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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
The Texas Stuck in the Mud.

Galveston, Tex, Feb 1S.-The battle
ship Texas got stuck hard and fast in
the mud in Bolivar Roads just after
crossing the bar and remained in that
condition until 4:30 in the afternoon.
This explains why she anchored so far
from the city. A Tightening crew worked
all day and night to get her afoat, and
in the accomplishment Of the work it is
reported that dredge boat played an
important part.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
Medal for a Naval Hero.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 49, Score
tary Herbert has carried with him to
Charleston valuable medal which he
viii in person present to the gallant
landsman of the Maine who sprang over
board in the midst of the tempest on the
way to Charleston in the attempt to
rescue Apprentice Kogel. The medal is
of gold and bears upon the face a pic
ture of the United States steamship
Maine in relief On the reverse is the
inscription, William J. Creelman,
United States navy. for extraordinary
heroism. Feb. 6, 1897. Presented by the
secretary of the navy"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
Brooklyn Loses the Convention

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 1S.-At the
meeting in Chattanooga of the executive
council of the Baptist Young Peoples
union of America it was determined to
hold the next international convention in
Chattanooga instead of in Brooklyn as
originally voted at Milwaukee, owing to
more favorable rates of travel made by
the Southern Passenger association.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
TO Prevent Forest Fires.

Washington, D. c., Feb 1.-THE bill
which has passed the Senate to prevent
forest fires on the public domain makes it
a misdemeanor wilfully or maliciously to.
set fire to any timber, underbrush or
grass, or negligently to leave a fire burn
ing near any timber on the public Go
main. The punishment is fixed at two
years imprisonment and $4,000 6ne and
all federal district courts are given juris-
diction The bill was introduced in the
House by Representative Shaffroth of
Colorado and had already passed that
body.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
Compete with the Sugar Trust.

New York, Feb. 17.-For several days
reports have been current in Wall street
that another competitor of the sugar
trust more formidable than the Arbuckle
Bros was about to spring up in Brook
Ign. The capitalist referred to is Claus
Doscher, who is reputed to be worth
$6,OOO,0O0 and was one of the organic
ers of the Brooklyn Refining company
which sold out to the American company
at q handsome nrOflt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
Milo IN the Everoiades.

Washington. D. c., Feb. 18:-By de-
cision of the secretary of the interior, to-
day, the great tract of swamp land in
Florida known as THE Everglades" is
conveyed to the state of Florida. The
tract comprises about 2,242, 500 acres.
The state takes its title subject to the
right of occupancy by about 200 Semi
mole Indians.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
CRACKERS ARE CHEAPER.
Rival Biscuit Companies Cut the
Prices.

Chicago H., Feb. IA war between
the American Biscuit company and the,
New York Biscuit company which both
sides agree in saying will be to u finish,
was openly inaugurated today by the
New York Biscuit company's announce
ment of a cut equivalent to 30 per cent.
on the price of the entire product Of the
concern. Small reductions on the par
ticular lines have been quietly made by
both sides for the past week or ten days
and eliminated today in the New York
Biscuit company's reduction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
DAVIS WILL BE CHAIRMAN.
To Take Sherman's Place on Foreign Re-
1ations Committee.

Washington, D. c., Feb. Ex-senator
Cushman X. Davis of Minnesota is to
be chairman of the Senate committee on
foreign relations to succeed Senator
Sherman, upon the resignation of the
latter to become secretary of state.
Senator Frye of Maine is next 10 Sen
ator Sherman in rank on the committee,
but he is chairman of the committee on
commerce, and he has let it be known
among senator's that he prefers to retain
that Craftsmanship rather than take that
OF foreign relations.
Senator Davis is one of the acknowl-
edged authorities on international law
in the Senate, and though he has been
something of jingo, he is not SO OK
IRENE as some of the other members of
tho committee,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
To Use Electric Power.

New York, Feb. 1S.-1t is announced
will. as soon as possible, adopt electrici-
ty as motive power for elevated trains.
Gen. Manager Franzioli hac returned
from investigating the eleva ed electric
system in Chicago and reports upon it
most favorably Russell Sage says he
thinks it will probably. be only short
time before the change is effected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
CHANGE ON MUNISING RAIL WAY.
James G.. Dougherty Succeeds Joseph
Guy as superintendent.

