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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-09
A BAD SMASH

Mendington's Reliable Repair
Shop. situated one block north OF
the new Wcstlake Market. on Sixth
av.. and which has established n
reputation for quick repairs 20
trunks. grips. furniture, etc. is
still monding bad amaahcs AZ rca.
aonable rates. Phone Ind a73s.
An expert ON English and side sad
dies employed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-09
BABIES DIE lNFLAMEs.

= OMAHA, Nov. 9.-Aauie lid 4
= arieh, an infant, was burned 20 4
4 death, her sister Annie, aged 2 4
4 years, 80 badly burned that she =
= died few hours later, and a 4
= third sister, Rosie, 4 years old, 4
4 is not expected TO recover a. 4
4 the result Of lighted lamp A
\ oversurnina today and setting a
4 fire TO bed in which they lay a
4 sleeping. =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-09

Every lady should wear Vie.
torla Sanitary BELT Phone Main
2l0s or call GA Wash. Bldg f05
list nv.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-09

hau and the Third az tho fire
station are practically deserted.
little Drinking.
The police are active and several
STRANGERS who have attempted TO
vote have been turned down.
Contrary 10 OH expectations tho
saloons. which remained opon until
no. SO o'clock. were practically de.
serted and thore are very few
DRINKS ON the street
The consensus at opinion OF the
voters Is that annexation VIII be
Killed and Slocum. the wide open
mayor. viii be elected u ~ thought
by many. however. that the real yot.
ing will begin at about o'clock
and viii turn the tide against the
antls
Neither the leaders Of the antis
nor the anuoNatlonists are in eyi.
dcnce az the polling places,
Get No Vote.
A number of the men employed In
the brewery are complaining be.
cause they say that they viii have
no chance TO vote. These men went
to work at n o'clock. the time that
the polls opened. and win work till
after o'clock, when the voting
stops That il their regular time
for work. however.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, May Ex-senator Donald
introduced a joint resolution that the
legislature approve the construction,
from the permanent fund of the uni
versity at an estimated cost of about
$4,000 of forest products laboratory
for work in forestry and for coopera-
ton with the United States forestry
service
The committees ON education and
claims reported a substitute for SIS
relating to appropriations for the uni
versity. 1t provides that there shall
annually be appropriated from the
general fund of the state 100000 to
the university fund income for the
fiscal years 1910 and 1911. From
this appropriation there shall be con-
structed and equipped a women's DOR
mitory and mems dormitory.
The measure also makes an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the fiscal year
1910 and one of $4,000 for 1911 for
the extension and correspondence de-
partment and provides that mo stud
ent taking instruction as provided
by this section shall be charged a
less fee than that heretofore charged
for such instruction"
There is also added a new section
to the present Jaw directing the uni
Nersity regents TO carry on under the
supervision of the dean of agriculture.
demonstrations and such other expert
ments and investigations as they
may deem advisable for the improve
ment of agricultural knowledge and
to conduct travelling schools of agri-
culture which may be held in connec-
ton with county agricultural schoo s.
An annual appropriation of 100000 is
provided for this work for the fiscal
years 1910 ard 1911.
The committee on claims recon-
mended for passage 173s, with an
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
WRIGHT BROTHERS
VISIT AMERICA
FAMOUS AERoPLANlsTs RETURN
FOR BRIEF sTAY-IMPoRT-
ANT ENGAGEMENTS.
HAVE SIXTY MACHINES NOW
UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR
FOREIGN POWERS.

New York, May 12.-Wilbur and
Orville Wright, American aeroplan-
lists, returned from the scenes of
their European triumphs yesterday
aboard the steamer, Kronprinzess.
They were about the shiest and most
retiring heroes New York has well
coined in many days. Despite the
honors and successes they have
achieved, they were reluctant to talk
of their work. They told those who
talked with them that they had
signed contracts enough to keep them
busy until they could get back to
Europe and sign more; that about so
of these aeroplanes were now in pro-
cess of construction, and that the Of
ficials of certain European military
powers had asked them to demon
strate that their flyers can be driven
safely out of range of rife fire. The
Wrights will probably return to
Europe late in August. This arrange
ment will prevent their taking part in
any exhibitions on this side in the
autumn. Their unwillingness to con-
slider any proposal to remain here is
cited as Strengthening the rumors
that they have important engage
ments with Germany and Russia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
HAMS FOUND GUILTY
OF MANSLAUCHTER
ARMY CONVICTED OF ILLiNG WILLIAM ANNS-JURY
MoDERATEs MURDER CHARGE BECAUSE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
PRISONER LITTLE MOVED VERDICT, FATHER

