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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Possessed OF Religions Mania.

English, Ind, Nov. Fisherman
ago, has become mentally unbalanced.
He con tinuously repeats the Lords
prayer While in his room he muir
murs the Lords prayer, and goes to
the church, kneels in front of the
building and repeats the prayer. He
says his home was in Oklahoma,
where he recently sold farm for
$1,000. He brought here with him
$3.50 and deposited it in the bank. a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
CbiId Falls Into a Well.

Harrisburg, Ill, Nov. 2S.-The four
year-old son of Mrs. John, Alvin, of
Ledford, four miles south of this city,
was drowned by falling in well near
the home. After the child was miss
ed a search was made, lasting several
hours. The mother thought of the old
well, and procuring a pole, she prob
ed in the water and was Mortified
when she brought the child to the
surface a.t..,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Memphis Paper Needs Cash.

| Memphis, Nov. 28-On the applica-
ton of certain bondholders Judge
Walter Malone, of the chancery court
has appointed Judge a G. Floyd re-
ceiver for the NeWs-Scimitar Publish
ing company. The paper will continue
publication under the direction of the
receiver For a number of years Judge
Floyd was editor of the Morning
News, which was merged into the
News-Scimitar about two years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
PEACE is TURKEYS DESIRE
Turkish Charge at Vienna So AS.
sures the AustrO-H Hungarian
Foreign Minister.

EOEcISn Minister
Vienna. Nov. %. = Bilkmet Bey,
Turkish charge d'affaires here, has
had a number of interviews with Ba.
ron Won Aehrenthal, -Hungar.
ian minister of foreign affairs, and
other officials of the foreign Office, and
the result has been an improvement in
the relations between the two coun.
tries.
Bikmet Bey gave assurances that
Turkey was anxious for peace with
Austria Hungary, and said she would
do everything legally possible to coun-
teract the effects of the Turkish boy
colt on Austrian and Hungarian
goods. He emphasized the desirability
of an understanding with regard to
the proposed international congress,
and declared that Turkey had advised
both Servia and Montenegro to main
tain peace. ~. ..., ,,.,sa e-f, - Fl,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
WOULD REVISE REEDS RULES
Townsend, of Michigan, Says He
Will Make an Active Fight
in That Behalf.

Jackson, Mich. Nov. 28.-Represent-
ative Townsend, OF this city, who has
just returned from three weeks
hunting trip, said discussing reports
that he is to be an active candidate
for speaker of the next house of rep
resentatives: Last session and also
during the campaign l was in commu-
nication with a considerable number
of members who were disposed to
support me for speaker However,
/ have not written to one of them
since election day. | am going to
Washington next week" $500.
''Will you then begin an active cam
paign for the speakership?" was ask
ed. "The only active campaign. l have
decided to start or. reaching Washing
ton will be for a revision of the house
rules so that the speaker and his
three party colleagues on the commit
tee on rules will not be the whole
thing" replied the representative.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Another Man for Speaker.

Harrisburg, H., Nov. 28.-In LETT
ter to Representative Lewis 2. York,
of this city, his colleague in the Fifty
first district, Charles Durfee, of Col
conda, has announced his candidacy
for speaker of the house of represent,
atives. A strong fight will be made
to elect southern Illinois man to the
speakership, and in view of the fact
Durfee is the only candidate in the
field from southern Illinois his
chances are encouraging.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Milwaukee Man Pardoned.

Milwaukee, Nov. 28.-Ira B. Smith,
formerly one of the most prominent
citizens of Milwaukee and a member
of a big wholesale grocery firm, has
been given his freedom from the house
of correction by the signing of par.
don by Governor Davidson. He was
sent to the Milwaukee house of cor
rection several months ago for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
shoots Herself in the Head.

New York, Nov. 28.-Mrs. Theodore
Archibald Cowper, an author, of Mid
dletown, NY, shot herself in the head
at the Hotel st. Regis. She has an
even chance to recover. Formerly she
was, a business partner of James Il.
WalIack, ctor and theatrical mana
ger, who committed. suicide at the
Commercial hotel last May. Her hus-
band died in the state hospital eight
cen months ago. g.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Two Dead: One Badly Hurt.

