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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
MONUMENT UNVEILED.
President Roosevelt Attends and
Talks at Dedication Of a Memorial
on Field of Antietam.

Sharpsburg Nd, Sept 18.-Under low
ering skies the magnificent monument
erected on the historic battlefield of
Antietam by the grateful state of New
Jersey to its men who fell in the great
engagement, was dedicated Thursday
The occasion was rendered particularly
notable by the presence at and partici-
patton in the ceremonies of the president
of the United States and of Gov Murphy,
the chief executive of the state which
was honoring it's heroes.
The monument is in the form of an
ornate Corinthian column of granite,
40 feet high, surmounted by heroic fig
ure in bronze of an officer with appraised
sword leading his men in charge The
figure is intended as a representation of
Capt. Irish, of the Thirteenth New Jer-
sey volunteers, who was the only New
Jersey officer killed at Antietam. After
by James o. Smith, of the New Jersey
monument commission, and an invoca-
ton had been pronounced by Rev. DR..
Fraser, of Newark, Mr.. Smith reported
to Gov. Murphy the final work of the
commission. On behalf of the state of
New Jersey Gov. Murphy accepted the
monument in a short address.
In accepting the monument on behalf
of the nation President Roosevelt struck
a parallel and drew a lesson as between
the heroes who fought for the union
and the men Of to-day who unselfshly
struggle for national and civic rectitude.
Death of Ex-senator
Washington, Sept. 16.-James Kerr
Kelly, formerly United States senator
from Oregon, died at his residence here
Tuesday, aged "a years. He was ma
tive of Pennsylvania. Judge Kelly was
a forty-niner, having gone to California
on the discovery Of gold in that country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Ex-Congressman Dead.

Towanda, Pa, Sept. 19.-Ex- Con-
gresham Edward Overton died Friday
night at his home here, after an illness
Of ten days with pneumonia COL
Overton was native Of this place and
was 81 years of age. He was graduate
of Princeton and served throughout the
civil war in the Fiftieth Pennsylvania
volunteers, Of which he became colonel.
He was elected to congress in 1876, and
reelected in 1878
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
Advlces from Sofia report another
wholesale massacre by Turks, &C, 900 per.
sons, the entire Christian population OF
the Akrida and Leren districts beins
slain.
The British cabinet divided on Mr.
Chamberlain's fiscai proposals and z
partial reorganization was declared DOS
sible.
Bulgaria has appealed to the powers tc
prevent the devastation of the country
by Turkey, plainly stating that unless
the atrocities are stopped the nation will
be forced to adopt stern defensive meas
ures.
Great Britain and Japan have decided
to protest to China against acceding to
Russia's demands in Manchuria.
Samuel A. McAllister, United States
consul at Barbados, West Indies, died
at his post. He was appointed from
Delaware in 1897.
Premier Balfour has issued a pamph-
let in which he says Great Britain must
modify her free trade policy in order to
compete with other countries.
Bulgaria has called three divisions OF
reserves to duty to protect the frontier,
and there were reports that the mobil-
1zatlon of her whole army was near. The
Turks destroyed monasteries and MUIR
dered all the monks
Two Porto Rican laborers were SEN
fenced at San Juan to terms in prison
Tor insult to the United States flag.
Oral argument was begun before the
Alaskan boundary commission in Lon
don
The powers have again advised Bull
garia to refrain from engaging in war
with Turkey, as in the event of con-
flict no aid need be expected from for
eign quarters
The Philippine commission has de-
cided that insular supplies imported
from the United States must pay duty.
A dispatch from Morocco says that
Ben Jussi, commanding imperial
troops, and 600 of his men were killed
in an engagement with insurgents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Senator Proctor Arrested

Newport, n. H., Sept. 18.-Fistl and
Game Commissioners Wentworth and
Clarke have caused the arrest of Senator
Redfeld Proctor, of Vermont, for shoot
pleaded guilty, by reason of ignorance
of the law, and was fined $3.50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
To Meet in Davenport.

Quincy, ILL.,, Sept. 19.-Secretary
Lewis B. Boswell, of the Upper Missis-
sippi River improvement association.
has issued a call for the second annual
convention of the association, which is
to be held at Davenport, Iowa, on Octo-
Der Fl and % Each river city and each
commercial or trade organization is en-
titled to three delegates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Responsible for His own Death.

