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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Matilda Enha1n, Columbia, Pa, says !.

The Housatonic river was never SO
low as at the present time, and 5000
people have been thrown out of work at
Sheldon. Conn. as q result.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28

Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price 10 cents.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28

In South Italy there is belief that
the chameleon takes no food but air.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28

"Why, what ave you got there, Bill"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
The VAR IN The East.
Emperor Wants an Explanation of tho
ChineEe Defeats.

LONDON, Feb. 2O.-The correspondent
of the Central News at Pekin says:
Mr.. Patrick, formerly United States
vice-consul at Ticn Tsin. has gone to meet
III Hung Chang to consult with him
upon important matters. The Emperor
demands an explanation of the defeats
with which China has met during the
war, and also wants to know the amount
and disposition of the war expenses.
A dispatch from Foo Choo reports that
numerous secret societies are being form
ed, whose objects are unknown. 1t Is
supposed, however that they are political
organizations.
A Central -,ews dispatch from Toxic
says that Admiral Alto reports from Wei
Hai-Wei. under date OF February 18th, as
follows:
To-day the entire feet entered the
harbor. The forts on Liu Kung Tao
Island the torpedo stations, and the
warships Chen Yuen, Chi Yuen, Kwang
Pin, Chen Pien, Chen Chun, Chen Pi,
Chen Nan. chen 81 and Chen Long. to-
gether with the Government building.
were ceded to US, and our crews We're
sent to prepare the ships for sailing.
The Chen Yuen viii temporarily be sent
10 Port Arthur. and the other vessels will
be sent 10 Japan. All OF the forts are
low held by crews from the Port Ar
thur naval station the wang Chi was
given up as 2 conveyGn nee fer the re-
mains OF Admiral Ting.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
WHOLE FAMILY FROZEN.
Their bodies Accidentally Discovered by
Deer Hunter

IRONDALIG, MO. Feb. 2).-From Beau
fort Mountains. eight miles south of this
place. comes the report OF a sad incident
which haf pened in that section during the
recent blizzard. \ WOcd-chOpper named
John G. Warner. his wife and three chill
dren, were found frozen 10 death. The
place where the bodies were found is an
isolated Wood-choppins section, three
miles from the nearest farmer and live
miles from any town.. The finding Of the
bodies was purely accidental. James Rol-
Inns. young farmer. was tracking a deer,
and, while passing through the clearing,
noticed a small cabin. and. being at
tracted to II. pushed open the door, and
was Mortified 10 see on rude beds the
forms OF five persons, all still in death.
II is supD0sad that the summons came
while they slept. as all Were under cover
and showed no signs of pain or struggle.
Rollins az once notified the Heighbors.
who made cofiins and buried the entire
family on the hillside. They may have
been dead tWC or three weeks, but b IS
probabls that they died on Friday nisnt,
February Sth. whea me tnermometer
REGISTERED l. degrees below zero in this
q immunity.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
A DIPLOMAT SUICIDES.
p. Bogandon, First Secretary of the Rus-
sian L. CATION.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-AIr. r. Bo-
candom, first secretary Of the Russian
Legation. shot himself with pistol this
morning at 10 o'clock in his sleeping
-TartmCut, and died instantly. the only
cause that is assigned for the deed IS that
he had suffered from neuralgia since ne
came 10 Washington, a month ago. Tnis
morning shortly before 10 O'Clock, the
maid AT his lodgings visited his rooms
and took his order Tor breakfast. Nhen
she returned. hfteen minutes later, sne
was horrifed TO find him dead, no noise
having been heard in the house IN me
meantime. From the circumstances now
ever. no doubt is entertained thdt the
fatal shot was fired by his own mana.
MIR. BogandOff was until recently the
Russian Change d'Affairs at RIO de ia
neiro. Brazil where he represented ms
country during the revolution. lie WAS
about forty-tWO years old. and IN addl-
tiop to considerable means, ndd a manu-
some salary on account OF MS position
lie was a bachelor, his family CONSISTING
Of brothers and sisters residing IN NOS
cow. Ever since his arrival ~ Washlng-
ton he has been afflicted win a severe
FORM of neuralgia, which he attriDuted 20
tbe sudden change from the climate OF
no 10 That Cf Washington, Whlcn mas
lately been intensely cold.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
RUSH EOR TUE BONDS,
The Over-SubscriptioD Astounding Even
ia the Syndicate.


NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-The subscrip-
ton books for the So, 100000 United States
four per cents. were opened promptly at
10 o'clock this morning. at the office Of
Pierpont, Morgan q Co., and just twenty
two minutes later the subscriptions were
closed. There was little or no excitement
az the Office OF Morgan q Co.; in fact, the
attendance there was about the same as
on ordinary business days. This IS ac-
counted for by the fact that the bulk of
the bids were sent in by mail, and for
this reason to-days performance was
looked upon as a mere fOrmality, to use
the expression of one of the leading MEM
bers of the syndicate. The bonds were
subscribed for at least ten times over and
the loan in every particular has been an
enormous success Mr.. Morgan is au-
thority for the statement that no details
Will be given out until Saturday, when
the allotments are TO Toe made. The
bonds sold at four per cent. premium in
London to-day, and ll6 was bid on the
street here this morning. principal
member of the syndicate is authority for
the statement that the enormous oVersub-
scription of the bonds was astounding
even TO the syndicate. The success OF the
whole deal abroad cannot be measured
iu the Immediate connection with the sale
of the bonds. 1t is anticipated that ii
will revive the interest in American Sc
curitics and stimulate an interest IN our
railroad securities such as has not existed
since the Barring panic, thus turning the
real balance of exchange in our favor so
that when exports of brcadstuffs begin
next fan the natural flow of gold VIII
once more be toward the United States.
'rhe strain upon our gold holdings Will
thus be relieved for the first time in two
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21

reported by the committee, after having
refused. by a vote OF 19 TO 81, to re-
commit the bill, upon motion by Mr..
Savers. with inS ructions 10 strike out
the provisions fol the battleshps. An
Amendment offered by Mr. Savers was
agreed TO, providing that the Secretary Of
the Navy should not contract to pay a
higher price for armor plate or gun steel
than Is paid for the same article by the
same parties for foreign governments. 1t
was also provided that two OF the nine
torpedo boats should be constructed on
the Mississippi river. Efforts by Mr.
Cannon Rep., Ill) to make the bill carry
an appropriation Of $4,000. or OF
s. OOOOJO toward the defraying the cost of
the battleships was unavailing. In this con-
nection. a letter was read from Secretary
Herbert. stating that IL the construction
OF the battleships was authorized in the
pending bill, there would be expended in
the year ending June 30, 1896, on that ac-
count. only $1,000.
The HAWAIIAN CABLE.
The naval bill being out of the way, the
House spent an hour or two discussing
the Hawaiian cable project, upon the re-
port of the conference, over the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
Mr.. McCreary Dem, Ky) opposed tho
CONSTRUCTION
ment enterprise, and moved that the
House insist upon its disagreement to the
amendment auth 9rizing the President to
contract for laying the cable.
Mr. Hit Rep., Ill.), one Of the con-
ferees. moved thaf the House concur in
the Senate amend vent. and forcibly advo-
Gated the construction Of the cable. He
read from the annual messages of Presi-
dent Cleveland, IN 1856 and 1883, to show
as far back as thai period that the Presi-
dent advised congressional action to Sc
cure telegrdphic communication with the
Hawaiian Islands The matter was not
disposed of when the House adjourned, at
5:15 o'clock.
A bill was passed over the unfavorable
report of the committee OF the whole,
having been previously passed by mis-
take and recalled from the Senate. to in
crease the pension Of Thomas Corrigan.
\ lost resolution introduced last De-
cember, by Mr. Picker was referred To
the Committee on Civil Service Reform
and was called up by It's author. that
committee not having acted upon il. and
passed. II directs the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 inform the House how many
Old soldiers have been dismissed from
that department since March g. 1S93 and
the reasons for their removal.
An unfavorabe report was made by
Mr. Richardson Dem, Tenn, from the
Committee on Printing on the joint reso-
hutton authorizing the publication OF the
dairy tests made q the Columbian Expo
sition. The reasons for the adverse re- |
port were that the matter was I'm no
sense or connection n Government affair |
and that the expense would be about |
$50 90
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
In REGARD u Fur Seals.

