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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21

Wood testified that she was sitting on
Platt's knee while he wrote these
words.
Mr.. lie Barber, Miss Woods coun-
sci, asked Mr.. Platt if he ever ad-
dressed Miss Wood In endearing
terms.
Platt said: II may have foolishly
done so sometimes"
Platt said he saw Miss Wood some
times at his business Office at 40
Broadway and that Miss Wood called
with Mrs. Garfield, who was candi-
date for an appointment in the Philip
pines.
How many times did you see her
at the Fifth Avenue hotel" asked Mr..
LIE Barber.
81 could not say. | saw her there a
good many times"
"Did you ever at any time or place
marry the p.aintiff in this suit?" asked
Mr.. Stanchfield, counsel for the SEN
ator.
'T did not"
did you ever promise to marry the
PLAINTIFF"
II did not"
"Did she ever promise to marry
you?"
"Not that | know of"
A number of the letters alleged to
have been written by the senator to
Miss Wood were read and he denied
that he had written any of them. He
also declared positively that he had
never maintained improper relations
with the plaintiff.
The senator testified that he pait
$4,000 to his son, Frank H. Platt, tC
bring about a settlement of sui
brought against him by Miss Mae c
Wood through the law firm of Howe
| & Hummel.
| The senator also denied that he evel
signed letter to Miss Wood which
she had given in evidence and which
purported to acknowledge Miss WooC
as his wife. Senator Platt said tina
his signature might have been affixet
60 the letter by some one who sent
| blank sheet of paper to him for hi
autograph, which request he said b.
generally granted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
READY TO MEET HIS FATE
Wealthy Brooklyn Man Victim of
Hydrophoba.

New York, May 21.-When told that
his death was certain as result of
hydrophobia William H. Marsh, an
aged wealthy man, calmly turned away
with the remark that he would be
ready when the summons came. With
out a tremor he walked down the
steps of the Pasteur institute, stepped
into his carriage and started for his
home In Brooklyn.
"You waited too long," the surgeons
at the institute told him after they
had made their examination. Our
treatment cannot help you. You have
hydrophobia"
There was not a falter in his voice
or a change in his face as he heard
them.
"How much time do you give me?''
he asked.
Not long," said the physician.
Probably not more than four or five
days"
well" he said, IF | have to go
can face 1t. My business is liz shape
and day or two more will see 1t al
settled. ! had rather die some other
way, but ! am not afraid"
Mr.. Marsh treated the wounds OF
his pet spaniel, which had been bitten
by strange dog. The spaniel licked
| his hand in gratitude and Mr.. Marsf
was infected through small scratch
| on one of his fingers. The spanie
| died of hydrophobia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
SENATOR PLATT.

and walked with difficulty He was
accompanied by his son, Frank HI.
Platt.
In opening his testimony the SEN
ator said he was nearly seventy-five
years old His first wife died in 1901
He first met Miss Wood in 1901.
do you remember seeing her at the
Oriental hotel?" he was asked.
Il never saw her at the Oriental ho-
tel in my life."
DO you remember asking her in the
month of August, 1901, at the Oriental
hotel TO become your wife?"
81 never asked her. It's false"
The senator described his rooms at
the Arlington hotel and said No. 1853
was the parlor and there were two
bedrooms and a bathroom.
did you talk to the plaintiff in No
vember, 1901, about marriage?"
mo-"
"Did you on Thursday, Nov. 8, ask
her to marry you, the ceremony to
take place on Saturday, and did you
say you would make all arrange
ments?'
II did not replied the senator.
Denies Photograph Story.
The senator denied emphatically
that he had given Miss Wood pho
kQhEsph Of himself on which he had
KdttSn ITO my little wife" Mis-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
MISS HELEN EUGENE MALoNEY

the Osborne marriage is to make the
marriage to Clarkson legal. The pa
pers in the case, including the testi-
mony before the referee, were sealed
by order OF the court
Miss Maloney's father is a wealthy
and prominent business man of Phila-
delphia The news that the young
woman had been party to marriage
ceremony with Osborne, in which both
gave assumed names, created sensa.
ton when it came out following her
marriage to Clarkson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
PLATT ON THE STAND
Aged Senator TeStifieS in Divorce
Suit Against Him.
DENIES MISS WOODS STORY
Woman or Asked Her to Marry Him
proper Relations With Her.

