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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
SPAIN STILL FIRM.
Report that the United States
Good Offices Had Been Ac-
cepted is Denied.

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 29.-F'rom Of
fetal sources denial is made of the
statement made in morning papers that
the Spanish premier, Canovas, has sent
Secretary Olney a communication accept
ing the mediation of the United States in
the carrying out plan of autonomy Tor
Cuba. 1t is said no such letter has been
sent nor has anything of such a nature
passed through the Spanish officials here.
Negotiations toward home rule have
proceeded for some months and the last
phases of these negotiations indicated an
enlargement of the home rule laws adopt
ed by the Spanish Cortes last year, but
not put in execution. These arrange
ments, as exclusively announced by the
Associated press, embrace the election OF
the entire Cuban Congress instead of
mixed Congress of fifteen elected mem
bers and fifteen appointed by the Queen
Regent and also a complete control by
Cuba of her tariff.
The latest statement regarding SPANS
intentions with respect to the pacihcation
Of Cuba therefore deals with past
phase of them, Spain having decided on a
considerably more liberal scheme of re-
forms than the old one to which the
latest publication of the Cuban subject
has reference. AS vet, however, the
negotiations with respect to the enlarged
reforms are tentative A draft of them
has not been received yet at Washington
and the information on them is of gem
Cral nature
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04

was maid of honor, and Miss Edith Eng
lish Buck served as flower girl. The ushers
were Messrs. w English and Willough-
by G. Walling, Henry 2. Walker, George
Pasfield, Jr., Harry Dorwin and Louis
Miner. After the church ceremony there
was a small wedding breakfast NJ the
residence of the brides father, and the
governor-elect and his bride then left IN
the Chicago & Alton directors car f6r a
short Southern wedding trip. They Will
return a few days prior to the Inaugural
ton.
The Brides Ancestry.
Gov.-elect Tanners marriage today is
his second venture on the seas OF matrl-
mony, his first wife, by whom he has
children now married, having died sew
eral years ago. The bride of today is
the daughter of Turney English, of this
city. and has been one of the queens of
Springfield society. She belongs to one
of the oldest families in the United
States. and which traces it's ancestry by
noted men and women back through Nir-
ginia and Maryland history to old Eng
land With American history the family
has been identified since 1900. Among
her near relatives are Gov. Peter Turney
of Tennessee, Judge Hoke of Louisville,
and Gen. Daniel Mcclure, formerly as
sistant paymaster-general of the army
She was closely related to the late w.
III. English of Indiana, nominee for vice
president on the ticket headed by Gen.
Hancock; the late DR.. Norvin Green,
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, and the late Gen. j.
B. Frye, u. S. A., whose death occurred
recently. A spice of romance attaches
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
The Bermuda Being Watched.
WITNESS LIFE IN PERIL.
Louis Eckstron, Connected with the
O'Ma11ey Case, Poisoned.

O'Malley Case, Poisoned.
Chicago, ILL.,, Dee. 30-Louis Eek
strom, one of the principal witnesses for
the state in its case against Aid.
Thomas J. O'Malley, John Santry and
John Bingham for the murder of Gus
tay Colliander, has been poisoned. An
attempt has been made to take his life
by persons unknown.
This is the latest phase of the Col
lander case, rivaling in sensational fea-
lures the arrest of O'Malley, and COM
paring with many of the efforts III the
Cronin case to smother evidence. In
snector Setback has known of the at
tempt to kill Eckstrom, but held the in
formation back until the time should
come when he might unmask the des-
perate situation of the accused.
AID. O'Malley was cheerful yesterday.
He suffered less pain from the boil on
his neck. Hundreds took advantage of
visiting day and all day the callers on the
alderman were admitted i'll lots from six
to ten at time. He was not alone
moment. His attorney, Mr.. Forrest, has
at last been furnished a copy of the in
dictment. Stripped of legal verbiage, the
Indictment charges Thomas J. OMalley,,
John Santry and John Bingham with en-
tering the election place at III Oak
street on November 6. 1894, and killing
Gustav Colliander. 1t is signed by
Charles S. Deneen, states attorney.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
A Political RECONCILIATION.

