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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
GOVERN MENT AFTER
LYNCHERS OF NEGRO.
Chattanooga Men Must Show Cause Why
They Should Not Be
Punished.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2S.-The
government has taken steps to punish
the persons who are responsible for the
lynchlng III Chattanooga, Tenn, on
March 19 last, Of the negro, Ed Johnson,
who, under the sentence of death, had
been allowed an appeal by the United
States supreme court from the circuit
court. In the 5upreme court today At
torney General Moody fled an informa-
ton requesting that in consideration OF
the acts committed by the parties named,
1t issue rule upon each of them, to
show cause why they should not be pun
lshed for contempt of the court.
The persons named as defendants are:
John F. Shipp, Frank Jones, Matthew
Galloway, c. A. Baker, L. B. Taylor. Fred
Frauley, George Brown, Jeremiah Gibson,
Marion Perkins, Joseph Clark, Mink No.
Ian, "Sheenien Warner, Luther Williams,
Beeler. Claude Powell, Charles j. Powell,
Bart Justice John Jones, A. ]. Cart
Wright wright F. Cartwright, Henry Padgett,
and Aldred Hammond
Puts Blame on Sheriff.
After reciting the facts of the arrest,
conviction and sentence of Johnson, the
denial of his petition for a writ of la
beas corpus by the circuit court i'll which
it was alleged, among other things, that
the petitioner had been denied a trial by
fair and impartial jury, and had been
denied the aid of counsel, in violation of
the fifth and sixth amendments to the
constitution, and other rights under the
fourteenth amendment; and the order of
the court of March 10 allowing the APP
peal to the supreme court; and the fact
OF the telegraphlng of the order of the
court to John +. Shipp. sheriff of Hamil-
ton county, who had Johnson i'll charge.
and the publication of the action of the
court in the Chattanooga evening pa
pers, on that date the attorney general
stated that the sheriff and his deputies
had every reason to believe, from current
reports and rumors conveyed to them
that an attempt would be made to lynch
Johnson, and that notwithstanding these
facts the sheriff withdrew from the Jail
early III the evening of the 18th the usual
guard and left in charge only the night
jaller, Deputy Sheriff Gibson.
Conspiracy to Lynch.
1t was stated also about 9 O'Clock of
that night the defendants and a large
number Of other persons combined and
conspired together to lynch Johnson with
intent to show their contempt and disre-
gard for the order of the court, and for
the purpose of preventing it from hear
ing the appeal allowed by the court, and
for the purpose of preventing the pris-
oner from exercising Il right secured to
him by the laws and constitution of the
United States.
The facts attending the lynching are
given in the information filed and the
statement is made that although Sheriff
Ship returned to the Jail while it was
in possession of mob, neither he nor
Deputy Gibson did anything to prevent
the lynching, but in fact aided those en-
gagged in it.
The court granted leave to file as
requested, making the rule returnable on
the second Monday of the next term of
court. October 10 next.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
FIRE CHIEF GETS FIRED.
Mayor Dunno Summary Removes Mar
shall John Campion After Dispute
Over New Engines.

CHICAGO. H., May 2S.-Fire Mar
shall John Campion was today summari-
" removed from office by Mayor Dunno.
This came as a complete surprise here, as
no friction was known about. The trou-
BILE originated in dispute between the
fire chief and the mayor over the speci-
tications of new fire engines which thu
city is about to purchase.
Several protests have been received
by Mayor Dunno from makers of fire
engines. claiming that the specifications
were drawn in such manner as to ex-
clude certain companies. The mayor di-
rected that the specifications be altered
and made sufficiently broad to permit
of the receipt of bids from all makers
of engines.
When the mayor reached the cit; hall
today he was informed that the fire
chief had neglected to alter the specifca
tons and at once ordered his dismissal.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
FOREST FLAMES
LOSS $3.50, 900.
Liberal Estimates Show That Earlier Re-
ports of Peninsula Fires
Exaggerated.

