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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
PAY ARMY MORE
IS PLEA OF TAFT
SMALL SALARIES TO BLAME FOR
SHORTAGE IN RANKS, HE
SAYS.
MAKE S0LDIERY LIFE WORK.
Secretary Favors Relieving Men of
Drudgery and Offering Rewards
for Proficiency and Service.
WAR CHIEF IN ANNUAL REPORT

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. g.
Secretary Taft is strong advocate of
increased pay for the army and his an
nual report, just sent to Congress, COM
pletely dispels any doubt that may exist
as to the secretarys position. The re
port begins with a formidable present
ment of figures showing the rapid de
crease in the strength of the regular
army in recent years Che loss last year
being no less than 442S mem and the
pressing need for officers to replace
those now detailed on recruiting duty or
as military instructors in educational in
Sututons. The secretary declares that
while many reasons have been advanced
to explain the difficulty Il sufficient one
is to be found i'll the inadequacy of army
pay.
More Pay for Privates.
Il think it quite probable" he SAYS.
that an increase in the pay of the en-
listed men, including considerable addi-
tiOnal inducement for men to re-enlist
and such reasonable increase in the pay
stimulate men to remain i'll the service
and to qualify themselves for these
higher positions, would have markedly
beneficial effect upon the recruitment of
the army"
So the secretary earnestly favors the
adoption for the army of the naval sys
TEN, under which the President is au-
thorized to fix the rates of pay within de-
fined limits, as a means of obtaining a
better discipline and Il higher efficiency.
Relieve Men of Drudgery.
He also recommends the creation of
general service corps to relieve the sol
dlers of the vast amount of unmilitary
work they are now called upon to per-
form. In his opinion, the military serv-
ice should be so attractive and desira bic
that it will not be difficult to get and
hold the class of men needed for the en-
listed personnel, and to make army serv
ice a life work. as it used to be- by of
fering rewards for proficiency and great
er increase of pay for length of service.
The regular army last year lost 139
officers and 26,31O enlisted men, and, al
though it was a year of peace, II of the
officers and 35S of the men We're killed
in action or died of wounds and disease.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
LITTLE EGYPTS DEATH
Dancer Died from Effects of Gas-Coro-
ner Finds No Indication of
Crime.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Catherine De
vine. or Little Egypt" the dancer, as
she is better known, who was found
dead in her apartment yesterday, died
from Illuminating gas aphyxiatiOn, ac
cording to a corOner's physician. who
performed an autopsy. Several marks
on the body had caused the coroner u
believe she had been murdered. The
autopsy, however, disclosed that the
marks were due to postmOrtem tissue
changes
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
YARMOUTH PAIR
IN DIVORCE MESS
SISTER OF HARRY K. THAW BRINGS
ACTION TO HAVE MARRIAGE
ANNULLED.
NEW SENSATION IN LONDON.
Society Rather Expected Suit for Separa-
ton, but Plea for Absolute Decree
Causes Astonishment.
NEW SENSATION IN LONDON.
MURDER TRIAL is THE CAUSE.

LONDON. Jan. 3.-The Countess Of
Yarmouth who was Miss Alice Thaw
of Pittsburg has begun proceedings for
the notification of her marriage with
the Earl of Yarmouth.
The Countess of Yarmouth is a sister
of Harry X. Thaw.
The Yarmouth case is entered in the
defended list for trial at the coming sit
tings of the divorce court. 1t will be
heard in camera.
Probable Causes of Suit.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 3-The news
from England today that the Countess of
Yarmouth, formerly Miss Alice Thaw
of this city, had begun proceedings for
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
MILWAUKEE STOCKYARDs REPORT.

