The Weekly Wisconsin from Milwaukee, Wisconsin • Page 5

Hortb-Western limited BOOB Down a Boggy Cedar Grove Depot ARE TERRIBLY MANGLED, rt A H. Schiereck, Nicholas Pass, William Holle Are Dead; Albert Etchel Seriously Injured. 'Cedar Grove, Sept. buggy, occupied by four men. was run down at at 8:45 o'clock last -night -by a northbound train on the Chicago North-Western road, killing three of the men and injuring the fourth The dead are: AUGDBT H.

SCHIEUECK. 48 yearn liutulier aud agent of iue Wisconsin Tele lione company, and correspondent of the veiling Wisconsin; Survived uy wife and lour children. NICHOLAS FA8S, 30 years, blacksmith unmurrlcd. WILLIAM HOLLE, CO years, tinsmith, survived by wife ana.four children. The injured: ALBERT EICHBL, 40 years, wagonmnk er, severely cut about the face-ant Intern'nlly bruised; will probably recover.

Both horses were killed aud the was smashed to atoms. The baggage car nud smoker were derailed and trucks under the smoker broken. None of the passengers were hurt, but all were badly Khukeu up. A wrecking train was sent put from Shuboygan. EarJy this morning the derailed cars were put back on the tracks the train proeeede( northward.

The men rnn down were all businesj men of this place. Yesterday morning they went to Belgium, Ozuukee county to spend the They were returning home when the accident occurred. They 'were on the track, in front of the station flt which the train does not stop, and die not realize their danger until it was too late. The train struck the buggy KijuaTe- ly, hurling it high into the air. The men were terribly mangled.

Eichel will re cover, as lie was slightly bruised. Holle and Scliiercek were killed in stantly. Pass died a few moments aftej he was picked up. The funerals will be held tomorrow. BIG FIBE AT NEENAH.

Heavy Damage to Warehouse of Win- nebaeo Paper Com pony. Ncenah, Sept. JPire bruke out the warehouse of the Winnelmgo Paper company last night at 11 o'clock. The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss -will amount to $12,000 insurance, $8000.

At 10 o'clock last night fire destroyed the soap factory, owned by Williutn Kucbliug, in West Menasha. The loss is JPI'OOQ. Wausaukec, Sept. shiliple mill of John Hoff burned to the ground Saturday. The fire OT'IK- inted in the engine room, while the men were in the oflice getting pay.

The loss is $1500, with no insurance. The mill will be rebuilt. Stoughtou, Si-pt. fires in city last night give rise to the belief that incendiaries an- at work, a he 1 ery barn of C. Johnson was destroyed at 10 o'clock.

An hour later the livery stable of Stvrgem Moen was consumed, with twelve horses, harnesses and buggies. The Jinnies coinniuuifittcd to the and only the iiood work i of the lire department the crtj. The loss on the Johnson stable is $1000, on the Stergcm Mucii bams and un the hotel $200. Sept. A lire at o'clock Sunday uiorums partially destroyed two wooden frame structures.

It wan apparently of iuccn dinr.v origin, ns it caught in a mmili shej the two buildings. John Tklnji'reVi inilortiliup was'tiuumjied to the extent of the insurnnco, $300. Ostler Thomas' tousxirinl was iwil io flip amount of $50. The building was owned bv Juhn Sladel and was damaged $100; insurance $200. BLACK SAND HAS VALUE.

Two Creeks' Former Makes First Shipment to Match Factory. Hirers, Sept. McMillan, who on-ns farm about ten miles north of this city in the town of Two Creeks, has discovered that the black sand which is being continually lip by waves of Luke Michigan ot his place lias saleable value. It teems that this sand is composed of some metallic substance and weighs 300 pounds to the bushel. It is used by match manufacturers to line outside strips on matchboxes for igniting the matches.

A carload of the sand was ihlpped-to the Diamond Match company's works nt Oshkosh last week. Should it "prove satisfactory, the prospects are that Mr'. McMillan will have a little Klondike of bis own. CAN HANG OUT SHINGLES. at the Bar Examination at MadUon.

Madison, Sept. "result of the semi-annual for ndmis- lion to the bar is announced, the following being the successful candidates: A. George H. Derry, Emll I. LudwlB.

Dledrlch of Milwaukee. JPSBC Earl of Japcsvtlle. Frederick A. Eorting of Shawano. Henrv Hny of Osukasn.

William K. SJcCoul of Omaha. Charles T. Morris of Chippewa Peter 3. Meyers of Undue.

Arcblbnld L. Nash of Mimltowoc. John W. Sodehbcrg of Bnrrou. Andrew Sexton of Madison.

Albert C. Wolf of la Crossc. George L. Bwartt of Poynette. i SAVED BY Barrow Emcape of a Merrill Tenth from an A-wfnl Death.

