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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
SIRIUS WAS IN FIRST.
Eastern Iceboat Owned by Oshkosh
Parties Captures the Even
ing Wisconsin Cup.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Feb. 3.-[Special.l
The second of the races for the Even
ing Wisconsin cups for first and second
class iceyachts was held Tuesday after
noon at Lakeside park. The Sirius,
owned by Brand and Gates at Oshkosh,
won the race for first-class yachts. The
time made was twenty-five minutes. The
Ice King of Neenah, Capt. Morrison,
was the winner of the second class.
Time, 3715 minutes.
The day was an ideal one for the re-
gatta, warm and clear. A breeze sprang
up about IL o'clock in the morning, and
shortly after half-past / the fleet of Osh-
kosh, Neenah and Menasha boats put in
an appearance. The lake front never
presented a prettier scene. Over sixty
sails dotted the ice and skinned over
the smooth surface like birds. Owing
to the uncertainty as to the time the
event would be called, the attendance
was small. There were between 800 and
400 spectators At 2:39 Commodore
Dittmar gave the signal and the boats
were started. The yacht Sirius made
the course of nine miles in II minutes
the first time and Is minutes the second,
passing the home buoy the last time at
1903 p. N. The Sirius is a new boat,
built on the lines of the Hudson river
boats, and is undoubtedly much the
fastest boat on the lake. Following are
the boats and the time made:
Sirius, Captain Brand, Oshkosh-time %;
Ellen, Captain Gould. Oshkosh-time 314;
Snow Flake Capt. Brand, OshkOsh-time
311; Midnight Capt. Zwiclle, Oshkosh
time 3212; Argument Capt Abel Fond du
Lac-time "a; Fly Away, Capt. Born, Fond
du Lac-time 3412; Lorinda, Capt. Jewson
Fond du Lac-time 35h; Queen, Neenah-
time 81; Trilby and Blizzard, Fond du Lac
time each 40; The White Flyer of Menasha
failed to finish within the time limit and
did not show up after making the course the
first time i'll 2OA minutes.
The second-class race was called at
3:08 o'clock. The Oriel Of Neenah was
the first boat around the course, coming
in in Is minutes, but time was lost the
second time around. Twelve boats start
ed and only seven finished. They were
as follows:
s71a; Brownie, Capt. Kruger, Neenah-tlme
time 41A; Mckinley, Capt. .Atley, Me-
nasha-time ~; Cupid, Capt. Green, Fond
du Lac-time 43A; Pirate, Capt Goebel,
Fond du Lac-time A; Oriel, Capt Jones,
Neenah-time Az.
The judges were Messrs. John kim
berly of Neenah, William +. Gamer of
Oshkosh and M. Carpenter of Fond du
Lac NJ. G. Smith of Fond du Lac act
ed as timekeeper. Commodore Dittmar
received word from the Evening WiscOn-
sin Tuesday that the cup would be here
this week and he will deliver it to the
winner after it has been exhibited in this
citv
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
BLAZE AT WAUSAUKEE.
BogranGl's Photograph Gallery Damaged
to the Extent of $4,000.

10 the EAC0nC Oh @%OOOs
Wausaukee, Wis, Feb. 3.-[Special. 4
Last night fire broke out in Peter Be-
grand's photograph gallery in the Wright
building, caused by defective flue. The
building was soon mass OF flames, and
through the heroic work of the local vol
unteer fire department and the good work
of the waterworks of the Bird & Wells
Lumber company the fire was checked
from spreading. The building was owned
by !. X. Wright of Marinette, Wis. The
insurance is $1,000; loss, $4,000.
kaukauna, Wis, Feb. 3.-[SpeciaI-1-
A fire on Second street, South Kaukauna,
last night, entirely destroyed the clothing
stock If H. L. Faber & Co., on which
there was reported insurance of $500.
The building was q tWO-StOry wood affair
which was valued at $500 and insured
for $500. It was owned by James Har-
vey of Sherwood and occupied below by
Faber & Co., where, apparently, the fire
caught. The building adjoining was the
old Ledyard house. one of the oldest
buildings in South Kaukauna, and owned
and occupied by John Deitzler, who was
the builder of it, and which was run by
him as a boarding-house 1t, too, was
a two-story wooden structure, covering
the full lot, 100 feet in length. 1t caught
fire and is practically ruined from fire
and water Mr.. DeitZler saved most of
his goods. His insurance is but $1,000.
The valuation is $500. Mrs. Deitzler
was badly cut in the face by broken
glass in trying to save some of her
things. Much sympathy is expressed
for Mr. Deitzler for his loss, as he is SO
well-known here, having lived near here
over forty years.
Markesan, Wis, Feb. Especial. J
Last night fire destroyed $1,000 worth of
clothing in the store of G. S. Klavon &
Co. The fire originated in the second
story Of the store and was caused by
the dropping of hanging lamp from the
ceiling. The place is fully insured
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
BUTTER MAKERS TO MEET.
Wisconsin Dairymen Down for Number
of Addresses.