CATTLE-Mnrket is steady; butchers
steert good to choice. 450a5.25: medium
3.25@4oo; common to fair. > 40Ir3 90: cows
good to choice. 3.25G3.T5; fair to good
2.l2@3.2?; Gamers. 1.2511.75; cutters. 2.o0D
logna bulls, common to fair. >. SOFAS. 90: feed
ers; 3.2ou3.I5; StockCrS, 2.5Ou3Op: mixers
ana sprngers. common unsalrable except
Ior Ganners. good to choice, 2SOOGL3S.eO.
-ood7.oo; good to choice. 3.5OI5.NN; lambs
common to fair. 4.5Na5. 80: cholcc TO prime
6.0o@1.0O; bucks 225Ir3 90
HoGS-Strong to sc higher: mixed and
butchers. 4.450465; packers. 4.45Gr4 80;
light 4.3oGi.5o; pigs, 40pQ4.15
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10

George Francis Alexander Seymour,
Earl of Yarmouth, in Pittsburg. on
April 81, 1903. The marriage followed
a rather brief courtship and put a stop
to the earls stage career, which had be-
gun in private society theatricals at
Newport and had later been more or
less successful in a professional way.
Yarmouth was starred in light comedies
a New York manager.
Lady Yarmouth was always the favor
ite of the family with her brother. Har-
~ X. Thaw. She returned from Eng
land. where she had made her home
since her marriage and was present dur
ing the entire three months of the first
trial of her brother, which resulted in a
disagreement of the jury.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
MAY BE MISSING BOAT.
Two Vessels Reported Coming Up Bay
to st. Johns, and One May
Be Mount Royal.

dian Pacific steamer is reported at
Briere island coming up the bay. As
no ship of this line is due till Wedncs-
day it is thought she may be the missing
Mount Royal. A later report from Hall
fax says that two steamers are off Briere
island bound inward, and that great
hopes are expressed that one is the
Mount Royal.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
NEW POST FOR BRAND.
French Minister Of Public instruction
and Worship IS to Head Depart
ment of Justice.

PARIS. Jan. 4.-It is officially an
nounccd today that NJ. BRAND, minister
of public instruction and worship, viii
assume the portfolio ol. minister of JUS
tice made vacant by die death, Decem-
Der 81, of NJ. GuyotDessaigne. He will
relinquish the duties of minister of pub
lie instruction, but retain those of the
minister OF worship. NJ. Doumergue.
minister Of commerce, has been trans
ferred to the ministry of public instruc-
ton, and Maitre Cruppi, who pleaded
the case of the Countess de Casteilane in
her divorce suit, becomes minister of
commerce.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
PROF. {. A. YOUNG DEAD,
One of Foremost American Astronomers
Expires-Specialist on Solar
Physics

HANOVER, n. H, Jan. 4-Prof.
Charles Augustus Young, one of the
foremost astronomers in the United
States, is dead of pneumonia at his home
here. He had been living in Hanover
since his retirement from the position of
professor of astronomy at Princeton
university about year ago. He was
a specialist OF solar physics and dis
covered the solar reversing layer" and
was the author of several astronomical
books.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
FRAUD IN j. S. BUREAU.
Former Chemist in Department of En-
craving and Printing Indicted
as Swindling Government.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 6.-The
grand jury late today returned indict-
ments against Edwin NJ. Van Dyck, a
former chemist in the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, alleging that he worked
in conjunction with a wholesale ink man
ufacturer of Baltimore, Md, to the eX-
tent that the government has been de-
frauded out of between $4,000 and So
600.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
FIRED" BY ROOSEVELT
SURVEYOR GENERAL EAGLESON OF
IDAHO is OUT.
Administration Dissatisfied with Conduct
and General House Cleaning
Is Probable.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. A.
President Roosevelt has requested the
resignation of Ernest @. Eagleson, sur
veyor general of Idaho.
This announcement was made at the
white house today by Senator Hepburn.
who said that there was general dissat-
isfaction with Mr.. Eagleson's admins
tration of his office and complaint had
been made by the interior department.
He Indicated that there would be a
general cleaning out of the employees
of the office of the surveyor general at
Boise, Ida.
been selected.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
REPORTS STIR FRENCH.
Republic Makes Denial to Rumors That
Government Hopes Americans
Fight JapS.

