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The Washington times., 1904-08-14

mel Brett had spoken In the higest terms
OF the Guardsmen with whom he had
not been thrown into close contact IN
til this years encampment
On Thursday morning the men left
camp to participate in the big fight
which took place at Duffield. Hard
tack, baked beans. corned beef and
canned salmon were issued to the men
as rations which were 10 last them for
two days. They carried with them .heir
heavy blanket and tent rolls. packed
haversacks, besides their guns and
twenty or thirty rounds of ammunition.
The forces which defended Duffield
were purely imaginary, and that was
what caused the lack Of enthusiasm
which stood out in bold contrast this
year TO the fighting OF previous years
when the men had real soldiers to fight
against. The Blue Army under Cap
tain Hickok of the Fifteenth Cavalry.
was composed of about thirty-tve
bandsmen and Signal Corps wig-Wag-
gers. but these men each represented a
troop Of cavalry, Lattery OF artillery, or
battalion Of infantry All one musician
had to do in order to command as much
ground as would be taken up by bat
terry troop or battalion, was for him to
plant his flag. red for artillery. yellow
for cavalry, and white and blue for in
fantry, at the extreme right Of his line.
Made Some Mistakes.
Because of the fact that this attack
ing forces, known as the Brown
Army" under command of General Har-
ries. did not know the arrangement. a
company of fifty or one hundred men
rushed wildly into the artillery, in
reality one man and attempted TO cap
ture it. The musician or Signal Corps
han had hard times convincing the
fifty or more scouts that the flags meant
that whole organizations and not single
men occupied the entertainments. After
much maneuveTing, scouting. cutting OF
imaginary wagon trains and railroad
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
ROXDURY COUNTERFEITER
IS UNKNOWN TO WILKIE
Seems to Be First Offense at Showing
the Queer''-Wen Known IN
Society.

DR.. Frank G. Sanft, who was arrest
ed by Secret Service agents yesterday
al his home in Roxbury. Mass. for flak-
ing and passing counterfeit money. IS
quite unknown to the men Of CHEZ
Wilkes bureau here So far as they
know this is SAINTS first effort in
showing the queer"
The counterfeit 81 silver certificate
Sanft was making 5,100 of which was
found In his house when he was arrest
ed, is the same that was described in
Secret Service bulletin sent out two
days ago and published in The Times.
1t was a zinc etching from photograph
and not very attractive piece Of work.
Sanft Is we'll known I'm his profession
and In society, is married, and has a
wife and two daughters. He has lived
in RoXbury for seventeen years The
police know nothing of him, save that
a year ago he complained that he had
been held up by footpads and robbed.
He exhibited a bullet hole through the
sole of his shoe: it had passed through
without injuricg the foot.
Boston has been flooded with bad
money for several weeks, and II is not
known how much Of il Sanft has sue
ceeded in putting into circulation.
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
SAL ATION ARMY GETS
JAPANESE TABLE COVER
Given by a Charitable Woman, the
Beautiful Fabric Will Be Sold
to Alleviate Suffering.

In the local headquarters OF the Sal
walton Army the officers are exhibiting
magnificent Japanese table cover,
which has been given to the Salvation
Army by n charitably inclined and
sympathetic woman. The cover is valued
at 500. and will be sold, the proceeds to
go toward alternating suffering and pow
erty among the people whom the Saliva
ton Army seeks out.
The cover is an exquisite piece of work
and measures six feet square. II is ar
tistically Ornamented in an elaborate
chrysanthemum pattern. and is OF the
finest texture. 1t was gift to the sec
rotary Of the insular department of Chi
cago from the japanese imperial COM
missioners, who, in turn. presented II
20 a Washington woman.
The latter is now preparing to go TO
California TO live, and. having become
deeply interested in the work of the
Salvation Army. she gave the cover 10
the local headquarters, with the under
standing that IL was TO be sold and the
proceeds added 10 the emergency fund
Of the Army.
The Washington times., 1904-08-14

