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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
GOV. lDE TAKES OFFICE.
Will Serve as Chief Executive of Philip
pines Until September, When Smith
Takes the Place.

MANILA, April I'm the presence of
a distinguished gathering of civil and
military officers and representative citi-
zens of Manila, Henry G. lde was today
inaugurated as governor of the Philip
pines in succession to Luke T.. Wright.
The occasion was made public holiday
in Manila. Gov. Ide held a public recep-
ton at the conclusion of the inaugural
ceremonies, which were of a simple char
aCter.
Henry Clay Ide is a native of Yer
mont and a graduate of Dartmouth col
lege He was a prominent Republican
leader of his state when, in 1891 he was
nominated chief justice of Samoa by the
United States. He served in Samoa a
wear, when he resigned because of the
failing health of his wife. In 1900 he
was appointed member of the Philip
pine commission.
Gov. Ide will serve as chief executive
of the Philippines until September II,
when James +. Smith of California, at
present member of the Philippine COM
mission, will become governor general
In the inaugural address Gov. Gen.
Ide said:
The policies OF President Mckinley, Presi-
dent Eooseyelt and of Secretary of War
Taft will be our policy. The Philippines
must be the Philippines for the Filipinos.
This duty we have assumed The tariff
barriers existing between the home country
and our Islands will be broken down
Gov. Gen. Ide laid great stress on the
possibility of advancement of agricul-
ture.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
Loan Associations Prosper.

MADISON. wis, March 81 State Bank
Ing Commissioner Bcrgh has filed his an
uual report on the building ana loan asso-
ciatious Of Wisconsin for the year ending
1900 The commissioner says In part
During the year two associations have
been organized and chartered. Certificates
Of dissolution have been filed by three.
tho Amigo building aud Loan association,
the Rock County Building and Loan and
Savings association of GAINESVILLE and the
Home Savings and Loan association OF
Murincttr
The abstract Of reports Of the fifty four
associations SHOWS total assets of SI.lo1.-
GU30g, being a gain Of Sl1O,llS6l In total
assets over December 81, 1904 The total
number Of shares of installmcut stock out
standing IS 1880 n gain of 1924 shares.
Real estate stands now nj SSl 19I5S, which
Is $50 ~ u less than year ago-a crafty
Ing reduction. Real cstnte sold ON land
contracts has Increased from S23. $500 on
December 81, 1904 to $i2.O31.76 on Dccem
her 81, 1905 The fund for contingent
losses has been augmented from SO, 90. 81
in 1901. to $40, sol 80 In l9oJ-a gain of
$l"1G -
Tho total operating expenses OF tho
nfty four associations during the year 1893
Amounted TO SiJ,I93 IL, being l.l5 per cont
of u" total loans, or los per cent, OF the
total assets. 70
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
UNCLE SAM WINS
WISCONSIN CASE.
LA POINTE INDIAN RESERVATION
LANDS CAN BE DISPOSED OF BY
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK.
Railroads Must Pa on Ad Valorem Basis
and Also Old Levies They
Turned Down.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2.-The
case of the state of Wisconsin VS.. Secre-
tary Hitchcock involving the claim of
the national government to dispose of the
school sections in the La Pointe Indian
reservation in Wisconsin was today de-
cided by the supreme court of the United
States in favor of the government.
The opinion was by Justice Harlan
and dismissed the application for a writ
of enjoinder. The case involved $40
acres of land valued at $4,000.
Michigan Wins Tax Case.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2.-The
supreme court of the United States to-
day decided the Michigan railroad tax
cases, involving the taxes of all the rail
roads in that state for several years past.
against the railroads. The opinion was
by Justice Brewer.
New Civil Service Ruling.
In the case of the United States VS..
Wickersham. the supreme court of the
United States today decided that Il per-
son employed in the civil service may re-
cover damages on account of suspension
from office by subordinate official, af-
firming the decision of the court of
claims.
Wickersham was a clerk in the office
Of the superior general of Idaho and in
1896 was discharged by the surveyor
general without receiving notice in writ
ing. He was afterwards restored on the
order of the commissioner of general land
office. and was again dismissed in 1895
He brought suit for his salary for the
entire time that he was out of office and
the court of claims awarded it for six
months covering the period of suspen-
sion.
Texas Railroads Win.
In an opinion by Justice Brown the
court today decided the case of the
Houston and Texas Central railroad
company VS.. J. A. Mayes in favor of the
company. Mayes ordered seventeen cars
in which to ship go head of cattle. The
cars arrived "a hours after the time set
in the agreement. Mayes sued under a
Texas law for damages and won in the
lower court
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
TRAIN KILLS OHIO MAN.
Chillicothe Photographer Wandered to
Railway While Intoxicated, Say Po-
lice-Exact Time Unknown.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. March 81
Especial. Ill. ]. Mason of Chillicothe,
o.. was killed by a Wisconsin Central
engine in this city at an early hour this
morning. The exact time of the accident
is unknown. The body was found about
6 o'clock this morning near the bridge Il
short distance north of Lewis street.
The head and right arm were cut off
and the body was badly mangled. Mr..
Luderman, conductor on IA Wisconsin
Central freight train discovered the body
just as the train was passing over it.
1t was still warm. The head was about
ten feet away.
According to Information gathered by
the police, the man evidently became
intoxicated and wandered to the track
and went to sleep. 1t is thought that
a passenger or wild engine killed him.
The body was wedged so tightly in a
frog that it had to be pried out.
He was 20 years old and had conduct
ed a picture gallery in this city for two
weeks. The body will be held at the
McLain undertaking rooms until rea
|tves are found.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
ASHLAND MEN IN
GRIND JURY NET.
NINE ARE INDICTED BY BODY AFT
Err TWELVE WEEKS OF
INVESTIGATION
SECURITY BANK Is A FIGURE.
Say President Received Deposits Knowing
Institution Was Observation-Disclosures
Arrested on Peculiar Charge.