Sept. about 8 o'clock this Fred kow, a lad of 19 years, while driving a horse, hnuling lumber along the trnm- way from the H. W. Wright Lumber company's mill out into the yard, met with an accident and it is a wonder it aid not kill him. Without warning, a -section of the tramway, about ten or feet long, gave way and down the driver, a distance of from six- 1.

to eighteen feet to the ground, with the horse, lumber aud truck on top of htm. It is impossible to tell how he escaped being crushed to death. The horse ---j without a scratch. MONEY MISSING FROM CORPSE Body of Matthew Oieb of Oahkoth Found In. the Hiver.

Slips Oshkosh, Sept. The body of Matthew Gieb, an old man aged about 60 years, was found in the river this morning. He had been ing since Wednesday. The body was badly decomposed rrom lying in the -'f' "9 arm water. The coroner adjourned the case to Tuesday, it having been reported -that he had $200 on his person when seen.

Relatives have asked for a examination. Deceased was widower, leaving one son and one DROWNED IN YELLOWSTONE, ft'tcmU Jottgeaeel of Bald win Heeta troted "OJeeeased, was nearly 19 years of age, almost exemplary young man and 'of the "bejst of habits, and there was a very bright future In store for him. He graduated from the Baldwin public school in 1896 and since that time has been attending the Mac- AllUter (college at St. Paul, where he always stood Terr high in bis studies. The remains were embalmed and ore expected to reach touight The funeral trill take place Saturday.

CENTRAL SALE CONFIRMED. Final in Entered by lodge Jenkins. MflBBukee, September 1, of the Wisconsin. Central properties by Special Master F. M.

Hoyt has teen confirmed by' Judge Jenkins. The order of court directs the clerk to pay George Coppell, John Crosby Brown. and William L. Bull the sum of. $100,000 in reimbursement of costs and other payments made by them in connection with i the sale.

The court also orders the to pay each of ninety non-assenting bonds of 1000 each, the sum of $000 us the distributive share of such bonds in the net proceeds of the property. The balance of, the $500,000 in the hands is to go'to Messrs. Coppell, Brown and Bull as managers. ARMY WORM DESTROYS CROPS of the Pest on Farms Near Kenoena. Kenosha, Sept.

The army worm ids struck the farms in Keuosha county and, according to the story of farmers living near the city, all the late crops have been destroyed by the ravages of the worm. The millet has especially been effected and the farmers state that the entire crop is killed. There seeing to be way for the farmers fo fight the worms and in many cases, as soon as it was -discovered that the pests had entered the fields, the millet was plowed under and the fields sown with grjusfi. WISCONSIN MAN KILLED. Body at Chicago Identified aa that of Harry Emerson of Beaver Dam.

Chicago, 111., Sept. man who was killed while alighting from a Chicago North-Western passenger train near California avenue, September 1, has been identified at the county morgue as Harry Emerson of Beaver Dam, Wis, Ue was a cook and 35 years old. Emerson WHS identified by a relative. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of ac- cideutal death. Emerson came to Chicago some weeks ago to look for work.

Ue was married and left a family in Beaver Dam. Nellie Eldred, Aged 20, Takes Her Own Life at Spring Valley. CHLOROFORM ENDS TROUBLES, Her Brother Had Shot Himself and She Had Been Despondent for Some Time. Spring Valley, Sept. Eldred, a girl of 20 years, found dead in bed this morning, having killed herself with chloroform.

Her mother has been dead many years and she was tired of living around. About a year ago her brother killed himself in her with a revolver, trying first to get her consent to die also, and since then Nellie has frequently talked of suicide, once buying poison, but before it was taken she was talked out of it. She bought the chloroform in town yesterday. BOTH HELD FOR BIGAMY. Albert D.

Martin, Married in WU- conain, Arrested in Illinois. Rockford, 111., Sept. D. D. Martin and Mrs.

Charles Burtlitt are in the Winnebago county jail, charged ivith bigamy. Mrs. Martin No. 1 makes the double charge as a result of a three- years' chase after her husband. Mrs.

Martin claims that she married him thirteen years ago at Kilbouru and tliiit three years ago Ue deserted her and their four small children. INJURED IN A RUNAWAY. C. P. ChrUtensen, a Kenosha Livery- Seriously Hurt.

Kenosba, Sept. C. P. Cliristensen, a well-known livery man of this city, was badly injured in a runaway accident last evening. He was driving nl'iig West Main street, wh-n the horse became frightened at a switch engine and ran away.

He was taken to bin home in no unconscious condition. He was horribly bruised and the doctors fear that he te seriously injured internally. FOR LOSS OF HUSBAND. Mrs. Otto Hafemeister of Cedarbnrff Wants $5OOO Damages.

