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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
81 PERSONS ARE
HURT IN WRECK
Passenger Train PIunges Into
Ditch Near Milwaukee.
ESCAPES ARE MIRACULOUS
Train Was Running Forty Miles an
Hour When It Lett Tracks-None
of Victims Seriously Iniured-Four
Are Taken to Hospitals.

Milwaukee. - Thirty-one persons
we're injured, none seriously, when
train No. % of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee e ST. Paul road, bound from
Milwaukee to Chicago, was derailed
one mile north of Oakwood station.
ten miles south of Milwaukee Four
of the injured were taken to hospi-
tails, while the others returned to
their homes or resumed their jour
neys.
Five of the seven coaches making
up the train were hurled down ten
foot embankment and overturned,
one Of them turning completely over
four times. Two of the coaches, the
diner and parlor car, together with
the engine, remained upright.
The train was running about forty
miles an hour at the time, and rail
road men consider it miracle that
none was killed. A broken fange is
thought to have thrown the engine
tender from the track, and all the
coaches but two followed. The en-
CINE was stopped a quarter of a mile
away.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
REBEL ARMY NEAR
MEXICAN CAPITAL
5000 Men Advance on City for
Crucial Test.
FEDERALS READY FOR ATTACK
U. 8. Ambassador Calls for Marines
to Guard Foreigners-Mader Ex-
poets American Intervention
in Seven Days.

Washington. Ambassador Will
son has wired the state and war
departments for a detachment of
United States marines to guard the
American and foreign legations in
Mexico City. The message from the
ambassador is of the most urgent
character, and contains the informa-
ton that he has advised the other am
bassadors and ministers of foreign
countries now in Mexico City to take
similar action. The diplomat de-
clares the situation is acute and the
presence of American marines is abso-
lutely necessary in order to insure for
eigners protection.
-Four rebel divisions, cautiously ad-
vancing for the crucial trial OF
strength with the Madero forces, are
closing in on Mexico City, according
TO advices to the state department.
Surrounding the city at various
points along the lines of march of the
advancing columns are bodies of fed
eral troops ready to attack the in
vaders, but the effect on the advance
is unknown, as is also the strength of
the rebels.
The latest estimate of the number Of
rebels on the march, however, as re-
ported to Washington, is 1900 troops
The most formidable rebel division is
that under the command of Mirandi
which was organized in the state of
Mexico itself. At present the army is
almost under the very caves of the
capital city
Marching from the south is another
detachment of 300 rebels under the
command Of Zapata.
Salgado, with 200 rebels, is in the
meantime advancing against Mexico
City from Guerrero.
The vanguard of Orozco's army,
which left two days ago for Mexico
City by way Of Jiminez, is within a
few miles of that town. It's progress
has been retarded somewhat by the
necessity for repairing a number Of
bridges recently destroyed along he
line of march.
The federals meanwhile, to the num-
Der of 1000, have been rushed to
Torreon, which is to the south of Chi
huahua, and from which town the gov
ernment troops will advance against
Orozco's troops in an effort to stay
the advance upon the capital
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
ADOPTS PANAMA BILL
BARRING TRUSTS SHIPS
Rouse Committee Gives Power to
President to Fix Tolls on Canal
Minority Will Dissent.

Washington. There will be a
minority report on the bill for the
government of the Panama canal
zone and the operation of the canal
which was agreed to by the house
committee on interstate commerce
Representatives Knowland of Cali
fornia, Broussard of Louisiana, Calder
OF New York and Doremus of Michi-
gan dissent from the toll charges pro-
vided for.
AS adopted. the bill gives the presi-
dent authority to fix tolls within GER
tain limitations, a maximum Of SIPS
a ton being prescribed. with mini
mum not below an amount sufficient
to maintain and operate the canal.
No preference is given to American
ships
Ships owned or controlled by rail-
roads. and operated with the intent to
restrain trade, or ships engaged in
any agreement or ship ring" or COM
bine, under the terms of the bill, are
prohibited from passing through the
canal.
The bill ratifies and glegalizes all
the work done on the isthmus of Pan
anna by executive authority since the
taking over of the canal zone, and de-
fines and legalizes the courts there
until changed by subsequent legisla-
ton. 1t provides the government pro-
cure title to lands not yet acquired.
Dismissal of the Panama commits
sion when the canal approaches COM
pletion is sactioned. The presi-
dent is authorized to appoint a gov
ernor of the Panama canal and canal
zone at $4,000 a year to serve a term
of four years.
Authority is given the president to
name all other persons necessary to
the maintenance and operation of the
canal, and to provide for it's santa
ton.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
AK CLAIMS HUNDREDS
OF CHINESE REBELS
Streets of Pekino and Tientsin Are
Filled With HeaGIess Bodies
of Victims.

