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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
BIG ASSIGNMENT
Henry Sherry of Oshkosh Turns His
Property Over to His Creditors.

Oshkosh, Wis, Nov. 18.-Henry
Sherry of Neenah, head of several
large lumber and paper mill compa-
MES, has made an assignment. He
places his liabilities at $l,6OO,OOO;
nominal assets the same.
Mr.. Sherry's personal assignment
will necessitate the assignment of sew
eral large companies in which he is
a large owner and has a controlling
interest, and whose credit depends
on his credit These companies are
the following: Ingersoll Land and
Lumber company at Eland, Wis; the
Mineral Lake Lumber company at
Mineral Lake, Wis; The Sherry Lum-
Der company at Aniwa, Wis; The SUIT
ton Manufacturing company, The
Park Falls Paper and Pulp company
and The Park Falls Lumber company,
all located at Park Falls, Wis.
The Sherry Lumber company, To-
Gated at Appleton, and of which MIR.
Sherry owns a large amount OF STOCK,
will not be affected. Mr.. Sherry
estimates his debts and those of asso-
ciate companies at something close
to 81 900 900, and hopes that his assets
if iudiciously handled will be enough
to pay dollar for dollar. 1t is prob
able that James w. Cameron, a
wealthy resident of Milwaukee and a
former partner of Mr.. Sherry, will be
named as assignee and it is expected
he will have to give bonds for at least
$500
Some of the heaviest creditors are:
The First National bank of Milwau-
kee; Manufacturers bank of Neenah;
Hiram Smith and D. G. Ostrand of
Neenah, S. NJ Hay of Oshkosh, who
as trustee for himself and others, in
Guiding ex-senator Philetus Sawyer,
holds a $4,000 mortgage on the Park
Falls Paper and Pulp company's
plant.
Mr.. Sherry gives as among the
causes which have led to this unfor-
tunate situation the general depres-
years, the loss of over $4,000 by the
@, J. L. Meyer Hardwood Lumber
company failure a few years ago, and
large losses later by the burning of
timber and mills and pine lumber.
Also for years he reinvested consid-
cradle money made in pine and hard
wood timber lands which subsequent
ly declined in value.
Henry Sherry is 81 or So years old.
He has a son about 80 years old who
was educated at the Wisconsin uni
versity. Henry Sherry had an inter
est in a planning mill in Milwaukee
He was a large creditor of the COM
pany and bought up the claims. In
that way he reorganized the business
but whether he still retains an in
terest is not known.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
sUFFRAGIsTs AS SOLDIERS.
Scheme Projected to Discredit the
Arguments Of the Horrid Men.

Chicago, Nov. 18.-The conference
of the National American Woman
Suffrage association is to be held here
tomorrow and Saturday. 1t will be
more than usually important as the
cause has received some very de-
cided blows in the past year. In the
way of personal detection the with
drawal of Miss Phoebe Couzins OF st.
Louis, the renowned lecturer and
worker, was a great loss, The loss
was more grevious by the manner OF
her going, taking occasion to de-
nounce the suffrage movement as
heartIess and as founded more on the
desire OF few women to exploit
themselves than to do good to their
sisters. The attack made by Miss
Couzins was reinforced by Mrs. En-
ma Beckwith of New York, who
few years back ran for mayor OF
Brooklyn but gave up suffrage work
several years ago.
Legislatively the year has not
yielded any great suffrage points, but
the ladies claim to have gained step
in advance by working UP sentiment
in favor of admitting young women
into the national guard of Georgia.
The suffragists are working hard but
stealthily, it is said, to enroll women
among the regular soldiery, and thus
be able to answer the argument
against suffrage, viz, that women
ought not to vote because they don't
fight. These and other phases of the
progress of the cause will be dis
cussed. There will be both day and
evening sessions. Susan B. Anthony
and Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait of
New York, Rev. Anna Shaw of Phil
adelphia, Mary G. Hay of California,
Mrs. Julia Mills Dunn, president of
the Illinois Equal Suffrage associa-
ton. and others will speak.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
OFFICERS PAY CUT.

kaukauna, Nov. 1S.-A wholesale
reduction has taken place at the ses-
sion of the county board in the sal
aries of the county officers. The SUI
perintendent of the county workhouse
received the biggest cut Of all, from
S2,40O to $1,000; county treasurer 1,5OO
to 81 ,4OO; county clerk, $1,000 to 81 200;
district attorney, $1,000 to $500; SUI
perintendent of schools for county, 81
600 to $500. The only officer who did
not get cut down in his allowance is
the clerk of the court, whose salary
remains $500.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
A RAILROAD
A UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
REMARKABLE STORY.
SMUGGLING IN CHINAMEN
Canadian Pacific Is to Be Prosecuted
for Illegally Bringing Mongolians
Into This Country-Railway Of
ficials Conspire with Government
Officials to Break the Law.

