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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-09
Accidental Happenings.

A prairie fire north of Glencoe, Iowa,
caused loss estimated at $4,000 be-
fore It was checked.
Fire in the building occupied by the
Union City Chair company at Union
City. Pa. caused loss Of 100000.
A train was wrecked at Collect, Ind,
and about q dozen passengers were in
1ured. Only two were seriously hurt.
While hunting ground squirrels in
the cemetery at Burlington, Iowa, Paul
Hiltman. thirteen years old, accident
ally shot himself and will die.
Frightened by a policeman entering
her homo In Philadelphia to arrest
her husband. Mrs. Josephine Hess,
eyed 1orty.six years, dropped dead.
Nine women and three children were
injured. one woman seriously, in the
collapse OF a sidewalk at the opening
Of q s and 10 cent store at Rock Isl.
and. III.
A revolver falling from the pocket
Of Hilario Hernandez, a priest at Pu-
ebla, Mex. sent bullet through the
heart Of N. joaquin Casarrato. young
millionaire.
Mrs. William Jones was struck by
. Milwaukee flyer while driving across
the tracks at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dur
ing the recent binding snow storm.
She was instantly killed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-09
Criminal.

SdTTOll ID. 0uOTL, prominent dItOr
ney, was shot and instantly killed at
Center, Tex, by DR.. Buck Paul. The
shooting grew out of feud of several
months standing.
Because he was refused job which
he had left in sympathy with the strik
ing mill workers, Joseph Mcneil, a car
penter of Dubuque, Iowa, committed
suicide by hanging.
David Martin, sixty-five years old
was killed by freight train, and Ma
bel Martin, aged eighteen months, q
granddaughter, met death under q
traction car at Kokomo, Ind.
A spectacular suicide was attempted
at Webster City, Iowa, by Mrs. Madge
Olmstead, who swallowed bottle Of
strychnine containing forty-eight
grains. A physician with a stomach
pump saved the woman's life.
Henry Williams and his uncle, Abra
ham Miles, farmers residing near Gal
lipolis. Ohio, quarreled because Of the
alleged attentions Of Williams to Mrs.
Miles. Williams. with a shotgun, blew
Miles head OFF his shoulders.
An attempt was made to wreck the
flyer ON the Illinois Central between
Nashua and Plainfeld, Iowa, by I'm.
known persons, who piled ties on the
track. A north.bound engine passed
over the obstruction and crashed it
down SO that it failed to wreck the
train.
The Penny Arcade building and
picture display at Riverside Park, near
Sioux City, burned. Loss, $4,000. It
was for running this place in the city
that John Spencer was indicted, but
the jury disagreed. ]. G. Blake had
purchased it to run at the park. The
fire was incendiary.
On a charge of pouring oil over q
dog and setting fire to 1t. Grace Will
son Of Lexington. KY, was fined 500
and costs. She acknowledged the deed
of cruelty and asked the mercy of the
court, claiming she had been suffering
from nervousness and was extremely
angry at the time. The dog, water
spaniel, died from its injuries.
L. D. Strong walked into the print
ing Office of Henry D. Smith at Macon,
Ca, and fired five bullets into his body.
While the tragedy was being enacted
the grand Jury found an Indictment
against the man slain for the seduc.
ton Of Miss Lillian Strong. sister Of
the slayer. A coroner's Jury rendered
verdict Of justifiable homicide under
the "unwritten law"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-09
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
washinaton,

Last month was the coolest April in
the last tventy-six years, and within a
degree Of the coolest April ever ex.
perienced, according to the weather
bureau.
A grand total Of 1888 new govern.
mental positions were created by con-
gress at its last session. The salaries
for these places aggregate $S,S51.775.
This is an average Of a trifle more
than 5000 for each.
The secretary of the navy has given
permission to the naval academy to al
low the midshipmen eight-oared crews
to enter the Poughkeepsie regatta.
The naval academy alumni Of New
York has agreed to furnish the neces.
cary funds.
The monthly comparative statement
Of the government receipts and expen-
ditures shows that for the month Of
April, 1907. the total receipts were
153.26e, 591 and the expenditures $48,.
N1.1s4, leaving a surplus for the
month Of $5.189.457.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28

