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them 1t will head the list. To-day it has nearly 700. The secretary will tell you in taken the past year, but he doesn't tell how many baths he has himself taken. If he should 1t wound make the sum total of
 ms ut apcft it in s os5 to est@ae from these interesting figures of the secretary's report low much good this Y: M. c. A. has done in keeping the brains clear and char aeters good of the railroad men. Could these things be estimated they would far surpass all the other statistics" Superin- tendent Platt then said that the purpose of sical, mental, moral and religious welfare Of railroad men, and briefly outlined the methods by which the New Haven branch seeks to accomplish these results. He also to serve both the employers and employees, whose interests are closely bound together. In securing this the best service is also secured for the public.
 the New Haven branch he ttributed-First, to the fact that it Is based on right prin- ciples; second because the element of ac- tivity within It; third, because the divine power was enlisted in 1t.
 Secretary Fenno's interesting report of the years work was given and is published in full below.
 A pleasant feature of the evening was the presentation to the association of q large photograph of President Clark. The gift was received with hearty applause, as was
 
 Superintendent Platt. President Clark spoke briefly, but to the point. He said they all were present as the employees of the Con- soltdated rOau the greatest difference being on the pay roll. He had not felt it neces- sary to be present with the association dur ing the past year, as he knew that every thing was going on all right Turning, to Secretary FennO, who in his report had suggested that with increased facilities the association might accomplish more, Presi- dent Clark said: "One thing more now, and l am through. I want to ask Secretary Fenno what the association is in need of?' "A "A gymnasium," modeestly suggested Sec; President Clark. Gould we have library. too?" said Secretary Fenno. "Ahl I hoped you would have asked that first" said Pres ident Clark. This little dialogue was re- ceived with hearty applause by the railroad men, who felt that President Clark would heart in the future as he has in the past. 1 President Clark also spoke of the interest | which the directors and stockholders of the road felt in the welfare of the men, and
 said that the directors of the corporation felt justified In expending the money of the cause they felt that the stockholders as well Eas the employees were benefited by the 1 work of th association.
 MT. John J. Snovely, chairman of the l membership committee, spoke of the work
 of the committee and association the past
 be followed by railroad men.
 l The meeting closed with singing "Blest Be the Tie that Binds" and the benedic- i tion. | beg to submit the following report of
 the work of the New York, New Haven and
 Hartford Railroad department, Young Mems ] Christian Association, for the year ending l Dpcnmhpr 31 1897.
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RAILRoAD ". c. 4. YORK.
First Anniversary Appropriately Cels
 brnted Last Evening.


