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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
A NEW KIND OF BERRY.
One That LIS New to the CreduIous
and Confiding Only, and
Fraud.

The newest thing in small fruits is
the "Arctic" berry. In parts of the
west enterprising agents have been
going about among the farmers exhib-
ting misunderstanding berries pre-
served in alcohol. They are about
three times the size of strawberry
and with the color of an orange.
Every delicious" says the agent,
who claims that it is a brand-new fruit
of extraordinary merit. He explains
that it was obtained by crossing the
strawberry and the wild cherry, the
huckleberry and various other berries.
In response to orders he is willing to
deliver a limited number of plants.
Naturally, says the Detroit Free
Press, orders in plenty have been
forthcoming But it turns out on in
vestigation that the new and won
derful berry is nothing more nor less
than the white mulberry, long ia
miliar and not greatly esteemed. In
other words, the whole business is a
fraud, and the evaporation of the VIC
Tins is rendered more intense by the
fact that all the plants, which they
had set out so carefully, are killed by
the first frost.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
MUSIC OF The CUBANS.
1t LIS Even Worse Than the Horrible
Noises Made by the AL
gerianS.

Cubans show a semi-savage prefer
ence for such music as is made by
a band composed of stamp-mill
sort of a crank piano, pair of sugar
kettle tom-toms and a man with
horse-radish crater called "giro"
and a fat file with which to scrape it
the combined outfit producing a dis
cordant potpourri that might easily
dislocate the teeth of any self-respect-
ing handsaw, says the Detroit Free
Press. This example of music as the
Cubans fancy it is even worse than
the finger-drumming and wire-snap-
ping musical murders committed in
Tunisian bazars and Algerian cafes
chantantes. The lauded but lugubri-
Gus Cuban national hymn is best es-
teemed when performed by one of
these bands of inharmonic banditti,
and the national dance, that monOton-
Gus combination of motions that sug
gests that the dancer is trying to shoe
a flea off the small of his back and
also go easy on stone-bruised heel,
can only be adequately performed to
the music of these African agitators of
cat-gut, raw-hide and perforated tin.
The truth is the Cubans will have to-
learn music all over again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
TREATY IS SIGNED.
An Agreement Reached Betwee N
United States and Colombia and
Panama Canal Can Be Built.

Washington, Jan. "a treaty
with Colombia providing for the con-
struction of the Panama canal by
the United States was signed yester-
day in Washington. This deter
mines the location of the inter-
oceanic canal at that point on the
isthmus and disposes of the Nicara-
qua canal, at least until the Panama
canal has been given fair chance.
The treaty provides for the payment
by the United States to Colombia of
10000, 900 in gold and a rental Of $780,
900 annually thereafter, after the ex-
piration of nine years. The lease of a
zone six miles wide for 100 years is
granted. The United States has the
right to send troops to protect its
property in case Colombia cannot
do so.
Colon. Colombia, Jan. 24.-The news
received here that the canal treaty
between the United States and Colon
bia had been signed caused much jubil-
alton throughout the isthmus and
hopes are expressed that the United
States will soon begin the completion
of the canal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
STILL HEARING TESTIMONY.
The Coal Strike Commission Lis ems
to Evidence Given in Favor
of the Operators.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 21.-When
the anthracite coal strike commits
sion adjourned yesterday the four
hundredth witness summoned before
the arbitrators was being examined.
Of the 400, ia were called by the
striking mine workers, 155 by the non
union men, 63 by the operators,
and eight by the commission. Yes
terday's testimony did not bring out
anything particularly new
Philadelphia, Jan. 22.-The feature
of the session yesterday of the coal
strike commission was Chairman
Gray's rather strong remarks in COM
menting on an incident where Dis
trict President Fahey, of the Miners
union, would not grant permission"
during the strike to a contractor to
erect a boiler house at colllery
which was necessary to preserve the
mine from damage. The pr sident
of the commission said he hated
tyranny, no matter whether it was
practiced by an operator, miner, or
anyone else.
Philadelphia, jar. 23.-The ques-
ton of who is responsible for the ap-
parent shortage in the supply of an
thracite coal was the subject of con-
siderable debate yesterday by the at
torneys representing the parties be-
fore the strike commission. 1t was
testified to that the miners are not
obeying President MitchelPs request
to make extra efforts to produce
more coal to relieve the situation.
Philadelphia, Jan. 24.-The indepen-
dent operators of the upper coal fields
began calling witnesses yesterday be-
fore the coal strike commission. There
are about 80 of these companies before
the commission.
Philadelphia, Jan, 26.-The anthra-
cite coal strike commission continued
to hear witnesses Saturday 1epresent-
ing the independent coal companies.
Philadelphia, Jan. 27.-The' atten-
tion of the anthracite coal strike COM
mission was yesterday directed to the
claims and charges of the independent
operators, the first case presented be-
ing that of C. B. Markle e Co., whose
coflieries are located in and about
Jeddo, in the Lehigh region. Ten wit
nesses for the company were exam
ined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
RENTING STUFFED ANIMALS.
Merchants in the City Use Them to
Make "a Display in the Holt
day Season.