London.-That a thousand decap-
ltations have taken place at Pc
king and Tientsin in the last
week is officially admitted, says Pc
king dispatch to the Daily Telegraph.
Only the brush of Gustavc Dore
could do justice to the hideous pic
ture the streets present Bodies lie in
groups, the heads, literally hacked off,
lying where they rolled
Picking. = Among the first acts
or President Yuan Shi Kai after
being inaugurated were the granting
OF pardons to all prisoners except MUIR
derers and robbers and the remission
OF all overdue taxes.
Armed peace prevails throughout
the city. The legation quarter is
closed and cannon have been mounted
on the walls. The old style troops
who started the disorder were ordered
to proceed to Tungho.
They tore down the republican flags
a few hours before the inauguration or
Yuan Shi Kai Many natives followed
suit, and for time the authorities
were confronted with a serious situa-
ton.
The Manchu garrison and part of the
third division are now acting as a
bodyguard to President Yuan.
Picking. Yuan Shi Kai was
FORMALLY inaugurated provisional pres
fdent of the republic of China in
the presence of a great gathering Of
l%l%
and naval officers, and other promi-
nent personages.
Many foreigners attended the cere
mony, but the legations were not rep
resented
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Modern Enterprise.

at surely is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good" remarked man on his
way to luncheon, according to the New
York Tribune. Now just look at
that" he and his friend stopped to
see moving picture outfit duplicate
on films the big bank hold-up the day
before. Everything was there to
make the setting complete except the
police, and they weren't conspicuous
when the real scene was enacted
Talk about being up to the minute"
said an observer of the picture Gee!
The film men are only 48 hours behind
the hold-ups. The bank will probably
never see its $4,000 again, but the
picture people will see something like
a duplicate of it,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
income Tax Rehear.ng Denied.

Madison.-The motion for the re-
hearing of the case Llought by Harry
w. Bolens against Secretary of State
Frear, involving the constitutional
ity of the income tax law, recently
approved by the supreme court, has
been denied by the state high trib-
unal Bolens challenged the deci-
sion Of the supreme court affirming
the constitutionality of the law on
the grounds of alleged lllegaIity de-
clared not sufficiently argued at the
first hearing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
OuturoWn.

Postmaster General Hitchcock, re-
plying at Washington reception to
a compliment upon his management
of the nations mails, said with a
smile:
But the postoffice is stin bur
dened with old-fashioned restrictions
and rules-makeshifts which sufficed
when the country was small, but
which is most unsatisfactory now
that we have grown so vast.
Whose outgroWn makeshifts remind
me of a shared umbrella. An UNI
brella. you know, is shelter for one
and a shower bath for two"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
France Bars Italian Roses.

Orders have been given in France
that no Italian roses are to be ad-
mitted across the frontier. These
flowers suffered this year from a con-
tagious disease called diapsis penta-
gonna and NJ PANS, the minister of
agriculture. Is determined that the
French rose trees shall not be con-
taminated., In consequence, roses are
worth almost their weight in gold to-
day in Paris, for the rain on the
French rivers has made flowers very
scarce and there is a rose famine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Eiuurlnq the Damages.

