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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-06
Connecticut valley Tobacco Market.

The local tobacco warehouses are now
nearing the end of the tobacco packing
season. But few of them have done a
large business, not nearly so large as is
usually done. This condition must be
attributed not alone to the small amount
of tobacco handled by the buyers who
make practice of buying in this vicin-
ity. Many have removed their asserting
business to the vicinity of the large cities
and towns, thinking to get larger pro-
portion of workmen who are not farm
ers, and who, consequently, will work
later in the season, and who will not
manifest so much uneasiness as the snow
leaves the ground bare in the spring;
not caring to get out to draw fertilizer
or make tobacco beds or to get ready to
plant a few early potatoes. Packers
seriously thought of shipping the bun
died tobacco into some of the Southern
states to have it assorted, but think
very little of it was shipped away.
All the passably good tobacco that
this country has been able to produce
will be required. Without doubt much
uneasiness was felt. AS one writer has
put the matter, "With late spring and
early fall, the prospect of producing a
our viewpoint" So take warning, and
if you calculate to raise crop of tobacco
this year, pay close attention to the to-
bacco beds and not be compelled to-
make apologies later for the want Of care.
you have bestowed upon your growing
plants.
Our correspondents report as follows
Feeding Hills: Pretty cold weather for
young plants; some beds are not sown
yet. Others are up and doing fairly we'll
but artificial heat seems necessary.
A bout the same acreage as last year is'
planned for 1904" East Deerfeld, Mass:
Tobacco all assorted that is not sold la
few crops. No sales lately. A few to-
bacco beds have been made, but SOME
are waiting for warmer weather." East
Whately, Mass: II have to report the
sales OF Seth B. Crafts, &c cases, at re-
ported price of l8c in case; Thomas
Flynn, 60 cases, reported 14c in case;
Steven Kingsley, 8 acres at 1916 in case;
John Blunkard, acres at private terms,
assorted and packed. ."-Cultivator
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
situation IN Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. J9.-Strong influences
in favor Of extending the sympathetic
strike OF the teamsters are being exer-
cised in the councils OF the labor leaders.
Several officials OF the teamsters are
earnestly urging that line of action.
The chances are against a spread of TIE
strike, however, because both President
Donnelly, of the butcher workmen, and
National President. Shea, of the team
sters, are opposed to it. Both say it
would not materially help the stock
wards strikers. Donnclly claims they
can win without involving any more
outside men. Nc talk is to be heard now
OF peace negotiations. Packing house
employees and hungry strikers We'd with
each other in steer hunt that lasted
through the night, following riot
caused by the appearance of eleven run
away beeyes from the Nelson Morris
and Company plant in the district west
of the yards Today the earcasses OF
four we're accounted for. Little beyond
the hoois and horns remained to tell the
story. The fate of the five was in doubt
for some hours, but they were finally
rounded up and driven back 10 the
yards. Scouting parties, representing
both the packers and the hungry throng
that battled with the police, secured the
prairies south and west Of the yards all
night. When the crowd found its prey
the creature was slain and disappeared
as though by magic. The herd was
valued at over $1,000. In the riot, prob
ably 1900 persons, including many
women, fought for two hours with l5C
policemen near the west entrance to the
stock yards. Fifty shots were scattered,
stone thrown and three men injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
TELEGRAPuIC BREyITIEs

Governor Odell says that ex-Secretary
Root is out of the race for the nomi-
nation for Governor of New York.
A man supposed to be Herman L.
Franz, Chief Draughtsman, Ordnance
Bureau Washington, was found dead in
Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, this morn
ing. Supposed to be a case of suicide.
Last night the Big Fort Erie Canada
race track stables, stretchin g a half mile
in length, were set on fire by unknown
ineendiaries, and burned to the ground.
Many horses narrowly escaped being
burned to death. There is a report that
the fire was the work of a woman whose
husband lost money on the races which
recently closed there.
The actual business Of the G. A. r. encamp.
ment ended in Boston yesterday when officers
for the coming year were elected not only by
the G.. A. X. delegates TO the annual conven-
ton, but by the other affiliated organization
as we'll. Many of the old veterans have
already left the city and many more will
leave today
Armed and ready to shoot. the three men
who broke out of the county jail at Lockport,
n. Y, on Wednesday, are now mounted on
stolen horses, and are determined TO escape
capture. The sheriff and six deputies are in
hot pursuit of the fugitiyes. deadly battle
of bullets is within the range of possibilities.
Charles Robinson, aged 40, was landed in
the Jail at Norristown, Pa, today Oh the
charge of having criminally assaulted Mary
Brown, aged 49, servant, on the farm Of
William Supple last night. The girl is a
negress and Robinson is white. Robinson, il
is alleged has admitted his guilt
beef strike breaker was assaulted in New
York today. The manager of the Undressed
Beef Company said he was not worried over
the situation and that 50 per cent of his nor
NAL force was at work.
United States Senator Hoar, who is is i'll at
Worcester, Mass, passed very comfortable
night and was apparently no weaker this
morning than he was the night before last
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
News Of the Day.

