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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16

vi the ramshackle hall, and
" was large enough to hold
zpe than could be properly
WITH the Coliseum this year.
Tie Democratic committee
,le to house it's convention
|'F and securely. so that such
mat which threw the last
: convention into a panic will
l9cced.
"> Halls 4 Necessity.
/ IlfoadS Of the country have
f. 0otci accommodations in
auu newspaper telegraphing
oiS convention halls have
TtoMe the fashion. but almost
|E}' The Lincoln wigwam was
Invention hall that gave a
|$''e 70 the press and the telc-
'''ce that rertted to the coun-
st 'ne history of that great
WIS enacted. The architect
'eNam and of the Democrat tic
VI NV, as we'll. had in mind
|" Inc convention in the first
WAS en- the stage. the press
VAC pace of She orchestra. and
!. '.e was in the pit and the gal
!, ,ae Democratic wigwam the
~'' convention were on the
/ press occupied places i'll the
!. oI the stage, the ordinary
= we're IN the pit and the audi
T galleries. In neither case
\ S1'.enee hesitate to express
=" 'oth The order to clear the
sSS Withheld out Of fear tina t
I s>rS night clear the stage.
i 'eSIon convention Of 1860
s,,, NAH that would only seat
so nv and the three Baltimore
/. y u the same year were held.
-, ",C.0Slas} in a theater. the
!, ~ "A d church and the Breck-
!, > n na with 4 capacity of not
~, -'V0o' But halls Of that size
IN 1S|er now, for there are al
n, delegates and representa-
NJ, press who have business
.,,S;. Il The con1 antion building,
,,5;.,}s OF the throngs Of outsid-
h ~ 1t their duty 10 see per-
ads we naming of the presiden-
''es and the framing of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16
The SCOTCH Hogmanay.

If you want to make a Sco'tcnman s
blood tingle pronounce, if you can. that
outlandish word "Hogmanay." Ii one
nttemtp to chase this pathological freak
through dictionaries and lexicons the
last state of that man is worse tnan
the first. That way madness lies. But
Hogmanay to the Scotcllman is Christ
mas and New Years day rolled into
one. 1t is the ''richt guild wilir
waught'' that turns to revelry the last
days of the passing year. After Hog
manay Sandy drops back into his grim.
industrious life again.
Yule come an Yule's game
An we haze Toasted weel,
Sac Jack maun to his fail again
And JEANNE tae her wheel.
Montreal Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16

ventions were easily accommodated in
ordinary sized halls, for the crowds
that attended them were as nothing
compared to the throngs that flow into
convention cities nowadays.
First in the West in 1856.
The Democratic convention of 1856,
which nominated Buchanan and Brock
inr1dge, was held in Cincinnati,
Ohio, the first one in the West
That Of 1850 first met at Charles
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16

pla torn principles upon which thew
shall stand. The rule is that there are
two convention delegates to each cleo
toral vote, so that there are twice as
many as the membership of both
houses of Congress. Besides those
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16
KING OF BUGS.
There Is One in Venezuela that Can
Knock n Man Down.

Venezuela is little republic. but she
has one thing that is the biggest Of its
kind on earth. It is bug-the largest
insect in ali the world. The creature
is known as the elephant beetle" and
when full grown weighs half a pound.
To be struck in the face by such a bug.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16
SERVED FORTY YEARS.

that Length of Time.
Miss Martha Elvira Stone has been
postmistress at North Oxford, Mass,
for forty years. Franklin Pierce was
the President who appointed her. A
queer old daguerreotype Of Miss Stone
was exhibited at the Worlds Fair as
the oldest United States postmistresS,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16

She is remarkable old woman. full of
vitality and has her queer little post
office in the front room of her dwelling
house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16

but this is a new picture of her, taken
only a few weeks ago.
Miss Stone is 20 years old and cousin
of Clara Barton. the great army nurse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16

of 1910 when Van Buren, was nomlnat-
"a flo second time. and without vice
president; that of 1874, which named
polk and Dallas; 1S4s, which named
evils Cass and Butler and 1so2. Wnach
named Pierce and King. Those con-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16
Montreal Star.

who know just how deep to make the
filling in a pie.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16

Iother-Come, Fritzel, why are you
so naughty to-day, just when auntie is
paying us a visit? Fritz Cause auntie
told me that If | was good boy. she
would sing for US this eyening.-Hu-
moriStische Blatter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-16