of Addresses.
Elgin, ILL.,, Feb. 3.-[Special. The
fifth annual meeting of the National
Creamery Buttermakers' association will
be held at Owatonna. Mimi. February
Is to 90 Secretary b. Sudendorf of
E1gin has issued the programme. The
following Wisconsin men will take part:
On Tuesday, February 16. at 1870, Prof.
e. H. Harrington of Madison will speak
on Stamping and Testing Milk"
Wednesday afternoon, J. X. Crawford of
Larrant will give Il paper on Temporal
ture of Cream for Churning;" Thursday
evening ex-Gov. w. D. Hoard will give
an address, the subject Of which is not
announced; OH Friday afternoon II. S.
Bell of Walworth will tell whether or
not cooperative creameries are a sue
cess. The distribution of medals, prizes
and diplomas will be made Friday even
ing. when the convention will close with
Il grand banquet.
Only creamery butter makers may COM
pete for prizes. and every person making
an exhibit must accompany it with q
guaranty that the butter was made by
himself or herself from one days run
of milk or cream in the factory where
made, and that the creamery runs not
less than six months in the year and has
not fewer than twenty patrons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08

a creature whose atrocities are hardly
surpassed in the realm of fiction, yet
who is a living man and until today was
free.
George Buffers scheme of crime was
UNIQUE. He selected for his victims men
who had come among the Australian col
onists in search of gold. They were
mostly unknown men concerning whose
disappearance it was extremely unlikely
that inquiry would be made.
These men he would lure into the
mountains upon the pretense of showing
them a valuable mineral vein. When he
had led them beyond the limits of human
habitation he would induce them to take
an ak and shovel and dig into the earth
What a sickening picture it was! An
unsuspecting man calmly digging and
shoyeling a hole in the ground, while his
companion critically followed each
stroke, waiting only until the hole was
big enough to serve as the digger's grave.
Then. from behind, pistol shot or the
stroke of knife-Without a cry, without
a witnessi
The murderer took from his victims
pockets all the jewelry, money and val
liable papers he could find. He then
buried the body in the hole. which the
victim had dug for himself, destroyed, as
well as he could all traces of the crime,
and returned to civilization for a fresh
victim.
This he repeated again and again,
and, unless he confesses, the world will
never know the true number Of his vic
tins. The authorities say he has killed
over twelve men in this fashion. He
may have done away with forty.
Like most great criminals, he finally
grew careless, and his carelessness was
his undoing. He selected for his last
victim man who had many friends.
The man was missed and the search
for him revealed the crime.
The murderer, unconscious of the fact
that his crime had been detected,
adopted the name of his last victim,
who had been a sailor, and shipped as
able seaman upon sailing ship bound
for San Francisco. Two detectives inn
mediately took passage upon a steamer
for British Columbia in order to reach
San Francisco ahead Of the murderer.
At the same time another detective set
out for London to obtain extradition pa
pers
Upon obtaining these documents he
crossed the ocean, arrived in New York
and Immediately departed for San Fran
cisco, to arrive few days before his
quarry. When this detective has taken
Butler back to Australia he will have
almost completed a circuit Of the earth
in his chase after this fendish murderer
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
Prince Windisch-uraetz Dead.

