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Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09

dom in the last few years, had for
gotten how matter-of-surface her af-
fectation and snobbery were, and
how little they interferred with her
being good mother and a good wife,
up to the limits of her brain capacity.
I'm sure, Mr. Blackjack she said
plaintively, Il only wished to say
what was pleasant and nice about
your fiancee. | know she's a lovely
girl. I've often admired her at the
opera. She goes great deal in Mrs.
Langdon's box, and Mrs. Langdon and
| are together on the board of man
ayers of the Magdalene Home, and
also on the board of the Hospital for
Unfortunate Gentlefolk" And so on,
and on.
| walked up and down among those
wrapped-up. ghostly chairs and tables
and cabinets and statues many times
before Joe arrived with the minister
and he was a Methodist, McCabe by
name. You should have seen Mrs.
Balls look as he advanced his portly
form and round face with it's shaver
upper lip into the drawing-room.
She tried to be cordial, but she
couldn't-her mind was on Anita.
and the horror that would fill her
when she discovered that she was to
be married by a preacher of sect
unknown to fashionable circles.
"All | ask of YOU" said | to him.
lis that you cut it as short as pos
sible. Miss Ellersly is tired and
nervous" This while we were shak-
ing hands after Joe's introduction.
Alva and she were coming down the
stairway. ] was amazed at sight of
her. Her evening dress had given
place to pretty blue street suit with
a short skirt-white showing at her
wrists. at her neck and thrnugh
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09
SaW the Assas5no
of President Lincoln
Diary of Dr. Charles S. Taft ccertiy DISCOVERED in
New York, Is Rem arkabc SOUVENIR of the
Great Tragedy of April Ia, 1865.

A remarkable souvenir of the assas-
sination Of Abraham Lincoln recently
came to light in New York. 1t is the
pocket diary of Dr. Charles S. Taft,
who formerly resided at No. 273 West
Twenty-second street. In his time
DR.. Taft was an eminent physician
and attended many notables, among
them Governor o. F. Morton OF Indi-
ana. But no experience in his life
equaled the one he records in his note
book.
He was present at Ford's Theatre
that fatal night and witnessed all of
the tragedy which ended in the death
Of Lincoln. He was one of the first
physicians to reach the wounded pres
ident's side, was present at his DEATH
and helped to perform the autopsy
DR.. Taft's personal account of these
occurrences is embodied in his notes,
which evidently wee never intended
for publication.
The diary was found in a pile of
miscellaneous scraps in the baling
room of the Salvation Army Industrial
Home, at No. 52S West Thirtieth
street.
The army home has fifteen wagons,
each having its own territory. These
make daily trips throughout the city
collecting waste material of all kinds
which householders are glad to get
rid of. The wagons discharge their
loads every evening at the wareroomS
If the Industrial Home.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09
05 6yh5e B0R2S LZR2ZZ CCZ4z1KJO

in the hall, go in, Allie. It's D. k;
soon have some sort of minister with
us.
Allie" entered the drawing-room.
had not seen her in six years. l re-
membered her unpleasantly as a
great, bony, ford child, unable to
stand still or to sit still, or to keep
her tongue still, full of aimless ques-
tons and giggles and silly remarks
that she and her mother thought fun
ny. l saw her now, grown into hand
some young woman, with enough
beauty points for an honorable men
ton. If not for prize-straight and
strong and rounded, with brow and
a keen look out of the eyes which it
seemed pity should be wasted on a
woman.
From what Mr.. Ball said, Mrs.
Ball was gushing affectedly to Anita
Il got an idea that-well, really,
didn't know what to think
Anita looked as if she were about to
suffocate. Allie came to the rescue.
Not very complimentary to Mr.
Blackjack, mother" said she good
humoredly. Then to Anita, with a
simple friendliness there was no re-
sisting: Wouldn't you like to come
up to my room for few minutes"
"Oh, thank you!" responded Anita,
after a quick, but thorough inspection
of Alva's face, to make sure she was
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09

the stage. I could see Mrs. L,ncon.
in one corner of the box and another
lady, whom I subsequently learned
was Miss Clara Harris, in the opposite
corner nearest the stage. From the
relative position when | saw him seat
himself he must have been sitting
between the two ladies and just be-
hind the division of the box, which in
tercepted the view of his face from
my seat.
''At about 1880 p. m. my attention
was directed toward the presidents
box by the report of a pistol, and
saw a man drop from the state box,
shouting as he did so, Sic semper
tyrannis!' AS he struck the stage he
partly fell, sinking down until his
knees nearly touched the floor; he
sprang to an erect posture in an in
slant, brandished a large knife which
he held in his right hand for about the
space of three seconds, then darted
across the stage with the knife held
above his head and disappeared. A
few moments of great confusion then
lOiloWCu. iiihy pei ooho IuhtliuS upOii
the stage and some passing out in the
direction the man who had leaped
from the state box mad taken.
Il was endeavoring to pacify my
wife, who wished &c ieave the place,
when | heard several shout for sur
geon; this was the first intimation |
had that any one had been wounded
I sprang upon the stage calling out
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09
Abraham Lincoln.

