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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
WILL HE CURE HER.
Prof Ferguson Making Hypnotic Ex-
periments on Miss Boyd.

Milwaukee, Jan. 7.-Prof. Fergu-
boygan high school because of his
practice. OF hypnotis1n, hopes to re-
store hearing to Miss Hypatia Boyd
of Milwaukee, the deaf mute who was
two years in the university with the
class of 80. Experiments are being
made at the Plankinton hotel and
Miss Boyd already says she heard
something while under the hypnotic
spell.
81 want to know what it is to
hear,' said Miss Boyd II want to
know what music is like, what singing
is like, how a voice sounds ard how
natural voice differs from my own
Do you think" and the question was
put with an indescribable pathos, do
you think you could make me?"
IT think So" said Prof. Ferguson
II never treated a deaf mute case, but
cannot see why I cannot make you
hear. y And Every confidently if I
can once make you hear, I can cure
you," and so Miss Boyd sat down in
the biggest easy chair in the par1or,
took a comfortable position and went
to sleep. It was particularly easy
thing. Having looked into hypnotism
a bit ON her own account, Miss Boyd
had any number of questions to ask
and her mind was ON the alert, but
after many mysterious passes with
the hands, after she had looked long
into the bright brown eyes of the
long-haired doctor, and gazed cross
eyed at the silver tip of a pencil held
just over her nose sac settled down
into the calmest of sluunbers.
Then the professor took a. slender
rubber tube, inserted one end Of it
in Miss Boyd's ear, put the. other end
in his mouth and blew through it
until it looked like a performer on a
cornet.
chats to warm up the nerve CEN
ters," he explained. II scarcely
think I shall try to do more at the
first test and will wake her now
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
WAR TIME ROMANCE.
Former University Man Figures in an
Interesting Drama.

Cassville, Wis, Jan. Hiram
Burt of Clear Lake, Iowa, and Mrs.
Minnie L. Knowles of Rochester, n.
Y, Notwithstanding that each is over
so years old, wait impatiently for
next June, when they will repeat a
ceremony in which they took part for
ty-five years ago. Born in the little
village of Hague, N. Y, Hiram Burt
and Minnie Kinney passed the early
years of their lives together. While
still in their teens they were engaged,
hut a quarrel arose between the two
f miles and the young lovers were
forbidden to meet. Of course they at
ence eloped and were married, set
thing down in Benson, Vt. Then
came the war, and Hiram enlisted in
New York regiment. His young
wife went to Washington and Joined
the hospital corps. In some way
each became convinced that the other
had been killed in the war, the mis-
take keeping them apart from July,
1864, until january, 1882. In the lat
ter year Hiram learned that his wife
was living and he at once wrote to
her. Mrs. Burt had heard that her
husband had been killed at Gettys-
burg, and after two years of waiting
she had married Isaac G.. Knowles, a
surgeon in the regular army. In or
der that there should be no cOmplica-
tions in the future, a legal separation
freeing her from Mr.. Burt was Sc
cured. In 1875 DR.. knowles and his
wife and their children went to Roch-
ester, where they resided until 1891.
In that year DR.. Knowles died.
AT the close Of the war Hiram Burt
received an honorable discharge and
sought about for his wife and chill
dren He returned to his former
lage of Hague, on Lake George, but
could find NO trace of them. Then
he went to Cassville, Grant county
Wis, where he met Mrs. Margaret
Riggs, a widow, with two children.
He believed his wife dead, but, in
order to be on the safe side, he Sc
cured legal separation from his first
wife, if living, and in 1866 Margaret
Riggs and Hiram Burt were married
and they lived happily together until
last March, when the second Mrs.
Burt died. 1t was while in CORES
pondence with his daughter that Mr..
Burt learned of the existence of his
first wife; and, after death had re-
moved all barriers to a second honey
moon, he went east ON his unusual
GRAND When suitable time shall
have elapsed after the death of his
second wife Hiram will bear to the
vest the bride of his youth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10