 brnted Last Evening.
 The Railroad department Young Mems Christian Association of New Haven, round ed out the first year of it's existence with an interesting and largely attended ami versary meeting last evening. The large hall in the old Derby depot, now devoted to railroad r. NJ. c. A. work, was filled with an audience of railroad men, the employees of the great Consolidated system, from Pres ident Charles r. Clark down.
 The meeting was opened with music by the Iangzettel string quartette The hymn, All Hail the Power of Jesus Name," was sung with spirit by the audience, after which the Rev; W |. Phillips, D, D., of Solos sung by MT E. D. Sevier and Mr. H. F.. Brace and q cornet solo by MT. R. F Burleigh added greatly to the meeting and were heartily encored
 General Superintendent of the Consolidat- ed Road c. H. Platt presided and made the opening address. He said, in part: ''The first branch Railroad Young Mems Christ ian Association was started some twenty odd years ago. To-day there are one hun 1red and thirty branches of this kind, with a total membership of 900 and an average daily attendance of from 12,000 to 15,000. and 2, ,000 men who devote their time entire ly to the work. These branch associations reach the employees of 100000 miles of rail road in this country, or 50 per cent. of the total railroad mileage of the country. Most of these branches are recognized by the dl- rectors and managers Of the various rail road systems among which they are organ ized. Our own branch q year ago was mostly theory and speculation. To-day it is an accomplished fact It started at once on rapid growth and has outstripped 100 other branches in the first year of it's ex- istence. It now stands fifth among railroad branch Young Mems Christian associations. If l now venture prophecy however, I would say that in the coming year it would change places with one of the four and stand fifth on the list, and that before it has been in existence as long as some of
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to the reading rooms it's regular visitors for such news, information, and culture as the papers and magazines afforded.
 The use of the Rest rooms has Tar ex-s ceeded our expectations.
 A Current Topics club was formed in Oc- tober for the discussion of timely sup1ects of general interest. This club conmhlnes the best features of literary and debating society, meets once month, and Is dolng
 Judging from the figures submitted and the indications carefully observed during the year, we have every reason to believe in the continued prosperity of the Associ- ati6n.
 As compared with other railroad associa- tions in the United States we rank fifth in numbers.
 Our association is representative one i'll the fullest meaning of the word. Daily, men from all departments, offices, stations, shops, yards, trains. and not seldom officials are gathered under it's roof, enjoying in q thoroughly democratic fashion its privileges and social life.
 The interest manifested by the Company in the welfare of it's employees has evoked reciprocal feelings on the part of the men, who feel that they have a vital interest ill the success of the Association, and that, like everything else ill whose progressive development the railroad company is inter ested entitled to their loyal and hearty support
 Additional facilities for physical and men tAl development could be utilized in the in terest of the Association and to the fur therance of the object of the department.
 It IS with no strained or uncertain faith then, that we bow in thanks to God for his evident guidance and blessing in the past, and look. confidently expecting His favor in the future w. D. FENNO, Secretary of the Department.
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I had hoped to see the Exchange united and successful, and l shall never be satisfied, so long as I remain @ mem- Der, until broader and better spirit rules every one of us. This is not sen timent, but truth, and no organization can succeed without it.
 desire to express myself in grateful acknowledgement to those trustees and to those members of this Exchange who have in any way assisted me during the year. My best wishes for the new year go out to every member, with hope that this association will receive some portion of this thought and considera- ton, and that his interest therein will be considerably increased.
 s. F. DIBBLE, President.
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THE BOARD OF COJJNCII,M
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credit. That one act of kindness of his to our people came either by accident or good Judgment, which will be a matt ter of conjecture.
 Lands have been offered at great sac- rif1ces by the philanthropists Of our great and glorious city in the several wards. The majority of boots stood ready to kick any such propositions. We have very beautiful spot of earth, or sand bar, lying directly in the center of our harbor, where can be seen a yell low flag. I presume it is to be used as quarantine station, but it is better known as the old fish house, or a breed- ing ground for the diphtheria oysters fattened from our sewers. Your hurn- ble servant would suggest that arrange ments be made with the state for sev-' eral acres of that now useless and un- slightly domain for a pest house and a quarantine, together with hospital. The site virtually belongs to us, and we will be monarch of all we survey witb- out must cost. By system of piling and stone coping of few thousand feet on either side and set out with shade trees, with few inexpensive buildings erected, what prettler site or healtnleE location would be desired?
 Forty thousand dollars would be. in- vested to advantage. A small tug may be run from some convenient point for the conveyance of patients without the risk of being riddled like ashes or shook up like bean bag. Let the sDecula- tors stand aside with their bargains, and let the children and other unfortu- mates have show for their lives. Let our honorable board of aldermen and councilmen act before some pretendedI humanitarian catches on. Our harbor and health commissioners may be able to serve the people in their helpless condition, and a badge of honor awaits. them in the future.
 Respectfully submitted,
 J. l.. MATTHEWS.
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RAILROAD CLUB GETS THREE.

The Young Mems Republican club failed to put in an appearance for their scheduled contest against the Railroad club. that team therefore winning three games.
 A picked-np team managed to win one game from the railroad boys in a prac- tice contest. The scores follow:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21
RESPITE FOR MERRY.
Governor Tanner Postpones Murder
er's Execution Sixty Days.

Springfield, H., Feb. 18.-Christo-
pher Merry, the peddler who was to
have been hanged in Chicago today
for wife murder, was yesterday grant
ed a respite of sixty days by Gov.
Tanner. The condemned mans law
yers asked for time in order to per-
feet an appeal of the case to the SUI
preme court, or to rake it before the
state board of pardons.
Chicago, Feb. 18.-The confession
that Chris Merry failed to make on
the witness stand was heard from his
lips by his attorneys and written down
verbatim by w. S. Elliott, Jr. 1t
makes a record that gives both the
convicted wife murderer and his at
torneys some hope. Merry's story
which had never passed his lips be-
fore, was detailed in Jailer Whitman's
office to Attorneys J. H. Davidson, F.
F. Pratt and w. S. Elliott, Jr. 1t
was to the effect that he had no in
tention of numbering his wife. He
first struck her, he "aid, while he was
pursuing her in Hope street, near
their residence, as she was about to
leave home again. She ran back into
the house and he followed her, wild
with rage. Then he struck her again
struck her far harder than he in
tended to. She fell. He admitted he
may have kicked her, but he had no
recollection as to that. He denied,
however, that he either choked her,
beat her with a poker on beat her
head upon the floor Merrys loyal
friend, Smith, was sent for and the
condemned mans statement was read.
Smith, however, persisted in the dec
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21

