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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
A PARIS HORROR.
Cheaper to Starve Cab Horses Than
to Feed Them.

to Feed Them.
Some sensational revelations have
been made in the press by Marie Lut-
gen, who is now licensed cab driv-
er, Notwithstanding the fact that she
bears the title of Countess du Pin de
Ia Gueriniere. In the course of her
Investigations she has made the dis
covery that all the decent food that
cab horses receive is paid for by
kind-hearted drivers out of their own
meagre earnings. In other words,
the proprietors of the cab establish
ments find that it is cheaper to starve
a horse, and when it drops dead buy
another, than it is to keep him well
fed.
A Paris cab horse, she states, hard
ly ever tastes hay or oats, but is
just kept alive on rotten potatoes,
moldy bran and barley, and the re-
fuse that comes from breweries. She
declares that one establishment even
keeps a poor horse for the purpose
of experimenting. 1t is harnessed IN
to a sort of treadmill, and is fed,
among other things, on pounded wood
shavings, which are gradually reduc-
ed, in order to find out the minimum
limit to which a horse could be USE
fully starved. Among the company's
drivers this horse is known as the
"Chairman's hobbyhorse."
Nine. Lutgen tells other diabolical
stories of cabmen keeping iron-tip-
ped sticks wherewith to prod their
WORKOUT beasts, and driving wound.
ed horses day by day, purposely whip
ping them on their sores. If such
fiendish cruelty as this be practiced,
even by half a dozen cabmen, the
only thing will be to give up cabs
altogether Every one has pltled
Paris horses, half of them lean,
weary, heartbroken jades, which,
when they are down, wish only to die.
Nine. Lutgen's conclusion is that the
unfortunate Paris horse will have a
better chance of a decent existence
with cabwoman than with a cab
man.-Paris correspondence of the
New York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Wisconsin
State News
BURGLAR MAKES ESCAPE.
Fired on Four Men, Who Ran Away
and Crook Disappeared.
.OOON0N0

Fired on Four Men, Who Ran Away
and Crook Disappeared.
Five men, who surrounded the post
Office at East Marinette, were not enough
to capture the lone burglar who was at
tempting to rob the safe. Police Officer
Dalton discovered the man at work and
went to summon help. No other police
men being available, he impressed into
service two citizens and two fremen.
They were on watch at the front of the
building, when Dalton went to the rear
door and called on the burglar to sur
render. Instead of surrendering, how
ever, the burglar crashed through the
front, window and into the street. He
fired twice and the four men on guard
ran. The burglar disappeared in an al
ley and was seen no more. Officer Dali
ton, reappearing on the scene, mistook
one of the fleeing guardsmen for the burg
lar and fired at but did not hit him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
OPENS INHERITANCE TAX FIGHT.

Racine County Supervisors Pass Res
OIutiOns Condemning Present Law.
Racine county has commenced the hight
for an amendment OF chapter A. of the
laws Of 1903 Of Wisconsin, which provides
for the taxation of inheritances and leg
acies, wherein the State receives 30 per
cent and the counties ) per cent OF the
taxes. A resolution, condemning the law
as unfair and unjust, was adopted, also
recommending that copy of the resolu-
ton be sent to every county judge and
county board in the State, also to legis-
lators, asking for the amendment Of the
law, so that the counties receive 20 per
cent of the tax and the State 10 per cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
GUARD GRAVE WITH CLUBS.
Farmers Prevent Removal of Former
Priests Remains.

One hundred enraged farmers armed
with clubs, gathered about the grave Of
their priest, Rev. Ignatz Paulach, at Mort
helm, to prevent the body from being ex-
humed by Milwaukee firm of undertake
ers. The priest had officiated for Cath
Ole congregation at Northern for thirteen
years and was beloved, and when he died
they buried him with great honor in the
Northern cemetery. For some reason not
apparent his old housekeeper seeks to
have the body taken to Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
STANDINGS GUST PUPILS.

