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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
BOARD OF REGENTS MEET.
Important Matters Pertaining to
the Wisconsin University
will Come Up.

Madison, Wis, Dee. 3.--[Special. h
The board of university regents will hold
a special meeting this evening. The prin-
cipal matters to come up are the ques-
ton of adopting the year rule regard
ing college athletics and what legislation
is to be asked for at the coming session
Of the Legislature. There is considerable
discussion as to whether an appropriation
will be asked to complete the historical
library the coming year or for any other
purpose which will require a large eX-
penditure, the feeling being among some
of the members that the people arc hard
up and should not be asked for any more
money this year than is absolutely neces-
Sary.
The rule prohibiting men from other
colleges going on athletic teams until
they have been at the university for a
certain length of time comes before the
full board of regents for the first time
The prohibition was originally for six
months but at the meeting of representa-
tiyes Of the faculties of most of the
Northwestern colleges held at Chicago
last week the prohibited period was IL
creased to one year.
The Wisconsin university faculty mas
added to the restrictions adopted at Chi
cago by including students from the pro-
fessional schools and from the POSTCARD
uate courses of other colleges in the pro-
hibited list and it is in this form that
the rule will come before the regents for
approval or rejection.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
COAL BARONS' AGREEMENT.
The Agreement Between Repre-
sentatives of the Anthracite
Trade to be Continued.

New York, Dec. 2.-The agreement en-
tered into on February / Of this year by
the president of the anthracite coal min
ing and carrying companies. at the in
stance of powerful financial interests. will
expire nominally on January i, 1897. At
the time of the agreement, however, it
was arranged that the contract would
run on, subject to thirty days notice
from any interest. There is the best au-
thority for the statement that no notice
of withdrawal has been filed and that
none will be.
The companies, for the first time in the
history of the anthracite trade, kept faith
with each other absolutely and all inter
ested looked confidently for the banner
year of the industry The well aid plans
were, however, nullified 70 a very large
extent by the long continued depression
in general business, disturbances in the
money market and ante-election agitation.
The first six months Of the trade We're
very poor as the agreement did not really
become operative until June and the tom
mage for the year, as compared with
1895, will show heavy falling off. Re
Gently business has been very light, more
particularly at tideWater, where prices
with the single exception of chestnut
which has been in fairly good demand
have been and are now being cut 25 cents
below the nominal September circular
Trade is now improving under the slim
ulus of the colder weather but officials of
the various companies agree that the best
that can be expected in the present
month is to get up to the September fig
uraS
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
BEAM POOL IN DANGER.
Three Firms Desert it and Its Inn
( mediate Collapse is Conf
IDENTIFY Predicted.

Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. 2S.-The steel
manufacturers of Pittsburg who attended
the meeting Of the beam pool i'll New
York on Monday have arrived home.
One of them said the pool will follow
the example of the Wire Nail trust and
go out of business. Three OF the mem
bers of the pool quit it and will begin
cutting prices. They claim they We're
Disseminated against in the allotment.
They created a stormy scene and said
they viii take whatever orders they can
get irrespective Of the pool.
The other members of the pool then
got together and reorganized. The price
of 1.55 cent, decided on a week be-
fore. was lowered to a minimum of lao,
with maximum of $50 for small or
ders, according to Pittsburg iron and
steel man, who today said the reduc-
fion was made in the hope OF encourag-
ing building.
Brokers say that if the Beam pool col
lapses. as they think it WILL the big Bill
let pool will quickly follow it. How
the three firms that quit the Beam pool
will act toward the Billet trust is caus-
ing the members of the latter some
alarm. For the present there will be
no change in the prices of billets.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
CLAIM IT is UNFAIR.
Northern Counties Want Fines from
Game Law Violations.

Oconto, Wis, Nov. 3O-[Special1-
Considerable complaint is cropping out
now that new session of the Legisla-
ture is dawning, in regard to the law
pertaining to the protection of game
fits the whole state, the burden Of the
expense of enforcing it falls upon the
counties in which game and fish exist
in considerable quantities, while the fines
are turned over to the state. It is the
prevailing opinion throughout this Sec
ton that if the county pays the cost
Of prosecution it should at least retain
the fines as a partial reimbursement.
Again, the law allowing justices of the
peace to draw money from the county
treasury for various causes is criticised.
One justice was recently paid $50 for
services who turned in but 81 in fines.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
DIED OF HEART DISEASE.
Kiel Resident Expires Entering Che
Doctors Office.

