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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-11-15
Board for the Winter.

VXTILL BOARD two people occupying the
w same room, an elderly couple preferred,
for the winter at a reasonable price, with pleas
ant front room one-haf mile from ch MS' posi-,
office and electric cars. Address, Mis- o.
GOODENONGH West Brattleboro. Att
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
ONE MORE MASSACRE.
Over 1900 Druses Slaughtered by
the Turks in the Beirut
District

Constantinople, Dec. %, via Sofia, Bull
garia, Dec. 2G.-Advices received here
today from Beirut report that a severe
fight has taken place between the Turk
ish troops and the Druscs near Zudich
The fight took place on December 81,
and, according to the official reoort.
the Druses lost i. 200 killed, while only
twenty Turks were killed and fifty
wounded
The representatives of the powers yes
terday entered a protest before the com
mission which controls the execution of
the reforms and Sir Phillip Currie the
British ambassador. demanded imme-
diate recall of the Kadi of Mush, who
is accused of melting the Mussulmans
to disturbance 1t is reported from Mar
sus that disturbances have occurred
there between the Mussulmans and
Christians. The outbreak, however, was
soon quelled by the authorities. This
disturbance is believed to explain the
arrival of the missionaries and Chris
tan families at Mersina on December
II.
Adyices from the island of Crete say
there have. been no fresh disturbances
there
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
AN EMERGENCY BILL.
Chairman Dingiey Says No Thor
ough Tariff Revision will
be Attempted

Washington, d. c., Dec. 24.-Much
pressure has been brought to bear upon
Chairman Dingley and members of the
ways and means committee today by
members of the House and business men
who have hastily come to Washington
for the purpose to persuade them to
broaden the scope of the tariff advances
in their proposed revenue bill and to in
clude other articles which have not been
considered.
They are invariably told that the bill is
not intended as measure of tariff re-
vision: that it is an emergency bill to Sc
cure needed revenue and that there is
neither time nor inclination to go deeply
into the tariff question.
There is strong movement, however,
that may possibly prove successful to
have the schedule of agricultural prod
ucts raised from the contemplated rate
of % per cent. more than the Wilson bill
rates to so per cent. of the Mckinley
rates, placing this schedule ON the same
basis with wool and lumber. The an
nouncement of the committee plan by the
Associated press has caused the move
ment for a Republican aucus Qua the bill
which was pushed by Western IlemberS
to be nearly abandoned.
The separation of the tariff md bond
features Of the plan will give the silver
Republicans an opportunity to place
themselves on record by voting against
the bond bill. and this together with the
proposed advance of tariff rates on
lumber agricultural products and live
stock pra ctically satisfies their desires.
This morning the full ways and means
committee held formal meeting and
adopted resolution to have the Presi-
dents annual message printed III routine
matter. This afternoon, however, the
Republican members have another con-
ference on the tariff bill.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
CALLED ON OLNEY.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, British Am.
bassador, Visits the State
Department.

Washington. d. c., Dee. 26-Among
Secretary Olney's callers today was Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor, accompanied by Mr.. Sanderson, the
British consul-general at New York, a
brother Of Sir. Tn. Sanderson who drew
the "Sanderson line" in the British
Guiana boundary dispute and addressed
the two notes to DR.. Pulido and DR.. Ur-
baneia of Venezuela which are claimed
by the Venezuelans to have emanated
from Lord Salisbury.
1t is stated officially that the call was
of social nature, but frequently i'm
portant business is transacted on diplo-
matte reception day. Outside of the
Venezuela question there are number
of minor subjects concerning postal eX-
changes, etc, which engage the attention
of the state department and the British
authorities.
A strong impression prevails as Ie-
suit of the visit today that Secretary Oh
ney has officially notified the British
representative of the enactment of the
law for the creation of the Venezuelan
boundary commission. This, of course,
is such matter of public notoriety that
the ambassador has cognizance of the
facts, but an official notification of the
action of this country would bring out
the attitude of Great Britain toward the
commission
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30

