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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
RUSSELL MAKES STATEMENT
CORRECTS FALSE RUMORS ABOUT
PROSECUTION OF TRUSTS.
Acting Attorney General Says Rights
of All Will Be Assured by the
Supreme Court.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Concerning
frequent requests at the department
of justice for information as to prose
cutions of alleged trusts and railroads
Acting Attorney General Russell said:
II am daily answering inquiries
which indicate that all kinds of un-
founded rumors are afloat concerning
Investigations and intended antitrust
suits and prosecutions by this depart
ment. Fortunately or unfortunately
the department is quite unable to do
one-tenth as much work as it is sup
posed to be doing.
Il understand that some of these
rumors have been caused by Judge
Landis' fine, and troubles between the
railroads and the states in Michigan,
Alabama and elsewhere, particularly
over state laws reducing rates. So far
as the fine is concerned, it may have
operated to convince investors that
such part of their dividends as come
from rebating and other illegal prac-
tfces will be less certain in the flu
ture. AS for the state railroad rates
and controversies, possibly some divi-
dends have been swelled by exorbit-
ant local rates. My own view is
that whether lower rate will lessen
dividends or increase them by in
creasing travel and shipments is chief
ly matter of experiment. l presume
1t was upon being convinced of this
that some of the railroads abandoned
their preliminary injunction of state
law and authority as of doubtful legal
ity, even if a permanent injunction
shall be properly upheld upon full
proof and after some little time for
experiment.
1T will doubtless be the policy Of
this department to aid in the speedy
determination of all the questions in
volved in the railroad rates contro-
versy by the supreme court, and in
that high tribunal the rights of all
will be safe and soon settled. When
the department shall have continued
awhile alonger enforcing laws against
rebating and destraints and monop-
olies of trade, the result cannot fail
to be sounder and less tainted pros
perity.'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Discover victim Of
COLORADO ASSASSIN
SUPPOSED SKELETON OF w. j..
BARNEY WHO DISAPPEARED
IN 1901 is FOUND.
BEARS OUT CONFESSION
MADE BY STEVE ADAMS
Bones Dug from Improvised Grave
After Place Had Been Pointed Out
to Gen. Buckley WeIls-NeW Sen
sation in Colorado Case.

Telluride, Col, Aug. 9.-What is
said to be the skeleton of w. j..
Barney, the timber man employed on
the Smuggler-Union mine who mys-
teriously disappeared in June, 1901,
has been eXhumed near the Alta mill,
near Gold King basin, II miles from
town, by Gen. Bulkeley Wells, mana
ger of the SmugglerUnion Mining
company, and others. According to
Mr. Wells account the body was
found in an improvised grave and its
location was pointed out by Steve
Adams, now in Jail in Idaho awaiting
a second trial on the charge of muir
der, when he was here in June, 1906,
in the custody of Wells.
Adams Points Out Grave.
It was after Adams made the al
legged confession which he afterward
repudiated and il which he is sup
posed to have acknowledged being the
assassin of Arthur Collins, formerly
general manager of the Smuggler-
Union mine, and to be familiar with
the places where the bodies of w. j.
Barney and Wesley Smith, shift
boss of the Liberty Bell mine, were
buried. Adams was brought down
here by Gen. Wells to point out the
graves of the missing men. When
Wells and Adams went up into the
Golden King basin there was more
snow on the ground than had been
anticipated and several years having
elapsed since the body had been
buried Adams was unable to deter
mine exactly where the grave was.
He showed Gen Wells the place, ac-
cording to the best of his recollec-
ton.
description of the place, for, 1t is un-
derstood, little difficulty was expert
enced in uncovering the grave.
Bones Brought to Telluride.
A part of the body or skeleton, in
cluding the teeth and thaC portion by
which identification could be most
readily established, was brought to
town by Gen. Wells.
Barney incurred the i'll will of the
union here by working at the Snug
gler-Union mine after the strike in
April, 1901 1t was this strike that
caused the riots in July of that year.
Adams is said to have told Wells that
Barneys body was stripped of its
clothing, which was buried some dis
tance from his body. Afterward the
body was taken up and buried in an
other place.
While here in 1906 Adams is said
to have pointed out to Wells the fir
tree in the darkness of which he
claimed to have stood when he fired
the fatal charge of buckshot into the
back of Manager Collins. He also is
said to have told Wells where he
threw the cartridges after removing
them from the gun.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
ARMED POSSE TRAPS BANDITS.
Masked Men Who Tried to Rob Ohio
Bank Are Brought to Bay.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 8. - Three
masked men late at night attempted
to rob the Merchants bank at Strongs-
vile, a suburb. They were discovered
as result of the ringing of a burglar
alarm after they had gained access to
the bank and while they were at
tempting to drill hole in the safe.
Citizens armed with shotguns opened
fire on the cracksmen and a running
fight followed, in which two of the
robbers were wounded. All three,
however, succeeded III escaping into
a deep woods near by.
A posse was at once organized and
a systematic search commenced for
the burglars. Their supposed hiding
place is now surrounded by farmers
armed with shotguns. 1t is believed
that the cracksmen will offer desper-
ate resistance before surrendering
Bloohounds have been sent for to aid
in the search.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
TELECRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

