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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
LETTER TO AGED PARENT FULL
OF PATHOS.
YET ANOTHER CHAPTER
Murderer of Mile Ellison, After Ar
rest at Elroy, Swears That in Spite
OF CircumstantiaI Evidence He Is
Guiltless of Terrible Deed-1ints
at Suicide.

Minneapolis, Aug. 11.-Nathan M.
Riggs last letter to his mother, writ
ten a few hours after he was arrested
at Elroy, for the murder of Mile
Ellison at the National hotel, in Min
neapolis, was received by the Jox-
nal.
Although the sender of the letter
refused to connect his name with it,
the message is undoubtedly genuine
and is written in the peculiar hand of
the murderer. This letter was dated
July IL at Elroy, and in wording and
sentiment is much like the letter
Riggs wrote to his wife. 1t also
shows, as did the other, that the
thought of suicide was foremost in
his mind at the time. The letter is
as follows:
"Elroy, Wis, July II, 'O6.
Dear Mother
Il am writing you one of the sad
dest and hardest letters | ever wrote
in my life. | am in trouble. | am
charged with murder. l was arrested
in Elroy today by order of the Min
neapolis officials, but as there is a
God in heaven | am innocent know
nothing about it, it is all circumstan-
tial evidence.
"Oh, but to think of my wife and
daughter. To have to tell them is
more than | can stand. They are in
Elroy and have been for about a
week. Oh, mother dear, if should
die before you hear from me again,
want you to know that | died of a
broken heart from being charged
with something that l am not guilty
of. was out in the country to see
Anna and Florence today. Oh, but
it was the hardest thing | ever did
in my life to tell Anna. / did not
tell Florence, but | will tonight! then
am ready to die. They may prove
me guilty through circumstantial evil
dence, but as God is my Judge / am in
nocent, and should l die before morn
ing it will not be my fault. 1t is
more than l can stand. Circumstan.
tial evidence is always stronger than
facts. know l have not always done
as | should, but have always meant
to do right. Sometimes a man will
do things that are not just what he
should do, and not be altogether to
blame for it, that is in a way, but
mother whether | die or live l want
you to know above all that | am in
nocent. | cannot write any more to
night | must write some more to
other parties, and should | die Anna
will talk with you so | will close
with what may be my last letter to
you. So as last goodbye | will
say again, whatever they bring against
me, am innocent of any charge OF
this kind. | remain, your son,
IN. M. Riggs"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16

Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 1.-THE
entertainments provided Saturday for
Secretary of State Root embraced an
automobile excursion, reception by
the municipality, banquet by Presf-
dent Ordonez, gala performance at
the theater and pyrotechnic displaH
Popular enthusiasm is great and the
visitors are being greeted everywhere
by cheering crowds. At the govern
ment house banquet, Mr.. Root was
welcomed in a speech by Minister OF
Foreign Affairs Romeu who expressed
the confident belief that the visit Of
the American secretary of state would
mutually benefit the relations be-
tween the two countries.
In his reply, Mr.. Root said among
other things:
'The great declaration of Monroe,
made in the infancy of Latin-Ameri-
can liberty, was an assertion to all
the world of the competency of Latin
Americans to govern themselves and
their countries. That assertion my
country has always maintained; and
my presence here, is, in part, for the
purpose of giving evidence of her be-
lief that the truth of the assertion
has been demonstrated-tha in the
progressive development which at
tends the courts of nations the peo-
pie of South America have proved
that their national tendencies and
capacities are and will be on and
ever on, in the path of order and
liberty"
I'VE have learned that national ag-
grandizement and national prosperity
are to be gained rather by national
| friendship than by national violence.
The friendship for your country that
we from the north have is a friend
ship that imperils no interest of Eu-
rope; it is friendship that springs
from the desire to promote the COIN
mon welfare of mankind by advanc-
ing the rule of order, of justice. of hui
mainly and of christianity, which
makes for the prosperity and happi.
ness of all mankind. 1t is not as a
messenger of strife that come to
| you, but ann here as an advocate of
universal friendship and peace"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
GREAT POPULAR OVATION tGREETS
SECRETARY ROOT IN MONTEv|D|O