La Crosse Children Must Have 65
Per Cent or Quit.
Under new ruling adopted by the
La Crosse board of education, which pro-
vides that high school students whose
class standings average less than 90 per
cent in three out of four studies be sus-
pended during the remainder of the
semester, eight students have been dis
missed from school, 1t is believed that
action will be rescinded inasmuch as
vigorous protest has been made by the
parents of the students, all of whom be-
long TO leading families.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Took Hand for Rabbit.

Reaching his gloved hand through a
cavity in a hollow log into which he
had crawled after a rabbit, Fred Hol-
comb, son of farmer residing near Mon
ticello, had a member. nearly blown to
bits, a companion, Robert Wild, firing at
the hand which, in his excitement, he
took for the escaping bunny. Wild was
standing at some little distance, but the
Holcomb boys hand was riddled with
shot and amputation may be necessary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
NEGRO WORKS SALOON KEEPERS
Was Willing to Make Anti-Tennper-
ance Address at BeIoit.

ance Address at Beloit.
A. II. Chase, a negro, claiming to be the
pastor of the Galesburg, ILL.,, African NJ.
e. church, was arrested in Beloit on war
rant secured by ]. L. Wharton, pastor of
the Beloit African NJ. e. church. He al
leges that Chase made the rounds of the
Beloit saloons a few days ago, stating
that he was going to debate the saloon
question with Wharton, unfolding the sa-.
loon side and secured donations from the
saloon men on the strength of this state
ment, which Wharton denied. Chase was
ordered by Judge Rosa to leave the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
FREES 5 IN LAND FRAUD CASE.
Judge Sanborn Rules in Favor OF
Wisconsin Men Held in Colorado.

Judge Sanborn Rules in Favor CT
Wisconsin Men Held in Colorado.
United States Judge A. L. Sanborn,
sitting in Milwaukee in the haDeas corpus
cases against several Wisconsin persons
against whom indictments were returned
by the federal grand jury charging con
spiracy to defraud the government out OF
valuable coal lands in Colorado, rendered
decision discharging those connected
with the Wisconsin Coal Mining Company
and holding two connected with the Fed
eral Coal and Iron Company. The names
of those discharged are James NJ. Pere-
les, Thomas J. Pereles, Charles +. Hun
ter, Guy D. Golf and Fl. NJ. benjamin all
of Milwaukee. The two men held are
Elias Arnold and Chauncey L. Jones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
A rnrdx Commentator.

"Nero fiddled while Rome burned -
exclaimed the student.
"Well," replied Mr.. GrOwcher, that's
better than the custom many yiolinsts
have of practicing at time when ev-
erything is nice and quiet otherwise"
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
MAN ELoPEs WITH HIS NIECE.
Mother of Oshkosh Girl Seeks Arrest
of ReIations.-

of ReIations.
Mrs. Theodore Schlaich of Oshkosh has
applied to District Attorney Foulkes for
a warrant for the arrest of Alois A.
Schlaich and her daughter, Rose. The
pair, uncle and niece, are believed to have
eloped. Tie mother received a letter from
Slaich, dated Chicago, in which he stated
that he and his niece were together. The
district attorney refused a warrant on
the ground that if the couple got married
the case would be one for the authorities
in the place where the marriage was sol
emnized
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Students Ffnd Lost ChiIdren.

Eddie Young, aged 8, and Myrtle
Zweck, aged 4, strayed from home il
Beaver Dam and their absence being dis
covered, hundreds joined in a search fol
the little wanderers Two students OF
Wayland academy came upon the children
asleep by the side of the railroad tract
shortly after o'clock in the morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
MORSE CASE DROPPED.
Sensational Action Is NOIIed Owing
to Statute of Limitations.

to Statute of Limitations.
The case of the State against former
District Attorney Roy L. Morse, a CO.
defendant with Bernard Sheridan in the
conspiracy case that caused such q SEN
sation in Fond du Lac early in the fall,
has been nolled. The action could not be
tried owing to the statute Of limitation
and the district attorney on the opening
of court filed reasons for the dismissal
of the action. 1t is now expected that the
action against Bernard Sheridan will also
be nOlled
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
BALL HIT NEAR HEART.
MuscOda Man Wounded While Try
Ing to Melt Bullets in Rifle.

