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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
California CrODs.

a circular addressed to the CalifOr-
MIA nursery men elected the infOrma-
ton that the favOrite fruits for propa-
CATION at the present time, in the order
of their popularity, are apples, april
cots, cherries, grapes, peaches, pears,
plums and prunes.
The annual yield of almonds in Cali
fornia is estimated at ., 100 tons.
Beet sugar output is figured at G4,zfC
tons.
Brandy production 100000 gallons
and wine production 26,500,000 gal
Ions.
Canned fruit and vegetable pack
100000 cases.
Fresh citrous fruit shipments, 2G,7OC
car loads.
Cured fruit and raisin output, 12O,-
100 tons.
Honey yield, 100000 pounds.
Hop crop, $4,000 bales
Prune output, G25OO,OOO pounds.
Raisin yield, aO,OOOO0O pounds.
Fresh vegetable shipments, $4,000
tons.
Walnut yield, 6,4OO tons
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01

balloon aScenSiOnS has very little idea
of the amount of moral and physical
courage ii requires to remain up in
the clouds after the first twenty-fOur
hours. The strain on the nervous Sys-
tenn is something hard to describe I'M
til it has been experienced. One gets
in that state where he can not trust
his eyes and frequently imagineS he
sees great bodies of water beneath him
when he is hundreds of miles away
from any coast. In Il balloon it fire.
Quenuy happens that you see the lights
of city directly in front of You as
you look down from the basket. and III
Il few minutes the city may have faI-
len squarely behind you. But that does
not prove by any means that YOU have
sailed over it. OftentimeS the balloon
is whirling around, and you seem to
have swept over town when in fact
you may not have moved fifty yards.
In addition to the international
event. in which only ordinary balloons
were allowed TO compete. the st. Louis
Aero Club offered 5000 in other
prizes to be competed for by any who
had an air craft to enter. In this
competition dirigible. or balloons pro
PEELED by motors, took part, as well
as aeroplanes. or any other type of
balloon or airShip that has demon
strated that it is anything more than
an EXPERIMENT.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
CARNEGIE AN OPTIMIST
SEES NO DANGER IN MONEY CRISIS
IN NEW YORK
Attempt to Blame Roosevelt for Panic in
Stocks, He Says, Is Political
Intrigue.

NEW YORK, Oct 26.-Andrcw Car
negie, upon his return from Europe to-
day after long vacation abroad, OK
pressed himself in most optimistic way
concerning the financial situation.
Il was delighted TO read the good
news this morning" he said. Il am sur
priScd that the fall in stocks has been 80
small This proves that the situation Is
not alarming and that the country Is ali
right Investors have only to hold on.
The financial authorities have acted bold
ly but wisely and the furry will soon
blow over. 1t Is quite right that savings
banks should require notice.
1T should not he forgotten. however,
that we have had the greatest cNpan-
sion of modern times, and sure rs fate
reaction must come and has already be-
gun, but it will be healthful. We may
have 4 season of loss activity III trade.
but that will be followed in due time by
another period of expansion. Nothing
can prevent the rapid progress of the
republic She is all right and bound to
distance all competitors i'll the race.
Speculation will be less to the front for
time. but genuine business will not
suffer seriously.
The attempt to attribute the recent
SpasmOdic fall in prices to the wise and
truly conservative policy of the President
is only device TO serve political III
trigUe."
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
FIX DATE FOR FLEET.
President and Advisers Decide to Start
WarshipS Around Horn on De-
cember 49,

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct. &c
Secretary Metcalf today announced
that it was definitely settled that the
Atlantic fleet would leave Hampton
Roads on December 16, for its cruise
to the Pacific coast.
This announcement followed a con
ference held at the white house, to
which the President summoned SeCre-
tary Metcalf, Rear Admiral Evans,
who will command the Atlantic fleet
on its cruise to the Pacific. and Rear
Admiral BroWnSon, chief of the bu-
reau of navigation of the navy depart
ment.
The conference was called to con
tinue more in detail the cabinet meet
inE discussion of naval affairs yeSter-
day. The discussion related partially
to details of the Atlantic fleets cruise
to the Pacific.
"No such relations exist between
America and Japan as would make it
improper to send the American battle
ship fleet into the Pacific. If there were,
the relations between America and
Great Britain, and the relations between
America and France, which are the
same, would forbid the maintenance of
the battleship fleet in the Atlantic
ocean"
This was the reply returned by Secre-
tary Root to the direct question as to
whether Japan had entered any protest
against the dispatch for Admiral Evans
fleet to the Pacific next December. The
statement was made at the conclusion
of a long conference between Secretary
Root and Ambassador AOki of Japan, at
the state department today.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
From Far aud Near.