trains, General Harries' forces finally
won the day by keeping under cover
sufficiently long to storm Duhield, a
strong base of supplies, and at the same
time keep out of sight and beyond the
range of the imaginary guns of the
Blue Army
This plan was not relishcd by the
Guardsman. In former years the First
Regiment has been given position 10
defend and the Second sent out to at
tack the First, or vice versa. In tnose
days there was heterogeneous rivalry
and personal pride evinced. and the
Guardsmen were better pleased. 1t is
true they did not learn as much as
they did this year. but they were better
satisfied last year than at thc close OF
this years maneuvers.
Everybody Pleased.
Everyone connected with the Guard
was outspoken in praise Of Adjt. Col
Lloyd NJ Brett. the former Second Cav
airy captain, who drilled and coached
the men throughout the encampment
and taught them what real soldering
and fighting are. He Is thorough sol
der himself. and is without exception
the most popular man In the Guard
among the higher officers Of the orGani-
cation Because of the fact that he was
Of so much value in the field. General
Harries relieved him entirely OF the re-
sponsibility of the office of adJutant
general. and kept him in the saddle most
OF the time Colonel Brett spent on an
average Of eighteen hours each day In
structing the enlisted men and newly
commissioned officers in the Guard.
The adjutant generals office was ad,
mirably looked after by Capt c Fred
Cook. one OF General Harries' aides
He conducted the office In a commenda-
BILE way, and everything passed as
smoothly as II an officer who had served
as adjutant Cor many years had charge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
Merchants Of the City Perfectinq an
Association to Protect Themselves
Against Bad Debts.
DEADBEATS TO BE DRIVEN OUT.
Monthly Statement of Credit of Parties In
the city to be Sent Out to the Mem
bers of the Association.

r. w. RAIDER is here from GAINESVILLE
to organize in Kenosha a branch of
the American Collecting association,
and the work has progressed so rap
idly during the past two days,,aathat
there seems to be no doubt but that
the move will be successful. The
agency is to open an Office in Keno
sha, and it's work promises to ring the
kne1l for that parasite commonly
known as the ''deadbeat. For years
the Kenosha merchants have been at
the mercy of this travelling customer
who goes from storeato store getting
little credit here and a little there
and leaving all to hold the bag.
When the Kenosha chapter of the
association is established his career
will come to a sudden stop. The asso-
citation is a regularly Incorporated
association, organized under the laws
of North Dakota, and it has offices in
nearly all the larger cities in the west.
Its workings are along established
lines. An Office is opened in the city
and placed in charge of a man who
has no other duties except to attend
to the work of collecting delinquent
debts and to protect The merchants
against getting caught by men who
never pay. To this end a monthly
statement is sent out to every mem
Der of the association on the first day
of each month, showing the standing
Of the people in the city. Every man,
regardless of his wealth or position in
the community, is rated according to
the showing made by the different
grocers and business men of the city
during the previous month. This re-
port is very similar to the great re-
ports sent out by the Dunn and Brad
street agencies, and they are so made
as to form a perfect protection for the
business men.
The company will also assist the
merchants in collecting the old ac-
counts that have stood on their books
for many years, and in this way it
will receive it's principal support.
Up to the present time forty-three
of the business men in the city have
united with the new association, and
the office in Kenosha will be opened
as soon as the number reaches sew
enty.
The merchants are enthusiastic over
this prospect Of de1iverance from the
deadbeats, and it is expected that
nearly every business man in the city
will go into the association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Census Department at Washington
Sends Out a Report in Regard to
the Growth OF Wisconsin Cities.
KENOsHk'S POPULATION 1867.

