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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Policeman shoots A Man Down.

Admission, Ala. Especially - At,
Hobson City, Ala, an exclusively ne
gro town. Policeman Clark Heard
shot and fatally wounded Buster AL
len while the latter was talking with
his wife. Heard arrested Allen last
week, and feared, it is said, that AL
len would do him harm.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE

Atchison has ordered 500 cars for
carrying automobiles.
Wabash has cut passenger rates
from Chicago eastward.
A per cent. tax on the dividends
of American corporations would call
for an outlay of approximately $12,-
600, 900.
London sold stocks on the firing
upon a British ship by Russian tor
pedo boat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
A Quake In The Canaries.

Teneriffe, Canary Islands (Spe-
ciaD A sharp earth shock, accom-
panied by continued rumblings, oc-
Cured at Iaod, on the west coast.
The city hall, the barracks and sew.
eral houses were demolished The,
residents fed to the fields Ne
casualties are reported.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
wolves From Roosevelt.

Naples Especially THE German
steamer Feldmarschall. has arrived
here with two wolves and one wild
boar, alive, which were captured by
ex-President Roosevelt. They will be
transshipped to New York on board
the Pannonia, sailing next week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
Korean Hanged In Honolulu.

Honolulu Especially The first ex-
ecution ON Hawaiian territory in
three years occurred when vi Hal
Dam, Korean, was hanged for MUIR
der.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25

St. Petersburg Especially. The
British Embassy here has rece!red
a report concerning the firing upon
the British steamer. WOODBURY. by a
vessel OF the Russian squadron which
was patrolling the vicinity of Pit
kipas Bay. where Emperor Nicholas
and Emperor William were TO meet
the following day. The report comes
from the British vice consul at VII
borg. from whom the embassy ask
ed for an explanation of the incl
dent. Its contents have not been
made public.
The belief that any grave devel-
opments would follow the affair has
been excluded. however, for it was
evidently due to someone's blunder,
for which either or both sides are
willing to express regrets. No Off
cial statement of the facts surround
= re corc has vet been given out.
While private dispatches from vi
borg assert that the WOODBURY. was
steering in accordance with direc-
lions given her by a conveying tor
pedo boat naval officers of the squad
ron declare the steamer was heading
directly for the STANDARD, and that
they could not afford to run the
RISK OF having the imperial yacht
run down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25


Knowing Anything OF The MUIR
der. Pays Icons Way Out OF
Town.
New York Especially Jealousy
Is established as the cause of the
murder OF Elsie Sigel. Paul Sigel.
the father of Elsie. said that Leon
Ling. alias William L. Leon. the
still missing Chinaman. threatened
Elsie few hours before her death.
II didn't know what was going
on in my own home" declared Mr..
Sigel. II didn't learn what had been
going on until after Elsie's body had
been found. / know my wife and
Elsie were Chinese mission workers,
and always opposed their activities
in that direction. My wife concealed
the true situation from me.
II know now that both Leon and
Chu Gain, the proprietor of the Port
Arthur restaurant in Mott Street,
were in love with Elsie, and that
Leon was very Jealous. Within "a
hours / have learned that on Thurs
day afternoon, June s, Leon came
to my house. He called Elsie to one
side and told her that if she had
anything to do with Chu Gain he
would kill them both. Leon had
written to Gain, threatening to cut
him up like pig.
From what have learned with
in the last two days believe that
Chong Sing, Icons partner and
roommate, was hanging around my
home ON the morning of June 9,
when Elsie left here to visit her
grandmother
Mr. Sigel said he believed also
Elsie was induced to visit Icons
room under the representation that
Leon was i'll, that she was killed on
the day she left her home and that
she did not go to Washington.
With the detention of Chu Gain,
the well-to-do and Americanized
manager of the Port Arthur restau-
rant IN Chinatown, as material wit
ness, the police think they have hit
upon logical motive for the murder.
They think that Leon was aroused to
furious jealousy because of Gains
fondness for the girl and her fire.
quent visits to his restaurant, and
that Leon finally demanded that she
become his wife. When the girl re-
fused, the police believe. she was de-
coyed to Icons fiat and there suf-
located or strangled. 1t is admit
ted, however, that 1t is an unusual
thing for Chinaman to kill a white
woman. Cinnamon, as rule, are
fearful of the white race. The Chi
nese frequently kill one another.
The feeling among the police is that
Icons many years of acquaintance
with the girl and their understand
ing of each other must have deluded
him into looking upon her as, in a
sense, of his own race.
Gain had told Captain Carey he
had frequent quarrels with Leon con-
corning the girl. Once the two men
almost came to blows.
It was the news of these quarrels
that led to the arrest of Gain. His
restaurant building was searched
and handful of letters to him from
Miss Sigel, of almost the same tenor
as those addressed to Leon, and
found in q search OF Icons room
found among Gains effects.
The fact that these letters were
found has been concealed by the po-
lice. and while Captain Carey. of the
Homicide Bureau, declared that the
motive had been found. he made no
mention of the letters. He declar-
ed, however. that the motive was
jealousy and that the attentions OF
Gain to Miss Sigel had inspired Leon
to slay his white sweetheart.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
JAPANESE TROUBLE
ON HAWAII ISLAND
5000 Lahorsrs Present Demand
Upon Planters.

