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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

was SHADES wife the deal vas finished
and when she arrived the man was
dead. She was terribly wrought up
If they had waited until she arrived
l am confident there would have been,
no hanging. A woman was power in
Virginia City in those days. Forty
men who assisted in the lynching tried
to hold her horse and comfort her. They
took her into hotel where her hus-
bands body lay.
SANDERS was fine man. an excep-
tionally good and clear type of the pio-
neers who insisted upon good order
and fair dealing"
district attorney for Montana by Pres
ident Grant in 1872, but declined the
place. He served eight years in the
territorial assembly and was a delegate
to four Republican national conven-
TONS He was elected to the state SEN
and served four years. This is one Of
the stories related of him to cite his
bravery:
In one Of his first cases he was op-
posed by certain Colonel Voolfolk,
who drew his ''gun" and, standing just
back of young Sanders, said:
"If you put that question again to the
witness l will shoot YOU" Sanders
turned until he faced the leveled pis-
toll and replied, with contemptuous
GOODNESS:
ut would be just like you to shoot a
man in the back
Then he turned calmly to the witness.
and repeated the question with added
emphasis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
DE WHITE LEAVES BOSTON
He Has Reached Portsmouth, N. H., to
Begin the Peace Negotiations
With Komura.

Boston, Mass, Aug. Sat $50 p.
m. NJ. de Witte, who had been here
since Sunday, was driven to the North
station, where he boarded a private
car attached to the regular train, which
left for Portsmouth at 9:45. Before
the train left about 100 former resi-
dents of Russia, many of them He
brews, assembled near NJ. de Whites
car and cheered him. The envoy APP
peared on the rear platform and spoke
in Russian in a conversational way for
several minutes.
st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-The eve Of
the opening of the all-important nego-
tiations at Portsmouth sees belief
here in the possibility of peace.
Lidiapudze, Manchuria, Aug. Sit
is rumored among the Chinese that
Field Marshal Oyama declared at
Changtufu that the war would soon
be over, and that the Chinese would
soon be able to devote themselves to
agricultural pursuits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
STRIKE OF THE TELEGRAPHERs
no Prospect of Settlement and Both Sides
Still Claiming the Victory.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Aug. S.-With
both sides claiming that victory is GER
tain for them the labor war between
the telegraphers of the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific railroads,
started it's second week with no i'm
mediate prospect of settlement. SO far
there has been no violence reported
on the part of the men, and the rail-
roads have had no serious accidents
in the running of trains.
President Perham, of the telegra-
piers union, said: Everything favors
us in this fight against the railroads.
We have reports from every division
of the entire two systems and there
is not bad piece Of news anywhere"
General Manager Horn, of the North
ern Pacific, issued strike statement
in which he said: "Eighty-five per
cent of the agents positions have been
filed and 70 per cent of the telegra-
piers positions have been filed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
SUIT FOLLOWS A SUICIDE
Man Whose Wife Killed III erself Wants
$4,000 Damages from The O.her
Man in the Case.

Lacrosse, Wis, Aug. Frank
Powell, city engineer, prominent Ma
son and club man, has started a suit
for $4,000 damages against l.. P. Al
lippi, head of the Phillippi Directory
Publishing company, charging alienia-
ton of his wife's affections and :
sponsibility for her suicide last ltp.il
In his petition Powell tells a dramatic
story of the attention paid by the e
PENDANT to his wife Mabel, who was
one of the most beautiful women in
Lacrosse. Details of an instance il
which the plaintiff attempted to lot
Phillippi and the woman in the fJr-
mer's apartments were brought out.
Two days after her infidelity was dis
covered Mrs. Powell sent a ba..e
through her heart, dying il. the arms
of her husband.
Powell alleges that Phillippi's atten-
tons to Mrs. Powell covered period
of four years, and that she finally be-
came demented because of them and
ended her life. Powell while suing for
$4,000, says he cares for no monetary
redress, butwill show Phillippi's black
ness to the world. Phillippi formerly
was in the directory business in Rock
ford, ILL.,, and has compiled directories
for most Of the larger cities in the
northwest
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
A WFVL BATTLE
AGAINST ODDS
Desperate .SfruGSie Of CretO Of
Submarine Vessel Was
bur Vain.

