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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
a Poet,. Curfous Compliment.

It was the habit of Richard Henry
Stoddard, the poet, to always speak
well Of every one. No matter how bad
the character of a person, the good
gray poet invariably found some trait
to praise. One day in his office on
Park row some friend entered and
asked him whether he knew so and so
and, if so, what was the mans reputa-
ton 1t happened that the man had
shady reputation and was we'll known
as ''gold brick" operator. The aged
poet lighted his pipe and answered:
Eyes. I know him. He is the most
energetic, progressive, irrepressible,
good natured, artistic kind of an un-
mitigated rascal that I ever met. -
Leslie's Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01

Story That Has Awaited Alger's Death
for Publication.

Milwaukee. Jan. 2l.-The Milwaukee
Journal prints Il long interview with
General AIGer. which was obtained i'll
Detroit on March 4. 1900, giving inside
facts regarding his resignation from
McKinley's cabinet and his election
later to Il seat in the United States
senate. General Aloer eXacted a prom
Use from The Journal at the time the
interview was given that nothing
would be published with regard to it
until after his death. General Alger
told The Journal that on account Of
the severe criticism against him during
the Spanish war he three
times offered to resign from the cab
met. but that each time President Nc
Kinley would not listen to such a plan,
and that the president said he would
Quit the presidency before he would
allow Alger to leave the cabinet.
General Ayers story is as follows:
EARLY in the spring of 1899. some time
after the final arrangement of terms Of
peace had been made with Spain, /
happened to be in Detroit and some in
fluential people Of my home city came
to me and asked me to run for the
United States senate and l told them
that would do so - said General AL
ger. at was step that had long been
in my mind. Six years before 1 had
been urged to be a candidate, but l
told James Mcmillan, who at that time
was seeking the position, that 1 would
not oppose him. / added, however,
that six years later, when his term was
ZIP, | would probably be a candidate
for the place.
Mcmillan Immediately agreed that
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Great Discovery.

The editor of Kansas paper states
that he once borrowed Winchester
rifle and started up the street few
days after to deliver the weapon to It's
owner. The delinquent subscribers got
it into their heads that he was on the
warpath, and every one he met insisted
on paying what he owed him. One
man wiped out debt of ten years
standing. On his return to his office he
found load of hay, fifteen bushels of
corn. ten bushels of potatoes. load of
wood and barrel of turnips that had
been brought in. We would like to
borrow Winchester for a day or two.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Mine Disaster in France.

Lens, France, Jan. pa terrible
disaster involving the loss of many
LEVIN. in the Courriers district. The
catastrophe was due TO an explosion
of fire damp in one of the pits.
A panic followed the explosion and
the greater part of the population of
the town rushed to the mouth of the
pit, preventing the work of rescue UNI
til gendarmeries restored a semblance
of order.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Fatal Explosion of Ammonia.

killed and sixteen others seriously IN.
jured as the result of the explosion of
an ice machine filled with ammonia
fumes, in the power house of Armour
& Co, at Fortyfourth street and Pack
er's avenue. Twenty men were work
ing in the room when the head Of a
cylinder on the ice machine blew off.
filing the room with the fumpS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
RUSSELL A. ALGER.