Auburn, n. Y, Nov. 18.-Assist-
ant United States Attorney Brown,
who is conducting the trial of cases
in the United States district court
here, is authority for remarkable
story in connection with the smuggling
of Cinnamon into this country. Brown
said that the cost of deporting China
men has been very great and been on
the increase, which is also the case
with smuggling in Cinnamon. The
government, Brown says, lays the
blame for the greater part of this il
licit traffic on the employees of the
Canadian Pacific railroad and Attor-
ney General McKenna, it is stated,
will institute action against the corpo-
ration. The government AYERS, ac-
cording to Brown, that the railway en-
ployes conspire with the government
officials to break the law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
KICKS ON FOOTBALL.
Governor of Arkansas Files a Vigor-
Gus Objection.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 16.-The
governor Of Arkansas is the first chief
magistrate to disapprove of the game
of football. In letter to President
J. L. Buchanan of the state university
at Fayetteville Governor Jones takes
the recent game between the Fort
Smith and the state university teams
as text and strongly condemns the
sport as brutal and recommends that
there be stop put altogether to play
ing the game by students of the state
university. The governor is ex-oficio
president of the state university board
Of trustees.
Chicago, Nov. Alderman
Plotke, author of the ordinance COM
polling women to remove their mats in
theaters, introduced an ordinance into
the common council last night abOl-
ishing football in the city limits. It
was placed on file by vote of 81 to
3. The alderman tried to make a
fight for his measure, but was Jeered
into his seat. He witnessed the Chi
oago-Wisconsin football game Satur-
day, but left the field before the con-
test was over. He didn't show much
enthusiasm during the portion of the
game he saw. The poor showing made
by Stages team may have discouraged
the Chicago alderman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
| CAPTAIN DREYFUS IMMOLATED
TO DIE.
DOUBT AS TO HIS GUILT
Public Sentiment in Favor of the Elk
lied Officer May Compel the French
Government to Act - Disgrace
Drives Relations to Suicide-Wife's
Great Sorrow.

Paris, Nov. 17.-Great popular in
terest has been excited in the case of
Capt. Albert Dreyfus, an officer in the
French army, who was disgraced and
imprisoned in january, 1895, on a
charge of selling to the German gov
eminent information which the
French war department desired to
keep secret. It was said at the time
that the evidence Of Dreyfus's guilt
was complete. Today, however, his
case is being discussed anew and,
though the French government pro-
fesses to have acted impartially, there
are many in Germany who believe
that Dreyfus suffered because he was
both a Hebrew and German. Off
GERS whose business it is to act as
spies may sometimes find lying nee
essary and therefore confOrmable
to their ideas of honor Mr.. Scheurer-
Kestner, one of the vice presidents of
the senate, who has been agitating
for a reopening of the case has writ
ten letter to the newspapers, in
which he asserts that on Oct. 80 he
presented to the French minister for
war, General Billot, documents prov
ing the prisoner innocent Mr.. Sche-
urer- Kestner adds that the minister
promised to make an inquiry into the
matter and also undertook to commu
nicate to Scheurer- Kestner the result
within a fortnight, pledging the lat
4o,, oil in hn Txnhi
tinuing, ScheUrer- Kestner explains
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
FINE COPPER VEIN OPENED.
Rev. Freden and His "Divine Wire
Bring Good Results.

