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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
PROPOSE LID FOR
PART Of SUNDAY
MILWAUKEE SALOONlSTS FAVOR
PLAN FOR LARGER SAB
BATH REST.

Milwaukee, Feb. IA voluntary
movement to close saloons at mid
night on Saturdays and keep them
closed until Sunday at 2. m, has
been started among Polish saloon men
on the south side, and a massmeeting
of saloon keepers in that district viii
probably be called in the near future,
20 take concerted action in the mat
ter. Already eight saloon keepers are
closing their saloons in this manner.
Casimir Klos, who has a saloon at
481 Mitchell street, and who, with Ed
ward Paivolwski, is at the head Of the
movement, said in an interview:
1T would be much better that sa
loon keepers should close at midnight
on Saturdays. Now they are killing
themselves with keeping open all the
time. They have no time to rest, and
they would make just as much money
if they closed up at that time. Aftef
midnight on Saturday night man
spends no more money in saloon,
he only stays around. And on Sun
day morning, if the saloons were
closed, he would have chance to go
to church and be good.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
MOCK WAR FOR
SPERRY'S FLEET
SQUADRON TO GO THROUGH MA
NEUVERS BEFORE ARRIVING
AT HAMPTON ROADS,

Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.-Admir-
al Sperrys battleship fee, which is
due to arrive at Hampton Roads on
February %, completing cruise
around the world, is ahead of It's
schedule and could reach its dest ma
ton two days earlier instead o.
coming into the roadway ahead of
time, however, the flee will go
through battle maneuyers outside the
Virginia capes for two days with the
Atlantic fleet under Admiral Arnold,
which is due to meet the fleet 1000
miles off shore and escort it to the
home port.
With the feet augmented to twenty
five ships of war, Admiral Sperry
will put the battle ships through d
thorough war drill, using the new
scout cruisers Birmingham. Salem
and Chester as scouts to warn the ap-
prOach of an enemy" against which
! he will proceed in battle array. The
remainder of the new Atlantic fleet
consists of the battle ships New
/ ~
and the armored cruisers Montana
and North Carolina None of these
vessels were in commission when the
fee, sailed a year ago around the
world
Upon arrival at Hampton Roads
eight vessels will be detached and
sent to navy yards, three of which
the Illinois, Kearsarge and Kentucky
WI go into reserve, their places in
line being taken by the Atlantic fleet
battle ships. The remaining eight
will stay at Hampton Roads until aft
er Inauguration, after which they will
undergo minor repairs and thor
leave for the Caribbean for the win
ter's battle maneuvers and targel
practice. The sailors from the de
tached ships, numbering $500 men
will march in the Taft inaugural pa
rade.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
COCKTAILS SAYS
ONLY LOCK CANAL
RETURNED ENGINEERS AND Ex-
PERTS UNANIMOUS IN SUP
PORT OF PLAN.

Washington, Feb 14.-Chairman
Goethals Of the Isthmian canal com
mission, and the members of the
board of engineers appointed by Pres
ident Roosevelt who went to Panama
with President-elect Taft reached
Washington yesterday. They will
have a report ready for the president
early this week The members will
report unanimously in favor of con
tinuance of the present plan of con
struction.
Mr.. GoethaIs speaking of the canal
said
Il repeat what ! said year ago.
and that is that the canal will be
completed and ships traversing it by
the first of January, 1915 rhe work
on the waterway is going +, lad splen-
didly. In my judgment the character
Of the canal to be built has not
changed in the least The most ac-
ceptable plan is that Of q lock canal
which is that now under construction.
Any danger to ships humping into
gates Of other parts of the locks,
about which some apprehension has
been expressed has been entirely
done away with by electrical devices
by which the vessels viii be kept nn-
der control at all times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18