MEL nOS1O0NG Expires on LnCOTANss SAO
Doctors Office.
Kiel, Wis, Dee. 3.-[Special. ALBERT
Roehr died of heart disease suddenly this
morning. Mr.. Roehr was making his
usual morning round to csean the street
lamps, when suddenly he felt an extreme
weakness creeping over him. He imme
diately FASTENED to the doctors office, but
fell dead uDon entering.
Ripon. Wis, Dec. 3.-[Special.1 -Hec-
tor ]. Taylor, father of Mrs w. s..
Mattice and a resident of New York
state, passed away rather suddenly at
her home in this city yesterday. Last
evening funeral services were held here
and this morning Mrs. Mattice started
with the remains for New York.
Stevens Point, Wis, Dec. 3--[Special.l
David S. Shelburn, resident of the
town Of Buena Vista for the past fifty
years, died at his home Tuesday night.
He was stricken with paralysis about
year ago and since that time he had
scarcely been able to speak or move a
muscle He was born in Lincoln coun-
ty+ Mo, and came to Wisconsin in the
early '4Os.
Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 3.--fspeciall--
James Alfred Jackson, the S-year-Old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Jackson, died
here this morning of membranous Group.
The family is a very prominent one here.
the father of the deceased being head of
the kenosha Crib company and a promi-
nent Republican politician.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.

MILWAUKEE Floun-Quiet and steady;
Northern. s41Ac; May ss1hc. Corn-5steady
quiet; No white, 2oM24c; No. 3 white,
2115c. Barley-Very dull; No. 2 341bc; SAM
Pile. on track, 24Gl3411Ac. Rye-Steady; No. /,
Ale Proyisions-Weaker; pork $50; lard
Flour is held on the basis of 4.60@4.65 for
patents in bbls in carlots; low grades, IN
5ute, 1.50@1.65 bakers, in wood, $500
Millstuffs steady ait 100 per ton for sacked
bran. 500 for fine middlings; white, do, 800
so55c; January, 81Ae; May, 8394@s37sc; July.
7S1kc Corn-December, 23AM233sc; jan
uary, 231ac; May, 261Ac;, oats-DecemdbeeIr,
1s Nay 21 Nav so fardbe egn
Ribs-December, 800; January 3.9212Gd3. 50;
May, .4.071aQ4. 70. Rye-Cash, 4lc. Barley
7813079c. Timothy .55@2 60.
NEW YORK-Close-Wh Wheat = December,
9Oc; March, a11ac May, SOC. Corn-May.
s21s; 8PtS0Mayi sSAS dull;
futures firm, December, .6s101ad, IA higher;
January, 6s1O1ad, I'D higher; Maize-7Spot
dull; December, 2s11Ad, Ad lower; Janu-
airy, 2s1o1Ad, I'd lower; February, 2s1o72d.
rs ST. louis wheat-No. red, 9oc bid.
Corn.No. 2 cash, 21c; December 3ea 2 2ie; May.
22&c. Rye-37c bid 38c track. Flax-751ac.
Pork-Standard jobbing, 7.30@7.35. Lard
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat Strong, close; De-
No Northern. SOC. 49,
OMAHA-Cattle-R Receipts, 1900; native
400 Hogs-Receipts, 1000; heavy. 30
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; natives, 2.75@3. so.
sheep-Stock, 2,oo@2.75i lambs, 3.oo@45o.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
REFUSE TO ARBITRATE.
Employers Reject a Proposition to
Settle the Hamburg Dock
Strike.

Hamburg, Dec. 2.-At meetings which
were attended by about 5000 strikers
today resolutions were adopted provitl-
ing for the acceptance in behalf Of the
strikers of the proposition made by the
chief of police, the president of the
municipal council and the chairman of
the trades court that the dispute of the
lockers and their employers be submit
ted to a court of arbitration to be COM
posed of the officials mentioned and in
addition one leading employer and four
labor representatives, the decision of
this court to require a majority of six
out of eight votes. The representatives
of the strikers also selected the four
men to represent them in the court Of
arbitration.
it was unanimously resolved to reject
the proposal to submit the lockers dis
pute to a court of arbitration.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
To stave Off Illness.

