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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

The bill for the licensing Of BARRIERS
IN Wisconsin was given a final death.
blow in the Assembly Thursday.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

From October to November 10, from
all ports of the United States $1,000
steerage passengers were carried,
against Ii 900 in the same time last year.
The government estimates show a
total corn crop of about 2,313, OOO,O 900
bushels, an average of 25.S bushels an
acre, against 26S bushels last year.
Speaker Joseph Cannon selected as
his secretary L. w. Busbey, well known
as a political writer throughout Illinois.
United States Steel corporation decid-
ed on ten per cent. cut in wages, by
which it is expected to save $1,000 900
annually.
Congress is asked by Secretary Will
son for 5000 for the pure food inspec-
ton work of the department of agri-
culture.
Adjt Gen. Hall in his annual report
shows that the strength of our regular
army on October Is was SO, ISL, and of
the organized militia on July 1 last,
1862
Because of Panama's secession Co
lombia is threatened with revolution,
the populace being inflamed against the
present government.
Postal receipts at so of the largest
post offices for October were $500 $40
an increase of seven per cent. over the
same month in 1902.
The first expedition of Colombia
against the Republic of Panama was
abandoned.
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A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings OF a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
ALI the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
I'm EXTRA SESSION.

Congress Meets to Consider Cuban
Reciprocity and other Matters.
On the 10th the session of the United
States senate was devoted exclusively
to the reading of the presidents mes
sage, which treated only on Cuban leg1s-
lation. In the house the message was
read and referred to the committee on
ways and means.
Bills we're introduced in the senate
on the 18th to repeal the bankruptcy
act; to give to each man who served for
90 days in the army or navy of the
United States during the civil war a
monthly pension of not less than $12;
extending the right of suffrage to wom-
en-, and increasing the salaries OF rural
free delivery carriers to $500 per an
mum. Petitions were received against
the seating of Senator Smoot, of Utah.
In the house no business Of Importance
was transacted.
Question of the eligibility of Senator
Reed Smoot, of Utah, to seat was dis
cussed in the United States senate on
the 18th and numerous bills were intro
duced among them being one to create
a bureau of national homes for worthy
unfortunates to be placed under the di-
rection Of the secretary of agriculture.
In the house the Cuban reciprocity bill
was introduced and referred to the
ways and means committee.
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THE EAST.

It is said in New York that the Rookie
Teller interests have secured control Of
the steel trust.
1t is said that Andrew Carnegie has
offered New Haven, Conn, $500 900 for
a library.
Miss May Goelet, only daughter of
Mrs. Ogden Goelet and one of the rich
est of American heiresses, was married
in New York to Henry John Innes-Ker,
eighth duke of Roxburgh.
BY wreck on the Erie Traction line
near Erie, Pa, five persons we're in
stantly killed and several badly injured.
Lily Bengert, Baltimore (Md.) high
school student, was seriously beaten by
classmates for talebearing.
F. J. Haas, who claimed to be the
first brewer of beer in America, died at
his home in Trenton, N. j.
Mrs. E. D. Walsh, young and beauti-
full, left her guests during dinner at her
country home in Montclair, N. j., and
shot herself to death. The reason is un-
known.
In New York five men offered to sell
one of their ears to Dr. A. L. Niden for
grating on rich western man.
The death of James Langdon Curtis
who in 1892 was the peoples party can
didate for president of the United
States, occurred at his home in STRAIT
ford, Conn, aged Sc years.
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WAR ON CANTEEN LAW.
The w. C. II. U. Hopes the BnrthOId
Measure VIII Not Become
"a Statute.

