggested 9TH
er sources of revenu han those pfo-
1osed by the powers. The ministers
have not decided which sources are to
oe used. Russia and France continue
to advocate a loan under an interna-
tfonal guarantee. Several countries,
including Italy, object to China being
allowed to pay 4 per cent on the in
demnity, as their W rates OF interest
are: higher than that. II the Russian
proposition fs accepted the rate of In
terest will be higher and he loan will
be issued below par, which will mean a
greater burden for China to carry.
There is no ink1ing of what h final
decision of the ministers will be. The
emperor has issued stringent orders to
the authorities along the border Of
Shensi and Chilli to prevent
Collisions With the French.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the return Of the court to Pc
kin by way of Northern Honan and
then northward to the Belgian railway.
There is nothing to show that the court
mas denied itself anything amid the
sufferings from famine in Shensi. The
Chinese express great satisfaction at
the announcement OF the Intention Of
the court to return in September. All
the foreign troops, with the exception
of the legation guards, are expected to
withdraw ere the middle Of that month,
the only troops now already unde or
ders OF. withdrawal being the japanese,
whose government is sending reliefs. It
Is said, however, at the Japanese Legal
ton that when Japan is absolutely GER
tain the other pawers are evacuating
her own troops can be withdrawn on
two days notice. +
Ii Hung Chang denies the report thai
the West Mongolia mission has been de-
stroyed, but he acknowledges that the
country is disturbed. The fate Of the
mission can only be learned later, when
reports sare received from authentic
cources.
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Between w FIRES.

Two Women seekinK Divorce From
One Nan I'm Kansas.
Topeka, Kan, June 12.J.D Conlon.
OF Atchison Is probably the only man
who ever enjoyed the sensation OF be-.
ing sued for divorce by two women at.
the same time In st. Louis 10 Conlon,
5forewomanl In q millinery establish;
mnuent, Is suing for q divorce n the
ground that she has been living With
sConlon for some years, and that there's
fore she Is his common law wife. Las
fall Conlon married Miss Harriet
sSmitk. OF Atchison, who has been an;
actress. and who - going again with
one OF the Frohmans companies. and on.
hearing of the suit BY the St.8iLouis
woman, ME also commenced divorce
proceedings.
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GORGEOUS DISPLAY.

made by Special Moorish Ambassa-
dor Dearing Gifts to E~ngland's
King.
London, June liking Edward and
oueen Alexandra received the special
Moorish ambassador, Kaid Ell Mehedi
Ell Menebhi. and his suit at st. James
palace In the presence Of Lord Lans-
downe, the foreign secretary, and 9
number OF distinguished people; The
ENJOYS were driven in q royal carriage
to the palace. They were accompanied
by Kaid MacLean, Scotchman. who
Is head Of the army in Morocco. The
gorgeous trappings Of the visitors
made the reception a striking specta-
cle. .sAssa
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WAS FATHER OF FIFTY-Tw0.. '

Death OF AGED Colorcd Man With n
Long Matrimonial Record.
Indianapolis, June 11.-George Smith,
a colored man, IL dead at the age OF 1o6
years. He died at the residence OF
Capt. David Braden, who brought him
from the South during the Civil var
His earliest recollection was that when
a child at Wallis Ferry, Va, his master
sold him for S.. He was nineteen years
old at the time the battle Of New Or
leans was fought. The old nan claimed
he had been married thirty-four times.
and that he was the father Of hfty-two
children.
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Carbondale,NIl Ill, June 12.-One Of the
most horrible crimes in the criminal
history OF Southern Illinois was en-
acted near the small station of Nc
Clure on the Cape Girardeau branch
of the Illinois Central. Sunday after
noon Sarah Loeb, the belle OF h COM
munity, started from her home to visit
"a sister a few miles distant:
In passing through q small clump OF
woody land AZ Castleman, q white
man, jumped from behind a tree and
grabbed the bride to the horse the
girl was riding. Becoming frightened.
the girl jumped from the horse and at
tempted to run, but was felled by 9
blow from a. stick Castleman held.
The girl was fearfully mangled, some
eleven cuts having been found on.3her
body and her right eye probably de-
Estroyed. She succeeded in crawling
about haM a mile distant to q neigh
bor's, reaching there at p. m. She
was then, weak
From LOSS of Blood
and unable to speak except by gesture,
and agpeeuliar groan-Castleman being
q deaf lnute-indicated her assatlant.
IA party was at once formed and the
man captured at his nome.
Threats Of lynching were. freely I'M
dulged In and Castleman's brother In
duced Justice Winchester to take the
man away, and he was brought to this
city4en route to Alexander county jail.
When captured Castleman's shirt was
still bloody, although he had attempt
ed to wash 1t out. He was positively
Identified by his victim yesterday
morning. When taken to her bedside
shortly after being captured she faint
ed at sight, OF him.
Castleman is about thirty years OF
age and is possessed Of more than or
binary ability. His victim is not yet
quite nineteen and comes Of q good
family. At q late hour last night ply
,sicians considered the girls condition
as extremely critical. The case mas
caused a tremendous feeling.
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BANDITS LOST THEIR NERVE.

