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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22

company had been unconscious Mi
McCalls death was due to enlarge
mont of the liver. Three weeks ago
he was taken to Lakewood IN the
hope that the change might benefit
his health, which gave out two months
ago near the close Of the insurance in
vestigation by the legislative commi
tee.
Mr. McCall's mental effort 10 shake
off his ailments a few days ago was
the result Of the report of the Fowler
investigating committee composed
of directors of the New York LIE
They censured Mr. Mccall severely
for certain acts in connection with The
Legislative bureau established by
him, with Andrew Hamilton At It's
head The recommendations of the
report demanding Of him fuller nc
counting Of the legislative work than
he had made was a crushing blow 10
the company's former president
Mr.. Mccall died believing that his
downfall was due to a combination Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22

circumstances for which he was not
Q blame. The ccnsurc Of his admins
iration voiced by his former associates
in business, by the press Of the
country. by the clergy and by the
people generally stung him to the
quick and undoubtedly abruptly
shortened his life a statement,
which was made TO the public through
his son, John G Mccall. contained the
following significant paragraph
i may not have lived the life Of a
saint, but as look back now can.
MOI recall that have ever deliberately
harmed man
Mr. Mccall was born IN humble cir
at Albany \ Y, March
z. 1919 He went 10 the Commercial
college Of Albany. ana In 1866 he
started in business as $40 clerk In
the asserting house for state currency
and gradually rose until he was earn
ing 5000 q year about the sum which
h. received for d single days work be.
fore he resigned from the New York
Life.
Then he got a chance to enter the
agency 81 the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance company az bookReeper
Next be took position with the in
snrance firm Of Levi. Parker & Co.
Finally In 1870, he was appointed -
the state insurance department In
1888 Grover Cleveland. then governor
appointed him state superintendent Of
Insurance. In 1886 Mr.. Mccall declined
/ reappointment and became control.
AZ of the Equitable Life, d position
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22

private car Republic and 30 TO Palm
Beach and Cuba, unless thor plans
are changed.
The bride and groom did not leave
Friendship at all, but about O'Clock
they came out of the house and walked
through the grounds for half an hour.
They chatted and laughed merrily and
thoroughly enjoyed the secmsion Of
the eighty acre country place, Mrs..
Longworth wore a long Alice blue coat
with a deep white Persian lamb COL
lar She wore no hat Mr. Long.
worth wore frOck coat and dark
gray trousers and a derby hat. h
carried a cane
The couple We're engaged in an an.
mated conversation ana apparently
did not see the crowds of people who
were looking through the fence at
them They dned alone and no one
entered the grounds or left them eX-
cept a messenger from the white
house. who delivered a small package.
and the servants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
eebr's Fat Letters Are Held up.

Ia Crosse, Wis, Feb. 90. Hundreds
OF letters containing money and express
orders for Il. NJ. Behr have been
seized by postofilce Inspector Fraser
as they arrived at the local postofIice.
Behr is the young man arrested for al
legged violation Of the postal laws in
the conduct OF mail order business.
At the time OF the arrest evidence or
the United States authorities indicated
that through the mails alone $4,000
business had been done In two years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
400 YEARS OLD.
Claimed TO be a Friend OF Sir Francis
Drake.

Drake.
Just about the time that the Gala,
ragos islands were discovered by the
Spanish. not quite 100 years ago a
bright, young elephant tortoise was
born there When mischlevons his
grandfather prophesiod that he would
come to bad end He died last weol,
la the London geological gardens
Though comparatively speaking, he
was Il newcomer ut the gardens, he
used TO give himself airs claiming 10
be a personal friend of Sir Francis
Drake When In good health he
would eat as much green food as m
average COW
lie Is supposed 10 have lied but
owing 10 the sluggish habits OF the
species In winter the exact date
when sleep merged into death Is nm.
certain His assumed age $50 years
was painted on his she'll but he
claimed 10 be nfty years older,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
DoWIE GONE FOR GooD2
overseer Voliva to Follow Along
Chiefs Lines of Reorganization.

