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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
SIXTEEN ALDERMEN IN
DETROIT ARE ARRESTED
All Face Charges of nribery-fwo
More Are 5ought-New Evidence
is Discovered.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. ia new sen
| sation in the Investigations into the
| alleged graft in city council circles
was added on Friday in the arrest OF
| 10 aldermen on the charge OF con
spiracy to defraud the city by bribery
| The prosecutor announced tina, he Will
ask for Is new warrants on Monday
for the 16 under Arrest and two other
aldermen.
Seven OF the nine aldermen now
under bonds to appear for hearing on
charges of bribery in the Wabash rail-
road street closing case were among
the sixteen arrested.
All of the officials arrested have
been released from custody on ball
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000.
Those arrested are: Andrew j.,
Walsh Louis Brozo, Louis E. Tossy
Frank j. Mason, Thomas K. Gilman,
Martin J. Ostrowski, David Rosenthal
The new arrests are: William H.
c. Hindle, William Koenig, candidate
for mayor: George Il. Ellis, Thomas
Lynch. Patrick OBrien, Joseph Mer-
rift, William Zoeller, Richard Watson,
Stephen d. Skrzycki.
1t is understood that the new var
rants will In no way conflict with
the charges preferred in the Wabash
case, but that they will go into the
official business transactions of the
aldermen for several years back. The
new arrests are said to be the result
of the personal investigation of Prose
cutor Hugh Sheppard. who was seri,
ously i'll when the first aldermanic
arrests were made, upon evidence Sc
cured by Detective William j. Burns,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
ASSERTS HIS MAIL
HAS BEEN R|FLED.
La Toilette Creates Sensation in
Senate by Charge.
P. 0. OFFICIALS ACCUSED
Bourne BristoW Parcels Post System
Amendment Adopted by Upper
Body of Congress in Place
of House Bill.