Cedarburg, Sept. Mrs. Otto Hafemcister has commenced an action against the city of Cedarburg, which will be tried during the present term of the circuit court and in which plaintiff demands damages to the extent of $5000 for the loss of her husband, who accidentally drowned by walking off the sidewalk into the creek last spring. CRACKED THE SAFE. Money and Papers Are Stolen from Watertown Meat Market.

Watertown, Sept safe in the meat market of Boehm Berg of this city was cracked by burglars last night and about $80 In cash and $50 worth of checks, insurance and other papers were taken. The robbery is supposed to be the work of tramps, as no professional safe-cracker would burden himself with insurance policies. MILITARY INSTRUCTOR. First Lient Charles A. CurtU to be Detailed for Madlion.

Washington, D. Sept Lieut Charles A. Curtis has been detailed for dnty as military instructor at the Wisconsin university at Madison. Wheat Cropc Reduced One-Half. Baraboo, Sept Statistics tabulated by County Clerk Hncbing show that the acreage of wheat has decreased cue-half during the past year.

In Sauk county there were 12,048 acres of wheat last year, but bad seasons competition in the Northwest reduced the acreage this year to C102. Corn has increased. 4000 acres and oais nearly 8000 acres, which shows that corn and oats have taken the place of wheat. Dairy interests have largely increased until there ore 15322 cows, or one to every two people. The cows are valued at Accidentally Shot Brother.

Grand Rapids, Sept. While hunting prairie chickens this afternoon, Michael Vincent sheriff of this county, accidentally shot his brother, in the right cheek. Michael had just winged a chicken and was reloading and in the act of closing the gun, when it was discharged. Fortunately for the victim, the charge struck sideways, instead of broadside, or the result would have been fatal. Lumberman's Attempted Suicide.

Antigo, Wisv'Cept Phil Ryan, a prominent lumberman of Summit Lake, shot himself with suicidal intent He ind threatened ttis wife's life and ihrough fear she left home and went to a neighboring town. Ryan searched the for her, but tailing to find his wife, the revolver upon himself. Med- cal aid Was sent 'from this cite. of Explosion. Lancaster, Sept George Damm and his wife are dead from the niuries they received In -the gasoline explosion on Thursday.

The explosion resulted tie magaane after the fire iws lighted. Mr. Damm was the principal owner the Lancaster reed mill. NEWELL-STEBBINS WEDDING. Marriage of Prominent Social Lead- era Takes Place at Kenoeha.

Kenosha, Sept. The marriage of Douglas Newell to Miss Belle Stebtuus will take place at the home of the bride's parents tiis evening at 0 o'clock. The wedding will be a very simple one and will be attended only by friends and relatives. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Harry Thompson Of the St.

Matthew's Episcopal church. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Stebbins and a niece of Z. G.

Simmons. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. O. S.

Newell. Mr. Newell is a Yale graduate. Seymour, Sept. Dis'rict Attorney F.

M. Wilcox of Appleton and Miss Theresa Brehmcr of this were married at the home of the briae's mother today, only a few ii'la- tm's being present. The ceremony was performed by Ohlrogge and after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. WilcoT left for Moutour, where they will spend next three weeks.

Eagle Itiver, Sept. Emma Murguu aud Grant Cook were married here yesterday. Barabuo, Sept. Rev. Ernest Amy of this city and Margaret Mackenzie, M.

were married at Baltimore, Suuday. They will reside at Springfield, Mass, where he assumes the pastorate- of, a church. Neennh, Sept. wedding of Sliss Julia Kelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Lauritz, to E. Nelson of Wanpaca. occurred last Vvening at 8 o'clock at the Danish Lutheran church, Rev. H. P.

Jenson officiating. The bride was formerly teacher of the Danish Lutheran summer school. The groom was formerly principal of the Danish Lutheran parochial school at Cedar Rapids, la. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents on Harrison street. The newly- married couple will reside in Waupaea, the present home of the groom, Kaukauna, pt.

Miss Sophia Heintermeister, daughter of Mrs, H'. Heintermi-ister, and Charles H. Apitz, also of this city, were married yesterday at the home of the bride's mother, by Rev. Giesel of St. Paul, in the presence of a large gathering of relative and friends.

The maid of honor was a sister of the groom. Miss Theresa Apitz, and the best man was William Helmke. Miss Sarah Muudiuger and John Peterson, and Minnie Helmke and William Miller acted as attendants. Plainfield, Sept. Miss Ada Stihvell, only daughter of L.

Stilwell, a well-known hardware merchant of this place, was married to George S. Hall. THEY MUST RESIGN. Trustees of Wanpaca Home Placed Insurance Their OH Companies. Milwaukee, September 2, D.

