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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
STAYS HIS WIFE AND COUSIN
Wronged Husband Decaptates Wo-
man and Man With Ratchet
Hides in ChurcF-Tells Priest.

Kenosha, Wis.-Tortured by the men
tai picture of his headless wife and
her paramour, whom he slew at his
home in Kenosha, Pasquale Marchesl.
twenty-seven years old, a merchant,
went to a priest and confessed the dou-
BILE crime, which had heretofore not
beer. discovered. The young ayenger
of his honor was turned over to the
Kenosha police, who are closely guard
ing him for fear of possible mob VIC
.ence
According to Marchesi, he went
home earlier at night than usual, and
found his wife, Rosario, and his cousin
and namesake occupying Mrs. Mar
chests bedchamber. The younger
Marchesi, who was not OF age, had
been a favorite of the husband, and
the scene drove him mad, he SAID
Without allowing his presence to be-
come known Marchesi went to a wood
shed, procured hand ak, crept to the
bedroom and chopped off the heads or
the two lovers.
Ta''ng his baby, two months old.
from the arms of his slain wife, Mar
chest washed the blood from It's face,
carried it to the home of his brother
and said his wife was ILL., He returned
10 the house, dressed his daughter Jo-
sepnine. four years old. and took her
to his brothers house.
Marchesi then returned to the house,
concealed the Ratchet and began wan
dering about the city. AS morning be-
gan to dawn the specters that mad
haunted Marchesi all night as he
skunk through back streets drove MIN
to hide in the basement of an Italian
church.
AS the music of the morning mass
came family to his ears from the audi
torium above, he said, he thought he
distinguished the words, Vengeance
is mine. saith the Lord Then he
rushed from his hiding place. went to
the home of the parish priest and
sought relief in confessing what he
had done.
After the priest had turned Mar
chest over to the police the slayer told
a connected story of the crime. plead
ing that he had felt iust&ad in killing
the pair at the time the deed was COM
mitted, but that later he was sorry
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
BEATT|E CONFESSES
viRGlNlAN GOES TO ELECTRIC
CHAlR-LEAVES STATEMENT
WITH MINISTERS.
SORRY HE COMMITTED CRIME
Walks to Chair Refusing Life Lease
an Admission Of Staying Earned
Maintains His Nerve to End Of
Ordeal.

Richmond, Va.-The state of Vir-
ginia took the life Of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., in payment for the wife's
life he took last July-and the state
made no mistake The boy himself
made that plain before he went to
the electric chair.
Welcoming death as a relief from
the torment he declared he was suffer
ing, he walked bravely to the death
chair, scorning the thirty-day reprieve
Governor Mann had. promised as a re-
ward for confessing his guilt.
Beatties confession was made pub
lie following a conference between
the ministers who counseled the pris-
oner in his last hours and Henry Clay
Beattie, Sr. The ministers and the
aged father decided that the confes-
sion should be made public, and this
was done.
The confession was as follows.
Il, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., DESTROYS
of standing right before God and man.
do, on this, the twenty-third day of
November, confess my guilt of the
crime charged against me. Much that
was published concerning the details
was not true, but the awful fact, with
out the narrowing circumstances, re-
mains. For this action | am truly
sorry and, believing that am at
peace with God and am soon to pass
into his presence, this statement is
made.
(Signed)
HENRY CLAY BEATTIE, JR."
To the confession was appended a
note from the clergymen:
This statement was signed in the
presence of the two attending minis
tiers and is the only statement that
can and will be made public by them.
"Mr Beattie desires to thank the
many for kind letters and expressions
of interest and the public for what
ever sympathy was felt or expressed"
Beattie went to his death calmly,
showing not trace of breakdown
in the iron will which had sustained
him since he was arrested for the Stay.
ing of his wife.
Just one minute was required to
snuff out the life of the condemned
man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
FIRE ON NANk|NG
SMELLING OF ANCIENT CHINESE
CAPITAL Is BEGUN BY
REBELS.
LOSS ON BOTH SIDES HEAVY
Hundreds of ImperIalists Are Slain in
Battle In Which Revolutionaries
Advance IrresistibIy-Commander
of Besieged Forces FEees.

