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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17

Nicholas Backus, keeper OF tnt n wal
works crib at Cleveland, starts IA sbifte
ashore on the ice, when the WIZ into to til
and the ice began moving gu. -, - twe7
lake. Backus was on cake ap eo1v sal
feet square. Two fshermel, a nn about
him and he was rescued when 1'
mile and a half from shore.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17
when Washington was young.

VIII W1&5HhHEtOH " al HUUNSs
The stagec0ach rolled along its way.
On tfreless axle hung,
The speediest travel of the day
When Washington was young.
A wick in tailow wax impaired
Its feeble luster fang
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17
THE RUSH FOR GOLD
MIDDLE WEST TO SEMI Or
MEN TO ALASKA 0oo
Argonauts in Illinois, Iowa, Ind;,
wisconsin and Michigan soou
Start : Have Spent the W;n+o. "
preparation and Are Well Eo,;n
Exodus for the Klopd;,,

LONDlKE fever !,
!ne raging epidemic
in the Middle Wqs st.
ern States. 1t is es.
timated on an abso-
iutely accurate basis
that at least $4,000
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17

of Durham between 1860 and 1874, and
Washington Irving has traced to the Wes-
singtons of Durham George Washington's
ancestry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17

Mfn
consin, Iowa, Indiana and Micbigar "" VS.
planning to so to the Yukon this snr;nn
The estimate is built upon REPORTS tbe.
2,114 have actually bought tickets a"s
secured their implements and outfits Th; u
company Of argonauts is ready to stort ho
fore the month is up.
Iowa leads the list. information Gonna.
from Des Moines that fully 10000 mon ~
the State have declared their Klonditn
intentions. The exodus from Iowa dnr;ns
the coming few days will be 2S5 ot tho
lowest figure. Illinois cities have ronort
ed that 704 will leave before ton dar.
are up, excluding the big delegation FROM,
Chicago. Indiana will start 2O1 Nich;'
gan 277, and Wisconsin 600.
There is nothing of uncertainty IN
these figures. The messages which
brought them also give the names and
addresses of the explorers. The tahlo
Of delegations to start north at the fret
sign of good weather is this:
A1AAit0A' ''' $500 1(4
Wisconsin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. GOO
Ao"a ...... ................ 2S5
AnuihAa '...'. 2t4
Mlchlgan NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So1
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14
A serious question has arisen in New

A serious question has arisen in New
Jersey concerning grayestone. 1t
seems that the relatives of person
who is buried in cemetery at Eliza
beth desire to perpetuate his memory,
in accordance with his express wish,
by placing at the grave large boulder
which has been brought from his farm
and adorned with suitable inscrip-
ton. The appearance OF the huge
stone is not satisfactory, however, to
some of the neighboring lot owners,
and at their instance the authorities OF
the cemetery have refused to allow it
to be placed therein. The rights Of
lot owners in respect to the monuments
which they may erect must depend
upon the particular contract with the
cemetery association, or upon the
statutes of the State in which the GENE.
terry is situated. 1t is usual for the
proprietary corporation to reserve for
itself the power of final control in such
matters, and where that power is exer-
cised with discretion there is rarely
any difficulty. There are many ceme-
teries in which natural boulders have
been erected into very suitable and
handsome monuments.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14
IabOrer Lost His Savings.

Quincy Oct. 11.-Antonio Spruchf, o.
1aborer, lost a pocketbook containing
S400 while at work in a trench for a
man, who sent for an officer, and the "A
laborers were searched. The money was
not found, but the search brought to
light a most interesting condition of
affairs. Every laborer had a roll of
money about his person amounting any
where from $40 to $500, and there We're
ovxer $4,000 in gold and greenbacks
among the men. Some had it sewed in
different parts of their clothing, others
in belts around their waists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Kaiser Wilhelm has struck another
blow at the French. A recent army
order commands the suppression of
the terms Premier Lieutenant and
Seconde Lieutenant and the substitu-
ton of Ober and Inter Lieutenant
instead. The title remains, therefore,
half German and half French, and
First Lieutenants will. be easily, con-
fused with Lieutenant Colonels,
Oberst Lieutenants. An imperial at
tempt at Germanizing the French title
Lieutenant would have been interest
inc.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