Parsons, Kan, Nov. ,2S.-Two men
are dead and another is expected to
die as a result Of the explosion Of a
Missouri, Kansas and Texas freight en-
CINE near Idenbro, six miles south Of
here. The dead are Frank E. Melville,
the engineer, and F.. r. Wulf, the. fire.
man. C. e. Rec, a brakeman, is prob-,
ably fatally injured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Moro Trouble for sloman.

Monroe, Mich, Nov. 2S.-Since the
jury rendered verdict of $1,000 for
the plaintiff in the suit of Harry Bill
lings against Saloonkeeper Fred Slo-
man, whose liquor, it was alleged,
caused Billings father to lose his way
and be drowned, the two other chill
dren of the elder Billings have each
decided to start separate suits for
$4,000. the sum originally asked for.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Cholera az St. Petersburg.

ST. Petersburg, Nov. 28.-Asiatfc
cholera, which since it's prevalence
here three months ago was believed to
have been extirpated, seems to have
broken out afresh. In the last twenty
four hours there have been twenty
seven new cases in this city. These
cases are mostly in well-to-do families
and show all the virulence of those in
the early days of the outbreak.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
1t Wasn't Worth While.

Upton, Ind, Nov. 2S.-Apparently
Just, because he was tired of living.
George Bolten, age thirty, a prosper
Gus farmer committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid. The man was
in good financial condition, and enjoy
ed good health. His body was found
in the barn with the bottle at the side
of it. aHa +I"a9 fueH@9 ha
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Miss Peck, Mountain Climber. Hurt

Lima, Peru, Nov. S.-NIiss Annie s.
Peck, of Providence, R. l., is SUFFERING
from painful accident, having per-
forated an artery in her foot by tread
ing on a sharp nail. DR.. Merkel, who
is attending Miss Peck, has succeeded
in reducing profuse hemorrhage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
We Have One, 1t Is Alleged, in
Spite of the Official
"Reticence.
MEANS PEACE IN THE PACIFIC
Also Provides for the Maintenance Of
the Integrity of China.
Most Important Article Binds Uncle
Sam and the MikadO to Consult
Each Other in Certain
sa. EventuaIities.

washington Nov. 2S.-DeSpite Of
fetal reticence information from reli-
able sources has been obtained of an
agreement of far-reaching Importance
between the United States and Japan,
covering the policy of the two counr
tries in the Pacific. The agreement is
based on the idea of encouraging and
defending free and peaceful CONNER,
cial development in the Pacific. It
contains not only mutual guarantee
to. respect each others territorial pos.
sessions there, but defines the atti-
tude of the two countries towards
China, binding each to defend by
every peaceful means China's indie
pendence and integrity, and to give
equal commercial opportunity in the
Chinese empire to all nations.
Most important Provision.
But more important still the agree
ment, in the event of complications
threatening the status quo, binds the
United States and Japan to consult
each other with a view to acting to-
S6tHST- he dSIS6lnCAI Ids DSSl
drawn up in the form of declaration
and consists of five articles, of which
the following is an accurate and faith
full description:
Nub of the First Four Articles.
The first article gives expression TO
the wish of the two governments to
encourage the free and peaceful devel-
opment of their commerce in the Pa
cific. The second is a mutual disclaim-
er of an aggressive design, and con.
tains also a definition of the policy Of
each government, both as directed to
the maintenance of the existing status
quo in the Pacific and the defense Of
the principle of equal opportunity for
commerce and industry in China. The
third article contains a statement of
the consequent firm" reciprocal reso-
luton Of each government to re
spect the territorial possessions in the
Pacific of the other, In the fourth arti-
Gle the United States and Japan ex-
press their determination, Gin the
common interest of all the powers" in
China, to support ''by all peaceful
means at their disposal" the independ-
ence and integrity of China and the
principle Of equal commercial and in
dustrial opportunity for all nations IN
the empire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
THE WEATHER

Following is the Official weather
forecast up to 8 o'clock tonight:
Illinois and lndiana-Fair rising
temperature in north and central por.
lions.
Wisconsin and Iowa-Fair rising
temperature,
Lower Michigan Partly cloudy:
rising temperature in west portion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Boz Hunter BIeeds to Death.

