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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
Listening for Worms.

You wouldn't think worm made
much noise by just wrjggIing through
the ground would you: vt any rate,
you can't hear them. BHt thru=hes do,
and so do some other birds.
If you watch a thrush Oh the lawn
you'll see him stand quite still. with
his head on one side, just like you do
when you're listening to something.
Then, when he hears the worm moving.
he turns his head quickly to where the
sound came from and hops to the spot
Again he stands still, just for a second
or two, with his head close to the ground
Then down goes his back and MIR.
Worm is caught-Exchangc
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19

With an extraordinary outlay u about
$3.50 in gold coin, Dell Scully corncrpd
the jewsharp market here Yesterday,
buying the last 500 of those Instruments
known to be in existence. These he dis
tributed broadcast among the young
sters Of the town and among the relic
hunters of maturer age, and the festive
twang of the hideous things was heard
on all corners last night, to the discon-
future of all the cats and dogs in Astoria
christendom-Asto rian.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
TO KEEP CHINAMEN HOME.
Coolies Discouraged by Celestial Govern
ment from Going to Isthmus of
Panama

WASHINGTON. u. c.. AnriI IN
The emigration of Chinese coolies from
their own country to Panama and Col
ombia as lahorers. is not desired by
the Chinese government. City Nagis-
trate Wang at Shanghai, under the in
struction of the viceory Of Marking, has
issued proclamation forbiddng natives
from going to Panama or Colombia be
cause these countries have no treaty
with China. 1t is believed by officials
here that the action taken in China to
discourage coolies from going to the 18TH
mus is the result of advice from Chinese
merchants on the isthmuS and in the
United States that the coolies would not
be well treated as canal lahorcrs
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Soon Proves His Ability.
Suspended from Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, April 15.-The suspen-
sion of W. L. Stow & Co. from mem
bership in the New York stock exchange
was announced today. 1t was said that
the firm was temporarily unable to meet
obligations but hoped to be able to re-
sumo business. W. L. Stow and Henry
Coolidge compose the firm. Mr. Stow
was formerly prominent trader, acting
as broker for the late Addison Cam
mack
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
LIMITED IS DESTROYED.
FEARFUL SMASH-UP ON THE GREAT
NORTHERN ROAD NEAR La
KOTA, N. D.
ORIENTAL WRECKED
Six Persons Are Known to Have Per-
ished--Train Was Filled with
Passengers.

IAKOTA. n u Anril l5-The
f,roo+ Eor+I,,,,,, c..:,..,I I;,,i+oa +,s+
,04 nc OLlell'"1
to"Sl tram winch lett 81. L auI ~ cloch
Sunday morning, was wrecked ana to-
tally burned at l 20 this morning.
Civ po-o Dooa
-> 1SoIo N0'0
SlN persons are known TO nave been
killed in the disaster and il is not known
now MANY mora Lo,;io,, ora sriu in the
ruins. The accident occurred four miles
from here near the small village OF Bart
Ietl' within haIf Il mile or where the
same tram WAS wrecked last tail.
Entire Tro;, Toovee Tracl-
A1e'
II Is me worst wreck mat ever oc-
cuiIed III ~\Vlih Dakota. me cars com
pLISlnS tne ran We're destroyed WIN
'iIe oAce!lloH Oh Ine Slahdaru sleeper Hiu
opserNailo4 car. lie tram was running
At speed OF thutI-hVe mlleS an houf
tarninad Nh r. NI Iof4 nv ti., on ria
left side
Many thrilling eScapp@ are reported
and numerous acts of heroism are told
by the survivors. The engine lies across
the line dividing Nelson and Ramsey
counties. The mail car nassed the on
CINE and burned in Ramsey couuty
mr.,
N1aH Clelh IS IieIO'
Mail Clerk Jones of Grand Forks,
was killed, but was taken from the car
by Mail Clerk EOdnCSS. who entered the
burning car three times to rescue the
body and only succeeded after he him
self had been severely burned about the
head. The body was carried over into
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Fire Destroying Benedict, Neb.

BENEDICT, Neb., April 15.-The en-
tire business portion of Benedict was de-
s1royed by fire today and the fire has
now invaded the residence portion, nine
residences already having burned Help
has been sent from York, Osceola, and
the other towns. The bank hotel, and
all stores in the town We're destroyed.
The fire is of unknown origin.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
PEARY GOING IN JULY.
Sufficient Money Has Been Raised, He
Says, to Equip North Pole
Expedition.

