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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-01
FLYING Time.
Lou Dillon Lowers Record at
Cleveland to 2.02 3-4.
Only the Wind Prevented Her Lower
ing the Worlds Record.
Dan Patch PAGES warming Up" Mile
in 2.021a.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 31.-In spite of
a heavy breeze that blew down the home
stretch, Lou Dillon, owned by c. X. G.
Billings of Chicago, and driven by Mil
lard Sanders, succeeded in breaking her
record this afternoon, at the Glen
vile track. That she did not break
the worlds record for trotters, 2.02A,
held by Cresceus for two years, was
due entirely to the wind, as she went
to the three-quarters polls in 1919.
But for the wind she would have made
the last quarter in 80 seconds. AS it
was it took her one second longer, the
time for her mile being 2.02%, beating
her own previous time by n of a sec
ond and beating The Abbot's time half
a second
Dan Patch, the pacing champion, al
SO negotiated a fast mile. Announced
to go a warming UP" mile in about
FOG, he was driven by Myron McHenry
in 2.021a, pacing the last half in 1909.
The fastest race of the day, the 2.27
trot. was won by Robinzola, who won
the last race, Thursday. The 2.22 pace
was won by Ebony King, who won the
PIG pace, Tuesday.
The 2.07 pace, the fastest regular
event of the day, went to Winfield
Stratton in straight heats. George
Muscovite was the best of large field
in the 2.15 trot and won in straight
heats. The summaries:
2.27 TROT-PURSE $1,000.
Robinzola, b m by Robin (Sanders)....1 l
King Simmons, blk h (Bogash). ........4 )
Bonnie Russell b h Ckent. ........3 4
Crown Princess. CHI m Qenney)........3 .
Fleetwood, blk m (Gecrs). ............... b
Time. 2.12A, 2.13.
212 TROT-PURSE $500.
Judge Cullen. blk by Raven
Wilkes Cares ...,................d = !
Jim Ferry, tFrank). .............3 ! :
Belle, Kuser. b m G1udsom. .........2 )
Pug, (MarrihelD. .................4
Crescent. G Curry. .
Lady Constantine. oh m (Henry...6 dr.
Time 2.10A, 2.10a1, 21012.
2.15 TROT-PURSE $1,000
George Murcovite, b h by Muscovite
Norrie. b g (B. Shank. ..................2 Q
Joymaker, b h McCoy). ................7 2
Ben Hall. b 6 (Turner.
Walter Smith. b g (Bethouser).. ........9
The Questor. b e (Geers). ...............4 8
Matte Smeltz, CHI m Jamieson)..
Miss Floring, b m DAVIS. I
Dick NJ, b & (McDonald). ..........:S s
Alfred Star br h (Barngrove). ....... II 10
Viometa, CHI m (RaybolO. .........r...1 10 DIS
Time, 21012 I'll.
2.O7 PACE-PURSE $1,000.
Winfield Stratton, CHI h by Saraway
tMcGuirel .......;;;;...;: i
Captain SphynX. b G Hopkins)........2 ?
Charlie Hoyt. b h (Snow). ...........5
Birdia, b m Davis. ......................4 3
Time 2.0714, 2.06A.
30 PACE-PURSE $1,000.
Ebony King. blk by Atlantic King
tBogashD ......: .......:....:. ............l !
Trilby Direct, blk m (Walker. ......2 4
Albock. blk h (Bush). ....................4 ,
Joe Grattan. CHI G (McHenry). ..........3
Margaret Warner, br m (MurphD.....J 5
Cleopatra, b m (McEWen) .............6 DIR
Time, 2.104, 211
SPECIAL. EXHIBITION PACING.
Dan Patch br S by Joe Patchen. Time by
quarters: 30A. 1.02. 1.33, 2.o212.
SPECIAL TO BEAT 2.OS,a TROTTING.
Lou Dillon, oh m by Sidney Dillon (Saun-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-01
Boston Forecast.

Boston, July S1-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair weather, Satur-
day and Sunday; light variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-01
AT WooNsocKET, RI.
Favorites Win All the Races on Closing
Days Program.