Flushing, N. Y, May 12.-Captain
Peter C. Hams, Jr., U. S. A., faces
prison term of from one to twenty
years. Despite all the testimony sub
mitted by the defense as tending to
show insanity, he was convicted late
yesterday of manslaughter in the first
degree for the killing of William e.
Annis last August.
Quickly following the army officers
conviction, his counsel announced that
they would produce affidavits to show
tha. the jury had not been properly
guarded during the trial and upon this
allegation will urge a new trial be
granted. These affidavits will be
submitted Monday, the time set for
passing sentence, and for any mo-
tions, the defendants counsel de-
sires TO make. There will, of course,
be the usual motions to set aside the
verdict as against the weight of evil
dence and contrary to law, but the
unguarded jury feature is the only
departure from the stereo-yped pro-
cedure looking to a new trial.
Daniel Oreily, of counsel for the
defense, said:
There was no evidence in this
case TO warrant a verdict of man.
slaughter 1t should have been either
murder in the first degree or acquit-
tai on the ground of insanity. Jurors
were permitted TO roam about the
county in automobiles and go right to
the verge of the scene of the homi-
eide. which is clearly against the law.
We will have affidavits to prove that
such is the case and also that the
Jurors were permitted to leave the
Jurisdiction of the county and have
been on government property at Fort
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
TWENTY DROWNED
IN OHIO RIVER
THIRTY LABORERS TRY TO
CROSS IN LAUNCH AND GO
DOWN AMID STREAM.

Pittsburg, May 12.-Twenty per-
sons are missing and all are believed
to have been drowned when gaso-
line launch sank in the middle to the
Ohio river near Schoenville, four
miles below Pittsburg, last night. OF
80 occupants of the boat, only 10 are
known to have escaped. The missing
are: Albert Graham, pilot; George
Thompson, Boots OFNeill, James
Conner, Walter Low, Thomas Ken
nedy, William Guthrie, Henry Vigelei,
Dennis Murphy, Tony Bole, Louis
Golstein, William Davis, Joseph Lyle,
Will Burke, two brothers named
Bolts, and five others, whose names
are unknown.
All were employees of the Pressed
Steel Car company at McKees Rocks
plant. The men had been working
overtime until s o'clock and left the
works to cross the river in the launch
about Is minutes later. The boat is
said to have been intended for not
over 20 persons, and it is said it was
dangerous to attempt to carry as
many as % in it. But all the men
wanted to get ashore on the first
trip and 80 crowded in. When the
boat reached the middle of the stream
where the water is perhaps 20 feet
deep, the boat suddenly sank. AS it
sank it caused a suction which took
many of the men down with it. Many
attempted to swim ashore, but were
chilled by the cold water and became
exhausted before reaching the shore.
AS far as is known, only 10 reached
shore
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19

Totten, all of which will be urged as
ground for setting aside the verdict. :"
The conviction of Hams after the
jury had been out less than three
hours, came as a general surprise. 1t
had been expected that the jurors
would deliberate much longer and
that verdict of acquittal on the
would result.
No one was more surprised than
District Attorney Dewitt, who had
said that all he could hope for was
a disagreement AS he heard the de-
cision of the jurors, Hams face was
as white as chalk He stood for a
few moments motionless, staring at
the jury after he heard the verdict.
Then one of his lawyers touched him
and he quietly sat down. Apparently
little affected by the verdict, he was
taken back to the Queen county Jail.
In striking contrast to the demeanor
of the prisoner was the grief of his
aged father, General Peter c. Hams,
and his brother, Major John Powers
Hams. For a moment they sat as if
dazed, then they broke down and
wept. The captains aged mother was
not in court.
After the jury was discharged,
Juror William Craft said that little
consideration was given to the expert
testimony. They believed. he con-
tinued, that Mrs. Claudia Hams, the
defendants wife, had made a confes-
sion to her husband of improper re-
lations with Annis and that Annis de-
served his fate. but none of them
would consider the unwritten law and.
therefore, the manslaughter verdict
resulted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19