| tors that such demonstrations must
cease. In enumerating the evils of
the spoils system, Mr.. john
son said that it made cow
ards of legislators, stormed
the white house, interfered with
departments; it reached into the cap
itol and shaped legislation; it exalted
the Office broker and attacked, Wilt
fed and illuminated conscientious
men. Words, he declared, could not
do justice to the infamy of this pro-
life evil which had debauched the civil
service. Talk Of civil pension, he
said, was a bugaboo designed to
frighten the defenders of the merit
system. Mr.. Johnson attributed the
present "discordant and disgraceful
scene now being enacted in Ohio with
its visions Of senatorships going
aglimmering' to a scramble for spOils,
state and national, and said that the
surest way TO put Bryan and his black
banner in the white house in 1900
would be for the republican party to
he recreant to it's trust and to slap in
the face those who believed in honest
ly-conducted service. Without desir-
ing in any way to reflect upon the
present occupant of the white house,
Mr.. Johnson said that he was con-
WINGED that there could be no genu-
inc civil service reform until by con-
stitutiOnal amendment the president
was made ineligible to reelection. AS
long as he is eligible for reelection he
must necessarily be more or less under
the domination Of machine politics.
After expressing confidence in Presi-
dent Mckinley, Mr.. Johnson concluded
with an eloquent appeal to him to
stand by the principle, upon the per-
petuity of which the permanence Of
our institutions depended. Mr.. John
son was given an enthusiastic demon
stration Of approval when he con-
cluded.
Mr.. Lloyd followed in opposition to
the law.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. Among the
measures passed by the senate was one
providing for a congress of representa-
tives of the Indian tribes Of the
United States to be held in Omaha DUR
ing the progress Of the international
exposition this year. The bill to pro-
tect the name and insignia of the Red
Cross society was also passed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10

This was all that was done the first
day. After getting Miss Boyd asleep
the second day the professor said to
those present:
s'Now, will all in the room please
close their eyes and keep their mind
fixed on the idea that Miss Boyd is to
hear" Then Miss Boyd began to
speak, the professor still standing
behind her with his hands closely
pressed over her forehead.
Tt seems as if I heard the sea-
roaring noise, like wares breaking
on the Shore" she said.
Think still harder said the pro-
fessor to the others.
And everybody did. Just then the
city hall clock struck two-and
whether it was merely coincidence,
whether Miss Boyd merely imagined
the sound of a bell at just that par
ticular time, or whether she actually
did hear in spite of having no ear
drums to hear with, she murmured:
Tt seems to me hear a bell-only
muffied and low"
l0 pTOIOSSOT IOOk0u CFIlIlQuduJ,
the others incredulous Then those
present, at the command of the pro-
lessor, took hold of each others
hands, joining Miss Boyd in the cir
cle.
SsNow insist to yourself that she
shall hear Home, Sweet Home
played on a piano. Imagine you hear
it yourself, and say to yourself that
she must hear it, too," said the pro-
fessor.
Turning ones Imagination loose
upon a pianoforte tune may be easy
enough for hypnotists, but for or
binary individuals it presents difficult
ties and that may be the reason why
Miss, Boyd quite failed to become ac-
quainted with the familiar air. After
that her mind became too active and
she herself too excited to make
further tests advisable, and so the
experiments went over to some future
time.
In the meantime Prof Ferguson is
going to give Miss Boyd some in
structions ON the problem of getting
her mind into a receptive condition
for his art.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
JAIL BIRDS RECAPTURED.

Wausau, Wis, Jan. 7.-George
Langley, better known as "Slim Jim, .
and his pal, Harry Walters, who es-
capped from the Marathon county Jail
Saturday, were captured by Sheriff c..
H. Thompson Of Langlade county
while entering a school house at "a
place called Pierson, about "a miles
east of Amigo. They are supposed to
be two leaders of a gang of criminals
that have been working northern Wis
ccnsin lately.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.