n
The most conspicuous guest at the
wedding was undoubtedly John p. Hop
kins. ex-mayor of Chicago. A good
many people probably have forgotten
that the head of the Republican machine
in Illinois and the leader of the gold
faction of Democracy were political and
personal enemies up to a few weeks ago.
In the campaign of 1894 John r. Tan
ner was the chairman of the Republican
state committee and conducted an ag-
gressive and spirited warfare. Mr..
Hopkins was mayor of Chicago and at
the zenith of his power. During this
which he accused Mr.. Hopkins, who
was then mayor, of "levying blackmail
upon the vices of Chicago"
Mr.. Hopkins got furiously angry, and
went to Mr.. Tanner, and asked if he had
intended anything personal in the cam
paign attack Mr.. Tanner answered that
he stood by every word in the circular,
and Hopkins began suit for 1900
DANA ges for defamation Of character in
the circuit court. The case was pushed,
and at the various hearings before Judge
Adams, Hopkins got little better of the
argument. The judge decided that Mr..
Tanner must prove that Hopkins was
personally connected with each one of
the 300 odd pleas which he had filed.
The attorneys fees began to figure up
large amounts. After the election mu-
tual friends brought about a meeting be-
tween Mr. Hopkins and Mr.. Tanner.
They both decided that each was good
fellow, and the upshot of it was that Mr..
Taner wrote Mr.. Hopkins letter, in
which he said that he had never intended
to assert in that circular that Hopkins
had 'levied blackmai on the vices of
Chicago"
The stipulation Diminishing the suit
which has been agreed upon by Mr.. Tan
ner and Mr.. Hopkins will probably. be
presented in court tomorrow: 1t provides
that the suit shall be dismissed without
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
MRS. BEECHER INJURED.
She will Probably Never be Able to
Walk Again Without
Clutches.

Stamford. Conn, Dec 2S.-Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher, of Brooklyn, n. Y, sus-
tanned serious accident yesterday which
may result in making her cripple for
the remainder of her life. Mrs. Beecher
is visiting at the residence of her SON
in-law, the Rev. Samuel Scoville. in this
city. She was attacked with dizziness
and in falling broke her hip in such
a manner that she will probably never
walk again without the use of crutches.
Owing to the advanced age, "a years,
Mrs. Beecher's condition is admittedly
serious. although there is thought to
be no immediate danger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
FIGHTING IN PHILIPPINES.
Superior Range of the Mauser Rifles
Gives Spaniards Great
Advantage.

Manila. Dec. 30.-Col. Marinas col
umn has defeated the rebels at San Ma
teo. a town ten miles northeast of Ma
Mia, the rebels leaving twenty seven dead
on the field. Returning to quarters for
the night, Col. Marina was attacked by a
superior force, which after several bayo-
net charges, fed leaving over eight of
their number dead. The Spanish losses
were small.
The seaport of Moron in the province
of Hataan has fallen into the hands of
the rebels, who have captured two Span
ish priests and the mayor.
Gen. Rios brigade has some heavy
fighting at Balinag, town on the Dor
Nueva Ecija, which was held by a
strong force of rebels. The latter were
driven off with great slaughter. Three
hundred and fifty were buried by the
Spaniards, who lost only few men. The
rebels removed their wounded from the
field. The rebels. are badly armed, the
superior range of the Nauser rifles ac-
counting for the heavy 4~ortality on the
New York, Dec. 30.-Cuban sympa-
thizers in New York have sent to Sec
rotary Olney formal appeal that the
state department exert it's influence IN
behalf of DIR. GasDard A. Betancourt,
arrested in Havana on suspicion of be-
ing an agent Of the Cuban junta i'll New
York. Lorenzo Betancourt, the pris-
oner's son, lives in this pace
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-'We are going
to Cuba to fight for the independence of
that country whether the United States
recognizes it or not" The above state
ment was made by Col. Gustave J.
ITCHY, an old army officer and president
of the Bohemian American Working
mems club. Col ITCHY further stated
that up to today 131 men had joined the
regiment that will go to Cuba and that
the men only began enlisting last Fri
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
Meeting of the American Economic As
eOciation Begins at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 28.-The ninth
annual meeting of the American Eco
nomic association will begin this evening
at John Hopkins university and will
continue until Thursday The pro-
gramme has been arranged so as to
provide for more general discussion than
usual.
This evening the members of the asso-
citation will hear an address of welcome
by Rev Daniel G. Gilman, president
Of the Johns Hopkins university. Prof.
Henry G. Adams, Of the University Of
Michigan, president of the association,
will respond, and deliver his annual adj
dress, the topic being: "The Relation
of Economics to Jurisprudence" A re-
CeDtion will follow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
\ Mineral Mar Discovery in Mexico.


