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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
LESSON OF THE CALAMITY.

BY Or. Emil G. H1rSch.
When any great calamity overtakes
a large body of human beings the les
son which is driven home to our con-
seriousness at the first shock of the news
is that life is full of vicissitudes and
that man is ever drifting helplessly on
a sea of unknown conditions. l speak
with the bitterest scorn of those who
in moments of self-eXalted righteous
ness assert that every great misfortune
is a direct visitation Of Gods retribu
tive vengeance for the sins of the vic
tins and declare that the story Of So
dom and Gomorrah, which those self
righteous employ TO bear them out in
their theory, has no relevance to the
recent earthquake.
No grander lesson Of the great COM
mon heart of humanity which domi
mates all our lives in spite of all our
petty greed and envy has ever been
driven home to our understanding than
that which we see manifested through
out the nation in the gerenous giving
to those who have recently suffered the
horrors of d ruined city All the sell
fish considerations which have seemed
to be ever uppermOst in our minds are
forgotten the minute the cry for help
awakens in US that one touch Of nature
which makes the whole world kin. Mer
CT annihilates distances more sum-
marily than the agencies Of telegraph
and steam can ever do. The sympathy
for a fellow in need which all man
kind feel for one another is now sing
ing 4 grander diapason in the acts of
charity in which all the organized
forces of society are joining than any
vocal chorus could intone.
In this manifestation of the human
heart consists mans greatness; in his
helplessness before the forces Of ma
ture in her angry mGods is shown his
weakness. Mankind has been Boosting
of his triumphs over natures forces
and points in his pride to his conquests
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
TEA CHES LIES UNCERTAINTY.
Rv Rev Era1nLr q R,.,,r,n,.

By Rev. Frank c. Bruner.
And the earth did quake and the
rocks rent" Matthew xvii, oil
The earthquake is no stranger to
earth's inhabitants. In the centuries
they have been of common occurrence.
The bible has foretold their coming
when it says, There shall be earth
Quakes in diverse places"
When Frisco was crumbled amid the
rocking of the hills and the grooming
of the earth and moaning of the sea.
it is an epoch in earthquake history
that teaches nothing out of the ordi-
nary, but the same old lesson of uncer-
tainty as to life. To say that such
destruction comes directly from the
Father of all good without moments
warning is to make him a monster of
most appalling destruction. The law
Of all evil in the universe may have
its relation to divine purpose, but
the author of such horror as that at
San Francisco is the result of the
broken law of God by the human race.
Not that the voluptuousness and aug
mented sinfulness of the coast city at
the present time brought on them the
earthquake but the origin Of this
wrongdoing which had it's trail of
death stretching far back through the
ages to the distant doomed and de-
stroyed cities of Sodom, Gomorrah,
Ninevah, Babylon, Pompeii and Hercu-
laneum with others
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
BIG BLAZE AT CHICAGO.
Paper Box Company Burned and Lake
Street Is SCorched.

CHICAGO, H., April 27-Fire of an
unusually threatening character caused a
damage of 100000 last night The
building at 10 Lake street, the property
of the Mccormick estate, was destroyed.
Berry Bros, dealers in varnishes, at IS
and II Lake street. suffered big loss
Sprague, Warner & Co., in Randolph
street and other mercantile houses i'll
the crowded business quarter were saved.
Flames shot from the third story win
dows, setting fire to the extension lad
ders and compelling the fremen to walk
across the roof of the burning structure
and climb down on the other side.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
TORNADO IN TEXAS TOWNS
BELLEVUE AND HAMILTON ARE
PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT BY
SEVERE WIND STORM.
MANY REPORTED KILLED.
Fire Follows Storm and People Are Des-
titute-Cyclone Cellars Save
Many Lives.