PARIS. Jan. 6.-The French govern
ment is considerably exercised over the
reports cabled to some American news
papers last week in which it is repre-
scented as secretly DESTROYS OF war be
tween Japan and the United States and
the destruction of the American fleet
with the ultimate object of witnessing
the Observation-Disclosures OF the Panama
canal.
The Associated Press was authorized
today to declare that nothing could be
farther from the truth. France is the
sincere friend of both countries and she
is extremely DESTROYS of seeing the pres
cnt difficulties settled amicably.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Morris Pays Millions.

CHICAGO, H., Jan 6-Edward Nor
ris has become one of the big kings of
the stockyards. By the purchase for
S15,0OO,0OO of stock held by his brother,
Ira \. Morris, and his sisters, Mrs. Mau-
rice l.. Rothschild and Mrs. Henry G..
Schwab, he now controls the firm of
Morris & Co. and the Fairbank Can
ming company. He shares the rule of
the yards with J. Ogden Armour and
Louis F. Swift
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
.LONERGAN DROPS DEAD.
Former San Francisco Supervisor Who
Confessed to Receiving Brides
from Corporations Expires.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Jan. C.
Former Supervisor Thomas L. Lonergan
dropped dead at his home here today. He
was one of the members Of the board of
supervisors who confessed having re-
ceived brides from the United Railroads
company and other corporations
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
NIGHT RIDERS FOILED.
Nero Notifies Sheriff and Mob Fails to
Show Up-Tobacco Warehouses
Are Saved.

LEBANON, Ky, Jan. Cat mid
night a negro ran into lebanon with
the information that mob of masked
men had formed at Springfield and was
on its way here intending to burn the
Continental Tobacco company'S ware
house An armed posse was quickly
formed but the mob, learning that its
plans had been discovered, failed to ap
near
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Strikers Get Lower Rent.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-The east side
rent strikers scored a victory in their
fight with the landlords They com
PEELED FIVE of them TO meet their de-
mands for reduction in rents in as
many tenements. This brings the total
number of landlords who have caDitu-
lated in the rent war up TO twelve.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10

Miners President Says He Expected
Pettibone Verdict.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 4.-John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, who is at Excel
sior Springs, Mo-, taking the waters.
| cannot see how it could have been
possible to convict Mr. Pettibone upon
the evidence of Harry Orchard"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET.

Choice timothy hay. 15.O0a1 %; No /
hay, I3Ooai325; clover and mixed. LOCO
800; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie
12.0o012.25; No. l prairie, 1.0oM115o; No
prairie, 9n610.oO; Wisconsin marsh
feeding, S.oNaS50; packing hay, 6.5oQ7 90;
rye straw, S.25@S.50; oats straw, 7.250l7 30
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Bradley to Be Senator.

FRANKFORT. Ky, Jan. 6.-Former
Gov. w o. Bradley Will have no oppo-
sition for the Republican nomination for
United States senator at a caucus OF
legislators tonight. Gov. Beckham' s
managers express great confidence in his
election as senator.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10

STOUGHTON, Wis, Jan. 6.-tSpe-
cial. Liars Largeteit, 81 years of age,
was found frozen to death in an old shed
belonging TO the Heddles Lumber com
pany. yesterday. He had been drinking
heavily. He left no immediate relatives
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Sparta Paper Is Sold.

