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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
STATE NEWS NOTES.

BARABOO-G. =. McGann of this city,
n commercial traveller, was found dead in
his bed at the lie Roy hotel, Minneapolis.
MADISON-William Busseman of Eau
Claire was appointed assistant auditor Of
the university Mt n meeting of the executive
committee of the board of regents.
GRAND RAPIDS-Thc State Cranberry
Growers association is meeting In this city
today This society includes nearly all of
the cranberry growers in this state.
DEPERE-The little son of John A. JOS
lyn of Depere was burned to death by the
child pulled from the table. The mother
was also injured.
LA CROSSE-Charlcs f. Wright, aged so:
Peter Fuss, II. and Nicholas Bongust, aged
10, three of Houston county's pioneers, died
suddenly at their homes on the same day of
heart disease.
WHITEWATER George Serbs, aged "a,
one Of the most prominent of the business
men OF Whitewater, having been in the dry
goods business here for forty years, died
this morning. He leaves Il widow and two
sons.
La CROSSE-Rlene ]. Weber, charged
with assisting in n hold-up. In which his
Imprisonment In Waupun, has bcen bound
over to the circuit court for trial, under
$1,000 bonds.
SHEBOYGAN-Flr Chief Bcdford's
hearing on the charges brought by ex-CIty
Electrician Wllic and ex-Capt BuccbIp
divided on the question as to making 1t a
public or secret meeting.
ApPLETON-Dr. Samuel Piantz presi-
dent OF Lawrence university, has signed the
eight 500 bonds for Rev. A. II. Z6chel OF
the Wisconsin Anti-Saloon league required
before the eight cases against salnonkcep.
ers would be taken up. The salo0ihrepers
will appear before the council Friday night
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
BOOM FOR MILWAUKEE,
Kenosha Gives Frost Exclusive Franchise
and He VIII Join Cream City and
Lake Geneva District.

kENOSIA. Wis, Jan. ST. Special.
The traction fight came to an end at
> O'Clock this morning when the city
council after Il siX-hour session passed
an ordinance granting \. C. Frost, pres
ident of the Chicago x Milwaukee road,
a practical monopoly of the street rail-
way business in this city. The Chicago,
Kenosha, Milwaukee & Lake Geneva
road, which was planning to parallel the
Chicago X Milwaukee, was refused en-
trance.
Friends and foes in the council en-
gagged in personalities and the lie was
freely passed. BY the terms of the
ordinance Frost is given franchise over
the only remaining north and south
street running through the city. In re-
turn he gives the city $4,000 in public
improvements, universal transfers and
insures l0-minute service The new
lines must be built within Il year.
President Frost announced that the
Chicago Il Milwaukee had planned to
build a line west from Kenosha to Lake
Geneva, and that it would be connected
with the Milwaukee division. This will
open Il large territory not now accessible
to Milwaukee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
CLOSES BIG TIMBER DEALS.
A. c. McComb of Oshkosh Sells to Chi.
cagO Firm.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Jan. d Special. !
A. &. McComb Of this city has dis.
posed of another large tract Of his Iron
county, Wis, timber holdings to the
Hamilton Trust firm of Chicago The
sale was 10000 acres for $1OO,UOO The
land lies south of Hurley near the Chi
cago x Northwestern railroad line aud
contains about 70OOOOOO feet of tine
timber. This sale leaves Mr.. McComb
with but two more tracts of similar tim
Der in Iron county one of 5000 acres
and the other of 5000 acres, also q 300
acre tract in Gogcbic county, Mich,
with n water power on Black river.
Mr.. McComb in the past three months
has bought an SOO0-acre tract of pine
in Texas county, Missouri, on Currant
river near which a new railroad line ia
being constructed. He has also bought
n tract of 2J,OOO acres of oak and hick-
DRY lands in White county. Arkansas.
with 2OO,0O0OOO feet of timber, with a
sawmill plant.
Mr. McComb has just disposed Of an
other cypress brake mt LumbcrtOp.
Florida, to the Raymond Land COM
pany of Dadc city, Florida, for $4,000.
This tract is in Polk county on the
Plant railway system.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
HALLOWEEN PENALTY ILLEGAL.
Circuit Court at Hudson Finds Police
Court Lacks Jurisdiction.