| Washington Aug 13.-Charging
| that postofiice officials had rifled his
mail while he was conducting an in
quiry intended to disclose the treat
ment accorded railway postal clerks
and other employees of the postotiice
department, Senator La Toilette Gre
ated a sensation while the postoflice
appropriation bill was under consid-
GRAFTON.
The Wisconsin senator told how he
had sent out between 10000 and 10000
circulars to clerks asking for replies,
practically all of which had been re-
sponded to. These were the letters
he said had been opened by officials
DESTROYS of knowing what these clerks
and carriers were saying about the
departmental heads.
Declares Letters Were Rifed.
The senator showed bundle of let
ters while talking and declared they
had been tempered with before they
reached him.
Every one Of these" said he, tap
ping the bundle with his finger, was
opened in violation of law and riiied
by some one hostile to the purpose
had in view while making this in
curry My mail was subjected to an
espionage almost Russian In charac-
ter"
The charge of Senator La Toilette
was considered Of sufficient import
ance to call forth a batch Of official
denials on the part of responsible
heads of the postoffice department
Mr.. La Toilette submitted correspond
ence and facts to prove that faithful
employees, after long years of service,
had been dismissed or denoted be-
cause they had been active in Gre
ating and fostering an organization to
which clerks belonged that he'd for
its object the betterment Of their con-
dition as government employees.
Adopt Zone Parcel Post.
SO much Roadway on the postoffice
budget was made that an agreement
was reached to take the vote on all
amendments and the bill itself at
o'clock this afternoon. To the sur
prise of everybody, when the Bourne
Bristow parcels post system amend
mend was reached it was agreed to
practically without discussion and
without dssension A vote will be
demanded when the senate rises from
committee of the whole.
The parcels post provision is the
result of several months of hearings
and a very thoroughly worked out
scheme based upon zones, in which
the charges are regulated according TO
the distance carried and the weight OF
the package. The house provided for
an experimental parcels post system
and made straight-out charge of II
cents a pound the country over.
The house provision appfopriating
considerable sum for the construction
of good roads was rejected and sub
stitute adopted to create a commits
sion to investigate this subject and
report to congress. A third important
change from the house bill relates TO
newspapers, magazines and other
publications using the mails 1t re-
ouires the filing with the postmaster
general of the names of the owners,
publishers, editors, stockholders and
holders Of the bonds and mortgages,
If any, of all such concerns.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
WILL ERECT BUTT STATUE
Permission Is Granted by Senate to
Build Memorial to Presidents
Aid on Capitol Grounds.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Permission
to erect a memorial to Major Archi-
bald w. Butt and Francis Davis Mil
let, victims of the Titanic disaster,
On the public grounds in the capital is
granted by resolution passed by the
senate. The measure carries no ap-
preparation, and it is expected that
the memorial will be built by public
subscription.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
MORGAN'S CAPTOR Is DEAD
Lewis Hamilton Bond, Once Nominee
for Governor Of Ohio, Succumbs
in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Aug ia long and
eventful career was ended, when At
torney Lewis Hamilton Bond, who
had the distinction of being the cap
tor of General Morgan, and at one
time was a nominee for governor of
Ohio, died at his home.
In 1862 he was appointed by Cover
nor Todd to superintend the recruit
ing of troops. In 1863 he was sent
from Parkersburg, w. Va, to pursue
Gen. John Morgan, the famous raider,
who at that time was operating in
Ohio. His command followed Morgan
for five days and captured him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
FORD SCORES BARROW
PROSECUTION MAKES OPEN
CHARGES or PERJURY.
Declares Accused Lawyer Partly Re-
sponsbIe for Destruction OF
Los Angeles Times Building.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug 13.-Open
and bold accusations of perjury on
the part of witnesses for the defense,
and the assurance that the district
attorney will investigate the facts and
circumstances in connection with the
case, characterized the opening argu
ment, made by Deputy District Attor-
ney Ford to the jury in the trial OF
Clarence barrow, the Chicago attor-
ney charged with jury tampering in
the Mcnamara case.
Ford, in drawing his deductions
from the testimony that has been
introduced in the barrow case, &C
cused the attorneys connected with
the Mcnamara defense, excepting
Joseph Scott and the late Judge
McNutt, with completely in the al
legged bribery transactions. lie Sc
verely arraigned barrow, comparing
him to Judas Iscariot and Benedict
Arnold, drew an analogy between him
and Francis Bacon, who was con-
victed of receiving brides; accused
the former Mcnamara chief counsel
of having been q traitor to his client
and of having sacrificed" j. B. Nc
Namara to save himself BY his writ
ings and his attitude toward what he
regarded as social crimes and his
willingness to defend perpetrators OF
such crimes, the assistant prosecutor
declared that Darrow had been, in a
measure, responsible for the destruc-
ton of the Times building and the
loss of twenty-one lives.
In clojing his appeal the assistant
prosecutor declared there was no
question as to the guilt of Darrow. He
asked the jury to return a verdict of
OnNicf ion
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
LINER CORS|CAN
STRIKES ICEBERG
Is Not Badly Damaged and Con-
tinues on Journey.
WAS RUNNING AT SLOW SPEED
Collision Occurs Of Belle Isle Straits
in Dense Fog--Panicky Passen-
gers Quoted by Assurances
Of No Danger.

Halifax, ~ S., Aug 13.-The steam
er Corsican of the Allan line, with
zoe passengers aboard, struck an ice
berg off the northwest coast of New
Foundland last evening in dense fog
and wireless call for assistance was
sent out.
The vessel was running under low
speed when the crash occurred. To
this fact may be attributed her escape
from the fate of the Titanic.
Not Badly Damaged.
The Corsican struck the iceberg
only a glancing blow, and after an in
spection which showed the damage
to be inconsequential, the captain de-
cided to proceed on the voyage to
Liverpool
This decision was communicated to
the vessels which had responded to
the wireless call for aid.
The message announcing the deter
mination of Captain Cook to proceed
to his destination was addressed to
the Allan line Offices in Quebec, and
read as follows:
"Corsican struck an iceberg Mon
day afternoon while going very slow.
Stem injured above water line. Ship
is making no water. Will proceed on
voyage"
Running at Quarter Speed.
The collision occurred just east OF
the mouth of Belle Isle straits, in lat
itude 1924 n. w; longitude 52.1h
West. where the Corsican had slowed
down to quarter speed on account of
dense fog. The lookout sighted the
berg in time for the engines to be re-
versed Nevertheless the impact was
so great that the passengers were
thrown into mild panic. Their fears
were soon quoted, however by the
assurances of the officers that no Sc
rious damage had been done to the
vessel
Steamship men in this city express
great surprise that berg should nave
been encountered in the vicinity of
Belle Isle at this season of the year
as the hot weather might have been
expected to melt them long before
now.
The Corsican was built by the Bar
clay-Curley company of Glasgow, Scot
land. Her length is SIC feet, breadth
613 feet and her depth from the bot
tom of the keel to the top of the deck
Is 42.9 feet. Her gross tonnage IS
$50. Her speed is 17.6 knots.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
VETERANS SUFFER FOR FUNDS
Congress Fails to Appropriate Pen
sion Money and Some Old Sol
dlers Go to Poorhouse.