Marquette, Mich. Feb. S.-[SpeciaI.
James G.. Dougherty has been appoint
ed superintendent Of the Munising rail
Dougherty was for twentyfour years
with the Chicago < North Western rail
way. leaving the service in 1890 TO go
into business at NegauEee, Mich. Last
spring he took the agency of the NUNS
ing railway at Munising, Mich, and upon
the retirement of Mr. Guy the fore part
of this week was chosen his successor.
The circular announcing Mr.. Dougher-
tvs appointment also states that r. g..
Young, the chief engineer. will have en-
tire charge of the construction work of
the road. an important post in view of
the large extensions which are under
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22

Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
a term of ten years is the severe PEN
atty which may be imposed on any per-
son acting in any capacity for trust
or combination if IA bill which was intro
duced in the Illinois House by Repre-
sentative William G. Laub of Chicago
should become a law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
Address by Mrs. BalIington Booth

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1S.--The
First Baptist church was crowded long
before the opening of the Mothers Con
gress and an overflow meeting was held
in the large Sunday schoolroom. Mrs.
Darlington Booth conducted the devo-
tional exercises and spoke of her work
among the poor and criminal classes in
New York city. When she appeared on
the platform dressed in the uniform of
The American Volunteers she was greet
ed with an outburst of applause.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
smoked His Last Cigar.

Carson, New, Feb. 18.-Corbett will go
ont to the Springs today and begin his
regular programme, remaining there un-
til March II. Last night he smoked his
last cigar and throwing away the stub,
abandoned with it all the designations in
dulged in by men who are not in train
ing for Il $4,000 purse.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
KYLE rs REELECTED.
Will Succeed Himself as Senator
from South Dakota-Re-
publican Votes.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 18.-In the ballot
today, the Republicans of the House vot-
ed almost solidly for Kyle Qnd.) and
the Republicans Of the Senate began at
once to change to Kyle and before the
result of the ballot was announced
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
SIGNS OF RETURNING PROSPERITY
Many Mills Throughout New England to
Resume Operations.

Providence. r. l.. Feb. 17.-Reports of
mills starting up on wooden and worsted
goods in different parts of this state were
quite numerous today and a decidedly
brighter outlook is the result.
experts in the wooden and worsted manu-
facture in the United States, returned
today from three months trip through
manufacturing districts in England, Ger
many. Belgium and other countries He
says the trade in those places is good and
business will be all right here as soon as
the wool tariff can be adjusted properly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
Vice-PresidenC Robartts Plans.

New York, Feb. 18.-Vice-President-
elect Carrot A. Hobart in speaking to-
day of his business interests said: II
will resign the vice-presidency of the
New Jersey Water company and from
Office in other companies, connection with
which might seem inconsistent with the
discharge of my duties as president of the
Senate. / retain the presidency of the
Paterson Railway company. the Pas
sale Water company, and such other
purely local companies as seek no legis-
iation at Washington and whose inter-
ests are not affected there in the least.
Prehistoric timbers apparently cut by
serrated flints, have been found in q
granite siam of the Live Yankee granite
mine at Graniteville, Cal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22

enough changes had been made to give
Kyle sixty-five votes, three more than
were necessary to elect. The Populists
shifted from man to man, but the Repub-
leans stood solidly for Kyle. With the
solid Republican vote and with the few
Populists who stayed by him, Kyle Sc
cured enough votes to pull him through.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26

CONCLUDED ON FIRST PAGE.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
a WONDERFUL SEAWEED.
Has q Stem Sometimes Three Hu2dreA
Feet Long.

