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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30

TIL HER CONE WAS FLAT ON THE WATER.
life. In one which recently occurred
the Plymouth trawler Chanticleer res
cued four survivors, and the story of
the rescue has been told by Richard
Johns, master of the boat, who was as
sisted by two deck hands, Edward
Knox and James Phillips.
"When I first saw the submarines, :"
said Mr.. Johns, ''the two of them were
following the torpedo boat in line on
end, the three vessels being about 100
fathoms apart. How fast they were
going shouldn't like to say, but it GER
tainly was at high rate of speed
The torpedo boat was kicking up a
white smother under her counter, and
the submarines were tearing through
it in a perfect sluice Of spray and
foam.
"When 1 first took notice of these
craft they were heading away from U.S.
but very soon after this they took a
long, sweeping curve and came bear
pedo boat went across our bows and
so did the first submarine, which had
the figures "A z painted ON her top
side But we were going through the
water all the time ourselves, and
reckoned that if the second submarine
tried to cross us in this fashion she
would be cutting it rather too fine.
was following the rule of the road by
merely holding steadily to my own
course. There were people on top of
the cone, or tower. of each submarine
and allowed they had their eyes open
and knew pretty much what they were
about.
'There was lieutenant on the cone
Of this sternmost submarine, No. A 8.
l could spot him by the two gold rings
round his cuff. l take it that he saw
cided to change direction so as to pass
under our stern. Anyhow, he called
something down below These boats.
you must know, are steered by wheel
placed down close under the coming
tower. The helmSman cannot see
where he is going, but can only obey
instructions. The craft was so close to
us at this moment that we could
plainly hear the quick clamping Of
her motor and the noise of the water
parted by the thrust of her hidden bow.
1--WE three men who saw the acct
dent happen under our very noses are
all agreed as to exactly how it came
about. The submarine was going very
fast, as | have told you She looked
we'll trimmed and was going along on
level keel, though perhaps just a lit
tie deep, which, | am told, was due to
her carrying a double crew. When
the lieutenant shouted below to change
allow-the man at the wheel must have
spun his helm hard over.
1.-THE boat came curving round in a
hiss of white froth and began instant
ly to heel over. You must have no.
ticed that if the helm of q steam launch
or any high speed small craft is sud-
denly jammed over it will throw her
broad on her side. I have several
times seen naval picket boats almost
capsized in Plymouth sound by this
same cause.
"Wesl, as I say, the submarine came
swerving round in a way that brought
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
A DISCERNING WIFE

He met his early fame. She had
greatly changed, but was still coQuet-
fish
do you remember" she asked, chat
lock Of hair gave you just before we
parted?"
He scowled.
Remember itw he cried 81 should
say I did Years afterward my wife
found it among my papers and has
been fussing over it ever since"
sand what did you tell herr"
IL told her it was my only SOU
venir of a lamented pet dog"
Mercy! And what did she say?"
''She said she had never before heard
Of dog that bleached its hair"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
GOOD THINGS" FOR AGENTS
Contract That Was Offered in Fight
for Certain Men.

Another sensation was sprung later
In the day when Vice President Thos.
A. Buckner, of the New York Life In
surance company, was testifying. A
situation of conflict in Buffalo in 1901
between the Equitable and the New
York Life was brought out and in or
der to get agents of the Equitable
away from that company liberal adj
vanceS and liberal contracts were made
by the New York Life. Buckner testi-
fed that these advances to agents in
the Buffalo branch of the New York
Life in 1902 alone exceeded by S4S,-
600 the amount really earned by these
agents.
A copy of a contract and a conf
Dental letter to David H. Desbecker.
of Buffalo, one of the agents i'll ques-
tion showing the inducements held out
for him to enter the employ of the
New York Life was read The conf
dental letter, or supplementary con-
tract was read, in which the follow
ing offer to DesbecEer was made:
1T is agreed that if the business
closed and paid for by you between
this date and Dec 81, 1903, term in
surance excepted, equals 100000 you
will be entitled to a bonus of $1,000
in cash; if you write and pay for $780,
600 in that time you will be entitled
to an additional bonus of $1,000 in
cash; if the amount equals $S00.0N
you will be entitled to and be paid a
still further sum of $1,000 in cash, and
if the amount equals a million dollars
you will be entitled to an additional
$1,000, making a total, in that event,
of $4,000.
"Now, the New York Life Insur-
ance company is so sanguine that you
will write this latter amount, it agrees
that your bonus shall not be less than
$500 on the business written by you
between this date and Dec. 81, 1908,
irrespective Of the amount and in adj
dition to any other source of compen-
sation under your contract; that So
500 is to be available as herein pro-
scribed-$2 000 in cash when you sign
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
WILL PROVIDE TRAINED NURSES
Fund Left for a Philadelphia School
Which Will Teach the Pro-
feSsiOn Free.