WASHINGTON, u. c.. Feb 2O-Presi-
cent Cleveland has issued his annual
IICclomation in regard to fur seals. The
C6CumCut, which is dated FebPlary 18th.
but IS only made public. differs il no
respect Except III date and signature
from previous proclamauons of the
United States. The provisions of section
1856. revised statutes and OF section 3
of the act of March :, 1850 are quoted.
Those provisions forbid, under penalty
of fine and Imprisonment, the unauthor-
ized kiIin@ of any fur seal within the
territory % Alaska. "or the waters there
OF. at any time, and prohibit all unau-
thorized persons from entering the
waters OF Behring sea for this purpose.
The proclamation simply follows th9
lines OF tne revised statutes OF the united
States and makes no reference TO the
schedule OF Paris tribunal OF arbitration,
which established forbidden zone or
sixty miles around the. Pribylon Island,
ana only prohibits the killing in Behrlhg
sea outside that zone between the LIST or
May and the 31st of July of each year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
4 DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
The village OF Hamilton Practically
Wiped Out

hipeh Out.
UTICA. N. Y, Feb. 2O.-At s. 30 o'clock
last evening fire was seen IN the furni-
ture store Of Rowlands & Beal, in Ham
ilton, a village tweuty-nine miles south
OF this city, and the seat Of Colgate Uni
versity. he one engine in the village
was frozen up, the water pressure of a
new system of water works was miser-
ably email. and the fire swept the bust
ness portion of the town. 4 stim breeze
famed the flames. and before aid could
be sent from Utica and the surrounding
villages forty business places were to-
tally destroyed. The burned district in
cludes all buildings facing the park and
fronting on Eaten. &Hroad and Lebanon
streets. In this district was the Smith
block, erected at a cost OF 10000; the
TripD, a three-story brick; the Davis,
throe-story brick; the Trip opera House.
the Shoes brick building, the National
Hamilton Bank, the post-oflice. the en-
gine-house and the Masonic Hall. the
Hamilton Sentinel building. the Rowlands
building, the Mott brick building, the
Dodge estate stone building. the Banning
estate brick building, Bonncy q Aleldon's
brick building, Haskells building, the
Rice building and the Smith estate build
ne.
These are the principal structures. and
I'm them were many stores and offices.
Practically nothing was saved. Merchan-
disc and goods which were removed TO
the street caught fire and burned, or were
spoiled by rivulets from melting snow. 1t
will be long before Hamilton RECEIVERS
from this conhagration. All of the busi-
ness blocks were destroyed. \ cOnserva-
tive estimate places the loss at S2000G0,
with a nominal insurance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21

CHRISTIANA, Feb. 2O.-ln cCnferr1nG
vim ex-Premier Stein in regard to Nor
wav's claim 10 her own consular system
and foreign minister King Oscar has
not advanced from his previous position
of Offering to submit the matter TO a
ioint Norwegian and Swedish Council of
State. Unless an agreement is reached on
this point, solution of the dinerences
is impossible EX-Premier Stein express
es the opinion that King Oscars position
viii cause the banding together OF all
Norwegians on behalf of their rather
land, as the King has repudla'ed What
Norway has maintained TO De her IN
alienable right.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
VOL. S-NEN SERILS NO 295.

! the defence. After argument, the court
! az the request of Mr.. White, who admit
| ted that the last count, charging con-
| epiracy. was misjoinder, struck that
count out The indictment was other
wise sustained the defence excepting 70
| the ruling Of the court. In refusing 10
| auash the whole indictment. They then
| filed a general special demurrer, substan-
| TALLY the same as made in the motion 10
quash, and the court reserved It's de-
cision until tomorrow.
LOOKS LIKE LONG STRUGGLE.
The court then dismissed for the day
the veniremen, and adjourned until TO-
morrow at o'clock.
The action to-day of counsel for the
defence indicates that the trial VIII De
prolonged many days. Every point pos
sible to be made Is earnestly and per-
sistenuy urged. Legal points follow
fast as falling leaves and If to-day Is a
sample OF what is 10 be expected, II VIII
be case long to be remembered in Nir-
ginia criminal Jurisprudence.
The Commonwealth claims TO have
strong case, and its immediate represen-
iative. Mir. W. Seymour White. express
as himself as confident of convicting the
prisoners on every count charged in the
indictment.
Judge Ashton's rdlings to-day would
seem TO indicate that the prisoners nave
little reason TO hope for. leniency.
The Judge insists that his court shan
be opened at 8 o'clock in the morning ana
.emain in session until p. NJ, and
If the necessity arises, night sessions will
be held. as he is determined that the
crime for which Morgan and Searcey are
being tried shall be speedily punished, II
tho furV 90 decree.
NO MEETING BFTwKEN THE PRISONERS.
Searcov was not in the courtroom to-
day. and he and Morgan have never met
since the night Of their parting at Shen-
andoah Junction, and while In speaking
distance of each other in the Fredericks-
burg iail. they have never exchanged
words.
f. 3. Harris. Of Clay county, Ark,
who. The Times readers will recollect,
claims that Searcey robbed him. on the
10Th day of last August, of five hundred
dollars. is on the ground. hoping against
hope that he may in some way get his
money back, or a chance to take Searcey.
for whom he claims to have requisiuon,
back 10 Arkansas, should a Stafford jury
turn him loose, which latter course Scar
cey strongly objects 10. as he was heard
TO remark while In the Jail at Freder-
icksburg. Harris don't want to carry mo
back to Arkansas. II ne ever gets the
chance he would kill me before he got
five miles" Searceys opinion Is fully
borne out Sy a remark made by Harris
to-day. that If he had Searcey in Arkan-
sas short work would be made of him.
GUARDING THE BANDITS.
The Jail tonight is being guarder by
wen-armed posse of deputy shenffs sworn
in for the occasion, ana no one is allowed
TO approach the building without care
fdl scrutiny. 1t has been thought neces-
sary to take this precaution, because OF
the rumors Of an attempted rescue OF the
prisoners. While there is but little fear
of anything Of this kind, any such move
would most certainly prove a dismal
failure.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
srraLISG FKom TIE MAILS.
such Is the Charge Upon "hich "ohs
ID. Gilmore Was Arrested.