William G.. Bruce is being mentioned
as the probable democratic nominee
for mayor of Milwaukee
January wheat sold on the Chicago
board of trade Thursday for 9OA cents,
May for 90A and July for 811A
Fire broke out Thursday in the mess
room in the state prison at Sing Sing,
N. Y. Instead of taking advantage of
the incident to make an attempt
escape, the prisoners went to work
and extinguished the flames.
A royal decree has been gazetted re-
organizing the Servian army and APP
pointing ex-King Milan commander-in-
chief.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10

Quay is to be inaugurated within the
next two weeks by the Business Mems
league. This was decided upon at a
meeting of the executive committee
of the Philadelphia branch of the Or
ganization. Regarding the proposed
opposition to Senator Quay the mem
bers of the league are reticent regard
ing candidate, but it is known that
many of them favor John Wanna
maker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
CITY OF LA CROSSE LOSES

La Crosse, Jan. II. ]. Hogan
has won an important suit in the cir
cult court against the city. It is one
of a series of actions brought to con-
test the legality of certain special
sewer assessments, claimed to be ir-
regular and illegal on account of de-
fective preliminary proceedings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
KILLED WHILE sLEIGHING

Berlin, Wis, Jan. 7.-Whlle
Charles Oliver of Omro was giving a
PARTY of children a sleighride his
horses became frightened and ran
away. All of the children were
thrown from the sleigh, almost in
stantly killing Divers children and
iniuring many others. Both Diver
and his wife, who was with the chill
dren, were severely hurt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
HANNA HAS ONLY 70 SUPPORTERS
IN LEGISLATURE.
OPPOSITION GAINS TWO
The Workers of the Senator Claim
That He Has II Votes and Assur-
ances of the Necessary Additional
TWo-Jeptha Gerard May Be the
Candidate of the ANTS"

| Columbus, Jan. 7.-Conservative
estimates place the legislative vote at
| Is to 70 against Hanna. The workers
Of the senator claim Il votes and as
sCrances of the necessary two addition
al votes and possibly four more.
The opposition insists that Hanna
will never have 70 votes on joint bal
lot and that they have gained two
votes since the legislature adjourned
over till Monday. Before the chair
manships and preferred places and
other patronage are disposed of, the
opposition says Hanna's vote will be
reduced considerably below 70, which
now at least is three short of enough
to elect Included in the list of those
supporting Hanna are Representatives
Droste and Lane, the silver republican
tus1onists from Cincinnati, who were
counted on for Jeptha Gerard. The
developments Thursday indicated that
Gerard would not only be voted for on
the ballots for senator, but that he
might lead on the first ballot if pres
ent efforts are successful to make him
the free silver republican candidate.
Gerard is one Of the most wealthy
men in Cincinnati and he has always
been a radical free silver man.
Representative Joyce of Guernsey,
who is included in the 70 votes
claimed for Hanna, is considered
doubtful. The Hanna men claim
that Jones of Stark, Redkey of High
land, Rutan of Carroll and Harrison
and Manuel of Montgomery who are
on the list of the opposition, are
doubtful. The combine" workers
we're aggressive until the past day or
two when they not only had enough
votes to defeat Hanna, but had also
reached all the doubtful members.
| The opposition is now on the defen-
sive in keeping it's majority in line.
The contest has settled down to a
siege in which the opposition holds
| the fort and the Hanna men are
charging ON the breastWOrks. It is
conceded that the opposition is well
organized and drilled and also des-
perate in this fight. Ever since
| 1Aul Va WdO 1OCll ca 1O OL1CC C4Quu LACtA
by Hanna at the state convention in
| Toledo last June efforts have been
made to retire Hanna and there will
be a fight to a finish on that issue.
The opposition managers say that they
are, having no trouble to hold their
men out against Hanna, but admit
that there is trouble in finding any
candidate for whom all the boiling
republicans and democratic members
will vote. The boiling republicans
are unanimous in declaring they can
not vote for any democrat under any
circumstances for senator. Enough
democratic members to give the man
ayers trouble and anxiety say that
they do not want to vote for a repub-
lican senator. A call has been issued
by the republican state executive COM
mittee for a mass convention of re
publicans to be held in this city next
Monday afternoon TIC protest against
the attempt to defeat Senator Hanna.
WITT
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10

