Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-21

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Senator Morrill, of Vermont celebrated
| his SSth birthday Thursday night by u
reception at his residence in Thomas cir
cle He was born at Stratford, VT, on,
| the 14th of April, 1910. He has served
| thirty-one years in the United States Sem
ate, longer than any other man, and be-
fore his first selection was ten years in
| the House Of Representatives. The VEN
cradle gentleman is still in excellent
health, although he is not so spry and
industrious and enduring as he was when
he first came to Washington, forty-one
years ago. Letters and kilograms of con-
gratulations poured in upon him. The
President, the President, the SUI
preme Court, the foreign ambassadors and
ministers, the entire Senate and large
| number of other friends, including every
person of prominence in public life, at
tended his reception.
The members Of the executive commit
tee of the Brewers Association, which
represents so per cent of the brewers of
the United States, who came to Washing
ton to resist the imposition of the tax
upon beer, have yielded and have gone
back to their homes with an agreement
with the Committee on Ways and Means
that the proposed additional tax of 81
barrel will not be objected to-, provided 81
provision is made for rebate of tx per
cent for beer that is spoiled. This would
| make the tax $1.85 net, instead of 50
barrel, which would not be felt Beer
sells at wholesale at an average price
throughout the country at 1G cents per
gallon, and so cents gallon at retail. The
committee thinks, therefore, that this al
| lows a sufficient margin for an additional
tax.
The authorities, besides making an in
vestigatiOn of questions relating to pri-
watering and the neutrality of goods,
have been examining the treaties between
the United States and Spain to determine
what sections would continue in force in
| time of war. 1t is a general principle OF
| international law that war ahrogates
| treaties between belligercnts, but should
the nations presupposing war have en-
gagged themselves in such treaties to per-
form certain specific acts during HOSTILE
ties such engagement must be observed.
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There is a great deal of patriotism be-
ing expressed through the mails and over
the telegraph lines. The President re-
ceives bushels of messages every morning
from people who commend or condemn
him. At the War Department it is said
more than 100000 men have offered
their services to the Government in case
of war, among them four members of
Congress-Senator Pcttus and Represent
atives Wheeler of Alabama, Campbell Of
Illinois and Broussacd of Louisiana.
The transportation of coal across the
Atlantic will be an insuperablc obstacle
to the operations of the Spanish feet, and
when their present supplies of coal i'll
Cuba and Puerto Rico are exhausted their
ships will be powerlcss. At the same
time and for the same reason u declara-
ton by this Government that coal is COR
traband would render our own fleet pow
erless upon the other side of the Atlantic
and for LOCO miles from our own coast in
any direction.
William jennings Bryan and William
Mckinley met Thursday morning for the
first time in several years, when the for
mer called at the White House with SEN
ator Murphy of New York to pay his re-
spects. 1t was during the regular hours
| for receiving congressional visitors, and
therefore Mr.. Bryan remained but mo-
| ing no serious conversation.
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Gen. Miles is Of the opinion that 100000
| men could be transported to any point on
| the gulf or Atlantic coast in the South
within forty-cight hours. The fact that
! this can be done was demonstrated by
| the feat performed by the railroads during
| the recent big celebration in Washington,
when 100000 men were brought into the
| city and taken out again inside of twenty
| four hours.
Since the Maine disaster letters by the
hundreds have poured in at the White
| House and the War and Navy Depart
ments from patriots who are anxious to
| volunteer or who have suggestions to
| offer for the defense Of the Government
| or the discontinue of the Spanards.
While the ministry at Madrid was talk
| ing peace and Offering concessions Gen.
| Blanco was preparing for resistance, and
| he recently issued an order for military
| census of Cuba and the enlistment of ev-
! cry man between the ages of 10 and 50
| ''for the defense of the territory"
| Great disappointment was expressed at
| the War Department over the defeat Of
the army reorganization bill in the House.
| The authorities were confident that rcgu-
| lars could do much more effective service
in Cuba than the State militia, differed
| by men of their own number.
The Ways and Means Committee of
| the House proposes war tax on beer and
| manufactured tobacco. 1t is probable
also that stamp tax will be imposed on
| all bank paper and legal documents. The
| revenue from these sources is estimated
at 500, ,O00 year.
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Representative Wheeler of Alabama in
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