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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
Nj STRIKE, SAYS
PRESIDENT LEE
DECLARES REPORTS PUBLISHED
TO THE CONTRARY ABSO-
LUTELY UNTRUE.

Chicago, Dec. 7.-President Lee, OF
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
last night sent the following telegram
to President Taft:
I'm order that yourself and the pub
lie may know the truth, l deem it
necessary to state that the press re
ports indicating that a strike of the
brotherhood Of trainmen and other
affiliated organizations, is threatened
at this time as d result of demands
for increased pay in the territory east
of Chicago, are absolutely without
foundation. Whatever action may be
taken by the organization l represent,
depends entirely upon the individual
expression of members through gen
eral committees for the railways in
the territory, and will be handled in
the usual manner The demands Of
the train employees in the train and
yard service east Of Chicago cannot
take proper form, even for deliberate
consideration between railway officials
and employees, before the early part
Of 1910.
"All this talk about a strike of the
brotherhood of railroad trainmen and
affiliated organizations is absurd. The
membership of the organization fully
realizes it."
Nothing ii It, Says Murdoch.
New York, Doc. 7.-"Rumors of an
impending strike" said Vice Presi-
dent Murdoch, of the brotherhood Of
trainmen, "are premature, we believe
they were put out to influence the
roads Of the northwest into granting
the demands Of the switchmen's
union. We have nothing to do with
that and have troubles enough Of our
own.
Our proposals have not yet been
submitted to the eastern railroads
and we hav= no reason to suppose
they will be refused"
In we'll informed quarters 1t was
said last night, that as the railroads
have long contemplated an increase
in their own rates, they are not in a
position to treat too brusquely a re-
quest for an increase in wages.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
DOMESTIC.

Scott county, Ind, voted dry by a
majority of 375 in a local option cleo
ton. The county was previously dry
by remonsuances. Scottsburg, which
had been expected to give a majority
for the vets, voted dry.
with the ides Of establishing at
Grove City, Pa, a branch of the
George Junior Republic, a party OF
trained workers from Freeyille, N. Y,
headquarters of the parent Organiza-
ton, started.
Miss Florence Bishop, so years old,
formerly popular actress, was found
burned to death in the rear Of a
smokehouse at the home OF her en-
ployer. WA. Haviland, near Lock
port, n. Y. 1t is suspected that she
may have committed suicide
Howard Little, charged with murder
OF Aunt" Betsy Justice, and five
others, was found guilty at Grundy,
Va The murder took place at Hur-
ley. Buchanan county. Little was
sentenced 20 be eIectrocuted in Rich
mond, Jan. Z.
Leonard EttIer, aged Is, died at his
home in Harrisburg. Pa, from blood
poisoning caused by an injury to his
knee while playing football The
boys knee was badly twisted in a
game on Oct. 80 and he neglected to
get medical attention for two weeks.
Blood poisoning then set in
Mrs. Earl NcGin Of Minneapolis,
was found lying on the floor of her
home, her face and throat horribly
mutilated. Mrs. McGin lapsed into
Inconsistencies Just as the police
were about to question her, and no
motive for the crime or the details Of
the assault are known.
After repeated criminal assaults on
Mrs. W. c. Cheatwood, wife of a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
PuRELY PERSONAL

= Wilbur CHAPMAN the American
egugeIist. and Charles Alexander tho
singer. who have inst comnIetad tom
of Australia and the Orient arrived at
Victoria r. G.
Leandor StfIweu of Eria xss rv.s
appointed first deDutv comD,issionar.
of pensions. to succeed James =. IA
veuport who was made commissioner
Mr. SGlweu is a veteran Of tho civil
war. He served in .Comnanv p sfx-t,--
first Illinois regiment He also has
served or the bench in Kansas
Rear Admiral John X. Barton for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

congressman who met d tragic death
at Butler, Mo, in vain effort to
save the lire of his fayorite grand
son, David A De Almond III, was
buried at Butler in the same casket
with the bow for whom he gave his
life. Hundreds of prominent public
men in Missouri and many from out
side the state attended the simple
services at the Methodist Episcopal
Church Among the mourners was
William De Almond of Chicago, a
brother Of the late congressman
Other distinguished mourners were
Governor HadIey Of Missouri and
United States Senators Warner and
Stone
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

