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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
THAT WISCONSIN ROSTER.
Alleged that Great Injnstice Is Done
TO Many.


The Chicago Times Herald says:
Twenty years ago the Legislature Of
Wisconsin directed that there be sent to
each county clerk list of men in that
county charged with desertion from 1861
to the end of the war. The list was
shock;ngly large. Milwaukee County
alone was credited with 2.329 deserters.
The total number for the State was 13,-
600. The main object in supplying these
lists was the investigation which fol-
lowed. 1t was soon found that they con-
tanned the names of men who had been
gallant soldiers, some of them from the
beginning to the end of the war; that
they contained tho names of men who had
been killed in battle; many who had been
wounded; men who had enlisted as pri-
Yates and won their way to the COM
mand of Il company.
1T contained the Games of large num-
Der OF volunteers who had been drafted
after they had volunteered.
1T is easy to believe that many of those
unjust charges were quickly corrected
The man who had been good soldier
though charged n dozen times with de
sertion, had little difficulty in CORRECTING.
ms record soon after the war MANY y
good man was charged with desertion
through the meanness of subordinate
olHcer. There were instances whore mon
on THROUGH failed, usually for good corso
TO return on time. They were recorded
absent without leave, equivalent ia ,
charge OF desertion. If it happened to
DC man not we'll liked by the official
Who had charge of the records hc conld
easily fnil to report the return of tbn
man to the adjutant general. though In
mad returned and resumed his dut;ns
Negligent official might fail to have tho
record corrected. In either case tho ro-
SUIT was the samoa brave soldier stood
recorded at Madison as a deserter
1 he records in many cases have hoo,
corrected' yet in thousands of cases tbav
nave not. In many graves down Somtb
are the ashes of men who died in l;nn -
battle against whom stands the charo W
or desertion. The records IN So,
these cases have been corrected bm. "
In all OF them. "' noe
Eariy IN Governor Rusk's admin;stro-
tion the work of preparing n rostnr 90 -,
me men who served from Wiscons;n =, T."
gan. An edition was printed tan 80 oe-
ago, put 1t was honeycombed w;tb Gals
corrections were made, and several raas.
ago authority was given to publ;sh -.
,or one reason or another publ;cat;o,,
t peea DELAYED ~, There is widespread hel;os
nat. .nae the printing of the roster and =.
s seat;a distribution would lead to car
e roa;,n winch would bring the desertar.
creuited to Wisconsin down to I a..'
t saia 'ne number reported to county "f
hei;as s sMen'y years ago. In view Of ~.
oe' ~ among the ex-soldiers and .ns
sure hr. trends. there will be great nr. s'
session p'o ny !. TO bear during the com p
roster .1n nr; o. the legislature to have M
act of ;nst;e o II should be done as an
nearly one hun 70 2 State that farnishea
is an act ~ ;mS,i thousand soldiers. r.
dead soldiers" ~ e0e living aud
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
Economy Is Imperative.

economy Is J"pcTaGiNGs
1t is the imperative duty of Congress
to reduce appropriations at this SEES
sion as much as possible. This is not
an easy task and the closest economy
viii not make any very appreciate
difference, but the difficulty in cut
ting down appropriations should be no
excuse for extravaganza. Despite the
optimistic views Of President Cleve-
land and Secretary Carlisle, regard
ing our financial condition, 1t is fact
that for several years we have had
deficit and that the deficit for the pres
ent fiscal year promises to exceed that
Of any recent period. In such a con-
dition it is demanded of Congress to
go slow in making appropriations.
There should be just enough money APP
propriated to run the government ana
new schemes for the expenditure or
money should be coldly received. So
long as our finances are in straight
ened condition we should be economic
al We do need more revenue, but IN
asmuch as there is no immediate pros
Dect of securing it we must be econom-
ical
But this economy should not go so
far as to Interfere with the plan or
coast defenses or with the policy Of in
creas;ng our navy The country cacn
wear becomes more liable to foreign
difficulties. There seems to be war
fever in all sections of the earth, and
it is the part of prudence for us to in
sure peace by being prepared for war.
Our coasts must be defended and we
must have Il navy to maintain national
honor and to enable us to defend our
selves, if attacked. 1t costs money 10
do so, but it will be we'll expended.
The steady growth of our navy requires
greater appropriations and so 1t hap
pens that this year the estimates FOR
naval expenditures exceed those OF any
time since or before the war. The to-
tai sum asked is $32 ,l2l.I11.G2. The
cost of repairs constantly Increases ana
with greater complement OF men
more money is required for their pay
and subsistence. Then there must be
heavy appropriations for battleships
and gunboats now in course or com
Dletion and for new ones projected,
so the expenditure grows. Neverthe-
less. it is money well expended, the
only danger of Il large navy being the
tendency to become cmbroiled in for
eign difficulties, there being feeling
Of security growing out of our naval
power. Economics in other directions
should make up for the expenditures
in the direction Of coast defenses and
naval maintenance. We are poor now,
but while economical we must not be
unprepared for war. - Springfield
Union.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
Minor State Matters.

