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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
From Other Shores.

There has been recrudescence of
bubonic plague at Lima and other
parts Of Peru.
A jury at Tacma, Chile, has brought
in verdict against the daily newspa-
per. Voz del Sur and ordered it to
pay fine of $500 for publishing in,
sulting statements against the govern
or of Tacma province.
The first Hindu temple in the West
ern world, according to the San Fran
cisco Vedanta society, has been dedi-
Gated in that city. The edifice is
unique in a Western city, being mod
eIed after the great Tai Mahal of In
dia
Solfatara, a semi-eXtinct volcano
near Pozzuoli, Italy, has opened a new
crater $50 feet from the ancient one.
1t is emitting a vOluminous colmn of
sulphurOus gases. The activity of
SOlfatara always is supposed to coin
eide with the inactivity of Vesuvius.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
Digest of the News Worth Telling Con-
densed for the Busy
Reader.
Washington.

A bill has been introduced in the
house to prohibit dealing in futures
in agricultural products by forbidding
dealers the use of the mails, inter
state transportation and banking fa-
cilities.
Postmaster General Meyer has is
sued an order permitting the perfora-
ton of United States postage stamps
for the purpose of Identification only.
1t is intended to protect large users of
stamps against theft.
A resolution has been reported ia,
vorably to the senate directing the
secretary OF war to make a survey
and report the probable cost of the
inland waterway project from Bos-
ton to Wilmington, N. c.
The president has rendered to Lew
is N. Hammerling of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
a position on the proposed commits
sion to visit the Panama canal zone
to investigate labor conditions. Mr..
Hemmerling is a prominent business
man.
Maj. Reynolds, the government
agent on the Grow Indian reservation
in Montana, testified before the SEN
ate committee on Indian affairs, de-
nying the charges made by Mrs. Helen
Pierce Grey of i'll treatment of the
Indians
The pediment above east entrance
of the house of representatives soon
will be ornamented with a group of
historical statudry at a cost of $751;
900, if the president does not dissent.
A bill for this purpose has passed
both houses.
By vote of 257 to 0 the house sus-
tanned President Roosevelt's veto of
the bill transferring Commander Will
liam Wilm0t White from the retired
to the active list of the navy. The
president gave as a reason for his ac-
tion that the transfer would not be for
the best interests of the service,
Senator CIapp has secured the
passage of q bill granting to the do
cese of Duluth lands now occupied by
it for church purposes on Indian res
ervations in Minnesota. About a doz-
en- small tracts are embraced in this
grant, scattered through all the reser-
vations in the northern part Of the
state.
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Casualty.

Robert Hunter, the socialist writer
and speaker, was thrown from his
horse while riding in Darien, Conn,
and received dislocated shoulder.
One man was killed and two receiv-
ed serious injuries as the result of
an explosion aboard the British
steamer Belle of Scotland at CalIao,
Peru.
Two linemen, Edwin Nevin and
James Lahan, were killed at McKee's
Rocks, suburb of Pittsburg. one be-
ing eleCtrOcuted and the other sus-
tanning a fracture of his skull when
he was knocked from the top of
pole.
While fighting a prairie fire arising
from his own carelessness, laboring
with all his might to save a bayfield,
of neighbor, Louis GoodseH, Sr.
aged sixty four, dropped dead of heart
failure in the field in the presence of
his son and several neighbors near
Homer, Mich.
loyQ IlouHuS, IoufISGH years Old,
and Frank Wilburn. sixteen years
old, were smotherM to death in
wheat bin at Dunkle, III. The boys
were playing in the elevator and
jumped into the bin. They immedi-
ateiy sank down into the grain. Later
their dead bodies were found in the.
bin.
While the cast at a school enter
tainnent were at dress rehearsal at
Mineola, Tex, Hill Robinson, seven
teen, was shot and killed by his broth
er James. James claims he did not
know the gun was loaded.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
TOTAL Loss ABOUT S., 100000
Mayor Appeals to the State for Help
and Prompt Response Is Made
by Many Cities.

