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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-15

An Act to revise the laws authorizing the
business of banking.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-15
SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS.

Section l. Any number of persor
less than twenty, nor more than fit.
unite for the purpose of organizing al
citation to receive on deposit the saw
laborers. mechanics, farmers, sci
minors and others; and to loan the
for the benefit of such depositors; /
fourths Of such number of persons {
porators shall reside in the county
the proposed association is to be loo.
Section 2. Every such association
at any annual meeting, by major
at least two-thirds Of those present.
by ballot any citizen Of the county
in the association is located, or of az
joining county, to be a member, II
Any member failing to attend the Z
meeting for two successive years.
non-attendance may be deemed equi
to a resignation, and his place may be
in the usual manner. The association
fiji vacancies and add to their nu
from time to time, as they may desire
Section 8. They shall make, sign al
knowledge in triplicate. certific;
writing. in which shall be stated the
of such association, the names of tn,
porators, with the residence of eacl
name Of the city. village. town and c
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L. Z : rs
tleship, and last, but not least, IN meet
Ing with unwavering courtesy and pa
tience the exacting demands upon
their time Of the press representatives,
Quick Work Of Omcers.
Havana, Feb. 18-The Maine, at the
time of the explosion, was at anchor
about five hundred yards from the ar
senal and some two hundred yards
from the floating dock. The explosion
put out the street lights near the
wharf and blew down telephone and
telegraph wires in that vicinity. The
first explosion is said to have been
caused by over six hundred pounds of
gun cotton, and the subsequent explo-
sion is alleged to have been caused by
shells and cartridges.
Lieut.. Wainwright, of the Maine, was
half-undressed at 945, and was smok-
ing in his cabin, next to that of Capt.
Sigsbee, it is said, when the explosion
occurred and put out the electric
lights. Wainwright then lit a match
and went to Capt. Sigsbee's cabin. The
captain, it appears, had been thrown
from his bed but was uninjured. They
both went on deck and gave orders to
Hood $500 pounds of gun cotton which
was aboard. The order was carried
out, but the men who fulfilled it never
returned. Havana, however, was saved
from a still more terrible explosion.
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the 4 lost seamen whose residences are in Wash.