More Of The Charged With Com
spiracy To Commit Murder And
Incite Others To Crime - Futile
Appeal OF An Agitator To The Jap
anese Government To Interfere
The Japanese Consul,s Report OF
The Situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25

London. The firing on the Brit
ish steamer WOODBURY. by Russian
torpedo boat in Pitkipas Bay has
mot yet been reported .tothe Foreign
Office. and the owners of the vessel
are awaiting her return in order to
secure full details. when they will
ask for complete investigation of
the circumstances Officials are In
clined to believe that the action of
the Russian vessel was due to some
mistake which can be easily explain
ed. and that the. matter will be set
steld by the payment OF compensa-
ton
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25

stockholm Coyne. the fireman
on board the British steamer Wood
burn, that was fired upon in Pit
kipas Bay by a vessel of the Rus
sian squadron sustained only slight
injuries, and probably will be able
in a few days to leave the hospital
where he was removed. He declares
that three other members Of the crew
sustained slight injuries from the
Russian fire. Further details of the
occurrence, show that the WOODBURY.
strayed during the night within the
prohibited zone of navigation in the
vicinity of Pitkipas Bay Her cap
tain evidently was unfamiliar with
the published regulations. The Rus
sian torpedo boat fred first three
blank shots. which were followed up
by four projectiles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
TEN PEOPLE KILLED
IN 4 TROLLEY CRASH
Motorman's Neglect Causes Collision
in Indiana.
GOING At FORTY MILES AN HOUR

The Other Car Had Been Brought
To A Standstill, But The Impact
Was So Great That The Two Cars
Were Welded Together And Many
Z OF The Dead And Injured Had To
Be Cut Out OF The Wreck-The
Responsible Motorman Killed At
His Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
WHY THE RUSSIANS
FIRED ON BRITISH ship
feared She Would Strike the. Cars
Yacht.
VESSEL IN FORBIDDEN WATERS.

Declares The steamer Was, Heading
Directly For The STANDARD ~ The
Firing Upon The WOODBURY. Not
Likely To Cause Amy International
Complication - A Complete Inyes-
tigation To Be MAde-Wounded
Fireman's Story.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-25
MISS SIGEL MADE
Love TO TWO CHINESE
Success Of Wealthy Rival Drove Leon
to XIII Gil.
VAN sEARcR FoR rAE Fugitive

Police Find Affectionate Letters That
Elsie Sigel Wrote To Both Admir-
ers-Wealthier Man Spurned Her
Belief He StrangIed Girl After
Being Rejected - Chn Gaia,
frightened At Threats. But Not
Knowing Anything OF The MUIR
der. Pays Icons Way Out OF
Town.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Will Observe LinCOln'S Birthday

