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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
THE MARK ETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

chicago, Aug. 10.
FLOUR-Market steady. Spring wheat,
special brands, $40; Minnesota, hard
patent jute, s4. 3594.9O; straight, export
bags, s4OO94.20; winter wheat patent, 1895
@4.10.
WHEATON firm basis. September.
S41a@85kc; December, 89h@901Ac.
CORN-Dull and unchanged. Decem-
Der, 51as@51Ac.
OATS-Strong. September, 44A@457sc.
RYE-September, 75c bid, 7sc asked:
December 76c bid, 78c asked, and May 7Sc
bid.
BUTTER - Extra creamery, per h.,
241ad26c; firsts, 23c; seconds, 21hc; dairies,
1S@22c.
NEW POTATOES-Choice to fancy,
65066c; fair to good, 62063c.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, per h., lie;
chickens, 11@111ac; ducks, 10G11c.
EGGS-Cases included, 14916c per doz;
cases returned, 134151zc; extra high
grades, 20c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
fierce Stampede
IN STOCK MARKET
RALLIES COME IN TIME TO PRE-
VENT REcoRD-BREAkIN
PANIC IN NEW YORK.
TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE
AIDS IN BIG CRASH
Fresh Break in AmaIgamated Copper
Is the Center of the Downward
Movement - Pronounced Rallies,
However, Show Soundness.

New York, Aug. 16.-Not since the
Northern Pacific panic six years ago
has the New York stock exchange
passed through SO crucial period as
Thursday. Exhausted margins threw
thousands of shares on the market,
but the buying power was equal to
the emergspcy.
Rallies of the most pronounced
type, reaching to four points, carried
the list over the previous nights final
figures in some instances prior to
noon, Copper and Union Pacific lead
ing the rebound.
Pessimism abounded in the financial
district, but the fact that clearing
house sheets went through without
a hitch demonstrated the soundness of
the street in spite of rumors afioat.
Huge Recoveries Made.
New York Airbrake recovered five
and one-half points, Union Pacific,
Smelling and Amalgamatetd three
and one-half, Reading, st. Paul, New
York Central and Northern Pacific
two, and the list followed.
Transactions were on the largest
scale since the March panic STAN
peded the bull party, and the fiuctua-
tons were wide, indicating the nerv-
BUSINESS under the surface. But with
the rally came feeling of confidence,
particularly as money rates were not
advanced
o. nf
one-half per cent. in the Bank of Eng
land rates and calling of loans pre-
cipitated a serious break in Wall street
at the opening.
Telegraph Strike Depressing.
The spread of the telegraphers'
strike had an enervating effect, and
failure to margin accounts unlOosed
a flood of selling orders from commits
sion houses. There were rumors
afloat that a banking house of promi-
nence was in difficulty, and the at
mosphere was distinctly bearish dur
ing the first hour.
Shorts and bargain hunters were
the only buyers. Raiders who at
tackled the list so savagely during the
last half hour Wednesday night took
good profits in Smelling, Union Pa
cific and Reading, which rallied to
two blocks of securities changed
hands. General banking support,
however, was not visible, but Stand
ard Oil brokers took Copper, the Hill
and Hartman shares and st. Paul.
Amalgamated Copper, which has
been in the storm center of price de-
preston lately, was again the leader
of the downward movement, scoring
an initial drop Of three and one
fourth points from Wednesdays clos
ing price of 69A.
The Pacific railroads shared in the
losses of the other leaders, Southern
Pacific going down from q to 1914
on it's first sale Thursday, while
Union Pacific fell from 123 1-3 to 121.
Canadian Pacific dropped point and
a half. Northern pacific fell from
l15& to ia American Sugar fell
two and one-half points to 10712. New
York Central lost about one point.
The breaks were promptly followed
by recoveries of point in most Of
the active leading stocks, but the un-
dertone was exceedingly feverish.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Hartman Between Two Fires.

Washington, Aug. 16.-E. H. Harri.
man is between two fires. The deci.
sion of the attorney general to compel
him to answer questions put by the
Interstate commerce commission has
placed him in a predicament. II he
answers the questions they may estab.
lish the fact of his control of the Hi.
nois Central. A refusal to comply
heavy fine and Imprisonment for con-
tempt. 1t is understood here that
Hartman will resist the governments
efforts.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Biqamist Must Support Both.

