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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-18
WRECK AT BALL PARK.
Two Men Slightly Injured-A Danger
Gus Place.

For the third time within four days
the Topeka Railway company exper-
fenced derailment in it's street car
service to the ball park. and the acct
dent narrowly escaped being a serious
one. A train Of cars consisting of one
of the regular cars used in service on
the lines in the city and two small
open trailers composed the train. All
the cars were filled and the second
car in the train jumped the track
station. Before the train could be
stopped the car was half way down
the embankment which Is about five
feet high at this place. Two men
were slightly injured and a small boy
about 10 years Of age, the son Of A.
Newman. assistant postmaster, was
precipitated down the embankment into
a pool of water. Several women in the
car shrieked but all had presence of
juries.
1t is little wonder that some serious
accidents have not occurred on the
track leading to the baseball park
Only last Sunday trailer ran off the
tracks near this place and tied up traf-
fic for half an hour. The trailer was
placed on the track only to run of
again on the way in. Near Eleventh
and Madison the trailer broke down
completely and traffic was delayed for
sengers from the ball game being tied
I'D behind the wreck. At this time
most of the passengers were conpell-
ed to walk to town a distance of six
blocks and were compelled to alight In
the mud.
Monday on the way in from the park
another trailer was ditched near Eighth
and Monroe and passengers compeneo
to walk the balance of the way 10
their destination.
Between Twelfth and Madison and
the ball park there is a high embank-
ment which averages about 80 feet In
height Going towards the park the
cars run down grade and maintain a
high rate of speed. On the north SIDE
of this embankment the recent rains
have washed part of the grade away
and there Is nothing to prevent car
rolling to the bottom of the grade and
causing a serious accident. The cars
are not protected by the customary
guard rails provided in such cases. on
This stretch of track is low trestie
bridge over the Shunganunga creek
| The bridge is a narrow one and there
| is nothing but wooden guard ran &c
prevent a car running at high speed
from Jumping the track at TINS place
and falling So feet to the water oeiow'
| The bridge Is poorly Constructed al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-18

oner Cooley secured a ready compli-
ance with his demands for fairness.
Cooley would have played yesterday
but the game had already started wnen
he secured Shiyely's consent. The fine
which caused the trouble Is one which
was assessed by Shuster at Hutchin-
son after the Topeka team had en-
barked for Wichita. Shuster lacked the
nerve to fine Cooley in the latter
presence SO took the alternative OF
ed. Umpire Burke collected the nne
at Wichita and failed to report 1t to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-18
tan, Kansas and Marion. IA

Shively. Just why Burke had not turn
ed the money over to Shively Is not
known. but it doesn't look very good
This afternoon Cooley released Wee
Willie" Sudhon. The latter was high
priced man and carried the payroll Of
the team considerably over the limit
With Hollingsworth Cooley has flve
pitchers and all are rounding into con-
dition. Forester Is getting his arm
back in shape again. II Hollingsworth
can deliver the goods Boles will go
back to catching. otherwise he will
continue to pitch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-18
sMA1d. WRECK ON ROCK ISLAND
p.ssenrer Train Is Derailed Tooay
at Bala.

Rock Island eastbound passenger
.a;n No 20 met with deraiiment
this morning near Bala- q small Sta IA
TINS TINS ~ the main line to Colorado be
.,on IN Manhattan and Clay Center.
The engine and two coaches sr wsse c at
raiieo. W. passenger on the train was
VINO was one injured and his injuries
the were on confined to few cuts around
the head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-18

fair and several OF the ties look SO
had that even pedestrians avoid them
in crossing the bridge.
Unless the street car people exercise
a little more care in running their cars
a bad accident may occur alohs @
Witch will be appalling in the number
If casualties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-18
COOLEY Is PLAYING AGAIN.
That Fine All a Slistake-sudnon
Released.

Dick Cooley is playing with the TO
neka team today. his fine ana suspe ,,r
sion having been raised uy fternoon
Cooley rot shively over the telepnone
and after delivering long and elaoor-
afsiy prepared address to the e1-cos-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
DEATH OF MRS.
WILLIAM ASTOR
FORMER NEW YORK SOCIETY
LEADER PASSES AWAY
OF HEART TROUBLE.

