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Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
SPOONER GETS
JOB FROM HILL
TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF ALI
HILL INTERESTS AT $4,000 A
YEAR.
RESIGNATION Is EXPLAINED
WILL ASSUME DUTIES MAY I,
WITH HEADQUARTERS IN
NEW YORK.

st. Paul, March Z. - The secret OF
United States Senator John c. Spoon
er's resignation from the upper house
has been brought to light
The famous Wisconsin solon, whose
recent retirement from the United
States senate caused a profound SEN
sation politically, has dotted the sena-
torlal toga to accept the important
post of general counsel for James J.
HilPs interests, including the Great
Northern. Northern Pacific and Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroads,
as well as the Great Northern Steam
ship company, the Northern Steamship
company and the other varied Hill in
terests, Of which the ore lands, both in
Minnesota and other states. constitute
a factor
Assume Duties in May.
Senator Spooner will assume his
new duties on May /, the day when his
retirement from the senate takes eff
feet.
1t is said that, at Senator Spooners
request, Mr.. Hill had determined to
withhold the official announcement I'M
til April /, but now that the news has
become public it is probable that Mr..
Hill will take immediate steps to issue
the circular which will proclaim Sen
ator SpOOners appointment.
About six months ago Mr.. Hill per-
sonally approached Senator Spooner
and proffered to the Wisconsin solon
the position of general counsel.
Headquarters in New York.
1t is said that Senator Spooner &C
cepted the same, but with the condi-
ton that he be given until May l be-
fore assuming his duties.
To this President Hill agreed. From
what can be learned at this time, Sem
ator Spooner, after entering the Hill
services, will probably make his head
quarters in New York, where he will
personally direct all of the higher legal
policy of all of the Hill interests.
1t is said that Senator Spooner's sal
airy will be $4,000 a year.
The position was first offered tc
Elihu Root, who declined it.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
MURDER BILL is $4,000.
Estate of Slayer Is Sued by Estate OF
Slain Girl.

Davenport. Iowa, March IA novel
lawsuit has been filed in the district
court here. Last September Harry
Drenter of Summit, Iowa, shot and
killed Grace Rose, a pretty school
teacher at Summit, and then took his
own life. In the present suit A. l..
Stone. administrator of the estate or
Miss Rose. seeks to recover $4,000
damages from Drenter's estate, on the
ground that Drenter was responsible
for the death Of Miss Rose.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Ex-coUNTY CLERK SUED.

Crawford County wis., Taxpayers
Claim They Were Victimized.
Prairie du CHEN, Wis, March Z. -
Suit to recover over $1,000 in tees'
said to have been illegally collected
was brought before the circuit court
against Former County Clerk w. ..
Allan. The action was brought by a
number of taxpayers for sums collect
ed during bis four years as clerk ol
Crawford county.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
NEW PLANTS FOR GRAND RAPIDS
Overall and Shirt Company Starts
Good Year Ahead for City.

The Thomas Overall & Shirt COM
nanv which recently decided to locate
it's main plant at Grand Rapids, began
onerations with a force Of thirty girls
in the Lowery building as temporary
quarters. 1t is the intention OF the
company to build large plant as soon
as the weather permits, and employ
ment will then be given to fully Zoo
girls. This plant is an important ad-
dition to this city.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

Madison, Wis, March 6.-The con-
test for the seat in the United States
senate made vacant by the resignation
of Senator SpoOner is absorbing the
attention of the members of the legls-
lature to the exclusion of all other
business An even dozen of prominent
citizens of Wisconsin are spoken OF
either as avOwed or prospective candl-
dates for the vacant seat. They are:
John j. Esch, Henry A. Cooper, James
O. Davidson, w w. Webb, w. d. Con-
nor, w H Hatten, Isaac Stephenson,
Walter y. HOuser, |. L. LenrOOt, Jo-
seph V. Quarles, John j. Jenkins and
James H. Stout.
Friends of La Toilette in the legisla-
ture, it is said, will not declare them
selves until the preference Of the SEN
ator is known. Senator La Toilette is
suffering from grip in Washington,
and there is said to be danger of a re-
turn of the serious stomach trouble
from which he suffered years ago. In
response to a telegram Mrs. La Fol
lette went to him yesterday. Senator
La Toilette is said to favor the cand1-
dacy Of Stephenson.
Senator Sp0Oner, of course, has no
suggestion to venture, nor have any Of
his political followers.
The opinion prevails generally that
La Toilette can name his colleague.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09