Washington. Aug. 13.-Commission-
er Davenport Of the pension bureau
is receiving hundreds of appeals from
old soldiers for their pension checks.
To as many as he can the commission
er is sending word that congress has
appropriated no money as yet.
1t will before it adjourns.
I'm penniless and among strangers
and have had to go to the poorhouse, .
wrote one veteran to the commissions
err Many others have appealed in a
similar way
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
KILLS SELF, WIFE SUCCUMBS
Prof James II. Corey OF DenIson (O.)
University Ends His Life
BY Hanging.

Newark, o., Aug. 13.--Mrs. Mary
Corey, wife Of Prof James II. Corey
Of Denison university, who suicided
by hanging at Granville early Monday.
Is dead. She has been critically i'll for
several days and it was because of her
condition that the professor killed him
self Mrs. Corey never knew of her
husbands death.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Archers Comnetina In Boston.

Boston, Aug. 13.-From many parts
OF the country expert archers have
come to Boston for the meeting of
the National Archery association,
which opened today and will last four
days. Interesting championship events
are scheduled for each day, and med
ais, trophies and special prizes will
be awarded the victors. The business
sessions, presided over by Henry b.
Richardson Of Boston, are held in the
Commonwealth hot
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Sell Railroad on Oct. Is,

Merrill.-On oct. Is the Mari
inette, Tomahawk and Western rail
road will be sold at auction at it's
passenger station In Tomahawk, by
order of the Circuit cour The road
consists of forty-four miles OF main
track and eight miles OF spurs and
sidings connected with other roads.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
FEAR CHILD IS MURDERED
Scores at Gary, Ind, Search for Girl
Believed to Have Been
Kidnapped.

Gary, Ind, Aug. 13-Scores of men
and boys are beating the woods In
and about Gary in search of five-year-
old Alice Grubba, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grubba. The child disappeared
last Saturday afternoon while playing
near her home. Fears are entertained
that the little girl may have been kid.
naped and murdered
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
ROES CASHIER OF $500.
Youth Holds Up Tyler (Mo.) Bank
and Escapes With Cash.

Liberty, Mo, Aug 12.-The bank OF
Tyler, Mo, was robbed on Friday by
an unknown party who covered the
cashier, George w. Treece, with a re-
yolver just as he was closing the
books, The robber secured about
$1,000 and made his escape He is be-
ing pursued by posse OF about one
hundred men. He was man of nine
teen or twenty years of age.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
MEXICAN REBELS
SLAUGHTER MANY
Zapatistas Attack Passenger
Train From Ambush.
BURN WOUNDED IN COACHES
Thirty-Six Soldiers and More Than
Twenty Passengers Massacred
In Canyon Near City
of Mexico.

