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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-12-25
Tobacco Notes.

VIM. S. Brill went to Jamestown, N.
Y, to spend Christmas with the family
of his son George.
The first weekly pay roll at the Unit
ed Cigar Manufacturers Co. warehouse
amounted to trife over 81, 900.
Jens Jensen finished sorting his II
acre crop Tuesday and in condition to
show buyers tobacco ready for the cases.
M. L. Carrier, state agent for A..
Cohn & Co., opened his warehouse at
Madison on Monday with good work
ing force.
The United Cigar Co. has had two
delivery days at Stoughton during the
week, the tobacco being forwarded to
Edgerton and Portage for handling.
Jens Utter of Rutland delivered his
4-acre crop to Mcintosh Bros. Tuesday,
which weighed 6873 pounds and brought
the farmer S6S8. O6 at 1O&2c. Not SO
badl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-12-25
Christmas at Scenic Theater.

Childhood beautiful song for old and
The Cowboy and the Schoolmarm- an exciting
picture story of western life
Don't Want the Morning to Come.
Mr.. Clarence Johnson
The Wrong Valise-comedy.
Rivals for a Week comedy.
Matinee begins at 3 p. m; evening
performance at 7. The price, 10c to all.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
FINANCIAL

There was smart rise in both
wheat and cotton.
President Thomas is making an
inspection trip over the Lehigh Val
ley.
American Snuff common jumped
$50 to 5000 share. while the pre-
ferred rose 81 to 500.
One of the largest Philadelphia
subscribers for Pennsylvania bonds
says that $1,000. 100000 was bid for
the $40. 100000. which means the
issue was thirty times oversub-
scribed.
Union Pacific's gross earnings in
March fell off $S54,7S6, and the net
decreased $205,107 This companys
average has exceeded $4,000 for
each of the nine months.
Steel mills are not expecting large
orders at this time from the Penn
sylvania Notwithstanding its $4e,-
100000 bond sale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
SEE DANGER In VISIT
s. OF AMERICAN FIGHTERS
But Half Of BattIsship Fleet To Go
To China.

Peking (By Cable). Certain Chi
nese officials received information
that the American fleet of battle
ships will not visit Chi-Fu, as had
been expected here. Eight of the
battleships, late in October, will call
for "a hours at Annoy. This visit
will be made as the vessels are on
the way from Japan to Manila.
This news is regarded here as
meaning that the American govern
ment has reconsidered its acceptance
of the invitation extended by China
for the fleet to visit Chinese port;
in other words, that the visit has
been virtually abandoned This
course is understood in Picking to be
result of representations made by
American officials in China who feel
that the fleet should not come to
Chinese port. They base their con-
viction on the belief that such a Wis
1t would give China false impress
sion as to the attitude and intentions
OF the United States regarding Man
churia
China had planned an extensive
program for the American visitors,
anu W 40 lOPdIluS " give IH0u1 oil
unprecedented welcome. This deci-
sion on the part of the American
government, coincident with the ar
rival at Taku of a Japanese cruiser
squadron and the presence in Peking
of number of officers from these
vessels, emphasizes the dangers OF
the existing political situation, par
ticularly In Manchuria.
III t. n ~
The Navy Department is anxious that
the battleships of the Atlantic fleet
shall get to work at their fall target
practice in the Philippines as soon
as possible. This is given as one of
the reasons why only one squadron
of eight vessels of the fleet is to stop
at Annoy, China. After a stay there
of six days the ships will join the
others at Manila. When the Chinese
government invited the American
government to have the fleet visit
a port of that country Shanghai was
suggested because of the fact that
it is the location of the Chinese nav
al base.
The naval officials, however, pre-
ferred Annoy as a stopping place, and
an intimation to that effect was seat
to the Chinese government through
its minister here. The suggested
change met with the prompt approx
nj of the Peking authorities and an
itinerary contemplating six-day
stop of the second squadron at Annoy
was accordingly made out. 1t is
is pointed out at the Nevy Depart
ment in this connection that only
one stop of the fleet was made in
Brazil and only one is to be made.
in Japan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
KILLS HIS SWEETHEART.
Polander Maddencd by Rejection or
His Proposal.