Superior, Wis, Nov. 16.-As re-
suit of the very first blast made on
the new shaft located on Mayor
Starkweather's copper mining prop
erty by Rev. Freden, the magician"
vein bearing good ore was discov-
cred. The new shaft is Ia feet deep.
It is located 125 feet southeast OF the
old shaft and is at the spot located by
Rev. Freden of Iowa with his divine
wire. The specimens taken out are
a brownish amygdaloidal diabase
with native copper in shot and flakes,
and bearing considerable prehinte
and associate minerals of copper.
Experienced miners say that this for
nation indicates the c1oseness OF the
true vein.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
WILL SAVE SEALS.
Big Nations Reach and Under
standing.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Bering
sea meeting in which representatives
of Great Britain, Canada and the
United States participated, closed last
night when the seal experts made
unanimous report concerning the con-
6itiOn of seal herds and the diplo-
matte representatives of the respect
i've governments reached an under
standing by which they hope at
later day to effect a final adjustment
not only of the Bering question, but
of other pending border controver-
sizes. For the present, however, no
final action will be taken as to sus-
pension of pelagic sealing. Canadians
urged that other questions should be
embraced in any plan of settlement
and suggested an international COM
mission to accomplish this end. This
proposition was fully discussed and
an agreement reached that the Can
adam officials put their views in
writing after returning to Ottawa and
submit them to the authorities here.
All parties concerned say that the out
look is favorable to a satisfactory
adjustment.
The unanimous agreement of the
experts brings the governments to-
gether for the first time on all facts
relating to seals. This agreement
was reached after a painstaking COM
parison of notes and the results an
nounced in the official statement
by General Foster are as follows:
t'The delegates of the fur seal con-
ference have agreed unanimously on
certain propositions touching the fur
seal herds of Bering sea. The re-
port contains sixteen propositions
which briefly expitomized are as fol-
lows That the Pribylof herd de-
clined in numbers from 1884 to 1897;
that the number was formerly from
to times that which now exists;
that the death rate among the pups is
great; that the number of breeding
| females in 1896 and 1897 was between
10000 and 10000; that the decrease
| from 1896 to 1897 was notable, though
| it's extent could not be definitely de-
termlned; that pelaglc SedlerS r0SpeCl
| the limitations of the law; that
pelagic sealing involves indiscrimi-
nate killing; that the catch at sea
contains a marked excess of females;
that fur seals being polygamous
large number of males may be killed
with impunity; that females cannot
be killed in similar numbers without
checking the increase of the herd;
that small number of females, less
than the annual increment of breeders
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
IS SHE MRS. KETCHAM?
Mrs. Wallace Claims to Have Married
Dead Millionaire.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-Mrs. Mabel Es-
telle Wallace, at whose home on Indi-
ana avenue John B. Ketcham dice
| Saturday, and her claim that she is the
widow Of the dead clubman, has
has brought to light her romantic his
tory. According to Mrs. Wallace, the
ceremony by which she became the
third Mrs. Ketcham was performed in
Milwaukee on Sept. "a by Methodist
minister The latter's name she does
not remember, but says he can be cas-
lily found, and her claims to Mr.. Ketch-
ANS estate OF 100000 established.
Mrs Wallace is the widow Of James
R. Walkup, former mayor of Emporia,
Kan, and wealthy. When he died in
1885 under somewhat strange circum-
rested and tried on the charge Of muir
dering him, but she was freed. She
married him when she was only Is
years old, although he was almost go.
She was widow at II and to avoid I'M
pleasant notoriety she assumed the
name of Wallace.
She came to Chicago after she had
spent considerable money travelling in
Europe, and purchased the residence
at 3421 Indiana avenue, which she
furnished in splendid style. Of late
she had been several times driving in
company with Mr.. Ketcham, whose d.
vCrce from the second Mrs. Ketcham,
a Toledo society leader, was a sensa-
ton few months ago.
Mrs. Wallace, or Ketcham, declares
The deceased, as well as his last Will
and testament, leaving all his estate
to her, is locked up in a safety deposit
vault down town.
"John desired that l should not tell
his mother or his relatives of the mar
riage," she said. "But his brother.
George had been here to visit him be-
fore he died. John will be buried in
my lot in Rose Hill cemetery, where
I expect to lie beside him when my
time comes
John B. Ketcham's death will be in
yestigated by the coroner. The cir
cumstances surrounding his illness
and the manner of his death are
deemed such as to warrant an investi-
cation. Monday Chief Deputy Man
delbaum was sent to the residence OF
Mrs. Wallace, or Ketcham, on Indiana
avenue. The deputy, it is alleged. was
unable to get any satisfaction from the
servants or from Mrs. Ketcham, and
he advised the coroner to order post
mortem examination of the remains OF
the dead millionaire.
Coroner Berz said that his reason
for investigating the death of the mil
lionaire was that some reports of the
circumstances of his decease contained
innuendoes of sufficient strength to
warrant a search for their foundation.
No member of the family, he said, had
asked that the death be investigated,
but he thought for the benefit of the
public all question of the nature of Mr..
Ketcham's illness and demise should
be settled.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
A PENSION RECORD.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Davis Hands Down 400 Decisions.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE assist
ant secretary Of the interior, Davis,
made what is perhaps a record in the
department in handing down 400 de-
cisions in pensions cases Tuesday. One
of the most important was the claim
of Marshal Lawson, of the tenth Ten
nessee cavalry, allowing an increase
of $50 where the pension bureau had
refused any larger pension than $50 a
month for epilepsy resulting while in
service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22

