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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
STEEL RAIL SITUATION.
Illinois Steel Company Prepares to
Give Battle to Carnegie and
Rockefeller.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 10.-Notwithstand-
ing the alleged dissolution of the steel
combination, President Gates of the Hi
nois Steel company claims to have just
closed contracts for about 100000
worth of rails at, about $3.50. Mr..
Gates says he is unable as yet to define
his position in regard to the Carnegie
Rockefeller combination. A statement
will probably be given out today in re-
Spect to the future stand of the Illinois
Steel company.
At the annual meeting of the Illinois
Steel company today President Gates in
his report said the year had been a very
unsatisfactory one. In April last there
were orders on the books for over $780,
900 tons product and tWo-thirds of the
orders required for the years business.
But the action of the July Chicago con-
vention, following on the Venezuelan
message, resulted in almost complete
paralysis of business and four Of five
plants of the company were shut down
during August and September. Three
hundred thousand tons had been sold for
prompt delivery during that time, but
customers found it impossible to accept,
thus locking up large amount of CAPT
tai
Notwithstanding the stagnation how
ever. the company sold and delivered 33
PEI C6lll VI dlI Tic IdI1S uOCQ Ill Cl1C Oull-
ed States during that period and suffi-
cient orders are now on the books to alb
sorb the entire inventory of material on
hand.
The annual statement shows deficit
for the year of S349,999.
1t was announced late yesterday that
the great steel rail pool had gone to
smash, but that out of the ruins of the
combination has arisen ''two-man'
trust which wants the steel rail business
of the whole world. Carnegie and
Rockefeller are the men.
Steel rails were offered to several Chi
cago railroads yesterday at ST. per ton
by the Carnegie representatives. These
offers quickly followed others at $50 a
ton, which had brought no contracts.
The pool price for steel rails was $25.
and the Carnegie interests were the head
and front of the. pool. The impression
was that the Carnegie Rockefeller com
bination was out after the Illinois Steel
company, which has steadfastly declined
to enter the pool.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
REVIVAL IN BUSINESS.
Prompt Results Experienced from
the Breaking Down of the
Steel Pool.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 1.-THE Iron
Trade Review this week will say:
Though not like bolt out of a clear sky
for the clouds have been plentiful of late
the announcement that the steel rail pool
had gone to pieces shook the iron trade
profoundly. 1t meant the sweeping away
of the chief bulwark of the steel manufac-
turers against q profitless struggle for SUI
premacy and the belief that the giants are
now willing to try conclusions in an open
field, has excited the liveliest speculation as
to the outcome.
The first effect of $40 quotation by an
Eastern mill was to make that the agreed
price at the adjournment of Mondays Pitts
burg meeting with sol as the Chicago
basis. But on Tuesday it was evident that
continued agreement was impossible and in
the past two days quotations have gone
as low as ST. at Pennsylvania mills in re-
spouse to low quotations in the Chicago
district. That the railroads will. appreciate
that the present opportunity warrants the
straining of point to make the necessary
natural inference.
Two sales already reported are of $4,000
tons to Illinois Central by the Illinois Steel
company and 10000 tons to the Santa Fe by
the Carnegie Steel company. both reported
at about SIT, mill price. The extent of the
complaint by railroads at the $50 basis
would indicate a desire to buy but for the
price, and with the stimulus the market
will receive from the placing of rail orders
and the accompanying tonnage of track
supplies it is only a reasonable expectation
that the start will come which has been so
long delayed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
TROOPERS FIGHT A DUEL.
Pretty Katie Medler's Jealous Suit
ors Use Cavalry Sabers at
West Point.

