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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
SCIENTIFIC DIABOLISM
Secret Society Scheme to Drive the British
Flag from New York Harbor Is
Very DeviItsh.

New York, May 11-An internal ma
dynamite was found in box on the
Cunard pier. According to the expert
opinion of :he superintendent of the
bureau of combustibles the box was
found and put into the river just i'll the
nick of time to prevent it from ex-
ploding and demolishing the pier and
the Umbria, which was alongside and
about to sail. The box was left at the
pier in an apparent attempt to have
1t placed aboard with the baggage of
the passengers. The Umbria sailed a
Few minutes after the box was dis
covered, and all ON board were in
ignorance of the attempt to place an
internal machine aboard the vessel.
The discovery of the box was Cue
to letter received at police headquar-
tiers stating that the Malta wanted
to show what it could do and telling
how to find the box. The letter also
said that this was the first and last
warning and that the intention was to
drive the British flag out of New York
harbor. The society, the letter said,
asked and gave no quarter.
When examined it was found that
the fuse had been on fire and that it
would have exploded on the deck in
a few minutes. No one believes the
Malta has anything to do with the
deviltry, but the general opinion is that
the signing of the Italian name ''Pietro
de Martini and the claim to the name
Malta are for the purpose of putting
the police on the wrong track. Had
the machine gone off on board the
Umbria it would have blown her bot
tom out.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Reichlin Reward Increased

Lorain, O., May IA man whose
name is withheld, sent $4,000 to J. J..
Mahoney of the knights of Columbus
of this city to be offered as a reward
for the detection of the murderer of
Agatha Reichlin, which occurred a
week ago Thursday night This sum
will be added to the $1,000 already Of
fered by the county. More money will
be asked of the friends of the Reich
lin family, both in Lorain and else
where to make a larger fund, and
thereby it is hoped to induce expert
enced detectives to work upon the
aacp
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Did Loud Influence the Action I?

Ex-Representative Loud, of Califor-
MIA who was chairman of the house
committee on pOstoffices and post
roads, has spent much time during the
past two or three days in conference
with Payne, Wynne and Bristow. Loud
and Machen have been at odds official
ly for nearly two years, and it is be-
lieved that the counsel of Loud has
figured in the foregoing developments.
Postmaster General Payne dismissed
James Dover, a fireman employed in
the postoffice department as a result
of charges that Dover recently filed
against Chief Engineer James O'Don-
nell and other superior officers. Dover
alleged that ring to govern promo
lions and other matters existed in the
engine room and that improper con-
tracts had been made. The charges
were investigated by a postoffice in
spector and tie report does not sus-
tain them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
BilliOn and TriIlinn

There are two systems of numera-
ton in use at the present day, common
~ called the English and the French
systems. In the former the billion is
a million Of millions, a trillion a mil
lion Of billions and each denomination
1sFa million times the one preceding.
1nifhe latter (Which is the system used
IN the United States) the billion is a
thousandsmillions. and each denomina-
ton Is a thousand times the preceding.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Cardinal Vaughn Very Ill.

London, May 12.-Cardinal Herbert
Vaughan, who has been i'll for some
time, is not confined to his bed. He
is allowed to walk a little along the
corridors, etc The last time the doc
tor saw him he said the cardinal might
with great care, live for ten years long
er, but there was always uncertainty
where the heart was affected In re
cent letter from the cardinals secre-
tary the latter said the end might come
at any moment.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
EXTRA SESSION In NOVEMBER
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate Ramsdeii
Authority for Statement Con-
corning Congress.

Denver, May 11.-Daniel NJ. cams
dell, sergeant-at-arm of the senate
who was in this city, is reported Us
saying that congress will convene di-
rectly after the first Tuesday in No
vember.
president Roosevelt sent word to
me through Secretary Loeb last week
that l could prepare to receive the
senator's as soon as possible after cleo
ton day. To Secretary Bennett of the
senate President Roosevelt made the
direct statement that congress would
be summoned just as soon as the fall
elections We're out of the way"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Another Difficulty Noted.