New York, March GA long stride
forward in the trial of Harry K. Thaw
was taken yesterday when District At
t0rney Jerome announced that his ex-
hauStive crOSs-eXamination of DR.. Brit
ton D. Evans, one of the alienists for
the defense, had been concluded. DR..
Evans had been under fire since Wed
nesday morning last. He was immedi-
ately succeeded on the stand by DR..
Charles G. Wagner of BinghamtOn,
n. Y. who accompanied DR.. Evans on
most Of his visits to Thaw in the
Tombs. Mr.. Jerome indicated by his
questioning of DR. Wagner that he may
conclude to-day.
Mother Next Witness.
Mrs. William Thaw is expected to be
the next figure in the witness chair.
With Mrs. Thaw's testimony in, the
defense will practically complete it's
case. and it is likely that the states
case in rebuttal may be begun before
the end of the week.
DR.. Evans left the witness stand yes
terday subject to recall for a direct
examination. The witness protected
the interests of the defense quite
keenly throughout his cross-examina-
ton and at all times appeared to be a
match for the district attorney.
Had Insane knowledge of Act.
Dr. Evans yesterday, however, adj
mitted that Thaw had an insane
knowledge of what he was doing on
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Judge Becomes Fatigued.

New York, March 3.-The insanity
Of adolescence, paranoia and the char.
acteristics of brain storms" occupied
both sessions of the Thaw trial yester
day, and when adjournment until Mon
day morning was ordered DR.. B. D.
Evans was still under cross examina
ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
CHRISTIAN POWERS
~EGYPTIAN NATIONALIST" WOULD
 DEFY THEM.
English Official Says Islam Movement Is q Combination of MOslem to Re- sist Countries Having the
 Gospel.

London, April 3-In his report on the progress of the various administrative departments of the Egyptian govern ment issued by the foreign office today Lord Cromer, the British agent in Eg- ypt deals at length with the anti-Brit- ish movement known as Egyptian na' tionalism". This. Lord Cromer describ ed as a plant of "exotic rather than indigenous growth" and deeply ting ed with pan -Islamism," thereby mak ing a "combination of all the Moslems throughout the world to defy and re . sist the Christian power"
 Viewed in this light, Lord Cromer say the movement needs to be watched carefully by all European nations as it may possibly lead to sporadic outbursts in different parts of the world. He adds:
 We were in a very measureable dis tance of such an outburst last spring. when the European inhabitants of Egg ypt flocked into the towns. Their alarm was not at all unreasonable
 Lord Cromer believes that cohensioh between Egyptians and foreigners can be secured only by the creation of local international legislative council, composed of thirty-six members, six teen nominated by the government and the remaining twenty elected by interested foreign residents. Lord Cro- mer declares the present system of leg islation by diplomacy must be aban- doned and his report contains numer- ous recommendations for the better government of Egypt. It concludes with a warning to British officials against speculating in land and other ways in spite of temptations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
WALL STREET EXCITED.
Believed Hartman wHI stand Pat O,
 His Letters.

Believed Hartman VIII stand Pat on
 His Letters.
 New York, April 3.--The publica- tion of the letter from F. II. Har- riman to Sidney Webster and the correspondence between President and the president and Mir. Hartman was given the widest discussion in A. nancial and political circles today.
 The statement given out by MT. Hartman last night in reply to the Roosevelt Sherman correspondence was eagerly read. especially in Wall street where Mir. Harriman's position as leader in the railroad world has given him such prominence. MT. Hartman himself was not at his of flee as early as usual today.
 It was said that he was in consult tation with several of his friends as to the present aspect of the situation. presumably with a view to defining his future attitude and course of pro- cedure, should the president make a rejoinder to his statement of last night. Not the least interesting por- ton of MT. Harriman's presentation of his side of the controversy was his statement that he could not withdraw anything said in the letter to Sidney webster in which he declared that 1t was at the presidents solicitation that he raised $200,000 for use in New York State In the campaign of 1904 and that the president agreed 'if found necessary" to appoint Senator Depew to the ambassadorship Of France.
 It was declared in banking circles that light could be shed on the ques- ton of campaign contributions in 1904 if the books of the National Re- publican committee were thrown open.
 Harry S. New, of Indiana. is now acting chairman of the committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
POLITICIANS IN AIR
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS APPOR- PROMINENT IS HELD INVALID.
Decision By Court of Appeals of New York Brings Many Dead Pub- lie Men Back to
 Life.