New York Especially .-Enraged be-
cause his long journey across the.
seas had ended in the refusal of his
proposal of marriage William Sea-
kansky, young Polander, shot and
killed Annie Kockonwa, 20-year-old
Polish girl, in the hall way of a
boarding house in Williamsburg, and
before he was overpowered by the
police shot Michael Kirsani, who
sought to intercept him in his fight.
Kirsani died later in a hospital.
An angered crowd that gave chase
to Seakansky made threats CT lynch
ing when he was caught, but the Of
ficers hurried their man to the po-
lice station.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
A BIG LLOYD Liner
IN COLLISION
The KOIn. Baltimore Bound is Struck
Amidships.

Bremen (By Cable) The North
German Lloyd steamer Koln, which
left here for Baltimore and Calves
ton, was in collision in a thick fog
with the Hamburg tank steamer
Emperor Nicholas III. nine miles off
Norderney. The Emperor Nicholas
III. struck the Koln amidships.
The steamer Feldmarschall, a
German East African liner, respond
ed to signals and took off 500 pas
sengers from the Koln. One child
was drowned during the transfer.
There was a terrible panic on
board the Koln when the crash
came. Women shrieked in terror
and men forgot the weaker sex in
desperately striving to save their
own lives. In this confusion many
persons were seriously hurt.
The officers of the Koln, headed
by Captain Jacobs, stopped the panic
finally by repressive measures, and
directed the transfer to the Field
marshall
The Feldmarschall took the Koln
in tow and brought her into Bremen
haven, arriving this morning.
The Koln carried only second
class and steerage passengers.
The Emperor Nicholas III. had her
bows stove in and was otherwise
seriously damaged. Her hold was
partly filled with water.
Baltimore, Md.-A. Schumacher &
Co., agents for the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company, were adj
vised by cable of the collision be-
tween the Koln and the Emperor
Nicholas II.
The message to A. Schumacher &
Co. made no mention of the number
of passengers, and it was stated by
officials of.the company that the pas
sengers would be transferred to the
Frankfurt, which was expected to
sail in few days.
The Koln is one of the finest
steamers plying to this port. She is
a $500 ton vessel and carries about
1900 passengers. She is 447 feet
long and 81 feet beam, with depth
of AZ feet. Her engines are rated
1900 horsepower and her average
speed is 1917 knots an hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
THE MATsUsHTMA's RECORD.
Admiral Ito's Flagship In Battle or
Yalu River.

Washington, d. G. A(Special) -
A dispatch to the naval attache of
the Japanese Embassy from Toxic
says that those saved include 8 Of
ficers, "a cadets, noncommissioned
officers and 141 of the crew.
Commander Taniguchi, the naval
attache of the Japanese Embassy,
said that the regular complement of
the lost vessel was 355 men and that
on her cruise she had about SO ca
diets aboard, making total of AIS.
His cablegram he says indicates that
about IT'S were saved, which would
make the loss of officers and men
about 240.
Naval officers, who at once looked
up the record of the cruiser, drew
the conclusion that her loss was not
a heavy one to the Japanese Navy.
She was of less than 5000 tons dis
placement, and of type which has
not been followed since her construc-
ton. The popularity of the Mat
sushima was her armament, which
consisted of one 12k inch gun
mounted on her poop deck In adj
dition she carried IL four-inch guns
and a battery of smaller caliber and
four above-water torpedo tubes. She
was designed and constructed at La
Seyne, France. Her principal his
toric record consists of her part in
the war between Japan and China,
when she was the flagship of Ad-
miral Ito in the battle of the Yalu
River. She also participated in tho
battle of the Sea of Japan. Two
sister ships were built, the Itsukus-
hima, in 1890, and the Hashimate,
in 1891. The cruiser had no armor.
She is classed as protected cruiser,
having a protected deck one and
half inches thick. Her speed was
1917 knots. 1t is understood here
that the cruiser was in use as a
school ship.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
WASHINGTON

