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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
PmRELN Personal.

Baron N&suya Uehjda, the new
Japanese ambassador TO the United
States, arrived in San Francisco on
the liner Tenyo 1Iaru. He was ac-
compauied by Baroness Uchida, who
Is a graduate of Bryn AIawr college,
Art treasures OF George Sailing. the
eccentric couuoisseur. are beCueathed
by his will to the British nation. The
value of the collection the making OIL
which occupied many years, is esti-
mated at $4,000, 600 TO $20,00o,00o.
GOV. Davidson appointed Dr..
Charles Sutherland Of GAINESVILLE as a
member of the state board of health.
He succeeds his father on the board.
A brother OF DR.. Charles Sutherland
was an applicant for the place, but
failed.
Morris Meyer of Milwaukee won
the oratorical division Of the annual
University of Wisconsin freshman de-
clamatory contest, and Paul H. Esch
and Sigvald Staveum, both of La
Crosse, were tied for first honors in
the dramatic division.
Petitions are in circulation ad-
dressed to Congressman Davidson,
asking that he recommend Berlin Hall
for postmaster at Manitowoc. H. G..
Kress is reported to have received in
formation that he would be reap
pointed for a fourth term
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
zELAYA ARMED,
ALMOST FUGITIVE
LEAVES MANAGUA UNDER COVER
OF DARKNESS-NO AT
CORINTO.
CORN

Corinto, Dec. 25.-Zelaya arrived at
Corinto yesterday from Managua from
whence he departed at o'clock yes.
terday morning on a boat to Mono
tombo and there took a special train
for Corinto.
Last night Zelaya was surrounded
by his bodyguard and a few faithful
friends. The ex-president fed from
Managua under the cover of darkness,
with his so guards and a squad of ar
tillerymen with maxim. gun. Half
on hour after leaving the palace they
boarded a small steamer which sailed
Immediately for Momotombo, Lake
Man&gua. simultaneously with the
departure of the boat, a special train
carrying a hundred friends and a
press representative left Managua,
also bound for MomotOmbO The
steamer met the train at MomotombO
and Zelaya with his guard and a
maxim gun promptly boarded the spe-
cial car which was attached to train
at Managua The train proceeded to
Zelaya's plantation at Diamante,
where the party breakfasted. The
party included Zelaya's two sons and
James Hall, Zelaya's American partner
in Nicaraguan gold mines.
After breakfasting, ZeIaya and his
party boarded train and proceeded
to Corinto, where they arrived yester-
day afternoon. There was no demon
stration along the line, the people
generally being aware of the identity
of the passengers. All the members
Of the party, including Zelaya, were
heavily armed. Zelaya appeared calm
and cheerful
At Chinandega, news was brought
to zelaya that the gunboat, Princeton,
left Corinto to take a position in the
gulf of Fonseca.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
EIGHT KILLED BY
LAMP EXPLOSION

Hillsville. Pa, Dec. 25,-E'Gploston
of an oil lamp in the home of Santana
Cierbo early yesterday caused the
death of at least eight persons and
the serious injury of two others.
The dead are Santana Cierbo. his
wife, two daughters and son, and three
men boarders, all Italians. Two other
boarders were seriously burned In
escaping from the house.
AS a result of the fire, the entire
Cierbo family has been wiped out
The lamp which caused the fire was
in a hallway, and had been left burn
ing for the purpose of giving sufficient
Tight to the man who had to leave
early or who came in late In some
unexplained manner, the lamp dropped
from a shelf and exploded
Burning oil was scattered over the
narrow hallway, and before the occu-
pants knew of their danger they were
trapped. The two boarders who es-
capped plunged from a window The
house was completely destroyed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
N0TABLES PAY TRIBUTE
TO DEAD POLITICIAN

New York, Dec. 25.-The funeral Of
Little Tim" Sullivan attracted
large crowd at his home and the
church in East Twelfth street yester-
day. TIL funeral was attended by
many notabla4 III every walk of life
from the highest public Official down
The BOwery and the east side were
particularly affected by the death OF
Little Tim OF his followers he had
more than 1000 men on the city pay
rolls and he and his cousin, Big Tim
Sullivan, were known as the most lib
eraI dispensers of charity to the poor
Of ihG BOWcry district.
A feature of the funeral was the
stop made by the cortege after leav.
ing the house and the church at the
club rooms Of the r. d. Sullivan asso-
citation, on the BoWery, which was
Little Jim's" political headquarters
and where the many thousands In the
street uncovered their heads while
the band played dirgc
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
SAY DENTISTS CAUSED DEATH.
A. M. secor Demands $4,000 For
Death of His Wife.