sne Aoet seamen whose residences are in Wash
Y. ou may say absolutely that there has been
~ secret cabinet meeting; that. nothing has
s saAen piace IN the cabinet that the public have
ny ~ peen INFORMED about; that the whole policy
zoi tnls department has been to give the public
al the dispatches that the department has no
more ny knowledge on the subject of the cause Of
.ne ulssister or even of the circumstances at
tendlng 1t than have the public, and that the
report that Capt. Sigsbee had warned the de-
partment that the Maine was in danger from
M supinarlne mines or torpedoes is utterly with
OUT ioundat1on no such report ever having been
received from him or anybody else. 80 =
s. Inc secretary also denied briefly and
comprehensively wild rumors that he had
requested the chief of police of New York
10 guard the Vtzcaya, and that he had
selected Constructor Bowles to go to Ha-
Vana and raise the Maine. The last work
or the day for him was to consult the
representatives of the wrecking compa-
MES, who probably will have charge of
this work, and endeavor to arrange for
ooth OF them to work together so as to
secure the use of each peculiar plant and
TO save time. The secretary, when asked
what was the Department. estimate of
the conduct of Capt. Sigsbee in the terri
ole situation in which he had been placed.
replied:
think express the feeling of the presi-
, aeht, as well as my own, when I say that Cant
slgsoee has conducted himself as an officer Of
our navy should He was the last to leave his
snip when she went down. His dispatch to me-
that night was so complete. Since then T have
mo tnought OF no question of fact to ask him
whlch IS essential to the situation and which
ne could answer, which is not covered bv that
olspatch. Its tone, too, is that of a discreet
and ieyel-headed man who realized the i'm
preston any word from him at that time would
have on the public mind. Nothing is harder
than FOR naval officer to lose his ship SO thai
l have great sympathy for him. 1 await with
confidence, further repo~ts.
b, During the day the department was
ID receipts Of number of telegrams
from different parts of the country
asking in behalf of the relatives of the
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than they. Fire engines came bound
ing down the narrow streets from no
one knew where and going no man
knew where. All the populace turned
out, and the throngs gradually trended
toward the water front, but for half an
hour or more no one in the midst of
that jostling, pushing, half -crazed
crowd knew aught Of
The Awful Tragedy
that lay just beyond. The streets be-
came congested, and one had a hard
task to force his way through. The re-
port was first that the arsenal had
blown up, and then it was said that the
Spanish man-ofwar had torpedoed the
Maine. And this was while the men Of
the Alfonso XII. were struggling in
the work Of rescue. The Ward Line
steamer City of Washington and the
cruiser were the first to reach the
scene, and their crews did all that
could be done to rescue the drowning.
Three boats from the Maine were there
too. In fact, there We're more boats to
pick up swimmers than there were
swimmers to be picked up. Some of
the survivors were brought to the land
ing place there and turned over to the
fremen, who carried the wounded on
stretchers to hospitals. Others were
brought alongside the City Of Washing
ton, and still others were carried on
board the Alfonso XII.
The wreck took fire and burned the
long night through. When broke the
solemn, pitying dawn, dark Wreaths Of
smoke were still curling upward from
: the shapelesS mass. At sunrise all
flags in the harbor were at half-mast.
The News i'm Washington.
Washington, Feb. 17.-The appalling
nature of the disaster and the gravity
! OF the situation that would arise should
, investigation give basis for the under
current of suspicion of treachery and
foul play that ran through all minds,
had SOLDERING effect upon public men
/ Of all shades Of political opinion. Pub
! lie men expressed their opinions with
| reserve when approached for inter-
| views. but everywhere there was de-
! mand for an investigation and full de-
! tails, in the light Of which the horror
| may justly be viewed.
| Secretary Long undoubtedly sum-
married. the general opinion of the ma
jority of the naval experts in finding 1t
impossible just now to state the cause
| of the destruction of the Maine There
are great number of theories, but
A1Shoc VI I1CAA oAC VI CudIdCL0T IudC
! makes it easy to prove or upset them
| by single investigation by a diver.
| Secretary Long has taken immediate
steps to make this investigation. He
!elegraped Admiral Sicard at Key West
to appoint a board of naval officers to
proceed at once to Havana, employ
divers and generally to make such in
| quiry as the regulations Of the navy
! demand shall be made in the case Of
the loss of a ship. The large majority
Of naval officers are inclined to the
belief that the explosion resulted from
| Spontaneous cmbustion Of coal bunk
| er, the overheating of the iron parti-
tons between the boilers and the mag
azine or from the explosion of a boiler,
| though the last theory nnds little sup
port.
The disposition Of the, survivors
Capt Dickens, acting chief Of the nav
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Two men recently killed by the law
died with protestations of innocence
on their lips, and the result is some
sympathetic comment in their behalf.
But we believe the last words of dis
tinguished murderers convicted on
circumstantial evidence have been of
that character in eight out of ten cases
and it is fair inference that the per-
son capable of murder is likewise ca
pable of the minor crime of lying even
at the moment of his punishment. Pos
sibly, too, he has proclaimed his inno-
cence so many times that he has come
to believe in it himself, however guilty
he may be. 1t is clear bluff; and again
he may have a courteous objection in
behalf of himself to denial of his pre-
vious important statements.
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MEMS AND OFFICERS, QUARTERS.

inflict upon us, expel, yes, expel, with
out delay. Consul General Lee, who,
with his family, is nothing more than
the miserable secretary of the bandits.
Away, away with the Yankee con-
sulate protector Of criminals Of the
lowest degree. Every moment the ac-
ton Of justice is impeded by Ameri-
can interference. Are we to continue
our liberation? No, no, a thousand
times, no! Consul General Lee, when
the stupendous explosion comes that
will carry CONSERVATION to the whole
city, if you have strength left, it would
be well for you to HE yourself to your
country and relate what has happened
to you. Long life to Spain! Long life
to Spanish Cuba! Death to our ene-
mics Z, 3
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BEATS THE STEIHOSCOPE.