ing to Melt Bullets in Rifle.
While trying to heat a rife barrel so
as to remove bullets that filled up the
bore, Louis Roheyetz of Muscoda was ac-
cidentally shot, the bullet entering his
body an inch below the heart. He may
die. 1t developed later that the barrel
had been filed with powder during pre-
vious attempt to clean it. The powder
exploding, forced the wedged bullets out
the butt end of the rife barrel which
Rohevitz was holding against him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
PAY employees $4,000 IN GOLD.
Cheppeyva Falls Manufacturing Con-
Germs Have Plenty of Money.

ceFHs AAaFc TIelIIy OF MOney.
Chippewa Falls is one Of the few cities
in the Northwest which has not felt the
stress of the recent financial furry
Money seems to have been plentiful there
and the banks have made no rules in re-
gard to offering cashiers checks or drafts
instead of cash. A case in point was
when the Chippewa Lumber and Boom
Company's employees were paid $4,000 in
gold at the Lumbermen's National bank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Even Such Restrained.

Man of the House-You VIII get
one mark after you have cut the
wood.
Beggar-Yes, and get fined two
marks by the beggars' union, Ell!
Not much.-Fliegende Blaetter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

About 100000 people are always
afoat on the seas of the world
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

Bessie felt daZed. She tore open
the second, which ran thus:
"I cannot be present on Tuesday.
Forget and forgive an unworthy man.
Fred"
Bessie did not shrek or faint. She
tottered to the couch and dropped
down on the edge Of it, clutching the
two buff-colored messages that had
taken all the color cut of her life,
Her breath came slow and her limbs
seemed paralyzed. Her eyes fell on
the postal mark. II was Newhaven.
She understood. They were going
abroad beyond the reach of scandal.
She must bear all, and alone.
The day that should have been Bes-
sic Mayors wedding-day was year
old. Bessie was a year older, too,
and most people said sweeter and
prettier than ever but the sweetness
was tinged with a sadness that those
who knew her story understood. Her
manner was quiet and subdued. The
busy, bustling Martha had largely
given place to the dreamer. Her face
shone with that sympathetic light
which is born of pain and to which
the sufferers always turn. The trdg-
edy of a year ago had turned a pretty,
thoughtless, light-hearted girl into a
Iarge-hearted, undetermined woman,
With eyes and ears sensitive to every
cry Of humanity. From amid the pile
of correspondence which lay at her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Lie in State from 10 A. M. to 7 p. M.
At Boston-BuriaI in New York.

Lynn. Mass. Dec. 6.-The arrange
ments for the funeral of Edward Cohen
| of this city. president of the MaSSachu-
sets Branch of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, who was fatally shot at
I he Massachusetts State House yester-
day. were announced tonight. The body
Of Mr.. Cohen will lie in state at Wells
Memorial hall. Boston, on Sunday from
10 A. NJ. to I II. NJ, thus affording the
members of labor organizations and
the many other friends and acpuaint-
anceS Of the labor leader an opportu-
nifty to pay a last tribute of respect
Delegates from all the Lynn trade uni
onS Will be sent to Wells Memorial
hall. AMI it is expected that delegates
from many other trade unions in the
stat; will attend also
ON Sunday evening the members of
Mr.. CohCn'S family. together with the
rrprGSt natives of the State Fedora
ton of Labor will accompany the body
to Now York City. The funeral service
will be mold in the Old Jewish SyEa-
goguc in that city Monday and the
burial will be in the cemetery there
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07