Long before taking charge of this con
sular Office Vice-Consul Bielenborg
writes from Matamoras, Mex, to the
state department, "a Mexican land
owner called my attention to the wonder
full resources of his land, which he
claimed to be petroleum, and, upon my
reouest. he forwarded samples to me. |
had them analyzed in the State uniyer-
sity of Texas, which pronounced them
very rich as q natural mineral tar, but
not. in reality, petroleum
Il concluded to make a trip to the
land. and started with W. s. Scott of
California who was sent by ex-Goy.
Ross and J. i. Harris of Texas to ac-
company me. Our trip was very tire-
some, over a hard road of about 500
miles, through q country very little set
tied, until we reached the ranch, where
we found one of the richest asphalt fields
known. and about twenty wells which
have a continuous flow of mineral tar, as
the ANALYSIS calls it. The ground for
over twenty miles square is covered with
asphalt deposits The nearby streams
have the whole year round fatty, oily
substance flowing into them from the
surrounding mountains, making the WA
ter unfit to drink From all indications.
there must be a large deposit Of petro-
leum and coal under this asphalt field.
Il was instrumental in obtaining from
the owners concession. or lease, for
the working of these fields for fifty
years, and company is now being or
gained in the United States to com
mence work, put machinery on the
ground, and drill for all.
DR.. Johnson's aversion to Scotland
was shared By the late Sir Erward Bates,
an English millionaire who died recently,
and who left his money to his daughter,
married to a Scotchman, on condition
that she shall not spend more than six
months a year in Scotland.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
A GOVERNORS BRIDE.
Illinois Chief Executive-electF Finds
Mistress for the Spring.
field Mansion.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dee. 30.-St. Paul's
pro-cathedral was crowded to the doors
with society and political folk at high
noon today when Goy.-elect John Il.
Tanner and Miss Cora Edith English
stood before the altar and plighted their
troth. The marriage took place after the
ritual of the Episcopal church, Rev. DR..
Frederick W. Taylor officiating and
Bishop George f. Seymour pronouncing
the blessing and benediction. Twelve
hundred invitations had been issued and
the congregation or audience represented
every county in the state and many out
side commemorative.
The Brides Toilette.
The brides toilette was of pure white
mirrored velour, with short pointed bod
ice edged with embroidered null, frills of
the same material edging the high, close
collar About the shoulders and at the
throat the bodice was sprayed with lilies
of the valley. The sleeves, which came
down to the knuckles, were close-htting
to the shoulder while the skirt was per-
fectly plain and with train three yards
in length. Miss Mollie katherine Stuve
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
ENDORSE EX-GOV. HOARD.
Resolutions Passed by National Creamery
Buttermakers' Association.

y
Buttermakers' Association.
Elgin, H., Dec 3d. Special. ]--Direc-
tors of the National Creamery Butter
makers association met in Elgin this
week and besides endorsing ex-Gov.
Hoard of Wisconsin for secretary Of ag-
riculture arranged the programme for the
convention TO be held at OwatOnna,
Mimi, February 1920, next. Sold med
ais will be awarded for butter scoring the
highest in separator and gathered cream
classes, and silver medals for second best.
A silver cup will go TO the best score
from the state having the largest number
of exhibits.
Cash to the amount of $4,000 will be
distributed pro rata among exhibits scor-
ing over % per cent. Ali butter scoring
over 80 per cent. will entitle the exhibi-
tors to handsome diplomas.
The officers of the association are:
President, j. w. Segar, Pecatonica, III. );
first vice-president, B. ID. White, Man
chester Mimi; secretary and treasurer,
e. Sundendorf, Elgin, Ill, executive
committee, S. r. Green, Aurora, Ill, F..
s. Stockwell, Cherry Valley, H., Frank
Rair. Elgin, Ill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
wealthy Convict Goes Insane.