An eight-inch stack of kilograms
from newspaper publishers telling of
the increased cost of print paper was
submitted to the special committee of
the House committee investigating
that subject.
Plans for another currency bill
which provides for bond-secured
circulation whose life shall be limit
ed to two years were framed by Rep
resentative Hill, of Connecticut.
Rumors of combinations to nomi-
nate Governor Johnson, of Minnesota,
for vice president on the Democratic
ticket were denied at Johnson's head
quarters.
The Senate passed the House reso-
luton appropriating $250,000 to re-
lieve the cyclone sufferers in Ala
bama, Georgia, Mississippi and
Louisiana.
Mr.. Norris, of New York, produc-
committee to show an unlawful COM
bine to raise the price on print paper.
Senator Lodge introduced a bill
appropriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of building in Paris to be
used as the American embassy.
Senator Gore introduced resolu-
ton providing for an investigation
by the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections of contributions
of corporations to elections.
President Roosevelt addressed a
club of working women from New
England and commended their or
ganization.
Senator Lodge will go to Chicago
in advance to head off any attempt
to stampede the Convention.
The House has surrendered to the
President and will enact desired leg
islation.
Secretary of War Taft left Wash
ington on his Panama trip, accom-
panied by Richard Reed Rodgers,
general counsel of the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission, and Assistant Pri-
vate Secretary Michler.
Fred B. Whitney, formerly an at
torney for the Lake Torpedo Boat
Company, confessed that he had
written the anonymous letters which
have figured in the Lilley submarine
boat investigation.
General Agnus testified before the
Paper Trust, showing how the price
was arbitrarily raised on him, and
he was not allowed to buy where
he pleased.
Frederick Brown Whitney an at
torney, admitted being the author of
the anonymous letters which figured
so prominently in the submarine in
vestigation.
The House committee decided to
report favorably a bill providing for
the purchase abroad of American
embassy legation and consular build
ings.
President Roosevelt reappointed
Secretary Straus one of the Ameri-
can members of the Permanent Court
OF Arbitration at The Hague.
The majority of the House Com
mittee on Banking and Currency
showed no disposition to take up the
new Vreeland currency bill.
Governor Allen Gard was shot by
an unfriendly Dato in the Philip
piues. Gard is a native Of Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Assassinated By A sheik's Order.

Cairo, Egypt (By Cabla) A Brit
ish subject, Scott Moncreiff, deputy
inspector of the Blue Nile Province,
together with native official, has
been assassinated at the instance Of
local sheik, who proclaimed HIM
self prophet at Mesalameih, about
$50 miles from Khartoum. A small
punitive force, led by the governor
of the province, was attacked by a
murderous band of deryisheg Dur
ing the fighting the governor was
wounded and two nati"e officers were
killed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Declare It Unconstitutional.

Washington, D. G. Especially -
Another of President Roosevelt's pet
policies received knockout blow.
His proposition that no bill should
be passed authorizing the construc-
ton of a dam in any river of the
United States, or the granting of
any other water privilege, unless it
provides that a time limit be set for
the continuation of the privileges
and an appropriate compensation
paid to the government, was declared
today by the Senate Committee on
Commerce to be illegal and uncon-
stitutiona1.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
UNDER THE BIG
!. y REDWOOD TREES
Unique Barbecue For the Men Of
the Fleet.
sOUADRONs ARE NOW UNITED.
California Women Wait on Officers and
Jackies Alike Derailing a Train
Causes Inconvenience, but No One Is
Hurt-A Thousand School Children
Visit the Ships at Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz, Cal. Especially About
200 officers and 600 bluejackets visit
ed the Fremont grove of big red
wood trees Monday. A barbecue was
given in honor of all hands by the
committee in charge of the feet re-
ception. Scores of women acted as
mattresses.
All hands enjoyed thoroughly
roaming about the grove, inspecting
the fine specimens. Nearly every
tree is named after some celebrity.
One bluejacket noticed there was
none named Taft. He was told they
were waiting for enc to grow big
enough around.
The barbecue was somewhat in
terfered with when the first train,
ON it's way to the scene of the fes-
tivities, was derailed at point two
miles this side Of Big Tree Station.
The accident was due to the spread
ing of rails, and, except for a severe
jolting, none of the passengers was
injured by the accident, and they
either completed their trip on foot
or returned over the line.
A wrecker was sent up to the
scene and an effort made to put the
three derailed cars back on the
track, but much delay was experience
ed. Many of the prominent officers
of the fleet and also many officers
Of the first fleet were aboard the
train.
Nearly 1000 schoolchildren were
taken out in cutters and sailing
launches to visit the battleships.
The officers and bluejackets had a
hard time to keep them out Of the
shrouds, from tumbling down hatch
ways or falling overheard. The
"kiddies'' were on vertible ram
page. and went through each ship
like a tornado. They simply had
the best time ever. A delegation of
zoo Grand Army men from Santa
Cruz, San Jose and Los Angeles visit
ed the feet.
The second squadron, under COM
mand Of Admiral Sperry, arrived just
before 6 p. M, so that now Santa
Cruz has the entire fleet and is hap
by. The usual Examinations of the
ships with fireworks on shore,
brought thousands to the beach to
view the spectacle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Toxic (By cable).-Admiral Yos-

