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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15
FIint'S Fine Furniture.
ALWAYS CHARMS.
DAINTY TEA TABLES, $500.
A pleasant and valuable travelling
companion is a cake of Woodbury's Facial
Soap. 1t is antiseptic and kills germs.

servatives exchange their portfolios At the end Of
last December there WIS at Port-au-Prince a Min
stcral crisis. which was hot even mentioned az the
time by those dispatches from Kingston Jamaica.
which so often give alarming but incorrect reports
about the political situation In Hayti. President
Sam had dismissed his first Cabinet and formed
of Mess1s. Artaud Firmin. scion Menos,
Septimus Marius and CLANCY. Cr to the latest
by mail these names had been well received
by the Haytian people. who knew that they were
those Of able and honest statesmen, whose past
had been. as is said IN the Black Republic. sans
peur 1T sans reproche."
pamphlet published recently at Madrid sums up
as follows fhe results which had been obtained In
Cuba by General Wcyler during the first ten
months Of his command This is the Spanish view
of his operations I'VE have put 'hors du combat
1885 insurgents. and among them many important
lea 1ers. We have deported or sent to prison LAS
rebels from divers villages and cities; ls2n fire.
arms and 1920 swords. nachetes. etc, were OBJ
tured from the enemy. We have taken from IN \.
latter 1900 mules and 1880 horses which are dolk
service In our army and more than 1900 catty
have seized. We have also captured five I'll \
bus terng expeditions. feat which, like others o.
the same character has not gone beyond tns
sphere or knowledge of the Government service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15
THE PURE BEER BILL UP AG

THE PUHE BEER UF AIAIN.
Albany. jan. 1.-THE Pure Beer BILL introduced
to-day by Assemblyman Horton. Is almost the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15

An ss-foot craft OF similar build has been pur
chased by William G. Savage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15

The steam yacht Empress has been sold to
A. Schwarzmann, and will be used by the owner
next summer between New-York and Shelter
Island. The Empress was formerly owned by
George r. Thorne. of Chicago. and was enrolled
in the New-iOrk Yacht Club. A. G. Pickett, the
former master. will be retained by Mr.. Schwarz-
mann.
42-foot cabin naphtha launch has been pur-
chased by s. and w NJ Ballard from the Gas En-
gine and Power Company. The craft is arranged as
a cruiser and is equipped with Il ten-horse power
motor She will be used in New-York waters.
An ss-foot craft OF similar build has been pur-
chased by William G. Savage.
William T.. Burden. OF Newport. r. L. has
ordered n launch for service at Newport and Mar
ragansett Bay. The boat is TO be built after spe
clal model and will be extra wide. having cockpits
protected by mcloH-tUp hoods. 1t Is TO be thirty
one feet long and eight feet beam.
4 2j-foot open naphtha launch Is being built
for Charles H. Chipley. of Philadelphia. Orders
M the various shipyards Indicate that the yachting
season Of 1891 Will be active.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15
The Government Of the Salvadorean Republic. in

The Government OF the Salyadorean Republic, In
Central America has realized that one Of the best
means TO prevent the frequent military 'pronuncla-
mentos" go Injurious to the progress of Spanish
American States. 10 raise the moral standard
OF the army. The Minister OF war at the capital.
San Salvador. has shown his disapproval OF the
conduct of military officers who regularly visited
undesirable resortA He has Issued an order to the
effect that no officer OF the should enter such
StohIshments The use of alcoholic liquors IL also
Strictly prohibited. and any military man found to
Indulge in them Will lose his grade In the ranks.
Tho official honors paid 10 the body of the late
President OF Chill Jose Manuel Balmaceda. re-
comfy in the cemetery OF Santiago by the proper
au,borities caused no excitement among the popu-
lace. That recognition was preparatory to the
will rest Il will be remembered that Bamaceda.
having been defeated and overthrow by the reyo-
i,tonlsts in 1890 81 took refuge In the house OF
c.nnr Irriburn. now President or Argentine but
hen IFS Minister at Santiago. and that he shot HIM
self with a revolver 10 save trouble 10 his brave
Argentine friend. who would have declined to sur
rander him when the demand was made by the VIC
torlous insurgents
Since the election OF General TlresIas simon-Sam
lie has been prosperous. mainly because OF the
absence Of tn political agitations which too often
have troubled the peace Of the country. President
Sam is Inspired by American Ideas CT government.
He governs constitutionaly. and not rs n DICTATOR
which results In securing popular appreciation and
perfect tranquility, even when there Is a change
OF Cabinet. This is effected now In Hayti. as In all
constitutional and parliamentary countries through
the natural evolution OF political parties. and as
quietly as when In England the Liberals and Con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15