Joseph Choate, apropos of suit for
rather exorbitant damages, said at a
dinner in New York: I'VE are very
prone to reckon up our damages like
Brownlow, who was claiming burglary
insurance on stolen umbrella.
Nov, let me see,' said Brownlow
to himself. The umbrella cost orig
inally IS. 1t was recovered twice at
So a time-that makes S14. l got a
new stick put in it in ie04-s2. So
that makes $3.50. And three new
ribs-S1.25-or SITS in all. I'll put
IN claim for SITS Immediately"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
SEEK SUFFRAGIsT IN u. S.

Scotland Yard Warns New York po-
lice to Watch for Miss Pankhurst.
London. = Scotland Yard has ca
bled the New York police depart
ment to notify the English author
tiles of the arrival in New York of
any person answering the description
of the much wanted suffragist lead
er, Christabel Pankhurst 1t is be-
lieved that Miss Pankhurst may have
gone to New York to visit her sister
Sylvia, who is now in America.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Still Room for Improvement.

Nowadays 1t Is not the custom for
the nobility and the plutocracy to in
clude musicians among their retinues;
SO, for the ideal performance of the
trio, quartet, or quintet, we are usual
ly forced to rely ON the amateur
which seems, says the Bystander,
rather like jumping out of the frying
pan into the fire. For the ordinary
English amateur is hardly a JOY for
ever. Not very long ago the ladies
and gentlemen who ventured to sing
or play in an English drawing-room
We're the terrors of the civilized
world, and II matters have changed
somewhat IN the last few years there
is still plenty of room for improve
mept.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
COURTS OFFER Is sPURNED.
Mitchell Will Not Promise to Adher

Mitchell Will Not Promise to Adhere
to Bench DEGREES in Future.
Washington. - John Mitchell. vice
president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor declined to give
to Judge Wright of the district SUI
preme court any assurance that he
expected hereafter to lend adherence
to the DEGREES of the judicial tribunals
Of the land"
To do so. he declared, would be an
admission that be had heretofore
failed to comply with lawful DEGREES.
Mr.. Mitchell said he would rather
be convicted Of contempt than be ac-
quilted on any other ground than the
facts in the case.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
THIRTEEN DINE: ONE DIES.
Honor Guest Victim of Heart Disease
Within Few Days.

Bloomfield, N. j. = Persons who
attended a dinner few evenings
ago at the home of Leopold Bloch
here, when thirteen were at the
table, are much worried over the fate
of one of their number, Ernest Bloom
of New York, who died of heart dis
ease. The dinner was given in honor
of Mr.. Blooms thirty-seventh birthday.
All who were present have resolved
never again to sit at table where
there are thirteen or attend any gath
ering where the number is thirteen.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
SOCIALISTS POLL LARGE VOTl
Also Aid CotteriIPs Election as Mayo:
of Seattle

Seattle, Wash. That Socialist
votes figured largely in the cleo
ton of George F. Cotterill as mayor
of Seattle is shown by study of the
returns.
The Socialist candidate for mayor
was eliminated In the primaries and
leaders of the party exhorted their
followers to vote for no candidate for
mayor. However, the Socialist strong
holds rolled up majorities for Cotterill.
who was elected by 665 votes over
Hiram C. Gill, open town" candidate
Although the Socialists elected none
of their four candidates on the ticket.
they polled large vote.
The defeat of Gill, who was recalled
from office as mayor a year ago for
alleged misconduct in office, is said
to have been brought about by the
feminine vote.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Ship Sinks: So Rescued,

icago.-Caught in the ice foes
two miles out in the lake, with their
steamer, the Flora NJ. Hill, leaking
badly and sinking rapidly, the 80
members OF the crew, including Mrs.
Mary Sandille, the cook, made a per-
tlous trip across the ice to the Carter
H Harrison crib.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
MuRDERERS ESCAPE GALLoWS.
One Is Sentenced to Life Imprison-
ment and Two Get 25 Years

ment and TWO Get 20 Years.
Chicago. After having DELHI
Grated for more than twenty hours
the jury in the case of three self-con-
fessed slayers Of Mrs Hattie kauf-
man returned a verdict of guilty of
murder.
Life Imprisonment in the Joliet pen
itentiary was the sentence melted out
to George Rabinau, leader of the four
automobile bandits, who fired the shot
that killed Mrs. Kaufman almost in
front of her residence as she was re-
turning with her husband from thea
ter on December last
John Stacey and William r. Chan
nell were sentenced to % years in
prison
Fred Boneham, who confessed and
subsequently pleaded guilty, will De
sentenced later.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Given Sentence of Death.