New York, May Ex-senator T. G.
give testimony in his own behalf in
the sensational suit brought against
him by Mae c. Wood, the Omaha wo-
man who is suing him for divorce on
the allegation that he entered into a
marriage contract with her in 1901.
The senator entered the courtroom
leaning heavily on the arms of two
attendants. He seemed very feeble
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
Blacl<nallers Explode Bomb.

New York, May 21.-The refusal of
DR.. Attillio Caccini, wealthy Italian
physician, to comply with the demands
of Black Hand criminals for money
resulted in the lives of hundred per-
sons being placed in danger when a
bomb was exploded in the tenement
house at 316 East Eleventh street,
where he had his Office. Four per-
rons were injured and the house was
badly damaged.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
publicity for Campaign Funds.

washington May 21.-Senator Bur
rows, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections, ha7
received letter from Secretary !.
War William H. Taft, the most likely
candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for president, advising him that
he is In favor Of enacting into law a
bill providing for publicity Of cam.
paign funds William Jennings Bryan
is already on record as favoring such
legislation and has personally ap
peared before the house committee at
this session to urge Its passage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
MAY ABANDON HER SUIT.
Evelyn Thaw's Attorney Discusses
Pending Divorce Case.

New York, May 21.-There is a pos
sibility that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw may
abandon the proceedings for the an
nulment of her marriage to Harry X.
Thaw, according to statement made
by her counsel, Daniel O'Reilly. "We
have not decided yet just what we Will
do" said Mr. O'Reilly, "but as we told
Referee Deyo in asking further post
ponement of the case II we are not
ready to go on Tuesday next we will
not go on at ALL"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
Witness Denies the Charge.

Washington, May 2l.-William b.
Tittleton of the Antietam Paper COM
pany, Hagerstown, Md, jobbers of
news print paper, denied before the
wood pulp and paper investigating
committee of the house that his firm
was the selling agent of the lnterna-
tional Paper company, as had been
charged. He said his company was
not the selling agent of any manufac-
turer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21

Courts Decision in Case of Helen
MaIonev, Heiress.

New YORK, May 21.-Miss Helen
Malorey, daughter Of Martin Maloney
OF Philade. pnia, never was legally
married tc Er,hur Fl. Osborne, accord
ing to the decision of Referee Cohalan
which has been fled in the supreme
court. The court affirmed the report
Following the sC-called marriage to
Osborne Miss Maloney was married
to Samuel Clarkson, young English
man. The effect of the annulment oi
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
Two Perish in Hotel Fire.

London, Ont, May 2l.-Two persons
are dead and one missing as result
of fire which destroyed the Queens
hotel at Tilsonburg The dead are
Mrs. Gray, milliner, Tilsonburg, and
Clarence BERNARD. commercial trav.
oler, Toronto.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
New York Broker indicted.

New York, May 21.--An indictment
against a lember of the failed bro
kerage firm of T. A. Mcintyre & Co.
has been reported by the grand jury.
Which me aber OF the Arm the .ndict-
ment Is against was not specified.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21

Here comes the spring winds to chap
tan and freckle, Use Pinesalve Carbol-
lied, (acts like poultice) for cuts, sort 8
burns, chapped lips, hands and face
1t soothes and heals. Sold nv Schntz &
Ketcham,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
Colds That Hang On

Colds that hang on in the spring de
plete the system, exhaust the nerves
and open the way for serious illness
Take Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t quick
ly stop2 the cough and expels the cold
1t is safe and certain in results } II
Anderson
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21

Don't cough your head off when you
can get guaranteed remedy in Bees
Laxative cough syrup 1t is especially
recommended for children as it is pleas
ant TO take, isa gentle laxative Il ufex
pelling the phlegm from the system
For coughs, colds, Group, ,whooping cough
hoarseness and all bronchirl trouble
Guaranteed Sold by Schultz & Ketcham
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
Fire Loss of S15nonO.