PORTLAND, Me, April 13.-Com-
mander Robert Z. Perry has definitely
decided TO make another attempt 10
reach the north pole, according TO an
announcement made by him in this city
today. Commander Peary stated that
he would sail from New York as near
July 1 as possible.
Sufficient mo1vy has been raised, ne
said for repairing his ship, the Roose-
welt, and fund of 100000 necessary
to equip the expedition would be avail
able before July /.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
LEGISLATORS TO MEET AGAIN.
New Jersey Solons Adjourn to Meet
Again June IS.

TRENTON. \. J., April 13.-After
being in almost continuous session since
IL p. M, yesterday the New Jersey Leg
islature at I o'clock this morning took
q recess until June IS. when it will meet
TO take action on bills that Gov. Stokes
might Veto Both houses, under q reso-
luton adopted some time ago. We're to
q contest over the passage of a rail
way commission bill delayed the ad-
journment. Each house had bill from
which neither would reccde until early
today when a compromise was effected
by the adoption of a new bill
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
British Steamer Goes Down.

GIBRALTAR, April 15.-The British
steamer Andalusia. from Swansea for
Barcelona, foundered April Is, off the
Spanish coast. Her captain, first officer
and sailor We're picked up and brought
here. All the rest of the crew are be-
lieved to have been drowned.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
Passengers Escape in Bad Wreck.

seventy miles an hour around a curve, a
passenger train on the Baltimore &
Ohio was wrecked. Engineer H. NJ
Dempsen was instantly killed. Fireman
O'Neill of Chicago Junction was injured
Three coaches left the track, but none
of the passengers was hurt.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET.

Choice timothy hay. 15.7501G.0o: No. l
timothy hay. 14.T5U 1900; No. = timothy
hay. 1880 13.5O; clover and mixed. l3,nU
1880; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie,
1&.0oU13.50; No. l prairie, l20OUi3.op; No.
prairie, 9.oOI1O.OO: Wisconsin marsh
feeding, S.0OmS5O; packing hay, 6.50u1.oo.
rye straw. S.5Olt9.OO; oats straw G.0OGGI o.
Whcat straw 5OOnDJ 20
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
Alpine, Tex, DESTROYED.

ALPINE. Tex, April 15.-Fire today
destroyed almost the entire business sec
ton of this city. The total losses will
reach 100000. Not business house in
the square escaped the flames.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19

The Andalusia was 1900 tons, net, 2S7. O
feet long; had 34.5 feet beam, and was
24.6 feet deep. She was built at New
Castle, Eng, in 1873. and was owned
by the Iberian Steamship company, lin
tied.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
Kansas CITY School Burns.

Westport high school was totally de-
stroyed by fire early today. Loss $4,000.
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$4,000 for 16-Ounce Robe.

The coronation robe of the Empress Of
Russia is of fur and weighs but sixteen
unces. Il is valued at $4,000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
HALT JAP LABORERS
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
immigration Officials Refuse to Let Them
Proceed on Passports-Ask Opin-
ion on New Law.

san FRANCISCO, Cal, April 81
Two hundred and ninety-fve japanese
laborcrs who came in yesterday on the
Pacific mail steamship Korea, are de-
tanned on the steamer pending advices
from the department Of immigration at
Washington rs to whether the local inn
migration authorities shall let them pro-
coed by steamer to British Columbia.
Their passports are for Honolulu, and
Immigration Commissioner North is
doubtful as to passing them on to their
port of destination.
First Case Under New Law
The Korea j. the first steamer to land
Japanese since the new law was passed
and Commissioner North and Commits
Bioner j. s. Rodgers Of Philadelphia and
Harrison Nesbit, assistant solicitor Of
the department Of commerce and labor
who are in this city on a mission Of in
quiry, the nature of which they refuse
to divulge, went down the bay and
ancse they found in the steamers list
ia Chinese, 80 Of whom were admitted
to this port. The others were hound for
British Columbia.
These Japs Sent Back
SEATTLE, Wash, April 13.-Eleven
Japanese now at the detention station at
Port Townsend will be sent back to their
country on the steamship fremont. The
japanese are accused Of being contract
laborcrs. They were arrested in Tacoma
after landing from the fremont They
admitted they were hired in Japan to
work on a Montana farm. An appeal of
the case was taken to Washington and
the secretary of commerce and labor or
Al 4
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Can Fine Company Thirty Million.

