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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
BRYAN HELPS RUSSIANS.
Introduces Enjoys Who Want United
States to Intervene with Word
for Oppressed People.

CHICAGO, March 2j.-W. J. Bryan
presided ut a public reception Sunday
night to NJ. AIeXiX Aladdin, leader of the
radical left wing of the Russian Donna,
Count Nicholas Tchaykovsky, promi
nent member of the Russian radical
party. Both Of the Russians stated that
they came TO America to explain more
fully TO the American people the Rus
sian situation and TO plead that this
ma ton of freedom let the Russian gov
eminent hear its mighty word to the eff
feet that the harbarities of the past
must cease and that inhumanity and OPP
preston must end forever"
Mr.. Bryan, in opening the meeting,
said:
Our nation has the right to express an
opinion on any question that affects the
welfare of the world And therefore our
visitors have a right to come to us VA tn
their story. 1t is compliment to US that
people anywhere on the globe with an
appea, TO sense of justice should come to
US first
Circulars were distributed among the
audience of 1000 people addressed to
congress and asking that the United
States make formal protest against 1.-The
perverted use of governmental functions,
of which the Russian people are the vic
Tins
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
FRENCH GLARE AT KAISER.
Moroccan Murder Causes Germanophobe,
Accumulated by Picquart's Resenting
Remarks which Hit William

PARIS, March 25.-Fhe cabinet has
decided to send French troops to occupy
Oudja, a frontier town in Morocco, I'M
til the Moorish government gives full
satisfaction to France for the assassina-
ton of DIR. Mauchamp. The French
demands for reparation will be for
warded TO Fee Immediately.
A Germanophobe sentiment has been
aroused by the intimations that Ger
mans inspired the attack which resulted
in the assassination of DR.. Mauchamp.
This has been famed by War Minister
PlcQuartS transfer of Gen. BaillOud
from the sixteenth eastern corps for a
speech which the general delivered when
he retired as a colonel. and i'll which he
referred to the inevitable coming war
with Germany when France would
have an opportunity TO win back Lor-
raine"
The Chauyinistic papers accuse the
war minister and Premier Clemenceau
of cowardice in disgracing a gallant of
fcer because his words might displease
Emperor William.
Paul DerOuleae, founder of the League
of Patriots, who was defeated at the
last elections. says that unless the min
listers resign France henceforth will be
the vassal of Germany.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
NEGRO TROOPERS GUILTY.
That Maj. Penrose Alone was AC-
quilted in Shooting.

WASHINGTON, d. c, March Do
The Senate committee on military affairs
today received Il copy of Il telegram from
Gen. McCaskey, department Of Texas,
saying that Maj. penrose was eXoner-
ated. but that the court found that the
''sh )oting up of Brownsville was done
by men Of the Twenty-ffth infantry.
Three soldiers of the Twenty-slXth in
fantry who We're at Brownsville. testl-
fed today before the Senate committee
that the TwentySiXth had a large sur
plus of both Krag-.Jorgensen and Spring
field ammunition ut Fort Brown and
that there was a demand for it among
citizens. All of these soldiers testified
that there was very little difficulty ex-
perienccd by soldiers who desired 20 get
extra ammunition.
On the orders of sergt. Chermen.
Corp. Ryan says he delivered 1000
rounds to II. NJ. Fields, junk dealer
in Brownsville and received SO in re
turn HI said he also delivered to Corp.
Means. company clerk, 200 rounds OF
ammunition upon the written order Of
Lieut. Parker, the company commander
II was said this ammunition was for
United States Commissioner Creager.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
CARES NOT IF HE NEVER RETURNS.
Kansas City Woman's Response to News
That Missing Husband Is Found

KANSAS CITY, Mo. March 25.-Mrs
William l.. Church, whose husband was
found in the asylum at Cunning, H.,
today after he was lost for eight years,
says that she had never made any par
ticuIar effort to find him; she probably
would take no steps in the matter. Mrs.
Church asserted also that she and her
children had lost interest in him. He
was 4 plasterer
CHICAGO, H.. March 25.-The local
police has doubts regarding the identity
of Church. 1t is ascertained that he has
a wife now living here at 40 Green
street. They resided i'll the same house
for seven years and Church was senior
partner in cement construction firm.
Mrs. Church said that she knew moth
ing of a wife living in Kansas City. She
declared that she was married TO Church
in that city nine years ago. She said:
''Of course one can never he sure
suppose that if he had one wife he might
just as easily have had two. He told me
that his first wife died of consumption
about twenty years before We were mar
rled.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
Sic Was nnnnsed to SLAM


