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New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
sPREcKELs GETS MEXICAN GRANT.

Mexico City. April John D. Spreckels. the Cali
fornia steamship and railroad man, has started
home after having procured from the Mexican
government concession granting him the right
to build his Yuma & San Diego Railroad through
Mexican territory for fifty miles.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05

(For other Foreign News see Page 81
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05

Money market conditions improve 20 tas -
tent that Wall Street is beneffted-caH T4'ss
down to minimum figure. For the rerc's''
and manufacturer there may sttll os SONS
stress but loans upon Stock ExchanSo coi-lS'S'
are made BY concessions TO borrowers
Incidental TO the loan market sltuatler vs.
have some large corporation plans discl'Ss1
and others even larger seem close a. hanL
Union Pacific's programme is broad Tens O.
millions are called for In that quarter On G-i'S
an equally impressive scale are likely q =
drafts made by the Pennsylvania railroad S''.7
unpleasant features are here involved. PennsSE
vania according to its officially proululs@'-
cd scheduIe) was not 10 make any such glsahIS
demand But OF course tremendous elgeheles
are not controllaole
ApropOs of this signifying by way Of example
is what comes To pass in Atchison- As foretAS'
in this review weeks ago. AtchisOn divldeEuS
have been cut down II looks II they wOS.@
have To 60 still lower In this situation AtcnI-
son is the creature Of circumstances that ma
Central and Pennsylvania. New York 8 -
Haven cannot be held 10 accountability -
changes in financial plans when tss IL the - -
Of every one OF theml stupendOus coiiSa'.'s ~,
have to be faced. all made the more ursele -
general business contraction or dispirited w.
ness sentiment
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05

One important result Of current cohai''o
will show before long. probably IN the lu "
concentration OF industrial interests The Ih'.~
States Steel Corporation. for example. Is JAG,
before the end OF 1seS TO be the ahSoroer -
most Of the lesser iron and steel properties g
the country. Republic Iron and steer So
csrts nIy destined for such u1erge--snd hsFls.
lie shares are among present conspicuous
Exchange bargains h AL--<ANAA-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
THE GENTLE EDITOR.

Il cannot accept your blank verse" said the
editor.
The poets lip curled scornfully.
But this isn't blank verse" he explained
BLANK verse has rhyme in 1t. whereas here
rhyme is rife. 'Mirky-turkey. Pumpkin
pumpkin Frolic-colic' Don't you see?"
The editor. however still insisted upon de-
clining the manuscript.
II called it blank verse" he said ito spare
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
INDIANS PLOUGHlNG IN MONTANA.

porter asked. "Win counterfeit gems delude
American women"
My dear young lady said M. Cartier. even
expert. given the right conditions, can be
deluded Who, indeed cannot be deIuded-de-
luded in the mater of jewels of furs, o: any
thing?
Here is in point-the deluding of
very sharp smart, quick lawyer.
Mr. Barr, gentleman said to this lawyer
at a dinner, L would like your opinion on a
knOtty point of law An uncle of mine has
peacock, and last fall it got into neighbor's
garden and laid egg there. The neighbor
claimed the egg, my uncle claimed it as well,
and the two have been fighting and squabbling
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05

the law the question:
" 1t is easy question 10 settle, said the
lawyer, with patronizinG smile. Admitting
that the egg was laid on the neighbOr's ground
the neiGhbor nevertheless has no claim to it
unless nc can prove that the owner Of the bird
took no steEs to prevent it from straying IN
precedent case
"'Excuse me said the other man. but this
case has precedent
4" Well said the lawyer, YOU know more law
than I. do YOU? I remember distinctly prece-
dent case where
No, you don't said the other
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
PRAISE FOR THE president.

The President" said a Fifth avenue boot
maker. would be pleased IL he knew what a
pretty girl said about him in my shop the other
day
she came in TO order riding boots for her
brother / showed her the latest idea in riding
boots-a splendid thing.
These / said. are called RoOsevelts'
She wrinkled her pretty nose.
e" How absurdr she said Where I should like
10 know. Will they find pair of Roosevelts?'"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
UNPRECEDENTED.

l1"FT' Cartier a Partisan jeweller now visi,
mg this co0ntry, said the other night In Wash
fngton thai American women wore Jewels with
better taste than any other women in the
world
Can they be deceived on Jewels" yirl re-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05

What do you mean?' exclaimed the lawyer
angriiy.
81 mean was the firm reply. that you never
heard before of peacock laying egg"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05

your feelings 1t was a much stronger word
really that l had in mind London Opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
CHAPTER XII.

