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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-26
CANADIAN COAL
STRIKE SERIOUS.
Big Mines Idle and Supply of Fuel Alarm
ingly Short-Calgary
Plants to Close.

VANCOUVER, Il. G., April 20
Practically all the coal mines in Eastern
British Columbia and Alberta are closed
1t was rumored this morning that Presi-
dent Mitchell of the United Mine Work
ers of America had instructed Vice Pres
ident Sherman to ask the men to resume
work but Sherman denied this. Then
>. ). Lindsey, manager of the Crows
Nest Coal company, gave out Il copy of
dispatch he had received from Mitch
ell, who said definitely that he had or
dered Sherman to get the men back to
work.
The men have quit work, but have not
definitely gone on a strike SO that they
may not be prosecuted under n new gov
eminent law. Sherman says he Will not
pay strike" allowances but Il work
ing" allowance. 1t is possible that the
operators have broken the law i'll posting
notices Of reduction pending the dis
pute.
The supply Of slack for the coke ovens
may not last longer than Il day and
the Canadian Pacific railway has issued
notices that none but perishable freight
will be handled.
The Winnipeg board Of trade passed
a resolution advocating the use OF Chi
ncse Iaborers to take the places Of the
bOOO men who have quit.
Coal Shortage Alarms
CALGARY. Ont, April 2O-Eye
thousand miners at Frank, Coleman,
Lethbridgc. and Lille are out. Friday
morning all the men at Gamore and Il
majority at the Bankhcad mines quit.
Their, is only two weeks supply of coal
in Alberta and Western Saskatchewan.
Two Of CaIgary's largest industries have
closed and the municipal lighting and
water works plants are on the verge of
shutting down. The operators accuse
President Sherman of the union of US
ing a secret strike order after a confer
ence had been arranged.
Over $4,000 Men Quit.
WINNIPEG, Man. April 20.-Morc
than $4,000 coal miners are now involved
in the strike III Alberta and British Co
lumbia and the situation in Alberta is
said to be critical. 1t is said that the
Canadian Pacific railroad will not be
able to operate its passenger trains. In
til navigation opens there IS no relief III
sight.
Alaskan Mine Strike Over.
SEATTLE. Wash, April 20.--A
dispatch from Juneau, Alaska, says that
the great Treadwell mine strike has
been settled on the open shop basis. The
troops will be withdrawn this week.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-26
SULTAN DEFIES FRANCE.
Moroccan Ruler Not Willing to Keep
Algeciras Pact, 1t Is Re
ported

TANGIER, April 20-The Sultan of
Morocco. according to courier who ar
rived here today from Fez. is not will
ing to carry out the terms of the Alge-
ciras convention. He pays no notice TO
the French claims relative to redress for
the murder OF Dr. Mauchamp.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-26
Coin Three Billion Yearly.

$500 100000 in gold; Great Britain,
nearly $G0,OOOOOO: Australasia, Il little
more than Great Britain; France, about
$35,000,000; Germany, about $4,000
600. and Japan. more than S3O,OOOOOO.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-26
Over $4,000 Men Quit.
Alaskan Mine Strike Over.

SEATTLE. Wash. April 20.-A
dispatch from Juneau, Alaska, says that
the great Treadwell mine strike has
been settled on the open shop basis The
troops will be withdrawn this week.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-26
In the Assembly.


The Assembly at its session on the 18th
passed the Baker bill providing for district
option in cities. The Weber bill authoriz
ing the common council of the city of Mil
waukee to issue bonds for the establishment
of fuel depots by a majority instead of a
two-thirdS vote of it's members was passed.
The Wilcox bill providing more stringent
bodies was concurred in. The Mains bill
increasing the bounty on cub wolves from
50 to 81 was passed The Fairchild and
Roehr bills preserving the rights Of dis
partments Of the city of Milwaukee to pen
siOns after serving twenty-one years were
ordered to a third reading. The bill en-
towering the council of the city of Milwau-
city attorney in important litigation was
ordered engrOs3ed anu read a third time
Eighteen bills were killed Among them
was the Harrass bill prohibiting the Mil
waukne Gas Light company from selling
stoves, ranges and lighting fixtures, and the
build and maintain a bridge across the Mil
waUkee river in the Silver Spring road
Three new bills were introduced. One,
which was presented at the request of one
OF the. supervisors Of milwaukee, county
authorizes the county board to change its
contract for a system of card indices of the
county records. Among the bills fayOrably
reported by committees was the HarraSs
bill authorizing the common council of the
city of Milwaukee to create a public light
ner bill providing for amendments to the
charter of the city of Milwaukee by the
initiative and referendum system was
recommended for indefinite postponement.
In the Assembly on the 10th Assembly
man Weber introduced a joint resolution
for an investigation of the report that the
governor intends to send militia to Sawyer
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
Secretary Will Visit Coast to
!. Study the Japanese