Il twenty-five years the wig
| IS least liked. The wigwam
|api the last Democrat tic ma
EvcntIon is especially con-
because Of the general feeling
bits on the night of the storm
.aed the entire crowd within
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
The Cuban Rebellion.
Harpors weskiy

The mode Of warfare adopted by the rebels
is doubtless Of an antiquatcd and crude type,
but il does not merit the hasty condemnation
constantly bestowed upon it. The Cubans
cannot obtian the means to fight the Span
iards accof ding .the rules of Ilodcrn war
faro they have neither the men nor tho war
material for doing SO, and guerilla tactics are
obviously their only chance of success. The
destruct on OF property may appear TO be wan
tonly cruel at first sight. but. it is part of the
insurgent plan of campaign, and the weakness
Of the spaniards is demonstrated by the fact
that thev arc not able to prevent this destruc-
tion. What, however, is patent to all who
take the ouble to watch Cuban affairs il
that the rebel tactics have, on the whole, been
completely successful during this last q
months, and in this fact lies the chief excuse
for their continuance in the future.
OF course tho Spaniards very truly say that
they arc t,rribIy handicapped by tho number
of men on.thc sick list. This is 80; but such a
contingency should have been duly allowed
fo- in considering the preparations for The
military operations There are now in Ha.
vana not less than 10000 military invalids,
chiefly from Pinar del Rio and the province
Of Havana. Some 1900 to 1900 of these
mainder i'm a convalescent stage. The prin.
cipal causes Of suffering are yellow fever,
paludic fevers, malaria. dysentery and small
pox. The number Of wounded in proportion
TO those invalded FOR other causes Is relative
ly small. Throughout the whole army the
number OF men unfit for duty exceeds 40 600.
The hospital accommodation and service are
totally inadequate to meet the demands made
upon them at the present time.
And II Spain does succeed i'm reconquering the
island, what does this conquest entails A war
Of from two to three years; a money expendi-
ture Of not less than $500, 900, 900; the sacrifice
of the lives OF $1,000 Spanish soldiers. That is
what the rcconquest implies to Spain. To
Cuba 1t means the slaughter of the greater
part of the Cuban male population; the ruin
Of every industry In the country, with small
hope of any speedy revival; the necessity Of
remaining for generations at least under the
baneful influence OF the policy OF In rcalidad
nacional. No reasonable person can doubt
that Spain will allow no change in her politi.
cal and economical policy toward Cuba IL she
is successful in finally quelling the rebellion.
Even now murmurs are heard in the penin-
sula of tho compensation to be enacted for
the sacrifices now being made TO crush the
rebels-in other words, Cuba for the Span
iards, not for the Cubans.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

The 'Six Little Tailors" Of New York and
Chicago brought suit against the "six Big
Tailors" of Chicago alleging that the latter
name was an infringement upon the former
one. The Chicago Apparel Gazette gives the
court decision as follows:
mo person is entitled to represent his wares
as being the goods Of another man. arti-
cles of his manufacture as having been made
by another, and no person is by :he law per-
mitted TO use any mark, sign, symbol, name.
device or other means whereby he makes a
false representation or dcceives as to his own
goods, or as to the goods OF another. What is
required is that party shall not conduct his
business that by what he says or does he
deceives customers TO their injury. or to that
of competitor. The title six Big Tailors'
the court regards as so similar to the trade
name of six Little Tailors' that it is calcu-
lated to deceive the -unwary confusion is
likely TO arise therefrom, and thus it is pro-
bable that purchasers may be entrapped into
buyin what they did not intend-that IL,
goods of the Six Big Tailors, when intend.
ing to buy of The Six Little Tailors.' And in
view OF the testimony, II can hardly think
the defendants chose the name six Big Tail
ors without first considering the publicity and
value which the complainants' trade name
had acquired, and with the thought that by the
adoption Of a very similar name they could
avail themselves of the reputation OF rival.
Upon these grounds the Appellate Court
affirms the decree of the Circuit Court, re-
straining the defendants, their employees, etc,
from using the style and words, Six Big Tail
ors, or any words IN imitation of complain
ants trade name, or resembling the same"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
NOT BADLY TREATED.
Correspondent Interviews the Com
pstitor Prisoners.
They DO Not Appear to Have Any
Grievance Against Their Captors.