Kenusha, Wis. FEB. 20.-WIlb,r
Glen Volha, recently appointed dep
uty general oyerscer OF Zion, mad
formal announcement OF a reorganiza
ton of the Zion City cabinet SUNDAY
along the lines laid down BY his pro
decessor, but tie greatest power is
left in the hands Of Voliva. who Is the
direct representative Of DR. Dowic
Voliva has announced that he viii
make no radical departure from the
plans originally laid down by Dowic
II is limited at Zion City that Or Dow
lie will never return and that be has
ready practically turned the city over
to Voliva
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22

entrance at 4:lo o'clock saturday
afternoon and entered an automobile
which was driven rapidly ave. II
is understood that they went to
Friendship, the country residence ct
John Il. Mclean on the Teuallytown
road. about six miles from Washiug
ton, As they entered the automo,
bile they were showered with rice by
Ethel and the other children Mrs
Longworth was handed into the car
riaSe by Major McCawley. Mr.. Long.
worth entered ON the other side as.
sisted by his beStman. The pYeSi-
dent Mrs RooSeve,, aad o.Ner mem
berS of the family stood ON the steps
of the white house and waved them
out of sight An old shoe was
thrown at them by one Of the ushers
and fell m top of the automobile, II
was there when the machine was last
seen The crowds gathered in front
of the white mouse were not appraised
of the departure of tho couple
Washington, y. @, Feb. 49, Repre-,
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth spent Sunday in the seclusion
of Friendship, the country home OF
John r, Mclean, on The Tenuely,
town road Today they viii board the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22

Denver, Feb COL Publication was
made here yesterday OF the complaints
ON which Governor Gooding Of Idaho
asked acquisitions for Charles II.
Mover, president; William u. Hay.
woou, secretary treasurer. OF the west.
cn federation OF miners. and c. A,
rottthone. former member OF the ex.
eCUtiye committee of that organlxa.
ton From this Il appears that the
men were charged directly with the
murder of former Governor Steuneu.
berg OF Idaho, and not merely with
being accessories to the crime, Nhe
complaints and acquisitions charge
the accused with having discharged
the bomb by means Of which Steunen-
berg was killed. at Caldwell, Idaho,
December 30 last The specific charge
OF murder was made, Il Is explained.
IN order to toresNll habcas corpus
proceedings ON behalf ot the accused
men, hut no attempt will he made to
prove that they were In Idaho at the
time Of the commission of the crime,
II Is alleged, however that they con.
spirtu With others 60 murder Steuen.
berg and furnished funds TO carry out
the plot Various atrocious murders
committed during the labor troubles
IN this state form chain OF crimes
with which efforts are being made to
connect the officers of the western
federation through the confession said
to have been made by Harry Orchard,
who Is charged with the Steunonberg
murder,
This confession, 1t is asserted, dis.
closed plot TO XIII former Governor
Peabody of Colorado, William II Cab
bert, chief Justice 0t tho Colorado stu
preme court, and John Campbell,
former chief Justice, Orchard Is said
to have confessed that wholesale as
sassmntons were planned at tho
Headquarters of the western fedora
tion Of miners In Denver, chiefly by
refugees from the camps nj Cripple
Creek and Telluride II is also said
| that Orchards confession gives the
history OF the explosion ut lndcpend'
Icnce station near Cripple Creek juno
4, 1904. which killed Il men and In
| iured many others,
Governor Mcdonald who issued the
necessary papers for the extrndtlon
Of the federation officers to Idaho,
said Yesterday that he had read q
COPY Of Orchards confession but was
not al liberty TO dlyuge It's contents.
Supreme Justices Marked.
II develops TINT Orchards confess
sion, according TO the best authority,
stated that bombs had boen placed
in the gateways of The residences OF
two members Of the Colorado supreme
court and that more than n dozen at
tcmpts had been made to assasslnate
, former Governor Peabody. An invos-
tigation since the alleged confession
was made disclosed the presence Ut
bombs In exactly the spots Indicated.
The man who unearthed the bombs, n
prominent member of the national
guard. Is now IN Idaho, having accom-
panied the party that returned with
Meyer Haywood and Pottihone, liz
VIII appear M n witness In the Orch
ard trial, II is said, 10 prove the truth
OF the alleged confession.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
ST LOUIS TAKES
CHICAGO SEWAGE