republic of the north" rent the air.
These were repeated when the steam
er Triton went alongside the Charles
ton with the committee to welcome
the visitors. After this ceremony
the committee and Mr.. Roots party
landed at o'clock. DIR. Jose Romeu.
minister of foreign affairs, delivered
speech of welcome, to which Mr..
Root briefly replied. AS the visitors
drove away, accompanied by Minister
O'Brien, to the residence provided for
them, the scene of enthusiasm was
impressive and striking. Mrs. Root
and Miss Root shared the heartiress
of the ovation accorded the American
secretary of state.
In the afternoon there was a recep-
ton by the president of the republic
at the government house. and a mill
tary parade, while last night there
was a gala performance at the the
alter. The city has abandoned Itself
wholly to the entertainment OF the
visitors.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16

Montevidio, Aug. 1i,-Secretary
Root arrived here yesterday on the
cruiser Charleston. Never perhaps
in the history of the Uruguayan repub-
lie has popular feeling been more
yisibly manifested than by the real
ly remarkable demonstrations of sat
isfaction on the part of all classes
with the visit of the eminent Ameri.
can statesman. Early in the morn
ing crowds began assembling at ev-
cry vantage point. and seemingly The
entire population was present When
the visitors arrived. An enthusiastic
ovation was given Edward c. 0Briea,
the popular American minister, when
he, accompanied by the port author
Mites, embarked for the outer roads "a
meet the Charleston.
The arrival Of the cruiser was the
eliminating point in the enthusiasm
of the crowds. Cries OF long live
Secretary Root" 'Iong live President
Roosevelt" and Tong lire the great
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
BRIDEGROOM is MISSING.
Young Indian Fails to Appear For the
Ceremony.


Appleton, Wis, Aug. 11.-Where is
James w. Silas, son of one of the best
known Indians on the Oneida reserva-
ton?
Not only are relatives asking this
question, but Miss Cynthia E. Webster
OF Oneida, the girl who was to become
his bride. also wants 40 know. Miss
Webster is a handsome Indian girl
OF refinement and education and her
treatment at tn hands of Silas is the
subject of much comment among the
redskins, many of whom assembled at
Hobart church at o'clock Thursday
to attend the wedding ceremony.
Young Silas is graduate of Haskell
school at Lawrence, Kan, and for
some months has been employed as
fireman on the Northwestern railway.
making his headquarters at Kaukauna.
The bride-to-be has been teacher in
one of the government schools in
Kansas.
The morning of the wedding day
the father of young Silas received a
letter telling him that his son would
not be on hand to marry Miss Web
ster, but giving no why's or where
fores, and leaving the entire situation
in the darkest mystery. His where
abouts have not yet been learned.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
SULTAN UNDER THE
SURGEON KNIFE

Vienna, Aug. 11.-According to a
message received here from Constan-
tinople, the sultans indisposition
made necessary the cancelling of yes
terday's selamlik. Foreign repres-
entatives who have assembled to wit
ness the ceremony withdrew when
this became known and the troops
Stationed at the spot were dispersed
1t is reported that the sultan must
undergo an operation, and it is even
declared that he already has done So
This news of the sultan's ill health
has awakened deep interest here.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
DOM EsTIc.

Daniel r. NELSON'S millions were
the real cause of the aged gun
makers death.
The American Association OF Re
tail jewelers. was in session at Roch-
ester, N. Y.
President Roosevelt will attend a
big coyote drive In Oklahoma Thanks
giving day.
f. Il. Coyne. former postmaster of
Chicago. is bankrupt through polit-
ical ambition.
The postofllce at L.estershirs, n
Y. was entered by burglars and rob
bed OF $1,000
John Mitchell, negro. was
hanged at Dyersburg, Tenn. for the
murder of Nose weder.
The next synod of the Central dis
trict, Lutheran church, will be helC
at Cleveland in 1907.
Harry X. Thaw declared he neve'
mistreated Ethel Thomas and brand
ed the story as a canard.
A decision OF the attorney genera
says the eiehthour law does not ap
ply to private naval work.
]. p. Morgan saved a swimmer
life in New YORK harbor by THROWING
him a life line from a yacht
Herbert II. d. Pierce, the newl
appointed American minister in No'
way. arrived at Christiania.
William f. wilcher was hanged q
Lexington. Va, for the murder o
Henry J. Smith in August last.
Among the passengers who arrive
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
A WINNING START,

