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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
MANY PERISH IN
TEXAS OIL FIRE
Half Hundred Workers May Have
Been Burned to Death-Flames
Raging Fiercely.

Humble, Tex, July 25.-It is now
known that five negro workmen per-
ished in the great Oil fire raging here,
and rumors place the number of dead
as high as fifty, though this can not
be confirmed.
Covering an area of three-Quarters
Of mile square with a great canopy
Of smoke spreading two square miles,
the oil tanks of the Texas company
continue to boil and bubble under the
great heat of burning oil. the fire hav-
ing burned all night. When it can be
extinguished no one guesses. Certain
~ not until it has burned all of the
Gil in the eleven big tanks, which held
100000 barrels, when the fire was
started by lightning which struck one
of them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
How Dew Forms

Dew was formerly supposed to fall
softly from the heavens, and to this
belief may be ascribed many current
and poetical phrases; but dew does
not fall in the exact meaning of the
term. The condensation of watery
vapor follows upon the chilling of the
air. This is seen as the earth cools
toward night, and it takes place most
rapidly near the ground. Grass and
other vegetation cools more rapidly
than the air above it. The air in con-
tact with plants is thus chilled and de-
posits it's moisture upon the leaves of
the plants in dew. When the chilling
Of the air proceeds further, the mois-
ture may be precipitated to consider
able height above the earth's surface,
and it then becomes what we call fog.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28

blacksmith: Wilbur Wright, steward;
Z. w. BrOckman, gunner, Des MOines,
Ia; Thomas Burke; machinist; G. L..
Clarke, machinist, Bremerton, Wash:
Joseph Hunt, oiler; w. H. Holly, ship
wright; Frank de Courtoni oiler.
Firemen - KirKley F. Morris, Jo-
seph Hilscher, John McKone William
Staub, Michael G. Quinn, Harry
Mosher, Andrew Kamerer, d. n. Hol-
land, NJ. Conway.
Coal passers-Walter G. Grant (Chi-
cago), Frederick J. Geiss, Clyde Hagg-
bloom, Charles o. McKeen, Stephen W.
Pollock, Warren Paris Lansing, Mich.),
o. f. Nelson, c. e. Rushing, A. Bensel.
Seamen = Charles J. Kuntz (St
LOUIS, Harry +. Saunders, Jodie w
Kempton. Robert B. Carr, Harry f
Smith, Preston Carpenter, Robert L..
Savage, Leroy B. Archer, Don c. Ar
cher, Richard T. House, Albert H.
Schoregge New Ulm, Minn.), John c..
Barchus (Clarinda, Ia.), L. J. Guathies,
Mathew G. Chamber Lewiston, Ida.)
Edwin B. Robinson, Josiah Ezell. John
GOika (MilWaukee), John l.. Burns
Chicago, Glen Brownlee, Emil Dresch,
Wesley NJ. Taylor, Bert A. Hughes,
Joseph Newcomb, William G.. Wilson,
Elmer Z. Brunson Chicago, Claude
III. Stevenson, NJ. Frichwilder; four
unidentified men Of the new draft, who
Joined the Bennington upon her ar
rival here.
A careful compilation Of casualties
made by the Associated Press, is as
follows: Buried in military cemetery
at Fort Rosecrans At; dead now in
morgue 10, awaiting shipment to rela-
tives; dead in fireroom of Benning-
ton still uncovered, 2: total dead, So
Injured at various hospitals, so. Miss
ing. Is. Grand total. 125. Of the in
jured at hospitals seven Or eight are
expected to die.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28

In 1891 one CT lie IIagenbeckS and
Herman Boyer, ii;.nter in the family s
employ, went to India for tigers. Hea:-
ing Of savage man eater in certain
district, they organized a party and
sailed forth 10 find him.
Crouching like cat, with back up
and whiskers bristling, it waited its
chance for a spring One of the natives,
more venturesome than the rest, bold
ly charged it. With sudden blood
curdling growl it was upon him and
he was brushed from his horse like a
man of straw And then, though he
was a man of fully 145 pounds weight,
the great beast seized him as a cat
SEXES a kitten and started off with
him toward the jungle. 1t was i'm
possible to shoot for fear of killing the
man, and SO we had to make the chase
one of strategy. Finally, near the edge
Of the underground, we cornered the
tiger, and it dropped it's luckless bur-
den. Then a bullet from an express
rifle ended it's days of pillage. It had
carried the man half a mile, and,
strange to say, he was little injured
Leslie'S.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
THE GOOD OLD WAY.

