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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
ANOTHER TRY
FOR THE POLE
Peary's Steamer Roosevelt Will Leave
New York Monday and Begin
Voyage to the North.

New York, July 3.-Commander
Robert E. Peary, the arctic explorer,
will make another attempt to find the
north pole. The staunch steamer Roos.
evelt, built for him by the Peary Arc.
tic club, which carried him and his
little party to the far north on the
latest expedition, will cast off hel
moorings at the foot of East Twenty
Fourth street on Monday and begir
her northward voyage.
Commander Peary will not leave
New York with his ship, but will see
her safely started, and after remain
ing few days, perfecting final ar
rangements, will go by rail to join his
party at Sydney, Cape Breton, where
the Roosevelt will stop to coal. The
explorer had planned to have his ship
leave New York today, but the I'M
certainty Of raising the $4,000 neces-
sary to finance the expedition caused
the slight delay. All but $1,000 Of the
fund required has been obtained, and
he is hopeful of raising the amount be-
fore he leaves the city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF

Thousands have been made home
less around Canton and in other parts
of south China by the floods.
Mrs. Lydia Mccullough, originator
of a yeast that made her name and
picture familiar to nearly every grocer
in the country, is dead at Centralia,
III.
The Mexican revolutionary junta
was captured in San Antonio with pa
pers giving plans for an uprising
July l.
Miss Jane Adams before the Ma
tional Education association at Cleve-
land criticised the methods employed
in the public schools in teaching chill
dren of immigrants.
Rear Admiral Charles H. Rockwell.
retired, is dead at Chatham, Mass, of
apopleXy at the age of siXty-eight
years.
The Idaho board of pardons com
muted the sentence of Harry Orchard.
who was under sentence to be hanged
for the murder of former Governor
Stuenenberg, to Imprisonment for life.
]. Ogden Armour has returned to
Chicago from Europe and predicts that
business will be on normal basis by
autumn.
The jury, after being out twenty
four hours, acquitted the men accused
of duping Rev. NJ. c. Hartzell, of Chi
cago.
Mrs. Frances Thompson, wife of a
North Dakota schoOlteacher, was found
strangled to death in her room at Chi
cago. The identity of her slayer is not
known.
Western shippers are aroused over
the general increase in the minimum
weights allowed in carload shipments.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
ROBBERS SLAY
JOLIET GROCER
Men Who Invade His Store
and Is Killed.

Joliet, ILL.,, July 3.-August Beltzner
sfXty-fve years old, was shot and killed
while resisting two hold-up men in his
grocery store shortly after 8 o'clock at
night. The bandits fired three shots at
the man. One of the bullets pierced
his heart, and death was instantaneous.
Posses have been formed in the hopes
of capturing the bandits. They are
described as each being about twenty
one years old and fashionably dressed.
Beltzner was counting the days re-
ceipts when the men entered. He re-
sisted their demand for the cash, and
they opened fire upon him. A num-
Der of citizens heard the shots and saw
the murderers escaping, but thinking
boys nearby were shooting firecrackers
or blank cartridges paid no attention
to the fleeing men.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Frightful Disaster Overtakes
Men in a Russian
Colliery.
AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED DEAD
Four Hundred and Forty Others
Are Buried Alive by an Ex-
pIosion of Gas.
Relatives of the Victims Blame the
Mining Company for the Disas-
ter and Begin Rioting-
Troops to Scene.

Xuzoyka, Russia, July 3.-One hun
dred men were killed and 40 others
buried alive in an explosion of gas
that wrecked the Rikovsky coal mine
early in the day. Following the ex-
plosion the wives and other relatives
Of the victims swarmed around the
shaft, and, blaming company officials
for the disaster, began riCting and at
tempted to wreck the mine buildings.
Soldiers have been called out to quell
the frenzied mob and make it possible
for rescuers to attempt to save the men
still entombed. In their wild rage,
however, the mourners defy the troops
1t is feared saber charge may be
necessary to drive them away from the
workings
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
GREAT SHERMAN
DEMONSTRATION
Vice Presidential Candidate Arrives
in Utica from the Hospital
in Cleveland.

