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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24
OLD SLAVE MARKET OF HAVANA.

In the October Century there is an
article on Life and Society in Old
Cuba" made up of extracts from the
diary of Jonathan S. Jenkins, an
American miniature painter, who
lived in Havana during the middle OF
lie century. Mr.. Jenkins says: A
mile and half out from Havana is a
curious and painful sight-the slave
barracoons, where the newly-arriyed
barbarians are confined. Here were
congregated not less than 1000 ne
groes, ready for sale. Some were en-
tirely naked, others were nearly so.
Their heads were close-shaved, and
their bodies so emaciated by the hor-
rors of the middle passage" that they
resembled beasts more than men,
Certainly they did not appear to be
human beings as they gazed about
wildly, with anxious cOuntenances, as,
if beWildered.
I have often been amused at the
preliminary instruction they are put
through after their arrival at the bar
.racoons. They are seated cross-leg-
ged on the ground in a row or circle,
and the negro teacher passes gravely
before them all, giving the lesson. He
moves his hands quickly to and from
his mouth, as though jutting some
thing in it, saying 'Yammy! YAM
my!" all of the negroes initiating and
repeating after him. This meant to
eat Tido-fino means something good,
choppy-choppy to work, yarry-yarry
to get sick. The teacher then goes
around with cup of native rum,
and gives each a sip in token of ap-
prevail This uncouth vocabulary,
when understood, is enough to enable
them to labor on the estates. Before
buying, a purchaser examines them to
ascertain their condition of health.
If this appears satisfactory, he gives
the negro a hard slap in the face, and
if he displays no resentment, but
looks up and smiles, he is bought.
When these newly-imported Africans
are first taken, they are made to work
but very little for several months, I'M
til, by observing the other negroes,
they are gradually trained to labor;
for if they are discouraged by driving
them at first, they are apt to commit
suicide in the belief that they will
thus return to Africa.
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for young persons

unfit companions for young persons
of either sex.
after Lydia's marriage she went to
reside with Mrs. Dominis, and the
usual result of trying to mix two
totally distinct individualities OBJ
tanned.
LAS a girl the characteristics at
tributed to Lydia by her political
enemies were not prominent; on the
contrary, it would seem that she was
of a timid, modest, retiring d1spo-
sition. Dignifed, yes, for all the
Hawaiians possess dignity in great
degree, but ambitious, scheming, OBJ
--...e, cruel, certainly no trace Of
such traits of character were ever SEEM
and it is difficult for the intimate
friends of her youth to realize or be-
lieve all the unpleasant things said OF
her politically and personally"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24
FOREIGN.

Turkey orders the withdrawal of all
it's troops from Crete.
Julio A. Roca was inaugurated as
president of Argentina.
The dowager empress of China
shows more liberal policy.
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
is going to London to raise loan.
The subject of regency for En-
peror William is discussed in Berlin.
A new ministry has been formed
by the Afrikander party in Cape
Colony.
High officers in the French army
are said to have plotted to seize the
government.
Britain will turn Marshand out of
Fashoda by force this week unless
he withdraws.
The trials of the Maroons in ia
maica ended, seven being convicted
and five dismissed.
The emperor and empress of Ger
many passed through Venice on their
way to Constantinople.
A French officer bearing a report
from Major Marchand at Fashoda has
arrived at Khartoum.
A dispatch from St. Louis, French
Senegambia, states that Chief Sam
DRY has been captured.
Martial law will be declared in
Jamaica if the Maroons begin their
threatened outbreak.
Spain has decided to appeal to the
nations OF the world against being
made to pay the Cuban debt.
1t is reported in Paris that mil
tary plot involving Prince Louis
Bonaparte has been discovered.
It is reported that Menelik, emper-
or of Abyssinia, is with England
against France in the Fashoda dis
pute.
Rt. Hon. William st. John Brode-
rick has been appointed British IN
der secretary of state for foreign at
fairs
White troops with Maxim guns
have been sent to the scene of the
threatened disturbance by negroes il
Jamaica.
The funeral of Queen Louise of Den
mark took place at Copenhagen anc
at Roskilde, the ancient seat of Dan
ism royalty.
1t is announced that Montreal ant
Quebec are to be thoroughly fortified
as a part of the scheme for the de-
tense of Canada.
Lord Rosebery, in a speech on the
Fashoda dispute, said France haC
/, deliberately committed an unfriendly
act against Great Britain.
Nine Italian anarchists have beer
arrested in Alexandria, Egypt, as
result of a plot to assassinate En-
peror William Of Germany.
The failure of railroad employees II
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24
THE MAJORS EXPERIENCE.
From the Detroit Free Press.