A severe cold or attack of la grippe is
like fire, the sooner you combat it the
better your chances are to overpower it.
But few mothers in this age are willing
to do the necessary work required to
give good old-fashioned reliable treat
ment such as would be administered by
their grandmothers, backed by Boschee's
German Syrup, which was always liber-
ally used in connection with the home
treatment of colds and is still in greater
household favor than any known rem
edy. But even without the application
of the old-fashioned aids German Syrup
will cure severe cold in quick time. It
will cure colds in children or grown peo-
pie. It relieves the congested organs,
allays the irritation, and effectively stops
the cough. Any child will take it. It
Is invaluable in household of children.
Trial size bottle, 25c; regular size, 75c.
For sale by III. j. Stangl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
catarrh Cannot Re Cured

with Local Applications. as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it You must take inter-
nal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best physi-
clans in this country for years, and Is
regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tones known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
com bination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials
free. f. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all drut gists, price IS cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28

Chicago, July 25.-Baron Komura
Japanese peace plenipotentiary, who
has passed through this city Ell route
to Washington. said of the question of
peace: 1T is not a question of peace
at any price, but if it may be so put
down it might be declared case Of
peace at fair price. The government
has given plenipotentiary powers to
it's peace commission. Of course, ac-
ton must be ratified by the emperor.
All treaties must be ratified by the ar-
thorities in all countries, and so this
does not in any way diminish the leni-
potentiary powers of the commission.
erS of upacp"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Calumet
Baking
Powder
Profit and Loss In Dosrx,rr
A wonderful powder Of rare
merit and un.!valed strength.

One OF the remarkable things obsery-
ed at Ohio farmers Institutes the past
winter is the variations in the profits
derived from the different kinds of
stock as brought cut at the discussions.
says E. p. Snyder in National Stock
man.
One man reported that his cows gave
him SAT each gross receipts, while an
other living in the same township re-
ported that his gross receipts from each
Of herd of eight cows were 49, This
dairyman had the largest and finest
Jersey cows he could find, selected
with especial reference to both high
test and quantity Of milk.
A comparison of the profits of these
two dairymen shows the value Of care
full selection, good care and correct
business methods. Every one Of these
eighty-two dollar cows had been care
fully tested for year, the milk weigh
ed so there was definite knowledge as
to her actual butter production. No
cow was kept in the herd that would
not make more than 800 pounds in a
year. Such careful and systematic
method means the difference between
profit and loss. In these days of
sharp competition only careful, syste-
matte methods in dairying, as in other
farm Industries. will win.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
DEATH OF DAN LAMONT
Cleveland's Secretary of War Crosses the
Dark River After a Brief Illness at
His Country Home.

New York, July 24.-Colonel Daniel
Lamont, secretary of war under
President Cleveland, died at 9:15 last
evening at his country residence at
Milbrook, Duchess county, n. Y, after
a brief illness. Nothing but the bare
announcement of Colonel Lamont's
death was made public by the family,
and this was contained in brief mes
sage to the Associated Press. Colonel
Lamont mad been in feeble health.
Daniel Scott Lamont was born at
Cortlandville, n. Y, on Feb. 9, 1851.
He began life in journalism, and from
1885 to 1889 was private secretary to
President Cleveland, by whom he was
appointed secretary of war on March
6, 1898. Lamont leaves q widow and
two danOhtprS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
WELCOME TO SECRETARY TAFT
Japanese Paper Recognizes Uncle Sam a
aGreat and Good Friend.