FORT WORTH Ten, April 2T.-Thir-
teen persons were killed and 4 number
seriously injured by Il tornado which
last night swept over Bellevue, Tex. The
town is practically wrecked
Afte,. tI,, .4.,,.,,, 'lI ,,,l , Ii
AlI Ter, tne storm mad razed every bust,
DESTRUCTION. Only four houses "sraned
undon,ouod ,ri,., +,r,,.1, o,,,.or,l g.,
w. "e va h"u" CoN'''u IN
area eight miles wide and destroyed
tarmhouSes and crops
-, ne property loss will probably reach
S-Vu'oUV.
from TT. Worth and tents were forward
ed from Wichita Falls
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ton ;tu there was wrecked by the storm
and several residences were damaged.
No one was injured.
Sydney Webb, chairman Of relief
asked the Associated Press 10 give pub
hcIty 10 the following:
Six hundred of our people are homeless
ana practIcally destitute. Thirteen were
Slice ana ana. a nnmhrr seriously injured me
struction being complete Help of every
mnr, m fT VIM 'T r Ir,rl
mittrr REQUESTS That NH ronIributians he
sent 10 ". Il. Worsham X Co, bankers,
Henrietta, Tex.
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CAER. ARD crushed in building and
crcmatcd
MOUNT. THOMAS.
BELL, ". w, candidate for county treas
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w MEhnEh" VIZ 'oliN N"NA
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lie iataliE injured
TWO daughters OF Nee smith
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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
CHICAGO GELS MORE TIME.
Tunnels Not to Be Lowered Until Case
Is Reviewed

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 81
Secretary Taft today extended until July
/ the time allowed the Chicago Tunnel
company for the removal or lowering Of
its tunnels under the Chicago river. in
order 10 afford time for a rchearing Of
the petition now pending before the SD
preme court of the United States
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04

Of this country, and has no rival in its
horror elsewhere. In this awful disas-
minutes, with but slight damage to the
theater. Next to this fire, reckoning
its attending loss of life, was the burn
ing Of Conway's Theater in Brooklyn,
n. Y, Dec. 5, 1876, when $50 persons
perished in the flames
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
DRAMATIST DAM IS DEAD.
Victim of Cancer of the Stomach in Ia
Vana

NEW YORK, April 27-Word was
received here of the death in Havana of
Henry Jackson Wells Dam, prominent
dramatist and magazine writer of New
York. Mr.. Dams death was due to can
Ger of the stomach.
Mr.. Dam was member of a prom-
nent San Francisco family. He was
graduated from the University of Cali
fornia, receiving a degree of Phi. b., and
was married in London in 1892 to Doro-
thy DOrr, an actress. He was for sew
erai years engaged in dramatic work in
London. Some of his plays produced i'll
m nor Deane," THE Silver She'll" "The
White Silk Dress" ia Coquette," LA
Madeline" and ..Skipper & CO.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
ROBBERS.

Brown bee, sippin' honey
Out dar. ii de dew,
Folks is deS a-waitin'
Ter steal it all fun you.
Ever see SIGH doin's
Seuce Freedom set you free?
Bee-he rob de flower.
En- man-he rob de bee,
Atlanta Constitution.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
Her Negligence.

Eyes, he actually had his wife ar
rested"
What did he charge her with?"
"Contributory negligence"
How was that?"
'Why, it seems that he struck at her
fercely, and she lodged, and he smash
ed his hand against the wall. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
An ADprehensiOn.

LIES gentle gastronomic charms
Ere long, no doubt, will rudely stop.
No more for food we'll seek the farms,
Well buy it at a chemists shop.
Washington Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
Pussian Police Chief Assassiaated.

LUBLIN, Russian Poland, April IS
Iieut.-Col. Pugol. chief OF the gen
darmerie at Cholm, was murdered last
night. The assassin escaped.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
Next Reunion at Richmond, Va.

NEW ORLEANS, La, April 27.-Et
was decided to hold the next ConfedeE-
ate reunion il Richmond, Va.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04

After a man has passed the critical
stage Of his illness he begins to worry
about his doctors bill.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
WfTTE FOR PRESIDENT.
Car May Appoint Him to Be Head
of the Council of the
Empire.
pETER SRIRG.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 2S.-Re
ports were in circulation today that
P,mneror Nicholas will appoint Premier
Witte to be president of the council of
the empire.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
Standard Bottles Needed.

One of the most particular things that
should be looked after at the present
time is the improper selling of goods
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
ENEMIES SEEK LIFE
OF A CHINESE COOK
Highbinder Tactics Being Used
to Force Celestial From
Scranton Kitchen.

