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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-07

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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

About one hundred and seventy per-
SOL were burned to death and about
seventy-five others were injured in a
fire that completely destroyed Rhodes
Opera House at Boyertown, Pa. The
opera house was crowded with the
members of st. Johns Lutheran Sun
day school, who we're attending a ben
eft given for the church. While the
show was in progress a tank exploded.
The actors endeavored to quiet the
audience, but in their anxiety to make
themselves heard and to avoid the
awful stampede of the women and
children the coal oil lamps which
were used at the footlights were over
turned, setting the place on fire. The
flames, fed by the oil, shot almost to
the ceiling and there was a wild rush
Of the 400 persons in the structure to
escape from the burning building.
Scores of women and children were
trampled upon and several who es-
capped being burned to death died after
being dragged from the opera house.
The Union station annex, adjoining
the Union railway station at Kansas
City, has been destroyed by fire. The
burned building contained the receiv-
ing Offices of the Adams, Wells-Fargo
and Pacific Express companies, a
branch of the postofice, the offices of
the Fred Harvey Eating House COM
pany. the Pullman Palace Car COM
pany's linen room and the Railway
Mems Y. M. C. A. rooms. The loss is
estimated at close to $25O,O00.
Miraculously escaping death by Gre
nation or ~suffocation or being blown
to pieces by an explosion forty miners
employed in the Catsburg mine near
Monongahela, Pa, made their way
through the dark headings for a dis
lance of seven miles and finally
reached the open air.
Influenza has Chicago firmly in its
grasp. Nearly 100000 people are suf-
fering from this disease or it's "corol-
l%aries," according to the city health
departments weekly bulletin.
After having been entombed forty
six days in the Alpha shaft of the
Giroux mine at Ely, New, A. D. Bailey,
P. ]. Brown and Fred Mcdonald have
been rescued.
Three girls were killed, ten seri-
ously injured and a score or more
slightly hurt at a fire in the Imperial
Knitting company's mill, Scranton, Pa.
Property valued at about $4,000
was destroyed by a fire in a six-story
building at Chicago occupied by Neil
& Higgins, wholesale grocers.
The Maple Leaf flour mill at Ke-
nora, Man., valued at more than ST.
100000, has been destroyed by fire.
Five persons lost their lives while
skating on the Jimtown reservoir near
Connellsville, Pa.
-Four children were drowned while
skating on a reservoir at Coral, Pa.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
CRITICIsEs THE RAILROADS
Address of President of National Live
Stock Association.

Denver, Jan. 22.-The address of
President Mckenzie at the convention
of the National Live Stock association
was devoted largely to criticism of
the treatment of stocknlen by the rail
roads. lie charged that the railroads
had broken faith with shippers of live
stock by taking selfish advantage of
the change in the "hours in transit
law, which, through the efforts Of the
American National Live Stock asso-
citation, was increased from twenty
four TO t~hirty-six hours as the max
imum time during which live stock
could be kept in cars without being
unloaded for feed, water and rest. He
said that the railroads instead of in
creasing their speed rate so that the
destination was reached more quickly
than formerly, a. promised, consumed
the .t~hirty-siX hours in running be-
tween feeding stations, which delayed
the arrival of shipments at the point
of consignment, with consequent great
loss to- the shipper. He favored the
passage of a law by which the rail
roads could be punished for failing to
give a reasonable speed to live stock
in transit and suggested that the inter-
state commerce commission should be
given power to enforce such a law.
He also favored a law to compel
railroads to supply cars for stock and
fixing heavy penalties for failure to
do cn
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24