Winnipeg, Man, May 21.-Fire al
Russell, Man, destroyed half the bust.
ness section of the town. The loss is
s1hO.OOO with little insurance
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21

Insist upon DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
There are substitutes, but there is only
one original. 1t is healing, soothing,
and cooling and is especially good Tor
piles. Sold by Holiday & Porter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21

30 Days Trial $100 is the offer OIL
Pineules. Relieve back ache, Weak back
Lame back, Rhuematic pains. Best OF
sals for Kidneys, Bladder and Blood
Good for young and old. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded Sold by
Schultz q Ketoham
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21
Hows's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Z. j. Cheney a. Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known Il.
j. Cheney for the last 15 sears, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm. Walding Kinnan il Marvin
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucas surfaces of the system. Tes-
timonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for Consti--
patton.
When a man writes as follows don't you
thiuk he means it.? Mr. S G Williams OF
Powderly, Texas, says, 81 have suffered
for years with kidney and bladder trou-
BILE, using every preparation that | came
across and taking many prescriptions all
without relief until my attention was
called to Pineules After 30 days trial
(S100) am feeling fine" Money refund
cd if not satisfied Sold by Schultz &
Ketcham.
To check cold quickly get from your
druggists some little Candy Cold Tablets
called Preventics. Druggists everywhere
are now dispensing Preventics, for they
are not only safe, but decidedly prompt
and certain. Preventics contain no qui.
nine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor
sickening. Taken at the "sneeze stage
Preventics will prevent Pneumonia
Bronchitus, LaGrippe, hence the name
Preventics, geod for feverish children
48 Preventics, Is cents. Trial boxes Sc
Sold by Schutz & Ketcham.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21

7rsT.sA p-yEEsGEa TkAjEF
sazs rsss II 80 <'SAS sE--.tAe~ -
! ,acfgss.ion anr stomach oahies
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-05-21

1t isa pity to see a person neglect
in Indications of kidney or bladder trouble
that may result in Bright's disease
when Foiey's Kidney Remedy will cor
rect irregularities and strengthen these
organs. Take Foley's Kidney Cure at
first sign OF danger. j H Andersen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-26
REMEMBERED NEEDY ONES
Charitable People of Ogden Cele-
brated Christmas by Making
MANY Homes Hapny.

The celebration of Christmas in Ogden
was a decidedly peaceful and quiet one
The day was perfect, the weather being
ideal for this season of the year. In all
of the churches where special services
We're held there was large attendance
The theatres were also literally patron
lied, both during the afternoon and even
ing
Inc work of caring for the poor of the
CITY was carried on in a manner that Is
deserving of communication. II there were
any poor families that did not partake
In the festivities of the day il was be-
cause their condition was not known t
any of the many charitable organizations
which have been laboring diligently foI
some time past preparing to care for de-
serving cases.
The Salvation Army workers probah, \
reached more destitute families than any
other organization, although much good
was accomplished by the Martha society
and others. Individual cases of bringing
Christmas cheer into the homes of tht
needy poor were too numerous to men,
ton The Woodmen of the World made
IL possible for siXty-five families to have
warm home by the distribution of as
many tons of coal during the past few
days. All of those applying or rec
commended as deserving of aid were given
full ton Of coal without a pennys cost
and the work has had a far-reaching eff
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-26
Ogden Briefs.