ASHLAND, Wis, April - Special
Eight of the nine persons indicted by
the grand jury were arrested today, the
exception being the keeper of distil-
lery house who escaped.
J. S. Ellis, late president Of the Sccur
ity Savings bank, and Ellis Kennedy
were indicted on the charge Of receiving
deposits when they knew the bank was
insOlyeut Both were arrested this fore
noon and while under arrest their attor-
ncy, w. NJ. Tomkins, intcrposed a writ
Of habeas corpus. They gave $1,000
bonds under the writ rcturnable April
20.
Attorney A. L. Haagcnson, formerly
district attorney of Ashland county, was
indicted and arrested on the charge of
receiving from a client 500 and fail
ing to use it for that purpose.
The other arrests include Michael j.
Collins, chairman of the town of Morse
and all other town officers including
Alexander Mcdonald, Merit II. Nought
II. b. Tcmpin, and Peter Fishbach,
They will be brought to Ashland this
afternoon and bonds from 5000 TO
$1,000 each will be required.
There were four indictments against
Collins They are charged with NAL
fcasance in town affairs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
MARRlES DIVORCED WIFE.
Philetus H. Sawyer of Oshkosh and
Daughter of w II. Upham of Marsh
field Reunite Broken Ties.

MARSHFIELD, Wis. April Re
uniting the broken thread of their lifc's
romance, Mr.. and Mrs. Philetus IL.
Sawyer, divorced in January, were re
married Saturday night and are spend
ing second honeymoon in Chicago and
the east. II is believed by friends of
the family that the reconciliation was
due to the G-ycar-old daughter
The divorce caused a sensation in Osh-
kosh early in January.
The husband was the grandson Of
United States Senator Philctus Sawyer.
The wife was the daughter of former
Gov William II. Ipham of this city.
Both were among the leaders in Oshkosh
society. The child was given 20 the
mother, and it is presumed that it wa,
when Mr.. Sawyer was on visit 10 his
daughter that the couple discovered that
their divorce had been a mistake. Mr.
and Mrs, Sawyer viii return to their old
home at Oshkosh.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
FRENCH BACK IN ASYLU M.
Ashland Slayer Loses in Fight for Re-
lease from Oshkosh Hospital
Means Life Term.

OSHKOSH, Wis. March 31.-Wil,
linn G. French the Ashland slayer,
must remain in an insane asylum the
remainder of his life 1t took jury ten
minutes to decide, French some seven.
teen years ago shot and killed Gavon NJ.
Steele, mutual friend, because of
money troubles. After three trials
French was sentenced to sixteen years
in state prison. That term has expired.
Six years ago French was transferred to
the northern hospital. He petitioned the
county court for a trial to determine his
mental condition. French acted as his
own lawyer. Among the witnesses was
Richard Guenther, United States consul
at Frankfort -on-thc Main, Germany, who
is spending his vacation here. Guenther
was a member of the state board of con.
troll when French was transferred.
French was proven paranoiac and an
unsafe person to be at large.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
AERONAUT ESCAPES DEATH
Leaps to Safety Just as Train Strikes
Parachute-Struggle in Air
Wins Race.