Saturday evening the council com
mittee, consisting of Aldermen A. H
Hartwig, T. F. Shinnick, F. G. Wer-
ner, and the G. A. R. committee, con.
sisting of w. D. Sproesser, Fred Ku,
sell A. Solliday, and the citizens com
mittee consisting of E. F. Wieman, j
H. OFT and w. P. Roseman, met in
the city clerks room and organized
into Lincoln birthday anniversary
committee. w. D. Sproesser, chair
man of the G. A. r. committee, was
on motion of E. F. Wieman, elected
chairman of the joint committee, and
w. P. Roseman was appointed secre-
tary.
After an open discussion on differ
ent plans by means of which Febru.
airy u, 1909 might be appropriately
celebrated, the following sub-commit-
tees were appointed: T. F. Shin
nick and A. H. Hartwig were appoint
ed to act as committee to secure
the principal speaker for the occasion,
governing themselves by the sugges-
lions made by the committee Of the
whole.
Fred Kusel and Dr. F. G. Werner
were instructed to consult the author
tiles of Turner Opera house and ask
for the privilege of using the same on
this most worthy occasion, it being
the opinion of those present that the
Turner society would willingly grant
the use of the hall gratis, providing
society be reimbursed for the heat
and light necessary for the comfort of
the people. The appropriate decora-
lions for the occasion were also en-
trusted to these gentlemen.
Messrs. w. d. Sproesser, E. F. Vie
man and w. P. Roseman were chosen
to wait upon the Apollo club and ask
them to furnish vocal music for the
occasion. DR.. J. H. OFT and DR.. T. F.
Shinnick were instructed to consult
the Northwestern University authori-
ties and secure their band to furnish
the instrumental music, and also in
vite the military company to particl-
pate in the exercises. The selection
of a person to read the Gettysburg
speech was left to the G. A. R. Post.
The chair was instructed to invite the
Revs. H. G. Rehm and NJ. L. Eversz
to be present and act in a ministerial
capacity.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Stole Silk Goods

If the parties who stole $300 worth
of colored silks from the Wisconsin
House Sunday afternoon will leave
their address with Chief of Police
Block he will go after them, but it
seems that the goods are gone and no
one knows where.
Sunday afternoon Meyer Miller and
Isaac Miller, peddlers, put UP at the
Wisconsin House. They told the man
in charge that their trunks contained
valuable goods and he told them that
they had bitter take them to their
room, which they did, only to find
later on that the silks were missing
A search warrant was issued in
Justice Henzes court yesterday, but
nothing was found of the goods and
the men departed for the west after
obtaining a copy of the procedure.
No warrant was issued for the theft
and no further action was taken by
the police. One of the men told a
conflicting story to the police and
there is a possibility that the whole
transaction is a put up job.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Sacred Heart Wins

Sacred Heart College basketball
team defeated Milwaukee Normal in
the first game of the season at the
college gymnasium Saturday evening.
The score resulted 80 to 20.
The Normals led by a point or so
until the last half minute of play,
when Sacred Heart in a last effort
threw two field goals, winning the
game. The score at the end of the
first half was IA to IS, with the Nor
mails in the lead. Field goals, Sacred
Heart 10, Normals Z; free, Sacred
Heart 6, Normals Ia; fouls, Sacred
Heart %, Normals Is; gift, Normals 1.
Next Wednesday evening at s
o'clock at Turner Opera house Sacred
Heart will meet the Milton college
team. Milton is reported as having
as strong a team as any school in the
state, and good game may be looked
for.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Old Officers Reelected

At the regular monthly meeting of
the directors of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank held yesterday afternoon,
the current year:
President-W. D. Sproesser.
Vice President-Joseph Terbrueg-
gen.
Vice President-D. II. KuSel.
Cashier-Charles E. Frey.
Assistant Cashier-Max Rohr.
Judges of Election-John G. Con
way, U. Habhegger, Fred Kusel
Examining Committee-John Hab-
hegger, w. A. Beurhaus, F. Schmutz-
Ter, Fred Kusel, L. H. Cordes
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Another Extension

That Watertown will soon be given
another outlet to Milwaukee via Geo
nomowoc is evidenced from the fact
that it is now proposed to construct a
new interurban line from Wauwatosa
westward to that city. When this is
completed it will not be necessary to
go to the cream city by the Waukesha
route but one may go direct by way
iOf Wauwatosa.
President John 1. Beggs of The Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light
company yesterday received a certii-
cate of necessity and convenience
from the state rate commission au-
thoriZing the extension Of his inter.
urban lines from Wauwatosa to Ocon.
OmowOc. The action to secure right
of way and necessary titles will be
started Immediately, according to Mr.
| Beggs, and the entire line finished
within two years.
The extension is one of the largest
steps taken by The Milwaukee Elec.
many years, and it marks the begin.
ming Of extensive Improvements prom
| ised by Mr.. Beggs shortly after the
| presidential election. When complet
ed it will provide interurban trans
IpOrtation around the north side of Pc
waukee lake, including the village OF
Pewaukee which is not now included
on the street car company's maps
Eventually Mr.. Beggs expects to ex
tend the new line as far to the north
west as Beaver Dam.
! The extension as planned will begin
at Wauwatosa, including ELM Grove
Broikfeld, Duplainville, village of Pc
waukee, Hartland, Nashotah, Mayo
wicka, Giffords, and then to Oconomo
voc. The present line to Oconomo
VOC skirts the south shore of Pewau
kee lake. The new one will be run
around the north shore.
1--WE will start work at once to Sc
cure right of way and titles to neces
sary property" said Mr.. Beggs. 81
expect that the new line will be com
pleted in about two years. The Ger
tificate of necessity and convenience
| received yesterday from the state
rate commission authorizes the new
extension and was necessary before
construction could Begin
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Old Resident Called

