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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-13

Washington, June 4.-While the
war revenue measure was not passed
by the senate, two important votes
were taken, one on the proposition to
coin the silver bullion in the treasury
and to issue silver certificates against
the coin and the other on bond prop
ositiOn presented by the republican
minority of the committee on finance.
In lieu of the seigniorage amendment
offered by the majority of the finance
comittee, Mr.. Wolcott, (sil. rep, COLI
proposed an amendment directing the
secretary of the treasury to coin Che
silver bullion in the treasury and issue
silver certificates against it. After
some discussion a vote was reached
and the amendment was agreed to,
48 to 81, several republicans voting for
it. Mr.. Aldrich, (rep., R. ID then
pressed the amendment Of the minority
of the finance committee, providing
for an issue of $100,000,000 of certif-
Gates of Indebtedness and $500 1000, 900
of bonds to be used exclusively for the
payment of the expenses of the war.
After an extended debate, the question
was brought to an issue and by the
decisive vote of IS to 81 the
bond amendment was incorpor-
ated in the bill as a substitute for the
amendment for legal tender notes.
The bond proposition received the
votes of 81 republicans, democrats
and / populist. The vote in oppost
ton to the bond issue was cast by %
democrats, populists and free sill
vor ronTIh1io0nc
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Told by window Curtains.

Who says that the outside OF a house
does not tell the story of its Interior III
one only looks at the shades on the WIN
dows he can say whether the FEMININE
owner Is a neatly particular woman, or
a woman with slovenly ways whether
she he quietly se~lf-possessed or n~ervously
active. Telling character by window cur
tains is a new fad. IL the shades OF a
house are invariably in the center OF the
glass panes and always hang In an even
line. then IL is safe to pronounce the
housekeeper a Quiet. orderly woman
whose nerves never get sharpened into
edges. II. on the contrary. one curtain II
up and one down. or one string missing
and the other tied into tangled knots. or
one stick broken and the other lying on
the bias. then the reader OF character
promptly chronicles the woman resident
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These men. members of the organized
clique of ~cutthroats and robbers. We're
prepared for any deed. however desper-
ate, and they haunted like coyotes the
settlements formed by industrious
miners and traders.
The murder of Dillingham;, one of
Plummer's deputies, early in the days
of Alder gulch was the beginning of a
carnival of crime that went on I'M
checked until the organization of the
vigilantes and the introduction Of
prompt and effective methods. Hayes
Lyons and Buck Stinson were convict
ed of this crime, after a trial by the
miners court, presided over by DIR.
steele, but Charley Forbes. by his quick
wit n glib tongue. saved his neck.
Lyons and Stinson were subsequently
released through the efforts of their
| friends. Forbes and Lyons afterward
met violent deaths.
The fabulous wealth Of Alder gulch
brought hundreds of treasure seekers
into the country in 1868 and the road
agents enjoyed a most lucrative season.
Their complete organization and the
fact that so many of their accomplices
were occupying positions Of trust made
their nefarious calling easy and profit
able. The robbery of "Bummer Dan"
and his fellow passengers. Madison and
Percy, aroused general indignation, but
no effort was made To apprehend the
robbers. as no man could then trust his
neighbor. Then followed the robbery OF
Southmayd by the agents and he later
unsuccessful attempt by Ray and
stinson and their fellows. The nerve
and bravery of Southmayd saved him
and won him the respect. at least OF
| the agents. BY this time the law-abiding
men were beginning to get together
The adventure Of Colonel sanders with
Jack Gallagher and the coincident iden-
tidcation Of Plummer as a road agent
by Young Tilden was followed by fhe
wounding OF Marshland and Dutch
John in their attempted robbery oil
Moody's train.
The spectacular series of crimes COM
mitted by George Ives. eliminating In
the brutal murder of Tiebolt led to the
first organization of thief hunters by
citizens OF Nevada City. which resulted
in the capture Of Long John. Tex and
Ives. himself. The trial and conVie-
tIon of Ives followed. speedily, Colonel
Sanders leading the prosecution.and tins
immediate execution OF Ives completed
this first chapter in the vigilance opera
tons.
The effect OF the hanging of Ives was
immediate. The agents were alled will
CONSERVATION n the law-abiding citi'
gems perfected their organization.
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Bill Fairweather's Find of the Little Nugget
That Proved to be the Cornerstone of the
Treasure State--HoW 1t Happened That
the Man Who First Laid Eyes on Millions
of Placer Gold Died Without a Cent.