AS we walked to the old fort julius told
me that Beltano had been to him that
morning to urge him to come to the
island to prepare Masita for the arrival
of the priest.
You wish that she should marry him? -
1 asked.
1T is not my affair. Beltano wishes it.
Why should 1 interfere? / dare not
thwart him. He knows too much to make
that safe. Besides he has promised that
Agapa shall marry me at the same
time
He laughed. Have you lost your wits,
Beppo. Hasn't she promised dozen
times? Beltano will be a man of enor-
nous influence. too. And Masita must
marry some one, l suppose
"Of course l said no more. lest l
should lose my temper with him. and
after a moment he branched off TO the
subject of my escape on the preceding
night. How did you manage to pass
yourself off as an American. BeppO? Sig
nora Bonava told me all about it. and
how you fooled that fellow, Murito."
1T was easy enough.
But where the devil did you learn
English to chatter it glibly?'
"Murito did not know enough to find
me out. That's all
Il wish I'd been there early enough to
have heard you. But he found it all out
afterward and was like a mailman. He
sent about asking all sorts of silly ques-
lions about sulphur mines. Oh. he was
properly fooled. But you won't do it
again so easily and he ratified on in this
way until we reached the building
l turned away, feeling that in counting
upon his help Masita was leaning on a
rotten prop. 1t was clear as the sun
at noon that Beltano was using him for
the purpose of this marriage. and that
the lad went in too great fear of him to
dare to help his sister. What had been
said about Agapa showed me also that
Beltano was using this as one of the
levers to coerce Julius. The lad was a
coward of towards, and both fear and
love would turn him against Masita when
the crisis came.
But she should have her way if I could
assist her. If she could persuade julius
to aid her escape, it should be my part
to see that they had the necessary op-
portunity to get away.
/ would have given my right hand to
have taken her away myself. but that
desire should not stand in the way of my
helping in any other plan. My chief fear
was that the young fool would not be
able to hold his tongue. but would tell
everything to Agapa and probably to
others.
Agapa would be ready enough TO help,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

finger. his little soul quivers with fear.
You have made him love you and
WAS it not at Beltano's bidding that
we might bind him the closer to us?' she
interrupted, fiercely. And was not Bel
tano fooling me even as l have fooled
Julius? You will do what 1 wish? You
must You pledged me your word"
Il will think of it. Remember that
Masita has sworn to accuse me of Vi
cino's death the moment she is free.
DO this for me. Beppo. and even that
shall" She broke off suddenly and
hesitated a second. do this for me and
you shall have ample proof of my friend
Ship she substituted.
Il will think of it, l said again. and
left her.
1 was convinced that she knew what
so yearned to know-the secret of vi
cino's death. and whether she had
checked herself from the fear Of saying
too much or because of a look she had
read in my eyes 1 could not tell.
But her words served to ease the in
tolerable burden of fear that my hands
were really stained with Vicino's blood.
and my heart was lighter than for days
past.
The circle was narrowing round the
real assassins. and the hour of my deliv-
erance coming ne4rer.
This thought was in my mind as | went
OH to the old fort TO see Masita.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
M'KINl[Y SUCCEEDS SHERMAN
Illinois Representative Is Chairman Of
Congressional Campaign
Committee.

Utica, July 29.-James S. Sherman,
Republican vice presidential candi-
date, yesterday announced that he
would be succeeded as chairman of
the congressional campaign commit
tee by Representative w. B. Mckinley
of Illinois, who has heretofore held
the Office of treasurer. The new treas
urer will be Charles G. Dawes, former
controller Of the currency. Henry
Casson, sergeant-at-arms of the house
of representatives, will be assistant
secretary. Mr.. Sherman will at once
turn over his duties to his successor.
These plans were made at recent
conference in this city between
Speaker Cannon and Congressman
Sherman, Tawney and Loudenslager.
After the conference Mr.. Sherman
teIegraphed all members of the exec
utive committee, saying that he and
his conferees had settled upon the
above slate and asking whether such
an arrangement would be satisfactory.
Yesterday the approval of a majority
Of the members was obtained. BY
this means the bother of calling a
meeting of the executive committee
has been avoided.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

