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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
Homesteader In Oneida County Ar
rested on Serious Charoe

Rhinelander, Wis, ov. 13.-William
stove, an old man living on a home.
stead near Three Lakes. was arrested
saturday on charge of shooting WI.
nam Bierbrower, whose body, pierced
by three bullets, was found in a boat
wednesday. Bierbrower was a guide
and caretaker and lived near Three
Lakes. He was 60 years old. He
crossed to the village Tuesday to vote
and afterward started to return home
by boat, rowing across the lake. That
was the last seen of him until his
body was found. A search along the
shore led to the discovery of two
empty shells just in the waters edge,
and tracks which started at that point
led to Stoves homestead On search
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
HUCCER GETS BIC
NEEDLE IN HEART

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 13.--After q
day spent I'm investigating the dealh
OF Thomas Dougherty OF Dunmors
who was killed by being pierced q,
the heart with a long needle, the po.
lice last night decided 20 withdraw
the warrant issued for the arrest D;
Katie Burke. the girl suspected VI
having caused Dougherty's death.
The girl says that she had been
mending her brothers. clothing with
a long needle, used hereabouts In
mending miners heavy clothing, and
that on going down town in the even.
ing, she stuck the pin In the bosom
Of her dress. Dougherty. who haa
been her sweetheart, hailed her. He
attempted TO embrace her and the
point OF the needle in her dress
caught In his vest. while the eye
rested against her corset In the
embrace the needle was forced into
mis- body, through the fifth rib and
into the cavity between the pericard-
ium and the heart Hemorrhages re-
suited that caused death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
CALL MONEY SCARS.
Large Amounts Put Out at IS to 20
Per Cent.


New York, Nov. 13.-The money
market was excited yesterday and
soon after opening touched 20 per
cent. for call loans. Some large
amounts were put out at between Is
and 20 per cent. The demand was
general among Wall street houses and
resulted largely from rather heavy
calling of loans soon after the market
opened. The first loans were made
around 8 and 10 per cent, but re-
adjustment that followed calling by
large banks soon put the rate up to
20. The rate fluctuated between II
and Is, until about an hour before
closing, when, the demand having
been supplied for the day, it went off
to five per cent at the close. Pay.
ment of s12,OOO,OOO on account of the
new st. Paul stock was the explana-
ton for the furry in money. A con-
siderable part of this money was not
re-loaned by the banks. and borrow
ers were considerably Inconvenience
as g result.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15

mond the next morning will be placed
aboard government tug and escorted
by military officers to the presidio nj
san Francisco, lnterment will be IA
the post cemetery, Immediately after
arrival, with full military honors. The
body will rest NJ the MoKlttries
ranch until "Wednesday evening.
Career Of the Soldier.
William Rufus Shafter was born AZ
Gaeshurg, Mich, October 16. 1898
His early youth was spent on a farm
and his only education was sucn as
was Afforded by the district school.
lie was n diligont student, however.
and improved his spare time by read.
ing all books that oamo his way. IIe
was teaching school when tho war
broke ont In 1861 and gave up his
position to become first lieutenant
III the seventh Michigan infantry.
lie served through the entire war
ana ut its close was brevetted brlgal.
Ter general for gallant and meritorL
Gus services Two years after no
was mustered out of the volunteer
service he entered the regular army
as lieutenant colonel.
On March 2, 1867, he was hrevetted
ana given the congressional medal q,
honor for gallant service ut tho bat.
Tie OF Fair Oaks, Va. The years If
Ter The war were spent in service.
mostly at the army posts on tho fro !.
tier.
Az the outbreak of the war with
Spain General Shafter was in charge
OF the department OF California. In
May 1898. he was made major zen.
eral OF volunteers and was sent "a
CUBA where he commanded tho mil.
itary operations that ended In he
capitnlation of General LInarea' army
and the surrender OF Santiago do
cuba Upon returning to the UnIt,i
states General Shaftsr commanded
inc departments OF California and Co
lumbia until his retirement from act.
I've service June 30, 1901. Since that
date he made his home at bakersfield
Cal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
BIG SAWMlllS CLOSED,
Nearly 100000 Feet os Lumber
Turned Out Since Spring.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Nov. IS. -
Saturday night the C. l.. & B. Co :
mill was closed for the season. The
cut was about 100000 feet, and con.
sidering the fact that one of the big
gang saws was not in operation, the
seasons run was remarkably good.
Every man who would work found
employment in the mill and yards,
and there were but few idle days.
Not an accident of a serious nature
occurred. The planning mill will con.
tinue in operation with it's usual crew
and most of the men employed in the
big mill will go into the pineries.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
MURDERER GETS IS YEARS,
Long Sentsnee Passed on SLAYER OF
Horse Buyer.