New York, Feb. 10-It has just leaked
out that John Leahy and Perly Howard,
two troopers in Uncle Sans cavalry de-
tachment stationed at West Point, have
fought duel with sabers for pretty little
Katie Medler. the blacksmith's daughter.
At a recent ball Leahy was the favored
swain and jealous Howard promptly
challenged him to a duel. Charley
Wresth and Bill Sissy, two other troop
ers, acted as seconds. After the usual
preliminarics each man drew his for
midable cavalry saber and swished it
through the air.
Then they came down to business and
after a few minutes of fighting How
ard. with one sweep, sent Leahy's saber
flying and left him defenseless. With
the return sweep his sharp and heavy
weapon caught Leahy on the lips and cut
them through as clean as surgeon
knife could have done it.
Leahy yelled 'Murder!" and the sec
onds tried to stanch the blood but their
efforts were fruitless and they had to take
the wounded man to the cadet hospital,
where his lips were sewed up by the
surgeon. He told the doctor he got the
injury accidentally while fencing How
ard.
Miss Medler, while bemoaning Leahy' s
misfortune, is the happiest and most en-
We'd girl at the post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15

Japan Capt McGifin got leave. of alb
sence for an indefinite time. and he came
back to America to try and recover his
health He was received here as
hero. He spent some time visiting, and
then he wrote several articles on the war,
among them a description of the battle
of the Yalu, which was printed in the.
Century for August, 1895.
The latter part Of last year he began
to have "spells." He imagined that doe
tors were after him who wanted to treat
him. and he said he was his own doctor
and would kill any physician who dared
come into his room. He had SIX re-
volvers of all sizes. He kept three on
the table and the other three over by the
window. He imagined that people Were
watching him from the street. Then
again he would think that there were
rats and things in the room. Sometimes
he thought he was full of microbes and
he would operate on himself with his
knife. He would cut little pieces of
flesh out of his hands. Then he would
stick the knife into the wound in his hip
as far as it would go. Finally in Janu-
airy of the present year his friends sue
ceeded in getting him to the hospital,
where he remained until he took his life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
AUTOGRAPHS WERE STOLEN
Two Employees of the Congressional
Library Are Charged with
the Theft.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 11.-Philip
McElhone, son of the late J. J. McEl-
hone, for years official reporter of the
House of Representatives, and Lewis NJ.
Turner, both employees of the Congress
sional library, have been arrested by Sc
cret-service officers, charged with larceny
of autograph letters from the library.
Both men asserted their innocence and
were held by the United States commits
sioner in $4,000 bail pending examina-
ton.
An investigation by Librarian Spot
ford disclosed that many letters were
missing from the library, among them
the diary of George Washington for
1877, the year of the constitutional con
vention, and letters of John Hancock,
Benjamin Arnold and George Washing
ton.
When examined by the treasury depart
ment secret-service officers the young
men admitted having sold the papers,
but disclaimed having stolen them.
Turner declared that he had found them
outside the capitol building and Neil
hone said that Turner had represented to
him that the letters had been the proper
ty of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Miller, now
dead He said that something less than
a hundred letters had been sold to New
York dealers for about $500. Both are
young men of hitherto good reputation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
COLLEGE CONyENES.
First Formalities in Connection
with the Incoming Admin
iStratiOn,

Washington, D. c., Feb. 10.-The first
public exercises in connection with the
incoming administration occurred at the
capitol today when the two houses of
Congress, in joint session in the spa
sious hall of representatives, counted the
electoral vote of the various states and
listened to President Stevenson
formally promulgate the election of
William Mckinley as president and
Carrot A. Hobart as vice-president of
the United States.
Although the sky was overcast with
dull, leaden clouds, the weather was
pleasant and propitious. AS is usual on
state occasions the public streamed to
the capitol in great crowds, but the gal
leries of the House, save for a small
space capable of seating only 200 per-
sons, were strictly reserved for ticket
holders, SO the stairways and elevators
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
WILL ORE COMBINES STAND?
Likely to be Carried Down by the Steel
Rail Pool Collapse.

