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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-28
LE:HlGH COAL.

Right into your bin ss where we de- liver the best coal to be had in the city. at the lowest market price. Our Lehigh coal has made many fast friends. This coal contains very little slate--r1o dirt, and clinker Is a stranger to it. Give us trial order and we are sure of permanent GUS tonaer.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
NEWS @ TIL EEK.
RussoJAPANEsE SITUATIONS.

Japan is said to have landed troops
ct P1ngyan, at the outlet of Korea bay
The Japanese government has IS
sued g denial Of the alarmist reports
OF the imminence of war with Russia.
The Russian administrator at New.
chWang, Manchuria, proposes to or.
yganize a municipal council with one
American and two British members.
The decisions will be subject to the
administrators approval .s55.z ss=
While expressing the hope Of a
peaceful issue of the Far Eastern
crisis the st. Petersburg Novoe Vrem-
ya#points out that if war breaks out
the Russians will rise as one man at
the call of the cZar and there can be
no doubt regarding the ultimate issue.
Official dispatches from St. Peters
burg say the Russian ministries of
war and of marine have announced
that, while not wishing to make any
move likely to precipitate hostilities
in the Far East, yet both departments
of the government wish to have it
known that they are completely pre-
pared to meet any eventuality. ~
The London Times correspondents
In Russia send elaborate accounts OF
military preparations and the hurry
ing of troops to the Far East. They
state that two army corps, with an
aggregate of 100000 men, are being
mobilized and dispatched through ST.
IBERIA in all haste. from the military
districts beyond Moscow, Tamboff and
i4z-
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
MONTANA. MURDERER LYNcHEl
Condemned Man Taken From Jail an
STRUNG @Up. 81,

Hamilton, Mont, Oct. 15.-Walter
Jackson, the convicted murderer of
Fonnie Buck, a sixyear-old boy, was
taken from the county Jail late in the
night by 2 mob and lynched. - &
! Shortly before midnight seventy five
masked men, al armed with rifles and
gshotguns, forced their way through
the rear of the Jail and overpowered
Jailer Stephens, who was able to Of
fer but slight resistance. Jackson was
found cringing in the darkest portion
of his cell. He pleaded piteously for
mercy but was rushed into the street,
where the mob had already provided
themselves with a rope. This was
quickly thrown over an electric light
pole and the moose placed about Jack
sons neck. He was asked if he had
anything to say, but only pleaded for
mercy. The mob then pulled hims into:
the air, after which they quickly dis
persed. Not a shot was fired. The
identity of the. mob leaders is un-
known. ..
The murder of little Fonnie Buck
was a peculiarly atrocious one. When
the boys body was found it: was hor-
ribly mutilated. Suspicion pointed to
Jackson and when he was arrested a
lynching was narrowly averted His
trial quickly followed and a verdict
was returned within two hours. He
was sentenced to be hanged, but his
attorneys appealed to the supreme
court r -.--.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
FINANCE AND TRADE.

The price of diamonds has been ad.
vanced 10 per cent. <.e'ss-@
Representatives of sixteen indie
pendent coke companies met at I'm.
iontown, Pa, Friday and formed an
organization to maintain coke prices.
Plans to complete a union Of the
500 building and loan associations of
Illinois, whose combined capital ex-
ceeds $40,000,000,s are under discus
sion. -: - 80. e :. ~, = -. :.
On >rumors that receiver was to be
appointed for the Crucible Steel COM
pany the preferred shares of the stock
OF that company dropped $12 a share
on the Pittsburg Stock Exchange. L
A traffic deal has been arranged be-
tween the Hill roads and the Grand
Trunk by which the former will han
die all the business of the latter be.
tween Chicago and Tacoma, Wash.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
scRAzED BY FEAR 4 or ARHEsT.
George Nottingham Kills Himself sat
San Francisco.