chronic yalyular disease of the neart'
out in spite Of the fact that he had
not been feeling we'll for several days
his death was a complete surprise to
his family and his physicians. He was
at work every day attending to MS
duties as senator and seemed to retain
his strength up to the normal limit.
Sketch of His Career.
He was born in Medina county, o.,
Feb. 81, 1886. so he was nearly 70
years old. He was q se1f-made man,
having been thrown on his own re-
sources whenb barely IA years old. From
this lowly position he rose in business
and politics to be captain of indus
try and a leader of men. He went
into the civil war q captain and came
out a brevet major general His prin-
cipal business was as lumberman,
and it was i'll that he made his large
fortune After the war he went into
politics and was elected governor and
later senator. Also he was McI<inley's
secretary of war until he resigned. ow-
ing to the newspaper abuse he re-
ceived. In 1889 he was elected COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
HOnOrs to the Dead Senator.
Both houses Of congress adjourned
in his memory af$cr his death was an
nOunced, the senate Immediately. Both
have appointed the usual committees
to attend his funeral, which will take
place tomorrow in this city, after
which the body will be taken to De-
trOit, his home. for burial. News of
Ayers death was communicated at
once to President Roosevelt AMI Vice
President Fairbanks, the latter being
the first to call at the Alger residence
to express his sympathy followed by
Senator Elect William Alden Smith
and Truman Newberry. assistant sec
rotary of the navy. Military honors
will attend the funeral
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Summons Comes Suddenly and
in Fifteen Minutes He Has
Passed to Eternity.
DEADLY HEART DISEASE AGAIN
Had Suffered Many Years, but Seemed
Normally Strong.
Burial Will Be at Detroit-His Death
Releases Some Secret Political
History of McKinley's
Administration.

Washington. Jan. %. - Death has
again struck, taking as his mark man
high in position both in state and ma
ton, and a veteran general officer in
the civil war. At $40 a. N. yesterday
the grim terror struck General Russell
A. Alger and he was dead in fifteen
minutes. The immediate cause of his
death was oedema of the lungs. He
had been suffering for years with
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Noted Warrior Ends Iufa.

New York. Jan. 26.-COlOnel 5ohn Y
f. Blake, we'll known in army circles
in this country and commander of the
Irish brigade" wrich fought III aid of
the Beers in South Africa. committed
suicide by gas asphyxiation IN his
room at Mrs. Catherine Cunninghams
boarding house. Of late he has seemed
much depressed and told Mrs. Cum
ningham that he was much discour-
aged over his prospects.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
TWELVE DIE IN A MINE
Cave-In Following an Explosion Near
ly Entombs 100 Other Men-F'ire
Damp the Explosive.

Weston, W. Va, Jan. 2S. - Five
citizens and seven aliens-Italians-
are known to be dead as the result
Of an explosion of fire damp in the
Pennsylvania company mine at Lor-
entZ, w. Va, near Buckhannon, w. Va.
Immediately following the explosion
the mine caved in and nearly caused
the entombment of all the miners, es-
timated at 100. The bodies Of twelve
dead men have been recovered.
The citizens who were killed are:
Charles Roserman. William Bailey, Jas.
Scott, Chas. Johnson and Glenn Miles.
The bodies Of seven Italians have also
been recovered, but as they are known
only by numbers their identity is not
known at this writing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Indiana Solon Drowned.

Princeton, Ind, Jan. 25.-H. e.
Ager, we'll known citizen and state
representative, was drowned in the
Wabash river by falling from steam
boat. He was known as the corn
king" and it was while returning from
trip up the river for corn that he
was drowned
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Still Worse Blizzard in Dakota.

st. Paul, Jan. 25.-Railroad men re-
port that another and much more Sc
we're blizzard is raging over North Da-
kota than any heretofore witnessed
this season, piling up monstrous drifts
of snow. All traffic is at a standstill.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Memorial to Congress.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 25.-In the state
assembly resolution was presented
for a memorial to congress for the
construction of a shipway canal from
the Great Lakes to the gulf by way
of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
One Death Causes Another.

Lacrosse, Wis, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Rose
Sempsch. of Blair, Wis, fell on the
roadside and was frozen to death while
on her way to visit her aged father.
The latter on hearing the news Of his
daughters death was stricken with
apoplexy and passed away in few
j1OUrS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Endowment for Carroll College.

Waukesha, VS., Jan. 26.-An effort
is being made to increase the endow-
ment of Carroll college to 100000. Of
this amount Andrew Carnegie has
promised $4,000 and $4,000 more is
available as soon as the first 100000
is completed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
LETTER TO DAVIS
IS WITHDRAWN
ing Written It-Sends Thanks
to Taft.