he now is. The lies de Salut, or
Islands of Safety, as they are fantas-
t1cally called, are a horror in climate.
Prisoners sent thither are confined in
iron cages on the decks Of the trans
ports on the way. When they arrive
they die off like sheep. Now It ap-
pears that Dreyfus is confined in a
cage even after reaching tne island.
Napoleon, on ST. Helena, walked free,
though the island was patrolled by
ships of war; He lived the life of a
country gentleman. He had horses,
servants, attendants, secretaries and
physician. He had all the comforts
of home, but the ships lay in the Of
fing and the island was patrolled; that
was all.
In Dreyfus' case the island is
guarded of course, but even his place
of habitation is never free from sur
vigilance. He lives perpetually in
the sight of old comrades in arms
row turned into jailers. He is
watched night and day, sleeping or
waking, by guard Of veterans Of the
French army, with loaded carbines,
and he never leaves his narrow quart
ers. At first Dreyfus was kept in
hut near the middle Of the island,
and three others were built near by
for the housing of his watchers. Now
a great iron cage has been built en-
tiIely about this hut as and additional
precaution, for there are rumors Of an
expected attempt to rescue him.
There were people who had an inter
est in getting him out. 1t cost
$4,000 to build this cage in that out
of-the-way corner of the earth But
having it does not mean any relaxa-
ton of the severity of his prison dis
cipline. Day and night one of the
soldiers PAGES about it with should
cred rifle. At frequent intervals he
is relieved. Sometimes Dreyfus is
allowed to walk about the isalnd. At
such times he can be plainly seen
from every part of it, as we'll as from
the lie Royale and lie ST. Joseph. He
is permitted to wear only white cloth
ing, so that he may be more conspic-
De
cage. Dreyfus' term will be short.
He is failing in health. If he were to
attempt to escape he would be shot
instantly Many would like to have
that happen. In any case he will die
soon unless he is released speedily.
There are those high in power in
France-so it is thought, felt, whis-
pered-who would tremble with fear
of possible exposure if Dreyfus should
escape and tell what he knows The
iron bars of his cage were forged as
much against revelations as against
traitor So they wait for the climate
to kill the man. He was placed on
the island in 1895. The island is so
unhealthy that the goats which were
once kept there have been removed
to another. He looks already like an
old man, with bent form, white hair
and deep lined face. No guard ever
speaks with him, but he gets books,
clothing and delicacies from his wife,
but mental trouble is doing quite as
much to kill him as physical disease.
An effort was made some time ago to
have Dreyfus' wife share his island
prison. She is devoted to him. The
governor of Guiana refused him this
consolation. The devoted woman
would gladly have shared his living
death She believes him innocent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
ODD FELLOWS WIN.

Juneau, Wis, Nov. 16.-The pro-
ceedings instituted by Assignee John
L. Fulton of the Wisconsin Odd Eel
lows Mutual Life Insurance compa~
nv, to collect by law the amounts
alleged to be due ON ASSESSMENTS
from several Odd Fellows in this city
and other parts of Dodge county, re
ceived a very severe setback in court
at Beaver Dam, the case tried being
decided in favor Of the defendants.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22