verdict of the jury, which awarded
$500 damages for the death OF the
plaintiffs husband.
The Mansion Cooperative Cream
cry company declared a dividend OF
A. per cent at is annual meeting
During the year 672,575 pounds OF
cream were received and 242,96f12
pounds of butter were made, the re
ceipts for which were $59,999.64.
The plant of the Balm Wagon works
at Kenosha will be entirely rebuilt
within the next few years A begin
ming will be made this spring, piles
for a new structure having already
been driven. All frame buildings are
to be replaced by brick.
The first annual poultry show OF
the Dunn County Poultry association
closed with the election of the fol
lowing officers: President, J. D. Nil
Ter; vice presidents, Thomas Wi-tig
and Mrs. Caleb Sundby; secretary
and treasurer, Louis Ehrhard.
James A. Kennard, a former vel
known business man of KenOsha, has
been declared a bankrupt in the
United States court for southern
Iowa at Desmoines. He Schedules
liabilities of $7,519.45 and unexemp
assets at rothing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18

in the house at Washington. 1t IS
not expected to pass this session.
Henry Jennings, a Chicago work
man, who escaped death by crawling
TO 4 pile of rubbish and then was
rescued by a tug at the fire in the
crib in the lake several weeks ago,
died at the hospital. This increases
the list Of the known dead at the
crib fire to ffty-six.
The presidents request for keeping
secret the reply of the secretary OF
the treasury to the Foraker resolu-
ton calling for an ltemized state
ment Of expenditures made from the
war deficiency fund OF 1899, will
probably be ignored by the senate
when the matter comes DIP for con
sideration.
! The life was crushed out Of Abra
| ham Foorman in New York by a big
planning machine at which he was
working in the shop of the Andras
Marsh Mfg. Co. Foorman fell II
the channel traversed by the huge
moving piece of steel. For a full
minute the block Of metal relent
lesslv moved on from one end o.
the planer to the other, and finally
crushing him against the end of the
/ channel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
OLDEST DIPLOMAT
QUITS HIS POST
HENRY VlGNAUD RESIGNS AS
SECRETARY OF AMERICAN
EMBASSY AT PARIS

Paris Feb. 16.-Henry Vignaud,
secretary of the American embassy
at Paris, resigned, to take effect
March 81. Mr.. Vignaud assigns as a
reason his advanced age and a desire
not to block the path of promotion
Ito younger men"
Mr.. Vignaud, who is 10, and the
oldest member of the American dipIo-
matte corps abroad. leaves tho serv-
ice highly esteemed by all who knew
him. AS he is without private for
tune Of any kind a group of pomi-
nent Americans. who appreciate his
long and faithful service, have come
forward and raised a fund Of $4,000
to provide for his remaining years.
Mr.. Vignaud came abroad as sec
rotary to the confederate diplomatic
commission in Paris in 1863. In 1873
he became regularly commissioner as
secretary Of the American legation at
Paris, after which he was continuous
ly secretary : the legation and en-
bassy thirty-fOur years. He partiCt-
pated in man important negotiation
and acquired a high reputation as a
diplomat. He enjoyed to a high de
rgee the friendship and confidence O.
French public men who have directed
A few years ago the French govern
ment named him as arbiter in the
FrancO-Haiten controversy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
FOREIGN.

Six. persons were blown to pieces
at Nancay France by the explos on
.Or large quantity Of dynamite in
q mire a. Tucquegnieux.
The Deutsche bank at Valparaiso,
Chile. has purchased for $2,OO0,OOO,
$4,000 acres of borax land in north
ern Chile. The bank will compete
with English interests.
Margaret Won HOLSTER an Amer
lean woman studying for the Stage,
is dead in London from an overdose
Of chloride There is no evidence
that the woman Intended 10 commit
suicide.
The charred body of Secretary
Beckert of the German legation was
fourd at Santiago, Chile, amid the
IIufns of the office of the legation,
which was destroyed by fire yester-
day.
Eighty Portuguese soldiers sent to
preserve order in the plague infest
ed districts of the Azores, mutinied
Irccenuv and ordered the doctors to
stop the epidemic within fifteen days
under fire threats. Later, however
| the mutineers were Quoted
General Fredericke, former COVER
nor Of Nizhnt-Novgorod, Russia, has
been convicted of completely in the
grain scandal that attended the fam
inc relief in 1906, sentenced to dis
missal from the government service
and fined $1,000.
It is understood that the EngIisf
cabinet ministers have come to al
! agreement on the question Of nava
|poIicy and that the new shipbuiIding
program will include six Dread
noughts.
It is stated that Wilbur Wright
the American aeroplanfs., who is now
at Pau will go to Rome some time
in March for the purpose of giving
| instruction to two italian aeTonauts
It is understood that he will make
a. least twenty flights and will re
ceive $4,000 for his work
Three wOrkmen were suffocated t
death as a result Of a fire in {
cheap lodging house in Manchester
England Fifteen of the Iodger.
were removed to hospitals suffering
from the effects Of flame and smoke
Three hundred men slept in the
| house
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18