J. Brothers of Kaukauna and A. J. Smith at Amherst, trustees of the Wis-- consiu Veterans' home, will be asked to resign as a result of the investigation of the charges growing out of the placing of the insurance on the home buildings. The board of trustees after looking into the matter referred it for investigation to a special committee consisting of Gen.

Harnden, J. H. Wooduorth and R. N. Roberts.

The committee has made a thorough investigation of the matter and is now ready to report. The report has not yet been presented to the trustees and has not been made public, but it is known that it will sustain the charges and will recommend that the two trustees named be asked to resign. The charge was that the trustees had placed insurance on the home buildings in companies represented by and had received commissions on it. The committee, it is said, has found that to have been the case. Trustees Woodnorth and Thomas called upon Gov.

Scofield, who was at the Poster Saturday and made a strong plea to get the money appropriated to" the institution by the last Legislature, but the governor refused to let them have it. He said that until the money was in the treasury it could not and would not be paid out. The governor said he had not yet received the report of. the committee on the investigation of the charges and would not make any statement concerning the matter until he had received it Three children survive. Old Indian Chief Black Hawk, the most noted of the chiefs the Wisconsin Wiunebago Indians, -died ast in the TOwn of' Broekway, a tew miles from this city, at the age of OO The: old chief was -arwawTi rriend otjthe whites and prevented the, Indians from taking warpath against them on axn "SSBP 2 COMRADE OF GEN.

SHERMAN. Former Wisconsin Man Celebrates Golden Wedding in Btinnesota. Spring Valley, Sept the pioneers of Southern. Minnesota were Mr. and Mrs.

B. F. Langworthy, a couple who moved westward from Wisconsin in 1856 and who have just celebrated the jubilee anniversary of their wedding in Greeff Bay in 1849. Mr. Langworthy was married to Miss Sarah M.

demons, a teacher in that city. He was six years a merchant in Oshkosh, and dealt in real estate in Dubuqne, for two years. Sixty years ago Mr. Langworthy was a school mate of William Tecumseh Sherman in Mansfield, O. He takes pride in telling "bad boys" he and the Sherman youngsters were in those days.

John, he says, was a lucky one in escaping deserved chastisement but William, or as the future general was then familiarly called, could never escape his share of whacks. Mr. and Mrs. Langworthy are now 77 and 71 years of age respectively. Mr.

Langworthy was for 'two years in the law business. He founded and still edits, in company with his son, the Spring Valley Mercury. PATIENT LEAVES HIS BED. Andrew Johnson of Racine Thought to Hare Drowned in the Elver. Badne, Wia, Sept Johnson, aged 22 years, a popular young man of the west side, has disappeared from his home and his parents believe that he jumped into the river last night This afternoon the lifesaving crew was notified and began a search for the body, bnt without success.

Tne fatter states that his son "was sick and had taken several trips fan the schooner Lydia to Teenperate; After Andrew came badr he was. taken sick with, maUna fever. night he--was suffering-considerably and his father stayed at his bedside until later that 11 o'clock. the bed was man was and search, Jor. the BURNED BY BLAZING POLISH.

Fatally Injnred at Milwaukee, Wfo, '1; Ma'ry KoralewskL 58 years; oW, was fatally'" shortly: before 10 o'clock this morning in her home at 830 Eleventh avenue. The'woman was engaged in polishing some furniture and chanced to set the can containing the polish, too near-to the stove. The result was an explosion and soon the burning stuff spread in every direction. Mrs, Koralewski, as soon as she recovered from her fright, instead of calling for help, attempted to put ont the flames herself. In so doing her dress caught fire and soon she was enveloped in flames.

Neighbors heard her screams and rushed in to her assistance. When the flames had been subdued it was found the woman was badly burned from head to foot The woman died at o'clock this evening in great Deceased was 55 years of age and leaves a husband-and several grown children. CRIPPLED FOR LIFE. Editor Hnrlbofd Condition More Seriona than waa Firat Thonttht, Qconomowoe, Sept condition of Edwin Hnrlbnt, the veteran editor of the Oconomowoc Free Press, is more serious than has been- thought Yesterday afternoon his physicians removed the bandages from the knee which was in a fall while he was attending the funeral of Col. Parks, and found that the ligament.had been severed.

He cannot recover sufficiently to leave his bed for several mouths and it may be that he will never recover the full use of his leg. HELD UNDER Mrs. Gail Blanchard of Bib Lake Thought to Have If et Font Play. Ilib Lake, Sept. Gail Blanchard, who found his wife dead in bed Monday morning, was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion.

