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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
WIDOW SACRIFICES
LIFE FOR HUSBAND.
Shoots Self to Rejoin Him Soon After
He Passes Away in Boston
Hospital.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. S.-Mrs. Da-
vid Il. Sharretts shot herself and fell dy-
In" over the body of her husband before
1t had grown cold in death at the Home
opathic hospital in this city Thursday.
No greater psychological problem could
have been presented to the scientists of
the country if the grief-stricken woman
had followed in all its formality the ex-
tinct Hindu rite of suffice, by which the
widow sacrificed herself on her hus-
bands funeral pyre. Daily during Mr..
Sharrett's illness the vitality of the wife
seemed to sink as his strength ebbed.
She was constantly at his bedside, and
the physicians and attendants noticed the
effect which the vigil was having upon
her strength. She seemed distract as his
mind weakened, and when the nurse
told her that he was dead she sat as
stunned.
They left her for moment alone with
the body. Hardly had the attendants
closed the door behind them when a pis
tol shot rang out. They rushed back
TO find that she had freed her spirit, as
she believed, to accompany that of her
husband.
Mr. Sharretts was a clerk in the war
department at Washington, and had
lived most of his life iii that city. His
wife came originally from Boston, and
her parents reside here. He was about
his Junior. Since their marriage they
have been inseparable. When he was
taken i'll his wife brought him to the
hospital IN her native city.
A severe surgical operation was per-
formed While he was in the hospital, as
the only chance of saving his life. For
time i was thought he would re-
cover. A few days ago, the physicians
realized that his case was hopeless
Mrs. Sharretts was told that he could
not recover.
From that hour she seemed to droop
In sympathy with the dying man. The
attendants say that it was upon her re
quest that they left the room and that
though she was noticeably depressed
they had no apprehension of her pur-
pose. The bullet entered her right tenn
pie and death was instantaneous. 1t is
supposed that she had carried the re
volved for this purpose for several days
few hours after the two deaths,
brother of Mr.. Sharretts, who had been
sent for when it was known the patient
could not survive, arrived from Balti-
more. He had both bodies sent to Wash
ington for burial. Death certificates were
filed this afternoon and it was then that
the strange story was revealed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
TO WE'D BACHELOR SMITH.
Banns Said for Mrs Hinelander Stewart
of Baltimore, Recently Divorced, and
Wealthy Heir Of Chicagoan.

INVERNESS Scotland Sept. 10. -
Banns for the marriage of James Henry
Smith of New York, heir of George
Smith of Chicago, to Mrs. Hinelander
Stewart of Baltimore were read in the
parish church OF Alvie Invernesshire.
yesterday. Mrs. Stewart arrived in
England only a few days ago.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10-James Henry
Smith is a bachelor and is one of the
wealthiest men in the country. lie in
herited some years ago an estate valued
nj upwards of $5O.000.000 from his
uncle. George Smith. After the death
of William G. Whitney, Mr.. Smith pur-
chased the Whitney residence on Fifth
avenue and has entertained there on Il
lavish scale.
Mrs. Stewart obtained a divorce re
Gently and at the time of her decree
was granted it was reported that she
intended to marry Mr.. Smith. She is
much interested in society. as is Mr.
Smith. Mr.. Stewards Indifference to so
cial affairs was said to be one of the
reasons for the estrangement of the
couple. Mrs. Stewart was a Miss Arm
strong of Baltimore and is sister of
Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
NIPPLE POLICIES SMALL.
Only $500 in Life Insurance Found Thus
Far-Reorganization Assured
by the Directors