Chicago, Feb. 18.-Ther was a
wild opening in wheat Thursday. May,
which closed Wednesday at 81 03A
ranged all the way from 81. 05 to $1.06
at the start, with one or two excited
bids a moment after as nigh as
$1.061a. Shorts were apparently in a
panic and fairly tumbled over them
selves to get the wheat offered. To
their surprise wheat came on the mar
ket in large quantities, and three min
utes after the opening had declined to
$L031@. UP it bounded again half q
cent at time to 81. 05, then to $1.05A
With brief spell of activity the
market quiated down, trading became
smaller and the May price reacted to
1.0412. News was not sensational.
The panicky condition was apparently
altogether due to the growing fear of
Letters control of the market. Many
of the heaviest operators were sellers,
even Allen Grier, Letters broker, SELL
ing some July. Cudahy, Barrett and
Farnum, Geddes, Norton & Worthing-
ton all offered wheat and Armour was
also credited with selling.
July, though very active, Gid not
show the excitement which prevailed
in May, although it was very cratic.
July opened at from 80 to 907ac as
compared with Wednesdays closing
price of 891ac. 1t declined Immediate
ly to 89c, advanced to Gle and reacted
to 901ac.
All foreign markets were inclined
to lag Northwest receipts were 250
cars against 415 last week and 1872 al
year ago.
The Letter deal explains most Of
the extravaganza of the wheat mar
ket of the last few days. The general
comparative scarcity of wheat in the
world is, of course, primarily respon-
sibIe, but that does not warrant 81. O5
for May wheat in Chicago with the
same option selling simultaneously in
New York for 81. OIL and No. l north
ern spring on the spot at Liverpool,
even at Thursdays advance there, at
the equivalent of CSC in Chicago.
The Times-Herald says that Joseph
Letter disposed of about 100000 bush
els of May and July wheat in the pit
yesterday The profits on this portion
of his lines are estimated at 100000. 1t
is believed by conservative traders
that the selling was a mastery move.
as neither the domestic nor foreign
markets are keeping pace with the rap
id advance at Chicago, and the nat
ural result would have been to start
all the wheat in the country to this
market. There was very little trad
ing on the curb, showing that the
shorts had been pretty we'll run in.
The following table shows the open
ing, highest, lowest and closing prices
of produce Thursday at Chicago:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21
FOOTBALL RULES.
EASTERN COLLEGIANS READY TO
CONFER.
Wrenn Has a Plan to Permit the Quar-
ter-back to Scoot with the Pigskin
elimination of Brutalities.

Providence, R. l., Feb. 18.-Repre-
sentatives from athletic organizations
colleges and universities are assem-
bling here from the eastern states to
take part in the conference which is to
be held tomorrow to revise football
rules. The general alarm which
spread over the country last season
after the death of a number of players
has caused the persons most interested
in the welfare of the popular sport to
try and adopt a set of rules that would
do away with that part of the game
which seems most brutal. The call
was issued to all the athletic societies
by c.. c.. Cuyler, president of the Uni
versity Athletic club of New York.
The conference will select a commit
tee on rules, which will modify the
present rules so that they conform
more to the English way of playing
the game Robert D. Wrenn, who has
been selected to represent Harvard
university, is remarkable all-around
athlete. Besides being a
champion at tennis, he was one of the
best quarterbacks Harvard ever had .
Wrenn, it is believed, will prove
broad-minded rule maker. His
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views on the quarterback being per-
mitted to run with the ball immedi
ately after he has received it from the
center rush may have weight with the
committee, as Wrenn has played quar-
ter and knows we'll the possibilities Of
the place Alexander Moffat, who will
represent Princeton, has many sugges-
lions as to what changes should be
made, but does care to express an
opinion on any proposed modification
of the rules. Among the other men
who will likely serve as representa-
tives on the rules committee are Wal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21
TAKES DE LOME'S PLACE.

Washington, Feb. 18.-The follow
ing despatch from Minister Woodford
at Madrid announcing the appoint
ment of a minister from Spain was
received at the state department yes
terday: Il have just received an of
fetal communication from the Span
ish minister of foreign affairs stating
that the queen regent has signed a
decree appointing Polo De Bernabe
minister of Spain to the United
States
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21
WANT WOMEN's RIGHTS.