Boston, April 15.-From the embcrs
of Sundays conf1agration in Chelsea
there arose yesterday we'll organized
movement for aid and relief of the
10000 homeless, counting of the
cost by insurance companies, whose
representatives placed their losses at
$3,500,000, and a determination by the
city authorities to rebuild the fifty
acres swept by the fire, where stood
before the fire property valued at
nearly 100000.
No further deaths were reported
yesterday, and of the injured persons
taken to the various hospitals only
two were believed to be in a critical
condition.
Total Loss, $5,75o.0oO.
Revised figures obtained yesterday
place the total loss at $5.750,000.
There was comparatively little suf-
fering reported among the fire victims
yesterday. So prompt and efficient
was the relief work Sunday that prac-
tically no one was without shelter dur
ing the night Yesterday the relief
was taken up by those who handled
the Massachusetts fund for San Fran
cisco sufferers. Early in the day May
or Peck issued an appeal to the coun-
try, but after conference with Act
ing Governor Eben S. Draper the ap-
peal was amended so as to include
only the state.
Legislature Votes 100000.
Announcement was made that $15,'
600 had been raised by subscription
in Boston before noon. In addition
the city of Chelsea appropriated $1O,-
600, and resolutions calling for
100000 from the state was introduced
in the house of representatives. Many
nearby cities announced the starting
of subscription papers, and the city
governments of others will hold spe-
cial meetings to take action on the
matter. A message received from
President Roosevelt expressed a sym
pathy and volunteered the services
of the army and navy.
The burned district was closely pa
trolled yesterday by the state militia,
the work of the guard, however, con
sisting mostly in keeping people from
venturing too near the standing
walls. There was very little property
remaining to be guarded, SO thorough
ly had the area been swept by the
flames.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
JOHNSON WARMLY WELCOMED.
Is Principal Speaker at Jefferson Ban
quet in Kentucky.

Is Principal Speaker az jefferson Ban
quet in Kentucky.
Louisville, Ky, April IS. - Gov.
Johnson of Minnesota was given his
first formal introduction to the Demo
Gratis of Kentucky at the banquet OF
the Jefferson club here, where he de-
livered the principal address of the
evening. The welcome accorded him
was an enthusiastic one, 500 diners
sitting down at tables in the Sellbach
Hotel Roof garden, while the remain
der of the garden was filled with audi
tors by the time the speaking began.
A number OF Kentucky Democratic
leaders were present, although pro-
nounced>pOlitical flavor was mitigated
somewhat by the presence of Gov.
Wilson, Kentucky's Republican exec
utive, and a party of friends. Gov.
Wilson delivered the address of well
come, and introduced his fellow exec
utive to those present.
Gov. Johnson's speech, while rather
brief, touched upon Democratic prin-
ciples and the development of the JEFF
fersonian doctrines by present day
deeds.
Gov. Johnson and party arrived late
Sunday night from Shiloh battlefield,
and after the banquet last night left
in a special train for Chicago, en-
route to st. Paul.
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BRYAN LOSES IN NEW YORK.
Resolutions Committee Votes in Favor
of an Uninstructed Delegation.

New York, April 16.-The first day
closed with a defeat of those delegates
committed to the candidacy of Will
liam J. Bryan. The committee on res
OlutiOns late last night adopted set
of resolutions to be presented to the
convention when it recOnvenes to-day
providing for an uninstructed delega-
ton to the national Democratic con-
vention at Denver.
When the state convention organ
lied yesterday the Bryan men offered
q resolution instructing the delegates
to be chosen for Mr.. Bryan. 1t was
referred to the committee on resolll-
tons, which met last evening, and in
turn referred the Bryan resolutions to
a subcommittee of seven. The sub
committee heard an appeal by Angus
tus Thomas, president of the Bryan
Progressive Democratic league, which
fathered the resolution, and then by a
vote of to 1 decided to report to the
full committee the recommendations
against an instructed delegation. The
subcommittee report was received
and adopted by the committee on resO-
buttons by a vote of % to 4. A minor
ity report Of the subcommittee, calling
for an instructed delegation, was de-
feated by a similar vote.
The Bryan men declared later that
they would carry the fight to the floor
of the convention.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Monday.