New York, Oct. 31.-Mrs. William
Aston, for twenty years the acknowl
edged leader of New York society
died here last night at her home in
Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Astor,s daughter, Mrs. Orme
Wilson, has been a constant attend
ant at her mothers side since her i'll
ness assumed serious phase and Mr.
and Mrs. James L. Van Allen of New.
port arrived yesterday.
The decline in Mrs. Astor's health
first became publicly known two
years or more ago when her son, Col
John Jacob Astor, announced that his
mothers villa at Newport would not
be opened for the season of 1906. AT
ter a breakdown in health while in
Boston, Mrs. Astor returned to this
city and has since taken little part
in social life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
FRISCO CONTRACTOR
MAKES CONFESSION
TELLS COURT OF A WICKED
SCHEME TO coRRUP1 JURY
IN RUFF CAS-

San Francisco, Oct. 30.-E. A. S.
Blake, contractor, convicted of at
tempting to bride John M. Kelly to
qualify on a jury to try Abraham
Ruef and vote for Ruefs acquittal,
made a full confession in court yes
terday He told how, after he was
arrested, Frank J. Murphy, Ruef's
associate counsel, promised him
$4,000 if he would keep quiet, the
amount in notes, signed by Ruef,
being delivered to third party, to
be paid Blake Immediately after he
was sentenced Besides this amount
Blake declared his wife was to- re-
ceive 500 monthly while he was in
the penitentiary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
LAWS ON USE OF WATER.
Government Complies a Timely Vol
umen on This Sub iect.

Government Complies a Timely Vol
umen on This Subject.
Washington, Oct. 31-The national
conservation commission is compiling
for publication in a single volume all
the laws and court decisions, both
state and federal, which relate to the
use of water in the United States.
This manual will be of immense prac-
tical value and it is somewhat re-
markable, considering the wide num-
Der of interests which are touched by
these laws, that no such compilation
has been made before this. With
the constantly growing demand for
interstate waterways, the increasing
utilization of water power for the de-
velopment of electricity, and the
widening areas of semiarid western
plains are being made arabic through
irrigation, those laws at the present
time affect the interests of a wide
variety of individuals and corpora
'tions, and in the immediate future
the number whose business is directly
touched will beyond doubt be greatly
increased.
The work which the conservation
commission is doing along this line is
extremely thorough and the compila,
ton will be complete. 1t will include
all state and national statutes and all
court decisions which concern water
rights and kindred questions on both
navigable and nonnavigable streams
and lakes. The citations will in
clude all acts which relate to riparian
rights, and public usufruct of water,
and all statutes which concern mills,
pollution of water, interference with
navigation or the use of streams for
power, damming of streams, diverting
streamflow, and so on-in short, all
acts which affect the use of waters
and their private appropriation to
power or other purposes. In the book
will be included also some authorita-
tive discussion of the principles in
volved in those laws.
The commission in its endeavor to
make the compilation absolutely COM
plete and accurate has called upon
the governors of all the states for as
sistance and the replies in every in
stance have promised support. Con-
siderably more than half the states
have already appointed state conser-
walton commissioners for the specific
purpose of cooperating with the ma
tional commission in its work of gath
ering the material which will be EN-
bodied in the report to the president
the first of the year. In the other
states the state officials whose work
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
.ATL ANT|C FLEET IN
CHINESE WATERS
|oRIENTALS HAVE MADE GREAT
PREPARATION TO WELCOME
AMERICANS.
SEEK UNITED STATES SUPPORT
IN STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE
TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.