What is the use OF building monster
battleshlps. worth 100000 apiece,
when they can be blown all to bits by
a man operating miles away with an
instrument no bigger than q hand cam
era? This Is what a French scientist
claims can be accomplished through
manipulation Of the wireless currents
found everywhere. The explosion
which recently blew up the French bat
tIeship Jena at Toulon was due to
stray electrical currents coming In con-
tact with powder, this genius conf
IDENTIFY asserts, and offers to prove that
this was possible by series Of long
distance experiments. The Japs shOuld
sit up and take notice.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28
SUMNER SUGGESTIONS
Valuable Aids for the Summer
Home,

Home.
just about this time of the year,
everyone commences dreading the hot
days to come.
1t seems that society il at a stand
still--no parties, dances, musicales.
etc.
Last summer Brown got to think.
ing the summer question over
thoroughly. He could not afford to
go to a summer resort. What could
be done to make the long summer
days and evenings bearableH
At last he hit upon a scheme.
Eilers Piano House sold the Victor
Talking Machine, made in different
sizes, costing from $40 to $500. He
was little short; but noticed that
he did not need to pay all cash but
could enjoy 1t while paying for it.
So he ordered one and a nice lot of
records-some old home songs ever
sweet like Annie Laurie. Old Ken
lucky Home, also some comic recita-
tions and coon songs, then some of
sousa's Band selections. This is
how Brown solved the summer ques.
tion.
You can do the same, we will tell
you all about It and send you cat
alogue OF machines, also one of rec
ords, showing how many thousand
pieces you may hear at home. Write
to Ellers Piano House, Spokane,
WASH, and say you read this, Piano
and Organ bargains for few days.
Free catalogues IL you write.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28
JOHN A. DoNAHUE.

Better known as jugs, brilliant
first class baseman of the cham.
pion Chicago Americans
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28

The friends OF Miss Guendilene
Gunter will be pleased to learn of her
safe arrival OF Durango, Colorado,
where she has gone to visit her uncle
b. r. Houx. In letter to her aunt,
Mrs. BurRan, received a few days
ago, she stated that her trip was most
pleasant and she was delighted with
the grand scenery from Telluride to
Durango.
Last evening Chief McGovern ar
rested four suspicious characters for
selling a stolen watch. One Of the
gang was recognized by the chief as
Rocky Mountain Pete, burly Nor
weglan, @ho has a reputation In Spo-
kane OF being a strong arm man. The
other three are only suspects and will
DO held for examination. The police
Is doing good work IN rounding up
such characters and running them out
Of town.
The Choral club will meet tonight
at the Presbyterian church at 1880.
All members are urged to be present
to practice the program to be given
during the session Of the grand lodge,
of Knights of Pythias of Idaho which
convenes In Coeur d'Alene June
nth.
The Grocer'a association of Spo.
kane will hold their annual picnic
here on the 10th. The band and or
chestra have been hired for the day.
There will be dancing from to in
the afternoon and 8 to IL In the
evening The music will be furnish
ed by the band orchestra of eight
pieces. There will DO thousands of
people here that day as every house
in Spokane that has grocery depart
ment will shut down.
Chester Drew who has been working
for the City Meat market lad his knee
cap badly hurt while playing with
another boy. lie was on the ground
and the other lad tried to jump over
him but Chester drew up his knee and
II received the heel of the playmate
shoe on the cap, the force Of the blow
turning 1t. The doctor In attendance
does not think he will be able tC
work for a week or more.
The Hayden lake base ball team
played the Greenaores team on the
Hayden lake ball grounds yesterday.
The work on both teams was good and
Il II had not been for the GreenaoreG
being unfortunate in pitchers in the
last couple of innings they would moi
have lost to such heavy score. Thc
score stood to IA In favor Of Hay
den lake. The Hayden lake team will
meet Greenacres ON their own grounds
the and Of June,
Edward Phelps who was married II
Occur d'Alene only short time age
and who has been resident in tn,
city and prominent M. W. A., dice
yesterday In the Caldwell hospital o.
typhoid fever. MIR. Phelps was MOI
we'll when he left Occur d'Alens som,
ten days ago and when he arrived a
Caldwell he was taken down seriously
Ill. He did not get better and pas
sed away yesterday. His body will b
met ct the electric depot at s:15 b.
the drill team of the M. w. A. M
funeral preparations have been decid
cd upon as yet.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28
Sis
per Acre

and only N miles from city
limits and terms of
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28

Because some German authorities are
urging the rebuilding and rearming Of
the frontier forts some people imagine
that the kaiser's country scents war in
the mir. Germany is always talking of
war, but hasn't had one worth men
tlonlng in almost forty years.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28