A. j. Baker was stricken with apoplcXy
at GAINESVILLE. He is 80 years old and has
n wife and one son, H. A. Baker, clerk
Mt the Clifton House, Chicago
Frederick Stork, retail grocer at La
Crosse, has assigned to Duncan Taylor.
Assets about 81 900; liabilities about the
same. Cause, poor collections.
Rodney Green, Of Trout village, Jack
son County, had very narrow escape
from being killed His clothes caught in
Il shaft in his grist mill and wedgcd him
in so tight his clothing had to be cut off
in order to get him down.
The Marshfeld factories and mills are
all very busy these days closing up their
'96 contracts and making arrangements
for their next years work. Monday 4 lit
tie fawn was captured by man named
Abe Kuntz inside the city limits. The
little animal had evidently been hard
chased by wolves or dogs and had taken
to the road as means of evading its pur-
suers.
The power house of the GAINESVILLE street
railway was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, 5000. The cylinder
head of the engine blew out, and struck
Frederick Schillar, breaking his arm.
Supt. Cummins and Assistant Superin-
tendent Charles Recder were both pain
fully burned in trying to save the desk
from the Office.
The West Superior Common Council is
considering an ordinance to tax heavily
the class of people known as transient
merchants" These are dealers who do
not properly come under the head of ped
dlers. They come into the city during
the busy season with stock of goods and
dispose Of them to the detriment of the
trade in general and thus cut into the
merchants who pay taxes to the city.
AT a meeting of the Marinette Lumber
Exchange committee was appointed
to frame letter setting forth
the tariff desired by the Menomnee
River lumbermen. The letter will be for
warded to Congressman Stewart of the
Ninth Congressional District Mr..
Brown, one of the members of the conf
mittee, said that the letter would put the
lumbermen on record as favoring the
tariff of 1890. which required duty of
81 thousand on manufactured lumber
The Rev. b. T. Trego, graduate Of
Nashotah. who has recently been rector
of the Episcopal Church at Saginaw,
Mich, has resigned his pastorate and will
so the stage, assuming Shakspearean
characters.
Miss Eta Gardner, pretty, popular and
only 1O years of age, and Ii. e.. Montell,
an itinerant banjo player, are missing
from Fond du Lac. The young lady is
the daughter of +. Gardner, foreman of
one of the departments in the Quincy
Manufacturing Company plant. Montell
came to the city about six weeks ago. He
n reported to have wife In Oshkosh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
Aid for the Protestant Home.

The Protestant Home for the Aged at
Milwaukee has been given handsome
Christmas donation in the shape of an
offer of $4,000 for a tireproof addition to
the home from Mr.. and Mrs. John Hin
ton. In the letter to the board of man
ayers announcing the gift Mr.. Hinton
says that he and his wife are led to this
step as a means of perpetuating the name
Of their son. Francis Hinton, who al
ways took great interest in the home.
1t is suggested by the donors that the
new building shall be about 100 by 40
feet on the ground floor and four stories
in height and perfectly tireproof through
out. 1t is estimated that the cost of erect
ing this building will be $4,000, but it is
added that it is the intention of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hinton to eXpcnd $4,000 for the
benefit of the home. The Protestant
Home for the Aged, which receives this
liberal donation, is Il nonsectarian insti-
tuition, and was organized twelve years
ago with not one dollar in the treasury
and one old lady, who was charge OF
Mrs II. w. Patterson. The home now
occupies handsome site on Glen avenue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCiSELY
CONDENSED.
Milwaukee Police Discredit Story of
Assauit-Wcst Superior Merchants
Would Like to gain Meet Smooth
Swindlcr.


Mrs. Frances Clapp, of No. 41o Reed
street, Milwaukee. was Thursday night
found by her husband bound hand ana
foot with ropes and with towel in her
mouth. She said she received an anony-
nous letter threatening her life, to which
she paid no attention until that evening
shortly after supper time, when two
rough-looking men entered her home.
She said they threatened her life if she
made any cutlery, after which they poured
the contents of vial down her throat,
tied her, and gagged her. Further than
this she says they did not harm her, and
they did not rob her. Mr.. C!app is Il
steamboat mate. The police are inclined
to doubt the story.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
Failure at Fond du Lac.

