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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
For Minister to sweden.

Bessemer, Mich, Feb 24:-The report
is current that through Senator Bur
rows K. D. Markstrum of this city VIII
be offered the appointment of minister to
Sweden. M. Markstrum is an advocate
of the single gold standard and mad"
many speeches in Michigan and Miscon-
sin during the last campaign. lie car
ried with him many Swedish copper CONS
If the Sixteenth century, some Of WHICH
are 50 inches square by Il inch thick,
which he used as object lessons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
Almost a Riot at ST. Paul.

st. Paul Mimi, Feb. 24.-There was
almost a riot at a mass meeting of the I'M
employed at Market hall last night. The
city council recently appropriated $10,-
coo to be used gin relief work and the
meeting last night was in protest of the
way this sum was being expended.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
LIVELY BLAZE IN ST. LOUIS.
Upper Stories of the Merchants Ex-
change Damaged.

st. Louis, Mo, Feb. 24.-At $50 a. N.
from the roof of the Merchants ex-
change building, which occupies two
thirds of the block on Third street bound
ed By Chestnut and Pine. The fire start
ed in the elevator shaft, presumably
from defective wires, and spread to the
Offices on the top floor. Three alarms
were turned in and the large number of
engines called out got the flames under
control by $3.50 o'clock. The damage
is confined principally to the eastern, or
office portion Of the building and was
mostly caused by water with which the
roof was flooded. Sixty thousand dollars
will cover everything.
CHESTS at the Planters hotel, a half
block distant. were frightened and
rushed for their rooms, but returned
when they learned that they were in no
danger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
Quincy Mine smelting Plant.

Houghton, Mich, Feb. 25.-The Quin-
cy Mining company intends to erect q
smelling plant of its own, to cost be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. Work will
begin next spring, so as to have the
plant ready for operation when the pres
ent contract with the Lake Superior
Smelling company expires in 1898. The
plant will be located near the stamp
mill, on Portage lake. The company
will also build large addition to hte
stamp mill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
4 Diet OF Medals,

The Churchman reports that the
daughter of the principal notary of Pla-
cinza, Italy, was found to have i'll her
stomach an accumulation of medals of
a Madonna locally celebrated for pow
ers of cure in cancer. She had swal-
lowed medal each day for a week on
advice of her confesSor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
Nellie McRenry Sings in Streets.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 24.-Nellie Nc
Henry, the actress, created somewhat Of
a furore here today by appearing III a
number Of public places and upon the
streets, singing for the benefit Of the
drought sufferers Of the northern portion
of the state. The result was large col
lection. There was realized nearly $3.50.
which was turned over to the local relief
committee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
COULD NOT AGREE.
Danger of Break in tho Iron Ore Pool
at Ishpeming.

Ishpeming, Mich, Feb. 25.-[Special.]
The adjournment for one week taken
Tuesday by the members of the non
ore pool ostensibly for further consider
alton, was actually necessitated because
no agreement could be reached and from
present indications it will be difficult to
secure an agreement next Tuesday
which will be satisfactory to mines hay
ing a great diversity of interests. IN
less an agreement is reached next Tues
day at least one large producer will be-
gin sales for 1897 delivery without fur
Their parley.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
Sandow TO Start a Club.

London, Feb. 25.-Sandow, the strong
man, is about to rebuild st. James street
fencing school and turn it into a kind Of
fashionable, comfortable club, where
gilded youth may be able to indulge in a
little exercise and read the papers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
INFECTED CATTLE KILLED.
Thity-nin Fine Jerseys Cremated at
Menominee, Mich.