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 25.-Alieging
that it was through an overdose of
an anesthetic that his wife, Jessie,
was killed, Andrew NJ. Secor OF
Sloan, has brought suit for damages in
the sum Of $4,000 against DR.. c. B.
Lacy, a dentist, and DR.. L, w. Pres
colt, both OF Sloan. The case is being
tried before Judge Hutchinson. 1t
is claimed by the plaintiff that he &C
cOmpanied his wife, last November
to the office of DR.. Lacy, where she
went to have several teeth removed
1t is claimed she was in perfect
health at the time Secor claims that
she was given an extremely large
dose of some drug, presumably ether
Of chlorofolm, and that it was either
from the effects Of the drug or be
cause OF a large amount Of blood ran
down her throat that she died.
The defendants claim that because
of having given birth to a child few
weeks before she went to the dental
office, the woman was in a weakened
condition and that was the reason she
was not able to rally from the anes-
thetic,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
WARDLAW KIN
IN SUICIDE PACT
OCEY SNEAD WAS dope" FIEND
SAYS COUNSEL FOR MRS.
MARTIN.
SOUGHT RELIEF WITH HYPODER.
MIC NEEDLE WHEN SER
lOUSLY ILL.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Was her own
constant use Of the hypodermic
needle the cause of Ocey Snead's
death? Col. Robert j. Hare, counsel
for Mrs. Caroline B. Martin, the bath
tub victims mother, brought this
question to the fore yesterday as he
was preparing to appear in court here
for the third hearing on the cases
Of Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Snead,
whom the New York authorities are
holding pending extradition.
Col. Hare declares that he has evil
dence to show that the young woman
was what is known as a dope ftend."
by that I mean" said the attorney,
that she used drugs, chiefly NOR
phine, for nearly two years before
she died. I have learned this from
talking with her mother about the
case.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30

storage capacity of 10000 cubic
feet of water, twice as much as the
Hatfield and Dells dam reservoirs
combined.
An industry for the manufacture of
small wooden articles from the poorer
grades of lumber and timber and a
portion of the waste turned out in To-
may in the future be established in
Marinette. The proposition has been
up for discussion among local men in
terested and an endeayor will be
made to interest capital in an enter
prise Of this description.
The GAINESVILLE Cement Post com
pany has been purchased by |. Rubin,
George Rubin and J. H. Krause, all
Of Beloit, and S. W. Rostein of this
city. and the plant will be converted
into other uses.
The Wausau Ginseng Bottling com
pany has organized with capital OF
$4,000 as a branch Of the Ginseng
Products company of Milwaukee, the
latter to supply the syrup which is to
be bottled here. The roots used will
be bought from local growers, who
now raise large quantities.
c. f. Udell & Co., one of the larg-
est manufacturers and shippers OF
cheese about Sheboygan, have sold
their cheese bandage plant, which
they have operated in connection
with their shipping rooms for several
wears, to Rehm & Jungenheimer OF
Kiel. The annual output of the plant,
which is worked during the winter
is 100000 damages.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
TWElVE-YEAR-0LD
LAD PREVENTS WRECK

olympia, Wash, Dec. 25.-Harry
Hunter, aged u, saved a heavily load.
ed Northern Pacific passenger train
from a disastrous wreck. Hunter ana
Sam Burrows, a boy of the same age,
were gathering Christmas decorations
along the right of way when they dis,
covered broken rail, which left an
opening in the track several feet long.
Hunter started up the track in the
direction of Tacoma and Burrows
started toward Olympia, both running
at top speed.
Hunter had proceeded only short
distance when he discovered the train
bearing down upon him. Selling n
handkerchief he waved it frantically
and the train was brought to a stop
within five feet of the broken rail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
LAsoR- AMn INDUSTRY.