HUDSON, Wis. Jan. SIS Special. l.
Judge f. w. Holms of the circuit court
has decided that the police court cstab-
lished by Mayor s. y. Hawkins at New
Richmond last April has no legal exist
ence.
On last halloween night boys of New
Richmond committed many pranks, for
which they were arrested at the Sugges-
ton of Mayor Hawkins and fined in the
police court, over which s. S. Beebe
presided. Three Of the boys, Melvin An
dcrson. Peter Olson~and Fritz Olson, re
fused to pay the fines and were held in
the county Jail at Hudson and brought
before Judge Arnqust on writ of ha-
beas corpus. Judge Arnquist released
them on the ground that they had been
convicted in a court that had no legal
existence.
That decision left Mayor Hawkins and
Judge Beebe in a strained position. Pc
ter Olson, Fritz Olson and Melvin An
dersoon soon began damage suits against
Mayor Hawkins and the police judge.
Mayor Hawkins, however, showed fight,
and to test the validity of Judge Arm
qust's decision, he had the matter re-
viewed by the circuit court, where he
has been defeated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
R. B, VARIOUS IS NAMED.
Governor Appoints New State Board 0!
Agriculture Members-All Busy for
Legislative Season.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 81 Special.
Coy. Davidson today appointed the
following members of the state board of
agriculture for three years: r. Is. Wat
rous, Milwaukee; Charles l.. Hill, RIOS
cndale; G. II. Everett, Racine; George
WyIe, Morrisonville, and o. +. Rocs-
sler, jefferson,
The state civil service commission are
receiving applications for examinations
for legislative positions at the rate of
about one Il minute. Up To noon today
more than 800 applications had been re
Ceiycd.
Secretary of State James A. Frcar and
family of Hudson today were installed
in the west half OF the residence of n
i. Iiaugen Of the tax commission with
whom they will make their home,
l.. b. NaGlcr, editor of the hudson Oh
server, also came today. He is Candi,
date for the chief clcrIiship Of the As
sembly and speaks confidently of cleo
ton.
In preparation for the inauguration
on Monday handsome new American
flags were today hung over the entrance
to each Office in the capitol.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
SHOOTS GIRLS FATHER.
Benton, Wis, Scene of Row Which May
Mean Murder-Posse PursueS
Fugitive.

BENTON. Wis, Jan, I'll Special. /
Because Riley Searcy objected to Fred
Benson keeping company with his
daughter, Searcey is now in the throes
of death.
Benson has thus far escaped arrest
and is known to have passed through
Hazel Green, Wis, en- route to Du-
bugue, where he has friends and where
it is expected he will be arrested.
The shooting occurred in the livery
barn of Deputy Sheriff Rispen.
Searcy and Benson met there and
Searcy remarked:
"Well, | guess this has gone far
enough; what have you to say?"
Bensons reply was Il thrust into his
pocket and Il revolver shot rang out
and Scarcy fcll mortally wounded.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
DOUBT VAN HISE RUM0R
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY MEN DO
NOT EXPECT HIM TO LEAVE.
Said TO Have Been Slated for Secretary
ship of Smithsonian Institute at
Washington, D. c.