Lincoln. Me, Dec. 6.-The Pond farm,
a fnw niles from Rowland, was the
scene of considerable excitement
Wednesday, Dec. 4. and whether to at
tribute the lack of fatalities to luck or
poor mark SmanShip is hard to deter
mine. The facts as broght out at the
hearing before Justice Weathcrtcc were
about as follows:
Samuel Pearl and his brother, Win
field. have been engaged in pressing hay
at the Pond farm and had in their em-
ploy a young man by the name of
Charles Horn, who claims p. e. 7. as
the place of his nativity.
Charles is a husky young fellow
about % years old. He took Of
fence at a remark of PEARL
that they were not turning of
en- ough work and after the exchange OF
choice cpithets threw a box At Pear
striking him on the hand. This act
was followed by a vicious assault on his
employer After a miXup in which
these TWO Winfield and Mrs. Mildred
Pearl. all had n hand, Horn broke ay
and started upstairs stating that he
would shoot the whole family.
Thinking Horn meant business the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07
Shooting at Howland===No
One Hurt===One Man Held.

Pearls followed him upstairs, one Of
the brothers being armed with 4 Win
chester.
According to the testimony Of Pearl
and his witnesses the party met Horn
at the head of the stairs and he at once
COMMENCED shooting, his weapon being
a revolver. belonging to another board
with his rife.
Neither did any damage beyond shoot
ing holes in the partitions.
Horn testified in his own behalf, that
the Pearls did all the shooting and
that he himself did not fire shot. At
ter the shooting Horn leaped out of a
chamber window and made his escape.
Later he returned to the house. har
messed his horse and left the farm. He
was arrested shortly afterward by Son
stable A. A. Eldridge of Rowland ana
brought to Lincoln where he spent the
night in the lookup.
George w. Thomas, Esq, represented
Horn at the hearing before Justice
Weatherbee, who after hearing the evil
dence bound the prisoner over to the
FEBRUARY term at Bangor. Bail was
fixed at $500. Being unable to find
bondsmen Horn was taken to Bangor
Jail by Deputy Jos. A. Stevens
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07

Own uniun the cigarmakers, which was
his trade
Five years ago he was elected pres
ident of the Massachusetts branch of
the American Federation of Labor, an
office which he held ever since his last
reelection being at Milford III October
a widow. six sons and two daughters
the eldest - years old and the young
est eight Years, survive.
After Mr.. Cohen's death Governor
Guild took the widow and her two sons
in his carriage to his home on MARI
boro street and later Mrs. Guild ac-
Companied them back to Lynn.
On reaching the State House this af-
ternoon the Governor directed Dr.
Owen COpp, the executive officer of the
STATE Board of Insanity, to make an
Immediate inquiry into Steele's case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07
PROBABLY FALSE,
Alleged Plot to Kill Emperor Francis
Joseph and Heir to Throne.

Budapest, Dec. 6.-'rhc Nap, q news
paper Of this city, publishes a scnsa-
tional story Friday to the effect that an
Anarchist plot upon the lives of En-
pcror Francis Joseph and Archduke
Francis Ferdinand. the heir to the
throne. has been discovered.
Tho story would appear to be found
cd Oh the fact that the Hungarian po-
lice were informed recently that four
women Anarchists had left Geneva for
Hungary with the object. it was de-
clarcd, Of making an attempt upon the
life of Francis Ferdinand.
The police We're instructed to watch
the frontier closely. but so far as is
known. no Anarchists have yet entered
Hungarian territory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07
STEELE'S TALKS OF GRIEVANCES
Held In $lOO, 900 Bail===Case Continued a
Week===Grand Jury Acts==Remains
Will Lie In State at Boston.

