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The Irish standard., 1898-01-22
CURRENCY REFORM.
The Banking and Currency Commit
tee Questions Secretary GuHe.

Tne banking ana currency COmmlts
tee Questions Secretary Gage.
Washington, Jan. 1s-Secretary Gage
and eX-Secretary Fairchild were before
the house committee on banking and
currency yesterday for further discus
sion of the pending plans for currency
reform. Chairman Walker made the in
terrogatores. In response to questions
Mr.. Gage said he had been in the bank
ing business for 40 years, and made
general statement Of what he hoped to
see ultimately accomplished as per-
manent financial system. lie said:
ut would he a condition Of affairs with
.ple without specific security therefor,
wisely restricted by law so as to prevent
such evils as might arise and with the en-
tire elimination Of the United States gov
ernrnen, from paying It's debts by giving
other debts in payment"
WHY not accomplish this now?" asked
Mr.. Walker.
Theoretically there is no reason why 1t
should not be done now: practically there
are many reasons. The predisposition of
the people is in favor Of government notes.
! believe the economic loss to the people
from this system. although unknown, OUT
weighs the narrow advantage OF the mere
saving Of intercs: secured by these gov
crnment notes. You cannot change tho
minds of the people. They are timid and
suspicious of bank note issues. They dts
believe that anyoE: can uphold a sys-
tenn such as have shetched without
selfish and socdd motives. They fear 1t
involves hazard and loss. They recall the
period Of wildcat banks 1t is desirable.
therefore. to make the first step so simple
as to show the people that it Involves no
dangers so that In time the full develop
ment of the plan would be responsive 10
public sentiment
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NEWSPAPERS WIN THE FIGHT.
Department Stores at Denver Make
Unconditional Surrender.

Department Stores at Denver Make
Unconditional Surrender.
Denver, Col, Jan. 20.-The fight be.
tween the Denver newspapers and the
IA large department stores of the city
regarding advertising rates, which be.
gan nine days ago, has ended with the
unconditional surrender of the Aler.
chants association. Since the mer.
chants withdrew their advertisements
the proprietors Of the papers have
agreed upon a new scale of rates some.
what higher than the previous one, and
this has been accepted by the mer.
chants. The fight was precipitated by
a demand from the advertisers for re.
duction of about 80 per cent. in the
rates Of advertising and the withdraw.
al of all patronage when the demand
was denied. Nearly all the labor unions
in the city espoused the cause of the
papers and much public feeling was
shown against the stores during the
contest.
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NO TAX ON LIeHTMAKERs.
Representative McEniry's Plan II
Defeated in the Lower HOuHe.

representative MCfnIry'9 RAN IL
Defeated in the Lower House.
Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 2o.-The house, by a
vote Of 80 to 50, refused to reconsider Nc
Eniry's bill taxing gas and electric light
ing companies. This kills the bill. La
Monte's bill taxing grain elevators was
also defeated in the house.
After recess the revenue committees
bill was reported and ordered to first
reading. Adjourned.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. Ex-senator Craw-
ford had the primary election bill placed
ahead of the revenue bill In the senate
In spite of the objection Of Senator Ham
jlton. Senator Crawford explained that
II this was done 1t would expedite legisla-
tion by one week.
After recess the committee amendments
to the revenue bill offered Tuesday were
adopted without opposition. Amendments
were adopted striking out the clause re.
ferring to agricultural statistics; providing
for publication of tax lists in each town
ship or district where newspaper Is pub
lished; providing for separate assessment
of equity and mortgage Indebtedness OF
real property; providing that failure OF
publication of tract shall not be valid
objection to Judgment for tax sale In the
county court; striking out the clause in the
bill exempting corporations organized for
manufacturing, mining, stock breeding or
publication Of newspapers from assess.
ment by the board Of equalization. Ad.
iourned
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The Iltj0u Thehter.

Mr.. Henry E. Dixy, the magician, who
will be seen at the Bijou next week. is
without doubt, the most versatile per-
former on the stage today. Not long
ago friend who saw him in his magical
soiree at the Garden Thcater in New
York city, wrote him a letter of con-
graduation. in which he said: Il am
glad tc see that you have at last got
into an easy vocation, and one in which
the competition is not SO sharp as it is
in ether amusement fields. "Dixey" re-
.>lsAs +o hie f~se~a s>li~..-.. "Tl.
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COW EATS a FOOTBALL,
Mysterious Death of Bovine Settled
by an Autopsy.