Captain Charles Frantz has received
from the census bureau in Washing
ton the latest report of the bureau in
regard to the census of the larger
cities in the United States. The show
ing made by Kenosha in this report is
a noteworthy one, as the figures sent
out by the bureau show that the pop
u1ation of the city at the close of 1908
was 10, 617. This estimate Of the pop
u1ation is based not only on the CEN
sus returns for other years, but on the
statement of the officials of the city
in regard to the amount of territory
annexed to the city during the three
years that had passed since the cen
sus of 1900. If the growth has been
kept up in the past year the city would
600. The estimate of the bureau is
that Kenosha is now growing at the
rate of 900 people a year, and the per-
centage of increase is steadily increas-
ing. In 1890, according to the govern
ment census, the city of Kenosha had
population u O,OoA. ~ Q0CdQe later
the number in the city had been al
most doubled, as the census reports
for 1900 showed a population for Ke-
nosha of 11,6O6. The estimates for
the years between 1900 and 1908 are
as follows: 1901, 12,113; 1902, II, 10;
1908, 10, 617.
The report shows that the amount
of land added to Kenosha city since
the last census was sixty-fve acres,
and it is shown that the large increase
in the population is traced largely to
this addition.
Should the growth of the city for
the next seven years continue as in
the past, by 1910 the city will have
population of 10000 people.
It is interesting to note that the
growth of the population in Kenosha
has been larger than that of any of
the other eighteen largest cities in
Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

tons, Charles Wervie, George Har-
rington and Henry Cumiskey. On
credentials, John Mcconnell, Thomas
Fleming, Christian Weier. On perma-
nent organization, George Kroncke,
John Bohrn and William Stockman.
As soon as these committees had
been named, the Hearst men at
tempted to throttle the opposition by
the appointment of the committee to
name delegates to be voted on by the
convention. w. ]. Boyle and John
Lacey, who represented the anti
Hearst faction, made a strong fight
against the appointment of such a
committee, declaring that it was con-
trary to the custom of Democratic
conventions and that it had for it's
purpose the sitting of the minority.
Their pleas for an open convention
appointed. It was straight Hearst
committee composed of George Ma
honey, Calvin Stewart and Andrew
Anderson.
was more firmly inserted so far as the
opposition was concerned and after a
sharp fight Stewart and his followers
managed to carry the instructions for
Hearst by a vote of twenty-nine to
six. The delegates selected under
these instructions follows:
Geo. B. McCarron, George Kroncke,
D. B. Cox, John Bohrn, Chris Peter
sen, Michael Sullivan, Calvin Stewart
and Nicholas Schumacher.
w. J. Boyle was named as a dele
gate by the committee, but he abso-
1ute1y declined to serve with an in
structed delegation.
Michael Sullivan and D.B. Cox later
announced their unwillingness to
serve.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
WON HIS CASE.
Michael Harkin Is Found Not Guilty on In
toxication Charge In Sturges Court.

Michael Harkin Is Found Not Guilty on In
toxication Charge in sturges Court.
An all night fight over charge of
intoxication is an unusual thing in
the courts of the city of Kenosha, but
such case was held in Justice Stur-
ges court Thursday evening and the
case went against the city.
Michael Harkin, a former Chief of
Police had been arrested on a charge
of intoxication on March 16. He re-
fused to plead guilty to the charge
and declared that he had been sick
and not intoxicated at the time of the
arrest. The case had been continued
from time to time until yesterday,
when a jury was secured to hear the
arguments and the evidence. Harkin
pleaded his own case and he certainly
made an effect on the jurors as they
brought III unanimous verdict in
his favor. In his plea to the jury
Harkin roasted several members of
the police force and declared that
they had treated him unfairly. He
declared that he had been willing to
pay fine when he was guilty as
charged, but insisted on a fairer
usage. The police officers testified
that Harkin had received the same
treatment as anyone else.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
HAD A GREAT TIME
Members OF Free 5. Lowell Post and
Corps Spent thursday Evening
With the Racine Post.
JOLLY TIME FOR OLD VETERANS