San Francisco. Oct. 20 5razed BY
3fear.of arrest in connection with the
robbery Of the Manhattan hotel at
Point Richmond last Saturday night,
George Nottingham, son Of wealthy
resident of Walnut Creek, shot and
killed himself in the room Of his d.
vorced wife Monday morning.
Nottingham, who was also known as
William Wills, was structural iron
worker. Walter Nottingham, the
younger of the brothers, was arrested
at Martinez and made a complete con-
fession of the robbery. - & =,
The dead man left a note in which
he exonorated his brother of inten-
tional wrongdoing. saying that he com
mitted the crime and forced his broth
or to participate. a. 3.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
ARCHBISHOP KAHN DEAD.
st. Louis PreIate Passes Away Aftel
Long Illness.

ot' Iou'S TFeiate FdSSeS away AFTER
Long illness.
Baltimore, Oct. 15.-Most Rev. John
Joseph kain, archbishop of st. Louis,
died during the night at st. Agnes
sanitarium in this city, where he had
been patient since May H..
DR.. Johnston and a number of priests
and relatives, including his sister,
Sister of Charity, known in the reli-
gious world as Sister Mary Joseph
were at his bedside when the end
came.
Heart disease was the allment for
which the archbishop was first treated
when he arrived at the institution. but
general breakdown from .overwork
caused him much trouble. Recently
appendicitis developed and the prelate
rapidly sank, an operation, which was
deemed necessary, being impracticable
owing to the enfeebled condition Of
the patient. s. = ss-.,.,.-+2~ %sss:- -.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
THREE SUSPECTS ARRESTED
More Dynamite Found on Northern Pa
cific Tracks.

Helena, Mont, Oct. 17.-Six sticks
of dynamite were found on the North
ern Pacific track near Birdseye, eight
miles west of Helena, during the morn
ing An extra freight, eastbound, pass
ed over the powder during the night
without exploding it. The dynamite
had been placed under the rail.
George Hammond, suspected of be-
ing implicated in the dynamite explo-
sions, was arrested half mile from
where the explosive was found on the
track and brought to Helena and put
in jail. When arrested Hammond was
armed with a revolver and had a belt
full Of cartridges Two other arrests
have been made in the same vicinity,
but the names of The men are not
known. F. - >zzs. ..5s s:s ss5z*. s:
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
CRUMBLY CHEESE,

fts Causes Pointed Out by One OF the
Country's Best Authorities.
A reader of Hoard's Dairyman at
New Washington, Ind, writes as fol-
lows: s,:.,
I am having some complaint about my
cheese crumbling so very much in cutting
It. make nothing except full cream.
fancy goods, and aim to make them rich
~ can. Could you give me the cause
Of It or a remedy for it? An answer
might be of benefit to others, as am sure
1t would be to me. s.z.., =
Wishing to submit a full and author
itative answer to this inquiry, it was
referred to Professor U. s. Baer Of the
Wisconsin Dairy school and~for sew
eral years one of the travelling cheese
instructors employed by the Wisconsin
pairymen's association. His reply be-
low covers the whole subject and, as
suggested by the inquirer, may, prove.
serviceables to other cheese makers who
may sometimes have similar trouble:
i Editor Hoard's Dairy,nan-In answ erssto
the question asked. by your Indiana corr
respondent would say that there are; sew
eral@ causes for cheese cru,abling under
the knife. The NEST common cause is too
high acid in the manufacture, which 2in-s
jures the texture, giving the cheese a dry,
short, mealy bod y.##s.zs5SEsn
5s Cheese too highly salted win be dry and
crumble easily in cutting. y *:
& Curds f1rnaed at too high Temperatures
or where insufficient quantities Of rennst
are used to break down the cheese prop
erly will l<be- tough and corky while new,
but dry, loose and brittle when cured. d.aassssfr
High pennet cheese ripeneds at high
tempera tures. invariably develops a rough, S
mealy,ssalvy texture IS
zt The finest cheese curds, produced from
the choicest miiks. de up In the most
skillful manner. will cure into ntser-
able. loose. open bodied product II placed
IA e curing room at temperature e above
60 degrees r. TOR any length OF time.
While flavor stands first In Importance
The textureAof a cheese comes next The
texture as shown on the trier or the knife
should be smooth, not fuzzy. If the
gneaae is new the piece should bend
little before breaking. When fully cured
q piece broken from the cheese should not
soTu1ble OF, but show g. surface smooth
~ nint and 10 termed 20 meaty bodied
nheese.,, e
SVhen pressed between the fingers il #
should not be stin. scurdy. gritty or mealy,
nNe mold up like wax, smooth and silky e
With q full. close, creamy body. Nhen
sheld sbetWeen the eye and the light the
color should be straight, uniform and
sclear o. sli8htly translucent.
m uneolored cheese should be OF Is a.
ll@ht amber color. SIfa ait 40 g dead. chafky
y hits lt q sos because sxeees acid has cut
!! ~ q color out of g.
Eilssnsin saael.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
TELEGRAPHlc BREvlTiEs.