For unredeemed horrors, the most
weird and unearthly tale written by
that gloomy and fantastic American
author, Edgar Allan Poe, contains moth
ing to compare with the story revealed
in the mournful work of extracting the.
bodies Of the i'll fated crew from the
submarine boat Farfadet, which sank
at the entrance Of the port Of Sidi
Abdallah, Morocco, and was towed into
dry dock after incessant efforts to raise
her had been finally successful.
What actually occurred in the doomed
boat as the men imprisoned in her
waited for death never will be known,
but the positions of the bodies and the
expressions that could be traced on
their almost unacceptable features,
together with evidences Of their fight
for life, tell as clearly as words could
express the horrible torment and suf
fering they endured in the thirty-two
hours it is known some Of the unfor-
tunate thirteen lived after the craft
sank first The condition Of the inte-
rior of the little vessel showed that
the men, young sailors in the full
bloom Of health, had struggled desper
ately and fiercely against the fate that
drew nearer and nearer as a slowly
encircling fire.
Torn worsted jerseys or sweaters,
worn as part of the French sailors
undress uniform, stuffed In the cap
which had been displaced by the res
cuing party when the boat was raised
to the surface the first time gave mute
demonstration of frantic but vain eff
forts to stop the water trickling in as
gradually as the air supply diminished.
The transition from hope to despair
as several times their death trap was
raised some distance, once to the sur
face only to again plunge to the bot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
DOINGS IN WISCONSIN
Matters of General Interest to Our
Readers Reported by
Telegraph.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF A WEEK
81 ate Items Of General Interest from
Various Sources for the Benefit
of Our Readers

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 5.-The Mil
waukee county grand jury has re-
turned five more indictments. Among
those against whom true bills are re-
turned is Charles F. pfister, one Of
Milwaukee's most prominent citizens.
The charge against Pfster is that Of
larceny as bailee.
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. IA sensa-
ton second only to that caused by the
Indictment of Charles f. Pfister de-
veloped in the case when the COM
mencement of q suit against the Wis
consin Rendering Company by Pfster
for the recovery of $6,542.54, balance
due on promissory notes held by him,
was followed almost Immediately by a
voluntary statement from Fred c..
Gross, president of the Wisconsin
Rendering Company, emphatically de-
nying that Pfister owes the company
any money, and also denying ever hav-
Ing made any such charges against
Pfster before the grand jury, or hav-
ing any knowledge of information on
which such an indictment could be
based.
Pfster's suit is practically def
ance Of his accusers. Pfister has
bought up two notes for a total Of
$4,000 given to the First National
bank in 1897 by the rendering COM
pany. Then he brought civil suit in
the superior court to recover $6,542.54,
alleged to be still unpaid upon the
same.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
TeIepbone Fight Ia Begun.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 5.-The first
Skirmish in a ee-cornered fight over
a franchise for an Independent tele-
phone company began at the meeting
of the council committee on judiciary.
The franchise calls for term of fifty
years and the promoters said they
were ready to spend 100000, grant
free service until 5000 phones were on
the paid-up list and then cut the pres
ent rates. Arguments were presented
showing the advantages of competi-
ton and the growth OF Independent
companies in the last few years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Iron Ore Near Marshfield.

Marshfield, Wis, Aug. 3.-Reputable
mining experts have investigated
traces of iron near Sherry, south of
this city, and a large force with three
diamond drills will begin systematic
search for the large iron deposit which
the engineers are convinced lies in that
vicinity. Options have been taken on
a large acreage of land and pros
pecting will begin next week. The
options were taken by the representa-
tives of a number Of mine owners in
the MeSaba range.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Heaviest Rain In Twenty Years.

Princeton, Ind, Aug. S.-The heav-
lest rain in twenty years passed over
Gibson county. The Evansville and
Princeton traction line between here
and Fort Branch is washed out in
several places and the Evansville and
Terre Haute railroad also suffered
severely. Many of the houses in
Princeton were undermined by the
rain and cellars are flooded The pub
lie school building, the telephone
plant and several saw mills are badly
damaged. In the country regions many
bridges were washed away The
damage in the city and county will
amount to S125,00O.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Old Man Run Down by an Auto.