MADISON. Wis, Jan. 5.-[Special.l
Not much credcncc is given rumors
that Or. Charles Il. Van IIisc, president
of the University of Wisconsin and
prominent as a scientist, will probably
be elected secretary Of the Smithsonian
institution ut Washington next Thurs
day.
IL have not received tho lender of
the sccretaryship Of the Smithsonian in
stitutc," SAID President Van Hse of
the University of Wisconsin this morn
ing. lie stated that he has been elected
president of the Geological Society OF
America in New York He declined to
discuss matters further.
DR.. Van Iiisc has been in Washington
and New York during the past week,
and, according to reports, has con
fcrred IN those cities with some OF the
regents of the institution
It is understood here that Senator X.
NJ. La Toilette has been actively work
ing among the congressional members OF
the board of regents for the election OF
Dir. Van Hise.
DR.. Balthasar II. Meyer who grad
uated from the Wisconsin university in
1894. and who is at present member
of the railroad commission of Wiscon-
sin, has been suggested as the successor
Of DR.. Van Hisc here in the event OF
the latter being elected TO the position
at Washington. When asked about the
report DR.. Meyer said:
'President Van IIisc is 50 devoted to
the state of Wisconsin, and particularly
To the University Of Wisconsin, that /
do not believe that inducements can be
offered which will lead him TO give up
his presidency. Certainly, sinccrc ~
hope that he will not. | have heard alb
golutcly nothing regarding n positive sue
ccssor in the event Of DIR. Van Ilsc's
going. but in my Judgment Prof. Fred
]. Turner would be the logical man
l.. S. Hanks and Magnns Swcnson,
the resident regents, both declared that
they knew nothing Of the report.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Jan. Or George J.. Hcmpt, high
authority on German linguistic subjects,
Is now professor of Gcrmanlc Philology
here DR. IIcmpt comes from the I'm
ycrsity of Michigan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
CENTRAI'S MEN ANGRY
WISCONSIN ROAD EMPLOYEES SAID
TO SEEK SUPT. HORNS SCALP.
Charged with Discharging Conductors and
Others Without Good Reasons-De-
mand More Wages, Too.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. Jan, D Spe-
cial. AS n result of n meeting of the
representatives. of the various trainmen
organizations of the Wisconsin Central
railroad held here yesterday, it is ru-
morcd that an effort is being made to re-
move \. X. Horn. superintendent of this
division of the road.
At the meeting yesterday those IN at
tendance refused to give out any intor-
nation, but several conductors have stat
cd that the object of the meeting Is 10
prefer charges against Mr.. Horn. 1t Is
said that the superintendent has recently
discharged a number Of conductors and
others without any apparent reason ana
that he is assuming duties which are
not under his jurisdiction.
Another purpose of the meeting. It IS
said, is to demand an increase of 10 per
cent in salaries and an S-bour day.
Railroad employees, while admitting that
they do not expect to have an S-hour day
granted. expect to have their runs short
cnod so that they will not have 10 work
from twenty to thirty hours without
Slupg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
MRS. TREICHEL SUES TOO
ANOTHER CHAPTER ADDED TO KID
NAPING-DIvORCE CASE.
Gets Injunction at Waukesha to Prevent
Husband from interchangeable
Sued Few Days Ago.

WAUKESHA, Wis, Jan. 5.-[Spe-
cial. Another chapter is to be added
in the Treichel case, Mrs. Hattie May
Treichel of Pewaukee having commenced
divorce action against Albert X. Trci-
chel, in the county court. The com
plant alleges cruel and inhuman treat
ment and non-support.
1t is claimed that the defendant took
piano which had been presented TO the
plaintiff as II gift and sold the same
converting the money to his own use.
1t is further alleged that the defendant
has once torclbly taken their 5-ycar-old
daughter, Pearl Althea. from the plaln-
tiff and fear IS expressed that he VIII
do so again. The plaintiff asks an abs0-
Lutte divorce and custody of the child.
Judge Griswold signed an order yester-
day restraining the defendant from III
terfering with the plaintiff or her dauEh-
ter
Divorce proceedings commenced by
Mrs. Treichel two years ago reached a
sensational climax when Trelchel went
Ito Pcwaukee and took the little girl
from the home of her grandmother, sub
seQuently removing her 10 st. Louis.
Warrants We're issued for his arrest on
charges of abduction ana threatening
with intent to cXtort money. T.. j. Hem
mlnES Oh feWaukee, Mrs. 1rclChcl ; los
ter father. was the complainant in the
second action. Treichel came here and
surrendered to the sheriff. He was dis
charged at his preliminary examination
on the abduction charge but held for
trial on the other. being acquitted by 4
jury in the municipal court at the March
term.
Trcchel has also commenced a di-
vorcc action in the circuit court at st.
Louis, where he is now residing, the
complaint having been served on Mrs.
Treichel yesterday by Sheriff kunz.
Abandonment is alleged Trcichcl asks
the custody of the child
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
NEW SHERIFF CLEANS HOUSE.
Brakeman on Northern Pacific Meets
Death at Ashland