Lou Dillon and Major Delmar meet
at Memphis today in the mile race for
the gold cup.
James L. Blair of St. Louis, promt.
nent as an attorney and general coun.
sellor of the worlds fair, Is critically
IL at the Baptist sanitarium in that
city.
Edward H. Strobel, an American,
has been appointed confdential ad-
visor to the king of. Siam and will
leave for sn his new post Of Of duty tn about
I The plan: of tie Paragio'iiiiida slid Com:
press Co., at Paragould,s ,sArk., was de
stroyed by fire Monday. Loss, $75,.
600. The fire is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin.
In a desperate struggle with his
keeper; Thomas Hartley, one of the
inmates of the "bad ward'' at. the Bar
tonville, ILL.,, asylum sustained in
juries from which he died Monday.
b. John Morley, M. P.,. who has been in
semi-retirement, returned to active
political life Monday night and took
his place in the fighting line against
to protectionist policy of the British
government. j. f.. :. -
p Norton H. Marshall, night; watch
man, and E. w. Logan, shipping
clerk, have been arrested in st. Paul,
charged with stealing 5000 worth of
goods from the Omaha railroads S
freight house. -
:. Colonel Roswell Eaton Goodell died
at &. his home in Denver Monday of
Bright's disease Although a; Demo
crat, Mr.. Goodell was Republican Sec
retary of state of Illinois when Abra-
ham Lincoln was governor.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
CALL IT A DISTINCT VICTORY.
State Department Officials Pleased
With Decision. "-

WIN OSNSoIVubs
washington, Oct. 19.-The Asso-
Diated Press bulletin from London an
nouncing the decision Of the Alaskan
boundary commission was the first
intimation received by the state de-
partment that the commission had
reached an agreement. Although the
bulletin from * sLondonssi is ,exceedinglX
brief state department !. officials say
that it shows a distinct victory for
the United States: It is their opfn-
ion that the effect of the decision re-
garding the Portland canal merely
gives to Canada the possession Of
Pearse island, small island in the
Portland canal and of no special inn
portance. This detail of the contro-
versy is admitted by state department
officials to have been open to argu-
ment on both sides.
.Pearse island is at the mouth of the
canal. The latter is divided into two
canals by the island and Canada for
merly had 'undisputed use of the east
ern channel. Under the present de-
cision Canada will have the use of the
western channel.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
BLANCHARD LAW HELD INVALID.
Insurance Companies Have a Right to
Combine in Iowa. .-..

CoFnpIne IN Iowa.
+ Des Moines, a.. Oct. 20.-Judge
Smith Mcpherson of the federal court,
Monday rendered an opinion declaring
invalid the Blanchard anti-compact
law of 1896. He asserts insurance
companies have as good a. right to
combine and fix prices as merchants,
laboringmen and farmers --.
The opinoin is far-reaching, affect
Ing upwards. Of a hundred insurance
companies, at which the law was di-
rected and designed to prevent them
entering any agreement concerning
rates or compensation of employes.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
AMBUsHED BY INDIANS.