Menominee, Mich, Feb. 24.-[SpeciaI.i
The state veterinary commission has
ordered thirty-nine of Congressman Ste
phenson's finest cows slaughtered On &C
count of being infected with tuberculosis.
Cows Oh the large dairy farm of Magnus
Nelson and in other parts of the county
have also been killed for the same rea
son. 1t is estimated that nearly 100 ami
mails have been killed and their carcasses
cremated during the week by order Of
the commission.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01

South Bend Ind, by his uncle, Charles
Pinkerton, and the murderer is now
under arrest The tragedy was the re-
suit of a long standing feud. The muir
derer claims his nephew struck him with
a club and that he stabbed him i'll self
defense
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
HOW RUIZ DIED.
Struck with a Club by the Governor q
the Province.

the Province.
Key West Fla, Feb. pa passenger
from Havana who has just landed here
from the steamer Olivette informed the
correspondent of the Associated press
that DR.. Ricardo Ruiz, the American cit
izena who was found dead, apparently
beaten to death, in a cell of the prison of
Guanabacoa, was killed by Fons Diev-
ella, the Spanish governor of Guanaba-
Goa. The passenger explained the COVER
nor Fons Dievela visited DR.. Ruiz in
his place of confinement and violently
questioned him. Ruiz resented the gov
errors brutal manner and this so an
gered Fons Dievela that he seized a
club struck the unfortunate man on the
head and so caused his death.
1t is reported here that the Spanish
iailers permitted Ruizs wife to send
him a steamer chair for use in his cell,
and it is this chair that after his death
proves the case against his murderers.
The widow is said to have brought this
chair to the American consulate. 1t had
been returned to her by the governor of
the Jail at Guanabacoa. On the bottom
of the chair, painfully scratched by the
prisoners finger nails, was this message:
To Mercedes, Evangelne, Ricardito, Rene,
and Gloria: Farewell, children of my life.
Be obedient to your mother. bless you all.
] shall be killed.
To Rita, my wife. my soul, adlos II
am removed, tell all. Ricardo.
The message was scratched so deeply
in the paint and varnish that even
though the bottom of the chair is
spla shed with blood the words are clearly
legible. 1t is typical of the stupidity of
the Spanish jailers that they allowed the
chair to go out uninspected.
Madrid, Feb. 25.-The premier. Senior
Canovas del Castillo, the minister for
foreign affairs, the Duke of Tetuan and
the minister for war, Lieut. Gen. Azcar-
raGa, have had a long conference on the
case of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz, citizen Of
the United States. who died recently in
the prison near Havana.
The semi-of1icial Epoch, referring to
this conference, says the government is
prepared to make an inquiry into the
matter, adding that if DR.. Ruiz was
ill-treated the guilty parties will be pun
;cLo
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
GEN. LEES THREAT.
Will Resign Unless He Gets Proper
Support.

support.
Havana, via Key West Fla. Feb. %
There is anxiety, IN Official circles as to
the outcome of the strained relations ex-
listing between United States Consul-Gen-
eral Lee and his government on account
of the confinement incommunicado (sOli-
tary confinement here for nearly twelve
days of Charles Franklin Scott, an Amer
lean citizen, in violation of treaty rights.
Gen. Lee on Wednesday night author
lied the correspondent of the Associated
press to say that he had not asked the
United States government to send war
ships to this port on account of the death
of DIR. Ricardo Ruiz, apparently from
violence in the prison OF Guiana bacOa.
but the fact seems to remain that the
United States consul-general did ask the
state department to advise him whether
it would send war vessel to Havana
If one was necessary to enforce the de-
mand for the release Of Scott from soli-
tary confinement.
To this Secretary Olney made an eva
sive reply. The general asked for a
definite statement from the department
and it is not known whether he has OF
has not received reply to his last mes
sage.
In the face of all diplomatic fencing,
the Associated press correspondent is in
a position to say that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
has threatened to resign if he does not
receive the support of the United States
government in his efforts to secure the
rights of American citizens.
1t is understood that the Spanish gov
eminent has decided to order a strict in
quiry to be made into the death Of DR..
Ruiz.
No confirmation has been received of
the reports sent out of Puerto Principe
by the correspondent there of La Lucha
of the death of the president of the Gu
ban republic, Salvador Cisneros Betan-
court, Marquis of Santa Lucia who is
said to have expired from sickness and
old age combined.
The whereabouts of Gen. Maxine Go
mez is not made public if it is known to
the Spanish officials but private dis
patches from Santa Clara say that nu-
merous bands of insurgents, some SLY
numbering 5000 men, have been seen
passing over the railroad line between
Glen Fuegos on the south coast and
Santa Clara going by forced marches in
the direction of the province of Ntatan.
zas destroying the railroad lines and cul-
verts as they pushed forward.
Gen. GaliXto Garcia with some 1000
insurgents is reported to be operating
in the vicinity of Pueblo Padre and Bar
acoa on the north coast. The steamers
Julia and Manuela, coasting near Bara
Goa. have been fired upon and obliged
TO put out to sea.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17