New York, Aug. 16.-Justice War
rem G. Foster of general sessions has
just disposed of a bigamy case in
highly unusual fashion, suspending a
jury sentence on the bigamist and al
lowing him to choose which wife he
would live with after the prisoners
had promised to support both women.
The man in the case was Herman
Keuhn, hatmaker. His two wives,
one of whom he married In Austria,
the other in America, did not want
Keuhn to go to Jail. The older said
that if he did she and her three chill
dren would have to go to the poor
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Buys Western Farm.

Charles Deierlein, who sold farm
near Amigo, Wis.,, sometime ago,
mention of which was made in The
Leader, is now resident of West
port Oregon, where he has pur-
chased a large fruit ranch. The
gentleman was formerly resident Of
Watertown and is we'll and favorably
known to our citizens.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16

especially III the produce line was
admitted freely Wednesday by large
produce dealers and commission firms
Of South Water and Market streets
The loss falls heaviest on dealers in
the more perishable commodities, and
these admit shrinkage in the volume
Of business 20 to 25 per cent. Sew
eral dealers in poultry, butter and
eggs declare that the strike has al
most paralyzed business, and if con-
tinued for an indefinite period would
cause irreparable loss.
CIowry Says Strike Is Over.
New York, Aug. 16.-At the general
Offices Of the two telegraph companies
it was said that every hour was bring
ing them nearer to normal conditions.
Business was moving to all parts of
the country over clear wires and no
difficulty was experienced in handling
everything offered.
'The strike is over" declared Rob-
ert C. Ciowry, president and general
manager of the Western Union. I'VE
are having applications from the
strikers, but we are turning them
down. We are filled up and cannot
place them" President Clowry also
said there was no trouble over the
question of railroad wires and none
was anticipated.
The Associated Press is moving it's
reports and under steadily improving
conditions. At night service was re-
sumed to several additional points and
these were further increased during
the day.
The local officers of the union still
express confidence in the outcome and
dispute the company's claim that busi-
They say they are receiving constant
additions to their ranks and deny that
any union men have applied for rein
statement to either The Western Union
or the Postal.
Packers Men Out in East st. Louis.
st. Louis, Aug. 16.-The Sockyards
of East ST. Louis were caught in the
strike when "a operators working di.
rect wires in the packing houses went
out in response to orders from Chi
cago.
Armour lost IL men and Swift and
Nelson Morris six each. The men had
been engaged in handling the quota
tions and receipts and desired to be
classed as leased wire men that they
might receive the pay demanded by
the latter.
Road Offers Strikers Work.
Denver, Colo, Aug. 16.-The Union
Pacific, through the chief clerk of Su-
perintendent Korty, of Omaha, has Of
fered work to all of the $50 operators
on strike in Denver and declares there
is room for $50 more.
About dozen men accepted the Of
fers to go out of town, but the major
ity are so certain of satisfactory set
tlement of the strike that they are not
availing themselves of the opportunity.
Officials Wives at Keys.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 16-Pittsburg
remains in communication with the
rest Of the country Geographically
chiefly because of three women, wives
of the officials in the office of the West
ern Union company here. They are
Mrs. E. B. Saylor, wife Of the superin-
tendent; Mrs. N. E. Church, wife of a
local manager, and Mrs. Schiller, wife
CT the night wire chief. These women
were operators before their marriage.
Two days work has taken the kinks
from their fingers and at night the
three women sat the pace for SO other
operators,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
| locomotives as Fire Enoines.