Albany, N Y, April S.-The entire apportfonment of legislative districts made by the last New York Legisla- ture is overthrown as unconstitutional and void by the court of appeals in a decision handed dowN unexpectedly late today reversing tFe jud gments of the courts below. which hitherto have sustained the act.
 The decision does not affect the per sonal or invalidate the acts of the re- cent Legislature but political relations and alignments in very part of the State made to suit new conditions have been thrown into confusion; formerly influential politicians who were sup posed to have been killed politically by last years apportionment returned to the field of influence.
 Far seeing politicians say 1t Is inn possible to calculate the consequences of the decison which they describe as political earthquake" It Is gen. orally believed here tonight that the decision may prolong throughout May and perhaps into June the session of the Legislature owing to the necessity of enacting a new apr9rtionment. the court holding that unless this is done, the next election for UNembers of etth- CT house must be held under the ap- portionment laid down in the legisla- tion of 1895.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
PROSPECTS, BRIGHT LOOK FOR TROUBLE
CONDITIONS IN PHILIPPINES UN-
 SETTLED FOR ELECTION.
Pro Japanese Feeling Is Running Ram pant Through the Island and Ha- tired for Americans is Every
 where Expressed.

Manila, April 3.-The Presidents s proclamation fixing July as the date for the election of a national assem- bly, finds a somewhat involved political situation in the islands.
 Pulajanism will exists in Samar, and while the authorities have no fear that 1t will result in an insurrection, brig andage in the unsettled areas still pre- vails
 In Nueva Ecija, Laguna. P; -npanga. Bulacan, Tayabas and Cavite prov inces the Japanese sentiment Is appar- ently used as a pretext to incite the people. The progress party is not considered likely to elect its whole ticket. as the Independent party is making a strong showing.
 Advices from the provinces indicate that the two parties methods are in- consistent, both posing as friends or as enemies of the Americans as the situ- ation demands
 The governor of Laguna province has discovered the existence of a reorgan- ized Katipunan or Tagalog anti gov ernment society, simlar to that formed under Spanish rule, now headed by Domianador Gomez, a name likened to that of pr. Rizal. the martyr to the cause of the Philippines.
 The remodeled seal of the society shows the elapsed hards of Japanese and Filipinos and the vigid oath of the members ends with the words without quarter"
 A factory where uniforms were made to clothe Filipinos who wished to fight for the Japanese has been discovered at Tayabas, sixty-two miles from Ma nila-
 The government has been informed of the situation but the f-cts have not been made public here. Ladronism ex- ists in the Iltolo and Capiz districts but the constabulary conJro' -.Ie situa- ton, but in the Samai and Leyle dis tricts matters are improving slowly The other provinces are only active po- litically.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
TALK WITH AMADOR
TAFT TAKES UP SEVERAL
 wEIGHTY MATTERS.
President of Panama Declares People Are Discriminated Against By Commissioners Who Favor
 Foreigners.

