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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
GAR s FROM MISSOURI
WANTS DOUMA TO PROVE ITS FINE
EXPRESSED SENTIMENTS.
Nicholas Reads Address of Legislators
with COldness-Premier to Fight
Duel.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2.-Em-
peror Nicholas received and perused
copy of the address of the Donna in
reply to the speech from the throne at
the opening of the Parliament with
GOODNESS. On the margin of the docu
ment he wrote the following note:
Il am ready to believe the expressed
sentiments. | await productive work"
NJ. BOgdanoff, leading Social Demo
cratic author of st. Petersburg, was
arrested here today.
Premier Stolypin has challenged Fee
dor |. ltoditcheff, who attacked him Sat
urday i'll Il speech in the Donna, to fight
a duel. AS punishment for temerity
ROditcheff was suspended from the Dou-
ma by a majority of 50 votes in spite of
the fact that he humbly apOlogized to
Stolypin and later declared publicly to
the assembly that he meant no disre-
spect to anyone.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
STATE NEWS NOTES.

MENASHA-1enasha brewers have an
nounced an increase of 80 cents barrel in
the price of beer.
RACINE - August Uihlein of Milwaukee,
has bought store buildings Sixth street.
paying $4,000 for the same.
SUPERIOR-The Wisconsin Central road
has about forty miles of track laying left
to do on the new line to Superior
LA CROSsE-The Methodist Episcopal
church at West Salem, organized more than
half century ago has been dissolved.
RACINE-John Beck, pioneer boot and
shoe merchant of Racine and southern Wis
consn. dropped dead Saturday. He was
born in Batavia.
church of the Blessed Sacrament was dedI-
Gated and consecrated by Rt Rev Bishop
Grafton of Fond du Lac Sunday
WABENO-Rev. Leonard Calvert, Pres
saloons and has forced them to close at IL
at night and all day Sundays
PACkWAUKEE-Busin men have
raised $50 900 as a bonus to secure a change
in the location of the county seat. Mon
tello, the present seat, is fighting a change.
APPLETON-When Michael Van Abel of
Kimberly got the goose home he had won
at rattle and cut open its gizzard he
found among other things a s. gold piece
PORTAGE-Rev Herman L. no ksten.
rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, di d
Sunday after brief illness with appcnd.-
citis, aged % years. He was u graduate
of NaShotah seminary.
GRAND RAPIDS-Andrew Carlson,
farmer. of Sigel, about six miles west or
this city. committed suicide Sunday at his
home. No cause be assigned for the
deed.
FOND DU LAC-Relatives of former
Lieut.-GOv. Samuel W. Beal of Wisconsin
expect that his remains will be brought to
this city for permanent inTerment from
Helena, Mont. where they have just been
found.
APPLETON-Edwfn Massonette. the son
of Mrs Casper Massonette. rescued his
mother from burning TO death, but before
the flames were eXtinguished the woman
wag so badly burned that it is feared she
may not survive.
WASHBURN-After negotiating for over
six months. the common council and the
Washburn Electric Light and Power com
the equipment Of the lighting company was
sold to the city, the price being So, 51S. 40.
DELTON-Brooding over financial trou-
bles Grin Wharry, veteran of the Civil
war was found by a party of hunters, his
body suspended by the neck to a tree IN
a thicket. Wbarry was about 50 years old.
unmarried, and had a good war record i'll
the Twelfth Wisconsin regiment
SUPERIOR-Mayor Linley's latest order
10 close all the saloons in the tenderloln
district of Superior is to be strictly en-
forced and if the inmates do not leave town
they will be given a chance for a trip to
Waupun. The order goes into effect on
January l. next.
NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on financial
conditions, former State Senator W. Ii.
Hatton expressed his disapproyal of the at
saying that Wage earners are the last 10
get the benefit of any advance in general
Conditions, and they should not be the first
called upon to submit TO reduction"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


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sacks, 370Gp4.o0; rye, in wood 4.5O0O4 90;
country. 4. OOm4. %: sacks. Kansas, in wood,
4, 9OGI5' 10.
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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
MILWAUKEE sToCKYARDs REPORT