The Phoenix Suspender Company of
Fond du Lac, which was until year ago
a Milwaukee industry, had it's doors
closed by Sheriff Watson. The concern
is the largest in the Northwest and had
Il capital stock of $4,000. Mr.. Jcncks
states that his factory was closed as a
result of the failure of ''The Boston" de-
partment store of Milwaukee, which was
owned by his son-in-law, Willis A. Meyer.
Mr.. Meyer was an endorser on Jenck' $
notes to the amount of $4,000 and when
he (Meycr) failed, new security was
asked. Mr.. Jencks gave Il mortgage
on the plant. Eastern creditors learning
Of this came on and closed the factory.
The liabilities and assets are not known.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07

5000 votes for Palmer In Kentucky ana
less than 10000 for him in the Union.
But are they willing to make their fu-
ture calcula tons on the basis Of these
figures? They know perfectly well that
the sound money Democrats cast near
err $4,000 votes than 5000 in Kentucky
and nearer 100000 than 100000 in the
Union, and any future program which
they make without taking into account
those votes won't be worth the trouble
Of making.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
An Extra Session Sure.

1t having been settled that there can
be no legislation ut this session Of Con-
gress looking to more revenue, 1t can
now be assumed that there will be an
extra session of Congress. An extra
session is always to be avoided to the
utmost No President will call ses-
sion except as a last resort. But 1t Is
agreed on all hands now that Congress
will be called to meet the emergency
for which the present Congress has
failed to make any provision.
The responsibility for this situation
rests directly and obviously upon the
silver men and the Bryan Democratic
Sena tors. They have the power to de-
feat revenue legislation, being in the
majority in the Senate, and when the
Dingley emergency bill came before the
Senate they fatty announced that they
would not permit it to pass. That an
nouncement was practically equivalent
to an announcement Of an extra Scs-
sion. In other words, the silver men
and the Democrats had the power to
avoid an extra session by simply join
ing the Republicans In passing a reve-
nue. measure. Or II the measure which
the Republicans offered did not suit
them they might have brought forward
a revenue measure of their own as Il
substitute, and thus have put upon the
Republicans, II they had refused to per-
nit it to pass, the responsibility for an
extra session. The silver men and
Democrats did nothing Of the kind.
They Summarily forced an extra seS-
sion.
1t behooves the Republicans to meet
this emergency wisely and with scru-
pulouS circumSpection. In the first
place. the business Of the extra ses-
sion ought to be strictly confined to
the passage Of revenue act-that is
to say, to 4 tariff act. II the session
be open to general legislation, it will
bring the party and the administration
to sea of troubles. Other business
will Interfere with the speedy enact
ment Of revenue legislation. Speed Is
necessary. There is an immense deficit
Of revenue. We want more revenue ut
the earliest possible moment to cut off,
IL possible. further bond sales. The
tariff should not be radical measure,
but distinctly conservative and mod
crate. If Congress will pass such
BILL and pass it promptly. shutting out
other business, an extra session may
not turn out SO bad after all.-Sioux
City Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
Tho Democratic Prcdicament,

he Democratic Prcdicnment.
The Louisville Courier-Journal says
,thc silver Democrats pretend to scoff
An fine scorn at the insignificant num-
tbers of the sound money Democrats,
iA0tice Of u party which cast less than
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
Notes.

NOtCSs
Mr.. Bryan has come to the conclusion
that he made mistake In lecturing.
His manager has probably some to the
same state of mind.
There Is a plan for establishing free
silver papers all over the country. The
difficulty Is that 1t takes money to run
newspapers. 1t may also be remarked,
incidentally, that it sometimes takes
brains, although papers have been
known to live without the latter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-22
GEyERIL IRIS RfrrRN