farmer, near Admission, Ala, Ray Rolls
ton, negro, was hunted down by a
posse Of citizens and after being rid
died with sho1, was burned. Mrs.
Cheatwood is in a critical condition.
Announcement was made at Harris
burg, Pa. that the American Union
Telephone company, which controls
practically all Of the independent tele-
phone business in the state outside OF
Philade- phia, had been purchased by
the new Continental Telephone and
Telegraph company Of New York
Congress is to be assailed by reform
organizations within a day or so after
| it convenes, for the officials of various
organizations announce that a ere
/ formers conclave" is to be helC at
Washington between Dec. u and IT,
President Taft, Andrew Carnegie and
| General Frederick D. Grant are among
those who have been invited to speak
The hearing of a testimony in the
case of w. Y. Ellis, a lumberman
charged with the killing of n. P. Viii
lis, business man of Indianapolis,
began at Little Rock, Ark The de-
Tense will contend that Ellis, al
though previously and subsequent to
the killing was perfectly rational, for
the time being was insane and ire
spOnsible for his actions.
When he failed to welcome guests
who had come to join him at Thanks
giving dinner, a search was instituted
for Charles Lukens, aged 27 former
owner of Oak Glen ranch, near Red
lands, Cal, and his dead body was
found. An automatic shotgun lay
across the lower strand of a barbed
wire fence near by.
Mrs. G. w. TuII, wife of Capt. TuIl
Of the Panama canal commission, COM
mitted suicide in her Panama home
| by severing her jugular vein with a
Ratchet, according to advices received
at New Orleans. At first, it was be-
IieVed she had been murdered, but
| investigation showed that the Ratchet
had been especially sharpened. APP
parently, Mrs. TuIl wished to make it
| seem as if a murder had been COM
mitted. Mrs. TuIl was 20 years old
and was known as one of the prettiest
women in the isthmus.
Two women burglars, masked and
armed with reyoIyers, entered the
residence of Mrs w Crosman, a Min
neapOlis society woman. Mrs. Cros-
man heard a noise in the hall and in,
vestigated. She saw two women lei
surely taking hatpins from their hats
on the rack. She was speeches. with
fright. The intruder went up to her
and she saw the muzzle of a revolver
protruding from the sleeve of the
burglars waist. Mrs. Crosman man
aged to keep out of reach The rob-
bers took about $500 in valuables.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
No TIDINGS FR NJ
RED CROSS LINER

Halifax, N. g., Dec. mo tidlngs
from the missing Red Cross line
steamer, Rosalind, which sailed from
here for St Johns, n. f., six days ago.
have been received, although the trip
is one that ordinarily requires only As
hours The steamer carried several
and a small quantity Of
freight. Although she was equipped
with wireless, only one message has
been received from her, and that was
when she was only "a hours out Of
this port The message brought the
information that the steamer had run
into a furious storm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
0ENEEN DENIES
DAVIS PETITION
REFUSES TO REINSTATE SHERIFF
WHO FAILED TO PROTECT
PRISONERS AT CAIRO.

Springfield, Dec. 7.-GOvernOr De
neen last night denied the petition of
Frank E. Davis for reinstatement as
sheriff. It was from Sheriff Davis that
the Cairo mob took William James
and Henry Salzner and 1ynched them
on the night Of November II. Re-
viewing the Iynching, the governor
submits evidence that Davis did not
do all in his power to protect his
prisoners and made no forcible resist
ance.
In conclusion the governor declares:
Mob violence has no place in Hi
nois. 1t is denounced in every line
of the constitution and every statute.
1t breeds contempt for the law. The
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
|MPAIRS SURPLUS
SOME 100000

