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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
MARK BARNUM'S CASE.
Wausau Editor Must Pay $4,000
Flash of His 'fTorch of
/ Liberty"

Madison, Wis, March 10.-[Special.T T.
The Supreme court this morning az
fitmeG the judgment of the circuit court
of Richland county sentencing Mark II.
Barnum, former editor and proprietor
of the Wausau Torch of Liberty, to pay
a fine of 5000 and costs or spend six
months in Jail for libel in the publication
of the alleged Minnie Braddock story
concerning the cause of death of Ella
Maley, for whose murder Rose Zoldoski
is now serving a life sentence in state
prison. The appeal to the Supreme
court was of technical contention that
the information was insufficient to sus-
tain the conviction, because it did not
charge the publication of anything. The
Supreme court in its opInion, which is
written by Justice Winslow, says the
objection to the, insufficiency of the in
formation was made for the first time
after the verdict--too late to make an
objection Of this nature if the difficulty
could have been obyiated by amendment
had the objection been made before
trial. The court says there are no other
questions raised which require discus
sion.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
NEARING THE END.
sPeg-Leg" Mcdonald Testifies I'm the
Lamont Murder Trial.

"Peg-Leg'' Mcdonald Testifies I'm the
Lamont Murder Trial.
West Superior, Wis, March 1O.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The first witness for the defense
in the famous Lamont murder case was
"Peg-leg'' Mcdonald, who is also under
arrest charged with completely in the
murder of Mccarthy. Mcdonald gave
the names of those who left Dedham to-
gether. Lamont, the murdered man and
himself were in the party. Witness and
Mccarthy were intoxicated. but Lamont
was sober. When he last saw Lamont
he was coming up behind assisting Nc
Carthy. Witness had seated himself on
log and refused to go further on ac-
count of his wooden leg being broken.
When Lamont and Mccarthy came up
witness had a conversation with the lat
ter during which Lamont stood behind
them holding McCarthy's coat under his
arm. Mcdonald told Mccarthy to take
good care of himself and the two passed
on and were soon out of sight. Witness
never saw the murdered man again.
Witness said he did not hear shot fired
and admitted that if one had been fired
| he might not have remembered it on ac-
count of his condition.
George Thorpe, who was taken from
the WauDun prison to testify for the de-
Tense, was the next witness. He was
walking with the others ahead of the
Lamont party He heard 4 shot but
could not tell where it was. Upon cross
examination he became confused and adj
mitted several things damaging to the
defense but on the whole his testimony
is unimportant. The case Will not go 10
the jury until tomorrow night.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
MOTHER AND BABE BURNED.
Almost Fatal Fire in a Store Building at
ElkhOrn.

Almost Fatal Fire in Store Building at
ElkhOrn.
Elkhorn, Wis, March 12.-[Special.] i
The Ledge building, owned by a. T.
Waterbury and occupied by the Elkhorn
Implement company. was burned at 3
o'clock this morning; The loss on the
building is about $1,000; insured for
$3.50 The loss on the stock is about
$4,000 to $4,000; insured for $500. The
adjoining building, occupied by It. d.
Lore as a laundry and residence, was
also burned. The loss is about $4,000.
Mrs Lore and her babe, week old, were
badly burned.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 12.-[Special I
"A fire that will probably cause a loss
of $4,000 to $4,000 occurred here this
morning. 1t started in Grumpy &
Brooks hardware store, the building be-
ing Quilted. Grumpy & Brooks stock
was worth $4,000 and was insured for
$500 The loss is about total. The
building was valued at $4,000. is half
wrecked and insured for $4,000 ]. NJ.
Bostwick & Sons dry goods store was
damaged quite extensively by smoke. 1t
is insured. S. Henderson's meat market
and flat was also damaged considerably,
the loss being covered by insurance. The
fire was a stubborn one and had been
smouldering for some time before it was
discovered. The intense cold hampered
the firemen. aa
Wausaukee, Wis. March 12.-Will-
lam Marks single mill at Amberg
burned last night. Seventy-fye thou
sand shingles were destroyed, and the
loss is $4,000. There was no insurance.
Stevens Point. Wis, March 12.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The plant of the Stevens Point
Lighting company, which supplies the
city with electric light and gas, was
badly damaged by fire this morning.
The machinery cannot be placed in run
ming order inside of ten days and the
city will be without light for that time.
The loss is about $4,000, with insurance
of $4,000
Waldo, Wis, March 12.-[Special.]
The new store at Onion River, one-half
mile east of here, owned by G. Kadau,
caught fire about 1 O'Clock this morn
ing and again at 6 o'clock. The neigh
bors by hard work put the fire out.
The damage is about $3.50
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
BOOKS FOR THE PUBLIC.
Conference of the Wisconsin Library As
ISOLATION at Racine.