by Boyle rot" and scandal" and de-
MED it throughout in the most en-
phatic terms.
Records Make no Disclosures.
Youngstown, Ohio, May 1.-THE as
ISOLATION of the name of Harry For
ker and James Boyle, convicted kid
naper of BILLY" Whitla, with the al
legations that he was connected with
the death of Dan Feeble, Jr., here in
June, 1895, have not been confirmed
by the police records in Youngstown.
Patrolman Michael Donnelly, still
an active member of the police depart
ment, talked with Feeble only an hour
prior to his death. The two men were
seated at the foot of the stairs of the
building in which Feeble lived. Leav-
ing Feeble, Donnelly was less than a
block away from his beat when he
heard a noise in the direction of the
Mauser building. He returned and
found Feeble on the sidewalk, living,
but unconscious. No one was in sight.
Feeble had been in the habit of sit
ting on his window sill before retlr-
ing. No one ever has been suspected
of knowing the exact manner of his
death. Dan Shea, mentioned by
Boyle, was a saloonkeeper here, and
died about two years ago.
All Sharon Amazed.
Sharon, Pa, May 11.-All Sharon
was astonished when the statement
was made by James Boyle duplicating
Harry Forker in the Whitla kidnapping
and using his name in connection with
an alleged murder in Youngstown.
The community was excited even
more than it was on the day OF the
kidnapping.
AS this is the home of Boyle, he has
some friends who give credit to his
tale, but the greater part of the com
munity hesitates about giving cred
ence to a story involving respected
member of the community, especially
when the only charge against him is
an unsupported statement of a con-
victed felon.
Janitor Schloss of the school from
which Willie Whitla was taken, in
sists still that Boyle was the man
who called for the boy and took him
away in the buggy. He does not be-
lieve the Boyle statement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
LOST JOHN ORTIZ
FOUND AT LAST
PRINCE OF HOUSE OF HAPSBURG
A MACHINiST IN PAINES-
WILLIE. OHIO.
SUDDENLY DISAPPEARS WHEN
STORY OF LIFE is MADE
PUBIC.

Chicago, H., May 12.-The Journal
yesterday devoted its entire front
page to the elaboration of an I'M
equivocal statement that it has dis
covered the lost John Ortiz" other
wise Archduke Johann Salvador OF
Austria, prince OF the house of Haps-
burg, who disappeared nineteen
years ago after marrying LudmiIh
Stubel, an opera singer. Briefly
sketched, the story says:
John Orth was discovered at
gainesville, o., working as ma
chinist at SIS per week. Previously
he had followed this occupation at
Grand Rapids, Mich, and Cleveland,
20. His reason for making his iden-
tity known at this time, the Journal
states, was due to his advancing age
and his desire that he might be bur-
led in Austria.
Johann Salvador, as the alleged
archduke, has always been known
since he left the court at Vienna, was
married in London, and he and his
wife afterward sailed to South Amer
lea in the SAINT Margarita," a
schooner which he had chartered.
1t has always been believed that
the archduke lost his life when the
schooner sank off the coast of Chile
According to the story of the Paines-
vile machinist he and his beautiful
wife were not aboard the ship, as was
generally thought to have been the
case. They went ashore at Cusa-
vana, small port on the Rio de La
Plata. It was planned that they
should meet the ship at Valparaiso
but the craft sank en- route.
The romantic couple drifted all
over the world, finally taking up a
plantation on the island of Marti-
nique. When the first rumblings of
Mount Pelee gave warning of the ca
tastrophe which followed soon after,
Johann Salvador made hurried visit
to the city to arrange to get his fam
lily away. But the warnings had
come too late. His wife and their two
children were killed. Salvador was
rescued by French gunboat, and
came to the United States.
Painsville, o., May 12-As sudden
ly as he came into public notice,
when he proclaimed himself the miss
ing Archduke Johann Salvador of
Austria, John Salvador, a machinist
who has been working here in a
foundry for the last five weeks, disap-
peared last night. Finding upon his
return to his boarding house, the
published story of his alleged noble
birth, his remuneration of his imperial
title for love of Ludmilla Stubel, the
opera singer, and his subsequent
fall into poverty and obscurity, Sal
vator, supperless and dressed in his
working clothes, hurried away.
II shall be back in a few minutes, Z.
he shouted to his boarding mistress,
as he FASTENED out the door. Scores
of people, Austrians of noble and
common birth, interpreters, residents
of gainesville and surrounding cities
and a horde of newspapermen gath
cred at the little room in the board
ing house to await his return They
waited for many hours, but Salvador
did not come back.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
POSTAL
EMPLOYEES STRIKE
ACTION OF CHAM
Der OF DEPUTIES, RESULTS
QUICK AND DECISIVE.