While teaching the district school at
Caroline, II. l., Miss Eva MattrSon,
now with a Providence school. received
tine following interesting instructions
from Il certain fond mother. This lady
was more remarkable for her cgOtism
than for the old gentiIity she professed
to have. She moved into the village
from the city and was most solicitous
that the well bred manners Of her Iitth.
daughter Muricl should not he con
taminated by contact with the country
children. Always see that She has your
hest attention" sand she, and be- very
careful that she associates with no littlc
child that uses slang, which MuricI bias
never heard. Above all, do not have
her sit near that Williams boy. | knew
his father III Providence and confidential
~ they re bum lot, the whole push If
them. boston Herald.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
NEEDS LITTLE ON SIDE"
MINISTER PIERCE EXPLAINS THE
CHARGES OF ALLEGED GRAFT"
Got Permission from u S. for All He Did
in Sealing Case, and Thinks Small
Salary Justifes ALL

BOSTON, Mass, March 2j.-Herbert
y. PIERCE, American minister to Norway,
arrived today 10 spend a vacation with
his family III Cambridge. He explained
the charges concerning his pay during
arbitration proceedings at The Hague in
the suit by four American sealing vessels
to recover damage from Russia. Prof.
II. w Elliott of Cleveland brought the
charges.
Mr.. PIERCE said: The dispute occurred
while | was charge d'alfaires at The
Hague in 1894 and 1901, and | was thor
Oughly conversant with the matter. One
of the vessels was New Bedford Whal-
ing bark owned by Wing x Co, and
there were besides three SchOOnerS, one
of which was owned by the Eagle COM
pany Of San Francisco. They finally
asked me to act as their counsel. The
state department i'll response to my re-
quest wired permission lor me to act rs
counsel for pay.
The Russian government however. re-
fused to submit the matter to arbitration
unless they could treat with an official
United States representative. About this
phase | also wrote the state department.
Again it gave me permission to act i'll
an official capacity, and thus l was in Il
double role. | won the case for the ship
owners.
Then. when | tried TO get my fee
from the ship owners | found that they
had taken the case 70 San Francisco. |
accordingly brought suit
Mr.. PIERCE said that it seemed hardly
Just that objection should be made to
United States representative abroad
taking an offered opportunity with the
sanction Of the state department to earn,
"a little money on the side" especially
when he personally was spending four
times the salary he received to keep up
the Stardng of the American foreign de
partment III diplomatic circles.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
RUFF READY FOR TRIAL.
First Effort Of Defense Fails and Case
Will Go to Court-New Graft
Charged.

san FRANCISCO, Cal. March %
Abraham Ruef's attorneys have with
drawn their writ of error filed with the
United States supreme court, and state
that they are now anxious to proceed at
once with the trial of Il charge Of extor-
ton. This decision was reached on ac
count Of4 the decision Of the state SUI
prcme court to the effect that the partici-
patton Of an incompetent juror does not
affect the validity of an Indictment.
The grand jury ended weeks intense
activity by filing twenty-five more indct-
ments with presiding judge Coffey of the
supreme court. Thirteen of the true bills
are against 4. Is. Detwler, capitalist
and prominent man of Toledo, O., and
nine are against Louis Glass. formerly
vice president and general manager of
the Pacific States Telephone Il Tele-
graph company of this city. The charge
III each Indictment is bribery.
returned, though, he is expected daily.
Mrs. Glass says he has no desire to
evade arrest.
Toledo co. police have been asked to
arrest \. X. Detweiler. His where
abouts are not known. He recently re-
turned from Egypt.
The grand jury reconvened today to
hear the story of how the Home Tele-
hone company, it is alleged, tried to
bride the panic-stricken city Immediately
after the earthquake to grant a fran
chiSe and how the money disappeared.
PORTLAND, Ore. March 25.-The
Oregonan says $4,000 is being raised
as an investigation fund to bring Fran
els J. Heney and Special Agent Burns
to Portland to probe into local municipal
graft.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
NO MORE AMERICAN CARDINALS.
Churchmen Disappointed by List of New
PrelateS.