ed their desks and later the Republic
ans, in derision, Joined in the demon
stration, which lasted for some min
utes.
Continuing, Mr.. Clark challenged
the Republicans to name their man,
II will bet my head on the PROPOSE.
tion," he said, 'that there r not ten
men on that side that will dare stand
up and say who their candidate will
be-" Tumultuous Democratic ap-
plause and laughter greeted this re.
mark.
II can tell you who the gentleman
from Illinois is for" interjected Mr..
Boutell CIll.), who took up the chal-
lenge.
"You are for Uncle joe Cannon"
suggested Mr.. Clark.
81 am for him." replied Mr.. Boutell,
amid Republican applause. you may
nominate your Bryan in July, but we
will elect Cannon in November"
Some amusement was created when
Mr.. Clark inquired of Mr.. Boutell if
he was certain that the administra-
ton forces would be for Uncle Joe or
not"
every Republican in the United
States will be-" said Mr.. Boutell.
"Ah. don't you believe any such
stuff as that" said Mr.. Clark, whose
retort called forth more Democratic
applause. which broke out again when
Mr.. Clark inquired of Mr.. Boutell:
"Were you at the Gridiron dinner
here when Roosevelt and Foraker had
that fuss?"
''That." replied Mr.. Boutell, "was
simply one Of those little Civilizations
of spirit that will be entirely forgotten
and every Republican in the country
will vote for the Republican nominee"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Both Evelyn Thaw, the wife, anc
Mrs. William Thaw, the mother of the
defendant, were on the witness stanC
in the trial of Harry Thaw anc
just as the former was about to re
late anew the story of her life, as she
told to Thaw in Paris in 1903, District
Attorney Jerome arose and suggested
that in the interest of public morals
I'LL persons save those Immediately in
terested in the case should be ex
| cluded from the courtroom during the
tale" Judge Bowling denied the mo
tion and Mrs. Thaw repeated the story
as told at the former trial.
Guilty of having molds in his pos
session for the manufacture of coun'
terfeit money, with the intent to use
them unlawfully, was the verdict of a
jury in the case of Rev. James A
| Kaye of Oak Park, Ill. DR.. Kaye was
sentenced to two years in the peni
Tertiary.
Many witnesses entirely new to the
case testified at the trial of Harry K
4udW dlu sOIu olOllCo vi Alo CCSCu'
tricities during years Immediately
preceding the killing of Stanford
| White. They all declared he I'M
pressed them as being irrational.
John r. Walsh, former president OF
the Chicago National bank, which
closed it's doors in December, 1905,
was found guilty by a jury on fifty
four counts Of the Indictment against
him charging misapplication of the
banks funds.
Enraged at his sweetheart's refusal
to marry him John Echster of Col.
conda, ILL.,, shot and killed the girls
father, her uncle and a friend of the
family who happened to be at the
girls home.
Two men were killed, one police.
man was wounded and several work
ingmen were injured in a pitched bat
tie between three policemen and
thirty Hungarian railroad laborers at
Gary, Ind.
DR.. F. u. Beauchamp, who killed
Charles Thomas of Chico, Tex, on a
train at Hobart a year ago, was shot
and killed at Lawton, Okla, by two
brothers of his victim.
Mrs. Sluter, a widow, aged forty
years, and her four children, the old
est a girl OF fifteen, were found muir.
dered in their home on a ranch near
| Mosby. Mont.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
CHEER BRYAN'S NAME
House Democrats in Uproar Over
Champ Clark's Speech.
NEBRAskAN THE NOMINEE
Missouri Congressman ForeteIIs Re.
suit Of Denver Convention and chal-
Ienees Republicans to Stand Up and
Name Their Candidate.

Washington, Jan. 22.-During the
debate in the house on the bill to
codify the penal laws Champ Clark Of
Missouri declared that the Democrats
intended to name William J. Bryan
for president at the Denver conven-
ton. Prolonged applause greeted the
statement. Mr.. Clark was speaking
In reply to Mr.. Payne of New York
and in opening touched upon the polit-
ical attitude of Missouri. Mr.. Payne,
he said, seemed to think there was
some question as to how Missouri was
going to vote at the next presidential
election. He then explained that at
the last election $4,000 Democrats
stayed home because they did not
like a certain telegram sent from
Esopus to the st. Louis convention"
Those Democrats, he declared, were
not dead. They haven't moved away"
he said, "and they didn't join the Re.
publican party, because Roosevelt
only got 1000 more votes than McKin-
ley In 1900"
The next moment he threw the
house in an uproar when he declared
that ION the 9Th of July next we in
tend to nominate William Jennings
Bryan for president" The Demo-
Gratis applauded, shrieked and pound
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
INSISTS He TOLD TRUTH.
bruce Witness Reiterates Coffin Con
tanned Lead.