There also has been a conflict be-
tween Machen and First Assistant
Postmaster General Wynne ever since
the latter assumed office. Wynne
charges Machen with INSTRUMENTATION.
The strained relations between the
head of the free delivery service and
other officials resulted in an embar
RAISING state of affairs, and for sew
eral months correspondence between
the general superintendent of the free
delivery service and his immediate SUI
perior, the first assistant postmaster
general, has been conducted, on the
part of the former, through one of his
SubOrdinates.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15

Town in Pennsylvania in Peril from For
est Fires, Which Are Raging In the
keystone Woods.

Johnstown, Pa, May 12.-The town
Of Vintondale this county, is threat
ened with destruction by a forest fire,
which is raging near there. Fire en-
gines and men have been sent from
this city and Altoona. The fire was
within one quarter Of a mile of the
town. The place is entirely surround
ed by timber, nearly all of which is
ablaZe.
Greensburg, Pa, May 12.-The fire
in the Laurel Hill mountains is as
suming dangerous proportions, and a
small army Of men has been fighting
the fire in the eastern end Of the coun-
tY since last Friday night.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Machen Had Been Under Fire.

Machen has been under fire ever
since the investigation began. Charges
of various kinds have been preferred
against the administration of the free
delivery branch of the postal service.
These included allegations of collision
with letter-boX manufacturers in the
furnishing Of boxes to postofice pa
irons, particularly on rural mailroutes;
the furnishing of advance information
regarding the selection of routes and
the appointment of carriers. etc.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Result of Anti-semitic Outbreak.

st. Petersburg, May 12.-The minis
ter of the interior has circulated q
bong official account of the recent anti.
Semitic outbreak at Kischeneff, capital
of Bessaraboa. He says forty-five per-
sons were killed and 424 were injured
and that 700 houses and 900 shops
were looted. The minister attributes
the rioting to religious ill-will and re-
ports Of ritual murders.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Two Die in q Hotel Fire.

Kewanee Ills, May 12.-In a fire
which destroyed the fremont House
here early in the morning. Eggert
Timm of Amboy, Ills, persisted, and
Edward Krumpelman of Marcelline,
Mo-, suffered injuries from which he
died. Theodore D. Thompson of Mag
nolia, Ills, was burned seriously, but
will recover.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Killed Woman's Suffrage Bill.

Hartford, Conn, May S.-The house
killed, by vote of 105 to go, bill
to enable women to vote in this state.
The bill had been .favorabiy reported
by committee specially appointed to
consider it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
CongeniaI Spirits.

Frftilla-Was your dinner a social
success?
Clorinda-Yes, indeed. You see, |
was careful to invite only people who
have the same kind of nervous pros
tration.--Brooklyn Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Blow with the Fist Is Deadly.

Des Moines, Ia. May lied. Puck
been arrested for the murder OF Aleck
Youcker, travelling horse trader, who
is dead from the effects of a fist blow.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Rich Gif, to a Hospital.

London, May 12.-An anonymous
benefactor has guaranteed the sum of
$1,500,000 for the rebuilding and mod
ernizing of st. Bartholomew hos.
pital.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
The influence of the Trees.

When we plant g. tree, we are doing
what we can to make our planet a
more wholesome and happier dwelling
place for those who come after us If
not for ourselves. Oliver Wendell
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Trial of Knapp the Murderer.

Hamilton, O., May 12.-The trial of
Alfred A. Knapp. charged with the
murder of his third wife Hannah, was
yesterday fixed for Tuesday, June Is.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Six Hundred Families Homeless.

Fifteen million feet Of lumber We're
destroyed. 1t belonged chiefly to J.
r. Booth, and was sold. The loss on
the lumber will be about 100000 The
buildings burned were principal
1y dwelling houses and stores. They
were all built since the last great fire,
and were either brick or brick stuc-
coed, as the city would not permit Of
any other kind being erected. The loss
on the buildings is estimated at vari-
Gus figures. Mayor Cook said that
there were from 500 to 600 families
homeless, or about 1000 individuals
All the parties are supposed to be well
insured The mayor said the city would
oppose any aid being asked from out
side Canada.
Mayor Cook estimated the loss on
the buildings at 100000, making a
total loss of 100000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Area That Was Burnsa Over.

