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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
To Brig. ten Cut Glass.

Cut glass which has grown dull can
be greatly frightened and will look al
most equal to new if washed with d.
luted hydrochloric acid and afterwards
rubbed with moistened chalk Of whit
ing.-Louisville Dispatch.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15

If time is money there is no use In a
man spending so much time trying to
borrow little money.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
CHICAGO HORSE SHOW.
Society Turns Out in Force on tho
Opening Night.

Ten thousand enthusiastic Chicagoans
gave emphatic approval to their first horse
show in the beautifully decorated and
brilliantly Illuminated Coliseum. Society
on the opening night filed the boxes and
graced the spacious promenade which en-
circled the right 1t was full an hour
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01

will be discussed, viz: Strikes and their relation to the farmer. Itis believed the congress will pass resolutions asking the federal congress to enact measures which will result in a better system for the control of strikes and the pro- tection of commerce during their reign. President Clayton said yesterday:
 I believe that strikes are often necessary, but also believe that they should be made a last resort I am in favor of requesting the federal congress to direct the enforcement of the interstate commerce laws, which protect commerce at all times. I also want to see the federal congress pass laws which will control the gigantic trusts of the present time. We believe that trusts illegal. want to see trusts regulated and labor troubles settled by arbitration. In the failure of this we, as a class of farmers wish to see the interstate commerce laws enforced believing that strikes are injurious to the interests of farmers.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01

Ralph Moore shot and killed his grand father, Reuben Segner, fatally injured Benjamin Moore, his cousin. and seri- ously injured Charles and Clarence Moore, also his cousins The whole thing was done with single discharge of an old fowling piece loaded with swan shot The murderer fled, but was so closely pursued that he surren- dered and narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of his kinsmen. There had been trouble between Ralph Moore and the other members of his family and he had not been invited to the re- union. He heard of it, however, and went uninvited, got into dispute and the shooting followed.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
EDMUNDs REFUSES TO GO.
He Will Fight Every Move to Get Him to
 Co to Colorado.


 KANSAS CITy, Mo, Sept. 1.--J. L Boynton, the sheriff from Colorado Springs who came to Kansas City to get John B. Edmunds, Dr. Fraker's office boy, who is wanted for the mur- der of H. H. Kay on the summit of Pike's peak August 19, went to Jeffer- son City this afternoon to get requi- sition for his man. Sheriff Boynton says he has the names of three women who saw Kay and Edmunds on Pike's peak, short distance from where kay's body was found. They have identified Edmunds picture as that of the man they saw with Kay. So when Sheriff Boynton reached Kansas City last night he proposed that Edmunds go quietly to Colorado and permit the three girls to take a look at him. If they could not identify him he was to be released. But Ed munds refused to do anything of the kind Sheriff Boynton offered to pay his expenses and the expenses of Ed munds' witnesses from the Colorado line to Pike's peak Still he refused to go. Edmunds' attorneys applied for writ of habeas corpus to prevent Edmunds being taken away in case the governor grants the requisitior.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
MISSOURI POULTRY PRODUCTS.
Secretary Rippey Gives some Interesting
 Statistics on the Subject

Statistics on the Subject
 COLUMBIA, Mo, Sept IA reporter yesterday called the attention of Sec retary Rippey, of the Missouri state board of agriculture, to returns from Kansas, showing poultry product for 1896 of $3,909,000, and was asked how it compared with Missouri for the same period. Says the secretary:
 Unfortunately, we have no provision for col- lecting agricultural data, and our reports only include the shipments made by transportation companies, and not the pouhry sold and con- sumed in the interior towns and cities, and for this reason comparison will not do us full justice While the report from our sister seate is highly creditable and indicates the great possibilities Of the poultry industry, it must suffer in comparision with the exports from Missouri. Using only round numbers, Mis- souri sold and shipped in ls06 4s 040, GOO pounds Of poultry. valued at an average of cents per pound, amounting to S2, ,882 400; 33 426 900 dozen eggs, at an average for the season of i2 cents per dozen, amounting to s4oi1i ip0, and 4l6.OOO pounds of feathers. at 30 cents per pound amounting to SPA. 800, or total poultry output not including consumption on the farms or interior towns and cities of S7, i08,320 Of the counties Henry leads, with | total ship ment valued at above prices. not including feathers. of S401 .i60, followed by Greene with 1890, 420 and Nodaway with S255 $40 The poultry products shipped from the state have increased about i00 per cent since statistics were last collected by this office, in 1894 It Is estimated by poultry dealers intimately ac- quainted with the business that more than 30 per cent of our poultry product is consumed in the state and not handled or reported by transpor- tation companies. If this be correct and the estimate is thought to be conservative, we have @ grand total of Si4.00000O gathered into the bank account of the Missouri farmer and poultry producer almost without cost.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
SEVEN THOUSAND SHORT.