That these shall not haze died in 0afu he Prayed
Who gaze their A0cS that Liberty and La00
Should be tire nations Heritage. lie
tIh deeb P,o6hefic eyes, yet mnaiSma1cd,
Tie a00yk remaining, MOnsh 'Mese dead" lad maas
Their h0eS a f'ee70W ofe,1ns- a0fklOnf Hao0
From his great uHetaNce men turned a0iM aaoe
Bler1ed aOiM mishficy longing, nnat1afd
For nObler Sc10ice aohatSocr its need.
lis need, a0e kn0g0, fer many thousands still
Vas death on 6ahHrt1eld or prison ben
For him, the greet, sad leader, dec,eed
n martyrs deakh, that 50 he should fuLhH
His aO01k as leader, a man Of men.
SUSAN L. DICKINSON
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09
Go be Continued.)
Not Used to EN-.

Those Nwritch people don't know
how to treat interiors;
We'll, you couldn't expect them to.
You see, they haven't had any inferi-
ors very long. Cleveland Leader.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-02-09

that l was surgeon. when | was
seized by several men and lifted up
to the state box. When | entered the
president was lying upon the floor sur
rounded by a number of men, who
were about lifting him to remove him.
Some were advising his removal
home; this measure l opposed, stat
ing that l was an army surgeon and
wished him to be removed to the
nearest house
"As we passed down the stairs
inquired if there was any other sur.
geon present, and a gentleman who
was near me, supporting the head,
stated that he was a surgeon; when
we reached the street some personS
on the porch of a house opposite
called to us to come over there. We
carried the president over and pro-
ceeded With him TO a room at the
end of the passage, where he was
laid upon bed.
II called for brandy and after fe,.
minutes had elapsed quantity of
brandy was brought, which l diluted
anu gave Tic DlcoluCul q tSdSDOOhiul
of. He swallowed it, but with much
difficulty. | afterward gave another
teaspoonful, which caused SO much
strangulation that / gave no more.
except after the arrival of DIR. Stone,
when, at his suggestion, i put half
teaspoonful between his lips, but 1t
was not swallowed, and nothing more
was ever put between his lips.
Il remained with the president until
he died, engaged during greater part
of the night in. supporting his head so
that the wound should not press upon
the pillow and the flow of blood be
obstrrcted."
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
Hears Railway Grievance,

Madison, May 2.-The state rail-
road commission announced that 1t
would give hearing next Tuesday on
the petition of the Buckstah-Edwards
company, of Oshkosh, for lower rate
on logs On the Chicago & Northwest
ern road; of Senator Isaac T. Bishop
and others, of Kenosha county, for
better passenger train service on the
Northwestern road from points west
of Kenosha to Kenosha; Of F. H.
Minch, of Basco, Dane county, for
lower grain rates on the Northwestern
and Illinois Central roads; OF grain
dealers in the vicinity OF Manitowoc,
for lower rates to that city over the
Northwestern and Wisconsin Central
roads, and Of the Superior board OF
trade. for lover grain rates and better
elevator facilities at Superior. On the
following Tuesday, May IA, the COM
mission will hold hearing on the pc
titions of clay and concrete manufac-
turers for lower rates on all the big
roads of the state and Of Colin w.
Wright, Of Monroe, for better passen-
ger service on the st. Paul road be-
tween Mineral Point and Milwaukee.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
MAKES EIGHTH BALLOON TRIP.
Alan r. Hawley Starts on Journey to
Qualify for Contest.

