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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
A CHINAMAN ARRESTED.
Willie in Jail at Fond du Lac ON a Seri-
Gus Charge.

Willie in Jail at Fond du Lac a Serf-
Gus Charge.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Feb. 20.-[SpeciaI.l
AT 1870 o'clock today there was great
excitement at the laundry of Son Woh
& Co., when the place was broken into
by the chief of police and number
of officers. They arrested a Chinaman
known as ''Willie" on charge of hav-
ing enticed a little girl into the place.
When the arrest became known there
was a large crowd gathered around the
jail and threats of all kinds were made
against the Celestial. He will have a
hearing this afternoon and there is liza bic
to be trouble before nightfall. The
mother of the little girl is nearly crazed
at the report and she has only to say
the word to start a crusade against the
laundry.
From a telephone dispatch received
late yesterday afternoon Chief of Po-
lice O'Conor is confident that the men
who are now detained in the county
jail are the trio who robbed the post
office and store at Kingston last week.
The chief obtained a description of one
of the men who was seen hanging about
the town the night of the robbery, and
it fits one of the men perfectly. One
of the other men wore pair of new
shoes when arrested here and they are,
identified as a portion of the goods stol-
en- from the store.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
SAYS CLEVELAND is TIRED.
But Mr.. Benedict Cannot Speak Definitely
About Third Term.


New York, Feb. 20.-E. c. Benedict,
a warm personal friend of President
Cleveland, has this to say regarding the
Presidents attitude toward third term
proposition:
at is utterly impossible for me to
pretend to say what Mr.. Cleveland will
or will not do. What | said a day or
two ago was that the President would
promptly let the country know his de-
termination regarding third term when
ever he made up his mind to say any
thing. 1 did not say or intend to con-
vey the, idea that Mr.. Cleveland had
sa1ked the. matter over with me or that
he had given me any impression that
he intended either to- do or say anything.
Though he is a. warm personal friend
he does not take even his friends into
his coincidence or inform them of his in
tentions regarding public affairs. Mr.
Cleveland has never said that he did
not wish a. fourth nomination, but |
know that he is tired and weary Of the
cares of office and THAT his thoughts are
directed with the tenderest longing to-
ward the outer gates OF the white house.
However, | have no, authority to speak
even that for him, for as I said Just
now, as soon as Mr.. Cleveland makes
up his mind and considers himself called
upon to do So! he Will speak promptly
and to the point"
''Whom do you consider the most
available candidate outside of Me. Cleve-
land?"
Well, it would. be =, dif1ieTEt matter
to conjecture, but will tell you one
man who}. though yet young, is bound to
receive, sooner or later. the Democratic
presidential nominations. I think that l.
any man could win next fall it would
4 be Gov. Campbell of Ohio. He lives
in a Republican community and yet he
has been three times nominated for gov
ernor of his state and could have had
another nomination if he, had desired it.
Campbell, individuality and collectively,
has more strongly impressed ME than
any young Democrat in the country
'What do. YOU think of Republican
candidates ~
'Well, there are a good many in the
field and you are. asking me a very diff
cult question:
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
HOOKED IN THE THROAT

BiainffeId Child Has a Close Call from
Death.
West Plafnfields Wis, Feb. 18.-Spe-
ciaL IA 9-months-old child of William
James, living three miles north of here,
met with very painful accident a few
days ago by getting a buttonhook caught
in it's throat while playing. The instru-
ment became hooked in the pallet of the
throat and could not be drawn out, but
was finally showed down, turned half
around and was taken out witho1st in
innH to. the child.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
BURNED TO A CRISP.
Fatal Fire at Farm House Near Water
ford.