Louis M. Erb, Manager of Leavenworth's
 Electric Railway, in Serious Trouble.
 LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Sept. f.-When Louis M. Erb, local manager of the Leavenworth electric railway, ten dered his resignation recently to take effect September 1, J. r. Edringnatwin, of Memphis, Tenn, secretary treasurer of the company that controls the road, was sent here to check up the ac- counts preparatory to this necessary change. To-day it developed that the manager had, during the past few months, made away with about S7,000 of the company's money and that he probably would not be seen again.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
TEN JOINTS LESS.
Sheriff of Wyandotte County. Kan., Makes
 a Successful Raid.

sherln of Wyandotte County. Kan., Makes
 g Successful Raid.
 KANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept. 1.-Sheriff Longfellow and his corps of deputies began the crusade on the joints of this city and Argentine yesterday. Ten transfer wagons were pressed into service, and by seven o'clock last even ing the yard back of the county jail was filled with bar fixtures, beer kegs and bottles. Nearly 20 kegs of beer were emptied into the sewer. and about $500 worth of imported liquors were emptied on the parched earth. As a result of the work, Kansas City, Kan, has just ten less joints. The total value of the stuff taken by the sheriff is placed at about $3, 900. All of the liquor was de- stroyed as soon as it reached the county jail. The fixtures, some of which are very costly, were piled up in the jail yard
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
WANT MRS. HOFFMAN DEposED.
Jefferson City Members of the w. c. T. U.
 Have a Grievance.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 1.-Some members of the w. c. T. U. desire to discipline Mrs Clara Hoffman, the state president A petition is being circulated over the state asking for her removal. The grounds for the pe- tition are that she wrote an article for Sedalia paper, in which she said that If the taxpayers of Jefferson City voted against capital removal they would prove themselves bigger idiots than she had always supposed them to be. This was resented by Mrs. Edwards, of Jefferson City, who published an article in the National, the state organ of the w. c. T. U., in which she de- plored Mrs. Hoffman's statement, made while president of a non-parti- san, non-sectarian body, and hoped she would set herself straight. But Mrs. Hoffman has made no apology for her letter, and the Jefferson City mem- bers of the W. c. T. U. want her de- posed
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
THE CHINESE.
A Circular to Officials About the En-
 forcementsof the Exclusion Laws.
THE POSTAL CARD CONTRACT
The Number Uncle sam Wants for Four Years Consumption-R Regulations to Govern the Examination of Re-
 turning Travellers Baggage.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Secretary Gage and Attorney-Genera McKenna issued a joint circular yesterday to collectors and customs officers and United States attorneys and marshals relative to the enforcement of the Chinese exclusion laws. The issuance of the circular is due to the fact that there have been complaints that Chi nese were being smuggled into the United States. In the circular Secre~ tary Gage says: ''In order more effec- lively to prevent the irregular admis- sion to this country of Chinese persons claiming to be of American birth, through the submission of testimony held to be fraudulent, it is decided to allow such persons, upon their admis- sion to the port of first arrival, to pro ceed to their destinations, where they may be arrested and more vigorously prosecuted than appears to be at first practicable"
 Tine Postal Card Contract.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Postmaster- General Gary will award the postal card contract this week, if the paper submitted by the various competitors comes up to the government standard, or if an acceptable paper is offered at lower price than is now being paid Whoever the fortunate contractor may be it will be necessary for him to have the postal cards ready for delivery De- cember l, 1897, and keep up the work for the ensuing four years Uncle Sam will need 1.S00, 900, 900 cards of the large size and 250, ,000, 900 of the small er-sized single cards for domestic con- sumption, together with 1s.000, 900 double domestic reply cards and o,0O0,- 900 of the foreign reply cards, or 2,070,- 900, 900 postal cards for four years con- sumption. Designs for the proposed cards are now being prepared at the bureau of engraving and printing.
 Baggage of Returning Travellers.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The treasury department is engaged in the prepara- tion of regulations sso sso govern the ex- aminations to be made at the custom houses under that clause of the new tariff act limiting the amount of per sonal baggage of returning residents of the United States to $100. At the request of President Shayne, of the New York merchants board of trade, the regulations will not be issued until representatives of that body have been given hearing. One of the questions which is giving the treasury officials some concern is the definition of the word resident in the act.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
RAILROADS OF AMERICA.
Poor's Manual Gives Statistics Regarding
 Mileage and Indebtedness.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-According to the figures in the advance sheets of Poor's Manual for 1897 the total length of railroad tracks in the United States, laid up to December 31 last, was 1S2, ,60021 miles, of which 17S,- 649.33 miles were reported to be in operation. The net increase mileage of the United States was t,6S7.75, while the net increase in mileage of the roads reporting operations was 1,737. 57 miles. The roads reporting show total capi- talization of S5,2o0, 567, GOO; funded debt, $5, 4l6,O74, ,969; unfunded debt, S330, ,502, ,302; current debt, S3s6, 1882, 440 and profit and loss, S535, s53, sos on a total of S11 ,06S, 544, 0S6
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
INFECTED LIVE STOCK.
Many Hundred Head Near Parsons, Kan
 Placed Under Quarantine.