Likely to be Carried Down by the Steel
Rail Pool Collapse.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb 11.-Andrew Car
negie arrived in the city last night and
was closeted today with the officials Of
the Carnegie Steel company Qimited), de-
nying himself to all interviewers. None
of the officials of the company would
express themselves upon the recent col
lapse of the billet and rail pool and
threatened dissolution of the iron ore
combination. The iron and steel mar
ket is in a highly-ag itated state over the
present condition, but it is evident that
the Carnegie company is by no means
worried over the prospects of open mar
kets with the fiercest competition.
A prominent steel manufacturer said:
$50 far as low prices on billets and
steel rails are concerned, it is generally
conceded that the Carnegies are pre-
pared to compete under any conditions.
Their recent completion of the two larg
est blast furnaces in the world by which
the cost of pig iron is reduced, their al
lance with the coke interests and the
fact that they are paying a wage scale
which contains a 10 per cent. bonus that
can be taken off at any time gives them
an advantage that is conceded in iron
and steel circles.
ga matter that is interesting the trade
particularly at this time is the question
withstand the influence that has been
wrecking the combinations on finished
products. Last year the output of ore
was. apportioned among the manufact-
urers with a view of limiting the pro-
duction to 100000 tons and putting
the price up from $3.50 per ton to 81
and sustaining it at that point. This
was accomplished throughout the year,
but it had as sustaining influence the
steel rail, billet and beam pools, which
kept up the price of finished
products. The recent fifty-year lease of
the Mountain iron mine in the Mesaba
range from the Rockefeller interests by
the Carnegie Steel company may prove
a large factor in the ore pool. 1t will
enable this company to secure large
amount of its ore at decided advantage
and this advantage will be enhanced by
the low railroad rates on the Butler &
Pittsburg railroad which the Carnegie
company is building from Pittsburg to
the lakes"
Bar Association Not Disbanded.
Youngstown, O., Feb. 11-Regarding
the report sent out that the Merchant
Bar Iron association has disbanded,
James H. Mutt, secretary of the associa-
ton. says: ''There is absolutely no truth
in the report that the organization has
III Sha n6pd -
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
REAL TRAGEDY IN A PLAYHOUSE.
Armand Customary Falls Dead Before
the FOOtlights.

New York, Feb. 11.-Armand Castel-
mary, while singing the role of Tristano
in Flotow's opera of Martha" at the
Metropolitan Opera house last night,
dropped dead in front Of the footlights
and almost in full view of one of the
most brilliant audiences that has filled
the theater this winter. So quiet was
the matter kept, however, that few in
the audience knew that tragedy had
taken place before their very eyes.
Jean de Reszke had presentiment
that something would occur to his friend,
last night. SO strong was it that he went
to the opera house, though he was not
in the cast 1t was the first time he had
done so this season. He was watching
the singer when he fell. and rushed to
his side.
The audience was told that Castel-
mary was ILL. substitute was put on
and the opera was continued. The dead
singer was born in Paris in 1880. His
name was Armand de CASTOR. When he
went on the stage he took his mother S
name of Customary. His first appear
ance in this country was in 1879 with
Max Strakosch, when he played in
French opera in New Orleans. He was
known for many years as the BLACK
MephistO" in Faust.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
CAPT. M'GIFFIN DEAD.
Man Who was in Charge of the
Battleship Chen Yuen Com
nnitS Suicide.