The best glass eyes cost about $50
each.
Mrs H. D. Money, wife of the Sen
ator from Mississippi, died suddenly at
her home near Beauvoir. Miss.
The body of Mrs. ". F. Turner. a
niece of the late Samuel J. Tilden. was
taken from the river at Detroit. She
had committed suicide.
The Navy Department has awarded to
Armour < Co.. Chicago. the contract for
furnishing 100000 pounds of beef at
S70.S00. This is part of the supplies for
5he Pacific cruise of the bat,leship squad
ron.
Three lives were lost and thirty-seven
persons were hurt in a collision on the
Southern railway at Rudd. n. c.. when a
passenger train ran into a freight stand
ing on 4 siding.
Plans OF the National City bank for
remodeling the old custom house at Wall
and William streets, New York, have been
announced. When completed the bank
will be one of the largest in the country.
The Madrid government has decided to
recall General Santa Olalla, the Spanish
commander at CaSablanca. whose differ
ences with General Drude have caused
endless frictions between the French and
Spanish forces.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
Tomatoes In Delaware.

Never before In the history of lower
Delaware have there been SO many to-
matoes grown as this years crop. The
canneries have been tremendously over
taxed and many Gamers have found it
necessary to resort to various ruses to
keep the farmers from hauling in the
fruit. Farmers who made contracts
early in the season have the advantage
over their neighbors who took chances
on the open market, as there is no sale
for uncontrolled fruits. They take com
fort In the fact that the tomato is a
most excellent fertilizer and do not
entirely regret having to leave thous-
ands of tons to rot in the fields.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01

| ing more into favor. Under ordinary
/ circumstances a house needs to be one
third of the front of glass in order to
| be about as much more Of the front
of cotton. The cotton may be put on
| frames which can be closed or opened,
according to weather conditions. On
nice bright days, the cotton is either
rolled up, or If the curtain is put on
frames, it can be hung up. This makes
| the pen very nice, bright and airy. On
nearly all days the cotton screens
should be opened for short time. On
days which are very windy and dull,
| it is advisable to only open one screen.
| If more than one is opened there is apt
| to be too many draughts throughout
! the pen AS far as we can tell, cotton
will keep out almost as much cold as
! ordinary glass frame or sash. At
| least, in the houses where we have cot
! ton fronts, we get a slightly higher
minimum temperature than where we
have a similar house with all glass
front and no cotton. 1t must be borne
in mind, however, that in these houses
| of ours where the tests are made, the
windows are not fitted extremely tight.
! Where floors are made of cement,
! boards, or ground; at least, four to six
inches of fresh earth should be put on
each year Care should be taken to
keen the floors we'll cleaned, otherwise
! the ground becomes tainted and the
common epidemic among fowls more
prevalent. The ground outside the house
| should be ploughed or spaded once
or twice a year. The land, too. needs
cropping and where this is impossible
the next best thing is to apply lime
! and work the same into the soil.
All poultry houses should be white
washed and disinfected at least once a
year The present time is undesirable
! for embarrassing, as it is apt to leave
| the house entirely too damp for the
coming season. 1t would be better done
| in the spring or summer.-W. +. Gra-
ham. Ontario Agricultural College.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
Cold over the Equator.