Twelve jurors FOUND the company guII-
ty of accepting illegal rates from the
Chicago & Alton railroad, as charged in
1462 counts OF the Indictment on which
the corporation has just been tried
Should the verdict stand Judge Lands
can impose aggregate fines of $29,240,-
600. or $4,000 on each count. If only
the minimum penalty of $1,000 on each
count be assessed. the total would reach
$1.462,O 00, the largest fine ever entered
against a person or corporation in the
history of federal courts.
The hearing of arguments on the mo-
ton has been POSTPONED for two weeks.
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Prepare for Appeal.

Should Judge Lands sustain this mo-
ton in arrest of judgment the defendant
company undoubtedly would pay the fine
and prepare for 4 similar line of battle
in the seven remaining indictments. If
the motion is denied the case will be APP
pealed either to the court of appeals or
the United States supreme court.
The verdict against the Standard Oil
company of Indiana was brought in to
the United States district court late Sat
uPday night
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What Defense Claims.

On this question District Attorney
Sims and his special assistant. James II.
Nilkerson, will be called upon TO re
ply. The argument OF the defense will
be that, i'll accepting the 6-cent rate, the
Standard Oil company committed only
one violation of the Elk.ns act, and that
the contention of the government that
each car of oil shipped constituted an
additional offense is not good.
To this the government viii reply that,
as only one offense can be punished by
no more than $4,000, and that the
amount derived by the Standard Oil
company in the counts charged i'll the in
diCtment was $223, 900, the fine is by no
means commensurate with tine crime
If $4,000 is the most the govern
ment can fine a violator of this law"
said the assistant district attorney, yes
terday, 1T will have little effect III
stamping out evils it was enacted to
remedy. In this case we took shipments
of cars only in 1908, but that represented
only fraction of the number shipped
by the Standard from its refinery at
Whiting to st. Louis under the secret
rate. | venture the total rebate. for
that is what it virtually was, could not
have been less than 100000. And this
IS only one case"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
STANDARD FACES
A CRUSHING FINE.
Judge K. M. Lands Can Force Oil Com
pany to Pay Nearly Thirty
Million Dollars.

CHICAGO, Ill, April 15.-Despite
overwhelming proof of its violation of
the Elkins law, as shown by the verdict
of guilty returned against it in the
United States district court Saturday
night, the Standard Oil company has
by no means given up. No legal tech
nicaIity is to be overlooked by its at
torneys and the case will be kept i'll the
courts as long as possible.
Within Il few days Judge X. NJ. Lam
dis will be asked to fix the time when
he can hear arguments on a motion for
new trial notice of which was served
on the court Immediately after the jury
had returned its verdict. Il this motion
is oyerrulcd the defense Will present Il
motion III arrest Of judgment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-13
TUCKER AQUATIC ENTHUSIAST.
Champion Swimmers From England and
Germany for Jamestown Exposition.
n Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
JAMESTOWN. Va, Jan. 12.-Gt Is
quite evident that President Tucker of
the jamestown exposition. is an enthu-
sIastic promoter OF aquatic sports and
intends To make the outdoor champion
ships scheduled to take place in councc-
tion with the exposition. thoroughly in
tevnational few DAYS ago it became
known that he had succeeded in sccur-
ing from England two great longdis-
tance swimmers and pluugers, i. a. jar
Wis and w. j. Taylor, and II is now an
nounced that Germany has expressed
her intention OF sending u fun team TO
represent her The Germans spoken OF
as most likely to take the trip are Emil
RausCh. who won both the half mile
and mile swin1s at the Olympic games
of 1901 in st. Louis. Hoffman, former
fancy diving champion Of the world, and
Walter Brock, one OF the fastest breast
stroke and back stroke swimmers in
Europe.
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Aquatic Sports for Military Lea g,e