Monroe, Mich, Nov. 28.-The eight
year-old son of William Duffey, OF
.YagerTilIe, shot himself i'll the head
accidentally while hunting and bled to
death before aid could be summoned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02

bearings, and two chain manufacture.
ers wanted the duties on small sized
chains increased and those on large
sizes reduced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
castro Stops at Port de France.

Port de France, Martinique, Nov. %.
President Castro, of Venezuela, who
left La Guayra Nov. "a on the steamer
Guadeloupe, bound for Bordeaux,
where he will undergo an operation at
The hands of German specialist, ar
rived here yesterday. The Guadelonpe
sailed from this port today.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
PIedge of Great Moment.

The fifth article mutually pledges
the two governments, in the case of
the occurrence of any event threat.
ening the status quo as above describ-
ed, or the principle of equal oppor-
tunity as above defined, to communi-
cate with each other for the purpose
of arriving at a mutual understanding
with regard to the measures they may
consider it useful to take" -.tt.. rn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Chicago Live Stock Z
Chicago, Nov. 81

Chlc9SO, NOV. II.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000. Sales ranged
at S5.SO05.90 for choice heavy shin
ping, $5.25@5.4O light mixed, $4,000
$40 mixed packing, $5.7O@5.8O heavy
packing, $4.4O@4.75 good to choice
pigs. eeaslks M
Cattle Receipts 5000. Quotations
ranged at $725@8.O0 for prime fat
steers, $6.50@715 good to choice
steers, $3.S55.25 good to choice cows
$7.0OQ7.50 good to choice calves
$4,25@4.S5 selected feeders, $4,000
3.75 fair to good stockers.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000. Quotations
ranged at $47505.25 for good to
choice wethers, $525@5.75 good to
choice yearlings, $5.75@6.75 fair to
choice spring lambs.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

themselves to vent their spite Ger
tainly not. he said. in the end. these
Een would be found smiling and g.
rene In the structure which they have
deceived. he said. and IL 1t ever be-
came a question as TO whether We shall
have great prosperity by the grace OF
thieves and vandals or less prosper
ity under honest and impartial law,
The people had already accepted the
latter alternative and the struggle
would be over before It fairly had be-
gun.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

king had been made public. To each
was assigned a post in the work OF
shooting down the members of the roy
al family. but lots were drawn for tne
selection of each particular victim.
Those who drew Queen AmeIie and
Prince Manuel failed to carry out
their bloody task.
The chamber in the palace where re-
pose the bodies of King Carlos and
the crown prince has been draped in
uniform of the ommander-in-chief OF
the army, while the prince wears a
uniform OF a captain Of the second
Iancer6.
Several masses for the reposa of
the departed already have been said in
the mortuary chamber. The bodies will
lie in state, probably beginning to-
morrow
1t is expected that the funerals will
Prince Charles of Bourbon, the Duke
of Aosta, the cousin of King Victor
Emmanuel, special French embassy
and detachments of the foreign regi
ments OF which the late king was an
honorary colonel.
The condition of Queen Amelie, con
trary to rumors is relatively good. The
duke of Oporto, brother of the late
king has established his residence at
mourning and arranged to resemble a
chapel.
The biers are surrounded by light
ed candles and Queen Amelie widow Of
the king. and the Dowager Queen Ma
rie, his mother, watch continually at
the side of their dead.
The body of the king is clad in the
the palace where he will remain for
some time.
The countess of Paris. Queen Ame-
lies mother, is on her way here.
Charles Page Bryan, the American
minister to Portugal was the first di-
plomat to offer coincidence to the royal
family.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