CATTLE Market is steady; butch
ers' steers, good to choice, 415ua.15. me
dunn to good, 3 4OGl3.9O; heifcrS, medium To
good. 2.9o03.S5: common 10 fair 2256I2 II:
cows. good to choice, 2.T5Gi3 -: fair to GOOD
225@2.I5; Gamers, 10O01.I5: cutters, 1000
100; bulls. good to choice. 31NlI3 60: DO
logna bulls, common to fair. 2.5O62. 10: feed
erS, 3.oNGr360; StockcrS, 2.25d21J: mixers
and springerS, common unsaeabc except
for Gamers. good to choice, 2S.ONI3S. 90
SllEEP-Market steady; common to fair,
2oo03n; good TO choice, 3.25W42J: lambs,
common to fair, 4ooGp+T5; choice to prime
5.oOGt5.15: bucks, 2.256f3OU
UOGS-10d15c higher: mixed and butch
crs 46og5.oO; packers. 4.50a475; rough
heavy, 4.25M4.4o; light, 46Ua4 S5; pigs. l. 10
@4.4o; bulk, 47oQ4.S5
CHICAGO, Ill. Dec. 2.-Cattlc-Reccipts
about $4,000; market steady to shade low
er; beeves, 3.25q6.55; cows, 115Q4.7O; Tex
ans, 310Q3.9o; calves, 50oG7.o0 western
erS 3.1od5.l0; stockers and feeders 100
40. Hogs-Receipts about 10000; market
DC TO Zoe higher; light, 4.55a5.01; mixed.
10000 10; heavy, 455@5.05; rough, 455@
40; pigs, .3Sod4.75; bulk Of sales, 4SOtC
300. Shecp.-Receipts about 2SoOO; market
steady; native, 2O0M5.1O; western. 2.Oo0
300: ycarlings, 46o05.35; lambs, 3.SOq6.40;
western. 3,75Q635.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec 2-Cattlc-Re-
ccipts, 5000; market steady; native steers
go; native COWS and heiferS, 6OIrI 80:
Stockcrs and feeders, 27J04 40; bulls. l. %
@4OO; calves, 3.50WG.5o; western steers
3.2504.5O; western cows 2OoM3.SO. Hogs
of sales, .45504.7o Shcep-Rcccpts, 5000;
market steady; muttons, 425m5.25: lambs
J.0OQ6.10; range wcthCrS, 49O0J.0o; fed
ewes, 3O0W4.2J.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dee. 2.--Cattlr-Rc-
ceiptS, 400; market steady: natives steady,
3.60lG5Go; COWS and heifcrS. 2.OOWXSO;
western steers, 2.S0Ui30; Texas steers, 2.75
Ql400; range cows and hcifcrs, 2.OO6l3. 10;
stockcrs and feeders, @.75lt4.3O; calves, 800
060O. HogS-RecciptS, 300: market 100
25c higher; bulk of 6alcs. 4.53@l.G5. Sheep
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
GIVES POWER TO NATION
Wider Scope to Interstate Commerce Act
Made by Federal Court-Bench
Splits on Issue

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. Bottle fed
eral court of appeals here has decided
by divided court that any railroad
wholly within a state but carrying goods
consigned from a point in anothed state,
is subject to the interstate commerce law
and regulation by the interstate COM
merce commission The decision is Civ
Ell by Judge Walter II. Sanborn of st.
Paul and Judge Willis Van Devanter of
Cheyenne, Wyo., i'll the case of tAr
United States against the Colorado <
Northwestern railroad, a narrow-gauge
of forty miles in Boulder county, Colo,
to recover penalties for failure to have
air brake equipment on freight ears,
which is required under the interstate
commerce act
The federal district court of Colorado
had ordered Il verdict for the railroad.
The court of appeals has reversed that
decision and orders new trial.
This is declared to be the broadest
decision in favor of interstate commerce
act that has ever been given and prac-
tically is notice to the states.
The constitution reserved to the ma
ton the unlimited power to regulate in
terstate and foreign commerce, and if
that power cannot be effectually exer-
cised without affecting interstate COM
merce, then Congress may undoubtedly
in that sense regulate interstate com
merce so far as necessary in order to reg
ulate interstate commerce fully and eff
fectually. That power is not subordi-
nate, but it is paramount to all the pow
ers of the state" says Jude Sanborn.
In dissenting opinion, in which he
stands strongly for state rights Judge
John f. Philips of Kansas City, says:
THE philanthrOpic feature of this prose
cuti0n is but the rose in the mailed
hand" He says further:
The right of the state to grant char
ters whose functions are to be exercised
solely within the territorial limits of its
sovereignty is unquestionable. SO long
as it exercises only the powers granted
and performs only the functions incident
TO its creation. it is not subject tc the
supervision or interference of the federal
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
OFFICER TO BE TRIED.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Nov 3O-An-
nouncement is made that Lieut. Edward
Z. Rocker of the United States marine
corps is to be court martialed on charges
supposed to have grown out of the kill
ing of Lieut. James w Sutton October
Ii last. The details of the charges are
being kept secret. On the night in ques-
ton Lieuts. Sutton. Rocker and r. Z.
Adams were returning to their quarters
ball, Suddenly. so the story goes. Lieut.
Sutton drew a revolver from his pocket
and pointed it At his head. Rocker and
Adams seized him and the pistol was
discharged. Rocker receiving a wound
in the chest. which was not serious. and
the bullet clipping Adams finger Then.
according to the story, Sutton drew a
second revolver and before his friends
could interfere shot himself dead
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
DR.. GEORGE F. sHRADY EXPIRES.
Noted Physician Attended Grant, Garfield
and Emperor Frederick.