ESCANABA, Mich, May 26.-[ Spe-
cial. by complete survey of all of the
upper peninsula territory in which forest
fires ragged one week ago it has been
learned that the principal loss of prop
arty from the fires that actually started
In the forests was centered in Delta
county. Reports from different districts
show that early estimates sent out by the
excited people were exaggerated and the
total loss to the lumber companies in
equipment, timber, buildings in villages
and homes of settlers will not exceed
&25O,0OO.
That estimate of losses does not in
clude damage to standing timber through
which the fire swept and which cannot
be estimated. From reports from all
sources it was learned that ITO homes
were destroyed, leaving homeless over
600 people.
Following are the estimates of losses
In different counties:
Delta county, 100000
Marquette county, $4,000.
Menominee county $4,000.
Dickinson county, exclusive of village of
QufnneSec, $500
Aiger county, $4,000
The loss to the lumber companies and
jobbers in Delta county. according to
announcements made by officials today,
will slightly exceed S105, 900. In addi-
zion to the losses by lumber companies
and Jobbers it IS definitely known that
the homes of thirty-one settlers We're de-
1troyed, entailing a loss comparatively
small III amount but great to those who
sustained it. In Marquette county it is
definitely known that twenty-seven fam
1lies We're left homeless by fires, and
quantities of logs and ties belonging to
companies and jobbers were destroyed,
causing Il loss estimated at not over
1856, 900.
Disaster at Talbot.
In Mcnominee county the loss in the
village of Talbot, which was partially
destroyed, lumber companies and home
eteaders, has been placed as low as $50
600, although it is believed that the loss
O. will exceed that figure
In Dickinson county the principal loss
was at the village of Quinnesec, which
FIRE, however, started within the village
itself, where loss of $4,000 was sus-
fained. The loss to lumber companies,
3obbers and homesteaders from the for
est fires alone is estimated III that coun-
~ at $4,000. Thirty-two families were
left homeless.
In Alger county the loss was small
being confined to the homes of a few
homesteaders and cut timber and is esti-
mated to exceed SO, 600.
Following are the losses sustained by
companies and jobbers in Delta county
rs announced by officials:
/. Stephenson company and Escanaba x
Lake Superior railroad, $4,000.
Escanaba Woodcnware company, $4,000.
Ford River Lumber company, $4,000.
Mashek Chemical and Iron company,
$4,000.
Joseph Charlebois. jobber $1,000
John Duncan, jobber. $4,000.
John Barton, jobber. $4,000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
Castro a Heroic Figure.
JUSTICE BROWN RETIRES.
States Supreme Court-Asso-
ciates Express Regrets

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2S.-Om-
cial announcement of the retirement of
Justice Brown from the supreme court
of the United States was made today by
Chief Justice Fuller before adjournment
for the term.
In making the statement he gave out
the correspondence between the retiring
justice and the court. in which the eight
colleagues of Justice Brown expressed
their high appreciation of him as d JUS
.:ca.
Justice Brown replied in fitting terms
to the members of the court thanking
them for their expressions of good will.
The term of the court. which began
last October, closed today. The next
term will begin October s.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
TOBACCO CROP BLIGHTED.
Connecticut Valley Growers Find Condi-
lions Serious-Attack Is Like the
Cuban Disease

HARTFORD. Conn. May ga Sc
rious blight has come over many of the
tobacco beds in the Connecticut valley in
the form of black rot or tobacco root
rot 1t is the same disease that has at
tackled Cuban tobacco for several years
and was noticed for the first time last
year when a few isolated eases were re
ported. The black rot comes from fun
gus growth in the SOIL
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
MiNNEHAHA Is FLOODED.
Falls Made Famous by Longfellow
Higher Than at Any Time IN
It's History.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. y

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. May 2S.-
The mill dam at Edna Mills MINI, to-
dag broke and famous Minnehaha creek
flooded it's banks as we'll as the residence
section along Lyndale avenue north
Minnehaha falls, made famous ia Long
fellows poem "Hiawatha." is higher
than at any time in its history. The
Penn avenue bridge, costing $1,000, has
been washed away
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
Many Lives Inlperiled.

NEW YORK. May 26.-The lives of
about 400 laundry girls were imperiled
today by 4 fire whic. started in tile
chemical laboratory of tie Quicker
Ieavitt company ut $50 West Twenty
fifth street and swept through the ok
of this building into the Schleinger laun-
dry on Twenty-fourtn street
Many girls jumped from windows
Fifteen minutes after the fire started it
was reported that thirty-fve persons
were taken to the hospital. The fire
spread with great rapidity and FIVE
alarms were turned in
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
His ImDrassiOnS.