New York, Dec. THE Phoenix IN
surance company Of Brooklyn, under
Investigation for irregularities, which,
it is believed, have impaired its sur
plus at least 100000 and which
has. resulted in conditions which SUI
perintendent .7otchkiss Of the state
insurance department laid before the
district attorney yesterday for posi-
Bile criminal action It is charged
that President George P. Sheldon has
Oyerdrawn his salary, unloaded doubt
full securities. on the company ana
used the company's assets as coIIater-
al to secure his own personal specu-
Iative accounts
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
ABE ATTELL FORCED
TO EXTEND HIMSELF

Memphis, Dec. Abe AtteI, cham
pion featherweight Of the world, was
forced to extend himself to the limit
to secure a decision over Charlie
White of Chicago, in an eight round
contest before the Phoenix Athletic
club last night The decision was I'M
popular.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
LAND FRAUD WORKERS
GET STIFF SENTENCES

St. PauI, Dec. T.-BartIeJJ RICHARDS,
president Of the Nebraska Land q
Feeding company, VIII G. Comstock,
vice president, Charles G. jameson,
secretary, and a number Of others
must serve sentences Of six months
to a year and pay fines OF $500 to 81
500 according to the federal court Of
appeals.
The defendants were charged with
obtaining fraudulent entries Of pup
lie lands and getting en-rymen 10
make false oaths to homestead affda-
Wits
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
TYRuS COBB MADE
MINE HOME RUNS

Chicago, Dec. THE American
league, which Sunday gave out the
official batting averages, announced
yesterday that Tyrus Cobb of De
troit, leader in the batting, should
have been credited with nine home
run hits instead of Z, while the mum
Der Of his two base hits should have
been 80 instead of 50.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
MAGAZINE BLOWN TO PIECES.
One Man Killed and Widespread
Damage Done.


Cameron, w Va, Dec, with
conclusion that could be heard at
Washington, Pa. twenty-five miles
away, the large nitro-gIycerine maya
zine Of the Marietta Torpedo company,
near here, exploded yesterday. An oil
well shooter named Shuster was blown
to pieces, as were a horse and a
wagon. It is rot believed other fatali-
ties occurred. Window glass in many
houses, estimated at 500, was shat
tered. Chimneys topDled over, orna.
ments were thrown from mantoIs and
walls cracked The cause of the eX-
pIosion probably will never be known
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

don Brothers, accused of selling
liquor Illegally, were arrested.
poker game in the hotel was
broken up. Among the players was
former member of assembly, D. P.
Clough, who. it is said, will be used
as a witness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
u. of M. Regent Dies.

Saginaw. Mich. Dec. 7.-Artnur
Hill, regent of the University Of Mich
igan, died at his home yesterday, ait
er an illness Of many months Hill
was prominent in numbering and re-
publican politics. He was candl-
date for United States senator IN
1906.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

law has charged the sheriff. with the
penalty of forfeiture Of his office. 70
use the utmost human endeavor 70
protect the life Of prisoners. The law
may be severe; but severe or not. II
must be enforced"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
ELLIS JURY FAILS
TO REACH VERDICT

little Rock, Dec. Tine jury IN
the Ellis murder case late yesterday
reported inability to reach a verdict.
Should no verdict be returned by az
journing hour today, it is now under
stood the jury viii be discharged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
For Conn, .ssIon Government.

Oklahoma City, Dec. delegates
were elected yesterday to city con.
vention to draft charter for eom-
mission form of government.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
nuon ANn INDUSTRY.