If it be true, as claimed, that the
long-looked-for new match has been
invented it is news of great Importance.
An Englishman and Berlin chemist
have announced the invention of a
match which will strike anywhere and
of which phosphorus is not compo-
nent part. The makers of friction
matches are liable to necrosis, hor-
rible form of jaw disease, as a result
of the use of phosphorus, andin Europe
large rewards have been offered for a
suitable substitute for this dangerous
substance. 1t is to be hoped that the
substitute has been found.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

1t is very pretty proposition made
by General Sir Herbert Kitchener that
college and medical school be estab-
lished at KLartum, in memory of Gen
eral Gordon, devoted to the education
of sons of Shelks and other young
men, graduation from which should
qualify one to hold Government posts.
1t would cost, he says, $500, 200; and
he believes the British public would
subscribe it. That is the way war is
made nowadays by nations that feel
responsibility for territories acquired
in yvor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Lovers of fresh fruits will rejoice at
the new enterprise undertaken by the
California sugar king, Claus Spreckles,
says the New York World. He has
begun building a railroad from point
in the San joaquin Valley over the
TETON Pass into Los Angeles. This
will connect south of the pass with
the Atchison system and north of it
with the new San Francisco and Los
Angeles road; which means that all of
the great fruit districts of California
are to be provided with competing
railroad route to the Eastern States.
This in turn means that an abundance
of grapes, figs, apricots, pears, peaches
and plums will soon be furnished to
us fresh and cheap.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

A Connecticut man has left his en-
tire savings, amounting to twelve thou
sand dollars, for a monument 70 he
erected to his memory, How much
better it would have been to put this
money into memorial library! The
monument will do nobody any good.
1t will be infrequently seen, and it will
not make the town a better place to
live in, while library would have been
lasting reminder of his generosity
and common sense.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

New Haven, Oct. 1.-At a conference
of the athletic authorities of Yale,
Princeton and Harvard to arrange the
appointments of officials for the Yale
Princeton and Yale-Harvard football
games. it was agreed that Paul A.
Dassiel of Lehigh university shall be
the umpire for both games. EX-Cap-
tain McCung of Lehigh has also been
agreed upon by Yale and Harvard for
referee Of their game, and it is very
probable that he will act in a like ca
paclty at the Yale Princeton game.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14
The Body Was Burned.

Concord, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE body of
Sherman Hoar was left in the church af-
ter the services and remained there over
night with a guard. This morning the
remains, accompanied by members of
the family, was taken to Boston and Gre
mated at Forest Hills cemetery after
which the ashes were brought to Con-
cord and deposited in the family lot.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

A man was on his way to be married.
He got on an express train by mis-
take. Finding that there was no stop
at his station, he pulled the bell cord
and got off. Is he liable to punish
ment2 is now the question. 1t will
be interesting to see if railroad COM
panies love a lover.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14
The knights and Ladies.

Pittsburg, Oct. 11.-With a briiliancy
Of tncandescence emanating from nearly
half "A million electric lights. the conclave
of the knights Tempar has now fairly
started. Except a few straEglers. every
commandery which was expected to be-
represented has a delegation on the
ground.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14
SUFFERING.
CubanS Naked and Cannot Go
for Relief.
SUGAR MACHINERY IDLE.