little company OF p~rospectors who, On
Feb. 4. 1868. in company with seven
hunters for gold. left Bannack in
search OF a richer field. At first the
intention of these men was to try the
sun river country but, meeting James
Stuart in the course of their travels,
they were induced to turn east. with
the idea Of prospecting h Big Horn
and the Yellowstone. by n chance that
proved to be most fortunate for these
prospectors there was a hitch I'm the
plans which, had they been carried cut.
would have taken the party To fields
which. as far as known to this day, are
poorer.
Fairweather and his comrades we're
working their way homeward To Ban
mack. the worse In spirits because of
u%nfriendly encounters with Indians in
the Gallatin region and because OF
wha seemed to be the end Of the boot
less expedition. They reached Alder
gulch-it was May &c. F~airweather and
Henry Edgar were guarding the prop
erty while the others took a look a,
the creek. In crossing over 10 the west
side to picket the horses for the night,
a portion Of the rimpock was noticed
Fairweather examined IL. Edgar got
the tools. Fairwsather filled a par
with the gravel. suggesting that pos
sibly they could get n price Of to-
bacco upon their return to Bannack.
Both men were panning when Fair
weather exclaimed: n have found
scad!"
III you have one have a thousand
rejoined Edgar.
That evening a few dollars Were
panned. The other members OF the par.
~. returning from their leisurely in.
spection Of the stream. complained a
first because the horses had not beer
cared for. They were told the stor,
Of what F~airweather and Edgar haC
found and they gazed intently AT IN
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All In all. old Alder gulch is Mon
tans's most unique locality-indeed, il
may be questioned whether the whole
realm Of mining romance can furnish
a match for his famous camp. The
halo Of Virginia city. the me-
tropolis of the gulch. certainly wears.
but even more significant vas the
reallty-it is undoubtedly true that In
the year 1864 the regions yield Of placer
gold was $40. 900. 900: and by all lie tes-
timony which has been gathered, in an
official way and otherwise. Alder gulch,
in its heyday. gave not less .han $685.
Oo0. 900.
To the person who was N Virginia
City in "a and '65 a visit at The present
day must bring to mind memories II
mingled pain and pleasure: as he looks
upon the Virginia City OF to-day and
compares 1t with the wild and tumul-
tuous place # was less than generation
ago. he cannot help bordering on many
strange changes that a few years
evolve.
The desires for gold and the luxuries
its possession places within the reach
of all. had caused to gather at Vir-
ginia City a strange and motley as
semblage OF human beings. The good
and the bad; the weak and the strong;
the pure and the impure-all were hud-
died together. jostling and jolting each
other in the mad race for sudden
wealth. Human life and the rights Of
propert received slight recognition
and both were held in light esteem.
Men from all parts OF the earth and
representatives OF all nations and all
callings made up the population Of the
place. In short. IL was a typical min
ing camp. such as Ia never existed
anywhere except in the western min
ing regions Of America and the counter
part Of which will probably never again
exist anywhere on earth.
H.
william Fairweather was one Of The
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WHEN RICH ALDER GULCH WAS IN ITS GLORY