Two Montana Horse Thieves Killed in
III Running Fight. s..
Great Falls, Mont, Oct. ia gang
0f thieves who tried to run horses
off the Fort Peck reservation were
ambushed and two Of them killed.
The indians engaged in a running
fight with the outlaws, driving them
soff the reservation.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
! NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.


Mgr. Merry del Nal has been ap.
pointed spapal secretary of state. =. -,
W. L. Elkins, the millionaire. trac-
tion owner, is seriously iii at his coun-
try home a few miles from Philadel.
phia. ~. - .sv 49,: = = =: ~e<z>
The litigation involving Cole Young
er,. who was charged with embezzling
money from a Wild West show and
who sued the owner for damages, has
been settled out of court. ."T = :..,.
: Ityis stated that by the death of
Archbishop Kain Bishop j. Glen
non becomes archbishop of st. Louis
without ceremony or formality. Last
spring he was appointed by Rome CO.
adjutor bishop OF st. Louis, with. the
right of succession. -. - :
Announcement is made that the mar
riage; of United States Senator Thomas
C. Platt and Mrs. Lillian T. Janeway
took place at the Holland House, New
York city, on Sunday last. Senator
Platt said that. he chose private
ceremony to avoid the crush and an
nOyance of a public wedding. 49,.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Oct 19.---Wheat--To arrive
No. /. hard, sage No. 4 Northern,
82Bc; No. Northern, 80ssc. On
track--No. 1 Northern, :S27sc;; No. 2
Northern 80asc.; No 3 spring, 77ssse;5
Oct, 827zse;; Dec, 7871asc; May, 7814c.
EFlax--In store, on track, to arrive,
Oct: and Nov, $1.02144s;; Dec.,s $1.01 "a ;;5
Nav 81 04 $E s3 III
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
KILLS HIS SWEETHEART.

Paul Schmidt Then Takes His Own
= -..-l.. Z. Life. r. g.si.5 ...ss 8
San Francisco, Oct z16.-Josephine
Meade, a student OF the University of
California, was shot and killed Thurs
day by Paul Schmidt, aged twenty.
i've years, who afterWard committed
suicide. .s. :,= sz
Schmidt. and Miss Meade have been
acquainted several years and were
once engaged to marry, but his atten.
tions became distasteful to her:
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
Disproves Report of Death.

Pacific Junction, Ia., Oct. :20.-Sev.
eral months ago a man supposed to be
B. F. Haroff arrived here in the last
stages Of consumption, died and was
buried by the local lodge of Odd Eel.
lows. The. dead man bore card in a
Buffalo, Wwo., lodge. Now the real
Haroff has appeared and proves that
the man who died some time ago was
someone else. =. =
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21

: The first essential for the production Z
Of good milk is healthy cows, says a,
writer in. Scribner's Magazine. The.
work of the lungs In purifying the:
blood for the manufacture of milk is
too near the danger line to use the milk
from q: a:tuberculous animal. 1t is a1se
important that the =milker should be e1ns
perfect health. Germs of disease are,
thrown off in breathing and coughing.
and epidemics have been known to :.
start In this way. The feed should be 8
sweet and free from must and any
abrupt change avoided. :. r.
A great deal Of criticism is made a.
to silage feed, but where it is made q
part Of the ration with other feeds in
proportion the flavor of. the milk will
be benefited. See to it that the water
ing place Is clean and free from slime
and fertilizer. - ="
1t seems to be a difficult thing in dali
~ management to secure cleanly condi-
tons in a cow stable. About ninety.
nine out of hundred are far from
sweet and clean; the offensive odors
contaminate the breath, blood and It's
sue of the animal, and consequently
a first class article Of milk cannot be
produced. The barns should be busted
often and whitewashed at least once a
year not only to give them good ap-
pearance and make the stable lighter,
but to purify them and kill any germs
Of disease that may have collected ON
the walls and ceilings. :. .
Quiet and Milk Secretion.
As the milk glands are under direct
control Of the nervous system, any con-
ditons which affect the nervous sys-
tenn will react upon the milk producing
glands Any undue disturbance Of the
normal distribution of the nervous
force will divert some Of the blood sup
ply from the milk glands to some other.
part OF the. body and thus diminish the
milk dow. The we'll known phenone-
non Of "not giving down" the milk iss
the result OF lack of nervous tone Id
the gland brought about by some sort
Of excitement. The udder is not a con-
tainer tn,which the milk ls ready stored
up at milking time, but an organ in
which, as has already been pointed out
the greater part of the milk is elabo-
rated while milking or sucking is in
progress by virtue Of the agitation pro-
duced. Unless the COW is In perfect re-
pose this secretion will not take: place
normally. The lesson to- be derived: ::
from this ID. that the COW should be
treated with the greatest gentleness
and be otherwise kept free from excite
ment, especially during the time Of
milking or suckling.-Exchange. = s,.S:1 :
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
LET CHINESE ESCAPE.
United States Marshal for Vermont
- Loses His Position.