Belleyille, Ill, Nov, lin the eir.
cut court Saturday sentence OF 80
years imprisonment in the Chester
penitenuary was passed on William
Jenning of East st, Louis, convicted of
haVinE stabbed William Sillman, a
Philadelphia horse buyer, to death
last August The killing resulted
from a quarrel over a tip OF 81, that
Sillman gave Jennings for watering
Silman's horses at the National stock
yards
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
NO SHOW FOR STRIKE,
All Trouble VIII SwItchmen Settled
at Last

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE trouble be.
tween the union switchmen and The
railroads entering Chicago was final.
Iy adjusted Saturday night and all
danger of strike ia averted. The
switchmen belonging TO the brother.
hood of railway trainmen, who refuse !
IN advance of three cents an hour nc.
cepted by the men belonging to the
switchmen's union, at a conference
with the railway managers Saturday
night reached an agreement whereby
the brotherhood men are TO receive
an advance Of four cents an hour In
wages. AS all other demands made
by the men had been previously set.
tied, Saturday nights action put an
end to the controversy which at one
time threatened to cause The railroads
great Inconvenience.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
SWEPT OVER EAGLE FALLS.
Marinette County Men Have Miracu
lous Escape.

Marinette, Wis, Nov. 11-Three
Marinette county young men, ALDER,
Mersh, Warren Hale and James
Forbes, had miraculous escape from
death. They were cruising in the
vicinity of the Eagle falls, on the
Peshtigo river, and tried to cross the
river in a boat. The boat upset aud
the men and craft went over Eagle
falls. The falls are eight or ten
feet high and full Of jagged rocks. AZ
the foot are whirlpools. The young
men and boat were swept over before
assistance could reach them.
Hale is a good swimmer and was
able to make the shore. Mersh was
carried through the rapids and depos-
tied on a sandbar in an unconscious
condition and rescued by friends and
has recovered. Forbes was carried
through the rapids and was in the wa.
ter several minutes.
At times Forbes could be seen and
friends on shore put out In a boat
ard finally succeeded in rescuing him.
His almost lifeless body was taken
ashore, and restored to Consciousness
after strenuous efforts
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
LAND AGENTS MUST PAY.
Not Entitled to Passes Says Com.
merce Commission.

Chicago, Nov. 13.-All the western
railroads yesterday announced that
they would discontinue the practice of
issuing free transportation or reduced
rates to land agents, and a majority OF
$4,000 land agents, registered with the
western trunk line committee. will find
themselves out of work This action
was taken because the interstate COM
merce commission ruled that the is.
suance of such transportation was IL
legal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15

inS Stoves house the officers found a
rifle u the same ealiber as the bullets
which had killed Bierhrower, and in
the chamber was an empty she'll which
correSponded to the two picked up
nom the water, No motive for the
murder is assigned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15

Commissioner Host will complete
four years In the state insurance Office
when his present term expires the
iirst Monday IN January. lie was
elected In 1902 and reelected In 1901
HIS service has been conspicuous for
agsressiyeness against Irregularities
In the business and he prosecuted va.
rious reforms with ylgor, among thea
his belief that the statutes commanded
frequent distributions OF the surplus
OF old Tue companies among the pol.
icyholders. He has taken deep In.
terest in fraternal insurance and made
many addresses before f-aternal gath
erlngs. always preaching the gospel
Of adequate rates and careful scrutiny
Of new risks. fia held TO the reasan.
able belief that life insurance costs
certain rate and that the company
which carries members for less than
what experience tables show the cost
to be are doomed TO disaster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15