Washington, Sept. 19.-The report of
the board of officers appointed to in
vestigate the recent accident on board
the cruiser Olympia at Norfolk, finds
that Corporal Yerkes, of the marine
corps, who was killed in the explosion
of alcohol, was mainly responsible for
the accident The court-nartial Of
two of the enlisted men has been or
derad -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Attained Great Snead

Berlin, Sept. 1S.-An electric car ran
at the rate of LOG As miles per hour on
the Zossen military road Wednesday,
said to be the highest speed ever at
tanned. The engineers in charge of the
experiments expect that 125 miles per
hour will be reached.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Land Official Dismissed.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Commissione
Richards, of the general land office. has
dismissed w. 3. Murphy, chief clerk of
the office of the surveyor general for
Arizona, on account of irregularities in
the administration of that office. He
was suspended from office August %, and
his dismissal is made to take effect then.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Professor Balm DeaJ

Aberdeen, Scotland, Sept. 19.-Prof.
Alexander Balm, formerly lord rector of
the university here and for 20 years pro-
fessor of logic and English literature, is
dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Goes Into Bankruptcy.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 17.-Weigel &
Co., boat builders of Roscoe, Pa, filed a
petition in bankruptcy late Wednesday
liabilities at SLOT, AGO and assets at $685.
700.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

1855
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
WOMAN TAKES CARBOLIC ACID
FINAL Succeeds, After Numerous
Efforts, In COMMITTING
Suicide,

Mrs. Nellie Parsons committed suicide at
1907 Lake street, about 4:3O o'clock yester-
day afternoon, by drinking an ounce bottle
OF carbolic acid. Police Surgeon Trostler
was called from the police station and also
DR.. Hobbs. but the woman was beyond the
hope OF life when they arrived and died
at Sis o'clock. Coroner Bradley took charge
OF the remains and will probably hold an
inquest today.
Deceased lived with her mother. Mrs.
Merritt. and had for years been subject TO
epileptic fits and temporary alteration of
mind She has several times previously
tried TO kin herself with poison and knife
and orce tried to murder her mother with
a Ratchet. The people living in the house
with her have been very careful to leave
no drugs about. The acid had been gotten
the day before to disinfect some clothes.
Mrs. Merritt running a hand laundry. Yes
terday afternoon she got hold OF the hot
tie. drinking it where her mother could see
her. She then tried to cut her throat with
a case knife and throwing the half emptv
bottle at her mother. ran to a closet and
locked herself in. She was a divorced
woman. % years old and leaves a 12-vear.
old son.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
HOW TO DO THE RIGHT THING
Eastern Woman Comes TO Teach
Omaha People the Prop
per Thing.

There is a woman in Omaha who, 1t Is
whispered, finds a very remunerative occu-
patton In coaching som of the fashionables
on the correct thing OF course, every
place has one of these social boons and all
In all, while 1t may tend to the super
fetal, 1t is a good scheme, for 1t takes
a lot of time to read all the new books
or even the book reviews-not to speak
Of keeping track Of all the popular music
and paintings and like things that the up
to-date society man or woman is supposed
to know about. There is a marked tend
ency to brevity-brevity in accomplishment
nowadays, anyway, and while it Is rather
strenuous mastering French in five weeks
and accomplishing like feats, anybody
knows that a brief season of work is in
hnitely preferable to years of tedious APP
plication-especially when one can acquire
as much as the majority have thereby, and
have the company of that majority during
the process.
But to go back to the woman. She comes
west once or twice a year and was origi-
nally introduced by a very exclusive
matron, whose guest she is while in town.
She has a studio downtown where she has
classes in literature" And there are
assemblies that meet about at the homes
of the various members, where things gem
orally, current topics and the like, are
talked over. And then there are a whole
lot of private pupils and 1t is here that
versatility is acquired at so much per verse.
1t is said that this clever woman, and
she certainly is clever, has a unique little
system whereby a variety of phases and
opinions are wrought out on various sub
jects and these are dealt out to her patrons
according to their capacity very much as
a trickster would distribute a deck OF
cards-a very good plan, as it insures va
riety and even some show of individuality
and averts monotony when the game comes
OF.
Her classes are not confined to the women
alone either and it is said that one Of her
pupils. a bachelor who has done escort duty
to half the society girls who have grown
up in town, has quite lost his heart and
is endeavoring to persuade her to make
Omaha her home.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
vENNER HELD FOR CONTEMPT
United states Judge Sends the Pro-
moter to Jail for Six
Months.