Woonsocket. r.. L.. July a.-The race
Continued on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-01

SPECIAL. EXHIBITION PACING.
Dan Patch, br by Joe Patchen. Time by
quarters: 300. 1.02, 1.33, 2.o2&.
SPECIAL TO BEAT 2.03la TROTTING.
Lou Dillon, oh m by Sidney Dillon (Saun-
ders). Time: 3G4 1.00A, 1.3lA, 2.02M.
SPECIAL TO BEAT IA TROTTING.
Bugle. b m by Athol owned by Hugh G.
Grant New York (McCoy). Time, 312A
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
VENEZUELA LOSES
IN ARBITRATION
MUST PAY $2,0oo,0oo TO A BEL.
CLAN COMPANY.
MAY REPUDIATE DECISION
Government DiVulges Secret Court
Matters and Starts Semi-otficial
Press to Declaiming Against ArbI-
trators-One Paper Charges Unit
ed States with Hypocrisy.

Willemstad, Curacao, Sept H.
The decisions in the cases of the big
claims against Venezuela, presentei
to the mixed tribunals, began to be
rendered yesterday. The Dutch ana
Belgian arbitrators and the Venezue-
Ian umpire delivered judgment con-
demning Venezuela to pay the Belgian
company owning the Caracas water
works 100000. Notwithstanding
the fact that the meeting of the
tribunal was declared to be secret,
the Venezuelan government immedi-
ately divulged the decision every
where and also stated the semi-ofii,
cial press to complaining against Or.
| FilZ, the Dutch arbitrator, who is a
| former president of the high court or
the Dutch in the West Indies, and the
other arbitrators, who are character
lied as robbers worthy of hanging.
The violence of the press is WITH
out precedent, going so far as to say
the government will not accept the
judgment.
The newspaper Pregonero says:
I'VE are Venezuelans. We will not
accept these impositions. The decls-
ions of. the arbitrator are a joke.
DO these old gentlemen suppose Ven
ezuela is country of savages, in
which they can slash right and left.
1t is necessary they should know
they have people before them and
General Castro, as head of the execu-
tive power, who will not accept such
treatment. Know this, umpircs and
commissioners, and the sooner you
know it the better it will be for you.
You believe we are lambs, not having
seen our claws. We are tigers and
lions. Therefore, beware
Ell Combate, says: How long
will these humiliations last? Down
with the foreign extortioners and let
us hold up high and firm our nation.
al dignity and integrity. Long live
Venezuela"
La Religion, a catholic organ, ac-
cuses the United States Of hypocriti-
cal diplomacy.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Greeks Join the Uprising.
GOV. LA TOILETTE TALKS
AT THE LANCASTER FAIR

Lancaster Wis, Sept. 12.-Gov. La
Toilette spoke at the fair here yester-
day. He followed his usual course,
making the comparisons of local
freight rates and their effects meas
ured as taxes on Grant county farming
lands. He put the tax rate for Grant
county state and local, at 1872 cents
on the dollar. In like manner he has
made the rate for Iowa county IL cents
and for Eau Claire 9.42 cents on the
dollar The tax commission estimates
the rate for the state at 1.21 cents on
the dollar. The governors plan is to
localize his tabulations at each ad-
dress. The manner of presenting and
the conclusions are always the same.
His itinerary as mapped out for next
week is as follows:
Monday, Rhinelander; Tuesday, Am
herst; Wednesday, Shawano; Thurs
day, Manitowoc; Friday, Chippewa
Falls. The governor is to speak at
Grantsburg October 8.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
SAYS SELF DEFENSE
TELLS WHY HE KILLED HIS WIFE
AND MoTHER-IN-LAW.
THEY TRIED TO SLAY HIM?
After the Shooting the Alleged MUIR
derer Says That He Made Seven
Unsuccessful Attempts to Commit
Suicide-His Son Is the Only Wit
ness to the Crime.

Dodgeville, Wis, Sept. 12.-George
Brandt, who killed his wife and her
mother, Mrs, Mary Murphy, Tuesday
evening, made the following state
ment:
Il was divorced from my wife nine
years ago. Since that time we have
been separated, except when | would
go and call on my son, who is now 10
years of age.
Il anticipated going out west and
called Sunday evening to bid goodbye
to my son, at that time We quarreled
and left. returned Tuesday evening
and when l approached the house |
heard the old lady making threats
against my life. l entered the door
and hardly a dozen words passed be-
tween us when the old lady started
for a gun.
Il drew my revolver and shot her,
killing her instantly. My divorced
wife was at the barn and came to the
house when she heard the shooting
and said she would put an end to me.
had got outside the gate and she
came running up to me and l suspect
ed she had a gun to shoot me and as
she passed | shot at her twice. One
of the shots hit her, but she did not
die Immediately. l then shot myself.
discharging the remaining five cart
ridges, two of which were no good.
81 then went to the Wisconsin river
to drown myself, but the volume Of
water frightened me and I went to
James Van Blarcom's barn, where
tried to hang myself and where was
captured and brought here.
81 did the shooting in self-defense.
My son was the only witness to the
shooting"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
GENERAL DEVASTATION AND NU-
NERVOUS CASUALTIES.
VESSELS AND CREWS LOST
Continue to Be Cast Up BY the Sea
in Increasing Numbers-Inland Tel
egraphic Communications Wholly
Suspended.