Many Hundred Head Near Parsons, Kan
 Placed Under Quarantine.
 PARSONS. Kan, Sept. 1.-The state live stock commission was here yester- day and inspected the stock pens in this vicinity. They found lots of cat tie infected with Texas fever and have placed a quarantine on all stock pens and pastures in this section of the country. It has been learned that somebody has been smuggling cattle into this county, in violation of the quarantine laws, and number of prominent cattlemen in this section are said to be implicated There are several hundred cattle held within the quarantine. A large number of cattle have died in this city within the past ten days, due to Texas fever.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
WILL IT END SOON?
A Cleveland Mine Operator Declares That
 Compromise Is Possible.

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 1.-Coal oper- ators in the Pittsburgh district said last night that the miners strike would probably be settled, temporari- ly at least, within the next AS hours The operators had been quietly negoti- ating with the miners officials since the adjournment of the Pittsburgh conference, and a settlement was be- ieved to be close at hand. The oper- ators offered to pay the men GA cents ton, pending arbitration. if the miners would consent to such an arrangement, with the distinct understanding that the arbitrators could not fix the price below 60 cents or above 60 cents
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
KANSAS CATTLE MEN.
They Hold a Meeting at Emporia and Form
 . State Organization.

StHte OrkhnlzAtiDns
 EMPoRIA, Kan, Sept LA meeting of prominent Kansas live stock men was held here yesterday and state organization was formed with the fol- lowing officers: President, J. W. Rob- inson, Fl Dorado; vice president. w. w. Miller, Osage City; secretary, George Plumb, Emporia; treasurer. w. A. Martin, Chase county. Resolutions were passed instructing the secretary to at once communicate with cattle men in every county in the state and urge the formation of societies in each county in connection with the state organization. A resolution was unan- imously passed rendering the thanks of the cattle men of Kansas to Attorney General Boyle, Hon. Joseph c. Waters and Judge T. l.. Davis for the work done by them in the late injunction suit before Judge Randolph in this city.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
No Strike Feared.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 31. Officials of the Pittsburg < Gulf railway con tinue to deny most emphatically that there is any danger of a strike among the trainmen on the system. They admit that the employees are not paid the standard scale of wages laid down by the railroad brotherhoods, but inti- mate that the scale may be increased after the road is finished.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
UNCLE SAM DEFRAUDED.
A Post Office Department Clerk Seonres
 Money Bogus Money Orders.