Washington, April IA - Unlocked
for progress was made by the house
yesterday in the consideration OF the
naval appropriation bill When it was
laid aside for the day it had been one
hall disposed Of and the advocates o.
the four battleships proposition were
aligning themselves in preparation fol
the fight on that subject, which proba
bly, will occur to-day. The hopes o.
the officers of the navy and marine
corps for an increase in pay were
dashed to the ground when, on point
of order by Mr.. Madden of Illinois
there was stricken from the bill the
provision for such increase.
The brief session of the senate yes
terday was devoted to the transaction
If routine business.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
BALLOT BOXES ARE LOOTED.
Strong Democratic townships Turn
Out us Republican Votes.

Strong Democratic I townships l urn
Out us Republican Votes.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 16. - The
fight for the Republican nomination
for congress between Congressman
H. w. Palmer and Col Asher Miner
in the Eleventh congressional district
took an unexpected turn yesterday
when three Democratic districts
in Pittstown township, which usually
poll a small Republican vote, gave
Miner 700 votes and Palmer Is votes.
The sheriff of Luzerne county was
sent after the ballot boxes and found
two of them in an Office of a justice
of the peace, broken open and the
ballots strewn over the floor. The
Justice said that his Office was entered
during the night and the boxes broken
open.
Sensational developments are eX-
pected and wholesale arrests, 1t IS
said, are to be made.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Cautious Bride.

Mrs. Bacon see fashion article
on bridal wells relates that a recent
bride wore her face covered on the way
to the altar.
Mr.. Bacon-I suppose the bride didn't
want the groom to see she was laugh
ing at hin.-Yonkers Statesman.
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KILLS SWEETHEART AND SELF.

Woman Refused to Marry Man After
He Had Paid Her Way Here.
Chicago, April 14.-Antonia Breber,
eighteen years old, was shot and kill
ed last night by Joseph Krhournek,
twenty-five, who committed suicide by
shooting himself in the temple.
Krhournek, who was laborer, came
from Bohemia year ago and sent his
savings to pay the passage of the
young woman to America. Arriving
here she refused to marry him and
was working to repay the money.
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Assistance Needed.

Conn" she whispered, there's a
burglar in the parlor. He has just
knocked aeaa::..c+ the piano and hit
several keys at once"
I'll so down." said he.
"Oh, John, don't DO anything rash! y
''Rash! Why, I'm going to help him
You don't suppose he can remove the
piano from the house without assist
ance The Throne.
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CHIEF WANTS TO HOLD JOB.
pes Moines Change of Government
Leads to Lawsuit

Des Moines, April Thames Jones,
chief of police under the old regime of
the city government, yesterday insti-
tuted proceedings to prevent VIII
Hume, appointed by the commission
ers, from becoming chief of police.
Jones claims he is entitled to hold his
office under the old soldiers prefer.
ence law
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give Wears for EmbezzIement.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 16. = William
s Workman, former bookkeeper OF
the Oakland Savings and Trust COM
nany Yesterday pleaded guilty to the
embezzlement of $4,000 of the COM
pany's funds. He was sentenced to
five wears in the penitentiary.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
ONE BUILDING LEFT STANDING.
Fire Destroys the Business Portion Of
Shafer, s. D.

Willis..on, N. D., April 15.-The bust
ness potion of Shafer, the county
seat of Mckenzie county, was destroy
ed by fire and the court house is
among the burned buildings. The fire
started in Kurtz's drug store and com
mnnicated to adjoining buildings. The
only large store left in town is the
Bruegger store, which was saved by
The iron sidings, and every we'll in
town was pumped dry.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
WARNING, THEN EXPLOSION.

Coal Mine in Colorado Is Scene OF
Outrage That Costs Three Lives.
Durango, Colo, April 16.-FolloWlng
a warning received through an anony-
NOUS letter that unless the Champion
coal mine OF the Royal Coal and Coke
company was made safe by repairs
the mine would be blown up, an eXplo-
sion occurred in the mine late yester-
day which completely wrecked the
workings and perhaps fatally injured
three persons. There is no clue to the
sender of the letter or the cause OF
the explosion.
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Bcy Takes Dare; Jumps to Death.