NEW YORK, Dec. DIR. George
Frederick Shrady, the noted physician
and surgeon, died here Saturday night
after an illness of two weeks Death re-
suited from u complication of diseases.
DR.. Shrady was the attending physician
during the illness of the late President
Grant He was also called into CONSUL
tation with DIR. Bliss when President
Garfield was shot.
Afterward when Emperor Frederick of
Germany was seized with an ailment
similar to that of which Grant had died.
Sir Morrel Mackenzie, the famous Eng
lish specialist who was attending the
Emperor, kept in communication by cable
with DIR. Shrady for the purpose of con-
sultation.
He was consulting physician at many
hospitals; was an eminent medical writ
er and in 1866 founded the Medical Rec
ord He remained its editor in chief for
thirty-Seven years.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
GOTHAM TO PARIS IN AUTO.

PARIS, Dec. "Details have been
announced of the international automO-
bile endurance run to be made from New
York to Paris.
The route of the run will be laid from
New York city across the American
continent to the northwest portion Of
Alaska, thence over the frozen Bering
straits. across the vast plains of Siberia,
through Russia, and thence down
through Europe to Paris.
The date of the start will be set some
time early in the spring, probably in the
latter part of February.
Knowing the dangers to be faced and
the hard knocks the autos must stand on
the trip, the local makers have begun
the building of special conveyances to
meet the difficulties
Marquis de Dion will make several Of
these machines after thorough trials, the
best to be selected to take part in the
great contest.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
WARSHlPTURNSPIRATE
Russian Destroyer from Vladivostok
Cruising About Pacific, Says Re-
port from Japan.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dee. 2-Somr-
where in eastern seas, Il runaway Rus
sian destroyer with mutinous crew is
on a pirate cruise, if story brought
from NagasaM by the steamer Mont
eagle. which arrived today, is true.
\ German steamer reported at Naga-
saki of having been intercepted fifty
miles north of Tsushma island, in the Sea
of Japan, by Il Russian destroyer, whose
seamen boarded her and forcibly took Il
quantity of coal. stating that their YES
sci, which escaped from Nladivostoll fol-
lowing the mutiny. to be short of coal.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
POSTPONE THAW TRIAL,
Date on Which 1t Will Be Held Is Janu-
airy 6-Order Panel of $50
TaleSmen

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-On motion of
District Attorney Jerome the second
trial of Harry X. Thaw. for the killing
OF Stanford White on Madison Square
roof garden in June. 1906. today was
postponed until Monday, January s. \
special panel of 300 jurors will report
then for duty.
Thaw was not brought into the court
room but WAS allowed To stand in the
corridor leading from the prisoners room
at the rear and had an unohStructrd
view of the proceedings. His wife. Eve
lyn Neshit Thaw, was the only member
of the prisoners family present. She
looked i'll much better physical condition
than she did Il year ago. Her face is
plump now and there is Il touch of
healthy color in her cheeks. She seemed
in high spirits.
The proceedings came up before JUS
tee Bowling of the supreme court III
the same room where Thaw was first
tried. The defendant was represented
by his new leading counsel. Martin W.
Littleton and by Daniel O'Reilly and A.
Russell Peabody. Mr.. Littlcton opposed
the delay and on behalf of the defendant
demanded the right of Il speedy trial.
Mr.. Jerome required the delay on
account of the great difficulty that would
be encountered i'll securing Il jury with
the prospect of being locked up over the
holidays staring each talcsman in the
face.
Justice Bowling said that while he
favored Il speedy trial. he believed time
and expense would he saved by putting
the case over to the first Monday IN
January. when the trial is expected to
proceed without further interruption.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dee. 2.-JeSSc
NJ. Littlcton. mayor of Winchester
Tenn. and former Republican candidate
for governor of this state, has gone to
New York to assist his brother. Martin
W. Littleton. in defense of Harry X
rThaw
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
LEFFINGWELL FINDS NO LAND.
Explorer Expects to Remain in Arctic
Two More Years.