st. Louis, May 3.--Alan r. Hawley
and Leo Stevens, aeronauts from New
York, made an ascension in the bal
loon Orient Thursday forenoon. This
made the eighth ascension by Hawley,
and he must make two more in order
to qualify as a pilot of the ST. Louis
entry in the international balloon con-
test to be held here in October. Haw-
ley made an ascension by himself
Saturday, and landed at Carrollton,
ILL.,, 81 miles away.
The balloon rose steadily with the
two aeronauts Thursday morning and
poised directly over the city for some
time. The two men were plainly Wis
ible and throngs on the streets below
could see the little clouds of sand
ballast thrown overheard in attempts
to rise higher. The balloon drifted
slowly to the northeast. The aero
nauts expected to descend during the
afternoon.
Golconda, H., May 3.-Capt. c. De
F. Chandler, United States signal serv-
ice, and ]. G. Mccoy Of New York
failed to break the long-distnce bal
loon record and to win the Lahm
cup. Their balloon, which left st.
Louis at 7:50 Tuesday evening, landed
five miles north of Golconda at 2:30
Wednesday afternoon. Golconda is
only 130 miles from st. Louis.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
FUEL FAMINE IN WEST CANADA,
Many Towns Beginning to Suffer, and
Situation Is Serious.

Winnipeg, Man, May 3.-The fuel
famine is assuming serious proper
tions, hardly a town in western Can
ada having enough fuel to last week.
Near the mines where the miners are
out, the condition is becoming most
serious. At Calgary hundreds of peo-
pie are down to their last pound of
coal, and many industries have been
obliged to close down, and there is
no relief in sight. At Brandon, green
tamarack wood is practically unobtain-
able at s12 per cord, and not pound
Of coal can be had at any price. All
towns in western Canada are in prac-
tically the same condition, and even
Winnipeg is beginning to suffer for
want of fuel. Some 1000 cars are
tied up on the Canadian Northern be-
tween Winnipeg and Fort Frances,
the company being unable to bring
them in, owing to the shortage of en-
gines.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
.RECTORAND GIRL WARD GONE
MINISTER OF FASHIONABLE LONG
ISLAND CHURCH MISSING.
Letters of Rich Young Woman Tell
of Love for Married Pastor
of Hampstead.

New York, May 3.-The vestrymen
of fashionable st. Georges Episcopal
church at Hampstead, L. l., of which
August Belmont is senior warden, are
investigating the meaning Of two let
ters which concern Rev. Jere Knode
Cooke, rector of the church, and Miss
Floretta Whaley, an orphan of means,
whose father, just before death, gave
her into the special charge of Mr..
Cooke. The letters received are from
Miss Whaley.
One of the letters was written to
Mrs. Mary Whaley, Miss Whaley's
grandmother, with whom the girl
lived. The other letter was to a girl
school friend. Both were to the same
effect. In the letter to her grand
! mother she said that she loved her
grandmother and sister and that she
also loved her home, but that she
| loved Mr.. Cooke better and that
when that letter was received they
would be out of the country.
Miss Whaley left Hampstead on
Monday, ostensibly to visit friends in
1 NEW 1OIh. I1cI lSLI6IS dIe pO0I-
marked New Jersey. Rev. Mr. Cooke
went to New York Tuesday and did
| not return to Hampstead. When the
verger of st. Georges entered the
robing room Wednesday he saw that
the safe was open and that all the
rector's personal effects were gone.
Mr.. Cooke is sc years old and has
been married for five years. Miss
Whaley is not yet IS. The rector was
married five years ago to Mss Ma
tilda Clark at Hartford, who is now
| visiting her father at 521 Prospect
avenue in that city. Mr.. Cooke was
curate at Grace church, Baltimore,
before he received the call to Hem
| stead.
| Miss Whaley's father died a year
| ago, leaving her and her elder sister
an ample fortune. It is said that
each will be worth $125,000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03

BITS OF NEWS.