CHICAGO, H., April with ad-
verse currents of air. blowing him d-
rectly in front of an Illinois Central ex-
press train as he descended from a bal
loon to the earth in tlimsy parachute.
William Mattery, French aeronaut,
yesterday fought for his life while 5000
people watched the struggle. The eng-
neer of the train saw the aeronaut de
scending directly before his train, but
was powerleSs to save him. The aero
nnut swung himself back and forth ON
his little trapeze, kicked, and made ey-
cry effort possible to swerve his para
chute. Suddenly he sank quickly to the
ground, just as the train rushed by. The
parachute was crushed, but Mattery es-
capped death by two feet.
Mattery and w. ii. Mckinney had
entered into a balloon race at the Inter
state Baseball park. The winner was
to be the one who remained in the air
the longest. A $500 purse, the con-
tribution of Chicago aeronauts, was the
reward
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
HE TRIES TWICE TO DIE.
Appleton Farmer Cuts Throat and Jumps
from Windmill, but Lives-Green
Bay Man Dies.

APPLETON, Wis, April 2.-[Spe-
cial. latter cutting his throat in an eff
fort to end his life, George Roof. a farm
er living in Medina, yesterday afternoon
climbed to the top of windmill and
Jumped to the ground. His legs were
fractured in several places and other
bones were broken but indications are
that he will survive.
GREEN BAY, Wis, April 2.-[Spe-
cal. John J. Lewandowsky, aged SO.
committed suicide by hanging, presum-
ably being prompted by family troubles
and drink. He attached rope to his
wife's apron. fastened the apron on
door knob, threw the rope over the door
and strangled with his head two feet
above the floor.
WAUKESHA, Wis, April o.-[Spe-
cial. John Hartling, aged 40, commit
ted suicide Sunday by cutting his throat
with razor. He was employed as
farm hand. Dependency is supposed to
have been the cause, Hartling worrying
over his wife'sr i'll health and fearing
they would have to go to the poorhouse.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
NOT TO BE NEW YORK."
Slant Battleship Should Be Named After
Vessel Famous Before Own Time,
Say Naval Officers.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2.-The
suggestion that the projected Leviathan
20,5OO-ton battleship, which Congress is
expected to authorize at the present ses-
sion, should be named New York" the
name of the armored cruiser which was
the flagship during the Spanish war of
the Atlantic fleet, the most formidable
naval force ever gathered under the
American flag, has caused commotion in
naval circles.
While realizing the policy of securing
support for the navy by identifying the
ships with great cities, many naval oh-
GERS hold that for sentimental reasons
ships should not be christened with
names of vessels that have been famous
in their own time. After undergoing two
years repairs at the Boston navy yard.
the New York will be Reconnaissance
practically a new ship.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
Arbor and Bird Day.

MADISON, Wis, April 2.-The
state superintendent of public in
struction will issue the annual for
Arbor and Bird day. The book has
been prepared by Miss Maud Bar
nett, librarian in the office of the
state superintendent. In it is printed
the proclamation recently issued by
Gov. Davidson as follows:
BY authority of law. and In harmony
with established custom, !, James o.
Davidson, governor Of the state of Wis
consin, designate Friday, May 4, 1906
as Arbor day.
With passing years. interest In for
estTy Is increasing, due. no doubt, large.
" to sentiment stimulated by Arbor
day 1t Is fitting that the natural
beauty OF the state should be preserved
ana enhanced. We are apt to forget
flowers and trees and the beauties Of
wild nature in the present day rush for
wealth,
To bring our children TO n realization
Of the beauty Of trees and flowers; to
instruct them I'm the economic value OF
things In nature; to instill into their
hearts a hcalthfu love for the things OF
earth: to cngcndcr In our citizens 4
greater civic pride, 1t is recommended
that this day be observed by our cduca.
tlonal Institutions by the planting of
green things, and by such instruction,
ceremonies and exercises as Will Impress
upon all the great Importance OF this
noble work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
FOX LAKE IN FIRE DANGER.
Gale Spreads Blaze of Burning Residence
--KenoSha Has Incendiary.