MTster1Ous Death of a Bovine Settled
by an Autopsy.
Charles G. Allen, q farmer at South
Kingston, r. l., lost his favorite Jersey
COW the other day, and, as the symp-
toms mystified the veterinary, an atl-:
topsy was held.
The animal became wheezy at night
and in the evening, at milking time, she
had kicked and hunted so desperately;
that weakness knocked her out and she
fell In heap in her pen. Allen sent foN
veterinary and the two sat up ell
night and tried unsucccssfully to dag
nose the puzzling disease. The doctors
applied oil sorts of remedies and occal
sionally the distressed animal would
arise and kick like a mule, driving her
attendants before her. Death followed,
soon after.
The autopsy revealed football in tho
cows stomach, and, remarkable to re4
late, 1T was still partially blown up.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the week Ena,ns Jan. ~.

For the Week Ending Jan. ID.
Scott Leighton, famous animal
painter, died In Boston.
Great Britain has again declined to
reopen the sealing question.
Ex-Congressman benjamin S. Hooper
died suddenly at Farmville, Va.
1t is proposed to turn the Erie canal
over to the federal government.
Wertheimer & Co., glove manufac-
turers, failed in New York for 100000.
Archey Lockeley (colored), triple
murderer, was hanged at Richmond. Va.
The Maryland legislature took an in
efrectual ballot for United States sem
ator.
Chauncey NJ. Depew has been elected
president of the Republican club of New
York.
Music hall, which was built in 1895
in Cleveland at cost of 100000, was
burned.
Fire destroyed the Yester block at
McKeesport, Pa, causing loss Of
100000.
Southern cities report encouraging
prospects In all lines of trade for the
new year.
Gen. Christopher Colon Anger, U. S.
A., retired, died of old age at his home
in Washington.
Eight hundred buildings were de-
stroyed by fire which devastated Port
au Prince, Hayti.
The city Of Indianapolis has been
chosen as the headquarters Of the
United Mine workers.
James T. Berry, known in life as the
tramp millionaire, died in Paducah, KY,
from the effects of a full.
More than 80 employees of the Adams
Express company in New York city
Lave been arrested for stealing.
The Indiana supreme court has de-
, cided that life insurance policies are
not taxable under the present state tax
law.
Bread riots have occurred at Ancona,
Italy, following n request made on the
mayor for a reduction in the price of
bread.
Exports to America from north Ger
many showed a falling Off during the
last quarter Of $3,23l ,s13, principally in
sugar.
Augustin Cossio, the father of Evan
gelina Cisneros, has arrived in New
York from Havana, having been re-
leased by Gen. Blanco.
The American Association Of Invent
ors and Manufacturers in session in
Washington elected Francis H. Rich
ards, of Hartford, Conn. president.
Truman II. Handy, of Cleveland, O.,
the oldest banker in the United States
who is actively engaged in business,
celebrated his ninety-hrst birthday.
Logan Carlisle, Son of John G. Carlisle
and his chief clerk when the latter was
secretary of the treasury, died sudden
ly at the home of his parents in New
York. aged SO years.
Charles Pelham Villiers, known as
the Father of the British house of COM
MONS" having sat continuously in the
house since 1895, died at South Wolver,
hampton. aged oe years.
The Irish standard., 1898-01-22
A FRlGHTFuL PLUNGE,
Man Lcnps from the Sixteenth Floor
of ChicnuO Masonic Ccmnle.

Man Lcnps from the Sixteenth Floor
of Chicago Masonic Temple.
Chicago. Jan. 17.-uurling through
the air, his dark clothing sharply out
lined against the cream white of the
marbe-lned shaft, man sprang from
The iron railing of the sixteenth story
of the Masonic Temple at $3.50 o'cock
Saturday morning and was dashed to
death upon the stone tagging of the
stairway at the third floor. The body
of the suicide was recognized as that Of
Albert c. Greenleaf. once wealthy
wholesale merchant of Columbus, o.
His fortune was dissipated and he
drifted to Denver, and finally to Chi
cayo, where he ended his career, penni-
less
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apparent ease and thorough at home
ativeness CT magician on the stage
usually gives a very false impression
to the spectators. They imagine that
he is to be envied, not less on account
Of his nonchalance than because his
special domain is not subject to the
same sharp competition which prevails
in other fields The highest art in
acting is the concealment of art, and SO
the magician finds that the most diff
ficult Of his feats is the concealment
of the art by which he produces his re-
suits. AS he becomes skillful in SO do
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FAvoRs INDEMNITY.
President Mckinley Sends n Message
to the Senate.

