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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-29
BADGER S'lA1ESME.
What Wisconsin Statesmen are Ac'
complishing in the Way Of Law
making,
The Wisconsin State Legislature Now
in Session at Madi-
son,
Tuesday Jan. 10.
SENATE.

Senator Kroeger, of Milwaukee, offered
Joint resolution for an amendment I"
section of article of the constitution
providing that Milwaukee may, upon vote
of the common council and sanction of tie
people, exceed the per centum limit Ia
bonding itself to erect fuel gas plants, clc''-
trio light and street railway lines. IL.
object OF the amendment Is, especially,
allow the Cream city to erect luel ga,
plant Mr.. kroegcr says he knows III !
gas can be made for 20 cents per tnotsa' !
feet and furnished to citizens. This 1uri
gas at 20 cents per thousand Is equal !"
wood at 81 per cord.
Senator kroeger proposes to Knock ''it
the Bennett law. He offered bill rcpcHs-
ing the measure. The bill is not more tbs
ten lines in length and comes right to III.
point.
Senator Conner proposes to make me-
bers OF county boards ineligible TO serv' -
trustees and officers of county asylunis It y
introduced q bill to accomplish this
ject The bill is in the hands OF the c"@''
mittce on town and county organlzatlo'
Senator Main introduced a bill provij
that whenever any person shall ~
served one term in penitentiary he 81 ~
after release, upon conviction OF u sec !
otfense, besentenccd for the maximum
under the statute, and upon third col
ton heshall be deemed an hahitual Grim
and be punished by imprisonment IN
state prison for life, unless pardoned by -:
governor. The board of supervision
thoriZed to allow the prisoner his libert>
their discretion, upon parole, during good
behavior.
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS.

All persons Indebted to me are here
by notified that they must can and
settle their accounts before Feb. Is.
All bills remaining unpaid after that
date will be put in Il lawyers hands
with instructions to sue and collect
| mean business.
+ J. DECKERT.
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ASSEMBLY,.

The session of the assembly was short.
After the announcement of the COMMITTEE,
arranged by the speaker, Mr. Warden, II
Sheboygan, got what glory there is in IN
troduciog the first resolution, which PR
vided for the opening of the sessions vi !
prayer by the resident clergy. 1t was q :.
clared adopted, though the nays seen>
quite as many as the yeas.
Assemblynan KurSZka, of Milwaukee.
will introduce two bills which his Poll u
constituents arc anxious to secure the BEN
fits from. One is a provision for the pub !.
cation of the proceedings of the comln"l
council in some Polish daily paper, rs
establishment of the Office of interpreter IL
the Polish and German languages in both
the municipal and superior courts of Mil
Maukee CITY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-29
GIVING GERMAN A CHANCE.

A Joint resolution was introduced in til"
Assembly by SIR. Warden for printing 5n
copies of the governors message in isgni,
and 1000 in English.
Assemblyman Fray had resolution f..
thee appointmcntsof committee Of tive 10
revise the game laws.
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,.own officers.
: congregationaI Church.

churches and Societies.
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BIG GRIsT OF SENATE BILLS.
ills were introduced as follows:

Bills were introduced as follows:
Senator Pratt-i'rovtling for the election.
duties and salary OF thc-rcyistcr of deeds al
Winncbago county.
Senator Woodworth-For the election
and maintenance OF a dam i'll the Little
Wolf River, Waupaca county.
Senator Manufacturing to the manner
of the distribution of the state school tax.
Senator Voss-To amend the WatertowII
charter.
Senator Reynolds-For the purchase nt
80 volumes ofSimmons' new digest of till.
Laws of Wisconsin at So per copy, for tile
use of the state.
Senator krnger-Giving circuit Judge
discretion Of ordering plaintiffs to furnisl.
security for costs.
Senator krnger introduced a resolution,
providing that all Milwaukee Legislation,
should be referred to the delegation from
that county.
Senator Nash had resolution giving the
Wisconsin Press Association the use of tl,,.
chamber for its annual meeting.
The early simultaneous introduction 81
bills in the Senate and Assembly for tho r,.-
peal Of the Bennett law brings out the fact
that half dozen bills were prepared in tl,,.
pockets of members looking to the sam.
end. One enthusiastic asscmblyman va
on the verge of moving an immediate coz
sidcfation of the bill yesterday morning ul,-
der suspension of the rules, but lie was re-
strained 1t is not probable that party
lives will bound the vote on the law.
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Of fine church every Sunday at
ftfS a. NJ and 1880 p. IN. Prayer
|G%gl q" Thursday evenings at half past
|cetEssS.dm Nv school Immediately after
D' A. S. NeWcomb. Pastor
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. = Eagle River Lodge, No. 100,
w.. ,h,.dyery Wednesday at their hall over
sE g,Sor { cooks store. Brothers from
RI 1n5gas are cordially invited to call
Ehtown' ,,
EBonER, L. H. wv >''''A
- y G Sec.
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Spun candy may be made after fashini,
s1:h Il iork. s1::en the sugar has reached
re proper degree. if a four-tincd fork beI
appea in and drawn slowly out it vii
pin thread. winch may be wrappe
rE0nsc. s
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n r N Harmony Tent No. -,
" 3ao IL every Friday e~ening at ODD
F5lowS hall. s "
lN@ON, a. " i,n ,ni .,,,d.,
|tdh Keeper \ ON 'i''h''ei'
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Eneoun,ered /. Big Wave.

