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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
WIFE FATALLY SHOT BY SPOUSE.
Harry Spencer Carries Out His Threat
to Shoot His Wife.


Minneapolis, April 1S.-With muir
der in his heart and a determination
to carry out threats made weeks ago..
Harry Spencer, formerly wellto-do
restaurant man Of st. Paul, shot and
probably fatally injured his wife at
Hennepin avenue and Thirteenth
street last night, and then fired at her
companions, Mr.. and Mrs. FRANKIE Nc
Cormick. Mrs. Spencer is at st. Bar
nabas hospital with three bullet
wounds in her head, and the physl-
clans say she cannot recover. Dis
patches are being sent to all the towns
in the Northwest asking for the arrest
Of Spencer. The injured woman has
told the police her story and with the
information given by Mccormick, an
eyewitness, the detectives hope to
get Spencer in their net. 1t is the old
story of domestic discord.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Saves Boys Life.

Sioux City, Iowa, April 18.-Leaping
from a ten-foot embankment into the
cold waters of the Floyd river, Charles
Nelson, a laborer, after a heroic battle
with the raging current, saved the life
of Earl, the seven-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. West. Nelson will be
proposed for Carnegie medal for
bravery
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
FLOOD OF HUMANITY.
Spring immigration swamps Ellis
Island.

Spring immigration swamps Ellis
Island.
New York, April 18.-The food tide
of spring immigration has set In with
full force and yesterday there were
thirteen great liners in port with IT,
3S7 future citizens to be put through
the winnowing machinery at Ellis isl
and. Other ships are expected soon,
and it is believed that by the end of
the week all records will be broken
when fully $4,000 aliens will have
been met by the inspection officials.
The total immigration to the United
States from all countries during the
month of March, according to state
ment issued by the immigration bu-
reau, was 133,245, or an increase of 70
per cent over March, 1905.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
GAsHEs THROAT WITH RAZOR.
Convicted Prisoner Borrows Razor and
Attempts Suicide.

Ashland, Wis, April 18-Max Mill
er, who was convicted Saturday on a
charge of attempting to obtain money
under false pretenses, made an at
tempt last night to commit suicide by
cutting his throat with a razor. He
will recover, but will be examined as
to his sanity The sheriff allowed him
the use of a razor with which to shade
and as soon as the officers back was
turned, miller gashed his throat. 9th
er prisoners saw the act and raised
the alarm.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
SEND ULTlMATUM TO DoWlE.
Voliva Proposes That the Whole Dis
pute Be Left to Arbitration.

VoIiva Proposes That the Whole Dis
pute Be Left to Arbitration.
Chicago, April 18-General Overseer
Voliva and his followers yesterday
presented an ultimatum to- John Alex
ander Dowie at a conference Of the Op-
posing forces. Through their attorney,
Jacob Newman, the following terms
have been proposed:
'You are to appoint committee OF
four or eight members by which this
entire matter is to be settled. Two
members of this committee shall be
appointed by the advocates of the
cause of Dowie, two shall represent
Voliva. In case that the committee
shall consist Of eight members, each
side will have the appointment OF
four. Should there be a disagreement
in either case a fifth or ninth commit
teeman shall be appointed by General
Overseer Voliva. 1t is further pro-
vided that all property belonging to
the Christian Catholic church shall be
transferred to this board of arbitration
and that their judgment as to whether
Voliva or Dowie shall control the same
will be final"
The u1timatum was taken under adj
visement by Dowie and his advisors.
Attorney Emil G. Wetten, represent
ing Dowie's interests, had the follow
ing to say:
John Alexander Dowie will never
consent to a sacrifice of the ecclesi-
astical power attendant to Zion City"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
MATES JOKE KILLS BOY.
Fright at Being Chased by Dog Causes
Heart Failure.

Fertile, MINI, April Is. = Bennie
Holland, the ten-year-old son of Mons
Holland, dropped dead yesterday, sup
posedly from fright. The boy had
been playing with companions, one Of
whom set a vicious dog upon him.
The boy took to his heels and ran
home as fast as he could, the dog
chasing him all the way. AS he en-
tered the house he told his sister the
dog was after him. and seemed to be
greatly exhausted from fright and his
fast run. He complained of not feel
ing we'll, and almost Immediately at
terward fell to the floor dead.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Prominent Man a Suicide

St. Louis, April Is. - Samuel T.
Rathel, one of the best known real es
tate dealers and auctioneers in st
Louis, killed himself by shooting yes
terday at his home while his family
was at breakfast
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Milwaukee Man Found Dead,

St. Louis, April 18.-P. B. Thomp-
son, registering from Milwaukee, was
found dead in his room at the Jeffer-
son hotel. He was connected with a
suspender company of Philadelphia
His death was from natural cause.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Brainerd, Mimi, April IS. - 0. S.
Campbell, young man employed in a
lath mill near Pequot, lost three fing-
ers in one of the saws yesterday. He
was brought to st. Joseph's hospital
here for treatment.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Painters Out on Strike.