specimens which were the product Of
the panning. Fairweather showed a
nugget which proved to weigh worth
$3.50. That hit Of rock" wrote Judge
Henry N. Blake. in his interesting
sketch Of Madison county, was the
main factor in the creation Of the ter
ritory Of Montana"
III.
The members Of the party were up
and at IL betimes next morning and a
big days work was done. Edgar
panned $3.50. for each maj the results
were of what seemed To them of bo-
nanza proportions. insignificant as the
total was compared with what Alder
gulch yielded many a day thereafter.
Edgar wrote out a claim notice. All
agreed that he should select the name
for the new ~diggings-he chose The
name Alder Fulch-along the creek
there was a dense growth Of that shrub.
Necessity compelled these lucky pros
pectors TO go In quest Of supplies-'hey
could not eat their gold. They eN-
changed a solemn pledge that hey
would keep the discovery secret. SO that
they might return and gather the Hons
share. II was a promise naturally Civ
en- in good faith. no doubt. but II was
an idle pledge. II could pot he kept; in
June the migration from Banrack 10
n Fairweather district put on the
proportions OF a stampede.
In accordance with the agreement
reached at Rannack. before the secret
of the locality was developed. n public
meeting OF the stampeders was held
Tune :. at the new camp. In a cotton
wood grove near the bank of the
Beaverhead river. resolutions were
passed confirming the right Of each
d~iscoverer 10 two claims I'm Alder gulch.
and the place speedily rushed on to-
ward fame.
The first name given to the town was
''Varina." in honor Of the wife of Jsn
Davis. but IL was soon changed to Wiz
ginia." IL Is said that DIR. G.. G. Bissel
was the first man who wrote "a Nir-
/ ginia. Being told TO head a legal docu-
ment ''Narina." he bluntly declared
that he'd see everybody id first. Tor
that was the name Of Jen Davis wife,
and he would not write IL. and instead
ne wrote Virginia" and 1t has re-
manned so eve since. All kinds OF
business was represented In the new
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Then came the pursuit and capture
of Red Wager and Brown aad the
revelations of Red" as to the identity
Of the road agents. The hanging of
wager and Brown was followed by the
greatest activity on the part OF the. Wig
ilantes. Retribution succeeded disclos-
ure and miners and merchants stan-
doned their business to join in the rGr-
suit of the men whose Identity bad
been revealed by Wager. Dutch john
was the first captured. on lam. 10. 1864,
Plummer, the leader of the gang, Ray
and Stimson were strung up at Ban
mack.
Virginia City was soon after the
scene of the execution of Frank Parish,
Boone Helm, Clubfoot George, Jack
Gallagher and Hayes Lyons. Bill Hun
ter escaped from the guards. This
practically concluded the work of the
vigilance committee in Virginia. Hun.
ter was pursued and captured to the
eastward and others Of the band were
overtaken in the Missoula and Deer
Lodge valleys. The territory was freed
from as murderous a gang as ever
lived.
vi.
1t Is a fact tina spite of the millions
of cold taken from Alder gulch, there
is not to-day. in Montana. a family
whose fortune is founded directly on
the washing there. There are citizens
in Montana who laid at Virginia City
the foundations for their present
wealth. but almost without exception.
these are men who were engaged in
trade. in transportation or in one form
or another of business which was the
incident of mining operations in the
guIch. As for Fairweather, he gath
cred together an immense amount OF
money in Alder gulch. He went to
the coast: he ~dissipated heavily; he re-
turned. later in life. to Virginia city;
he dice there penniless. and old-time
I acauaintances made n expense of his
burial a charge upon their purses.
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camp, but it was not until a year after
the first claim had been staked out
that that pioneer and advance guard
Of western civilization, the printing
press, made its appearance. on Aug.
-. 1864. the first number of the Mon
tana Post. weekly. the first "a0er to be
printed in the new territory was is
sued. It was a modest little four-page,
six-column affair, and j. Buchanan was
the editor M proprietor. He issued
only three or -four numbers of the paper.
when he sold out To ID. w. Tilton, at
present n resident of Butte. who con
tinued to publish the Post until some
time i'm 80, when he sold out and the
paper was removed to Helena.
Besides having the honor of the first
political convention. Virginia City can
also boast the rather doubtful honor
Of having had the first prize fight ever
fought i'm Montana. The fight was be-
tween loo Riley and Tom Foster. Sept.
IS. 1864. and il lasted 26 rounds, bare
knuckles. Foster lost on a foul. The
second fight tool place between Con
'A'il HAAN hAh@N aNflit. II was ai0o ~
bare knuckle affair for 81. 600 in gold a
side. After 1S5 rounds had been fought
the referee ordered the fight stopped
and divided the money equally between
The two men.
The fact that q had been named by
the legislature as the permanent capt.
tai OF the territory did not seem to
cause any excitement or enthusiasm i'm
Virginia; the difference Of feeling exist
ing over such a trihing matter as the
removal % the capital hen and now is
a marked contrast. AS an old-timer re-
marked only a few days ago: W had
many other things to interest us and
occupy our minds then. The capital
business VAS a small affair compared
To all the other excitement continually
going on"
! T~elegraphic communication between
Virginia city and the outside world
was established Nov. 2. 1866. II was
thought at the time the railroad would
follow as a natural sequence and.
that too, within a very short time.
Since that notable day. nearly 80 years
have passed aud stll the rumble of
trains and the shrek of the locomo-
tive have not awakened the echoes in
the gulches n anyons OF Fairweath-
er district.
V.
Following close the trail OF the
miners in the stampede of 1865 came
the road agents. Prominent among
them" says Professor Langford. were
Cyrus skinner, Jack Gallagher. Buck
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as the possessor of a nervous, irritable
temperament or as one too Indifferent to
care for the little things of life that
combine to make the great things.
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Following close the trail OF the
miners in the stampede of 1855 came
the road agents. Prominent among
them" say Professor Langford. were
cyrus Skinner, Jack Gallagher. Buck
stinson and Ned Ray-the last three as
deputies Of Plummer in the s~hrieyalty."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12
TENNEssEEANs IN TROUBLE.
Chaplain and Three Private Soldiers
Have CROUCH House,