lCaptain HAins Of tho steamship
Etraria reports meeting with an cxtrnor-
dinary wave on the Southern banks. At
$50 on Tuesday morning dense fog came
up and tho engineer was signalcd to slow
up Soon altar entering the cdgo cf tho
fog therc came y terrible thud OF hugo
wave strikin. tho vessel forward and
s,ralning every rib In hcr. Tho crow be-
cAmc terror. stricken and II took fully nm
hour 70 quiet them. Fortunately nil tho
passenger wcro asleep In their berths
aud pauio was thus avcrtcd. Tho force
Of tho wave dashed . boAtswain against
the cst.hesd and crushed his skull. causing
death soon Afterwards. Three other mem.
bsrs Of the crew were dangerously hurt
their names being Jsmsa Murphy. frac.
turcd thigh and broken ribs, and right arm
broken; Joseph Harris, hip bone broken,
uplno wrsnchod and wrists disiocatsd; u.
Mcbride, left ankle and thigh broken.
Several other members Of tho crow wore
seriously, but II 10 not thought dangerous
ly injured. Whom the wave struck the
vessel tho sea was calm ana tho tcmpcra
turo mild. Captain Hnins says IN all his
experience, extending oynr = period OF
forty years, no never before encountered
anything like IT,.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
English and Russian Jealousy.

A London dispatch says; The
question OF tho Dardanellcs becoming Q
passagcway for Russian war ships 10 the
Mediterranean Just now exceeds IN inter
est even the Chllin war. Rumor says
that the foreign oilice will not ,stand idly
by and see the Mediterranean invaded by
u Russian fleet under tho guiso Of volun
tccr transports or otherwise. The main
question seems to DO whether England
will have TO protcs. alone or DO sustained
In such course BY, tho powers Of the
Triple alliance. No doubt 10 entertained
that Russia has been encouraged 70 hcr
present aggressive attitude by an under
htanding with France, md fools safe with
France ms = friend against Sny unsup.
ported action on tho part Of Great Britain.
Tho situation is becoming very grave,
and Is so regarded both In Berlin and
Londoa. Lord Salisbury, It Ia reported
will shorten His vacation In order to deal
with tho problem, which is greatly com
plicaicd by tho unprecedented coolnesv Of
tho sultan toward tho British govern.
mcnt.
A Constantinoplo dispatch says that tho
French and Russian ambassadors have
been dinnlng into tho sultan's ears tho
fr.t that, with oil Of England's charsss
against Russia Of intended aggrandiss.
mont at tho expense Of Turkey, tho only
great powor that has actually takcn pos.
session OF any important part OF tho sui.
tan's dominion Ia England herself, and
that England, before protesting fricnd.
ship for Turkey, ought to glve up Egypt
II not also Cyprus. Tho sultan, therefore, :
for tho time being Ia proiudlccd against
England: on account Of Egypt, although
upholding Bulgaria against Russian
Vaccinations It's remembered that tho
Crimcan war was preceded by England's
rejection OF n Russian proposal than En-
gland should takc Egypt and allow Rus
nlu to have Constantinoplc, and thorc IL
an uneasy feeling that Russia will fight
ngaln rather than permit England to hold
Egypt without compensation 10 Russia,
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Killed an Outlaw,