New YoRK, Dec. is.-The World today has
a copyrighted dispatch from its Havana cor
respondent saying that ho secured permission
fromCaptain-Genc Weylcr 10 visit the Com
petitors prisoners in Cabanas fortress. The
prisoners were extreme y glad TO see the
visitors. The correspondent continues as fol-
lows: II did not visit the prisoners to dis
c,iss the merits or dcmcrits of their eases, the
justice or injustice OF their detention of
their expectations. What the Worlds READERS
are Interested in particularly Is 10 know II
the competitors prisoners are cared
for ty taeir jailors and u know
thero Is any foundation for the stories pub
lished throughout the United States that their
condition is bad and that they have been i'll
treated. Six men were asked repeated qucs'
tions on these points, and each replied free "
all agreeing in their opinion. Perhaps it will
best express the vicas Of the prisoners TO
quote Melton's remarks regarding his i'm
prisonment: ASIDE from the fact that
prison is a prison, he said, that confinement
il ,ry irksome, desperately 80 in my tasc,and
that the progress OF the legal case against us
s slow. / do not know that we have any
especial grievance. We are treatcd as well.
certainly. and in some respects better, than
the Spanish prisoners around as. Tho officers
in charge Captain trrnandc1 the inspector,
and'Lieutenants sSuarcz and Fernandez, act
toward us like gentlemen. They are kind, and
am sure are well disposed toward us. The
soldiers on guard arc good natured and not
offensive. Sometime they jest rather broadly
only as soldiers do, however. There are
more prisoners TO n cell than is agreeable but
we get along peacefully in our common mis-
fortune. am not in good health and the
confinem ent tells njuriously ON me. But I
do MT know that / suffer any moro than 1
In o In fl.aI ~ tnf. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
EGRET MILLINERY.

The discovery that egret p;umes which
are apparently s;ill popular for the
adornment of bonnets md hats are only
secured by the most wanton ana whole
sale destruction OF the birds and their
young at breeding time 4, again brought
TO the attention Of womankind, and hu-
name societies and organizations of wo-
men are prosecuting a crusade of an odu-
cational nature against the fashion.
Whether II was beciuse insstiate
fashion bowed to the protests ugutusr BIRD
ornamention, or millinery of this kind was
abandoned as lacking In novelty after long
use, there Is perhaps no means OF know
ing. But the stuffed bird mas pretty gen,
orally disappeared. 10 the average man
the beauty OF dead biro on top Of hat
has never been apparent, quite apart from
humanitarian considerations. There IL
surely something offensive and gruesome
about ornamentstion OF that kind except
that We may grow accustomed to II. The
egret plumes do not give that feeling OF
dead bodies that to wholesome minded
person attaches to stuffed birds but for
an acquired taste to the contrary, so
that the protest against them must be
made on the grounds Of humanity sione.
And upon these grornhs they appear to
lie a more wicked thing for q woman TO
have for adornment than the birds, since
with tho latter, II tho bird must be
killed toe whcle OF the little creature is
utilized end the utility offers some re.
demption for the slaughter. But in tho case
Of the egret plumss the ornsmentstion
Is feebIy out OF proportion to tho mas
sacre Of the innocents involved.
After all, q womsn's head gosr 10 never
prettier than when II is adorned with
flowers ana grasses and leaves, as fashion
sometimos DEGREES thst IL shall be.
And ribbons and furbelows are also be-
coming. though they are artificial. The
dead things and the Souvenirs OF killing
are MT bsli 10 pretty and the sugges.
tiveness Of them would be offensive ~
wcmankind did not acquire an appetite 70.
them s' sbs docs for many another queer
thing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
DEATH NOTICES.

ARNoLD-In Centerville, Warwick, Dec. 10,
Henry Anthony Arnold, ngeu o' years.
Dec. ~. at o'clock.
AUSTIN-In Rockland, Dec. 10, Martha A.
wife Of Olney III. Austin aged q years,
Funeral Saturday. Dec 49, at III o'clock
from Rockland Church. Relatives and friends
are invited 90 sttcnd.
DoNNELTY-Tn New York, Dec. n, Joseph
Donnclly, aged "a years.
LEwIs-suddenly, i'm this city. Dec. II, EIiinh
q. Lewis.
Connecticut and Boston papers please copy
IEACH-m this CITY, Dec IL, LyInin L.
Leach. aged 81 years.
SMITH-In this city. Dec IL. Mrs Ellen
Frances. daughter of the late Albert a I
Manchester, and wife 81 stephen ". smith
Funeral Monday, Dec. 81, NJ o'clock. from
her husbands residence, IN Lockwood stree.
Relative<gand friends are invited sa attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
NATIONALITY IN THE WAR.

