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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

days of grief. Yesterday was day
of mourning. Silently and with
leads barred, groups of friends. reIa.
tiyes and spectators stood about the
streets and watched the funeral pro
cessions as they passed along by.
Every few minutes a group of car
riages following a hearse would wend
their way to the cemetery. About so
funerals were held yesterday. As
many more will be held today. Mon
day the unidentified will be buried.
This will be a public funeral.
Teachers Tell of Tragedy.
The county coroner is conducting
a rigid investigation with view to
learning, if possible, the origin of the
fire. The testimony of several sur
vtving teachers was taken. Each told
graphically of their efforts to save the
pupils of their respective rooms. Some
We're successful in saving all their
little boys and girls. Some lost two
or three. Others lost whole classes
of children. All related the heroism
of Miss Katherine Weller, who lost
her life in an effort to save her pu-
pills, when she might have saved her
own life by abandoning the children
to the fate that finally overlook them
in spite Of her efforts.
Blame Remains a Mystery.
No salient points were brought out
by the coroner yesterday as to plac,
ing the blame for the catastrophe
One of the sad funerals was that
of the three children of Janitor Hir,
ter, held jointly with services for three
other little ones.
Janitor Buries Three Children.
DIutterings against the janitor could
be heard about the village as grief
crazed parents sought an object upon
which to wreak vengeance, forgetting
that Hirter himself was walking with
bowed head and broken heart behind
the biers of three Of his beloved. A
detail of police was placed about the
HiTter home when the hour for the
funeral came. Fully 400 persons had
SdJhSlEus UuG N1C1l Nl1C SOl1lAho W Vi y
carried to the doorway the crowd
spread and opened way for them with
out protest or expression of hostility.
Identified by a Dentist.
The body of Miss Katherine We'll
err, one of the two teachers who los
their lives in the fire, was positively
identified yesterday by d dentist.
The body of Rosetta Machnich, 3
former pupil in the school, was iden
tilted by he1 shoes. When Mrs
Machnich was positive OF The iienttti
cation she fell fainting upon the
charred body of her little one.
There are still % bodies unidenti
fed. SO far 1877 bodies have beer
recovered. The list of missing now
taIlies with the number of unidenti
fed. which would indicate that all .
the bodies have been found and thai
the total death list will stand at 1877
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

proposed anti-option legislation which
is declared to be TOO drastic.
Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, in a sermon at
Siani Temple, Chicago, says absence
from church or synagogue is an indi-
cation of conceit
DR.. H. U. Robinson Of New York
uses a hypodermic injection of the
serum in treating scarlet fever with
marked success.
Senator Elkins of West Virginia
denies that the senate is composed of
wealthy men, and says that there are
only about a dozen in the upper
house who possess as much as a mill
ion.
Because they stole glimpses OF
co-eds dancing in male attire, forty
Young men students at the Indiana
university are threatened with expui-
sion.
Samuel A. Philips, Of st. Paul, con-
yicted of grand larceny on a charge
Of embezzIing funds belonging TO the
Hancock company of Chicago, has
been sentenced to serve seven years
at hard labor in the state prison.
The First State bank Of Clear Lake,
Mimi, was blown by craftsmen. The
. burglars secured $4,000 in CURRENCY.
The safe and vault were wrecked and
the damage to the building amounts
10 $1,000.
Henry N. Hatchett, a maniac who
escaped from the BartOnviIle, H., asy-
Luna and killed William 3. HageTbach
at Chestnut, H., Jan. II, was found
guilty at Lincoln, IL, and sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
Big Louis, a chief of the Kalispell
Indians, was shot and killed in a
drunken quarrel On the FIathead res
ervation by another Indian, supposed
to be Alexander Fond, who was killed
in turn by friend of the chief.
/ Charles Scott, a negro of Houston,
Texas, aged Is years, was found hang
ing to a tree at Conroe. The feet had
a placard attached to them with the
words: Warning to negroes found
prowIing in white folks houses
After sixteen days continuous sleep,
Wallis Ella died in Deadwood, S. D.,
without having regained consciousness
Ella was a railroad labOrer at Rapid
City An examination revealed the
presence of no blood clot or other
trouble.
John A. Cooke, former clerk of the
Cook county, ILL.,, circuit court recently
convicted and now serving a sentence
at Joliet for conspiracy to defraud the
county, was placed on trial on one Of
twenty eight charges of forgery still
remaining.
/ At BeIleviIIe, Ill, after twenty-five
minutes of deliberation the jury in the
case of Joseph Zadra, on trial for the
killing of August Geneti by means OF
an internal machine, returned a YER
dict of guilty and fixed the penalty at
lie Imprisonment.
Senator EedUcld Proctor Of Yer
m0-., aged a. died at his aDar mant5
in Washington mt 1850 WEDNESDAY alter
noon alter IA weeks Illness. HIS all
..4, WAS diagnosed as grip which
.aor developed INTO glymisy witch
.u.u.va.u &C. plcaoiyla which all
l.a..u tic bea-.
Giovanni PIslno OF New York
pleaded with Justice Bowling yesuer-
day to send him to the electric chain.
Sentence. which would have been not
less than twenty years and not more
than me natural term OF life, was
ab0ur TO he pronounced when The
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
OBITUARY.