laborers from this country. The report
saws.
Secretary Straus told US the exclu-
sion clause in the immigration bill. as
well as the rule promul gated by the de-
partment of commerce and labor
March %. were made with the consent
of the japanese embassy and the Japan
ese government. Compare my previous
kilograms and reports and you can
clearly see the difference and contra
dfctIon from what was assured to US
by Ambassador Aoki and Counselor
Miyaokai OF the embassy. The Japan
ese ambassador. as we have stated in
our kilograms and reports. assured US
that the Japanese government never for
one moment agreed with the limitation
of immigration as presented TO US to-
day.
IL was after the interview with
Secretary Straus that Takahashi and
Kawakami received an invitation from
viscount AOki 10 dine at the embassy
Takahashfs answer. il is said. was:
We did not come to eat. but to settle
grave diplomatic questions
Just before Yamaoka's departure Tor
Tokyo on MAY IA Takahashi sent him a
telegram from Washington as follows.
Depart for japan instantly and
arouse public opinion as we understood
before There is no hope with the Jap
anese embassy here"
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
Continued from Page 1, Column

some plain talk will be INDUCED in by
the United States. 1t has been the pol
icy of this government right along to
back up the central government IN ia
pan, believing IL was sincere in It's de-
sire, to maintain friendly relations with
the United States. and yet il is said IN
official circles that there would be no
objection raised il Baron Keneko
should be sent here to succeed Aoki as
ambassador. Keneko is associated with
the opposition to the central govern
ment in Japan, and cables Of the last
few days have indicated that it is not
improbable that the strength of the op-
position to the central government will
be strong enough to force his appoint
ment as ambassador to this country.
The refusal of this country to accept
the offer OF France to use her good Of
fees to continue the friendly relations
between this country and Japan was, it
Is pointed out, the natural action to
take, for the reason that an acceptance
of the offer would have been an ac-
acknowledgement that relations between
the United States and japan are not
agreeable.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
DEPUTATIoN VISITS COUNCIL
Members Claim That Settlement OF
Trouble Is but Temporary

TOKYO. June 1O.-A deputation OF
Japanese from the United States ap-
peared today before a meeting OF the
council OF the progressive party and
presented a statement in substance as
follows:
The settlement OF the San Francisco trouble
cannot be considered fnal. and a recurrence
of the difficulty may be expected at any rlne
II IS absolutel- necessary 10 place the Japanese
IN a position to receive exactly the same te9T-
ment as Is accorded Europeans The law segre-
eating Japanese school children was passed three
years ago but the authorities hesitated 10 carry
out It's provisions. Its sudden enforcement last
sehm,ts from Germany. where be had an audi
ence with Emperor William Consequently some
inclined TO attribute the mayors sntl-Sapa-
neee attitude to the influence of the kaiser An
other report is to the effect that the Hawai.l.l
sugar interests have paid the snti-Japenese anil
anti Korean organization in Japan S5.Ooo-ooo fnr
preventing the japanese from going to Cali
fornia.
The Hochi prints a report from
washin gton. stating that the japanese
In America are allied with the pro-
gressive party here in an attempt to
overthrow the cabinet on account or
the American question, but little Gre
dence is placed in this assertion II is
true. however. that the progressive
party is the only political organization
which has publicly taken up the ques-
ton While avoiding expressions or
marked sympathy with the alleged vic
tins Of anti-Japanese sentiment IN
America. there is no doubt that the
progressives will use the San Fran
cisco troubles as a weapon with Wnicn
to attack the government should the
ministry fail to effect speedy and
satisfactory settlement.
The United States question is likely
TO afford the most popular platform
for the progressives and other opposi-
ton parties that are preparing for the
general election next spring
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
TROUBLE NEAR SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, June 10.-Word was re-
ceived from Brawley this evening that
troubles are brewing in the Imperial
valley which will possibly cause an
other diplomatic row with Japan A
war of races has been declared by the
Mexfcans and Indians who have hitn-
erto been doing most OF the manual
or common labor on the railroads and
irrigation bitches in the valley Re-
Gently the japanese have been coming
into the valley in large numbers and
are Offering TO work for less wages
The Indians and Mexicans. seeing the
probability of losing their jobs before
long have sent warning to the Japa1-
ese that the valley is entirely too small
to hold them and that they better
get out. Braw1ey is the center OF the
trouble and the weTd from the constable
there is that he fears serious results
He has asked that a deputy sheriff. or
the sheriff himself. come out and help
him IN case trouble follows
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
# SCHM|Tz TEST|F|Es,
RUFF MAY Be CALLED
Prosecution Would Welcome
Opportunity to Ques-
ton Mayor
HE MAY EvADE ISSUE
Defense Realizes Plight in
Which It's Star Witness
Would Be Placed
HE MAY EVADE ISSUE