KENOSHA, Jan. ST. Special. There
was falling of stars in kenosha when
Sherif-elect Charles pfenng went iato
Office. Only two of the men who had
served rs deputies under the former
sheriff were reappointcd and an entire
new force took hold of the work in the
city. The men who had been before the
courts for alleged misuse of their office
were not given reappontment, as it is
claimed that this would have been con-
sidered vindication o. their actions.
NJ. L. Barber, who had been most active
in the work Of Civic Federation, was not
reuDpOintcd.
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TEACHER is DECAPlTATED.
Eau Claire Young Woman Loses Her Life
Under Train and Brother Is
Severely Injured.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Jan. 7.--lSpe-
cial, while attempting to cross a rail
road track, Miss Matte Clemens, aged
-, was killed and her brother, aged II,
was severely injured when their cutter
was struck by an Omaha passenger train
on the grade crossing III the town of
Union, near the county hospital for the
insane.
Miss Clemens died instantly, her head
being completely severed. Miss Clemens
was Il school teachers and her brother
was taking her out to her school i'll the
country when the accident occurred this
morning, The cutter was demolished and
the horse killed.
4 special car brought Miss Clemens
body to the city and the injured boy was
taken to "A hospital here.
Charles Clemens received Injuries from
which he probably will die before the
day is over, the physicians declared.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
POWDER MILL WRECKED.
LAFLIN- RAND CORNING PLANT AT
PLEASANT PRAIRIE HAS BEEN
BLOWN TO BITS.
FOUR BODIES RECOVERED.
Supt Ralph Anderson Is Among the Miss
ing and May Have Been Torn
to Pieces.

KENOSHA. Wis, Jan. 5.-tSpeciaLl
The big corning mill of the Latin
Rand Powder company at Pleasant
Prairie, was completely wrecked by an
explosion at noon today.
-Four charred dead bodies had been
taken from the ruins at l o'clock this
AFT nrnoon. Many others are known to
have been injured, and several others
may be dead.
Seven men were taken from the de-
bris soon after the accident. The men
were still alive but it was stated that
they were burned almost 50 that it is i'm
possible to recognize them. 1t was not
thought that any of them can survive.
Superintendent Is Missing.
Ralph Anderson. the superintendent
of the mill. was in the corning factory
when the explosion occurred and no
trace of him can be found. 1t is thought
that he was blown to pieces by the force
of the powder, and impossible that his
remains are many yards from the scene
of the disaster.
The names of the men in the plant are
not known, the gates have been shut
and the public is denied admission II
is stated that the officials of the com
gard TO the explosion.
No Warning Was Given.
The explosion came without any warn
ing and no cause is given for 1t. Usual
~ only a few men are emusoyed III the
corning factory, but on account 0f n"
recent injunction against the company
large number of men were at work get
ting cars loaded with powder to send 1t
out of the state, and seven men were
employed there.
There was no noise connected with the
explosion. The frail frame building, 40
feet square, simply rocked like weed
swayed by the wind, and went into the
air. 1t came down in thousands OF
pieces and the debris was scattered for
yards over the property Of the company.
No Noise, but Big Quake.
The houses in the village Of Pleasant
Prairie. half mile from the powder
mill, were shaken by the explosion. Doc
tors were rushed to the scene of the
accident from both Kenosha and Pleas
ant Prairie, and the care of the injured
men was directed by DR.. Lowe of Pleas
ant Prairie SO far as can be learned.
the injured men are being cared for at
a temporary hospital in the Office OF the
plant.
The injured men are said to be con
scious and suffering intense pain. Some
of them were thrown hundreds Of feet
while others fell down and were burned
in the building.
Suit Was Recently Started.
Only a short tint ago an explosion
occurred in similar building but no.
body was injured.
Recently residents Of Pleasant Prairie
circulated petition asking that the
Latin x Rand company be compelled to
remove powder from their buildings. The
reason given was that the large amounts
stored there were considered dangerous.
Attorney General Sturdcyant took &C.
ton and Judge Belden of Racine issued
an injunction against the company
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
FIVE SUITS FOR DEATHS.
Friends of Russian Powder Victims Re-
tain Attorney to Take UP Matter
Did They Realize Hazard?