Japanese Paper Recognizes Tncle Sam a
Great and Good Friend.
Toxic, July 25.-The Hochi Count
Okuma's newspaper organ, publishes a
leading article welcoming the Taft par
ty and gratefully recalling what the
United States has been to the Japanese
since the time of Commodore Perry
an unerring guide and friend. The
policy of the United States toward ia
pan, the article says, has been an I'M
broken record of kindly assistance,
politically and commercially In fact.
in all departments of the progress of
modern Japan, the help of the United
States is clearly traceable. Especially
President Roosevelt's successful en-
deavor in bringing the peace plenipo-
tentiaries together adds memorable
chapter to the already magnificent rec
ord of the United States Invaluable
aid to Japan.
The paper regrets that the short
ness of the party's stay will not adj
nit Of an adequate manifestation of
the general feeling of gratitude and
appreciation toward the government
and people to which the distinguished
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28

renee, he said: Gas l ran forward !
passed one Of our boys crawling along
Oh his belly. There was no time to at
tend to individual cases-there were
SO maryland they seemed almost like
ali indistinct memory to ne. About
thirty of the boys We're on the fore
deck, all badly wounded.
Il called for men to man the boats
and only about twelve, including Off
GERS. responded. All of the rest were
injured or had been driven over the
side by the scalding steam. AS far as
can be learned part of the furnace
fell against the boiler, which eXplod-
ed. 1t was forced aft, and it is prob
able that the other boilers exploded
Immediately afterwards and the steam
pipes were wrecked, liberating the
steam. Every man in the engine room
at the time must have met DEATH
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
MAY RENEW THE STRIKE
Chicago Employers Make Resolve That
Results in Threats of Much More
Trouble.

Chicago, July 25.-At a mass meet
ing of employers at which represent
atives of over 200 business houses We're
present it was unanimously decided
that no more of the teamsters who
have been ON strike will be reinstated
until all of the unions involved have
called off the strike. After the meet
ing J. V. Farwell, Jr., speaking for the
Employers association, said that the
action of the unions which refuse to
call off the strike keeps the teamsters
lin a state of unrest and their attitude
towards their employers uncertain"
This action may result in giving a
new lease of life to the transfers
strike. AS soon as the stand taken by
the employers had been made known
to the unions a special meeting of the
Transfers Joint Council was called to
consider ways and means of renewing
the fight, should such a course be de-
cided upon. The transfers say they
can call out $4,000 men, whereas 5000
only were involved in the strike at
present
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
PARIS Is MUCH INTERPRETED
Her Politicians and Editors Com ment on
the Emperor's Meeting.

Her Politicians and Editors Com ent on
the Emperors Meeting.
Paris, July 25.-The meeting be-
tween Emperor Nicholas and Emperor
William eXcites the keenest curiosity,
and the newspapers this morning al
most unanimously declare that the con-
ference of the sovereigns is of the
highest Importance and that it's fruits
will shortly be felt throughout the
world Senator Clemenceau says: ut
is well that Peterhof be made to I'M
derstand that the interview creates
suspicion in France. The French gov
eminent has a legitimate right to de-
mand Of Russia a clear explanation
of it's foreign policy"
The Petite Republique says: "The
Russian emperor badly needed the
sound advice of the German emperor.
who will amply satisfy that need"
The Figaro says: THE conference at
sea between two rulers of over two
hundred millions of men, untrammeled
by the presence of their cabinets or
foreign diplomatists, permits them 6
rare privilege nowadays. The great
power Of the German emperor will
probably impress on Emperor Nicholas
the danger from the yellow PERIL"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
CABINET OF KING
OSCAR HAS QUIT
Bill on Norway Revolution Rejected
BY Special Riksdag
Committee.
Stockholm, Sweden, July 25.-The
cabinet has resigned.

Stockholm, Sweden, July 25.-1'he
special committee appointed by the
riksdag to deal with the crisis which
created the revolution in Norway has
delivered it's report. The committee
declares unanimously that the govern
ment bill cannot be adopted in the
form in which it was presented to the
riksdag and proposes that the riksdag
shall signify its willingness to ne
gotiate with Norway for a dissolution
of the union if the newly elected
storthing requests repeal Of the act
of union and dissolution of the
union or if such request is received
from Norway after the Norwegian
people, by a slebiscite, have declared
in favor Of a dissolution of the union
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
His Last Wish.

