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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
ACCIDENTS IN THE NATION.
Estimated That Forty Died and Over
1000 Were Injured

1t is estimated that forty were killed
and over 1000 injured as the result of
the celebration of the declaration of indie
pendence on Wednesday. Crime also
marred the day. The cities where lives
were taken are as follows:
Chicago, 2; Cincinnati, 1; Catskiil, N Y,
l.. Elkhart Ind, 1; Fall River, Mass, /;
kenosha, L; Memphis, /; Newton Ia. /;
New Bedford, Mass, L, Oswegu. N. Y, l.;
\. Y, /; Grand Falls, n. D., /: Jersey City,
l. New York, / Negaunee, Mich, .; Nj
agara Falls /; Pittsburg. /; South Bend, /;
Fond du Lac, l; New Albany, Ind, l.;
Stevens Point, Wis, l; Vincennes, Ind, /
The serious accidents outside of Wis
consin follow:
WILKEs-BARRE, Pa.-Two brothers
named Pachunis, two others, brothers,
powder i'll pipe and it failed to go Off
They then forced a stick of dynamite into
the pipe and began pounding it. A terrific
and nine Others injured.
CHICAGO-Mnnie Schuk, aged 4, killed
by stray bullet: Margaret O'Leary, aged TO-
drank kerosene used by her brother; in
jured ia.
Mayor Dunno counted up three casualties
out of a possible ten in his family yester.
day. Dorothy, aged ), had an idea the prop
or way TO explode tirecracker was to hold
it in her hand. The result was blistered
fingers. Margaret, two years older, let the
1irecracker lie in her lap, and the result was
a ruined dress Maurice, two years older
yet. became inquisitive because a firecrach-
er would not go off. The result was pow
der blown into his face, and for a time 1t
was feared an eye had been injured.
BLUFFTON, Ind.-N1rs William Snyder
aged 50, while witnessing a display of fire
works, was hit on the top of the head by an
uneXploded aerial bomb of three pounds.
Her skull was fractured and she will die.
EXCELSIOR. Minn..-By the premature
explosion of a quantity of fireworks Louis
A. Dix and f. D. Thompson were seriously
injured. and in the panic among 5000 peopl2
Teddy Montgomery, IA years old, was
trampled and badly hurt
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
ICE DEALER PURSUED,
Philadelphia Makes Charges of Conspiracy
to Get Eorbitant Prices for
Frozen Water.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, July O.
District Attorney Bell today caused the
issuance of a warrant for the arrest of
Henry Behrendberg, president of the
Mountain Ice company, on a charge of
conspiracy. Mr.. Behrendberg is located
in Jersey City, and if necessary requisi-
ton will be made on the governor of
New jersey. Warrants were recently
issued at the instance of Mr.. Bell for
the arrest of thirteen ice dealers who
are charged with entering into a con-
spiracy to maintain an cxorbitant price
for ice.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
KILLED THIRTEEN MEN.
Two Arrested at Altoona (Pa.) on Charge
of Doing Wholesale Crime with
BOycaT.

ALTOONA, IA. July 1.-Two men
have been arrested by the authorities
charged with causing the tragedy at
Portage on Tuesday night when a run
away car struck a party of non-union
miners. killing thirteen. Two Hungarian
miners brothers. who had been en-
ployed at the mines of the Puritan Coai
company. but who were on strike, are
accused of releasing the brakes on the
car and starting it down the steep grade.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
BADGERS GET APPOINTMENTS.
President Names Men fer Official Posts
in Wisconsin.

OYSTER BAY, L. l., July 5.-[Spe-
commissions for Henry G. McCrossen
as receiver of public money at Wausau.
Wis. and Samuel W. Campbell, Indian
agent at La Pointe, Wis. john J.
O'Connell was appointed postmaster at
Marinette, Wis.
Attorney General Lebbeus r. Wiley
of the Philippine islands has been ap-
pointed to the judgeship of the United
States court in China. which is to re-
place, in a large measure, the present
consular court.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
WORKERS GET BIG RAISE.
Cotton Mill Advance Of Per Cent Goes
Into Effect in Addition to Pre-
vious Benefits