;, being sold. The factory viii nave
an output of ten pianos daily.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany will start work at once rebuild
ing it's lines between Manitowoc and
Milwaukee. Three crews are to be put
at work and it is expected they will
be kept on for the greater part of the
winter
Fifty thousand dollars Of the CAPT
tai stock Of the new 100000 industri-
al promotion corporation organized
to promote La Crosses industrial in
terests, by the board Of trade, has
been subscribed according to an
nouncement Of Chairman E. NJ. Wing
The final stringing of the wires CON
secting the new immense power plant
the Menominee and Marinette Trac-
ion company at Grand Rapids with
he city, have been finished. The con
struction work Of the power plant is
nearly conn &@ted and it will be ready
for operation by Christmas.
A complete new factory, costing ap-
proximately 100000, will be built by
the Berlin Machine works next sum-
nner at BeIoit. The new plant will be
devoted exclusively to the manufac-
ture Of saw machinery, a branch Of
the business that has completely out
grown the company's present capacity.
The English Manufacturing com
panv at Appleton is putting up an ad-
dition to the drv kiln. The building
viii measure 4Ox5O feet. It is being
erected upon a concrete foundation.
Other improvements are contemplate
ed in the near future for increasing
the OUTPUT
Interurban connections between
Whitewater. jefferson. Fort Atk1n-
son and GAINESVILLE we're promised by
John I. Begcs president and general
manager Of the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light company at a
bapquct If the Whitewater Business
Mons association
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Co"'c col ~ ny tl0 I'o11,o- ~ " oo' 10y
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20, - &c - p-'1ol,-J-
,-- 49, - ITIll 20 ~" 81 I'm,
bniIdir,, tbror,,bo,,+ Tho +hroa aoora
Tho now evetor, will reduce gro In.
suranco ratao 40 nor cont
The local branch If tbe American
Cigar compan,, which was discop+in.
ned at WatertoU,p will he followed nv
branch Of the limited Tobacco com.
pany. which has leased the buildings
and will nut force Of neoDIe at work
before long sorting and handling r.
bacco. The date when the DIant will
be opened bv fine new firm ie NOT
known. but it will he rim tn i+s fuIlaet
CaDacitv.
A number Of knitting machines
manufactured bv the Grosser Knitting
Machine comnanv Of 1Tarknredorf Cor
many, are being installed in the
plant of the Zulu Knitting comDanv at
TWO Rivers. With the addition of
:Srer machines the plant will be made
lie most complete Of its size in the
country. The knitting mills are now
running overtime and are taxed to
'heit capacities with orders for knit
goods or all KINDS.
1t has been concluded by the
Starke company not to complete the
intake for the city water plant this
fall at ShebOygan. One more section
of pipe will be put in and a temporary
until spring, when the intake will be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
KING GUSTAV OPENS UNIVERSITY
King custaf and Cabinet at cere-


Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. IA new
university. the fourth in this country.
was opened in Stockholm yesterday.
King Gustaf and the cabinet minis
ters were present at the ceremonies,
which included the distribution OF
eight honorary degrees to prominent
men Of Sweden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

to deny the possibility of their accu-
racy.
Cases of complete incineration are not
rare, but more remarkable are the in
stances in which the body OF man
killed by lightning has appeared to be
unalteTed. but when touched it has
crumbled TO dust. In 1888 three soldiers
took shelter under a tree and a stroke
of lightning killed them all, but they
all remained standing, and even their
clothes appeared to be intact, but when
touched the bodies fell into a heap of
ashes
The lower animals appear to be more
liable to be struck than human beings.
A whole herd of cattle or sheep may
be destroyed by lightning. Two hun
dred and sixteen sheep out Of 2SS have
been struck. and on one occasion 1000
goats are said to have been destroyed
at one time. In a storm cattle and
sheep herd together. and this fact prob
ably increases their danger.
Representations of surrounding OBJ
I jects are sometimes said to have been
imprinted on the victims skins by a
/ lightning discharge. Nearly always the
picture is that of a tree and may be
merely a branching mark made by the
electricity. While not denying the pos
sibility of such picture making. the
writer considers the evidence quite in
sufficient.
/ IN one case a woman was minding
[ a COW and they were both struck by
/ lightning when sheltering under a tree.
/ The COW was killed, but the woman,
/ though unconscious for a time, soon
| revived or her breast was seen a
/ representation of the COW. Here also a
1 healthy skepticism is reasonab BILE, for
/ the picture OF the COW was only seen
4 by peasants.
In the summer OF 1868 a DR.. Deren-
dinger was returning home by train;
when he got out at the station his
purse was missing. It was a tortoise
shell and on one side it had a mono
gram Of two DIS interwined. Some
time later DR.. DeTendinger was called
to see a stranger who had been found
Unconscious under a tree, having been
struck by lightning.
'-The first thing he noticed on exam
lining the man was that there was OF
the thigh a picture of his own mono
gram: the interwined DIS: he resusci-
ated the man. who was taken TO The
hospital DR.. Derendinger said that hi.
purse would probably be found in tn,
patients pocket. and so it proved. Thi,
case is certainly more easily under
stood for the metal Of the monogram
would prove a good conductor and :,
we can imagine how its image Nigh
be impressed on the skin. Simila
cases are recorded of the imprintinl
: of money and other metallic objects Of
! the skin by lightning. and it is com
mon to find burns on parts of the bod,
near matches or other metallic objects
"A very curious effect is sometime
produced. The person struck Is lille,
Z and vet he remains in the very attitud
t i'm which he was at the moment o
! death Eight farm laborers were rest
= ing at dinner time under an oak whel
. they we're an struck end killed by tb
S same flash of lightning. When foun
2 they appeared to be still eating. On
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
A WARY INVENTOR.