Washington, Jan. 7.-Justice Brew
er yesterday refused both CT Attorney
Bcardman's applications for interior
ence in the Durrant case. Immediately
after the adjou nment of the supreme
court Justice Brewer received Board
man and went over the case in detail
with nm. lie first considered the APP
plicaIIon to sign a citation upon APP
peal which Was sought to be taken
from the judgment of the federal
circuit court In Callrornia, denying the
issuance OF writ OF habeas corpus,
the OBJECT beng To perfect the appeal.
This application was refused ana then
Boaraman presented an application for
writ OF error from the judgment OF
the supreme court OF California upon
the appeal from the last order OF Judge
Bahr liking the date for Durrant's eX
ecutlon, the object being co secure
writ or supercedeaS winch would act
as a stay OF proceedings. In denying
the application upon the habeas corpus
proceedings Justice Brewer said that
under the construction by the court OF
the constitution the federal courts had
no power of limitation upon the right
of appeal in habeas corpus proceed
ings, his opinion being that such ap-
peals should not be allowed where the
appeal operates to suspend the power
of the state authority and especially
where the case has already been heard
ceedings. With reference to the writ
of error he considered especially the
representation of BOardman upon the
claim that, as the constitution OF Cali
fcrnia grants an appeal, such appeal
becomes a vested right. The justice
considered this point carefully, but
said that he could not see his way clear
to interfere on this account. Board
man pointed out that the probable ex-
ecution of Durrant today would have
the practical effect of making the
judgment final SO far as it should
bear upon his fortunes, but the. JUS
tice held to his original determination
in this matter.
On the conclusion of the interview
Boardman stated he was undecided
as to whether to make an application
to the full supreme court today for a
writ of prohibition staying the prose-
cution. AS the court does not con-
yene until noon and as the execution is
set for 10:30, he was fearful that the
difference in time would not be suf-
ficient to save Durrant even if he
should be successful in having his mo-
ton granted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
WANTS TO BEAT QUAY.
Philadelphia Business Mems League
Favors Wannamaker.

Philadelphia, Jan. 7.-An active
campaign looking to the nomination
of strong republican candidate for
governor and opposition to the re-
election of United States Senator
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10

Herman Riemer, Joseph E. Davis
and Charles Gruney sawed their way
out of the house of correation in Mil
waukee. AL three are dangerous
characters and were serving terms
ranging from two to three years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10

San FRANCISCO, Jan. l.-UnleSS
something unforeseen interVenes to
prevent it, Durrant, condemned
for the murder OF Blanche Lamont, will
expiate his crime upon the galloWs at
Thursday his attorneys were confident
that they could save him from the
hangman's moose, but when Governor
Budd late in the afternoon announced
his refusal to interfere with the ex-
ecution and later the news from Wash
ington that Attorney Boardman had
tailed in his mission in the supreme
court of the United States, they We're
compelled to acknowledge themselves
nonplusSed. Attorney Deuprey, as a
forlorn nope, resorted to the expedient
of applying to the judges OF the fed
eral courts for a bill OF exceptions to
their ruling denying his petition for
writ Of habeas corpus. After a con-
sultation Judges de Haven and Morrow
decided that the allowance Of the bill
of exceptions would not act in the ma
ture OF a permission TO appeal to the
supreme court and after examining the
documents affixed their signatures to
the bill of exceptions as requested.
Immediately thereafter Attorney Deu7
prey secured from the clerk of the
court certified copy of the said bill
of exceptions and called upon United
States Marshal Baldwin to serve it and
notice of appeal upon Warden Hale
at San Quentin. 1t was claimed by
Attorney Deuprey that this notice
acted as stay OF proceedings and, the
federal judges having signed this bill
of exceptions, nothing could prevent
him from perfecting his appeal there
on. Marshal Baldwin at first de-
INJURED to being pressed into service,
but acting upon the advice of the
United States attorney he accompanied
Attorney Deuprey to San Quentin and
served the documents on Warden Hale.
That official at once referred the mat
ter to the state attorney general who
advised him to accept service Of such
documents as they had been submitted
to him, but that they did not act as p
stay of execution and there was no
legal reason why he should not pro-
coed with the execution. Returning to
this city, Attorney Deuprey at once re-
paired to the United States circuit
court in order, if possible, to perfect
his appeal, but acting under the in
structions issued by both Of the fed
eral judges in passing on the question
of Durrant's alleged right to appeal,
the clerk declined to accept the neces-
sary notice of appeal and the attorney
was compelled to retire without having
gained his point for which he strove
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
DURRANT MUST DIE
LAST HOPE KNOCKED OUT BY
JUDGE BREWER.
IN SHADOW OF THE GIBBET