BOSTON, Mass, July 5-An advance
of ) per cent. il. wages in cotton mills in
thirty or more cities, towns and villages
of southern Massa chusetts and Rhode
Island went into effect today. About
1900 operatives are benefited. Since
the inception of the upward movement in
mill wages early in the year. 10000 tex
tile operatives in the New England
states have had their pay advanced to
II per cent. Of the total number no..
600 work in cotton mills and about
%, 900 in the wooden and worsted plants
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
Suicide Reveals Double Life

KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 9.-Inves-
LEGATIONS reveal that Frank G. Luther.
secretary and treasurer of the Acme Bed
ding company. who committed suicide
Saturday. lived a double life six years.
As Frank G. Luther he lived at SO West
Thirteenth street with one wife AS
Frank Huffman he lived with Mrs. Lii
liam Huffman at 26O1 Montgall avenue.
As Huffman he was a travelling sales
ms
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
BORGES GOES TO PRISON.
Former Indiana Man Who Was Inter-
este6 in Ubero Plantation Company
Gets Fifteen Years.

BOSTON. Mass. July 5.-Ferdinand
z. Borces, formerly of Indiana aud
one of the promoters of Ubero ilanta-
ton company, was today sentenced to
serve from twelve to fifteen years in
state prison lor larceny and conspiracy.
Borges was convicted on seventy-three
counts of larceny and one OF conspiracy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
Training Ship Not Hurried.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July o
Among the things that are held in
allegiance III the navy department be-
cause there is apparently no pressing ne
cessity. is the construction of Il naval
training ship Oh the Great Lakes. Be
fore anything could be done the queS-
ton arose rs TO whether the building of
such ship would not interfere with the
agreement with Great Britain.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13

The court, after some discussion. said
they would have right to show this be
fore the punishment was determined and
gave, the defense until next Wednesday
to bring evidence into court showing that
the rehate WAS genprallY known
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
Husband, Wife and a Son Sent Up for
Life for Murder.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, July 9.-Jona
Williams his wife Minerva and their
son Wesley were sentenced to prison for
life today for the murder of James
Leigh ct Boonville last spring Andrew
Williams, another son, is serving q SEN
tence for petty crime and two smaller
children are in the reform SCHOOL
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
Deny Taggart-Ade Engagement.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July 9.-The re-
port of the engagement between Miss Lucy
Iaggart, daughter of Thomas Taggart,
chairman of the Democratic national com
nlittee. and George AIDE, the playwright, is
authoritatiYely denied.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
Schooner and AL Hands Lost.

NORTH SYDNEY. c. e. July o.-Word
was received here today that the British
fishing schooner Stanley Joseph has been
lost with all OF board near the Grand
Banks during terrific storm.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
MANY DIE ON FOURTH.
OVER HUNDRED PERSOnS GO DOWN
WITH FLOATING DOCK AT
OMAHA CELEBRATION.
SIX BODIES RECOVERED
List of Injured IS Long and There Are
Five on the Roll Of Those
Missing.

OMAHA, Neb.. July 5.-Six bodies,
those of five young women of Omaha
and an unidentified man, were recovered
today from the waters of Lake Man
ava, where, last night, more than lUO
persons, while watching a display OF
fireworks on the lake, were precipitated
into sixteen feet of water from floating
dock.
Eight persons We're injured, one of
whom is reported to be in Il serious con-
d1tlon, and several people were reported
missing this morning.
The Dead and Injured.
The dead so far recovered:
LOONEY, MARY, Omaha
SHEEHAN, MARY, Omaha.
HlLAND, BESSIE, Omaha.
VEST, MARY, Omaha.
NOSENBLOOM LENA, Omaha
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
The list of injured
May Iantng, Council Bluffs
Miss Leroy, knee cap broken: serious.
". o. Sutherland, Grand hotel, Council
BlufS, cut about legs and arms.
Don Smith, Omaha, cut on legs ana arms;
II; Joseph, Omaha, cut about hahds anu
Jessie Newly. Willard hotel, Omaha, cut
on both arms, badly bruised about body.
stGII 10th Omaha cut about head ana
James Noien, Omaha, bruised about sEouI-
derS and arms.
The following is a list of the missing.
who We're known to have been at the
lake and whose absence today has not
yet been accounted for:
Coats, bellboy of the Grand hotel, Council
Bluffs.
r. Reno, South Omaha
Two nieces of Officer Ryan. Omaha.
Marguerite Worthing. Omaha.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
linn Hsv's Wi5ow Is III