Several foreigners became so excited
that they attempted to attack the de,
pot attaches whose uniforms led them
to believe they were employed by the
Baltimore & Ohio load.
Al the hospital last night it was
'iaid that it would for some time be
impossible to predict the result in
the cases OF several OF the injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
FARMER SHOOTS
DIVORCE LAWYER

Chickasaw. /. T., Nov. 1f.--At Tut
tie, 10 miles east OF here Saturday,
John Smalley. farmer, shot and
wounded Robert Burns, an attorney
OF Chickasaw, and killed Mrs. smil-
ley and himself. Burns had been en-
ployed by Mrs. Smal,ey to secure .
divorce from her husband.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
WILL ASK
COUNT OF PROTESTED VOTES

New York, Nov. lin view of the
differences in the vote for lieutenant
governor as reported by republican
caders, application will be made in
the supreme court Monday By lawyers
+ the republican candidates on the
state ticket to show cause why void
and protested ballots should not be
counted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
thanksgiving Day
A Proclamation by the Governor.

The setting apart Of in each In acknowledge
ment to Almighty God for his manifold blessings has been
sanctioned by long should be
Formally. In this country than other the
people have to feel grateful for the blessings liberty
and for the abundant opportunity all
Industrious to improve their We time,
blessed with abundant harvess Prosperity through
out the land Our shares In full measure this
general prosperity.
Mindful OF these blessings and privileges
cordance with time honored and In conformity
proclamation Of the President United States
Davidson governor Of the state Of Wisconsin, hereby desg
nate and set apart November 1906
giving and praise and do that be suitably
by all Of citizens in their places worship appro
pirate religious observance
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great seal Of
the state Of Wisconsin to be
at the capitol in the city OF Madison, this
10th day Of November, thousand
hundred six
J. o. DAVIDSON.
Governor.
BY the Governor;
F. M. MINER
Asst Sec of State.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
HOST At HEAD
Of PYTH|AN
INSURANCE

Jacksonville H., Nov. Ia Charles
A. Barnes, supreme chancellor OF tie
knights of pythias, announced last
night that Zeno M. Host, insurance
commissioner of Wisconsin, will after
January ], DO general manager of tho
Insurance department OF tho Knights
OF Pythlas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
OVERLAND LIMITED ROBBED.
officers Now Hot on Trail of The
Bandits.

Reno, New, Nov. 13.-Armed band.
its held up the overland limited west.
bound at Carlin Saturday night and
escaped with suit cases of passenge =
ana the money sack of Conductor
Conn. They secured about $1,000
The posse had pitched battle with tho
robbers at the edge of the town. 5u,
no one is known to be injured. Thu
olhcers are now hot on the trail c:
the robbers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
GAINESVILLE MAN A JUSTICE.
Henry c. Smith on Montana Supreme
Bench.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Nov. 11.-Henrv C.
Smith, formerly of GAINESVILLE, has
been elected justice of the supreme
court of Montana HIS majority was
10000 and he was tho only member
of the republican ticket elected
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15

London election shows a sweeping
defeat for municipal ownership, 20
eialism and other extreme views.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15