Minneapolis, April lotto Siam,
nine years old, yesterday afternoon
died a martyr to a playmate's dare.
To show seven-year-old Willie Zeeb,
his companion, that he was not afraid,
he jumped onto the boom stick in the
river near Thirty-fif avenue, lost his
footing and was drowned.
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y
ALLEGED Raid on Granary.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April IA well
known Lake county farmer named l..
Graham and his son, J. A. Graham
are accused Of raiding thesgranary of
E. L. Heuck, a Minnehaha county
farmer, and carrying away timothy
seed
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Militia Protects Cars.

Pens acola, Fla, April 1G.-For the
first time in nine days cars were OPP
Grated over two of the lines of the
Pensacola Electric company yester-
day afternoon. State militia was lined
ND on both sides of the streets. No
violence was attempted.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Suburb Swept by Fire.

Manistee, Mich, April 16. = Hall
the suburb of Oak Hill was Destroyed
by fire yesterday. Forty-fve dwellings
and two stores were burned and a Pol
ish woman whose name is not known
was probably fatally burned. The loss
will aggregate $4,000.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
YANKEE IN cAsTRO'S GRIP.
Lack of 100000 Bond in Asphalt
Case Leads to His Detention.

Caracas, Venezuela, April 1.-THE
Venezuelan government has entered
suit against Ambrose H. Garner, for
mer receiver of the New York & Ber-
mudez Asphalt company, to compel
him to render an accounting OF ms
four years administration of the Sc
oucstrated property. The bond has
teen fixed at 100000, and failing to
nut up this surety Mr.. Garner cannot
leave the country pending the trial.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
JULIA MARLOWE is ILL.
Actress Suffers Nervous Breakdown
Divorce Suit Blamed.

Divorce Suit Blamed.
New York, April 16. - Miss Julia
Marlowe is lying seriously i'll at the
Plaza hotel in this city as the result
CT a nervous breakdown, following the
publication a few days ago of the
news that she had been named as the
principal correspondent in a sensation
al divorce suit.
Miss Marlowe's doctors have order
ed the Shuberts. her managers, to can
eel all OF her engagements for the
next fortnight.
Miss Mar!Owe's attorney said last
night:
THE public may rest assured that
no more unwarranted or outrageous
assault was ever made upon a good
woman's reputation
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16

'.Wen, where's that COOKE" demand
I'd his wife. Don't tell me she wasn't
on the train"
''She was on the train timidly ex-
planned the comnuter, but I got to
playing cards and q Lonelyville man
won her at whist
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Can't Reuiue Reualist.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, April 16. - Mrs
Ella Hodge, a middle-aged resident of
this city, has been unconscious since
Saturday. Her condition is attributed
to overexcitement at church revival
services.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
S12o. 400 Contract Let.

washington, April 16.-The contract
for the construction of a public build
ing at Devils Lake, N. d., mas been
awarded to the General Construction
company of Milwaukee at $12O,4O0
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Christian Party to Convene.

Rock Island, H., April ia call
for the national assembly of the Chris
tian party on May /, in the watch
tower at Rockford, H., has been is
sued by William R. Benkart, the ma
tiopal chairman of the party.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
severed Head Indicates Murder.

Cleveland, Ohio, April 15.-The sew
cred head of a corpse, supposed to be
that Of Michael Sobods of Bedford,
suburb. was washed ashore from the
river. revealing what is thought to
have been a case of murder and rob-
heTv
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Child Is Fatally Burned.

Fonda, Iowa, April IA. - Mercedes
Murray, the eight-year-old daughter OF
Jay Murray of Pocahontas, died from
severe burns received in playing
around a bonfire.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Merely a Middleman.

'"rhe jokes you print each day"
complained candid friend, lack
spontaneity at times"
We'll" retorted the press humorist,
blame the man who invented 'em,
and not me-"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Hotel Man Ends Life.