Before his elevation to the archbisl-
opric Of York, the late Darcy Magee,
bishop of Peterboro. whose most con
spicuous feature was red nose that his
physician attributed to Indigestion, Ell
tered q third class carriage on the Lon
don & Northwestern railway. His lord
ship took his seat opposite farmer,
episcopal knee Dreeches, silk stockings
and red nose, summed up his impressions
in the laconic inquiry:
"Curate?''
NO said the bishop, smiling. mot
exactly. though / was curate once"
"Ah.' commented the farmer, shaking
lis head, drink. ! suppose"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
CHINESE EMPEROR Is ILL.
Spring Diplomatic Audiences Have Been
Postponed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Rumors Doubted.

PEkIN. May 2S.-The customary
pTlh5g Iipioalc AUDIENCES nave been I
ness Of the Emperor While his health
has been bad tor months and many
alarming run2ors have recently been cir
c1lated his condition is not believed to
be critical.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
HUNGARIAN CABINET OUT.
Tariff Question Causes New Troubles for
Francis Joseph-Von Condenhove
Nav Be Leader.

VIENNA. May 2S.-Premier Prince
Conrad Won Observation-Disclosures
and the cabinet have resigned because of
dissatisfaction with the proposals for
the settlement of the common customs
tariff of AustriaHungary. Count Won
Condenhove, governor of Bohemia. has
been summoned TO Vienna. 1t is re
garded as probable that he will be
charged to form a new ministry.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
JOHN 4. DOWIE IS DYING
AaAIN APOSTLE IS REPORTED TO
BE NEAR END.
Hurry Call for Oxygen Sent Out Early
in Day and Followers Admit
Case Is Serious.

CHICAGO, H., May 2G.-John Alex
ander Dowie is believed to be seriously
Ill in his apartments in the Virginia
hotel A hurried call for oxygen was
gent out early today and it was admitted
by his followers that he is a very sick
man.
DR. Dowie was 50 years old Friday
HI His t sudden flight from .i Shiloh house house
among the Noliva faction and Judge v
V. Barnes Of the Zion City legal depart
ment hurried into Chicago for a confer
once with Attorney Jacob Newman, who
BE- the community's representative i'll the
courts
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
MEAT INSPECTION
OR A BIG EXPOSE,
President Roosevelt Gives Packers Choice
but Meanwhile Keeps
Secret

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2S-Ar
important conference was held at the
white house today regarding the meat
inspection amendment of Senator Bev,
erldge of Indiana, to the agricultural
appropriation bill.
The President discussed the question
with Senator Carter of Montana. and
Prof Charles L. Neill, commissioner of
labor. who inveSti gated certain packing
houses, and later talked over the matter
with Senator Beveridge. \ part Of the
information. collated by Prof Neill and
James Il. Reynolds of New York, who
collaborated with Prof. Neill, has been
reduced to concrete form, but the in
formation i'll its entirety is not i'll the
form of official reports.
viii Not Tell Secrets
1t is not the present intention of Pres
ident Roosevelt to make public this in
formation. He does not regard it as of
fetal, i'll the same sense that term or
dinariy is employed. At the conclusions
of the conference, Senator Carter die
tated the following statement bearing on
the Presidents attitude:
The meat inspection amendment placed
i'll the agricultural bill has met with the
opposition of the packers and their friends,
who seem to be bending every effort to
defeat it. The President says that if the
amendment is enacted into law he will be
content to remedy the evils complained of
there through the law
Uses Report as Big Stick"
IT, however, the amendment is defeated
he will feel constrained in the discharge
of his official duty to the public to send TO
Congress the reports in his possession re
lating to the abuses existing in the packing
houses He feels that it is better to re
frain from making the reports public, not
through any regard for the beef packers
particularly but because official state
ment of the facts would injure the stock
raisers of the country, thus making them
innocent victims of Il line of abuses for
which they were not primarily i'll any sense
responsible.
The only answer that can be made to
the consumers of our meats at home and
arboad will be the enactment of law
through which an efficient and sufficient i'll
spection shall be made.
Packers Play for Time.
Senator Garter said that the packers
have asked for more time in which to
consider the amendment.
"One of the principal questions winch
they are considering he said, lis wheth-
err they or the government shall pay for
the inspection service. 1t seems lore
gone conclusion that they will decide that
Uncle Sam should pay for the work.
Senator Bcveridge, after his confer
ence with the President, said that the
amendment was not the result OF im-
pulse. The President cordially approved
of it. although members of the cabinet
generally were not cognizant of the mat
ter until it was presented in the Senate
committee Senator Beverage believes
it more practicable for the packers 10
pay the expenses Of the inspection pro-
vided for i'll the amendment than for
the government to pay them.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
DEGREES FOR WISCONSIN MEN.
Several Will Be Graduated from Boston
"Tech." in June.