ford.
Waterford, WIS, Feb. 1S.-[Special.l-
A fatal fire occurred at farmhouse
about five miles from this place last
Sunday, an aged Norwegian man being
the victim. On small farm five miles
north of this town lives Ole Olson with
his wife and one child His father also
made his home with him. Last Sunday
Mr.. Olson left his home with his wife
and child to visit a sick relative a few
miles distant and left the old man there
to watch the house. During their alb
sence the house took fire and was discoy
cred by the neighbors. They knew that
the old man was in the house and inn
mediately went to the burning build
ing and tried to get him out. The flames
were SO fierce that they could not get
into the building. About this time the
son returned and saw the old man fall
to the floor. At the same time the floor
ing gave way and the body went down
to the cellar below. When the body
was taken out the legs and hands were
gone, having been burned away. The
old gentleman was we'll known here
abouts and was SO years of age. The
loss on the house is $500; insurance
$500
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
WILL KILL THE BILL.
Kenosha Council Has No Faith in the
New Railway Company.

Kenosha Council Has No Faith in the
New Railway Company.
Kenosha, Wis, Feb 18.-[Special.] J.
There is every probability now that the
ordinance asked for by the Milwaukee,
Racine & Kenosha Street Railway COM
pany will be voted into the waste basket.
The aldermen do not believe in grant
ing the privileges wanted by the COM
pany without some compensation to the
city in the way of a local street car sery-
ice. This the company is strongly OPP
posed to. The aldermen worked over it
for several weeks and got it pretty close
to what they would allow when the COM
pany withdrew it and presented another.
The new one slid in some of the very
things the aldermen had clipped out of
the ether and the work of going over
this one and doing the same with it they
had done with the other ''looks too much
like the unrequiteG labor of love-" as one
alderman puts it. So when it comes to
vote there will have been no changes
or alterations made but sufficient num-
Der will vote in the negative to kill it.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
BEET SUGAR PLANT.
Milwaukee Men will EndeaVor to
Foster the industry in Wau-
keSha County.

Menomonee Falls, Wis, Feb. 49,
Especial. ]-Menomonee Falls is to have a
beet sugar factory. The uncertainty was
broken yesterday by the parties interest
ed closing a deal and drawing up the
deeds for the site and work will be com
menced at once. K. G. Korn and Carl
Jungbluth of Milwaukee have looked
over the ground thoroughly and have
finally located near the depot, where
they bought thirteen acres of land of
f. I<ipfer and G. Lemke for $44OO. The
plans for the buildings are already
drawn. The building will be 24O feet
in the neighborhood of 100000. The
company intends to employ about 100
men. Enough beets have been pledged
to be raised by the farmers Of this vicin-
ity for one seasons run.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
CARFERRIES IN A BLIZZARD.
Ann ArbOr No. 1 Reaches Kevaunee but
No. 2 Not Heard From.

Kewaunee, Wis, Feb. 19-[SpeciaLI-
The weather today is the severest this
season. The mercury dropped to 2 be-
low zero last night, and with high
northwest wind and snow makes the
weather extremely disagreeable. The
Ann Arbor carferries Nos. 1 and 9 left
ing and only the No. / succeeded in MAX
ing the run across the lake against the.
gale. arriving here at 2 o'clock this.
morning. Nothing has been heard of
the No. 2, but it is presumed that she
turned about and either got back to-
Frankfort or is sheltered at South Mani
tou island. The ferries have not been
making very regular trips during the
past two weeks owing to Indictment
weather, and the railway yards here are.
again crowded with eastbound freight.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
FAVOR COOKS BILL.
Resolutions Adopted at the NOrthwester RI
CheeSemakers, Association.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 19-[Special] i
THE Northwestern Cheesemakers' asso-
citation at it's session today adopted a
resolution urging upon representatives,
and senator's in Congress that they give
their influence and votes in favor of the
Cook act now pending which provides for
an internal revenue tax upon filed
cheese, and for the payment of licenses
by manufacturers, wholesalers and re-
taiFeFs, and endorsing Mr.. Sauerhering's
bill requiring registration of state trade
marks The session closed this after
noon with papers ON the cheese business
in Wisconsin, by G. H. White of Fond du
Lac; work i'm the National Dairy union
by D. w. Wilson of Elgin, ILL.,, secretary
of the National Dairy union, and reports
of the treasurer and secretary.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
MURDER AT IRON BELT.
Julius Haltonen Killed Dur ing
Quarrel with Another Finland
err in a Saloon.