The United States appraisers have
reversed decision affecting the i'm
portation of French china
The Catholic Order of Foresters has
amended its constitution so as to bar
liquor dealers from membership.
Forty persons are reported dead or
injured in explosions during the burn
ing of large brewery at Santiago,
Chile.
1t is reported that before moving
from its Cincinnati office to Coving-
ton, Ky, the Standard Oil company
burned its records and papers.
Soil experts have taken exception to
a theory on fertilization advanced by
Prof Milton Whitney of the United
States department of agriculture.
Mrs. Katherine Tingley, head of the
theosophists at Point Iona, Cal, is
soon to sail for Europe to attend a
number of conventions of the cult.
Since the San Francisco fire, ac-
cording to the figures given out by the
California promotion committee, $500
600 barrels of cement, or about 500,-
600 tons, have been used in rebuilding
operations.
At the funeral of Anna Markowtz
the Dayton CO., girl who was myste,
riously murdered, near the scene of
the Dona Gilman tragedy, the officiat-
ing rabbi cursed the ground where the
crime was committed.
The American Spice Trade associa
ton, the first organization ever known
in the spice trade, has been effected
In New York. FfftyssiX of the most
important concerns of the various cen,
ters were represented.
Senor Bengoechea, Guatemalan con.
sui general in New York, has had
Caesar Zumota, editor of the Spanish
weekly, La Semana, held for trial for
attacks on the president of Guate
mala. 1t is the first case where a con,
sui general has sued for libel for at.
tacks on his president
A commission headed by James B.
Reynolds, assistant secretary of the
treasury, will visit Europe to study eX,
port and other conditions in connec,
tion with the trade agreement made
recently with Germany. The commits,
sion is the result of criticism by
American trade bodies of the German
agreement
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
ENDORSED BY THE COUNTY.

The most popular remedy in Otsego
county. and the best friend OF my
family writes VIM M. DietZ, editor
and publisher of the Otsego Journal,
Gilbertsville, N. Y, is DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 1t has proved to be
n infallible cure for coughs and coldst
making short work of the worst o,
them. We always keep bottle if
the house. l believe it to be the mosn
valuable prescription known for Lung
and Throat disease Guaranteed to
never disappoint the taker, by Gamm's
Corner Drug Store, Price SOC and 81. 90
Trial bottle free.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
ESPERANTO SPEECH
IS GAINING FAVOR
WATERFOWL SAID TO HAVE
SEVERAL ESPARANTISTS.
WdtGrtOWn Has a Scholar in the
New Language in the Person of
Hans Gde6lGr Already Quite
Proficient Carrying on a Large
CorrespondenCeWith Foreigners.