London, Sept. 12.-While the de-
tails of the havoc wrought by the
storm Thursday are incomplete, re-
ports are coming in from all parts OF
the united kingdom and show the dew
astation was general and it is feared
the loss of life was much greater than
at first supposed. Lloyds already re-
port over so serious casualties to ship
ping.
All sorts of vessels were caught in
the gale and many foundered, several
with their entire crew. A great num-
Der of minor craft is believed to be
lost and the number of bodies washed
ashore continues to swell
All the coast towns suffered more
or less and the agricultural sections of
the interior report incalculable dam
age.
For some time telegraphic communi-
cations were completely stopped and
the land lines are still interrupted In
addition to the deaths from drowning,
reports from inland give many fatal
tiles resulting from various causes III
cident to the storm.
London, Sept. '2.-Dispatches from
France and Germany indicate that
widespread damage was caused by the
storm, on sea and land. Telephone
communication between London and
Paris is not yet restored.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
HUNTERS KILL TAME ELK,
Three Liberated in Fulton Chain Re-
gon Shot and Abandoned.

Old Forge, N. Y, Sept. 12.-Three
of the herd of five elk liberated in the
Fulton Chain region last year were
yesterday killed by deer hunters. Their
bodies were found in one spot at
First Lake where they had been shot
down in a bunch.
The herd of five elk was liberated
last fall by the Browns Tract Guide
association. They wintered well and
through the summer became so tame
that they approached the hotels and
camps on Fulton Chain and were seen
by hundreds of visitors.
There was a special act passed for
their protection and the penalty for
killing is 500 each and from three
months to one years Imprisonment.
The Guides association has a clue to
the perpetrators and the members are
at work trying to capture them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Major DeInar Only Quater-Second
Behind Lou billions Worlds Record

Syracuse, Sept. 12.-With turf con-
ditions estimated to make the course a
good half-second slower than Wednes-
day when he established a new worlds
trotting record for geldings, 2:01k,
Major Delmar went mile on the state
fair grounds yesterday afternoon in
2:00A, lowering his previous record
by IA seconds. Lou Dillon, the two
Major Delmar and the worlds trotting
record and that by only quarter-sec-
ond.
Delmar broke twice, the first at the
eighth and then at the quarter The
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
NEW WORKERS BEST
GOTHAM CLUB WINS MEET AT
MILWAUKEE,.
BREITKREUTZ' GREAT RACE
University of Wisconsin HalfMiIe
Runner Runs Tie Race With East
ern Athlete, Both Fall Exhausted
at the Finish and Decision Goes
AGAINST Westerner.

Milwaukee, Sept. 1.-THE New
York Athletic club carried off the
honors in the national championship
senior events OF the Amateur Athletic
union, yesterday afternoon, getting a
total of so points, against SO for the
Milwaukee club, it's nearest COM
petitor The First Regiment
of Chicago finished with 20
points, the Montreal association with
but three representatives, had ten
points to it's credit and the university
of Chicago was next with nine points.
The Greater New York Irish Athletic
association and the Central Y NJ. C.
A., each took three points.
The first event of the day was the
120-yard high hurdle, which was won
by Schulz of Milwaukee in :16 3-5.
In the 10O-yard dash, Hahn of the
Michigan university won in 10 Is.
Hahn also won the 220-yard dash in
90 10.
The discus throw was won by Mad
dock, First Regiment, Chicago, with
a throw of lib feet. The pole vault
was won by the Michigan star, Charles
Dvorak, with a jump of IL feet.
The mile run was easily won by
Alexander Grant, New York, in 4:52.
The 440-yard dash went to H. l..
Hillman of New York in 50 fiat. P.
Moleson of Montreal won the broad
jump, % feet, 2112 inches.
The high jump was also won by a
New Yorker, S. 5. Jones, who cleared
six feet.
The half-mile was run in 2:02 As.
H. V. Valentine of New York and E.
Breitkreutz, Milwaukee, rounded the
curve side by side and came down tke
stretch together. straining every
muscle. Both fell exhausted at the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
SCOTCH HUMOR,