Washington Feb. 20. The famous
case Of the state Of Missouri W. the
state of Illinois, involving the right or
the city OF Chicago 10 divert fits sew.
age into the Mississippi river through
the Chicago sanitary canal and the
Illinois river was decided today by the
supreme court Of the United States
in favor Of Illinois. Justice Holmes dc.
liyered the opinion which was thar
Missouri did not prove its case. There
was no dIsEention.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
Tenny as a Public Sire.

The famous race horse Tenny is this
season 10 be offered rs public sire.
The once famous race horse IL now
spending his last days on an obscure
farm IN Harrison county. II, &, Duffy,
residing near Cynthiona, has offered
the service OF Tenny to the public for
small fee, The horse has been un.
fortunate during his career IN the stud,
and few mares have been bred 10 him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
WHITE HOUSE WEDDING AN
IMPOSING SPECTACLE
Presidents Daughter Becomes Mrs, Mich
oIas Longworth
Vows Taken Before AssemDIage of Un-
precedented Distinction
Beautiful and Impressive Episcopal Cere-
mony With Ring Of Virgin Gold

Washington, Feb. 19,-With a plain
circlet of virgin gold, in the historic
east room of the white house, at 10
minutes after u o'clock Saturday,
Alice Lee Roosevelt, eldest daughter
of the president of the United States,
and Nicholas Longworth, representa-
tive in congress from the first district
of Ohio, were united in marriage.
The ceremony-one of the most i'm
pressive ever performed in the eXecu,
tive mansion-was according to the
rites of the Protestant Episcopal
church, of which the bride is a mem
her. 1t was solemnized by the Right
Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, bishop of
Washington, and attended by all the
solemn state of a grand official func-
ton and by the devotional beauty of
the cathedral service.
No ceremony of similar kind ever
was witnessed by more distin-
guished assemblage. There We're pres
ent as guests not only the most emf,
nent representatives of the American
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
UNION OFFICERS HELD FOR
MURDER OF EX-GOVERNOR

Denver. Feb 1s--Late Saturday
night Charles H. Meyer, president 81
the western federation Of miners. AMI
Charles g Hayward. secretary, we're
arrested on the charge OF completely
in the murder Of former Governor
Steunenburg Of Idaho
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
Veterans Dying on Rapidly.

During the last six months 2S,006
pensioners Of the civil war have died.
which Is a mortality OF more than
full regiment every week. and the
rate must continue to increase for
several years. The heroes who fought
for the union are still host but fast
diminishing. ST. Louis Globe.Demo-
crat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
PAT GROVE ARRAiGNED
FOR STREET CAR ROBBERY.

Council Bluffs. Feb 20.-Pat Grove
was arraigned yesterday before Judge
Thofne on the Joint indictment against
himself and Arthur Levi for holding
up street car In July last. He
pleaded not guilty
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
Feel Distant Earthquake.

Vienna, Feb 2O.-Tnstruments or
the imperial meteorological depart.
ment yesterday recorded an earth
quake the center Of which was 1900
miles on The movement lasted from
3:22 o. m. 10 $50 a. M.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
LoNeWoRTHs GOING SOUTH.
Pass Through Virginia on Their Wed.
ding Journey.

Lynchburg, Va, Feb 20.-Mr and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth passed
through Lynchburg on the Jackson
vile limited on the Southern railway
yesterday afternoon at 1874. A crowd
of 500 persons gathered at the station
but no one had glimpse of the
couple. Mr.. LoRg~orth was on The
rear platform OF the Pullman when
the train stopped in the yards, but nc
Immediately entered the coach
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
Butter Price Advances.