New Contrivance for Studying the
Internal Mechanism Of Man. Sc
New York, Feb. 23-The invention is
announced Of the phonendoscope, an
instrument of wonderful value in
studying the condition of the Internal
organs Of the body. 1t is declared by
physicians to be a tremendous ad-
vance on the old stethoscope. By its,
aid the physician can not only ascer-
tain the condition of an organ, but
trace it's shape. 1t has been discovered
with the phonendoscope that the.
stomach assumes a different form
when full of different kinds of food
and drink. The rapidity with which
various kinds Of food and drink are
digested can also be studied accurate
ly with the phonendoscope The in
strument is the invention of Doctors.
Blauchi and Bazzi Of France.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24
RECEPTION FOR DOLE.
San Francisco Shows Homer t
HAMaiHS President

San Francisco Shows Honor to-
Hawaii's President.
San Francisco, Feb. 23.-Hon. San:
ford B. Dole, president of the Republic
Of Eawaii, was rendered a public re-
ception at the chamber of commerce.
Capt. Charles Nelson, vice presid 2nt of.
the chamber, welcomed him to the
rooms and introduced Hon. James D..
Phelan. President Dole was presented
by Mayor Phelan to the audience.
Following him was an address by
Hon. Irving NJ. Scott, and this con-
cluded the formal ceremonies. Gen.
Shafter was represented by his staff
officers and a detail CT officers from
the United States cruiser Mohican,
represented the navy. Y
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

The agitation over "black bread''
which was started in Chicago has been
transferred to congress. Senator Mason
has introduced bill in the senate plac-
ing an internal revenue tax on blended
flour made from corn flour and wheat
flour mixed. It has developed that
nearly all the country south of the
Ohio River is using blended flour, and
that this product has gradually been in
.troduced into the northern markets
It's use has recently increased owing to
the growing scarcity Of good winter
wheat, and the further fact that joseph
Letter has purchased more than 15,OOO,-
600 bushels, and is holding it for what
Is considered an inevitable rise to 81 sc
a bushel. There promises to be battle
royal between the corn and wheat flou,
millers.
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.BRiTONS ARE ANGRY
THE TROUBLE IN WEST AFRICA
s1IRs THEM UP.
Ihe Reported Advance OF Two
FRENCH Expeditions Toward So
kota Gives G., cat Concern CO.
Aonial o'hce Officials and High
M1l1tary Authorities UpusuaJrv
Active-London Pancrs
on the Gravity of the Situation

London, Feb. 23.-Great activity ;s
manifested by the colonial Office of.
nclals, the West African denartment,
ana among the higher military officials
, VINO are going out to the Lagos Hinter-
Aanu: Ihe latter are inclined To dis.
creult t the news which reached Akassa.
MlSer coast protectorate, to the effect
enaI TWO french expeditions are adj
11g sauc1ng toward Sokoto, capital of the
sultanate OF that Lame, which is with
III the British sphere of influence h17t
added that it the news should be con-
nrmed it must be followed bv a dec.
hratlon OF war. The st. James Ca
Zette, commenting on the subject
says:
II the lncasion Of Sokoto is directed
from Paris, it admits but of one inter
probation, and the seriousness of the
situation is increased when it is re-
membered that these invasions Of
brush territory must have been
planned weeks before the present fer
1nent IN Paris over Dreyfus. 1t would
appear that the French cabinet, for
seeing the revelations which should be
caused by the trial of Nj. Zola, had de-
termlned to bring affairs in West Af-
rlca TO crisis to secure a renewal Of
it's popularity. W
Paris, Feb. 23.-The government has
no news of the French having crossed
the Niger into the Sokoto country.
anu 1t is added that any such unau-
thorlzed movement would be disa-
vowed by the government.
A Semi-Official note issued later saws
1t is quite untrue that French forces
nave entered the Sokoto region, and
that the story is merely a revival of
an exploded rumor.
London, Feb. 23.-All the morning
papers comment editorially on the
gravity of the confirmation given by
Mr.. Chamberlain and the earl of Sell
born to the first reports from Akassa.
The Paris denials are regarded as an
official disavowal Of the advance Of
the French expedition. Official and
diplomatic circles in Paris are quite
calm and composed and it is inferred.
therefore, that the expedition will be
recalled.
Glasgow, Feb. 23.-On the stock ex-
change a semipanic resulted from the
West African news. Large liquidation
sales forced the bears into complete
control, and there are apprehensions
as to whether operators will be able.
to meet the wide difference at the set
tlement on wednesday,.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