Annoy, Oct 30-Eght battleships
comprising the second squadron of the
American Atlantic feet, under the
command of Rrear Admiral Emory, ar
rived here this morning after an I'M
eventful voyage from Yokohama Tt
the Chinese the visit of the Americans
is OF far reaching importance and ev.
cry preparation has been made no,
only to extend to the representatives
Of the United States a f1attering wei
come, but to impress upon them
China'S desire for even more cordial
relations with the republic than have
prevailed hitherto. The is ships OF
the feet left Yokohama together Sun
day morning, but divided into two
squadrons when two days out, the first
under the command of Rear Admiral
Sperry heading for Olongapo, Philip
pine islands, and the second, under
Emory bound for Annoy. The two
squadrons will join forces again at Ma
Mia, the second division being SEIZED
uled to leave this port November 4
and arrive at Manila November z.
China will welcome the American
visitors with unbounded enthusiasm
Preparations to this end are complete
and Cinnamon of exalted rank will
take part in the festivities. China
today is struggling to preserve the
territorial integrity of Mongolia and
Manchuria from the entertainments OF
Russia and Japan, and the presence OF
the American battleships at Annoy is
welcome to the Pekin government be-
cause of the Interpretation that China
has chosen to give to this friendly act
that the United States is inclined to
support her in her contentious with
her nefghbors, an Interpretation that
is not recognized officially, but is of
China's own making.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
SQUADRON FOR SOUTH AMERICA
British Warships to SaiI-Move
AGAINST Venezuela Disavowed.

Against Venezuela Disavowed.
Bort Elizabeth, Cape Colony, Oct
31.-Orders have been given that the
British squadron under command OF
Rear Admiral Sir Percy Scott pro
coed to South America on the com
pletion of it's South African program
The squadron consists Of the cruis
ers Good Hope, Antrim, Carnarvon
and Devonshire.
London, England. Oct. Sit was
declared at the foreign Office yester
day that the sending of the squadron
under Sir Percy Scott to South Amer
lea was in no way connected with the
present Venezuelan situation. The
government has not heard from Sl1
Vincent Corbett, the British minister
to Venezuela, since it sent him In
structions to investigate and take
requisite action in the matter of the
seizure by Venezuela of the British
schooner Lady Kensington off the
island of Margarita and the imprison-
ment of the vessels crew.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
DAUGHTER AND
MOTHER IN JAIL
CHARGED WITH BEING iMPIlcAT.
ED WITH DoNNERsTAG BROS.
IN CONTEMPLATING.
MEM ANSWERING DESCRIPTION
OF FUeITlvEs SEEN NEAR
DEEReRook.
Madison, Oct. 81

Madison, Oct. 81
Mrs. Donnerstag and Clara Bonner
stag, mother and sister of Albert,
Hugo and Rudolph Donnerstag, the
alleged counterfeiters who broke Jail
Sunday night, are at the county jail
where they are held on the charge of be-
ing implicated with the fugitives in the
manufacture of spurious coins. Deputy
United States Marshal w. H. Apple
by and Sheriff Vaughn arrested them
Wednesday at their home near Mar
son, Oneida county, and Mr.. Appleby
brought them to Madison late Thurs
day night. They were unable to fur
nish bail in the sum of $3.50 each.
There is a possibility that the DON
nerstag brothers are at their home
and if they are the authorities will
have a lively time capturing them.
They are known to be desperate fell
lows and it is feared that they are
well supplied with firearms. When
taken into custody last August the
officers found IL guns in the house.
A Rhinelander paper printed a
story that three men answering the
description of the Donnerstags were
ordered from a train near Deerbrook
Tuesday night and that they ran into
a woods. Speaking of the incident,
the paper says:
THE engineer and fireman of train
No. 5 on the Northwestern road dis
covered three men who answered the
description of the escaped prisoners,
riding on the blind baggage just be-
fore the train arrived at Amigo Tues
day night. There the men disap-
peared but were again seen on the
train after leaving that city. They
rode as far north as Deerbrook when
they were ordered off the train and
ran into the woods.
THE distance across the country
from Deerbrook to the Donnerstag
farm near Marson is about 20 miles.
This distance could be covered by the
brothers in a day and it is presumed
they are now at home. The brothers
are believed to be supplied with fire
arms and if they are sighted the au-
thorities expect a battle"
1t is reported that a saloonkeeper
at Woodruff had a $40 gold piece
passed on him. In appearance the
coin was a good imitation. It is be-
lieved that the coin is one that was
manufactured on the Donnerstag
farm. 1t is said that the mother Of
the boys has circulated spurious
coins since their Incarceration. Mrs.
Donnerstag and daughter were re-
Gently indicted at La Crosse.
United States Marshal Rock Flint
questions the report that the men
who were put of the train at Deer
brook were the Donnerstags.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
most nearly touches this project are
at work