Nanking.-The bombardment OF
Marking, the ancient capital of China,
by the revolutionary forces who have
surrounded the city for several days,
has begun with an apparent determl-
nation that the last stronghold OF the
Manchus south Of the Yangtse must
eventually fall
From the Tiger Hill fort for several
hours big guns spoke repeatedly,
while further up along the northeast
ern range, from the top of Purple
mountain, overlooking the Ming tombs
for a fifteen mile semi-circle west
ward to the Yangtse, smaller forts
scattered shells into every section OF
the city
General Wong, second in command
of the defenders, is among those killed
and it is believed General Chang, chief
in command. has quit the city, con
vinced that it's defense Is doomed to
failure.
In the engagement the rebels eXhib-
tied superb disregard for the perils OF
battle and fought with irresistible
fury, crowding onward over the bodies
of dead and dying comrades.
The imperialists are known to have
lost 1000 men and it is reasonably
certain additional hundreds OF the gov
eminent troops fell.
Losses on the rebel side were enor-
nous, but these did not deter the furl-
Gus advance of the attackers. The i'm
perialists, never for moment given
opportunity to launch crushing re-.
taliatory movement, finally fled into
the city for shelter.
During the earlier part OF the day
the imperialists attempted sort1e
against the attacking forces. with
view to recapturing their positions
and guns, but were driven back in
side the walls with heavy losses. The
Tiger hill batteries, meanwhile, were
pounding shells into Lion hill. They
succeeded in silenGing the Manchu
batteries there, which 1t is suspected
were of little value.
The object of the first seizure OF
Tiger hill was shown by the early ap-
pearance of four rebel cruisers, ana
later in the day of other warships.
Although pillage and slaughter Is
sternly forbidden by the revolutionary
leaders, there is danger of massacre
in Marking when the city falls.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
BADGER FUR BUSINESS GOOD
Pelts in Wisconsin Bring $2,O0O,OOo
Per Year, Says Report of Game
Warden's Department.

Trapping of fur bearing
animals is still an industry OF much
magnitude in Wisconsin. THIS
gathered from figures given to the
state fish and game department. TWO
million dollars annually represent
the sales of pelts. Seven hundred
and fifty thousand muskrats, 1t
estimated, are trapped in a year, anu
at As cents rat" are worth $685.
500. Three hundred thousand SKUNK
skins year are sold for an average
of $3.50, or total of $3.50, 1000, one
hundred thousand mink are caush'
annually. These are worth on aver
age $3.50 each, or total OF S4oV'-
900. 1t is estimated that other lu'
bearing animals, including coon0'
foxes, weasels, wildcats, fishers lna'
tens, beavers, offers, gray foxes oil"
occasional opossums bring the nun
ers and trappers at least Sl0O,OVV'.
In the Winneconne marsh dls'riI.
alone, it is said, 10000 muskl@"
have been caught this year, Cel'a,l
of these animals bring high piI01',
A silver fox was bought recenViS v
a Madison fur buyer for $275
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
FEWER TRUANTS N
SCHOOLS OF STAFF
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONS :.
PORT SHOWS MOPe Cuun
Rem ATTEND SESSIONS
NEW LAW TO BE eNFoRcFn
Parents and Guardians of Tcn.
Are Liable to Fine and lmpr,o
ment If They Disregard None.
ton from Officials.

Madison -Truancy among cab,
children in Wisconsin is decreasno
Last year out of $4,000 chndra.
who were required by law to ATOM
school regularly about so 600 fanns
to do SO and were coDseoportl'
classed as truants. This wear ~.
number of truants will be consiaos
ably decreased.
The laws require that children h.
tween the ages of Z and IA years and
those between IA and Is Years =,
age who are not regularly and low
fully employed shall become enrolled
in and regularly attend some pubHc
private or parochial school as fol
lows:
Milwaukee, during the entra
school year; in other cities, eight
months; in towns and villages sly
months. The law further provides
that cities of 2,0G0 or more inhabi.
tants shall appoint one or more tru.
ancy officers. For towns, cities or
villages of less than 1900 popuIs-
ton the sheriff and his deputies are
made truancy officers. 1t is the duty
of the school principals and teachers
to compare the school enrolment
with the school census reports for
the purpose of ascertaining what
children are delinquents and to fur
nish a list of truant children, to.
gether with list of the names and
addresses of their parents to the
proper truancy officers. Superin-
tendents are further required to re-
port names of delinquents each
month to the state industrial CON-
mission.
Upon receipt of the names of tru.
ant children the truancy officers
must notify the persons in control of
such children to send them to school
within five days of the receipt of the
notice If this notice is unheeded
that fact must reported to the indus
trial commission by the truancy Off
cer,s who must then bring an action
against the parent or other person in
control of the child for violation Of
the law, such action to be prosecuted
by the district attorney.
Upon conviction, the person shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
SIS nor more than $50, together with
the costs of the prosecution, or by
Imprisonment in the county jail for
a term not exceeding three months,
or by both fine and imprisonment
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
ACCUsER OF ROOSEVELT HURT
Mrs. Won Ciaussen Unable to Attend
Hearing as to Her Sanity Because
Of Broken Ankle.