''What are you doing with that sheet
of paper, Orville?" sharply asked his
wife.
Meekun.
"a wish?'
eyes, my dear In your presence 1
shall not presume to call it will."-
Chicago Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Bent Her Double

Il knew no one for four weeks when |
was sick with typhoid and kidney trou-
ble," writes Mrs. Annie Hunter of Pitts
burg, Pa, "and when | got better, al
though I had one of the best doctors I
could get, I was bent double and had to
rest my hands on my knees when |
walked. F.om this terrible affiiction I
was rescued by Electric Bitters, which
restored my health and strength and
now | can walk as straight as ever.
They are simply wonderful" Guaran-
teed to cure stomach, liver and kidney
disorders; at FL j, Stangl's drug store;
price Soc
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Founded on Herring Bones.

Dutch monopoly of the North sea
fishing grounds during the seventeenth
century brought such wealth and pros
perity to Amsterdam that the capital
of Holland was popularity said to be
founded on herring bones. No less
than $4,000 Hollanders were directly
engaged in fishing the coasts from
near Yarmouth to as far north as the
Shetlands, and 10000 more were en-
ployed, Indirectly, in the distribution
and sale of the fish. Sir Walter Raleigh
pointed out to James I. how the Dutch
sold to the Yarmouth herring mongers
fish caught in their own seas for Eng
lish gold, with which they built an
nually a thousand ships and fishing
boats.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
HOLsTEIN COW TIDY ABBEKERK.

bekerk, and for dam has Tidy Of Dow
ME, with a record of seventy-two
pounds in a day. Tidy Abbekerk's
browning record was made during the
extreme cold weather of January, 1904,
when in official test she gave 81 pounds
3 ounces of milk in one DAY, 551
pounds in seven days and 25.4S pounds
butter, S5.7 per cent fat, or 272S
pounds 80 per cent fat, the largest rec
ord ever made Dy any cow of any breed
in Canada.-Holstein- Friesian Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
The MuT.

In many of the portraits of the six
teenth century one often sees a strip
of rich, soft fur wound around the
wrist of noble dame. This was used
to cover the neck or fulfill the func-
ton of the muff, and TO it was often
attached a small animals head or a
skull cunningly wrought in metal and
adorned with precious stones. The
first Venetian muffs were small, made
of single piece of velvet brocade or
silk lined with fur, the opening enrich
ed with gold or silver buttons set with
stones. BY 1862 the muff seems to
have been recognized as the necessary
adjunct of the wardrobe of woman
of fashion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Senator Mitchell Sentrn ed.

Portland, Ore, July 25.--United
States Senator Mitchell. convicted of
using his Office of United States sena-
tor to further the law practice of the
firm of Mitchell & Tanner, of this city.
has been sentenced to pay fine of ST.
600 and six months penal servitude
Pending review of the case by the
supreme court of the United States ex-
ecutiOn of the sentence will be de-
ferred. In the meantime, Mitchell win
be placed under bail to the amount of
$1,000
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Government Will Not Resign.

London, July 25.-The government
has no intention of resigning in conse-
quence of Thursdays adverse vote.
This was the gist of Premier Balfour's
eagerly anticipated statement in the
house of commons. Although it had
been generally recognized that such
would be the decision or the premier
there was feverish eagerness on all
sides to hear the exact terms of his
statement. The house was literally
packed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
JAPs REPEATEDLY REpUL,ED
Battle at Tumen Pass Reported by St.
Petersburg Dispatch.

rattle at Tumen Pass Reported by n st.
Petersburg Dispatch.
st. Petersburg, July pa report
from the front in Manchuria, not off
cial. however, says that the Japanese
have made four desperate bayonet
charges upon the Russian lines at Tu-
men pass and been repulsed each time
with heavy losses. This fight was pre-
coded by one at the Russian position
fifteen miles from Kaikjand
This attack was made at 8 p. M and
ragged until II, midnight, when the Rus
slams We're forced to retire on the Tu-
men pass position. In this fight the
Russians admit loss of but thirteen
killed and forty-seven wounded The
report says that the second battle is
still raging, and promises to be one Of
the bloodiest of the minor engagement
Of the war
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
A Cuckoo That Shutters.

