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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
"FREEZE OUT" IN CHICAGO
Local Stockholders Fight New York Men,
Claiming Deal fer Control is Caus-
ing Their Troubles.

CHICAGO, Ill. Oct. 29.-Cyrus II.
Mccormick and a number of other hold
ers of stock in the North Chicago City
and the Chicago West Division railway
have asked for permission to file petit
tons allowing them to intervene in the
proposed settlement of the traction pro
blemS III this city.
The companies mentioned form the
basis of the Chicago Union Traction
company which operates the street cars
on the north and west sides of the city.
The bulk of the stock of this company
is owned in New York and it is claimed
by the Chicago holders that the New
York owners are trying to freeze OUT
all of the local interests.
1t is alleged that there is enough
money available to pay all stockholders
liability, amounting to $20,OO0O00, de-
spite the receivershiD proceedings. 1t
is declared that the formation of the
new company was for the purpose of
obtaining free title to all the assets of
the companies. This. it is asserted, will
leave the new company in the position Of
being the only bidder for the control of
the street car companies and the sale
must be made at whatever price is Of
fered
The assignees and lessees are accused
of giving bad service and in other ways
conducting themselves to create i'll will
to gain their end.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
VARDAMAN'S BLOOD UP.
Illinois Monument Dedication in Vicks-
burg Occasion for Dramatic Elk
kibition of Feeling.

VICKSBURG. Miss, Oct 27.-Illi-
nois' noble tribute to its heroic dead, a
temple of marble commanding the field
of Vicksburg, Friday was dedicated
with pomp and ceremony. All would
have been as lovely as the weather that
graced the occasion had it not been for
Gov. Yardaman of Mississippi. As each
northern orator scared higher in his
eulogy so Nardaman's southern blood
grew warmer.
lie declared himself on the race ques-
ton, on state rights, and the sentiment
of the south toward the north and the
north toward the south and wound up
by politely warning the north to look
after the notes in its own eyes. Turn
ing to Gov. Deneen, Nardaman dra-
matically continued:
You may laud the immortal Lincoln and the
great Grant and praise the blue boys of
the trenches, and the south Will support
You. But we ourselves fought for what we
believed and what | know was right We're
going to sing the praises of jefferson Davis.
Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and the
boys who wore the gray. whether it pleases
anybody except ourselves or not.
We build monuments TO men like that.
But il is strange more monuments are NOT
built to the mothers who fight the endless
wars
From now on the future of this country
depends upon how it is to be conducted.
This reunited country is the greatest coun-
try in the world
/ am glad to the people OF Illinois
here today paying tribute TO the men who
fought for what they believed was right
This snarling like dyspeptic children is
due TO the fact the people of the north
md south don't know each other.
You never read our newspapers unless a
report is sent out of an unfortunate crime.
Then you put on glasses and pray for us
sayageS down here
j don't believe Gov. Deneen's quotation.
-.All men are born equal
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
DEATH ENDS BOODLESUITS
Auto Accident Removes Witness in St.
Louis Central Traction Black
mail Case

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 29.-Circuit At
torney Sager practically admits that the
blackmail case against Frederick @. Ut
hoff and W. II. Ritter will be mol
pressed as a result of the killing of the
millionaire promoter and banker, Robert
NJ. Snyder, in an automobile accident at
Kansas City Saturday, thus closing for
ever all the famous Central Traction
Doodle cases of St. Louis.
Snyder was the principal witness
against Uthoff and Ritter, and the cir
cult ttorney intimated that it would now
be impossible to secure the evidence nee
of the prosecution of Snyder, who was
indicted for boodling in trying to Sc
cure the passage of the Central Traction
bill through the municipal assembly.
The evidence of Uthoff, who was q
councilman, caused Snyder's first convic
ton. Later Snyder caused Ritter's in
dictment on a charge of attempting to
blackmail him. Both Ritter and Uthoff
are absent from the city.
Snyder, in his own automobile, driven
by Frank NJ Schroeder, an expert
chauffeur, was passing a moving troll
lev car at Kansas City, when the chauf
feur saw small boy jump from the car
directly in the path of the machine In
an effort to save the boy Schroeder
swerved the machine into the curb. Sny-
der. who was in the rear seat was
thrown against an iron trolley pole and
his skull fractured at the base of the
brain. He died in a few minutes. The
boy, whose name was Arthur Rodell,
was fatally injured. Schroeder was not
hurt.
Robert NJ. Snyder was the father of
Carey M. Snyder, who. while a fugitive
from justice, was murdered near Hills
boro, Ore, several months ago. He was
believed to be one of the three men who
robbed a bank at Forest Grove Ore
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
OTHER POWERS 81 AIMED
JAPANESE SEE LIGHT AND WILL
NOT BOYCOTT UNITED STATES.
Officials of Golden Gate City Meanwhile
Assert That Existing Conditions
Must Continue.