Leaving out New-York and Pennsylvania" says
THE Tacoma News" the popular vote for Nc
kinney and Bryan was substantially a tic. Those
people deceive themselves who think the silver
is dead 1t will be in 1898 than II
last year, If business and labor be not amcorated."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15

Five Populists and two Republicans were elected
to Congress from Kansas in November last. and
THE Fargo Argus finds after examination of
the returns that the Republican candidate who
had the most clearly defined record II supporter
of sound money made the best run. THE wabblers
and trimmers were cut all along the line"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Telegraphic Brevitiee.

The murder of prominent Piute medi-
cine man near Bagdad on the Colorado
desert in southern California by Next
can has aroused the red men.
The correspondent Of the New York
Herald in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, telegraphs
that the treaty Of extradition between the
United States and Brazil will be signed
this week.
G. G. Wells, of San Francisco, has in
vented an appliance called railway joint
bridge. The bridge, it is claimed, entire
ly eradicates the pounding of the ends of
the rails when ear passes on or off.
The Amalgamated Society Of London
ordered general strike on the North
eastern Railway system. Crowded meet
ings of railway men were held at New
Castle and Hartlepool and confirmed the
decision.
The House of Commons has adopted a
supplementary naval estimate of $780,
900, bringing the total expense for the
navy during the present year to $22,-
100000. This enormous figure is nearly
double the cost Of the navy fifteen years
ago.
Charles w. Warner was appointed per-
manent receiver for James Wallace &
Sons, brewers, in New York City His
bond Is fixed at 100000. The receiver
ship IL the outgrowth Of controversy
between the sons of jams Wallace, de-
ceased, whose estate was valued at So.
0OO.O 900.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
WAR DOGS MUZZLED.
GREECE'S REPLYTOTHEPO POWERS
is CONCILlATORY.
fs Willing to Withdraw Her Fleet
from Cretan Waters-But Land
Forces Must Remain There to Pro-
tect Christians.
Looks Like Coercion.

The reply of Greece to the identical
notes of the powers" has been received at
the various capitals, and it proves to be
much less defiant document than was gen
orally expected. The previous declaration
of officials at Athens that Greece would
refuse to withdraw her forces from Crete
has been carried out, but in way that
seems to offer abundant opportunity for
advantageous compromise. The demand
Of the powers called simply for the with
drawal of the Greek troops from the ISL
and of Crete and the Greek fleet from
Cretan waters. Greece offers to obey the
mandate regarding the feet, but, although
she points out that it would be impossible
to withdraw the troops, she expresses a
willingness to place them under the control
Of the powers to restore order. This ought
to prove satisfactory to the powers, for
it practically makes the Greek troops
their own, and, moreover, the reply has
general conciliatory tone that seems to
preclude any intention on the part of
Greece of resisting the spirit Of the pow
ers' ultimatum.
The reply is said to recognize in f1atter-
ing terms that the powers have been ac-
tuated only by high aims, but it makes
the suggestion that the Cretans be al
lowed to choose their own government
and thas determine finally whether they
really prefer autonomy, as claimed by the
powers. It ID clear that Greece has sue
ceeded in injecting into a refusal to obey
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Keyed Musical Instruments.

Keyed musical instruments similar in
form TO be piano were in use several
hundred years ago. The virginia.,
shaped like an old-fashioned square pi-
ano. was a favorite instrument at the
time Of Queen Elizabeth of England,
and by some authorities is supposed to
have been named in honor of the Vir-
gin Queen, as she was called. The
harpsichord, much in use during the
last century, was shaped almost ex-
actly like grand piano. The honor
of having invented the hammer which
plays upon the strings of the piano now
in use is claimed by several nations,
but the credit is probably due to Italy,
although the first pianos are said to
have been made in Germany, probably
in the city of Freyburg. The piano was
first called the hammer harpsichord,
afterward by the italian name forte
piano, as it could give both loud and
soft tones, while the harpsichord pro-
duced only loud ones. The name was
changed later to piano-forte. Pianos
are first mentioned as being in use
about the middle Of the eighteenth CEN
fllrV
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Killed HIS Brother.