New York, Aug. S.-Anthony Reiff,
a composer, 70 years Of age, was run
down and fatally hurt in Harlem by
an automobile, which careened upon
the sidewalk as it turned a corner
lance by a messenger boy mounted up
on bicycle. He was caught OH enter
ing the garage. The automobiles was
arrested, but no one appeared to make
complaint and he was set at liberty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Denial by Van Hise.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 5.-President
Van Hise, just returned from two
weeks in Colorado, denies story that
q new policy was to be inaugurated
at University of Wisconsin, whereby
members of the faculty could not do
outside work. such as teaching in city
schools or writing text books for priv
ate gain. II have never said a thing
to anybody regarding any such policy"
he said. 1T is a pure fabrication"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

the rights Of men and punishment for
misdeeds. Mr.. Haskell witnessed the
conviction, before jury drawn by the
vigilance committee of Virginia City, of
man named George Ives, who had
killed another man. The lawyer ap-
pearing for the prosecution was San
ders. Ives swung at shutdown.
Sanders mother was a lineal de-
scendant of Aaron Burr. He was born
in New York in 1884, went to Ohio,
was there admitted to the bar, but be-
fore he got an opportunity to practice
much the civil war broke out. He or
gained company and took 1t into the
Union army, where he remained until
forced to leave by sickness. The young
officer went to Montana, where his un-
Gle, Sidney EdgertOn, was governor
of the territory. In short time San
ders became the foremost lawyer of
Virginia City.
He took a leading part in the do
ings of the vigilance committee and
was credited with having presided at
the hanging of sixty-twO men before
the establishment of routine law and
order made the disarmament Of the
vigilantes safe thing.
Mr. Haskell has the honor of having
printed the first paper got out in
Montana, the Virginia City Post, in
1863. 1t was about this time that the
trial and hanging of Ives took place at
Nevada City.
"As nearly as l can remember Ives
killed man because the latter resisted
the dispossession Of pair of mules"
says Mr.. Haskell. II know that there
was nightly lively time over the way
in which the prisoner should be tried.
Some wanted him tried by a miners
court, but others desired a trial by
jury. The sides divided into two
groups on the street, and after much
hot argument 1t was decided to select
twelve men to try Ives. The men were
chosen and seated In wagon
"a brilliant young Kentucky lawyer
named Thurman was appointed to de-
fend Ives. Sanders represented the
prosecution. Both lawyers had revolv-
ers protruding from their pockets
The case was well fought. Ives was
hanged that evening. The following
winter five bad men were hanged
within twenty feet of an unfinished
drug store where I lived I think
Sanders participated in all these deal
ings out of justice.
Il remember distinctly when Slade
was hanged. printed some milk tick
cts for him a few days before the
event. He was prosperous man and
lived on a ranch some distance away.
A perfect gentleman when sober, he
was species of devil when drunk.
FINALLY SHADES lawlessness got too
bad to stand and he was sentenced to
death for melting others to rebellion,
so the story goes. He refused to pay a
$40O fine, l believe Sanders was a
friend of SHADES, but / suppose he took
the same fearless part in this affair as
in the others About the time the mo-
ment arrived for the kicking Of a
barrel out from under the feet of the
convicted man horsewoman was seen
wildly riding toward the vigilantes.
"As soon as it was known that she
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
AFTER THE SMOKE TRUST
Statistics of the Tobacco Business
at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Aug. 4.-The Sentinel
says: "A. G. Muhse, of Washington,
q high official in the bureau OF corpora
tons of the department of commerce
and labor, who is at the head Of the in
vestigation of the tobacco trust, left
Milwaukee after spending several days
in the city quietly gathering statistics
on the tobacco business done here.
when the entire investigation is
finished the report will be made di-
rectly to President Roosevelt. The data
sought in Milwaukee was largely that
bearing on the competition in the trade,
the prices and cost of production of the
various brands, methods of distribu-
ton, and other similar phases of the
business"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Fired into Auto Party.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 5.-What was
either an attempt to assassinate, effort
at hold-up, or act Of vengeance on the
part of irate farmers on auto scorch-
ers took place near Corlise at night,
and the victim was Richard Robinson,
the wealthy secretary of the Case
Threshing Machine company. Mr..
Robinson was making trip through
the country with his wife and two
children when he was shot at several
times from ambush. All the bullets
went wild.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Eddyite Case Is Dis m Used.