A Post Office Department Clerk Secnres
 Money Bogus Money Orders.
 WAsHINeToN. Sept. I.-F. s. Coburn, clerk in the bookkeeping division in the post office department, and man. ager of a post office station in this city, located in a drug store he had pur- chased, has swindled the government out of two or three thousand dollars, it is alleged, by making out money orders in the sub-station office and sending them out of town, and then by going to the office upon which the orders were drawn, getting the letters containing the money orders, present. ing them at the office and inquiring fl 'sthe letters of advice" which he had previously forwarded had been re- ceived. In each case he got the arnpun is called for.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
WESTERN LEAGUE
Mondays Baseball Games.

Western league-Columbus 13. Kan sas City 9; Indianapolis 5. Milwau- kee 3.
 National league Chicago ', New York 5; Boston 6. Cleveland ?; Balti- more z, Cincinnati 1.
 Western association--Des Moines i2, Dubuque II; Rockford 9, Quincy Q, game forfeited
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01

arrived in numbers yesterday. Most of the officers regis tered at the Ryan hotel, which will
 be the official head quarters. One of the first to arrive was B. F. Clayton, of Indianola, la, president of the congress. At the present session an important theme
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
A JAIL BREAK.
Three Notorious Criminals Escape
 from Confinement al St. Louis.
HE OBJECTED TO BLooMERS.
A San Francisco Dentist Sued for Refusing to Attend New woman-Murder~ ous Robbers KIlIed-A Pretty
 Actress Stabbed.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 1.--The rules and regulations of the St. Louis jail were suspended yesterday and fights, riot and escape ruled supreme. The climax of the days excitement was reached at 4.30 in the afternoon, when three of the most notorious criminals iH the west ex- ecuted a well-conceived plan of escape. The escaped men are William, alias "Skippy" Rohan, charged with mur- der in the first degree and other crimes; Thomas, alias Buck O'Maly, horse and buggy thief, and Frank, alias Sport Heffernan, daylight crook. The escape was effected short ly after the afternoon recess, which closes at four o'clock. The key which opens the massive iron door leading from the bull ring in the rear of the patrol house on Twelfth and Spruce streets was stolen from the desk used by the head guard, the lock was un- fastened and the three men were at lib- erty.
 He Objected to Bloomers.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Mrs Annie Kirk and her husband, W. s. Kirk, have sued w. A. Atwood, dentist, for $s5o damages alleged to have been.sus tained because he positively refused to examine her teeth after he had agreed to put them in good condition. The reason for the dentists refusal was that Mrs. Kirk came to his office on her bicycle and wore bloomers. She complains that he drew the line at her attire and expressed himself too freely before other people in his reception room.
 Murderous Robbers Killed.
 SILoAh STRINGS, Ark, Sept. 1.-The report comes from the Indian terri tory, near Spavinaw creek, that three men entered the home of woman Sunday night, robbed her and then murdered her, but before they could get away with their booty neighbor appeared and killed all three of the robbers
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
A NERvy LAssIE.
She Stood Her Ground Against a Heavy
 Bombardment of Eggs.

WICHITA, Kan, Sept. 1.-The Amer ;can Volunteers went to Colwich Sun day on proselyting tour and were egged for their efforts. The army folks called the bystanders sinners, whereupon the sinners got eggs and clods and threw at the volunteers. all but one of whom took to their heels. The one who stood her ground was a girl. While ce vered with eggs she de- fled them, saying, "Fll stand here un- til judgment day"
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
Murderous Robbers Killed.
\ Pretty Actress sta bhed.

CHIcAGo, Sept. L. Mrs Frances E- Middleton, wife of George Middleton, the museum manager. stabbed Belle Carmen, a pretty variety actress, last night, infiicting six wounds, which may prove fatal. Jealousy was the cause, Mrs. Middleton claiming that Miss Carmen had alienated her hus- bands affections.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01

buildings, to be used as packing house plant at the stock yards, and have ordered the building of spur track from the railroad yards to the site of the buildings, to be used in car- rying material to the grounds
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
FARMERS CONGRESS MEETS.