The Esperanto language, the lar
guage of the world, has gained and is
still gaining strength. 1t seems as if
language has at last been estab-
lIshed. Ia which all people of the
universe can converse and understand
each other. Watertown has num-
Der of ESperanlists ard it is astonishing
a larger number is not interested in the
language, as it has become prominent
IN the corresponding with people of
foreign countries and in exchanging
postal cards. One of Watertown's
foremost scholars IN Esperanto is
Hans Gaebler, son of MIR. and Mrs.
M. Gaepler. Mr.. Ga9bler has studied
the language for over year through
correspondence and has become rather
proficient in writing it. He carries
on large correspondence with Span
1ards, Italians, Russians, Japanese,
Chinese, FiIipinos,, hungarians, Ger
mans, English and several more and
all in one and the same language
Esperanto What results have been
achieved in Esperanto may be seen
from the following items from London
taken from a Chicago paper:
La Tri Kongreso, which means
Third Congress- of the Esperantists,
will begin at Cambridge OF Monday,
Aug. y. and will continue for sew
eral days. Hundreds of Esperantists
from Europe and America have prom
ised to attend and there will be many
novel features. The programme for
the opening sessions includes speeches
and singing IN the Esperanto language,
play consisting of scenes from the
"She Stoops to Conquer, with eleven
performers, each from a different
country. and will conclude with the
singing OF "God Save the ing in
Esperanto.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
SHIPS MUST FIND NEW NAMES.
Edict Is Issued Forbidding AppelIa
tions That Are Similar.

New York, Aug. 9.-An edict just
issued by the English board of trade
bids fair to cause all kinds of con-
fusion temporarily among British
shipping. The board, which speaks
with authority on the subject, has de-
creed that hereafter no two British
vessels shall be registered under the
same or similar names. The new rule
is to take effect at once.
There are few ports in the world
where the change will be more notice
able than In New York, where craft
of British registry predominant, and
best guesses" as to the future
names of two out of three Virginians,
IL Vestas, six Normans, four Oceanics,
two Cedrics, six Majestics, five NAL
tas, two Mallards, two Malagas, IL
Rescues, six Resolutes, three St.
Lawrences, two ST. Louis, etc. are in
order
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
GREAT GATHERING
OF FARMERS SOON
Good Roads Convention at
State Fair Grounds on
Sept. IL.

The call for state good roads con-
ventiOn printed below is very timely
thing in view of the widespread IN
terest in good roads which exists at
the present time. People all over
the sCate are awakening to the fact
that there is something radically
wrong with our roads when il costs
the farmer as much to haul his crops
from the farm to town, as It costs the
buyer to ship those same crops
couple hundred miles by rail to the
large markets. When public interest
is directed toward this waste, some
wise solution of the difficulty is sure
to be obtained. While farmers are
not by any means the only ones in
terested in better roads. they are
the most directly concerned and 1T is
proper that they should meet and
form an organization to look after
their interests.
We wish TO urge upon every
farmer who can go, the Importance
of attending this convention and get
ting all the information he can on the
situation. Some of the best road
experts in the United States will be
there and number of prominent
farmers will be on the prog ram. The
Geological Survey, the Governor, and
the State Board of Agriculture will
appoint delegates on nomination of
the town chairman. The State
Geological Survey is going to build a
short stretch of model road on the fair
grounds.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
OPPOSES LONG-HAUL RATE CUT.
Iowa Food Commissioner at Creamery
Probe in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 9.-Food Com
missioner Wright of Iowa was the
chief witness at the creamery rate
investigation before the state railway
commission. He opposed cut in the
long-haul rates, declaring that it
would help the centralized creameries
and was also against a horizontal cut
in express and freight rates on cream
for the same reason. Mr.. Wright de,
clared that he favored the establishing
of the local creaneries rather than
the centralized plants.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Sixteen Coal Mines Close.
Cavalry Squadron is on Road.

Fort Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. o.
The first squadron of the Thirteenth
cavalry, U. S. A., made up of $50 men,
has departed from here on it's march
to Fort Sheridan, Ill. The squadron
will pass through Iowa and Illinois,
stopping at the Rock Island arsenal
where, it is said, Kermit Roosevelt,
son of President Roosevelt, may join
the soldiers. Among those who Joined
the squadron here are Capt. Fitzhugh
Lee and Lieut.. Philip Sheridan, son
of the late Gen. Sheridan.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Whole Miners Union Enioined.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug 9.-All
members and officers of the United
Mine Workers of America, district No.
10, at Montlake, this county, are under
a temporary injunction, restraining
them from attempting, by persuasion,
threats, intimidation or otherwise,
from interfering with the business of
the Montlake Coal company, in min
ing, selling and shipping it's coal. They
are also temporarily restrained from
attempting to persuade employees of
the coal company to leave the employ
ment of the company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09