San Francisco Cal, Dec. 30.-Fred L..
Wood, convict in San Quentin prison,
who recently inherited a fortune of $780,
600 from the estate Of his father, a
Chicago millionaire, is insane. He be-
came violent in his cell Monday night
and had to be forcibly removed to the
hospital. 1t is thought his recent good
fortune together with the constant worry
attendant upon his confinement in the
penitentiary is the cause IF insanity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
DISCUSSING OLD NEWS.
London Papers Comment on Dfscred-
tied Report.

London. Dec 29-!The exclusive an
nouncement made by the Washington
Post today that Secretary Olney and
Senior Dupuy de LONE the Spanish min
lister at Washington, have practically
terminated the negotiations on the Cuban
question, which are to be submitted to
Congress when it reassembles on Janu-
airy 5, is creating much interest here.
From interviews with the Spanish con-
sul-general and representatives of lead
ing Cuban firms in London, the Asso-
ciated press learns that the news is gem
orally satisfactory and not unexpected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Counterfeit SO Notes.

Washington, D. c., Dee: 30,-Chief
Hazen of the secret service has issued a
circular warning against a new counter
felt $40 national hank note on the Union
National bank of Detroit, Mich. The
note is the product Of the same hand
which produced the recent counterfeit on
the National Bank of Commerce of
New York. One distinguishable feature
is that the back of the note is upside
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Nine. stambulof's Sensation.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec 28.-Mme. STAN
buloff, the widow of the murdered ex-
premier, made a short and impassioned
speech before the tribunal which has
been trying the men charged with as
sassinating NJ. Stambuloff. She de-
clared that the prisoners in the court
were innocent, and that the real assas-
sins were known to the tribunal. This
statement created a sensation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
CONSPIRACY IN PHILIPPINES.
Many Members of the Nobility Under Ar
rest in Bulucan.

Madrid Dee 29.-Advices received
here from Manila, capital of the Philip
pine islands, say a conspiracy against
the Spanish government has been dis
covered in the province of Bulucan.
Many members of the nobility have
been arrested and quantity of arms
have been seized. In an engagement
between Spaniards and insurgents, north
of Manila, the latter are said to have
lost 1873 men.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
SLEPT NINE MONTHS EACH YEAR.
Death of a Very Strange Character in
Nova Scotia.


ga telegram from Halifax, N. S., says:
''There has just died at Moschelle, An
papolis county, a man whose case has
long excited the interest and baffled the
skill of the physicians. For years John
Teller, who was % Years Old when 1 he
Der About the end Of August he would
go to bed as usual and the following
morning would not get up, but would
continue in a calm and peaceful sleep all
through the winter months, often until
May or June.
About II o'clock every night he showed
a little vitality, and his family would
pour Cruel, beef tea or soup down his
throat. At one time the doctor tried a
galvanic battery OH him and he came
out of bed with jump and was wide
awake, but returned to his couch be-
fore evening and was soon sound asleep.
Next day the battery was tried on him
again, but it had no effect"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
DO NOT BELIEVE HIS TALE.
John Sticks Story of How Another Man
Wife Met Death.

Madrid, Ia, Dec 29.-Last night Mrs
Robert Howard went out riding with
John Slick, leaving her husband at home,
he supposing her at church. Slick says
they were out riding together when the
team became frightened and ran away,
splitting them and killing the woman,
but hurting him only slightly. His
clothes were somewhat torn. Mrs. How
ard has deep wound at the base Of
the brain. Some suspicion is cast on
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
FAVOR ANNEXATION.
Upper Peninsula County Taxpayers Look
to HOughtOn for Aid.

Houghton, Mich, Dec 29.-[Special.]-
The taxpayers of Keweenaw county IA
vor the abolition of the county govern
ment and the annexation of Keweenaw
to Houghton county. There is but one
mine now working and the lumber in
dustry is rapidly growing less so that
the burden Of taxation entailed by the
county is crushing
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
REV. mYRoN REEDS REMARKS.
Committee Finds it Necessary to Explain
Them.