FOX LAKE, Wis. March 31.-Fox
Lake was threatened for a while at mid
night with a disastrous fire which started
In the residence Of j. c. Davis and was
soon beyond control. The high wind
carried embers to the residences of w.
II. Murphy and II. II. WeiseL Bucket
brigadcs after strenuous work got the
fire under control before the Murphy and
Wesel residences were greatly damaged
The Davis place is a total loss. The
Fox Lake hotel was in great danger
also.
KENOSHA, Wis, March 31.-DurinG
the high gale late last night iuccndiaries
set fire to the old Methodist church in
the center Of the resident district of the
city. The damage is small. There is
10 clue to the identity Of the people.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
WATCHESASYlUM MEALS.
State Board of Control Will Have Bills
of Fare Reported to Them by
Superintendents.

JUNEAU, Wis, March 3l-[Spc-
cial. lSupt. Eugene Dersc of the county
insane asylum recently received some
very specific Instructions from the state
board of control. Hereafter every meal
must be reported fully. The daily bill
of fare for breakfast, dinner and supper
must be made out to the minutest detail,
and signed by the superintendent and
the cook. In the absence of the super
intcudcnt. it is to hc signed by the ma
iron. This daily programme is reported
TO the board,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
LOOK EAST FOR SLAYERS.
Minneapolis Mystery Not Yet Cleared
May Have Been Due to
Love Affair.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March 81
Inquiry into the murder of six Macedo
mans has been transferred to the east
1t seems certain that the murderers have
escaped eastward. \ Minneapolis en-
Iployment agent Tuesday sent five Mace
domains to Chicago, who, it is believed
are the Ohio suspects.
The latest theory is that the crime
resulted from n Bulgarian romance Pc
tro Stuyanof told the police that Kres
tin Yovko. one of the murdered men,
was about to return to Bulgaria to mar
ry the daughter of Nukola kaletf, the
oldest of the murdered brothers.
Museum men are trying to get the
house in which the crime was committed
for exhibition purpOses.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
SNUB STRIKE. OF GOODS.
Ungallant Men Students at Northwestern
Vote to Have Women Barred
from Their Chapel.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 31.--Two hun
dred Northwestern university co-eds who
refused to attend the chapel services yes
tcrday because they had been segrc-
gated from the men were shocked to lind
later that even while they had been
standing in the cold to express their 10y.
atty to their brothers, the men had
passed n unanimous resolution to exclude
the girls from chapel services.
For several weeks the men and women
have been attending the daily services in
separate buildings, because as the fac
uty says, there was too much flirting
when they met.
Finally all but eighty girls pledged
themselves to boycott the chapel services
until the segregation rule was removed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
5. \. CAMPBELL IS DEAD.
VICE PRESIDENT OF VAN BRUNT
MANUFACTURING CO. HAS Sue
CUMBED TO CANCER.
A NATIVE OF CANADA.
Mayor of Horizon for Several Terms and
High in Masonic Circles OF the
Badger State.

HORIZON. Wis April 81 Special.l
Stephen \. Campbell, vice president of
the Van Brunt Manufacturing company
since 1879, died this morning of cancer,
aged II.
Was Native of Canada.
Mr.. Campbell was born at Campbells-
ford. Ont. in 1885 lie became lum-
herman on the ST. Lawrence rive: at an
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
PLOT TO KILL RULERS.
BLACK HANDS CENTER FOUND TO
BE IN FERMENT OVER WELL
MATUREL PLANS.
CENSORSHIP is APPLIED
Deed Set for Holy Week Was to Be
Death of King Alfonso, Queen
and Infanta.