At $50 p. N. the fire was under con-
troll and was confined to the following
area: The Ottawa and Parry Sound
railway on the south, Division street
on the east; First avenue on the west
and the Richmond road on the north
From the Parry Sound road to the
Richmond road is about one mile and
from First avenue to Division street
is about one-Quarter of mile. While
the fire was burning fercely among
the lumber piles the whole brigade o.
the city, which had been summoned
was forced to remain idle, and for an
hour not drop of water WIS thrown
into the flames.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
Machen Courts Investigation.

The action Of the postmaster general
was taken On the written recommends
ton of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow, who is directing the
investigation of the affairs of the de-
partment, that the transfer of Mach
ems bureau to his jurisdiction and
it's administration by postoffice in
spector would expedite the investiga-
ton. In ordering the change recon-
mended the postmaster general gave
Machen leave of absence until the in
vestigatiOn is concluded" Machen
promptly acQuiesced in the decision of
the postmaster general, taking occasion
to say in doing so that he courted the
fullest investigation of his official con-
duct.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15

Canadian City Has an lncendiary
Fire That Returns the
1900 Area.
SIX HOURS OF BLAZING RED HAVOC
Six Hundred Families Without Shell
ter and 100000 Feet of
Lumber in Ashes - No
Water for an Hour.

Ottawa, Ont, May IA fire sus-
pected of being of incendiary origin
destroyed hundreds of houses and
millions Of feet of lumber in this city.
John White, who had just been re-
leased from tie penitentiary after sery-
ing term of Imprisonment for arson,
was caught near where the fire was
first discovered He was taken to the
police station and will be charged with
starting the COnhag grafton. The fire
originated within stones throw of
where the great Hull fire of April 26,
1900, was checked The Hull fire
started on the opposite side of the riy-
er, and spread to the Ottawa side, de-
StrOying millions of dollars worth Of
property. 1t burned out near where
the Ottawa and Parry Sound railway
enters the western part Of the city, and
it was in the lumber yards near the
railroad that this latest fire originated.
No Water To Be Had.
Two hours before the principal fire
covered and quickly extinguished in
the lumber yards near the Canadian
Pacific railway. 1t was $3.50 p. N.
when the third was discovered. When
the fire brigade arrived at the scene
it was found that the main had been
damaged, and 10 water could be OBJ
tanned. When the brigade did get wat
er the fire was utterly beyond it's con-
troll. 1t swept along over the same
ground that the former fire had gone,
the only difference being that it was
going in the opposite direction. There
is large cliff which extends from
the Ottawa river into the corner of
Margaret and Preston streets. The fire
area was on the flats below the cliff.
At two or three points it came very
near getting over the cliff, and had
it done so nothing would have saved
the city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15
MACHEN |SSUSPENDED
Second Victim of the Probe Post.
master General Payne Is
Using So Vigorously.
TWO CHIEFS WERE "AGIE" MAOHEN
Bristow and Wynne, Besides Ex-Rep-
resentative Loud-Strained Re
lations for Some Time.

Washington. May 9.-The investiga-
ton of the affairs of the postoffice de-
partment, which has been dragging
along for two months, has taken a SEN
sational turn, and by Postmaster Gen
eral Payne's order August W. Machen,
general superintendent of the free de-
livery system. and ono of the most
widely-known government officials in
the United States, has been relieved
from his duties, and Postoffice Inspec-
tor NJ. c. Fosnes designated to take
charge of that service. The change
took effect this morning, when Fosnes
assumed charge of the free delivery
service, and at the same time that
service passed under the control of the
office of the fourth assistant postmas-
ter general. Heretofore it has been
under the jurisdiction Of the first as
SiStant
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09
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Urinary dtsorders.