Leroy Howe, the youth who has been on
trial at Elkhorn on a charge Of having
murdered his brother, Charles, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree, the
jury being out seven hours. The jury,
however, recommended the prisoner to the
mercy of the court. The prisoner never
tiinched when he heard the verdict fall
from the lips of Foreman George Pearce.
Afterwards, however, when in consulta-
ton with his attorney, he broke down
completely and wept bitterly. The evil
dence was circumstantial, but the State
wove such strong chain around the pris-
oner that the verdict was expected by
many. G.. B. Barnes, attorney for the de-
Tense, at once asked that the verdict be
set aside and applied for new trial. His
request was entered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
WISCONSIN,S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN REApARLE
SHAPE.
Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Lose
Prominent and Esteemed Citizens
Insurance Commissioner Fricke
After Delinquent Com panies.
Calvin p. Phelps Dead.

Calvin P. Phelps, one of the oldest and
most prominent residents of Fond du Lac,
and father of City Attorney Edward w.
Phelps, passed away Thursday afternoon,
aged 81 years. Mr.. Phelps was born at
Ira, Cayuga County, N. Y, Nov. %, 1872.
In the year 1912 he moved to Mount
Pleasant, Racine County, Wis. Three
years later he took farm at Byron and
when the town of Byron was organized
he was elected Assessor, and during his
residence there held other town offices.
In 1868 Mr.. Phelps took up his residence
in Fond du Lac and engaged in the insur-
ance business, which he followed until
his death. He was married at Ira, n. Y,
Aug. 81, 1886, to Polly Beach. Last Au-
gust Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps celebrated the
sixtieth anniversary of their marriage.
Up to the time of his death Mr.. Phelps
mind was perfectly clear and he was able
to look closely after his business up to the
time he was taken sick a few days ago.
He is survived by the widow and five chill
dren
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

so have been the estimates Of the execu-
tive. The record shows that in no in
stance during the many years past have
the appropriations made by Congress
measured up to the full amounts recon-
mended and asked for by the administra-
ton. 1t is said that ours is the only Gov
eminent in the civilized world wherein
the administrative branch apparently
shows no degree of responsibility to the
taxpayers for its demands for the expen-
diture of public money, and that ours is
the only Government wherein the legisla-
tive branch alone exercises the function
of duty or check upon public expenditures,
without any considerable degree of CO.
operation on the part of the executive"
Mr.. Savers, in his statement, makes the
total appropriations Of this Congress 1884,
1911, S12 in excess of the Fifty-third Con
gress, $16,332,470 over the Fifty-second
Congress and $7,757, 9O6 in excess of the
Fifty-frst Congress.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
OVER A BILLION.
Expenditures Of Congress inst Ended
Reported to Be ST. ,O43, 437, O1S.

Representative Cannon of Illinois,
chairman of the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House, and Mr.. Sayers of Tex
as, who is at the head of the minority of
that committee, have prepared their re-
views Of the appropriations of the Con-
gress just ended. Mr.. Cannon makes the
total appropriation submitted to the Pres
ident for his approval at the last session,
including the general deficiency, which
failed in conference. $51S, 1O3, 45S, or $685.
3S3,276 less than the estimates submitted
to Congress by the executive. The appro-
priations for the first session were $685..
$40, 1914, making total for the Congress
of 81. O43, 437, O1S, which, he says, is $49,-
797, S12 more than the appropriations for
the preceding Congress. The increase, he
points out includes for Notifications, $12,
563, 467; for river and harbor works, in
Guiding contracts therefor, So, 476, 5O6; for
public buildings, none of which were au-
thorized by the Fifty-fourth Congress,
s., 343, 1894; for the postal service, SILL
454, 3O5; for the naval establishment, S.
947, 1923, and on account of permanent APP
preparations, mainly to meet interest and
sinking fund charges for the bonds issued
by the Cleveland administration, $24,
9S3, IA.
''The appropriations are" says Mr.. Can
non, Gin my judgment in excess of the
legitimate demands of the public service.
But this fact, while greatly to be deplored,
is not, in my opinion, properly chargeable
to the action Of either Of the great politi-
cal parties of the country. 1t is the re-
suit of conditions accruing out of the rules
of the House and out of the rules, prac-
tees and so-calied courtesies of the Sen
ate, together with the irresponsible man
ner whereby the executive submits to Con-
gress estimates to meet expenditures. for
the conduct of the Government. If the
appropriations made by Congress have
been extravagant and beyond the reve-
nues of the Government, how much more
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Nashville Limited Wrecked.