Philadelphia, Sept 29.-Young wo-
men from all parts of the United States
are to be given an opportunity to per-
feet themselves in the art Of nursing
the sick without cost to themselves.
under the terms by which fund left
to the Philadelphia School for Nurses
is to be administered. The plan is so
broad that it is hoped in time to reach
every county in every state in the Un-
ion.
The young women who apply and
who are chosen to receive the benefits
of the fund will be provided with
room, board, nurses uniforms and all
the refinements Of Christian home
free of charge. The course OF study
will take two years, and at its close
the graduates will be given railroad
transportation to their homes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Arrest for an Election Judge.

Cleveland, o., Sept. pa warrant
has been issued for the arrest of
Michael Ryan, judge Of elections,
who is charged with fraud while act
ing in his official capacity during the
recent primaries in Precinct A of the
Twentieth ward. 1t is said that Ryan
checked off the names of thirty-siX
registered electors who did not vote
at those primaries, to account for thir-
ty-six marked ballots which were
placed in the box in excess of the
number actually cast.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30

M heart into IL. ]. 4he lieuten,
al saw what was gig u happen;
never a doubt of it. | heard him roar
out in a startled voice Man, what are
you doing? You'll have us all Overt
Then second later voice that sound
ed as shrfll as woman's shrieked out,
oh, she's gomez
1.-THE submarine rolled right over I'm
til her cone was fiat on the water, and
her bow rose up till we could see the
stem. The four men were simply
flung off her deck as she went roaring
Oh. Then there came a strange, sob
bing sound, and all Of a sudden she
had vanished You may believe that
every word | am telling you is heav-
ems truth when l say that the subma-
rine was no more than fifteen yards
away from our port quarter when she
disappeared. They say there was an
explosion, but all l can tell you is tkat
neither I nor my two mates saw or
heard anything OF the kind. 1t was
a shocking job for the suddenness Of
it-one instant a big cleaning boat
buzzing through a race Of foam, the
next blank sea with four men strug-
Cling in it.
"Our punt, a great heavy boat six
teen feet long and weighing three
quarters of ton if an ounce, lay on
her bilge along the fore part Of the
deck up against the bulwark. To have
unshipped the gangway and slid her
out in our usual fashion would have
meant time. I dropped the helm and
ran forward, crying out to my mates,
who were silent and pale as death,
Out boat to save life, for Gods sake,
men,
"How ever we did it | shall never
understand to my dying day. We must
have had the strength Of giants given
us for the occasion. But in less time
than it takes me to tell you about it
we had shouldered up that heavy punt
until her keel rested on the bulwark
rail and then ran her sheer overheard.
We were nigh being in too much Of a
hurry, for nobody thought Of making
her fast Luckily / saw that the end
Of her chain painter-trawlers always
tow their boats with chain painter
was hanging over her bows and just
managed to grab hold of it as she
soused af1oat
"Knox and Phillips jumped sprawl
ing into the boat ard flung the oars
over like brace Of madmen. l ran
aft to the helm and put it hard down,
SO as to bring the vessel up head to the
wind. We were only just in time. My
mates had to row about 100 yards to
reach the spot where the four men lay.
One Of them, petty officer, had heavy
sea boots and oilskins on, dragging him
down, and the lieutenant was doing all
that mortal could to support him. They
picked him up last It took four men
to pull the poor fellow in, and he
went all in a heap in the bottom Of the
boat, sobbing out, God bless you, fish
ermen, for saving my lifev
'By this time the torpedo boat had
seen what had happened and, stop
ping her engines, lowered her little
cockleshell of a boat But for some
reason which I can't explain this craft
filed with water at once and was USE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Street Railway Men Elect Officers.