London, Jan. 29-The Associated
Press learns that the international
phase Of the Kingston incident has
been finally closed by Governor SWEET
tenham formally withdrawing his let
ter to Rear Admiral Davis and ex-
pressing his regret for having written
it.
Washington, Jan. 29.-Secretary
Taft has received the following cable
gram from Governor Swettenham.
dated Kingston, Jamaica: Most
grateful thanks for supply of tents
just arrived from Cuba in charge of
Captain Battle. T.. S. A. Service
most highly appreciated.' The tents
referred to are those forwarded from
Santiago by Brgadier General Whit
upon the urgent request made to
Provisional Governor Magoon by the
acting British minister at Havana
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Mother of the RingIings Dead.

Baraboo. Wis, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Au-
gust Ringing, mother Of the Ringing
brothers, was stricken with paralysis
while entertaining friends at SUPPER
and expired soon after. She was "A
years old and the mother of eight chill
dren. all of whom are living.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Shawneetown Seems To Be Safe.

Evansville. Ind, Jan. 29-Word
from Shawneetownsa that the gauge
has shown the river to be at the crest
mark Of the food, and the indications
arc that it will begin falling soon. The
leyco is still intact.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Bad Luck with This Boat.

Superior, Wis, Jan. 25.-After ten
days of ice breaking and saving to get
the steamer Ireland into dry dock she
was got half way in and then sank,
grounding amidships in transit at the
dock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Nine Men i'm the Thaw .T,,Yv

New York, Jan. 90 The jury
which is to try Harry X. Thaw for the
killing of Stanford White, is nearly
completed. When court adjourned
yesterday there We're nine men ia the
jury box.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
Minister Hicks Is Ill.
Death of a Famous Fifer.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 2S.-Major Will
lam Gillette, aged SO, veteran of the
civil war, died at night. He was a
famous fifer and frequently enlivened
old soldiers reunions. He served in
General BANDS band after the first
band had been killed off by Quantrel
lac OI1prrjIaS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
"Carnation Day. Observed.


Washington, Jan. 29.-Tuesday was
the Goth anniversary or the birth of
William Mckinley. AS such ami
versary and as "CarnatIon Day it
was observed generally in the nations
capital. Government officials mem
hers Of congress and private citizens
wore the presidents favOrite flower i'll
silent memory of a martyred public
servant and in the interest of patriot
ISM and good citizenship. President
Roosevelt had on his desk Il great vase
of fine carnations and a similar bunch
of carnations adorned the desk of Sec
rotary Loeb. Members of the cabinet
each wore one of the handsome flowers
as they appeared at the cabinet meet
ing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
About the Conclusion Of the In.
terstate Board as to the
Standard Oil Co.
1T SEEMS TO STOP AT NOTHING
When It Comes to the Matter Of
Smashing Competition.
Competitive Methods of the Oil Mon.
OpOIy unfair and Even Dis.
reputable, Declares
the Report.