Clarence H. Venner, who is well known
in Omaha in connection with the American
Water Works company litigation. has been
arrested in Illinois for contempt of court.
The story is told in the following dispatch
from Springfield, ILL.,, to the st. Louis
Globe -Democrat, under date of May. Is:
Clarence II. Venner, banker. of Boston,
formerly of the banking firm of Venner g.
Co, president of the New England Water
Works company, the Boston Water and
Light company and the Alton Water Works
company, was fined $1,000 and sentenced 10
be confined in the Sangamon county jail
for six months for contempt today in the
United States circuit court for the southern
district of Illinois by Judge Humphrey.
Mr.. Venner is known all aver the country
as a raider" He tried to prevent the
combination of the Rock Island and the
Frisco roads and his case Is still pending
in Chicago, He fought the amalgamation
of copper companies. and has figured in big
suits in New York, New Jersey, Massachu-
sets, Missouri and Illinois. 1t is claimed
that he makes a practice OF purchasing
small quantities of stock in various COM
panies which he believes may soon combine
and then ghts the effort to effect the
Mr.. Venner came all the way here from
his home in Boston to give testimony IN
the Alton water works litigation, in which
evidence is now being taken by Master In
Chancery Allen, and on his appearance
| net of contempt was committed in Boston,
when the defendant refused to produce GER
tain books, papers and documents before
the master in chancery, h was then TAX
ing evidence at that place on April IL, IA
and Is. The proceeding ran against the
companies of which Mr.. Venner is presi-
lent, but the matter of the punishment of
the companies was reserved by Judge
Humphrey.
Mr.. Venner appeared in court with his
attorney, Levi Davie of Alton. His legal
advisers are trying TO fix up some way OF
getting him out of his predicament. -Habeas
corpus proceedings are being talked of.
The Alton water works litigation has been
in the courts for years. II has many and
complicated notifications which. to the
ordinary mind, are inexplicable. The con-
tempt proceedings in which Mr.. Venner is
the principal fgure are a side issue In the
case. Judge Humphrey severely scored the
defendant when he was brought before the
bench. Venner is now in jail and bail Is
refused.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Emanuel Holmes was arrested Yesterday
on a warrant charging him with maintain
lnE a nuisance.
The children OF ST. Johns school will
give their annual entertainment at q
forum. oNu
A. P. Mccain was arrested yesterday
evening on a charge of drunken assauIf
on complaint OF Edith Hunter and Mrs
George Payne, living at Eighth ana Leay.
enWcrtn streets, was arrested yesterday
evening for lighting at Twenty FIRST and
lizard streets.
Chief Donahue and the members OF the
police department are congratulating them
selves that the large circus crowd was han
died yesterday without airy accidents or
Police Clerk Grier has a 3-year-old son
who Is a traveller of the first class and has
often to be located by the police. Yester.
day he undertook to see the circus an by
himself and his parents did not know where
70 look for him and did not ind him from
10 o'clock In the morning until late In the
evening.
George Taylor Of Council Bluffs was ar.
rested last night on a charge OF carrytnR
concealed weapons, and Mrs. Taylor will
appear against him In police court. Taylor
was arrested some time ago for KIDNAPPING
his own son and the trial will soon be on
~ the destrtct court. The prisoner saws
that he has been watching Mrs. Taylor and
and that he has several times found her IN
compQny OF J a. Quinn Va Is charged
that he met them and drew his revolver.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

Martin Enrich Of Chicago. congressman
elect from the First Illinois district.
Tomorrow will be devoted to the busi-
ness sessions at Continental hall. At Z
p. m. the visitors will be entertained at the
Metropolitan club rooms with a banquet.
Isidor Ziegler will act as POSTMASTER.
Among the speakers will be Simeon Bloom.
Rabbi Simon and Martin. Sugarman, rep
resenting the Omaha local lodges, and Hon.
Adolph Krauss. city prosecutor OF Chicago,
and District Judge Phillip Stein Of Chicago.
Following the banquet a dance will be given
in the main hall.
The arrangements for Tuesdays program
have not yet been completed. Following
constitute the local committees:
on Arrangements-C. Brandeis. chairman;
NJ. Levy. I. Ziegler, L. Harris, s. Bloom. A.
Simon, F.. Adler. NJ. Norris, l.. Levine, s.
Deaman.
on Reception-F. Adler. chairman; s.
Bloom, A. Simon, s.. Degen. l.. Kirsch-
braun, Henry Miller, Harry Zimman, Mar
tin S~ugarman. j.. Furth, C.. Brandeis, Sam
Katz. NJ. Glickman.
On Banquet-Nate Spiesberger. chairman;
s Katz, s. Degen, M. Levy. N. Splesberger,
Charles kirschbraun, l.. Motz, Louis Hill
Ter.
On Entertainment-A. Simon. chairman;
NJ. Levy. NJ. Morris, j. Merritt, NJ. l..
Sugarman, l.. harris, N. Bramson.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