nashville L1mlteu WreCkGus
The south bound Chicago and Nashville
limited train over the Evansville and
Terre Haute Railroad was wrecked about
4 o'clock Wednesday morning at point
about a quarter of q mile south of the
railroad bridge across White river, which
is two miles north of Hazleton,. Ind. The
exact list of dead could not be ascertained,
as several bodies had undoubtedly been
washed away, but it may aggregate eight
or ten persons Those known to be dead
are:
Herbert Allen, late doorLeeper Indiana
House of Representatives, home in Evans
vile.
George A. Sears, conductor.
Joseph Boleman, fireman.
Four passengers, bodies seen floating
away in the wreck and not recovered.
The wounded are:
John X McCutchan, engineer, scalded.
John B. Haneisen, brakeman, foot
crushed.
Back water from the river had risen up
to within few feet of the roadbed, which
is on high embankment of the levee.
Other trains had passed over this place
few hours previously, and the railroad
was then thought to be safe. This ILL
fated train crossed the bridge and was
running about twenty-five miles an hour,
when suddenly the embankment gave way
under the train, precipitating the engine
and the combination mail and baggage
and the smoker into the ditch. In an in
slant the water from up stream rushed
with terrific force through the break, tear
ing the levee away rapidly.
The mail car went down end first and
the smoker plunged under it. Conductor
George Sears was in there and probably
four or five others. All met death either
by the conclusion or by drowning. The
ladies' coach was derailed, but did not
turn over, and all the occupants escaped
to the sleepers on the rear Of the train
and were taken back to Vincennes.
The engine, No. 81, in charge of Engi-
neer John McCutchan and Fireman Jo-
seph coleman, turned over on the east side
| into five feet of water. McCutchan was
| thrown westward and fell into the water,
but swan out Fireman coleman jump
ed with the engine and was caught when
| it fell. The wrecked smoker sank from
view several hundred yards from the
| track. Baggageman Harry Hill had a
mira culous escape and was not injured.
| His car lies buried in the water. The
| wrecking train, with railroad officials, ar
rived after some delay, and large force
of men was put to work trying to keep
the remainder Of the embankment from
washing. Waves fifteen and twenty feet
high leaped through the breach and all
the sand bags that could be secured seem
ed to be of no immediate effect in stopping
the washing.
During the day large section of the
levee was washed away, sending the bag
gage car and telescoped smoker down into
the water. The baggage car reeled over
| fifty feet from the levee and was half
| submerged. The smoking car toppled,
| foated down with the current through the
washout and then sank out of sight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Peter BaItz Dead.

Peter Baltz one of the best-known and
largest cheese dealers in Wisconsin, died
at Sheboygan Thursday morning. For
several years he had been troubled with
hip disease, and recently became afflicted
with the grip He was Al years old. He
had been dealing in cheese with Sheboy-
gan as headquarters, since 1888. He was
president of the Sheboygan Cold Storage
Company, which is very important and
prosperous institution. He was married
in 1886 to Miss Emma Telgener. For
several years he served his ward in the
Common Council. He was large prop
rty
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Minor State Matters,