Elgin, H., Feb. Coulter was firm
selling at 2S cents. an advance Of one,
half cent from last week. The sales
for the districts were 100000 pounds
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
BUT BELIEVES HIMSELF ABUSED
TO THE LAST,
FAITHFUL AS CHURCHMA
S,seS From Low,prieed Clerk TO One
Of the Highest Salaried Men in
tire World Associates Turning
Against Him Proves the Last
Crushing Blow.

New York, Feb, @0.--lohn \ Mccall
died Al the Laurel house in Lakewood.
\ D. SUNDAY afternoon For more
than seventeen hours the former presi,
dtut OF the New Work Life Insurance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22

closeness of their leaves. This group
of palms was fringed at the base with
astilbe japonica. Forming back.
ground were dracena sanderii, of
green and white, and gorgeous Easter
lilies. Above the platform there was
a garlanding of greenhouse smilax
and asparagus with scores OF lovellest
bride loses nesl;ug Ia the green. The
effect Of the whole was exquisitely
boaf.if,;t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
According TO program.

At the appointed time almost to
the minute, the wedding party en-.
tered and the ceremony was per.
formed by Bishop Satterlee The
details were carried out as arranged
in the published program. The le-
ception following the ceremony and
the serving Of the wedding breakfast
continued until shortly after o'clock.
BY that time the greater number Of
guests had left the white house and
the bride had retired to an upper
apartment 70 prepare for her going
away
4 photograph Of the bride in ner
wedding gown was taken before her
departure from the white house
Shortly after o'clock the couple left
the white house and entering an auto
mobile was driven to the country
home OF John r. Mclean.
One Traditional Old Shoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
A
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
4 4 4 a \
Mrs. Longworth.

Mrs. Longworth.
The bride is the only child
of the presidents first mar
riage. and was - years old
within the week She was
named for her mother, Alice
Lee the latter having been
dau2hter of M and Mrs.
George c. Lee of Boston, to
whom the president became
engaged during his college
days at Harvard and to
whom he was married in y
1883 She has resided with
her father and step-mother
in later years, but even since
their coming to the white
house has spent long peri
DDS elsewhere, either with
her maternal grandmother or
with numerous relatives in
New York She was one of x
the party accompanying the
StCltIul v vi w Sli W viz 1 LIZ
ippines. as was also Repre-
sentative Longworth, their
engagement being rumored =
several times during the
journey.
Although born in New =
York. she has spent more
than half her time in Wash
ington, having been there
as a small child when her =
father was civil service com =
missioner, later when he was
4 assistant secretary of the
navy, and finally when she =
came to grace the white a
house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
UNION LEADERS
AS ASSASS|NS
CHARGED WITH PLANNING MUIR.
DERS BY WHOLESALE,
TOOL MAKES CONFESSION

Fellow Who Killed Ex-Governor
Steunenberg Tells How Union OF.
fieers Took Part in Bloody Work Of
DISCRIMINATING Public officers and
Other Enemies,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22

government but personal missioners
of kings and potentates Of the powers
of the civilized world, constituting an
assemblage not only one of the largest,
but the most distinguished that ever
was gathered at one time in the white
house.
Twelfth White House Bride.
Miss Roosevelt was the twelfth
bride, according to the accepted au.
thorities, to plight her troth within its
classic walls and the identical spot
where she Joined hands with the hus.
wand of her choice, "for better or for
worse" Is hallowed in the memory of
another white house bride, Nellie"
Grant, who 80 years ago on that same
spot became the wife of an English
man. Algernon C. F. Sartoris. Tender,
indeed. must have been recollections
of Mrs. Sartoris of that day, now long
ago. for she was one of the witnesses
of Miss Roosevelt's wedding.
An Auspicious Day.
No more suspicious day for a we'd
ding could have been imagined. The
air was balmy almost as spring and
the sun shone brilliantly, flooding the
marriage scene with joyful sunlight
while artificial lights were utilized
throughout the remainder Of the white
house. Every room in the lower part
of the executive mansion was brilliant
with flowers and decorative plants,
placed so that the color scheme of the
rooms and the floral decorations we're
in perfect harmony.
An Imposing Function.
1t was the desire not only Of Miss
Roosevelt, who was most concerned,
but Of the president and Mrs. Roose-
welt that the wedding should be a
family affair The desire, II shortly
was disclosed. could not be
gratified. As ii finally developed, the
wedding was the most imposing func-
ton that ever took place in the white
house. The thousand guests hidden
TO the ceremony began TO arrive short
" after II o'clock They entered By
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
Mr.. Lonnworth.