Vienna, Feb. 2.-Prince Alfred Win
disch-Graetz died at Ajaccio on the
Island of Corsica, Sunday, aged As.
Prince Alfred was formerly president
of the Austrian council of ministers,
and belonged to the highest rank of the
German nobility. His ancestors were
Margraves of Carniola and Istria as
far back as 1910, and the family belongs
to the restricted circle of Mediatized
German princes. His grandfather was
the famous field marshal who earned
his epaulets in the wars against the first
Napoleon and directed military opera
lions against the Bohemian and Hun
garian Insurgents in 1913 and 1S49.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
500 CANAL STATISTICS.
Interruption by Building the New Lock
Causes Decrease.

Washington, D. c., Feb. ,. Especial
Secretary Lamont has transmitted to
Congress a report on the business done
Capadan .ne during rim is9s Tofa frp add
through both was 16,239O61 tons, ex-
ceeding all previous records by nearly
$50, 600 tons. There was a reduction
of 3,583,556 tons passing through the
United States canal as compared with
1885, the most of the reduction being
due to the fact that the new United
States lock at the 500 was not opened
until August, 1896 The notable increase
over 1895 through the canals was % per
cent. in soft coal, 81 per cent. in wheat;
other grains, % per cent. Decreases
were: Hard coal, 10 per cent. salt, IL
per cent; iron ore, 2 per cent; lumber,
s per cent; building stone, 26 per cent
The total number of vessels passing
through the United States canal in 1896
was 13,441; through the Canadian canal,
STA
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
Mark Twain NOT in Straits.

Keolzuk. Ia, Feb. 3.-Orion Clemens,
= brother of Mark Twain, received let
ter today from the noted humorist, who
is temporarily sojourning at London,
England. written in a most cheerful and
encouraging style. The letter, while
largely of personnel nature and which
Mr.. Clemens refuses 10 make public,
does not even hint at anything like the
desnerate straits and deep financial en-
harrassment mentioned i'll recent cable
Grams from the English capital. On
The contrary, Mark Twain wrote hope
fnlly of tie future and of his fSmily
affairs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
NEARLY BLED TO DEATH.
Rock County Man Almost Torn to Pieces
in Corn Schroeder.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Feb. Especial. +
James Thorpe of Darien had his arm
torn off by corn shredder and nearly
bled to death before DR.. w. III. Palmer
of this city reached him. Thorpe was
feeding the shredder, and caught his
and braced himself to keep from being
drawn into the shredder, but before the
machine could be stopped, his whole arm
had been torn into strips. Amputation
was found necessary. and the arm was
cut off near the elbow. Thorpe was very
weak from hemorrhage, and could not
have lived long without attendance. I'm
less blood poisoning ensues, he will re-
cover. He is well-known and well-to-
do farmer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
WOLCOTT SEES FAURE.
Talks with French BimetaIlists-
Will Go to Germany Inn
mediately.

Paris, Feb 2.-Under the auspices of
M. Thery, editor of the Economist, and
Deputy Fongeriol, both prominent BIZ
metallists, Senator Wolcott of Colorado,
who is visiting Europe in the interest of
bimetallism. had short interview with
President Faure on Sunday. Since then
he has seen M. Loubet, president of the
Senate, and NJ. Agnin, director Of the
Bank of France. Senator Wolcott ex-
poets to see M. Meline, the premier, to-
day, and will start for Berlin this even
ing or tomorrow
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
Bid FOR NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Berlin Capitalists Make an Offer for
Railway Property.

New York, Feb. "a special cable
gram from Frankfort-on-theM Main to the
Evening Post says: ''The Berlin com
mittee of the holders of Oregon Railway
and Navigation company D per cent.
bonds have received a joint bid for the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern Rail
road companies for all the stock of the
Railway & Navigation company repre-
sented by them, the purchase price to be
payable on July 1 with 3 per cent. in
terest. The bid is conditional on it's
acceptance by at least $3.0oO,O00 of the
stock. 1t is understood that the Union
Pacific will also become interested lat
or on in the purchase The committee
fayors the sale and have recommended
accordance to the bondholders.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
Rioting at Madrid.