TOXIC, Oct. 29.-There are no signs
whatever Of a growth of i'll feeling
against Americans in general since the
action Of the Washington government in
the San Francisco public schools has be-
come known.
Any apprehension of the boycotting of
American goods is generally regarded as
absurd. The United States is the best
customer of the Japanese and it is we'll
known that to provoke the Americans
would be suicidal
1t is feared that emissares of a GER
tain power are active in starting a move
ment against Japanese by eXaggerat
ing the situation, naturally felt here
against the San Francisco school au-
thorities.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 90
Officials of the public schools declare
that they would gladly explain their at
titude regarding the exclusion of Japa-
nese pupils TO Secretary Metcalf, but
said that there was little chance of the
rules being recalled, since the California
law demands that children of Oriental
parentage be placed in separate schools.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
PICQUART NOT VENGEFUL
TELLS 4 PROSECUTOR WHAT STUFF
HE'S MADE OF.
Remembers Only That the nan Is Coco
Soldier-Fallieres Sustains His
Cabinet Fully.

PARIS, Oct. 27.-The resembles at.
titude Of Gen. Picquart the defender OF
Drcyfus and now minister Of war, to-
wards his old prosecutors i'll the army.
was defined yesterday.
An officer who was involved in the
conspiracy to practically Danish nicquart
to the border Of the Sahara entered The
minister's office and began to stammer
out q statement on the subject. Pic
quart stopped him, saying: Il know only
one thing, and that is that you have
always been IN excellent officer You
may be sure that | shall not forget that.
Gen. Picquart has initiated his direction
of the ministry Of war by ordering back
TO their regular duties all soldiers who
were detailed for light work in and about
the war ministry.
When President Fallieres received the
members Of the new cabinet shortly aft
eT it's formation, he made the following
statement to NJ. Viviani, the minister of
labor:
''No doctrine, no reform, no matter
how bold, frightens me. The govern
ment as constituted must march at the
head of the democracy. Consequently,
i look with pleasure on the creation Of
the ministry of labor. In the present
state of economic evolution in France
such q ministry is absolutely necessary"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
CHOSE FORMER BADGERS
ALASKA MINERS SENT TWO DELE
GATES TO CONGRESS.
George V. Borchsenius Returns to Mad
iSon After Summer at Nome
Found Lake While Lost.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. -[Special.l
George v Borchsenius. former clark
of the United States court Mt Nome
Alaska, returned home sunday MINT
after spending the summer at Nome in
the interest of his mining properties
there. He left Nome ON the S."amcr
Northwestern October II, reaching Seat
tie October %.
There will be several more boats out
before it freezes up" he said. "Thcrc is
quite 4 movement out every fall of peo-
pie afraid to stay through the winter.
There is a great deal of work being
done i'll Alaska now iii developing the
country and on account of improved ma
chlnery coming in twice as much gold is
being taken out as before. l did colSid-
cradle prospecting and am we'll pleased
with my holdings.
We have already had election cx-
element up there. Under 4 new law
passed by congress last year We elected
delegates 70 Congress in August for
both the short and the long term and
strange to say we elected former " is
ConSin men for both terms. The WiunctS
ran on Il sort of combination ticket.
The Republicans nominated Il Nome
lawyer fox both terms but on account of
the prejudice against lawyers he was
completely showed under by the
miners ticket candidates Frank IL.
NaSkcy, who was one of them. came
from the northwestern part of the state
and married Il Miss BlOdgett, Il graduate
of the River Falls normal school lie
has struck it rich up there. having made
100000 this summer Thomas Gale of
Fairbanks. who was chosen for the long
term. was once sheriff of Sheboygan
county,
While prospecting last summer Mr..
Borchsenius became lost in the noun
tains and discovered a lake which he
called Crater lake
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
NO MORE BLIND TO WE'D.
Government Control of Marriage Object
of "Eugenics Committee" Appointed
by Agricultural Department.