Mr.. Joseph Foljahn, an old and re-
spected resident of this city, answered
the summons of death at his late resi-
dence, 800 Ninth street, yesterday
morning after an illness of several
weeks duration, cerebral hemohrage
being the immediate cause of death.
Mr.. Foljahn was born in Germany on
December II, 1880 and came to Am
erica about forty-fve years ago, COM
ing direct to Watertown, where he
has since resided. He is survived by
his widow and one daughter, Mrs.
Reinhold Nimmer of Oshkosh. The
funeral will take place Wednesday at
100 o'clock from the home to ST.
Johns Lutheran church. The inter
ment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
DOINGS TUESDAY
Large Increase in Receipts

The annual amount of mail handled
in the city of Watertown is very large
more so in fact than in many cities
which boast of greater revenue and
demand from the government costly
sites for public buildings. Watertown
is behind Fort Atkinson in receipts
| but the postmaster at Fort Atkinson
would not claim that his office han
dies one-half the amount the Water
town postoffice does. The receipts at
the Fort Atkinson postoffice are about
$4,000 greater than in WATERFOWL.
The annual statement prepared by
Postmaster E. W. Keyes of Madison,
showing the gross receipts of the prin-
cipal postoffices Of the state for the
calendar year 1908, and comparing
them with the receipts for the same
offices during 1907, furnishes the best
possible evidence of the general pros
perity which has been enjoyed every
where throughout the state during the
lpast twelve months.
The receipts of the twenty post
offices included in the list, for the year
ending December 81, 1908, show a total
of $2,61S, 523.S5, which is a gain of
$l65, 116.34 over the year 1907. Of
these twenty offices fourteen are first
class, having over $4,000 in annual
receipts, and the remainder come
under the head of second class offices
1t will be seen that the twenty cities
show an average increase in postal
receipts of nearly seven per cent
| In statement, prepared by E. w
Keyes, postmaster at Madison, show
ing the increase of receipts of twenty
postoffices in the state eff Wisconsin,
Watertown is not included.
At the request of the Times Post
master H. T. Eberle makes the fol
lowing statement:
Receipts for the calendar year 1907,
$2O,645.S5.
Receipts for the year 1908, $20910. 80.
An increase of IA per cent.
! The receipts for the first quarter,
January l to March 81 1907, were I'M
eXpectedly large, due to several I'M
usual mailings, amounted to $6,527.15.
The corresponding quarter of 1908
showed $5,433.93, a loss of receipts of
I$1193.22. The increase from April 1
to December 81 in 1908 over the same
period of 1907 is $1,35S.27, showing a
net gain of $265.05.
The gain for the last nine months
is therefore S% per cent.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
A Notre Dame Lady's Appeal.

To all knowing sufferers of rheuma-
tism, whether muscular or of the joints
sciatica, lumbagos, backache, pains in
the kidneys or neuralgia pains, to write
to her for a home treatment which has
repeatedly cured all of these fortunes. She
feels it her duty to send it to all her suf-
ferers FREE. You cure yourself at
home as thousands will testify-nO
change of climate being necessary.
This simple discovery banishes uric acid
from the blood, loosens the stiffened
joints, purifes the the blood. and bright.
ems the eyes, giving elasticity and tone
to the whole system. If the above in
terests you, for proof address Mrs. M.
Summers, Box R. Notre Dame, Ind.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Old Fender Goes

We read of a recent invention which
has the merit of novelty at least, what
ever may be said of it in other re-
spects. 1t is a device to take the
place of tenders on trolley cars, and
the day may not be distant when it
will be seen in operation in Water
town. 1t consists chiefly of a tank of
compressed air. When a person gets
III front of a car the motorman presses
a button releasing a blast of air that
blows the trespasser off the track
How simple? Air is SO cheap, too
Now if the inventor will be kind
enough to devise something to catch
the person blown up when he comes
down there will be nothing more to
worry about
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
New DYNAMO at Power House