Andrew Hamilton who came into
prominence during the life insurance
inquiry in connection with the yellow
dog fund, died suddenly at his home
in Albany, N. Y.
Bernard Sitter, after whom the vii
lage of Sitter, Wis, was named, died
at his home in that village, aged "A
years. He had lived in Sitter and
vicinity for fifty years.
James II. Oliver, millionaire pillow
of South Bend, ind, died
OF weakness Of the heart and nervous
debility after long illness.
Commander Sims Of the navy before
the senate committee on naval affairs
says the armor line on American ships
is TOO low and would tell other 'un-
pleasant facts" but is shut off by the
committee.
Senate committee Of judiciary asks
the President to withdraw the nOmin-
alton Of a relative Of Mrs. RooseveIts
for an Oklahoma marshalship.
NJ. E. 1IiImoe, aged &C years, a resi-
dent of Milwaukee for fifty years, died
in Monday, ILL., Mr. MiImoe was born
in Ireland. He came to America with
his parents at the age of one year. He
had been a member of the chamber of
commerce for forty years. In former
years he was connected with number
of Milwaukee council, Knights Of
Columbus. He is survived by two Sis
ters, Mrs. John BehIing and sister
in Sacred Heart convent, Philadel-
phia.
James H. Oliver, the millionaire
pIow manufacturer, died at South
Bend. He had been in failing health
for several months. He was the in
ventor of the chilled pillow. Mr.. Oliver
was a native of LiIIesdale parish, Rox-
buryshire, Scotland, and was born
Aug. %, 1928. His father, who was q
shepherd, came to Indiana with his
six sons and two daughters in 1887.
Young Oliver began work as ditch
digger, became a cooper, and in 1857
moved to South Bend to take charge
Of a foundry. His wife died in 1902. He
leaves two children, Joseph D. Oliver
and Mrs. George Ford.
The funeral of DR.. Charles w. Eat
on, brother Of President Edward D.
Eaton Of BeIoit college was held at
Lancaster, Wis. DR.. Eaton died at his
home in Des Moines, la, Of typhoid
fever and malaria, after an illness OF
three weeks, The deceased was born
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
GIVE $4,000 FOR PARK.
Rochester, Mimi, Benefits by Phil
anthropy of the Drs. Mayo.