tribune Special Sporting Service
NEW YORK. Jan. 12-There is a
strong proba bility that within the next
lew months the Military Athletic League
VIII decide TO take UP aquatic sports
Major w. A. Turpin. OF the Thirteenth
regiment, OF Brooklyn, who is an en-
thuslastic exponent of swimming and
fancy diving. has started a movement
toward organizing a swimming associa =
tion' whose object will be to promote
every form Of swimming, plunging. fancy
diving. water polo and life saving among
members OF the regular army as we'll as
OF the various National Guard regiments
Plans are so far matured that there is
talk OF holding the first swimming cham
pionships of the Military Athletic league
In the spring. The Thirteenth regiment
pool has been suggested for the tourna-
ment. but IL is more probable that an
effort will be made 10 secure the natato-
rum OF the New York a c. Then n
request VIII be made TO the committee
on athletics at the jamestown exposition
TO add the outdoor military champion
ships to their acQuatic programme.
That the plan will prove success
there appears TO be no reason to doubt
are members of various regiments, and
the response should be prompt and en-
thusiastlc. il Will mean q lot to the
sport 10 have this new body TO promote
il, for there are regiments in almost
every city and their support will carry
more influence than even the Intercolle
gtate association.
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your horse poweri
your en eeges %i M F
means ne vgo
SG @eaSness peculiar Will
and
one ne
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/, WESTERN ATHLETES
IN GREAT DEMAND
Men of Reputation Will Repre-
sent West at jamestown
Meet.
STRONGEST TEAM EVER
SENT TO THE EAST
Albert Mum Considered to Be
the Best All-ROund
Athlete.
Trlhune snecial Sporting Service.


JAMESTOWN, Va. Jan. 12.-Word has
come that the Pacific coast intends to en-
reu- a strong team In the all-round world S
Championship athletic meet, which is TO
be held at the jamestown exposition next
summer. and judging from the men who
are eligible TO compete on such team,
the promise of star aggregation seems
likely TO be fulfilled TO the letter Many
OF the men TO come east viii probably be
drawn from the ranks of those who
made such a good showing AT the a. A.
L. championship games al the Lewis and
Clark exposition In Portland. Or, in 1905,
and In that event the athletes OF this part
Of the country will find themselves taxed
TO the utmost VI they wish 10 secure the
thle for this coast.
One man who is sure 70 be A member
OF the California team is Albert Mum.
who is considered the beet all-around high
school athlete in the West, and who will
probably wear the Insignia of the Olym-
pic club OF San Francisco Mum is par
tioularly strong in the high jump. in
which he has q mark OF feet II inches
and In the pole vault. In which he has
crossed the bar over ] feet from mother
earth. He Is also a good miller and the
West is confident of his ability to stand
hundling of Johnny Garrels of Michigan
end the weight throwing Of Martin Sher-
idan OF the Irish-AmerIcan A. c.
Another Pacific slope competitor will
proba bly be Ralph Rose, whose achieve
ments with the shot and hammer have
won him great recognition in athletic cir
the team are also TO be sent TO Charles
l.. Parsons of San Francisco, who won
the 100-yard dash at the Lewis and Clark
exposition in 10 second fiat, w r. Gar
cia also of San Francisco. who secured
first place in the SS0-yard run in the same
meet, In minutes 3-5 seconds; Sam
Mays. OF Portland Or, the winner Of the
two-rnile nun. In II minutes is seconds.
NJ a, James and w. 4, Baker of Port
land, the shot-putter and hammer throw
er; A johnson of Portland: who has
thrown a discus % feet 3 inches Fred
Burgess OF San Francisco, a 4s0-yarder
and A. a. Glarner, a California miller Eff
Kelly, who holds the worlds record of
8 3-5 seconds for the hundred. If he joins
The coast squad the team will he one Of
the strongest Western aggregatons that
ever competed In a big meet.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-13
JOCKEY MAHER SAYS
ENGLISH HORSE BEST
Is Willing to Match Spearmint
to Back Up What He
Thinks.
ribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Repudiatins
statements attributed 10 him which made
him appear ridiculous. because ot some
alleged comparisons between England and
America from a racing standpoint Dan
NY Mahcr. the most popular and success
fui American Jockey who ever rode in
Great Britain, said that he believed in
the superiority OF England horses over
those bred in any other part Of the
world.
Asked why he had this opinion. Maher
said why do all the breeders OF the
world come 10 England for stock horses
unless they are the best? Why die Mr..
Why did M BIanc pay $500 800 for qHT ~
ing Fox? Why did the South Americans
pay $4,000 for Diamond -.Iubilee? Why
did the Russians pay 500 600 for Gatee
More. and for Ard Patrick why did they
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RUN HER LAST RACE,
Pretty Polly, "Queen of the English
Turf Will Never Race Again.
Tribune speeLal sporting service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
LONDON. Jan, 12,-Pretty Polly, uni
varSally known as the Queen OF the
English turf" and one OF the most ia
nous race horses of modern times, has
run her last race and report has III that
she is booked for the stud The great
mare is rising years OF age and during
her career has won for her owner Ma
ior Dustace Loder, the nice sum of $235.-
glass and Donovan, have beaten these
figures, but they never achieved the
world wide notoricty OF Pretty Polly.
while on the turf and fit and well Ma
jon Loders mare was peerless and only
nm two occasions did she fail 10 finish
first In 1904, after a rough trip across
10 France, she failed 10 give fourteen
year-old~ This year she was beaten by
Bachelor Button while suffering from
growth between her fore legs and which
had been lanced a few days before the
race. Pretty Polly was by Gallinule out
OF Admiration. and she won the Oaks
in common canter in 1903 but her
greatest race was In the Coronation Cup
a EPSON last year. II was over the
Derby course and the same distance,
effort. won by nearly q field in 2 min
utes 3S 2-b seconds. knocking all pre-
vious records OF Flying Fox and others
sky-high. The old record was beaten
by six seconds and 1t was reported that
the lime OF the first mile. which is up
hill, Was l minute rs seconds 1t is the
belief that the mare Will he bred to
Spearmint. last years Derby winner, and
also owned by Major Loder. He also won
the Grand Prix de Paris but went wrong
afterward in training, He too, is bound
for the stud,
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BASEBALL MANAGERS
AFFECT BASEBALL TOGS
Hanlon, Murray and McClaskey
Are Never Seen in
Uniform.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