Altoona, Pa, Aug. 16.-To better
protect it's valuable shops and other
property here from fire the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company proposes to
equip all its yard locomotives with
fire-fghting apparatus. A number Of
the locomotives were fitted out for fire
service some time ago and they gave
such a good account of themselves at
a fire among box cars that the decision
to equip all the locomotives was made
then and there.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Hail Does Great DAMAGE.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 16.-Hail
fell in many sections of North Dakota
Wednesday and added to the already
enormous losses this season from
this source. The storm started near
the Canadian boundary. A strip
mile wide was hailed out at Sarles.
Many farmers lost all they had. The
hail losses in North Dakota will ex-
panies three-fold according to an in
surance man.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Man and Wife Live In a Tree.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 16.-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank P. FELTON, have opened a
unique summer home in the topmost
branches of a willow tree, 80 feet
from the ground. The house consists
OF two rooms, one sleeping room and
the other a sitting and dining-room.
The roof and walls are entirely Of
duck, SO that on particularly warm
nights the roof can be drawn up.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. FELTON, are firm
believers in fresh-air treatment as
prevention of all ills.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. 10.
CATTLE-Good to prime steers, $500
725; fair to good steers, $5.75@650; Texas
steers, s4l OATS; plain to fancy cows.
SO 0O@450; plain to fancy yearlings. 5000
$50; good to choice feeders. $40Oq4.sO; fair
to choice stockers, So. 3.0O@4.25; good cutting
and fair beef cows, s2.5O@375; common
to choice bulls, $3.504475: calves, 5000
$50.
HOGS-Heavy packing sows, IS. 75G5.9S:
choice to prime heavy shipping barrows.
81. COAT. .25; mixed packers, with barrow
tops, s6056625; choice to light barrows
and smooth sows, s6.45@6.65; throwDuts,
all weights, s4.00Q5.&: pigs, sa.25q6.oo.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Schools Opening.

The time is drawing near when the
happy vacation days will soon be at
an end, and the different school rooms
will again greet the many, many
school children. The Immanuel paro-
chial school commenced yesterday
and next Monday the st. Marks
Lutheran school will open.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Empress DoWager to Abdicate.

London, Aug. 16.-Dispatches from
Shanghai contain the interesting news
that Tzi-Hsu, the empress dowager
of China, has announced her deter
mination to abdicate at the next Chi
nese new year. She desires to hand
over the care of state to the emperor,
and, it is stated, a secret decree has
been issued calling meeting of the
grand council to make the change.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
rim .. Omcers IN mon,n.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 16-It is re-
ported that 274 persons throughout
the Russian empire were exiled for
political offenses during the month of
July. 1t is also stated officially that
54 Russian officers and 95 privates
were killed and A officers and SO
privates wounded while maintaining
order during the same month.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
kdue Gets Contracts.

VIM. @. Raue was visitor at Sun
Prairie on Wednesday. where he
closed contracts for the decorating
and renovating of the city hall and
public school building. He also closed
contracts at Waterloo.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
BURGLARS Rob Bark,

Crookston, Mimi, Aug. 16.-Bank
robbers blew open the safe in the
Farmers State bank at New Felden,
a small town near here, Wednesday
night and secured $4,000. The rob-
bers escaped.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Made Secretary of New Mexico.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Nathan Jaf-
IA, of Roswell, N. M, was appointed
secretary of New Mexico Wednesday
to succeed Secretary Reynolds, re-
signed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
New York. Aug. Is,


FLOUR-Steady but dull.
WHEAT-Following the lead Of stocks.
wheat opened weak and about 1sc lower,
later rallying on light offerings and out
side demand. September, 94A495c; De-
cember, 973sG98c.
RYE-DuII. No. 2 western, s41sc; new,
to arrive.
CORN-Nominal
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-16
Tn tbe Social Realm

Mrs. Emma Brier entertained
number of friends Wednesday evening
at her home Ala West Green street.
A very pleasant time was spent by
all Present were the Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Borchardt. Mr.. and Mrs. F. G..
Maerzke, Mrs. Sommerteld and son.
of Oshkosh, Mrs. E. FumaI and
children uf Appleton. and the Misses
Elsie Maerzke, Selma Maerzke, and
Fred Maerzke, Jr.
A very pleasant afternoon was
spent yesterday afternoon by the
French Whist club at the home of
Mrs. Amelia Hoffman,, 1l3 North
Eighth street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-24
HEADED FOR SEATTLE.
Conccssionaires Plan TO Remove Ex-
hlblts From jamestown to North