Got Nothing for Holding UD Cana
dian Pacific Train. -
Vancouver. B. c., June ia specias
from, Eholt, b. c., tells Of a bold at
tempt at hold-up, three men stopping .
Canadian Pacific mixed train on the up
grade near Summit camp. AS thd
train swept around the curve on the
approach to the camp three men sud-
denly. appeared and signalled to
The train came to a standstiIl, but luck
tly there was a large crowd on h rear
platform, and upon their approach the
would-be bandits thought the odds
were against them and disappeared.
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HOME Is GONE.

David Nation to Spend the Rest OF
His Days With His Daughter.
indianapolis, June 1~1.-1ndiana rela-
tives of David Nation, husband OF the
Kansas Joint smasher, will unite Mon
day at Iberia, Ohio, in celebrating his
seyenty-thirds birthday. He will spend
the balance of his days with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Riddle, Of Iberia
From letters recently written 1t Id
learned that he will return neither to
his wife nor Kansas. He expresses nc
feeling Of bitterness toward his wife.
but he considers that his home Is gone,
save what his children offer him.
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Amy Prisoners Escare.

Army PrlsOners Escape.
New York.s June ,11.-Some time yer.
terday afternoon two. United States
army prisoners who were. serving SEN
fences 'on, Governors ISLAND for deser-
ton. escaped. They embarked upon a
improvised raft and drifted away from
the island. on the strong Hood tide. IL
has beenaiearned byd.the army officers
that the mensweue. picked up by stue
boat and landed In New York. A de-
tail Of sir men IN charge Of q corporal
are looking for them.
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Across b Atlantic in . sloop.
Gloucester, Mass, June II. In his
twenty fve-foot sloop, the Great Re-
p-blic, Capt. Howard Blackburn of this
city; yesterday afternoon started on his
second transatlantic voyage, his present
destination being Lisbon, Portugal,
which he expects to reach in forty-fye
days. His previous voyage in 1899 wal
10 London, which trip took sixty-one
days. The start was made amid the
plaudits Of over 1000 persons.
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ILLINOIS rs A WONDER.
New Battleshlp Develops Unexpected
5.3f SftNGA5E 2-a QnnNA Yf5N5SHAH& ~

New Battleship Develops Unexpected
Speed.
Washington, June 12.-The magnid-
cent performance OF the battleship
Illinois in.her run from Newport News
10y Boston has given great satisfaction
.toSthe navy department. The Illinois
80 one OF the greatest as well as the
newest acquisitions to the. navy, and
there is high expectation for her in
her trial trip of the New England
coast this week. The contract calls
for sixteen knots sustained for four
hours, and those who were on board
during the run from Cape Charles to
Boston believe that she win make
17.2E knots d better. The vessel left
Cape Charles light ship at 7:lb satur-
day night and rounded Cape Cod at
T:15 yesterday morning. sss
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BOTH DENY n.