BOSTON, Mass, May 2S.-Among the
students who will receive the bachelor of
science degree at the Massachusetts H.
stitute of Technology commencement
June ) are the following from Wisconsin:
William Charles Furer and Fred Glenn
ward Schoield Manson, Wausau, cleo
trical engineering: George Curtis Noble,
Eau Claire. architecture; Charles Lyman
Arson and Edwin d. \. Frank, Milwau-
kee. naval architecture and mechanical
engineering, respectively.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
MICHAEL DAVITT DYING.
Noted Irish Leader in Extremely Critical
Condition-American Relatives
Are Notified.

DUBLIN. May 2S-The condition of
Michael Davitt was extremely critical
and grave fears are entertained for his
recovery this morning.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May oS.-The
grave condition of Michael Davitt was
cabled to his relatives in Washington by
Mrs. Davitt. \ cablegram received by
he WAS sinking. Another received in the
afternoon stated that he was very low
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
Rockefeller Gives Million.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May 2s.-Dr
Crawford Jackson, chairman of the cen
trail Juvenile protectory committee OF
Atlanta, which has started propagan-
da for Juvenile courts and greater re
fOrmatory facilities, announces that
John d. Rockefeller had decided to give
100000 toward the building of refo"
natories. This fund must be applied
in the south as well as IN the north
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
RETRIBUTION FOR
RELATING QUICK
Independent Oil Men Begin Unrelentina
War On Railways and the
Standard.

CLEVELAND, O., May 2S.-The
Leader says that independent oil men
will cal upon the railroads this week to
correct the rate discrimination disclosed
at last weeks session of the interstate
commerce commission in this city.
Relentless Fight Coming.
1t will be the first formal notice of
the independent oil mems determination
TO make relentless fight to obtain a
square DEAL from the railroads. In
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
GRACE SMELL ON
SIXTH HONEYMOON
Much Welded Chicago Woman Marries
Los Angeles Newspaper Man
This Time

CHICAGO. Ill.,, May 2S.-Mrs. Grace
Smell CotIin-Coffin Walzer-Coffin-Lay
man, daughter of the late Amos ]. Smell,
who was murdered at his house, 423
Washington boulevard, on February ).
1883, has just been married Tor the
sixth time. i'll Ventura, Cal, according to
reports published i'll Los Angeles. Her
latest husband is Hugh NJ. Love. Il
young California newspaper man, who
was graduated at Berkeley i'll 1896
1t is added that this latest alliance
promises to cap with happiness the long
record of unfortunate matrimonial ven
lures. Although only SO years of age,
she is believed to hold the record for
being one Of the most married and often
est divorced women in the world.
Catalogue of Husbands.
The Chronicle of Mrs. Layman's mat
rimonial experiences is as follows:
1Ss4-At 16 years of age ran away with
and married Frank Nixon Coffin, formerly
coachman and dancing master. Forgiven
by her father and lived with her husband
for ten years. Three children born
1s94-Diyorced on grounds of incompati-
bility.
1s98-Reunted to former husband by plea
of dest boy, who was fatally i'll. Mar
ried at bedside of dying child.
1SS9-Secured second divorce from Coffin
on ground of intoXication.
1S99-Aarried to James G. Walker tholt
clerk at Virginia hotel Gave him $4,000
with which h@ purchased an interest i'll the
Fountain hotc;, Waukesha, Wis
l9el-Secured divorce from husband i'll
September on charges of cruelty. She as
serted that he burned manuscripts repre-
scnting her literary laborS.
l9o1-RemarTied to Frank Nixon Coffin,
! October II. Honeymoon at Metropole hotel
lasted four hours. Divorced Coffin Noyem-
Der IL for unknown reason.
1903-Marrie1 Perkins A. Layman, clerk
at Van Nuys hotel California
l9o6-Married Hugh NJ. Love.
Financial Ups and Downs.
Mrs. Cofins mother died in February,
| 1900, leaving an estate valued at $500,
900 to be divided among her three chill
dren. Mrs. Collins resources previously
had suffered from the inroads made upon
them by her matrimonial experiences.
She was sued for Il cigarette bill in
Chicago. and for jewelry in New York,
for board bills in San Francisco and for
the education of her children, and other
things She went into bankruptcy and
was relieved of $4,000 in debts. For a
period she owned Greenacre, a fine coun-
try home near Antioch, Ill.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
ADA REHAN Is VERY ILL.
Noted Actress Unable to Sail for England
as She Had Plannej-Case
Not Defined