L9LEtM-EEEAE EnNS
Trenton. He said 1t sometimes happened
that minors were married, but as a gem
eral rule such marriages were to the best
interests Of society. He principally oo-
Jected TO the bill because of its fee fea-
ture. That was an injustice to the poor
people. Ministers would often be called
upon to perform marriages for which
they receive nothing. Many of the young
people whom they marry are too poor to
pay eve pne dollar. He protested against
the bill, saying that 1t was opposed to
public Virtue, good morals n good gov
eminent.
The Rev. Mr.. Hadley Of Camden said
that ministers of the Gospel were con-
sciencious men, above Violating the law.
This bill was not drawn in the interest
where the fee is only fifty cents, while
the bill makes the fee one dollar, n
New Jersey people will go to Pennsyl-
wanna in order to save the half dollar.
Every American citizen, he declared,
should be entitled to marry without pay
ing some official a fee.
The Rev. w. F. Herr of Camden CON
sidered the bill an impeachment to mar
riage and said that no such thing should
exist.
The gentlemen present. the Rev. ". Il.
Herr of Merchantville said, represented
the Preachers Association Of Camden
and We're authorized to speak for that
association. BY this bill, he claimed, be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 would be added
to the Incomes of the city and county
clerks throughout the State. h money
would be taken away from poor people.
Several other clergymen spoke in the
same strain and the committee announced
that another hearing would be given next
Tuesday.
AT the afternoon session of the Senate
Senator Parry submitted a numerously
signed petition praying for the passage
of Mr.. Iloyd's bill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17
NEW JERSEY INDUSTRY
You Have Probably Never Be-
fore Heard Of Pantasote a
Passaie Fake Leather.


The adage, Nothing succeeds like sue
cess Is applicable to all of the Franklin
Institute exhibitions in the past, and
pressages equal If not greater enthusiasm
and success for the proposed Textile Elk
hibition next fall, says the Philadelphia
Record" The past successes have been
attained not by accident, but by judi
cious selection of time, place and object,
and by the intelligent cooperation of the
managers n member of the Institute,
and, hast u not least, by hard work.
The Electrical Exhibition, for example,
which is still regarded as having been
an important epoch in the development
of electrical science in IT'S Industrial APP
plication. owed it's success in no small
degree to the untiring efforts of the late
Colonel Charles F.. Banes, chairman of
the Exhibition Committee, and his CO.
workers. There were nearly 100000 paid
admissions, and many. exhibits were
shown for the first time which have since
become daily necessities in our business
life and o,r household aconomv
rha ..mas..n~s !.
ihIouuclioii " pupic notce OF
merltOrious novelties is one of the most
important practical ftaf,,res Of +hesa az
hsA,e.N- ieas = liese eA-
aiu preliminary ipvesllgdlion
proves that there is in store for our citi-
zens and other v~isitors 10 tha T,axt;Ie ny
n.Is4.SA ~ ~ 81
niottfoh d series OF surprises IN the wide
n of novel fabrics now made In this
country and In new effacts or ,,sas ,7na
~ ,a,ra, troa+r,a. 10 $500 -s1,s
" noVe tedlneht on Iafniilar materials
which will there be shown. We propose.
therefore from t,ra IN t;noa IN aa,-.,oo
of ,ta,o o,an;nn - ~ 49, -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17
IMMER-sOHUTTE