Superior, Wis, April 18.-The paint
ers and decorators went out on a
strike for higher wages yesterday,
and threaten to involve other unions
at the Head Of the Lakes. The strike
is causing much inconvenience.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Farmer Suicides,

Winona, Mimi, April IS. - John
Dreker, a farmer living near st.
Charles, suicided by hanging himself
in his barn yesterday afternoon. The
cause for the deed is unknown. He
was so years old and leaves wife and
six children.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Man Nav Have Been Murdered.

Helena, Mont, April 18.-The nude
body of an unknown man was found
in a slough near Central Park, Gal
latin county, yesterday afternoon.
There are indications of foul play and
the authorities are investigating.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
iowa Republican Convention.

Des Moines, April 18.-The Repub-
lican state central committee yester-
day issued a call for the state con-
vention to be held at Des Moines Aug.
1. Both the Cummins and Perkins
committees agreed on Des Moines.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

A Baltimore paper refers to Ham
let,' the wellknown play by w.
Shakespeare" We hope we do not
err in assuming that our contempor-
ary has reference to the w. Shakes
peare who formerly resided at STRAIT
ford-on-Avon, England.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Fifty thousand dollars year as pin
money for the new queen of Spain will
buy her diamond pins By the way,
how about those starving folks in
Andalusia?
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Andrew Carnegie reads poetry and
says he finds there is lots of good stuff
in some of it. Won't Andrew kindly
do something on cash basis for the
poets?
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Prof. James Mills Pierce, who il he
had lived till next March would have
completed fifty years as a teacher at
Harvard, was as fond Of poetry and
the theater as he was of mathematics.
Thus he maintained the proper bal
ance, though he never married.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Gets Year for stealInq Shoes.

Helena, Mont, April is. - Hank
Smith pleaded guilty to burglary In
stealing two pairs of ladies' shoes at
Bozeman yesterday and was sentenced
to one year In the penitentiary.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
Grand Jury Takes Hold.

The grand jury will meet today
especially to indict those who were in
the mob of 1ynchers.
Up to noon yesterday men who had
been in the mob made no secret or 1t.
They stood upon the street corners
and joked each other about it, but
when word came that Gov. Folk had
offered $500 reward for the conviction
Of any member of the mob, and when
Roscoe Patterson, prosecuting attor-
ney, declared openly that he intended
TO work for the arrest and conviction
Of every man concerned in the lynch
ing there was uneasiness. At noon It
became known that twenty-five war
rants charging murder in the first de-
gree were in the hands Of the sher1r.
After the arrests the lynchers became
alarmed and left the streets.
Kills Negro AssaiIant.
Ralph Burns, sixteen years old, shot
and killed one of two negroes who at
tackled him in this city last night while
he was escorting a young lady home
from a party. The negroes accosted
him at the gate of the young 1ady's
home and one of the negroes fired two
shots from a revolver at him, but mel
Their took effect. Burns Immediately
fired four shots at the negroes, killing
one of them, but the other escaped.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
GRAND JURY WILL lNDlCT.

Governor offers Reward for ConVie-
ton of Members Of Mob.
Springfield, Mo-, April Is. -- Four
men are now under arrest here
charged with being leaders in the mob
that broke into the county jail Satur-
day night and lynched three negroes.
Two of the alleged mob leaders are in
Jail and two have been released on
bond. Charles Cannefax and Oney
Calfry were the first men arrested.
Cannefax has been a pool room pro-
prietor. but is at present employed in
The st. Louis & San Francisco railroad
cards
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

That fiber factory down in Shaw
nut, Me-, that is making 100000 pie
plates every day must be pretty nearly
keeping up with the pie industry Of
New ENGLAND.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21
DIEHL is HELD UNDER BOND.
Postal Fraud Case Brought Up at La
Crosse.