and streets, Saturday afternoon by the
burning OF a bunch Of rags in the base
ment. No loss.
The G. w. b. NJ. OF the Christian church
was entertained Friday afternoon at the
residence OF Mrs, Hodgen, Fifteenth and o
streets. Mrs. johnson assisted Mrs.
Hodgen In entertaining.
Charles +. Scarr is home after n three
weeks absence. Mr.. Scarr was called east
BY the serious illness OF his mother. Mrs.
Scarr dice at Taylorville, Ill, but was
buried beside her husband at Monroeville,
Ind
The pupils Of the sixth and seventh
grades OF Central school gave Miss Edith
Cressy a delightful surprise party TUESDAY
evening last. There was an excellent mu-
steal program rendered and refreshments
followed.
Physical Director Baker Of the Young
Mems Christian association has announced
that the Junior gymnasium classes Will
close Thursday of this week with a social
for the entire boys department. tn so
cial will be held from 4 TO 6 p. m. at the
rooms Of the association.
Mrs. D.. i. Holmes entertained the Ladies'
Aid society Of the Presbyterian church on
Wednesday afternoon. The regular session
of the society win be held on Wednesday
afternoon, May 20 at the home OF Mrs.
Agnes Barber, Twenty-second and Is
streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
CIRCUS GOOD AS PROMISE
Forepaush-seus combination Gives
Two satisfactory Performances
to Good Business.

Diavolo! May he live longer than seems
at all probable. At yesterday afternoons
performance of Adam Forepaugh & Sells
Bros consolidated circuses he looped the
loop while 5000 people held their breaths. AZ
the night performance he looped it again
before a GROVE almost equally as large. He
did II easily and gracefully despite his
broken ankle and his two fractured verte'
brae of the neck. but there was no man In
the audiences who envied him his position
Working Just forty-seven seconds per day
for six days a week he draws a salary OF
81. 600 per week. or 5000 per year more thar
does the president Of the United States
working practically 3e5 days Of the year
He is a mutilated, desecratcd, decimated
and Inflated specimen of humanity, but he
makes good the promises of the billboard
and that is saying a great deal.
However, he Is not all the show. There
are others. n all these others are sensa.
tional performers, = barring perhaps the
lemonade sellers, the ticket takers and 1.-THE
gentlemanly and courteous ushers who will
now pass among you with the concert
tickets" They remain the same forever
and the week thereafter.
Miss lula Lowande, Miss Nellie Ryland
and Miss Emma Stickney contribute a few
brief spells of bareback riding that are
great. Then William German, Miss Kline,
Miss Sebastian and William De Van add tc
the equestrian performance a stunt by
their marvelously well trained n very
pretty performing e~quines, adopts at cake
walking. At one period of the performance
there are fourteen aerial acts in progress al
the same time, and all good. The wonder.
full Aurora zouaves come in with a drill
that is a novelty and a delight because OF
the perfect precision and unison of the
evolutions. On the slack wire the three La
Carmens give a performance, far up toward
the tent top. that never has been rivalled
Oscar Lowande finishes his and his two
brothersinteresting act by turning a somer.
sault from one horse to another while run.
ming them tandem. "Minting the Marvel
ascends and descends a huge spiral on 2
unicycle. and is followed by the GaynelI
s~extette in its marvellous maneuvers on the
incline plane. The old style tumbling Is
revived and the whole show made a very
acceptable exposition of acrobatic possibili.
ties.
All in all. it is an extraordinarily good
circus and a sensational one that quite
meets expectations. Apparently its pro.
prietors have been unstintlng in their re-
ward OF really sensational acts and have
secured in Diavolo a marvellous climax
Novelty in circus entertainment obviously
is difficult to secure, but in this looping the
loop there is found an act that never has
been counterfeited The incline is long and
appallingly steep. An understudy who at.
tempted to ride it the other day in st. Louis
Is now in the hospital with a fractured
skull. II ever he is able to think again thu
chances are ten to one that he will think
Inherently about the whole trick and sa,
goodbye to the circus management II he
doesn't his folks ought to insist on his
carrying a larger insurance.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

Al an early hour this morning fire did
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lhfee weeks and the owner has been re-
modenng H. The bla re was first Noticed
~ MRS Sharles Luenberg, who lives next
door and at that time the flames Hers
breaking through the roof OF the kitchen
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
WILL PROBE FEUD MURDERS
Judge Calls Special Court to Investi-
gate Three AssassinatiORs
In Kentucky.

JACKSON. Ky, May l6.-Judge Redwine
has called a special term of court for May
25. when a jury will be impanneled to in
vestigate the assassination of Cox, Cock
rell and Marcum in connection with the
recent feud trouble in Breathitt county.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
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Program for the session,

At 1880 this evening a special musical pro-
gram will be given in honor of the Wis
itors by a choir of the best singers of the
city, assisted by Mr.. Robert Cuscaden and
others at the Temple Israel. The concert
will be followed by an address by Hon.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
southern Pacific Nesotiates.

MILWAUKEE,. May 16.-M. ]. Ford. a
member Of the executive committee of the
international Order OF Machinists. left this
afternoon for New York to secure a meet
ing with the board Of directors OF the
Southern Pacific road. He will urge a settle
ment Of the difficulties with the maehlnists
OF the road