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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
A MYSTERY.
Vast Quantity of Unclaimed Baggage
Falls to Railroads.

Vast Quantity of Unclaimed Baggage
Falls to Railroads.
A railroad terminating in Chicago
announces it's annual sale of nm
claimed baggage. The 1854 articles
to be sold include some things left in
the cars and many more which were
checked but never claimed. The fact
that 564 umbrellas and sixty canes are
among the number shows that the
travelling public is both careless and
suspicious. The umbrellas would not
have been left on the trains if their
owners had not been careless, they
would have been called for if it had not
been assumed that they never would
be turned in at the lost and found Of
flee But the seven baby carriages,
thirty-siX bicycles, 270 trunks, 759
satchels and suit cases, and the other
things which were checked but for
which the railroad has had no call and
for which it has not been able to find
an owner after a whole year have
something mysterious about them
1t is possible that one or more of
the trunks when opened will show
that it was never intended to be
claimed, but such discovery is rare
In many cases it is possible that a
mistake in shipping has sent a trunk
or satchel to a different town from
the destination of the holder of tie
check, but the cases must be rare in
which the owner of a trunk which
fails to arrive at its destination let's
the matter drop without a protest
leading to an investigation and the I'll
innate discovery of the strayed arti-
Gle Nothing is sold by the railroad
that has not been kept one year with
out being called for.
Admitting that one-half Of the ar
the fault of the railroad employees,
although that is an improbably high
proportion, there remain hundreds of
pieces Of baggage which are aban-
dOned by the owners. Why? How
could thirty-six persons go away and
forget their bicycles or seven their
baby carriages after checking them?
How could 500 to 1900 persons be
content to leave their trunks and
satchels and never ask Tor them? 1t
cannot be that they were so poor that
they could not pay for hauling them
away or that they lost their checks
and had so faint an idea of their be
lOngings that they could not identify
them to the satisfaction of the rail
road. Did they drop dead or were
they carried off to jails, hospitals, and
the imagination in vain tries to find a
solution
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
Revolution in Montenegro.

Vienna, April 30-Dispatches were
received last night of the outbreak of
revolution, and a grave political
crisis in Montenegro. Military gov
eminent has been proclaimed and
Premier Tomanovices has rendered the
resignation Of the cabinet, which
Prince Nicholas has refused to accept.
Armed bands are reported marching
on Cettinje. Serious streets fights
have occurred at Podgoritza Several
persons are reported killed or wound
ed. The militia has been called out
there and further conflicts are feared.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
MASKED MEN DESTROY
BIG WYOMING SHEEP RANCH

Cheyenne, WyO., April 30.-An eX-
plosloD of dynamite at the John Linn
sleep camp in Trapper Creek, Big
Horn county, Sunday night, killed 700
sheep and completely destroyed the
camp wagons and other possessions.
The story of the outrage was told
yesterday by herder who said a
band of masked men raided the camp
and after binding him arranged for
the work of destruction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
MCCLELLAN FOR HARMONY.
Tammany Mayor Declares He Wants
Good Government.


New York, April 30.-Mayor McClel-
Ian last night issued a statement in
which he confirmed the results of
conference between Timothy D. Sulii-
van and Corporation Counsel William
B. Ellison. In his statement the may
or says that this conference, as well
as others, was held with his sanction,
but that throughout it all he insisted
that he be left entirely free to fill
all offices with men of the highest
c.ass obtairable.
4 have made no deal" he says
"and l have authorized the making Of
no deal which alters any proposition
in any way. 1t is and shall be my am
bitiOn TO give to the city the best adj
ministrdtiOn possible for me to give
it, and fractional politics will not be
permitted to interfere with that course
take back nothing that | have said
concerning the management of the dem
Ocratic organization, and | reiterate
what I have said in appointing a com
missioner of elections, that | should
like to have the support Of the demo-
cratic organization, but if cannot
have that support under conditions
which favor clean and efficient govern
ment then I am content to do without
it. If the elements that constitute
Tammany Hall wish to harmonic on
that plan, then I am for harmony.
For a political peace which is so need
full TO my party in the city, state and
nation, I shall go as far forward as
any man. but not one step back
ward"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
OCONoMoWoC PASTOR CALLED.
To Be instructor in ST. BarthoIomeW's,
New York