At Milwaukee, Mrs. Maggie Kennedy
committed suicide by pouring kerosene
over her clothes, then lying down in bed
and setting fire to the OIL
Ole Hanson of Meridian, who has been
missing from his home since Feb. %, was
found frozen stiff foating in the Chippe-
wa river about mile from Meridian.
Mrs. c. Balloon died at the home of her
son, c.. G.. Balloon, at Rosendale. She To-
Gated there ffty-two years ago. She was
50 years of age and leaves husband,
two sons and two daughters.
Mrs. John Lucas ofGreenwood has fall
en- heir to something over $4,000 through
the death of her father, who lived on the
Jersey Islands, in the English Channel,
between France and England.
Gen. Edward S. Bragg, of Fond du Lac
was the victim of a peculiar accident
While bathing at home he slipped in the
porcelain tub and fell, striking the edge
of the tub with his left side. He paid lit
file attention to the injury, thinking it only
n slight bruise, but when physician was
summoned it was found that rib had
been fractured.
The bullhead crop for which Beaver
Dam is renowned Is u lOlal AdHuic Ills
season. owing to the open winter. Yet
with all this Beaver Dam lake is deter
mined to keep up its reputation and sub
stitutes for her bullheads turtle crop.
a few days ago there was nearly ton
of turtles shipped to Philadelphia, and
dealers have now on hand large ship
ment awaiting warmer weather. They
are shipped alive and reach market in that
condition. The method of capturing the
turtles is quite novel. 1t seems in early
fol- the turtle digs trench for short
distance. at the end of which it sinks
hole into the soft mud about three feet
deem Mr.. Turtle gets in the hole and
remains there until spring, unless some
wary fisherman follows his trench and
brings him out with gaff hook.
Miss Grace Smith, daughter of ex-Chief
of Police George e. Smith, and FL. NJ.
Vaughan. one of the best known CONNER
c;al men in Wisconsin, were married at
Racine.
nv an explosion of molten iron at the
Nfar;nette iron works at West Duluth,
ex-Ald. Charles Tomas of West Superior
was severely burned and may lose his
eyesight.
II now develops that horse owned by
on Orfordyille man, that was thought TO
have been stolen from that village some
DAYS ago. was abandoned by the men who
sook it. and left to die of exposure
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Accident Companies Under a Ban.

ACCIuenC Com p0n1eS OnQer Dam
Insurance Commissioner Fricke has de-
-clared war against three accident insur-
:ance comprehensive American Casualty
Association, with headquarters in Mil
waukee; the Travellers Preferred Acct
dent Association, and the Metropolitan
Accident Association of Chicago. The
president of the Milwaukee company is
Assemblyman G. N. Frink, who is a mem
her of the Committee on Insurance. AS
ground for the action Commissioner
Fricke stated that the license of the Amer
lean Casualty Company was issued on
condition that 30 per cent of the income
should be used for it's business and 70
per cent should be assigned to the in
demnity fund. The company has since
changed the bylaws, and the report for
1896 shows that IS per cent was used for
business and 25 per cent was assigned to
the indemnity fund. The Travellers Pre-
ferred Company is behind in the payment
of claims, Mr.. Fricke said, and the Met
ropolitan Accident Association did not live
up to the requirements of keeping on hand
a fund equal to the highest amount writ
ten in a policy. The policies of the Chi
'cago companies in force in this State rep
resent a total of 1851 200. The Ameri-
can Casualty Company did not name the
amount of it's risks
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

John Dimitry, in his Lessons in the
History Of Louisiana" gives the correct
date Of the making of the first sugar
crop by Etienne de Bore at the LIE Bre-
ton plantation, adjoining Audubon
Park, as the year 1796-a date which
has heretofore been pointed out in.
these Little Chapters" Charles Gay
ARE, who, by the way, was grandson
of Mr.. de Bore, gives the year 1895, in
his History Of Louisiana" as the year
in which the Bore sugar crop was
made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

lutionary feeling that has at last tri-
umphed. He has taken part in all Of the
Cretan revolutions. AS long ago as 1921
he was the head Of strong force of rebels
and distinguished himself by liberating
sixty-eight Cretan women who were kept
prisoners in Turkish fortress. He has
the courage of lion. At the battle of
the Fountains in 1866 he was fighting at
the side of his two sons, when a bullet
came along and killed one of them. The
father did not finch, but ordered that the
body be taken from the field, and then re-
sumed the battle. In the revolution of
1878 Veloudakes was made commander
in-chief Of all the revolutionary forces on
the island, and did very well in that ca
pacity. He was one of the three Cretans
who went to Berlin to be present at the
drawing Of the Berlin treaty and to rep
resent the side of the Cretans in the issues
at stake.