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. TO-
Contrary to the general belief, Frank
X. Nipple, the suicide president of the
wrecked Real Estate Trust company
carried only a small amount of life in
surance. +. c. Newbourg, counsel for
the Nipple family. announces that
policies for only $500 on the life of
Nipple have been found.
Special experts of the state banking
department are examining securities for
trust funds aggregating more than $26,-
100000. There is considerable anxiety
felt by beneticiaries over their safety.
Up to this time there mas been only Il
hasty examination of the securities and
with the exception of about $4,000 they
were found practically intact.
1t has been asserted that the banking
department has not made examination of
the Real Estate Trust company in four
years In defending the department Mr.
Barley said he did not have enough
help.
All the directors of the Real Estate
Trust company have agreed to Receiver
Earle's plan for reorganizing the COM
pany. The directors are to contribute
the amount deemed necessary by the re
ceiyer.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
JOSEPH PHILLIPS
LONG LIFE CLOSES.
Former Mayor Passes Away at His Home
il Milwaukee at the Age of
so Years.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Sept. 10
EN-Mayor Joseph Phillips. senior
member of the insurance firm of Phil
lips X Rrbhan. died ut noon today at
his residence. GIL Island avenue. aged
50 Years. Tue venerable citizen WAS sur
rounded by the surviving members Of
his family when the end came. for his
condition has been such for several
weeks that Il fatal termination OF his
Illness was expected.
lie was taken iii more than two
months ago. For 4 time il seemed that
the strong constitution of the former
mayor would carry him through the at
tack. but for several weeks he has been
gradually growing weaker.
Mr.. Phillips. who spent the greater
part OF his business lite in Milwaukee,,
was Il native Of France where he WAS
born November &. 1873. He came tU
america i'll 1884. and arrived in Nlilwau-
kec. July /. 1872. and several years lat
or engaged III the insurance business. In
1918 he WAS married to Miss Mary End,
who died in 1868. He was again mar-
rled February :. 1871. To Miss Liginger,
who. with Il number of children. sur
wives hin.
In 1898 Mr.. Phillips was elected an
alderman from the Sixth ward. lie WAS
reelected for two terms. continuing Ill
that position until 1862. From 1865 TO
1869 he served a> city treasurer. and in
ISL WAS elected mayor ON the Demo
cratic ticket, serving until 1872. lie
also served two terms as 4 mCmhCr OF
the Genera! Assembly,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE,. Sent 10-Closp-Wh,at-
E.sI. y Sn - y nnrtbcrh ON fra, nv x"
; on Track. 4Sc Oats-Stradv: standard
::}215c: No 3 white, Oh track. 3Ol4m31Iat
B I15cf ssd 53and@r4: 20 xampe on
track. SIC. ProyfsionsESteadv; pork. 1G -:
lard. $50
Flou- quotations in carloads are: Hard
T ST III W% %~i a ,oStrSo ARori paISntS
2c1s3 ~ IN sacks St,,ir6tH ~
1,.nod ~ ~ No. i>"'''"' - 81
Miiisfuffs are are quoted in carots at 1:.75
for bran, 100 for standard miGdlings .'nG
Nv lpr MllWauhee np 6 hlaal f, III NV
~ S".h1' ttu W., ~, IHS ltEu, i'''''
ue GTTECn pointS 30 WLot
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casb 20 To- 10 VIII In trN
no,o7,,I,"r t,f NJ, MI efo4''
Wheat-To arrive. No. 1 northern. 7o5yc;
No. > northern. G9lsc; on track, No. l
northern. TIC: No. northern. G93sc; Sep
tember 70lgc; October. 701sc: December.
1Ol4c: May. 74a4c: September durunI No
62c; No. =. 90; October durum, No /, 6312c
No. >. 5s12c; old durum No. /. G212c
Flax - To arrive. 1.094: flax on
track 1U914 September. 1Hl14: October.
1.o712; November. 1.0712: December. 1.U613
May. 1.1O2. Oats-TO arrive. 2912c: Sep
Receipts Wheat, 112,471. Shipments
Wheat, 35O,oW.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Sept. i0.-Cattle--Rc-
ceipts. 5000 including 5000 Texans; market
Zoe higher: beef steers. 3.5oa6.50; stockers
and feeders, 2.ooG4 %; cows and hefers.
LOO 40; Texas steers, 3.0J1j1O; cows
and heifers. 2Vn3.5p. Hogs-Rece1pts.
1000: market Toe higher; pigs and lights,
6.3oa65o: packers. 6oo46.40 butchers and
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
KILLS TWO AND SELF.
Eau Claire Man Shoots with Effect on
Main Street, Near Band Con
cert Crowd

EAU CLAIRE. Wis, Sept. lO--A
triple tragedy took place at $ o'clock
Saturday night in front of the Galloway
house. \ plumber named Bert Handler
waited until his wife came around
corner with Il young man named Milton
Johnson. Tandler went toward them.
fired two shots, both fatal, and then shot
himself. Al! three died
Handler and his wife had separated
some time ago. and have two little chill
dren. They came from near tadott. but
lived in Eau Claire for some time. John
son had been threatened by THEdler be-
fore. The tragedy took place within
half block of a band concert and Il large
crowd.
Handler believed that Johnson had in
trrfered in his domestic affairs. Johnson
was shot through the heart. while the
woman was shot through the neck. one
bullet piercing the jugular vein. In
shooting himself Handler put the muz-
Zlc of the revolver into his mouth and
blew the top of his head off.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
TRIES TO KILL WITTE
RUSSIAN SEIZED BY DETECTIVE
JUST IN TIME
Former Premier Grows Pale When He
Realizes Danger-Sevastopol
Chief Is Assassinated.