anthropy of the Ors. Mayo.
Rochester Mimi March IA gift
of $4,000 was made to the city OF
Rochester. by Drs. W. J. and G. H.
Mayo the same to be used for pub
lie park purposes.
This was made known at the reg
ular meeting of the city council, and
was given upon the condition that
the city clean up and put in shape
the property known as Market
square Four thousand dollars Of
this amount is 10 be used in the
purchase of the Kalb property adj
joining the city market, and the bal
ance is TO be used in making i'm
proyements.
The land thus acquired adJoins
what is now Mayo park and when
the entire tract is beautified will
make one Of he finest parks in this
section of the state The improve
ments vii include a band stand,
bridges across the Zumbro river %
an island that forms the main part
of the park. also an outdoor gymna-
SUM, a baseball park, tennis grounds
and drive ways. A bah house has
already been constructed.
At the regular meeting OF the city
council in this city franchise was
granted to the Dan Patch Air Line
TO operate a street railway in this
city. The franchise provides that
the road must be in operation within
three years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
THE NEWS ABRIDGED

ATTACK ON CHIEF SIMPLY.

ATTACK ON CHIEF SHlFFf'
Harry Azerbuch, a Russian Jew an
archist, stabbed Chief Of Police Simply
In Chicago, perhaps mortally wounded
the chiefs son, age 20, and then was
shot 10 death by the chief and Police
man James Foley, who also Is
wounded by the anarchist. The battle
place was IN the Shippy residence.
The news Of the attack stirred the
Chicago city han, the wheels OF gov
eminent were stopped, and Mayor
Busge and heads Of departments
rushed in automobiles to the home OF
the stricken official
Adj Domestic
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
zoo SCHOOL
CHILDREN PERISH
HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST AT CLEVE-
LAND DUE TO LACK or
FIRE DRILL.
MORE THAN 100 BODIES TAKEN
FROM RUINS AND MANY
REMAIN.

Cleveland, Mar. An a fire which
destroyed the common school building
in ColIinwood, a suburb, $50 children
lost their lives. The fire was started
by an overheated furnace. A panic
ensued when the building be
came filed with smoke and 400
children attempted to escape. There
were but two available exits, one OF
these being used freely by the chill
dren, but the ether soon became
choled with children who madIy
dashed for the open air. Those who
fell in the doorway were trampIed
upon by those behind and soon the
doorway was impossible.
The panic stricken children turned
to escape by windows. Escape was
cut off by the flames which, by this
time spread throughout the rooms.
The building was of brick, yet this
did not retard the progress of the
flames. In a few minutes the lower
floor fell precipitating scores of chill
dren to the basement among the burn,
ing embers. All nearby factories dis,
missed their men and instructed them
to assist in the rescue. Hundreds OF
parents crowded about the building to
search for their girls or boys. In a
few minutes over 100 bodies were
taken out. Practically every ambu,
lance in the eastern part of Cleveland
was called. Many of the children res,
cued are fatally injured. Scores were
taken to the city hospitals.
Three little girls met instant death
in attempting to jump to safety from
the third floor. A man named Dorm
who arrived early, and at time the chill
Greu were crowded in the front door
discovered his little girl among the
mass OF injlrcd and crushed. He
caught the girl by her hands and in
his frantic efforts to save her, pulled
her arms from her body.
No fire drill was pracHced in this
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
COLLEGE GIRLS INJURED.
Station Wagon With Bryn MaWr Stu
dents DemoIished.

Philadelphia, March IA station
wagon in which five students of Bryn
Mawr College were riding was struck
and demolished by an automo-
bile and the girls were thrown into
the road. All were injured. A Miss
Thayer was the most severely hurt,
receiving injuries about the shoulders
and sever cut on the head.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
DOMESTIC.