President Mckinley Sends n Message
to the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 19.-President Nc
Kinley sent to the senate message
with report from the secretary OF
state relating to the lyncihing in 1905
at Yreka, Cal. of Louis Morcnn, n Mex
lean citizen, and the demand of the Mex
lean government for indemnity. The
president says:
Following the course adopted in thu
case of the lynching of the three Italians in
Louisiana In August, 1896, l have recon-
mended the appropriation by congress, out
OF humane considerations, and without ref
erence to the questions Of liability Of the
government Of tho United States In tho
premises. Of the sum Of $1,000 to be paid by
Mexico to be distributed among the heirs
of I4nuiS Mnceua.n
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frying personally conducted tour

carrying personally conducted tour
list cars arriving at Boston at 5 D..
NJ, New York, $3.50 p. IN. the second day
after leaving the Twin Cities. The tour
list car berth rate will be 81. so to Ros-
ton and New York. including all in
termediate points.
The line of tourist cars assigned to
this service are old style standard Was-
ner sleeping cars, which are very much
superior to the ordinary tourist car. and
intact, provide first class accommoda-
tions. AS second class tickets be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis and
Chicago are hnnored for massage IN
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sleeping cars on our line, passengers
are given the benefit Of first class ac-
commcdations through from the Twin
Cities to New York or Boston at Gee
ond class rates. making a saving OF 50
IN tho cost OF the ticket. and So. 50 in the
cost Of the berth. This is the first and
only tourist car line ever operated east
of Chicago.
You will please note that our Chicago
limited makes connections every day
with the Boston and New York Special
over both the Lake Shore and Nickle
Plate roads, offering the quickest time
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PURE FOOD CONGRESS.
Call Issued for u Sanitary Gathering
In Ma 81, n Nj

Call Issued for y Sanitary Gathering
In WASHINGTON March 20.
Washington Jan. ia call has been
issued for a pure food and drug con-
gress TO meet at the National hotel In
this city Wednesday, March 20, for the
purpose of urging congress to pass a
pure food and DISQUALIFICATION law.
The call apportions delegates SO as to
permit representatives from the states,
from departments of the national gov
eminent, boards of health and of trade,
chambers of commerce, and agricul-
tural, scientific, trade and mercantile
associations.
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LOST ON ALKALI PLAIN
Terrible Experience OF Geo. Sohill4
ing, of Chicago, in New Mexico.
Misses His Way While Looking fo1
/ Gold Hill and Spends Three DayA j
and NightA Without Food .
or Drink.

Lost in the mountains and desert
plains of New Mexico for three dayA
without food or water is what George
A. Schilling, resident of Chicago for
22 years, has just experienced. The
other day he was brought to Lords.
burg, N. NJ, by George p. Brown, q
ranch owner, who found him lying near
the tracks of the Deming division of the
Santa Fe railroad. Physicians have him
under their care and they say he will
recover.
Mr.. Schilling was secretary OF the
bureau Of labor statistics under Gov
Altgeld. Heis now connected with the
Chicago Gold Hill Mining and Milling
company.
Through the undiscovered hills and
the alkali deserts he wandered, and
when found he was all but dead. His
feet and limbs were covered with cuta
and briars and thorns; his eyes are
nearly closed from the effects of the
,alkali dust.
The recovered wandercr has been in
New Mexico state for some time in the
interest of the mining company. Re-
Gently he left Silver City, where he had
gone to send some messages to C. s.
barrow, of Chicago. After finishing
his business he left Silver City for Gold
Hill in company with Mr.. Speed, a
ranchman. Leaving the horses at
Speeds ranch, he struck out alone for
what he took TO be Gold Hill mountain
and Travelled until that night, only to
find on reaching the mountain that Ii
was not the coveted Gold Hill, and that
he was lost and alone without food or
water.
The other morning he walked until
noon. Coming in sight of hut, he
'hastened his weary steps, only to find
the place uninhabited and without the
coveted drink of water or any sign Of
life. He posted u note on the door say
ing he was lost, and if anyone happened
that way to notify his company. That
night he laid down to rest with his
throat parched and suffering from the
Jack of food.
After long tramp he threw away
his coat and satchel and staggered
on in the hope of finding help. He found
a little damp mud, and with this he COW
cred his arms, feet and limbs in the hope
lot cooling his blood. He gave up hope
when night came, but suddenly Id
heard the whistle of a railroad engine
and soon came in sight of the Santa "a
tracks.
Here he was found by Mr.. Brown and
brought to Lordsburg.
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WANTS STATEHOOD.