NEW YORK, Sept S.-The Herald
prints a dispatch from Soden, Russia,
saying that as Count White, the former
Russian premier, was leaving his hotel
in an automobile Friday a Russian
named Rosenberg pushed his way
through the crowd, took off his hat and
called out something to the former Rus
elan premier. At the same instant he
was seized from behind by detective
and held fast.
Several Russians who are living in the
hotel and who were III the company of
Rosenberg called out insulting epithets in
German, such as ''blackguard'' and
'.scoundrel" They were Immediately
arrested They were all Russian stu
dents who are studying chemistry.
When Rosenberg addressed Count
White, the latter became pale as death
and looked round as if seeking TO escape.
SAFASTOPOL, Sept. S.-The chief
of the gendarmerie was assassinated on
street car today.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
ARREST H. CLAY PIERCE.
Chairman of Waters-Pierce Executive
Board Taken Into Custody in St.
Loui. Civil Suit.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Sept. 1O.-H Clay
Pierce, chairman of the executive board
of the Waters-Pierce Oil company was
arrested here today on an attachment
issued and served several weeks a go to
compel his attendance as witness in Il
civil suit.
Mr.. Pierce was taken to the sheriff's
office in the courthouse. Arrangements
were made for Mr.. Pierce to be released
at once in order to permit his attending
the hearing of the oil company custer
suit at the Southern hotel, at which Mr..
Pierce's attorneys had guaranteed his
presence today. At noon, however, Mr..
Pierce had not been released.
Mr.. Pierce later appeared before Judge
r. A. Anthony, special supreme cOurg
commissioner. as a witness in the custer
proceedings instituted by the state of
Missouri against the Standard, Republic
and Waters-Pierce Oil companies.
After having been in the custody of
the deputy sheriffs for more than an
hour Commissioner Allen agreed to ac-
cept bond and Mr.. Pierce was released.
Former Judge Priest, one of Mr.. Pierce S
attorneys. signed the bond.
The case upon which the attachment
was issued is a suit brought against the
oil company by John Z. Gruet, former
secretary for salary.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14


corning the situation at kamy shin. on
the Nolga. 1t was reported yesterday
that a revo't had broken out there
during the absence of troops. and fears
We're expressed that the town might be
in the hands of mob. Communication
with Kamyshin is still interrupted.
Was Put-up Job.
BERLIN. Sept 10.-The correspond
ent at Warsaw of The Nossische lei
tung says in a dispatch that the out
break at Siedlce apparently was pre-
pared before hand. Bands of strangers.
ostensibly soldiers on furlough, took Il
most active part with the soldiery.
At one stage of the fighting the Jews
succeeded in driving the soldiers back.
The victims are counted by the nun
dreds. Many houses in Siedlce are burn
ing, and nobody is trying TO put out the
fires. \ great many arrests were made
today, but there are few Jews among
the prisoners
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
PENNIES FOR COLLEGE.
100000 Workers Each Give Penny to
Ruskin College

The British trade unions had not in
their origin any direct concern with edu-
cation, says the Fortnightly Review
But it is fact of no ordinary signif-
canoe that some of the leading unions
should be taking very great interest in
the higher education of the workman.
For the last three years some 100000
wOrkingmen, members of the Amalga
mated Society of Engineers, have made
three levies of l penny each to help on
the work of Ruskin college at Oxford.
This levy produces over 1900 year, and
by means of it six engineers are main
tanned for. a years course OF study at
the college.
Smaller but substantial sums have
been contributed to the same institution
by the London Society of COmpostorS,
by the Lanarkshire Miners County
union, by the Amalgamated Association
of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers. by
the Derbyshire miners and the Durham
miners, while q large number of other
societies appear among the donors ana
subscribers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
INDIAN MAIDEN WINS
SENTENCE CUT DOWN BY PRESI-
DENT ROOSEVELT.
Lizzie Cardish Was Convicted of Burning
Menominee Indian School-Judge
Quarles Appealed for Her.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. 10
The President has committed the life
sentence of Lizzie Cardish, an Indian
girl - years of age. to confinement III
some reformatory institution until she is
y years Of age. On June q, last. the
girl was convicted at Milwaukee in the
federal court for the eastern district OF
Wisconsin of arson in setting fire to and
destroying the Indian school building on
the MenomInee reservation. 1t IS under
stood that she fired the building TO es-
cape going to school.
Among those who asked for Lizzie
Cardish's pardon was Judge J. v.
Quarles, who sentenced the girl.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
May Smash Schedules.