Binder Sheriff James Wicker and District Attorney Bnckley searched the house Thursday afternoon and in the evening Blanchard was taken to the county jail in Medford to await a hearing in Bib Lake on Thursday, September 7. ENGINE PLUNFES INTO RIVER. Milwaukee Man Hnrt in Accident at Wausau, switch engine on the Milwaukee road drawing logging cars put of the yard of the Mortonson Lumber company last night jumped the track, plunging into the river, fifteen feet below. Thomas Campion, fireman of Milwaukee, was quite badly hurt about the back. JANESVILLE SITE SELECTED.

Federal Building will be Erected on D. K. Jeffris'a Lot. Washington, D. Sept.

has been decided by the treasury officials to accept the site offered by K. Jeffries for a federal building at Janesville. This site is located at the northeast corner of Dodge and Franklin streets and the government will' pay for it. A formal letter of acceptance is now being prepared by the supervising architect JOHN ALMA DROWNED. Suddenly Disappeared froni an Excursion Steamer at La Crosse.

La Crosse, Sept. Capt. Wilcox of the excursion steamer Lion reports missing John Alma of Alma Center. A woman" reported seeing the man disappear between the steamer and a barge. This was probably Alma and he was undoubtedly drowned.

A search was immediately instituted for the recovery of the body, but it has not yet been -found. HAD BEEN DEAD A WEEK. Suspicion of Harder in Finding Body of Patrick Mnlcrone at Viroqna. Viroqua, Sept Patrick Mulcrone, aged 70 years, who lived alone, was found dead in his farmhouse. Indications are that he had.

been dead for a week at least. Officers have returned from the house and report strong evidence that the old man was murdered. MADE STATE SUPERINTENDENT Miss Ella Kirkpatrick of Platteville Head of Junior Bpworth League. Platteville, Sept Miss Ella Kirkpatrick of this city has been appointed state superintendent of the Junior Epworth league of Wisconsin. Her experience extends Over several years- in local work and she has gained wide reputation for model methods.

The appointment is a good one and meets wide approbation. BLEW OPEN THE SAFE. Burglars Get Little Booty for Their Tronble at Oabkoah. Oshkosh, Sept Burglars blew open a safe in the Foote- Cornish Milling company's office between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning, bnt secured nothing. The safe was wrecked.

This safe was blown open seven years ago, but only $10 was taken. Killed by a Falling Tree. La Crosse, Sept Alexander Martell, a brother of Mrs. J. Walker of Onalaska, was killed by a falling tree near Homersville, Wis.

The remains were brought here for burial. Mineral Point Sept. De Muth, a young farmer living east of here, was killed yesterday by the falling of a tree. He is survived by his wife and child. Dodgeville, Sept Paul Demnth, aged 31, a farmer of Hollandale, was killed Friday while cutting down a bee tree.

Narrow on Excursion. Appleton, Wis, Sept persons were thrown into the locks on the river while on a steamer excursion. Shepard of this city fell Into the lower lock in Appleton and was rescued with difficulty, while a boy, James Sherman, fell into a Kaukauna lock and was nearly-squeezed to death before a deckhand was able to draw him out of. the water. Wanpaca County Veterans' Officera.

Wanpaca, Sept Wanpa- ca County Veterans' association closed its annual session at Marion lifter electing th'e following officers: L. Jeffers. W. Evans. First W.

Chocs. Second Hayward. J. Van Epps. Seriondy Injured In Bnnaway.

Wrightstown, Wia, Sept Wynberg, his daughter and her child were'thrown into a ditch and the wagon turned onto them in a Mr. Wynberg was Jiotburt, bnt his daughter-and little child.were seriously injured. in Marinette RESIDENCES STRUCK BY BOLTS Huge Electric Ball Falls and Leaves Deep. Hole in Rendered Unconscious. 'Marinette, iSept most severe electric and hail storm of the struck the city last and.

considerable'damage resulted. Bain fell in torrents and trees were blown down. Several buildings were struck by lightning in the outskirts of the city. A large haybarn, owned by J. I.

Scott, the proprietor of the opera house and a well-known horse dealer, was struck and burned to the ground, destroying hundreds of dollars' worth of hay. The residence of frank Gagnon was struck by lightning and set fire to at a loss-of several hundred dollars. The residence of Martin Anderson of Mene- kaune was struck by a bolt and the chimney knocked off. Anderson himself was knocked 'down by the shock of the lightning and rendered unconscious for several hours. 'Be is still suffering from the effect of the shock.

A huge ball of fire was seen coming from the heavens. It struck the ground in a vacant lot, making a deep hole. Chippewa Falls, Sept. severe rain and wind storm, passed over this section last night, doing considerable damage to property in general. A barn, belonging to A.

K. Stafford in town -of Lafayette, was struck by lightning and burned, with contents, including some stock. The loss will be over $2500; insured for $1200. Many shade trees and fences in the city wer uprooted and blown down, doing, considerable damage. The unpaved streets were damaged by the heavy rains.