Ha' Stem Sometime. met mes Three h@RaF''
One of the most extraordinary sea-
weeds among the Laminariace@ is, the
Nereocystis, the stem of which occasion
ally attains length of 300 feet, though
extremely slender, even at the top,
where it is surmounted by q huge Hoat-
ing bladder six feet or seven feet IN
length, that affords favorite resting
place to the sea otter. This plant is
found on the northeast coast OF
America and the opposite shores OF
Asia. The filiform stem, which is
about as thick as pack-thread, sudden
ly swells above, when two feet or three
feet long, into a globose bladder, from
the top of which springs tuft of ger
inmate leaves mostly rising on five
petioles. AS the plant grows older the
stem increases enormously in length,
but only slightly in thickness. The
globose bladder swells into a turnip-
shaped or retort-like cyclinder, six fee.
long and four feet six inches or more in
diameter in the widest part, the lower
extremity gradually passing into th'
stem. The leaves, which at first were
marked with few faint nerves, split in
the direction of the latter, cover wide
space by their entangled mass, and at
tain length of so feet or more. When
the plant grows in any quantity, II
forms large floating islands, and the
surface of the sea becomes impossible
to boats. The stem, when dry, is en-
ployed by the Aleutians for fishing
lines, some of which have length OF
40 or more fathoms. The large bladders
are used by the same people as syphons
for pumping water out of their boats
Fishing Gazette.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
QUAKER OF THE ORIENT.
Tho Herculean Turkish Porter Who's
Place OF Business Is on the Street

Tho Hercoiean Turkish Porter Who's,
Place OF Business Is on tho Street.
The Turkish porter is one of the mos
Interesting objects seen in a tour q,
he orient or ZIercu1ean strength anc
power of endurance. be is usually
prompt and. sss>stg 6 also honest SO fan
as in him lies. He cannot speak the
truth, and would not -himseli
if he could, for that is virtue of the
Frank.
His place of business, says the Chica
20 Times-Herald, is on the streets of his
native town, where he can be found al
soiled jacket, usually gray, with gray
yaiters. Turkish shoes or sandals, the
inevitable fez and a neckerchief that
makes him look as if he were strang-
ling.
All the burden of conveying large OF
small articles falls upon him and he
will for gratuity carry piano as cas-
ly as trunii. BE is the most con-
tented of the working fraternity one
meets abroad, whether he is found in
the streets of Constantinople or in those
OF Stanboul, ard the tourists make
much of him because he is interesting,
his occasional smoke under the shade
Of a mulberry tree, or his lazy sips of
sherbet, being treats that renew his
strength for the hard work by which
ne must live-if he is not able to sell
merchandise. Being sturdy and indus
trious, the traits of the Turkish porter
commend him to the public, hence a
picturesque description of him by one
traveller who named him the Quaker
of the Orient
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
rOPcoATS PAwNEO IN SUMNER
Thrifty and Thriftless Alike Find the
Scheme satisfactory.

| Thrifty and ThriftlesS Alike Find the
| Scheme Satisfactory.
Twenty thousand overcoats have
been taken out of pawn during the past
week." said pawnbroker to Chicago
Times-Hcrald reporter. ''The cooler
weather has forced us to unlock our
;edar chests and undo the bundles
which have been packed away in cam
phor. During the next month, unless
the weather becomes warmer, as many
more overcoats will be taken from the
pawnshops.
mo, it is not because they are pow
erty-stricken that so many men have
overcoats in pawn during the summer.
Of course, if man wants to pawn any
thing, there is nothing that he should
be more likely to soak during the
summer months than his unnecessary
0vercoat. At the same time many of
the overcoats are left with us merely
that they may be protected against the
moths, who thrive during the sum-
mer, and to prevent them from accumu-
lating dust as they would while lying
n closets. a man can pawn his over
coat for two dollars, and have it with
Is until he needs it in the fall, and it
costs him hut so cents.
"Of course it is a good deal of
trouble for us, but we are able to make
it pay us well, and the temptation to a
nan who is improvident is to borrow
more than nominal sum on his coat,
md, of course, he has to ray more in
terest.
ga great many dress suits are also
oawned each summer to preserve them
until needed in October. They arc worn
very little in TIE summer, and the same
'eason that leads to the pawning of over
coats operates in their case"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
cLAIRvoYANcE ASTOUNDING.
NO 43
Revelations which Made Ono woma,