Cincinnati, Nov. 16.-The national
convention of the w. G. T. U. on Satur-
day sent Geographic appeal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt protesting against the
Barthold bill in congress to restore the
canteen to the army. The w. G. Z. u.
will send a delegation to Washington
to work in opposition to the bill. Mes
sages were sent Saturday from state
presidents to many members of con-
gress appealing for their votes against
the canteen. The convention also
adopted a resolution asking the st. Louis
municipal authorities to allow the w. c..
T. U. to be the judge of the decency of
any attractions within one mile of the
exposition grounds.
Miss Leila M. Sewell, of Massachu-
sets, national superintendent of flower
missions, reported distributions for the
year as follows Bouquets, $1,000;
growing plants, 1890; text cards, 222,-
200; pages of literature, 256,000; visits
to sick and poor, 1T 900; outings, 6,400;
visits to institutions, 1928; services at
same, 3,733; pledges signed, 1900; jelly
and preserves, $4,000; garments, $500;
expenditures, $13,4O3; flower missions
held 1925
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TURKEYS SCARCE.
High Prices the Thanksgiving Day
Prediction by Chicago Deal
ers i'm Poultry.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-Thanksgiving
turkeys will cost consumers much more
than they did last year, according to
South Water street dealers. The opin-
ion is based on reports from reliable
dealers throughout the sections which
supply the Chicago market. In some
parts of Indiana, Missouri and Tennes-
see the turkey crop almost has been a
failure, owing to the wet weather pre-
vailing when the birds were young,
which is fatal to large percentage of
the hatch. In parts of Illinois, Wiscon-
sin and Iowa there is similarity of
conditions, and conservative dealers es-
innate the shortage of the present crop
as compared with that of last year, at
fully 40 per cent. Altogether the situa-
ton indicates an advance of from 25 to
80 per cent. over the prices last year.
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AID FOR WESTERN MINERS
American Federation Convention
Votes Them Fund of $1,000.
Radical Move Presented by SOclalis-
tic Delegates Is Defeated-Many
Matters Acted On.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 16.-The Amer
lean Federation of Labor appropriated
81 900 to be used in aiding the Western
Federation of Miners in their strike.
The appropriation was supported by
John Mitchell and the other delegates
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea and opposed by President Gompers
and First Vice President Duncan.
A resolution of Delegate LAWN of
Wilkesbarre, Pa, that unionists spon-
taneously oppose and ridicule unfair
injunctions issued by capitalist jul
diciaries" was voted down after the
delegate had delivered the most i'm
FASHIONED address the convention had
heard.
Many questions relating to organiza-
lions of international unions were dis
posed Of The appeal for help from the
tailors of America, sent out by the ex-
ecutive council, was Endorsed and the
convention pledged itself financially
and morally to support the tailors.
Among the matters acted on were
the following:
Indorsing the demands of post office
clerks for the regulation of salaries and
hours of labor
Requesting the general executive
board to obtain legislation in the sew
eral states for the better protection of
mechanics tools on all public corpora
lions or private work.
Instructing the legislative commit
tee to inquire into the extent of the
practice of the navy department in
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FATAL CRASH
OF TWO TRAINS
Terrible Result of Collision Near
Kentwood, La.
THlRTY-FOUR LIVES ARE LOST
Flames Follow Disaster and Victims
Are Cremated - The Wreck Is
Supposedly Due to Misun-
derstoOd Orders.

New Orleans, Nov. ia white wom-
an and child and 80 negroes were killed
in a collision between the Chicago linn
tied, northbound, and an accommoda-
ton train on the Illinois Central, near
Kentwood, La, at 1880 Saturday night.
After the collision the ashes from the
engine set fire to the splintered wood,
man. Of the fatalities being directly
attributable to the flames, which literal
ly burned the victims to death as they
were held, pinned down by the debris.
The woman and child were burned be-
yond recognition.
Collide at "a Switch.
The local, with two carloads of ne
groes, was waiting at the Kentwood
switch, SO miles from here, to allow the
flyer to pass. By some mistake it was
not clear of the main line, and the linn
tied, travelling 40 miles an hour, dashed
into the rear, telescoping the two hind
coaches. The flyer, however, stayed on
the track.
The scene of the disaster is far from
towns and cities, and it was long be-
fore even the most meager details
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WEST AND SOUTH.