Orders given to the chief of police Of
Williamsburg, Pa, to arrest the engi-
ncers of all trains which pass through
the borough at a speed of more than ten
miles an hour threaten to disarrangc
the schedules of the fast trains on tn"
Pennsylvania railroad between New
York and Chicago. Unless the trouble
between the railway and the borough
can be patched up this order will mean
a clear loss of nine minutes to through
trains. as ,he borough is a mile and Il
half Tong. In addition there will be 50
much further loss in slowing down be
fore the borough is reached and getting
up speed after it is passed that an
eightrcn-houl train will have hard
time III keeping up to its schedule. n
legged blocking of the crossings Ivy
freight trains and disregard of other
ordinances by the railway caused the
passage of the drastic ordinance.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Made His Own Teeth.

Charles Bennett, aged 60, a Franklin
county convict serving five years i'll the
Ohio penitentiary for burglary, not only
pulls his own teeth, but he makes new
ones and puts them i'll himself
He makes the teeth out of rosin beef
bones obtained in the kitchen, using only
a little saw and penknife. He has
been using two of the teeth several
months and is now at work on others.
He pulls his old teeth by means OF a
fiddle string and then makes the new
teeth the shape of the ones pulled out
They are grooved so they fit to the gum
and also to the teeth on each side
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
RECORD OF MASSACRES.

Beginning with 'Bloody Sunday"
January 90, 1905, Russia has seen a
series of massacres which has cost
the lives of thousands of men, wom-
en- and children.
On Bloody Sunday when throngs
marched through the streets of st.
Petersburg to petition the Gar for
relief, soldiers fired upon the crowds,
killing 2210 persons and wounding
34OO. Since then there have been mas
sacres III many sections of the country.
Between December 20 and December
80 of that year J4S persons were
killed and 1860 wounded in Moscow.
At Tifiis $50 Armenians were killed
or wounded by Cossacks January II
of this year The massacre of Jews
at Bialystok January IA resulted in
lightweight deaths and injury to
hundreds
Riga and Warsaw are other places
in which the lives of many were sac
rifced. no record of the number of
fatalities having been kept.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
EUROPE IS AGAINST j. S.
FILIPINO SAYS POWERS WOULD
RECOGNIZE A REPUBLIC.
Politicians Explanation OF What He Did
with Certain Funds Is Rather
Startling.

MANILA, Sept. 10.-Dominar Gomez,
at a political rally yesterday, declared
that England. France and Germany
would recognize Il Filipino republic.
Gomez made the above declaration III
response TO Il request for an accounting
Of money collected. He further said
that the money had been used in sending
cablegrams to Europe. to create Il scnti-
ment i'll favor of Philippine republic
and that favorable replies had been re-
ceived.
Gomez late ThurSda. was released
from jail on bail. He was arrested on
the charge of having slandcrcd Gov.
Cables
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
MILWAUKEE, sTocKYARDs REPORT.

IIOGS-Market. good strong; packers
weak; light. mixed, G.1JM6.55; fair to
choice mediums. 615m6.5o: heavy packers.
stays. j.250J4O.
CATTLE - Market is higher; calves
strong; butchers, steers. medium to
good 1850 to 1900 lbs, 4.JG1OJ. 90: fair to
medium, $50 to 1850 lbs. 37504 y: heifers,
common, 2.4OU2.SJ; good ;S.25It4.UU: COWS.
fair tc good, 2.IoI3.5o: Gamers, 1.25Gc1.7:';
cutters, 2.00@2.40; bulls, common, 2GoO
30: choice, 265lt3.25: feeders. 3.O0U3.5U.
stocIlprs 2.J003.OU. Veal calves, common
TO choices 4.500S.O0; heavy. 3,0Hg4Vl.
Mixers and springers-Dcmand limited To
few choice COWS at 10000 1000; common sci!
for Gamers.
SHEEP Market is steady; 5000
800; lamhs. strong. I0OaT.2I
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
WHOLE FAMILY Is IN JAIL.
Keaosha Husband, Wife and Infant
Daughter Must Answer Charge of
Conspiracy and Theft