Remedy for Distress Other Than
Charity; Sugar Planters will How
ever DO Nothing Now-The War In
vestigation - Major GalIagher's
TestImony-Iellow Fever practi-
cally stamped Out OF Santiago
Pension Bureau All Right-Movc-
Porto Rico-Permanent Reserve
Wanted-Ncws and Notes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

The construction crews ON the north
western extension Of the Brainerd q
Northern to Bemidji and northward to
Cass lake have Joined the refugees at
Walker, and it may be necessary to send
them back to work under guard. as
these two extensions in the event of
prOlongation of the trouble, would be
of strategic value. Troops may yet be
placed at three more points in addition
to the present forces at Forston line
points. These are where the line crosses
the Mississippi, the Indian portage train
three miles west Of Ball Club lake With
these avenues of escape cut off it would
be practically impossible for the hostiles
to escape nOrthward
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Washington. Dot ll-wide circula-
tion has been given TO the story originat-
ing at the annual encampment of the G.
A. II. in Cincinnati that the commits
sioner of pensions had called his chiefs
together and instructed them to disre-
gard totally every APPLICATION based on
deafness and rheumatism in the adju-
dication Of claims for pensions"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Paris, Oct. 11.--At Saint Patrice, near
Chinon, while the parish priest, Father
Fleural, was conducting service, bur-
glars entered the presbytery and MUIR
dered his aged ilouseheeper. They then
awaited the abbe's return and beat him
also to death, afterward ransacking the
house, 49,.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

An interesting feature in the informal
parade of the knights was furnished by
the Boston Communicates, which
marched up Fifth avenue. accompanied
by the ladies. The way in which the
latter kept step to the music evoked
great enthusiasm
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

The governor has received personal
statement signed by Chief Gay
Bug -Enanoway Rush: We. the Chip
pewa Indians at Pine Point, beg to state
to the public that We are perfectly
friendly to the whites and have no ill
feeling, nor are in any way hostile. We
have decided at the council not to take
any part whatever in the Leach lake
trouble"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Washington, oct. 1I.-Major General
Joseph c. Breckenridge will return to
duty Nov. 30 as Inspector general of the
army. 1t is understood that there will
be other changes in the commands Of
army corps stationed in the south. Cen
eral Wheeler, who will command the
Fourth corps. stated before leaving
Washington that he expected to resume
his seat in the house soon after the be-
ginning of the session. General Gra-
ham, who is to command the Second
corps, has retired as a brigadier general,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

and the question has arisen whether h,
shall be continued longer in the VOLUNTEER
service. The attorney general has rem
dered an opinion that there is no reason
why he should not but there is a feeling
among army officers that it is not alto
gether fair to the younger men. who
should have an opportunity to secure
higher commands. 1t is altogether likely
that Generals Bates and Chaffee later
on will succeed to the command of the
Second and Fourth corps, and General
Wilson will continue to command the
First corps.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Bangor, Oct. 11.--Michael O'Connor Of
Milford, who is very deaf, was struck
by train about half a mile south Of
Old Town while walking on the track.
One leg was badly broken and he re-
ceived other injuries.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

The commissioner authorizes the fol-
lowing statement: "First-No such in
structions were given Second-As to
deafness, the present medical referee
the bureau, DR.. ]. L. Raub, a prominent
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14
"Sunshine From Cucumbers."

Boston, Oct. 11.-President Ryan of
the Eectrolytic Marine Salt company
says that the statement relative to the
tests that had been made by Philadel-
rhia men at the plant in Lubec were
incorrect. Mr.. Ryan has been at the
plant for the major part of the time
during the last six or eight weeks and
he says that he knows positively that
the men referred to have never been
near the plant, or at least We're never
able to get an opportunity to work it.
In fact he does not know who the men
are.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Mr.. Ryan refused to talk about the
results of his experiments at the plant,
as he believes his first report should be
made to the stockholders or to the COM
mittee representing them. However,
he would not admit that the tests were
failures, and he intimated that he is
still satisfied that good results may be
obtained if the stockholders are inclined
to show further patience.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Section mo minister shall solemnize
a marriage the parties to which are with
in the degrees of consanguinity and affin
ity defined in the 18th chapter of the
book. LeVitiCuS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14
WORKING In HARMONY.
Federal and State Authorities
After Indians

Minneapolis, Oct. 1.-THE federal and
state authorities are working in har-
mony toward the quelling Of the Indian
revolt. Governor Clough received the
following message from General Bacon:
situation bad; conference resulted in
nothing. None of the Indian chiefs were
there. The lumber men are all coming
in TO Walker. Troops needed at Cass
lake Nevertheless the governor be
lieves that the situation is well in hand
and that the recalCit"ants are practi-
cally surrounded by soldiers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14
Essex County Herald.