DR.. Gillespie, the present moderator
Of the Church of Scotland, tells how
he was nonplused the other day by a
ragged urchin with whom he got into
conversation. He said:
my boy, who looks after your"
"Naebuddy," was the quick reply.
where is your father?"
Hes deid"
Have you a mother"
She's deid, tae."
Have you not sister, them"
Il niver had yin"
But surely you have brother?-
yes. but he's at Glasga college"
We'll, cannot he spare some time
from his studies to look after you
bit?"
Ma, sir; for he was born VII two
heids, and they keep him in a bottle {"
London News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

first quarter was reached in BIN. The
gelding faltered slightly but soon re-
covered himself and passed the half in
1:01. The third was made in :29A
Coming into the stretch Mcdonald
gave Delmar light touch with the
whip and the gelding responded with a
great squirt which brought him under
the wire in 2:0OA.
New HaIf-Mile Pacing Recort
Bethlehem, Pa, Sept 12.-Twenty
thousand people saw Prince Albert
give the Bethlehem half-mile track a
worlds pacing record, 2:03k. The
first quarter was BIN, the half, 1:02b
threequarters, 1891, mile, 2:03h.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Gar Of Russia and Bulgarian Prince
Fear Assassination and Stay at Home

Berlin, Sept. 12.-Prince Ferdinand
has not yet returned to Sofia. He is
in seclusion at the castle of Euxino.
grad with several favorites. All ap-
proaches to the castle are guarded by
soldiers and the royal purveyors are
searched before entering the castle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
City May Change Water Supply

La Crosse, Wis, Sept 1.-THE COM
mon council of this city is considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of changing the entire
water supply of the city by pumping
the water out of wells instead of out of
the Mississippi river, the water from
which is said to be impure and cannot
be used for cooking purposes The ex-
pense of changing the system would
amount to several hundred thousand
dollars.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
League Will not Meet in La Crosse

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE na-
tional convention of the National Pur-
ity league. which was TO have been
held in this city next month, has been
postponed until next year, when, st
the request of many members. it will
be held at St Louis during the
worlds fair
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Race Horse Jumps Track Fence.

Dodgeville, Wis, Sept. 12.--Becom-
ing unmanageable at a race in which
it was entered because someone
threw blanket over its eyes, Prince
How, horse from the Fisher stock
farm, jumped the track fence, al
though attached to a sulky, and plow,
ed through crowd of 1000 people
The swinging sulky struck horse,
man on the track, knocking him to
the ground.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
ST. Paul Road Prospers.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE annual re-
port of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad shows gross earnings,
s47,662,72S; increase, s2,049,613; oper-
ating expenses, $31, 1881 net earn
ings, $16,064,563; increase, $648,334;
balance for dividends after payment of
fixed charges, $1O,473,259; increase,
$S32,S01; balance after payment of div
idends, $2,S17 ,5S4; increase, 4S5,287.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Commits Suicide as Did Father.

Waukesha, Wis, Sept. 12.-Harry
Fisher, 80, committed suicide by shoot
ing, just as his father had done five
years before. The body was found by
his mother, who hurried to his room
upon hearing the shot. Fisher had
been out of work and respondent much
of the time since his return from SER
vice with the Fourth Wisconsin regi-
ment in the Spanish war.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Big Decrease of Bank CIearinas.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE statement
compiled by Bradstreets shows the
total bank clearings of the principal
cities Of the United States for the
week, 81 APO ,420,672, a decrease of 41.9
per cent. compared with the cores
ponding week of last year.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

Bucharest, Roumanias Sept. 12.-The
projected visit of the car to Bucha-
rest, TO act as the godfather at the
christening Of the infant Prince Nicho-
las, son of the crown prince, Ferdinand
Victor, has been countermanded be-
cause of the fear that the Roumanian
police would be unable to sufficiently
insure the cars safety
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
INDIAN OFFICER OUSTED.
Townsite Commissioner Sterock Re-
moved from Office.