Chicago, Nov. 13.-More than half
the passengers on the immigrant train
of the Baltimore & Ohio road were
killed or injured in a collision yester.
day between a passenger train and
freight near Woodville, Ind.
One hundred and sixty-five passen.
gers We're on the train, and of these
AZ were either killed outright or
burned to death in the fire which
broke out Immediately after the COL
lision. The names of all the dead
probably will never be known, as 10
bodies were consumed in the flames
or so badly burned that Identification
will be out of the question. Thirty
eight people were injured and several
of these will die. Eighty others es-
capped unhurt, but lost nearly all their
Baggage and clothing.
Que to a BIunder
The disaster was caused by a blum
der of some employee of the railroad.
but just where the blame lies has not
yet been determined. The passenger
train was loaded with Russian Jews,
Servians and Poles, all recent arrivals
In this country and bound for Chicago
or places in the northwest, on the sec.
ond section of a through train from
Baltimore.
The engineer of the freight, No. %,
on instructions received at McCool
Ind, waited at a siding at Babcock,
Ind, to allow the immigrant train to
pass. One report is that the freight
engineer had not been informed that
the passenger was running in two sec
lions. The other is that the first sec.
ton of the passen ger carried no lights
or signals of any kind. indicating that
the second section was close behind
AS soon as the first section of the
immigrant train passed the switch at
Babcock, the freight, in charge of En-
gtneer Burke and Conductor Moste
started eastward. A light snow was
falling, which increased the darkness
of the early morning and as the
freight was rounding a sharp curve
west of Woodville, the second section
of the immigrant train came in sight
short distance away, tearing toward
Chicago at the rate of 40 miles an
hour.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
FLEE MASSACRE
TO DIE IN WRECK
AWFUL DISASTER ON THE BAL
TIMoRE & OHIO.
SCORES ROASTED ALIVE

Flames Follow Immediately After Co..
lsion and Cremate As Victims,
Some of Them Only Slightly In
jured but Pinned Under the Debris
-Ous to a Blunder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
MAKING PLAN To
REFORM CURRENCY
BANKERS DELisERATING IN NEW
YORK.
SHAW FAVURS CHANGE

Secretary of Treasury Meets With
Committees and Expresses Desire
to Adjust Financial Laws so as TO
Meet All Legitimate Demands of
Trade.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
Met at Full Speed.

The trains came together with uu-
slackened speed, and In the crash six
passenger coaches and several freight
cars were knocked into kindling wood
and together with the locomotives
weD' rolling down a 10-foot embank-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-15
Fire Follows Collision.

Fire broke out almost Immediately
and although a number of injured
were saved by desperate efforts of the
train crew and surviving passengers,
the greater part of those pinned down
in the debris were burned to death.
The flames spread through the
wreckago so rapidly that it was i'm
possible to save number of people
who were but slightly hurt but were
held fast by timbers that weighed
them down. These were burned in
plain sight of the throng which stood
around the scene utterly unable to
lend assistance in any way. The fire
continued until all the shattered cars
were entirely consumed and of the
AZ people whose death followed the
collision, As were burned to death.
Unable to Assist.
A number OF farmers and other res
idents of the neighborhood FASTENED
to the scene, but could do nothing but
lend assistance to the injured who mad
already been taken from the wreck
All six cars of the immigrant train
were burned as were three freight
cars.
Relief trains were at once sent out
from South Chicago and Valparaiso,
Ind. with every available physician,
and every possible aid was given the
injured. A large number of relatives
of the passengers on the illfated train
were in Chicago awaiting their arriv-
al and when the report was received
| that many had been killed and injured
| in the wreck, scenes around the Bait.
more & Ohio depot were narrowing
Men were there who had come to this
country to escape massacres in Rus
STA and who after months IF bod
work, had saved enough to pay the
passage of the members OF their FAM
lilies. and their grief when they he
came aware that possibly all their
sacrifice and effort had resulted in
the death Of those whom they had
sought TO bring to them. was pitiful.
Crowds of Russians and Poles wait
ed around the depot all day for news
from W7oodville and when. late III
the afternoon. a train came n bearing
is injured persons. all of whom were
taken to Mercy hospital for treat
ment. It was with the greatest diff
Guilty that the police were able to
open a passageway for the wounded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-01