New York.-Mrs. Won Claussen,
whose spectacular accusations of The
odore Roosevelt and other prominent
persons have brought her much no.
toriety in the last few days, was I'M
able to attend the hearing Of a COM
mission appointed to inquire into her
sanity because she is suffering from
broken ankle. Mrs. Won Claussen,
in trying to escape from the Blooming
dale insane asylum. where she has
been confined for fortnight, leaped
from second-story window, sustain
ing the injury. Mrs. Won Claussen
was committed primarily because Of
threatening telegram which she sent
to Supreme court justice from Chi
cago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

There can be little doubt that there
are too many books written and pub
lished, if not read But there Is the
widest diversity of tastes for which
to make provision In literature. as
nowhere else, one mans meat is an
others poison. 1t would be the most
difficult thing in the world for a cen
serious committee to determine what
books shall live and which must die.
The law of the survival of the fittest
among printed volumes must take its
own course, unaided and unhampered.
The centuries themselves constitute
the unfailing final arbiter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
DEFENDS YER ACT
MRS. PATTERSON DESCRIBES
EVENTS OF TRAGIC DAY IN
Declares Husband Threatened Her
Life, When She Refused to Do
as lie Requested.

Denver, Colo-Much of the testi-
mony given by Mrs. Gertrude Gibson
Patterson in her own defense against
the charge of numbering her husband,
Charles A. Patterson, was unfit for
publication.
why don't you withdraw your di-
vorce suit and sign over that deed
to me and I'll withdraw my suit
against Strouss and come home" the
her when they met in the day Of the
murder.
''He still was persisting that | sign
over all my property to him, and
said: You will sign, or I'll choke the
life out of you Then he seized ne
by the throat. | screamed and he let
me go. He pulled clipping from his
pocket and asked: Have you seen
this?' and he handed it to me-"
What was it?" Attorney Hilton
asked. ''It was about suit for S25.,
600 damages which Mr.. Patterson had
filed against Mr. Strouss for aliena-
ton of my affections.
did Mr.. Patterson say anything
them" Eyes; he said he would drop
the suit if l would deed the bungalow
to Aim, turn my bank stock over to
him and drop my divorce suit.
"I'll Go nothing of the kind re-
piled. Then he struck me blow full
in the face and | staggered.
What then took place." "He
struck me again and knocked me to
the ground and kicked me-"
What them" Il was struggling to
my feet and he was kicking me-"
and then?" 81 opened my bag
and got out my revolver and fred
"How many times?" Il don't
know
do you remember anything after
that?" mo"
IT'LL when?" mot until / awoke ir
Jail the next day
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

The "ripeners," who paint the green
orange and dress the unripe banana
with a deceptive yellow. may soon be
without occupation. More scientific
methods of shipment by expeditions
routes have made it less necessary to
pluck fruits and vegetables in the I'M
ripe stages. and, of course, the proc
ess of sweating them into sem
blance of ripeness is inherently decep-
tive. Also fruits preserved with ben
zoate of soda may before long be for
hidden by the overruling of the Ameri
can Remsen board by the judgment OF
more eminent chemists and physl-
clans abroad. says the New York
Times DR.. Wiley's restoration of pow
er came upon the day of the receipt
by the department of agriculture Of
full copy of the report made by the
referee board of the Prussian govern
ment sustaining DR.. Wiley's report
based upon experiments with his
poison squad" that sodium benzoate
is harmful when used in preserving
foodstuffs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
TAR MEN TO JAIL
FOUR WHO ACKNOWLEDGED
GUILT ARE GIVEN ONE YEAR.
Two Guilty, One Acquitted in Trial
OF Three Charged With Attack
on Kansas Teacher.