baby boy has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Fielitz at their home, 1923 Oak
street
For the purpose of establishing sick
union gave ball at the Congress Dan
cling academy Christmas eve. The affair
was a grand success.
Members of the fire and police depart
ments were the recipients of several boxes
of cigars yesterday from F. J. Kiesel. the
Columbia club Cigar company and Isaac
Beitman.
Joseph Mikalec. the globe trotter. after
spending several days in Salt Lake.
reached Ogden today. He says he is now
800 miles ahead of his schedule. Yester-
day was his second Christmas since he
started on his long hike around the
world.
Ice harvesting will commence in Ogden
this morning and the indications are that
one of the largest crops of the city will
be placed in storage. 1t is estimated that
at least 10000 tons will be put up All of
the ponds We're inspected recently by the
health officers. and il is stated that all
were found to be in sanitary condition.
In order to carry on the extensive i'm
provements that have been planned, thu
Ogden Rapid Transit company has voted
$500, 900 bonds Two-fifths of this amount
will be used to refund the present out
standing bonds and the other three-fifths
will be used for Improvement work
among which is the extension of the line
through Ogden canyon into Ogden valley.
George E. Wilson. formerly chief clerk
TO Master Mechanic D. J. Malone in this
chief clerk to R. Adams. auditor of dis
bursements for the Southern Pacific COM
pany in San Francisco, has accepted the
position of chief clerk TO Superintendent
of Motive Power ]. F. Dunn. in Salt Lake.
Mr.. Wilson resigned his position in San
Francisco because of ill-health.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-26
EUROPE'S BIRTH RATE.
Highest In Eastern and Southern
Part of the Continent.
CNeW York sun.

Nearly every country in Europe pub
fishes a summary of the informa ton OBJ
tanned in the census of it's population,
which is taken every five or ten years.
BY studying these condensed reports in
teresting comparisons as to the growth OF
population may be obtained
For instance, ii is found that in pro-
portion TO population the birth rate is
larger in eastern than in western Eu-
rome and in the southern than in the
northern part of the continent.
The birth rate is more than twice as
large in Russia as ii is in France. In
Normandy and the southwestern part of
france where the birth rate is lowest.
the births at times fall as low as fifteen
to the thousand inhabitants in a year.
Rut in Russia there are many districts.
as in Orenburg, where the births are as
high as sixty a thousand in year.
Notwithstanding the enormous emlgra-
ton from Europe in the nineteenth cen-
fury its population now is nearly double
urhat il was at the beginning of the cen
tIIrv It is believed that at the beginning
of the Christian era there were only a few
million people in the whole of Europe It
does not seem likely that the present rate
of increase can continue many centuries
to come
England is now the most densely peopled
REGION in Europe The crowding of so
many millions together is at last having
tbe effect of diminishing the birth rate
Statistics show that il has declined one
fourth in the last twenty-eight years. II
This goes on il will not be a very long
sine before the English birth rate is as
small as that Of France
In some parts of Germany. as in Berlin
and the region around it, the birth rate
;c daclining but in most of the empire it
still annears TO be holding its own
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-26
RExBURG, IDA, NOTES.
Especial Correspondencel

Rexburg. Ida, Dec. 24.-Peter Jensen of
TINS place met with a very painful acct
dent last night while engaged in chop
ping wood. He steIclS his left hand with
DR.. Rich was called Immediately and
sewed up the injured mans thumb
The local wards are holding Christmas
program and giving presents to cheer
the hearts OF the children, this after
noon.
Several cases of smallpox are reported
In various parts of the county. The cases
are being strictly quarantined. so that
there is no danger of spread of the
disease.
P. o. Thompson of this city. who has
been i'll for several weeks with typhoid
fever, Is now convalescing-
Instructor r. w. Richardson of Kicks
academy, Rexburg and Miss Greggs of
Victor. Ida. were married in Salt Lake
City this week. They will make their
home in ReXburg.
Holiday trade has been quite brisk with
the local merchants, the stocks in some
Ines being completely sold out
Another boxing contest Is billed for
Dec. 20 in Rexburg. The principals are
Verne Wilcox and Jack Rogers There
Will be a number OF preliminaries and a
wrestling match
The people of the Second ward are hap
Indebtedness on the meeting house. The
b!ShOprtc called the entire male portion
OF the ward to serve on a committee to
raise the money and divided the ward into
districts. Each district was allotted so
much. and a chairman in each district
was made responsible for the raising of
me money. A ward reunion will be held
IN the near future TO celebrate their
freedom from financial bondage as a
ward
The new central tithing office is near
ing completion 1t is built of native rock
ana Is very neat addition to the town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-26
New Attraction at the Louvre.