Occnomowoc, Wis, April 30.-Rcy.
Max Pinkert, pastor of DR.. Luther
received fattering offer of posi-
ton as instructor of French, italian,
Latin and German in st. Barthoio-
news parish house in new York
city. Mr. Pinkert has accepted and
will leave about May Is. St Barthol-
omew's is under the management If
the richest class in New York. the
Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Astors and
Mr.. ana Mrs. P. A. Valentine, who OVID
a summer home On OconomoWoc lake,
being among its members. Rev.
Charles Ackley, also of Oconomowoc,
is vicar of st. Bartholomew.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
NATURALIZATION BILLS LAID
OVER BY SENATE.
MANY MEASURES REMAIN
Report of Chief Clerk Emerson Shows
Comparatively Small Number of
Bills Finally Disposed of-As
sembly Has No Quorum SEES
sion.
Madison. Anril 10


The Milwaukee municipal icehouse
bill, introduced by Assemblyman Har-
rass and passed through the assem-
bly,, was given another chance, when
action on recommendation for non
concurrence was postponed last night
by the senate. \ similar bill by
Senator Roehr was up for killing, but
was laid over.
The Weber bill providing additional
safeguards for the protection of work
men employed in dangerous occupa-
tons was concurred in.
Chief Clerk Munson made a report
upon the condition of business which
showed that only % bills for the to
tai of SOC had become laws, 45 had
been killed and $40 were still in the
hands of committees.
Among the bills advanced to third
reading were Senator ROehr's provid-
ing for more assistants for the
county clerk of Milwaukee, Senator
Roehr's Milwaukee speedway bill.
Senator Marsh's prohibiting reconaid-
GRAFTON of claims once disallowed by
county boards, common councils.
town or village boards, and Senator
Failchild's relating to increasing the
bond of the treasurer of Milwaukee
county.
Nine bills were killed, including
that of Senator Roehr to amend the
act Incorporating the Milwaukee Gas
Light Co, with an exclusive chartts,
and also Senator Froemming's auth
orizing Milwaukee to issue bonds for
harbor dredging and Improvement,
Two spring shooting bills were on the
calendar for killing, but were LAID
over
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
Peace Treaty Approved.

San Salvador, April 2S.-The treaty
of peace signed last week at Amapala
on board tie American cruiser Chi
cago by the representatives of Mica,
ragua and Salvador and by Philip NJ
Brown, secretary of the American Ie-
cation to Guatemala and Honduras,
was approved Saturday ~ Salvador.
American BalIoonist Has Fever.
Saumur, France, April 2S-Lieu-
tenant Frank P. Lahm, the United
States representative at the French
cavalry school here, and who has won
fame as q bolloonist, is i'll with ty-
phoid fever.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
DEVELOPS STRENGTH IN RACE
FOR SENATOR
THREE BALLOTS IN CAUCUS
Republicans Indulge in HorsepIay
and Make Numerous Changes of
Votes-Joint Convention Changes,
Method Of Voting for Candidates
and Saves Time.
Madison, April 80.

Three more meaningless ballots
were taken by the Wisconsin repub-
lican senatorial caucus last night
AMI although there were many changes
Of votes the caucus gave no indica-
ton Of how the contest will end.
The feature of the night was the 11om-
tnal development of Assemblyman L..
H. Bancroft of RichIand Center as a
candidate Of strength, he receiving
eight votes on the last two, the 9th
and 38th, ballots. There were cast
by Senators Burns and Munson, AS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
POLICEMAN DIES FROM
WOUNDS RECEIVED IN DUEL

Cincinnati, April 30.-Patrolman
William Satters died yesterday from
wounds received in a pistol duel with
J. P. Schwartz, a resident of Shanty-
town, on the street here Sunday.
Schwartz was shot five times. but it
is believed he will recover. The duel
followed an attempt by Satters to ar
rest Schwartz for threatening to com
nit murder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
COLLISION AT SUPERIOR.