New York, Jan. 22.-Robert Cald'
well. who testified in the famous
bruce case in London and for whose
arrest on a charge of perjury a war
rant was issued, is said to be recover
ing his health, but is still too i'll to
appear before the United States com
missioner to answer to the applica'
ton made by the English government
for his extradition. Miss Georgiana
Caldwell, his daughter, said:
"If my father is taken back to Eng.
land to answer the charge of perjury
in the bruce case he will merely re.
peat the testimony he gave before
and he will declare that If the coffin
raised from Druce's tomb did contain
human bones it was the wrong coffin,
Tor there is another in the same
grave containing lead"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
MANY men WOUNDED
Serious Collision Between Berlin
Police and Unemployed.
FIVE MASS MEETINGS HELD
Fifteen Thousand Persons Participate
In Demonstrations, Addresses Being
Made by Several Socialist Members
Of the Reichstag.

MdoS Oy several SOCIALIST members
Of the R%eichstaq.
Berlin, Jan. 22.-There was a seri-
Gus collision between the police of this
city and a mob of unemployed men
who earlier in the day had attended
M of the mass meetings organized
and addressed by the socialists. The
police used their sabers when the
fore order was restored many men
were wounded.
The demonstrants, when they en-
countered the police, were marching
down the Schiffbauerdamm, near the
Lustgarten. The authorities tried to
dispense them. The men at once took
up a position around several piles of
tiles before a new theater building
and began hurting the tiles at the pc.
lice. The policemen were at once re-
inforced by a mounted detachment,
which charged the crowd with drawn
sabers.
The men scattered and fled, but not
before many had been injured.
Earlier in the day five mass meet
ings of the unemployed, organized by
the socialists, were held in the outly-
ing districts of Berlin. Fully $4,000
men were in attendance. Strong de-
tachments of police, armed with sa-
bers and revolvers, were stationed in
the vicinity. Interference was not
necessary, however, as the meetings
were orderly.
Herren Singer, Bruehne, Emmel,
Lehman, Scheidemann, Steucklan,
Zeubel and others, all Socialist mem
bers of the reichstag, addressed the
assemblies and called upon the state
and the municipality to provide en-
ployment and afford means for those
without work to gain a livelihood.
They declared that among the
ployed in Berlin there were 24,S26
skilled artisans belonging to trades
unions; this in addition to many thou
sands of unorganized and unskilled
laborers.
At the conclusion of the addresses
the men left the meetings in groups,
marching to various quarters of the
city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
Clarence barrow Operated On.

Los Angeles, CAL, Jan. 22.-Clar-
ence barrow, the Chicago. attorney,
who has been seriously i'll in this city
for several weeks with mastoiditis.
has been operated upon. The opera
ton. which involved a deep incision
and cutting a bone behind the ear,
was a very serious one. Much pus
was found in the bone. Mr.. barrow
rallied, but the result cannot be de-
termined for a day or two.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
SHARP CoLLoQUY IN HOUSE
MIR. Randell Resents Interruption by
Corporation Representative"

Washington, Jan. pa sharp col
loquy occurred in the house of repre-
sentatives between Representatives
Randell of Texas and Dalzell of Penn
sylvania. MI. Randell was speaking
on a proposed amendment to the penal
code bill and upon being interrupted
by Mr.. Dalzell retorted that he did not
desire to be interfered with by any
man who represented a corporation.
Mr.. Dalzell resented the remark, but
upon MIR. Randell's disavowing any
personal application the incident
closed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
To Develop Chinese Coal Mines.

Annoy, China, Jan. 22.-There has
been organized a Chinese company to
open the iron and coal mines in the
vicinity of Awtow, fifty-five miles
northwest Of Tsuantsiu. The capital
Of the company is 81 1000, 900. The de-
velopment Of the mines, which in
cludes the construction of fifty miles
Of narrow gauge railroad, Is in charge
OF English engineers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
Plan Campaign Of Education.