VICTORIA. 3. c., Dec. "a letter
from Ernest Leffingwell, one of the lead
ers of the Anglo-American Arctic ex-
petition. dated from FlaXman island on
August 20. via Point Barrow, in Octo-
Der. says although the ice trip taken last
spring failed to show the existence of
land in the Beaufort sea, there We're
many indications which gave the ex-
plorers hope, and Capt. Mikkelsen will
make another trip over the ice to seek
for unknown land from Demarcation
Point northward next spring. Letting
we'll will remain two years to survey the
coast and carry out geological work in
land. NIikkelsen, after his trip over the
ice next spring. will go eastward on a
whaler to do some work in Canadian
territory.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
SMUGGLERS WIN BATTLE
Capture Whole Fleet of Nineteen Junlls
of Chinese vernment-Prisoners
AtroCiously Butchered.

VICTORIA. +. c.. Dec. 2.-Adviccs
from Shanghai tell of battle between
fGtilla of imperial war junks and the
salt smuggling fleet at Quinsan, which
after severe fighting involving many
lives. resulted in victory for the snug
gIers. who captured the entire fleet of
nineteen war junks. Many atrocities
were committed upon the prisoners tax
en-. one imperial officer having his eyes
gouged out, and right arm cut off
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
RUSSIANS LIKE TAFT.
Secretary of War Leaves Moscow To-
night for St. Petersburg-Visit
of Importance.
.rr PETER SRTRG

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2.-The
visit to St Petersburg Of Secretary of
War William II. Taft has become the
event of the day. The secretary is now
in Moscow. but will leave there tonight
for this city. The newspapers publish
long illustrated sketches Of the distin-
guished visitors and dwell on the i'm
portance Of his visit, which is considered
to be an attempt to prepare the way
for a RussoAmerican understanding re-
garding affairs in the far east.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
UNCLE SAM MUST DIG.
Estimate of Appropriations for Fiscal
Year Ending June, 1909, Calls
for Big Sum.

WASHINGTON, d. c. Dec. 2.-The
secretary of the treasury today sent to
Congress the estimates of appropriations
required for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1909 The figures show an increase
of ST.. 479. $40 over the estimates for
1903, and an increase Of S56,22O.646
over the appropriations for 1908. This
last item, however, included deficiencies
and permanent annual appropriations.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
Little Hope for Entombed Men.
GIVE UP HOPE FOR ELEVEN.
Miners in Shaft in California Cut Off
by Flame.

DRYTOWN. Cal. Dec with
smoke still pouring from the shaft of
the Fremont mine, hope for the eleven
miners who were entombed Saturday.
was virtually abandoned last night ana
it is believed all of them have persisted
behind the wall of flames which drove
them toward the heart of the subterraa
mean furnace when they tried to escape.
James Drew. Joseph Manley, Daniel
O'Brien and l.. e. Wilson are the Amer
leans among the victims. the rest of
whom are Italians and Austrians.
O'Brien and Wilson are married, the lat
ter having eight children.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
CUTS FATHERS THROAT,
Delano (Minn.) Woman Holds Aged
Mans Head Over Pail and Sits
Windpipe.