There are heroes Of science as well
as Of war. Professor Wolfram g.
Fuchs has lost his life through using
his body as a subject for experimental.
tion In the development Of the Roent-
gen rays. Three other Americans have
similarly given their lives to science.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28
SIS Down
SIS a Month

No interest, no taxes, free
water to 1910. Meyerdale is on
main travelled county road di-
teOtly north of town, having tel
ephone service and city water
under pressure, all city advan-
tages and those unobtainable
elsewhere than suburban homes.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28

a writer in the Monthly Review says
that the flying machine fad Is coming
right away; hence while the devil
wagons" are smashing our limbs the
airships will be smashing our heads.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28

The mother Of Secretary Taft h
without the ambition supposed to be In
born In every American mother since
the days OF Mary Washington. She
does not want her son to be president
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
FOREST SERVICE
DENIES OFFENSE
Mailing Franks Sent News
papers Used in Govern
ment'S Interest

The published report that the Forestry
Bureau was violating the postal laws
by sending to newspapers franks for the
return Of newspapers containing notices
OF interest 10 the service, is not causing
any unrest at the bureau.
Chief Forester Pinchot is out OF the
city, but Overton W. Price. associate
forester, stated this morning that the
bureau had given consideration 10 the
legality of the method before adopt
ing Il. 1t IS claimed that the franks are
used solely In the interest of the Gov
ernment business, as it is necessary to
know what use is being made by the
newspapers OF the Government publica-
tons and news bulletins that are being
sent out.
Acung Postmaster General Lawshe
stated this morning that no complaint
had been registered with the Postoffice
Department in regard 10 the use being
made Of franks by the forestry service.
He said, however, that practically the
same question came up from the Agri-
cultural Department about four yea rs
ago, and that II was held at that time
the practice was not in violation Of law
IL being shown that the service was IN
the interest Of the Government
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
RAILROAD SITUATION
IN ENGLAND CRITICAL

LONDON. Aug. 12.-It may be said
safely that the new low record price for
consols last week had no political sig
nificance in the ordinary sense. The
causes are largely financial or monetary,
and at this particular time they have
much to do with the situation in Amer
lea.
Diplomatic affairs are regarded in the
market as highly satisfactory and poll
tics only IN the sense Of sOcialistic dan
gers is the disturbing factor in the mar
lxet for consols. The uneasiness in this
connection is great, especially as affect
ing English railways. There is scarcely
an English railroad which, II Il yielded
70 any one OF the various demands now
being advanced under socialist and trade
union auspices. would not speedily be-
como BANKRUPT.
This feeling is becoming widespread
among shareholders, with the result that
disastrous collapse in prices is in
progress and the whole market is in q
demoralized condition.
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
JAPS MAY ASK
THAT FLEET Be
kept At HOME
Fear That Frisco Row.
dies VIII Take Man
euver as IndOrSe-
ment.

SEATTLE, Aug. l2.-Japanese mau
advices received here state that there
is growing concern IN Japan ever the
orders Issued by the Navy Department
TO The Atlantic squadron TO prepare for
cruise TO the Pacific Coast
japanese statesmen, II is said. are
considering a request 10 the United
States 20 keep the feet on the Atlantic
seaboard, or, II the sailing cannot be
indefinitely postponed, 70 defer the
cruise until the anti-Japanese trouble in
San Francisco has entirely died out. In
japan IL IS generally understood that
the anu-Japanese feeling IS purely local,
but there are fears that rowdies in San
Francisco viii assume that the Gov
eminent is supporting them in their at
tacks on the japanese and the trouble
will be renewed, in which event II may
assume grave proportions.
1t is recalled by the japanese CORE
spondents that a japanese training ship
was about 10 start on a cruise 10 the
Pacific Coast under command Of a fam
Gus admiral. when the United States re-
quested that the voyage be abandoned.
IN view OF the high feeling in San Fran
cisco. II was believed at the time that
such a movement might be considered
a threat.
The cruise was abandoned. and now
Japan feels that the transfer OF the
Atlantic feet should be abandoned for
the same reasons
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
HAU IS SUING
WIFE'S SISTER
FOR PERJURY
Woman Said She Is
Convinced He Is
Murderer.

BERLIN. Aug. I2.-On the strength Of
a now statement made by Olga Moliter'
daughter Of the woman Carl Hau, the
former Washington college professor
was convicted Of killing. Hau's attorneys
are suing Olga for perjury.
Miss Mclitor, who was with her moth
er when the latter was killed, stated
that she saw the murderer, and is con-
WINGED that IL was Hau This directly
contradicts her testimony IN Hau's trial,
and is the basis Of the alleged perjury.
Cable messages from Berlin last week
stated that Olga Militor had herself
been accused OF numbering her mother
by Baron Won IIndenau. The baron was
reported to have written letters to Olga.
saying he had been behind her at the
time OF the murder, and saw her commit
the crime. but offering 10 keep the secret
II she would marry him. L1ndenau, X
developed. was also the author OF sew
eral anonymous letters sent the prose
CutOr during Hau's trial. saying Hau
was not the guilty party.
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
TEXAS STARTS WAR
ON WHITE PLAGUE
Consumptives Are Denied
Employment in Many
Callings.

HOUSTON. Tex. Aug. 12.-Rules were
issued by the State board of health tc
govern sanitation for tuberculosis They
say:
'"TUbercuiar victims are not allowed
employment in any public building. in
any school, church, or OakeshOp or
slaughterhouse.
"Burlap Is prohibited for a floor COW
ering: passengers on trains are not al-
lowed TO wash their teeth over wash
basins. and careless handling of ice to
be used in water COOKERS is made an Of
tense.
Floors Of public buildings must be
swept every day after being sprinkled
with sawdust wet with formaldehyde.
Boarding house. hotel. and restaurant
ice boxes must oe secured with acid
once a week.
In jaIs a prisoner must have 1900
cubic feet Of air per hour, walls must
be whitewashed every month and paint
ed every six months
The Washington times., 1907-08-12

ployed- But Up TO noon today not a
single instance Of striking a building
that had not been affected by the walk
outs Of last week had been received at
the master builders headquarters.
Labor Leaders Meet.
The business agents Of the building
trades we're in session up to noon and
will hold another session this afternoon.
What they did could not be learned. as
none of them will talk for publication.
Agents Of the Employers Association
were busy all day yesterday receiving
applications for employment from men
in all the building trades except brick
layers and EtOnemasOns. The employ
ment bureau registered and issued cards
for employment 10 over 100 men. Today
there were probably fifty APPLICANTS from
carpenters and structural ironworkers.
There is a SuperdbundanCe of painters
OF every grade from the ordinary house
painter on outside work TO the high
class decorator asking for work.
Come From Other Cities.
Secretary Hall said his association
was highly gratied at results in the
matter of applications for the places OF
the strikers. He said that nearly all
of those who applied yesterday and to-
day came from Baltimore, Philadelphia,
response 10 advertisements running in
papers in those cities. That there are
q large number OF all kinds OF carpen-
ters coming to the city will be Of great
assistance to the Employers Association
10 keep their work going.
In response 10 8 query put 10 him this
morning by the leader Of a gang OF car
penters. who had been assigned 10 go
10 work on the Academy OF Music, as
TO what the pay was TO be, Secretary
Hall said:
You Will be paid regular union scale
or wages and work eight hOurs-but you
can work twelve hours II you want to
and we would like 10 have you do so.
for which you VIII be paid time and a
half Yesterday being Sunday, the gangs
OF men who worked on the Academy OF
Music were paid double time"
At 1870 o'clock a report reached the
Employers Association that SIX car
penters, on small job OF H 3. San
ford's. location not stated, struck az l
O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Showers have fallen in the last twen-
ty-four hours in Virginia, the Carolnas,
and the Gulf States east of the Missis-
sippi river. There have also been scat
tered showers ia Iowa and the upper
lake region.
Temperatures are relatively low in the
northern Rocky mountain region, the
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys.
Showers are probable late tonight or
on Tuesday II Atlantic coast districts
and the east Gulf States
II Will be cooler tonight in the Ohio
valley and the lake region. and some
what cooler Tuesday IN Atlantic coast
districts north OF Virginia.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports VIII have light 10 fresh
southwesterly winds and fair weather TO
the Grand Banks.
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
ENTANGLED IN THEIR LINES,
FOUR MEN ARE DROWNED