The burning out of one of the dy-
namos at the power plant of the gas
and electric company, which started
Tuesday, has been causing the COM
pany considerable trouble and Mana
ger Comstock decided to rebuild the
machine, which means the reminding
of the machine with new copper coils
heavier than before SO as to give bet
ter service. A day and night crew
are at work and it is expected that
the machine will be completed by Sun
day.
The burning out Of the machine
caused poor service Tuesday which
the management claims will be com
pleteIy rectified when the machine
now undergoing repairs is put into
service again.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
In Social Realm

A number of friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Kaercher, Jefferson
street, rendered them a pleasant sur
prise Saturday evening in honor of
the birthday anniversary of the host.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
cards and games and a tempting
spread was served at II o'clock, after
which the guests departed voting Mr..
and Mrs. Kaercher hospitable enter
tanners. Present were Messrs and
Mesdames Frank Kopp, Ernst Hoeff-
ner, Hugo Koenig, Fred Malloch, John
hehr, Theodore Bergman, George
Henke, Emil Kaercher, John Kaerch-
er; Mesdamss Helen Hosfner, Regina
kabot, Fred Bergman; Misses Clara
and Elsie Bergman; Messrs. Louis
Bergman, Conrad Heinrich.
Mrs. Otto Nowack entertained a
number of little folks at her home in
North Sixth street Saturday afternoon
in honor of her daughter Esther. Mu-
sic and games were INDUCED in and
tempting refreshments were served
Prizes were awarded Adele Hoffman,
and Gertrude Klingmann. Present
were Selma Guetzlaff, Adele Hoff-
mann, Irma Guetzlaff, Othelia and Hill
da Kaliebe, Alma Plass, Hilda Schu-
macher, Frances Dobbratz, Gertrude
Klingmann, Gertrude Nickels, Doris
KrOnitz.
Miss Louise Neitzel was hostess at
a pleasant gathering of friends at her
home in Rockwell street last evening.
| The evenings enjoyments consisted
! of vocal and instrumental music,
cards and dancing. Prizes were award
| ed Mr. and Mrs. Paul Herzog, Harry
Miller and Miss Hattie March. At IL
O'Clock tempting spread was served
and all present report a most enjoy
able evening.
! Miss Rosa Mass was hostess at a
| pleasant gathering of friends at her
| home in North Ninth street yesterday
afternoon and evening in honor of her
birthday anniversary. Present were
Misses Emma Buechele, Martha
Bramer, Selma Meyer, Myrtle Goeld-
ner, Hilda Kramp, Lydia Kramp,
Lizzie Rick, Emma Walthers, Minnie
Dobbratz.
| Miss Mile Dierksmeier will enter
tain the Monday card club at her
home in Division street this evening.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Concerning "Christian Names"

SoHSSFh'HS WITHSTAND iNafnes.
May one interject gentle protest
against the use Of the phrase Chris
tian name" In this connection? The
Romans said praenomen, the French
say prenom, and we have used the
word 'forename" for the last 1855
years. 1t is as incorrect to speak Of
the Christian name of a Jew, for e1-
ample, as it would be hopeless to e1-
pect q Christmas card from a Jewish
rabbi Again, the middle name of a
Roman was his gentle name-that of
bis gems. On the surface, what pref
ty confusion OF ideas 1t would have
been to have spoken Of the name as at
once gentle and Christian.-Londou
Notes and Queries.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Personal Mention

Mrs. F. F. Farber spent the day in
Oconomowoc.
Miss Elsie Zimmerman will spend
tomorrow in Milwaukee.
Frank McAdams and Herman Barr
spent Sunday in Milwaukee.
Miss Gertie Schatz has returned
from a few weeks visit in Moline, Ill.
A large crowd attended the fifth of
the series of card parties arranged by
the Eastern Star at the Masonic Tenn
pie assembly rooms last evening. The
prizes, two chairs, were awarded to
Mr.. Paul Thorn and Miss Mary Burke.
Smoke --latest Out" SC cigar.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Personal Mention

Miss Laura Kelly was home firm
Milwaukee to spend Sunday.
Miss Nellie Burke of Milwaukee
spent Sunday at her home here.
William Krebs left for Omaha, Neb.
yesterday, called there by the serious
illness of his son.
DR.. Albert Buchheit and wife of
Chicago are spending a few days at
the home of William Buchheit.
Arthur Zimmerman of Fort Atkin-
son and RENE Zimmerman of Mil
waukee spent Sunday at the home of
their parents here.