SPARTA. Wis. Jan. 4.-[SpecIal 1.-The
Herold Advertiser, weekly newspaper
published in this city, has been sold by 7.
D. Merrill, 10 Messrs. Darlington & Ross
who will publish it as Il Republican paper
heretofore.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Funds for La Toilette

MADISON, Wis. Jan. 4.-[SpeciaI 1.-The
La Toilette presidential campaign commit
tee has issued letter which is being sent
throughout the state asking for contribu-
tons with which to continue the work
4. II. Dahl Of Madison is receiving funds
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Winnebago Pioneer Dies.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Jan. Ct Special. ]
George NJ. Beardmore, pioneer farm
er of Winnebago county, is dead in this
city, aged IS years. He had a farm in
the town of Ninland which he conduct
ed for ffty-three years, retiring four
years ago to come to Oshkosh.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
CASH BASIS IN OMAHA.
Clearing House Banks Are Reckoning
All Paper

OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 6.-Banks in the
Omaha clearing house association be-
gan today cancelling all clearinghouse
checks. About S51 900 of the checks
are still in circulation
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Death of John z. flaming

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Jan. 6.-John F.
Tanning, we'll known among railroad
men as a pioneer railroad builder. died
yesterday at his houe here, aged 81.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Currants for Horses.

1t is said that dried currants. given to
horses occasionally instead of oats. will
increase the animals powers of endur-
ance.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
Horace Bo;es Better.

Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 6.-Ex-Gov.
Horace Boies of Iowa is better.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
LABOR MEN JUBILANT.

These labor cases have engaged the
services of some of the brightest law.
yers of the country. James H. Haw-
ley has conducted the prosecution
throughout. He is the nestor of the Pa
cifc coast bar. The defense has had for
it's advocate Clarence H. barrow of
Chicago, who is now so i'll that his life
is despaired Of
Labor men here see a great victory in
the PCttibone verdict They declare that
it proves without a doubt that the Or.
chard story is a fabrication of lies. The
triar of the Pettibone case was clean
throughout
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
PETTIBONE MERELY SMILES.

The defendant, Pettibone, pale and
emaciated because of his long illness
merely smiled as he heard Of his freedom
and moment later he was surrounded
by his attorneys and friends. His wife,
who has been by his side at every SEES
sion of court during the trial, wept for
JOY,
after their discharge showed that from
the start ten of them maintained that
the state had failed to prove the de-
PENDANT guilty of the crime charged. The
verdict caused little surprise in Boise in
view of the verdict in the Haywood case.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
ENDS PROSECUTION OF MINERS.

The defense introduced practically no
evidence and did not argue the case,
simply maintaining that the state had
entirely failed to connect the defendant
with the killing of Steunenberg. No ac-
ton was taken in the Meyer case today,
but attorneys for the state admit that
the prosecution Of the Western Fedora
ion of Miners leaders for the Steunen-
berg murder is at an end. Meyer was
expected to be released Oh bail this aft
eTnoon.
The Indictment against Jack Simpkins,
who is fugitive, will stand. PettibOne
will return at once to Denver. His
health is in a precariOus state and his
physicians fear that his malady is of
such a nature that he will never recover
George n. PettibOne was charged with
having been accessory to the murder by
manufacturing bombs and i'll being the
inventor of hell fire." substance
which, once ignited, cannot be eXtin-
guished with water. 1t was in his store
in Denver that the bomb which killed
Steunenberg is said to have been manu-
featured.
Pettibone was not in Idaho at the
time of the assassination of Steunenberg
nor was William II. Haywood, who was
ton of Miners. Pettibone, Haywood
and William Meyer were brought in the
Steunenberg case through the remark
able confession of Harry Orchard.
Orchard declared he killed Steunenberg
at The instigation of the heads of the
miners union. He also confessed to a
large number of crimes which he said he
committed for pay during the mine
strikes in Colorado and Idaho.
Pettibone is free. Orchard remains to
ha ri
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-10
NO DEMONSTRATION IN COURT.

The verdict was returned after four
teen hours deliberation. No demonstra-
ton of any kind marked the reading
of the verdict, which made Pettibone a
free man after two years awaiting trial.
All night the balloting of the jury
stood ten for acquitJal and two for
conviction. There was no change until
the final ballot was reached, both of the
men who had been holding out giving
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-07-22
BOUGHT AN AUTO.
J. J. Pulse Purchased Machine from
Lewiston Parties Last Week.