Perry L. Claxon, United States COM
missioner, was found dead near Car
bondale, Ill. He is supposed to have
committed suicide.
In st. Louis Moses Sale, appointed as
a circuit court judge, is the first Jew ele-
waited to the bench in Missouri.
At Urbana, ILL.,, James Hickman shot
his wife and himself. Domestic trouble
was the cause.
The entire Pacific coast from British
Colombia to southern California and
the states of Oregon, Washington, Ida
no, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah
and western Colorado were swept by a
blizzard.
In Indiana a tornado wrecked the
church at White River and destroyed
many houses and barns.
Colorado is threatened with coal
famine because of the miners strike,
and business men in Denver will appeal
to President Roosevelt to act as medi-
ator.
Flames destroyed all the principal
business houses at Kempton, Ind.
Rioting marked the first day of the
Chicago City railway strike, cars be-
ing wrecked and a score or more of the
nonunion men injured. Service on the
entire system was abandoned at noon.
Flames at Savannah, ILL.,, destroyed
elevator "a" owned by Armour & Co.,
with 100000 bushels of grain, the loss
being 100000.
AT Purdue university at Lafayette,
Ind, memorial services were held in
honor of the IA students and others who
lost their lives in a railway wreck.
A monument erected on Missionary
Ridge in Tennessee TO the memory OF
Ohio's troops who participated in the
battle on the famous heights was ded-
icated.
Fire nearly wiped out Jenkins City
Mo-, town OF 400 ir.nabitants.
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At Abba, Ia, arson is suspected.
where two fires broke out simultaneous
~ and destroyed s250. 900 worth Of prop
erty.
Trains collided near New Hope, KY,
and six trainmen were killed.
At Michigan City, Ind, Edward
Hoover was hanged for the murder OF
his father-in-law, Frank Sutton, in In
dianapolis last May.
In Newport, Ark, Lee Tricky, bet
ter known under his show name of
Jolly Lee" died at the age of 80. He
weighed 619 pounds.
Valentine Pfeffer, one of the Oldest
residents at La Crosse, Wis, and the
best known pork packer in the north
west, dropped dead.
Burglars blew open the post office
safe in Lafayette, O., and secured $500
in stamps and $500 in money.
H. L. Scott and H. L. Kaines, alleged
expert railroad ticket forgers, were ar
rested in Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-19

Boston, Nov. 10.-Victor and Robert
Mckay, the two sons of Gordon Nc
Kay, the late millionaire inventor of
shoe machinery, are practically cut Off
by their fathers will from all share in
his estate, while Harvard university will
eventually receive the entire estate,
valued at million dollars, the interest
of the fund to be used to promote applied
sciences. The will was filed at the Suf-
folk probate court Monday. In the
event of the endowment being refused
by Harvard college provision is made
that the executors apply the funds to es-
tablish and maintain school Of applied
sciences.
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Cuba's congress voted gift of $780,
900 to Gen. Maxine Gomez in recogni-
ton of his services as the head of the
revolutionary army.
William J. Bryan sailed for Europe
with his 13-year-old son, William j.,
Jr., on the steamer Majestic.
The settlement of Philippine friars'
land claims is probable before Gov. Taft
sails from Manila on December %.
The Lebaudy airship sailed 46 miles in
an hour and Al minutes, landing safe
ly in Paris.
At his first public consistory Pope
Plus made Mgr. Merry del Val and four
others cardinals.
Flames in the mail car of the st. Pc
tersburg- Moscow mail train destroyed
valuables estimated at $3,500.000.
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SMALL CHANGE.