Concessionaires at the jamestown
exposition are already planning tc
come west and take part in the Alas
ka- -Yukon-Pacific fair which is in
course Of construction at Seattle. ac-
cording to Clifford j. owen, formerly
Portland newspaper man, who has
just returned from Norfolk, Va,
where he has been for the last year
in charge of the official publications
of the exposition management, says
an exchange.
Most every concessionaire at the
jamestown fair, Mr.. owen told the
Portland Journal. lost money. With
the hope OF doing better, they are all
talking of the Seattle show of 1900.
There has been considerable talk of
the jamestown exposition being con-
tinued next summer. The manage
ment has hopes of continuing the
fair next summer for the purpose of
assisting in paying off the indebted
ness which was brought about dur
ing the last year.
One of the principal features of the
jamestown exposition was to have
been the government pier. 1t was
built especially for the fair at cost
of something like half a million dol
lars. It had been advertised for sew
eral months previous to the opening
of the gates. The government COM
pleted its task in September.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-24

connection with the Oregon land
frauds He began his legal career
as a clerk in the office of John II.
Mitchell, who was destined to become
his chief political opponent in the
state.
Senator Simon's official life in
| Washington was brought into the
llmelight through controversy
with President Roosevelt in which the
senator charged the president with
having broken faith with him in the
matter Of an appointment the
charges resulting IN a rupture be-
tween the White House and the ore
gon senator.
Senator Simon was born in 1851,
and has lived in Portland since 1857.
He was admitted to the bar in 1872,
He was a member Of the city coun-
ell from 1877 to 1880. He became
secretary Of the republican state CEN
tral committee in 1873 and was chair
man of the committee in 1880, 1884
and 1886.
He was a delegate TO the national
convention in 1892 and 1900 and was
q member Of the national republican
committed from Oregon in 1892 and
1896. He was a state senator from
Multnomah county from 1880 to 1898
and was president of the senate In
1889. 1891, 1895, 1897, and the spec
ial session Of 1898.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-24
Badly Mixed Up.

Abraham Brown OF Winterton, N
Y. had very remarkable expe'
rlence; he says: Doctors got bad
ly mixed up over me; one said heart
disease; two called it kidney trouble;
the fourth, blood poison, and the
fifth stomach and liver trouble; but
none Of them helped me; 80 my wife
advised trying Electric Bitters, which
are restoring me to perfect health.
One bottle did more good than all
the five doctors prescribed" Guar
anteed for blood poison, weakness
and all stomach, liver and kidney
complaints. by Tallman & Co.,
druggists, 90 cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-24
CAREER OF SIMON
SKETCH OF CANDIDATE
FOR THE SENATE.
New Candidate Is Not New In Ore
gon Politics, But for Many Years
Was Political Dictator of the State
Began His Career as u Clerk In
Senator Mitchell's Office.

The Oregon Sunday Journal in dis
cusslng the candidacy Of Joseph 81
mon for the United States senate, n
opposition to Senator Fulton, says:
Leaders OF the new movement dis
cuss their plans and prospects with
due caution, saying that as yet theil
Intentions are in a nebulous state and
lack definteness, but still they
prophecy that the political doom OF
Senator Fulton has been sealed and
that their man will be at the head OF
the republican ticket I'm June.
Senator Fulton is not a statement
No. ! man." said one Of the most
prominent sponsors for that princi-
pie of the law last night. 'He has
come out against statement No. /,
and We who are its supporters are
looking for the strongest man we can
find to put at the head of a state
ment No. l ticket for the republican
primary nomination"
II is known that the leaders OF the
statement No. l people are planning
the downfall OF Senator Fulton; in
fact, they are plain in their prophecy
OF the result
Senator Fulton is opposed to
statement No. l." they say. "and we
believe that a statement No. can
didate will be nominated in April
next. We expect to beat Senator Full
ton for the nomination" That is the
way they paint the picture, and they
are confident in their talk.
The booming of ex-senator Simon
as a senatorial probability comes as
a surprise to the general public, but
yet as something not entirely unlock
ed by close observers OF the politi- |
cal game. He Is credited with being |
the shrewdest political organizer who |
ever played the game of Oregon poll
tics and his hand has long been seen |
in the direction OF the states politi- |
cal affairs and though OF late he has |
been out of the public eye, neverthe-
less he has directed many of the po-
litical battles as they have come and |
gone.
Senator Simon has been a politician
prominent In the state since 1878,
when he was first elected secretary
OF the republican state central COM
mittee. He dominated the legislature
by his organization OF the senate for
years and reached the zenith of his
power when he was elected to the
United States senate in 1898, serving
until 1903. He lost his control of the
situation In 1902, when the Mitchell
wing of the party captured the Multi
nomah county primaries and the leg
islature. The Simon faction attempt
ed to carry the county primaries in
1904, but were defeated by a large
majority. 1t was at this time that
Senator Simon made the statement
that he would never again be a cam
didate for United States senator.
Senator Simon has the peculiar
reputation OF being the one polite
ian in the state who never deserted
his friends or forgot those who had
befriended him politically. Unlike
many of the leaders Of the Mitchell {
faction, Senator Simon has never
been smirched by any suspicion of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-24