NEWBURY. y H.. July 9.-Mrs. Clara
Stone Hay. the widow of the late secretary
OF SKATE, John Hay. is i'll at her summer
home IT Lake Sunapee. but her condition
is not regarded as serious.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
United States Transport Floated
4 III n l,,ClA Ii I,.lr- O

WASHINGTON, D. e. July 1.-THE
navy department is advised that the
United States army transport Thomas.
which went ashore ut Guam. was tiOated
at high water Sunday. Tie Thomas
has on board large quantity Of Philip
pie gold.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
NOTED OUTLAW sURRENDEPS.
Montalon Gives Self Up to Americans
in PhiliDDineS

MANILA 2. l., July 9.-Montalon,
the most powerful outlaw in the island
of Luzon. who is credited with numer-
Gus murders. outrages Oh women. and
muti!ation of prisoners, surrendered Sun
daE at HataOgaS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
been for the bowel trorble he would have
recovered
Resided at Madison

The home of Mr.. Adams was at Mad
ison, and he was Il member of the Fifty
eighth Congress and was reelected Il
member of the F'ifty-ninth. lie was for
two terms Il member of the Wisconsin
Legislature, state superintendent of pub
lie property from 1884 to 1890. and
dairy and food commissioner of Wiscon-
sin from 1894 to 1902
Mr.. Adams leaves widow, two sons
and two daughters. He was SO years
oil
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
MADISON MOURNS FOR ADAMS.
All Flags Half Mast Because of Con-
gressnan's Death.
WHOLE FAMILY is IN PRISON.

MADISON, Wis, July o. Special. 7
The people in the capitol and city of
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
All Larger Plants Covered.

These are the plants covered by the
committees inquiry:
Anglo-American Provision company, Ar
mour & Co, H. Boore e. Co. Boyd Lun-
ham & Co, Continental Packing company,
G.. II. Hammond company, David Levi Il
Co, Libby, Mcneil 81 Libby, Nelson Norris
& Co, North American Provision company,
Roberts Oake, Schwarzschild & Sulzber-
ger company, Standard Strengthening
pany, Swift & Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
Weather Forecast. ! Washirgtcn. Jan. 11--For AIabana: Fair Friday and Saturday, light North vindsj shifting to south.

probable, the accused started with Il handicap. Decatur said:
 T told Church to report to my room because he had laughed in ranks aud I wished to reprimand him, When ho came in I was standing in the other part of the room talking to q number of midshipmen and did not take any particular notice of him. I do not re- member that said anything to him at all, but I remember that some one said something to .fiim about getting In the closet Church went into the closet, bat I don't know what he did in there. He stayed about threo min utes. q
 The court then adjourned until to- morrow.
 Midshipman Warren A. vanderver. of Mount Holly, N. J., who has been un- der suspicion of having protected the midshipmen who were hazing Jerden P. Kimbrough while yanderver was on duty has been released from arrest and restored to duty. Vanderver's dis missal had been ordered by Superin- tendent Sands but the attorney gen. eral decided that the superintendent of the naval academy did not have the power of summary dismissal. There is an apparent change of attitude to- wards Vanderver. He has insisted all along that he did not order the hazing of Kimbrough.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
STANDARD OIL HEARING.
Attorney-GseneraI Had1ey Declares
 that He ia We'll Pleased.