ROME. March 25.-The Pope has de-
cided to hold Il consistory April 10 and
create six cardinals:
Mons Cavallari. the patriarch of Venice;
Mgr. Rinaldini. the papal nuncio TO Spain
Mgr. Loremazelli, the eX-papal nuncio at
Paris: Mgr Lualdi. archbishop of Palermo;
Mgr. MERCER, archbishop of MaineS ana
Mgr. Matii. archbishop of Pisa, who will be
transferred TO Rome.
Americans are much disappointed be
cause none of their countrymen are on
the list of new cardinals.
The Pope will hold another consistory
at the end of the year to name foreign
cardinals. England. having been with
out representative in the sacred
college since the death of Cardinal
Vaughan. viii have one cardinal. The
candidates are Archbishop Bourne of
Westminster. Bishop Hedley of New
port. England, and Rt. Rev. Francis
Aidan Gasquet. abbott president of the
English Benedictines.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
Repression Is Only Course.
CHICAGO BOY NOT FOUND.
Police il Germany Search for Lad Secret
ly Abducted by Two Masked
Men in Motor Car.

HAMBURG, March 25.-police have
been unable to find any trace Of Eddy
kriegcr, the abducted son of George
Kricger of Chicago who was. it is
claimed, secretly taken away from here
last week III an automobile by two
masked persons
His mother. who was divorced from
Mr.. Krirger and has since married Il
DIR. Macdonald, came to Germany in
order to obtain possession of the boy and
the superior court Of Hanover adiudged
the lad to her. She brought him from
Hanover, but the lad disappeared.
All the German ports are being
watched in the hope of arresting the alb
ductorS and recovering the boy.
PORTSMOUTH,, England, March %.
The boy seen at the railway station iii
company of a man. and who was re
ported to be the missing Marvin boy,
kidnapped in Delaware. it now appears,
is we'll known to the Portsmouth police.
The report that the lad was the Marvin
boy was caused by Il mistake.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
MiLWAUkEEAN ROBBED.
H. A. Fuller Loses $50, Watch and Vest
Because Of His Absent
Mindedness.

PUEBLO. Colo, March 25-TSpe-
cial. denver & Rio Grande passenger
train No , was held here nearly an
hour Sunday night while local officers
searched the coaches for Il vest belonging
to III. b. Fuller of Milwaukee. which
contained 500 in cash and valuable
watch. Their efforts, however were I'M
successful. The garment was stolen be-
tween here and Lcadville. Shortly after
leaving the latter station Fuller went
to the toilet room and while washing
himself hung the vest on hook He
forgot to take it down on leaving the
room and when he returned several
hours later found that it was missing.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
MERELY GOT CASH.
Puter Tells in Detail of Transactions in
Which He Had Mentioned Several
Wisconsin Banks.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March Do
In the Binger Hermann case today, y.
ID. Puter was recalled for redirect exam
nation. He was asked to explain more
in detail just where he obtained the two
$1,000 bills which he said he gave to the
late Senator Mitchell of Oregon.
He said that since testifying last week
he had recalled that he had made Il
$4,000 deal i'll November, 1901, and had
received from Charles Chaffee, president
of the First National bank of Rhinelan-
der, Wis Il draft for that amount. This
draft he cashed in the First National
bank Of Milwaukee in December, and
then went across the street to the Wis
consin National bank and got the $1,000
notes in question.
Objection by Attorney Worthington
prevented the government from putting
in evidence an alleged memorandum of
the presentation Of the $1,000 to Mitchell
made by Putcr shortly after that time.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
FIRES ON SHONTS AUTO,
Miss Rhoda Shonts Occupies Car Which
Flees from Bullets of Town
Marshall