Hurley, Wis, Feb. 18.-[Special.]-A
fatal quarrel occurred in John Pion-
felter's saloon at Iron Belt last Sunday.
julius Haltonen, a Finnish miner, en-
tered the place and made himself dis
agreeable He got into an argument
with fellow Finlander and was struck
on the head with club, from the eff
fects of which he died twenty minutes
later. A man named John Hendrickson
1as been arrested on charge of murder
and was bound over to the circuit court.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Looking for a Site.

New Richmond, Wis, Feb. 20.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The county committee to inspect
sites for the new county chronic insane
asylum to be built in st. CroiX county
soon met here today and will open bids
from the several towns desiring the loca-
ton of the asylum. They will start from
here on an inspection tour and report at
a special session of the county board
March
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Family Sadly Afflicted.

A sadly afflicted family is that of Will
lam Hammond, living near this city.
Consumption has grip upon the house
hold The disease has already carried
several members of the family to the
grave and yesterday the only remaining
daughter succumbed to the inevitable.
The mother is in the last stages of the
disease, her death being hourly expected.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
RECEPTION TO OFFICERS.

Banquet rendered the Brotherhood Of.
Locomotive Firenen at Baraboo.
Barab boo, Wis, Feb. 19.-[Special.] J.
Yesterday afternoon and evening the To-
cal lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen rendered a public reception
to the grand officers of that organization,
e. p. Sargent, grand master, and +. w.
Arnold, grand secretary, of Peoria, ILL.,.
were present. The public reception at
the Grand Opera house in the evening
was largely attended and besides the adj
dresses made by the officers, Mrs. Man
deville of Milwaukee and others gave
vocal selections.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Accused o, a Grave Ofense.

Emory Sheltren was today bound over
to the circuit court to await trial on a
charge of criminal assault upon his 10
year-old stepdaughter. Bail was fixed at
$500, which he was unable to furnish.
The examination was conducted behind
closed doors.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
RECEIVER BURLE1GH ARRESTED.
Newell s. Co. Say He Failed to- Turm Over
Collections.

Newell & Co. Say He Failed to- TBrM Over
Collections.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 19!-Andrew f.
Burleigh, receiver of the Northern Pa
cifc railway for Montana, Idaho and
Washington, was given very disagree
able SURPRISE. on his arrival here from
Tacoma in the shape of q warrant in
the hands of. Detective Michael Hoy of
Minneapolis charging him with the mis-
George r. Newell & Co.. the Minneapo-
lis wholesale grocers. The LATTER charge
that Burleigh made collections for them
in the West to the amount named but
failed to ttlr1 over the money Mr.. Bur
leigh refused to talk at length on the
matter, merely saying the sVrit was part
of a scheme to harass him as receiver.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Want Burns for Mayor.

Green Bay, Wis. Feb 19-[Special. =
"A call is being circulated asking D.
M. Burns to permit his name to be used
in connection with the mayoralty. A
similar call was issued last year, but
Mr. Burns declined to run. He was
formerly mayor of Fort Howard. No
candidates have yet announced them
selves for that Office, bat there is little
likelihood that any one candidate will
have a clear field in the coming election.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
FIREMEN'S EARS FROZEN.

Obliged to Fight Fire with the Mercury
Below Zero.
Marshfeld, Wis. Feb. 19.-[Specfal +
The Westinghouse of Stewart Smith,
situated just across the street from Up
ham company's furniture factory, caught
fire from a chimney at an early hour
this morning and the building with it's
contents burned to the ground, hardly
giving the occupants time to escape.
The morning was bitter cold and several
firemen We're quite badly frozen about
the ears and face Mr.. Smith carried
an insurance Of $500, which partially
covers the loss
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
MaIIer 1s s,aruoned.