Lincoln Center, Kan.-The three
r en- who confessed to the tarring OF
Miss Mary Chamberlain, the schoo4
teacher, were sentenced to year eacn
in Jail by Judge Grover They are
e. G. Clark, Jay Fitzwater and Wat
son Scranton.
Ed" Ricord, who decoyed the girl
to the place of the attack AM who al
ready has been 70 days in jail, also
was given year.
The three were told they would be
given ample time to arrange their bust
ness affairs before being committed.
None O. the men seemed surprised at
the action of the court. They think
paroles will be exercised after they
have served a short time, it is said.
The jury in the cases OF Sheriff.
Clark. John Schmidt and A. n. Simms,
who admitted knowledge of tho attack
but denied participation in it, reported
Clark and Schmidt founL guilty Of as
sault and battery, under the indict-
ment, but acquitted Simms.
Sentence upon Clark and Schmidt
was reserved until the hearing of a
motion by the defense for new trial.
which will be heard December Is.
The jury proceeded in methodical
manner taking AZ ballots in all.
1t was decided that, although not
present at the actual tarring, Clark
had furnished the tar used in tarring
Miss Mary chamberlain the night of
August and that Schmidt had been
one of the conspirators.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
cRlNoLiNE REDIvIvus.

1t is told in Paris and London news
papers that fashionable women have
dared to promenade Bond street, the
Rue de la Paix and the Avenue de
POpera in crinoline skirts and that
this style is certain to supplant very
coon the hobble skirts which are now
SO popular and so confessedly unhand-
some. Up to date they are not the
hoop skirts of the SOS. when they
grew so wide that it was with some
difficulty the wearer could enter any
door less spacious than that of a
church. 1t is encouraging to be told
by foreign dressmakers who are re-
sponsible for the revival of the crino-
line that so far the new skirt is only
two yards in circumference, while the
extreme hobble affair is one and one
quarter yards. says the Pittsburg Dis
patch 1t is said in favor OF the new
gown that it gives far more freedom
in walking than that SO narrow at the
bottom of the skirt that it would seem
miladi must practice gymnastics to
walk in them at all. Two dress gowns
which have been described present in
the one blue charmeuse with black
tulle ruchings trimmed with jet. and
the other a dream of white net over
pink satin, inlet with Milanese lace,
and the bodice in strict keeping with
the crinoline revival, fitted with early
Victorian fichu'' There you have it!
Could anything be more appealing,
with the exception of bathing frock?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
THIRTY KILLED IN PLUNGE
Entire Passenger Train Falls With
Bridge in France Into Flood
Swollen Stream.

Paris.-Thirty passengers lost their
lives by the breaking down OF a
bridge over which a train was pass
ing on the State railway near Sau-
muir.
The train, which was bound from
Anglers to Poitiers, carried about 100
passengers While crossing the
bridge over the Thouet river the
structure, which had been weakened
by recent floods, gave way, sending the
entire train into the swollen stream.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
PARIS EDITORS FIGHT DUEL
Combat Results From Allegations
Made Against Nine. Cure and
Prof. Langevin-One Wounded.

Paris.-A vicious duel with swords
was fought by NJ Daudet, editor of
Action Franchise, and M. Chervet. ed
itor of Gil Bias.
TIE affair grew out of the allega-
tions made against Nine. Curie and
her co-worker in scientific research,
Professor Langevin, by the wife of
the latter in the suit which she re-
Gently instituted.
M. Daudet was wounded in the arm.
A reconciliation between the combat.
ants followed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
Train Cuts Of Legs.

Madison.-Stephen Tandeii w
Evanston, H., aged 62 years, W." vi;
has run between Chicago ana NAV,
son for the last thirty years az W.,
ductor of a Milwaukee ROAD ',' .ho
fell beneath his cars and sufferer s
loss of both legs. 1t is though '- o+
because of his age that he VIII Nv
survive the shock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
PACKERS ARE REFUSED STAY
Chief Justice White Says Full Supreme
Bench Must Pass on AppIica.
ton for Delay.