Harmon Murray, the notorious col
ored outlaw. who has deaod tho authori
ties for nearly . year, and terrorircd q
wide section OF country In Florida, was
killed about daylight Friday morning by
Hardy Early, . colorcd lad OF II. The
killing occurred In swamp near Archor
Florida. Murray called on Early about 4
o'clock and ordered him to go with him 10
Archer, where he said he was going to
"kill some crackers and to leave Achua
county. Early did not want to 20 and
said he had no KUN, but Murray took
Early to the lattcr's brothers house aud
made him produce double. bArre,led shot
gun. both barrels were loaded and Early
put fifteen more In barrel.
The two then started toward Archer
having TO pass through swamp on the
way. When they got into the swamp
Early pretended ho did not knw the trail
and asked Murray TO lead. Murray took
tho lead and Immediately Early poured the
contents Of both barrels Into tho back Of
Murrsy's head, killing him instantly.
Early then notified tho pooplo Of Archer
aud crowd went. TO the spot, brought the
corpse to the town and afterwards sent 1
to gainesville. Tho excitement there We,
intense, ~ several lynchings OF Murray's
contedcrates havo occurred In that yicinl
". Early was tho hero Of the hour, und
was mounted on u boz from which he made
. speech describing tho affair. Hc will
get u, 800 In rewards. Murray had silied
seven men within tho past fow days, and
Was - fearless As he was bloodthirsty.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
An Ocean waterspout.

The visitors who journeyed to the
beach at Asbury Park, New Jersey, las,
Sunday, 10 watch the unusually heavy
seq wsre treated to y sight rarely wit.
messed nssr shore, About . O'Clock the
wind was blowing furiously from tn.
northeast Suddenly tho sea at q spa,
near tho shore was unusually sgitated, aud
US the eyes Of oil were directed to the
spot, . huge waterspout formed and brgan
moving scawsrd iu . southeasterly dIrec
,Ion. Tho volume Of water was balloon,
shaped and was fully 800 feet high. There
were no vessels In its track, but Tyler
Emmons, . fisherman, narrowly escaped
being caught by the mountain Of water.
lIc saw II approaching and pulled bis boa,
out Of tho way Of the sesthing column,
which passed within few yard Of him.
Tho watsrspout left In la wake . broad
track Of foaming water and tho incoming 4
blllows rolled mountain high for half m
hour after tho spout disappeared.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Tho eoior Linz in Cincinnati.

lion. John ?. Green; Of Cleveland.
went to Cinoinnatlt t6 partiSipats IN the
Labor Day celebration on special invita-
tion Of the Amxls amated Council Of
Trades TO make an address. Mr.. Green
is colored man. He is the dttthcv Of the
bill making Labor Dsya legal holiday
He 10 lawyer with fns reputation, well.
TO do, and 4 man Of brilliant attxinmouts.
He has represented Cuyshoss County In
the state legislature twd tssuis, and 10 .
candidate for the nomination 5f ttsss son.
ator on u, Republican ticket this fall.
Mr.. Green arrived In Cincinnati on Sun
day and registered ut the Gibson House.
He was assigned room, and whom the
dluusr hour arrived hc entered the dluing
room ahd took his meal. in ths evening
ho went W supper but was told hc would
havs TO take his supper III the ordinary.
Mr. Groeu objected and reported Ut the
ollce: Mauaysf Dunbar was called in
and the case was laid before himi He
said that he wished to treat the mau as O
gentleman, but he could positively notsat
In the public dining room. MIR. Green
thcreupon paid his bill and went 10 the
Burnet House and secured lodging.
The insult became noised about aud the
labor committed were indignant and re-
ported tho matter to number OF Repub
licans. Tho rooms secured for Major Nc
Kiulcy at the Gibson wero st once can
celled and quarters were secured st the
Burnct House, where Major Mckinley
was escorted on his arrival In the city.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
No Smoking on tho Cars.

The management OF the Missouri
Pacific railroad system In Arkansa, and
Louisiana has virtuflly abolished smoking
on ali Of IL passenger trains. When the
'aw went into effect tho colorcd coach was
placed next TO the baggage car; n divided
ear wAs placed next, and tho nrst class
coach was behind. Tho divided cur wa,
used as . smoker, tho members Of each
rseo using their respective portion Of tho
car. The law, however, provides for
separate coaches. Yesterday an orisr
was Issued 70 tako of'oct Immediately. In.
atruetins all conductors not to permit any
smoking on any train In Arkansas or
Louislaua excepting tho smoking room Of
slcepcrs and chair cars. II IL regarded
~ one Of tho means adopted TO make tho
people slck Of tho separate coach law, for
everybody knows tho average citizen loves
70 smoke, but In order TO have separate
coaches no must give up his cigar. II tho
conductors undertake TO eject any passcn
gers for Indulging In the weed some lively
law suits will most likely DO tho result.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Car of Powder Exploded.