declared c. on
gresham Sharp
Williams as the
party nominee for
the United States
senate.
The canvass OF
the returns show
ed a majority OF
648 votes for
Williams, the to,
tails being as fol
lows:
Williams, SO,
Vardaman, 5S,S4S,
Trere will be
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09

no contest over the result.
After a short caucus by the two fac
tons it was finally agreed to abide
by semi-official returns as furnished
Secretary of State Powers from the
various counties and which show that
Mr.. Williams has major.l.r Of GAS
votes. The m!.afion to deciara Mr..
Williams the nominee was seconded
by the friends of Gov Vardaman. The
committee then formally declared
Mr.. Williams nominated as United
States senator. This is considered
the final settlement of the now cele-
brated contest.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Disastrous Storm in Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 9.-Eastern and
southern sections of Nebraska were
visited by one of the worst wind and
transforms in recent years. In Lin
coin more than two inches of rain fell
in short time, the downpour being
accompanied by dazzling electrical
display. At Fremont the electric
light wires were blown down and the
city was plunged in darkness. Wind
devastated Irving Park, blowing down
many trees. Only trace of rain was
reported in the western part of the
state
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

CIIICdSO, AuS. ..
FLOUR-Market easy. Spring wheat,
special brands $3.50; Minnesota, hard pat
ent, jute, $4.6005.1O; straight, export bags,
So. 10G410 clear, export bags, So. 1503.75.
WHEAT-Is supported. September, $50
S9c; December, 921a@931Ac.
CORN-Strong. December 515s052c.
OATS-Jump. May, 447s@4514c.
BUTTER-Extra creamery, per h., 231a
lG25c; dairies, &c.
POTATOES-CNe Choice to fancy,
90695c; fair to good 85ttSSc.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkey per h., lie;
chickens, fowls, lie; ducks, 10012c.
EGGS-Cases included, 14@1Gc per doz
cases returned, 13Q151Rc; extra high
grades, 2012c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Union Pacific Declares Dividend.

New York, Aug. 9-The directors
of the Union Pacific Railroad company
have declared a regular quarterly
dividend of two and one-half per
cent. on the common stock. The last
dividend amounted to two and one,
half per cent, but was not designated
as regular at that time. The directors
also declared the regular semi-annual
dividend of two per cent. on the pre-
ferred stock.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. 8.
CATTLE-Good to prime steers, $500
760; fair to good steers, S.. 80; inferior
to plain steers, 81. 5005.50; Texas steers,
s4 25g4.75; plain to fancy yearlings, s5.OO0
$50; plain to fancy cows, $375q5.25; plain
to fancy heifers, 40006.15; good to choice
feeders, s4.O0050O; fair to choice stockers,
s3OO9425; common to choice bulls, s3.5Og
SIS; calves, common to fair, s50006.25;
calves, good to fancy, s6.25Q7.60.
HOGS-Heavy packing sows, s5.55G5.80;
choice to prime heavy shipping barrOws,
s585060O; mixed packers, $5.85Q6.05;
throw-outs, s4.004525; pigs, 500
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Germany Wins from Chinese.

Washington, Aug. 9.-In the mat
ter of the conflict between the German
consul and the Chinese vice consul at
San Francisco over the "a Chinese
deserters from the German tramp
steamer Tolosan, the department of
justice has decided that the deserters
should be surrendered to the German
consul
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Gets Diamond MONOPOLY,

New York, Aug. 9.-News has
reached here that the Debeers Dia-
mond company of South Africa has
mine, which gives the company prac-
tIcally the diamond monopoly of the
world. The largest diamond in the
world was found in the Premier mine
two years ago.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Two Men Ground to Death.