A very pretty wedding took place last
Sunday evening at Fick's Hall on yorl,
street and was solemnized by the Rev
j. Fl. Peters. The contracting nar4tes
were Mr. George thinner and Miss CESSNA
G. Schultz. After the wedding sumner
was served by Mr.. Flick in his parlors mn
stairs. Among those present were.LMr
Mrs. George Schultz, Mr.. and Mrs
Miesner, Harry Powers, Henry Wehrfrdtz.
Gus Ehrhardt, Richard Woltmann. Ls,u;s
Prelle, Captain VIM. Monahan. James
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. John HorstInan
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Horstman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Horstman, Mr.. and Mrs
George Horstman. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Schultz, Charles Bunje, Francis Bender.
Max Brodbecks Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dox, Mr.. and Mrs. ohn Flick, Otto wei
kens and daughter, Miss Josie Germeten.
Mr.. Charles Ehrhardt, Miss Emma Hart
mann, Miss L. Hartmann, August Vogler.
Miss Sophie Precht, Mr.. and Mrs. Knulf.
Mrs. L. Happy. VIM. Adelung, William
Sticken, members Of the Jersey CITY
Liedertafel Aug. Wenner, director; VIM.
Weber, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Geiger. Otto
Fischer, Martin Sigg, George Schmidt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenz Wehrfritz, Otto
L~uckenbach, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lang
hagen, John Zwift, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Arnz, Henry Kahlert, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
DAMN, Louis Fischer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aug. Ruesch and Prof. Carl Bertrand.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17
NOTICE

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, March %, 1897, at two o'clock P. NJ,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall,
for the
from Hudson Boulevard to Norris Canal.
Said improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 2S9 of the Laws
of 1895. and in accordance with Specifications
Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
Chief Engineer City Hall. Jersey City, N. ].
ESTIMATE OF. QUANTITIES,
About 5000 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 500 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About LOO cubic yards of earth filling.
About 45o cubic yards of sand or gravel fill
About u. 100 square feet of Tagging.
Time allowed for the completion Of the work.
The making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
iect to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor. on the basis of prelimi-
ve l5ppesai ENDORSED nrss 0s .P spfissla for ssh impro se-
. .sthe clerk Of the Board and handed to that
officer in open meeting when called for in the
0F Ne CITY 81 ou ofheial viii be accepted ats as pso surety.
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions of the
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z. Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to sufi-
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President Of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed hondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO. T. BoUToN,
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City. March u. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17

majority and am unfavorable minority
report. The usual motion 20 substitute
the minority for the majority report was
made. Mr.. RICHTER spoke against the
motion. He showed how the immense
portion of the acreage of Morris county
was taken up by Newark's water works,
very very : shot tesae asne01 be As AIKEN ken for jersey rs
C.ty's plant, all of which, under the
present law. is exempt from taxation.
the motion. Mr.. RON hoped the bill
would come On the fioor and be consid-
cred on its merits and give the Hudson
men an opportunity ito supper Morris in
the fight for equal taxation.
The majority report was accepted, and
the bib took its place upon the cal
endar.
The bill which makes its annual APP
pearance got through the House at last
last light. The measur was
by. Mr.. Demarest, and provides that an
indicted person should have at least three
days notice of his or her trial. Hereto
fore, Mr.. Demarest said the bill had been
opposed by. the prosecutors because they
prosecutors are on salary and think the
bill a good one. Mr.. Leonard succeeded
in pulling through his bill for connecting
equally successful with his bill providing
for a park in Hoboken. Several mem
bers objected to the measure because their
Leonard stuck to his Bill manfully and
finally got it through.
Mr.. Macarthur secured the passage of
his bill which provides that all policemen
shall be citizens of the United States
and three years resident of the State,
able to. read and write, never convicted
Of a crime, five feet 714 inches in height,
between q and rs years old. good health,
sound body and good moral character.
Some years age Charles shelton, q
aside in his will a store and building on
Broad street, the proceedings of which
hould pc devoted to purchasing books for
Trenton's library. The store and build
ing has now become badly out of repair
and It is hard work to rent it. The per-
sons in charge of the building want to
sell it and invert the proceeds of the
chase of books. They went to the Cham
cellor, who told them that nothing like
that could be done without the consent of
the legislature MI: Thorne secured last
gives the required power to sell.
Other House bills passed were
Providing that any person furnishing
is published, shall be equally guilty of
libel with the publisher of such paper.
Autnorizes Paterson to collect a tax of
of a sinking fund to pay off the bonded
Indebtedness. Providing Tbs school trus-
tees h be promptly paid each month.
clined to concur in the Assembly concur
rent resolution providing that each new
member of this years Legislature shall
be entitled to a copy Ct the REVISED
We're three volumes in the set worth SIS
a volume, and about fifty members would
come under the resolution. Old members
Reed thought there was no need for ex-
Guiding any mi from the privilege
which was a desirable one for all, if for
any; 1t was understood after the defeat
heeS would prepare a substitute
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17
CONTRACTOR BYRNE SCORED.