Manitowoc, Sept. The electrical storm of last night did much damage in this section. A barn belonging to Alec Olson of Gibson was struck by lightning and, together with adjoining stable and implements, was destroyed by fire. A barn belonging to Joseph Hollay of Cooperstown was also destroyed. The flagpole of the postoffice was blown down; telephone wires burnt out and trees uprooted.

The bridge-tender of the Tenth street bridge lost control of the bridge and. it was swung round by the wind. Green Bay, Sept. Patrick's Catholic church was struck by lightning during the storm last night. The damage will not exceed $300.

NO CHARGES PREFERRED. Chicago Company Withdraws from Complaint Against Mr. Milwaukee, September 2, Instead of preferring formal charges, one of the book-publishing houses that appear as complainants against State Supt G. D. Harvey for favoring the American Book company, have signified their intention of withdrawing from the movement on the ground that they went into it under a misunderstanding.

Henry Hojt publishers of Chicago and New York, who supposed they were be made parties in a simple protest designed to correct a seeming injustice to a number, sent the following letter to the board of regents explaining their position: Gentlemen: We desire to notify Ton hereby to withdraw our name from a petition submitted to yon through the law firm of Tarraot. Kron- Bhage. McGorera DIelmano. August IV, Our reuona for making thla request follow: Our attention has just been called to an article In the Milwaukee newspapers which seta forth that we. among other pabUshen.

hare employed the law firm mentioned above to file charges with your body against the state superintendent of public Instruction and to prosecute the case. Ws beg- to say that this la entirely unauthorized by us. Some days ago (August 18) we were asked by a representative of another pnbUablng house for permission to attach, our nade to a paper to be presented to your board calling attention to the fact that pamphlet entitled "Lesson Plans In issued by the department of public Instruction and circulated among the of teachers' Institutes omitted references to all school histories of the Cnlted States except'one published by another house, so becoming virtn- an advertisement of that house. We consented to have our name attached to the paper under the impression that It was to be nothing but a simple protest in dignified language, designed to correct a seeming Injustice to a number of publishing houses. We do not wish to join In 1 sn attack upon any individual or upon any publishing bouse.

Sltice It appeara from the newspapers that the actual procedure was quite different from that which We had expected and since we are to a false position, we hnve made tne above request to withdraw our name frooi the petition. We beg to ask also that this letter be made a -part of the record. Very truly jours. HEXBY HOLT ft R. M.

K. Milwaukee, September 4. Another firm has withdrawn from the Combination of school book publishers which filed charges against Supt. Harvey, alleging that he favored the American Book company. It i.s the firm of D.

C. Heath which has written a letter to the regents very similar to that written by Henry Holt stated that it went into the matter under a misapprehension. That leaves only two firms, Ginn Co. and Silver, Burdett who are members of what is known as the Boston combine. Broken.

Had a M0win1r.ee, Wi Frant driving Amoving: van -atreeti SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED. Twelve Reaortera in a 'Bam Near linaton, Victims of Bnnaway. 'Racine, Sept There was a very bad runaway at Burlington, a few miles west of here, last night, and at least twelve persons were injured, one of whom may die. Those badly injured are: DAVID GAFFNEST, bead broken, ribs broken, injured Internally; will probably die. NICHOLAS MAT, leg broken, badly bruised.

WAHREN SPKOAT, leg broken. EDDIE CARBELL, arm broken near shoulder. Several others were slightly Injured. David Gaffney started from Brown Lake to Burlington last night with a 'bus load of summer resorters. As they were going down a hill, one of the wheels came orf, frightening the horses, and they ran away, dragging the persons in the 'bus for a considerable distance.

The injured were taken bade to the hotel. NO MORE TIME CHECKS. Inmbennen Obliged to Abandon the Old Sjmtem for Caah Oconto, Sept is the intention of nearly all lumbermen in this part of the state to revert to the cash? payment system in settling with men' employed in the logging woods. At a meeting recently held it was the con- census of opinion that the time-check policy result in great incoiiveni- ence in obtaining a sufficient number of 'men to do the work, for jobs and money are too plentiful these days, and cash in band, when a man asks for his time in mid-winter, is preferable to being paid off with a time-eheek, which cannot be converted into money at the company's office before April 1. It most be cashed and at a discount, if the, laborer desires ready money.

Loggers assert that it will cost at taut $1 more to put in 1000 feet of logs this year 7 than it did last, flour, oats are. about tne same -in price, but axesrthat cooldlw bought last year for $7.50 a cents a season'55 cents; log; chains have in "value; beeiVand nearly; 2 cents -higher. vW-liawgtt 'of 3888-99 ygn estimates of stocks known ried by alt.bnt sir of the. othersr Intfic northern! Minnesota district the present shortage is 17,500,000 4eet; in Croii ,4.000,000 feet Minneapolis, 44,500,000 feet; in Winonn and La Crosse district, 31,550,000 -feet? the north Wisconsin and Chippewa- ral- ley district. 45431,000 feet; in the upper middle river district, 79,600,000 feet; in the lower river district, 37,950.000 feet; in the Wisconsin valley, 36,713,860 feet total shortage for the entire territory of 287,440,968 feet Close estimates from mills not heard from swell the actual shortage to figures considerably beyond 400,000,000 feet DEATHS IN THE STATE.