A writer in the Sun calls q halt to all
further hguring as to the nationality OF
the soldiers enlisted on the Union side
in our civil war, demonstrating that 1t Is
entirely impracticabls TO find any au-
thoritstive figures on the subject.
The matter has been a theme for con-
troversy from time to time since the Re-
belliou, apparently authoritative fl cures
being arrayed TO show one thing or an.
other, giving the number of native born,
of German, Irish, English and Scotch
and ether foreign born men in the ranks.
So careful and reliable a periodical as the
Century Msgtzlne has discussed the mat
ter OF naIionalities and has presented es.
timnies which were of course, believed to
be approximately correct. The writer re-
ferred to in the Sun declares, however.
that it is not possible to mako a fairly
approximate estimate OF the division by
nat1onGlities OF the Two million enlist
ments in our armies from the beginning
to the end Of the struggle.
The records Of the war depsrtmsn in
WORD furnish nothing TO show these d.
visions. To be sure efforts have beei
made to discover the nstivities Of the SOL
diers but neither they nor even the ma
tionalities are available in any existing
records and they never have been. The re-
cords as 10 this matter are fairly complete
In the case Of good many companies
and regiments but as regards the entire
forcs OF two million men they are meagrc
end unreliable and II Is not possible,
from any data ys. prepared, for the var
department CT any other department. OF
the government. or for any individual,
official or otherwise, TO make even IN an
proximatoly correct statement of the
number Of solciers belonging to any par
ticuiar nationality. In oil cssee, then. the
GyuTes purporiing 10 give the proror-
items OF enlisted foreigners may b, set
down as unofficial and false.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
TARIFF HEARINGS.
Committee on Ways aud Means, House
of Representatives.

of Representatives.
To THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS
sIR-This viii probably interest your
readers. NJ. BULL NJ G..
Committee on Ways and Means,
House Of Representatives.
The committee on ways aud means will give
public hearings TO such persons as desire TO be
heard on the several schedules of the tariff at
10 o'clock =. m, M follows:
On Monday, December 23-Schedule A,
chemical oils and paints: schedule H,spirits,
wines and other beverages.
On Tuesday, December 29-Scheduls I. cotton
manutac ures; schedule l., silk and silk goods.
On Wednesday, December 30.-Schedulc Il,
sugar and molasses.
! On Thursday December 3l-Scheiule ID,
wood and manufactures of; schedule M, pulp.
papers and books
On Saturday, January 2-Schedule j. fax,
hemp and jute and manufactures OF.
On Mondav, y nuary 4-schcdule f, tobacco
aad manufactures Of
On Tuesday, January 5-Schedule c. agri-
cultural products and provisions, I.cluding
live animals, dairy products, fruits, fish.
meats, salt, etc.
On Wednesday, january 6--Schcdule X,
wool. ttale ST.,
on Thursday, January 7--scheduls X, man
ufactures OF wool.
On Friday. January S-Schedule b, carthen-
ware, glassware, marble and stone.
On Saturday, January 9-Schedule G, iron
and lead ores, metals and manufactures Of.
On Monday, January ,l-Schedule N, sun
dries, including buttons, coal, gloves, leather
and manufactures Of and free list
Persons who desire to present written
statement in respect TO any of said schedules
may forward the same to the clerk of the com
mittse at any time prior TO the closing Of the
hearings, as above.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
DR. Comfy CONGRATULATED

Worcester. Mass. Dec. 1S.--The In
stallation of Very Rev. Thomas j. Con-
atty, ID. ID. of this city as rector of the
Catholic university at Washington will
take place on Tuesday. Jan. 10. DIR.
Conaty yesterday afternoon received
the following cable dispatch from Bishop
Keane, former rector OF the university:
paris. Dec. IL. Very Rev. Thomas J..
Conaty. j.. D., Worcester. Hearty con-
gratulations. Good wishes. John J..
Eeane"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

GOVERNOR BRADLEY, Of Kentucky,
fhinks he IL the most iii used executive
otficer in the whole country. "Evory
body,' he declares patheticslly, ait
eems, wants to tell me what to do. Gov
erner BRADLEY ought to take a term in
the executive chair of the State of Rhode
sland and have the Journals hunters
let loose on his trail II he wants to really
understand what 1t is like to be oppressed
by advice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