Chicago, Jan. pa campaign Of
education was decided upon by the
currency commission of the American
Bankers association at It's meeting in
Chicago. It is proposed to furnish
pamphlets. documents and prepared
articles to be used by country and
2ther newspapers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24

From an obscure messenger boy to
president of one of the greatest bank
ing institutions in the West is the his
tory Of the rise of Lucius Teter, who
has just been elected president of the
Chicago Savings Bank and Trust com.
paDy.
Owing to an attack of govt the pope
has been reluctantly obliged to sus-
pend his audiences.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

Mont.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-24
LABOR NEWS.

Hungry and out Of work 800 thinly
clad men marched through the snow
and cold to the st. Louis city hall and
appealed to Mayor Wells for assist
ance in securing employment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
KILLED BY HER OWN AUTO.

Crushed under the wheels of ar
electric runabout which she was driv.
ing on the streets of Waterloo last
week Monday, Mrs. COPYRIGHT, wife
of former State Senator o. B. Court
right, suffered fatal injuries about
the chest and head which caused her
death. Mrs. COPYRIGHT had not been
in good health of late and the run
about was bought that she might get
out in the open air. 1t was a two
passenger vehicle and Mrs. Court
right was alone at the time the &C
cident occurred.
While driving on Walnut street she
either tainted and fell off the ma
chine. cramping the steering gear so
as to make the car run in circle,
or else she lost control of the gear
and either jumped or was thrown
out. The car ran over her twice.
Nearly all the ribs on her left side
and her left collar bone were broken.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
Notice OF Executors Sale.

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue or an order of sale directed to the
undersigned, executor of the estate
of Rande Erickson Qvale, deceased,
by the District Court Of Iowa, in and
for Winneshiek County, at the Nov
ember, 1908, term thereof, for the
sale of the real estate belonging to
said estate / will, on the 18th day
of January, 1909, offer for sale to the
highest bidder the following real es-
tate, to wit; The Northeast quarter
of the southwest quarter; and the
Northwest quarter of the Southeast
quarter; and Lot Two ri of the
Northwest quarter of the Southwest
quarter; all being of section Thirteen
1871, Township Ninety eight[9Sl,
West of the 9Th P. M. Terms of said
are cash: Said sale to take place at
the dwelling house situated on said
premises, at the hour of One o'clock
P. M. of said day when and where
due attendance will be given by the
Undersigned, reserving the right to
reject any and all bids made.
dated at DEBORAH Iowa, December,
9th, 1908.
w. NJ. STRAND, Executor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
Milwaukee Wins Lambert Case.

The Lambert-Milwaukee damage
case that has been the cause of many
of our citizens being called to Dubu-
que, was finished last evening, the
decision being in favor of the Mill
waukee railway company. The case
went to the jury and was unanim-
ously decided in favor of the com
pany on the first ballot.
Geo. Lambert, who resides near
Lima sued the company for $4,000
damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned in runaway caused my a
passing train near the public high
way. The case was started in the
Superior Court at Oelwein, and on
motion transferred to the U. S. Dis
trict Court at Dubuque. The case
has been watched with much interest
by many Fayette county people
West Union Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court of Iowa, in and for
WinHtshiek county, February term. 1909.
Newton SchOonmaker. ri intih, VS.. Nelson
Schoonmaker, Mrs. Jane Kennedy, Mrs. w.
G. Holcomb, william Schoonmaker, Defend.
ants.
To the defendants In the above entitled ac-
ton and to each of them, you are hereby mo-
titled that on or before the 10Th day of Janu-
airy. 1909, there will be filed In the Office OF
the Clerk of the District Court Of Iowa, in
and for Winneshiek county, q petition in
Equity. OF the above named plaintiff, claim
ing that he Ia the owner. and entitled to five
and one-thiid acres. being an undivided in
terest In and TO the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter OF section twenty-nine COY
In Frankville Township in Winneshiek coun-
ty, Iowa, claiming that Nelson >choonmaker
def ndant, Is entitled TO eighteen and two
thirds acres thereof. and that each Of the
other defendants Is entitled TO five and one
third acres. Plaintiff asks that said land be
partitio, ed, and the shares therein confirmed
and that he have JUDI ment for costs, includ.
ing reasonable attorneys fee, and that same
ae made q lien upon the respective shares In
proper ton TO the interest therein, of all part
les to this action.
Now. therefore, unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon OF the second day OF
the next term of the district court In and
for Winneshiek county. In the state OF Iowa,
TO be held In DEBORAH. Iowa. commencing on
Monday, the first day of February, 1885, your
default will be entered, and judgment rend-
cred aga INST you, Ak prayed In said neti Ion.
K. X. ACRES
52-4 Atty. for Plaintiff.
Dated december 81, 1908
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
A Child Scalded.