Paris, May 12.-The chamber OF
deputies, after a stormy session OF
four hours, yesterday adjourned the
debate on interpretations On the post
al situation until May Is. The re-
Spouse of the postal employees was
quick and decisive. Within half an
hour the federal committee had is
sued an order for a general strike.
and railway mail clerks walked out
in a body. An hour later a meeting
of 5000 postal employees unanimously
voted to strike. The determination
and resolution to force the hand Of
the government were apparent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
SEEK TO DISSOLVE
HARTMAN MERGER

San Francisco, May IA number
OF witnesses were questioned yester
day by Spe cial Assistant Attorney
General Sey erance before Examiner
Williams i'll the government suit to.
dissolve the so-called Hartman
merger. The testimony was designed
to show that competition between the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
practically ceased after E. H. Harri-
man secured control of the Southern
Pacific and the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation company and the Oregon
Short Line in connection with the I'm
ion Pacific.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
UPHAM HAS NOT REFUSED.
Rumor That He Had Turned Govern
nent Job Denied,

Marshfield, Wis, May 11.-EX-Gov.
w. H. Upham of this city yesterday
emphaticaliy denied the report that he
had refused the appointment as min
lister to Mexico, as he known nothing
of it.
Nothing has been rendered to me,
so very obviously | have refused
nothing" said Mr. Upham yesterday
L want it so understood, as it is
rather embarrassing for me to have
such a report out
When told his reason for declining
the Enthusiastically was that he
feared the high altitude of Mexico
City would be injurious to his health
he only smiles as if it were big joke
He was then. asked what the pros
poets of his receiving an ambassador
ship were and he said: Il do not know
a thing about it. ] am, however
somewhat inclined to remain here
with my dog and saddle
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
MICHIGAN SOLON
VICTIM OF MANIAC

Lansing, Mich, May 12.-Repre-
sentative William H. Schanez of
Hastings was attacked on street
here last night by an assailant who
cut the legislators throat with a ra-
zor. At the hospital it was reported
that Schanez would probably recover
It is thought the assault was due to
the yagaries of dope fiend." James
Duggan has been arrested.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
ELECTRIC ROADS SOLD.
Rockford Traction Interests, Includ-
ING Line to GAINESVILLE.

Rockford Traction Interests, lnciud-
ing Line to GAINESVILLE.
Rockford, ILL.,, May 1.-THE Rock
ford & Interurban Railway company,
operating the local system and lines
to Belvidere, Illinois, Freeport, Illi-
nois, and GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, has
been sold to an eastern syndicate
which owns a gas plant in Peoria, ILL
nois, and street railways of Spring
field, Illinois, Portland, Oregon, and
other cities. The change of owner
ship is to take effect July 1. Holders
of preferred and common stocks will
receive par value for their shares.
There is $4,000 referred stock and
$1,000,0O0 common. The new owners
will take over the entire property and
assume the bonded Indebtedness of
$2,725,OO0.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
NEW GOVERNMENT.
Voters Decide on Change at Special
Charter Election.

Concord, N. H., May 12.-The voters
decided, at a special election yester-
day. to place the city government
under a new charter. The new char
ter provides for but one governing
body, instead of the present two. and
separates the city, state and national
elections Candidates for city Offices
are to be nominated by direct primar-
les and no political designations will
appear on the ballot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
Death of Louis ScheIler.