Street Cars Come Together and -Four
Are Injured.
Superior, Wis, April 30.-Four peo-
pie were injured and two cars uemol-
ished in a rear-end collision. Two
eastbOund street cars were running
close together and as the forward car
was slowing down for a crossing the
mOtorman of the car behind lost con
troll and his car crashed into the one
ahead. There were few passengers in
either car. Conductor Hagen of the
head car had both legs broken. Rup-
ert Chadwick of SauIt Ste. Marie,
Mich, sustained a broken leg; David
Carlson of Superior had both legs
broken, and T. e. Robinson had ais
right shoulder broken and head baGI :
bruised.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
WISCONSIN LAW MAKERS

Madison, April 24.-The big appro-
priation bills of the session, making
available money for permanent AMI
special improvements and current X
penses of the charitable, penal and
corrective institutions under the adj
of the state board Of
control, We're reported to the senate
by the committee on claims THESE
bills were introduced by Senator
Whitehead and carry about s1,500, 900.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
LIED ABOUT MS AGE.
And Now Wants to Crawl Out Of
Marriage.

Marinette, Wis, April 30.-Donald
c. Ramm, son of Edward Ramm of
New London, will ask at the Nay
term of court that his marriage with
DelVina Demaris Ramm be set asiue
on the ground that he was but II
years of age when it was contracted
Ramm was married in Menomonie last
year and said he was q. His parents
took him back home aud are said to
have locked him up for a time until he
had agreed to forsake his bride. Mrs
Ramm. Jr., has been living quietly
here with her mother and will night
the notification of her marriage
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
AFRAID OF STROMBOLI.
Assistance Sent to Aid Volcano Suf-
ferers.

Rome, April 3O,-At Messina great
apprehension still prevails over the
eruption of Stromboi volcano. The
condition of the volcano is still I'M
known, as smoke and fog prevents
signals being exchanged between
Sicily and the island of StrJmboIi
1t is reported, however that Coli
siderable number of persons have
been injured as a result Of the erup-
ton, and a torpedo boat has been
sent to StrOmboli with men and ma
terial to assist persons in distress.
Panic prevails in Calabria and many
persons are fleeing from the villages
along the coast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

imous verdict of critics that the ex-
hibition of paintings and sculptures
surpass any seen in a dozen years.
America, for the first time, leads all
foreign countries both in the number
of works displayed and in excellence.
This is recognized and prominent
place has been accorded American
can vases. England secures second
place.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

vor of the change The bill was
killed. Four more new bills came
into the assembly. The committee on
agriculture offered bill to compel all
associations or, societies receiving
state aid to make annual reports to
the secretary of state The COMMITTEES
on elections offered a bill to destroy
all nomination papers within four
months after the election of which
they were filed. The committee on
cities offered a bin providing that
outside of those offices which may be
made elective the municipality shall
have the power to determine for it.
self how the other officers may be
selected. The Judiciary committee
introduced a measure which provides
that jury commissioners shall be
elected for three years but for not
more than two terms.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
SHOOTING A WHITE MAN

Columbus, Ga, April Bod. b.
Mitchell, Columbus travelling man,
was shot in the arm at Pittsview,
Ala, yesterday by negro named Ebb
Calhoun. Calhoun later was shot to
death by a number of white men.
The trouble was started. by Calhoun's
son running against a white woman
at Pittsview Sunday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
AMERICAN ARTISTS FIRST.
Lead in Number of Exhibits and in
Excellence.