Racine, Wis, March 12.I[Special.]-
A number of the delegates to the confer
ence of the Wisconsin Library associa-
ton arrived here this morning from diff
ferent parts of the state. The meeting
was not called to order until 2:3O o'clock
this afternoon.
The address of G. w. Johnston of
KenoSna was the feature of the after
noon session. His theme was on 'How
to Arouse interest in the Library Move
ment" Mr.. Johnston orga nized the Lii
brary association at Kenosha almost I'M
aided and naturally takes great pride in
the work. He is an enthusiast in the
esta blishment of libraries and his paper
was mainly devoted to telling how the
Kenosha library was built up from a
slow beginning.
Mr.. Johnston was followed by Miss
Sarah S. Dickinson, Miss Irene Warren,
Miss Eleanor Roper, Miss Mary J. Calk-
ms, Miss Margaret Mann, Miss Y. r.
Dodge, Miss Maude r. Henderson, Miss
Maude w. Straight, G. b. Meleney, "A.
Burtch and Miss Janet M. Green.
The senior class of the department OF
library science of the Armour Institute
of Technology, Chicago, gave an inter
esting exercise in library economy under
the direction of Miss Katharine L.
Sharp, the director.
This evening j. n. Larned of Buffalo,
n. y, will deliver an address on ''The
Mission and Missionaries of Books. "
The meeting will close tomorrow even
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
SHOWED THEIR NERVE.
Two Green Bay Women Put Burglar so
Flight.

Green Bay, Wis, March 12.-[Special.l
There may not be very many policemen
in the city, but they know how to keep
mum" as to what really does happen.
News is suppressed for the sake of hay
ing a better chance to catch the male
factors, of course.
Mrs. NJ L. Martin her daughters. the
well-known authoresses, Miss Merrill and
a servant occupy one of the old-fashioned
colonial mansions on Monroe avenue.
1t stands isolated and commands a mag
nifcent view over the river valley where
in years gone by the Indians roamed.
The house is full of treasures and price
less antiquities. Two attempts were
made during the last few days to rob the
house, but in both cases the gentleman
" burglar was scared away by, the
courageous ladies. Misses Deborah L..
Martin and Mary Merrill. The man,
probably because he knew of the inmates,
exhibited good deal Of effrontery and
daringness. He was undoubtedly at
tracted by the reports of the many relics
that are stored away in the mansion.
The ladies very modestly refrain from
exploiting their own valor in encounter
ing the highwayman and chasing him Oft
the roof.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
LAST OF THE SERIES.
Large Crowd Attends the Farmers In
stitute a. Watertown.

= W
stitute a. Watertown.
Watertown, Wis, March 10-[Spe-
cial. THE tenth annual roundup of the
Wisconsin farmers institute began at
Turner Opera ho:lse this morning at 10
o'clock. A dozen institute workers are
thus far in attendance. HI. A. Briggs of
Elkhorn conducted the first session,
which opened with a selection by Har-
dege's orchestra, Rev. J. ]. Ceiling of
the M. e. church offered prayer and then
followed addresses of welcome by j. T..
Flavin, superintendent of schools for
Dodge county, on behalf Of the Water
town Farmers club and by Mayor j. u.
Moak on behalf of the city. A reply to
these was made by George McKerrow,
superintendent of the Wisconsin farm
institute.
The first on the regular programme
was G. P. Goodrich of Fort Atkinson
with a. paper on Drainage" G. H..
everett of Beluit followed with discus
sion of "Croo Rotation" and he was sue
ceeded by George G. Hill of Rosendale
on "Clovers."
The programme for this afternoons
session included the following topics:
Potatoes" l.. e. Scott, Neenah; Road
Improvement" Otto Dorner, secretary
of the Good Roads league Milwaukee,;
"The New Road Law" w. i. Piers
torff, Middleton; '"Tillage," Prof. f. II.
King, experiment station, Madison.
A cooking school conducted by Mrs.
Jennie Jamison of Neenah is being held
in conjunction with the institute. The
sessions of the institute will continue
through Thursday.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
NEW COAL COMBINE.
Pittsburg Shippers Want Ohio Men
to WhaCk Up on Great Lakes
Tonnage.