Panama, April 3.-Secretary Taft conferred at the Presidencia yesterday with President Amador and Secretary of State Arias from 9 In the morning until 2:3o in the afternoon. The points discussed were:
 First. the commissary department.
 Second, the importation of liquor. tobacco and specially taxed articles.
 Third. the Hotel Tfvoli at Ancon.
 Fourth. the landing of merchandise for consumption within the republic, via Cristobai and La Boca.
 Fifth. the canal employees.
 Sixth. the paving of ,strests.
 Mir. Taft agreed that the co4am9ssary department should import only articles of first necessity required for feeding the employees and that no liquors should be imported.
 The United States, the secretary pointed out, desired that It's employees should enjoy the benef.. of first class hotel and also that Americans wisn-ng to visit the isthmus should be enabled to see how the American tax payers money was being spent.
 Regarding other people the canal commissioners Issued President Anna dor that his executive order of Mo- vember. 1904. which fully protected Plnama's rights in preventing snug giing and landing goods via the canal zole would be obeyed
 MT. Taft was informed that a cer- tain amount of Ill feeling existed among the Panamans because of me great distinction made by the com missioners between Panamans and American and foreign. and even Jamai- can employees. not only regarding sal aries but in general treatment
 The statement surprised the secre- tary whom, though he was not ready to answer the point. said that his in- formants might rest assured that a stop would be put to any injustice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
HARRllAN-
 ROOSEVELT Vev Ion of the Magnate's
 Visit. SOUGHT MONEY FOR ODELL Wanted Financial Aid for New
 York Campaign. Executive Cites Former Reply h An swer to Judge Parkers Recent Statement And Tells of Cen- /, trfbutions Rejected.

Washington. April 3.--President Roosevelt discussed with . number of his callers tdoay various features of the controversy between Mir. Hartman and himself. growing out of the pulp lication of the letters between them. He desired not to be quoted In tho matter. However, to his friends to- his version of MT. Harriman's visit preceding the election of 1904 was that MT. Hartman wanted assistance from the National Republican Commit tee to help Chairman Odell in the New York campaign towards whose expen> ses he (Harriman). hNd raised $100.- 900. The President promised to com municate with Cortelyou and Bliss to see what could be done. He did in this case. he declared, just what he had done in other instances, where he had been appealed to help in State cam paigns.
 To some of his visitors the President referred to the statment made public last night by Alton B Parker in AL bany in which he said that 1t has never been denied that $150.00o was turned over by the Equitable, Mutual and New York Life Insurance Companies to MT. Cortelyou's committee and that Congress has refused to make an in- vestigation into the corporate contribu- tions of 1904 or to pass law prohibit ing such contributions in the future. On this subject the President referred to a statement which he made on Mo- vember 4, 1904, in which said in part:
 Contributions to Committee.
 That contributions have been made to the Republican committee as con- tributions have been made to the Dem- ocrats Is not the question at issue, Mir. Parker's assertion Is in effect that A-aA l- e.. improper motives, either in conse- quence of threats or In consequence of improper promises, direct or indi- rect on the part of the recipients. - But there Is not one particle of truth in the statement" etc.
 Neither Mir. Parker nor his support CTS. the President declared have been n1eT1ts made tn that answer. The Pres- ident said that. to his knowledge, about a dozen contributions offered by cor porations had been declined by Chair man Cortelyou. but that others had been accepted
 A contribution by the American To- bacco Company, he said, had been re- turned. A prominent man had made a contribution to the Republican cam paign fund. Subsequently this man had made known his desire for an ap- pointment in the diplomatic service in the event that the President was elec- ted. As soon as his motives were un- derstood the national committee re- turned his contribution.
 The President asserted to his callers that none of the corporations that con- tributed to the campaign fund in 1904 had come to him Tor favors eith- CT directly or indirectly. In this con- nection the President referred to the legislation enacted regarding corpora tions during the last two years as dis proving any imputations that immunity would be shown them for their con- tributions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
DEFIES DEPUTIES
WOMAN sLAYs HUSBAND AND RE-
 sIsTs ARREST.
Mrs. Drew Holds OMeers At Bay For Twenty Hours Over Hus- bands Corpse Cause of
 Crime Unknown.