Oklahoma Citizens to Petition Con-
Ercss for Admission.
Kingfsher, o. T., Jan. 15.-The inter-
partisan statehood convention, which
was in session here until late hour
Thursday night, brought over 1000
delegates and other interested persons
TO Kingtisher. The convention. which
was wholly harmonious. adopted unani-
mously resolutions petitioning the
present congress to pass an enabling
act providing for the admission Of
Oklahoma rs a statc
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Sold Mt Auction,

New Bedford, Mass, Jan. 10. - The
Bennett & Columbia spinning mills and
all their back accounts and other quick
assets were sold at auction Tuesday.
The properties were disposed of sep
arately. The Bennett was purchased
by trustees for syndicate of the cred
itors, for ST ,0S0,00O. The Columbia was
sold to the same parties for $72O, 900.
The two plants will now be combined,
to be known as the Bennett Spinning
company, with capital of 81 500, 900.
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Domestic Mcrchnn disc.

Washington, Jan. 17.-The exports Of
domestic merchandise for December
last amounted to $123,1s1,743, an in
crease as compared with December,
1896, of over 100000. For the 10
months the increase was over 500, o0O,-
900. The imports during December
amounted to S51,514,7s3, and for the IL
months the increase was about $54,5O0,-
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RiOtOus Students.

Paris, Jan. 20.-Two hundred stu
dents paraded the Boulevard Des Ca
pucines with the intention of making
a demonstration before the Military
club, but were dispersed. A thousand
students took part in a demonstration
before the Pantheon. The students
shouted against lola and the Hebrews.
They were driven away by the police,
who split the mob up into noisy groups.
which then began parading various
parts of the Latin quarter, where there
Is much excitement.
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Women Who Never Sneak,

There are severa! communities Of
silent monks, as, for instance, the Traps
pists' but these are not at all surprising
in comparison with community OF
silent women such as are to be found
in convent near Darritz. These
"silencieuses," or silent sisters, never
speak except to the mother superiorI
and only upon necessary business
When they are at meals book is read.
and every Friday they eat their dinnerA
kneeling.
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To Observe IL Centennial.

New York, Jan. 15.-Ohio Methodists
are preparing to celebrate their centcn-
nial. They surpass in numbers every
other state except New York. Presl-
dent Mckinley will be the central fig
ure of the celebration, but the back
ground will be made up of circuit riders
md similar picturesque features of
early Mcthodism in the west The exact
date has not yet been fixed, but it prob
ably will be near the college commence
meut season next summer
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SHOT DEAD.
Prominent Resident of Youngstown,
o., Accidentally Killed.

o., Accidentally Killed.
Youngstown, o., Jan. 2o.-Robert G.
Hazlett, prominent citizen, was shot
through the heart at one o'clock
Wednesday afternoon by Ray II. Lee,
and fell back into the arms of his wife,
expiring almost instantly. Hazlett was
engaged in moving to another residence
and had employed Lee to assist in hand.
ling his household goods. Lee was
handling target rifle when the weapon
was discharged, the bullet striking
Hazlett, who exclaimed: "A[y God, I'M
shot!" and falling back, would have
struck the floor had not his wife cnught
him. After a brief struggle, he ex-
pred. The statement made by Lee that
the shooting was accidental was cor.
roborated by Mrs. Hazlett and also by
her daughter,
The Irish standard., 1898-01-22
Cut Loose from Pcpu,ixts.

St. Louis, Jan. IA new party was
born Thursday night in the conference
OF the populists and named the peoples
party. 1t has severed all connection
with the national populist committee
and will take no aid or advice from any
outside party. There was practical
agreement among the delegates that a
national presidential convention should
be held this year.
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AMERICANS ARE BARRED.
ontario Legislature Pnsxes an Allen
Labor Law.

VEVUTIV T'VRHeU Un
Labor Law.
Toronto. Ont, Jan. 1.-THE Ontario
Legislature adjourned Friday night and
in its closing hours passed bill pro-
viding that no persons shall be em-
ploycd in the construction of subs idlzed
railways in Ontario who are subjects Of
any country which has an alien labor
law excluding Canadians from employ
mcnt on public or other works therein.
This means that Americans need not
expect employment on Canadian rail-
ways. The legislature also passed the
timber regulations, which require all
snwlogs cut in Ontario hereafter to be
made into lumber in Canada.
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COTTON OPERATIVES STRIKE.
No Change in the Situation Likely