Toxic (By Cable) Admiral Yos-
himatsu, commander of the training
squadron, reports an explosion in the
stern magazine of the cruiser Mat
sushima at 4.08 o'clock A. M, while
anchoring at Makang, a harbor on
the Pescadores Islands. The Mat
sushima Immediately sank until only
the bridge was visible. Efforts at
rescue by l,ats from the cruisers
Hashodate and the Itsukusihma con-
tinued until 9 A. M, resulting in
the saving of the lives of 141 men,
including some officers. The major
ity of the officers were not saved and
at the time of the Admirals report
the cadets on board numbered SIS
out of total complement of 800.
The sons of Baron Chinda, vice min
lister of the Foreign Office, and of
Prince Oyama, field marshal. are
among the cadets who it is feared
are lost, also Captains Name. Yosh-
mort and Yashiro.
The cause of the explosion is I'M
known.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Bomb Thrower Is Dead.

New York Especially .-Selig Silver
stein, the anarchist who attempted
to throw bomb into a group of
policemen in Union Square several
weeks ago, and was injured in the
premature explosion of the bomb. is
dead Silverstein's companion was
killed by the bomb. Silverstein, ac-
cording to the police, confessed that
he manufactured the bomb, and in
tended to throw it among the police
because a policeman had beaten him
several days before.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
SAILORS SMASH
4 RESTAURANT
Overcharges IN Santa Barbara Anger
Them.

Santa Barbara, Cal. Especially -
After a stay of Eve days In this port
the Atlantic feet of battleships sail
ed for Monterey, the next scheduled
stopping place on the long itinerary
A dance of the flowers in honor oil
the officers of the feet, and in which
40 of the young women of Santa
Barbara's social circle took part, was
the closing feature of the entertain
ment here. The dance was given or
the Plaza Del Mar, where large
tent had been erected.
The visit to Santa Barbara has
been replete with social functions IN
honor of the officers, and the spec
tacular floral parade on Monday last
collapsed anything seen on the entire
cruise from Hampton Roads. But
the stay of the enlisted men here
has not been an entirely happy one.
No special entertainment was ar
ranged for them, and they were al
lowed to go their own ways without
official attention of any sort.
Some of the residents of Santa
Barbara, realizing the unintentional
slight of the men in uniform, endeav-
ored to arrange a barbecue in their
honor, but the effort was not sue
cessful, the time intervening being
too short.
Admiral Thomas and members OF
his staff are working under high
pressure aboard the flagship, fortdu-
lating the plans for the fleets en-
trance into San Francisco.
Six Dollars For A Small Meal.
An outbreak occurred in the street
at night in which several hundred
sailors threw stones and clubs and
partially wrecked small restaurant
at 121 State Street, owned by John
Senich. It was a elimination Of
numerous small difficulties which
have occurred during the week the
fleet has been here between sailors
and local tradesmen. The bad feel
ing has been due principally to sys-
tenn of overcharge in payments of
meals and other purchases with
which the sailors have been con-
fronted
Senich attempted to charge two of
the men Sc for two small pieces of
beeksteak, coffee and five eggs, a
price which they deemed exorbitant.
They demurred to the payment, but
were compelled to make a settlement
of the bill because they had not in
quired the price before ordering.
Later they reported the incident to
shore liberty parties, and finally
large crowds congregated in front of
the place and commenced to throw
stones and other missiles. Windows
and glass fixtures were smashed,
while the proprietor and employees
fed. The shore patrol rushed to the
scene and soon dispersed the crowd.
The sailors have been dissatisfied
with the lack of entertainment here.
More than 5000 of them have come
ashore each day, but many, after
spending a few hours in the town,
have either taken the train to Los
Angeles or returned to their ships
Overcharging of various kinds has
been general and considerable i'll
feeling has resulted.
The local police said that the sail
ors did the right thing, and they
wouldn't make any arrests.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
AFTER HARTMAN EVIDENCE.
Move To Advance Case Before The
Supreme Court.