Washington, Oct. l6. The presi-
lent, upon the recommendation Of the
attorney general, has removed Mar
shal Fred A. Field Of the district of
Vermont for @dereliction of duty in
permitting the escape at Providence,
4. l., of three Cinnamon entrusted to
Jim for deportation. n. s.4 rs sSs
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
TROOPS STILL Modified,
Turkey Not Following the Lead, by
-r.: BULGARIA.. =: =. =.

London, Oct -Telegraphing. from
Sofia, Bulgaria, correspondent of the
Times says there is not yet any init
nation that the Turkish government
intendsto follow Bulgaria's lead in. the
rehabilitation of troops. 1t is report
ed that Turkey intends to keep to the
letter of her agreement to this end by
disbanding troops in some distant part
of Asia Minor.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

r st. Paul, Oct. 19-Cattle Good to
choice steers, sS:75@5.OO;Ec / common to
fair, $3.25@3.65; good to choice COWS
and .heifers,l $2.75@3.50; veals, $500
@550. Hogs-S4.65@5.55. Sheep
Good to choice yearling wethers, 1925
~@350; good to choice lambs, $475
s@5,OO. ss%@. - -. ~. =.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
LABOR NEWS.

The flour leaders, strike at Mime:
apolis IS about. over all the old men
returning who will be accepted.
+ The Illinois State Federation Of La
Dor, in convention, refused to adopt a
resolution boycotting the state militia.
Employees of the Pacific Express
company in the Southwest are on
strike. for a 10 per cent increase in
wages. :ss@ss 5ss:
Discussion of the question of the
"open shop by representatives. OF. la
zbor and Of capital took up the greater
part ofsthe first session of the National
Civic Federation conference at Chi
cago, which is endeaYoring to estab.
lish more rightful relations between
employers and employees and to end
strife. #.,s=s
NEWS FROM MAsHINGTo
To#the memory OF w liam I y Sher-
man an equestrian statue was unveiled
at washington e hurs day in the pres
ence of Official Washing ton. Presi.
dent Roosevelt made the principal adj
dress Of the day
The president, upon the recommenT
dation Of the attorney general has re-
moved Marshal Fred A. Field OF the
district Of ermont Tor dereliction sof
duty il permitting the escape at Provi-
sdance, three Cinnamon en-
trHsteda to- him for depurt Ion
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat

= Minneapolis, Oct. 19.-Wheat-Dec
80Mc; May, 7S%c. On track-No. ]
hard, S5%c; No. Northern, 84A c;
No. Northern, S2Ac; No. 3 Northern,
79@81c s.. = ....s
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
CANADIANS DISAPPOINTED.
Boundary Decision the Subject q
General Regret.