Madrid, Feb. 2.-Serious strikes and
bread riots have occurred here. There
have been manifestations before the
town hall, windows have been broken
and many arrests have been made. The
municipal authorities have resigned oW-
inc TO their inability to suppress the dis
turbances and martial law has been
proclaimed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08

Iron Belt, Wis, Feb 3.-[Special.] IF.
Howarth's logging camp has broken up
camp and returned here, the work of
putting in the required amount of timber
having been completed. 1t is said that
all the camps in the county will be fin
ished prior to the LIST of next month,
owing 70 the decrease of work done in
the woods this winter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
NO WINE AT THE BALL.
At the Request of Maj. and Mrs.
Mckinley it will be Barred
at the inaugural.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. "a special to the
News from Washington says: Sat the
request of Maj. and Mrs. Mckinley no
wine or other intoxicants will be sold
at the inaugural ball. Mrs. Mckinley is
really responsible. It will be the first
time liquor has been prohibited at an
inaugural function. Even Lucy Webb
Hayes, who banished wine from the
white house, did not exclude intoxicants
from the inaugural ball."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08

New York, Feb. 3.-The United States
authorities, after long investigation,
have discovered the manner III which
sets of uncanceled newspaper and peri
odical stamps" which are only used be-
tween one department and another of
the postal service, come in possession of
Dhilatelists. 1t has been ascertained that
The sets. which sell at $207 each. have
been stolen from the bureau of engraving
and printing at Washington.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
He Wrote "Wait for the Wagon

Topeka. Kas., Feb 2.-Samuel W.
Stone, author Of the song and words
''Wait for the Wagon and Well All
He had been a resident of Kansas TWEEN
weight years. and owned 4 music store
in Topeka. Mr.. Stone often talked about
his composition. At first he did not
think. II amounted to much, but when
a band came to his home' one night and
played it he was charmed with the mu-
cir
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
CAPT. CHAPMAN IS INDICATED.
Police Commissioners Decide He Did
just Right to RaFd Sherry's.

New York Feb. 3.-The police COM
missioners have decided Capt. Chapman
did perfectly right when he took his
ward men into Sherry's in the early
morning of Sunday before Christmas
and made himself and them unexpected
guests at the Seeley dinner. The de-
cision of the commissioners, embodied i'll
a long review of the case, is now under
lock and key in the Office of Commission
er Grant 1t will probably be made pub
lie soon.
The police commissioners today for
mally dismissed the charges against Po-
lice Capt Chapman, growing out Of the
captains. raid on the Seeley dinner at
Sherry's
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
PLACE FOR SICKLES.
Veteran Warrior Given Post Sec
ond Only to Cabinet
Portfolio.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 3.-The posi-
ton of commissioner of pensions will be
rendered Gen. Daniel e. Sickles. This
information comes from Canton to a
member of Congress. 1t will be remem-
bered that Sickles was conspicuous in the
party of generals which made the trip
over the country during the campaign.
The speeches made by the generals to the
old soldiers were effective. Sickles' ap-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
Woodsman Fatally Hurt.

Norway. Mich, Feb 3.-LSpecial. j
of Fred NJ Stephenson & company,
Louis Peterson had his right limb badly
smashed Amputation was necessary.
He died a short time after the operation.
The young mans home was ut Menomi-
nee. where he will be buried.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
ExoNERATED FROM BLAME.
Result of the Investigation of the Super
iOr Fire.

West Superior, Wis, Feb. 3.-[Spe-
cial 1.-The result of the investigation of
the burning of East End fire department
was made public last night at the com
mon council, the special committee find
ing it to have originated in the heating
apparatus. The committee reported
gross lack of discipline among the fire.
men, they were sleeping while supposed to
be on watch. The report was adopted
and then by a close vote Mayor Patter>
son participating. Fire Marshal Kellogg
and Master Mechanic Schafer were eX-
Onerated from Elame
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
DEATH OF A FAMOUS GUNMAKER.
Report from Switzerland of the Demise
of MI. Martini.