Washington, D. c. Especially In
the Supreme Court of the United
States a motion was made in behalf
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to advance on the docket the
cross appeals of the commission and
Edward H. Hartman and Otto H.
Kahn, the latter of the New York
banking firm OF Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
in the cases in which he, Hartman
and Kahn refused to answer certain
questions propounded by the COM
mission in 1906 in connection with
its inquiry in connection with the al
leged consolidation and combination
of railroads subject to the Interstate
Commerce Law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
KILLED IN AUTO CRASH.
James Bailey, A Manufacturer, OF
Camden, N. j., Dead.

Atlantic City, N. j. Especially -
One person was killed and two in
jured in collision between an cleo
trio train on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and an automobile at Nays
Landing, near here. The dead man
is Joseph Bailey, a well-known man
ufacturer, of Camden. N. j. His wife
was slightly hurt and the driver of
the automobile received serious but
not fatal injuries.
The driver of the automobile was
making good time when he came to
the railroad crossing at the same in
slant that the electric express came
along. 1t is believed the occupants
of the machine did not hear the
electric train approaching until too
late.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Landis Fines railroad.

Chicago Especially At the after
noon session of court Judge Lands
fined the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad Company 500 and costs
for a violation of the Safety Appli-
ance Law. A motion for new trial
in case brought against the Michi-
gan Central Railroad on a similar
charge was taken under advisement
and action on demurrer filed by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railroad Company in another case
was deferred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Mayor Killed In A Row.

Fort de France (By Cable) A
serious and fatal conflict broke out
in this city between hostile groups
of politicians in connection with the
present campaign for municipal cleo
tions. A band of men led by NJ.
Labat, the vice mayor of Fort de
France, engaged in an armed con-
fiict at the city hall with another
band, under the leadership of the
mayor, M. Severe. The Mayor was
killed in the fighting. Several other
men also lost their lives and num-
Der of persons We're wounded
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Cleveland Recovering.

Lakewood, N. ]. Especially The
condition of former President Cleve-
land permitted Dr. Joseph Bryant,
his physician, to leave for New York.
DR.. G.. Rowe Lockwood arrived in
Lakewood to attend Mr.. Cleveland
during the absence of DR.. Bryant
Mr.. Cleveland spent quiet day
Monday and Mrs. Cleveland remained
constantly with him and did not
leave the hotel at any time. Other
than newspaper men there were nc
visitors at the hotel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
.Last Real paughtcr Dend.

Woodbury., Conn. Especially Miss
Rhoda Augusta Thompson, the last
real Daughter OF the American Revo-
luton, died at her home hore fol-
lowing a paraIytic shock. Her father
was drummer boy in tho Revolu-
tionary Army. Miss Thompson was
born at Woodstock, N. Y, June /,
1921, and was the youngest of II
children. She was member of Mil
licent Porter Chapter. d. A. r.. of
Waterbury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
NO SNAKE VENOM FOR THAw.
DIR. Baker, At Matteawan, Denies
Yarn About Lance-head Treat
ment.

Matteawan,. Especially 1t having
been reported that Harry K. Thaw
was to be treated with venom from
the lance-head snake, in the hope of
improving his mental condition, DR..
A. T. Baker, who has charge of the
young millionaire at the State Hos
pital for the Insane, was asked If
there was any truth in the report.
He laughed heartily at what he evil
IDENTIFY regarded as good joke; then
he replied:
There is absolutely no foundation
for the story"
He added that there had been no
pronounced change in the young
mans condition recently, despite
rumors of violent outbreaks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
senator Charles +. caldwell.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Especially -
Senator Charles T. Caldwell, pro-ni-
nent politician and one of the most
noted criminal lawyers OF West vir-
ginia, died here. He had the repu-
tation of being the best political
stump speaker in the state. He serv-
ed two terms in the State Senate
He was born 60 years ago in Meigs
County, o.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
James HUFF Killed In Georgia,

Atlanta, Ga. Especially. = James
HUI, of Porterdale, Ca, was shot
and instantly killed by Jack Pierce, a
cotton-mill operative. of this city,
near the corner of Decatur and
North Boulevard. Pierce made his
escape. The cause of the shooting is
not known, but persons in the vicini-
ty heard Pierce say TO Hun: Jack
don't come any further or I'll kill
you" A moment later a shot was
heard, and HUFF fell. Hun was a
painter