Live Stock Centers.
st. Paul, July 20. = Wheat - No. 1
hard, Glib; No. 1 Northern, Sill;
No. 2 Northern, $1.09, Corn-No. 3
yellow, IA 3-4c. Oats-No. 3 white,
SO 3-4052 3-4c.
Minneapolis, July 29.-Wheat-No
1 hard, $1.13; No. 1 Northern, Sill;
No. 2 Northern $1.O9. Corn-No. 3
yellow, "A 3-4c Oats - No. 3 white,
so 3-4@52 SAC.
Duluth, July 20. - Wheat-No 1
hard, SLY IL; No. 1 Northern,
$1.161-2; NO Northern, SLIP IL.
Flax-$1241-2. Oats-41 $50.
Chicago, July 20. - Wheat-No. 2
red, 80 SAC; No. 2 hard winter, 91@
921-2c. Oats-No. white, 51056c.
Corn-No. 2 white, 75075 lie.
Milwaukee, July 20. - Wheat-No
1 Northern, $1.14@1.15; No. 2 North
ern, $1.110113. Barley-No. 2, zoe.
Chicago, July 20. - Cattle-Beeves,
$4.3O078O; stockers and feeders,
S2.9O04.70; COWS and heifers, $1,000
6. Hogs-Bulk, $6.4006,60. Sheep
Lambs, $45O06.G5.
Sioux City, Iowa, July 29.-Cattle
-Beeves, $5@7.10; stockers and
feeders, $3.2504.5O; calves and year
lings, $2.95@3.S5. Hogs = Range,
$6.10@6.35.
South St. Paul, July 20. - Cattle
Granted steers, $606.75; COWS and
heifers, $4@5; veal calves, $3.75@5;
good to choice stock steers, $3.50
$50. Hogs-Bulk, $6.30@6.40. Sheep
- Yearlings, $4.25@475; spring
lambs, $5.75@6.25.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
MYSTERY SURROUNDS TRAGEDY
Wealthy New Yorker and Wife Are
Drowned IN Lake Silga, Near
Annandale, Mimi.

Annandale, Mimi, July 29-Mystery
surrounds the death by drowning of
G. r. Raisbeck and his wife in Lake
Silga, two miles west of here. The
small rowboat in which they had gone
out on the lake Monday night was
found floating on the water and in it
was the mans hat. Mrs. Raisbeck' S
body was fonud near the shore, but
Raisbecks was farther out in the
lake.
There is no explanation of the trag-
edy, but current talk of foul play
seems baseless. The coroner, after in
vestigation, said that undoubtedly Mr..
and Mrs. Raisbeck were victims of &C
cidental drowning.
Mr. Raisbeck, whose home was in
New York city, and who was wealthy,
had spent his summers here with his
wife for number of years. The hus-
band was about fifty-five years of age
and his wife about the same.
He was president of the Philip
Hake Manufacturing company of New
York city, makers of machinery. Mr..
Raisbeck, who spent part of his time
in New York and part in Chicago,
came to Annandale last month for a
vacation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30

New Yorks new crusade against
the making Of unnecessary noise Is
on in earnest under Police Commits
sioner Bingham's order, and several
arrests of street hawkers and others
have been made
Harry K. Thaw, who is in Jail at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, awaiting argu-
ments on his application for jury
inquiry into his sanity, was yesterday
locked up in the main prison by order
of Sheriff Chanler, who told the Jail
ers that Thaw was receiving so much
attention that other duties were neg
lected.
A formal charge of being fugitive
from justice was filed at Cincinnati
against Harry A. Kesler, who is want
ed on a charge of embezzling funds,
between $4,000 and $4,000, of the
Northern Pacific railroad while EN-
ployed at Valley City, N. D. Kessler
has agreed to go back without requi.
sition papers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
Personal.

John H. Pierce of Kewanee, ILL.,,
died in Chicago following an opera
ton two weeks ago. For quarter OF
a century he had been prominent in
the iron and steel trade.
Mrs. John B. Stetson, widow of the
late millionaire hat manufacturer OF
Philadelphia, is engaged to be mar
ried to Count Santa Eulalia, Portu-
guese consul at Chicago.
]. A. Sommer, forty-two years old.
a veteran major league baseball
catcher, died of paresis at his home
in Cleveland. Sommer once caught
for Amos Rusie. He played with In
dianapolis, Chicago and Boston.
Judge Alfred NJ Craig, more than
seventy-five years old, and one Of the
weaIthiest citizens of Galesburg, ILL.,,
has been joined in marriage to Miss
Mary Davis, who is thirty years his
Junior. The bridegroom served as
judge of the supreme court of Illinois
for three years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
FRANK GOULD ON
WITNESS STAND
Millionaire Put Through Sharp
Examination in Com
spiracy Hearing.
ADMITS He MET MISS DEVOE
Mrs. Teal, Formerly Mrs. w. c. ToOmey,
Appears to Be on Verge of
Nervous Breakdown.