New York, Aug. S.-The charge of
manslaughter pending against the
Christian Science reader, John c..
Lathrop, of the First Church of Christ,
of New York city, since 1902, has been
dismissed by County Judge Platt, Of
White Plains. Lathrop was called to at
tend 7-year-old Esther Quimby, who
was i'll with diphtheria and whose life
was not saved. Judge Platt declared
that the indictment was defective.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
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Enemy Of
Ozlfla6a,4s
Montana ~CfafeSrud Who
Presided at s ixfY-fsvo
Hongings.
he Prosecuted Bad Men Eg>ffb
RevOlx,er In Hand and Meier
F5incbed In Performance
Of HIS Duty.

The death Of former Senator Wilbur
+. Sanders at Helena, Mont, awakens
recollections of early life in Montana
in the minds Of several old residents of
Omaha who were personally concerned
in many of the stirring border Incl
dents of the sixties, says the Omaha
correspondent of the Chicago Chron-
icle. Among the old time friends Of
Sanders is Harry A. Haskell Mr.. Has
kell has an extremely vivid recollection
of Sanders, whose aggressiveness and
courage, combined with his profession,
that of law, forced him to the front in
the settlement of questions involving
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Stock Farm ON an Island.

Ashland, Wis, Aug. 7,-Otter ISL
and, one of the Apostle group, has
been sold by the Bayfield, Realty COM
pany to Chetek and Bayfield, parties
and will be converted into an immense
stock farm. Otter Island is almost
in the center of the Apostles, contains
1900 acres and is four miles from the
mainland, but is sheltered in all direc-
tons by other islands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
FIGHT OH GRAIN INSPECTION
New Law of the Badger State 10 Not Pop
ular with Elevator Men In
Minnesota.

Superior, Wis, Aug. 4.-Superior
and other Wisconsin interests OH the
one side, and Minnesota interests on
the other, have lined up for a fight
over the Wisconsin grain inspection,
the law for which is now in force. The
Wisconsin grain and warehouse COM
mission has retained Senator George
Il. Hudnall as leagal advisor in the
controversy, and the Superior Board Of
Trade has LIKEWISE engaged counsel.
Duluth and other Minnesota people
who have control Of the elevators here
have announced that Minnesota in
spectOrs will officiate for them under
the private house arrangement. No per-
mission has been granted by Visions n
authorities for outside inspection, and
1t is held that permission is necessary
before such inspection can begin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Dog Causes Panic in Church.

Appleton, Wis, Aug. 4.-During sol
emn high mass at st. Joseph's church
large shepherd dog, weighing fifty
pounds, jumped from the railing of the
balcony and landed on the head of
Mrs. Anton Wielandt, twenty feet be-
low. The church was filled to its
capacity, LOO worshipers being pres
ent, and miniature panic ensued,
many believing that a child had fallen
from the balcony. Mrs. Wielandt was
slightly injured. She tainted from
fright.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Fire Kills Two Persons.

Montevideo, Mimi, Aug. Sire
completely wrecked the interior of a
two-story building used as a wagon
and machine shop. A 10-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Anna Botten and a
6-year-old daughter of George Reviore
were suffocated by smoke. Mrs. Bot
ten saved herself and baby by jumping
from the second story window.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
There Is Anxiety In India.

Bombay, Aug. S.-The monsoon this
year has, generally speaking, proved
disappointing and as a consequence
there is much anxiety. In the province
of Punjab the crops in the unirrigated
lands already are suffering. There has
been an abnormal deluge in the prov
ince of Gujerat, causing extensive
damage and making 10000 persons
homeless
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Now Think MaoGregor Was Murdered.