a Perfectly Digssted D1eakfast
Makes Nerve Force fer the -.
Everything goes wrong II thu rsak.
fast LEE In your stomach like mud
pie What you eat does harm IL You
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this ID
b true, even Of an ordinary light
breakfast OF eggs and toast. She SAYS:
1.-TWO years ago l contracted a very
annoying form of indigestion. My.stom-
ach was in such condition that a sim.
pie breakfast of fruit, toast and err
gave me great distress.
81 was slow to believe that front i
could come from such simple diet
but finally had to give 1t up. and found
great change upon a cup of hot
Postum and Grape Nuts with cream for
my morning meal. For more than a
year I have held to this course ana
have not suffered except when iniudi.
ciously varying my diet.
Il have been teacher for savsr.I
years and find that my easily dIrestad
breakfast means saving OF nervou.
force for the entire dsy. My gain Of
ten pounds ia weight also causes ne "a
want To testify to the value Of Gr,n..
Nuts
"Graps-Nuts holds first rank at orr
table"
Name given by Postum Co.. Batt,,
Greek. Mich.
There's a reason Read tns r,tt,.
book. The Road to weilviIle.- In pkrs.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
OBITUARY.

]. o. Hough, aged "a, died al
Moweaqua, ILL.,, of heart failure. He
was born there and for the last
twenty years had been an extensive
stock shipper.
Captain A. B. Drum, for the last
fourteen years superintendent of the
Arlington national cemetery at Wash.
ington is dead. He was GA years
old He served throughout the civil
war.
Captain Valentine Jones of Buffalo,
n. Y, died at Paterson, N. j. He
had sailed the lakes for many years,
his last command being the steamer
Mohawk Most of his active life was
spent in the Western Transit COM
pany's feet He was more than 70
years old.
Major Joseph ]. Mcdowell, who has
been for thirty-six years the per-
sonal representative of John r.
Mclean as business manager of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, is dead in Gu
cinnati from heart disease following
long illness. He was born In
Hillsboro, o.. and was 70 years old
His father was General Joseph Nc
Dowell a former member of con
gress.
Rev. DR.. J. Addison Henry, pastor
of the Princeton Presbyterian churcl
of Philadelphia, died in Asbury Park
n. j., here he had been i'll for abou
a month, Owing to i'll health DIR
Henry had been unable during thu
last two years to attend to hi
church duties He was ~ years oil,
! and was one of the best known Pcs
. byterian clergymen in this ccdntry
, He served a term as moderator of tn
general assembly. Or. Henry wa
graduated from Princeton college i
. 1857 and from Princeton Theologica
! seminary in 1860 He was truste
of Princeton university.
Gustavus w Lehraan, widely know
for his work in chemistry and bactei
iology. died in Baltimore, aged 6S.
4 native of Weisbader and gradual
, OF the university of that city, he wa
. the official chemist Of Baltimor
. and ives one time United State
4 chemist for that port OF late year
, he had devoted himself chiefly TO tn
chemistry Of hygiene and food pros
e ucts. He was member of IN
a American Institute Of Mining e.
u gineers and Of the American Associ.
is ton Tor The Advancement Of Sciene
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
TOLEDO ICE TRUST AGAIN.
Interstate Commission Will Take :
Hand.

Toledo, o., Aug. 1.-THE local ice
trust and the railroads alleged to be
back of it will be investigated by the
federal authorities. Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Clements and
possibly Commissioner Cockrell will
be here next Tuesday for that pur-
pose. 1t is known here that President
Roosevelt has watched the ice trust
proceedings in Toledo and he took a
lively interest when Judge Kinkaid
gave the convicted ice men a prison
sentence. Three weeks ago Special
Agent Walter of the commission ap-
peared in Toledo and began looking
up evidence concerning the organiza-
ton of the ice trust by officials con-
nected with the Ann Arbor and the
Pierre Marquette railways Hearings
are to be held Tuesday as a result.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
POLITICAL.