Lisbon. Feb. 3.-UnQer d new regime
with a new king and the establishment
of a new cabinet, Portugal seems to
be for the moment at peace There Is
an underlying current of revolutions
however, and the strictest measures
are being taken to preserve order.
At noon today an official order was
given out that perfect order existed
throughout Portugal.
Franco, the once direct dictator, was
forced to resign because of the bitter
ness Of the people against him and the
new cabinet will strive for the welfare
OF the fatherland under the presidency
of Rear Admiral Doamaral.
Another official statement was to the
effect that the president OF the cabi-
net would be supported by all the
groups of monarchists who had agreed
to forge the previous differences
The situation for Premier Franco,
after the assassination Of the king and
crown prince became impossible. Dur
ing the days which proceeded the trag-
festations on the streets, with the
later discoveries Of vast stores of
arms and bombs, public opinion back
ed him in his efforts to maintain order,
but the murderers changed the entire
complex situation. He has not been
seen on the streets since his meeting
with the king Immediately after the
latter's arrival from Villa Vicosa, but
all possible places where he might be
have been closely watched and guard
ed.
The new cabinet which is composed
of the strongest members Of the va
rious factions, but all opposed to Fran
CO, has drawn to it a strong patriotic
supporting movement. During the
night Doamaral and the chiefs of the
monarchist party held a protracted
session and laid out a program looking
to the pacification of the people.
Word has been received here that
q British feet, the number of the YES
sells not being stated, passed Oporto
this morning bound for Lisbon
The investigations Of the police
show that the murders were carefully
planned.
Saturday the assassins met secretly
In the back room of a cafe and there
laid out every step Of the plot they
were enabled to do as all the details
rotating to the home coming of the
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
The Governor Acts on Several Appli-
cations for Pardon-More of That
Railway Payment.
Especial to The Messenger. }

Raleigh, N. c., February 3.-Next
Monday mail service goes into effect
on the Norfolk and Southern Railway
between Raleigh and Chockowinity
Governor Glenn declines to COM
mute the death sentence Of Frazier
Jones, who will be hanged at G eens-
5oro for wife murder. Jones asked for
communication on the grounds that his
wife was unfaithful and that in jeal-
ousy he killed her. The governor says
Jones made no such claim when ar
rested or on trial. The evidence
srows nothing of the kind, but that he
was drinking and became angry at the
cheap and wife killing too frequent
Pardon is refused David Williams, of
Scotland county, convicted of bigamy,
the governor finding that while the
prosecution was malicious, yet Will
Jams deserted his first wife and mar
ried his second wife who died and he
married the third time, the first wife
still living.
The governor pardons couditiOnally
M. e. Hart, convicted of larceny in
Lenoir county. Hart had been acquit-
ted in a second trial.
It is officially stated that Governor
Glenn will use the $17.50o from the
Southern Railway solely for payment
Of lawyers fees and costs in the rate
case, not a dollar going to the cost of
the special legislative session. All
bills are not in. II will take at least
"a 900 more to cover the litigation ex-
penses. The governor would not have
|called the legislature toeetrer unless
the railways had agreed TO pay the
|cost Of this litigation.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

The legislature is to be congratulated
on its success in keeping to the safe
middle ground in the final framing of
the railroad rate bill. There was
time when II was feared It might go
to one extreme, or the other, but the
bill as enacted is fair to both the state
and the railroads.-Char1otte Chronicle
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
PORTUGAL IS QU|E|
An Underlying Current Of Rev.
OIu(IonS
NEW CABINET IS 5ThONC
Program Looking to PacifiCation
Of the People

SHictost Measures Being Taken To
Preserve Order-Franco, the Once
Direct Dictator, Forced to Resign
British Feet is Bound For Lis
bon-Investigation Shows That
the Murders Were Carefully P1ann
ed-BOdies of the Dead to Lie In
State.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