Denver, Col. Dee. 30.--At the recent
mass melting of the unemployed, Revs.
Myron Reed and Thomas Uzzell made
remarks which the correspondents of
Eastern papers said advocated physical
violence as a remedy for the unemployed
and which were incendiary and anar-
chistic in character. The executive
committee appointed at the meeting has
deemed it advisable to issue a statement
denying the reports in the Eastern pa
pers and declaring emphatically that the
construction placed upon the pastors
language was unjustifable and unfair to
them and the thousands assembled to
hear them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Wanamaker Scores Quay

Philadelphia, Pa, Dee. 30.-At a polit-
zeal meeting here John Wanamlker
who is a candidate fer the Senate. spoke
in strong terms, without mentioning
names, of the part taken by Senator
Quay in booming the candidacy of Boise
Penrose, MI Wanamaker's opponent. re-
marking zone boss" had defantly taken
the state by the throat and dictated his
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Young Norman Sandhaeced

Denver, Col, Dee. 28.-For ten days
Miss Annie n. Stevens, step-daughter of
7. L. Hodges, deputy county clerk, has
been lying speechless and paralyzed
The opinion of physicians, supported by
circumstances Of the case, indicate that
the young lady was sandbagged as she
was entering her home
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Gov. Bradley is Retlcent.

Frankfort, Ky, Dee. 3O.-Gov. Brad
lev refuses to discuss the published ru-
NOR that he intends to resign the Office
of governor soon. he admits that he
did write Maj Mckinley a letter
several weeks ago in which he in
formed the President-elect that there
was no Office within his gift which he
Bradley would accept.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Chicaoo's Chinese Junta.

Chicago, ILL.,. Dec. 30.-According to
Wong Chin Foo, editor of the Chinese
News, Chicago is to become a head
quarters for the Chinese revolutionary
iunta. This body plans the overthrow of
the present Chinese dynasty by an armed
invasion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Grew Of Bark Neptune Saved.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 2S.-The
steamer Queensmore, Capt. Gross, from
London, arrived here, having on board
Capt. Tobiasson and his son, mate and
crew Of the Norwegian bark Neptune,
piczed up on December 8, in latitude 45,
longitude ID west.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
MR.. GLADSTONE'S BIRTHDAY.
Flood of Congratulations Descends on
the Grand Old Man.

Rt Hon William e. Gladstone was cele-
brated at Havarden today. There was
the usual flood of kilograms and letters
f. ON home and abroad. The veteran
statesman was enjoying excellent health.
Mr.. Gladstone was born December %,
1909
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Conflicting Statements.

Conflicting statements are current to-
day as to the number of dead bodies TAX
on from the debris of yesterdays wreck
near Rlockton. The official list furnished
AT the Office Of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad in this city show only twenty-one
dead SO far recovered and eleven injured,
of which at least two are fatal and six
serious. This official list is the same as
that furnished late last night. 1t is
claimed by some who witnessed the clear
ing of the debris including several physi-
clans, that twenty-eight dead bodies were
taken out. The relief train which re-
turned to the city last night stopped at a
siding two miles outside the city limits
where it was met by undertakers' wagons
and ambulances.
The time of the arrival of this train
was known only to those who had been
engaged to look after the dead and
wounded. The dead were quietly and
ol1iclSly removed to the undertakerS'
shops and the wounded were taken to
an iilfirmary in this city. A representa-
five of the Associated Press, who visited
the scene Of the wreck, failed to find
number already reported and the identity
of this number cannot be established at
nresent beyond the list OF the railroads.
viii Give No Information.
The railroad officials would give no
definite information last night as to the
number killed whose bodies had been
recovered and brought to this city. At
the scene of the wreck this morning it
was learned that the bodies of those
who resided at Blockton were taken to
that place. The body Of James Bowling,
/ express manager, has been shipped to his
former home, Guthrie, Ky. The Biz
niingham mineral accommodation has no
mail service on Sunday and this fact eX-
plains the escape of Railway Postal
Agent Bass, who at first was reported
among the missing. Conductor Robert
Rutherford, reported missing, was not on
the train Yesterday was his regular
trip, but Conductor Cornell was run
ming extra in place of Rutherford. There
is little of debris at the scene of the
wreck this morning.
Wild and Rugged Region.
The immediate vicinity Of the fatal
disaster is the Alpine region of Alabama
picturesque, wild and rugged. 1t has
been the home Of outlaws and moonshin'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-04
Macbinery Company Fails.

Chicago, Dec. 28.-The Excelsior Ma
chine and Boiler Works company failed
today. Assets and liabilities each about
$4,000.