One of the stanchest supporters of the
deep-water way from the Great Lakes to
the ocean is Major A. G. Bishop, of 715
Third avenue, Detroit, civil engineer
of wide experience and considerable prom
inence in his profession. He was assist
ant engineer on the Hudson River Rail-
road in 1850, and has since conducted
large engineering operations. He has
been located in Detroit since 1915, and
has large acquaintance among the BUSH
ness men and citizens of this city.
Two years ago, for the first time, Major
Bishop was in the hospital. For two
months he had the best of medical att
tendance, but when he was discharged
he was not like the Major Bishop of old.
When asked regarding his health, he said:
''When | had my last spell of sickness
and came out of the hospital | was .
sorry sight, could not gain my strength,
and could not walk over block for sew
eral weeks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24

ovonts in all. Wisconsin took seVeral
FIRST second and third prizes. l ne
most exciting event was tug OF wal
1 ,1a Wisconsin and Tennessee
which was finally won by the former,
The expenses of the navy are ST.
heavy. Constructor Hichborns Dllls
for employment average $15O'OOO
month. The pay roll at Mare lslano
amounts to $4,000, and that at Nor
folk s12O.Ou0. The Boston and Ports.
, non wards expend about $lOO'ooO
between them each month on repall >
Exnenses of the machinery depart
rnont for all navy-yards are not less
than 100000 month.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24
THE SUM.

A little dreaming by the way,
A little toiling day by day,
A little pain, a little strife,
A little joy-and that is life.
A short lived, feeting summers MORN
When happiness seems newly born
When one days sky is blue above
And one bird sings-and that Is
love.
A little wearying of the years,
The tribute of few hot tears,
Two folded hands, the fainting
breath,
And peace at last-and that is
death.
lust dreaming, loving, dying so
The actors in the drama go;
A fitting picture on wall,
Love, death, the themes! But is it
all?
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24

/ woke. Mass, in whose books an appar-
ent deficiency of $118,000 was discov-
cred, has returned to Holyoke. He
denies having Incorporated any
| funds.
Howard Gould was married to Viola
Katherine ClemmOns at the Holland
i House. New York, without the sane
tion of his brothers and sisters, and by
the terms of his fathers will loses
$5,000,00O.
The schooner Churchill, of Chicago
laden with iron ore from Lake Super
ior. foundered in the middle of Lake
Michigan off Waukegan. The cap
tain and one of the sailors were
drowned.
The house of deputies of the Episco-
pal general convention was engaged IN
an elaborate debate on DR.. Hunting
toms plan for church unity. The
house of bishops rearranged the mis-
sionary jurisdictions.
The Tioga National bank at Oswego
N. Y. of which Senator t. G. Plat+ IS
president, has failed, and the assist
ant cashier Eli w. Stone, confessed
oefaulter, is dead. 1t is reported thai
he committed suicide.
Complaints of rate cutting have been
made by Chairman Campbell, of the
Southwestern bureau, against the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad company.
The Interstate commerce commission
has ordered an investigation.
Commodore Kautz of the United
States navy, till recently in command
of the navy training station at New
port has been appointed by Secretary
Long to command the Pacific station
in place of Admiral Miller, retired.
A company of New York financiers
has closed negotiations for the en-
tire properties of the Victor Coal and
Coke company, located in southern
Colorado. The deal involves property
valued at several millions of dollars.
Mrs. George was held in Canton O.,
on the charge of numbering George D.
Saxton. Saxton left an estate of half
million, but nothing to Mrs. McKin-
lev, his sister. He was Ebertine and
public sympathy is with Mrs. George.
Internal revenue receipts for Chi
cago for the last quarter were $4,035,-
153, as compared with $1,656,014 for
the corresponding period last year.
The stamp tax on documents and pro-
prietary articles has contributed over
$1,000,000
All the Minnesota hostiles except
old bug" and few others agree to
surrender, and the outlook is more
peaceful than at any time since the
battle on Oct 5. Gen. Bacon expresses
the opinion that another outbreak will
occur in the spring.
Mrs James Dietrich, who sued Mrs.
Anna Mcneil, wife of a leading mer-
chant of Milford, Ind, for $4,000 dam
ages on the ground that the defendant
circulated a story that Mrs. Dietrich
who is a leading society woman, pad
ded her form, was granted $126 by
the jury.
The Switchmen's Union of North
America elected officers as follows:
Grand master, M. K. Conlin of Kansas
City; vice grand master, L. Fl. Porter,
Nottingham, Ohio; grand secretary
treasurer, John E. Upton, Parsons,
Kan; editor of Journal, M. J. Ford
Jr., Omaha; grand board of directors,
NJ. R. Welch of Omaha, Neb., Clint La
Frantz of Kansas City, and M. ]. Cur
ran of Detroit.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24