Sixty thousand acres OF land To-
Gated within five miles OF Superior
have been sold to eastern capitalists
represented by Z. P. Alexander, Of
Duluth. Mimi, Tor 100000. The
sellers are subsidiary Weyerhaeuser
concerns. The lands are served by
the Great Northern. Northern Pacific,
and 500 lines and include within
their boundaries Lyman and Amni-
cano lakes, both known summer and
fishing resorts. It is understood
that the new owners viii colonize the
land with settlers from eastern states.
l. 2. PuHam, who has been superIn-
tendent Of the Wisconsin Electric
and the Eastern Wisconsin railway
company, has been appointed assist
ant general manager at Oshkosh.
The companies have increased the
wages Of the employees 1 and cents
per hour.
The La Crosse Water Power COM
pany made application for fran
chise permitting the company to run
its lines into GalesvilIe.
A new steel reinforced waterproof
burial vault manufacturing plant has
been opened at La Crosse. The new
vaults are constructed Of cement rein
forced with steel.
The La Crosse Water Power COM
pany by building a 300-foot dam at
Rock Greek, near Waterbury, Wis,
will quadruple its reservoir capacity
and eliminate the necessity OF
fourth dam. The reservoir will have
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
GREAT CRATER WAS
zELAYA IN NICARAGUA

NIanagua, Dec. 27.-The magnitude
of the personal sacrifice involved in
The overthrow of ZeIaya is shown in
the statement that he derives from
various monopoIies and financial ven
lures a revenue of $4,000 per month.
In the building housing the minis
try of war ZeIaya conducts monopolies
in alcohol, tobacco, cattle, petroleum,
hides, gambling soap, candles. ice,
drugs, lumber for railroads. fuel and
ties. From there he also controlled
monOpolies along the Atlantic coast,
covering the traffic in Aguardiente,
tobacco, cocoanut groves, abattoirs
and turtle fisheries.
He also controlled the pier priv
leges at Corinto, Granada, San Jorge,
Monkey Point, San Miguelisto, Ell
Bluff, and lease Of the National Rail
way & Steamship lines, also benefits
from premiums on the expectation OF
coffee, lumber, gold, hides and rubber,
and from duties of ten to fifty per
cent on the importations of all sorts
Of manufactured articles.
Among his other interests are the
Managua street cleaning contract, SUI
gar refinery, and sale of property to
or by the government. He also exacts
a share in all concessions granted by
the government, is large stakeholder
in the concessions granted to mining
and other concerns. No land owner
could raise sugar or tobacco without
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30

authorization by Zelaya's trusts.
On the Atlantic side Zelaya operat.
ed through the business firm of Lopez
and Martinez Lopez is his cousin
and now is jailed by the revolution
lists. Zelaya underworld government
bonds at a large discount, then dis
posed OF them to bankers at fifty per
cent profit.
1t is estimated that be appropriated
50 per cent of all customs dues by
compelling payment through the com
pulsory purchase Of government bonds
with which he only is supplied.
Zelaya operates a plantation worked
by soldiers; owns another in partner
ship with the commander Of the pen
itentiary, the labor being convict
labor for which they pay nothing.
Through a dummy he has contracts
for new drainage system at Mana
qua, and for clothing and equipping
the army.
Zelaya maintained a special office
for the accounting of salaries of state
employees, paying them 20 pei. cent
and retaining thirty To render this
effective the treasury was maintained
always in an empty condition.
The provincial governors have an
executive privilege of trading in CT
gars, cigarettes, tobacco and the local
privilege of traffic in Aguardinente
and licensing of games of chance. |
They were compelled to paw Zelaya |
fifty per cent of the proceeds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
SPREADING RAIL BITCHES
TRAIN: so INJURED

Winnipeg, Dec. pa spreading
rail threw a Canadian Pacific passen-
ger train and twelve coaches into
the ditch near Chapteau yesterday.
OF the 700 passengers so were IN
jured. Officials say that none will
die. Most of the passengers were
western Canadians, going to spend the
holidays at Ontario points.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
WOMAN VICTIM OF
SANTA CLAlS ERE