Call on your friends and they will ask
you to take chair, or perhaps two.
Only the featherweights are drawn
after every Lassing fad.-Ram's Horn.
Opportunity knocks once at every
mans door but people have got SO used
to answering and finding nobody there
but peddlers or book agents that oppor-
tunity will have to begin sending in it's
card or mS1ing an appointment. by let
ter if it wants to do business in Chica-
go.-Chicago Tribune.
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CHARGED WITH
BR|BE OFFER
Head of Alleged Baking Powder
Trust Is in Trouble.
HE is INDICTED AT ST. LOUIS
William Zeigler, New York MiIion-
aire, Must Answer Charges of In
nuencing Missouri Lawn ilers
to Kill Alum BiII.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 16.-William
Ziegler, the New York millionaire, who
is head of the baking powder combine,
and who is more widely known as the
hacker of the Baldwin polar expedition,
has been indicted by the Cole county
grand jury on charge of completely in
the bribery of Missouri legislators. 1t is
asserted that Evlyn Baldwin, the eX-
plorer, is in a measure responsible for
tilted before the grand jury which re-
turned the bill Baldwin, it is known,
has stated he was familiar with the de-
tails of Ziegler's Missouri deal, and it
was because of his having so stated that
he was summoned as witness. Mr..
Ziegler is charged with having through
his agent, d. j. Kelley, used various sums
of money to influence legislation in Mis-
souri,.
Story of $500 Bride Fund.
1t is alleged that Kelley, now fugi-
tive in Canada, came to Missouri for
Ziegler, and bribed the legislators to
prevent the sale of alum baking powder
in the state. For this ex-Lieut. Gov.
John A. Lee, says Kelley, representing
the baking powder trust, paid $500, of
which seven senators on the committee
that considered the bill got 81 900 each.
1t is charged that Ziegler was in st. Louis
during the negotiations. A sheriff
brought w. A. Cochran, boolkeeper of
the Planters hotel, before the grand
jury, and it is supposed the hotel regis
ter proved the presence of Ziegler in st.
Louis at the time the bill was acted
upon.
Caused Downfall of Lee.
The exposure of Lieut. Gov. Lees par
ticipation in legislative bribery was
brought about through this same bak-
ing powder bill, and he was compelled
to resign in consequence.
The name of Senator Stone was
brought into the case through his con-
nection with pure food" movement,
which had for it's object pure food" leg
islation, including warfare on alum
baking powders. State Senator Farris
has just been tried on the charge of hav-
ing distributed the $500 bride money,
and the jury failed to come to an agree
ment. This has given rise to still an
other scandal and additional indictments
on the charge of jury fixing. One of the
indictments is against r. E. Luckett, at
torney for Senator Farris.
Big Batch of Bills Returned.
In all the grand jury returned 106 in
dictments, the exact number for bood
ling not now being known 1t is stated,
however, that four indictments are re-
turned against Prosecuting Attorney
r. P. Stone on the allegations that he
accepted railroad pass, accepted a
bride for dismissing prosecutions, and
accepted illegal fees Circuit Judge Hez-
ell, has suspended Attorney Stone and
appointed special prosecutor until De-
cember s, when the case will be heard.
A number of important arrests are ex-
pected within short time.
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The sufferings of the homeless popu-
lation in Macedonia during the upris-
Ing in that province appeal to the civil
liked world. 1t is estimated that 100,-
900 persons, mostly women and chill
dren, are threatened with death from
exposure and starvation in the winter
which has already opened in that coun-
try 1t is not surprising that American
humanity is appealed to, and that the
response has already begun.
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reached New Orleans. When the officials
were advised, however, they dispatched
relief trains from McComb and Amite,
and later from here.
They maintain the strictest secrecy
as to the details, contenting themselves
with giving the number of the killed and
injured, and neither affirming or deny
ing a persistent report that the collision
ashes from the engine set the splintered
wood on fire and cremated the slain
negroes.
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New York, Nov. 16.-Practically all
the teachers in the public schools of
Greater New York have been brought
together in a powerful organization,
comparing in favorable light numer-
ically with any trades union in the
city. The organization will be known
as the marlborough Council of Teach
ers. The organization has as its di-
rect object the betterment of teachers
and a more perfect cooperation with
the board of education.
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advertising for Chinese and Japanese
to take employment as laundry work
ers in that department. and to endeavor
to have these positions given to others.
Directing the executive council to
endeavor to have the tobacco workers
of the south organized.
Asking the federation to make spe-
cial effort to organize all women wage
workers in the country.
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When she wants to drive a nail lovely
woman is accustomed to take anything
within reach as a substitute for ham
mer-a pair of scissors, book, a knife
handle, a glass paper-weight, stove
hook, the poker, piece of wood, any
thing that will pound" but the In
dianapolis girl who used a revolver for
that purpose is entitled to prize men
ton. To be sure, the results were dis
astrous, but at least she proved her
originality.
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Chief Justice Lore. of Delaware, who
has taken such decided stand against
lynching, is opposed to capital punish
ment 81 would not take life for the
commission of crime" he says, "bu.
would put the criminal under such
restraint as would protect the people
and give him the full measure of his
day to work out sucn penitence and
reformation as all good influences
might produce. Life is too sacred and
too holy thing to be taken would
grant life so long as God spared each
one of His creatures
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Strike Not settled.