1876 on account of his criticism of the
system pursued by Count Tolstoi, one of
the ministers of justice, but escaped from
Siberia, and thereupon settled in Gene
va, writing several popular works, in the
Little Russian dialect. He began to work
hard for the establishment of equal pO>
litical rights in Russia, and declared
against socialism as well as absolutism.
He was connected by rumor with the
assassination of Gen. Mezentzeff, chief
of police of ST. Petersburg. two years
later, but his friends assert that he was
not an extreme revolutionist and would
not have committed such a crime. Soon
afterward he went tooLondon, which has
since been his home. though he has tray
eled extensively. He has lectured III
the United States.
Some of his principal works are are The
Turks Within and Without, Tyranni-
eide in Russia" and Little Russian In
ternationalism." He has also contrlbut-
ed much to the magazines on the Eastern
European peoples. He has written as
well works on the ethnOgraphy, history
and literature of Little Russia, and with
M. Antonowitch has edited a collection
of Little Russian Folk Lore.
In personal appearance Stepnlak was a
strange cobination of iierceness and ami
ability He was six feet tall, heavily
built. and wore a bushy beard. but was
winning in manner He had high, in
tellectual forehead. He spoke English
f1uently, and was master of number OF
other languages.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
JOINT TRAFFIC POOL.
Chairman Morrison Reports to
the Senate.
No Prosecution Until the Compact Has
Been Completed.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 24.-Chair-
man Morrison of the interstate commerce
commission today sent to the Senate in
response to resolution introduced by
Senator PETER report on the Joint traf-
iic agreement recently entered into by
the principal railroads operating between
the Atlantic seaboard and the Western
states.
Mr.. Morrison says that inasmuch as
the agreement is yet incomplete the COM
mission cannot determine whether the
contract which may be finally perfected
will be i'll conflict with the provisions of
the Interstate commerce law.
In respect to the power of the commits
sion to investigate its own motion, Chair
man Morrison says it is competent, under
the recent decisions of the courts, to pro-
coed by injunction in the case if any OBJ
struction to interstate commerce is
caused by such a combination as con-
templated in this case. AS to the FEAST
bility of enforcing the penal provisions of
the interstate commerce law, Mr. Morri-
son called attention to the fact that it is
necessary to proceed through the courts
to do this and he adds that it has so far
in such cases been found exceedingly
difficult, to secure the necessary testi-
mOny.
Under the present rulings of the court
any inquiry may be arrested by the re-
fusal of witnesses to testify on the plea
of Decentralization. He refers to the
case of Theodore f. Brown of Pitts
burg, now pending in the United States
Supreme court in which the question
involved is that the power of the courts
to compel railroad officials to answer
questions concerning rates and rebates
of their roads when they make this plea,
and says the decisions of this case will
determine whether it is practical to Sc
cure conviction under a prosecution for
unlawful contracts and combinations.
He says that the commission has salts
fed itself by careful investigation that
no increase of charges or lessening of
facilities has occurred as the result of
the Joint traffic and adds:
I'm view of the fact that any action by
injunction or otherwise which might be
used to prevent the completion Of con-
tract or combination not yet made can
be had to prevent it's being carried into
effect in the event of it's being finally
entered into, and in addition thereto the
persons representing the corporations
becoming liable for q misdemeanor. the
commission hes believed and still be-
liewes that it must perform it's duty by
postponing any request to the United
States district attorney to institute and
prosecute proceedings in court as con-
tempated until said railroad companies
should actually form a joint traffic asso-
cia zion and enter into an agreement
which shall be unlawful -
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
SAFE IN PORT.
The Strathnevis, Long Overdue,
lowed Into Tacoma in Dis
abled Condition.