better, and know they did me worlds Of
good. am pleased to recommend them
to inval1ds who need a tonic Or to buil%
ND shattered constitution.
ga. G. BISHOP"
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
eighth day of January, 1898.
ROBERT e. HULL, JR., Notary
Public.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24
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some articles
in the news
papers re-
garding DR..
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for ale Peo-
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convinced me
t h a t tn y
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06
SIX FIRE FIGHTING MARTYRS.
Half Dozen Brave Men Carried
Down to Death by Falling
Walls

BOSTON, Feb. 5.-The bodies of six
hremen, among them that Of District
Chief Egan, have been taken from the
ruins of the Bent building, which took
fire at o'clock. this morning. The
dead are:
JOHN F. EGAN, district chief.
JAMES VICTORY, captain Engines No
3S and 80.
GEORGE J. GoTwALD, lieutenant En-
CINE No. 49,
PATRICK H. DISKEN, hoseman.
JOHN j. MULHERN, fireman
w. J. WALSH, hoseman.
-Four other firemen were buried in
the ruins, but they escaped with more
or less serious injuries. They are: Jo-
seph NJ. Clarity, captain engine No. z:
Thomas E. Conway, hoseman; J. q.
Doherty. hoseman; Edward Shea, hose
man.
The building burned was a five-story
structure, on Merrimac street, occu-
pied by G. w. Bent & Co., manufac-
turers of beds, bedding and so forth.
The fire is supposed to have started
in the rear of the fourth story. The
firemen had entered window and were
at work on the fourth floor, when the
roof collapsed, tearing away the top
floor and the one on which the firemen
were engaged, burying them beneath
the wreck.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06