49, - AN - fse@t
Brfght's disease II near at hand. Read
hov the danger can be ajerted.
Case No. 15.741.-Re-. jacob D. van.
Doren. OF 81 Sixth street. Fond du. Lac.
Wis., Presbyterian clergyman. says:
"A man or. woman who has never had
kidney complaint or any Of the little
ills consequent upon irritsted or mac,
tive kidneys knows very little about
what prolonged suffering ii. I had at-
tacks which kept me in the house for
days 1t time. unable TO do anything.
and to express what suffered can
hardly be adequately done in ordinary
Anglo Saxon. AZ time passed, cofaplt
cations set in. the particulars otwhieh
will be pleased to give In persgnal
interview to any one who requires in
formation. used plenty Of remedies.
and, ever ON the outlook for something
that might check OF. benefit my coudi.
tion. began taking Doan's Kidney
Pills. This can conscientiously say,
Doan's Kidney Pills caused tenes2i-
improvement In my health. They
brought great relief by lessening the
pain and correcting the action of the
kidney secretions... 49,. .,r
AFREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
.medicine, which cured the Rev. Jacob
Van Doren. will be mailed on applica-
tion to any part Of the United States.
Address Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
N. Y. For sale by all druggists. Price
so cents per box.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09
Renters Wanted for Farm Lands-:.

Renters Wanted for Farm Lands. j
The amount of snow already fn.the
mountains makes 1t certain that the
sunny San Luis valley will have rec
ord-breaking crop the coming season.
We have about 2,0G0 acres Of the I'M,
est land. in the vicinity of our new
town. Romeo. Conejos county, all
fenced and plowed. ready for crop.
We would like to find few good rent
ers for the portions Of this. land that
we shall not farm ourselves. We want
none but first-class men, who have
teams and farming implements enough
to do the work. Very liberal terms to.
the right men II taken at once. Write
to or call upon Zeph Charles Felt, 6i6
Majestic Building, Denver, Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09

Dealers say that as soon as = Gus
toner tries Defiance Starch 1t 10 impos-
sible to sell them any other cold water
starch. It can be used cold or boiled.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09

lGrs. Wlnslow's Soothlng Byrup.'
For children teethtng, softens tho gums rsduceA ~
1Aumation, ailzys pain, cures wind coe Nc beste.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09

Denver girl was held up by two men
at the City park few nights since. She
was learning to skate and seemed to en-
Joy It,. .
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09
COLORADO MORE PROSPEROUS
in 1902 THAN EVER BEFORE

prosperity
editions Colorado Of this city
have spent sist their mammoth
The following paragraphs part Of the t6
h't years prosres. given the Republican:
Products Of Colorado farms for thesyear reached sss 100000
Conos 900 600 pounds
Q . gossya of 340ooooo sstee 70
lsoisis
Cripple total value Of
s2.l71so. and SO
Company 5lsa5s2
a Of coal and coke sss5i7 pns for 1901
Lde sooooooo The
M era has the bedies
grade in sight containing percentages of zinc
Pueblo finished roll Of the
built
Camp producns 100000
SN price ~
Agr
grazing land ls7ss77 M cattle;
11eoss
statistics output to have been
addition
many imp Minnequa
railroad built forthree miles Of road from Delta to
Somerset tapping rich fruit and coal district 5sss
s45255l wothirds
being residences
yielding
100000 fifteen tons to the
and the Denver Union
business since their opening.
Company
he year previous he
standard last
the and track
while house $500 200 construction
outside twenty-five cent in
the Golden
and old properties resumed.
the Denver
notable railroad
viii the the Pacific coast ten hours and
81 Northwestern empire of Colorado s
central
built in Denver at cost Of 3l5oO00
124s2
persons, turning products valued at s42s6sss
hand will $6ooO0o work
out Will require fully a. much
$500 total of $2800O0
Telluride pron $350 during the
o district
,sooo metals 3Ls7o0oo coal
county
Placer and the American
machinery reach bedrock
built
roll s7sl7o than
eight millions Z.
railroad surveyed
irrigation
the SENT
IA section
a perez toverth
Park
made locations
l>eAop 0 100000
three ones 1904
Boulder county produced
Ivinsoa Of the mining sensations
o yer Fss
concentration having adDd
toa aseters 95
Three new snneltsrs were placed in operation
Park district and the
rNnm nd Lake. We z
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09

There are no dog watches on cat
boat, neither are there any 'ratlines.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09

Jennie-He is a man after my own
heart. Lucille-He was after mine;;-
too. but Tilted him.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09

.'Mild?. Well. should say so-Bax-
a you Iik.. they won't hurt you.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09

There can be no doubt that the woman
beer and onions II entitled to divorce.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09

W.A 0ougiAs makes asa sells nsoea.
Isson's Sa.oo aNo e9.0o shoes than any o&ssof
eWo manufaotveese IN the Nostd, which
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-25
MAKING Monkeys Work.