scheme ON Foot for Establfsh-
ment Of . 400 ,OOO. 1000 Bank.
London, June i .---Baren Rothschild,
the well known banker. and j. E. Nor
gan, Jr.. the London representative OF
the banking house OF J.sP. Morgan e:
Co, when seen regarding the report
printed IN America that the Morgans
ana Rothschilds were negotiating for
the establishment Of IN International
bank with q catpftalf of $1,00o,00o,000.
denied the story In unqualified terms.
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Washington, June H. In response
to messages from the president late
last evening, after an hours talk with
the secretary Of state, all the mem
berss Q I the cabinet now In the city
assembled at the White House at 5
O'clock. There were five fHthem pres-
sent. They came In evening. dress.
The meeting was called suddenly late
In hesafternoon by messages sent the
various cabinet members from the
White House. The president and Sec
rotary Long had been out driving, the
secretary being especially cent for by
the president to Join him In the drive.
When the president returned he found
Secretary Hay awaiting him and the
two spent q half-hour together, the
secretary leaving later on q night train
for Buffalo. It was Immediately after
this cali that the cabinet was asked to
assemble 'andthey arrived within q;
few minutes Of each other, about s
o'clock, none Of them being advised In
advance of the subject. SECRETARIES
Long, Gage, Hitchcock and Wilson, At
torney General Knox and Postmaster
General Smith were those present. Sec
rotary Root is in Buffalo, while Score
EIIN -EEwS FTLFE Ts-N
tary Haylhad left for the same place.
The cabinet Immediately repaired to
the. cabinet room, where they remained
less than an hour. They took occasion
to express their qualification at the.
continued Improvement In Mrs. Me-
8Kinley's condition and also discussed
another subject which none Of them
would divulge, each member saying It
personal matter and some Of
them giving out the negative informa-
ton that the meeting had no relation
to Cuba China, the Philippines. the
Porto Ricans, the supreme court de-i
cision. the Boer war or any other Inn
portant public question. The personal
injunction on each member to say
nothing about the matter prevented any
Information on the subject being had.
Several cabinet officers said their calls
had something to do with Mrs. McKin-
ley''s Improvement. Some said the mat
ter was either Of q social or personal
nature and chiefly concerned those
present.
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MANY TIMES A MURDERER.

louis Meyers. Alias Williams. NOto-
rious Moonshiner and Desperate,
Captured.
MidGlesboro, KY. June II. Louis
Myers. alias Williams. a notorious
moonshiner and desperate, has been
captured here. He is charged with the
murder Of two women in Virginia, three
men in North Carolina, including a
United States marshal, one In South
Carolina. and the sheriff of Unicoi coun-
ty, Tenn. Rewards a~ggregating $500
are out for his capture. The governors
of these states have been notified OF
his capture. He has several times
peen captured and escaped.
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Incarceration 1t Mnnila.

Immigration ut Manila.
Washington, June 1.-THE total num-
Der Of immigrants arriving at Manila
from July to November, 1900, was 6.3o2.
OF whom 5O7 were females. OF the total
number arriving $500 had been in the
Philippines before, 1902, could neither
write noyread, and 1917 brought $50 or
more money. OF the the total number
arriving during said period 4,671 were
Chinese. 694 Americans, 215 Spanish, 143
English and 80 Japanese.
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CROPS RUINED BY STORM.
Wheat ON Four Hndred Farms Com
pletel1 Destroyed.

plctely Destroyed.
Wishita. Kan, June II. A cores
pondent who arrived here last night
from the scene Of devastation in Kay
county. Okla, says that the storm OF
Friday night ruined the wheat crop OF
400 farms west and northwest Of Black
we'll. These farms are all In one body
OF territory. The farmers, who hao
purchased Irvine and harvest ma
chinery, are asking the local dealers 10
take them back, and the dealers have
referred the matter to the factories
The loss OF crops will u no distress
as the farmers are in good condition
financially, owing to a succession OF
good crops during the past five
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Fool Rocked Won't,

Akron;s Ohio. June 11.-oliver Crosie1
and Emil Bergdorf, were drowned I'M
Summit lake. near this city, yesterday
They, with Michael Shay, were crossing
the lake In a boat when Bergdorf be-
tosrock It and the frail craft up
set. shayserawled on top Of the over
turnedtffb1atsand made q desperate. but
fruitlesB s.e1ffortsst0 ssye his cofnpan-
ions. 81, slr's
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LIBERAL TO LABOR.

Free Trnnsp0rtatiOn for 5OMclaI
Delegates From Europe to Amer
lea.
London, June PA. L. Jones, chair
man OF the Elder & Dempster steam
ship, company, has offered free passage
to the oficial delegates Of any British
trades union wishing to visit the Unit
ed States for the purpose Of studying
the conditions Of labor, the employ
ment and advantages OF labor-saving
machinery and tools, and other causes
enabling the Americana to maintain
their high level Of production.