President Roosevelt as a crusader, the
only one the republicans had, but he
said the president was disqualified.
Never before in the history OF the
country, he said, lad a president still
in office, the object OF bitterest at
tacks been able, while still in office, 20
practically fix the conditions upon
which the parties will contend.
! Referring to Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Cock
ran said:
to whom there Is some doubt as to
whether he is not too strenuous.
believe this message has outlined the
conditions under which he becomes the
foreordained champion OF law and or
der
Continuing Mr.. Cochran said that II
Mr. Bryan declared himself the cham
pion of the principles which were d.
rectly and indirectly embodied in the
presidents message. IL he represents
the determination to prosecute male
factors for their crimes and II a Wig
orous enforcement Of the law should
result In congesting the criminal courts
then the plunderers Of millions will be
given precedence in the pathway to
prison over the pilferers of pennies
This message, said Mr. Hepburn, OF
Iowa, replying to Mr.. Cochran, re-
ceived In some sections Of the country
very violent condemnation from the
organs of the very men and those only
whom the president Of the United
States has seen fit to denounce as
me- lefactors.
The president, Mr.. Hepburn declar-
ed, had done nothing to unsettle con-
ditfons except to call attention to the
misdeeds Of those malefactors. The
more than any other class to bring
on this disaster, to bring into disre-
pute the value of aur securities.
In everything the president has done,
continued Mr.. Hepburn, the American
people stand behind him. Some men
say there will be nothing done in this
congress, I do not believe it.
Mr.. Hepburn said the democratic
party is making a departure in advo-
had opposed national legislation in
many cases on the ground that there
was no constitutional power for It.
Jefferson himself had declared that the
government Of the United States had
no power to purchase Louisiana.
He declared that II the democrats
were in power the country would have
unlimited quantities OF greebacks and
would be in a state Of complete bank
ruptcy. 1t was that party, he said,
that had opposed placing the money Of
the United States on gold basis and
party with all other nations.
Some men, said Mr.. Hepburn, com
larger number of these malefactors
in the penitentiary.
One difficulty is to convict any man
OF crime, II he reinforce his defense
with an abundant exchequer. You
must remember how many restrictions
have been thrown around the criminal.
He favored interpreting the criminal
statutes literally and in a way to
avoid evasion and to secure justice.
Then, he added, there would not be so
many infractions of the law. He de-
nounced stock gamblers for monopo-
liZing the money of the country in
their operations. He said the demo-
sage meets the expectations Of the peo-
pie and on that account they are try
ing to appropriate all of it's provisions.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
ASST SEC. OF THE TREASURY

Hon. Beckman Winthrop to Mako
Speech at Chamber Of Commerce
Banquet
Acceptance has been received by
the committee which has in charge
arrangements for the chamber OF
commerce banquet to be held on the
5th of March, from Hon. Beekman
Winthrop. assistant secretary OF the
treasury at Washington. who will
respond to one OF the toasts on that
occasion.
Mr.. Winthrop was formerly gov
ernor OF Porto Rico. He Is an able
and accomplished gentleman and his
speech will undoubtedly be q fine
one. The names OF other prominent
speakers who will be here have al
ready been published.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
NATIONAL POLITICS
Subject Of Discussion In the
House
HEARD WITH INTEREST
General Widows Pension Bill Car
rias $4,000, Quo

Three OF the Giants of the House i'm
Debate, Which Was Listened to
by Crowded Galleries and Nearly
Ali the MemDers-GOwnsend and
Cochran 9Iake Great Claims For
Ineir Respective ParLies-hep-
Du=u Defended the President >
3lessage.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
Mr.. Clawson Finding Gold.

The Fort Mill. S. c.. Times says:
"Mr. T. w. Clawson. owner OF the
gold mine property in Gold Hill. has
recently taken from the mines a num-
ber OF valuable nuggets and IL is the
belief OF the owner that he has struck
soil which will pan out very proflta-
bly,. 1t is understood that Mr.. Claw
son will In a short time organize
stock company. install new machin-
cry and carry on operations on q
much larger scale"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

IF Roosevelt is the national him." az
Puck suggests, Tom lawson must be
it's ragtime News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

Washington. February 3.-Senator
Piles OF Washington today delivered
All eloquent appeal in the senate in
favor Of an appropriation by congress
of $70e, ,000 for a government exhibit
at the Alaska-Yukon Pacific expOsi-
ton, to be held in Seattle next year.
The day was chiefly devoted to a
consideration of bills On the calendar
several of which were passed.
At 1857 o'clock p. M, the senate
adjourned. Il
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-21
ODDITIES.

Bees never store up honey where 1t
Is light.
The moth has a fur jacket and the
butterfly none.
A squirrel comes down a tree head
first and a cat tail first.
Leaves will attract dew when boards,
sticks and stones will not.
Corn on the ear is never found with
an uneven number of rows.
The dragon fly can devour its own
body and the head still live.
A horsefy will live for hours after
the head has been pinched off.
Fish, flies and caterpillars may be
frozen solid and still retain life.
A horse always gets up fore parts
first and COW directly the opposite.
Some flies thrust their eggs into the
bodies of caterpillars, but always in
such parts of the body that when the
larvae are feeding ON the flesh of the
foster parent they will not eat into any
vital part.