La Crosse, Wis, April discharged
with conducting extensive frauds
through the mails, w. J. Diehly for
years a prominent business man in
this state, was arraigned before Uni
ted States Commissioner Alfred Har-
rison yesterday on complaint of Post
Office Inspector E. E. Fraser and held
under $500 bonds pending an exam
nation. He is charged with swindling
in connection with the business OF the
Standard Fuel company, the Pine
Tree company and the Star Lumber
company, of which concerns he is the
sole factor. The companies have ope-
rated extensively in the Middle West.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Two Georgia men were killed re-
Gently in a fight over mule. 1t isn't
likely, however, that the cause Of the
trouble will be noted on their tomb
stones.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Says young Mr.. Rockefeller, 'The
reason young men sow wild oats is
because they find pleasure in doing
So" How paradoxical, yet how true!
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Somebody is complaining again that
the stamps that the government is
selling now don't stick. Maybe they
don't on love letters, but they do on
bills.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

The report Of the failure of Maine
worsted mill is a reminder that great
many men get worsted when they
tackle business.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

When learned men get to disputing
about a point of grammar, the rhetoric
makers always have an excellent OPP
portunity to get lot Of horrible exam
pies.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

One Of the most difficult feats to
accomplish in this world is to put a
skeleton back in the closet once it has
been out.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

King Alfonso and his queen, it is
said, are to spend their honeymoon in
Ireland-but not, we presume, to dis
cuss the question of home rule.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

A Chicago girl, who is making a
tour of Europe, has written to friend
that Paris isn't in the same class with
Chicago. She's right. 1t isn't.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Rabbi Hirsch may be right in as
sorting that the stomach and religion
are closely related. But it seems like
a far cry from the belly to the soul.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

If the new Rockefeller baby's for
tune grows as fast as grandpa's did, he
will have about all the money there is
by the time he is Is.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Furnish your summer cottage with
antiquities advertises somebody
Great schemei 1t also clears out your
attic.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

At a recent food exhibit in Berne,
Switzerland, 1885 varieties of sausage
were shown. Every family must have
its own brand over there.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

The United States is to have a 90
o00-ton battleship. British taxpayers
may as well prepare to settle for a
21,000-tonner.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

A Milwaukee woman has won bar
rel of flour in poetry contest. This
should cause the muse to sit up and
take notice again.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Johnstown, Pa, having had both
food and fire, is prepared to expect
either a tornado or an earthquake
next
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

A magazine poet sings about the
freshness of delight" But what we
want in magazine poets is the delight
of freshness.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

John L. Sullivan, feeling confident
that he can train up to the weight, Of
fers to fight any 800 pound man in the
world.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

The man who planted his sweetpeas
in January reports that they haven't
come up as yet
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

London Punch has new editor who
is reported to be a humorist. This is
important if true.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

After Mr.. Wel1man has discovered
the north pole by balloon, will he find
the south pole, too?
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Anybody" says Brooklyn minis
ter, "can be hero" Doesn't he con-
slider sweet woman anybody?
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Perhaps some day bridal couples
will go to Niagara Falls to see the
manufactures.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

Ras Makonnen is dead. But then
SO is the Ahkoond of Swat.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

One overworked expression, Q
course, is Please remit
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-21

'Do robins run or hop?" asks the
inQuiring New York Sun. They do.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19