jolly good fellowship characterized
the joint meeting Of the Governor
Harvey Post and Relief Corps of Ra-
cine, with the Fred S. Lowell Post, of
Kenosha, which was held at Guild
Hall IN Racine Thursday evening.
Fully seventy of the veterans and
their wives went to Racine on the
special car which left Kenosha at
seven O'Clock, and the entertainment
provided for them was of royal ma
ture. They we're met by a delegation
at the railway station and escorted to
the Guild Hall where six course
banquet had been provided. The sup
per served by the ladies of the Racine
corps was one which would have
tick1ed the palate of an epicure and
the Kenosha guests did justice to
every course.
After the feasting was over, the
Commander of the Racine Post took
charge of the evenings amusement
and the Kenosha visitors were hon
ored by being asked to speak before
the assembled veterans and their
friends. Among the Kenosha people
who spoke we're George Hale, Com
mander Charles Likes, Joshua
Coshun, Mrs. Clark, President of the
Woman's Relief Corps, and Mrs.
Charles Leonard.
After the speeches we're over the
Kenosha guests were entertained
with charming musical and literary
program. The Kenosha crowd re-
turned on their special car at mid
night and they are high in their praise
of the hospitality of the Racine Veter-
ans and their ladies.
These little greetings between the
two cities will probably be continued
in the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

The sinking of an unarmed Japa-
nese transport with troops on board
by a Russian cruiser may change the
whole aspect Of the war. Up to this
time the warfare has been as civil
ized' as war can ever be, but the
atrocious act of the Russian captain
may change the whole nature of the
conflict, and unless the powers inter
vene the world may witness a fero-
cious and barbarous battle to the
death between the opposing forces in
the east with no quarter given or
asked. The act Of the Russian cap
tain was nothing less than wholesale
murder, and the sympathies of the
world will be more than ever with the
Japanese in their brave stand against
relentless and in human foe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
WATER FOR CHICAGO,
Spring nu the Farm of the Late Charles
Coggswell in salem Gains Renown.

Kenosha county is gaining fame in
Chicago on account of the water from
the farm of the late Charles Coggs-
we'll, which is now being sold to the
leading families in the big city by the
lake. For some time the spring on the
! Coggswe11 farm has been famous.
among the people of Kenosla coun-
ty, but it is only recently that it has
gained fame abroad. It is now claimed
that Chicago company is negotiating
for the purchase of the spring, and
Silver lake may in the near future
rival Waukesha as a center for the
shipping of water to the large cities.
DR.. Frank Coggswe11 is now in charge
Of the spring, and he has worked up
large business IN Chicago. Two car
loads of water are being shipped
weekly from Silver lake, and it is
probable that the shipments will be
largely increased within the next few
weeks. The water has no particular
medicinal property, but it is clear and
sparkling and absolutely pure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
FORMS NEW COMPANY.
j. r. Bernstein Organizes Cement Stone
Company at Waukegan.

J. r. Bernstein, former wel1-known
young business man of this city, but
who has been in business in Kenosha
for the past few years, is in the city
organizing company to manufacture
cement stone. Cement stone is d new
building material and is manufact-
ured under the "Pa1mor Patents
]. Burton Ashley, well known as the
engineer who laid out Zion City, and
who has a national reputation, is be-
hind the project in the west, having
quite a factory in Kenosha, where
much of the material is manufactured.
The Kenosha company has erected
many buildings, and the material
seems to give excellent satisfaction.
The cement stone is Of a brownish
color, and a building composed of it
would easily be mistaken for & stone
structure. The wearing qualities are
said to be as good as the genuine ar
ticle and the price but little higher
than ordinary brick. -Waukegan Ga
zette.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

THEREi is plenty of work in Keno.
sha, and any man who looks for it
can find it easily enough. No man is
out of work. unless from choice, and
the housewives who have been feed
ing lot of hungry buns ever since
the snow went off, and who have
been unable to hire anybody to work
for them should turn over a new leaf
and adopt rule of mo work, no
handouts" That would soon rid the
city of the hobos.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
County Convention of Kenosha County
InstruCts Delegates for New York
Congressman.
OPPOSITION BOUND AND GAGGED.
Calvin Stewart the Dictator of the Conven'
tion and Everything Is Under His Di-
rection-Few Old Dems Present