Utica, N. Y, July Blocking ex-
tremely pale, James Schoolcraft Sher,
man, Republican vice presidential
nominee, left Cleveland in a private Cal
attached to the eastbound train at s
o'clock in the morning Mr.. Sherman
was accompanied by his wife and DR..
Il. p. Carter. The party arrived in
Utica at 9:15 in the evening.
The parade in connection with the
demonstration given Representative
Sherman, on his return to this city was
one Of the biggest ever held in Utica.
Organizations and delegations from
practically every city and town in CEN
trail New York participated.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
TRAINS WRECKED;
SEVERAL KILLED
Crash on the Missouri Pacific and, a
Bad Washout on the Texas
and Pacific.

Sedalia, Mo-, July 3.-Missouri Pa
cific passenger trains Nos. and II
met in a head-on collision two and u
half miles east of Knobnoster, Mo-,
early in the day. Six or seven persons
are reported killed and large num-
ber injured.
El Paso, Tex, July "a Texas and
Pacific passenger train went through
washout at Boracho, Tex, 13O miles
east of here, early in the day. The
engine and two coaches went over an
embankment and the engineer, fireman,
and a number of passengers are miss
ing. Undertakers and wrecker have
been ordered out of here with doctors,
and another relief train has been or
dered out of TOyah, Tex.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
GREEKS OPPOSE
SULTAN'S GIFT
Protest to President Roosevelt Against
the Decorations to His Wife
and Daughter.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 3.-Presi-
lantis, a Greek daily newspaper pub
lished in New York, a telegram pro-
testing, ''in the name of 100000 Greek
men, residents of the United States"
against the acceptance by Mrs. Roose-
welt and Mrs. Longworth of the decora-
tion conferred on them by the Sultan
of Turkey, on the ground that such ac-
ceptance sis unconstitutional and con-
trary to the principles which guided
the Sons of the American Revolution
who, in the fear of God and in the
name of justice, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness, framed the Declara-
ton of Independence"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Equity Society Too Slow.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, July g.
President Emmerton of the state
branch Of the American Society OF
Equity has called a convention of the
organization to meet at Madison to
consider reorganization of the head ex-
change of the society at Chicago.
Charges Of incompetency on the part
of the manager are made, while
others assert that the office is supplied
with insufficient help. In some cases
farmers have failed to receive returns
for shipments in from one to three
months.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
BURIAL At SEA
CAUSE Of SUIT
Chicago Physician Brings Ac-
tion Against Steam
ship Company.
WANTS S25O,OOO DAMAGES
Wife's Body Consigned to Waves
After Her Death on an
Ocean Vessel.
Sixteen YearOld Daughter Protested
Against Sea Burial but the
Steamship Officers were
Obdurate.

New York, July "a case In the
United States circuit court brings up
the unsettled point as to what rights
steamship officers have over the bodies
of passengers who died at sea. DIR.
Chalmers Prentice, of Chicago, is Sill
ing the North German Lloyd Steam
ship company for $25O,OOO for burying
his wife at sea instead of embalming
the body and bringing it to New York,
as the captain had promised to do, DR..
Prentice alleges.
Attorneys for DR.. Prentice have
fled a complaint which says that Mrs.
Prentice, accompanied by her sixteen
year-old daughter and q nurse, sailed
on the steamer Koenigin Luise from
Naples April 10, 1907, and that she
died April 27 when the ship was 1,460
miles from this port
Well Provided with Money.
1t is alleged that Mrs. Prentice had
with her more than $1,000 and that the
daughter consented that this go toward
paying the expense of embalming the
body, so that 1T might be brought to
New York. The ship was equipped
with apparatus for embalming, the
complaint alleges, and the woman's
body was buried at sea, despite the
protests Of the daughter, the COM
plainant says.
Attorneys for DIR. Prentice assert
that Captain Morgenstern had the
body buried at sea because an Italian
medical officer who was accompanying
a party of eInigrants 10 America de-
clared that according to the italian
law the body must be buried at sea.
Say There Was No Contract.
Attorneys for the North German
Lloyd Steamship company have not
filed their answer to the complaint. 1t
was said at their Office that Captain
Morgenstern had not contracted to en-
balm the body and bring it to New
York, so far as they knew, and that
without such a contract he had the
right to use his discretion as to the
burial of a passenger.
1t is not cOntended, however, that
Mrs. Prentice died Of contagious dis
ease.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Clark May Lead Minority.