New York, Feb. 11-.Capt. Philo Nor
ton McGiffin, who commanded the Chi
nese ironclad Chen Yuen in the battle
of Yalu river in September, 1894, during
the Chino-Japanese war, committed sui
eide early today in the POSTGRADUATE
hospital, to which he was recently adj
mitted for treatment. He shot himself
over the right ear.
A nurse, hearing the pistol shot, en-
tered Capt. McGitfin's room and found
him sitting up in bed with his back
propped up by pillows Blood was
streaming from an ugly wound in the
right side of his head. On a little table
directly at the head of the bed was one
revolver and on the floor near the bed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL,
Public Building and s g.
}773 for the HarbOr.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE sun
dry civil appropriation bill reported to
the House today contains the following
items of interest to Wisconsin:
For continuing work upon the public
building at Milwaukee for 1898, 100000;
lighthouse at Chequamegon point, $500;
Marais, $1,000; for continuing the improve
ments of the channels of the great lakes be-
tween Chicago, Milwaukee, Duluth and Buff
falo, S1090,000; harbOr at Milwaukee bay,
$16S, 773, Soldiers home at Milwaukee, $685.
600
The bill carries a total of $5O6G4, 743.
This is $S.141,06S less than the esti-
mates and $1S,644 100 more than the ap-
preparations for the current year. Of
the appropriations SIT, 025,053 is for ear
rying out river and harbor contracts and
81, 072. 1915 for public buildings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
ALTGELD'S MEN ACCUSED.
Warehouse Commissioners Charged with
Stutfing PayrOlls.


Springfield, H., Feb. 1O.-Gov. Alt
geld's railroad and warehouse commits
sioners stand accused here tonight Of
stufing the payrolls of the grain inspec-
ton department of the city of Chicago,
of squandering the appropriations for the
maintenance of the office in Springfield,
of demoralizing the grain inspection force
SO that grain receipts in Chicago, which
formerly passed current in every grain
market in the known world, are viewed
with discredit in certain quarters and no
longer accepted as they have been ever
since the department was established up
to the time Altgeld's people came III
power.
The whole department is to be thor
oughly examined and the real facts laid
before the reading public. The office will
be rid of nearly every employe therein.
The only men who will be retained are a
few of the old inspectors. The others
might as well pack up their traps and
get out. tEe
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
Wine at Bradley Martin Ball.

New York, Feb 11.-At the Bradley
Martin dress ball, surprising anything of
the kind before attempted in this coun-
try, the cost of which was not less than
$500, 600, competition among the cham
pagne importers was so strong that it
was decided TO submit to the most noted
epicures of the Four Hundred unmarked
SAMPLES of all the leading champagn es,
and thus it came about that those who by
their taste and experience are the quail
fed judges of that which is best, selected
the brand of Moet & Chandon, which
was the only champagne served at this
great event.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
REED VIOLATES HIS OWN RULE.
Smokes in the Corridor and Worries the
Capitol Police.

Capitol Police.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 11.-Speaker
Reed made an order few days ago alb
solutely prohibiting smoking in the cor
ridors, elevators and passageways" of
the House, and directing policemen ard
other employees to see that the rule was
observed.
A couple of days later the speaker
himself strolled leisurely out of the
House through the corridors smoking a
cigar The capitol police started to in
fercept him. then halted. Each said to
the other, you co.
Before they had reached decision rs
to who should enforce the rules Speaker
Reed vanished.
Now that it is over the CONSERVATION
among capitol police is increased. To
have intercepted Mr.. Reed under or
binary circumstances would have meant
dismissal, but on the other hand what
if he was merely testing the efficiency
of his police?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15

nue. east, Minneapolis, had the misfor-
tune to suffer constantly from nervous
ness, and her trouble was aggravated by
want of sleep. Night after night of sleep
leSsness had created a worn out condition
and she sometimes would jerk and jump
uncOnSciOuSly.
In relating her experience to Tribune
representative, she Said
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T. e. ANDREWS, Notary Public,
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
MAY HAVE STRUCK A WRECK.