Philadelphia, Sept. 29.-The reor-
ganized street railway association now
known as the American Street and In
terurban Railway association elected
w. Caryl Ely, of Buffalo, president,
Ely was president of the old organiza-
ton and has been strongly opposed to
municipal ownership. Other officers
are: John /. Beggs, Milwaukee, first
vice president; Calvin G. Goodrich,
Minneapolis, second vice president; j.
L. Shaw, Boston, thirdt vice president.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather
forecast up to 8 o'clock tonight:
Illinois-Fair, except showers in
southeast portion; warmer in central
portion; southerly winds. aas
Indiana-Fair, except showers in
southwest portion; variable Winds
mostly southerly.
Lower Michigan-Fair; warmer III
north portion; fresh southerly winds
Wisconsin and Iowa-Fair and con
tinued warm; fresh southerly winds
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Have Gone to Look at the Ditch.

New York, Sept. 29-The board of
consulting engineers and several mem
beers of the Panama Canal commission
have sailed for Colon on the steamship
Havana Their purpose is to inspect
the work already done on the canal
and also its proposed route, in order to
report to the commission the best kind
of a canal to build.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
One on Pa.

PA"
"Well, what is it now?"
"My teacher says I'm natural born
fool"
Your teacher is sensible woman,
and that's what I've always said.
suppose she had to explain to you what
a natural born fool WASP"
Eyes, pa. She said it was heredi-
ary."-Cleveland Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Chicago Live Stock.

Estimated receipts for the
day, 10000. Sales ranged at $4.75@
$50 for pigs, $5.1O@5.7O for light,
$49O@5.15 for rough packing, 5000
$50 for mixed, and $5.25@5.SO for
heavy packing and shipping lots, with
the bulk of the trading within the
range of $5.25@5.65 for fair to good
averages.
Cattle Estimated receipts for the
day, $1,000 Quotations ranged at $500
0610 for choice to fancy steers, $2.70
05.OO fat COWS and heifers, S2.1O@
APO native bulls and stays, $6.00@7.25
western range steers, $6.O0@7.25 fair
to choice veal calves, $4.00@5.5O heavy
calves.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the
day, $1,000. Quotations ranged at $3.50
also for choice to fancy native weth-
ers, S4.3504.7O fair to choice range
wethers, $5.2O@5.35 good to fancy
light yearlings, $4.15@4.6O good to
fancy mutton ewes, $6.35@T.75 good
to prime native lambs, $6.5O@7.25
good to prime range lambs, 5000
$40 poor to choice feeding lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo, n. Y, Sept %.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock
Commission Merchants, East Buffalo,
N. Y, quote as follows: Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 10 cars; market, dull. Hogs
Receipts, 10 cars; market, strong; pigs,
1918; workers., S5.S0@5.9O; medium
and heavy, $59O@6.O0. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts, 10 cars; market, ac-
tive; best lambs, $S.1O@S.2O; fair to
good, $7.50@7.75; yearlings, $500
coo; wethers, $5.O0@5.25; mixed
sheep, $4.75@5OO; ewes, $4.25@4.75.
Calves-Market steady; best, $500
900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
SCORES ON THE BALL FIELDS

Chicago, Sept. %. = Following are
the base ball scores:
League: AT St. Louis-New York
0, st. Louis 1; at Pittsburg-Brooklyn
4, Pittsburg 1O-seven innings, dark
ness; at Observation-Disclosures 8,
Cincinnati 1; at Chicago-Boston f.
Chicago Z.
American: At Washington = St
Louis 8, Washington s; at Philadel-
phia-Chicago 2. Philadelphia 3; al
Boston-Detroit 4, Boston 8; at New
York-Cleveland 4, New York g; (sec.
ond game Cleveland 3, New York ]
ten innings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Fairbanks in q Realty Deal.