Boston, Dec. 6.-EdWard Cohen Of
Lynn, president of the Massachusetts
STATE Branch of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, who was one of three
prominent labor leaders assailed by an
insane man in the State House yes
tcrday, died at the Mass2 chusetts Gen
eral hospital at 1898 o'clock today.
Dennis Driscol, secretary Of the STATE
Branch, whose condition is considered
critical. was reported as in a slightly
improved condition at noon today.
John \. Steele of Everett. the man
who did tie shooting, was arraignc.i
before Judge Ely of the municipal
court at noon. and at the request Of
the state 5 attorneys his case was con-
tinuod for one week. bail being placed
at $1Oo,000 and the prisoner taken to
the Charles street Jail.
Captain Dugan of the Boston police
stated that the case would be taken
before The grand jury this afternoon.
During his short time IN tho court
room Steele seemed rather quiet,
though he uttered many incoherent
statements. to the effect that no wit
ncSSeS were present and asked if there
was moi some honest lawyer there to
defend him. The warrant of his ar
rest OH a charge of assault with intent
to kill was not changed because of
.'ohtn's death.
steele reached tt" State House in the
custody of officer Proctor Of the state
police about 1l.3O and for fe" min
utes was permitted to speak with news
paper men. He talked calmly and logI-
callv and his sentences were well form
ell but his remarks We're hardly ration
al His principal grievance seemed to
Dc against the clerk in the sporting
house who sold him the revolver, and
he continually insisted that the stick
of VOID which he carried to the Stat"
House yesterday with Il bullet hole
through il should he held as II piece Of
evidence. He claimed that the revolver
was not what the clerk represented il
to &c.
lie was frequently asked as to the
object uG his visit to tho state touSc.
but he always answered that lie WIS
coluing TO that part of the story and
continued telling of his grievances and
his treatment in the different state IN
.titutiong He said that he had been
nersecutcd and never had q good show.
He was then taken into another room
and shortly afterward appeared IN the
corridor. handcuffed to Officer Proctor
and as he left the State House nc turn
ed to a newspaper man and remarked:
.You see how they are treating me
now, boys; they won't let me tax 70
you any more
He was taken through Ashburtoh
place to the city prison in the rear or
the court house and then through tn"
long passage way to the prisoners pen
liz the first session Of the municipal
court.
Edward Cohen was born in London
in 1853 and came to this country in 1880
He took up his residence in Lynn.
where he became president Of the Lynn
Central Labor Union. being elected Il
delegate to that organization by his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07
NEAR[Y 400 DEAD IN
TERR|b BILE Mine EXPLOSION,
Imprisoned In Mines No. 6 and 8 at M0nOngah,
". Va, Wrecked Friday...Sk Bodies Recovered
Five Rescued, Unable to Tell Comrades Fate.

to prevent the filling of contracts at
lake ports and elsewhere
AT that time the mine owners
brought a large number of foreigners
into the field to take the places of the
strikers and ever since the foreigners
have been displacing Americans until
they are now in the majority.
Mines Nos. and are on opposite sides
of the West Fork river. No. on the east
side AMI No. on the west side, the
homes of the miners occupying both sides
of the river. The two mines are con
nected by heading far back in the hills
from the opening of No. mine, and the
underground workings are merged. They
are also connected on the surface by the
largest steel tipple in the state and one
of the largest in the country.
This structure includes a large steel
pier bridge. owned ana controlled by thu
Coal Company. The mines have both
slope and shaft entries. Along the hills.
far back from the main opening of mine
No. s. there are number of openings
into the mine, and to these hundreds of
relatives and friends of the .entomped
men frantically rushed in the vain hope
that their loved ones might have escaped
through these channels or that they
might be more readily rescued.
So far as known, however, not a single
man escaped this way and the would-be
rescuers are helpless at these points, for
out of each entry is pouring volume
of poisonous gas which no human being
can face for more than few minutes
at {; time.
The scenes round about the entries to
the mines and throughout the town are
even more pathetic and heartrend:ng than
those which usually attend mine disas-
ter because of a larger proportion, OF
American and AmericaniZed foreigners
than are usually found in a purely min
ing settlement. Wives, mothers, sweet
hearts, children and men move from
place to place, vainy seeking information
and making no attempt to conceal the
grief that overwhelms them. But little
news can be given them, and such as they
do get is bad No one is encouraged to
hope that anyone in the mine has sur
vived the explosion and the suffocatinG
gas From time to time there comes word
from? the searchers in the mine that bod
les have been found at one place or m
other and in nearly every instance 1t is
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