DELANO, Mimi, Dec. John
Muchenheim, Sc years old, was murdered
here last night by his daughter Frances,
80 years OF age. The woman struck the
old man over the head with a heavy
knife. knocking him senseless. She
then procured pail, laid her fathers
head across it, and cut his throat, per
hitting the blood to flow into the pail.
The girl has been afflicted with Il mild
form of insanity since childhood.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
MAY LOSE SHARE IN 100000.
Pittsburg Boy on Probation for Five
Years-Was Harry Thaw's Friend.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Nov. 3O.-The fl
ing of an involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy against Charles Donnelly. Jr.. of
Pittsburg and New York, and friend of
Harry X. Thaw. brought to light anoth-
er Pittsburg skeleton. Donnelly. elder
son of the late Charles Donnelly. who
died a year ago leaving S1O.O0O.Ooo. was
considered wealthy through inheritance
until today, when his wife's dressmaker,
Elsie Vannerau of New York. Joining
with his Pittsburg butcher and trades
mans clerk. asked the United States dis
trict court TO declare him a bankrupt.
The dressmaker's bill is $3.50, the meat
bill S144.14 and the clerks bill 1913.
The Donnellys are one of the Oldest
families of Pittsburg and when the bank
ruptcy proceedings We're begun it was
soon found that Charles Donnelly, the
old real estate and railroad king, had cut
his son off in his will.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
REPORTS ON PEONAGE.
Assistant Attorney General Would
Amend Slavery Law So as to
Better Define Servitude.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. I'm q
report TO the attorney general concerning
his findings relating to peonage in
tie south, Assistant Attorney General
Charles w. Russell makes a strong
recommendation that the statute relating
to slavery be amended in manner
which Will destroy all doubt as to the
meaning of involuntary servitude" as
set forth therein. lie also suggests
changes in state laws. Various state
laws which practically place a default
servitude when overtaken by the law
are quoted.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
ROB BADGER OF $500.
Eagle Grove (Wis.) Stockman Held Up
and Beaten in Heart of
Chicago.

CHICAGO, H.. Dec. 2-Edward Tur-
ner. a stocknan from Eagle Grove.
Wis, was held up by four men at Fifth
avenue and Washington streets early
this morning, and robbed of 1915 and
papers valued at from S400 to $500.
Turner came to Chicago to visit the
live stock show. He had just left the
North-W estern station and was on his
way to a hotel. He was dragged into an
alley. beaten. his pockets ritied and
handbag taken. The police have de-
scriptions of the robbers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
LOST AIRSHIP SIGHTED,
ty Antrim, Ireland, Is Identified
as La Patrie.

LONDON, Dec. 2.-The balloon which
passed over the northeast coast of Coun-
ty Antrim, Ireland, at o'clock yester-
day afternoon, has been definitely iden-
titled as the French government airsnip
La Patrie by the men in charge Of the
Lloyd's signal station at TOrrhead.
Previous statements that the dirigible
was manned and under control are not
corroborated by the trained observers,
who, on the contrary, say that the air
ship was going northward backwards"
before a southerly wind blowing at the
rate OF six miles an hour. The weather
was cloudy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
TO KILL NEW BANKER.
New York, Threatened by "Black
Hand" Society.

NEW YORK, Dee. 2.-WiIliam r.
Montgomery. who was elected president
of the Hamilton bank on the resignation
Of + l.. Thomas, three days before the
bank closed. has been threatened by the
Il letter which reads as follows: If you
don't pay the Italian dcpositors of the
Hamilton bank. you will meet death"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
DU POINT COMPANIES TO ANSWER.
Spooner May Lead Opposition to Govern
ment's Dissolution Suit.

WILMINGTON. Del. Dee. 2.-Attor-
neys for the Du Pont Powder COM
panies will file their answers To the suits
brought by the government for the dis
solution of the combine in the United
States court in this city late today. 1t
is expected that former Senator Spooner
of Wisconsin Will be chief counsel for
the defense. James Scarlet, the at
torney who conducted the investigation
into the state capitol scandal will be one
of the governments counsel
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
Like Rev. GTier in Spokane.

SPOKANE, Wash. Dec. Rev. a. Z.
Grier. formerly of Racine, Wis, has as
sumed his duties as pastor Of First Univer-
salist church of Spokane. Mr.. Grier is not
a stranger in Spokane. He came to Spo-
kane ten days before the big fire in August.
1889. for rest and to build up his health.
He remained eleven months and was Of
fered the principaiship of the high school
in Spokane, but he declined the appoint
meQr
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
AFTER OMAHA INSURANCE co.
Attorney General of Nebraska Wants Re-
ceiver for the National Mutual

LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec 2.-Attorney
General Thompson today prepared a pc
tition asking for a receiver for the Ma
tional Mutual Fire Insurance company
of Omaha. The attorney general alleges
S253. $3.50 and the assets, $116,779.SO.
Deputy Auditor Pierce left early this
morning to file the petition in the dis
crict court of Douglas county. Z. NJ.
Ccffin is president of the company and
!. l. Mabie secretary.