In January last woman in England
,uilt and opened a resort in London for
iomeless cats ana she has already re-
eived under her charge more than eigh-
cen nundred miserable creatures, 50 per
snt. Of which were sent to their long
Ieep as the most eiiicien. charity. The
Expense of conducting the Institution Ia
bou, sa5 week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

ACCORDING to a British journal the
four "nck men" OF the world are the Sui.
tan Of Turkey, the Shah of Persis. the En-
peror Of China and the Sultan of Morocco.
TIE frst 10, OF course, the most impor-
tsnt to the balance OF the world. lie is
the legal master Of every road from
Earope to Sou thern Asia. IL his throne
should f.ll tho last barrier to-conquest Of
the States In Southern Asia is removed
and they sre helpless against the en-
croschment OF the hungry European
powers. In lesser way, put after much
the same way. tho nations ruled BY the
other three sick men are disorgsnized
and in wrstcbed shape from the point OF
view OF civilization, but the fact that
their thrones are maintained securely
floats the wrecks like go many derelicts
in tho pathway Of the Europesn nations
thst SEEK to pysb thsms'Ive' DsvOne
then.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

THERE ought TO be no discussion over
TO pay iiremen who are injured in tho
discharge of their duty. The proposed
ordinance or something to the same effect
should be passe1. The commissioners
may be depended upon to use discretion
in the Interests OF the taxpayers and
with justice TO the men of the force.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

The length OF life may be increased by
iessenine its dangers. The msjority Of
people die from lung troubles. These
may be aver,ed by promptly using Ono
Minute Cough Cure.
Joseph \. Johnston's Pharmacv. sy3
Wsstminster street; Metzgors Pharmacy,
230 North Main street; Alfreds Phar-
macy, Sl1 Eddy street; Joseph Driver,
Riverside Pharmscy, s3 Manton ave-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
Dcvouring Flame. Mt Cambridge.

Cambridge. Mass. Dec. 1s.--A fire
which did $4,000 In damage broke out
in the four-story building occupied by
the furniture firm OF Rourke a. Ken
nedy ana the laundry of Earle x Rogers.
IN the heart Of the city, last night. The
building was gutted, and adjoining prop
erty was threatened for long time. The
firms suffer $4,000 loss. and Dr. George X.
southwick u Boston $4,000 loss on the
building. All are Insured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

BosToS aas decided that councilman
Is worthy OF his hire. And OF course he
IL II he Is the right kind of a council
man. The selection Of councilmen, how
ever, e not unlike investing In an un-
developed mine; you can't ne suro
whether II will pan out gold or only a
hole 10 tho ground.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

The projected paper trust Is naturally
anxious to assure the newspapers that no
advance in prices is intended and there Is
evidence that trust com binatiops rarely
90 mean an advance In prices, whatever
else may be charged against them. The
coal frost Is the glittsriDg exception to
the general rule.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

ABOUT the most senseless name that
could be given to Dunwoll's Gangway is
Exchange street. The whole discussion
over tho mattsS suggests the am bition
OF the newly rich OF the name OF Smith to
spell II S-m-y-t. h-e.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

1T is believed that in ono way aud an
other explorer NANsEN will be the gamer
by IN smount OF about s10o, 900 because
hs made break for the North Polo and
got back alive. No enc VIII begrude
brave ana scholarly man such substantial
houors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

THE silver conspirators have successful
ly throttied the only practicable remedial
measure for stopping the deHcit and the
Democrats in the Senate who declined to
follow them in the election are their COR
dial su pportcrs now.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

The city OF Brooklyn IS TO have a pub
lie library and s6oo,DO has been appro-
pristcd by the Council for its building.
That's the stuff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

CAN II be possible that the President
was prompted to go off duck hunting by
the suspicion that his old friend Queen
LII OF Hawaii was intending to pay him
q call?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

UNCLE Sans warshlps have Travelled
25o, 900 miles dufine the pasr year not
counting the journeys of the Texas on
shore.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

BY the way, Is Senator HILL of New
York occupying his seat at Washington?
We hear nothing out silence from the To-
cslity thereof.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

WITH tho subway beneath then q good
many bodies In Boston's choicest burial
grounds arc suspanded not unlike the
fashion that MAHoMET's coffin is sup
posed to bs.