Springfield, o., Sept. pa deal has
been closed whereby Vice President
Fairbanks, his brother N. w. Fair
banks, and a company of local capt.
talists have come into possession of
the site of the Old Fountain Square
theater here. They paid $4,000 for it,
and announce they will begin at once
the erection of an eight story office
building and theater.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30

"This deep line Of destiny" said the
palmist, ''is most remarkable. 1t
shows that something connected with
the sea has made or will make a strong
impression on you"
You are right" observed the sub
ject. "That is the scar from cash ]
made opening oysters"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Sighted.

Flows your brother doing in the
government serviceY'
''Oh, he's way in the background
answered Farmer Corntossel. HE
never gets nobody to take any notice
Of him. He's worked for the govern
ment for ten years, and nobody has
said word about investigating him."
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Good NIGHT.

Mr.. Stalate-Don't those trolley cars
make an awful racket when they go
by the door? a
Miss Bord-Yes, and they pass at
such inopportune moments. It was on
account of them that you didn't hear
the clock the last two times it struck.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Woman Autoist Bound Over

Cleveland, O., Sept. 29.-Mrs. Edith
NJ. Bailey, wife Of a wealthy manu-
facturer, beneath whose automobile
Joseph Broestle was fatally injured,
was bound over to the grand jury on
the charge of manslaughter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Hughes Insists That Morgan's
Must Come Before the In
surGnce Inquisitors.
sNAPPY EXCHANGES ARE HEARD
Perkins Develops as a Double-Action
Financiar Once More.
Fight for Agents Makes 1t Living
on Easy Street for Some OF
Them - Specimen
Contract.

New York, Sept. 29.-Several sensa-
tionaI incidents developed at the SEES
sion of the legislative committee on
life insurance investigation. The first
was when Geo. w. Perkins, vice presi-
dent of the New York Life Insurance
company, and member of the firm of
]. P. Morgan & Co., objected to pro-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
After the Scran.

Vanquished Victim of the Boys Scrap
huff, 'nuff l surrender I'm licked!
Victor-Humph! You s'render, do
yo'? But what about the indemnity?
Gimme yer penknife an half yer mar
bles or I'll go on lickin' Baltimore
American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
LOOphOIes.

Crawford How many residences
does a rich man have?
Crabshaw-Usually three. A city one
when be votes, country one when he
swears off his taxes and a western
one when he sues for a divorce-Puck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
G% ~
w. 3&1 ~ + : :, ~ Z i -
Dicusce g
Story Of the Resc9e Of
-Four .St4r1f0ors Of fhe
iii Fofed NO. "A 8.
Master Of British Trasa,ger
Cbanfic5eer Tells Of fbe Scene
When The Vessel Wenf
10 the Bo9foDa.

The navigation Of submarine craft is
necessarily attended with unusual dan
gers. In the United States few serious
accidents have occurred to submarines,
but in England there have been sew
eral disasters involving much loss Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Des Moines Wins Again.

Des Moines, Sept. 29.-Des Moines
won the second game of it's exhibition
series with Milwaukee by a score of
II to 6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
The Reason.

Knicker-I came within an ace OK
proposing.
Bocker-Why didn't you?
Knicker-She trumped it.-Brooklyn
Life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
Doling Out More information.

Josiah" said Mrs. Chugwater eve
heard that money can be sent by tele-
graph. Can it be sent by telephoneY
Certainly"
"How?"
Through the transmitter, of course
irritably answered Mr.. Chugwater.-
Chicago Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30

Redd-How much does that chauf-
feur cost you a season?
Greene-Repairs, fines or salary -
Yonkers Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30
How He Got EN-.

Stranger-I'd like to sell you a few
gross Of burglar alarms have on my
hands,.
Dealer-Are you jobber or manu-
i'acturer?
Stranger-Neither gne. I'm bur-
glar.-Cleveland Leader
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30

Kind Old Gentleman-Whati is your
name little girl?
Little CHILDHOOD! Me name is JOY!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-30

Chicago Grain.