AttoFney-oseneraI Had1ey Declares
 that He Is We'll Pleased.
 New York. Jan. 1f.--The hearing be- fore a commissioner in the ease of tho State of Missouri against the. Standard oil Company of Indiana and two other companies doing husineHs ln Missouri. was adjourned today until o'clock thtz afternoon by consent of counsel.
 At the request of counsel for the Standard oil Company Justice Glider- sleeve of the Supreme Court had put the hearing before Commissioner over until Friday. Last night, however, an agreement was reached between Att torney-General Hadley and the Stand ard oil Company's counsel to go on with the hearing today. The reason given for this change of attitude was that the Western lawyers representing the Standard oil Company were anxious to return home and they voluntarily offered to go on with the hearing.
 MT. Hadley, however, was unable to resume early today as his process servers could not get at the witness whom he desired to put on the stand d He was notified that they would be ready this afternoon. MT. Harley said this morning:
 T am well-satished with the results have obtained in my investigation. have secured some part of what I came here for, and did not expect to secure everything. The testimony given by Mir Jockel and M Hardcastle. former employees of the Standard oil Company, and Mrs. Ida M. Butts, establishes to my mind the connection which seek to show as existing in Missouri be- tween the Standard oil Company of Indiana, the Republic oil Company and the Pierce oil Company. These I maintain are constituent companies of the Standard oil Trust. The refusals to answer on the part of H. H. Rogers, E. T. Bedford. Wade Hampton and oth- CTS, go further, it seems to me, to bull walk my case than the evidence of my own witnesses.
 At o'clock Commissioner Sanborn announced further postponement un- til 2 D. m. tomorrow, at the request of counsel representing tho Standard oil Company to enable them to prepare for tho proceedings before Justice Gil- dersleeve in the Supreme Court tomor- row.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
WESTERN UNION OFFICIALS.
Comment Upon Increase of Business In
 The South.

Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 11.-Many high officials of the Western Union Tele- graph Company arrived in Memphis toe day on the private cars, Morse and Electric" The purpose of the visit is a general trip of inspection over tho South and Southwest. The party was headed by J. c. Barclay, Assistant Gen. eral Manager of the vast system.
 Accompanying Mir. Barclay. is T.. Levin, General Superintendent of the Southern District. T. P. Cook. General Superintendent Western District, !. R. Terhune. Superintendent of the Tennes- Mississippi Division, and c. H. Bristol General Superintendent of Con- struction of New York.
 Mir. Barclay said that conditions in the South had so expanded that tha Western Union Telegraph Company has found 1t necessary to increase its facIl- ities.
 we are handling all business promptly" he said. "but realizing the rapid growth and prosperity of this part of the country we are taking time by the forelock and am now ap- proving the construction of a largo number of new wires for the southern country The increase of our business in this section is phenomenal and we propose to meet all future needs"
 The party left tonight for Hot Springs, Ark
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
SECURITIES ARE FORGERIES Denison, Prior & Co. Heavily Involved. ASSETS WILL BE SMALL One Member of the Firm Com
 mitted Suicide. Frank Rockefeller Declares That For More Than Year He Has Had
 No Dealings With the
 Concern.
ASSETS WILL BE SMALL

Cleveland, O., Jan. 1.-The Bankers Committee which is investigating tho affairs of the Banking and Brokerage firm of Denison. Prior and Company, which closed It's doors following the suicide of l. W. Prior on Tuesday. made the following authorised state ment late this evening:
 ''The examination of tho books of the concern has not yet proceeded far enough to make any complete state ment possible. Enough has beeu learn ed. however, to warrant the committee in stating that 1t is forced to believe that the firm of Denison, Prior and Company Is insolvent, bus to what ex- tent we cannot as yet say.
 We are also convinced that a num- Der of municipal bonds have been forged, but to what amount we are unable to determine"
 The bankers committee gave no inti- nation whatever as to the amount or value Of the forged municipal bonds or where they were placed or how used. It is underst, pod, however. that they were largely used in connection with extensive ceals on the New York stock exchange.
 Frank Rockefeller. referring to re- ports consistently circulated during the past two days to the effect that he is one of the heaviest creditors of Dem ison, Prior and Company said today:
 RocixefeIIcr's Denial.
 For over a year have not paid to or received dollar from the firm of Denison, Prior & Co. The various sen sational stories indicating that anu heavily involved with the firm are ab- solutely without foundation."
 The fact that the firm had been using spurious securities was made known several days before Mir. Prior coIn- mltted suicide. Those who had a right to demand & statement of tho facts from Prior made the demand To their eur-. prise they were refused point blank one word of information and without a tremor. 1t is said, MT. Prior told them if they persisted he would take tho secret where no power could wrest It from him.
 The discovery of the spurious securi- ties was made by Cleveland men last week and was promptly put before MT. Prior Monday when he returned from New York. The only spurious issues yet found are among the municipal is- sues and thus far they are among the securities from smaller Ohio cities
 Among the former patrons of the firm the belief is growing that practf- caIly the entire list of available assets have disappeared and that nothing will remain of the once iourishing business save the large debts due the patrons. The equities in the collateral loans. theA seats owned at the various stock ex- changes and other things may swell the assets somewhat, but the traders stand to suffer very severe losses. ac- cording to the present outlook.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
FEELING AGAINST FOREIGNERS.
China Is In a Ferlnent of Political Ex,
 Qfeemewf