Oak Timbers Found Embedded in the
BroOk1yn's Hull.
Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 1.-THE dock
examination of the cruiser Brooklyn de-
veloped one very interesting fact, which
may lead to different solution of the
cause of the accident than the generally
accepted one of sunken rocks. When
the mud was cleared away there was
found damned in among the fractured
and twisted plates pieces of oak timbers
and copper sheathing. 1t is argued from
this that it was some sunken hulk. car
ried down into the channel with the ice,
that formed the obstruction which in
jured the pride of the navy in such a
diSa StrOuS manner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15

the tellers to announce the result. There
was a hastily computation by the tellers
and then, in strong voice. Mr.. Lodge
aHnounced "The state of the vote for
President and Vice-President of the
United States as found by the tellers is:
majority is 224, the votes being distrib-
uted as follows:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15

Mr.. Lodge handed the result to the
viee-president. Mr.. Stevenson rose and.
repeated the detailed vote, adding the
constitutional announcement that
William Mckinley and Garrett A. Ho-
bart were elected President and vice
President respectively for the term be-
ginning March 4.
This closed the proceedings. which
lasted just ten minutes, and had been de-
void of incident or applause. The sena-
tors marched back to their chamber and
the House adjourned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
To4Release SanguiIly.

Washington. D. c., Feb. 10.-Spain has
fenced in Cuba to life Imprisonment for
alleged conspiracy against its govern
ment. Secretary Olney has received
from Madrid an answer to the represen-
tations he made through Minister Taylor
several weeks ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
STEAMBOAT MAN MISSING.

L. p. Hazlett, Clerk on the Jay Gould,
May Have Drowned.
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 1O.-[Spccial 1.-The
police are dragging the river here for L.
P. Hazlett, chief clerk of the steamer
Jay Gould of the Lake Superior Il Lake
Michigan company. 1t is thought that
he slipped while boarding the steamer
at night His family lives at Benton
Harbor, Mich.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
LOST CONTROL OF HER NERVES.
A HELPLESS, PAINFUL CONDl-
TON.

From the Tribune. Minneapolis MINI.
1t is said that the present generation is
living in an era of nervousness. Some
attribute the cause to the climate of our
it certainly is the least of the causes that
produce nervousness. The great freedom
enjoyed by the American people is in
large measure to blame for the high
strung condition Of our nerves. There is
rustic and hustle on every hand.
We work days and plan during the nights,
and IN our hurry we bolt our food, sleep
with lrre"ularity, with seldom thought
of our nerves
Mrs. G. II. Guise, Of 40 Central ave-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
Killed n Cat in Church.

Cadillac. Mich. Feb. 1O.-In conduct
ing a crusade against tobacco, Rev. W.
Laufman. pastor of the Methodist church,
sacrificed two eats III the pulpit. lie put
some drops of nicotine on the tongue of
each cat. and in ninety seconds the ami
mails were dead.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
PRIZEFIGHT BULLETIN.
Dan Stuart Officially Announces
that the Big Mill will be
at Carson, New.

Carson, New, Feb. 11.-Carson will
have the fight. Dan Stuart has so an
nounced.
San Francisco, CAL, Feb. Thames
!. Corbett arrived here from the East
this morning. He will remain here sew
cral days until notified at which place
III Nevada his fight with Fitzsimmons
will occur
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15

The correct way is to buy goods from
the manufacturer when possible. The
Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufac-
turing Company, of Elkhart, Indiana,
have no agents They make frst-class
goods, ship anywhere, privilege to exam
inc. See advertisement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15

Donald G. Mitchell, who is known to
the reading public as Xix Marvel" au-
thor of the delightful "Reyeries of a
Bachelor and Dream Life spends his
New Haven. Conn. Surrounded by his
books, his garden and his forest, he is
happy and contentcd in the memories of
a well-spent life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In or
der to be healthy this is necessary.
Acts gently on the liver and kidneys.
Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 5Oc>
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
Fitzsimmons Gets Some Money.

Buffalo. n. Y, Feb. 1.-Pugilist Bob
Fitzsimmons has scored n victory in
this city, Justice Childs having granted
his petition that the money paid into
court, about $3.50 during the quarrel
which resulted in the breaking up Of
the partnership of the famous fighter and
his former manager, Capt. Charles Glori,
he returned to him.