Pittsburg Pa, March ia combina-
ton of coal operators who supply the
markets reached by the Great Lakes was
formed in this city last evening to secure
some profit out of the millions of tons OF
coal which will be sent to the Northwest
during the navigation season, which
opens next month. The pool includes
every lake shipper in the Pittsburg dis
trict and an effort will be made to COM
bine with the Ohio lake shippers and di-
vide the total tonnage on the basis of last
years tonnage from the two states. A
committee was appointed to meet the
Ohio shippers at Cleveland within a few
days, at which the Pittsburg operators
will make the proposition to divide the
lake business on the basis of last seasons
tonnage. The combination means con-
siderable to Pittsburg if it is put
through as the operators will realize
several million dollars more than they
did last year.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
MAY HOLD A CYCLE SHOW.
Local Dealers Planning for an Exhibit
in ArmOry E.

AOCa1 OedAeFS tanning 1OT an h4n1O1G
in ArmOry e.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Mar. 12.-[SpeciaI.l
Several cycle dealers of this city are
planning to give a cycle show at Armory
e the latter part of April. They are
very enthusiastic in regard to the mat
ter and nearly all of them have signifed
their willingness to take part in the
show There are number of dealers
who handle wheels, and several of them
are already making plans to show a
novel display. Several track riders from
Chicago have been secured and it is
proposed to hold the cycle show for one
week The proceeds of the show will go
toward making a bicycle track, prob
ably to be situated inside the kite track.
A meeting for the purpose of appointing
committees to make arrangements will
be held on Monday evening.
Mayor Atkins received a letter from
Congressman Cook this morning stating
that no action would be taken regarding
the placing of flush boards on the Me.
nasha dam until the government had
sent a committee to this city to investi-
gate the matter.
August Steinburg, aged 70 years, died
at his home in this city at an early hour
this morning. Arrangements have not
yet been made for the funeral.
Mrs. Thomas Coleman, an old resident
of this city, passed away last evening.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
GOES TO STATE PRISON.
Ex-City Treasurer Charles Green of Eau
Claire Sentenced.


Claire Sentenced.
Eau Claire, Wis, March 11.7Judge
Fish yesterday sentenced Charles H..
Green, ex-city treasurer of Eau Claire,
to three years and nine months in the
Waunun penitentiary. Greer he'd plead
ed guilty He embezzled $40, 900 during
two consecutive terms. having been ar
rested May 1, 1895. Before sentence
was pronounced his attorney made q
plea for leniency. but Judge Fish said it
was not consistent with duty to impose
the highest sentence, though he had re-
ceived letters expressing warmest sym
pathy for Green's wife and child and
aged parents from the judge of this cir
cult and other prominent citizens. Green
will be taken to Waupun today.
The minimum and maximum penalties
are respectively one and five years. The
information to which Green pleaded
was a new one and charged embezzIe-
ment of only $4,000, but these figures
were mere matter of form, and it is not
known why they were adopted, but they
do not affect the civil suit pending
against Green's bondsmen, in which
effort is being made to collect about
$40 600
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
HONOR PAID A PRELATE.
Imposing Ceremonies at she Funeral
of Archbishop Kenrlek at
ST. Louis

ST. Louis. Mo, March 11-A{' that is
mortal of the late Archbishop Kenrick.
whose name will go down into history
az the chief American opponent of the
doctrine of papai infallibility, was con-
signed to- Mother Earth today The
htneral ceremonies which preceded the
i1tennent took place i'll the cathedral.
which WAS deliberately draped with EN-
blegns of 1Iasurnin@.
The ponti6cal high mass requiem was
chanted by Archbishop Kahn, assisted
By the attending priests and choir. and
the sermon. which was preached by
Archbishop Ryan off Philadelphia, was
an eloquent panegyrie upon the life and
labors of the deceased
All of the children who are inmates
of orphan homes in ST. Louis under
Catholic auspices. about 1000 in num-
Der, visited the cathedral last evening
and took a last look g5 the remains of
Archbishop Kenrick.
Archbishop Ryan paid the dead prelate
high tribute as Il man and priest and
reviewed 1T length his life Continuing.
he said: Next to his. personal love for
Christ We're his love and devotion for
Christ's spouse, which He died to sane
tify: namely, his holy church.
IF he opposed liz Rome the definition
OF papal infallibilitx, it was chiefly, as
in the case of Cardinal! Newman, be-
cause he feared that its definition would
impede conversions to, the, church in this
country and in England. People, he
thought, would misunderstaTsd the def
milton and confound, as many have done
infallibility with imprecability.
THAT opposition arose from no disloy-
atty to the church. For the interests of
church. if he believed them at stake,
he would have sacrificed himself and his
dearest friends on EARTH"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
Feud Leads to Arson.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 1O-Thomas Sher.
ley and John L. Brown were arrested
on a charge of arson, preferred by James
Sherley, brother of one of the prisoners.
Fire yesterday morning almost destroyed
the building at 157 Washburne avenue,
in which four families lived, one of
which was that of James Sherley. Evil
dences of incendiarism were discovered
and when the police learned the facts
they decided to make the arrests. A feud
has been going on between the Sherley
brothers for several months which has
required the attention of the police on
several OCCASIONS
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
MARINETTE MAN MISSING.
Fears that William Cleveland Has Been
Murdered,