WASHINGTON, -. c., March %
While Miss Rhoda Shonts and Duke
Albert de Luynas de Chaulnes ct de
Picquiny of Paris, who is visiting the
Shonts family, and two other guests
were speeding along Conduit road in a
high power motor car, near Glen Echo,
Md, they were fired at twice by the
town marshal.
The automobile was running at high
speed. and Marshal Collins stood in the
middle of the roadway, waving his arms
and shouting. The marshal waited so
long that he narrowly escaped being run
down. AS he jumped to one side the
car whizzed by him.
He then fired two shots. The women
saw the pistol drawn and dropped into
the body of the car which went faster
than ever. The marshal says he did not
fire 20 hit any one. None of the Shonts
party was injured, although all were
frightened
The duke and Miss Theodore Shonts
are engaged to be married, although no
formal announcement has been made.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
AGED MOTHER MURDERED.
Son Held for Crime in California When
Body Is Found in Closet Mutt
lated with Knife.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. March %
4 brutal murder was discovered at 1853
Il. street, North Oakland, today The
body of Mrs. Martha Soderberg. "a
years of age, was found hidden in Il
closet OF her home. Erland II. Solder
berg, her son, stevedore, has been ar
rested on suspicion of being the murder
er.
1t is known that Sunday night he
came home intoxicated and quarreled
with his mother When found Mrs
Soderherg's body, partly clad. was in a
upright position and wrapped in a
blanket Her thoat was cut, face gashed
and one leg almost severed.
1t is thought that the murderer in
tended to cut the body up and carry it
to the hay a short distance away, but
for some reason postponed carrying out
his intention.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
MULE-AUTO WAR Is OVER.
Motor Car Abandoned on Battlefield by
Honduras President and Gray
Donkey Is Retained

MANAGUA. Nicaragua, March 20
Leaving his new automobile on the bat
tlefield. with its tires punctured by
dozen bullets. President Bonilla of Hon
duras fed from Choluteca and took
steamship to escape the pursuit of the
victorious Nicaraguan troops.
ChoIuteca is the strongest fortified
town in Honduras, and was captured
after bloody battle. according to San
tos Ramirez, director general of tele-
graphs and telephones.
He says the war IS now practically
ended.
The gray mule, original cause of the
cruel war, will remain in possession Of
the government of Nicaragua.
NEW ORLEANS La. March %
Native Costa Ricans nave started an
agitation for annexation to the United
Stales as a relief from the wars of Cen
trail America according to Representa-
tive Acheson of Pennsylvania.
PARIS. March 25.-TLe Nicaraguan
legation today received the following
dispatch from Senior Gomez, the Mica
raguan minister of foreign affairs, CON
frming the previous reports of Nicara-
qua victory IT Choluteca:
Choluteca Honduras taken Allied arm
los Of Salvador and Honduras routed every
whore. President Bonila has sought ref
uge ut San Lorenzo with POO men. Our
ships lave sailed TO capture them.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. March %
Negotiations for peace in Central Amer
lea are being carried on with great earn
cstness in Washington. 1t is believed
that an arbitration will be effected in u
short time.
Nicaragua is unwilling to make over
lures for peace as such a step would
he regarded by President Ielaya as an
indication that he stands in fear of Sal
vador. the avowed ally of Honduras, and
Guatemala which is ready to assist Hon
duras If the United States and Mex
loo were to advise Salvador and GUate-
mala that they must remain neutral, il
is held by Xelaya the war would come
10 IN end as Honduras has been defeat
ed. 1t is known, however, that Mexico
and the United States are unwilling to
force peace which might be distasteful.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
CHOIR SCANDAL; THEN SHOOTING.
Widow of Girard, H., Fatally Wounded
in a Trolley Car

SPRINGFIELD. H., March %
Mrs. Mollie Hill Gibson, divorced wife
of Elmer Gibson of Girard. was shot
and perhaps fatally wounded today on
an interurban car between Girard and
Nirden. by Peter Clark. The woman
was taken to Nirden. The shooting is
said to be the result of a scandal in the
choir of the First Christian church of
Girard.
SPARTANBURG, S. c.. March %
DR. William Under. a prominent physi-
clan of Union. 5. c.. was shot and in
stantly killed today by Lucy Litsey. Who
walked into his office. closed the door
and fired bullet into his back. She was
arrested
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGE.
Arthur Sanderson Declared Not Guilty
at Carthage, Mo.

CARTHAGE, Mo, March 2J.-The
jury i'll the case of Arthur Sanderson
charged with the murder of DR.. Solomon
ID. Meredith in Carthage on January >
brought in Il verdict of not guilty.
Mrs. SanderSon. i'll defense of her huS-
band, testified that DR.. Meredith, who
had been their family physician, had
made love to her when she went to his
office to consult him. Later. when one
Of the SandersOn children was i'll and
Sanderson wanted to send for Meredith,
Mrs. Sanderson had demurred. Sander
son insisted upon knowing why she OBJ
jected to Meredith and Mrs. Sanderson
detailed her experiences with him. San
derson Immediately left the house and
soon returned with DR.. Meredith. Before
Mrs. SanderSon he accused the physician
of running his home and shot and killed
him.
IN the arguments of counsel for the de
Tense Il parallel with the Thaw case was
drawn and the unWTittcn law was
brought out. Attorney Shannon said
there WAS evidence of an exaggerated
ego. in that the defendant thought him
self providentiaIly called upon to ayenge
the treatment Of his wife He declared
that DR.. Meredith deserved the fate he
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
TENANT HOUSES BURNING
Spartan Mills IS. CO. Fights Big Blaze
Under Great Difficulty in a
High Wind.