Senator Tillman engages in a
heated campaign in South Carolina
in an effort 10 save the dispensary as
a state institution.
James T. McDermott, who defeated
Thomas Carey for Congressman OF
the fourth Illinois district, is a Tel
egraph operator at the stockyards..
Senator Cullom defeated Richard
Yates two, and possibly three, to one
In Chicago and Lorimer and Mann al
so victors.
The result Of the democratic prim'
aries indicate that National Commit
teeman Sullivan is master Of the sit
nation in Illinois.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
FOREIGN.

The pope denounees interference.
William ]. Bryan and his party
visited Venice.
The Mexican training ship cara
goza has reached Kingston, Jamaica.
Aebels in Morocco joined forces
and urged holy war against France
Italian steamship Sirio went down
off Cape Palos, Spain, with 300 per-
sons.
Idle workmen in Cape Town, AZ
RIGA, engaged in riots and looted
stores.
TartarsI and Armenians fought an.
other battle in Caucasi ain which 700
fell.
The British Association for the
Advancement of Science will meet az
J Winnipeg in 1909
Japanese regained The Russian
cruiser Novik, which was sunk during
the battle Of Sakhalin.
Fire In the International exposi-
ton at Milan, Italy damage estimated
at from 100000 to 100000.
Admiral Francisco Catrain, foe to
President Caceres of Santo Domin
80, is a refugee in Porto Rico.
The British admiralty gives UP It's
attempt 10 noat ~ battleship Mon
tagu. which ran ashore In a fog.
The dispute whether ST. Peters re
mains are really buried in Rome
probably will be ignored by the pom
tiff.
The queen OF Denmark admires
American women above all others
she told equal suffragists visiting Co
penhagen.
The Russian ministry begins cam
paign to secure control of the new
parliament It extends martial rule
throughout the empire.
Opposition Leader Balfour in a
sensational house of commons speech
charged Premier Campbell-Banper
man with deliberate falsehooi
General Andre, formerly French
minister of war, will fight duel with
another general because the latter
accused him of telling falsehoods.
Peter Wylie, a young Scotch emil
grant, shot and instantly killed the
1S-year.old daughter of ]. Swack
hammer. his employer, at Guelph, Ont
Charles Thompson. formerly loca
freight agent. has been promoted tC
the position of general agent of the
Chicago 4 Northwestern Railwa!
company in Milwaukee to succeed S
C. Cheyney, who goes to New York.
The secretary of the treasury ha
awarded lifesaving medals TO Emil
NJ. Wagner and Harry II. Kittell. con
SWANS on the battle ships Alabam
and Kearsarge. who rescued shiI
mates who had been carried ove1
board.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
Court of Inquiry Ordered.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE navy de.
partment has ordered a court of in
quiry to determine the responsibility
for the grounding of the collier Nero
on Block island. The collier was un,
der civilian master and crew, but
as government property was de-
stroyed or injured, it is necessary to
fix the responsibility or to exonerate
those in charge of the vessel if it
should be found that no blame at
taches to them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16

own expense. which sends mAssages
thirty-fve miles and has receives
messages over a distance of thirty
miles.
A leave of absence for the succeed
ing ten days has been granted TO post
masters Of second and third class Of
fees by Acting Postmaster General
| Hitchcock to enable them to attend
The conventions of the National AS
sociation of Postmasters in Detroit
on Aug. %, % and "a.
Members of the Second Congrega-
tional church of Oak Park, ILL.,, are
startled by the announcement that
their pastor, Rev. Sidney Strong,
noted for his sensational attacks on
divorce and social follies, is about to
wed a divorced woman.
A correspondent just returned from
Jimulc Mexico, after an investiga-
ton into the alleged violence among
strikers there reports that the trou-
BILE was of trivial character. Shop
men, anticipating trouble, tele-
graphed for troops and five soldiers
were sent from Torreon. Upon
their arrival they found everything
quiet
A new industry is being developed
along the Fox river in the western
part of Kenosha county in the way
of pearl fisheries, and the few people
now engaged in business are said to
make it pay. Many valuable pearls
have been taken from clans raked
from the river. One old man, who
established the business some time
ago, has on exhibition at Wilmot a
handful of pearls several of which
are as large as a bean.
The manitowoc common council has
again refused to confirm the appoint
ment of Rev. Kruszynski as a library
appointee, vice Mrs. J. S. Anderson,
whose term has expired and who is
now holding over pending the con
firmation. BY the vote the woman
who is alleged by Mayor Stoize tc
have made the city begger because Of
public library appropriation from
Andrew Carnegie, will remain mem.
Der of the comission
Miss Ruth Macumber, a highly ed
ucated young woman rs years OF
age, daughter of c. H. Macumber OF
Beloit, assistant state secretary of the
Home Missionary society of the Con.
gregational church, was drowned
near Camp Collie in Lake Geneva
and in his efforts to save her, Henry
d. Smith, general secretary of Be.
lott college, nearly lost his life and
even now he may not survive. Miss
Macumber with company of Beloit
young ladies went to Lake Geneva
to visit Acting President George L.
Collie and wife for short time, and
Mr.. Smith was also stopping at the
lake.
Strained relations between the
father and son which date back to
the young mans marriage more than
year ago and which were made
more unpleasant by Paul o. Stems
lands attentions to Leone Langdon
Key, formerly employed on the Hearst
4 newspapers, were responsible for the
revelations of irregularities at the
Milwaukee avenue Bank, Chicago. II
was the son who first denounced his
father as a defaulter and demanded
that he make a statement of the
amount of money which he owed the
Milwaukee Avenue State bank. The
result was the penciled memoranda
on the inside of an envelope in which
the banker confessed that he had
| taken S1,003,00 of the concerns
money. Then he fled.
| a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16