Marinette, Wis, March 9.-[SpeciaL]-
The mysterious disappearance of Will
lam Cleveland Of this place is bothering
the officers. 1t is generally considered
that he is dead but, whether murdered
nette in company with two friends and
a driver in rig February 20. They
stopped at a house on the Peshtigo road
and Cleveland left before his compan-
ions. The blankets on the horses were
gone when the party came out to hunt
for the missing man, but no clue of him
was gained. It was bitter cold and it is
thought he may have strayed away and
frozen to death. 1t is also probable that
he was foully dealt with as he had quite
a sum of money on his person.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
IN THE MINING BUSINESS.
Ex-Congr essman Guenther Interested In
q Mexican Company.


q Mexican Company.
Madison Wis, March 10-[Special]--
Ex-Congressman Richard Guenther of
Oshkosh, member Of the state board of
control, Insurance Commissioner Will
lam A. Fricke of Milwaukee and Ole
Oleson of Oshkosh are the incorporators
of the Los Muertos Mining company,
which filed articles of association with
the secretary of state today, with a
capital stock of $4,000. The principal
office of the company is to be at Osh~
kosh, but it's mining operations are to
be in the state of Durango, in Mexico.
All it's stock is taken, Mr.. Guenther
holding 100 shares of 500 each and
Messers. Fricke and Oleson ten shares
EACH
Other new companies filing articles
are:
orinoco Mining company of La Crosse; capt
tal $50. 000, 600; incorporatols F. p. Bradish,
Joseph f. Cuddy and w. F. Wolfe.
Miner Spring Saddle company, Eau Claire;
capital, $4,000 ineorporat tors; T, Leroy, II.
Mikado Mining company Qimited}; Superior;
capital, $780, 900; incorporators, A. c. Titus, T.
L. Mcintosh and A. W. Highfield.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
Flats for Green Bay.

Green Bay, Wis, March 12.-[S peciali
A Milwaukee contractor who is in
the employ of a building syndicate in
that city is here 1T present for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining the best locations
for number of fiat buildings which
the syndicate. it is said proposes 10 erect.
The great scarcity of houses becomes
more noticeable from day to day. Iaere
are quite q number Of them standing
vacant, but the owners positively refuse
to make any improvements. If the syn
dictate carries out what is said to be
it's plans, Il fortune is in store for them
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
ODE PUBLISHED AHEAD OF TIME.
New York World Made n istakes Eaust
Paw Miss Monroe.

New York, March 12.-Judge Lacombe
in the United States circuit court OF ap-
Deals has affirmed the Judgment OF the
circuit court for the Eastern district of
New York awarding Miss Harriet Mon
roe of Chicago $4,000 damages against
the Press Publishing company of this
city. The suit was the outgrowth Of the
premature publication in the New. York
World of the ode which Miss Monroe
had written for the dedication ceremo-
MES of the Worlds Columbian eXposi-
ton in 1893. 1t was alleged by the
Complainant in this action that certain
errors which appeared in the unauthor-
lied publication of her ode were damag-
ing to her reputation as writer. Miss
Monroe obtained a verdict in the circuit
court in December, 1894.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
BLEW UP THE WHOLE BANK.