NEW YORK, May 26.-Ada Rehan,
the actress. was too i'll today to sail on
the steamer New York for southampton.
as she had planned. The nature of her
illness was not stated.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
TEXAS SHOOTING DEADLY.
Wealthy Ranchman Kills His Wife and
Guest and Then Ends His
twn Life

FORT WORTH. Tex. May 2S.-As
a result of the shooting ARRAY last night.
near Stiles. the following are dead:
WARREN. J. r, aged rs years, wealthy
ranchman.
WARREN, MRS. J. R.. his wife.
PIERCE, of Hillsboro, Tex, a
guest G the Warren family.
There We're no witnesses but from a
telephone message to Sheriff Jackson at
Stiles. it is believed. Warren killed his
wife and Pierce and then committed sui
eide.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
CASTRO, WEALTHY,
QUITS POLITICS.
President of Venezuela Announces His
Retirement for the Good of
His Country.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-A Herald
dispatch from Caracas says that, taking
advantage of the fact mat Saturday is
the anniversary of when, as victorious
general, he entered Venezuela at the
head of his army, President Castro pub
fishes a proclamation entitled, An OF
fering to My Fatherland.' He says he
will permanently retire to private life
and sacrifice his personality to save his
party and nation from fatal conse-
quences arising through jealousies and
passions"
Castro says he will fulfill his constitu-
tional duty of persevering i'll his abdica-
ton of power recently sent to congress.
Public sentiment IS aStOunded, and al
ready there are rumors of Il popular
manifestation to demand his return to
power.
Has Amassed Millions.
President Castro some weeks ago re.
tired from the active duties of the preSi-
dency. His proclamation is taken to
mean that having exploited Venezuela to
the limit of its possibilities he intends to
Leave the country and retire to some
gay capital of the old world.
Castro has enjoyed a salary of $4,000
year for six years. So frugally has he
lived that in the six years he has man
aged TO save something like SlS,OUOOOOU
III cast and to accumulate enough addi-
tonal property to bring his fortune up
close to the $3O.OOOO0O mark.
His Nerve His Capital.
Six or eight years ago Castro's sole
fortune .sted of a few head of lean
cattle. his sword and his nerve Today
he owns:
The famous Mirafores palace at Caracas,
built by the former President Crespo at a
cost. intending art and furnishings of So
100000.
The finest and largest ranch in Venezuela
embracing thousands of acres. On this
ranch is his summer palace. Eel Paraiso,'
so large tnat it requires $500 incandescent
lamps for its illumination.
The steamers of the former Orinoco COM
pany.
The steamers of the Lake Maracaibo com
pany.
The Tachira railway.
All the wharf bonds of Puerto CabeIIO
Two-thirds of the Dutch diplomatic debt
S2.ol0n0
Or deposit in Paris banks S1S,OOO,0pO
Castro a Heroic Figure.
President Castro's career has been
really an heroic one. BY his sword he
conquered Venezuela and by his sword
he ruled it six years. He overthrow
President Andrade and put down revolu-
ton after revolution. He defied-suc-
cessfully almost = France, Germany,
Itaiy and Great britain
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01

dependent oil men are determined to
carry the fight To Il successful finish and
VIII spare neither money nor time.
The fight i'll Ohio and the eastern part
Of the country will be carried on through
the National Petroleum association.
while similar association will attend
to the western end.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01

"A Chinese often presents his intend
ed bride with a pair of geese and they
are regarded as emblems of coniucal.
fidelity.