Washington, Jan. 90. Severe ar
raignment of the Standard Oil COM
pany and a proposal that the govern
ment fix the rates and regulate the
transportation of oil are the features
Of report to congress by the inter
state commerce commission. This re-
FORT summarizes the results of the in
vestigation under the Tillman- Gillespie
resolution 1t is asserted that 1.-The
ruin of its competitors has been a dis
tinct part Of the policy of the Standard
Oil company in the past, systematical-
~ and persistently pursued"
Its Methods Of Competition.
The report severely arraigns the
Standards methods of competition. On
this point it says in part: '"rhe Stand
ard has repeatedly continued, after be-
coming the owner of a competing COM
pany, to operate it under the old name,
carrying the idea to the public that the
company was still Independent and
competing with the Standard. 1t has
used such purchased or independently
organized companies to kill off COM
petitors. The operation of such fake
Independent concerns has been one of
it's most effective means of destroying
competition.
Other Sins of Commission.
'"I'hc Standard has sold different
grades Of oil ait different prices from
the same barrel. 1t has paid employees
Of independent oil companies for in
formation as to the business of those
competitors, and has paid employees Of
industrial companies to secure the
adoption Of it's oil in preference to that
Of it's competitors. 1t has followed
every barrel of independent oil to
destination. It's agents are instructed
to win customers at any sacrifice. It
has tamrerel with the oil inspectors
in different states.
Strikes at the Pipe Lines.
''The commissions only knowledge
Of the competitive methods Of the
Standard Oil company is obtained from
evidence taken under oath in this in
vestigation. This evidence, if true,
demonstrates that the competitive
methods of the company in the past
have been unfair and even disreputa-
BILE. It's motto has been the destruc-
ton of competition at any cost" AS
to remedies the report says that the
chief advantage the Standard has over
it's competitors is that of transporta-
ton. therefore, this advantage must
be destroyed, and the chief of these
advantages is the pipe lines, which are
declared not natural but artificial adj
vantages.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
BADGER STATE
TREASURY SHORT
Secretary Of State Frear Says Wiscon-
sin Will Be Bankrupt by
Jan. 1, Next.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 26.-Secretary
of State Frear surprised the members
OF the legislature by giving out an es-
innate tending to show that the state
treasury will be bankrupt by Jan. ]
next. He estimates that after making
allowance for the custmory appropria-
tons for the maintenance of the adj
ministration, educational, judiciary and
other departments of state govern
ment, there will be balance of only
$4,000 in the treasury at the end of
the present year and that this Will be
more than swallowed up by a deficit
of 100000 in the state university
fund
1t has been generally believed that
there was SO much money in the state
treasury that the present legislature
would have difficulty in finding ways
to put it into circulation again. The
big balance, however. has been eaten
up by large remssions of taxes and
unexpectedly large expenses in the ad-
ministration of state affairs.
Minister Hicks Is Ill.
Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. Pa cable
gram received from the United States
legation at Santiago, Chile, conveys
the information that Colonel John
Hicks, the American minister to Chile,
is i'll. The dispatch does not indicate
the nature of the illness, but contains
the statement that his recovery is re-
garded as probable.
Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. 2S.-A cable
gram received here from Santiago.
Chile, announces that Colonel John
Hicks, United States minister to Chile,
is much improved in health and that
his recovery is assured.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01
q Positive
CURE
EIy'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.

UIVGS hUtISI at UTIC6.
It cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. 1t cures Ca
ia III and driv e s
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-22
POLICEMAN DENIES HE
RELINQU|SHED REWARD
J.T.Edner, Who Caught Van
Tassel, Refutes State
ment of Colby

At least a part of the reward offered
Tor the arrest Of Guy Van Tassel, fugi-
tive murderer from Chicago, will not be
carried back by the detectives WHO
came from that city TO get the prisoner
Notwithstanding the statement given
out 10 that effect by Captain of Detec-
lives Colby on Thursday. Policemen
J. 7. Edner, who captured the slayer
md who, therefore, is most entitled 70
he reward, filed an application yes
erday with the board Of police commits
sioners asking that his share of the
reward be granted to him. The remain
der Of the $500, which belongs to De-
.ective ]. c. MCGOWAN, because he To-
cated Van Tassel in a lodging house at
p Clay street. may probably be re-
turned, as MCGOWAN has said that he
waived all OF his claim
I1dner said yesterday that he had not
been asked by Colby TO relinquish his
claim on a part Of the reward and that
le intended making fight 20 secure
MS share.
II feel that I am entitled TO half of
It." was the way Edner put ii. Il
made the actual arrest and in doing so
I took my life in my hands. Van Tas-
sci was armed, had killed one police
man and was not too good to kill an
other. He attempted to shoot me with
4 revolver which he carried in his coat
DOCKET but was aDle 10 nolo MS nann
until ] had clubbed him into submis-
sion. 1 have taken the matter up with
the commission and will leave it en-
tirely TO their judgment All I can say
IS that ] hope I get it"
Detective MCGOWAN repeated his
statement Of the day before that he
was willing to give up the part of the
reward that was coming to him. The
fact that the reward was raised by a
private subscription among the polite
officers in Chicago and that ii was for
the purpose OF avenging the murder
Of a policeman had caused Colby 20
suggest that IL be refused by the men
who captured Van Tassel in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-22
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