MADRID, April 2.-The Spanish au-
thorities have discovered an Anarchists
plot at LebriJa. twenty nine miles from
Seville the notorious center of the Black
Hands, to assassinate the royal family
during the visit of King Alfonso, the
Dowager Queen Christina, and the sister
of the king, the lnfanta Maria Teresa,
to Seville during holy week.
The censorship prevents the sending
out of details regarding the conspiracy.
Internal Machine Fails.
ASkABAD. Turkcstan, April "a
time Internal machine was exploded to-
day in the vestibulc of the governor-gen-
erals residence, SCATTERING part of tn"
wall and blowing gun, which was
mounted on one side OF the entrance,
across the street, but inJurins no one.
Annensky Is Exiled.
ST. PETERSBURG, April M.
Annensky, II well known writer and NJ.
Oreskoff, president of the railway con
gress, which ordered the railway strike
of last fall, have been cxilod To Arch
angel by administrative order.
Plot to Depose Castro.
NEW YORK, April "A plot to in
wade Venezuela with $1,000 soldiers and
drive Castro from the country is said 10
be on foot in the United States and Eu.
rope. The World says a number of rich
New York merchants are said to be in
terested in the movement. which, the
promoters declare will involve the en-
ploymcnt of $4,000 soldiers and the cX-
penditurc of SJ.OOO,0OO in the campaign.
President Castro is to be either expelled
or destroyed and native Venezuelan
statesman is to be installed as his sue
CCSSOr.
In this connection ii is said that Cas-
tro. anticipating n successful revolution
against him sooner or later. has convert
ell some of his alleged S4O,OOO,uuD for
tune into cash and has sent II to Amer
lea and France.
Tries to XII Clergyman.
CRONSTADT, April 2.-Fathcr John
of CrOustadt. was attacked in the caih"-
dral here Sunday while descending from
the altar to administer the sacrament
His aSsaiant struck at him with load
cd cane, but Father John lodged the
blow, which smashed the cup. The man
was arrested. The penalty for violation
of the sacrament in Russia is death
Wholesale CouItmartial Begins.
KIEFF. April Pour officers and
H. soldiers of Sapper battalion Who
declined to obey orders in December last
to fire on demonstrators are being tried
by court martial here.
Rob Church Vessels of Jewels.
KIEFF. April 2.-BurGlars broke into
Three Saints churches last night. They
made Il complete haul of all the jewels
and dug ont the gems from the lE1ns
and ChalCeS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
JUDGE HIRES AN ENGINE.
Daughter III 1000 Miles Away and Sioux
City Man Adjourns Court to
Hurry to Bedside.

SIOUN CITY. Ia, April 2.-Judge j.
l.. Kennedy of Sioux City, who was hold
ing court Mt Cherokee, Ia, received a
telegram advising him of the illness of
his daughter at Salt Lake. Utah. He at
once adjourned court and hired rail-
road locomotive on which he made
wild ride from Cherokee to Onawa,
where he expected to catch train for
Omaha and Salt Lake.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
BARS MILWAUKEE BOARD.
Chicago Traders Adopt Rule Against Do
ing business on All Outside
Exchanges.

CHICAGO, IL, April 2.-Members of
Chicago board of trade today adopted
the rule prohibiting members from trad
ing on outside boards. The vote was
55G to M.
This rule affects the Milwaukee cham
her of commerce and has caused consd
cradle opposing discussion and action
there.
The injunctional proceedings, brought
in Chicago last week ly Harry Berger
Of Milwaukee, intended to prevent the
Chicago board from carrying out this
measure. will be argued in the federal
court in that city on Tuesday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
ANTI SALOON CRUSADE ON
Five Hundred Men, Women, Children and
Ministers Parade Neenah Streets
Late at Night.

, NEENAH, Wis, March 31.-[Spe-
icial. Five hundred men, women and
children, headed by the ministers of Nee
nah and Menasha, paraded the streets
of the Twin cities at II o'clock last
night, singing songs and offering prayer
in front of the saloons.
The proprietors refused to promise
Sunday closing, it is said, when the cru
saders appeared. Mayor Schultz was
then appealed to by the leaders, and he,
too, it is said. declined to make any
promises.
The parade last night is but a part of
vigorous anti-saloon crusade now go
ing on here No violence was offered
the people, although several alleged egg
throwing parties were broken up by the
notice
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
ATTACKS TRUSTEES REPORTS.
Samuel Untermyer of New York Says
Exposes" Are of No Account.

NEW YORK, April Samuel Tn
ternyer counsel to the international pol
icy holders committee, in an interview
sharply attacks the Investigating COM
mttees of the New York Life and Mu-
tual Life Insurance companies. He says
the recent reports are LOUD in their de
nunciation of those who already have
been excoriated and exposed by the
Armstrong committee. 1t is as strangely
silent as to the responsibility of the
agency committee as was the I'owler
committee concerning the liability OF the
finance committee of the New York
Life" Mr.. Untermyer says the policy
holders are mot so badly misled as some
seem to imagine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
HUDSON CAMPAIGN Is NOVEL.
One Mayoralty Candidate Makes House
to House Canvass.

HUDSON. Wis, March 31.-[Spe-
cial. The mayoralty campaign has de-
veoped into three-corncred fight be-
tween Joseph Yocrg, +. A. Walby and
Mayor Francis Mcguire Two Of the
candidates are running independent.
Mcguire who has been mayor two
terms favors an open town; Mr.. Yoerg,
cashier Of the First National bank. is
supported by the business interests; Mr.
Walby, who is n Norwegian. relies upon
the Scandinavans and the labor ele-
ment He is meking house to house
campaign.