The trade in stuffed animals gets
brisker with the approach of the hol-
iday season. II don't mean by that"
said a William street taxidermist,
according to the New York Times,
shat we are selling more of them.
We are not. We never do sell stuffed
beasts in herds at this time of the
year, but our renting list swells pro-
digiously. People whose business re-
quires them to use stuffed animals and
bird as an advertisement generally
want an extra duck or dog or bear
added to their stock for a month or
two preceding and following Christ
mas. A trademark of this kind of
good quality costs anywhere from S.
to SIS and as those that are used mere
ly as 'supers' are needed only few
months in the year, it is cheaper to
rent them than buy them outr ght.
Almost every merchant in town, OF
high or Low degree, makes an extra
splurge at this season by exhibiting a
polar bear or some other festive ami
NAL, consequently our rentals amount
to a rather nice income. Some sea-
sons we do a pretty thriving business
with theatrical companies, also, but
this year the drama seems to have be-
come too realistic to rely on stuffed
art for it's effects, and our orders for
property fowls and quadrupeds have
been few
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

w. A. Brown, vice president of the
Smith, Thorndike & Brown company
of Milwaukee and Marinette, reports
an enormous increase in the sales OF
butterine, due to tbe high prices and
inferior quality of butter. The Smith,
Thorndike & Brown branch in Mari
nette is the only wholesale dealer in
butterine in northern Wisconsin and
the upper peninsular of Michigan.
Since October, when the company took
out a government license to sell uncol-
ored butterine. the sales have doubled
each succeeding week, and they buy
now in carload lots
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
ADMITS PERJURY.
witness in Submarine Boat Scandal
COnfesses That He SvvOre Falsely
before House Committee.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Philip Doblin
confessed yesterday that he commit
ted perjury when he testified before
the house committee on naval affairs
last Saturday that he had approached
Representative Lessler, of New York,
with an offer of money to influence his
vote on the submarine boat bill, and
who made the further statement that
he had been told there might be $1,000
in it for him. Yesterday he declared
that his testimony on Saturday was
not true, and that he wanted to re-
tract his statement that Mr.. Quigg
had rendered a bride to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Shares the, Estate,

Several weeks ago Attorney H. II,
Hayden of Eau Claire, died suddenly,
and when it was learned that his will
could not be found a local sensation
resulted, as Mr.. Hayden had grown
wealthy within the last few years. His
widow finally discovered the missing
document, and it was filed in the pro
bate court. It's peculiar feature is that
the widow and Mr.. Hayden's former
wife share in the estate. The present
Mrs. Hayden is given property and cash
aggregating $175,O0O, par value. 1t is
partly in stocks worth five times par.
The divorced wife is given $4,000 cash
and $4,000 in stocks at market value.
A daughter by the first Mrs. Hayden
receives $3.50, and daughter by the
second wife gets $4,000 worth of
stock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
THROWN INTO A DITCH.
Train on the Chicago Great Western
Road Wrecked in Illinois and
Three Persons Are Killed.