No Change in the Situation Likely
for at Least Two Weeks.
Boston, Jan. 2o.--The news from the
New England cotton manufacturing
centers, New Bedford, Biddeford and
Lewiston. in which strikes are in prog
rcss, is to the effect that everything is
quiet.
Secretary Hart, of the New Bedford
union, says he looks for no particular
change for at least two weeks, and it
is thought unlikely that the situation
in the smaller places will be altered I'M
til action is taken in New Bedford.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
without Precedent,

San Francisco, Jan. 1a.-Six sailing
vessels which started from Honolulu 10
days ago all arrived mt this port within
few hours of each other. Old shin
masters say that the performance OF
The sin vessels is without precedent and
may be reckoncd as one of the things
that occur once in thousand Years.
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Murder and Suicide.

New York, Jan. 1S.-John Matthews,
a retail grocer, murdered his wife and
their two children, boy ten years old
and girl 12, by hacking them to death
with Ratchet. Matthews then COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head. 1t is supposed that Matthews
had become respondent from pecuniary
difficulties.
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Weekly Tourist Cars to BOSTON and
New York,

The Minneapolis & St. Louis company
lave pleasure in advising Of new ar
'angement by which the travelling pab-
DC is given the benefit of improved SER
vice at g. considerable saving In cost Of
railroad and sleeping car tickets, as
sollows:
Commencing Jan. Is, and every Sat-
friday thereafter, our Chicago limited
rain will make close connection with
s'The New York and Boston Special"
ria. Lake Shore, New York
Central and Boston & ALBANY.
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FIFTY LIVES WE'RE LOST.

Terrible Result of the Terrific Tor
nnd0 at Fort Smith, Ark.
Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 19.-Thc latest
official death list shows Total of so
lives lost in the tornado which swept
through Fort Smith. Not less than 70
others are injured. IL large number OF
whom arc seriously hurt, and several
are expected To die. The property loss
is fully $l.0n0,on0. In Crawford county
three persons were killed. three fatal
ly injured and about 20 less seriously
hurf
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Three Children A.phyxtntcd.

Boston, Jan. 1s.-Robert Alexander's
three sons, David, aged II; jerome,
aged seven, and Paul, aged five years,
were asphyxiated by gas, which was
left partly turned on by accident in
their chamber Sunday night. Alexan-
der, who recently came from New York,
has become insane over the tragedy,
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su.pccted or Mur,,crnnI .rson

St. Louis, Jan. 19.--In II dwelling
house in Choutrau avenue the ckarrcd
remains Of II little girl were discovered
The house was occupied by August
Bauer, Mrs. Hilda Ersar and her little
girl. Bauer was arrested. The police
think he killed the child and fired the
building.
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CORPSE FOR A DRIVER.
John Fries Stricken with Heart Dis

John Fries Stricken with Henri Dis
ease While in II buggy.
Dubuque, ln.. Jan. 17.-When Farmer
Won der Ahe's horse reached home Fri
day night the reins were held by
corpse. John Fries, the hired man, had
driven to town to visit his parents and
had been stricken with heart disease on
the return trip. The horse was found
standing before the barn door and the
driver lying dead against the DASH
hpar1
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Greenup, Ill.,, Jan. 10. - Miss Eta
Leafs, IS years old, daughter of Rev.
WIN Leats.in Union township, about
ten miles from this place, was burned
to death Mt the farm home Of John r.
Drum. Her clothing caught fire from
the kitchen stove.
The Irish standard., 1898-01-22

Why pay fancy pr,ce for wedding in
vitatons when you can get the latest
and prettiest designs at the Irish Stand
ard office for $3.50 per hundred AMI
upward. including envelopes and print
ing. Our new sample book for 1875
has arrived
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Fifty Bodies Found.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 2o.-A dispatch
from Charkoff says that the bodies of
so victims of the gas explosion in one
of the mines of the Donetzaer company,
in the Taganrog district, have been en-
tricated. 1t is feared that others were
killed. Three of the is injured in the
explosion have since succumbed.
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Making Pcr7umery,

Heretofore perfumery has been del
tached from flowers by soaking them I'M
lard. "A Partisan named Pussy has now,
found a way of gathering the fragrance
by simply soaking the flowers in water
process which can be repeated several
times without DESTROYING the flowers.
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I.uml,cr MILL nurncd

Milwaukee,. Jan. ia special TO the
Wisconsin from Elnnd Junction, Wis,
says the lumber mill OF the Iuycrsoll
Land and Lumber company. located
three miles from there, was burned.
Loss, $4,000.