KENOSHA. Wis. Sept. lo.-IS pe-
cial. William Karpowich. his wife,
Mary Karpowich, and the infant daugh
ter of the couple are in tn county Jail
here waiting trial for grand larceny. The
woman and the infant were brought
back from New Gorw Saturday night
and the hearing of the case is set fer this
afternoon. The woman made Il dcSpPr-
ate fight, but Chief of Police OlIare
landed the woman. The pair are charged
with having stolen 4 large sum of money
belonging to Il crowd of foreigners who
boarded at their home. In his anxiety
to free himself the husband declared
to the local police that his wife had
robbed him. and the woman was brought
back on Il warrant cnargin" larceny
signed by the husband. 1t is possible
that both will he forced to answer Il
charge of conspiracy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
FEVER REPORT RESENTED.
American Surgeon Imprisoned in Hon-
duras While Natives Threatened
Him with Death.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Sept. S.-The
fact that Assistant Surgeon Walter
Robertson of the United States marine
hospital service was for more than
week practically a prisoner at the Amer
lean consulate in Ceiba. Honduras,
guarded by fifty armed Americans and
threatened by natives with death bee
cause he had reported yellow fever in
Ceiba, has been made known here J.
l.. Warren Woodville of this city. who
was in Honduras in July, is authority
for the story.
News of the condemnation to death
for treason and subsequent escape from
prison of Emilio DeLeon. minister of
foreign affairs in Guatemala, was
was brought here by Jose Maria Gam
boa, brother of the Mexican minister to
City.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
FIND MILLION IN JUNK.
Panama Canal Chiefs See Fortune in Ma
chinery Which the French Com
pany Operated.

WASHINGTON. d. g., Sept 10
The sale of 700 tons of cast iron junk
on the Isthmus of Panama for 100000
recently has encouraged the canal com
mission to believe they have small
fortune in worthless machinery pur-
chased from the French Canal company.
The scrap iron sold was assembled from
4 few acres of ground which Chief En-
gineer Stevens found it necessary TO
clear in order to construct new switch
ing yards for the Panama railway. One
of the officials of the canal commission
said today there We're thirty miles of
ground strewn with similar machinery.
worth S1.000,000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
HOW MANY OF US2
Fail TO Select Food Nature Demands
to Ward OF Ailments.

Fail TO Select Food Nature Demands
to Ward OFF Ailments.
a Kentucky lady, speaking about
food, says: Il was accustomed to eat
ing all kinds of ordinary food until, for
some reason indigestion and nervous
prostration set in.
After l had run down seriously my
attention was called to the necessity or
some change in my diet, and dIscon-
tinued my ordinary breakfast and be-
gan using Grape-Nuts with good guam
tity of rich cream.
'In few days my condition changed
in a remarkable way, and l began to
have a strength that l had never been
possessed of before, vigor of body
and poise of mind that amazed me-
1t was entirely new in my experience.
"My former attacks of indigestion
had been accompanied by heat flashes,
and many times my condition was dis
tressing with blind spells of dizziness
rush of blood to the head and neural
gic pains in the chest
"Since using Grape-Nuts alone Tor
breakfast l have been free from these
troubles, except at times when | nave
INDUCED in rich, greasy foods III guam
tity, then I would be warned by pam
under the left shoulder blade, and IN
less l needed the warning the old trou-
Bile would come back, but when | hnally
got to know where these troubles orig
mated / returned to my Grape-Nuts and
cream and the pain and disturbance
left very quickly.
Il am now in prime health as re-
suit of my use of Grape-Nuts." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
MAY BAR GRAND OPERA.
Metropolitan Chorus Members Arrive and
Contract Labor Clause Is Invoked
Against Their Landing

NEW YORK. Sept. 1O.-Fifty mem
bers Of the Metropolitan Opera chorus
arrived today on the steamer La Bre-
tagne Later the chorus may have to
go to Ellis Island to prove that they
are not contract laborerS. \ theatrical
agent John J. Barry, filed a complaint
with the department of commerce and
labor in Washington and with the immi
grafton authorities in this city in which
he alleges that the chorus singers come
under the contract labor law. III that
they are laborers brought to this country
under contract