King Edward and President Fal-
.ieres exchanged visits at Paris The
interview at the ElySee palace lasted
40 minutes.
The Russian council of ministers has
decided to double-track the Siberian
railroad. The section from Atchinsk
to Irkutsk will be doubled this year.
Senor Perez Caballero of Spain, ex-
minister of foreign affairs, has been
appointed Spanish ambassador to the
Quirinal in succession to the duke OF
ARGOS.
The first act of Lord Curzon of
Kedleston as chancellor of Oxford uni
versity was to issue an appeal through
the press for S1,125 900 to supply the
most urgent needs of the university.
Oxford university (England) has
conferred the honorary degree of doc
tor of science on Prof. Alexander
Graham Bell, regent of the Smith
sonian institution, Washington d. C.
Severe measures for the suppress
sion of anarchism in Barcelona, Spain,
are in contemplation. The governor
OF Barcelona has recently visited Ma
drid and discussed the question with
the government.
Gov. Chamberiin of Oregon, presi-
dent of the National Irrigation CON
gress, has extended an invitation to
President Roosevelt to be present at
the annual meeting of the association
next September in Sacramento, Cal.
Six secret service operatives are
working in western Washington un-
earthing series of land frauds that
are declared to be more astounding in
their far-reaching character than the
discoveries made in Oregon and Cali
fOrnia.
Lieut.. Gen. Macarthur, who is in
Seattle, Wash, to meet Gen. Kuroki
on his way from the orient to the
jamestown exposition, declared that
in his opinion universal peace is still
far distant. He considered the recent
peace conferences more as a success
for curiosity than for practical move
mentS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
Dixie Flyer Is Wrecked.
Labor Men Denounce President.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 3.-Resolu-
tions In which the words unfair,
prejudicial and cowardly" were used
to describe the attitude of President
Roosevelt in regard to the character
Of Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone, Of
fcers of the Western Federation OF
Miners, who are facing trial in Idaho
on the charge of having murdered
former Gov. Steunenberg of that state
were passed by the Milwaukee FEEDER
ated Trades council, the central labor
body Of this city, at the biweekly meet
ing, and copies of the resolutions will
be sent to the president and to each
branch of congress.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
PRESIDENT IGNORES MERIT LAW.
Forty-Five Orders Issued This Year
Exemptine Job-HoIders from Tests.

Washington, May 9. - President
Roosevelt has broken the record for
the number of executive orders issued
with relation to exemption from the
operation of the civil-service law.
Since January he has issued 45 such
orders. In most cases the orders
apply to obscure individuals who are
prompt appointment, promotion or
transfer. While the president has
been busy issuing orders the number
of persons affected is small and he
has issued no blanket" orders.
Among those higher up" who got
into the government service without
civil service examinations by order
of the president are F. P. Nance, dep
uty collector of internal revenue at
San Juan, Porto Rico; DR.. A. Brown.
who draws $4,000 at the department of
agriculture as a member of the com
mission to administer the pure-food
law, and James B. Reynolds, famous
for his inspection Of the Chicago
stock yards, who is now full-fiedged
Chinese inspector
The new commissioner of the gen
eral land office, R. A. Ballinger, was
allowed to appoint clerk and secre-
dent rarely states his reasons for set
ting aside the civil service laws, but
merely directs that it shall be done.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
HURRICANE IN CAMPECHE.
Causes Great PropeI
of Several Pt

San Juan Batista, Campecne, Nd.
"A hurricane of terrific violence
swept over this district Tuesday night
entailing great loss of property and
the death of several persons. The
cocoa groves for some distance up
and down the coast are completely
ruined, causing loss of millions of
dollars. Crops of various kinds were
leveled to the ground and great trees
in the forests were snapped like pipe
stems. II is feared there may have
been heavy loss to shipping if the
storm extended into the gulf.
The wind apparently started in the
mountains and swept along the coast.
Numerous houses were blown down
Seven buildings were destroyed on
the plantation of the Conde Brothers,
French millionaireS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
COREY TO MARRY MISS GILMAN.
Actress Says the Wedding VIII Take
Place on May 13.

New York, May 3.-Miss Mabelle
Gilman, who arrived here Wednesday
from Paris on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, said when seen concern
ing her reported marriage to William
E. Corey, president OF the United
States Steel corporations:
Il must refuse to discuss my per-
sonal affairs. However important you
may regard 1t for me to crafty the
curiosity of inquiring friends and
strangers, / am afraid I cannot share
your view. But / will so far depart
from this resolution as to say that
Mr. Corey and / will be married In
this city on May 13 and both Mr..
Corey's family and mine will be pres
ent That is all"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
Wearisone BatIotinu Proceeds.

Madison, May 2.-After deciding to
change the hour to nine o'clock for
the next caucus, In order not to con-
fict with the trip to Devils lake, the
thirty-ninth ballot for senator was
taken Monday, showing no change.
Cooper received II; Esch, IS; Hat
ten, 16; Lenroot. 18; Stephenson, 1S;
Baensch, 4; Winkler, 4; Sanborn, 1,
and DR.. w A Gordon, of Oshkosh, 1.
Assemblyman Berg voted for San
born, and Assemblyman Grassie for
Gordon. There were number of alb
sentees. The only change on the for.
tieth ballot was an increase of one
vote for Esch and Lenroot.
There were no changes in the total
on the forty-third ballot, after which
the caucus adjourned.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
SIXTEEN SAVED FROM SEA
SHIPWRECk SURVIVORS REACH
NORFOLK, VA.
Had Been Afoat in Leaking Boat for
Fourteen Hours Off Cape
Hatteras.