Paris, April 30-President Fallieres
and his suite, accompanied by the
representatives in France of foreign
nations, including American Ambassa-
dor White, yesterday afternoon inau-
gurated the spring salon of the Soci-
ETY. of French Artists. 1t is the unan-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
TOURNAMENT AT HORIZON.

Volunteer Firemen Will Meet There
in June.
Horizon Wis, April 30.-The board
of control of the Wisconsin State Vol
unteer Firemen's association met in
this city and took the necessary steps
in preparation for the state tourna-
ment. which will be held in Horizon
on Jure 10, 20 and q.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

Winnebago County WarbIers to Shine
at the Footiqhts.

at the FootIghts,
Oshkosh, Wis, April 30.-Amateur
players and singers OF Oshkosh will
get a chance to SHINE when the comic
opera, The King ard the Broker, is
given trial presentations here on the
nights OF May and for the bene it
of the Oshkosh Yacht club. The
opera is the work of Fred Nye, a New
ork newspaper man, and F. A. LAT
fey of Chicago Among the local Deo-
pie who will take parts in the opera
are E. F. MacNicnOl, DR.. c. c. Ffnney,
w. NJ. Langdon, Clinton Reed, Harry
Awe, Henry Henkel, H Stevens, Ms,
Lulu RuLkel and Miss Nellie Anthony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
ONLY FORTY SALOONS.
That's All kenosha VIII Have if Ordi-
rance Passes.

dnCe PASSES.
Kenosha, Wis, April 3O.-At a meet.
ing of the council IN ordinance was
presented which has for its purpose
putting an end to the indiscriminate
issue of saloon licenses. The ordi-
nance limits the number of saloon Ii
censes to one for each 500 of popula-
ton This will make it possible for
the council to issue forty licenses 1T
present. The ordinance has been
prepared at the request of the saloon
mems association. Now there are
ninety saloons in Kenosha. No effort
will be made to revoke any licenses
now
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

semblymen Carpenter, EstabroOk,
Everett, Goldsworthy, Grassie and
Ledvina. ri
The three ballots Of last night re-
suited as fol OWS:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Mrs. A. j. Elliot Overturned an Alec
ho Lamp at La Crosse.

ho Lamp at Ia Crosse.
La Crosse, Wis, April 3O-Mrs. A.
j. Elliot, aged 20, of Everett, Wash,
ington, was burned to death yesterday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. K.
J. Russell. The accident was caused
by the overturning of an alhocol lamp,
which the aged woman was using to
heat a curling iron.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

A big fund is raised by the d. A.
r. to build a palatial home for the
order In Washington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

Madison, April 27.-Farmers and
fruit growers of Wisconsin are to
have the liberty of protecting them
selves against the depredations OF
rabbits, the assembly refusing to al
low an anti-ferret bill to be advanced
without an amendment clearly per
hitting the owner of and to eXtermi-
nate the rabbit pests. Mr.. Hagen
said he had suffered annually hun
dreds of dollars of damages by reason
of rabbits, and he said that the hor-
ticulturists of the state were dam.
aged annually thousands of dollars
by the barking of trees and shrubs
Mr.. Ties related how an entire new
orchard which he tried TO start haG
been destroyed by state-protected rab
bits.
The charge that many coroners are
in the assembly when the bill to re
peal the inquest law of 1905 was VI
for engrossment. Mr.. Jackson
wanted to know why the REP ealing
measure was favored, as he thought
the law of 1905, requiring the ap
proval Of the district attorney before
the coroner could hold an inquest
was a good law and the change pro
posed was in his opinion a letting
down of the bars against any justice
of the peace holding an inquest and
causing the county large and unneces
sary expense. Mr.. Mckenzie vigor
ousIy opposed the bill, declaring thai
the coroner of his home county
Waukesha, was one Of the cOroneTs
who pressed the measure, and thai
they wanted TO have power to call and
hold inQuests indiscriminately so as
to increase their fees. He declared
that the bill which proposed a return
to the old system, was an invitation
to grafters to muIct the county. The
bill went back to the judiciary com
mittee. The Bancroft bill eliminat
ing the restriction that not more
than $4,000 may be recovered for dam
ages in case of death by accident was
advanced. The Thompson resolution
for a Legislative investigation of the
liquor traffic, involving the definition
of the saloon as the poor mans
club, was KILLED, after the author haC
explained that he thought that in
sufficient information was available al
present to enable intelligent dealing
with +biU oroat DrobInm
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