1oe'u"'J 0eCTS1o1r e11c 0UUJeCI UI
General Regret.
Toronto, Ont, Oct. 19.-Great dis
approval and disappointment is felt
here over the decision in the Alaska
boundary case. ~
II would not like to criticise Lord
Alverstone's decision until have read
its text, but the result is a very great
disappointment to me-"
This was the view of Thomas Hodg-
ms, K. c., the master in ordinary, who
has made special study of the bound
ary dispute, and 1t conveys the feel
ing Of Canadians generally.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
LAHORE rs in WRECK
*FlFTEEN KILLED, AND FORTY IN.
JuRED IN DISASTER ON THE
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.
Work Train Stops for Orders at a
Crossing and Gravel Train Fol
lowing Crashes into the Crowded
coaches-AII the Victims Are Ital-
= ians and Negroes and the Survivors
Threaten Bodily Harm to Trainmen.

- r. n. rs-.~ gs--a-'
u Threaten Bodily Harm to Trainmen
Trenton, N. j., Oct. 49, Fifteen per-
sons were killed and about forty more
injured in a collision on the Belvidere
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
near Washington Crossing. The per.
sons killed and injured We're laborers
who were on work train and were
on their way to work at Washington
Crossing to repair washouts along the
road Fourteen bodies have been taken
from the wreck and one more body is
known to be under the debris. Only
two or three. of t: u who are injured
will be permanently manned. II
; AS soon: as the collision occurred a
special train was sent. from Trenton
with corps of physicians and the
dead and injured We're brought to this
city. The injured were taken to st.
Francis hospital. The dead men, with
one or two exceptions, are Italian la
borers who resided in this city, the
others being colored men. Their bod
les were taken to the morgue for iden.
tification. -
Work Train Hit by Gravel Train. -
The train bearing the men who
were: killed and injured was made up
Of four cars, two coaches in which the
men We're riding and two fat cars in
the rear. The train stopped near
Washington Crossing to receive orders
resDectang the passing Of the regular
passenger train. While the train was
standing on the track it was run: into
from the rear by. gravel train. The
two fiat cars telescoped the two coach
es. There were about 180 men in the
two cars. AS soon as the. accident
happened the Italians became frantic
and made an attempt to- do bodily
harm to- the crew of the gravel train.
Word was sent to Trenton for police
assistance, but the men were finally
Quieted by the fOremen. .. -.
The railroad authorities here are
reticent as to how the accident oc-
Cured, but it is believed that the
gravel train either failed to see any
adverse signal or that the flagman OF
the first train failed to go back a
sufficient distance,
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21

Wheat t.7Ocp Per bu.
o.l.oT1D p 8 A'111Dz. =. a.oenn.
s Butter. 17c-20c per lb
Reans,S 200 90 per bu s5ssssss
q Potatoes, 60cr75c per bu. ~ Ss3S
Eggs, 17c.20c per dozen.
AUSTIN rAOKMa5 HousI MAHlHr.
per cWt. ~ ,sss S5sgEs
Packers, a. 90 to 81. rs per cwt. y
Cows. 100 to $50 per cwt. las
Sheep, $50 per cwt.@ s. /.
Lambs, $2.75 {. 90 per cwt -
Veal Calves. $3.50 to $500 per cwt. 5 5s5
Spring Chickens, &c per lb.
Old Chickens, SO per 10. -Zz.5 Z. - S.
Boosters 4c per ID. e.. ,z5Ss e. tE9sz sss ssss
Ducks. &c per lb. S =
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

] Chicago, Oct ] Cattle-Good to
prime stee..Ss. ssS:tG G Bios Eoof#&to me
dunn, a.5G4 ;.stto - and feed
sers, S2.25 o !; );
5heifers, 200 @4.755 IS calves, s2.50@
i6.75.s. Hogs Mixed and butchers, $5.25
I@5.75; good to choice heavy, IS 400
$50; rough heavy, 4.sO@5.40; light,
s5.30@5.70 Sheep Good to choice
wethers, S3.25@3, 80; Western sheep,
$2..25@4.OO native lambs, $3.50 @5.65;. ].
Western s3.7 @5.20. 5s