II Mayor Schmitz is to testify today
in his own behalf in the extortion case
he will open to the prosecution wide
field in which to prove the lowest
grades Of corruption to which, 1t Is al
legged, the mayor descended One or
the strongest points made by the pros
ecution in presenting its case was that
Schmitz removed Police Commissioner
Harry Hutton so that licenses might
be issued to the French restaurants
after they had put UP the Zee" for
Ruef. II Schmitz takes the stand he
will swear that he removed Hutton TO
purify the morals Of the administra-
tfon, and in substantiation of this claim
he will relate the charges OF gross i'm
morality made against Hutton at the
time the commissioner was ousted.
This testimony will give Heney the
opportunity to show that Schmitz him.
self was not above suspicion and to
prove that while Schmitz pretended
that he could not countenance the pri-
vate immortality laid at Hutton's door
he was himself sharing or had planned
to share In the receipts Of the lowest
dive IN the city, the municipal brothel,"
at $40 Jackson street.
In his opening address to the jury
Assistant District Attorney Heney
promised to show that Schmitz, with all
his protestations Of virtue. was the
silent partner and protector of the
shameless traffic of Jackson street and
that Hutton was removed. not only 10
clear the way for the French restaurant
deal, but to end the compaign which
Hutton had waged to suppress the
brothel in Jackson street and place of
similar infamy at 1929 Dupont street.
Through the rules of evidence these
matters could not be presented by the
state on direct testimony, but would
be admissible to refute evidence by the
defense to establish the mayors stain
less virtue. Should Schmitz go on the
standard, because of the nature OF
the charge against him the defense
could have few other witnesses-the
Hutton matter will be taken up. Be
tween the pitiless horns of a dangerous
dilemma the defense was tossed last
night
Should Schmitz go on the stand TO
prove that his character is spotless II
may be necessary for the prosecution
to play its trump card and call Abe
Ruef to testify. Ruef is all that Is
needed to cinch the case against
Schmitz, but there are other prosecu-
tions to be considered and 1t might lie
poor strategy as well as bad drama
turgy to spring the climax in the first
act of this real presentation of the To-
cal "undertow.''
When Ruer goes on the stand there
will inevitably be grand expose OF
the relations existing between the boss
and the mayor and the attorneys for
every CRATER and alleged CRATER viii
plan their defense on these revelations.
Later trails would then be anticlimati-
cal, so far as the Ruef confession goes.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
WOLF AND VANNATT
STILL GUARDING" JURY
Are Closely Watched in Turn
by Elisor Biggy and
His Men
BOTH ARE BOASTFUL
Maintain Staggering Atti-
tude in Corridors of
the St. Francis
BOTH ARE BOASTFUL

Still staggering about the corridors
of the St Francis hotel are Reuben
A. Wolf and Charles z. Vannatta, the
the ex-police sergeant and private de-
tective. who admit that they are watch
ing the Schmitz jury with -near-beneF-
olent" intentions. Elisor Biggy and ms
guards have the two ~sleutns" under
close surveillance and II is q certainty
that they viii not get within shouting
distance OF the jurors. Captain Miles
Bolger OF the Curtin detective agency
Indignantly denied to Biggy yesterday
that the men were associated with his
agency.
vannatta and Wolf now make no
secret OF the fact that they are watch
ing the jury Nannatta brazenly pa
raded his interest last night
The jury is now watched carefully.
as IL should have been from the first
said he critically. and Wolf sssented.
We are here to see that IL is guarded
carefully he added. with the air of
connoisseur on juries.
Who detailed you TO DO this2" was
asked.
no one-in particular" replied the
typewriter detective
so your motives are entirely benevo-
lent and IN the cause Of justice2"
Wei. that's nearly it." responded
yannatta-
While the two guardsmen watched in
the hotel lobby, the jurymen passed a
quiet evening in their rooms, reading
muulated newspapers and novels which
DO not mention graft. Upton Sinclair.
Brand Whitlock. Lincoln Stenens and
David Graham Phillips are authors
whose works are excluded from the
Biggy boudoirs. but in spite Of this
censorship there is some literature
available. and on that mild milk the
panel feeds its mind
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11