Many careful housekeepers are insist
ing that the water used for drinking pur-
poses be boiled during the autumn, when
feyers are apt to be prevalent. If the
water is boiled daily and regularly it is
very little trouble. 1.-THE Chinese" says
Prof. Allen of the Armour Institute of
Technology, "suffer very little from ty-
phoid fever and kindred diseases, though
their water supply is very bad The.
explanation offered is that their drink is
an infusion of tea made with boiling
water. If anyone objects TO the in
sipidity Of boiled water, caused by the
exhaustion of the air, its taste can be
improved by pouring it back and forth
from one vessel to another in a pure at
mosphere. Thus aerated and cooled, it
becomes perfectly palatable, besides be-
ing much safer than the nnboiled wa
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
Eggs Forty Years Old.

DIR. C. D. Mccoy of Kenton, O., ex-
hibits an egg which he says is forty
years of age. It weighs 28a grains,
while sound one weighs 1100 grains,
1t was brought to his office by Mrs. Nor
man Wall Of Silvercreek, who tells the
following story: Forty years ago her
husband built his house. He began il
in the fall and finished it in the spring
Last week large piece of plastering
fell from the wall, and Mrs. Norman
upon going to repair the damage, dis
covered a nest full of eggs, which had
lain securely hidden and protected fol
the last forty years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
NEVER TOO OLD TO WED.
Aged Kenosha County Couple Joined in
XNnd1Oclk.

Kenosha, Wis. Dec 3.-LSpecial.1-
There was wedding in the village of
Bristol this morning that was Of more
than passing note on account of the ages
of the contracting parties, who were
Mrs NJ e. Tabor, aged 50, and James
Bryan, aged 60 The parties are well
known throughout the county both of
them being prosperous and wealthy. Mr..
Bryan is stock dealer. The couple will
reside in Bristol
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
SADIE MACDONALD DEAD.

Noted American Soubrette Dies III Sydney,
Australia
New York, Nov. 29.-sadie Macdonald,
leading soubrette in Hoyt's a Trip to
Chinatown" company. is dead. The
news reached this city today by cable
from Sydney, Australia, where the COM
pany is now playing.
old and had been on the stage FIVE years.
having made her first appearance in a
minor part with Barry and Fay in s'Mc-
Kenna's Filtration" She also played
with Hallen and Hart in "The Black
Crook" company, and for the last two
years she had been member of Hoyt's
companies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
PLEADING FOR DEFENDANTS.
Ex-senator Brown Addresses the Jury
in the Houston Case.


Wausau, Wis, Nov. 3O.-[Special.l-
In the Houston case ex-senator Brown
is today continuing his argument for the
defendants. Saturday afternoon he de-
voted himself to demolishing the testi-
mony Of Jacobs, the father-in-law of the
murdered man, now doing a life sen
tence in Waupun for completely in the
murder, to which he has confessed.
This morning he took up the witness
Corrovan, who testified that he saw
Emery's gun in his carriage the day of
the murder, and showed on what grounds
the defense rely for rejecting this evil
dence, there being testimony in the case
showing that Corrovan was in Grand
Rapids when he says he saw Lord and
Emery on the road. The rest of his
morning argument was devoted to the
mass of conflicting testimony as to the
hour of day at which the murder was
committed, from which he argues that
Lord and Emery must have been at
home before the shot was fired.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
MET THE REQUIREMENTS.
New Tannery at Fond du Lac Ready tc
Begin Operations.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Nov. 3O-[Special.]
The new tannery which was recently
built by the Fred Rueping Leather COM
pany for the exclusive manufacture Of
Russian brown leather, turned out it's
first leather for inspection on Saturday
last. Several experts from the East
were here and pronounced the goods
equal to any manufactured in the East,
and that the plant was one of the best
equipped in the United States. The
factory building is built entirely of
pressed white brick After Christmas
the factory will start with full force
of men. The other tannery, which man
ufactures heavier leather and which is
owned by the same company, employs
1S5 men the year round
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
R11TTER AND CHEESE MARKETS.