"Monkeys-wild monkeys-can be
made to work In India" said mis-
sionary. Some little ingenuity Is re
quired to start them, but once they
are got going they peg away like good
fellows
They are often put to harvesting
the pepper The natives, aware that
they are watching with profound
curiosity, gather the pepper and pile
1t up carefully in mounds; then, as
though suddenly revolted, as though
suddenly weary Of foolish game, they
60 away and leave the pepper
1.-THE monkeys watch all this. 1t
absorbs them. AS soon as evening
comes they begin to play the new
game themselves. They, too, gather
the pepper carefully. They, too stack
1t I'D in mounds. Then, at the end,
they, too, as though suddenly tired
and bored, 60 away.
What is the result? The result Is
that the monkeys have harvested tn
pepper -Pb Philadelphia Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-25

Mrs, l.uln lHarnlef, SlOUSlitult, w iS''
says:
For two years | suffered with ncr'
yo,ls trouble and stomach disorders I'M
til it seemed that there was nothing 10
me hut q bundle of nerves,
II was very irritable. could not sleep.
rest or compose myself aud WAS GER
tainly unfit to take care Of household.
II took nerve tonics aud pills without
benefit. When began taking Hcr'lla
grew steadily letter, my nerves grew
stronger my rest was no longer fittul.
and to-day consider myself in perfect
health and strength
MY recovery was slow but sure, hut
perscvcrcd and was rewarded by per-
feet hcalth."--Mrs. Lulu Larner.
Mrs. Anna b. Flpharty. recent Super
in,endcnt Of the w. {. 4. L. hcadquar-
tors at Gacshurg, IT,. was for ten
years enc of the leading women there.
Her husband. when living, was first
President Of The Nebraska Wesleyan
University at Lincoln, Neb.
In u letter written from 1Ol Sixty
seventh street, w, Chicago, Ill.,, she
says:
Il would not he without Pcruna for
ZEN times its cost. "-AIrs. Anna Il. Ile
hArty.
Health ard Beauty" a book written
by DR.. Hartman, on the phases Of ca
tarrh peculiar to women, will l." sent
free by The Pcruna Medicine Co, Co
lumhGs Ohio.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-25
Before and After the Accident.

A member of the Baltimore bar tells
of an instance where ready wit won a
case which seemed hopeless from a
legal point of view.
A gray-haired colored man was the
plaintiff in a suit against corporation
for ten thousand dollars damages tor
injuries by the negligence OF the cor,
poration's employees. The testimony OF
many witnesses was strongly IN his
favor and he had hobbled feebly,. bent
and pain-racked, to the stand and told
a story which had manifestly elected
the sympathy of the jury.
"Uncle," asked the attorney for the
corporation, on cross-cxamlnation'
Since the accident, how high have you
been able to lift your right arm?'
"Jes' about SO high, sah,' answered
the plaintiff, as, grooming with pain, ne
gradually lifted his hand on level with
his head.
Every WE'LL" answered the attorney,
sympathetically, now tell the gentle
men OF the jury how high you were able
to lift the same arm before the acct
dent"
In a twinkling uncle's face lighted up
as he answered, about dis high
shooting his arm in the air almost par
allel with his body.
A smoker was heard in the court
room and several of the jurymen we're
seen to smile. The plaintiffs attorney
moved uncasily and finally rose to in
terfere, when he was ordered by the
court to resume his seat.
Now, uncle" went on the defend
ants attorney, "thc court and jury see
that you have become decidedly bent in
form since you met with the painful, &C
cident. 1t is our desire now to see how
erect you stood before you met with
that terrible experience
"Befo' de accident" promptly an.
swcred uncle Il was able to stand
straight like dis" as he stood erect and
threw out his chest.
That will do" answered the attor--
ney, as uncle, as feeble as ever, limped
from the witness stand and took his
seat beside his attorney.
The jury found for the defendant
without leaving their seats