SPARTANBURG, S. c., March %
Eight tenant houses at Spartan Mills.
have been destroyed by fire raging here.
\ high wind is blowing and much other
property is menaced. The fire depart
ment is under difficulties as the fire is
remote from the center Of the city.
CINCINNATI. o.. March pa loss
OF 100000 was caused by Il fire in the
i. H. Lawson tinplate factory in the
West End today. The factory is located
in a crowded neighborhood. Nearly ev-
cry car line i'll the western section of
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
PEASANT REBELS
OVERPOWER ARMY.
Riots in Roumania Beyond the Control
of Government Forces in
the Field

BUCHAREST. March 25-That the
revolted peasants of Roumania are at
least temporarily beyond the control of
the government forces in the field is
amply evidenced by the stories of pill
laying and incendiarism coming in from
all parts of Moldavia and Wallachia.
There have been several serious con
tlcts between peasants and troops,
notably at Bacess. in the district of
NaSlui. where oOO0 peasants armed with
rifles and revolvers attacked 4 company
OF soldiers. The troops fired several vol
leys. killing forty peasants and wound
ing large numbers, but the soldiers were
so greatly outnumbered that they finally
were obliged TO retreat.
Army Reserve with Marauders.
At the village of Teleorman in the
Alexandria district. Wallachia, peasants
sacked the synagogue and burned forty
houses The rioters also demolished and
completely pillaged Iimnicea. another
villa &c i'll the Alexandria district.
The army reserve men are fraternlZlng
with the marauderS and participating III
the work of plumber.
Repression Is Only Course.
Thousands of peasants surround the
little town of RoSiori de Nede. III the
Alexandria district. with the intention of
footing it if favorable opportunity
arises.
The total number of troops now in
Moldavia is 32.G1O. but large reinforce
mGnts are still required.
At today's session of the Chamber of
Deputies the members suggested to the
government that energetic repression was
the only course suited to the conditions
in the disturbed regions of the country.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
WRECK SERMON SPOILS MIND.
Pastor Who Conducted Funeral of Four
Victims Near Death

DIES MONIES. Ia, March %
Brooding over the wreck which had
killed four members of his church, the
Rev. ]. y. Sandell, pastor of the Swedish
Lutheran church, has lost his mind.
He had been called upon to preach
the funeral sermon when the four vic
tins were buried in one grave. He
preached a powerful sermon ON the ways
of providence as shown in the disaster
After the funeral he talked constantly
of the wreck until he thought Of nothing
else.
Sunday he began a sermon and his
mind suddenly wandered and he began
repeating parts of his funeral sermon
referring in a disconnected way 10 the
disaster. Since then he has been sinking
gradually, both physically and mentally,
until now his life is desnaired of.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
SHEBOYGAN MAN MURDERED.
Body Found After Weeks Search in Ar.
zona-Accused FleeS.

PHOENIN. Ariz.. March 2J.-The
body of John Leicht of Sheboygan, Wis.
for which scores OF hunters have been
searching for a week. was found under
an irOnwOOd tree ON the open plain. near
the Arizona canal, eight miles north Of
Phoenix. Near one hand was an empty
bottle that had contained chloroform,
Three cartridge shells indicated another
cause of death. Louis Y. Eytinge, who
is charged with the murder has fed. II.
is believed to be in southern California.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
Ros+on Faces Teamsters' Strike.

BOSTON. Mass. March 25.-With a
strike of 5000 team drivers i'll and about
Boston pending, the executive commit
tee of the teamSters' union has been
given full authority to act in the mat
ter. The master team drivers refused to
sign the working agreement for 1907 and
1908. calling for IL hour less in q days
work and relief from Sunday and
holiday work. An increase of 81 & week
for all classes of teamsters, the wages
to run from 81 to SIS weekly, is also
asked