T IIWWNt SpH'IdI NIlUIII11E NEINIDS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-One note worthy
feature of the next baseball campaign Is
the fact thar all OF the American league
teams except one will he led by a mana
ger in uniform, Connie Mack, who has
won two championships as A bench man
ager, is the exception. Every year the
fans debate on the comparative strength
Of the TWO big leagues and II a vote were
taken the American league probably
would win, 1t Is hard 10 make compari-
SONS of players. but the methods of man
Seiee won more pennants than any other
bench manager, Ned I1anlon once en-
joyed just as good n reputation, but of
recent seasons he has not been successful
Connie Mack Is n thorough student OF
the game, endowed with ability to get
the best out Of his players. The National
league has several bench managers and
1t VIII be interesting TO note their meth
DDS and compare them To devices for win
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pay pay the same money? Look a the Decem-
i,,,,,s.,s S.les at Newmarket. growing more
important each season, with pur9hasers
IRON on, every part Of the world. -
tho D Is true. Maher continued, that
hharse, nor ho iroguois; and that the Grand PriX
mas mas peen won by Foxhau. also am Amer
lcan horse, But It seems TO me that II
Eas 49, a combination OF poor year for
Enshsh and French horses, and that tSe
Two named may have been above the
aSeLage' certainly do believe that the
Ensilsh horse is superior 10 the French
OF Amerlcan-how much so / would NOT
hen'uFe an opinion. but ! would be will
ing 70 match SPearmint against Majnfe-
non nor II anyone thinks the best colt did
not win the French Grand PriX. I haya
a very high opinion of Spearmint whon3
l. IL rode when he won the Derby 7 have
ridden the Derby winners In 1905 Ioo5
and i9o6-on Rock Sand. Cicero and
SSpearinlnt' also won the oaks this year,
II was on keystone IL. The last dime the
same rider won the Derby and Oaks the
same same year was when Sam Loates won on
Sir Elsto and La Sagesse. in 1895 II
was great many years before that the
same year. ~
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fifth, Laioic, Chick Stahl and Fielder
Jones.
The National league will have but three
PLAYING managers. though five OF them
still affect baseball toGs. Pat Donovan
rarely does more than take turn al bat
or place in the oDtaeld for ain inning
once or twice n season. Fred Tenney
of Boston, Fred Clarke OF Pit'sburg and
Frank Chance of Chicago Rre the only
player managers I'm the old league. Han
lon Murray and McCloskcy are never
soon In uniform