Undue Haste on the Part of Robbers AL
most Causes Their Death.
Dayton, O.. March 11.-News has just
been received here of an attempt to rob
the First National bank at Germantown,
this county, early this morning. The
robbers were evidently new at the bust
ness and used so mucn giant power that
the bank was wrecked. The town was
aroused and the robbers fed. The door
of the vault. weighing 800 pounds, was
thrown thirty feet The vault contained
$1,000 in cash and many valuable bonds
and other securities. The greatest mys-
terry is how the robbers escaped death.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
ROSENBERG TO BE FREED.

He Has Been in Jail One Year for Con-
tempt of Court.
8 Black River Falls, Wis, March 10
Especial ben Rosenberg's attorney has
Just announced that Rosenberg is to be
Jireeased on $500 bail. This he can fur
~ ish without trouble He has been in
jail nearly year for contempt. Papers
for his release are expected tonight.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
Butcher. wevler at Work.

New York, March 11.-Letters received
by the Cuban news bureau here show
that although Gen. Weyler says that
nobody will be punished in any way un-
less he is convicted of some crime. as
sassination proceeds on a larger scale.
Names of some of the victims and the
dates Of the slaughter are given.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
GEORGE HILES DEAD.
A Pioneer Wisconsin Lumbern1an
Who Anassed For
tune.

Milwaukee, Wis, March George
Hfles, the millionaire lumbern1an, died
Sunday afternoon. He had been in ill
health for the past two years. short
time ago he suffered a slight stroke of
paralysis; and this was followed last
Wednesday by another, which made it
difficult for him to articulate. Yester-
day morning he seemed a great deal bet
ter. Late this afternoon he suddenly
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE.
Engineer and Fireman Injured in a
Wreck at Tigerton.

Kaukauna, Wis, March 11-[Special.l
ton on the Ashland division of the North
Western railway between a special and
regula freight. Dan Hennessy, engi-
neer, and G. G. Adams, fireman, both
of this city, were in jured in the wreck,
the former seriously. Tom Hayes, also
an engineer hurt his knee in jumping
from his engine.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
Telephone Line Extension.

Galesville, Wis. March 11-[Special. I
The LuceVeitch Telephone company
of this city will extend It's lines to Eft
rick as soon rs spring opens. The dis
lance is nine miles. Frenchville will be
taken in on the new line Before the
summer is over North Bend will be con-
nected with Galesyille by telephone.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
npanies filing articles
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED.

Remains of Mrs. o. e. Naess Inferred at
HoscObel.
Boscobel, Wis, March 11.-[Special.]-
One of the largest funerals ever held in
this part of the state was held here today
over the remains of Mrs. O. e. Naess,
urday last. President I. H Moore of
ST. Olaf college of Mortified, Mimi;
Rev. Lee of Milwaukee and Rev. Baker
of De Forest ofticiated in the services.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
FIGHT THE SALOON MEN.

No License to be the Issue at E1roy This
Spring.
Elroy, Wis. March 1O.-[Special.E 1.-The
license campaign in Elroy promises to be
a bitter one, with the chances at present
in favor of no license. For three con-
secutive years Elroy has voted against
license. Considerable liquor has been
sold here during the past year by the
"blind pigs" but a law and order league
has been formed with large member
ship, having Banker e. Hart as president
and Banker c. S. Runtley as vice-presi-
dent and comprising a number of the
best financiers in the city. They promise
to carry no license and enforce the law
horea fter
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
DIED ON A TRAIN.
Sudden and Fatal Illness of A. s. Swarth.
out of Sparta.

La Crosse, Wis, March 1O-[Special. !
"A. S. Swarthout, a well-known resi-
dent of Sparta and father of DR.. E. c..
Swarthout Of this city, boarded a train
at his home this morning to go to Blair.
Shortly after the train started he was
taken sick and by the time Bangor was
reached he was dead. Mr.. Swarthout
was about 80 years of age and once re-
sided here and served a term as alder
man. He leaves an estate valued at
S2a0.000
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
HAVE STRUCK A CLUE.
Report that Two Chicago Detectives Are
After Messner's Slayers.

---------- A1ter NIesSH6Ts oIayeTS.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Mar. 1O.-[SpeciaL]
1t was reported here this afternoon that
a clue had been secured in the Messner
murder case. The local officers refuse to
make a statement in regard to the mat
ter, but from inside sources it is learned
that two Chicago detectives arrived here
yesterday and went to work on the case
at once. This morning they made re-
port to the local officers and state that
they have at last struck a clue that may
lead to the capture of the murderers.
1t is expected that something more sub
stantial will develop within day or two.