KENOSIlA, Wis, Jan. 81 Special
Attorney George W. Taylor of this city
has been retained by the friends of the
i've Russian workmen killed in the ex-
plosion at the powder mill to bring an
action against the LatlinRand Powder
company and the Dupont Powder com
pany to collect damages for the death
of the men.
The Russian consul at Chicago will be
asked to aid in the matter by finding
the relatives of the men killed. all of
whom arc said to be residents of Poland
Russia. All of the men save one, were
married, and they had come to this coun-
try less than year ago. None OF them
had been natllralized.
1t is alleged that the men killed could
speak no English, and that when they
went to work they had only Il haZy idea
of the hazardous employment and that
they supposed that they We're being EN-
ployed rs day laborers. Nearly all of the
men were saving money to bring their
families from Russia to America.
The Russians of Pleasant Prairie have
raised money to retain the attorney, and
1t is understood that relatives of the men
also Will aid in making the fight against
the company. The managers of the COM
pany have refused to discuss the matter
of contracts with the men. but it is un-
derstood that they will voluntarily offer
to make some provision for the care of
the widows and orphans of the men
killed provided ,he case is not taken into
court.
The general attorney for the powder
trust is expected to reach Kenosha in a
few days. The local attorneys for the
company claim that the explosion can
have no effect on the case brought
against the company by the attorney
general of the state
Two more of the foreigners killed at
the plant We're buried this morning from
the Polish Catholic church here. and the
last of the victims will be buried tomor-
row morning. The company paid all the
expenses of buryinr the men
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
OREGON CLAIMS IN DEMAND.
Hines Lumber Company Asks Washburn
People to Sell.

= WASHBURN, Wis, Jan. S. Spe-
cial. I-Washburn citizens who own tim
Der claims in Oregon have received a
proposition from the Hines Lumber com
pany which desires to acquire property
in the west. The company has offered
$500 each for seven timber claims. The
company wishes to transfer its docks,
frontage. office building, barns, and SUI
perntendent's residence in this city, val
ued at $1,000, for the claims as part
payment. Those who won the claims
are II. y. Oscar, Nick Sorcnsen, J. y.
Kinney, Louis Segnl, William Downs
and Steve Downs. The claims are val
ued at 21,50O and the Hines property
at $4,000, leaving difference of $4,000
which the company proposes to pay in
cash. Whether the proposition will be
accepted cannot be ascertained at this
time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
ELEVEN MILE GAS MAIN.
Kenosha to Be Illuminated with Racine
Product Soon.

KENOSHA, Wis. Jan. T. Special |
The big gas main to connect the tanks
of the Racine Gas Light company, owned
by John |. Regss of Milwaukee, with
the mains of the Kenosha Gas and
Electric company in this city, was COM
pleted Saturday night and within a few
days gas will be furnished to Kenosha
people from the Racine plant. The main
is eleven miles in length and it is claimed
that it will carry gas enough to supply
a city of 10000. The main will be ex
tended through KenoSha and will be
used as an emergency supply by the To-
cal company.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
LABOR VERDICT DOUBLY HIT.
Both Sides in Racine Boycott Case Fill
Exceptions

RACINE, Wis, Jan. 5.--Attorncy vii
liam +. Theil of Milwaukee, represent
ing the defendants in tho case of otto
y. Schulz against Benjamin Dresden. ct
al, has filed exceptions 10 the findings of
Judge Fowler of Portage. who tried the
case for Judge Beidcn and gave Mr.
Schulz a judgment OF $4,000 against the
defendants, whom he charged with boy
cotting his business at loss of S25, 900
At the same time kcarncy, Thompson
& Meyers, for the plaintiff filed cxccp-
tons, objectiug 20 Judge Fowler dismiss
ing any Of the defendants. hc having
only held Judgment against forty out of
about one hundred.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
MILWAUKEE, COMPANIES 0. X.
Host, However, Criticises Method Vi Max.
ing Good Showing

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 81 Special |
Insurance Commissioner Host sent the
report of his investigation Of the North
western National Fire Insurance com
pnny Of Milwaukee to the printers to-
duy. He said he found the assets Of the
three Milwaukee companies larger than
reported. aud that they were in excellent
condition. though he criticised some Of
tine methods they employed to make a
gnnA aLnMInE
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M. F. BARTEAU RETAINED
pleton-Other Contests in Wis
consin Are Settled.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. s.
Especial. 1.-The President today nomi-
mated the following as postmasters in
Wisconsin cities: n. A. Lee, Colfax;
Morris +. Barteau, Appleton; George A.
Packard Bayfield,; John w. Bell Che
tex; Charles L. Brechter. Fennimore;
Henry 9. Hall, Iron River; Egbert
Marks, Menomonie.