! igatfon bureau, has arranged for as
well as could be from this distance.
The wounded sailors In the Havana
hospitals, on the Spanish flagship and
elsewhere, when not in condition ia be
brought back to Key West will be
carefully looked after by Miss clara;
Barton, who has been given carte
blanche to buy any and everything
necessary, food, clothing, delicacies
and hire the nurses and physicians.
The wounred able to get across to Key
West will be taken care of in the ma
rine hospital there. The sound sur
vivors will be quartered in the snare
army barracks there.
AS for the Maine herself, notWith-
standing discouraging reports from
Lieut.. Hood as to her condition the
navy department will make the effort
to raise her. They say they are bound
to remove the hull from the small har-
Dor in any case, and it may be as easy
to raise her as it would be to DESTROY
the hull and machinery by the use Of
divers and dynamite. 1t is believed
that this work can best be done bv
private wrecking corporations, and ne
gotiations are already afoot for placing
the contract, based on work bv the
day, at an estimated cost of 100000.
Spanish Sympathy. ~
New York, Feb. 18.-The Herald cor
respondent at Madrid says: Yesterday
all the political asperities were swept
away in the general wave of sympathy
at the fate of the poor fellows of the
Maine who have lost their lives and
those who suffer from their wounds.
Early in the afternoon telegrams
that came from Capt. Gen. Blanco and
the harbor master at Havana We're at
once forwarded to Minister Woodford,
accompanied by letter expressive of
deep sympathy from the minister for
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24
PLOT AGAINST LEE,

proclamation Expressing Bitter
ness Toward the Consul General.
Tampa, Fla, Feb. 20.-The Havana
horror and the suspicious it has
aroused shows up bitter proclamation
secretly circulated in Havana some
time ago of plot to blow up Gen. Lee
and the consulate. The following is a
literal translation Of the proclama alton:
"Spaniards! The time has arrived
when the patience of the. loyal has
vanished before the decided protection
which the Americans lend to the bands
of turbulent foragers who lay waste
our country. Death to them! The
moment has arrived to lower the colos-
sal head of the Americans and prove
to them that our unconQuerable nation
can reach the doors of the capital at
Washington, demand reparation for
the grave offcnses which they daily
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24
WARLIKE RUMORS
Naval Officers Kept Busy Contra.
dieting Them.

Naval Officers Kept Busy Contra
dieting Them.
Washington, Feb. 20. - The feature
of the day at the navy department was
the large number Of rumors of war-like
tendency that came to the attention of
the officials as requiring attention, and
in every case contradiction. So
formidable had grown the list that
President Mckinley decided to make
the following statement regarding the
Maine, which was given out by his Sec
retary: ..
Based upon information now in his possession,
the president believes that the Maine was
blown up as the result Of accident. If it is
found that the disaster was not an accident
prompt and decisive steps will be taken in the
premises. The finding of the naval court will
develop the cause, and until that is submitted
nothing will be done.
Secretary Long, at the close of office
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

The Ontario legislature in it's closing
hours passed bill providing that no
persons shall be employed in the con-
struction Of subsidized railways in On
tario who are subjects of any country
which has an alien labor law excluding
Canadians from employment on pub
lie or other works therein. This is
construed to mean that Americans need
not expect employment on Canadian
railways. The legislature also passed
timber regulations, which require ali
saw logs cut in Ontario hereafter to
be made into lumber in Canada.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

The fact that a mother whose son
had been killed in game of foot ball
objected earnestly to a bill prohibiting
the game, and the other fact that many
young ladies of Richmond applauded
speeches in the Virginia legislature in
opposition to a similar bill, demon
strate love of danger on the part of
the sex which will not permit the other
sex to get away from it. There is a
great deal of the savage in the gentle
bosoms of those persons yet.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

search for the cause Of the Names
loss, the naval officials are now re-
signed to await the results Of that in
curry by a court named by the navy
department. No kilograms came and
all that could be Cleaned was a denial
OF some absurd story or other that had
crept into print or become current gos-
sip. All the news Of the day came in
the late afternoon in the shape of Capt.
Sigsbee's report Of the authorization Of
the funeral Of his dead sailors and Gen.
Lees graphic story Of the terrible
struggle for life in the dark hull of the
Maine. The officials Of the navy de-
partment devoted the day to the effort
to correct the lists Of living and dead: !:
to answering frantic telegraphic ap-
peals from relatives Of men on the bat
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