MILWAUKEE - Butter = Fancy cream
21c: best dairy selections, 17@19c; lines, fair
to choice, do 14017c; roll, 8@15c; packing
stock, do, 514@71ac; grease, 3@4c. Cheese
Full cream fats per l e. So $685. Young
61aa7c: Swiss, do. 91a01015c Eggs-Per doz
fresh. 20@22c: held and storage, 13@1Sc.
CHICAGO Butter-Firm; creamery, 15G1
NEW YORK-Butter-R Receipts 1891 pkgs;
firm; Western creamery, 13M2315c; Elgins,
231ac. Eggs-Receipts. 6148 pkgs; firm;
Western, 151a02fc. Sugap-Quet; granulat-
ed 4Ac. Coffee Easy: No. Z, 9Ac.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
FILED NEW ARTICLES.
Minnesota and Wisconsin Railway Conn
panY Effects a REORGANIZATION.

Madison, Wis. Nov. 3o.-[special J.
company, which operates a road from
Spring Valley, Pierce county, to Emer
aid, ST Croix county, twenty-six miles,,
connecting art the latter point with the
Wisconsin Central has effected a, re-
organizations and today fled new arti-
cles of association with the secretary of
state The capital stock is $50, 900. The
directors and signers of the articles are:
Ex-senator D. NJ. Sabin of Saltwater,
Mimi; c.. j.. Whitmore of Mattapoisett,
Mass. G. D. Braman of Boston; e. d.
Burlington Of Saltwater; M. Auerbach,
f. w. NJ Cutcheon and William DGW-
soB of St. Paul
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
BLAZE IN GAINESVILLE.
John Kinks House Badly Damaged
NeWsY City Notes.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Nov. 3O.-[Speciall i
A two-story frame dwelling on South
River street, owned by John Kirk, and
occupied by the families of Wallace
Tufts and John Kelly, caught fire from
an overheated stove pipe at 2 O'Clock
damaged The fire was in the roof, and
upper portion of the building, so the
neighbors succeeded in getting out the
larger part of the contents. Kinks loss
will probably exceed $500 and the loss
on the contents was nominal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

italian Government Gets it on Its Colo
NAL Policy.
Rome, Dec 2.--The Chamber OF Depu-
ties today, by a vote Of 1874 to 26, adopt
ed the vote of confidence in the govern
ment which the premier, Marquis di
Rudini, asked for yesterday at the close
of the debate OH the governments CO.
lonial policy but which the house was
unable to pass owing to lack OF a quo
rum, which caused the Chamber to be
adjourned until today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
MRS. BEECHER INJURED.
Widow Of the Noted Preacher Fell
in Her Room Her Condition
Much Improved.

Stamford, Conn, Dee. Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher, who sustained serious in
juries at the residence Of her son-in-law,
Rev. Samuel Scoville. where she was
spending the Thanksgiving season, is
much improved and was able to sit up
today. Some time early Sunday morning
Mrs. Beecher. who is "a years Of age
sustained fall in moving about her
room. Her head struck on some hard
point. which made a bad cut, and she
was found later by members of the fam
lily lying in pool Of blood.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
Considering Miners Demands,

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. Bottle commit
tee of railroad coal operators and miners
appointed to consider the demands of the
miners for an advance of cents per ton
for mining is in session here today. No
decision had been reached when the cop~
ference adjourned for lunch.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
No Cause for Action.

Oconto, Wis, Nov. 30.-[Special.l-
The case of Douglas Burns VS.. the Chi
cago & North Western Railway company
for alleged damage to carload Of horses
from exposure while sidetracked at Sid
nav two days was not allowed to go to
the jury Judge Hastings deemed the
weight of testimony insufficient to be
nodded into a verdict. This was the
last case tried on the November calendar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
A, COLD RECEPTION.

Several of Ringing Bros. Animals
Perish at BarabOo.
Baraboo, Wis, Nov. 30.-[Specialtl-
Ringing Bros circus and menagere aD-
rived from Inka, Miss. last night, wheHe
they closed the season. The tempera-
ture was below zero here and the change
was so severe that several tropical ami
mails: persisted. It was SO cold when the
unloading was done that the small boys
even, We're very scarce around the winter
quarters and some of the animals Gre
ated a great racket. The show has had
profitable season.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
Victory for the Priests.