the neighborhood Of the Porcupine
mountains. In letter sent from Skag-
uay, Dec. "a, he says:
I'VE left Seattle Dec. 16 and arrived
here Dec. %. We had a very pleasant
trip. The weather was fine for there
was no wind. 1t was just like going
up the Mississippi river, except in two
open sea for three hours, and at an
other time for one hour. We were all
we'll and never felt better.
1--WE had several things to buy, such
as rubber shoe packs on account Of
the wet weather. The duty on our
goods into Canada will be about SIS.
I am sorry we did not buy our goods
here in Skaguay. There are number
of outfits here for sale. l could have
bought a $1,000 outfit for $500. There
are a number of young fellows who
have been here since last fall, who
have set discourage and they want to
sell out. They are working here for
fifty cents an hour. This is a busy
place, for there are hundreds Of build
ings going up. l saw man offered
$4,000 for lot near the docks and he
would not take it. An old lady, who
came on the steamer with u.s. bought
lot for $1,100 and sold it the same
day for $4,000. She is buying a lot Of
property and is going through to Daw-
son in the spring. I wish I had come
here earlier and erected a house that
would have cost about $1,000. I could
have taken in at least $50 d night. I
don't know where all the people who
are coming here will stay.
Many people are coming out from
the Klondike. A man arrived here two
days ago with his wife from Dawson.
1t took them twenty-three days. He
had twenty seven dogs. He told me
that he had all the gold he wanted,
and said that if I went in on the
Stewart or Peally river we could NOT
help getting fixed in two years. He
had three nuggets that covered the
whole palm of my hand. They We're
worth $4,000. About fifteen have ar
rived from the Klondike since 1 came
here. They all looked we'll and all
seemed to have plenty"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06
ENGLISH EMPIRE MAKING
CAVANDISH EXPEDITION INTO AT
RIGA AN EXAMPLE OF 1T
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
From His Private Purse to Equip
Wei Armed Body Of Men-The
Descent on the Sea Coast Another
jameson Affair.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-The Cavendish
expedition, which is about to leave
London, is one of the most striking
examples of how the young and veal
thy Enslishmen. with a fondness for
sport and exploration, combine the
tastes with empire-making. Henry
Cavendish, relative of the Duke of
Devonshire, has already spent $4,000
in preparing for the expedition. AL
though nominally private, its aims are
on the Upper Nile, where the French
are supposed to be operating, ard are
we'll known to high government Off
Gals. The route adopted was suggest
ed by the chiefs of the intelligence de-
partment Of the war office, and the
foreign Office had the scheme under
consideration for some weeks.
The force which will accompany MIR
Cavendish will be better armed than
any body of men which has ever before
entered Africa. 1t will take with it
100000 rounds of ammunition and a
number of seven-pounder Maxim rapid
fire guns. 1t will be we'll provided
against surprises. Mr. Cavendish ex-
poets to reach the upper Nile in three
or four months and may continue to
Khartoum after the dervishes have
been beaten.
DR.. Donaldson Smith, the American
explorer, recently telegraphed to the
royal Geographical society, from In
dia, announcing his readiness to ex-
plore the upper Nile, but the society
replied that the matter had been set
tied by Mr.. Cavendish going.
When the evidence is sifted. it ap-
pears that the Globe Venture syndi-
Gates descent on the Sus coast of
Morocco, announced in dispatches to
the Associated Press on Jan. 81, closely
resembles DR.. Jamesun's TransvaaI
raid. The pretended ignorance Of Sir
Edward Thornton, chairman of the
syndicate, is wholly untenable for it is
known that warnings were received in
London at Christmas to the effect that
if the Tourmaline, the vessel of the
expedition, persisted in her intention
to land arms and ammunition on the
Sus coast, she would meet with
warm reception by the troops and
ships of the sultan Of Morocco
The Saturday Review protests against
such buccaneering expeditions haZ-
arding imperial prestige for the bene-
fit of band of needy adventures and
unpicturesque freebooters," and ex-
presses the hope that the sultan will
press a claim for damages for the
fla grant breach of international faith.
even though the dignity and pockets
of the eXdiplomats may suffer accord
ingly."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06
TEuToNs FROM MANHATTAN.
East Side Germans Are En- Route to
Circle City.

A party Of forty-eight Germans
most of them mechanics from New
York, Newark, Brooklyn, Paterson,
HObOlIen and other nearby towns.
will arrive here today in a special car
bound for Klondike, and will leave for
Seattle On the afternoon train over the
Great Northern
In the party are carpenters, shoe
makers, brewers, cooks and tailors.
Peter Schammen organized the party,
and has charge of it. Each man who
Joined put up 5000 in cash, which pro-
vides his ticket through to Circle City.
and provisions enough to last nine
months after arrival in that place
Their friends said goodbye to them
at an east-side saloon in New York,
and 1000 persons thronged the streets
in the neighborhood. There was much
singing and jollification. AS the hour
of departure approached the members
piled into three big brewery wagons
and the journey began. They present
ed novel spectacle as they were
driven through the streets and thou
sands Of citizens stopped to cheer
them on.
banner inscribed: "Auf Noch Klon-
dixie"
The men were dressed in big fur
Overcoats, caps, leggings and each che
carried a rifle and had a revolver
strapped in his belt. Their warlike ap-
pearance contrasted with their jolly
manner, for as they passed through
the streets they all sang in German
the songs of the fatherIand. The mems
ages range from twenty-five to forty
years, and they are all vigorous, heal
thy looking fellows. Their strong. deep
voices made the streets ring with their
songs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06
MOTHER LODE IS FOUND.
Gold-seekers Claim to Have Discov-
cred it Near bunker Creek.