President Roosevelt will return to
Oyster Bay tomorrow, to remain until
September 20.
In his speech in New York yesterday
accepting the populist nomination for
President, Thomas f. Watson made a
severe attack upon the democratic party.
Governor Warfeld, of Maryland, took
up the Fourth Regiment colonelcy mud
die with Adjutant General Clinton L..
Riggs, Yesterday. He declined to or
der new examination Of Major Frank
lin P. Swazey, and at once appointed
Col. Charles F. Macklin commander OF
the regiment.
State Senator Joseph S. Wilson, OF
Upper Marlboro, Md, who had been
prominently mentioned for the demo-
cratic nomination for Congress in the
Fifth district, to oppose Congressman
Mudd, died yesterday afternoon OF
Brieht's disease at the home OF his sis
ter, Mrs. Paul Iglehart, in Baltimore.
The Supreme Lodge, Knights OF
Pythias, at Louisville, KY, yesterday
took up the election of officers. Charles
E. Shively, of Richmond, Ind, was
elected supreme chancellor, in success
sion to Tracy r. Bangs, of Grand Forks,
N. D. There was spirited contest for
the Office of supreme vice chancellor,
and it went to Charles A. Barnes, OF
Jacksonville, Ill.
Continued advances made in the Vir-
ginia- Carolina Chemical issues have at
tracted considerable attention in Wall
street lately. The largest gain made in
any industrial stock yesterday was in
Virginia. Carolina Chemical, common,
which closed at 321, the highest price
of the day, and net gain over the
opening of 81 per cent. and over the
closing of the night before Of per cent.
d.. Eugene F. Mclaughlin, well
known in Chicago medical circles has
been sued for breach of promise by Miss
Edna Van Dreal, the daughter of mer-
chant in Harvey, H., who asks $50, OOC
damages from the physician. The dec
laration charges that DR.. Mclaughlin,
who is connected with the Blair Medical
Institute, had twice promised to wed Miss
Van Dreal, and both times had failed tt
keep his promise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
Virginia News.

A large crowd attended the Clarke
county Horse Show at Berryville yester-
day. The show closed this evening.
The receivers of the American Bank
CT Orange are now paying dividend OF
fifteen per cent. to the depositors of that
defunct institution.
Mr.. John SHELTON Williams has given
out statement putting quietus on the
rumors that the Atlantic Coast Line IS
after getting control of the Seaboard.
Thos. X. Leedy, wanted in Tazewell
on the charge of killing Walter Harms
on a passenger train near Graham last so
January, gave himself up to the snerin
of Tazewell county on Wednesday night
Rev. G. Mel. Brydon, rector OF 81.
Paurs Church, Hamilton, and Christ
Church, Goresville, Loudoun county,
has accepted call to become assistant
to Rev. J. H. Eccleston, d. d., oil
Emmanuel Church, Baltimore.
At the meeting of the Piedmont Bap-
list Association, at Prospect Church. in
Amherst county, on Monday, Is or ~
of the 1000 people there were seized
with violent cramps, being poisoned by
eating cream and drinking lemonade
which had stood too long in tin vessels.
Heroic work upon the part of Drs.
Myers and Rucker saved the sufferers,
but it is thought that Miss hawthorne, oil
the county, may die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
Visitors to Esopus.