Paris, Feb. 19-The pardon of John
L. Waller convicted by a court-martial
in the island of Madagascar of illegally
communicating with the Hovas and sem
fenced to twenty years Imprisonment,
has been sent to President Faure for the
latters signature.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Hold on a Serious Charge.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 2O.-[Special.1-
Sheriff Griffith of Richland Center ar
rived here last night with Mrs. Nina
Stright, arrested at Necedah on the
charge of being an accessory to Grim
inal offense by her husband on two girls
the couple had adopted. They leave
for Richland Center tonight. Much
svmnathY is expressed for the woman.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Earthquake in Cuba.

Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 19.-An earth
Drake shock, which was preceded by
deep subterranean rumblings and alarm
ing noises, has been experienced here.
The inhabitants were terror-stricksE UII'
til the noises ceased.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
MAY Extenil It's Business,

Green Bay, Wis, Feb. 1S.-[Speciall
The Business Mems association has
entered into negotiations with the Muir
ply Lumber company, whose new mill
will be in operation April 10, for estab-
fishing and carrying on in connection
with their mill an extensive sash, door
and blind factory. There is at present
no large institution of the kind in the
city.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
FELL INTO A VAT.
Employe of Tannery at Merrill Severe
Nv Burned.

Merrill, Wis, Feb. 20 Especial L
John Akey, an employe of the William
fortune la to slip into one Of the hot water
watts this morning and was quite severely
burned He was taken to the hospital
and properly cared for. The BURNED Dor
ton extends upwards to the knee. This
is the second accident of the Kind that
has recently happened at the. tannery.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN.
Alfred Whitaker, a PronOinent Citize
of Cleveland, Killed.

Cleveland, O., Feb 1S,-The driver
of sleigh containing Alfred Whittaker
until recently chairman of the Democrat
ic county committee and a prominent
business man of this city, and his two
sons, failed to notice an approaching
fast mail train near Bedford, sub
urb, and the cutter was struck. Mr..
Whitaker was killed instantly and the
boys and the driver received injuries
which will probably prove fatal
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
HAVE A MUSICAL TASTE.
Young Winnebago Indians NJ ak@ Good
Progress as Musicians.

FrOgress as N1usICIAnS
Black River Falls, Wis, Feb 80
Especial. PROF. Sanborn of the ToMah
school for the Winnebago Indians has
been making an experiment among his
pupils in musical line and the RESULTS
are highly gratifying. The professor
bought thirteen band instruments and
hired teacher to instruct his young
aborigines all at his own expense. The
thirteen Boys composing the band Were
allowed to choose their Instruments and
their instructor, G. e. Spencer, now of
this city, says he never saw better prog
ress made by any band he ever taught
than was made by the young WinnRha-
pARG.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
LIKE SHEEP IN A PEN.
Three Families Crowded Into One Room
Near Black River Falls.

Black River Falls, Wis, Feb. 90
Especial 1.-The crowded condition of
tenement life in the cities is sometimes
eoualed in the country. Within six
miles of this city is state of affairs
seldom equaled anywhere. One of the
local physicians was called there yester-
day and found three married couple with
five children, all spending the winter in
one little cabin 16X22 feet, in one room.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
POOR PLACE TO SLEEP.

Ahnapee Man Found Badly Frozen in a
Swamp.
Ahnapee, Wis, Feb 19.-[Speciall-
Herman Zerenner of Forestville is lying
in a precarious condition and his recov-
cry is not expected. He started home
from a dance in this city and in crossing
a swamp permitted himself to go TO
sleep. When found the next day he
was badly frozen.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
F. T. DAY ACQUITTED.
The Jury Reaches an Agreement
After Thirty-one Hours
DeIiberation.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb 17.-Frederick
T. Day is acquitted of the charge of re-
ceiving deposits as president of the
Plankinton bank when he knew the in
stitution was insolvent. After session
of more than thirty hours the jury that
had listened to testimony and argument
for and against Mr.. Day for the last
five weeks, at $50 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon returned a verdict of not guilty.
This verdict, as was later learned from
the jurymen, was the result of the con-
clusion finally reached by the jury that
the bank was not insolvent on May 16,
1893, the date of the deposit on which
the prosecution rested it's case.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
INVADED BY ALSATIANS.
French Soldiers Disarm DESERVING In-
faMtry Men.