Nicholas Longworth is the
& only son of the late Nicholas
Iongworth of Cincinnati, one
of the wealthy men of the
Ohio metropolis a generation
ago. He graduated from Har
ward in the class of 1891 and
was admitted to the bar of
Cincinnati in 1894. He is
now serving his second term
as representative from the
first Ohio district. He is
member of the Metropolitan,
Alibi and Chevy Chase clubs
in Washington, and is well
known in New York and Bos.
ton.
His mother has for num-
Der of years had a summer
home on the coast Of Massa-
chusetts, where Miss Roose-
welt was her guest in the
summer of 1904. Early in
the summer she made visit
to Cincinnati, where she was
entertained by Mr.. Long
worth's sister, Mrs. Walling-
ford, so that she is already
known to her husbands fam.
lily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
one Traditional Old Shoe.

Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Dongworth
left the white house BY the south
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
Superb Wedding Bower.

AT the great center windows di-
rectly opposite the main entrance Of
the room and overlooking the east
terrace, superb floral bower had
been contrived with exquisite skill
and artistic taste. A semi-circular
platform, twelve inches high, was con
structed before the windows. On this
the ceremony took place, SO that all
in the room lad practically an unob.
structed view of it, The platform was
carpeted in green of handsome de-
sign, and over the carpet was thrown
with artistic carelessness an elegant
oriental rug, designed in curious and
intricate figures. In colors red pre-
dominated. Banked back of the plat
form and next To the widows were
palms, selected for the beauty and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22

the east terrace and passed up the
main staircase directly to the historic
east room. Beautiful at all times.
the famous room Saturday was eX.
QuiSite in its classic splendor The
shades were drawn at all of the win,
dows and handsome brocaded draper,
les in gold harmonized perfectly with
the ivory white of the room. From the
hundreds of softly shades electric
lamps in the crystal chandeliers per
feet light was diffused throughout the
room,
The floral decorations were more
elaborate than any her tofore have
been in President Rooseyelts admin
istration While unnecessary space
in the great apartment was not taken
up with decorations, as every inch of
il was needed to accommodate the
guests. two huge vases of rare design
each filed with Easter lilies and fern
'rords occupied each Of the mantels,
and two handsome tables one each at
the north and south ends of the room
bore jardinieres of Towering rhode
dpudrOnS,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-26
ALMOST START A
RIOT IN | [. 1H + At
Kisses and Storm of Eggs Greet
Church Performance in Du-
,.~- luth Playhouse. 49,.

Duluth, May PA serious riot was
narrowly averted last night at the
scene of the Tstory Of the Reforma,
tion, or the Life Of Luther.'' Kisses
from the "family4 circle' greeted the
stereopticon pictures of Luther, a
shower Of eggs from the top gallery
broke against the screen, two women
tainted, people left the theater in
crowds and a riot was only, averted
by the efforts of the house managers
and the police.
Joseph Fleming, aged 81 years, a
blacksmith; John G. Linden, aged 10,
q teamster, and Patrick Bergen, aged
80, blacksmith, all single, were locked
up on charge of disorderly conduct.
Beneath their seats in the gallery Of
the theater were found three dozen
eggs. j. i,
One hundred and forty-seven young
men and women of Duluth took part
in the play. - ].
was struck. An egg fell into the lap
Of an elector, who could not arise in
the tableaux at the proper time. An
other egg cleared the feet of Frank
Maxwell, physical director Of the Y
NJ. @. A.
Mrs. Mayor, the lecturer, who con.
Quoted the play under the auspices of
the St. Johns English Lutheran church
has been engaged in the work eleven
years. She had no statement to make
other than sorrow for Duluth and that
her season should end so disastrously
The performance was the last Of the
four. -. =: :,.-f ! Ef\FX