At the recent congress Of German sci
entiSts Prof. Hergesell of the Strassburg
university said that balloon experiments
had proved that the atmosphere at high
attitudes is coolest over the equator and
warmest over the poles. The balloons
used in these experiments had automatic
instruments attached and were unnamed.
At the height Of twelve and a half miles
the thermometer registered 4 temperature
of AS degrees below zero over the eQua-
tor. while at the same altitude over cen
trail Europe the balloons registered only
rs to s. below zero.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01

ton, became known when John Il. Brad
ley, the wealthy New York sportsman. re-
turned to North Sydney on his schooner
yacht after landing Cooke. with sledS.
dogs and provisions for two years Mr..
Bradley, who is the financial hacker of
this expedition. says that their intentions
were kept secret for fear that the Peary
expedition would be stirred to greater ac-
tivity. Cooke will leave Smiths Sound
1T 20 degrees north latitude. next spring,
and after crossing EIesmereIand, Will try
% reach the pole by the open polar sea.
Unlike Peary. Dr. Cooke is TO be accom-
panied by only two Eskimos and dogs
sufficient for two Sleds. The sleds are
built with roofs and warmed with lamps
50 that the occupants may sleep while
progress is being made. Two canvas
boats are also carried
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
40 ITALIANS DROWNED.
Report from MilIinocket (Me) Tells of
Terrible Disaster in PinerieS of
New England.

MILLINOCKET., Me, Oct. ga
working train of flat cars on which were
forty or fifty Italian laborers engaged in
the construction Of an artificial lake for
the Great Northern Paper company at
East MillinOCket tumbIcd into the lake
today through the sinking of the track,
and Il messenger who claimed to have
seen this accident, reported nearly all the
wOrkmen drowned.
The company officials, while admitting
the accident, deny there had been great
loss of life. The lake is five miles long
and u mile wide. The railroad track is
on the side of the lake, and, according to
the messenger, the track settled, throw
ing every one ON the train into the water.
The messenger said that he drove to the
scene and saw the trainmen reach
place of safety, but few of the workmen
ESCAPED.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01

Former Speaker of Indiana House Indict-
ed for Conspiracy to Steal in Con
nection with Paving Contract

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct 26.-The
Marion county grand Jury today returned
indictments against Henry Marshall of
Lafayette, president of the Western Con
struction company and former speaker of
the Indiana House of Representatives,
George W. Baxter, cashier of the COM
pany, was indicted also. The company
has contracts with the city of Indian
apohS for repairing asphalt streets.
Harry Brunaugh, agent of the company
who is under indictment was brought
back from Detroit today. He had fled
there to escape arrest. Brunaugh is
charged with having padded the reports
of the inspectors by which the company
drew more money than it earned.
Henry Marshall was indicted for con
spiracy to commit grand larceny and
conspiracy to present Il false claim. 1t
is charged that the city has been de
fraudcd out of sums from $1,000 to $10,-
600 since April by reason Of the padding
of the books of the inspectors of the
asphalt repair work. Thomas Shufiletou
and John Rosasco, the inspectors. were
indicted today. All were released on Il
$4,000 bond, given by each.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
WHY JAPAN WANTS NO WAR.
Another Struggle Would Impose an
UnbearabIe Financial Strain.

Jnbearab1e Financial Strain.
Japan's national debt is 81, 1OO,OOO.OOO
a sum equaling almost one-seventh of her
total national wealth. Of this amount
SJ11, 135. 800 represents loans made
abroad for carrying on the wars with
China and with Russia. and the remain
der internal obligations. These loans
bear, on an average, > per cent interest,
making her interest item alone some 500
100000 annually. To meet this debt
principal and interest and to provide for
her running expenses. Japan has a reve-
nue., estimated. for the present year. at
sos, 22I 900, derived in large part from
direct taxation on land. incomes. business,
mining, customs, sugar, bourses. etc. The
fact that this estimate exceeds that of
1904 by S144, 494,OO affords a striking
illustration of the increasing Strain upon
the taxpayer in paying the cost of wars.
Furthermore. there has been an increase
in the annual pension expense of Japan Of
from S1J,000,O00 to S1S.000.00O during
the past two years Another war would
mean more interest charges. increased
pensions and heavier taxes upon a people
already Overburdened with war debt.
Japan could not hope to prosecute a
war against the United States with less
expense than that of her struggle against
Russia, even if she were successful in OBJ
tanning the necessary funds for conduct
! ing the conflict 1t will be recalled that
| her 4O-ypar - per cent bonds for her
| S115 100000 loan in London and Paris
last March brought only 99I2. whereas
| gilt-edged, 4O-ypar, , per cent investment
/ securities ought to bring more than par.
If it is true that the money markets de-
| tcrmine wars in these days it is clear
that war between the United States and
Japan is not among the possibilities Of the
] Immediate future.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
Poultry Houses.