WASHINGTON, u. c., Oct 90
Government control of the marriage of
persons deprived of one or more of their
senses is the latest administration idea.
BY his appointment of Il COMMITTEES on
cugenics Assistant Grcretary of Agricul-
ture W. NJ. Hayes has taken n step
which will develop the plan.
1t is the object of this committee to
devise way To prevent the marriage of
two blind persons. should ii % deter
mined that their union would result in
Il transmission of their deficiency.
Members of the committee are: nr.
Alexander Graham Bell, Washington:
DIR. David Starr Jordan, president of
Leland Stanford university: Maj. Charles
Woodruff. NJ. u, L. :. ~: pr. Charles
Is. Henderson, university of Chicago, e.
W. Ward New York, and Rev. j. l..
Gilbert, Washington.
EugCnicS is defined as 'thc science of
gCncrativc or provocative development:
the doctrine of progress or evolution. es-
pecially in the human race. through i'm
proved conditions i'll the relations of the
sexes"
The committee will submit report Mt
Il meeting OF the American Breeders
association in Columbus, O.. january IL.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
SAYS UNCLE SAM
ISM ALL WRONG.
Japanese Press Claims Countrymen in
Frisco Are Partly at Fault
for Trouble

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 81
President Roosevelt has selected Secre-
tary Metcalf of the department of com
merce and labor to proceed to CalifOr
mia, his home state, and examine thor
oughly the status of affairs in San Fran
cisco.
With the contest raised by the Japa-
nese transferred to the courts, there is
practically nothing for the federal gov
eminent to do until aftCc the case has
been decided.
Feeling Is Misrepresented
In dispatch from Toxic a correspond
ent protests against the sensational
misrepresentation of the actual state of
japanese feeling regarding the United
States. He says it is true that the Jap
anese are intensely panied at the San
Francisco occurrence, but that thew are
sensible enough to realize that CaiifOr-
MIA is not the United States and that
the episode is isolated and distinctly To-
cal.
The Jill Shimpo. according to the cor
respondents dispatch, even goes so far
as to contend that the Japanese III San
Francisco are themselves partly to blame
on the ground that they do not asSimi-
late American ways and customs. As
the civil authorities are involved, Japan
will ask for some form of redress, but
the matter is not regarded of information
nj Importance.
New Complaint Made.
japanese restaurant keepers have suf-
fered indignities in San Francisco as
well as japanese school children. accord
ing to reports received by the Japanese
ambassador, Niscount Aoki, from ia
pans consular officers in that city.
At least seven or eight reports have
been made regarding Il boycott inaugu-
rated against Japanese restaurants in
the California city. Agents have been
posted to prevent patrons from entering
the restaurants, and in several instances
stones have been thrown, and windows
broken. according to the statements of
japanese officials.
These cases have been brought to the
attention of Secretary Root by Viscount
Aoki.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
NO TAX ON INHERITANCE.
Federal Supreme Court Decides Against
; Government in Tilgman Case by
Tie Opinion-Other Decisions.

J WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 29.-The
federal supreme court decided today
against the government in the Frederick
g. Tilgman case. Tilgman was an ex-
tcutor of the F. w. Britain estate,
which was assessed under the war reve-
hue Inheritance tax of 1898, which was
repealed in 1902. The government lost
in the lower courts and tie of opinions
sustains that decision.
The court sustained the right of Gin
cinnati to control the natural gas works
there.
Attorneys for Mrs. Jennie Smythe of
Texas won an interesting case. She
held a policy on her brothers life The
brother presumably drowned and Mrs.
Smythe collected the insurance, half Of
which vent to Senator Culbertson and
other lawyers in her case The brother
reappeared and Mrs. Smythe was forced
to give up her share of the policy money.
The attorneys kept their share, won a
suit and were sustained today on the
ground that their service was in good
faith
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
PREPARE RUSSIA
FOR SLAUGHTER,
Order of Cars Police Chief at the Cap
ital Recalls Gen. Trepof's
Record.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 29.-On the
eve of the anniversary of the publication
of the imperial manifesto giving a CON
stitution to Russia, October 30, the pre-
feet of police has caused this city and
Warsaw to be placarded with proclama-
tons, recalling the late Gen. Trepoff's
famous phrase, DO not spare bullets"
warning the public that in case of dis
orders, or even the assembling of
crowds, armed force will be used with
all the vigor permissible under the rules
OF ''extraordinary security" Patrols al
ready are on duty in the SUBURBS and the
house porters this morning began a two
days special vigil.
Ignores the Manifesto.
The official announcements of TIE
Deums in honor of the two-fold ami
versary, the escape of the imperial fam
lily from the railway wreck at Borki in
1888, and the issuance of the imperial
manifesto, places emphasis on the first
event, and the order to army officers in
structlng them to attend the services
does not even mention the manifesto.
Extraordinary measures have been in
stituted to prevent such affairs as the
customs robbery of Saturday. Cossacks
have replaced the gendarmes as escorts
of money transports and the street in
front of the central postoffice will be
closed for half an hour, at noon, while
the registered mail is unloaded and Cos
sacks with carbines ready to fire will
keep pedestrians and carriages at a dis
lance. No trace has been found of the
booty, the exact amount of which was
S1SS, S26, OF of the woman who carried
the money away.
Plans for several similar robberies
were found in the rooms occupied by one
of the persons arrested with bomb labor
atories. The two slain robbers were
Jews.
Weak General; Reds Busy.
The proclamation of state of
Extraordinary security" in Turkestan,
October 1G, was due to the attitude of
ness of Gen. Suhbotisch, who is relieved
of his duties as governor general, the
soldiers were entirely out of hand and
have talked of marching to st. Peters
burg to replace the Romanoff dynasty by
a military republic. The proposal was
seriously discussed, many officers being
present at the meetings.
Murders of merchants and rich trav-
elers across the border by their own
escorts or patrols were every day occur
renceS.
Odessa Like War Camp.
LONDON. Oct. ga dispatch to a
news agency from Odessa says that elab-
crate preparations have been taken there
in view of the possibility Of exciting
events tomorrow. -Four thousands of
Cossacks are held in readiness for in
slant action. Quick fire guns are posted
at a dozen points of vantage, and the
streets are closely patrolled.
The governor general declares that all
the preparations to deal with any out
break are complete and adds that the
citizens have nothing to fear.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
SEPARATION IS DENIED
LAWYERS FOR MARLBOROUGHS IS
SUE A STATEMENT.
Children Declared to Be With Their Fa-
Their at Blenheim-EaTlier Ru-
morS Persistent.

LONDON, Oct. 29-Sir George Hen
ry Lewis, acting as solicitor for the
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, says
he is authorized TO state that no deed
of separation between the duke and the
duchess has been signed, and that the
children of the couple are not in the
custody of the duchess. but are with
their father at Blenheim castle
The text of the solicitors statement
follows: The duke of Marlborough
and members of his family, including
the Marquis of Blandford and Lord Iyor
Spence Churchill, the dukes sons, are
III the residence at Blenheim. The report
that q deed of separation already has
been signed is untrue"
Others insist that the deed was signed
October %. 1t is also asserted that
King Edward influenced the duchess to
avoid publicity.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
ROLL OF DEAD AND INJURED.
Victims Of Terrible Wreck Near Atlantic
City, N. J.

Victims Of Terrible Wreck Near Atlantic
City, N. ].
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Oct. %
The list of dead in the wreck here thus
far identified follows:
BENICKERT, MRS, Philadelphia
BENICKERT, CLARENCE, aged II years
and HARRY BENICKERT, aged 9 years,
GAKTER \ VII "; L. Phil Phila &eIll
DEMPSEY, JAMES p, Camden, \. J.
DEMPSEY, MRS. IDA, LambertsvilIe
BROWN, MISS CORA BIDDLE, East
WoMFER, MRS. SELMA, Camden. \. J.
EAGAN, JAMES. Atlantic City. n J.
LAWRENCE. LAURA, Philadelphia
IFFEL, SAMUEL, Germantown, Pa
SCOTT, WALTER, Atlantic City, n ].
MONROE, FRANK. Camden, n. j.
MOZELLE, PASQUALE, Tosca's band,
SOCEREsCo, FREDERICK DE, Tosca's
band, Philadelphia
phia.
KUDDERs, DIR. A. L., Roxborough,
KUDDERS, MRS. CATHERINE. his wife.
CARTER, w. L., MRS, Walnut street,
Philadelphia
RITTENHOFER, MRS. ELLA, Philadel-
phia.
RITTENHoFER, ELLA, 10 years of age,
ROE. MISS MARTHA T. Philadelphia.
WOODBURY., WILLIAM EDWARDS, New
Jersey.
KLYNE, WILLIAM STEWART, / years
old, WcnOnah, n. ].
KEssEL,- ALBEIT. Camden. n. ].
GETTMAN. ALBERT L.. Philadelphia.
FINKELSTEIN, b. X. Reading Pa
HERWARD, FRANK and JOSEPH,
brothers, Philadelphia.
H0oRAD0, CoNSTANINE, Philadelphia.
TURNER, GEORGE, colored, Atlantic
TAYLOR, ANDREW. Philadelphia
HARRIS, +. SINCLAIR, colorcd, Phila-
delphia.
HARRIS, CLIFFORD, his brother.
KOBER. JOHN, Philadelphia
CULVENCE, THOMAS, PHILADELPHIA.
The injured are:
William K. Stewart, Wenonah, n J., in
ternal, fatal.
Frank Deceri, Philadelphia. internal fatal.
John Fortunate, Philadelphia, internal,
Joseph Devito, manager Royal Artillery
band, Philadelphia, internal, severe con
tuSiOnS.
Angelo Fanzein, Philadelphia terribly in
jured a10ut head.
Andrew Taylor, Camden, internal, prob
Ida Tubell, Florence, n. J., internal
Edward Morgan, Scranton, Pa, concus-
sion of brain.
Oresto Roy Natiello, Philadelphia, con-
cussions of brain.
X. b. Joseph, Camden, n. J., contusions.
John Dougherty, Philadelphia, cut about
head by broken glass.
George MCGEE, Philadelphia, injured about
body.
Fond du Lac Man Injured.
FOND DU LAC, Wis, Oct. %
Especial. John Dougherty of Philadel-
phia, reported to have been injured in
the Atlantic City electric car disaster,
is believed to be a former Fond du Lac
man His parents still live in this city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
ANDREW CARNEGIE IS SANGUINE.
Returns from Europe with Good Words
for Spelling Reform.