Chaplain and Three Private Soldiers
Have "RouGh House."
Three Tennessee volunteers from Camp
Aiger had what one Of them termed a
rough house" in a room in Willarc's
Hotel last night. Policemen LYDIA and
Lally were called in to smooth the house
and four arrests followed. One of the men
arrested gave his name as Edward Harris
and Judge Kimball was told today that he
is the captain and chaplain Of his COM
pany. Noel Presley and William c. john
son were the names given by two other
soldiers who were arrested. The fourth
man in the party gave his name as Robert
H Watkins and he told Judge kimbaii
that he had been a reporter.
Two of the soldiers had occupied the
room the night before and had given no
trouble. Last night these two men had
callers and then there was general
smashing of glassware ana erockery. Ihe
man who is said to be the captain ard
chaplain left $40 collateral for his appear
ance. This money was forfeited, he fall
ing to appear. About the officers part In
the affair Private Johnson had something
to say.
The chaplain got on a bender" he told
the court, land shouted rough house
He couldn't get rough house at the
camp
sations and then got down to the time
when the real trouble occurred and mis-
siles were thrown.
THE captain he said, threw a beer
bottle, pitcher wash bowl and table, He
also mentioned other articles of crockery.
IF the chaplain did such a thing this"
remarked Judge Kimball, hes not fit for
the place and he ought to be dismissed.
This is too serious an affair and I am go
ing to report it to Colonel Anderson.
I'm going to report it to him myself as
soon l get back to camp added john
son.
Johnson had another complaint to make
against his captain About the time the
police came he said the captain told John
son to give him tthe captain) his money. as
he was an officer and it would not be taken
from him. He said he gave the captain $40
and it was this money that he left as coll
lateral for his appearance, while he (John-
SOM had to be locked up.
Two of the soldiers, johnson and Presby,
were fined $40 each, while Watkins was
discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12

Mr.. B. II. Warner. president American
National Red Cross for Washington, pre-
sided at mass meeting at the Auditorium
on the steel pier, Atlantic City. last Sun
day. The Presidents proclamation was
read and eloquent addresses made by Rev.
Dr. Wharton of Baltimore, Webster Davis
assistant secretary of the interior. and
Mrs. J.. Helen Foster. Prof N. Dushane
Coward was in charge of the music, and
Charles b. Hanford recitsd the Star
Spangled Banner. A collection. amount
ing to $3.50, was yaken up for the benefit
of the Red Cross work.
Any parties desiring to contribute funds
to aid Red Cross relief work can send to
Charles J. Bell, American Security end
Trust Company. Supplies OF cocoa, Jelly,
prunes, oranges, &C., can be sent to head
quarters, 1910 G street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12