Madison, April 25.-The efficacy Of
vaccination as a preventive of small
poX and the propriety of the state to
reqcire the vaccination of every
school child were debated again at
length in the senate. Senator Marsh
again presented statistics and medi-
cal testimony to show that vaccina-
ton was not an absolute preventive
of smallpox. Senators Browne and
Noble spoke for the bill but no vote
was reached.
The supporters Of the Elver bill to
sterilize incurable idiots, imbeciles
and epileptics achieved a victory in
the assembly by defeating the motion
to indefinitely postpone the measure
by a vote of "a to 68. A two and g
half hour debate, spirited and exhaus-
tive, the feature of which was an hour
and a half argument Of much vigor
and showing special research by AS
semblyman Elver himself, preceded
the roll call. motion to rerefer
the bill to the committee on judiciary
finally prevailed, and there it will be
taken up to eliminate alleged legal
imperfections.
Mr. Elver quoted from the national
census the following statement of the
increase in idiotic population in the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

Madison, April 29.-The Milwaukaa
municipal iceh0use bill, introduced by
Assemblyman Harrass and passed
through the assembly, was given an
other chance, when action on a rec
OmmendatiOn for Inconvenience was
postponed by the senate. Chief Clerk
Emerson made a report upon the con
dition OF business which showed thai
only 25 bills for the total of 500 had
become laws, 40 had been killed and
349 were still in the hands Of com
mittees.
In the assembly the bill whicl
places further restrictions upon the
issuance of passes to the state fair
was advanced, and the senate bill pro
viding for a parole power by the
board of control was cOncurred in.
The committee on elections recon-
mended for Inconvenience the sen
5te bill permitting counties to use
the coupon ballot system
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02
1890 ....... $4,000
1900 =. .. 10000

1891 ............. $500
1SUO .10U,UUO
The figures disclose that while
the natural increase of population has
been but 80 per cent the increase of
detectives is 153 per cent. and are
rendered appalling by reason of the
large number Of hereditary feeble
minded, and the undue promiscuous
procreation by incurables. Two in
curably insane women in New York
state, through feeble-minded Offspring.
involved the state of New York in
expenditures aggregating more than a
molten to support the offspring of
these two women alone. In answer
to the charge of Assemblyman Peter
son that the bill should be indefinitely
postponed because it was "cruel, in,
human, contrary to divine law and
unconstitutional" Mr.. Elver pointed
out that the operation provided for
did not entail any cruelty Or injustice
since the only thing which the oper
alton would accomplish would be to
procure sterility and would not, as is
Ipopularly supposed, involve any physi
cal mutilation. Mr.. Ledvina and Mr.
I Carpenter led the fight in opposition
Messrs. Estabrook and Norcross made
short speeches in favor of the bill or
account of the deplorable conditions
existing in the institutions, for the
| predetermined in the state
| A committee recommended for pas
sage a bill which requires a full
crew on every train, one brakeman
for each passenger coach. The com
mittee on agriculture offered two bills
relating to the injection of medicines
| to prevent tuberculosis. One pro
vides that cattle must be tested fol
tuberculosis a year before they are
sold This is not to apply to cattle
sold for slaughter and feeding, MOI
to calves under four months. The
other prescribes a penalty of from
| 5000 to $3.50 for attempting to prevent
the proper action Of any injection
Imprisonment for one year or MOI
less than six months is an alternative
The Disch bill to permit cities tC
appropriate $50 for the observance Of
memorial day was passed