New York, July 20. - Frank Jay
Gould, the millionaire, was put
through a sharp examination last
night when he was placed on the wit
ness stand by the defense in the al
legged conspiracy to manufacture d.
vorce evidence against him. He was
questioned at length as to his acquain-
lance with Miss BeSsie Devoe, whose
name has figured in the case, but the
most damaging admission the lawyers
could draw from him was the fact
that he had met Miss Devoe and knew
who she was.
So great was the crowd of specta-
tors and witnesses that it was neces-
sary to move the hearing from the
Tombs police court to the court of
special sessions.
Mrs. Teal Feels dreadful"
Mrs Teal, wife of one of the most
prominent producing stage managers
in the country, formerly Mrs. w. c.
Toomey of st. Paul, who is the prin-
cipal figure in the case, was in court
with her husband. Harry S. Mousley,
the private detective who was arrest
ed with Mrs Teal was also on hand.
1t was some time after the hearing
had opened that Mrs. Ben Teal reach
ed the court room. There has been a
striking change in Mrs. Teal since her
arrest, and she had the appearance of
woman on the verge of nervous
breakdown. Her husband anxiously
asked how she felt. ooh, just dread
full" she answered.
Jerome Springs Surprise.
Magistrate Corrigan having declar-
ed that he would not permit the law
yers for the defense to bring any
phase Of the Gould divorce proceed
ing into the hearing, there was sur
prise when District Attorney Jerome
announced that he intended to submit
a copy of Mrs. Gould's complaint in
the divorce action to the court in or
der to show that the divorce suit was
actually pending at the time of Mrs.
Teal's arrest.
The complaint simply alleged that
this conduct on the part of Mr.. Gould
occurred while he was visiting Ca
madam port in July, 1908.
Miss Mabel MacCauslan, the MILL
ner's apprentice, whose story led to
the arrest of Mrs. Teal, Miss Fleming
and Detective Mousley, took the stand
and repeated the story of the alleged
conspiracy. Miss MacCauslan stoutly
maintained that it was Mrs. Teal who
first brought the subject up of the
Gould divorce case and suggested that
she make affidavit that she had seen
Mr.. Gould with Bessie Devoe in the
apartments Miss Devoe rented from
Mrs. Teal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
INDEPENDENTS
NAME A TICKET
fiisgen of Massachusetts and
Graves of Georgia Are
First Candidates.
BRY ANS NAME STARTS ROY
Kansas Delegate Tries to Place Him in
Nomination and Nearly Starts
Riot.

President - Thomas L. Hisgen of
Massachusetts.
Vice President John Temple
Graves Of Georgia.
Chicago, July 29.-The above ticket
was last night nominated by the indie
pendence party at it's first national
convention.
The friends of Mr.. Bryan made an
effort during the night session to
bring the name before the convention
and the man who attempted it nearly
produced riot and narrowly escaped
physical violence at the hands of the
indignant delegates. The man who
sought to place Mr.. Bryan in nomina-
ton was J. l. Shepard of Fort Scott,
Kan. He did not succeed in his mis-
sion, for, being called to order by the
convention and questioned by Chair
man Charles A. Walsh, he admitted
that it was his intention to name Mr..
Bryan. That was the first and last
time he mentioned the name of the
Democratic leader
F1uSkICO OQI OF T1dIIs
He was promptly ruled out of Or
der by the chairman, and under the
guard of several seargeants-at-arms
he was hustled out of the hall, while
some Of the incensed delegates vainly
attempted to strike him with their
fists and one of them swung at him
savagely with a cane.
The nomination of Mr.. Hisgen was
made on the third ballot, his chief
competitors being Milford w. Howard
of Alabama and John Temple Graves
of Georgia. Reuben R. Lyon of New
York received a complimentary vote
on the first ballot, and William Ran
dolph Hearst had forty-nine friends
who voted for him on the first two
ballots.
The nomination of Mr.. Graves was
made unanimously, all the other can
didates having been withdrawn.
Permanent organization was per-
fected at the afternoon session, with
Charles A. Walsh as permanent chair
man.
Platform Is Adopted.
But little work was accomplished at
the first session because of pro-
tracted debate among the members of
the resolutions committee on the
question of how the currency plank
should be expressed. The tentative
draft of this plank provided for the
issuance Of all moneys by the govern
ment. The platform as presented to
the convention demanded the creation
of central governmental bank,
through which the currency should
pass to the people. The feature of
central bank was strongly distasteful
to several members of the committee,
some OF whom declared they had left
the Republican party because Of it's
adherence to this principle, and if
the Independence party was going to
advocate the same doctrine they
might as we'll return to their original
faith
The platform was, however, accept
ed by the convention with every dem
Onstration Of enthusiasm and the ut
terances of the party as expressed
therein were unanimously Endorsed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN fPITOMf
important Events at Home and Oh
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told.
At the Capital.