AZ Chicago, Sept. %.
Following were the quotations on
the Chicago Board Of Trade today:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-16


FoO
Cars Few omor
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-16
OCCIDENTAL GRADUATES
RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS
Commencement Exercises Participated
in by Class of Eleven at the
College Yesterday

A class of eleven members received
diplomas yesterday at Occidental col
lege. They were: Dan S. Hammack,
Estelle McClung, Margaret Herskovits,
Percy Goodell, Bertha James, Irwin
McKeen, Robinson Jeffers, Julia Winn,
Leila Quinby, Clara Meader and George
Winn.
The commencement exercises began
at 1880 o'clock, with the invocation.
George Winn delivered the first grafton
for the class on the subject. "Emanci-
patton from Toll" The class poet, Rob-
inson Jeffers, read an original poem en-
titled "Cuba Libre," and Miss Julia
Winn read an essay "The Principals of
Philanthropy" Her High Calling
was the subject of an essay by Miss
Estelle McClung, and an oration, 1.-THE
Man Who Does Things" was delivered
by Daniel Stewart Hammack.
President Guy w. Wadsworth pre-
sented the class to the board of trus-
tees and Rev. Hugh X. Walker, as
president of the board, presented the
diplomas. Music was rendered by a
ladies' chorus under the direction of
Mrs. Minnie P Baldwin.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-16
MAYOR WEAVER
SCORES AGAIN
DAMAGING FACTS REGARDING
CITY OFFICIALS
INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS
1t Develops That Several Councimen
Were Members of Firms, In
Violation of Their
Oaths
INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. June 15.-There
were highly interesting developments
today in Mayor Weavers crusade for
good government. The fight against
the trolley franchises was for the mo-
ment forgotten in the light of what de-
veloped at the hearing of Select Coun-
Gilman Frank H. Caven, who is charged
with violating his councilmanic oath
by being interested in city contracts.
During the hearing it was shown that
Insurance Commissioner Durham, the
leader of the Republican organization
in this city, is partner In the Nc
Nichol firm of city contractors
1t was also shown that while ]. P.
McNichol, who is now a state senator,
was in the city council, the McNichol
firm consisted of Durham, Mrs. ]. P.
McNichol, John NJ. Mack and Daniel
J. McNichol, a brother of J. P. Nc
Nichol. 1t was also shown that after
j. P. McNichol left the council his
her place was taken by himself.
Other evidence of a sensational ma
ture was to the effect that secret
agreement existed between Councilman
Caven and his father, trading as James
Caven & Son, and another firm, in
which they agreed that no contract
shall be entered into by either of the
parties with the McNichol firm or 9TH
ers doing work on the citys filtration
system without the written consent of
both parties.
AS result of what developed at the
hearing Mayor Weaver late today ac-
cepted the resignation of John w. Hill,
chief engineer of the bureau of fill
tration, and also that of his son, H. W.
Hill, who was assistant to his father.
Chief Hill was the highest salarled
official in the city. his compensation
being $4,000 a year.
The filtration system has cost the
city about $22.OOO,OOO and it will take
more than $5,0OO,OOO more to complete
the work. The McNichol firm has had
contracts for about three-quarters of
the work. All work on the citys fl
tration system has been ordered
stopped.
Contrary to expectations the meeting
Of the city council was entirely harmon
ious- The committee on street rail-
roads decided to report favorably the
bills repeating the ordinances giving
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com
pany the right to lay tracks on 11O
miles of streets without compensation
to the city. A reason given for the fail
ure OF the Republican organization to
fight the mayor on the trolley fran
chise is that the traction company con-
templates taking the matter to the
courts.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-16

grading, graveling and oiling about
seven miles Of city streets and build
ing 10000 feet Of curb, which indicates
that the company intends to keep the
promise made to purchasers of lots, to
the effect that the returns from the
auction sale would be utilized in maxi
ing substantial public Improvements.
The superabundance of dust is the one
discouraging feature of Las Vegas life
and the news that street improvement
is to proceed at once Will meet with
a. warm reception here. Bids must be
in before June "a, and the work will
be commenced shortly thereafter.
Work on the private road for Sem
ator Clarks auto line from here to
Beatty is now in progress. The road
will be graded and oiled nearly the en-
tire distance, 124 miles, affording a
speedy and dustless route to the min
ing district.
The railroad company has finally
commenced work on the permanent
freight depot at the head of Ogden
street. The structure will be large
and substantial one, the foundation
being composed of cement piers. Lo-
cal merchants have been for months
greatly annoyed on account Of the in
adequacy of the temporary freight
sheds and larger and more convent.
ent structure has long been an urgent
need.