Marinette, Wis, Aug. 3.-The fami-
~ of Duncan MacGregor is now con-
WINGED he was murdered and his body
buried In Menomonie. Suspicion
rests on men and women who were
seen with him on July 4. Efforts are
being made to have the county add to
Mrs. MacGregor's reward of $500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

tom, must have caused mental torture
that cannot be described. 1t is be-
lieved that had any of the men been
rescued alive they would have been
raving maniacs.
1t was apparent when the boat was
opened that four of the crew were
drowned Immediately after the disas-
ter occurred. These four occupied the
forward compartment. The men who
for thirty-two hours after the sinking
responded to the signals of the divers
consisted of eight seamen and Lieu
tenant Robin They were in the after
compartment When the chain cable
of the derrick which raised the boat
to the surface the first time broke, and
she plunged down again horizontally,
held by another cable at the bow, the
machinery evidently was displaced,
and some of the men were pinned be-
meath the engines and other apparatus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Killed by Wood Alcohol.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 3.-Two in
mates of the house of correction are
dead and four others are dangerously
i'll in that institution from drinking
wood alcohol, said to have been alb
tanned at south side resorts some days
ago, before the victims were sentenced
to the workhouse. The dead: DAN
iel Coonan, dock laborer, aged 40
years; Charles D. Knauer, machinist,
aged SO years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

West Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. S.-William
Watson, 35 years old, fireman of an
engine attached to Burlington train,
dropped deadon his engine as the train
was leaving this station for Aurora.
Watson lived at Aurora. and leaves a
widow and two children. 1t is thought
death was caused by the heat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Clark Not in New Board.

Madison, Wis, Aug 5.-Four of the
FIVE members of the old state board
Of control have been reappointed. Har-
vey Clark,of Monroe, the fifth mem
Der, was not reappointed, DR.. Almah
J. Frisby, Of Milwaukee being named
in his place. 1t is expected that Mr..
Clark will be elected superintendent
Of the state school for blind at James
vile, succeeding Professor G. r. Sho-
walter, whom the board failed to re-
elect at the expiration of the fiscal
year. The old members reappointed
are: Gustave Kuestermann, of Green
Bay; Herman Grotophorst, Of Bara-
boo, Allen D. Conover, Of Madison,
and Lester B. Dresser, of st. Croix
Falls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Sewinp Machine Kills Girl.

Milwaukee, Aug. 4.-Annie Meyer,
the 11-year-old daughter of Mrs. Jacob
Meyer 800 Garden street, was instant
~ killed in front of 952 Garden street.
by being hit by sewing machine
which fell from an express wagon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Door To Be Closed in Europe.

The club which Germany holds over
us is her reciprocal arrangements, re-
Gently concluded with Russia, Austria
Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium,
Roumania and Servia, which will go
into effect next March. Germany is
preparing to try to compel this coun-
try to become part Of its commercial
pool or sacrifice large portion of it's
export trade on the European CONT
nent. All the countries in the pool will
impose against the United States a
maximum which will practically close
their doors against United States
goods
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Fierce Fire in the t ocks.

New York, Aug. S.-A fierce fire
has broken out in the docks on the
Hoboken side of the Hudson river
One ferryboat has been cut away
ablaze and several other ships are in
danger. The loss will probably be
heavy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Found Dead in Bed.

Sheboygan, Wis, Aug. robert
Kohler, aged SO, president of the large
iron works at Riverside, was found
dead in bed on the anniversary of his
brothers death a year ago The
brother also was found dead in
room.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Attempt to Dynamite a Dam.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. 3.-An attempt
was made to dynamite the Indian Ford
dam, which furnishes power for James
Vile and Edgerton. The charge failed
TO explode.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Railroads TO Ask reductions.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 4.-Several
railroad companies have already pro-
tested against the preliminary valua-
ton placed upon their property by the
state board of assessment and have
signifed their intention of appearing
before the board to ask for reduc-
tiOnS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Cracker Explodes in Boys Mouth.

Bayfield,, Wis, Aug. THE 4-year-
old son of John Talbot placed a
lighted giant firecracker in his mouth
and attempted to smoke it. The eX-
plosion lacerated his face terribly and
he may not recover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Gasoline Explosion Is Fatal.

Appleton, Wis, Aug. IA gasoline
explosion at Dale fatally injured John
Running, Jr., and severely injured
several others, destroying Frank
Kuehnl's saloon by fire and damaging
several other buildings.