Seemingly Nothing Can Now Save the
Murderer's Neck-Execution to
Occur According to PrOgram-Long
Fight Made by Lawyers Finally
Comes to Naught.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-19

freight house for you. It's been there two
or three days and Il came from somewhere
in Kentucky. More than that a blind
man could tell from the brands on II that
1t contained toerable fine article OF old
Kentucky Bourbon.
THE tramp client had paid his lawyers
fees sure enough much to the wonder ard
surprise of the lawyer. Sherwood had the
barred carted home and rolled into his cell
lar. He wasn't much Of tamperer with
whisky himself, and knew little about the
value of It, and that barrel lay i'm the Gel.
lar untouched for five years. Constant
Cook was county judge OF old Steuben
about that time, and was sitting one term
of court at Corning. AS was the custom
In those days, a number OF lawyers and
others gathered in the judges room az
his hotel Of an evening to enjoy a quiet
little game of cards. Judge Cook didn't
object TO an occasional sip of whisly pro-
yided II was good and he was a compe-
, tent Judge OF the quality, too. On one
particular occasion he was bitter In his
/ denunciatou of the whisky they dispensed
In Corning, and declared that he you'd be
grateful for glass Of whisky that wa
fl to drink. That reminded Hank Sher-
wood. who was present, of the barrel Of
Kentucky whisky that had been lying Idle
so long In his cellar.
81 think I've got some WHISKY home
that must be pretty good, judge said he.
m fetch you down some Tomorrow
THAT night he had the barrel tapped.
and drawing of two-gallon demjohn
full took 1t TO Corning next day ard pre-
scented Il 70 Judge Cook The Judge tasted
Of Il and astonlshed Hanh Sherwood by
declaring that in all his experience he had
never met with the equal Of thar bourbon.
" Young man. said ne 20 Hank, I won't
forget you for fetching me this rare stuff.
If / ever have a chance to give you lift
III do IT,
81 "Time passed. Hank Sherwood skinned
along after the manner of the average
country lawyer The war broke out.Judge
Cook was one Of the solid men OF Western
New York He, in company with old John
Arnot of Elmira, j. s. T. Stranahan of
Brooklyn, Charles G. Cook OF Havana,
John Maeee Of Bath and John II. Che
dele Of Auburn, had built the New York
and Erie Railroad from Binghamton TO
Corning, and the railroad from Corning
to Buffalo, and was largely interested IN
other great enterprises in that part OF this
state and Pennsylvania. Soon after the
war broke out he obtained big govern
iment contract and sent for Hank Sher-
wood.
Henry. said he, I'm going to give you
that life now
HE let Hank In on the contract and the
country lawyers share of the profits was
$50, 0O0-cold, cash dollars. After this was
done Judge Cook said,.to Sherwood:
" There's some aud for Gale down In
Tioga county. Pennsylvania. II Is coal
land and is certain to become very valu-
able within a short time You can buy
some OF 1t cheap Put all the money
you've got into that land.
Hank did 50. Every dollar he made IN
the big contract he-invested in Tioga coun-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-19

souhs King save The country and 70
n n,,'n' 70 the government everything which
,iIaS oe necessary and urgent 10 defend
.sr %a''onai honor and integrity.
Inc cabinet to-day discussed the w
rious dispatches relating to The Cuban
Stato and the attitude Of the United
states. Senior Moret, secretary Of the colo
I ,5leS, READ dispatch from Capt. Gen.
resarS eol'iiihlng unfavorable news with
regard to the attitude of the Cuban ,,I'af,
II seems that when the American senate
colnnieneed the discussion of and voted in
IaVor Oh the recognition of Cuban independ-
.iCe me rebels abandoned their intention
Vi yleIuing TO Spain in return for broad
er measure of autonomy, and there Is a
sentral popular distrust here as 10 any
els "4'H 0Ale Aeo-
:. Jews respecting the progress of events
III america is anxiously awaited, but in
any case the government will maintain n
nrm attitude and will act energet.cauv."