Wisconsin, People Have Away Daring the Week. Elkhorn, Sept.L—Mrs. Michael Hanrahan, an old resident, is dead, aged 10L She was born hi Tipperary county, Ireland, and came to this country many years ago. La Crosse, Wis, Sept Dr. W.

B. Johnson was found dead in his bed at his, home in Savannah. 111. He was the district surgeon for both the Milwaukee and the Burlington railroads, and was well-known here. Heart disease is supposed to have caused his death.

Dr. Johnson was 38 years ot age, and was. to have been married shortly to Miss MoUie Esterbrook of Milwaukee. Portage, Sept Mrs. Sarah Mulcaby died last evening.

She was born seventy-two years ago in the parish Burr, Kings county, Ireland, and came to America in 1847. She settled in Portage two years later. Six children survive. Marahfield, Sept Mrs. H.

G. Andress died of consumption, aged 81 leaves a husband and two small children. Mazomanie, Sept. Robinson, an engineer of the Milwaukee road for thirty-five years, died yesterday, aged 63. He leaves a wife, daughter and three sons, the latter engineers on the Milwaukee and North- Western roads.

Manitowoc, Wuu Sept John Wallschlaeger, senior member of the firm of John Wallschlaeger Sons, hardware merchants of. this city, died last night of Bright's disease at the age of 72 years. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock. August Gtander died this morning at his home at the age of 40 years. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the German Lutheran church.

Two Rivers, Sept Henry Miller of the south side died suddenly at her home of heart failure. She was about 40 years of age and is survived by, a husband and family. Milwaukee; September 4, Leonard Barrett, one of the oldest and best-known members of the Masonic fraternity in Wisconsin, died Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, at his home, 381 Cass street, at the age of 75 years. On January 29, 1898, Mr. Barrett fell on an icy sidewalk and sustained a fracture of the left He never fully recovered from this injury and the subsequent shock of the amputation of a portion of the injured limb.

For many years Mr. Barrett was tiler of the grand lodge in the state. He attended the last grand lodge session in June, notwithstanding his injurj'A had been an active Mason for almost-a half century and for twenty-six years was an officer in the grand lodge. He received all the degrees of the York; rite, was a Knight Temphir for many years, and was a constant worker for the great order. Edgur W.

died at his home, G23 Vliet street Sunday afternoon, at 2:20 o'clock, after a lingering illness. He was 40 years of age. The deceased was a son of the late Robert Young, formerly well-known in local railroad circles, and a brother of George W. Young, of the policy department of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company. He was a native of this city and was for twenty-four yeisw connected with the Chicago, Milwaukee St.

Paul Boilway company, being engaged as clerk in the office of the shops at West Milwaukee. Mrs. Charles Weiseid, wife of the steward of the Schlitz hotel, died this morning. HEIR TO LARGE FORTUNE. Oahkoah Tonng Man will Heceive from English Eatate.

Oshkosh, Sept Armstrong, whose real name appears to be Cecil Cavendish, a young man of this city, will soon come into an income of $25,000 a year from an estate in Southern England. Cavendish was born in Australia, and afterwards lived in South Africa, coming to this country hi 1893. His parents are dead and although he has a regular allowance from England, he adopted the profession of concert hall singer and traveled all -over the country until and broke one hip, making him a cripiwK" A year ago he settled in Oshkosh and Declares that although he intends to travel a good deal he will make this his permanent home. Messrs. Scovel and Brinkwater, solicitors, hailing from London, are in the city arranging the young heir's affairs.

WILL BUILD PAPER HILL. Volks Planning to Erect a 815O.OOO Plant. Oconto Falls. Sept plan of the Volks brothers to erect a paper mill, is progressing' favorably. The two brothers propose to give thtir waterpbwer, in this city, with its twenty- five-foot head, in exchange for stock the paper company, which they hope to be able to organize.

The plan is to put in a twTS-machine print-paper mill, which win cost at the lowest estimate, about S150.000. The mill will utilize the pulp from the Stiles mill of the H. S. Eldred company, which will increase its capacity from four to twelve grinders, in ease the paper-mill project is a success. The expectation is that the projectors will spon be able to call for preliminary plans for the new structure.