OF WI. MaTCInI.
Paris. Feb. "A report from Frouen>
field Switzerland announces the death
at that place of NJ Martini, the inventor
Of the Martini rifle. NJ. Martini com
forty years ago. 1t was not until 1868,
however. when a combination of the
Martini breech action with Henry bar
rel was selected from a large number
of rifle inventions submitted to the Brit
ISL government. that NJ. Martini achieved
fame and fortune. The whole of the
British army is now provided with those
weapons The manufacture of the Mar
tini-Henry rifle is now carried on by the
British government at a factory at En-
field, ten miles northeast of London.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
Bishop Of Duluth Consecrated.

Albany, n z, Feb. 3.-The consecra-
ton of Rev James Dow, d. D., J.. L.
D., of Ogdensburg, n. Y, as the bishop
of Duluth, took place in the, Cathedral
mense congregation of notable people,
and a gathering of bishops and priests
from every part of the country. Bishop
Doane preached the sermon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
LAMoREUx's SUCCESSOR.
New Land Commissioner will Also be a
Wisconsin Man.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 3.-[Special.l
Wisconsin may or may not be repre-
publicans of that state will be we'll rep
resented in the next administration. The
successor of Land Commissioner Lamo-
reux will be from Wisconsin, even if
that state is given cabinet position.
This statement comes from a source alb
solutely reliable Just who will be tend
cred this position cannot be ascertained
at this time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
FiEND IN HUMAN FORM.

Amsterdam Murderer Made His Victims
ili< The:r own Graves.
From lie heart of the Blue mountains
oF Australia came the story of & series
- tragedies, so fendish in their details.
NJ cunning IN their plot, SO monstrons
and so urterably deFilish in their design,
,i,at- the mind rebeied against accepting
them rs tha work Of a human being. In
tbat wilderness CaIiban was at work
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
FIEND is CAPTURED.
Butler, the Australian Murderer,
Caught After a World
Girdling Chase.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 2.-George
Edward Butler, alias Ashe, the muir
derer whose arrival on the ship Swan
hilda was so long expected, is now in
San Francisco Jail. The Swanhilda was
sighted at 5:15 this morning coming
through the heads in tow of the tug
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
MILITARY AND ATHLETIC SHOW.
Chicago will Make an Effort to Eclipse
New York.

Chicago ILL.,, Feb. 3.-If all of the
present plans are successfully carried
out, Chicago will have in April one Of
the largest military and athletic carni-
walls ever attempted i'm this country 1t
is proposed to eclipse the recent carnival
given in Madison Square garden, New
York and to make it monumental sue
cess i'm every way. Since the proceeds
will be donated to numerous deserving
charities, yet to be named, it is entirely
within reason to expect the fruition of
the promoters hopes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
GAGE is GETTING READY.
WIFI Resign His Bank Position and Take
Short Rest.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 3.-Lyman ]. Gage,
the next secretary of the treasury, ex-
poets to hand in his resignation as presi-
dent of the First National bank within
four days He stated today that the
board of directors would hold a meeting
this week to select his successor Mt.
Gage will leave Chicago about the middle
of the month for Washington. He will
spend several days looking up a Wash
ington home He will probably go then
to Old Point Comfort for a short resi-
before entering upon his official duties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
Discussed Stock Raising.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 3.-[Speciall-
The session of the State Agricultural So
ciety this morning was devoted to dis
cussion of the best methods of stock
raising. The entire day is devoted to
discussions
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-08
CHIMAY GETS HIS DIVORCE.
Clara Ward is Free to Marry Her Gypsy
Lover.

Charleroi, Belgium. Feb. 2-The
Prince de Chimay was today granted a
divorce from his wife, the Princess de
Chimay, formerly Miss Clara Ward of
Detroit, on account of her misconduct
with Janos Rigo, Hungarian gypsy mu-
stefan with whom she eloped last sum
ner There were few neople present at
the close of the proceedings.