Highbinder tactics, which have driven
many a former citizen OF the celestial
Kingdom TO an untimely loss of queue
with head attached, are being directed
towards Mr.. LIE Heo, who presldes over
the tables, feeding tables not Wiley, Of
the Scranton Mining company at Silver
City. Tleo has enemies. and they are
taking the course that never fails In MAX
ing Celestlal's knees seek each other.
The trouble with Heo and his enemies
Is the fact that he persists In retaining
a second cook, OF similar persuasion ma
tionally, who seems to be giving good
service to everyone except the aforesaid
knockers who are after his job or hide,
For some days past Heo has remained
awake at nights worrying over several
anonymous letters received by him from
some person who styles himself the
Union company These letters are
gems, especially for the United States
Government officials. whose services have
been asked In the attempt to run the
writer down.
Threats in Letter.
The first letter Is dated from Salt Lake
City and was written on August IL. The
second letter also was dated Salt Lake,
August 10. Tho initial eplstle was rs fol-
lows: II tell you better send that sec
ond cook away. You don't l will made
you go too. And no more work TO you
also" The second greeting was couched
In the following terms: Il tell you be-
fore send that second cook away. you
don't. I Will killey next time. l will
give you little time more"
The officials Of the Scranton company
are certain that they know who the gull
ty party is, and steps have been taken
to secure this person In due compliance
with all legal procedure. In the mean
time Heo sleeps with one eye open, and
1t is likely that anyone trying to deprive
him of his life will meet with one OF
the warmest receptions imaginable at
the hands OF the miners. who are con-
tented with him and the second cook.
DR.. Broadbent,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
TO PREVENT DISEASE
County Board of Health Takes Steps to
Stop Spread of Typhoid.

At meeting Of the County Board Of
Health. which was held in tho County
Commissioners room at the city and
county building Thursday. DR.. Whitney,
the County Physician. was authorized to
appoint some one 10 make a thorough In
vestigatlon OF the source OF the conta-
gion that now abounds In the section Of
country between Eleventh and Twelfth
South and Fourth and Seventh East
streets, The epidemic of typhoid fever
which now abounds In that section, about
thirty cases existing at. present. decided
the further spread of the disease.
Dr. Whitney was also authorized to
have an analysis made OF the milk from
the dairy which Is supplying nearly all
OF the residents OF the infected section,
to ascertain whether the source Of con-
tagion is In the milk that the dairy is
furnishing. DR., Whitney reported that
he had already visited the dairy and
found everything TO be in good shape as
far as can be observed that cleanliness
prevailed aud that the herd of cattle be-
longing 10 the dairy Is In a good, healthy
condition, The doctor stated that until
an analysis OF the milk has been made
that there Is no reason to think that the
milk is the cause OF the disease, other
than the fact that nearly all OF the fam
lilies in which there are cases OF the fe-
yer are being supplied with milk from
this dairy.
The doctor also stated that the district
is in need of a general cleaning up and
that In some cases he has found that
outhouses and stables are on the very
edge Of Parley's creek, from which water
is taken by some Of the families for
culinary purposes.
County Commissioner Mackey also re-
ported that he had found buildings OF
this character too near the stream and
that he had ordered them moved fifty
feet away from the edge Of the creek.
as is provided by the statutes.
1t was the sense Of the board that the
entire district should be thoroughly
cleaned and every possible source Of
ContaGlon removed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
RE|TzEL OF INDIANA
MEETS BUNCO MEN
He Matched Silver Dollars With
Strangers, With the
Usual Result.