Harry Furniss i'm Strand Magazine.)
After Bessemer (Of steel faWel had IN
his small laboratory eEDarimented with
the metals and al last obtained the de-
sired result. by blowing air through the
melted iron he found in the bottom Of the
crucible little lump of the famous steel
Now the question was, how to make the
discovery public? He put the lump OF
steel into his pocket ard made his way
to Nasmyth. Of steam hammer fame,
Placing the metal on i|smyth's desk, he
told him that he had made this extra
ordinary discovery, which would reyOlu-
tionize the whole metal world. Then came
a little incident which shows what Won
derful heads these Scotch financiers pos
sess. What do you think Nasmyth said
TO this excited inventor
En- mon. it's vary risky to show youl
wonderful invention. The world IS vary
dishonest"
To which the aspiring inventor replied
Right Mr.. Nasmyth, 1 just calculated
whom ! was coming TO see, so with ny
last half-crown 1 registered the invention
on my way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
FREAKS
BATTLE EXPLANATION

Perhaps the most curious accompani-
ment of lightning shock is the stripping
off of the clothes. This appears to be
very common. A writer in the Lancet
describes q case in which man was
struck by lightning while standing by a
willow tree Immediately afterwards
his boots were found at the foot OF the
tree and the man was lying on his back
two yards off, absolutely naket except
for part of the left arm Of his flannel
vest.
He was conscious. but much burned,
and his left leg was broken. The field
around was strewn with fragments Of
the clothes, torn from top to bottom
The boots were partly torn
Flammarion mentions a case in 1898
in which three women were standing
around a reaping machine when one Of
them was struck by lightning and
killed the others were absolutely unin-
iured. but they were stripped absolute
Is naked, even their boots being re-
moved.
1t has been suggested that the strip
pins Of the clothes Is caused by the
rapid formation of steam When trees
are struck the bark is frequently torn
off. probably by the electricity passing
! between it and the wood. Ii is not un-
reasonable to imagine that the same
explanation applies to the removal Of
clothes.
/ Little less remarkable is the shaving
+ effect which is sometimes seen. Two
men who We're in a windmill were
struck by Lightning. They were both
/ rendered deaf and the hair, beard and
/ eyebrows of one were burned. A wOm-
. vrba cFr7Tak he hair M
her head completely removed. Some
times the nair returns and sometimes
the part is permanently bald. In the
case of KrUgersdorp bones were bro
ken. and few other similar cases are
recorded. Probably in some of then
the fracture was caused by the fall
F'lammarion mentions a case in which
eight sheep were struck. all their bOnel
had been broken as though crushed il
a mortar. The fall would not acCoun
for this.
When an electric current is passed
through a number of persons holding
hands it is generally felt most by thos
at the end of the chain, and severa
cases have been recorded in which onl.
those which may be called the termi
mails of a series Of animals are dam
aged Five horses in a line received
stroke Of lightning; only the first an,
the last were killed. On anothe
occasion five horses in a stable wer
struck; the only animal to escape dealt
was the horse in the center.
! Several remarkable accounts hay
been recorded where alternate animal
of a series have been killed. During
storm i'm 1901 lightning entered a stabl
where there were twenty cows and
killed ten of them. The first. the thir
and so on were killed while the sec
, and the fourth. and so on. survived
II is certainly difficult to explain case
such as these, but il would be unwis