lie VIII go Back To- Havana ON or ABOUT
December 9th.
WASHINGTON. OCT. 2l.-den. FiIH"tn
Ice. Consul-Genoral in cuba has ann"un-
csd Co his frioucds that he expects Zoo fe-
turn 10 cuba about December and f'-
mlin there until thc conclusion of ihe ,u-
Iln v.4r 3D.. win ue accompanied. I D..
undarsto0l bv Walter D. Barker, lMI'
gfrfes Consul lf SIluI Do iftnn'. WHO
rived in This country shortly iit'
Zee on the same mi -Ion-to infnlan IT'D.
President with definite ihioilNt-o" d ''
Nfr Mckinley has decided 90 mako no
changes of consular officers uN lHt i''..'
until the rebellion is. ln one way ni PM.
other. brought t0 900 end. Tine lnici'
M this country and its citizens in 'nlt
ain fha .sident believes. Boz better SUBJ
served bv officers who have hdd expert
cnro on th0 island. q.
n the belief that Congress. Wh'n pr
c0uvlues. viii desire Information 1893 10
3D.. attitude of the admit strftOn upon
CrrIrn affairs the President DIS keeping
himself thoroughly inclined ani DIS -r'N
ing Information from aI reliable. sou
iu order chat Doe may formulate n's poN'f
in accordance with the dDrcl1pm
Tho condition of tho poor people hil-
died boz tho various cities of tne island r.
most depl0rlble. and they are dying hl
insnact0r OF tho Marine Hospital Service.
located at Havana. says in hIs latest zee
mort % Suren0n-OenerlI Wyman. I'D.
from starvation are orcurrin- pow NIHf
and / would uuf the deaths from inti
cause az afieeu for The past week. li me
number Of deaths could ln got tI ''if''
l,- dis number would Doe doubled. uut -fi-
tisfics here are hard tD obtain.
Sanitary inspectors located 100 ONO
places I'm Cuba report similar 'N.N
d HHa "HH % .
President should. therefore. rIn''
Interfere Boo order 20 bring fs'
10 AN end bis action would ir ODD.
bv tho interasts of humIniff.
WASHINGTON. O.f 30 ap'r.f'
eral Lee bad NOT notified the S'i'' joe
partment NO 10 late hour Obs fi',ln''n
as to when Do would probably Dor in .eN-
inct0n one off the Officials $780, 'N''
~ ti,,, On hurry and suggested thaf mo
Committeeman would rr'i''f ''''''' ''
virginia lo vote.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-22

The Subject Earnestly Discussed at the
.Inio CnnNeniiOn.

LYNCHBURG. VA. oct. H.-Special.-
The third annual convention OF the Nir-
ginia Division United Daughters OF me
Confederacy was called 10 order TINS
morning 40 10 O'Clock by the State presi-
dent, Miss Mary Amelia Smith, OF war
rentOn.
The proceedings Of the morning session
consisted or an opening PRAYER oy KEY.
r.. II. McFaden. Of the First Presbyterian
church; an address Of welcome by MIS-.
*. q. H. kean. president OF the Lucy
Nina Otey chapter: response by Mrs. Geo.
9. ldgntioot. of Culpeper. roll can OF
chapters by Miss Gertrude Howard, State
registrar
on motion or Miss Early. Of the Old
dominion chapter. IL was voted 10 tele-
siapn the Veteran History Committee,
TOW IN sion lt Richmond, conveying 10
t.rh lheir hearty sympathy in the Work
OF revising the histories OF the state.
me afternoon session was devoted prin-
Sipally 10 an earnest discussion Of school
histories. but no definite action was taken.
II was the unanimous opinion or the con-
Nehtloh That a school history fair to the
records Of Virginia and the South should
Dc used IN the public schools.
ny report OF the president MISS Mary
AIht.lt smith. was Of exceptional inter-
est aud commencing the marking az once
or graves OF Confederate dead IN North
SIh SOIL, pointing out the progress made
pN lhe brited Daughters m the past year
a.,u conplimenting the zeal ana industry
OF retiring officers
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-22
POWHATAN TROOPS
Presented 10 the Ladies Of The COnltd-
crate Mus.u UNI Yesterday
At THE RECEPTION TO THE VETERANS
Judge james Keith Presents the Flag on
behalf Of Pow hatan Troop--kePy
by MIR. 4. ~. George
Barraad.

The ladies of tho Confederate memorial
Literary soticty rendered n reception "
the Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans
10 the Sons Of Veterans, the sponsors ana
maids Of honor at the Confederate Mu-
scum. beginning at 1870 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and large number Of veterans
and ladies took advantage Of TINS IN
Vliation.
The rooms OF the Museum were crowd
cd during the time Of the reception, when
was an entirely informal affair About .
O'Clock the ladies Of the society and their
invited guests gathered on or In front OF
the big porch on the south side Of the
brlldlng where the Confederate veter-
ans Of Powhatan county were about to
present 10 the ladies' a valuable silk bat
lie aae on behalf Of the old Powhatan
Troop OF Cavalry.
This flag had been presented 20 the
troop in June! 1860. by the ladies' OF Pow
hatan county just before that command
left home to take part In the war The
flag was at that time received for the
troops by the late General Philip st.
George Cooke. and II has now been pre-
scented TO the Confederate Museum by
his daughter, Lucy Cary Bridges.
JUDGE KEITH'S ADDRESS.
Judge James Keith, Of the Supreme
Court OF Appeals. presented the flag 10
the Ladies Of the Confederate Museum
and in doing so delivered the following
interesting address:
Il have been deputed by the Powhatan
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-22