In a family quarrel John Curry of
Bristow. Okla. shot and killed his
wife and the wife of his brother
A delegate from the Chicago Board
of Trade arri "a n Washington to dis
cuas with Pres dent Roosevelt the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

Washington, March 3.-SDcechos ON
the pending currency bin We're made
by Senators IcCmbor Of North Da-
kota and Newlands Of Nevada. Bach
commended for modification Of the
emergency currency bill and each de-
cIared in favor of legislation for add
ing couGdeuco~on the part of deposi
tors in banks as q prominent feature
of any plan for preventing panics.
The senate also passed q resolution
offered by Senator Iillman, calling on
the attorney general for all informal
ton concerning court proceedings in
the Indian territory affecting the
Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes.
The startling charge that the rail-
roads of the country carrying mails
had robbed the people out O. $70,000,-
coo was made in the house by MI.
Lloyd Of Missouri He declared the
new system of weighing mails was an
admission of the postmaster general
that he weighing in the past p years
has been fraudulent He called for
an Investigation of the pOstOlIicc de-
parument, and Mr.. Wagner Of PcnlsyI-
yanta. chairman OF the committee TO
control the expenses Of shat depart
mGnt, promised that an inquiry would
be conducted. Representative Stevens
Of Minnesota introduced bill to re-
move the duty on pulp and white
paper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

of the controller Of the currency and
state bank examiner show a remark
able increase in deposits during the
last two months and total deposits of
over s7,5O0,OO0, one of the best show
ings ever made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

Cleveland, O., Mar. From house
to church, and church to the GENE
terry, white hearses threaded their
way through the streets of Collinwood
all day yesterday. In each hearse
was a little white casket, containing
the blackened body Of one of the VIC
Tins of the Ere which destroyed the
Lakeview school last Wednesday.
Wednesday and Thursday were
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
PANIC I'M CHURCH.

Eioht Lives Lost Through Act Of
Half-Witted Man.
Guadalajafa, Mexico, Mar. THE
act of half-witted man in locking
the rear door of a church at Ocot1an
while services were in progress re-
suited In panic and trampiing to
death of two men and six children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
I'M BADGERDOM.

j. +. Jones, OF PeWaukee WnIIe at
tempting to close a window, cut an
artery in his wrist. His life was saved
by the prompt action OF a physician.
Charging her husband, j. w. SaIla-
day, with nousuDport, habituaL drunk,
enne55, and cruel and LLhuman treat
menl, Mrs. Edna NJ. 5aIaday OF BeIoit
has begun proceedings Tor divorce.
The ne" city directory Oh h9noS1a
shows total Of ILJyO names, ana TINS
"o0a indicate d populaIOh Oh zz'OOO.
"A9u the directory was ISSUED TWO
years ago there were but 5,5VJ names.
TOT Ine AISl -lLle III INC history OIL
1Ae INSTITUTION, INC s'1i2 u inc 1910
graduating class Oh the WISCONSIN,
Sc4Ooi lof JAe Deal at DelaVan are 10
make their own commencement gowns.
fIocHI's+.'f9 Ill the vicinity OIL Ha"-
Ih9Tu9 lave De9h losing Sheep e. laIe
Dy disease not uhueI9OoOu. Inc state
veterinarian TO whom the symptoms
were described pronounces the mai
auy dIOpSy.
Peter Haeter OF La Crosse has been
awarded 80 ana costs III suit LOT
$I,OOO damages against Edward VIM
mer for malicious prosecution on
charge OF larceny, which resulted In
MS imprisonment.
Between $50 and $50 worth Of brass
valves have been stolen from the Fox
river paper mills at Appleton. S. Il.
Wagg, superintendent OF the mills,
offers a reward of $50 for the Conyic-
tIOn OF the thieves.
The long drawn out suit at Sheboy-
gan between n. e. Schils and Co, vs..
the Goodrich TRANSPORTATION company
over the loss of q case of shoes was
decided recently in favor Of the pIain.
Tiff. awarding them the SIS sued for.
Dan Whtr6ecl, peu,bnr or one inf
the best known OF the old families OF
KeaOsha, pleaded guilty TO u serious
charge and was sentenced TO four
years Jpn The Wisconsin, State reform.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12
ALL SCHOOLS cLoSED.
Smallpox Almost Epidemic in Cali

fornia City.
San Jose, Cal, March t1-All
schools have been closed for two
weeks ON account of the prevalence Of
smallpox Twelve cases of smallpox
among high school students and three
among pupils in one of the grammar
schools, besides many cases OF
measels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