A special from Wlnslow, Arizona.
says; A little after o'clock yesterday
afternoon freight train pulled out Of
this city having among its load . car Of
powder. A few mlles from winslow Q
brakeman named A. W. White and . pAn
named Gus Bockman sea.si themselves
upon the top.
In few minutes q terrible explosion
followed. Both men were thrown many
feet In the air, killing both instantly.
Tho explosion is thought to have boon
caused by spark from tho engine.
While tho framework Of tho cars were
demolished, the trucks remained standing
on the track. But one other car was In.
iurcd, 1t being Immediately In front Of tho
exploded ono, aud loaded with beans.
This cur WIS badly damaged.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Train Robbery in Texas.

Six men stopped a train on the
Southern Pacific at 3:2s and held II till
8 rs Wednesday morning, two miles west
Langley and one mile cast Of station
called Samuels, which Is about twelve
miles from Rio Grande. Tho passenger
were unmolested, as tho men seemed 70
want only the contents OF the ex press car,
and which was very small sum, " there
il never large amount carried west
They also took one registered package,
two empty bags and tho mail, which was
made up for the Dryden pos,oifice. After
they had gotten what they could from tho
mail car and express car, the returned
he money which they had taken from tho
mail clerk and express messenger and
loft the train.
The company has offered ESQ for the
capture Of each man. Tho express com.
pany will offer reward Of about $1,000
for each one captured, and besides this tho
government Official has standing reward
of about $500 for every train robber. max.
ing the amount offered for each robber
about tl,7 $50.
Six men stopped the train and all were
armed with Winchesters. A good deal Of
firing was indulgcd in by the robbers and
the express and mail cars were weli filed
with bullet holes. A small quantity OF
dynamite Ia sa,d TO have been used 10
blow open the express car doors, ~ tho
agent refused to open It. No ono was
hurt In tho explosion.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
The Tennessee Legislature.

There was lively time In tho
lower house Of the General Assembly
"Wednesday morning over the introduce
ton of resolution providing for tho an.
pointmcnt Of committee OF senator's and
Representatives to investigate tho condi-
ton Of tho peni,cutlary, tho convict loasc
system aud the recent Briccvillo troubles
Objection was made that II was . scheme
to delay action, because tho commlttee
could not conclude la labors In the time
allowed for tho sitting Of the Assembly.
Aftor several hot speeches aud an avn.
ianchc Of amendments, tho whole matter
WINS referred to the ponI.entIary commit.
tco. Tho tendency Of most OF tho amend
mcnts was to prevent the resolution from
committing tho House to opposition 70
the abrogation Of tho present lease.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Capturing a Shark.

A dispatch from Westbrook, Con-
nsctIcut, slysi The exciting svout Of the
season was the capture ycAterday Of Z
monster man eating shark. Two young
men were fishing for blue fish Of Stan
dard's beach, when tho man cater sudden
ly appeared under tho stern Of tho boa,
and turned on is back preparing to strike,
With much presence Of mind ono Of the
boys, namod Post seized tho boathook
and thrust II into tho sharks mouth,
thereby slightly stunning the fish.
A livoly struggle then ensued which
caused the water to boil and foam fol
rods around. After q time the shark wa,
tired out and rope was fastened around
Its tall by which II was towed ashore.
The hsh measured nearly fifteen foct In
length and weighed about 200 pounds. In
each jaw were two rows Of toeth, some Of
which werc over an inch long.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Slavery in Liberia.

George B. Parks. u mulatto belong
ing In Atlanta, Georgia, with his family
consisting Of his wife and seven children,
have returned frou Liberia. He 10 an In
te,!lscn, man, = carpea,er by trade, and
tells IN interesting story Of tho condition
Of sffsirs In Liberia, Africa
On the end Of last May, lured by the
promise Of tho Society for the Promotion
Of Colonization In Liberia, ho sailed with
his family 10 that place. On lsndlng .,
Moravis he found tho country In the mos
debauched condition.
The American negroes who had already
emigrsted there, had assumed tho mos
tyrranical rule over tho natives. No par
Of the ground was under cultivation
Parks had been slave In tho South, bu,
he says the condition Of slavery 10 Liberis
is worse than In Georgia before the war
Children there offer themselves for sale
Parks, because ho would not deal 10
human flesh, WAS ostracised by tho nc
erocs from America.
After spending twenty one days there
no sailed for Hamburg and then to New
York. 1t cost $50 to bring his family
back to America. When he left Gcorgiu
he had si,s,O. Ho now has 10 which he
says will pay his way back to Atlanta.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
MangIed by MastiFs.