ford. Jr., Ed Courtney. w. X. Wa'ue",
Minitree Folkes. Ben Pollard l.. d. ana
l.. L. Spence Jr.. III. *. Terry Jr.' hush
Miller, Beverly Tucker, q. HoDson, -
Workman. John Bryan, w. >. /. Mayo
J.. W. Brander. I'd. Benson hooerl
O.FerralI. Granville Gray, Guy DAVIS
George REID. r.. b. Blankenship Ellis
Kosher. II. ~. Edwards, j. Mann D. T.
Mccoy. Collins Hart, W. j.. Morrissette,
tucker Harrison. Albert Tanner Joel
Perrin. Coalter Mckinney, Julian Mchin-
new. walter EHyson. Arthur Mayo T. 81
George Barraud and others
TWO PRETTY SPONSORS.
Miss Janet Alexander Withers, VINO was
named AS maid of honor by Miss Lizzie
y Baker. sponsor for Tom smith Camp,
Confederate Veterans, OF SUFFOLK. arrived
fr the CITY M II O'Clock wednesday, ana
Is the guest OF her cousin, Mrs. STEPHEN
Putney. on west Franklin street She Is
a pretty little blonde. eighteen years olu'
and has lived I'm Sunolk an her ne. MISS
Withers was daughter OF the late HOB
4 q Withers. who was Commonwealth 8
Attorney for Nansemond Wnen ne d.eu
thirteen wears ago. At the time OF MS
last election Nr. Withers was on his death
bed. Misses Baker and winners are Do'n
now attending the reunion
Miss Alice Burwell Jones who was ap-
pointed sponsor for Page-Puller Comp
Confederate Veterans. of Gloucester Is q
daughter of Mr.. Marquis Jones. Common
wealths Attorney Of Gloucester. who IS
Of the Catcsby Jones family of Virginia.
She is n linoal descendant Of Admiral
Rogers Jones Of Colonial fame. and DIT.
William Cooke. secretary OF the Colony.
on her mothcrs's side she Is q hneal
descendant of King Carter. and Lewis
Burwen. MI Jones is adiutant OF the
Page-Puller Camp. He entered the war
ms soon as De was old enough. and served
with distinction to its close. He was a
prisoner for some time ar Elm.ra. IN New
York. Mr. Jones lost two brothers In the
service-William A. Cateshy Jones died %
prisoner at Camp Morton. i'm Indiana. and
Robert Brooke Jones lost his life az the
battle Of Yellow Tavern.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-22

II. A, Wise and W. ~. f. Lee. Lunen-
burg. Vn.-sponsor. Miss Lillian G. Sag
ley; maid OF honor, Miss Mamie D Neo-
betts.
A. p. Hill. No. ?. culpepcr. ya:.spon-
Eor. Miss Neole Hill Flint; maid OF ho"o''
Miss Frances Hill ".
stonewal jackson. staunton, va
Sponsor. Miss Charlotte Rawson; maui VI
honor, Miss Annabell Timeoerlalk'es.. ,rsor
Lawson- Ball. Lancaster, Na.-SP'"''''
Miss Alice Pierce. ezo.so~
bwell, Prince william, Na'-'P''''V''
Miss Hattie Selectmean. c.o,sor
StonewalI Portsmouth. Na.-Sponsor'
Miss Sallie G. Neimcyer, malu VI "'"'' .
Miss Margaret Reed. Co.,
Neimeyer-Shaw. Berkeley, W - f,.,,,,r'
Mrs. George w Wallace, maui VI "''o''
Miss Sue Tatum. 49,, ~ Co..
Thornton Pickett. Farmville, Na.-spon-
sOr. Mrs. :. W Pauleit. AZ. A,
slower, Acknowledgement MISS An
ME Funkhouser.
Added 10 these charmers were the loi-
lowing young ladies' OF Richmond:
Misses Ely and Amy worth. Marion
Meade. Judith Deane, Fannie ana Annie
Mcclure. Purcell. Annie and Leila Gray,
Bessie Wright. the Misses Mclaughlin,
Gordon. Kate Meredith, Fontaine. Bran
der. VIM. Shepherd. Bagby, Annie Lee,
General Fitz Lees daughter), Tucker.
Clara Coleman, Mamie COOK, HARRISON
the Misses Mayo and others.
The following gentlemen were also pres
ent.
Messrs. w. N. Jones, Tom Armistead'
J. NJ. VI. Gregory, +. p Cox Julian Bu-