Id Gilmore Was Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb Zo-Jonh
D. Gilmore, Of this city, was arrested To-
a,, for stealing from the mails ana upon
charge OF forgery. He was held IN
d d 40 hsu ~ answer the latter accusation
=, The delaware County Court, but as the
,a,tors he stole had never been malled'
Tho former charge was dropped.
I-,ya valuable letters sent out ny tho
rTrst National Bank ,of Wililamsport,
pa last November, disappeared, and the
hank charged that they had oeen sloleh
fr,m the malls. The letters were ad-
dressed 10 the correspondents on ahe
hank in New York, Philadelphia, Wilkes
barre. Elmlra and Shamokln' anu repre-
sented q great deal OF clerical work, the
oaeh and time items aggTegating 10000
Gilmore picked the letters up on the
s,rast where they had been dropped and
,ried IN deposit one OF the drafts with the
; .aaware CounIy Trust Company, OF
chester. Pa, under the name OF ID. ,.
NcDonald. The receiving tellers suspi-
cion was aroused, and Gilman was re-
ol,red TO leave the draft for collection.
The Williamsport Bank was notlhed, ana
bis arrest followed. In addition TO this
the Delaware County Trust Company
preferred a charge against him OF at
tempting to obtain money by false pre-
tepces. A similar charge was made
agslnst him by the Central Trust ccmpa-
nv of Camden, n. j., through which he
collected one OF the missing drafts far
$500.
Gilmore admitted that on January Nth
and 18th he forged the name OF w. H.
Painter. cashier or the West Branch
Rank. TO two sight drafts on the Farm
ers and Mechanics Banks of this city.
one was In the name OF ID. s. Mcdonald
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21


HIS master allowed him later to hire
ms own time for three dollars a week,
anu he was employed I'm a ship-yard,
ana, In accordance with a resolution long
eemtertalned. fled from Baltimore and
from slavery, Sd September, 1893.
He made his way to New York. and
thence to New Bedford, Mass. where ne
married and lived for two or three
years, supporting himself by day-labor
on the wharves and in various workshops.
y Mhle there he changed his name from
Lloyd to Douglass. He was aided i'm
ms ehorts Tor seif-education by William
hhioyu Garrison. In the summer of 1871
ne attended an anti-slavery convention
at Nantucket, and made a speech, which
was SO well received that he was offered
Ihe agency Of the Massachusetts Anti
slavery SocleTy. In this capacity he
travelled and lectured through the New
england States for four years. In Isi5
ne went to Europe and lectured TO audi
ences on slavery I'm all the large towns
0QI England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
In 1916 his friends in England contributed
$50 to have him manumitted in due form
OF law. lie remained two years in Great
britain, and in 1917 began at Roch ster
\. y, the publication Of 'Freder ok
changed TO The North star" weekly
JOUR- al, which he continued for several
years. His supposed implication in the
John Brown raid I'm 1879 led Governor
wise, OF Virginia, to make a requisition
Michigan, whore he then was, and I'm
consequence of this Douglass went TO
England, and remained six or eight
months. He then returned 70 Rochester
and continued the publication of his
paper When the civil war began i'm 1861
he urged upon President Lincoln the
employ ment Of colored troops and the
proclamation of emancipation. In 1863,
when permission was given to employ
such troops. he assisted in enlisting men
to ill colOred regiments, especially the
Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Massachu-
setts After the abolition of slavery he
discontinued his pager and applied him
Sci TO the preparation and delivery OF
lectures before lyceums. In September,
tional Era" I'm Washington which was
continued by his sons, Tewis and Fred
erick. In 1871 he was appointed assls-
tant secretary to the commission to Santo
Domingo. and on his return President
Grant appointed him one OF the Terri
tOrial Council Of the District OF Column
bia. In 1872 he was elected presidential
elector-at-large Tor the state of New
York, and vas appointed 10 carry the
electoral vote of the State to Washington.
In 1876 he was appointed United States
Marshal for the District of Columbia,
which office he retained till 1881, after
which he became Recorder of Deeds i'm
the District, from which Office he was re-
moved by President Cleveland in 1856
He has written several books, the titles
Of some OF which are Narrative of My
Experience I'm Slavery" MY Bondage
and My Freedom" and Life and Times
Of Frederick DOuglaSs."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
THE INSANITY THEORY.
A MORE HOPEFUL FEELING
ny the Recovery al Silver Exchange-The
Cotton Trade No Better