According to advices received by
the war department in Washington
cholera has been stamped out in the
Philippines.
The trademarks and patents treaty
between Japan and the United States
and Japan and Great Britain are al
most completed The summer holi-
days of a number of officials have
been delayed in order to secure rati-
fcation before the vacations.
If the consumption of anthracite
coal continues at the same rate at
which it has been going on for the
last several years it is estimated that
the supply will be entirely exhausted
in the year 2055, says Edward V. Par
ker of the United States geological
survey.
China is to haze an arbitration
treaty with the United States. The
preliminary negotiations are now IN
progress, and as soon as the terms
are agreed upon the convention will
be signed by Minister WI and the
state department officials at Wash
Ington.
immigration to the United States
from all countries, particularly Rus
STA and Japan, showed a marked fall
ing Off for the month of June as COM
pared with the same month of 1907,
according to figures made public by
the bureau Of immigration and natu-
ralization. The total immigration az
gregated 31,497, compared with 1884,
734 in 1907, a decrease of 79 per cent.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
Otherwise.


! The convention of the various asso
stations of stamp collectors of the
United States met in annual session
at Columbus, Ohio.
John W. Kern went to Kokomo,
Ind, to visit his old home and neigh
bors. He was given rOusing recep-
ton and made a short address.
James J. Kimmett, yardmaster at
Allentown, Pa, is proud Of the return
of a fine growth of hair over his head,
which has long been as shiny as a bill
lizard ball. Recently he was severely
sunburned upon his head. After
the skin had peeled off Mr.. Kimmett
was surprised to find that hair was
again sprouting on the big bare spot,
Attempting to raid the pigpen at
the logging camp of Hans Erickson,
near CUISINE, Schoolcraft county.
Michigan, a monster black bear was
shot and killed after it had seized a
250-pound hog and was making off
with it. The squeals of the porker
reused the camp and proved Bruins
death sentence. The bear weighed
400 pounds.
There are just three ways in which
the problem now facing the railways
Of this country may be solved, accord
ing to President Harahan of the Illi-
nois Central-increased rates, de-
creased wages or increased business.
IJ. J. Hill of the Great Northern is Of
the opinion that the only solution is
an increase in freight rates. Mr.. Hill
is strongly opposed to cut in wages.
Virginia Harmed, actress and wife
of Edward H. Sothern, the actor, filed
suit for divorce in the district court
! in Reno, New. The complaint is q
sealed document, and nothing can be
| learned of the character of the
charges made Mrs. Sothern's law
yers refuse to talk of the case. Mrs
Sothern could not be interviewed.
Whether Mr.. Sothern will contest the
divorce is not known.
The government balloon expert
| h1ChIo hI Il VII ollAchd WALL AOC UC I'LL
dertaken before late in the fall and
may be postponed until spring. The
big balloon house is not finished and
there yet remain some additional in
stallations of machinery for the n.y.
drogen gas plant.
Graham Riggs & Co., of Gallipolis,
Ohio, the largest apple dealers in
Southern Ohio, with cold storage
houses in Minneapolis and New York,
have made an assignment Low
prices are given as the cause of the
failure.
All American records for tunnel
building were broken by the Milwau-
kee & st. Paul road in connection
with it's Pacific coast extension dur
ing May. In that month it completed
538 feet of such work in the big bore
it is making under the summit of the
Bitter Roots.
Cook county, Illinois, is $91 1888. 74O
richer than it was year ago, accord
ing to the assessment rolls on both
personal and real property as com
pleted by the board of assessors. OF
this amount all but $6,000,0OO is cred
lited to Chicago.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-30
TWO Accidental Deaths.

Marquette, Mich, July 20. - Two
Ishpeming young men are dead the
result of accidents. Bert Sedgman,
thirty years old, was drowned in Es-
canada river last evening while swim
ming. His body was recovered. Glenn
ent Gibbs, aged nineteen, was thrown
by a horse and his skull was frac-
tured