Montgomery, Mo, July 3.-Con-
gresham Champ Clark already has
received letters from more than a ma
jority Of the democratic members of
the national house Of representatives
rendering their support for the minor
ity leadership made vacant by the
resignation of John Sharp Williams.
Almost all of them also expressed
themselves as desiring Mr. Clark for
speaker if the SiXty-First congress is
Democratic.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
"Drys'' Wreck a Cider Shop.

Millsboro, Del, July 3.-Enraged by
the opening of a 'cider shop" where,
it is said, an intoxicating liquor was
sold, citizens of this dry local option
community wrecked the place in Car
RE Nation style. Former Assembly,
man Henry o. Benuum, Jr., the pro-
prietor, got warrants for Robert B.
Houston and Joseph Donaway, aIleg-
ing they We're in the crowd, and they
were arrested
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Lightning Hits Bricklayers.

La Plata, Mo-, July 3.-Three brick
layers at work on a building near the
north side Of the square were killed by
lightning and a fourth man was
knocked from the structure and seri-
ously injured by the bolt. The dead
are: Richard Swope, Fred Carter and
Cyrus FuSselman
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Black Hand Wrecks Two Houses.

Pittshurg, July 3.-Four persons
were seriously injured and two dwell
ling houses were wrecked early in the
day when a charge of dynamite was
exploded at the home of George Deavo-
toria, wealthy Italian, living at Nc
Keesport. Several threatening letters
signed by an alleged Black Hand or
ganization have been received by
Deavotoria recently, in which $4,000
was demanded.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
War on the Powder Trust.

New York, July 3.-Final plans for
the institution Of the governments
suit against the so-called powder trust
are now being made. There will be a
consultation of the lawyers on both
sides next week at Wilmington, Del,
to make arrangements for the hear
ings, which will take place in this
city, Wilmington, and several other
places. The powder companies under
attack are capitalized at about $780,
100000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
STRONG EFFORTS
TO DEFEAT BRYAN
Gray and Johnson Men See
Chance to CheCkmate
Nomination.
HOPE CEHTERS UPON SIX STATES
Bryan Has Claimed These Votes
in His Table Printed in
The Commoner.
More Talk About the Anti-lnjunction
Plank in the Platform-Bryan
May Accept the Tag
CART Idea.

Denver, July 3.-With representa-
tives Of all the factions Of Democracy
lined up in Denver, the beginning OF
the national convention battle is not
many hours away. Preliminary skir.
mishing has begun.
While the fighting centers principal
ly about the platform, the nomination
of w. ]. Bryan for president is not con
ceded by all the leaders. A possibility
of his defeat is recognized even by 9th
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Signs His Will With Blood.

: Pittsburg, July 3.-Covered with
blood which flowed freely from a
wound in his body, John Smith. a
miner, of Bowerstown indicated, when
his attempt at suicide was discovered.
that he desired to leave all his prop
erty to his mother. A will was hastily
to grasp the pen placed in his hand
he simply signed the document with
his thumb. dipped in the blood from
his wound
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Town Ready to Repel Attack.