new island formed in the Bogoslof
group $50 miles northwest Of Unalas-
ka. Hamlet reports that he visited
the vicinity of the island July 20 and
is of the opinion that it was thrown
up about July 10. He states that he
could not get very close to II on ac-
count of lava issuing apparently from
assures in the island
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
silesian Minino Disaster.

Kattowitz, Prussian Silesia, Aug.
12.-Fourteen men in coal mine at
Renard, near Sielce. were killed Sat
urday by the breaking of the rope
while their car was descending into
the pit.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
SkiDOO TELEGRAPHERS.
Delaware & lackaWanna to Use
Telephones.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 11-Announce-
ment was made yesterday that the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad will at an early date dispense
with the services of all the telegraph
ers on its system and will control the
movement of trains with an automatic
block signal system and additional
telephone facilities.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
IEWS OF THE WORLD.
RUSSIA.

A fresh revolt at Cronstadt I'M
periled the cars life.
Outlawed deputies of the Russian
parliament Issued manifesto virtual
~ calling the peoTle to arms.
The general strike movement in
Russia seems to be failure and the
workmen's council tried to bring
railroad men into line by threatening
TO blow up bridges.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
New Island Born July 20,

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE treasury
department yesterday received tele-
gram from Captain Hamlet OF the
revenue cutter Theatis, regarding the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
KANSAS AFTER TRUSTS.
Prosecutions to Be Made Against
Grain and Lumber Combines.

Grain and Lumber Combines.
Topeka, Kas., Aug. 11.-Prosecu'
tons are about to be commenced by
the state of Kansas against the al
legged miller and lumber combines OF
Kansas. Already the evidence against
these alleged combines is in the
hands of the attorney general. APP
plication will be made at once to
Judge Dana of the district court for
subpoenas for number of grain men
to secure additional evidence through
their books.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
NEW HONORS TO
SECRETARY ROOT
CITIZENS OF URUGUAY EXTEND
UNUSUAL COURTESY.
CROWDS CHEER WILDLY

Greeted as Bearer of New Ties Be-
tween American sRepublics-De-
cIares Monroe Has Demonstrates
That the Latin-Amerisan Can
Govern Itself Well.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
FINDS VALUABLE PEARL.
Workman on Manitowoc Dredqe Dis
covers Fine Gem,

Manitowoc, Wis, Aug. 11.-Paul
Neumann of Sturgeon Bay, a work.
man on dredge, picked up a clam
shell that had been dug up by the
scoop of the dredge and upon opening
it discovered beautiful pearl, silver
gray in color and almost perfect in
luster. The gem is valued at from $50
to 800.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
LABOR.

The law limiting 10 ten hours the
wordday of women and children was
declared void by New York court
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
Cole Head Of Mining Institute.

Calumet, Mich, Aug. 11-Thomas
F. Cole of Duluth was elected presi-
dent of the Lake Superior Mining In
stitute.