President Clayton Talks Interestingly of
 trike Troubles and Trusts.
 ST. PATTI, Minn., Sept. 1.-The ad- vance guard of the delegates and off cers of the National Farmers congress
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01

Jacob Penner and Cornelius Rich- hrts have been jailed at Cloud Chief, Ok, on charge of arson, having, it is alleged, burned out settlers whose claims they were contcstinp.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
New PaeLlng-Hoa.es at St. Joseph.

New Facklng-Houses dt ht. JOsepH'
 ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Sept. 1.-Reprcsent- atives of Nelson Morris < Co.,, of Chi cago, are here to let contracts for ten
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
Free Tight in . Conventlon.

READING, Pa, Sept. 1.-The demo- cratic state convention met here to- day to nominate state candidates. A delegate from Wilkesbarre declared that several of the delegates from Lu- zerne were fraudulently elected. This started row, and when Temporary Chairman Ermentraut tried to adjourn the convention number of delegates started riot which resulted in free fight, which the police were called on to quell. An adjournment was finally taken "
 The Dominion bank, at Napana, Ont, was robbed of S32. .000 and the safe combination changed so that 1t took the bank officers two days to get into he safe and learn the extent of the oss. American crooks from the Thou and islands are suspected.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
BROKE UP THE REUNION.

An Uninyfted Member Killed His Grand
 father and Shot Three Cousins.
 MoRToNvI.LE, Pa, Sept. 1.-At re- union of the Moore family near here,
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-28
bought and sold daily all over the coun

bought and sold daily all over the coun-
try. One need but get out for morn
ing run on his wheel between the hours
Of and to note the streams of men
and women, boys and girls, with their
lunch baskets hurrying to their daily
tasks in shop and factory, to be con-
vinced that the business Of the coun-
try is not In suspension waiting on the
leisurely action of the "most potent,
grave and reverend" senators, who,
wrapped in their several dignities, sit
in solemn contemplation Of their own
Importance. If the senator had stated
the fact as 1t exists he would have said
that the business of the entire country
is fretting over the impertinent inter-
ference with it's prices and processes
which this Anticipated congress actual
ly considers is it's legitimate function,
and wishing it would take it's meddling
hands off and let business go alone.
And he would have moved to strike out
the enacting clause of the bill and that
the senate do now adjourn without day.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-28
AT THE THEATERs.


The Saturday matinee this week at the
Metropolitan will not commence until 3
O'Clock. owing to the Decoration day parade
starting at g.. Upon that occasion the only
opportunity, for ladies and, childrens to- see.
the great play, "a Social Highwayman,'. at
an afternoon performance will be. given "A
Social Highwayman' will be presented for
the last time by the Giffen-Neill company
Sunday night %"r
-
R. L. Giffen. the manager of the Giffen-
Neill company, which is now at the Met
ropoIitan. left yesterday for Chicago on
visit to Augustin DAILY. Mr.. Da1v's COM
pany. headed by Ada Rehan. is playing an
engagement at Hooley's theater, in that
city. Mr. Giffen has in the repertoire of his
splendid company several of the best DAILY
theatrical. successes. ve
,srs
Something of a sensation is liable to be
created next week at the Metropolitan opera
house when Miss Mary Hampton, the charm
ing leading lady of the Giffen-Neil company,
and the Misses Kate and Anne Blancke ap-
pear in 1.-THE Amazons" in knickerbockers.
The first performance Of ''The Amazons" will
be given Monday night.
Each succeeding performance of DR.. Tyndall
at the Grand succeeds in attracting large
audiences and creating stronger interest in his
entertainment. His power of reading
thoughts is most wonderful and easily dis
tances anything of the kind ever seen here
on any previous occasion. Wednesday after
noon he gave programme for the ladies,
which will be repeated Saturday afternoon
with additional features. For the matinee
performances, Dr.. Tyndall invites a COM
mittee of ladies to preside.