Port Townsend, Wash, Dec. 26.-The
steamer Strathnevis, which sailed from
Tacoma October u for the Orient and
was about given I'D for lost, arrived
in port about midnight in tow OF the
steamer Mineola The officers report
remarkable voyage, filed with dangers
and privations On Monday afternoon
last all hope of saving the vessel was
abandoned, ana boats were manned pre-
paratory to leaving the vessel, as she
was in danger of drifting ashore on De-
struction island.
Grave fears are entertained for the
safety of the Australian steamship MILO
vera, which had the Strathnevis in tow
for five days. Ten miles off Cape. Flat
terry last Friday afternoon, during a
violent gale, two steel hawsers parted.
Suddenly the Miowera disappeared in the
storm. The Miowera had had the
Strathnevis in tow five days and had ex-
hausted the larger part Of her fuel.
The log of the Strathnevis tells story
that is seldom duplicated in the annals
of maritime history and more especially
in the North Pacific ocean. Leaving
Victoria October ID with 165 passengers
and 46 officers and crew, with moder-
ate weather. running speed of ten knots
was made unGl October 20 at $40 in
the morning, in latitude 49.14 n. and
longitude 164.27 W., when the ship ex-
peflenced a terrific shock, the CRASH
sounding like an explosion Of cannon.
The big steamer trembled fore and att
and lay quivering like wounded fawn.
The shaft had snapped short off close
to the propeller, which dropped clear
of the vessel and went to the bottom.
A strong northern gale was coming in
and all sails were crowded on, two small
masts without yards, schooner rugged.
The accident occurred about 100 miles
south of Unalaska. Slowly the gale car
ried the vessel to the southwest and it
was two days later before she could
make any progress toward the east.
From that time on, under zigzag
course, she sailed slowly toward Cape
Flattery.
One of the most interesting features
in connection with the return of the ship
is the vast amount of money that will
be made by the insurance men who had
the courage to take risks on her.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
CLEMENCY FOR VOSBURG.
Recorder Golf Says Farmers Who
Want to Buy Green Goods
Should be Prosecuted.

New York, Dec. 24.-"Old Bill Vos-
burg, the green goods man who swindled
Anton Cimfel farmer of Clarkson,
Neb., out of $500, was arraigned for
sentence before Recorder Golf in part
two of general sessions today. His coun-
sci made plea for clemency,
based upon the ground that his
client had never sought to take
human life, contenting himself with max
ing war upon property. The attorney
concluded: I'm brief, let the law be
merciful and grant suspension of SEN
tence on account of Christmas and the
crucifXion of our Lord"
Recorder Golf said he thought the Leg
islature should make a law declaring
that the farmers who came on to buy
green goods should be prosecuted as fell
ons. He had no sympathy for them.
They were greater criminals than Vos-
burg, because he was but fleeing thieves.
II will consider your plea said the
recorder, "and ask the district attorney
during the day to endorse the papers
with his recommendation. I will dispose
of the case after that"
1t is thought the recorder will suspend
SpOfaOco
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
BLOW TO THE GOVERNMENT.

Election Result in Canada Indicates
Feeling on the School Question.
Toronto. Ont, Dec. 26.-The result of
the vote in the Cardwell by-election is
a genuine surprise for all concerned
Willoughby CONSERVATIVE went into the
government ON it's coercive Manitoba
school policy; Stubs McCarthyite) op-
posed this policy and Henry went in as
Liberal. The result is: Willoughby 10,
Stubs 1901 and Henry 27S. This is con-
sidered a severe blow to the govern
ment on its Manitoba school policy, so
far as the province of Ontario is con-
Cnrnnd
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
FULLER WILL NOT GO.
The Chief Justices Health will Not
Permit Him to Serve on the
Venezuelan Commission.

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 26. = The
whole question of the personnel of the
Venezuelan boundary commission is in
a chaotic state, and it may be day or
two yet and possibly longer before it is
completed and announced.
1t is understood that Chief Justice Full
Ier's health will not permit him to serve
on the commission and that the President
will not insist further Oh his acceptance.
Justice Brewers name has come promi-
nently forward and it is thought that he
or Justice Brown may be expected
to serve in the chief Justices place at the
head of the commission.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
STEPNIAK IS DEAD.
Noted Nihilist Accidentally Killed at
a London Railway Cross

London, Dec. 24.-M. Stepniak was
killed yesterday by passing train, while
walking over level railway crossing at
Chiswick.
Sergius Michael Dargomanoff Stepniak
was born in 1S41 at Hadjatsch, in the
Ukraine mountains, and came of a semi
noble family, descended from the cos
sacks of Little Russia. From 1859 to
1863 he was student at I<ieff, and he
published several works during that time,
which were prohibited by the government
in 1862 In 1870 he became professor
at the University of IXieff, but was re-
moved from his chair by the government
three years later. He was exiled in
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Milwaukee, Livestock Market.