Norfolk, Va, May 3.-Capt. Da-
Rochci, IA seamen and a negro boy
stowaway, survivors of the Oriente,
which stranded off the Nags Head life
saving station, on the North Carolina
coast, Saturday night, arrived here,
having been picked up by the fishing
smack Lila B. Fernald Of New York.
They were rescued 80 miles north of
Cape Hatteras, after they had been
afioat in a small and leaking boat for
IA hours. The lifeboat went down i'm
mediate,y after the last man stepped
from it.
The lives of the rescued men were
in great peril from the time the bark
stranded 800 yards off shore in dense
fog and rough sea until they were
taken or board the Fernald, of which
Capt Carl Altman is master. bot
tie was thrown overheard as the crew
abandoned the bark, telling of the
plight Of the men and the direction
they had taken. The bottle was picked
up on the beach.
The Fernald herself carried crew
of II men, and there were not sutf1-
cient accommodations and food aboard
for ali hanos, so Capt. Altman aban-
doneu his fishing expedition and
brought his charges here, and they
are being cared for by the Portuguese
consular agent, with the exception of
the stowaway, who was taken in
charge by the immigration authorities.
The Or'ente and her cargo of 1900
tons Of phosphate is total loss. The
vessel was bound from Barbados to
New York. She was owned by Jose
Limo, Marquis de Nova, Oporto. Capt.
DaRochel had been her master for II
years.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
Gust Ten Militia COMPANIES.

Sacramento, Cal, May 3.-Sweeping
orders were issued by Adjt. Gen.
Lauck Thursday whereby ten COM
panies of the California national
for having fallen below the standard
of efficiency" and by general recon
struction Of the state military organi-
zation the number of regiments is re-
duced from five to three, each to be
a full regiment of II companies.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chlcago, May g.
FLOUR-Market firm. Spring wheat,
special brands s475; Minnesota hard pat
ent, jute, So. .S0@4 10; straight, export bags.
So. 35CI3. As; clear, export bags, 81 90@3.30.
WHEAT-Advances. May, S11s@82Ac;
July, 84dS44c.
CORN-Active. May, 471sD4Sc.
0ATS-Strong. July, 43G4312c.
BUTTER-Steady. Creamery, per h.,
225s@2S1ac; dairies, 20I27c.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady. Turkeys,
per h., 1Oc; chickens, fowls, 111Ac; ducks,
121ac.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh eggs at mark,
new cases included, 15@16c per dozen;
prime firsts, lie; extras, 18c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
UphoIds Death for Assault.

Frankfort, KY, May 3-The Ken
lucky law in1icting the death penalty
for criminal assault was sustained in
a remarkably terse and comprehen-
sive opinion filed by the court of ap-
peals Thursday, affirming death SEN
tence imposed on Harrison Alexander
(colored) for an assault on a white
woman in Muhlenberg county
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
Third Cotton Planting Necessary.

New Orleans, La, May IA third
planting of cotton will be necessary
in Lincoln parish, Louisiana, on ac-
count of the unreasonable weather.
Overlows caused by heavy rains are
the cause of the latest disaster to the
crop. The farmers one ray of hope
in the situation is that the wet wealth
er has in some measure drowned the
boil weevil. Gloster, Miss, also re-
ports that a new planting of cotton
will be necessary. In both sections
complaints are made that seed is very
scarce and high priced.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
Ex-Risk Chief Fined.

New York, May 3.-William A.
Brewer, Jr., former president of the
Washington Life Insurance company,
was sentenced Thursday to pay fine
of $500 for making false and fraudu
lent report to the state superintendent
OF insurance in regard to the financial
condition Of that company. Two in
dictments charging perjury were dis
missed. Mr.. Brewer paid the 6ne.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
Shoots Doctor in His Home.

Ironton, o., May 3.-Dr. Wayne
Mccoy, prominent physician at
South Point, was shot and killed at
midnight by Capt. John Davis of the
Portsmouth ferryboat. Capt. Davis
claims that he was defending the
sanctity of his home, as he had re-
turned Unexpectedly at midnight and
found DIR. Mccoy with his wife. Davis
fled to Kentucky.