Freeport, Ill, Jan. 23.-Limited ex-
press No. 1 of the Chicago Great
Western railroad was wrecked near
South Freeport at ten o'clock last
night by spreading rails and the
train was ditched and took fire. The
engineer and fireman were killed,
being buried beneath the locomotive
They were William Sheridan and f.
Grace, both of Chicago. W. HI. II.
Day. lumberman from Minnesota,
died from injuries. Conductor Carr
and Baggageman Neese and 20 pas
sengers were injured, some of them
seriously.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
LOGS Taken.

There is a great stir among farmers
between Eau Claire and the mouth Of
the Chippewa river as the result Of in
vestigations by Kenneth Mcleod, agent
of the Chippewa Lumber & Boom com
pany, showing that many thousand
dollars worth of logs in transit have
been pulled out of the Chippewa river
by farmers and used to build barns,
etc. One syndicate of farmers was
found to have established saw mill
and lumber yard run exclusively on
company logs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
SHOT TO DEATH.
Louisiana Mob Kills and Burns a Ne
gro Who Had Murdered
Sheriff Ourey.

Luling, La, Jan. 27.-John Thomas, a
negro, was shot to death yesterday and
his body burned by mob after an ex-
citing chase. The negro shot Sheriff
Louis S. Ourey, of St. Charles parish,
when the officer attempted to arrest
him. The murderer fled, and within
an hour a thousand armed men were
in pursuit. Thomas was overtaken and
he opened fire, without effect. The
mob closed in, filled the Negroes body
with bullets, and the corpse was
burned in cabin under heap of
fagots.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
COL. ARTHUR LYNCH.

afforded no excuse Whatever for sub
seduent acts. There was abundant
evidence, he said, of overt acts in aid
ing the kings enemies.
The jury, after having been out
half an hour, returned a verdict OF
guilty. When asked if he had anything
to say as to why he should not be SEN
fenced to death, Col. Lynch replied:
"Tha-'z you. I will say nothing"
Sentence Pronounced.
The sentence of death was passed on
each of the four counts of The / dict
ment. The prisoner then bowed TO the
court and was removed in custody.
Lynch throughout bore himself with
unfaltering composure. He walked
out steadily between the jailers and
past the bench where his wife and
other relatives were seated. Mrs. Lynch
has been given permission to see her
husband.
Hold a Conference. ~
After the prisoner had been re-
moved Lynch and his counsel had
conference regarding the course to be
adopted in the future and later 1t was
announced that no action would be
taken at present Counsel can proceed
with applying for writ of error, but
# is thought that this may be rendered
unnecessary by the communication OF
the sentence to a short term of imprls-
onment. in which case it is probable
that the prisoner will accept the situa-
ton.
Career of Col. Lynch.
Col. Lynch is an Australian by birth,
but an Irishman by nationality and
choice. His life has been as full of adj
venture as one of Charles Levers cele-
brated Irish heroes.
He is an author, an engineer, jour-
nalist. a soldier, and an ardent politi-
clan. In Australia, the United States,
ENGLAND, and South Africa he has ad-
yocated home rule for Ireland. HIS
love of conflict overcame him when he
!. reached South Africa as war CORE
sDondent and he became an active
combatant.
With President Kruger's permission
he organized the Second Transvaal
Irish brigade of rough riders, swore
ALLEGIANCE to the Transvaal, and saw
much active service. After the defeat
of the Beers and while the colonel was
in Paris. he was elected by his Irish
friends to represent Galway in the
house of commons. On his arrival in
England, June II, he was arrested on
the charge of high treason.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Stopped q Fight.

Peoria, Ill, Jan. 24.-Gov. Yates in
terfered with the Ryan-Moran fight
by wiring Sheriff Potter instructions
to prevent it at all costs. The sheriff
sent a deputy to the Riverside club
hall just before the fight started, the
deputy informed Manager Kenny of
the governors instructions and the
ioht was then declared off.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
The Band Indispensable.

Nightcaps and cotton ear wads are
provided by the proprietor of hotel
at Vyitra, Hungary, for those of his
guests who retire early and do not
wish to be kept awake by a gypsy
band which plays nightly at the hotel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Term Ended in Jail.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 22.-The term OF
Lieut.. Gov James H. Tillman expired
Wednesday, while he was lying in jail,
charged with the murder of n. G. Con
zales. Col. Tillman remains silent re-
garding the shooting, at least SO far as
The public is concerned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
CITY OFFICIALS.
Notice of Dissolution.

The partnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned in the bust
ness of the Lancaster Lumber com
pany, has been dissolved by mutual
consent. All claims and accounts due
the firm are payable to the Lancaster
Lumber company at the same stand.
l.. d. EASTMAN.
1868 III. j. EASTMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Refused to Sign.

Judge Vinje, of the circuit court
at West Superior, has refused to sign
petition asking pardon for Hen
ry Lamont, convicted murderer of n
woodsman. Lamont was sent up for
life, the circumstantial evidence
pointing to him as one of the most
cold-blooded murderers this county
ever saw. He has served seven years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
RefuS ed Medical Aid.

Refusing to allow her husband to
summon a doctor, Mrs. Mary Will
liams, of Beloit, a follower of AleXan-
der Dowie, died of an ailment easily
durable. Mr.. Williams, who breaches
at the Baptist church in Rockton.
secured a physician, but Mrs. Will
liams refused to see him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Friphjtene,d nv RayS.

Marshalltown, Ia. Jan. 24.-Rob-
bers were frightened by boys before
they succeeded in entering the Vim
cent bank in Webster county. The
cracksmen had partly broken the
door to the bank. y can of dynamite
and a bottle of nitrog!ycerin were left
behind
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Coal Indictments at Toledo.

Toledo, o., Jan. 22.-After an inves-
tigation lasting a week, the common
pleas grand jury Wednesday in
dicted officers of the Toledo coal ex-
change on the charge of maintaining
an alleged illegal combine to keep ur
prices for coal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Fart hauake, Shocks.

Savannah, Ga. Jan. 24.-Two distinct
and almost immediate successive
shocks of earthquake were felt here
Friday night at SIS o'clock. Reports
from Tybee island are that houses
were very perceptibly shaken. A
shock was also felt at Columbia, S. c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Not Liable to Tax,

New York, Jan. Surrogate Fitz-
gerald, on an application made by
Gen. Frederick D. Grant, has ruled
that the estate of Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant, the widow of President Grant,
was not liable to pay inheritance tax.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Heavy Rank Failure.

Burton, O., Jan. 27.-The banking
house of Boughton, Ford & Co., here,
made an assignment to c. E. Williams
for the benefit of it's creditors. 1t is
understood that the assets are close
to S5OO,OO0 with liabilities at 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
CioaSter Killed.

While coasting down hill at Lake
Geneva a sleigh on which were num-
Der of boys ran into team going W
the hill, and as a result Carl Vande-
bogert was killed, Frank Gummow
had his skull fractured and Allan
Sanford had his arm broken in three
places
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Big Flour Train.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. ga solid
train consisting of 35 cars loaded with
10000 barrels of -four, left here Mon
day for Pittsburg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

The lord chief justice summed up
the evidence very briefly. He said that
if in war time a British subject Joined
the kings enemies, whatever his pur-
pose, he was guilty of an unlawful
act. Naturalization during war times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
Professional Cards.

ATTORNEYS WATKINS & MOSES
Practice in all State and United States
courts. ONCE over State Bank OF Grant
County,
Lancaster Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29
LYNCH SENTENCED 10 DIE.
British Subject Who Aided Beers
During the War Found Guilty
of High Treason.
SENTENCE LIKELY TO Be COMMITTED.
His Defense That He Was Natural
lied as "a Burgher Before Taking
Up Arms Fails to Save Him-No
Further Action ait Present-Sum-
mary Of His Career.