Port au Prince, Kathleen Jules
Coicou. the former military tyrant of
Haiti. was condemned to death here
by a jury in the criminal court on the
charge of having been the principal
author Of the fusillade Of March Is
1908. in which ten persons, including
three of his brothers, were killed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Refined Petroleum Up,

New York.-The Standard Oil com
pany of New York advanced refined
petroleum in cases twenty points to
1910 cents gallon. and in barrels ten
points to $40 cents. No change was
made In the bulk price. 4e0 cents.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Boiler Blows Out; One Dead.

Washington.-The blowing out of n
boiler aboard the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Paul Jones at San Diego, Cal,
caused the death of Albert Grau, a
fireman. and serious injury to Peter
Wiera, fireman, and John ]. Eberlin
coal passer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Six Fishing Boats, 10 Men Missinu

San Diego, Cal.-Six vessels of San
Diego's fishing fleet, with their crews.
numbering 10 men, are missing. No
word has been received from them
since they put to sea early Saturday
morning A 40-mile an hour gale.
which swept the coast, is believed to
have scattered the fleet
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
FUNERAL FOR "a MAINE DEAD.
Service Over Bodies Recovered to 81
Held on March oo

Service Over Bodies Recovered to BE
Held on March 22
Washington. - Public funeral hon
ors. in charge of the navy depart
ment, will be accorded the last of
the Maine dead March %, according
to a tentative program made public
here The program will be dependent
upon the freeing of the hulk of the
wrecked battleship from the cofferdam
in Havana harbor on March Is, as is
now planned After the services the
thirty-four bodies recovered will be
borne on caissons to the Spanish war
section of Arlington National Gene
terry across the Potomac
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Chicago, March 13, 1912.

Cattle-Beeyes, 5OO@S5O; stock
ers and feeders, 4.OOQ6.90; COWS
and heifers, 2.2006.7O; calves,
5.50@7.75
Hogs-Light, 6.3O@6.55; heavy,
$50 q $50; rough, 6.30@6.40; pigs,
42O06.35.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
WOMAN WILL DIE IN CHAIR.

Mrs. Lena Cusumano Is Sentenced For
Killing Husband.
Plymouth, Mass While declar-
ing her innocence and asking that
her life be spared for the sake Of
her three little children, Mrs. Lena
Cusumano Of Hull was sentenced by
Judge Joseph F. Quinn to die in the
eleo &c chair during the week begin
ming June 2 for the murder Of her
husband, Frank, September Is, 1910
At the same time Eurico Mascioli.
alias Harry Marshall. was sentenced
to die during the same week for par
ticipation in the same crime. He also
declared he was innocent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
WOMAN KNOWN IN WAR DIES
Mrs. Mary Jones, Honored by Govern
ment, Expires in New York

Mrs. Mary Jones, Honored by Govern
ment, Expires in New York.
New York With the death
of MarJ D. Jones, one hundred and
tree years of age, at her home,
Hart street, a wel[known figure OF
the Civil war times has passed away.
Old soldiers who wore the blue in the
trenches of Port Hudson may remem-
Der the quest of Mary Jones for the
body of her brother, who was killed
in the hopeless attack on the great
Confederate Notifications. Mary Jones
didn't find her brothers. body, but she
was a ministering angel to the wound
ed soldiers at the front in after days,
and when the war was over her serv-
ices were recognized by the govern
ment Through the efforts of Roscoe
Conkling an act was adopted under
which she received a pension,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
TRAIN CRASH KILLS FOUR.
Heiief Train on Way to Scene Before
Trains Collide

Augusta, Ga. = Before two trains
on the Central of Georgia railway
which were speeding head-on to-
ward each other had actually
crashed, relief train was hurrying
on its way to the point where a pas
senger train and heavy freight train
were expected to collide. near Social
Circle,
In the collision four persons were
killed and twelve injured
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
RAILROAD. AID FOR LYNcRERs.
Must Stand Trial in Suit Brought by
Victims Widow