Since Napoleon died on ST. Helena
there has been no prisoner there so
carefully guarded as Dreyfus is now
in the lie Du Diablo, off the coast OF
French Guiana. He is the most Ia
nous political prisoner on earth to-
day, the most carefully guarded, the
most closely watched, the subject OF
the keenest anxiety. Dreyfus was an
Alsatian who refused to give UP MS
French citizenship after Alsace was
surrendered to Germany and joined
the French army. In 1894 the charge
was laid against him of having deliv-
cred to a foreign government doc
uments connected with the defense OF
France. It was a cause celebre. The
whole world took an interest IN 1t
Peace or war for whole Europe might
hang upon it's decision. The down
fall of a French government did de-
pend upon it. There were anxious
times in the ministry, hot debates IN
the chambers. Only the magnan1m-
ity of certain members OF the oppo-
sition prevented crisis.
Why wasn't Dreyfus guillotined
For a funny reason. French law pun
ishes with death high treason in Ine
face of the enemy only" So Dreyfus
was sent to the hell on earth where
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22

that this is the reason for his mlsun-
derstood silence, but as the fortnight
has elapsed without the minister for
war communicating with him he now
repeats, without fear of contradiction,
that he showed the minister docu-
ments which easily establish the Gull
pability of another Dreyfus. These
declarations, coming so soon after the
recent suicide of a cousin OF Drey-
fus and his wife and their three
daughters aged IS, II and Z years
have made so strong impression on
the popular mind that the govern
ment will doubtless be forced to take
some action. The family suicided by
inhaling charcoal fumes. The hum1l-
iation and disgrace which the whole
family suffered in consequence OF
Capt. Dreyfus' condemnation was
more than these innocent kinspeople
could bear. Yet the captain, though
his sword was publicly broken, MS
uniform torn off by enraged comrades
in arms and he was drummed out OF
the French army and sent to prison
On an island where the climate means
death, may be as innocent as those
relatives. Dreyfus, an artillery othcer
detailed to duty in the French war
Office, was convicted nearly three
years ago of having sold army secrets
to the German government. Ihere
always has been strong doubt OF his
guilt, and the suspicion that he was
made a scapegoat is getting stronger.
Poultney Bigelow cabled recently that
an officer of the German general stan,
whose department gave him knoWl-
edge of the secret service in France
lately declared while dining at mill
itary club in London, speaking dellb-
erately: eff DreSfus had sent any
information to the German govern
ment l should have heard Of it. On
nv word of honor as an officer and a
gentleman I tell you that no such in
formation ever came to u.s.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22

Sir Robert Peel and the Duke Gle
ment de Cirella had arranged to fight
a duel with swords, but the difficulty
was explained away and the affair was
declared off.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
EXPLAINS WIsCoNsIN's METHOD

Jacksonville, ILL.,, Nov. 18.-At the
state conference of charities and cor
rections Wednesday Clarence Sny-
der of Madison, Wis, explained the
method of caring for the chronic in
sane in his state asylums.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22
WISCONSIN PENSIONERS.

washington, Nov. 18.-Pensions
have been granted to residents OF Wis
consin as follows: Original, Arthur M.
Agilvie, Salem; Casper Menli, Arcadia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22

Prof. Won RIGHT is dead in Munich
He was a great historian.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-03
FACTS OF INTEREST.

The thousands upon thousands Of dollars
lost by crop failures in the past twenty
two years. from Chuaiar south In Monte
rey county, Cal, has at last stirred the
large land owners to action, and 1t is pro
posed to put in a system of irrigation.
Little wooden dolls four inches high
and made to resemble national celebrities.
are used in the beer cellars OF Munich to
mark the glasses in which the foaming
beverage is served. This method Is to in
sure a return to each customer Of his own
glass after it has been refilled. No two
of the beer-markers are alike.
THE Gold and Silver Gospels" is the
name Of very peculiar book now pre-
served in the Upsala library. In Sweden.
1t is printed with metal type. on violet
colored vellum. the letters being silver
and the initials gold. When 1t was print
ed. by whom. or what were the methods
employed are questions which have great
interest for the curious, but have never
been answered.
A sugar beet expert from Chino. who
went up TO Fresno to investigate the sol
of the Fresno Canal Company's lard
found there what he believes to be from
l. 900 to L. 600 acres Of frst-ciass beet land
on which extensive experiments viii be
conducted this year, the owners declaring
that il the experiments prove satisfactory
a sugar factory viii certainly be establish
ed at that point.