Esopus, n. Y, Aug 19.-The first
delegation, besides the notification COM
mittee to visit Judge Parker since his
nomination, will come here tomorrow
from Brooklyn, sixty strong. The con-
tingent will be made up of members of
the Brooklyn Democratic Club and the
Kings County Democratic Club, aud will
be beaded by Henry A. Metz, who is
president of both organizations. Al
though Metz is the executive of both
these clubs the Brooklyn club is not al
lied with the Kings county organization.
They are coming together tomorrow to
testify to the harmony and enthusiasm
the national committee has brought
about, though some Of the Brooklyn
club members are vigorously opposed
the ascendancy of Patrick Henry Nc
Carren and would like to see him busted
from the craftsmanship of the State ex-
ecutive committee. 1t became known
today that Judge Parker views the fight
between McCarren and Murphy with
more tranquility that would be at first
believed, from the fact that he believes
that whatever the result is it will not
lose an appreciable number of votes to
the State or national ticket. The nomi-
nee laments the fact that there is fac
tional fight in progress between these
two democratic leaders, but he is as
sured that both Murphy and McCarren
are for him heartily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
Murderer Electrocuted.

Alfred A. Knapp, convicted OF the
murder of his wife, Hannah Goddard
Knapp, and who confessed to five muir
ders. was electrocuted in the annex at
the Ohio penitentiary few minutes after
midnight last night. Knapp, who weak
enod when he found his last hope for
life had gone, and expressed fear that
he would have to be carried to the death
chair, regained his nerve, and met his
fate with little show of fear or emotion.
The electrocution was performed without
a hitch, the first shock being applied at
1902, the second minute later, and at
1909 he was pronounced dead.
Knapp wss born at Greensburg, Ind,
in 1862. and for twenty years lived on a
farm. His first criminal act was in Chi
cago. where he committed burglary.
He served a sentence at Joliet for that
offense. Most of his ofenses we're against
women and children, and he spent
more than half of the past twenty
two years behind prison bars. But
for achance word dropped uncon-
sciousIy, his last crime would prob
ABLY never have ben traced to him.
Shortly after his release from Joliet In
1884 he married Emma Stubs, at Terre
Haute, Ind, but was divorced from her
within the year. In 1886 he married
Jennie Connors, at Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Between 1886 and 1894 Knapp was con-
fined in the penitentiaries in Jefferson
Vile and Michigan City, and shortly
after his release, according to his story,
he murdered Emma Littleman in a lum-
Der yard in Cincinnati. He claims to
have killed May Eckert in Cincinnati in
1894. Later in August OF that year the
body of Jennie Connors Knapp was
found in a canal in Cincinnati, the cir
cumstances pointing to suicide, and
verdict was so rendered. Knapp claims
he killed her on August and threw the
body into the canal. In 1885 Ida Gep,
pert was murdered in Indianapolis, and
H,orr, oln;-,s ~ nya b;iiad hnr Mo-
ward Knapp returnedto Cincinnati, and
in 1896 married Hannah Goddard, with
whom he lived six months. In 1897
he again appeared in Indianapolis,
and was sentenced to the Michigan
City penitentiary for assault on his
cousin, Alice Hill. Two years later he was
sentenced to the Columbus penitentiary
from Cincinnati for two years, upon a
charge of assault. In 1902 he was re-
leased and returned to his wife, then
living in Hamilton, Ohio. On Decem-
Der % his wife mysteriously disappeared
Shortly afterward Knapp went to In
dianapolis. On February "a, 1903,
Mrs. Edward King, of Cumminsyille,
near Cincinnati, notified the Hamilton
police that Knapps wife was missing,
and that he had married Anna Gamble,
at indianapolis. Knapp was arrested
on April 25, 1908. He was released to
Hamilton in the belief that the charge
against him was bigamy. Once in the
Hamilton Jail he was openly charged
with the murder of his wife. At first he
stoutly denied it, but he finally made a
confession in which he admitted killing
his wife, and said that he put her body
in dry goods box and cast it into the
Big Miami river. Subsequently he made
written confession, naming the four
other murders. He was speedily tried,
found guilty, and sentenced to be cleo
t.oo,,toI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
FRIDAY EVENING. AUG. 10, 1904.