most nearly touches this project are
at work.
A single volume containing all the
laws which bear upon the use of wa
tiers in the various parts of the coun-
try, will be an exceedingly useful
reference handbook 1t holds posi-
bilities of an even greater usefulness
in that it will exhibit within limits
make ready omparison possible, not
only the general tendencies of the
laws and decisions on this subject,
but the discrepancies that exist be-
tween the regulations of different
states.
The fear is frequently expressed
that the tendency towards monopoli-
cation of water power, which has al
ready made very great progress in
some parts of the country, will re-
suit in practically all of this extreme
ly valuable natural resource passing
from the people as a whole into the
hands of comparatively few men,
with resulting higher cost of water
power and water-developed electric
ity to consumers and a tremendous
advantage to the few possessors. If
this danger is justified by the pres
ent laws, it is matter of great i'm
portance to make this fact apparent
at once For this purpose nothing
could be more effective than such a
presentation of all the laws on the
subject as that which the commission
is preparing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
ELIOT
AGAINST LIQUOR

Boston, Oct 30-After declaring
that he had been a moderate user of
alcoholic beverages in the form of
wine and beer during most of his life,
President Eliot of Harvard university
declared that his earlier ideas had
uncergone radical change, in nota-
BILE address last night before the
Massachusetts No License League, OF
which he is an honorary president.
President Eliot declared that re-
cent researches in physiology and
medicine tended strongly to show
that even the moderate use of alcohol
was inexpedient
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
YOUTH KILLED NEAR wAusAu.
John Hett,. Jr, Bleeds to Death from
Gunshot Wound.

Wausau, Wis, Oct. 31.-While rab-
bit hunting near here, John Hett, Jr..
aged IL, shot himself accidentally and
bled to death. The hammer of Hett's
gun caught on log, discharging the
weapon and the full charge entered
the youths body directly above the
heart
Plymouth, Wis, Oct. 31.-Oscar
Hitler of this city was seriously In
jured while hunting west of here.
The gun was accidentally discharged,
the shot taking effect in the leg. Am
putation was necessary.
Merrill, Wis, Oct. 31.-While play
ing with rifle Christ Birch of the
town of Birch was shot in the head
and instantly killed by younger
brother. The boys had been amusing
themselves playing Indian.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
ADMIRAL EMORY FETED.
Ashore at Annoy With 1900 Men for
Bio Blowout.

Annoy. Oct. 31.-Rear Admiral
Emory, commanding the second
squadron of the United States Allan
tic fleet. came ashore yesterday after
noon and made a formal call upon
Prince fYu Lang and Liam Tun Yen,
vice presidents of the foreign board,
who are representing the imperial
government in a welcome to the
Americans. Later sixteen hundred
men of the fleet and 124 officers land
ed. The illumination of the fleet In
the evening was the cause OF the
greatest wonder and admiration Oh
the Chinese. During the evening ia
officers of the fleet were entertainer
at a dinner by the imperial Chinese
commissioners and the reception
committee of China.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
NEW AERoNAUTIc IDEA.
Automobile in Place of Basket for
CONVEYANCE.

indianapolis, Oct. 31.-Something
new in aeronautics was attempted
here yesterday when a monster bal
loon shot up into the air with an au
tomobile in the place where the bas-
ket is usually suspended. The ascen-
sion was made at p. M, the balloon
carrying two occupants-Carl G. Fish
er of Indianapolis and G. L. Bumbach
of Springfield, Ill. The idea of the
aeronauts in using an automobile in
stead of basket is to be able to
Immediately roll up the balloon, load
it in the automobile and return to the
place of starting or other destination
Dayton, o., is said to be the objective
point of the trip. A southeasterly di
rection was taken from here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
Died in WASHINGTON.