FAMILY during the warm season All the
carpets have been taken UP and ihe wins
dow and door drsperies taken down ana
stored for the summer. A cluster OF nine
electric lights has been placed I'm the main
vestibule at the north entrance, replacing
the large chandelier formerly a conspicu-
Gus ornament Of that large apartment.
New gilt labels lettered in black have been
piacsp on al the portraits in the mansion.
thfrt Zone in all. A new iron flagstaff sur
mounted by an eagle and gilded ball, has
been placed. on the roof of the mansion to
repia ee the former wooden shaft, which
had ljeen Injured by the high winds Good
progress Is reported In the work of res
building the superstructure of the conserv.
atory on the west side of the mansion, ana
II is expected THAT the work will be COM
pleted during the present month.
During the past month there were I4.16o
visitors to the top of the Washington mon.
ument, of which number S,204 made the
ascent in the elevator and 6.456 by the
stairway, making a total OF ISIS. 696 per-
sons who have visited the top since the
shaft was opened to the public. October
D. 1855 Colonel Bingham reports that q
horizontal line with an inscription has been
cut on the interior face of one of the mar
bic blocks IN the wall of the monument
at $50 feet from the bottom floor, In order
on the Capitol
All the parks and public reservations
nave been maintained in good condition.
Two snort asphalt walks have been con-
sructed at the east and west ends of the
pension Office building and connected with
me asphalt walks running through Judi
cary fark on a line with F street A
snort new asphalt walk has also been laid
HI the west end of Mount Vernon Park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12
MARRIED.,

CoGAN-ROBERTSoN On July IL. 1898 BY the
Rev F. N. Bristol, pastor OF Metropolitan
Shefeb, ~ street northwest. CHARIE. A.
S0GAN of Alexandria Va, 10 ELLA / RoR-
ERTSoN of this city.
HANN-McGEARY. On Tuesday July u 1sas
by the Rev. ID. J. Stafford OF ST Fathers
Church, ALVAH RITTENHOuSE HAM n
New Jersey and MARIE REGINA McCEARY
of this city. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12
Tried Friends Best.

For thirty years TUFTS Pills have
proven blessing to the invalid. Are
truly the sick mans friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12
A Known Fact

For bilious headache, dyspepsia,
sour stomach, malaria, constipation
and all kindred diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12
WHITE HOUSE AND THE PARKS.

Col. Bingham Reports ON Work Done
During June.
Colonel Bingham, the engineer officer in
charge OF public buildings and grounds.
reports that the Executive Mansion has put
on its summer dress and is in good condi-
ton for the occupancy of the President and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12
Commercial Fire Insurance Company,

Al the annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF the Commercial Fire Insurance
company of the District of Columbia the
Following trustees were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: Messrs. William L.
Abbott. Job Barnard. Louis Behrcnds. ].
Z; Ersood. W. S. Hoge, Benedict Roth.
Iholias Somerville, n. H Shea John
Shughrae. Leon Tobriner. John = VoQt
X A. Walker, j. w. Schaefer. ]. Harrison
johnson and A. S. Johnson. The board Of
trustees held meeting last e:aning for
1ie purpose OF erecting organization.
which resulted in the election of the FOL
lowing officers to serve for the ensuing,
year: W. S. Hoge. president: Thomas Sem
erNIile, vice president; John w. Schaefer
secretary; W. X. McClosky, assistant Sec
rotary, and Job Barnard. attorney
Arizona republican., 1898-03-31
It Will Either Rage or Pass Entirely Away
 in F9rty-Eight Hours. SPAIN ENGAGED IN STUDY.

house was for the time being deferred. The situation at the capitol is one of waiting expectancy. Senators and representatives are willing to give the president an opportunity to carry out his plans, but there is an impatience to have these plans, and many say they will not delay action too long.
 It was stated today in high diplo- matic quarters that the Spanish gov ernment within the last ten days had addressed note to the great powers of Europe, fully setting forth the grave aspect of the controversy with the United States and at least infer entially suggesting that the time was now opportune for European in fluences to be exerted. It is said that this note led to an utterance by Pre- mier Hanatoux in the French cham Der last Saturday and has been the cause of activity at the European cap itals within the last few days in con- nection with Spanish-American affairs. Up to the present time, however, no actual step toward mediation or in- tervention has been taken by any for eign power, although there is little doubt that France stands ready to take the initiative if there is the slight est evidence that the United States government will view such a move with favor.
 The greatest secrecy prevails in many of the bureaus of the war and navy departments in regard to the vari- out projects of defense and navalmove- ments now going on, and officials in many cases positively refuse to make public the steps that have been deter mined upon. The most notable in stance of the kind, probably, is in the navy department, where Captain Crowninshield of the bureau of navi- gation has issued an order forbidding subordinates to make public any in- formation except on permission from him.