Henry Sullivan and George Thomp.
sen, brace of alleged bunco men, we're
arrested Thursday by Detectives Shan
non and Wilson and Officer Ripley.
They are in Jail awaiting trial on the
charge Of robbing Emmett e. Reitzel
of S35 and diamond stud valued at
$S5.
The old game Of matching dollars
was the means adopted to separate the
"sucker' from his money, and Liberty
park, that favorite operating ground Of
bunco men, was the scene of the
crime.
Reitzel, who is a tourist from Indi-
ana, met three strangers and says he
readily fell into their scheme They
had bored pretty deeply into his pile
when the officers put in their appear
ancc at the park Then there was a
great scattering in all direction, with
the officers IN hot pursuit, Two of the
fugitives were ovcrhauled after q short
chase, but the third the one who is
said TO have the money and diamond
taken from Rcitzel, made his escape
Reitzel accompanied the officers and
their prisoners to headquarters and will
remain in the city 10 appear against
them when they are brought into court.
Sullivan and Thompson are newcomers
II is believed they can rot have been
in the city for more than a day or
two.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
TRANSFER OF OFFICERS
Number of Changes Now Being Made
at Fort Douglas

The following transfers of officers are
made In the Twenty ninth infantry: First
Lieut.. William H. Waldron from Com
pany G to Company X; First Lieut.. Ed
ward Y. Miller from Company K to Com
pany G.
Upon the recommendation OF the COM
pany commanders, the following promo
tion is made In Company H. To be cor
poral. Private Charles L. Delavan, vice
Morley, discharged; Company A, to be
sergeant. Corporal Columbus HensIey.
vice Storer, reduced; TO be corporal, Pri-
vate John Hughes. vice HensIey pro-
noted; private William j. Root. Com
pany L. Twenty-ninth infantry. is de-
tailed on special duty in the subsistence
department.
Private Albert DUNCAN, Company 3.
Twenty ninth infantry. is detailed on
special duty with the band. Twenty ninth
infantry. learning music.
Private Joseph Tieman. Company F.
Twenty ninth infantry. is relieved from
special duty as headquarters guard, and
detailed on special duty at the headquar-
ters in charge Of horses. pertaining to
mounted officers of the Second battalion
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
ARREST W0ULD-DE SUICIDE
Woman Who Would Have Followed
Friend to Her Death.

Glenn Sparks, a woman Of the town,
was arrested early Thursday morning at
201a Commercial street at the request
of the landlady, who told the officers
she feared the woman was about to
commit suicide. The Sparks woman
had, short time before the officers
were called, sent a messenger boy to a
neighboring drug store for a bottle of
laudanum. which she handed TO another
girl in the place when she saw the po-
lice coming.
The poison was taken from the girl
who had undertaken TO conceal it, and
the Sparks woman was taken to the
city prison and kept there during the
night. TIC Sergeant Hempel, who gave
her some good advice, she declared she
had no suicidal Intentions; that she
had bought the drug to alleviate the
pain of an aching tooth. No stock,
however, was taken in this story.
In the Police court Thursday after
noon the Sparks woman was given until
today to leave the city. It is under
stood that she has relatives in Ogden.
1t was at 'N12 Commercial street
that Madge Hamilton committed suicide
last Saturday night. She was a friend
of the Sparks woman. and it is known
that her death worried the latter
greatly
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
WANT RULE MODIFIED
Real Estate Association VIII Aid the
Smelters and Samplers.

The new rules adopted by the Utah
Car Service association have aroused the
Salt Lake Real Estate association into
action, and that body has appointed a
committee TO attempt. in connection with
a similar body from the Commercial
club. the task of bringing about modi-
fcation of the ruling, and II possible a
e-esta blishment OF the old regulations
1t is the intention of the two bodies to
make vigorous effort In the direction of
obtaining relief.
Ore sampling interests are seriously
affected by the new rules, and may re-
sort to the courts for relief.
The Real Estate association yesterday
appointed Adolph Richter and j, T.
Stringer as delegates to the Fourteenth
National Irrigation congress, which con-
venes at Boise City. September 3.
Messrs. o f. Peterson. John G. An
derson and W. G. Tuttle were appointed
TO arrange for series Of excursions to
the smelling plants and other points CT
interest for the edlficatlon and education
Of the public. In order that they may be
brought to realize the magnitude OF the
works and plants erected and nearing
completion and the great expenditure Of
money required TO erect the same.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24