The essential points in poultry
house are light, dryness and good ven
! tilation. The houses that have been
built warm and tight, with the idea of
keeping the water from freezing have
the objection, that IN nearly all cases
the ceilings and walls coat with frost
J during very cold weather When the
weather moderates the frost melts and
! you have a very damp house The
house smells of chickens, or In other
words, is poorly ventilated and, In
many instances, the chickens are I'M
healthy. Sometimes they lay we'll dur
ing winter, but the eggs are very poor
| for Matching purposes.
| For a number Of years we have been
trying to find some way to overcome
these difficulties The best means of
ventilating a house that | know of is
/ by using cloth screens, and to keep a
house perfectly dry, have found moth
| ing better than a straw loft, /. e., the
ceiling is covered with straw, the straw
being placed on boards or rails which
/ are some six or eight inches apart.
The straw should be about one foot or
more in denth. The straw, which is
exposed to the air of the pen, will alb
sorb the majority of the moisture and
keep the house fairly dry, at least, we
have had no difficulty whatever In keep
ing houses perfectly dry by using straw
lofts. Where we have not used these
lofts, even where there was ample ven
tilation, there has been some little diff
Guilty with frosted walls and ceilings.
The use of the curtain front is COM
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
TAKE CROOKS AND LOTT
BANDITS WITH Sl20 ARRESTED
IN SPOKANE.
Men Beloved to Be Pair Who Held Up
Great Northern Limited on
September 10

SPOKANE Wash. oct. 81. With
Sl4,OOO in national bank notes con
cealed on their persons. ut the point of
drawn rcvolverS. surrounded by Il squad
of detectives, two rough looking men.
believed to be the bandits who held up
the Great Northern Oriental Limited
train, near Rondo Siding, Mont. ON Sep
temher l., and secured $4,000 i'll green
backs, threw up their hands and were
arrested III Il Great Northern dining car
as 1t entered this city last night.
On the paper wrappers around the cur
rency was the stamp of the Commercial
National bank of Chicago The suspects
gave their names as G.. +. Mcdonald,
Is years old. and Ed Smith, So years
old. They said they were miners. They
fell under suspicion ut Boomers Ferry,
where they sQuandrrcd $500 in dance
halls and saloons
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
FIRST BAD CAR WRECK.
Remarkable Record of London Under
ground Broken When Three Are
Killed in Crash

LONDON, Oct 2G.-Three persons
were killed and a dozen injured this
morning in rear-end collision at the
West Hampstead station of the Metro
politan Underground railway. The rear
train, it appears, ran past the signals
in fog and crashed into Il train stand
ing at the station.
This is the first accident of the kind
since the London lines were electrified,
when a system of electric signalling was
installed which the company claimed
would absolutely preclude the possibility
of such catastrophe.
The Metropolitan has had a remark
able record of immunity from fatalities.
This is said to be the first accident re
suIting in the death of a passenger, al
though 300, 900, 100000 people have been
carried since the opening of the road
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS,
Paroled Prisoner Was About to Be Re
turned to Minnesota Reform
atory

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct 26.-George
Blackwell, aged 26 years, paroed pris-
oner from the state reformatory at St.
Cloud, placed a revolver to his right
temple and blew out his brains as he
entered the door of the central police
station this morning. For the past four
months Blackwell had been working as
bookkeeper in the office of the Minnesota
Steel company. A few days ago he sud
denly quit his position and by so doing
violated his parole. He was located in
St. Paul today by State Agent Bancroft.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01

LANE FENCES. zigZag path may do
away with the washing. This may be
done by putting up bars, D, from the
lane fence, a. at right angles, so the
cattle will have to pass around the
ends as shown in cut. Should the
hillside be very steep, large stones
may be SUNK in the path at intervals
to break a current of flowing water
Farm and Home
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
BLANCHE RING IS SHOT,
Accident During Second Act of "The Gay
White Way" Causes the AC-
tress to Faint

NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-Blanche Ring
shot herself III the right hand and faint
ed from pain on the stage of the Casino
last night in the performance of THE
Gay White Way"
1t was in the second act, where she
uses a revolver with blank cartridges
to shoot at the rope which binds Jeffer-
son De Angels in the burIesque saw
mill scene from Blue Jeans that her
forefnger caught in the trigger while
the cartridge exploded, burning and tear
ing her hand. DR.. Oscar Lesser bound
up the wound, using precautionary
measures against lockjaw.
Miss Ring did not appear again until
the third act, which she went through
with her hand in bandages.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
FILIPINO NOT CITIZEN.
Government Authorities in California Re
fuse to Give Naturalization Papers
Until Congress Acts.