LOSE THEIR CHILD. Mr. and Mrs. John Ban Cannot Find Their Four-Year-Old Son. Appietqn, Sept The 4-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Ban of Seymour has been lost in this city since yesterday morning. The two, with their child, came into the city yesterday morning and went to Northwestern house. Soon afterwards the child was missed and there is not the slightest trace of its whereabouts. EPIDEMIC OF ANTHRAX.

State Veterinarian HeporU Unprec-. edented Knn Diaeaaes of Cattle. Appleton, Wis, Sept H. P. Clnte, state veterinarian, when fa this city, stated that there was an almost unprecedented, rnn of diseases of cattle in the state.

The part of the state is especially afflicted, anthrax having become almost epidemic there. Dr. Crate is now nearly fire weeks behind on his KILLED BY A SHEER, A Bandnaky Woman Bnttidr and njr Tidotw sheep batted and; hooked Wrhjht at fltadnsky, Mflhig 4 Prtatm sparkle to her eyes. She feels' sameaswheaa girl, and if the- wouldn't talk, chances are I she would gol ont and have a good romPi as( Si childhood's' days. Doctor Pierce's Favorite Pre- scriptionl Efts the burden of disease fr It, allays inflammation stops flrafnft in, the femi strengthens the fragile a the internal organs in phws.

i irregularities. It drives away and banishes nervousness. of chikl-bGaring is rendetod. of ao danger and little pain. best medicine that Dr, R.

VJ-t. long experienced specialist fit diseases, ever made, the give free, fatherly advice, to- who write him at Buffalo, 'Xcjl whatever is charged. I was a grett ncBeter ftr ftorx placement aad ulceratkra," i Dickering, of Otlle, KeokokO toe nine I began tmsuc Dr. FreKrfpdoa I notable to took right txjttlea got labogave Dr, GoUen ML ery to my little daughter fitrqnJasyi tonsils and it compietelycnred her, ing tins can write to me, egdoifar IwOlmnswer," Honest dealers will not urges for Dr. Pierce's medicines.

other medicines in the world. good," although avariciona will sometimes say so for thft- BI the greater profit to inferior articledt 11 1 Burglars Enter Loabell Hear ICadiaoQlF Night Time, THREATENED TO Tied 4o Bed White Search the His Money. Madison, Wis, Sept Burglars last night entered! the hoinl Fred Loabell, a mail carrier who: is between Hope and Cottage On who lives about six miles east ot tl tied him to his bed and threatened him unless he told them where 1 was. He insisted that he had ncMBtm and the robbers finally left him andf through the house, getting- some- and mortgages and two gold' fore leaving the; threatened to and murder him if he told, thuir visit Loabell freed him five minutes after they: bad gone i to a neighbor's house. No trace found of the thieves.

ATTEMPTED SHOC Holcomb of the Electric Baaji Narrow Appleton, Sept Supt. W. H. Holcomb of the Valley Electric line was the what appeared- to be an ing, while hunting snipe along, theiJ Winnebago shore. He was near a tree on the when, ar.c of shot landed in the tree Just abq' and was followed by a lo-jged in unpleasant prorinuty 5 bead.

Mr. Holcomb saw someone- ing hi the bushes, bat the men ana; without being identified. 4fl Struck by an Milwaukee, September. 4JU Charles Keup, a mlddfe-ageftJ whose home is at 631 Scott injured -on Saturday af" shops of the E. P.

Alus waa looking np the elevator thejelevator ascended and hit hinfcOT lovfef-ivnt, The bone was fracture The injured, man, Joseph's jived 9 I State ia Briefc in the state: Andi nean, Antigo; Mrs. L. J. Peck, 1 Westfieid. Schultz, farntef near Ban Claire, waa struck andr! by lightning.

Reader, the 7-i of Amos Header of at Lima under a thresher. army worm, which I pearance in Racine some ia doing- great damage to- lawns W. Chatterton, aged 9T of the town of Antigo, morphine with snicidal covery. is doubtful. Feres, aged 1ft of Rat injorcd his bicycle.

carried home nnconscions. tained internal injuries. A. Bigelow Co. of bought 65,000,000 feet ot field county front E.

G. Selling of Manistee, Mich. in the state: Alexis Hording ana Miss at Brodhead; Robert Hackett'J Mary Lefflngwell, both of Chicago. of given assurances of a new stat Wisconsin Central railway an offset for the removal, of roundhouses. poeketbook was found in a field near er, with a dozen pewter were stolen from the 1 Smith Bros, agot i RAN INTO feT Union Pacific Near Topelca Ka Topeka, cine westbound overland I which left here at noonv-v Silver Lake, twelve miles- i by running into the rear end; train.

It 6 not thought injured. EASE AND DI! A Short Lesson on the Ma iar Word." Disease la the opposite ate defines disease as 1 trouble, vexation, dttloa to.