Allentown, Pa, Aug. 9.-While at
work repairing the inside of a rock
grinder at the plant Of the Lehigh
Portland Cement company, George
Reed, and a foreigner named Mike
Hollun, were caught by the starting
of the machinery and ground to
death
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Liner Sinks Steamer,

Portland, Ore, Aug. s. The Port
land and San Francisco liner City OF
Panama, en- route from Portland, with
a full list of passengers, collided with
and sank the steamer Alliance from
Coos bay, for Portland, with passen.
gers and freight The collision oc,
Cured in a fog near the mouth of the
Willamette river. The passengers OF
the Alliance were brought to Port.
land
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Raid a MOSCOW Bomb Factory

Moscow, Aug. 9.-The police searched
the imperial technical schools and dis
covered the central revolutionary lab
oratory for manufacturing bombs of a
new pattern and tremendous explosive
power, regular supplies of which were
being shipped to various interior
points. The police seized a number of
bombs, 900 time-fuse appliances, a
printing outfit and some forbidden lit
erature and arrested 20 men and wom-
en- who were students of the schools
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Iorain CO., Man Dies by Bullet.

Lorain, O., Aug. 9.-Arthur L. Fitch,
superintendent of construction for the
Sheffield Land company of this city,
was found dead in his stable with
bullet wound in his head. 1t is be-
lieyed to be case of suicide, al
though Fitch's wife insists that he
was murdered. Fitch was prominent
and prosperous.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Tennessee Bank Resumes Business.

Washington, Aug. S.-The comp
troller of the currency announced
Wednesday that the Peoples National
bank, of Gallatin, Tenn, which was
declared insolvent and placed in the
hands of receiver on July 1S, has
been permitted to reopen its doors
for business. The banks capital
stock is now unimpaired, according
to the announcement
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Peace Is at Hand in Belfast.

Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 9.-The dis
pute in the coal trade here has been
settled and work was resumed Thurs
day. The troops again held possession
of the street, the factories are reopen
ing and the normal conditions of busi-
ness are gradually returning.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Oma ma Nab Aug

CATTLE-Market stronger. Native
steers, s4.50G7.3O; cows and heifers, 5000
500; western steers, s3.75Q5.60; Texas
steers, s3.0Od465 cows and heifers, $3.50
@4.5o; Gamers, s2.O0Q3.oO; stockers and
feeders, 81. .0O0530; calves, s3.75Q5.75; bulls
and stags, s25OQ4.50.
HOGS-Market steady. Heavy, s5.7G0
5.S5; mixed, s5.7505.S0; light, s5S0d6. 90;
pigs, s.. .25@5. .85; bulk of sales, s5.7595S5.
SHEEP-Market shade stronger Year
lings, s55OG6.OO; wethers, s5OOQ5. 5.65; ewes.
a hO15. 40: lambs. s6.50Q7.50.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Monument to Jefferson Davis.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 9.-The
final act of the Alabama legislature
was for the erection of monument
to Jefferson Davis, first and only pres
ident of the confederacy. 1t will
stand within a few feet of the place
where he received the oath of office
and just in front of the old capitol
where the ceremony took place.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Graft Exposed, Murder Follows

Helena, Ark, Aug. 9.-Former Po-
liceman Ben Curruth was arrested
charged with the assassination of j.
NJ. Scott, city editor Of the Helena
World. He denies the charge. The
murder followed an expose of graft
in the police department.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
A Drinking Fountain.
(From Wednesdays DailyD

The new drinking fountain for the
Lewis park arrived IN the city yester-
day and will be placed therein at
on"e. 1t will be remembered that the
late Mrs. Fannie Lewis left the city
81, 900 tor this purpose. The new
fountain is a beautiful bronze and
will be a great ornament to our city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Pontiff Abandons Celebration.

Rome, Aug. 9.-The pope has coun-
termanded all the receptions planned
in honor OF the anniversary of his cor
onation, fearing that the cardinals
might be insulted in the streets while
on their way to and from the vatican.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
New York, Aug. {

FLOUR-Quiet and barely steady.
WHEAT-Advances September, 963s@
9634c December, s1.00@1.OOA; May, S1.035s
d1.037s.
RYE-Dull. No. 2, western, 88c F. o. B.
New York, asked.
CORN-Market without transactions.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-09
Anti-CrueIty Leader Dead.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 9.-The body
of DR.. E. D. Buckner, who died at
Osceola, was brought to Lincoln and
buried here. He was president of the
National Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals.