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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04
Many Mining Matters !

Chas. Murphy, superintendent Of
he Granite Hill mines was in the
city. Saturday, transacting some
business of importance for that COM
pany. He brought in good reports
from the mining industry out in his
camp.
The following filings upon water
rights, for mining purposes were
placed of record: j. E. Wilson and
Jno. O'Brien, tapping waters of the
west Fork of Illinois river, in the
Waldo district; Henry Warwick,
tapping waters of Grays Creek, in APP
plegate Farming District; Eldorado
Mining & Development Co., tapping
waters of Canyon Creek, in Josephine
lining district; ". W. Hale in
same district.
A prominent mining man who has
been looking over the Pickett mining
district, was in the city, Saturday
and he remarked: '"You people of
Grants Pass have a Blue Ledge right
here at home. He spoke very
highly of that district which is COM
ing rapidly to the front. mentioning
particularly, the Deer Lick and the
Copper Standard groupes among
others. He thinks that there will be
some big things doing in that dis
trict one of these days.
1t was noted that good per cent
of the litigation which claimed
the attention Of Judge H. K. Hanna,
at the last term of the court was
concerning mining litigation. This
indicates, all too plainly. that the
mines engage the attention Of many
people in this part Of the country.
Notices of locations were filed with
County Clerk Cheshire, as follows
by Jno. Deveny, on Rum Gulch No.
1. "in the Galice mining district
by ]. B. Nebsit ct al, on Sum
pit," in the Galice district; by
Thos. NJ. Cairns, on rum Gulch
No. O." in Gslice district "War
Eagle Discovery" by G. Miller, in
Kerby district; by Martha M Clan
ton. ON "Dodo." in Galice district /;
by G. W. Miller ct al, ON Hidden
Treasure, No. l." in Galice district /;
by same on MARY No. 3 )" in same
district; by same, Linda No. g." in
same district.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
NO TARIFF REFORM
AT COMING SESSION
LEADING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
AFTER WHITE HOUSE CONFER
ENCE OPPOSE REVISION.
PAYNE HATES YELLOW PRESS.
Representative Says 1t Would Be a
Good Thing if Duty Puts Them
Out of Business.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 23.-
Representative Payne, chairman of the
House committee on ways and means
and Representative Dalzell ranking
member of that committee, and the
members of the House committee on
rules had a somewhat lengthy confer
ence with President Roosevelt today.
Both agreed on leaving the white
house that there would be nc revision Of
the tariff at the coming session of Con
gress. Asked if this statement applied
to the schedule on news print paper and
wood pulp, Mr.. Payne, with hearty
laugh, remarked: What does that Is
per cent. on wood pulp amount to? if it
closes up some of the newspapers l think
1t might be a good thing"
President Roosevelt yesterday ad-
dressed a letter to members of his cabi-
net requesting them TO inform federal
employees under their jurisdiction to re
frain from political activity with the
object Of the denomination of President
Roosevelt. The text of the letter has not
been made public but its contents are
substantially as follows:
Il am informed that certain Office
holders in your department holding va
rious positions throughout the country,
contemplate attending Republican CON
yentiOns in their respective states and
urging the Endorsement of myself for the
presidential nomination. | wish that
you would direct federal office holders in
your department who have such q thing
in view that | would regard it as an act
of official improperly and discourtesy."
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
CARLOS BANISHES SON,
Portuguese King Sends Crown Prince
Away and Public Outbreak
Is Feared

MADRID, Nov. 23.-The King of
Portugal has banisned the Grown Prince
Louis to Villa Vicoso, a royal residence
in an isolated part of Portugal. 100
miles from Lisbon.
This step was taken in consequence of
the crown prince demonstrating with his
father against the dctatoriaI regime
carried on by Senior Franco, the prime
minister, with the Kings assent and
support.
The crown prince, whose antagonism
to the dictatorship was we'll known. rep
resented to his father the Misunderstanding
of continuing the present method of
government, which, he said, is turning
Portugal into a hOtbed of Republicans
and Anarchists, and which might end
in the overthrow of the monarchy King
Carlos, greatly incensed, ordered the
crown prince into what is practically
exile from the capital.
The Kings action has caused a great
sensation throughout the country. 1t
is declared that the crown prince is I'M
der the influence of the Conservatives,
who are led by Senior Vilhena and de-
sire the abdication of King Carlos in
favor Of his son.
The situation in Portugal, which has
been described as growing worse during
the last few weeks, has become threat
ening, according to dispatches The
popular antagOnism to the dictatorship
has been growing dangerously, and the
Conservatives are making common cause
with the Republicans
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
HITS BIG STICK RULE
STEAMSHIP MAN SEES RUIN IN
GOVERNMENT COURSE.
z. p Schwerin Says His Line in Pacific
viii Quit Unless Harsh Law
Is Changed.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-In a speech
Hinged with bitterness P-.sident X. T..
Schwerin Of the Pacific Mail steamship
line last night asailed the governments
attitude toward shipping on the Pacific
and declared that the present policy
would drive the American flag from the
Pacific as well as from tie Atlantic.
His line, he said, was losing money as
q result of the operations OF the inter
state commerce commission, and he init
mated that the company would not ask
for a renewal Of its ffty-year charter,
which expires on April / next, but would
instead retire from the steamship trans
portation business.
Foreign rivals, who could change their
rates at will, had piled up $5,O0O,OOO in
assets, he said, while the American line,
compelled to give thirty days notice of a
new passenger schedule, was dropping
between $3,OO0,OOO and 100000 in
hopeless competition.
Chief Justice Walter Clark of the su-
preme court of North Carolina, in a
speech before the Peoples Institute in
Cooper Union, declared that the Consti-
tuition was inadequate, undemocratiC and
outgroWn.
Justice Clark said President Roosevelt
was perfectly right in demanding that
the constitution be construed" to meet
the needs of popular government, as he
saw them.
1t was impossible, he said, for the con-
stitution to be amended save by appeal
TO the "fiye elderly lawyers constituting
court, because all the corporations had to
do to prevent amendment of the instru-
ment was to control bare majOritieS in
eleven of the states.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
GREETING TO NICHOLAS.
Text of Address Sent to Gar by Mem
bers of Lower House of Rus
sian Parliament.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 23.-The
text of the address of the lower house
of Parliament to Emperor Nicholas is
as follows:
Most Gracious Sire: Your Imperial
majesty has deigned to greet the third
Donna and invoke the Almighty's bless
ing on the legislative work before u.s.
We, therefore, take the liberty to ex-
press personally to your imperial ma
jesty our feelings of gratitude to the
supreme head of Russia and our thanks
for the right of popular representation
granted to Russia, and secured by the
fundamental laws of the empire Have
confidence in us, sire. We wish to de-
vote all our ability, knowledge and en-
perience to strengthening the form of
government, which was given new life
by the imperial will in the manifesto
OF October 30. 1905. to pacfy the father
land, to assure respect for laws, to devel-
op popular education, to promote the
general welfare, to be buttresS for the
greatness and power of invincible Rus
STA and to thereby justify the confidence
reposed in us by his majesty and the
fatherland.'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
EDITOR SHOOTS DOWN TWO.
Loses Job and Fires at Chief and Threat
ems Man.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. %
Richard c. HON, an editorial writer on
the Kansas City Post, shot and serious
ly wounded O. n. Woodward, manager
of the Willis Wood theater and presi-
dent of the Post Publishing company,
and slightly wounded Managing Editor
II. j. Groves in Managing Editor
Groves private office about noon today.
Mr.. Woodward is in critical condition.
Mr.. Woodward is head of the amuse-
ment company which maintains theaters
in Omaha and other western cities
Manager Groves was for a number of
years managing editor of the old Kansas
City Times and is a we'll known news
paper man.
During the last few days the Post has
been cutting down its editorial force
This morning Manager Groves notified
Horn that he was TO be discharged
About noon Mr.. Woodward visited
Groves in the latter's office and as he
was leaving Horn confronted him with
a pistol. Without another word Horn
shot Woodward in the chest The latter
fell to the floor and Horn fired two more
shots into his body as Woodward lay
there. Mr.. Groves attempted to make
his escape from the room and was shot
in the hip. Woodward's condition is
serious.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S
AIDE IS SUICIDE.
Lieut.. John W. Crawford Missing After
Leaving Word He's Going to Die
Debts 0verwhelm Him.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. %
The police authorities today began drag
King the Potomac river between here and
Alexandria, Va, for the body of Lieut..
John w. Crawford, Admiral Dewey's
secretary, who disappeared yesterday and
left word that he was about to commit
suicide. Crawford was seen late yester-
day afternoon i'll the business section OF
this city, but III a letter from hun re-
ceived by i. A. Allen, chief of division
In the office of the auditor for the post
office department. last evening, he gave
notice of his intention to drown himself
from the deck OF an Alexandra ferry
boat. The search by the police has so
far proved fruitless.
Mr.. Allen today stated that he had lit
BE doubt that Lieut.. Crawford was dead
Crawford, it is said, left debts aggre-
eating approximately $1,000 aud i'll
pote which he sent his wife through Al
len, his friend of twenty years standing,
be stated explicitly that the Indebtedness
had accumulated too much, but that II
was not due to speculation or gambling.
In note lie forwarded to Allen he stated
that if the rights of one who takes his
life would permit he would like to be
buried in the national cemetery, but
otherwise he expressed Il wish to have his
body crematcd. lie also left a hurriedly
executed will and asked that his friend
her the papers he had carefully made out,
showing his Indebtedness.
Admiral Dewey said that Crawford
was a man of good habits, that he was
greatly attached to him and that he was
most invaluable assistant. In addition
to his official duties, Crawford looked
after the admiral's private affairs, in
Guiding those of a financial character,
under the latter's personal supervision.
before leaving his office yesterday after
noon, Lieut.. Crawford had carefully ar
ranged the papers on his desk and left
everything apparently i'll the best of
order. There was a big bundle of pa
pers on one side carefully wrapped and
marked personal" for his friend Allen.
Crawford's check book with all the stubs
torn out and his gold watch and chain
lay on top of the desk.
Admiral Dewey said Crawford lived
modestly and that his pay was about
$4,000 a year. He was prominently iden-
titled with the work of the Young Mems
Christian association.
Its all a mystery to me and am
greatly shocked declared Admiral
Dewey today.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
THE STEEL TRUST
WANTS TO BE GOOD,
Judge Gary Says Corporation Wishes
Friendship of the Government
Not to Crush Competition.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-E. H Gary,
chairman of the directorate of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation, has struck
a new and remarkable keynote in re.
spect to business rivalry. In an inter-
view in which he was reviewing the
speech he made here recently to repre-
sentative steel and iron men, Mr. Gary
Is quoted as saying:
Too many men have learned of late
that the fritndship of the public and the
confidence of ones competitors are the
most desirable elements in business.
1T is the policy Of the steel corpora
ton not to crush competition by fair or
foul means. The steel trust controls
about 90 per cent. of the steel and iron
business of the United States. and there
is no intention of enlarging that control
We believe conditions will be better with
healthy rivalry.
1T is clear that the United States
Steel corporation with its executive re-
sources could use its giant strength, like
other corporations, to crush competition
But in the end would the game be worth
the candle? The corporation would be
come an object of attack. In my judg-
ment such policy would be the undoing
of our corporation in which billions of
dollars are invested
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
Mother Dies for Babe.
THAW TRIAL POSTPONED
Famous Murder Case Will Not Come Up
Until January-Both Sides in
Agreement.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Harry Ken
rail- Thaw's hopes for a speedy determi-
nation of his case have once more been
shattered. His second trial for the muir
der of Stanford White, originally set for
one week from today, has been post
poned, and there is now little chance
that it will be called until some date
late in January.
The decision to ask for a postpone
ment has been agreed to by both sides
1t is due partly to the fact that the
task of selecting a jury would be made
d"Holy hard by the approach of the holt
men of spending both Christmas and
New Years day locked up under the
care of court bailiffs, and also to the
fact that Thaw's counsel has applied to
the court for permission to inspect the
secret evidence presented before the
lunacy commission during the progress
of the first trial.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
GETS DEER AND WOLVES
for Big Timber Beasts-Hunt-
ing Accidents

NEGAUNEE, Mich, Nov. 25.-[Spe-
cial. l-Leaving his camp for a walk be
fore breakfast, Andrew Johnson in half
and hour not only killed the two deer
that the law allows him TO shoot, but
killed two big timber wolves that We're
on the trail of the deer. He will re
ceive as bounty for killing the wolves,
$40.
BEAVER DAM, Wis, Nov. 25.-[Spe-
ciaI. Reuben Hachenberger, aged Is
years, while hunting rabbits, was acct
dentally shot in the leg, the rifle which
his elder brother was carrying, becom~
ing discharged accidentally.
HOUGHTON, Mich, Nov. 25.-[ Spe-
ciaI. Rev. A. L. Heideman. who shot
and killed Jacob Ladenpera while hunt
ing deer. has asked to be allowed to
preach the funeral sermon over the re-
mains of his victim.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. Nov.
% Special. Barney Nettleton of
Pickford, one of the oldest hunters in
the upper peninsula, is slowly recover
ing from injuries received in a long and
bloody fight with a buck, which would
have killed him had not help arrived in
the nick of time. The deer weighed 200
pounds.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
CLEVELAND ILL AGAIN
Trouble and Family Is Anxious
Over His Condition.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-According to
a report received this morning former
President Grover Cleveland is again
seriously i'll at his home i'll Princeton.
He is said to have suffered relapse Of
the old intestinal trouble with which he
was afflicted last June. The present at
tack. it is SAID, developed on Thursday
last. and although severe at first, Mr..
Cleveland showed considerable improve
ment on Friday. The details of his CON
dition could not be learned at his home
Beyond ali admission that he "was very
i'll and confined to his bed, no informa-
ton was given out
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland, with Il party
of friends. had arranged for a trip to
Auburn. n. Y, and the parlor car had
been engaged and the start was to have
been made on Friday but the trip was
abandoned. The recurrence of the trou-
BILE has caused some apprehension
among his family and friends.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
BADGER YOUTH FORGER,
Edward Barland Held on Charge of Pass
ing Bad Checks in Milwaukee
and Elsewhere

cial. edward J. BarIand. a Well
dressed youth of 20, who lives in Eau
Claire, Wis, was arrested here Friday
night, five minutes after he had been
released from charge of passing bad
checks, which his parents had settled.
He is wanted for forging large checks
in Chicago, Minneapolis and Milwaukee.
1t is said his bad checks aggregate $4,000
or more. He was taken to Chicago this
morning. Barland. who says he is
bookkeeper, had been in Cincinnati
about two weeks. stopping at various ho-
tells. He did not have money to settle
his bills While stopping at the hotels
Barland gave the name of Woodrow
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
BULLETS END LIFE
Of MAN AND WIFE
FIREMENS CHASTITY FIND AT NEW
ROCHELLE On. " is MYS-
Terry TO POLICE.
RESIDENCE WAS SET AFIRE
Victims Are Wealthy Gotham Manufac-
turer and Wife-Note Found
Is the Only Clue.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-[ Special. j
A mystery that may never be fully solved
surrounds the death of Nicholas Smith,
wealthy New York manufacturer, and his
wife, who were found shot to death in
their home at New Rochelle early today.
The bodies were found by firemen who
had been summoned to fight a blaze in
the cellar of the residence which had
been started by the murderer.
Theory points to the wife as the slayer.
Smiths Had Quarreled.
Two servants in the house say that the
Smiths had a quarrel last evening. Sew
eral hours iater-long after midnight
shots were heard. The servants say they
made no attempt to investigate as they
feared to leave their room. They were
found there when the fremen came
Mrs. Smiths body was found in her
ped She was lying II asleep with
both hands folded beneath her head.
There was bullet wound in the breast.
Just across the threshold in an adjoining
room lay the body of the husband. He
was partly dressed. There was Il bullet
wound behind the left ear and another
IN the breast. = revolver was lying by
his side the floor.
After first eXamina ton. the police con.
cluded the husband had killed his wife,
tired the house and then ended his own
HE. Later, however, a note found in
Mrs. Smiths bedroom put an entirely
different aspect on the affair. The note
was as follows:
Dear Minnie: l owe small sum to B. f.
company Please pay them and cremate
me cut off my hair but my headaches
are not relieved. will be relieved in
few minutes. Lovingly,
GRACE.
An inventory of all the valuables in
the house. made in the same handwrit-
ing as III the note. also was found.
Tried to Fire House.
That determined attempt to destroy
the house by fire has been made was
evident from an examination of the par
tally burned cellar. The plug had been
withdrawn from q barrel of oil and the
whole cellar bottom and a large quaint
ty of broken wood which had been
strewn about has been saturated A
servant told the police that the barrel
OF OIL was removed to the cellar from
stable two days ago by order of Mr..
Smith.
Smith was a member of the firm of
Frederick Victor & AcheIis, manufac-
turers of print cloths, and manufacture
ers agents as we'll of this city.
Thinks Wife Did 1t.
Coroner Squires, who took charge of
the bodies, said after a preliminary in
veshgation Of the circumstances, that
he was reasonably certain that Mrs
Smith, while temporarily insane, killed
her husband and then herself 1t was
learned that some time prior to her mar
riage to Mr.. Smith she had been CON
fined in the private lunacy ward on
BlackWelFs island and later had been
discharged as cured.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
TERRORIST IS ON TRIAL.
Girl Who Threw Bomb May Die Even
if She Is Now Austrian, Not
Russian Subject.

VIENNA. Nov. 23.-Wanda Dobrod-
Eieka, the woman who threw bomb at
Gen. Skalon. governor general of War
saw, and, aided by confederates, disap-
peared, has been brought from Cracow
to Vienna, where her trial on {he de
mand of the Russian government for
her extradition will take place.
The prisoner is strikingly pretty
woman of the Polish type and is as in
telligent as she is pretty. After her
crime. Wanda fled to Cracow. There
her beau-y attracted many admirers,
one of whom. an Austrian, she married
1t was not long, however, before the
secret police of Russia traced her and
her arrest followed, in spite of plea
that by marriage she had become an
Austrian subject.
DR.. Liebernlann. Socialist leader will
defend the woman before the Vienna
landesgericht. If the decision is against
her she will lose both her husband and
her life.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-29
WESTON NEAR HIS GOAL
Aged Pedestrian Takes Up Last Stretch
of Journey from Maine to
Chicago.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Nov. 25.-Ed-
ward Payson Weston reached the Oil
yer hotel at 1O:54 o'clock this morning
and Immediately went to sleep. He was
met at Mishawaka by about 200 per-
sons and before finishing his morning
tramp a crowd of 1000 followed him.
The route through South Bend was lined
with cheering thousands. He entered
the city carrying a bouquet of white
and yellow chrysanthemums. Weston
was in good physical condition on reach
ing South Bend. He says his record
will be broken.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Nov. 25.-Extensive
preparations have been made for Walker
Westons reception by the Illinois Ath-
letic and the Press clubs. Mayor Busse,
it is said. and Chief of Police Shippy
have agreed to meet him and walk with
him over the last two miles of his tour
A banquet will be given in his honor in
Chicago and his stay will be marked by
many honors. Rooms have been reserved
for him at the Auditorium Annex. He
is eZppcted tomorrow