WILLIAM G. CHoATE, lifelong repub-
rcan brother of Joseph II. Choate,
Ambassador to Great Britain, head OF
the noted law firm of which the am
bassador is a member, and a former
President of the New York Bar Associe-
ton. has made known to his friends
that he cannot support President Roose-
veis for election. His reasons are lden-
tical with those presented in the formal
announcement of the Parker Constitu-
ton Club, which is composed OF the
foremost lawyers Of the New York bar.
Adrian Fl. Joline, of one of the biggest
firms of lawyers of New York, says:
The sentiment as / have found 1t
among LAWYERS is that so long as we have
a president who substitutes his personal
inclination for the law, our business con,
ditions are unstable. Ihave never heard
Mr.. Roosevelts honesty questioned, but
some of the most honest men L have
ever seen we're the most dangerous In
positions like the presidency, for the
very reason that they knew themselves
TO be so honest that they felt that moth
ING thew could do could be wrong
Judge Parker, all the lawyers who have
practised before him feel, is man who
would not substitute his personality Tor
the law, and who would not inject his
individuality into every important ac-
ton of the executive.
The above are significant straws ana
are believed to be precursors OF a decided
change of the wind in the Empire State
Rooseveltism always was repugnant 10
Americans ofthe old school-republicans
as we'll as demOcrats--and a time has
come when many of the former party
will vie with democrats in eliminating
it from the stage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
Tournament and Dance.

The young men Of Rappahannock
county gave a tournament and dance
Tuesday at the Washington House,
Washington.
Mr.. A. II. Buckner. jr., the success
full knight, crowned Miss Eliza Strother,
Of Rappahannook queen of love and
beauty, Mr.. Frank Moffett chose Miss
Robbie Brewing, of Culpeper, first maid
of honor; Mr.. Edward Hand chose Miss
Pauline Nicol, of Manassas, second maid
of honor, and DR.. HenryT Miller chose
Miss Mary Waller, of Front Royal, third
maid of honor,
Mr. Charles Green delivered the coro-
nation address, after which the royal
set" was danced and dancing continued
until o'clock.
Among the ladies from distance pres
ent we're Miss Frances Rhodes, of Lynch
burg; Misses Pauline and Julia Nicol, of
Manassas, Misses Earlina Taunt and Rob
bic Browning, of Culpeper; Misses Helen
Harrison and Alverta Edgerton, of Peter
burg; Misses Elsie, Emsle aud Sadie
Miller, of Fauquier county; Miss Mary
Haws Tyler, of Richmond, Misses Mary
Miller and Margaret Macabee, of Front
Royal; Miss Webter, Of Tennessee; Miss
Susie Byrd, of Winchester; Miss Bald
win, of Washington; Misses Jane and
Mildred Tillinghast, of Columbia, S. G.
and Miss Christian of Richmond, and
among the gentlemen present were Mr..
John Lane Johns ofWashington, d. c.;
Mr.. Shipley, of Baltimore; Mr.. Iden, os
Manassas, and Messrs. Samuel Jones and
Robert Allison. of Culneper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
Lost Boy Found.

Antonio Mannino, the ten-year old
Brooklyn boy, who was thought to have
been kidnapped by members of the ltal-
ian Black Hand Society, was found at
1910 o'clock this morning in CO.
lumbia street, three blocks from his
home. He was found by his uncle,
Salvatore Mannino. When the boys
parents saw the lad brought home by
the uncle, his father tainted and remain
ed unconscious for some time. Mrs.
Manniuo became hysterical. Antonio
said that ever since he had been taken
away he had lived in large house, the
location of which he did not know.
"There was a lady there" he said, "and
she haG baby named Judy and she
lived on the top floor. Every night |
slept with man that had whiskers. The
house where they lived seemed to be in
the country" The rest of the boys
story was not clear, and in several par
ticulars he contradicted himself. The
police concluded that some time last
night two men took the boy from the
house where he had been kept to the
10th street elevated station in Manhat-
tan, brought him down town, and crossed
the Thirty-ninth street ferry TO Brook
lon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased tC
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able 10 cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh, Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known 10 the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally, acting directly. upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the found alton OF the
disease, and giving the patient strength oy
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in It's curative Poweis that
thew offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it falls to cure. Send for list Of testi.
mOnials. ~
Ohio.
Sold by all Druggist, zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
SITUATION IN CHICAGO.