London, Jan. 24.-Col. Arthur Lynch,
member of parliament for Galway, was
found guilty yesterday of high treason
and sentenced to death. Although
formally sentenced to be hanged
Lynch's sentence will no doubt be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

NOTARY PUBLIC-J. MARTIN BURGESS,
Insurance and Collections. Acknowledge
mentS.
CaSSville, y Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-29

PHYSICIANS. g. HASSEL, M. d.
Office over the Meyer-Showalter bank,
Lancaster, Wisconsin,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
IOWA DOCTORS GET INTO LINE
Put Their state Society on the Basis
of the American Medical
Association.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, April ~17.-(Spccial TEL
egram. )-Young doctors against old doctors
was the . character OF a struggle in the
Iowa State Medical society convention,
which closed here today with the adoption
Of the new constitution. This aligns tho
society with the American Medical asso-
citation, which some Of the doctors term
the great medical trust" 1t will vir-
tually force all doctors to enter local
county societies. II they are not men,
bers Of local societies they cannot be men,
bers OF a state or national society. 1t was
opposed on the ground that it savored OF
trades unionism. Each society will be en-
titled to enc delegate in the house of
delegates, which will transact the business
of the state society. II the local society
has over fifty members, the representation
will be one delegate for every fifty men,
bers or fraction thereof. II a doctor fails
to pay his dues, the local society will have
to expel him or forfeit its membership.
DR.. ]. A Scroggs of Keokuk. it's newly
elected president, was indicted into the
chair before the adjournment OF the ses-
sion. The meeting was attended by about
200 doctors and is regarded by the physl-
clans as one Of the pleasantest as we'll as
one Of the most successful meetings in its
history. The NEXT meeting will be at Des
Moines.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
National Roofing Co.. 1875 Main Street.
NOTHING NEW in FORNEY CASE
CLANCY Put in SwentbOx, but Denies
Any Connection with the
Crime.

There we're no new developments In the
Forney murder case yesterday, although
the police stated they we're securing evil
dence which tended to further implicate
CLANCY in the crime. CLANCY was put in
the sweatbox yesterday by Chief Tibbits,
but nothing was obtained from him except
his repeated declaration that he was inno-
cent of the shooting.
Chaney's sudden arrest Thursday night,
it is said, was due to the fact that the
authorities received intimatiol that he and
his wife were preparing to leave the city.
1t is said that they were trying to rent
their house and making other arrangements
for q sudden departure.
Reports have come to the police that
CLANCY. since the arrest of Rogers. whom
he professed to identify as one Of tho high
waymen. has been telling several persons
that the gun used by the man who shot
Forney was o cheap nlckel-plated Weapon
The bullets taken from Forney's body were
from a 41-caliber revolver such as was
found on Rogers. From the fact that
CLANCY was telling about the highwayman
who he claimed shot Forney using u cheap
nickel-plated weapon leads the police to
think friends OF Rogers had been tampering
with CLANCY.
Rogers was photographed yesterday and
his pictures will be sent out broadcast by
the authorities. Rogers resisted having his
picture taken and contorted his features
every time the photographer attempted to
snap the camera on him. He drew his face
up all out OF shape and four pictures had
to be taken before one was secured that
was at all satisfactory.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
FOR MURDER in FIRST DEGREE
Ella McDanielA and Albert NJ. Livix
Held for killing the WOman's


The grand jury at Avoca has returned a
joint Indictment against Mrs. Ella Nc
Daniels and Albert NJ. Livix. charging them
with the murder Of the woman's husband.
Barney McDaniels, at his home near Mace
donia on February Is. The charge is muir
der in the first degree. Mrs. McDaniels
and Livix have been Drought back to Coun-
Gil Bluffs and again placed In the county
Jail here.
County Attorney Killpack, who returned
from Avoca yesterday morning. filed notice
in the district court yesterday that among
certain witnesses he Intended 10 produce
at the trial OF Mrs. McDaniels and Livix
would be A. c.. Stokes. an analytic chemist
Of Omaha, who made the examination of
Barney McDaniels' stomach under orders of
Coroner Treynor. The notice states that
the state expects TO prove by this witness
that the contents of the stomach failed to
show any traces of strychnine or any other
poison. At the coroner's inquest the de-
fendants testified that McDaniels took a
dose Of strychnine previous to cutting his
throat.
The county attorney Is DESTROYS of hav-
ing the case tried at the present term
of court in Avoca, in anticipation of which
Judge Wheeler orGered a special venire
drawn. but It is not known yet positively
whether counsel for the prisoners will ask
for a continuance OF possibly a change OF
venue. as the sentiment against the ac-
cused in the east end Of the county is un-
doubtedly very strong.