Even the cuckoo, which has no home,
is strangely faithful to locality. In an
Essex district an old cuckoo, known to
the whole place by distinctive STAN
mer in his speech, was seen and heard
regularly in the same parish for seven
consecutive years.-London Outlook
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Mother Gray,s Appeal to worner

Mother Gray, nures in New York,
discovered an aromatic pleasant herb
drink for woman's ills, called Australian
Leaf. It is the only certain monthly
regulator. Cures female weakness and
Backache, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
troubles. At all druggists. or by mai
SOC. Sample FREE. Address, The
Mother Gray Co. Leroy, N. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Mobile Guarantees Gulf Coast,

Mobile, Ala, July 25.-On account
term the laxity of precautionary meas
ures by the Mississippi towns between
here and New Orleans against the lat
ter city in the yellow fever matter, the
Mobile board of health has instituted
rigid quarantine against every town
on the gulf coast This order goes in.
to effect at once.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Continual Opportunity.

Great opportunities seldom present
themselves, but every moment of every
hour Of thy conscious life is an Oppor-
tunity to improve myself, which for
thee is the best and most necessary
thing-Ruskin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
CORRECT LIST OF THE DEAD
Sixty Three of Them in the List Who Are
Named.

Following is an official list of known
dead with occupation and place Of
birth or enlistment: Ensign Newton
X. Perry, Charleston, S. c.; Edward
b. Ferguson, chief machinist, San
Francisco; Frederick NJ. Brown, ma
chinist, San Francisco; Emile c.. Hoff-
man, blacksmith; William I. Cherry,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
A Great Canadian Cow.

Tidy Abbekerk the greatest cow ever
bred In Canada and one Of the best
Observation-Disclosures in America, was
bred, reared and is owned by H. Boil
lert Of Cassel, Ont. She was born
March q, 1895, sired by Colanthus Alb
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Continues to Worry the DipIo-
mats, but Its Significance
Does Not Transpire.
WHAT DID THEY TALK ABOUT?
Speculation Is Rife as to That Point,
with No Definite Answer.
Only Official Statement Is That They
Met and Talked-Taft's Wei
come to Japan-Hot Fight
Reported.

Yokohama, July 25.-The steamer
Manchuria with Secretary of War Taft
and party OH board arrived here at Z
o'clock this morning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28

Unhurt Men DO Their Duty story OF
Lieut.. Yates.

A dozen or fifteen were blown over
board by the force Of the terrific ex-
plOsiOn. Captain Wentworth, who was
looking at the Bennington when tie
disaster occurred, says he saw human
bodies hurled over 100 feet upward.
The shock of the explosion penetrated
every section of the ship, blood aud
ashes being round as far as the stern
OF the captains cabin Portions of the
upper deck were carried away and
great damage was done in all sections
Officers and men who were able to
assist in rescue acted in brave and
collected manner. Pumps were manned
to keep the water from the upper COM
partments, the magazine was flooded,
and men fought their way through the
steam into the darkened hold to search
for their comrades. IN the worst dam
ger, and when it was feared the ship
would sink before she could be
beached, the young officers and men
stuck manfully to their posts. She
was safely beached, however, on the
ohOAC VI IdI OOI LIE snip > IlueI
works are tangled mass of machin-
cry.
Lieutenant Yates. executive officer in
charge of the Bennington, at the time
of the disaster, was in the after cabin.
Ee rushed out, to be met by blind
ing, scalding cloud of steam as it swept
the vessel. Speaking of the occur
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28

st. Petersburg, July 25.-The pic
turesque meeting between the Russian
and German emperors in the gulf of
Finland, according to private advices,
ended with gala luncheon on board
the German imperial yacht Hohenzol-
Tern, after which Emperor Williams
yacht sailed seward, escorted for
short distance by the Russian imperial
yacht Polar Star Then imperial sa-
lutes We're exchanged and the Polar
Star put about and returned to Peter
hof. Beyond the fact that Emperor
William paid visit to the Polar Star
Sunday night, and that subsequently
Emperor Nicholas went on board the
Hohenzollern and remained until long
after midnight in the German en-
perOr'S cabin, no details of the meet
ing are yet available.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
A Smart Woman.

''Bliggins' wife thinks he is the
smartest man on earth"
"No," answered Miss Cayenne; "she
doesn't think so. She merely makes
Bliggins think she thinks So"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-28
Investigation of Leak Begins.

Washington, July 25.-The investi
CATION of the leakage of the cotton re-
ports of the department of agriculture
was begun by the federal grand jury.
In accordance with the call of District
Attorney Beach the jury assembled at
II o'clock and promptly entered upon
the work before it.