Ell Paso, Tex, July 3.-Mayor Mat
tus, of Juarez, across the river from
here, city officials and Commandant
Ponce de Leon have gathered together
at police headquarters all heavily
armed, and troops and police are held
in readiness to respond to call to re-
pulse an attack on the town by bandits
and revolutionists. Merchants have
been notified that they must protect
their property in case of trouble.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Makes Profit on Reform Law.

Baltimore, July 3.-The new state
law which went into effect requiring
that the filing time be included in all
telegraph messages between points in
Maryland caused a general protest on
the part of patrons of the companies,
as the latter demand toll charges for
the extra words. The purpose Of the
bill is to prevent the mailing of mes
sages in case of a strike.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Warships Playing at War.

San Francisco, Cal, July 3.-War
vessels in this harbor have been play
ing at the game of war for several
nights, Stimulating in the busy waters
of the harbor the conditions which
might prevail under actual warfare.
The maEuvers have been under the
direction of Lieutenant Commander r.
Mclean Of the admirals staff on the
Connecticut
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Eight Heat Deaths In New York.

New York, July 3.-Eight deaths at
tributed to the excessive heat were re-
ported to the police authorities before
II o'clock. Discomfort from the heat
was aggravated by high humidity.
Thousands Of perosns left the city for
the beaches, the harbor boats running
to Coney Island and the Shrewsbury
river being crowded early.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Death Claims Illinois Judge.

Hinsdale, ILL.,, July 3.-Judge Linus
c. Ruth, of the Nineteenth Illinois cir
cult and vice president of the Hinsdale
State bank, died suddenly during the
night at his residence here. He ap-
peared in good health when he retired
for the night, but was stricken sudden
ly soon afterward. Judge Ruth was
born in 1854 and spent his early life on
a farm in Lake county.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather
forecast up to o'clock tonight:
Illinois, Indiana, Lower Michigan and
Iowa-Partly cloudy with probably
showers; not much change in tempera-
ture.
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy with prob
ably showers in south portion.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Ten Millions for Fireworks.

New York, July 3.-Local dealers in
business the sale Of fireworks by New
York dealers will have reached $10,-
100000, or the largest seasons business
they have had for July consumption
in number of years. Wholesale deal
ers say that hard times had no effect
on the local sales and that profits this
year will be greater than ever before.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
German Teachers in Session.

Milwaukee, July 3.-Dr. A. Hoelper,
of New York, was the principal speak
er at the thirtysiXth national German
American teachers convention. which
opened its business sessions at the Ger
man English academy in this city. Dr.
Hoelper talked on reforms in high
schools.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Bishop Potter Is Weaker.

Cooperstown, n. Y, July 3.-No
change in Bishop Potter's condition
has occurred since the bulletin issued
during the night, except that the pa
tient is growing perceptibly weaker.
He retains consciousness, and is re-
ported to be cheerful and free from
pain.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Fight in Hospital Is Fatal.

Kankakee, ILL.,, July 3.-Following a
fight with another patient, Marie K1oe-
Der of Chicago, a patient at the Illi-
nois Eastern Hospital, dropped dead
while four nurses were taking her to
her room. The coroner's jury returned
a verdict of death caused by heart
disease.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
800 Men in the Mine.

Altogether $50 men were working in
the great mine when the explosion oc-
CURED. The first intimatum of the dis
aster received by those above ground
came in the form Of what appeared to
be an earthquake. Thc earth trem-
bled violently for an instant, the
houses rocking as if they were about to
collapse.
In another instant flames shot out Of
the mouth Of the mine to a great
height. The outburst of fire was fol-
lowed by a low, seemingly muffied
roar, and then the citizens realized
that there had been an explosion un-
derground. The rush for the mine be-
gan at once, The mouth of the mine
was left almost intact after the ex-
plosion. Fans were set going, and it
was cleared of smoke. Then rescue
work was started
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Geological Expedition Wrecked

Trondhjem, July 3.-The Swedish
gunboat Swenskshun, bound for Spitz-
bergen with Professor Geer's geological
expedition, has been wrecked near
Norrvik. The members of the expedi-
ton are safe.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
AT Least 100 Killed.