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Eleven Newark
men, believing that their fishing launch
was sinking. jumped into the Raritan
bay and four were drowned. They were
all good swimmers, but became en-
tangled in their lines.
The dead are Charles Geunther. cap
tain Of the launch: George MeZier, .
rich chemist; Charles Weber, and
man named Schiver-
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
White Brcklayers
VIII Be Imported
For Strikers Jobs
More Men Register at Employers Association for
Work and Operations Are Partly Resumed
on Several Buildings

The Importation Of non-union white
bricklaycrs tc take the places Of strik-
ing bricklayers will commence tonight.
The Employers Association admits that
It will bring a number of them here
from the East
Owing TO the arrival in the city sun
dav Of a large number OF skilled non
union mechanics in the building trades.
the Employers Association was enabled
TO start work this morning on these
buildings that had been paralyzed since
the strike order set in last Thursday:
Gonzaga Hall. st. Cyprian's School,
st. AIMS Academy, and Sacred Heart
rectory. The work is being done by the
Cassidy Company.
The Elks' Temple. being erected by
the same company. is still tied up. the
work on that structure being all brick
and stone work at this time. and tie
contractors cannot get bricklayers.
Another Firm Starts Work.
Richardson & Burgess have started
work on their contracts on the Capital
Traction COmpanys substatIon in
Georgetown. and the paper mill in
Georgetown.
To enable the contractors 10 complete
the Academy Of Music next month. IT
has been decided by the Employers AS
ISOLATION to doubly man it, and work
three gangs, II necessary, day and
night, including Sunday, no.withstahc-
ing the threats Of the labor leaders 10
take them into court for violating the
old Sunday blue law.
Executive OFFICERS OF the EMPLOYERS
Association express surprise at the
seeming inactivity Of members Of the
strike committee of the building trades
today. Both Manager Richardson and
Secretary Hall said that they had eX-
pected the strike committee would have
10 some extent made good their threat
that they would tie up every building
under construction in the District that
was being erected by members Of the
association where non-union men are en-
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
THREE GOVERNORS TO MEET
AT JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION

RICHMOND, Va. Aug 12-Governor
and Mrs. Swanson will leave this after
noon for the jamestown Exposition.
where they will be confronted by n
week Of hard work as the official host
and hostess Of the State.
Thursday will be North Carolina Day
at the exposition, which event will hold
the governor over from the Massa-
chUsetts celebration tomorrow. The gov
ernor of Virginia will give a joint re-
ception to the two visiting executives
at the Virginia building after the ar
rival of Governor Glenn.
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
PRESIDENTS LUNCHEON
AP0LITICAL GATHERING

OYSTER BAY, \. Y, Aug. I2.-At a
political luncheon served at Sycamore
Hill today, the President brought to-
gether as his guests Julius and Max
Fleischmann. OF Cincinnati; Timothy I.
Woodruff. of New York; william
Barnes, jr., chairman OF the New York
State Republican executive committee;
Charles F. Rrooker, national h spublican
committeeman Of Connecticut; Gen. A.
T. French, United States distEict at
torney at Boston. and Federal Judge W.
II Hunt, Of Montana.
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
BIG DEMAND FOR MEN
IN HARVEST FIELDS

ST. PAUL. Aug. 12.-Thirty thousand
harvest hands viii be needed this season
along the line OF the Northern Pacific
ane the Great Northern roads. Reports
transmitted TO the passenger depart
ment OF each road indicate that a few
more than 1900 hands are required
along the Northern Pacific system, and
something less than 1900 at the Great
Northern stations.
The Washington times., 1907-08-12
AUTO BUS IN WRECK,
WOMAN FATALLY HURT

NEW YORK, Aug. I2-One woman
was fatally injured and over fifty per
sons thrown into a panic today as a
result Of a collision between a sight
seeing automobile and a Broadway car
in front OF the Hoffman House.
The injured woman was Mrs. Mosher.
Of Youngstown. Ohio She was thrown
10 the pavement and was removed TO
the New York Hospital. unconscious.
The Washington times., 1907-08-12

CHICAGO, Aug. I2.-Chicago Is
isolated Geographically. Superin-
tendent Cook, Of the local Western
Union office, admitted as much
shortly before noon.
"Ihe strikers have put Chicago
on the map he said. "We have
men to work, but cannot keep a
wire more than two minutes. I
have reason 20 believe that the
railroad telegraphers have received
secret orders to put Chicago out OF
business. They are doing it. As
soon as a Chicago message Is heard
going over the wire out comes
plug and we are dOne.s
Conditions are the same with the
Postal Company.