Washington, Sept 12.-Secretary
Hitchcock yesterday announced the re-
moval of John A. Sterock of Ohio as
townsite commissioner for the Chero-
kee Indian nation in Indian territory
and the appointment of Dwight futile
of Connecticut as the successor. The
removal is the result of charges
against Sterock in the administration
of his office.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
ESTATE GROWING.
How Henry Day Piled up Wealth and
Fooled Tax Gatherers.

Mason City, Iowa, Sept. 12.-One of
the most interesting cases revealing
methods to evade taxation which
would do credit to graduated de-
tective, is being tried in district court
here. Henry Days estate is being
subjected to searching examination
and slowly the court is discovering
various personal property and moneys
which for years have evaded the tax
gatherer.
The story of the Day fortune has its
romance. Years ago Henry Day left
New York and went to Blue Earth
City when Minnesota was yet inhabi-
tated by Indians. He opened a gen
eral merchandise store and accumu-
pressed it's way over the Minnesota
prairies he pulled up stakes and re-
moved to Forest City, where subse.
quently he was made county treasurer
and soon had access to the informa-
ton concerning lands which made
more than one county treasurer in the
early days rich. Mason City was a
promising city, and suddenly Day be-
came a large holder of property in its
corporate limits. He acquired about
half of the northern part of the pres
ent city, now known as Oak Park ad-
dition, and other valuable inside prop
erty, including the site of the present
slightly Elks' block, and the site chosen
for the new postoffice.
When people began to gossip about
the sudden requirement of this prop
erty the courthouse at Forest City was
burned and everything in it of record
was destroyed. Day had the deed for
this property, and no one could prove
otherwise, and the heirs of the former
owner never could substantiate any
claim and never could ascertain where
the money paid by Day, If any, ever
went.
When Day purchased the Elk prop
erty it contained house. The pur-
chase price was 81 500. He insured
the house for 81 800 and soon after it
burned. Two years ago he sold the
present site of the new postoffice
building and the sale was reported as
$4,000 and again he gave out that the
consideration had been 3 per cent.
government bonds. A few months
ago he died, leaving a will giving the
property in the heart of the city worth
$4,000 or more, to his sister, Mrs. Hat
tie Day Ogden, who cared for him in
his last Illness; $4,000 was beaueathed
to his sister, Mrs. Betsey William, and
$4,000 to other heirs. The heirs believe
there was more to the estate. They
had heard the stories Of the govern.
ment bonds. and 50 brought action IN
set aside the will and began to inves-
ugate the matter in the courts.
Later the evidence re aled some
startling disclosures. A hog was found
with $1,000 worth Of uotes and 60.
curities which Mrs. C.den saws her
brother gave her core t.r death. The
testimony n banker d.sclo~cd that
the story about TIE bonds was simnly
a hoax so that the tav-gaiherer would
not assess the personal propertv and
moneys. Another box was found in
tne safety deposit vault Of one of the
banks with $4,000 in money and the
investigation has brought forth about
$4,000, all Of which has escaped tax
alton for years. How much more will
be discovered is a problem.
Day was reputed to be worth
100000, and if this much is disclosed
there will be nice snug sum for the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
TRIP
TONORTH POLE

Washington, Sept. 12.-Orders
granting three years leave of all
sence to Commander Peary, begin
ming April l next, We're issued yester-
day. He is now on duty in the bu-
reau of yards and docks. He will
start for the North Pole July /, next.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
WILL HEAR WHITEHEAD.
But not by the Formal Attendance of
Union Men.

Beloit, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE trades
council in a letter has declined to par
ticipate in the Whitehead meeting as
body, although many individuals
viii attend. The council declares the
Beloit federation of labor is free from
affiliation with any political body and
invited Gov. La Toilette as distin-
guished citizen and governor and NOT
as a politician.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

finish, and the judges decided in favor
lof Valentine.
The last event of the day was the
two-mile run. Alex Grant of New
York won in 10. SO Is.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Earthquakes in Oreuon.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 1.-TWO earth
quake shocks were felt in this city at
3:45 yesterday afternoon. No damage
was done so far as known, although
the largest brick buildings were shak-
en- severely.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
German Sergeant Confesses.

Berlin, Sept. 12.-The sergeant re-
Gently arrested at Metz with six pri.
Yates, for selling two bombs, with
newly patented fuses attached, to a
French agent, has confessed that he
was to receive $500 for his treason
able conduct. He was arrested be.
fore the money was paid