Charleston, III, Dec. 25.-In the
guise of Santa Claus including a heavy
false beard, to amuse the children Of
Charleston Miss Clara McCIory drew
too near the candles Of the Christmas
tree, her beard caught fire, and yes
terday she was in a serious condition
from burns
Miss McClory in instructor Of music
IN the Charleston schools, and was
members Of the Girls club, which was
giving Christmas entertainment az
the public library.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
F0RTNER FOUND GUILTY
OF $4,000 FORGERY

st. Louis, Dec 25.-M. Dwight Fort.
ner was convicted Of uttering a check
for $4,000 bearing the forged endorse.
ment of Henry c. Tulley by a jury
last night, and was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
Former tried to sell Tulley's apart
ment building to F. c. Steer. and OBJ
tanned a check for $4,000 from Steers
as earnest money; then TuIley refused
10 continue the deal The check was
cashed by FORMER it having been en-
dorsed in Tulley's name. TulIay dis.
claimed the endorsement. Fortner
left st. Louis, was traced to Panama
and finally arrested in Paris.
The jury was out eight hours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
DOM TIC.

Henry W Blodgett. United States
attorney for the eastern district OF
Missouri, has resigned. The resigna-
ton has been accepted, to take effect
on Dec. 81.
A man was killed. two girls prob
ably fatally injured, and third serl-
ousIy hurt, when a Pennsylvania pas
senger train at Canton, Ohio, hit
moving van in which the family was
riding.
All doubt as to the fate of the fte
girls who were reported missing after
the fire at Shrack & Sherwood's fac
tory at Philadelphia, was removed
when the five bodies were found on
the third floor.
After investigating the "stockade,"
or city prison at Atlanta, Ga, the
grand jury indicted Supt. D. NJ. Vim
ing and Guard P. Cornet Conditions
were pronounced 'inhuman, incredi-
Bile, and vile"
Of the thirty-fiye persons injured in
the wreck on the Santa Fe railroad at
Winona, Ariz., two were Wisconsin
people. They are Mrs. Walter SteI-
yer, Mishicott, head and arm hurt,
and Walter Stelzer, Mishicott, right
leg cut
The largest Christmas mail ever
brought to America by a transatlantic
steamer-in act, the largest mail that
ever crossed the Atlantic-arrived
here on Wednesday on the Oceanic.
The mail was contained in 5,156
sacks.
Representative Hull of Iowa wants
to teach the young how to shoot, lit
orally, and introduced a bill in the
house providing an annual apprOpria-
tior of 100000 of the general funds
of Uncle Sam or rife practice in pub
lie schools, colleges, universities, and
civilian rifle clubs.
Two persons were killed, one fatally
injured and seven more or less seri-
Ously hurt when a Central Of Georgia
passenger train, crashed into the com
bination second class, baggage and
mail car of the Macon and Birming-
ham road. The accident was due, ow
ing to statements of railroad officials,
to a frosted track.
Two trainmen were killed and sew
eraI others seriously hurt at Salida,
Colo, when a freight train on the
Denver and Rio Grande ran away
down the eastern slope of Marshall
Pass and was hurled into a canyon
200 feet deep. The dead mems
bodies have not been recovered from
the bottom Of the canyon.
A South Norwalk, Conn, boy is sui
fering from painful injuries as the re-
suit of a practical joke he played on a
stranger. The lad had boarded a
train bound for New York and as the
train was starting set fire to a news
paper which a corpulent man by his
side was reading. The man, whose
hands were badly burned, tossed the
boy out of the car window.
That the fiVe-masted schooner, Gov
ernor Ames bound from Brunswick, |
Ga, to New York, with a large cargo |
of railroad ties, grounded and went
to pieces off WimbeIe shoals, twenty +!
five miles north Of Cape Hatteras, is
the story told by Josiah S2earlng,
sole survivor Of the wreck. He says |
The captain, his wife and the crew OF
Twelve men all drowned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30

Captain B. W. Hodges, Icommandant
of the New Orleans navy yard, who
was on a social visit at Memphis,
was notified that he has been trans
ferred to active command Of the bat
heship Wisconsin during the troubles
with Nicaragua.
W. ". Young Of Monroe, Wis, has
been promoted to the position Of gen
eraI manager Of Hampton's maya
zine, New York. Mr.. Young has been
connected with the publication as as
gociate editor since leaving Chicago
and located in New York two years
ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
JIMINEZ MORALES
HEADS REVOLUTIONlSTS

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec %
Bloody battles are reported at Santo
Domingo between the government and
the revolutionary forces, where the
former were defeated. The revolu-
tionists are headed by Former PresI-
dent Jjminez Morales.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
Sought Relief When III.