little, you would buy house, or put some
money in bank"
Don't be fool, Eva" he said, roughly. II
do care about you, but there are reasons why we
can't get married just now"
what are they? Money can't be one Of them,
because Tom says that whenever you 90 out with
him, you throw your money around as II II
were Of no account whatever. And that reminds
me- you haven't asked me how Tom is yetY
ooh, forgot Eva. Please forgive me"
at seems to me you forget lot Of things
lately. You forgot about Mrs. Anstruthers din
ner on Monday night, and you know we wouldn't
offend her for the world"
Look here, you cant expect man to remem-
Der little things like dinners, can you!"
EYES, can, if the dinner represents an en-
gagement with his fancee. And then the other
night, when / went over to sec Nancy, and
called you on the phone, asking you to come
over and take me home, you never came. No,
don't say anything" as he appeared about to
make some remark, you know you can't excuse
yourself And papa was telling us that on We'd
nesday, when some case of yours was to be
heard in court, you never went there at all.
You spent the morning over at Rivers office,
watching the fluctuations of some stock or other,
and your clients waited and waited for you"
Eyes, that really was awful" admitted Ruth
erford, "but | couldn't tear myself away from
the market that day."
II don't believe you care for anything at
all except stocks; you don't even care for me
much any more"
Nonsense. / do" but he was gazing careless
ly out of the window as he spoke.
Eva saw his indifference and sighed After
moment she asked, "What are your reasons for
not being able to get married, Sam?"
He started as she spoke to him. "Nly reasons?
Well, the main one is that ever since that Pitts
4 r.. al,o
"Shadowed" she cried. "Oh, you frighten me-
Sam. You don't mean by detectives"
at doesn't matter by whom or what; the fact
is simply that l am shadowed."
"But why should you be shadowed? What was
this Pittsburg affair? You know you never
would tell me about it,"
"And l don't ever intend to-" he replied.
"But can't you give me just the outline OF
it? You don't need to mention any names, you
know"
"Well, l suppose l might do that" For some
moments he seemed to be lost in gloomy mcdita
tion and, indeed, seemed to have forgotten her
presence. After few moments, however, he
appeared to remember where he was, and said +,
"You asked me about the Pittsburg affair !?
There's not much to tell, except that on ac-
count of something did, the market there
broke several firms went out of business in con-
sequence, and as they contrived to make it pref
ty hot for me, ! skipped"
Eva considered for moment. "Wel, don t
know much about such things. but it doesn't
seem to me as if you had done anything that
they could shadow you for"
"But just think of the ruin and misery that
followed from what | did"
"But l can't see that you committed any le-
gal offense, and so why should they shadow
you?'
"You can't expect to understand it," said
Rutherford, impatently. 'tWhat do women
know about these things, anyway? l tell you
they have shadowed me for two years, and some
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
SHADO w BID g %:

"All right, dear, I will. think you had bet
ter get out of stocks AZ soon as you can"
Get out of stocks?"
eyes, do" and her voice trembled little at
her bodness.
"All right, will" he said, finally. She
caught her breath, but her companion was 80
absorbed in his own thoughts that he did not
notice her agitation. "I can't do it all at once,
Of course, but before the end of the week /
ought to have gotten away from them" He
chuckled TO himself as he spoke. "And after
I'm out of the market they oughtn't 10 be able
to find me-"
"They won't be able TO-" said Eva, positively.
"But don't you think you had better start to-
dayY
Certainly. III 90 right back TO see Rivers
now, and I'll get rid of w. r. r. first, because,
as that is a pool, they would have more oppor-
tunity to injure me through that"
She didn't see Why but, nevertheless, she
agreed with him, and ordered her coachman to
drive to the building in which Rivers office
was They did not have much to say on the
way back, because Rutherford was plunged in
gloomy reverie, and she afraid TO speak lest
some iladvised remark might cause him to
change his mind.
When they reached their destination he got
out without word to her, and hurried inside
the building With a shudder, he passed the
elevator, and set out to walk up the three flights
of stairs to Rivers Office. He quite out Of
breath from his climb when he finally pushed
open the door, and inquired for Rivers
Here I am" the broker called out, from his
station near one of the tckers. "What can Il
do for you this morning? w. r. r. is doing
pretty well today. You know you were asking
about it yesterday"
eyes, know l was"
"There was a call for ten thousand shares just
after the market opened this morning, and, as
a result, it has gone up two points already"
"But the boom can't last, you know"
at will last for today, and if you bought some
now, and sold out just before three, you could
make some money"
81 don't think l want any of it. As a mat
ter of fact, 1 have some that l want to get rid
Of"
"You want to get rid of it now? Why man,
you're crazy. You ought to hold on to 1t until
three, at any rate
"Now, look here, Rivers. When l say sell
out. mean sell out"
"Ar right, don't get excited. I'll sell out.
How many shares have you got?
zone thousand
every good. I'll put in your order right
away"
As he was going away Rutherford called out,
"Say, Rivers, / guess I'll use your phone.
"AIl right; help yourself" replied the other.
Rutherford seated himself at the brokers'
desk, asked for his number, and waited pa
tientlv as he could until Central saw fit to
give it to him. After moment or two, voice
said. "Hello, who is that?"
HAS Miss Eva come in YETI"
"She Just came in this minute, sill"
"Tell her I'd like to speak to her, please"
There was silence for moment then mascu
line voice said, "Helo!"
"Hello!'' replied Rutherford. 'Who is that?'
"Who are your" demanded the other. "Get
off the line. Central give me"