Revelations which Made Ono womaA
Believe In the Supernatural,
Two women with n bag of broken
:andy and another with peanuts be.
Tween sat opposite the writer in o
street car the other day. One of them
lad just had wonderful experience
and was relating it to her companion In
= voice loud enough to be heard by
everyone in the car.
II don't care how much mud folks
want TO fling at fortune-tellers an
clar'voyants. know that some of 'em
are genuine. I've just come from one
an the things she told me fairly took
my breath away"
do tell me about it,"
"An', mind you. she never laid eyes
on me until to-day, an she told me
things mo- livin' human could of told
herl"
"What did she tell you?"
swell, she first went off into q trance
and she looked and groaned so awful ]
was scared at first, but she told me to
be calm. Then she said: You are mar
Tied, aren't your Now, how'd she
know was married? But of course
told her 1 was. Then she says: You
have children, haven't you? Now, how
did she know that?"
at was wonderful"
81 should say so. Then she up an
says: Your husband is a alaboring man,
isn't he? Now, how'd she know he
wasn't a clerk or q doctor or mebbe
bank president? / told her Jim was
laboring man an she says: He does
not know that you have come here to-
day; an he doesn't know thing aboua
it, but how'd she know that?'
"Sure enough"
"Then she says: You have an enemy;
a tall, dark-eyed woman;' and / know
exactly whom she meant. 'And,' she
says, your husband is man who would
rather be away from home than to
home Now, how did she know that
bout Jim? For he is always on the
go somewhere. B'longs to six lodges
But how did she iusr - eso1Q lE2Es e Z y .
feg,lar home granny q 8
"That's so ~
'Then she says: You are fond Of go
ing to the theater an readin' novels,
and 1 am. You give me a bag O. candy
an good, eNcitin' novel an let me GO (
10 see real stirrin' draniny like The
Two Orphans, an I'm happy, but how
did she know that? Then she told me
10 beware of small, blue-eyed woman.
an 1 know exactly who she meant.
She said I'd be married twice, am my
next husband would be rollin' in wealth,
an I'd drive my own carriage yet It
was just wonderful the things she told
me-"
81 should say so."
"Tll admit that I've been taken In
once or twice by those sham charvoy-
ants, but / didn't begrudge this one
penny of the two dollars paid her.
for she was genuine. But Jim'd make
an awful fuss if he knew I'd spent two
lollars that way, an wouldn't dare
tell him about my second husband
He amt what you might call one Of the
Jealous kind, but 1 don't think he'd like
It. 1t was wonderful experience. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10

nc saved Tor the Hapsburgs out of tht
wreck, it seemed most likely to bt
achieved on the lines suggested by
Count Beust. The choice once made
it was impossible to turn back. What
is given as Il boon to distressed nation.
alities in the name of progress cannot
afterward be withdrawn on the plea OF
prudence. The result is pathe tic, but
there is no help for it.
We see Croats, Ruthenians, Poles,
ServiGns. Wallachs and the rest of the
half-Garbarous hordes cutting one an
others throats when they are not COM
biring to insult the civilized Hungarians
and Germans, whose fate it is to be
their neighbors; we see Vienna itself
in the hands of fanatical anti-Semitic
rabble, and we see the power of the only
capable parliamentary party in Aus
tria broken by hopeless dissensions
Truly, the domestic state of the empire
is nothing less than pitiable. It's in.
huence in Europe is also thing of the
past. The Balkan states, which were
its props in the south, have publicly
gone over to Russia, and its solitary
remaining protection against dismem.
berment is the alliance with Italy, which
covets Dalmatia, and with Germany.
which is moving heaven and earth to es.
tablish secret relations with Russia.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
Wellborn is CAUGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.-Ex- Collec-
for Wellborn, for whom the police have
been searching for several days past,
-was.-arrested--a n-early- y--hanr-this
morning. Wellborn was traced to his
home by Detective Gibson, and was
arrested while he was in bed. Well
born was removed to the city prison.
and is now in colsultation with Chief
of Police Lees. 1t is reported that he
has made statement denying in gen.
eral the scandalous stories which have
appeared in the newspapers since the
condition of affairs of his Office became
known. since which time small array
of officers and newspaper men have
been trying to locate him, without
success,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that by an order of the
County Court OF the State of Oregon for Wasco
County. made and entered on the nth day of
May, 1897 the undersigned was duly appoint ed
administrator Of the estate of Albert Ullery,
deceased. All persons having claims against
said estate are notified to present them, with
the proper vouchers, to the undersigned at
Victor Oregon. or to d. H. Roberts, at his
once in The Dalles, Oregon, within six months
from the date Of this notice.
Dated May 18Th, 1897.
L. c. HENNEGHAN,
Admir- OF the estate of Albert Ullery, deceased.
m22w5.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
Fatal Resuls of a rhunder storm