The hypodermic needle was used
upon her when she was seriously ill.,
continued Col. Hare, and after that
its employment was constant She
tried to stop the habit, and would re-
sist for long periods. Then would
come another period of illness, and
the temptation to obtain relief was
too great for her to resist. She would
go for days and days without food,
living on morphine. l am convinced
that it was in this condition that she
destroyed herself"
Col Hare said that this would be
Mrs. Martins defense against the
charges of numbering her daughter.
Find Suicide Pact.
Further complications in the maze
of contradictory evidence developed
with the discovery Of additional doc
uments. The papers were found by
the Brooklyn police in the Henry
street house once occupied by the
WardIaws, and have imbued the detec-
tives with the belief that the entire
family had made a suicide pact which
was only partly fulfilled by the death
of Ocey Snead
The alleged pact is said to be re-
power of attorney, all signed by Ocey
Snead her husband, Fletcher; Mrs,
Martin. Ocey's mother, and the two
aunts. Mrs. Mary Snead and Miss
Virginia Wardlaw Accompanying
them were several blank forms of
power of attorney, all signed by Ocey
Snead. The documents have been
turned over to the New Jersey au-
thOrities.
Two Arraigned in Court.
When Mrs Martin and Mrs Snead
were arraigned in court here the New
Jersey indictments against them
were read and the two women were
committed for thirty days to await
the warrant for their eXtradition.
The proceedings were brief. The
only incident of note was furnished
by Mrs. Martin, who in the mOmen-
tary absence of her counsel, was
being led over to the clerks desk ''tO
have her pedigree taken" as one of
the detectives declared would have to
be done. When half way across the
room, the aged woman realized that
she would not have to answer ques-
tions while her lawyer was not pres
ent. She hung back and protested
mildly:
please let go my arm" she asked
the officer.
The detective released her and
Col. HARE was called in. He ended
the incident by declaring that his
clients would not answer any ques-
tons. The two women were taken
back to prison.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
CONSTANTINE COMPANY
IN ITS NEW QUARTERS

The Constantine NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
company is moving into its commodi.
Gus new factory which has been built
along the Milwaukee division tracks of
the Chicago & Northwestern road be
tween South Baldwin and South Diclliu.
sob streets. Alderman G. w. Constan,
tine, secretary of the company, yester-
day said that the working force will oe
tripled after the company is settled
in its new quarters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
Won In a WALK

Elmira, N. Y, Dec. 28.-WiIIiam A.
Hoagland, champion heel and toe
walker Of the world, defeated r. H.
HubbeU, champion of Pennsylvania.
last night in a ten mile walk. me
time was 1 hour, "a minutes and IS
seconds. Hubbell was given a hand
cap Of a quarter Of a mile.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
THE RIVALS.

An airshiD scared in the upper sky.
An eagle watched it with careful eye.
"A wonderful bird" he cried. wen
see
If it is going to fight like me
A dove sat watching it skim the blue,
As over the farms and homes it few.
"A beautiful bird" she cried, twill be
II 1t is a symbol of peace like me"
An owl perceived it at fall of night.
As over the trees 1t took its flight
Quite scientific he cried well try
If it is as wise bird as /"
A hen looked up with jealous glance
To see it rise in the clear expense.
Although it can fly" she cried, 81 beg
To state the critter can't lay an egg
Washington Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30

last night in charge of an immense
pie, which will be served at the white
house today. 1t was packed in a
wooden box four feet square, and
taken to the white house on an auto
mobile truck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
SHOOTS HIS BROTHER.
Hunter Mistakes Man for Wildcat and
Fires-Victin7 Nav Die,

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec. .25.-Wil-
lis Bishop was accidentally shot by
his brother, Allen, while both were
hunting wildcats near Ladysmith. His
brother mistook him for wildcat and
shot him through the right shoulder.
Great difficulty was experienced in
getting the wounded man to town. He
is now at St. Joseph's hospital where
physicians entertain fears for his re-
covery, as he suffered great exposure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
viii Manage Peoria Team.

Peoria. H.. Dec 25.-David Rowan,
who was drafted from the Three 1
league last fall, has been released by
Comiskey, Of the Chicago Americans
and VIII manage the Peoria team next
season. Comiskey reserves the right
of ownership at the end of the sea
son James Johnson, who also was
drafted, has been bought back by Pc
ora.