The celebrated Mertz Columbia or
chestra is now playing at the Louvre
during the lunch hour and from !
o'clock on in the evening.
This is the orchestra for which the
Louvre management has been negotiat-
ing for some weeks past, Mr. Willie, the
proprietor, having made a trip to the
east especially to secure this excellent
music.
He did so with the idea, as usual, OF
providing Salt Lake with the best or
chestra obta1nable.
In connection with the orchestra Miss
Sutherland and Miss Tibbets, the two
we'll known singers, have been engaged
to render selections every evening. Such
a combination of high-class musical
features will make the Louvre Raths-
keller more popular than ever
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-26
GROWING USE OF STEEL.
1t Will Largely Replace Wood in
Railway and Other Construction.
NrOn Trade RevieWl

(lrOn Trade ReView.)
There are about $4,000 miles of track
owned by the public railroads. Ultimate
iy substantially all will have to be laid
with 10O-pound rails, which will put into
service just 50,000,0O0 tons of steel rails.
AT an average life of ten years replace
year, and while say 100000 tons of worn
rails Will be taken up, to be reworked
into other forms, the requirements for
new track will help to balance this. To
lay this trackage in steel ties of the most
accepted form now in use would require
some 60,000.0O0 tons. Only one import
ant objection has been made to this tie,
and that is that it is too light The OBJ
Vlous remedy is to make it heavier, so
that we may count upon 100000 to 100
100000 tons of steel for this purpose. The
only reason the tie was made too light
If 1t is so, was because wooden ties were
relatively cheap and steel relatively dear.
The cost of wooden ties is increa sing
year by year, and if the steel industry
needs the tonnage il will meet the prop
osition half way and sell the steel more
cheaply. so that this problem will solve
itself. There are nearly 100000 wooden
freight cars in existence. Allowing for
the iron and steel in them, it will re-
quire 3,Qp000O tons of pig iron in addi-
ton TO replace them with steel cars.
There are nearly 80, 900 passenger mail,
express and baggage cars. TO replace
which with steel cars will call for 800.
UO tons of pig iron in addition. and this
steel industry because a considerable mart
of the steel will have to be worked up
into the light forms of sheets. small an
giles. etc About 3.GO0. 600 900 board feet of
shingles are consumed annually in the
United States. Ultimately this use must
be supplied by metals in which tin plate
must take prominent place.
Lath take about q billion board feet
a year, and will be replaced by sheet
steel or wire lath. More than billion
board feet go into cooperage stock. and
yield to steel. These bare figures show
the possibilities, but they do not furnish
an adequate conception in tons of steel
A rough idea of the possibilities of steel
replacing wood may be gained by the fol-
lowing statement:
The United States forest service esti-
mates that railroad ties comprise only
about per cent of the total wood used
in the United States, yet our estimate
wood by steel in this work will mean be-
tween 100000 and 100,000.O00 tons Of
steel AS large buildings are now con-
structed of steel or steel and concrete
it may be expected that small buildings
even dwellings. will ultimately fall into
line.
The form of structures will be some
what different. small shapes being used
with fastenings designed to be handled
by the ordinary contractor, without riv-
cts. and perhaps without bolts These
tallic lath, and perhaps with steel sash
and frames. viii make much more work
for the rolling mills. proportionate to tom
mage. than the heavy forms such as rails
and large structural shapes.
Altogether. it is not difficult to see hum