Neutrality-suspicious. Justice White
refused to grant stay in the trial
of the Chicago beef packers indicted
for violations of the Sherman anti.
trust law.
He asked the attorney to make the
application to the full bench as he
considered the matter of too much
Importance for him to pass upon
alone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
Cold Stops Dam Work

Couderay.-C weather has p"'
q stop to the work on the great Gun
crete dam and canal on the Chlpp0"'
river at Redisson which has 0ee1 III
der construction for the past L'l0 ~
years and which will be coInpl9.oa
next summer. The work or ere''l '.I
the new paper and pulp mliiS WIZ
take several years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
Illinois Contractor Dies.

Bloomington, Ill.--F. Rees. for forty
years a prominent contractor of
Bloomington, is dead, aged seventy-six.
He built the government building at
the Chicago worlds fair, and also ten
Carnegie libraries at various points in
Illinois
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
MantelI in Breakdown

New Orleans, La.-Robert B. Man
tell, the actor. has suffered a nervous
breakdown, caused by grief over the
death of his wife. who was Marie
Booth Russell. Mrs. Mantell died at
Atlantic Highlands, N j., several
weeks ago of tuberculosis:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

Whistling has been forbidden in the
midshipmens dormitory at the An
napolis Naval Academy. Each offense
is to be punished by the imposition
of twenty-five dement's. 1t is said
that the tendency of the young men
to whistle ragtime music instead of
traditional naval academy tunes has
brought about the new order.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
sneneen 70 Die in Chair.

Springfield, Mass.-After being out
for five hours jurs' convicted Ber-
tram G. Spencer of the murder OF MISS
Martha 3. Blackstone. He Will pc
sentenced to death in the electric
chair His defense was insanity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
CT, Thomas 3. Davis Dead.

Keyser, w. Va. Col. Thorn.
as B. Davis, former memmber OF con
gress from Virginia and brother OF
Henry Gassaway Davis. former United
States senator. died at his home here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
Three Die In Hotel Fire.

Nashua. N. H--Three men are dead
and fourth is in hospital in seri-
Gus cGSdition as the result OF inhalins
smoke in a fire that burned the In.
terror of the Benton hotel. lodging
honse near the Unionsstation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
Want Game Warden Reinstated'

Want Game Warden Relnsta'eo,
Green Bay.-Friends or He' 10 20.
Ansorge, the deputy game Waio0h 1.-Two
moved for alleged inefficiency' 10 for
petitioned the governor, aSklne hin
an investigations They belle'0
dismissal was political move
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
chase Quits as Manager.

New York.-Hal Chase resigned as
manager Of the American league club
at a conference with Frank FarreIl
owner of the club. He will play frs
base next season. receiving the sam.
salary as last season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

Cleveland has wealthy manufac-
turer of "a who goes to his work every
day. This adds emphasis to the fact
that, though few men work for their
health, many might do so with profit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

A woman in Alaska has been par
doned from Jail so that she can get in
her fuel for the winter. And yet
cynics say the old-time chivaIry is
dying out!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

There has appeared in the market
an automobile with eight wheels. and
the man who cannot afford to buy one
tire will at once get busy asking
what's the use.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

Since the diamond fan cries PLAY
BALI" and the golfer shouts "Fore!"
the aeroplane operator might say
Look out below!"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

If the hoopskirt does come back it
will encounter some new experiences
in the rush hour crush on the ele-
waited
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

Word is sent out by the United
States secret service that new
spurious SO bill is in circulation. Be
on the safe side by getting your
money in change.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
Col. Thomas 8. Davis D.ad

Keyser, w. Va.-Col. Thomas B.
Davis. former member of congress
from Virginia and brother Of HEM.
GassaWay Davis. former United States
senator. died at his home here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
clear.d ~ Murder charae.

Mason City, Ia.-Thomas Brewer was
found not guilty of the murder of Nor
rell Severns. He acknowledged shoot
ing him. but put in the plea OF self
defense
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01
No.. eefore He Enters prison.

Rockford, nl.-Miss Lillian Rane
was married to William Cortland. who
was later taken to Joliet to begin
sentence of one to twenty years. the
ceremony was performed in the county
TAIL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

Cradles, self-rockers and others. are
declared to be bad things for babies
Neighbors prefer them to hearing the
old man sing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-01

Hunter Loses Foot; May O'o. ,,,,.
Port Neutrality-suspicious. soot
meyer, aged 81, had his righ' nee
shot off while duck hunting .ast
miles south of here. Owing 70 e Ala.
loss Of blood, it is feared he Will u"