| Delegates from Kenosna county to
the State Democratic Convention are
pledged to the support of William
Randolph Hearst, of New York, for
President. The convention was in
complete control of the Hearst men
and they carried everything before
them, tramping the opposition under
their feet.
The convention from the outset was
in control of the men who were favor
able to the Hearst candidacy. Long
before the hour set for the convention,
Secretary Stewart and his 1ieutenants
had held conferences with the men
who had been sent in to represent the
country towns, and when the conven-
ton was called to order the plans
were pretty we'll cooked up.
It was a strange convention of the
Democracy of Kenosha county and
| few of the old warriors of the county
occupied places among the delegates.
The glory of Democracy in the county
seemed to be missing. Not one of the
men who had stood for Democratic
principles in the past, with the ex-
ception Of George Kroncke, occupied
a seat among the delegates. John c.
Slater, Col. w. w. Strong, Joe Dalton
and half a dozen of the men who
had made the party in the past, were
CONSPICUOUS for their absence, and in
their places were many of the younger
members of the party who have gained
the ascendancy in the past two or
three years. Among the delegates
were many of the defeated candidates
still hopeful that the bolt would strike
them.
Among the delegates who sat within
the railing at the convention hall was
old John Lacey, of Bristol, the old
time Democrat who has announced
himself as an Independent candidate
for the nomination of President.
Lacey was not a Hearst man and from
the first he recognized that he was in
to say in regard to the manner of
holding the convention or as to the in
struction of the delegates.
The convention was called to order
at eleven o'clock, with Comfy Chair
man George Kroncke in the chair.
He announced the purpose of the con-
vention and George McCarron was
elected as temporary chairman. Dan
B. Cox was selected as secretary and
the fight was on.
Committees were appointed on reso-
1utions, permanent organization and
on credentials as follows: On reso1u-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

SOONER or later Kenosha has got
to face the sewer problem, and every
years delay only increases the diff
cu1ties of the situation. Why not
take up the study of the question
now so that we may be able to deal
with it intel1igent1y when the time
comes? It's not question of party
politics, but one that effects directly
every property owner in the city, and
it should be considered with single
eye to the welfare of the city as a
whole.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
WAS HIS SWAN SONG
Pathetic Story is Told OF the Closing
Days OF the Life of a Former
KenOsha Musician.
LAST SONG FOR HIS SWEETHEART


In connection with the publication
and subsequent popularity of the
beautiful ballad: s'I Wait Alone for
You,o is a very pathetic story. A few
years ago, W. Wesley Wells, a boy
born and raised in Kenosha, began a
successful career as composer of
bright, catchy marches and beautiful
waltzes each teeming with originality
and exceptional melody. His success
was assured with his first compost
tons. A few intimate friends were
appraised Of the engagement of Mr..
Wells to the girl Of his choice, and
the future seemed to hold much hap
piness in store for them.
But i'll health determined Mr.. Wells
to journey to California. Closely fol-
lowing his departure came an
estrang ement, the cause of which has
remained unknown. Instead of being
benefited by the change, Mr.. Wells
health became worse, and, realizing
that it was but the beginning of the
end, he became reconci1ed to the
broken engagement. After this he
became much depressed. In his de-
spondent moods he would often sit for
hours writing poetry and music, and
it was while plunged in one of these
fits of despair that he wrote this song,
dedicating it to the memory of his
lost love. The words of the first verse
follow:
| wonder where we two shall meet,
wonder if your love still lives,
1t years must pass ere one forgets,
Or life must end ere one forgives;
If fate will lead our footsteps on
Until the waiting hours are passed,
When truth shall be unfo1ded then,
And heart shall beat for heart at last.
Since the death of Mr.. Wells, sew
era1 weeks ago in Danvi11e, Ill, several
manuscripts hitherto unknown have
been found. One of these compost
tions, a song entitled "My Mercedes, ;"
is a gem of the poets art with a
theme that is most beautiful. It will
soon be published. From the time of
the publication Of II Wait Alone for
You," until his death, the large roy
a1ties drawn from it's sale enabled him
to pass his last days in.co1nfort. This
royalty hereafter, which will be much
greater in the future, will be drawn
by his mother. It is to this royalty
she looks for her chief maintenance.
Among the most popular of his in
strumenta1 compositions which are
known to the music-1oving people
throughout the land are, Venezuela
Dance" "Hermosa Waltz and "The
Referee march and two-step.