Anarchy wears its most hideous
aspect when it seeks its victims among
feeble and grief-stricken women,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

llhA 'To1A y ~ lSSht HAfEH tolltt 10 lllfll
on the firing lines. but the issue had only
been for day, and the emergency was
unavoidable. He thought the ration
should contain more dried and canned
fruits, and also rice and syrup. and there
should be more tea and coffee.
Colonel DENLY pressed for Informal
tion as to the shortage of coffee and
sugar, and Major Gallagher stated that
there We're probably two days when the
men were without these articles. He
said the storm was the immediate cause
of this deficiency. but that if there had
been a sufiiciency of lighters this diff
Guilty would not have occurred. The
major said there was not to his knowl-
edge a shortage in eNy any other article
of food during the campaign
Mr.. DENLY told him thepr was a COM
plant of deficiency covering a months
time. but Major Gallagher said he knew
nothing Of it.
Suppose" said General McCook, this
shortage of rations had lasted for seven
days instead Of two, what would have
been the result"
eve would probably hnve had to fall
back" replied Major Gallagher. Men
cannot fight on short rations" 1t was
General Skaters orders that no formal
acquisitions for rations should be re-
quired and that food should be given to
those needing it. Gallagher had applied
for extra stores aboard the Grand
Duchese, lying in Santiago harbOr, but
the application had not been favorably
considered, for the reason that the yes
sci was needed for transporting troops
to Camp Wikoff.
General Beaver received letter from
Mrs. Hugh Lange of Brooklyn who par
ticipated in the relief work ut Montauk
Point. relating to her interview with
President Mckinley when he visited
Camp Wikoff She was reported to have
said to the president that some of the
men were carried out in a dying condi-
ton in order to get rid Of them" This,
she says, she did not say, but she asked
if. in passing through the wards. the
president noticed the number of empty
cots. He replied that he had noticed
them. and then she requested him to ask
why the men were without care in the
detention and in some of the regimental
hospitals. The letter continues: Il will
also ask you to go back of the conditions
at the time General Wheeler arrived,
and investigate why no preparation was
made to receive and care for our sick
and suffering soldiers. Ine"er saw more
devoted or more self-sacrifCing work un-
der the most trying conditions, or great
er patience and perseverance than was
always exhibited by the executive otfi-
GERS Of Camp WikoT, particularly Major
Heiseman, Major Brown and Major
Thomasson. The sanitary condition at
the general hospital was appalling until
the general police work was taken up
by Lieutenant Durfee of the Second en-
gineers."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

the citizens Of the place. Giving his
opinion as to the ration, Major Gallagher
said 1t had too much meat In it for a trOp-
icaI climate. The men seemed to demand
more tomatoes and rice than they re-
ceived. On one occasion it had been
necessary to issue green coffee to men
on the firing lines. but the issue had only
been for day, and the emergency was
unavoidable. He thought the ration
should contain more dried and canned
fruits, and also rice and syrup and there
should be more tea and coffee.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

a telegram from Barker says:
Woman just in at McGregor from
Portage lake reports two dozen Indians
in war paint drove her from her home.
She thinks her husband and father are
killed "
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Sec. 1T shall be the duty Of the min
lister to admonish the people from time
to time that the church dscountenances
clandestne marriage No minister shall
solemniZe the marriage of any person
who is a minor under the law of the place
of marriage. unless the parent or guar
dian of such minor is present, or shall
have given written consent to the mar
riage, or is permanently resident in a
foreign country. No minister shall SOL
emnize a marriage except in the presence
of at least two witnesses, himself or the
witnesses being personally acquainted
with the parties. Every minister of the
church shall at the time of the marriage
record in the register of the parish in
which the marriage takes place the
name. birthplace, age and residence of
each party, and such record shall be
signed by the minister who performs the
ceremony and by at least two witnesses
of the marriage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