Mexico City, Aug. 13.-Thirty-six SOL
diers and more than twenty passen-
gers were slaughtered by Zapatistas
in canyon one kilometer north of Tt
cuman, 10 miles southeast of Mexico
City, when passenger train south
bound from this city was attacked
from ambush.
Only meager details have reached
this city. So far as known only part
of the train crew escaped.
The frs news of the massacre was
sent to Mexico City by the conductor
and Marine Dominguez, who, although
wounded, managed to make their way
to Yautepec, twelve miles away. They
were forced to steal through the Zapa
tista lines.
Burned to Death in Cars.
After murderous rifle fire had
ceased the rebels swarmed down the
hillside and set fire to the three cars
composing the train. few of the
wounded had crawled out onto the
right of way thus escaping the fate OF
those unable to leave the cars, who
We're burned.
According to reports the leader of
the rebels made absolutely no effort to
restrain his men from acts Of brutality
greater than any that has yet marked
the campaign in the south. The wound
ed, pleading for their lives, were
struck down without pity, and even
looting was held in allegiance until the
slaughter was completed.
Bodies of Dead Mutlated.
Not satisfied with robbing their vic
tins in an ordinary manner, the fin
gers of men and women were chopped
off with machetes, that rings they
wore might be more quickly obtained
Ornaments were torn from ears of wo
men and their bodies were otherwise
mutilated.
Most of the passengers belonged te
the farmer and lower classes. The
soldiers, who had been detailed to act
as a guard, were from the Eleventh
battalion, commanded by Lieutenant
Reynoza.
BY costly experience the troops ha6
learned to be on the alert, but from
the time they left the national capita
not the least hostility had been en-
countered until the train ran into the
canyon. Here a rail had been looseneo
and as the locomotive left the track 8
volley Of rifle shots was poured into
the train.
Passengers Shot With Soldiers.
The fire was centered on the coach
in which most of the soldiers were
riding, but soon became general, the
rebels apparently not caring whether
they distinguished passengers from
federal soldiers
Lieutenant Reynoza's order to reply
to the fire was promptly carried out
by the entrapped soldiers, notwith
standing the advantage which the hill
sides gave the rebels. Piuckily every
man of the guard fought until silenced
A few of the passengers, selling guns
from the fallen soldiers, assisted in
the defense, but the unequal battle
lasted only short time.
U. s. Soldier Slain.
FL Paso, Tex, Aug. 13.-One Uniteo
States soldier was killed and one
Mexican rebel wounded in a fight be
tween border guards and ammunition
smugglers near Columbus, n III. Col
f. 2. Steever, commander OF the de
partment of Texas, has received re.
port of the encounter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
M'COMBS TAKES TO HIS BED
Chairman to Take Rest for Week
at Least.

New York, Aug. 13.-Fatigued by
his campaign Of nearly year 20
make Wilson the Democratic presiden-
tial nominee and attacked with intes-
final indigestion, Chairman William
f. McCombs Of the Democratic ma
tional committee was compelled to
take to his bed.
Physicians who attended him at the
Royalton insisted he forget all about
his duties for week at least.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
DEFICIENCY BILL is PASSED.
Carries $4,000 for Celebration Of
Battle OF Gettysburg.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Making ready
for the wind.up Of the session. the
last big appropriation bill from the
executive calendar was put through
the house. 1t was the general eff
cheney bill, carrying appropriations to.
falling sG,162S1S, including $4,000
for the celebration next year Of the
fftieth anniversary of the battle of
Gettysburg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
U. S. WARNS NICARAGUANS
Notifies Rebel Leaders They Will BE
Held Responsible for Damage
to Americans.

partment has instructed George l..
Weitzel, American minister TO Nicara-
qua, to inform General Mena and other
rebel leaders in Nicaragua that they
would be personally responsible for
any injury done to American citizens
or their property. No reply has been
received
Managua, Nicaragua. Aug 13-De-
spite the arInistice the Nicaraguan in
surgents have begun the lombard
ment of the capital.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
ALLOT COAL LANDS TO CITIES
Secretary Fisher Recommends Such
Plan to Congress.

Washington, Aug. 12-Secretary
Fisher has a plan to allot government
coal lands to cities, which in turn
may operate them under regulations
to supply municipal needs, as well as
those of citizens. AS a first step in
the plan Secretary Fisher has recon-
mended that congress pass bill
granting $40 acres of coal land to the
city Of Grand Junction, Colo. and
meanwhile the interior department
has withdrawn from entry the land
the city desires.
Cities in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
Montana, Idaho and other public land
states west Of the Missouri river
would be affected most vitality by Sec
rotary Fishers plan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
PLAN $4,000 HARLAN FUND.
Move on Foot to Aid Late Supreme
Justices Family.

Washington, Aug. Washington
society, as well as the legal profes-
sion. Is interested In the movement
on foot TO raise $4,000 fund for the
widow and daughters OF the late AS
Sociate Justice John NJ. Harlan OF the
united States Supreme court, who
left his family practically penniIess.
Justice Harlan sacrificed fortune
by his long service on the bench and
died worth only $4,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
HAYTrs PRESIDENT is BURIED.
Remains Of Cincinnatus Leconte, VINO
Perished In Explosion, Are Inferred.

FtT TSTcU TIT INPTUSTUTII NTC TTTtC' CU'
Portau-Prince, Hayti, Aug. 13.-Fu'
neral services for Gen. Cincinnatus
Leconte, president of Hayti, who was
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
210 ARE BUTCHEREO.
Residents Of Mexican Village Lose
Lives at Behest of Jefe Po itieo.