of Ashes From the Streets.
Day after day complaints are heard about
the way in which Contractor Henry Byrne
does, or, rather. does not, remove ashes and
garbage from the streets, and unless the
Street and Water Board or the Health
Board acts, there are some people who say
they will go to the Grand Jury for relief.
They say that it is an outrage that Byrne
should draw such large sums of money from
the city for which he does SO little.
To put it mildly, many of the downtown
streets are in a disgraceful condition. Ashes,
garbage and filth of a variegated and mis-,
~rellaneons kind are allowed to remain on the
sidewalks for weeks, n MIR. Byrne, in spite
pf repeated warnings, pays no attention to
disgusting exhibition IN York street for in
stance, just below Greene street, where there
are recepticles for ashes which are overflow
Ing and the rubbish is lying on the side
walks. Byrne has not leaned out these
places in months. So, too, is the condition
Greene street, south of Grand street; Morris
Ttreet, Essex street, Hudson street and many
other places which rarely ever see Byrne or
his men. Apart from the disgusting sight of
garbage and filth strewing the sidewalks
There is a hygienic question involved, to
which the attention of the Health Board is
respectfully directed.
FITS simply awful said one resident of
Greene street to a NEWS reporter These
boxes for ashes are cleaned out only when
we have made a strong kick. If we didn't
Say anything the contractor would never
come there. Why does the city pay a man
such a price and get nothing for it, There
are a few of us who intend to go before
Mayor Wanser and ask him to make this
contractor do his duty or bounce him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17

Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall.
T ToNfFpfRneevEMENT OF BRUNSWICK STREET
from Eleventh street to Fourteenth street.
Said Improvement TO be made conformably
OF 1891. and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office OF the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
Chief Engineer. City Hail, Jersey City, N. j.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 20, 600 cubic yards of earth filing.
About $50 cubic yards of sand or gravel I'LL
About 500 square yards Of Belgian paving in
About LOO iineal feet of curb stone.
About 500 square feet of bridge stone.
About $500 square feet of Tagging.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 100 working days.
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the
sessnent therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the Improve
ment of Brunswick Street, directed to
that oticer in open meeting when called for
in the order of business relating to sealed
No city official will be accepted as surety.
nor will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions of the
Act above cited, exercise Its right TO reject
The attention Of bidders Is especially called
to Section q, Chapter 1874. of the Laws OF 1881.
under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city, or become effective
or operative until the bondsmen offered nv
the contractor have been approved. as to sufi-
cheney by this Board, and as to form BY tho
Corporation Counsel the President OF this
Board having the power to examine the pre-
posed hondsraen under oath.
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. +. BouToN.
Dated Jersey CITY. March IL. 1897.