Cleveland, March U.-Twenly-fou
hours after The disaster which swept
into eternity Approximately one
,lird Of he school children OF North
Coimwood, the death roll numbered
lCL. Of these, I9I had been identi-
lied, While 30 bodies remain in d con
diuiou so INITIATED as to be probably
forever beyond the chances Of being
recognized
The work Of digging in the ruins OF
the scboolh0use, in further search for
remnants of chiIden still missing, be-
gan with the break Of day. Dawn
about the fre-ruined building after
having spent the night in efforts to
find their chHdren's remains at the
morgue. But little was brought
forth during the day that would sat
isfy their IOngings. 1t is believed
that all the bodies that can be re
moved from the ruins have been TAX
en- out. The work of removing the
identified bodies to their former
homes was completed and undertake
ers set to work to prepare for the
interments on the morrow.
Inquest Begun.
The inquest was begun yesterday
morning, when a number of witnesses
we're examined, without, however, de-
veloping any testimony that was be
yond mere opinion.
An investigation conducted by the
school BOARD, which lasted far into
the night, at which a number Of SUI
vivors of the horror told their stor-
les, brought forth these facts:
Inquiry Develops Facts.
That one of the inner doors at the
west entrance was closed and fast.
ened while the children were pning
up against it in the passage; the
partitions in the vestibule narrowed
the exit by at least three feet; the
flames came first from a closet below
the stairway at the east entrance;
the closet contained lime and saw,
dust; three little girls had been
found hiding In play III the closet,
earlier in the morning; there was
but one fire escape and is use never
was taught as part of the fire drill.
Survivors among the teachers esti- |
mate that only two or three minutes
passed between the time of the
alarm and until all escape was cut
Off On the question, much dis
cussed, whether the doors opened in |
ward or outward, Fire Marshals I
Brockett and Eighenbaum examined !
the doorways yesterday and stated |
later that they were convinced that !
they opened outward. Whether or
not they were locked they have not
been able to determine They have
testimony on both sides. Janitor
Herter still insists the doors were
open.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

Washington. March 9-"The truth
is the national banks of this country
are seeking to establish system OF
asset currency; and they will strive
to defeat any measure wLich COM
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

Washington, March 6,-The house
adopted a resolution to investigate
charges brought by Representative
LiIley of Connecticut Of corrupt infu-
ences. upon members Of the house
naval affairs committee in connection
wi the authorities for submarine
torpedo boats. For several hours al
terward the house discussed a bill to
pay to the archbishop OF the Roman
Catholic church Of Manila 100000
for damages TO church property by
forces of the United States. The bill
was passed.
The senate passed an army pay
bill increasing the pay of officers
from five to % per cent, and the az
erage pay of enlisted men 40 per
cent. Senator Depew of New York
spoke at length in favor of the pend
ing currency bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-12

Washington, March 4.-Currency
legislation was the subject Of consid.
Grafton in the senate. Senator Hey
burn opposed the pending bill and de-
clared it was useless and would not
vote for it. Senator Hopkins spoke
at length in support of the bill. After
addresses had been made on the bill
to increase the pay Of the army the
senate adjourned.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
technically under consideration in the
house but the discussion under the
license of general debate took a wide
range. Speculation in cotton, finance,
tariff and a number of miscellaneous
matters in turn occupied the whole
time of the session. Mr.. Sims Of Ten
nessee spoke in favor of the Burieson
bill to abolish dealings in cotton fu-
lures: Mr.. CLANCY of Indiana and Mr..
Lindberg of Minnesota talked on the
financial question, Mr.. Hitchcock Of
Nebraska pleaded for placing on the
free list wood pulp and print paper,
and several others secured the floor
for brief periods.
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