1t was soon discovered that at least
one hundred of the miners below had
been killed outright. Others, however,
could not be reached, the explosion
having thrown down tons of rock and
entombed them in remote workings
While the rescuers were bringing up
bodies, the families of the victims be
gan rioting, women demanding that
they be allowed to enter the mine and
search for husbands or brothers who
were missing. Company officials tried
to calm them, but this led only TO vio-
lent manifestations of wrath.
1t was charged that the company
had been negligent in looking after the
condition of the mine, else the ex-
plosion would not have occurred An
invest cation will be ordered.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Two Children Die in Efr Q,

Rice Lake, Wis, July 3.-Zona and
Iona, aged 4 and years respectively,
sons of George ROharge. were burned
to death in IL shed fire here. The fam
lily consisted of eleven children.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Former County Treasurer Indicted.

indianapolis, Ind, July 3.-Oliver
P. Ensley, former county treasurer,
has been indicted on three counts
charging him with the embezzlement
of $3.50 from the public funds of
the county. Mr.. Ensley recently re-
turned $22.5OO.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Senator Lodge Goes Abroad.

New York, July 3.-Henry Cabot
Lodge, United States Senator from,
Massachusetts, was a passenger on the
White Liner Oceanic, which has just
sailed for Europe.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Bryan Has Claimed All.


On these states the hopes of the
Johnson and Gray boomers rest. They
have figured out that with these doubt
full votes 400 anti-Bryan votes could
be recorded on the first ballot, and a
stampede to one of the minor candi-
dates started on the second or third.
Mr.. Bryan has claimed these votes
in his table printed in The Commoner.
He is bringing all the influences at his
command to swing the doubtful dele
gates. Both the Gray and the John
son men are doing the same. They
are struggling against the "band wag-
on" spirit, however, and thus are under
a handicap. Nevertheless, they are
working valiantly. All possible efforts
will be made to prevent the band wag.
on getting good start, and, as one
anti-Bryan leader said:
"We may succeed. You can't tell
until the delegates get here"
Anti-Injunction Plank.
The ant-injunction plan, which it is
said w. J. Bryan insists on writing
himself, may be changed so as to be
acceptable to many of the conserva-
tive leaders if a suggestion of Thomas
Taggart, chairman of the national COM
mittee, is carried out
Mr.. Taggart proposes that the Ne
braslla plank, which is supposed to be
Mr.. Bryan's model, shall be altered so
that while it provides that no injunc-
ton shall issue without a hearing. it
shall also provide that a hearing must
be concluded within five days after a
petition for it is fled.
Il am in favor of making some such
definite requirement which will insure
that the applicant for the injunction
as we'll as the men it is directed
against shall get a square deal" said
Mr.. Taggart.
May Acceptable Taggart'S Idea.
The word from Lincoln is that Mr..
Bryan is willing to make the anti-in-
junction plank more denite than the
one in the Nebraska platform ana it is
believed he may accept Mr.. Taggart's
Idea. He will insist, it is said, on be-
ing allowed to write the anti-injunc-
uon, railroads and tariff planks.
Samuel Alschuler, who has come TO
Denver in advance of the other Illi-
nols delegates, will probably be chosen
as the Illinois member of the resolu.
tons committee
Towne in Race to Stay.
Fresh from his visit to William J..
Bryan at Lincoln, Charles A. Towne.
of New York, candidate for vice pres
ident, arrived here during the day and
placed himself in touch with the lead
,ers of bis party.
81 may say that am in the race to
stay" said Mr.. Towne, "and 1 have
every reason to feel that will be rom.
mated. 1 have been assured of the
support of a large number of the New
York delegation, and l believe that al
the proper time all will be for me.
From other parts of the country also
has come information that my can.
sdidacy is acceptable and pledges Of ac
tive support have been given"