DULUTH, Minn., July 5.-It is now
known that at least nine persons were
killed by the storm of Saturday
throughout Northwestern Minnesota.
OF these only one was in this vicinity,
he being drowned at Proctor Knott, a
suburb, while trying to escape from a
floating house by means of floating
sidewalk. The loss is now estimated
at about $3.50, 900, large part of which
will be suffered by the city of Duluth
and the railroads centering here.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
UNHAPPY AUSTRIA.

Tier Only Capable Parliamentary Party
Is Broken by DIssenslons.
The cruel humiliation Austria suf-
tered in Italy was followed by the
crushing blow at Sadowa, and the not
less painful collapse of brothers am
bitions in Mexico, says the Saturday Re
view. If the dignity of Caesar was to
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Christina Phil
lips deceased will on Monday, the 2lst day Of
June 1897 at the hour If O'Clock p. M. of said
,day at the front door OF the County Court
House in Dalles City, Wasco County, Oregon
sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand the
following described real estate belonging to the
said deceased towit {:
Lots eleven QD, twelve C2) and thirteen al3l
in the town of Kingsley, Oregon, and according
to the recorded maps and plats of said town.
Safs sale will be made in pursuance OF the
former order of the Hon. County Court If the
State of Oregon, for Wasco County, and subject
to confirmation by said Court
Dated this 18th day OF May, 1897.
S. b. PHILLIPS,
admir- of the estate of Christina Phillips, decd.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
BRYAN IN CALIFORNIA.
Addressed the People of Auburn on the
Financial Question.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 3.-W. J.
Bryan and party reached here at 11:3(
o'clock. He was metat the depot by
a delegation from the Iroquois Club
and prominentcitzens. A great crowd
was in attendance, and loudly cheered
the silver Champion. Bryan could not
be induced to make speech owing to
the time at his command.
This morning Bryan breakfasted at
Auburn, where he made short speech.
He was introduced as the next presi-
dent of the United States. He re-
piled:
"WhetherI I am noxt president or not
is of no Importance. What is of
Importance is that the next president
is elected upon a platform which de-
mands the money of the people. The
last platform of the democratic party
was such, and its adoption was great
victory for the American people.
That platform meant something. and
what it meant was that we snould have
an American financial policy, and that
America would carve out its own des-
tiny, whether helped or hindered by
other nations.
81 have been asked if confidence has
been resored. 1t has as far as the sill
yer forces are concerned, for they were
never more confident. We are now
trying the effects of the medicine ad
ministered to US by the republican
party. and if there is no restoration of
good times the people will change
their medicine.
"Silver will undoubtedly be the para
mount, in fact the dominant issue in
1900, and will continue so to be until
silver is restored. The. gubernatorial
fight in Ohio, which will be made on
the uoney issue as result of the plat
form of the democratic state conven-
ton will, feel sure. result in victory
for the democracy.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
A Girl and a Revolver

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-Miss Kate
Montgomery, living at the California
house, on California street, met with a
peculiar accident that may result in
her death. While talking with friend
she took 3S-caliber revolver from a
drawer, and placing the muzzle to her
side with the remark that it would be
easy to commit suicide, pulled the
trigger. The weapon was loaded with
blank cartridges, but the discharge
blew the young woman's clothing and
the wadding into her side, and she fell
to the floor in great agony.
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