'Third-As to rheumatism, the pres
cnt chief of the board of review, Colonel
r. d. Stephenson, also prominent Il. A.
r. man, says there has been no change
in adjudication of claims for rheumatism
since he came to the bureau in 1869
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

For several weeks Major Barber who
is at the head of the street cleaning de-
partment, has had 600 men engaged in
carting away the filth of generations,
which is burned at one or the other of the
crematories. General Wood has shown
wonderful ability in bringing order out
of the chaos that ensued upon the de-
parture of the Spaniards. He is without
question one of the most popular Off
cials in this part of the island. In max
ing appointments he places no personal
faVorite, but takes the verdict of so of
the most prominent Cubans, who are
answerable for the honesty and etti-
cheney of the candidates they propose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

6. a. r. man, says there has been no
change in the adjudication Of claims for
deafness since the present schedule of
ratings, which was approved Dec. 4, 1891,
in accordance with the act of Aug. q,
1SSV
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

San Juan. Oct. 1.-Wild rumors of
depredations in the western part of the
island continue. but there is little foun-
dation for them, though a certain dis
orderly element is still seeking the op-
portunity of personal vengeance. In
quiry here as to these stories, which are
of Spanish origin, show that they are
greatly exaggerated.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Washington, Oct. 11.-Three witnesses
were before the war investigation COM
mission Monday-Captain Culver Of
the Grigsby rough riders, DR.. Hysell,
chief surgeon of the Second division a It
Camp Thomas. and Major Gallagher,
who was in charge of various commits
sary depOts in the Santiago campaign.
DR.. Hysells testimony dealt with the
sanitary and hospital conditions at Camp
Thomas. He said that there was less
typhoid fever in the troops of the Sec
ond division than in the other divisions.
DR.. Hysell thought typhoid had been
brought into the camp from the outside.
and that the increase had been due to the
failure to properly cover the sinks and
to the prevalence of flies. He did not
think it possible effectually to isolate
typhoid fever cases, as typhoid was 50
difficult to detect in its early stages All
reasonable precautions had been taken
in locating the camp to prevent the de
velOpment of disease. He admitted that
in the case of another war more effective
means could be provided.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

The American evacuation commits
sioners received an important communi-
cation from Washington Sunday, and a
special meeting was at once called to
consider it and formulate course of
action. At the joint session yesterday
the Americans told the Spaniards it
would be necessary to complete the
evacuation by Oct IS, undertaking to
supply transportation for the remain
der of the Spanish troops at that date if
it should be necessary.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

st. Louis Oct 11.-Charles Kemm,
private in company E, Second Missouri
volunteers, who is here on a furlough,
shot and Killed Leslie Wesley, a negro,
with whom he found his wife living.
Kemm was arrested.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Portland, Oct. lin his report to the
navy department, Lieutenant Robert j.
Beach. who was in command of the aux
iiary naval forces in this district, urges
the need of permanent reserve, to con-
sist of three batallions, located at Port
land, Bath and Portsmouth. He recon-
mends that each battalion be made up of
four fighting divisions, an engineers
division, and commissary division; that
each battalion be furnished a torpedo
boat, a converted yacht armed with
modern batteries, and four small boats
of cutter or whaleboat pattern. Line
officers of the navy should he says, be
detailed to this district as instructors,
for there are no ex-naval officers en-
listed here. The line of instruction should
consist of thorough knowledge of the
coast and the handling of boats and tor
pedoes, especially at night.