New Orleans = The Vicksburg,
Shreveport & Pacific railroad must
stand trial before jay on the
issue of being responsible III damages
as a conspirator in the lTnching of
Robert t. Rogers at Tallulah, La, in
1907, according to the opinion os the
United States court Of appeals, which
reversed the lower court and ordered
a new trial Roberts widow alleges
that the lynchers were conveyed to
the scene of the lynching in a special
train.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Milwaukee Population 373 a57.

Milwaukee.-The city of Milwau-
kee has 1885, inhabitants, accord
ing to the official bulletin issued by
the census department. This is an
increase of 88,542, or 81 per cent
over the official census Of 1900.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Workers Oppose the Grand Trunk

Boston.-A unanimous vote to on
pose by every honorable means" the
efforts of the Grand Trunk railway
to secure an entrance into Boston has
been announced here by the local divi-
sion Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
MORGAN Art Works Here.

New York.-Another consignm ent
Of ]. Pierpont Morgan's art collection
which he is bringing from England
was unloaded here from the White
Star liner Oceanic. The collection
was appraised abroad at 100000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
BALLOONS USE BOMBS IN WAR.

italian Aeronauts In TripoII Show
Value of Military Arships.
Tripoli. - Two dirigible balloons
were sent out by the Italian com
mander on a first air voyage over
Tripoli and environs. Officers in the
drigibles dropped bombs into the Turk
ish intrenchments
A battalion of Askaris, italian ma
tive troops from Eritrea, attacked a
superior force of Arabs, but was com
PEELED to retreat. When the men
reached an open space, however. they
wheeled and drove off the enemy.
Nine of the Askaris were killed and
seven wounded.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Fire DESTROYS Kansas Theate,

Dodge City, Kan.-Ffre DESTROYED
the opera house and other buildings
here, causing loss of $4,000. It is
believed fire started on the stage after
a theatrical company had left
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Earnen Get School Vote.

Frankfort, Ky-Suffrage for Ken
lucky women in school elections is
provided in the bill which passed the
state senate here Having passed the
house, the bill goes to Governor Nc.
Creary for his signature.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Seven Found Dead In a MINI

Merritt, B. C.-Seven bodies have
been taken from the Diamond Vale
coliieries, in which gas explosion &C.
Cured. The rescuers brought news to
surface that there was reason to be-
lieve that eight other men were dead.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15

New York.-John Werner of Ash.
land, O.. fell dead of heart disease
here on the gang plank of the liner
Oceanic few minutes before the
vessel sailed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
MICHIGAN Gets Primary

Lansing.-The senate by a vote of
90 to II passed the Ball resolution
providing for presidential preference
primary in April to instruct the na-
tional delegates elected by state con
vention. The house already passed il.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
ONE DIES IN SUICIDE PACT.
Pittsbureer and Young Woman Take
Acid-Former Is Dead.

't'@Sa' SS' anu touii9 woman axe
Acid-Former Is Dead.
Pittsburgh, Pa. Breaking in
a bedroom door, employees of Jacks
North Side hotel found James
j. Johnston, aged forty-four, in a dy-
ing condition and his pretty nineteen
year-oId stenographer, Helen Norton,
beside him, semi-conscious An empty
carbolic acid bottle and chIoroform-
soaked towel were near by. Johnston
died from the effects Of the acid, but
the girl rallied and explained to the
coroner that at the behest of the man
she had become a party to a suicide
pact.
Johnston was prosperous plumb
Ing contractor and leaves a widow and
three children.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Cable to Alaska Repaired.

Seattle, Wash.-The government
cable to Alaska, which has been out
of service for several days because Of
breaks OF Bush Point, WILDLY island,
and near Port Angels. has been re-
paired.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Doctor Dies for Science,

Syracuse, n. Y-Dr. Angus Rose
q years old, was accidentally as
phyxiated in experimenting with a
new anesthetic aioLe in his Offices.