Louisville, Col, Nov. 16.-The Off
cial count of the votes cast by the min
ers of the Northern coal district Satur-
day night reverses the decision and de-
feats the proposition for settlement of
the strike. The subdistrict board met
here Sunday and canvassed the vote.
They announced that the proposition
was defeated, and there would be no
work to-day, but refused to make public
the vote 1t has leaked out that there
was a majority of six votes in favor of
rejecting the proposition.
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RevoIutionists Attack San Domingo.

RevOIUtIOmIStS AtINCEA sim DUnHIHtsU'
Washington, Nov. discriminatory
information of the attack on Santo Do
mingo by the revolutionists reached the
state department in dispatch from
Minister Powell. He reported that the
revolutionists were attacking the city
on three sides. There were no other de-
tails in Minister Powells cablegram.
The cruiser Baltimore, which was or
dered to San Domingo waters, is now
there, so that American interests will
be given full protection.
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noninicnn Town BomhArded.

San Domingo, Republic OF Santo Do
mingo, Friday, Nov. 6.--A Dominican
gunboat which returned here last night
from Mucoris reports having lombard
ed that town. The damage done is not
known. Mucoris is still in the hands of
the revolutionists. The forces of the
reyolutionists are approaching San
Domingo There was firing which only
lasted a short time this morning out
side the city. There are no foreign
warships in part
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Persons who imagine that Panama
will be territorially the smallest republic
in the world are mistaken. South Amer
lean states are large and distances great.
Colombia, consisting of nine states, had
an area of 513, 1898 square miles, nearly
Is time the area of Indiana. Panama
contains 32,380 square miles and is more
than twice as large as Switzerland.
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Macaroni wheat, the introduction OF
which into this country dates back but
a few years, has become commercially
important From production of $4,000
bushels when the experiment OF raising
it in the United States was first tried the
output has risen to an estimated yield
of over 100000 bushels this year.
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The humorists have enjoyed pooling
fun at Chicago because of the alleged
big feet of it's women, but the matter
has now assumed a serious phase, the
male residents also of the windy city
coming in for criticism because of abb
noymal pedal development. The criti-
cism comes from no less a parsonage
than Mayor Harrison, who AYERS that
the reason the policemen of Chicago
are inefficient in their duty is that
their ponderous footballs are heard in
the remote portions of the city when
they leave the city hall. He says their
feet are altogether too big aud clumsy
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The report of the national commits
sioner of education shows that in the
year ended June 80 last 1925 ,SS7 chill
dren were enrolled in the common
schools of the United States. Other
schools and the colleges brought the
total up to 1S,0S0,S4O. Other nations
take a just pride in their armies, but
no other has such an army as this. And
the future of no other nation is so safe
in the hands of its army as is the future
of the United States in the hands Of this
grand army of the republic-the army of
its $4,000 900 school boys AID school
gfrin
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Fatal He.d-On Collision.

Johnstown, Pa, Nov. 16.-In head
on collision of light engines, near
Bradley Junction, on the Cambria 6,
Clearfeld division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, Saturday, Fireman F. A. Weak
land, of Altoona, and Brakeman A. ].
Eberly, of Cresson, were killed. Engi-
neers ]. H Buck and w. E. Quartz were
severely injured, the former, it is
thought, fatally. The collision was due
to a MISUNDERSTANDING of orders.
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was a Famous Painter.

New York, Nov. 16.-Camille Pts
sarro, the impressionist painter, is
dead, after an operation necessitated
by a complaint of the bladder, says a
Herald dispatch from Paris. He was
born at St Thomas, d. w. l., 70 years
ago, and ranked high in his art