Richland Center, Wis, Oct 81
Mrs. S. R. Harris, who with her hus-
band and children, went west from
Richland Center, Wis, last July, died
near Bickleton, Wash, at the home
of her sister, Mrs. John Copenhefer,
of cancer of the stomach. She was
born in 1859, and was twice married,
her first husband being William A.
Mcclure. Mr.. Harris and FIVE chill
dren survive her.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
LAST SPASM FOR UNCLE JOE
Big Doings at DanviIIe to Boom the
Speakers Chances.

Danville, ILL.,, Oct. 31.-A two mile
torchlight procession, electric illumina-
tons, fire works and unbounded en-
thusiasm were the accomplishments
last night of the final rally in the eff
fort of the republicans of this con-
gressional district in behalf of Speak
er Cannon and the state and national
tickets. The city was damned with
visitors. Cannon was the principal
speaker at two monster meetings.
Other speakers were Colonel Frank
o. Lowden, Chicago; General o. o.
Howard, Vermont, and DR.. E. G. Din
widdie of Washington, D. c.. former
chairman of the executive committee
of the anti-saloon league.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
lasted just

frances in each case lasted just
thirty minutes.
When the trouble first came on the
doctors were skeptical and thought
it impossible that the frances should
assume such regularity unless Miss
Smith knew what time it was. So
they turned the clock back, but to
their amazement she went into the
trance at exactly $3.50 by correct
time. When she is in one of her
frances all efforts to arouse her are
in vain, even the pTicking of pins
making absolutely NO impression on
her.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
GIRL IN DAILY TRANCE.
Case of BeIoit Patient Has 6affied
Physicians Fifteen eYars.

Beloit, Wis. Oct. 31.-Going into a
trance twice daily, becoming as in
sensate as if she were dead. Miss
Lovinia Smith of this city has for
the past fifteen years baff1ed the
physicians of the city and not until
Yesterday has the fact been gener-
ally known. Miss Smith when seen
Yesterday by an Associated Press rep
resentative, admitted she had been
subject to frances. Heretofore she
has gone into the frances with aston
ishing regularity, going to sleep each
evening at $50 and y: 80 The
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
over s4oo,ooo,ooo Shy.

New York, Oct. 1.-The total bank
clearings compiled by Bradstreet's for
the principal cities of the United
States the past week were $3.50. S47,
900 against So 023, 100000 in the cor
spending week last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
LARoRER GETS $1,000 DAMAGES.
NeIs Wick of Cable Receivers from
Omaha Road for Injuries.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct 31.-Five
thousand dollars damages were award
ed in United States court here to Nels
Wick of Cable, Bayfield, county,
against the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha Railway company
for injuries received by the plaintiff
while in the employ of the defendant
company. The plaintiff was injured
by falling from the upper floor of a
coal shed. He sued for $4,000. The
jury was out for forty-one hours be-
fore returning a verdict in the small
er sum allowed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
ROOT TO THE BUCKEYES.
Urges Them to Vote Republican
Ticket, State and National.

Toledo, O., Oct. 3G.-Secretary Of
State Root arrived here last evening
at o'clock and an hour later was
escorted by long procession to the
Valentine theater, where an over
crowded house greeted him. His ap
pearance on the platform was the oc
casion for a great outburst of cheer
ing. Mr. Root briefly considered the
Ohio situation and urged the people
of Ohio to vote for the republican
state and national candidates. He
then discussed questions of govern.
ment policy and followed with a
brief reference to labor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
RECORD IN WIRELESS.
Steamer Talks With Both San Fran
cisco and Honolulu

Seattle, Wash. Oct. 31.-For the
first time in the history of the wire
less. steamer between San Francis
co and Honolulu has been in commu-
nicadion with both stations at the
same time. This took place aboard
the steamer Lurline of the Matson
Navigation company. which talked at
the same time to both ports when
400 miles out of San francisco
bound for Honolulu
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
NUMBER ~.

fragists, headed the parade. With
her were Miss Rendell and Costello,
of London, famous for their partlcf-
patton in the attacks made on parlia-
ment by the woman suffragists OF
England. The whole town turned
out to see the parade.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
Two Killed bv Encire.

Bloomington Ill. Oct. 3I-William
Doyle and William Finney OF Mason
City were struck by a Chicago, Peoria
and st Louis switch engine at Peters,
tnrg yesterday and killed.