J. ]. Pulse, the popular druggist,
made the whole town feel a BIT
metropolitan the last of the week
when he purchased new $500
Buick automobile. The machine is
OF the large, roomy, touring car type
and sturdy enough to defy Camas
rrairle roads for long time to come.
Mr.. Pulse will have the machine for
MS own private use and will also hire
II out to responsible parties. When
the new railroad is completed to Cot
tonwood Mr.. Pulse may make reg
ular trips from here to that point,
carrying travellers and sightseers. I,
is said that other local citizens are
contemplating the purchase of ma
chimes in the near future. Partie.
rom | ewiSton were in town severa
Gays last week with two machines ane
several citizens with their familie.
enjoyed spins in the benzine buggies.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-07-22
Changed Mail Schedules.

a change affecting all the mail
routes in the prairie county was made
Monday. The mail is now sent out
nom Lewiston over the new railroad
10 Vollmer from where stages carry
to Cottonwood, Steunenberg, Nez
rerce, Ferdinand, Westlake and this
city.
oince the new schedule went into
enect outside mail has been received
.. the local post Office over both the
Siearwater line and the Vollmer
route, a portion of the daily mail
eomlng each way. The new sehed-
ule makes change in the arrival
ana departure of the Cottonwood
Srangeville stage, which now arrives
mere about 10 o'clock a. m., and
returns to Cottonwood in the after
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-07-22
Presbyterians Had Picnic.

The picnic held yesterday at Mt.
Idaho by the members of the Presby-
terian Sunday school was a very
bappy event. Quite crowd OF
young and old folks was in attendance
and all participated in the doings OF
the day in the proper spirit. A ball
game was played between two teams
made up from the crowd and much
merriment resulted from this feature.
The feast of good things to eat pro-
vided by the ladies of the Sunday
school was another highly enjoyed
and appreciated part of fhe day S
program.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-07-22

Delegates Chosen to Attend Conven-
ton Here Next Saturday.

The democratic primary elections
held in the different precincts of the
county Monday to select delegates to
the convention to be held here Satur-
day, at which time delegates to the
convention to nominate state ticket
at Wallace on August 4th, will be
chosen, was lively affair, locally at
least. The two factions, commonly
known as the "Anti-Dubois" and
''Duboisites,' entered in the contest
with great deal of interest. the lat
ter winning out in the final count.
Cottonwood, the largest precinct, is
also said to have resulted strongly in
favor of the Dubois faction.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-07-22
A. M. Lupfer, Graves Engineer,
Member of Inspecting Party.
HEARTILY WELCOMED
Messrs. Thompson, Wood and
Randolph See Prairie Country.

Grangeville entertained number
Of prominent electric railway people
last Saturday when a party consisting
Of Chief Engineer A. M. Lupfer, of
the Graves electric line system and
G. w. Thompson, F. ]. Randolph
and Engineer w. P. Wood of the
Lewiston g. Southeastern Railway
company were in the city.
Jay P. Graves, the wealthy Spok-
ane promoter, has announced his in
tention of building line to the prai-
rie country and it was in connection
with this matter that the party visited
here last week. They returned to
Lewiston Sunday in company with
Harvey Gaut, who brought the party
here in his auto.
The Commercial Club rooms were
thrown open to the visiting railway
men Saturday evening and large
number of citizens gathered to meet
and welcome the visitors. Short ad-
dresses were made by Messrs. Ran
dolph, Lupfer and Thompson and q
number of local people, among the
number being w. w. Brown, E.
M. Griffith, c. Overman, Frank
McGrane, L. M. Harris, JOSEPH
Pfeufer and John Norwood. 1t wa.
MIR. Lupfer's first visit to the city
and he was highly pleased with the
prairie country in general The other,
of the party, Messrs. Thompson
Wood and Randolph have all mad,
previous visits here and are we'll ac
quainted with Grangeville and CANA
Prairie.