Washington, Feb. 10.-The ever in
| teresting ceremony of counting the
electoral vote was performed to-
day at the senate and house in joint
session. William H. Taft of Ohio
was officially declared elected presi-
dent and James Sherman of New
York. vice president, the count dis
closing 321 electoral votes for the re-
publican candidates as against 1852 for
Bryan and Kern.
In the house there was general ac-
ceptance of the suggestion for the re-
peal of the law standing in the way
of Senator Knox's transfer to the
state department, but it was not ac-
cepted by all as feasible. Some
members raised the question as to
whether even after repeal he would
not be prohibited inasmuch as to
constitution forbids the appointment
to an Office, the salary of which had
been raj ed during the appolntee's
term as member of congress, nothing
being said about the subsequent re-
duction of salary. Following the re-
fusal Of unanimous consent for the
consideration of the resolution appro-
priating s1,25O,O00 for the Lincoln
memorial in Washington and tho
passage of several bills of minor i'm
portance, consideration of the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was re-
sumed. The effort Of Mr.. Lever of
South Carolina and his followers to
abolish the board Of referees of the
department of agriculture failed.
The postal savings hank bill was
before the senate during most of the
session and Senator Hepburn CT
Idaho spoke in opposition to it. But
hUtle progress was made.
Following close upon the discovery
that Senator Knox of Pennsylvania
could not, without violating the pro-
VISIONS OF the constitution of the
united States, accept the state port
loilo IN the Taft cabinet, the senate
LOOK prompt action to remove the
constitution objection Senator
ffaIe introduced a resolution which
was referred to the committee on
judiciary, providing that the salary
OF the secretary of state be reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000, the figure at
"hlcn It stood before it was in |
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The GAINESVILLE Gazette will occup,
its new quarters in the Bostwicl
building on Feb %.
Louis Hartung Of Two Rivers. ha
received a contract to plan 1,OOt
acres to seed peas for a Rockford
! III. seed house
A farmers clearing house where
they can dispose of all their trucl
IS to be established in Neenah viii
the support Of the local merchants.
A seven-hour work day is an alb
surdity. i'm the opinion Of Herman
Robinson, an organizer in New Yorl
for the American Federation oil
Labor.
Citizens of New York who are to
receive the rebates from the Consol
idated Gas company have been i'm
portuEed to contribute them to char
ity in aid Of the poor.
The djstiIIing plant of Bernhein
Brothers, Louisville, Ky. burned. The
flames were confined to the machin.
eryhouse The loss. estimated al
$4,000, is covered by insurance.
The village of Elkhart Lake has
granted the Milwaukee and Fox
River Valley railway company a
franchise. The company has already
laid tracks from Plymouth to the
village.
Machines valued at more than So,
100000, representing the exhibits of
1878 different makes, are shown at
tire automobile show which opened
for seven days at the Coliseum in
Chicago
The most disastrous fire in twenty
four years destroyed properly valued
at $4,000 Of Charlottesville, Va
The blaze originated in the building
OF the Charlottesville Hardware com,
pany, and destroyed five buildings.
Charles E. Burbank of Boston has
purchased the interest of Mrs. Anna
Clifford Bowman OF Brookline. Mass,
in the Clifford property on Oconomo-
VOC lake and concempIates expend-
ing about $4,000 upon the place.
The Northern Wisconsin sta-e fair
will be out of debt when the rexI
fair is given in September, sufficient
pledges having been given to liqui-
date the $4,000 Indebtedness. An
nouncement TO Unis eIfec- was made
at the first annual banquet given by
the stockholders at Chippewa Falls.
Fully 60 per cent of the members
Of the National Windowgiass Work
ers' union. who struck about two
months ago for a % per cent in
crease in wages, have returned to
work. Manufacturers employing that
many men have signed the new wage
scale, according to the statement
made by A L. Faulkner, president OF
the employers union.
Judge Fowler denied the motion
for new trial in the case Of Eliz-
abeth Boucher of Fond du Lac against
the Wisconsin Central, sustaining the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
Investigation Beams