Dale Opperman, the three-year-old
son of Charles Opperman, of Straw
berry Point fell into tub of boiling
water Saturday morning and was so
badly scalded that death is expected
to result. The child's mother was
washing in the kitchen and the child
was playing about the floor. During
the mothers absence from the room
the child toddled across the floor and
fell head first into the tub of boiling
water, The mother was attracted by
the screams of the little one and
when she reached the room she
found the child almost submerged in
the boiling water. The child was
terribly scalded, but some hope is
held out for it's recovery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
Wildcat at Steamboat Rock.

A large wild cat has just been cap
tured near Steamboat Rock, weighing
about fifty pounds. According to the
account of the exciting capture, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Ellers were out hunting
rabbits with ferret. Finding rab-
bits retreat, the ferret was sent down
one hole while Mr.. and Mrs. Ellers
held sacks over the other two of the
burrow. Pretty soon the ferret start
ed something and Mrs. Ellers found
she had caught beast in her sack
that howled and growled in manner
wholly unbecoming a bunny. She
held onto her prey herocially, how
ever until her husband came to the
rescue. After slamming the sack with
its mysterious contents against a tree
a few times the sack was emptied
and out rolled dead wildcat.-The
Star Clipper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
Infant Found in Coal Shed.

Under pile of coal in the north
east corner of the coal shed, buried
eighteen inches under ground, was
exhumed the remains of an infant
girl, about midnight last night, by
the police at hotel run by Hun
garians, on East Ninth street not far
from the Central depot. Following
the discovery of a woman who it was
said was the mother of the babe, the
proprietor of the hotel and two
boarders, all foreigners with unpro-
nouncable names, were placed I'M
der arrest pending an investigation
When found, the body of the
child was swathed In some old -four
sacks around which had been wrap
ped an old shirt. The remains had
then been placed in the top of a
telescope-grip, with a cover of paste
board over 1t, tied on with a number
Of yards of string. The earth had
been removed in a corner of the coal
house. the rude coffin and its con-
tents placed there and covered over
with shallow covering of ground
and the whole covered with a guam
tity of coal. 1t took the police some
time 10 remove the coal and find the
body.-Mason City-Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
Awards Heavy Damages.

The jury in the superior court at
Oelwein brought in a sealed verdict
in the celebrated d. A. Bots case,
after celebrating for nine hours,
awarding the plaintiff $4,000 dam
ages against the Luthmer Grocery
Co. of this city. This is the case in
which it was alleged the grocery COM
pany sold the plaintiff gasoline in
stead of kerosene and a result, a
young child of Mr.. d. A. Bots was
fearfully burned about the face. The
case will be appealed to the supreme
ourt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
Notice of Appointment.

Notice of the appointment OF IN admin
istraUr at the estate OF Torger E. Landsrud
decea sed.
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber
has been duly appointed Administrator OF
the estate of
TORGER 4. Ian DSRUD
late of Decor,h township, in the County Of
Winneshiek, State of Iowa, decreased
testate, anu has taken upon himself thai
trust by giving bonds as the law directs. AL
persons having demands npon the estate oi
the said deceased are required to exhibit the
same; and persons indebted to the said esta te
are called upon to make payment 10
c. y. 7OICE
5l-4 Administrators
Dated a. Decorah. Iowa. Dec. IL, 1905.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
Big Price for Land.

That Iowa land is a veritable gold
mine is proven by the sale of half
section in Grundy county. This place,
known as the Rooms farm, consists of
500 acres, and sold for $4,000, the
purchasers being Fred Brown and
Ray King. This is at an average of
$156.25 an acre. The Rooms family
the place and it is doubtful if another
half section in Iowa would class any
higher.