Edward Gillis, 9 years old. had q
horrible and fatal experience at Wheeling,
West Virginia. He was playing In the
street and near at hand was dog kennel
in which werc confined six huge English
mastifs. While playing Gillis began
teasing the dogs, and they became fear
fully enrsged. Ono Of the dogs broke
down the door, and the six ferocioui
brutes made fierce attack on the boy.
He was knocked down ut the first on
s.aughL and all the dogs began biting and
chewing him.
Policeman James Carney, assisted By
William Robinson, armed with revolvcri
and crowbars, finally reached tho Infur
lated animals, but II was impossible tt
make them loosen their holds, and Gar
ney shot five OF the dogs dead while they
were still chewing and biting their vic
tim. The sixth bra,s escaped. Garne,
himself was severely bitten. Gillis'
wounds arc terrible, his eyes, ears and
nose were literally bitten out aud his
body has no fewer than sixty wounds.
The dogs that were killed wsro valued .,
800 each.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Killed bv q Bull,

Az ElizAboth,own, Kentucky, Colo.
mel william Wilson died Sunday from In
jurlcs inflicted by a maddcncd bull.
Wilson went Into tho pasture 70 have
tho bull, Que Jersey, haitercd for exhi
billion u the fair. When hc went Into ,h,
pasture he Wa In tho habit Of carrying .
shotgun, loaded either with blank cart
ridges or small shot with which no In.
undated and conquered tho beast
On this occasion no had tho gun, and 10
tho bull started toward him hs hrsd ono
barrel. This he'd no effect and he tried
tho second barrel, but for soino reason the
cartridge did not 70 on. Before no could
rot out Of tho way tho bull was on him
and running rapidly threw him ten foe, In
tho mir. Ho wss picked w and carried TO
the house. Two ribs were broken and ho
was badly bruised about tho body.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
A Michigan Professor Honored.

A dispatch from Lansing, Michigan,
says that Eugene Davenport, professor Of
agriculture at tho Michigan Agricultural
College, has received a telegram offering
him the presidency Of the college which
II is proposed to establish In Brazil at an
annual salary Of 5000, together with a
house and living expenses. So desirous
are the Brarilians Of securing Professor
Dasonporf's services that they offer to
pay his expenses both ways II at the end
Of . year be does not desirs TO remain q
the head Of tho institution.
The honor done Michigan by his seiec
tion IL the greater when II Is considered
that Professor Davenport graduated
from the Agricultural College In 1878, and
has since been connected with that insti.
tuition. Professor Davenport will thor.
oughly consider tho offer before arriving
at definite decision.
The state herald., 1891-09-11
Dynamite Factory Blown Up.

A special from White Pigeon, Mich
igan, says: The dynamite factory Of +.
A. Reynolds & Co, near this place, sx
ploded on the 3rd. 1t 10 estimated that
tS~e were about twenty tons Of dynamite
In the building, which was u three story
brick. Scarcely vestisc Of It remains.
Sixteen workmen, mostly Swedes and
Norwegiaus, were completely snihilated.
Not an atom Of them is to bs found, and
1t Ia impossible to learn their names, rs
the compsny's books, pay rolls, etc, are
lost. The loss is estimated ut SIS, 900.
The concussion was awful and the citi
zens were badly frightened. Goods in
the stores were thrown from the shelves
and houses rocked to and fro. Tho spire
Of the German Lutheran church fell with
= loud crash, and the walls Of several
buildings cracked and damaged.
The state herald., 1891-09-11

The great and imperative need OF II
general interest in the subject OF forest
preservation so closely interviewer
with our national future, and of imme-
diate action towards the consumma-
tion OF some plan by which the possi-
bilities which now stare us In the face
may be averted. cannot be too strongly
felt What Germany. France and
Switzerland have done. we can do.
but We must bestir ourselves. 1t will
require decades to attain anything like
efficiency in n trained force and the
work OF education cannot begin too
soon Legislation is far from being a
potent cure for all ills. bu, In this case
II Is the one thing that will save us.
The state herald., 1891-09-11

1T Is an exceptional married woman
who will find It possible to ..havc her
own choices" In anything like the
same degree as the coming spins,er OF
forty. who finds herself released from
parental constraint and free To get out
OF tho world rs much rs she can. The
earth Is to be hers and the fulness
thereof II is opened TO her and she
Is advancing upon 1t with flying feet.
She promises to be one OF the frce,t of
mortal creatures md one OF the most
coercivc and competent Clubs are
growing up In great cities for her
convenience; big buildings arc planned
for her 70 live In; charities are looking
70 her for management; dependent ro.
lativcs are to owe their support to the
results Of her intelligent exertions