Madison, Feb. 11.-Public hearings
on how the republican senatorial can
didates spent their money in the pri-
mary campaign will begin Tuesday
morning, when the investigation com
mittee will institute its inquisition.
The four candidates are expected to
be here as the first informants of the
solOns. This was agreed upon at the
executive session of the committee.
this afternoon. The committee DELHI
Grated for over three hours arranging
the details of organization and pro
Jecting plans. The committee was
completed at the morning session of
the assembly. Speaker Bancroft ap-
pointed Assemblymen Bray, Whit
man, Hambrecht, ingalls, and Chapple
as the members of the investigation
committee. Senators Marsh Morris
and Husting are to represent the sen
ate. The expenses of the inyestiga-
ton will be about $40 per day, the
committee estimates There will be
court reporter whose salary is set
at SO a day, clerk 81 a day, a ste
nOgrapher at s., a door-keeper and
sergeant-at-arms to cost 81 a day and
pages totaling about So. Printing
and postage will raise the total tOI
more than $40. Serving of subpoelas
is not included il the estimate TheI
ouizzing will proceed the same as in
court The much discussed state
ment by Isaac Stephenson of the
amount of his expenditures in the
primary campaign of 1908 was filed
in the office of Secretary of State |
Frear The statement exhibits a total
payment by Mr.. Stephenson to his |
agents and others of $107, 1906, the |
largest item being $50 1926 paid to
various persons for numerous pur-
poses not specifically enumerated.
The vote for senator today stood as
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

Washington, Feb. 9.-The senate
became involved in a discussion of the
type of canal that should be con
structed at Panama. Senator Kit
tredge, chairman of the committee on
interOceanic canals, precipitated the
debate by bringing in an adverse re
port on the Hopkins bill, authorized
the secretary of the treasury to issue
bonds to the extent of 100000 900
for the construction Of the canal.
Reading a statement of the expendi-
lures on the canal up to date, he de-
clared that the completion of the lock
canal would cost $400,000,000 and in
sisted that a great mistake had been
made in not adheTing to the plan for
building a sea level waterway across
the isthmus, which he said would be
Foraker and Teller both joined Mr.
Kittredge in declaring a belief that
a sea level canal should be construct
ed, and Mr.. Kittredge said it was not
too late TO abandon the lock project,
For nearly six hours the house dAo-
cussed the bill materially changing
the methods Of administering the
Panama canal zone and constructing
the canal Amendments almost with
out number were aimed at the meas
ure. but with one or two exceptions
failed of adoption. Consideration Of
the bill was completed, but no vote
taken. One million, two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars is appropriated
for the erection of a monument in
Washington as a memorial to Abra-
ham Lincoln, by a bill introduced by
Mr.. Mccall Of Massachusetts. A com
mission is created to prepare the gen
eraI design for the monument and
$4,000 is provided for the expenses of
this commission.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
WISCONSIN WAITS.