Langdon Says Every
Point Is Proved :

S6THE prosecution has put in
its ease and has proved
every point which it prom
Used to present; the jury has the
evidence before 1T. We have
tried to perform our functions
In the administration Of jus
tice and expect the other branches
of the court to do theirs. We
will not say what witnesses we
may produce I'm rebuttal. IL we
produce any."-District Attorney
William III. Langdon.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11


willful violation of the statute was
conclusive proof of intent. Fairall
argued that since there was legal
presumption of intent, il the illegal
acts themselves were proved, proof OF
intent by extraneous acts was unneces
sary and indefensible.
Heney contended that it was perti-
nent to prove intent by other acts, since
in every crime intent was of the es-
sence of the offense- The rule, he said,
that whenever facts were susceptible
| OF two constructions, in order to rebut
the contention that those acts were
| committed with lawful purpose, in
| tent mil ght be proved by proof OF SINH
| lar acts.
| I'VE want to show" said Heney.
that when licenses were threatened
Ruef and Schmitz got money. These
| cases were too frequent to sustain the
| plea OF fee,' or to be explained by
\ Ruers alleged friendship for the hold
ers of the licenses threatened
| He contended that evidence OF any
! acts tending TO show system or gen.
eral plan of extortion was admissible.
not as proof of the acts charged in
! the indictment, but to show the intent.
He pointed out that the defense unques-
| tionably would be that the mayor was
an innocent party If there was a con-
| spiracy The evidence he sought 20
| introduce, he insisted, was proper and
! admissible in rebuttal of such defense
| which in its essence involved the ques-
| tion of intent.
Briefly, the contention of ]. C. Camp
bell, chief counsel for the defense. was
| that while generally intent might be
shown by other acts, the California
statute defining extortion made such
evidence inadmissible-
!, The court held that the state would
have the right to introduce evidence
| touching other restaurants, but said
! he would entertain a motion to exclude
| all other evidence mentioned by Heney,
unless additional argument were offered
| IN support of its admissibility.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
CHARGED WITH BUReLARY-.

CHARGED WITH BURGLARY-James p No
Ian was arrested yesterday by Detectives Burke
and Smith and his name placed on the detinur
book az the city prison. He Is accused o.
breaking into several rooms in the Elkhori
house is5 Valencia street on May 20 and steal
ing large quantity OF jewelry and other ar
ticles- The detectives are searching for his com
N nfcr
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
kURoKI THANKS NAVY

WASHINGTON. June 10 = General
Ex,,rolxf today photographed the navy de-
,,s-fr,enf from Seattle. thanking the
secretary for the courtesies extended
10 him while in this country.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
MOOT POINT IS ARGUED

The question of the admissibility Of
the testimony of Camille Mailhebuau,
Blanco and Pons to prove acts of ex-
tortion outside the allegations of the
indictment occupied the entire morning
session. Both sides evinced an unpar-
liamentary disposition to talk first. The
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
,,atcuT SUCCEEDS TAMs BIxBY

WASHINGTON. June 10.-Indian In
spector ]. George Wright was today ap-
pointed commissioner 70 the hVe CIV
jiized tribes in the Indian Territory,
vice Tzms Bfxby.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11

Collectively and individually the jury
men assure the Judge that they hold
him entirely blameless, following his
disappearing form with looks indicative
of desire that he tarry for a chat
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11

MEXICO CITY, June lot has been
learned that the report which came
from Oaxaca last night TO the effect
that President Cabrera had been assas-
sinated was without foundation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
Resumption Of Grand Jury
Sessions Is Postponed
Adjournment of the Extra Meeting
Results in misunderstanding
Among Members