Washington, Feb. 18.-The resolu-
tions which were adopted at Thurs
days session of the National Woman
Suffrage association demand for a wo-
man citizens eqality with males in
the exercise of the elective franchise
and ask for an amendment to the con-
stitution to bring this about. The as
ISOLATION declares for mothers con-
troll of their minor children, and for
woman representation on boards OF
education, public schools, etc.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21

New York. Feb. 18-Miss Frances
e. Willard, president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union, died
shortly after midnight Friday morn
Ing, at the Hotel Empire. Dr.. Hill
! made the following statement: Miss
/ Willard has suffered for some years
| with profound anemia, and on several
occasions was given up to die. Five
weeks ago she was attacked with the
grip. The disease progressed favor
ably until the nervous system was at
| lacked.
There will be funeral services in
New York city and later in Evans
ton, ILL.,, Miss Wizards home, where
the body will be inferred.
Miss Wizards mother and father
were Vermonters. She was born Sept.
Is, 1889. at Churchville, Ohio. AS a
child she went to Wisconsin with her
parents, living at Forest Home on the
Rock river. She was educated at the
Milwaukee Female college and later at
the Northwestern university, Evan
ston, and at 10 became a school
teacher. From 1868 to 1874 she had
thirteen separate seasons of teaching
in eleven separate institutions and six
different towns, the pupils in all num-
bering about 1000.
Miss Willard, in 1868, made a two
years trip to Europe with Miss Kate
jackson, who betrayed the expenses.
They visited Egypt, the Holy Land,
Russia and all the rest of Europe. This
European trip was Miss Wizards one
experience of life, as workings live it.
Of this trip she said: Three things
did, once in awhile, during my two
years and four months of foreign
travel, that | never did and never do
at home. l went to see sights ON
Sunday, went to the theater, and took
wine at dinner" She learned to love
Rudesheimer and Grand Chartreuse,
and in short, she did in Rome as the
Romans do, honestly avoWing, as she
still ayows, that the forbidden pleas
ures were sweet, and were abandoned
with a sigh.
! Miss Willard was 80 years old when
she finally adopted temperance work
as her vocation, although she was her
editarily disposed to it, her father and
mother having been livelong teetotal-
ers and their children being accus-
toned from infancy to the representa-
ton of the case against alcohol. 1t
was not, however, until 1873, that Miss
Willard entered the temperance field
as missionary. She was soon in the
heat of the fray in the cause of tenn
perance, and shortly was chosen pres
ident of the Woman's Temperance So
ciety in Chicago. In the autumn of
1876 she was instrumental in the
founding of the National Woman's
Temperance union, of which she was
appointed national secretary. In 1878
Miss Willard began systematic tour
of the American continent, addressing
meeting in every town in the union
OF 5000 or more inhabitants AT Bal
timore in 1878 proposal to indorse
worlan's suffrage as temperance
measure was rejected, but the official
| organ was permitted to publish re-
ports of the work Of societies on that
line. The next year at Indianapolis
Miss Willard was elected president OF
the National w. C. T. Ia post
which she has held ever since. I'm
der her presidency the convention the
next year declared in favor of woman's
suffrage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21
NEW INTER- URBAN LINE.

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. Isl. K. Til
lCtson, the street railway promoter,
has just returned from Chicago and
states that a company has been per-
fected to build an inter urban road
from Oshkosh to Neenah and that
work will be commenced as soon as
contracts can be let. The power
house will be located midway between
Oshkosh and Neenah.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Will Gathman,
the inventor, believes that the Maine
was destroyed by a Harvey torpedo.
In an interview he said that with the
vessel pointing against the tide, with
the night dark and the Maine not pro-
tected by netting, man could row a
skiff across the bows of the Maine at
a distance of from 500 to 1000 feet,
towing a Harvey or floating torpedo
Allowing the tide to drift the torpedo
against the forward end of the Maine,
he could explode it by means of cleo
trio wires attached to Illuminating
cap.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21
MODS RUN RIOT

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 18.-Riotin5
has been resumed in Roanoke coun-
ty. Mobs have been at work several
nights in Crooked Creek township.
burning houses and otherwise destroy
ing property. Nearly every schoo,
house in the township has been burned
and other public property destroyed.
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despatch from Washington and the
queen regent expressed sorrow at the
catastrophe. The Spanish warship
Vizcanya, it is said, will receive final
instructions "by semaphore" before
she enters New York harbor. There
is much comment here at the re-
ported sending of the United States
torpedo fotilla to Havana from Key
West.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21

laration that he and Hickey, when
across the street in the barn, had
heard Merry beating the head of the
helpless woman upon the floor
You're a liar" shouted Merry in
ringing tones. Smiths face blanched
as if from fear, and he did not again
contradict any statement in the CON
fession.''
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21
FIFTY PERSONS PERISH
A Terrible Explosion of Fire Damp i
Prussia.

Bergman, Prussia, Feb. ia ter
rible explosion of fire damp occurred
in the Vereinigte Carolinenglueck col
liery at Hammeerly yesterday. Thir-
ty-seven bodies have been recovered.
In addition many miners have been
seriously injured. 1t is believed that
fifty persons have persisted.