New Orleans. April 3s.--Armed with a rifle and standing guard over her dead husbands body, Mrs. L.. c. Drew held a sheriff and four deputies at bay for over twenty hours yesterday at Water Valley. La., according to dis patches reaching here tonight. It Is charged that Mrs. Drew shot her hus- band 5
 When the sherifrs party arrived to arrest the woman, she opened fire, shooting whenever one of the five off, cers showed any portion of hir'setf large enorgh fora target She dis not hit her besiesers. but they dld7 not cap ture her until darkness had fallen and her ammunition was all used up. Another woman, whose name has not been made public, was found with Mrs Drew, but so far as known. she did not take part in the shooting. Mrs Drew was taken to jail. No cause for the shooting of her husband Is known He was forty-eight years old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
WEATHER F0RDCAsT
 WsshinGton, April 3.--For Alabama, [, Partly cloudy and warmer Thursday, Friday showersy fresh south winds.

thing to expect from the administra- ton in return They were men of wealth. who necessarily had certain corporation connections but these did not move them in contributing the money.
 'So far as the mention of my name for the post of ambassador 10 France is concerned. will say positively that that matter was not broached to mo my reelection as Senator had crys- talked. I heard nothing 1t all about 1t back at election time.
 Y will not sGy through what source the suggestion came that I should take the post except that I nas asked if I should not accept such an ap- pointment and withdraw from the senatorial contest. replied that would not consider 1t. that my whole training and inclination inpeiled me to continue my service as Senator and that SO far as was concerned I was for the senatorship or nothing. Not long after the opposition vas with drawn"
 Cornelius N. Bliss was asked If he had anything to say about the situa- tion developed by the exchange of statements between Mir. Harriman and President Roosevelt.
 You can't galvanize ancient hiss tory, or ancient fiction," said Mir. Bliss. T have kept still for two years and do not see any profit tn saying anything snow. What has passed Is of the past, and that's an end to It."
 Senator Piatt could not be seen at his office and his secretary brought out word that the Senator would not discuss anything which may appear in the newspapers" and that nothing could induce him to change his posi- tion in that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
HALLWAY EMPLoYEs AND EMPLOY
 FRS NEARING AGREEMENT.
Outlook For settlement of Controversy Between Western Lines and Con- ductors and Traivmen Bet
 ter Than Before.

Chicago. April 3.-A settlement Of the controversy between the western railroads and their conductors and trainmen seems nearest tonight than at any time since Commissioners knapp and Nein have interceded in behalf or peace. ,... ~,
 After delivering the ultimatum or the general managers to the represeh- tatives of the men this afternoon a Ionar conference was hold and the final result was that the labor leaders came to an agreement which they requested the two government officials to deliver to the managers tomorrow. While It is not known officially the exact na. ture of the basis of settlement agreed unon by the men, 1t was stated by a man in authority that the prospects for a peaceable settlement of the dif- ficulty were bright tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
RIOT IN LYNCHBURG
TWO WHITE MEN SHOT BY NE
 GROEs.
Same Number of Blacks Were Wound ed and One Will Probably Die. showed Citizen From
 the Sidewalk

Lynchburg. Va. April s.--A small riot occurred tonight at Fifth and Main Streets in which two white men and two negroes were shot. one of the negro's wounds being probably fatal.
 All have been removed to the City Hospital. Three white men were walk ing on Fifth Street and were Jostled off the sidewalk by four negroes, one oT the white men being knocked down in the gutter. A quarrel ensued and general shooting followed, ten or a dog en shots being exchanged.
 A passing street car approaching was struck a number of times. the glass in the vestibule being shattered The wounded white men are A. l. Weir who was shot in the lip and left ios. and s. C. Crawford, who was struck in the left hip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
IN
 LEGISLATURE Fisticuff on Floor of
 House. REPUBLICAN, AND DEMOCRAT Steps Taken by Tennesseeans to
 Expel Aggressor. Resolution Declare. That c. O. P. Man was Guilty ef Beastly and Totai- Iy Unprovoked Assault on
 Members of Body.
REPUBLICAN, AND DEMOCRAT

Nashville. Tenn. April 3s.--A person. al encounter between H. M. Candler. republican and Charles A. Stainback. democrat, enlivened tonight's session of the lower house Of the legislature.
 Wild confusion reigned but the conn batants were separated before injury was suffered. Afterwards e resolu- tion providing for the expulsion of Candler was introduced, the matter going over until tomorrow morning.
 The resolution alleges that Candler committed a totally unprovoked and beastly assault on a member of this house." The alleged assault grew out of the interrupted bitter political speech delivered by Stainback.