Neiisville, Wis, April 16.-Ernest
Handke. proprietor of the Eagle hotel
at Granton, committed suicide last
night by cutting his throat. The cause
is said to have been family cares.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
INDIAN WEEDS WHITE GIRL.
Carlisle Graduate EIopes With Miss
Pearl O'keefe.

Milwaukee, April 1G. - A. e. Der.
nard, halfbreed Indian, whose native
name is Laughing Eyes, arrived in
Milwaukee yesterday with his white
bride, formerly Miss Pearl O'Keefe,
with whom he eloped from Marion,
Ohio.
Mr.. Bernard is a sachem of the
Chickasaws and a descedant also OF
the Cherokees. He was educated at
Carlisle. Pa.
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REJECT THE DOUkS.
Fort William Authorities Must Take
Care of Their Nude Charges.

Port Arthur, Ont, April 16 - The
Central prison authorities OF toronto
refuse to take the Doukhobors com.
mitted from Fort William for a six
months term and now in jail here
Sher,ffs Ryan and Lyons arrived yes
terday gathering the prisoners sem
fenced, but will not take the Douks, as
thew say the Toronto prison is full. In
the meantime seventy-siX prisoners
are lodged in jail here, built to accom-
modate thirty.
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Conductor Killed by Bandit.

Birmingham, Ala, April Is. = A.
South Bessemer electric car was held
up by a negro highwayman beyond
Powderly shortly after midnight and
Conductor Adams killed.
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Flood Dancer Past.

Crookston, Mimi, April16.-All dan
ger Of flood is past. The water is re.
ceding. The ice jam above the city
broke yesterday and the water fell
foot last night.
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The Proper Adiectives.

awful crush"
"Quite So
who's that sour man and that
groucfy dame? ?"
SSH That's the genial host and
the aniable hostess, my friend"
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Insurance companies are not so bad
after all Just look at the pile Of nice
blotters they give away!
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SATURDAY..

Washington, April 13-Debate or
the naval appropriation bill in the
house Of representatives Saturday re
solved itself in the main into discus
sion of the possibilities of a war be
tween the United States and Japan
In line with his well known views or
the subject, Mr.. Hobson of Alabama
pleaded for four battleships instead OF
two for the next fiscal year, and point
ed out that from now on the United
States should have fixed policy with
regard to naval construction. A wal
between the yellow and white races
he regarded as inevitable, and he as
serted that Japan's present military
activity was with a view to suprema
cy Of the Pacific and as natural con
sequence there would be clash al
arms with the United States.
On the other hand, Messrs. Burton
of Ohio and w. W. Kitchin of NORTH
Carolina disputed that contention
each Of them avowing that the clash
not only would not come, but that the
United Statess should remain in the
forefront of modern civilization as the
exponent of peace
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CITY CLERK IN JAIL.
c. o. Aim of Rushford, Mimi, is $4,000
Short in Accounts.

Rushford, Mimi, April Is. = C. O.
Aim, for eight years city clerk, plead
ed guilty to the charge Of embezzle-
ment, waived a hearing and was sent
to the county Jail at Preston to await
the session of the district court. The
total amount taken is $4,000. The
shortage had been concealed by doc
toring the records.
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4 orlGress,
VAsrsa@ Resume Of the Week.
Proceedings.
Thursday.


Washington, April 10-The employ
ers' liability bill recently passed by
the house was yesterday passed by
the senate without amendment, 50
that it is ready to go to the president
fer his approval.
The scope of the bill is limited to
common carriers by railroad. The sen
ate adjourned at $50 o'clock until
Monday.
Three times yesterday in the house
the Democrats caught the Republicans
mapping and forced them to produce a
quorum. On one other occasion vote
By tellers disclosed the absence of
quorum, but Speaker Cannon peremp,
torily applied the Reed rule and de-
clared a quorum to be present. In do.
ing so he had brief but lively clash
with Mr. Williams.
Notwithstanding repeated roll calls,
progress was made lin the transaction
of public business Both the army and
the Notifications appropriation bills
were sent to conference, the senate
bill to increase the efficiency Of the
cutter service was with Democratic
help passed, and the bill to promote
the safe transportation in interstate
commerce of explosive was considered.