Receipts, 8 cars; market raI SO 5f91Q &c
good, 3.40@35O; light, 100 to 200 lbs, 3.4O0
$50.
Butchers steers. good 11UO TO 1900.
lbs. 34O03 IS: medium to good. 1000
to 100 lbs 3.O0M3.25; common to fair, 900.
to 1000 lbs 2. 75G73.UO; cows and heifers. good
to choice. 22512.75; common to good, 200@
2.25; Gamers, 1.5001 80; bulls, common to
good, 1.75@2.O 90; good. 2.O0@225 feed
500 to roo lbs, 2.0O@2.50; veals, 3.50a5, %;
mixers and springers, steady. 1S,O0032.O 90;
Sheep-Receipts, cars: market steady,
1.750l2. so; lambs quiet, 275M3.50.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
BOLD HoLD-UP IN FRISCO.
,-ubGers Attack a Street Car, Get 50, 900,
and Shoot Three Men.

.-obGers Attack a Street Car, Get So, 900,
and Shoot Three Men.
San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 26-Three
masked robbers held up Mission street
and robbed Richard Clarke, an employee
of the Pacific Coast Jockey club, of the
receipts of the day. said to aggregate
$4,000. Clarke and two other men were
shot by the robbers, but it is believed
none of the wounds will prove fatal, al
though Clarke will probably lose one of
his legs.
Secretary Leak of the Jockey club has
offered a reward of $1,000 for the ar
rest and conviction of any of the parties
engaged in the hold-up of two of his
employees last night in which $4,000 was
secured. This amount. he says, he him
self will be responsible for, and there is
a strong probability that when the di-
rectors of the Jockey club meet the re-
ward will be considerably increased
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
NAY AFFECT WAGES.

Iron Manufacturers Say the Present
Basis is Out of Proportion to Prices.
Cleveland, O., Dec 26 - The Iron
Trade Review this week says:
Hesitation rather than stagnation is still
must know the cost of his raw material for
the next six months because of pending con-
tracts with the consumers of his product is
so close to cost in nearly all cases that the
transactions involve little or no risk. The
truth is forced home upon many producers
that the present basis of labor cost is out
of proportion to current prices; and it
would not be surprising if the market con-
tinues at the present level to see in Janu-
AIRY a movement for such readjustment in
wages as has been taking place in the
rlr
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Markers by telegraph.

Milwaukee, lour-very dull, Wheat
Firmer; No: 2 spring, 54Ac; No | Northern atdnd
No. 3, 26c. Oats-Steady; No. 2 white.
1812c; No. 3 white, 17h@18c. Barley-En-
tirely nominal; No 2, &c. sample on track,
21@31c. Rye-Steady; No. 1, 351hc.. Pro
visions Higher; pork. $50; lard. 5.25.
Flour is STEADY on the basis of 3.1503. 30
for patents in bbls in CARROTS; low grades
in sacks. 1.700175; bakers, in bbIs, 2.3U0
2.4O; rye. in bills, 2.350l2. so
Iillstuffs are dull at 9.00@9.25 per ton for
sacked bran. 9.000925 for fine middlings'
and 10.25@10.50 for white do. ~
Chicago e-Wheat-December, 24d31sc;
January, size; May r57%c; J July 2 nhc
Corn-December, 2514c; January, 2512c; May,
2734@271&c: July, 284c; September, 29$4c
Oats December, 1GAc February; x. IIl1se ,'
May, 1S%c. Iork-December, 100; Janu-
airy $50 May $50 Lard-December, 30;
January. 80, May. 80 Rib 81 De
Pork, no trading lard, 5.3o@5.3212; ribs,
4.25
SIC: Nav 53blc: on track, No. 1 hard, 52Lc;
No. 1 Northern, sic; No. Northern, Soc
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
LOSS WILL BE IN THE MILLIONS.
DesoIation and Ruin Wrought by the
Floods in the Southwest.

Floods in the Southwest.
Jefferson City, Mo-. Dec. 26.-The
floods are subsiding, but the entire Usage
valley for 400 miles is a scene of desola-
ton and ruin. and hundreds of families
have lost everything; Within the space
of six days. one of the richest valleys in
the state has been transformed into a
scene of distress without Il parallel in
the history of the state. The Moreau
valley is also scene of practical ruin,
but the farmers in that section will prob
ably be able to take care of themselves
without much assistance. A large per-
centage of the corn crop was in the fields
and all is lost. One estimate places the
corn loss alone az $3.50 200. This may
be excessive. but when the other losses
are determined. such as live stock, hay,
fencing, damage to wheat, buildings,
etc, the loss VIII run up into the mill
ions.
sedaIia. Mo-, Dec. 26.1During the
ed. nine and one-half inches of water
fell. the heaviest known here since 1874.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
CITlZEN TRAIN HEARD FROM.