Pekin, Jan. 11.-Reports from the south and tho Yangtse valley region show the anti-foreign sentiment to be very strong. China undoubtedly Is In ferment of political excitement but the movement is directed as much against the government as against the foreigners.
 The government is between two fires. The Young China party is clamorinS because reforms are being executed too slowly while the conservatives and the officials the latter because their prequisities are threatened and are resisting all efforts at reform.
 In spite of the protests of foreigners in northern China, the foreign minis ters have not changed their plan for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Chili province, the only exceptions be- ing the legation guards. The ministers believe that the Chinese government is both able and determined to protect the Foreigners in the event of revolu- tfon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
PEACE AT ALGECIRAS.
Delegates Will Go to Work in COncII-
 intOry Spirit.

Paris, Jan. 1.-The Temps this af- ternoon published a special despatch from Madrid saying that the cores pondent as the results of visits in of lclal circles, takes the most optimistic view of the prospects of the Moroccan conference.
 It Is generally believed, ho said. that there will be laborlous discussions, bu' no one fears that serious difficulty will arise Herr von Radowitz the German ambassador and delegate to tbe conference. told The Temps corres- pondent that he was convinced that an equitable solution satisfactory and honorable 10 all parties would be reached His instructions from Berlin indicated a spirit of conciliation, The Ambassador said:
 We arc about to commence on a work of peace, result which I desire so much that I cannot but express it aloud"
 The diplomats as the time for the meeting approaches are showing more assured feeling relative to the Moroccan conference, 1t being alleged that the propitiary declarations of tbe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
REQUEST A RECEIVER.
Directors of Life Insurance Company
 Take the Action.

New York, Jan. 11.-Inspectors of the Empire Life Insurance Company. through their attorneys today filed q request in the Supreme Court that a receiver he appointed for the compa- ny In proceedings for voluntary disso- Iution. The Empire Life Insurance Company IS q cooperative association with offices in this city.
 Several days ago Frederick W. Bro wer obtained judgment of $3.000 against the company. Justice Davies held the application in abeyance until Brewers attorney can be notified.
 During the investigation 1t was brought out that the company pos sessed $6.00O in city water bonds and about $3,O00 in cash, while its liabili- ties. consisting largely of death claims, were more than $40.000.
 Stacy Wilson, secretary and acting president of the company, testified that the company had about 2,200 policies outstanding. representing 8 total. of $4,O0O, ,OO0 The company's receipts in 1904. he said. were $7S.335 and it's dis bursements, $79OOO. The company had been barred from Kentucky, New Jer- sey, Ohio and several other States
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

nler a resource which he did not have before. The same movement took so many people off the farms that for those left there double the price is now being obtained for the raw ma terlal over what 1t was very few years agr The Southern cotton man ufacturcr has been most instrumental in increasing the price of cotton. With better values for the manufactur- ed product better values will be ob- tained for the raw material. There fore it is to the interest of the South ern cotton farmer that knowledge and skill should bc developed in the South in the manufacture of cotton
 Regarding immigration he said:
 "Extepsive importation of any class of cheap labor which for any reason cannot be made homogeneous as q part ot the American race, Is undesirable Complaint is made that labor is scarce IL IS my observation that the present situation in the South is more one where work is plenty and wages fair than one in which labor Is scarce It is better to have fair Irices and full employment than an excess of cheap labor. l favor immigration. but I think wa should always see to it that there should he admitted into this country only those immigrants who would bring 10 our people d strain or new blood which might be absorbed with bene. fit"
 At the conclusion of MT. Tompkln's address MT Brown. of North Carolina, introduced d res )lution endorsing the cotton commission bill of Senator Over man. md the convention adjourned un- til tonight
 The night features were a paper by John D. Walker of Sparta, Ga, on "Closer Relation Between Banker and l... Ia RiVpn a nf thanks for raising the first ten thou sand for the work. Walter Clark, pres ident of the Mississippi division, spoke on organization. detailing the results which had followed the union He also attacked bucket shops and speculation. but did not believe legislation would stop tho evil