The fercest riot of the stock yards
strike, in Chicago, occurred yesterday
evening, when hungry jewellers of the
packing-house district sought to capture
and kill eight steers, which had escaped
from the yards The mob numbered
A. 900 persons, and the streets we're clear
ed on y after 100 policemen, in FIVE
squads, had charged the rioters on four
sides. Shots were fred and scores OF the
rioters were dubbed. A bullet grazed
the cheek of Police Lieut.. George Prim,
and police sergeant was stripped of his
star and dubbed by woman rioter.
One man was so severely battered that
he was sent to the Englewood Union
Hospital. Few arrests we're made, as
the police contented themselves with
dispensing the mob. The temper of the
police was shown, however, when a call
for requirements was answered by
number of patrol wagons, followed by
an ambulance. In no previous riots
were clubs used so freely. The trouble
began shortly after eight steers escaped
from a gang of cattle drivers of the Mel
son Morris plant.
Fire in the northeast corner OF the
stockyards in Chicago yesterday gave
rise to exciting rumors that incendiaries
were at work. Sparks, presumably from
a passing locomotive, set fire to pile
of baled hay. The blaze was quickly
extinguished. George R. Bailey, an
Englishman who was employed by pack
ers' agents in Ellis Island as soon as he
landed from his native land, lost his
presence of mind when his train drew
into the stockyards yesterday. A
menacing-looking crowd had gathered
along the tracks. Bailey, getting out
his revolver. began shooting. He fired
five shots, and was reloading his weapon
when a policeman arrested him. No
person was hit by Bailey's bullets. Be-
cause they wanted to study the strike
situation, two Harvard students, Will
liam Pastor and Blaine Evans, ran into
serious trouble yesterday at Twenty
eighth street aud Ashland avenue and
were nearly killed. They were carrying
small packages that looked like luncheon
boxes, and therefore were mistaken for
strike-breakers.
President Donnelly has had confer
ence with the executive board of the
League of Business Men, which was
formed to raised funds for the strikers.
A committee was appointed to extend
the movement to all parts of the city in
stead of combining it to the stockyards
district. The league has raised the race
issue, taking the ground that if the
packers win the strike, all the white res
idents will be driven from the stockyards
region and that the place will become a
negro settlement, with a population of
at least 70, 900 men, women and child
rem. 1t was reported at labor headquar-
tiers at the yards yesterday that President
Donnelly was about to start to New
York to assume control of the situation
there, and that H. D. Call would be in
charge of the strike in Chicago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
Paraguay's Capital Bombarded.

Three insurgent vessels bombarded
Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, We'd
nesday for 40 minutes. The extent Of
the damage is unknown. The govern
ment artillery replied to the insurgents,
and one gun burst, wOunding several
government soldiers. The ministers of
Argentina, Brazil, Italy and France
boarded one Of the insurgent vessels and
held long and secret conference, at the.
end of which truce of "a hours was de-
clared in order to give the women and
children an opportunity to leave the
capital before further bombardment.
Absolute reserve is maintained in re-
gard to the conference but it is said that
the ministers protested to tie insurgent
leaders against the bombardment. Gov
eminent scouts returning to Asuncion
were mistaken for insurgents and fired
on. Twenty OF them were wounded.
The government has force of 2, 900 SOL
diers, 500 of whom are armed with Rem
ington rifles. Panic prevails at Asun-
cion. Women are preparing TO attend
those who may be wounded. 1t is inn
possible to obtain accurate details of the
bombardment, as communication is com
pIetely cut of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
The Races.

Saratoga, n. Y Aug 19.-First race
Memories, to /, won; Gold Money,
to l, second; Mineola, to 2, third.
Second race-Lady Potentate, to 5,
won; Homestead, s to l, second; Brook.
Ignite, 9 to 5, third.
Third race-Teacress, 4 to 5, won;
Thirty Third, Is to !, second; Dansuse,
6 to /, third.
Hawthorne, Chicago, Aug. 10
First race. Ayrs, 4 to !, won; Bernice,
8 to 5, second; Phil, 20 to J., third.
Highland Park, Detroit, Aug. 49,
First race. Mary Writts, so to l, won;
Nugget, so to 1, second; Lady Chariot,
4 to /, third.