Green Bay, Wis, May 12.-Louis
Scheller, a member of the Odd Eel
lows since 1854, of the Masonic order
since 1885, former county and city
official and pioneer resident of this
city, died early yesterday morning at
the age of 70 years. Death was
caused by a general breakdown.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19

Madison, May Ex-senator James A
Wright started the solons to thinking
when he introduced resolution call
ing upon State Treasurer A. H. Dahl
for an explanation of his failure to
collect S35,93496 alleged to be due
from foreign life insurance companies
which have withdrawn from Wiscon-
sin, or TO attempt to enforce collec-
lions claimed to be due the state.
The Donald resolution taking the
naming of the senate numbers of the
special recess committees out of the
hands of the republican caucus COM
mittee and placing it in the hands OF
committee of three to be named by
the lieutenant governor was bitterly
fought by Senator George B. Hudnall
while the action was defended by
Senators Sanborn, Donald, Martin and
Husting The Donald resolution was
adopted Is to IL.
The first trimmings yielded by the
pruning knife of the claims commit
tee poured into the assembly wheB
eleven bills carrying appropriations,
many of them of great Importance
were reported for indefinite postpone
ment This is but the beginning OF
the policy of retrenchment instituted
by the claims committee.
Mr. Twesme made vigorous effort
to save from indefinite postponement
his bill requiring thorough hearings
to be given students at the university
and normal schools before expulsion
The prevailing star-chamber system at
the university he pronounced czar-like'
and unfair, as the student never has.
an opportunity of facing his accuser-
The bill was killed so to %.
The first sharp polite alignment
on any measure since the days of the
discussion of the proposed senatorial
investigation in the early part OF the
session was prompted in the assembly.
when the Twesme bill, requiring each
rarty to have a different colored bal
lot in the primary, was advanced to
engrossment after spirited debate,
by vote of SO to 80.
After a discussion lasting half
hour the assembly killed the thinner
man Joint resolution calling for con-
vention to revise the state constitu-
ton
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19

Madison. May 11.-Without debate
the house advanced to third reading
Senator Morris bill providing that
shaving boards and cutting hair in
barber shops on Sunday shall not be
deemed work of necessity OF char
ity.
After short discussion, Mr.. Towne
saved from indefinite postponement
and had advanced to engrossment his
bill Strengthening the law relating to
standard measures for the use of the
Babcock test in determining fat in.
milk and cream.
With a brief statement of existing
conditions, Mr. Scott had ordered en-
crossed his bill reducing the fee for
making copies of certain legal papers
from % cents to 10 cents per folio
Prospects of fight over the conf
mittee bill making an additional APP
preparation for the new capitol and
providing for extensive alterations in.
the plans developed when Mr.. Hull
asked that consideration of the meas
ure be deferred until Thursday. In
making the request Mr. Hull pointed
to several changes in the law which
entailed large additional expense and
remarked that the bill seemed to be
of such Importance as to warrant
careful consideration by members.
The motion to postpone action pre-
vailed
Despite an adverse committee rec
ommendation the assembly advanced
to engrossment the Stewart bill re-
quiring manufacturers of corn shred
ders to protect the rollers and other
dangerous parts of the machines, so
as to safeguard the limbs of opera
tors.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
RELIEF TO ST. PETERSBURG.
Settlement of Cabinet Crisis Satisfac
tory in Every Way.

st. Petersburg, May 12.-The settle
ment of the cabinet crisis has been
received with great relief in all cir
cles, excepting the reactionary camp
The struggle of the reactionaries to-
GUST premier Stolypin has resulted in
only a partial victory, while the
premier won final honors in getting,
his majesty to sign the imperial re-
script drafted by himself.
The situation, according to men
close to the premier, is regarded as
satisfactory in every way. StoIypin
the city on a vacation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19

amendment that the sum of $4,000 in
stead of $4,000 be appropriated for
the maintenance of the Wisconsin
state mining trade school to be erect
ed AT Platteville.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
Two Asphyxiated.

Indianapolis. Ind, May 12.-Mrs.
Mary Manlove, aged 60, and }. W.
Hawkins, aged 50. a laborer, were
asphyxiated last evening by escaping
gas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
NIGHT RIDERS GUILTY.
Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail and
$500 Fine.

Waverly, Tenn, May ia verdict
of guilty was returned yesterday in
the case of IA men charged with be-
ing members of a night riders organ
ization, and with whipping Esquire
Reece on October Is, 1908. Punish
ment was fixed at ten days in jail
and fine of $500 for each. They
were remanded to jail under strong
military guard