City Of Mexico, Aug. ia acording
to story brought to the city by a
commission which called upon the sec
rotary Of the interior to ask for guar
antees, two hundred and ten residents
Of the town Of Puruandiro, MichoaCan,
half Of whom were boys, were mas
sacred at the instance of the jefe poll
tico in June.
Members of the commission de.
clared the jefe politico caused to be
posted on the gate of the town Gene
terry a list of the dead which was
added to from time to time
The sacrifice was the price exacted
by the iefe poltico for the sacklng of
the town which had occurred several
weeks before by rebels.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
SENATE MAY AID LORiMER.
Committee Favors Allowing Deposed
Senator $4,000 to $4,000.

Washington, Aug. 10--An allowance
of $4,000 or 100000 MAJ be made by
the senate to help William Lorimer
defray the expenses OF his three years
fight TO retain his seat Mr. Lorimer
has turned in bills amounting to $780,.
600 or sl25,000. They have been re
ferred to the investigating committee,
which Will make statement to the
senate that certain items, amounting
from $4,000 to $4,000, would be a
fair allowance II any be made.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
TAFT SAVES COLORED WOMAN
President for Third Time Reprieves
Murderess From Death on
the GaIows.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Mattie Lo-
max will not be hanged next Monday
for the murder of her husband in this
city in December, 1910. President
Taft has signed communication of her
sentence to life imprisonment. acting
on the recommendation OF the attor-
ney general.
The president has three times re-
proved the woman from death on the
gallows.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Stops Sunda Prize Fight,

Sparta.-A Sunday prize fight
scheduled to entertain the regulars
and militiamen at Camp Mccoy was
postponed upon notice from the dis
trict attorney that he would not al
low the mill" to be pulled off on
the Sabbath
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Ships Crash Perlls 1,2Oo,

Bremen. Aug. 1.-Two steamers are
towing the North German Lloyd liner
Frankfurt, with / 200 emigrants on
board, into this port. The Frankfurt
was badly damaged in a collision
With an unknown steamer Sunday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Recluse Losas Reason.

Couderay Kircher, living
ten miles from here in the Deer Lake
settlement, was discovered in a
swamp screaming and raving mad.
He was taken to the asylum at
Mendoza
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
KILLS MAN, WOMAN AND SELF
Mystery Surrounding the Motive for
Triple Tragedy In Chicago Room
ing House.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-Lock;og his in
tended victims in room and peck
citing the key, j. B. Lautzenheiser
shot and killed man and a woman
at 1907 West Madison street, and then
fred bullet into his own brain. All
died instantly. The two murdered by
Lautzenheiser were: Mrs. Mary Bur.
well, fifty-fve years old, who kept a
rooming house at the address where
the tragedy was enacted; Thomas Du-
gan, fifty years old, motorman.
Lautzenheiser was a nephew of Mrs
Burwell
The motive for the triple tragedy
Is shrouded in mystery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Eaa Loss $4,000. 600 a Year.

Washington. Aug. 10-More than
s45. 100000 is lost every year by
American egg producers and dealers
through improper handling. according
TO the experts OF the department OF
agriculture.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Reedsburg Bank increases Stock.

Madison banking Commissioners
Kuolt has approved the amendment
to the articles of Incorporation Of the
State bank of Reedsburg increasing
the capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Coal Prices to Increase,

New York, Aug 13.-Coal dealers
here are predicting decided scarcity
of the domestic sizes from now on,
and it Is declared that the retail price
for chestnut and stove coal will soon
go to So ton, and perhaps more.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15

Madison, has 1885,
900 mich cows, nine for every farm,
valued at $60,762,000. This valna-
ton is based on value of 5000 a
head. The total number OF dairy
cattle in the United States is 20.699,-
600. Wisconsin contains 5,053, 900,
or nearly one-ffth Of the total mum
Der. Wisconsin produces "A per cent
of all the cheese made in the United
States, or nearly 10000. 900 pounds
annually, and one-twelfth of all the
butter. or about 1,049,oOO pIrnds
annually The value of the butter i
estimated at $36,62s,000 annually.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-15
Ship Brings 100000 in Gold

Tacoma, Wash. Aug IA million
dollars OF gold from new Alaska pla
Ger camps In lower Yukon and upper
kuskokwim valleys arrived here last
Saturday on the steamghip VIC
toria.