Tells Grover to Shift the Responsibility
Onto Congress.
New York, Dec. 24.-Citizen George
Francis Train today sent the following
message to President Cleveland:
Madison Square,
Day Before Christmas-Citizen
President of the United States of America.
Washington, d. c.: l have elected you
twice by ''psychis1p." I will do it again if
you will issue no bonds and throw the re-
sponsibility of the crisis on Congress.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
SIR EDWARD HARLAN DEAD.
He was a Famous Shipbuilder and
was Twice Mayor of
Belfast.

Belfast, Dee. 24-Sir Edwin Harland,
head of the famous shipbuilding firm OF
Harland & Wolff, died today. He was a
member of Parliament for North Belfast
in the Conservative interest, was 81
years old and was twice mayor of Bel
fast. Sir Edward Harland was for
many years chairman of the harbor COM
mission of Belfast and was one of the
foremost organizers of the Ulster con-
vention. His baronetcy was the gift
of Lord Salisbury and dates from 1885.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
EIGHTEEN RESCUED.
Gallant Rescue from Wrecked Russian
Ship on the Irish Coast.

Dublin, Dee. 26-The large three
masted vessel seen on Tuesday last fly
ing signals of distress in Kingstown bay
turns out to be the Russian bark Palme
Capt Eriksen, from Liverpool, on De-
cember Is, for Mobile, Ala. A lifeboat
which went to her assistance was cap
sized and her crew of sixteen men were
drowned, and Il second lifeboat which
attempted to assist the Paine was cap
sized and returned to the shore with
the greatest difficulty. The crew of the
Paine cut away her masts and eventual
ly all on board, eighteen souls in all,
were rescued by passing steamer today
The rescued 'reOple included the captains
wife and child.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
STAR WEST MINE SOLD.
Kaufman Bros. of Marquette Secure a
Controlling Interest.

Negaunee, Mich, Dee. 24.-[Special.]-
West mine on the Cascade range for the
past eighteen months, has disposed of
his interest to the Kaufman Bros of
Marquette, who recently purchased
half interest from J. G. kirkpatrick.
Capt. Harry Whitburn, who has held
position with the Queen mines here fo-
foreground work New machinery is be-
ing put in and many other improvements
will be made. The Kaufmans propose
working large force during the coming
cun1mop
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Bank Failure at Even, Mich.

Ontonagon, Mich, Dec. 26.-The Ex-
change bank of Even, Mich, closed it's
doors owing to hard times and failure to
realize on securities. The liabilities are
$4,000 and the assets are $4,000. The
village of Even had just sold some bonds
and had deposited the proceeds of the
sale in this bank and had begun issuing
checks on the deposit when suddenly the
bank closed The funds of the town
ship OF Mcmillan are also in the bank.
Many poor people who had deposited
their all in the bank will undoubtedly
lose everything,
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
.lnie and H1tz Arc Ont.

Ell Paso. Tex. Dec. 26.-Martin Julian
and Bob Fitzsimmons had some words
last night at the opera house where Fitz
was giving an exhibition and Julian an
nounced to reporters last night that he
would have nothing more to do with
Fitz. 1t is thought the quarrel will be
Matched nd
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
chicago sh1pDulluer Talks of War.

Chicago H.. December DIV. L.
Brown of the Chicago Shipbuilding com
pany today declared that in case of war
with England the United States could
build forty fully-equipped warships for
lake service inside Of ten months. In
an emergency armored vessels of sir.
pie construction could be put together in
ninety days. "On the other hand" he
said, Canada could do practically moth
ing in the way of armored vessels and
would be obliged to get along with make
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
PASSED THE BILL.
Tariff Measure for the Relief OF the
Treasury Adopted by
the House.

Washington, D. c., Dec 27.-The
House yesterday responded to the appeal
of the President by passing a tariff BILL
the operate of which is limited to two
and a half years, and which is designed
10 raise S40.0OO.000 for the relief of the
treasury. The bond bill will be passed
TODAY