Although it was generally reported
that a session of the grand jury would
be held yesterday. there was misun-
among the jurors and only
three gathered at the quarters in Ma
tive Sons hall. When the grand jury
adjourned two weeks ago. after filing
the indictments against the gas and
trolley magnates, June 10 was fixed as
the next meeting date In the mean
time however, the grand jury was
called together to investigate Chief of
Police Dinan's actions in tampering
with the veniremen called for the
Schmitz jury. In the absence of Fore
man Oliver. Grand Juror Deasey pre-
sided, and adjournment was taken to
the call of the foreman 1t was this
combination of circumstances which
caused confusion as to the next meet
ing date
The grand jury intended to begin an
investigation yesterday Of the arrival
of shipments of dynamite to San Fran
cisco. The United Railroads had blamed
the carmen and the carmen in turn had
blamed the United Railroads. In view
of the fact that the Schmitz trial Is
nearing completion 1t is stated that ne
session of the grand jury will be held
until the case against Schmitz shall
have gone to the jury.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
Examination of Witnesses to
Be Completed Today

Continued from Page 1. Col.. 3, 4, 5
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-03-20
OffiCiaIPu utilization.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1907.
In accordance with the adjourn
mentthe Board of Supervisors met
in Auditors office, Thursday, Japu-
airy, 3lst, 1907.
Called to order at a m.
Members all present.
Minutes of Thursday, January
18th, 1907, were read and approved.
Den'son, Iowa, Jan. 3lst, 1907.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
. ors of Crawford County, Iowa.
4 The undersigned treasurer Of Craw-
ford county, would respectfully re-
quest permission from the Board of
Supervisors of this county by resolu-
ton entered of record to deposit
county funds in the following banks
to an amount not to exceed the sum
stated opposite the name of each
bank, towit:
Bank of Denison. Denison, lowiS 10000 90
First National Bank. Denison. Iowa .250OO 20
Crawford County State Bank, Deni-
son. Iowa .......... -. $4,000 90
First National Bank, Manila, Iowa. 5000 90
Manila National Bank, Manila, iowa 10000 90
Bank of Dow City, Dow City, Iowa. 5000 90
Valley Bank, West Side, Iowa. 49,. 5000 90
Farmers Bank, West side, Iowa 80 o co
First National Bank, Charter Oak,
1owa........... 80. .....-..... 10000 90
Farmers State Bank. Charter Oak.
IDwa........ .......,........ 10000 co
Traders Bank, Vail, Iowa. 8 90 90
Baxter Re ed & Co, Schleswig, Iowa. 5000 90
German Bank. Schleswig, Iowa.. ;. 5000 90
German Savings Bank, Ricketts,, Iowa 5000 90
Kiron state Bank, Kiron, Iowa 5000 90
Arion State Bank, Arion, Iowa. ..... 500 co
And that upon the delivery by
each of said Banks of duly execut-
ed bond, with proper sureties to be
approved by the treasurer and board
of supervisors in double the maxi
mum amount permitted to be depos-
ited as above Stated. Conditioned to
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-03-20
is MAKING HIS MARK.
Senator Nick Is Proving A Factor In
Nevada Legislature.

Carson City. March An. R. Fitz-
patrick. who enjoys the distinction
of being the last single assemblyman
who will probably ever represent the
entire county of Churchill. a reap
pointment bill being passed last week.
was elected with safe majority over
Henry Ross one of the most popular
engineers in the Wonder mining dis
trict. Fitzpatrick came to Nevada
about year ago from Iowa and in
that time his stand for Democracy
gave him friends enough to defeat
candidate who seemed certain win
ner.
Fitzpatrick has done excellent
work here, always being anxious for
the interests of the miner. He has
introduced two bills which will APP
peal to the followers of the para
mount industry. One is grub stake
law. which more clearly defines the
construction and Interpretation of a
grub stake contract and providing for
grub stake contract and providing
that 1T must be in writing. This will
be the means of putting an end to
an immense amount of litigation
which has filled the courts of the
state during the last forty-tive years.
Giving the greater part of his life
to the study of mining affairs. Fitz-
patrick has been the evil genius Of
the "location hog" and he is the in
PRODUCER of measure which will
limit the number of claims one man
can locate in any one district. He be-
lieves that this bill will do away
with the one-corporation ownership
in many of the new camps which re-
main to be discovered in the state.
A friend of education. Fitzpatrick
together with Senator Douglass, has
framed bill to allow Fallon to is
sue bonds for the payment of the
debt on the county high school there.
Fitzpatrick is one of the four or.
iginal discovers of Wonder. He hirec
the first man who did work in Won
der. and built the first road from
Fallon to that camp. He also holds 8
receipt for the first lot sold there.
Nevada State Journal.