MANCHESTER, Feb. 2O.--The Guardian.
in its commercial article, says: The re-
coVery of silver exchange has impaired
more hopeful feeling and checked the de-
cine, rather than had the effect of
bringing about an actual Improvement
some buyers are disposed TO offer more
Freely, but rarely enhance bids, and some
producers are less eager 10 consider in
quiries. The latest telegrams do not re-
port any Improvement in the cotton trade.
The resolution of the master cotton SPIN
ners of the Bolton list TO join the fedora
tiOn and notify their employees Of re-
Ouc;ion of per cent i'm wages IS re-
garded as Of much importance TO the in
dustry generally, and IL is widely believed
that IL Will lead to "A combined action in
Oldham and other districts i'm a similar
direction, resulting in the early issuance
of a general notice of reduction. The
feeling has become widespread among the
masters that the general depression and
the accumulation of supplies arising from
the .eimpOsition of Indian duties and the
low rates OF exchange Will abundanty
justify the attempt Occasional lots have
been placed ~ Calcutta, and there have
been some inquiries for DhOOties, shirt
ings and wide bleaching goods from
Madras at low prices, which have been
partly booked. There is a limited amount
of business from China, but elsewhere 1T
is trihing. Yarns are generally firm.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21

walk AID irsBts upon being carried. every
move that he makes looks well After he
sng carried I'm the courthouse on his
cot by his guards. assisted by the two
express messengers who We're I'm change
OF tho treasure The night OF the robbery.
Morgan expressed a wish for something
10 eat. After satisfyirg mis- app,Ite he
remarked. jOcOsely, that ne thought he
wanted a speedy trial, bat after par
taking OF the meal that had been fur
nished. he would be perfectly willing 10
have It last one month. Yhel arrival Of
the O'Clock train from toe North
bweiled the large crowd already here
Among them were many prominent
Adams Express officials and the Cumber-
land. Md. contingent.
The lawyers present and who viii take
part in The case are Commonwealth's
Attorney W. Seymour White and William
+. Thomas OF Baltimore for the prose-
cution. and Thomas r Shay, of Cinoin-
natl. and VIM. a. Little Jr., of Fred
ericksburg. for Morgan, and j. T.. Mac
beth, or Cumberland Md, for Searcey.
THE INDICTMENT ATTACKED.
No time was lost in getting TO work.
and on motion of Mr. White the indict-
ment No. s. charging Morgan with rob-
berry and conspiracy 10 rob. was taken
up. The defence Immediately attacked
the Indictment by pleas In abatement.
which were overruled. They then moved
20 quGsh the Indictment on the ground
OF dupl!city and misjolnder of contents.
and Mr. Shay made an able and extended
argument in maintenance OF his position.
Mr.. Thomas. for the prosecution, re-
piled. combating the position taken by
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
Vii rhsY Never nenida It2

DOVER. DEL, Feb. 2o.-Despite the as
sertions of combinations there was no
change in the vote for United States
senator to-day. the result being: Higgins
Rep). 9: Addicks Rep.), s; Massey
Rcp), 3; WOlcoet Dem.), z; Bayard
Dem). 3; Tunnel Dem.). 1: absent, 1.
R,rmors have been current Of a combina-
tion of Republicans with the Democrats.
hat there is no truth in the rumors There
Is some talk of the Massey men going 10
Higgins, but there has been no break In
that direction, and 1t IS not believed that
there will be for several days at least.