London, Feb ia special from
Paris announces that company of AL
satians belonging to the Sixty-ninth
German infantry of the line in garrison
att Treves, Rhenish Prussia, has desert
ed in a body and marched across the
frontier, in company order, into France,
wearing full regimentals. The men were
Immediately disarmed, but were allowed
their freedom.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

pending an o0inion from Mr.. Mylrea.
These things were decided upon by the
caucus after a session of about an hour.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
History of the Case.

F. T. Day was the president of the
Plankinton bank at the time it went
down in 1893, running hundreds OF peo-
pie. The crash was precipitated by bad
loans, which had been made by the bank
under his management. A terribly bitter
feeling developed against Day and the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-09
TRAVELLING ENGINEERS.
Their National Association Is in
Session

Travelling engineers from all parts
of the United States and even from
Canada and Mexico assembled in the
ladies' ordinary of the West hotel yes
terday morning, in the fourth annual
convention of the association There
were forty of these railway locomotive
experts, and they practically represent
every important railway system In the
country. Three Of them come from
Canada and two from Mexico.
Mayor Pratt, being introduced by
George Royal. of Chicago, welcomed
the convention in short and appro-
pirate address, to which President c..
B. Conger responded.
The morning session opened with the
address of the president and the trans
action Of routine business. In his adj
dress President Conger called attention
to the fact that the association started
four years ago with forty-two mem
bers, and has now 1862 members, 146 of
whom are active members. The as
ISOLATION began the discussion of topic
reports, prepared by especially appoint
ed committees. The first subject taken
up was, The Proper Operation Of.
Care and Instructions Concerning
Sight Feed Lubricators." The report
was made by NJ. w. Burke, C. P. Cas-,
". H. Quincy, l. r. Baer and c. H
Stalker. 1t was generally discussed,
and early this afternoon 1t was adopt
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-09

ed. The subject that took up most Of
the time this afternoon was:~ "In What
Way Can the Rough Handling of
Trains with the Air Brake Be Reduced
to Minimum" r. D. Davis, c. f.
Schraag, F. M. Nellis, j. T. Malone and
L. Moler being the committee.
The other reports to be discussed
during the week are as follows:
Would the rating of engine loads by tons
instead OF by cars decrease train delays and
increase the efficiency of the power and
what Is the best method of equalizing the
ainerence between empties and loads? p.
n. stack, j. w. Graham, William Owens,
A. G. Louks. j. H. Burns.
How can the travelling engineer aid IN
decreasing the great loss caused by trains
breaking In two? P. ]. Carney, d. r. Nc
Balm, Martin Monroe, r. Gray, NJ Mast.
Could not the locomotive service OF the
country be improved If the furnishing of
iced water and coal was in the hands of the
locomotive department? w. r. Scott George
Meadows
What is the best incentive to offer engine
men to decrease the coal consumption? j..
II. McFaul. ]. W. Sheldon, w. G. Chapman,
n. M. Maine, II. L. Stevenson.
is not the discipline of enginemen by fines
or suspensions detrimental to the service
George H. Brown, M. NJ. Meehan, John A..
Hill, w. e. Widgeon, c. F. Keith.
On standard form of examination for fire.
men Tor promotion and new men for en-
p!oyment l. H. Brown ]. A. Gibson, j. W.
Hall, J. Donovan, E. W. Knapp.
On form of card report on condition of
engine and character of service rendered by
Brown, j. R. Bolton. w. T. Hamar, E. F..
Moore
The party spent last night in st. Paul and
Will go to Minnetonka this afternoon.