SANTA ROSA Cal, Oct 26.-Act-
ing on the advice OF the federal dis
trict attorney, County Clerk Wright
has refused the application of Be
nigno BOccO, a Filipino, for naturali-
cation papers. The district attorney,
in a written opinion, holds that until
such time as they may be especially
granted by Congress, naturalization
rights do not apply to FIlipinos, al
though as such Filipinos are entitled
to the protection of the United States
government.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
STEEL PLANT IS CLOSED.
United States Steel Corporation Throws
800 Men Out of Work at Co.
lumbus, o.

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 26.-The steel
plant of the United States Steel corpora
ton closed down indefinitely today,
throwing 800 men out of work. The
furnaces will run long enough TO convert
the ore on hand into pigiron, which will
be shipped to some other plant of the
steel corporation.
J. w. Root, the local manager, is in
Pittsburg.
The annual capacity of the plant is
100000 tons Of Bessemer ingots and 16O,-
900 tons of blooms, slabs, and steel bars
The two blast furnaces nave a capacity
of 10000 tons Of pig iron.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
Fattening Cattle.

But few cattle reach the market
that are as fat as they might be. and
it is frequently the case that steers
could be made to weigh a hundred or
more pounds if properly prepared for
market. A fat steer that can be made
to take on 100 pounds more will not
only have the additional value in
weight, but will bring l or cents
more per pound; hence the additional
100 pounds may add from S15 to $40
to the value Of the animal, and at small
cost
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
RUSS REBEL IS FREED.
Topoleff, Accused of Numbering Member
of First Parliament, Is Discharged
Not Enough Evidence

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 2G.--The trial
at Terioki, Finland, Of Topoleff, mem.
accused of the murder of Prof. Hertzen.
stein, the member of the lower house of
the first Russian Parliament, who was
killed at his country home near Terioki
July 81, 1906, has ended in the discharge
of the prisoner on the ground of insult
ficient evidence.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
CASHIER FACES LOOKUP.
Two Indictments and Many Counts Re-
turned Against Waynesburg
Bank Official.

PITTSBURG, Pa, oct. 26.-Two
indictments were returned by the
grand jury against J. b. f. Rinehart,
former cashier of the Farmers and
DrOvers' National bank at Waynes-
burg, Pa One Indictment contains
ninety counts, seventy-One of which
are upon alleged false entries in the
books of the bank and in the reports
to the comptroller of the currency.
Fifteen counts charge distractions
amounting to $1l0,146 and four al
lege Interpretations amounting to
S50,487.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01

An auctioneer has been commissioned
to sell the linens, jewels, souvenirs, etc,
belonging to the late Queen Of Belgium,
the proceeds to be devoted to paying the
debts Of her daughter. Princess Louise,
who was divorced last year by Prince
Philip of SAKE oburg and Gotha. Among
the objects thus to be sold is a diadem
presented to the queen by the people of
Belgium on the occasion Of her silver we'd
ding anniversary. The diadem cost $50
(ln
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-01
AUTO KILLS OLD WOMAN
Bridgeport Comm Party Then Goes Over
Embankment and All Are Hurt
Chauffeur Is Arrested.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Oct. % A
large automobile while going at a rapid
rate struck and killed Mrs. Ann Leavy,
aged so. The chauffeur then lost con.
troll and the car plunged over an EN-.
bankment, pinning the occupants ben 4ath
it. The Misses Kittie and Mamie Bren,
nan and Miss Julia Small were badly aurt
The fourth passenger, Thomas Tiarney,
escaped serious injury. William Logan,
the chauffeur, was rendered unconscious
He was arrested. All are of Bridgeport.