Dubuque, Ia, Dec 2.-The final deci-
sion in the case of Bishop Bonacum and
his priests, the Revs. Murphy and Fitz-
gerald has been rendered. The priests
arc sustained at every material point.
In April, 1896, Bishop Bonacum of the
Nebraska Catholic diocese attempted to
discipline the fathers for alleged infrac-
ton Of the rules. They appealed to
Rome, but the case was remanded back
here for decision. The decision restores
Fathers Fitzgerald and Murphy to the
priesthood, gives them their parishes
they held before expulsion by Bonacum.
and prohibits the bishop from causing
them further trouble on account OF their
relationship to both parties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
DEAD ON THE TRACK.

Farmer Supposed to Have Been Killed
by the Cars.
Beaver Dam, Wis, Nov. 3O.-[Speeial.l
August Fleming was found dead on the
ST. Paul railway tracks, half mile east
Of this city, yesterday noon. A farmer
came to the city and reported that a man
on the cattle guard with his skull broken.
1t is supposed he and two others were
taking ride on the blind baggage. Off
GERS are after the two parties with him.
Deceased was a farmer near Rolling
Prairie. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
BURNED TO DEATH.
haplain Blaine and Els Daughter

Chaplain Blaine and Els Daughter
Perish at Fort Ringgelsi, Tex.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 30-A dis
patch received at the war department
saws that the residence of Chaplain II.
G. Blaine at Fort Ringgold, Tex, was
burned this morning, and both Blaine
and his daughter were burned to death.
Mrs. Blaine escaped uniniured. The
chaplain went upstairs to save his daugh
ter and was overcome in the flames be-
fore he could make his way out.
Chaplain Blaine was q native of Ken
lucky, but was appointed to the army
from PENNSYLVANIA
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
MILWAUKEE LIVESTOCK MARKET.

HOGS-Receipts, 20 cars; market SC high
err. Packers, 315@3.25; mixed, 3.2o@3. 30
light , ;23@13 40; rough 5~oogI3.3o'
steers, medium to good. 1850 to 1850 lbs,
s.75@4.25; fair to medium, $50 to 1890 lbs,
3.50@3.75 heifers, good to choice, 2.6093. 80;
go; bulls, common TO good, 2.OOM
$50: feeders. 800 to $50 lbs, 3.25@3. so;
stockers, 500 to 700 lbs, 250M3.25; -yeals,
3.750l5.00; mixers and springers, 10000
81. o.
SHEEP Receipts, cars; market quiet,
2.0O@la-OO; lambs, 3O0M4.5O.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
GOT A LOW RATE.

Railroads will Carry Grain Into Famine
Stricken Louisiana.
St. Louis Mo-, Nov 2S.-The commit
tee of merchants who came here from
Louisiana to secure a special freight
rate on corn destined for the famine
stricken district of the Pelican state will
leave st. Louis tonight. Chairman Mill
sap is highly gratifed with the result of
the committees mission.
SIN a certain sense" he said. "we got
more than we asked for. The rates
promised us by the railroads are even
lower than we had hoped to obtain"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
PERISHED IN A BLIZZARD.
Whole Family Meets Death in Thanks
giving Day Storm.

St. Paul, Mimi, Dee. "A Bismarck
IN. d. special to the Dispatch says:
''The report reached here today from
Williamsport. Emmons county, that a
Russian family consisting of man. his
wife and three children had persisted in
the terrible blizzard on THANKSGIVING
day. It is expected that a number of
people were frozen to death in different
sections of the state where deaths have
not been reported. Cattle that were
not protected nearly all persisted In
band of 200 near here only thirty were
found alive
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07
WILL HAVE SUNDAY CONCERTS.


DECISION Of the Trustees Of the Pittsburg
Carnegie Library.
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 2.-After deIiber
board of trustees of the Pittsburg Car
negie library here decided that hereafter
the citizens of Pittsburg shall have the
Sunday concerts in the music hall This
decision was arrived at after several
lengthy petitions for and against the
movement had been presented and con-
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