a big advertisement, which says:
Come to Los Angeles; railroads will
furnish transportation free; living ex-
penses light; real estate cheap; no
earthquakes"
There is another which says:
"Napa Soda Springs did not feel the
earthquake. Now open for the sea-
SON."
All resort hotels within a large ra-
dius are represented by advertise
ments.
Numbers of firms are advertising
for the addresses of their employees.
One advertiser says: after the fire
you will want drink of Wunder
beer"
Another corner has the announce
ment that a publishing company has
telegraphed east for a complete law
library to be sent by express, and asks
all lawyers to come and use II until
they can get books OF their own. The
railroads are advertising where their
temporary offices may be found. There
are innumerable fire sales. The Santa
Fe has a half page ad. which says in
part:
I'VE are here to stay and will do all
possible to assist in the upbuildng OF
San Francisco. Every assistance will
be given to permanently or temporar.
lily located industries and warehouses
Merchants and manufacturers whose
plants have been DESTROYED are re.
quested to furnish us their present ad.
dress"
There are more than two pages o
personal want ads in the paper, all OF
them asking missing people to com,
municate with certain addresses
There are a few death notices, many
of them bearing the somber clause
Temporarily inferred"
large employment agency has al
advertisement offering its services fire,
to any out of labor, and above tn,
ad is the caption, mot Charity, Blu
Humanity"
Throughout all the advertisement
there is spirit of rebuilding ans
numbers of concerns declare in prin
that they will Immediately prepare t.
conduct their business as though tn,
earthquake had not occurred.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-01
EXAMINER "ON IT'S FEET"
Paper Is Issued I'm Usual Form Within
Week After Disaster.

From the land of fire and earth
quake comes the San Francisco Ex-
aminer for Wednesday, April, 25, says
the Oregon Daily Journal. The paper
is composed of IL pages, is well Illus
trated and has good amount of ad-
vertising.
Some Of the advertisements show
the extremity to which the Bay City
has been driven. There are notices or
dering the employees of establishments
to report Immediately to temporary
headquarters. Others are offering in
advertisement to care for employees
and their families who have suffered
In the fire.
The commercial spirit is shown by
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-01

Echo, May 1.-The second day of
the great Eagles carnival and the
May Day picnic is being held today,
hundreds of people being in the city
again, the crowd being about as large
as yesterday. The ball last night at
the city hall was a general success.
Mrs C. c. Bradford, of Colorado,
lectured at the NJ. f. church last Sat
urday evening on the subject of "Wo-
man Suffrage" which was well at
tended.
Elton Spike, of this city, has receiv-
ed fine race horse from w. II. Babb
of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
Mrs. ]. b. Anthony has gone to
Portland, where she will take medical
treatment for some time.
Land is being leveled in the vicin-
ity of Echo for alfalfa, and much land
is being irrigated also by different
parties.
Wool continues to come into the
warehouse from the Butter creek
country and 1t is being held for the
sales dates. Messrs. Cunha, Math-
ews, Hoskins, Vey brothers and the
Kilkennys are shearing their different
herds of sheep. Harry Bartholomew
and the Stanfields have finished
shearing. Not much over half the
wool has been brought in up to thi.
time.
The various candidates who are
running for office we're welcomed tc
the city yesterday during the big Gel.
ebration. Among them were ]. T
Lieuallcn, E. ]. Sommerville, Judge
Bean, A. d. Stillman, Walter Pierce
c. 4. Barrett, T. d. Taylor and others
prominent In the political field.
Echo Wins Game.
In the game of baseball yesterda,
afternoon between the Echo nine ant
the Pendleton high school, Echo wor
the game by score of 10 to 8.
Contract Signed.
The contract with the secretary oi
the interior, in which the Water
Users association guarantees the gov.
ernment the cost of the Irrigation
works levied against the members OF
the association, has been signed.
Attorney Appointed.
The members of the East Umatilla
Water Users association have secured
the services of Roscoe r. Johnson, OF
Portland, as attorney for the Water
Users' association. He is a graduate
Of Harvard. 1904. and is highly rec
commended for this work. He has
been in Echo for some time, attending
to matters connected with the con-
tract. He expects to move to Echo to
ermain permanently after July 1.
Gun Shoot.
The shoot which was held yesterday
morning by the Echo Gun club, was