The city council of WaeertOwn has
voted a salary OF 500 a year for
aldermen.
Miss Hazel Rice of GAINESVILLE had
her leg fractured when her bobsled
collided with fence.
Former Chief Of Police Thornton OF
Chippewa Falls was convicted Of sell
ing liquor to minors and fined.
Ernest Armenian, an aged recluse
of Sheboygau was found dead from
natural causes in his cottage. He
had been i'll for many years.
Miss Lydia Gaurke of Green Bay,
while on her way to work was the
victim Of a holdup. Before she could
recover from her fright the robber
had escaped.
George Lauer, a discharged en-
pIoye, was found unconscious in ms
room in the Ritger hotel at Appleton
with a gas jet wide open. 1t IS be-
iieved that he will recover.
Charged with robDing the hard
ware store Of Alderman Bros, Theo-
,dore Nieson, aged 16, and John
Kirsch, aged 4, confessed and were
bound over at Port Washington.
Thomas Clare Of Oshkosh fell on a
slippery sidewalk in front Of the Ho-
tel Racine. at Racine, spraining his
ankle. County officials purchased him
a pair Of crutches and gave him a
ticket 10 his home Clare says he
will bring SUI for damages.
After a search Of more than six
months, the Kcnosha police force has
caused the arrest Of Peter Potowsh
A former cmDlOye Of he city, and he
is in Jail at Rockford, III. PotoWskj
is wanted here on charge Of aban,
5o1ing his wife and children.
Prosecutions against Racine saloon
Keepers and managers Of cigar stores
charged with having slot machines
in their places Of business and allow
ing gambling, were dismissed and the
slot machines ordered returned to the
owners. Three cases were tried and
in all the cases vordicts Of not guilty
were found.
Joseph Lcchcr. who escaped from
The jail at Fort Washington last No
vemDer and was later arrested i!
Chicago, confessed to District AttOr
ney Schanen that he stole $3.50 from
Mayor MacirIIoin Mt Cedarburg anC
divided with Edward Wilson Moth
ing has been heard from Edward an.
Charles Wilson, who escaped at the
same time
F. r. Foster, Milwaukee, pleaded
guilty at WaUIlesha, to q charge o
carrying concealed weapons. Judge
Armin suspended sentence. Foster i:
a moIder and since the strike ha.
been in the habit of carrying The
weapon in going to and from work
Saturday night he went to Pewaukec
to see his wife who was i'll at the
home OF her mother Family trou
bIos were said to have been respOn
sibIc for Fosters arrest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
N. B. VAN SLYKE
DEAD IN MADISON

Madison Wis, Feb. 15.-Napoleon
Bonaparte Van S,yke. ST years cd on
December q, last, died last night of
pneumonia after four days illness
Until five weeks ago he was presi-
dent of the First National bank
position he had held for perhaps 40
years. He was a New Yorker.
leaves a married daughter there, at
HornellsvilIe, and a son, james NJ.
and four grandchildren here He was
worth 100000 or 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
SUMNER RESIGNS FROM VALE.
Three Reach Age Limit and Retire on
Pensions.

New Haven. Conn, Feb. 10
At the February meeting OF
the Yale corporation held here
yesterday the designations OF
Professors. w. G. Sumner, c. B
Richards. BernadOtte Perrin and Fl.
P. Wright were accepted. Perrin has
served for % years and the others
have reached the age limit of So years
and will retire on pensions.
Among the important appointments
announced are those of Professor l.
p. Breckenridge Of the University OF
Illinois, TO be professor of mechanical
engineering and member of the gov
erning board OF Sheffield sclenunc
school TO succeed Professor Richards
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18

creased, along with those of all other
cabinet officers of two years ago In
view of the resolution, Assistant At
the resolution was referred, informal
ly for an opinion, held that if con.
gress restores the salary to what it
was before Mr.. Knox entered the SEN
ate, ''the case falls outside the pur-
pose of the law and is not within the
law"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
Fleets Will Meet Today.

New York, Feb. ia wireless
message shows that the battleship
fleet is LAO miles east of Hampton
Roads. and the welcoming squadron,
headed by the warship, Maine, about
$50 miles from the approaching fleet.
1t is estimated that the fleets VIII
meet shortly after noon today.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
DOM STIC.

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ed u cockhght ON the outskirts OF
the city. over 100 men were arrest
ed and - dead and live birds. cap
tured.
The Masonic lodges at Sherman
and Conroo, Tex. have adopted rcso.
lutions condemniag Charles Hoskin.
grand master of Ohio Masous, for in
vitiug William II. Taft to become a
Mason ON sigh
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-18
Celebrates His 13eth Birthday.

Guadalajura- Mexico. Feb. 16.-Jose
Guadalupe, Alcala. believed to be the
oldess man in the world, has just
celebrated his 1S9th birthday. Alacala
was born in this city forty years be
fore Mexico became a republic and
has lived in three centuries.