NEW YORK, Oct 29.-.Andrcw Car
neGie. who returned from Europe Sun
day on the steamer Celtic declared his
belief that spelling reform was bound to
come. Efforts are being put forth" he
said, ''to have the English and Amer
lean branches of the Reform Spelling as
ISOLATION meet in conference. 1t is ex-
pected that Canada and Australia also
will send delegates to such a confer
ence."
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Carnegie de-
clared. had done more to accomplish the
reform than all the philologists together
did in twenty years.
Mr. Carnegie was accompanied by his
wife and daughter He is III good health
and expressed himself as greatly pleased
to be home again.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
GRAFT FIGHTERS WIN.
San Francisco District Attorney Sus-
tanned by Judge Graham-Police-
men Guard Proceedings.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. %
Superior Judge Graham, at the opening
of his court today, decided that w. H.
Langdon wis the legal de facto district
attorney of San Francisco. He then ad-
journed court until afternoon.
An attempt to debate the issue was
overruled Judge Graham's decision
means that the appointment of +. J.
Heney as assistant district attorney
stands, and that the indictment and
prosecution of alleged municipal grafters
will proceed.
Fifty policemen were ON hand to stop
any trouble.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
WOLVES ExTERMINATING DEER.
Pests in Upper Peninsula Even Attack
Horses

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich, Oct. 20
Special. Wv olves are unusually numer-
Gus in the northern part Of Dickinson
county and in Marquette and Iron coun-
ties and are causing much damage IN
this district the wolves are killing deer
One timber estimator says that in q
walk of less than ten miles he found the
partially eaten carcasses of twenty deer
A homesteader near Foster says that
they not only kill cattle but horses as
well. The wolves travel in bands and
authorities say that one band viii kill
more de J. in q season than many hum
ters combined.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
CUBA IS FAR III DEBT.
Deficit of 100000 at End of Year Is
EXpected

HAVANA. Oct. 29.-Major Ladd.
supervisor of the treasury, has submitted
to Governor Magoon a report showing
the condition of the treasury. A sum
mary shows total liabilities of S31 ,OOO-
600. with an available balance on Octo-
Der 1. 1906, of 81 100000, and esti-
mated revenue for the remaining nine
months of the fiscal year Of $16,O0O,OOO;
total assets. S27. 100000.
The deficit for the year probably will
wipe out the entire surplus of $685.
$40 on hand at the beginning of the
FISCAL year and perhaps leave the repub
lie in debt.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
KAISER SUFFERS A COLD.
Must Give Up His Visit to Country Place
Unofficial Report Says Attack
Is Light"

BERLIN, Oct, 29.-Empcror William
is suffering from a cold which is sufi-
GENTLY severe TO require him to give up
his projected visit today to Prince Phil
ipp du EIuesbu. g's country place at Lie
benberge. The court circular says his
cold is light"
1t was noticed Saturday that when the
Emperor spoke at Prof. Burgess lecture
and proposed three cheers for President
Roosevelt he was extremely Eoarse. Ali
of his many engagements on Saturday
and Sunday were kept. though the EN-
peror was obviously distressed by his
cold.