State, who have claimed they were
carrying out the alleged will of the
church, for which it was claimed that it
was necessary that the Republican
party should be in power for the inter
ests of the church. And what has this
infamy done7 Distracted and cursed
the people, cursed only by the follies
of the Republican party and their mis-
takes, a hiss and a byword throughout
the Nation. And there at the head
stands a distinguished ecclesiast,
Appealed to Relief Societies.
"And they have also been tamper-
ing with the Judiciary, of all things
that should be held sacred Yes, and
a greater calamity. But for their con-
duct and aim there never could have
existed in this State party calling it.
self American. But for the follies of
the Republican party there never could
have been created such a party in this
State, and worse than all this the dis
i'll Utah, but for his mistakes and the
mistakes of his policies, we would have
defeated the American party last fall.
They had to appeal to the relief socie.
ties; they had to mislead the people,
who are ready and anxious and willing
to vote the Democratic ticket By
their conduct they have placed them.
ociFeS III lue tGlIQ CLASS TO SU9TG out
with in this election Because they had
more votes in the election preceding
they asked the Democrats to join with
them and defeat the Americans. So
II the Republicans are honest and fair.
what will they do this fall7 Will they
take their own medicine, accept their
own proposal and change over to the
party that had the most votes against
the Americans last fall2 If they do it
will be one of the first acts they have
ever done for the welfare of the COM
munity.'
Fisher Harris Heard From.
Fisher Harris was the last speaker,
except B. H Roberts, whose address
appears in another column of this issue
Of The Tribune. Mr.. Harris smoke Of
the splendid progress the State is max
ing commercially and related some of
his amusing experiences while propo,
eating the fSee America First" idea.
Referring TO local political condi-
tions, he said: "My distinguished
friend Senator Smoot, the founder of
the American party, must understand
once for all that whatever virtue he has
will be lost unless he stops attempting
TO control the politics Of this State e"
This was all, except the dancing, and
everybody in this section enjoys dane
ing, no matter what his or her political
affiliations may be.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
BROTHERS MEET AFTER
YEARS OF SEPARATION
D. H. Morton of BrintOn Cen
traI Figure in Strange
Story.

After a separation of quarter of a
century, D. II, Morton, well-known1
resident of Brinton, in Big Cottonwood
canyon, has been entertaining his broth"
ers, Silas Morton of Des Moines, Ia,
and Elijah Morton of Yule, Ia. Behind
the reunion Of the three brothers is a
peculiar story,
Twenty-Five years ago D. H.. Morton,
who, Mt that time was suffering with
lung trouble, was advised to go West.
He accordingly secured wagon and
team, his physician advising him that
out,of- door life was best for him, and,
bidding farewell to his home, family
and friends at West Dayton, Ia, started
upon a journey to Colorado, He slept
In the open air at night, cooked his own
meals and in time, much improved in
health, reached the Denver metropolis.
There he disposed of his outfit and
went to work at his trade, that of a
carpenter After ten years in Colorado
Mr.. Morton came to Utah and settled
at Brinton, where he still resides.
Failed to Write Home.
For many years, because of the fact
that he was fearful of receiving uu-
welcome news, Mr. Morton says, he did
not write to the members Of his family
III Iowa, and they had for more than a
decade given him up for dead. Recent
ly, however, his desire to hear from his
brothers and sisters became so great
that he wrote to his old home for the
purpose of locating them. After a time
Mr.. Morton learned that his father had
passed away and that one Of his two
sisters and two of his three brothers
also had crossed the great divide. He
succeeded, however, in locating the re-
naming members of the family, and
two brothers decided to give him n sur
prise.
AS result, when Mr.. Morton re-
turned to his home recently from bust
ness trip, he was astonished to find
the house occupied Having carefully
locked the door upon his departure, he
was astonished when he learned that
two strangers had effected an entrance
and were making themselves at home,
He entered the house at once and asked
for an explanation.
Explanations Given.
care you Mr.. Morton7" one of the
strangers asked,
"Yes,' was the reply; "but who are
you?'
The strangers broke into laugh and
explained that they were brothers of
Mr.. Morton from Iowa The remainder
of this interview can better be imag
ined.
After the arrival of his brothers Mr.
Morton showed them every possible at
tention He took them to all the re-
sorts, both in the valleys and the noun
tains, climbed peaks with them, showed
them bear tracks and in many other
ways gave them the time of their lives