Adaptability, deemed priceless in So
c1al success, plays no less part in
business life, as the English cotton
manufacturers have discovered to their
sorrow. Turkey-red handkerchiefs
were popular in Russia, but the women
wanted them square, The Lancashire
makers sent them oblong. The Russian
shopkeepers protested, but as change
would involve alteration of machinery,
the Russian women had still to screw
the oblong kerchiefs round their heads.
Then the gallant German appeared. He
bowed effusively to feminine fashion.
did not begrudge the needful machin-
cry, got the trade, and deserved it.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

One good thing about women's club
Is the fact that it enables it's members
to tell every week in set sketches just
why the club exists. Another delight
full thing is it's placid satisfaction over
the weekly increase in the number of
its members, and in imagining an oppo-
sition on the part of the press and the
public which does not exist. But it
really ought to have it's pretty songs,
like the Sunday schools, wherein the
members sing, "Oh, how love my
dear, dear club" etc.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

Chief Brown of the Seminole Indians
mas visited Washington, accompanied
by two men of his tribe, one of whom
is the father of one of the young In
dians burned at the stake the other
day by mob of white men. Unable
to secure justice in Oklahoma, the
chief decided to appeal to the national
government, and as a result the follow
ing resolution was offered in the SEN
ate: "Resolved, That the secretary of
the interior shall be and is hereby in
structed to investigate the facts at
tending the recent alleged atrocious
burning to death of two Seminole In
dians by mob in Oklahoma Territory
and make report thereon to congress-"
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

The joint subcommittee of the SEN
ate and house, which has been for
some months trying to agree upon the
basis of new laws for Indian Territory,
has authorized Representative Curtis
to prepare and introduce a bill provid-
ing for the allotment of the use of In
dian lands, for the regulation
of town sites, providing for
the ousting of intruders and
authorizing the Dawes commission to
prepare a roll Of citizens. The pro-
vision in regard to town sites will al
low the incorporation of town COM
panies and permit them to purchase
their sites from the Indians with the
consent Of the national government
granting a lease in the meantime.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

Havana, Feb. 1S.-Capt. Gen. Blanco
has sent to the Spanish charge d'af-
faires at washington a cable message
on behalf Of the colonial government,
requesting him to tender to President
Mckinley the condolences of the cabi-
net upon the terrible disaster that de-
stroyed the United States warship
Maine, requesting him, moreover, to
'tender our profound sympathy to the
American government and assurance
of how deeply we regret that this port
should be the witness of such a tre-
mendous accident to the American
navy" ...u.,..
A number Of messages were received
at the state department from foreign
governments expressing regret in con-
nection with the Maine disaster. j.
Waiting the Investigation.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The govern
ment has settled back into waiting
attitude in respect to the terrible
| Maine disaster in Havana harbor. The
great shock caused by the news has
given way to a calmer and more judi
| cial state of mind, and, realizing from
the events of the day that the court Of
inquiry is the sole dependence in the
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

dead sailors that their remains be
brought back to the United States for
interment. While no decision has yet
been reached formally upon the appli-
cation of the Spanish government for
authorization to examine the wreck of
the Maine to ascertain the cause of the
explosion the officials seem inclined to
regard this request as one that could
not properly be refused, and it is likely
that each government will make an
investigation Of this character con-
currently.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24

throngs that filed the streets along
which the funeral procession passed to
the cemetery. The funeral cortege
started from the principal entrance Of
the city hall on Weyler street, then
turned to the right on Mercadores
street, then up O'Reilly street along the
right side of Central Park and finally
to the right along San Rafael street to
the cemetery. The population that
lined the route gave every indication Of
the profoundest respect.
The Princeton union., 1898-02-24
Helen Hammond Dead.

Detroit, Feb. s23.-Mrs. Helen Ham
mond, widow of George III. Hammond,
founder Of Hammond, Ind, the pio-
,neer in shipping fresh meats in re-
fr1gerator cars, is dead. Mrs. Ham
nond is of a very charitable DISPOSE
tion and gave largely Of her great
wealth to private and public bene-
ficiaries. She built the first great Of.
flee building in detroit