CHICAGO. Feb. 5.-The Records San Fran
cisco special says: There seems to be little
doubt that the mother lode of the Kiondike
has been found. James w. Logan, at Fort
Seikirk, sends an interview that he had with
the discoverers Of the rich vein. The letter
Is dated Dec. "a and came out with the last
party from Dawson. 1t reads:
has the mother lode of the great placer
Qlggings In the, K1ondke been discovered
There are, at least two men who believe
tnat 1t has. and so firm is their conviction
that they are now tramping out Of this
frozen wilderness to tell the story OF their
hnd to those who sent them to the north
a. F. Jepest in charge of the Canadian
Fred Hyde.
Tonight Jenest consented to talk Of his
alleged discovery. He said: 1t was about
the twentieth day of my search for the
mother lode, l think, and l had reached
the mountain where bunker creek has its
source. Selecting a place. [ scrapcd away
the white covering, prepafatory to using my
plck A bold ledge of rock met my gaze.
The formation fairly glistened in the sun
light. Under a microscope found that these
bright Particles we're virgin gold. 1t was
not possible for me to tell the width or
the depth Of the vein. though it was plain
tnaL II was one of great mineral richness
l followed 1t along the mountain side for
2Uo or 300 feet. when it disappeared in the
frozen earth. l did not talk Of my discovery
TO people in Dawson for reasons that must
De obvious. Mr.. Hyde is now on his way
to Montreal to report the discovery. In a
years time will have stamp mills on
the grounds sufficient to give employment
to 500 men,"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06
NO oUTLAwRy AT DAWSON.
Chicago Newspaper Man Says ITS an
Orderly Place.

Oiner Maris, the correspondent of q
Chicago newspaper, came in from
the West yesterday afternoon via the
Great Northern from the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Maris has been at Dawson City
since the last of September, and left
there about the middle of December.
He adds his testimony to that which
has been given about the scarcity of
food at the Klondike, and says that
while food is selling at so cents a
pound, instead of $1.20, as it did earlier
in the season, the question of q short
age of supplies is a debatable one.
The newspaper man says that he eX-
perienced little or no difficulty in keep
ing warm in his heated tent, even
as 40 degrees below zero.
He laughs at the stories Of outiawry
he has heard since coming out about
Dawson. There was not a shooting
affair, he says. while ne was there,
and the only trouble arises occasio 4
ally from Overindulgence in liquor,
which brings 80 cents drink at re-
tail.
When Mr.. Maris left Dawson there
were 1000 people in the place, all of
them very peaceable citizens. All the
states in the Union are represented.
and there are many foreigners. many
of them Englishmen who have come
from British Columbia to search for
gold Mr.. Maris finds it surprising
that out of the men who are either
digging on their own claims or working
on what are termed lays" large
number of the most energetic and per-
sistent and withal successful, are the
little men who have been accustomed
to iTd0or work, and are not especially
robust.
The correspondent laughs at the
statement made in Capt. Rays report
that the field had not extended, and
makes the statement on his own
KNOWLEDGE that the goldfields have
within the three months prior to his
departure for civilization increased not
less than tenfold. including the finds
on bunker. Bear, Sulphur, Quartz and
Dominion creeks.
Mr. Maris, who left last night for
his home in Chicago, brought down
with him several good-sized nuggets
and a little leathern pouch filled with
coarse gold dust. He will be back at
the Klondike within a month or two
for the paper.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06

Some Figure That 100000 VIII Not
Exceed the Number of kIendike
Tourists----Eirst Ship Leads of
Dust Expected to Stir the Fever
Aneyy-Many Carried Yesterday.
1t is plain from the standpoint of the
Western railroad passenger man that,
with the advent Of warm weather,
there will be a tremendous rush of
ambitious men to the gold regions of
British North America. The move
ment attained impressive proportions
last fall. but it appears to have been
checked by the coming of winter and
the freezing of the Yukon. A great
many men who had travelled as far as
the Pacific coast on their way to the
Kl0ndike very prudently determined
to wait until spring before attempting
to go further. A very much larger
army, with members from every state,
II not from every county, in the Union,
are now engaged in preparation for
embarking on the trip as soon as eli
matte conditions permit.
The railroads which will be called
upon to transport these wealth seekers
westward have been endeavoring,
through their agents over the country,
to form some estimate OF the volume
of this extra traffic. The result of this
men and women who will set sail for
the golden fleece, is varying and not
too satisfying. One man says $4,000,
another says $4,000. while the highest
figures from the railroad men are 100
GOO. Any figures above this last
amount, they say. are quite absurd.
In the nature of things it is impossible
to make more than rough guess, but
If the figures are assumed to be rea-
sonably correct. it is evident that the
transcOntinental lines like the Great
Northern. Northern Pacific and 500
Pacific, viii reap a rich harvest from
the transportation of these men and
the bulky supplies they will require.
The movement may be greater than
is anticipated. however. The news of
the arrival at Seattle Of a few steam
boats loaded with successful miners
and large quantities of gold which
they have obtained, when navigation
opens once more. may easily infect
thousands of men with the Klondike
craze, who have no interest at present,
of tempting fate in the desolate Edo
RADIO Of the north.