doctored there four months, the baby
never getting any better. His hand
and legs then had big sores on them
and as for his sleeping, we could not
think Of it, the poor little fellow suf-
fered so terribly. First / tied his hands
10 the crib to keep him from scratching,
but when it got so bad / tied him in a
shawl or he would scratch himself all
bloody. When he was seven months old
we tried set of the Cuticura Remedies.
The first application Of Cuticura let
him rleep and rest well, In one week
the sores were gone but it stayed red
and sometimes it would itch so we
used Cuticura for two months, then he
had clear and white face. Now he is
two years and seven months old and
has never had eczema again. / hope
this letter will help some who are suffer-
ing from skin disease. Every mother
who has O baby suffering with skin
disease should just try Cuticura; there
is nothing better. Mrs. Louis Beck, r.
F.D.3, San Antonio, Tex, Apr. Is, '07."
A single set Of Cuticura Remedies Is
often sufficient to cure torturing, dis
figuring, itching, burning. and scaly
humors, eczemas, rashes, and irritations,
from infancy to age, when all other
remedies fail.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Hum0r consists Of Cutlcura Soap (25cD TO
Cleanse the Skin, Cutlcura Ointment (66c) TO Heal
the Skin, and Cuticura Resolvent (b0o). (or I'm the
form Of Chocolate Coated pills 26c per vial OF 60)
Potter Drug Chem Corp, Sole Props. Boston,
Mass
"a Mailed Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-24
Danger in Asking Advice.

When you have a cough or cold
do not ask some one what is good
for 1t, as there is danger in taking
some unknown preparation. FoleS's
Honey and Tar cures coughs, colds
and prevents pneumonia. The gen.
uine is in a yellow package. Refuse
substitutes. Pendleton Drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-24
FRISCO REJOICES.
Over Freedom from Graft, Recovery
from Effects of Fire and Opening
of Banks

san Francisco, Dec. 24.-Rejoicing
over it's freedom from the regime OF
graft and its recovery from the eff
fects of the great fire, the new San
Francisco today began celebrating
the merriest Christmas in its history,
and when Santa Claus arrives tomor-
row morning he will find a happy
and contented city. "Peace on earth,
good will to men," has at last become
a reality in this thrice stricken COM
munity.
While the scarcity of money and
the foreboding financial aspect has
had its effect on the holiday trade,
II has not daunted the spirits of the
native sons OF California and the
Pacific coast, and there will be the
usual enthusiastic festivities and
sports tomorrow in Los Angeles,
Portland, Seattle and other centers
of population, as well as in San
Francisco
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-24
CLEvELANDs LOST MONEY.
Ex-Pesident and Wife Had Deposits
In kniclxerboclSer Trust Bank.

EN-PreS1uent ana Whe Had Deposits
In KnickerboclSer Trust Bank.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland
and Mrs. Cleveland both lost money
in the Knickerbocker Trust company
failure, which may have led them
to sell their real estate property in
Omaha, says an Omaha dispatch.
Deeds to this property have just been
placed on record in Omaha, and with
the deeds came a letter from Mrs.
Cleveland telling friends here Of the
loss sustained by both Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland
"I had considerable money In the
Knickerbocker Trust company"
wrote Mrs. Cleveland, "as had Mr..
Cleveland.
The Clevelands at one time held
considerable real estate in this CITY,
but the deeds which went on record
today, 1t is believed, closed out their
entire holdings.