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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-09-26

Iodine is crude alkaline matter, pro,
duced by the combustion Of seaweed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
Storm at Savannah.

MILAN, Ca, Aug. 81 Since IL
O'Clock last night Savannah has
been in the teeth of seething gale.
The wind has blown from Is to 70 miles
an hour and there have been gusts
when even the maximum noted was ex-
ceeded. Only a general outline of the
damage done can be secured at this
time. The town is temporarily cut off
from telegraphic communication with
the world and this dispatch is
sent forty miles by rail be-
fore being put on the wires.
So far as can be learned no lives were
lost in the gale, that is directly in the
city. The adjoining islands are to be
heard from and these may add to the
horrors of the storm by putting in some
ceaths. Communication with Tybee,
Georeia's seaside resort, cannot be had
at this hour. There are about 500 peo
pie at Tybee, many of whom are United
States troops. There are other resorts
to be heard from.
Savannah presents terrible appear
ance. Roofs are scattered through the
streets aud in the public squares wires
of the telegraph, teleghone, electric
light and street Car systems make the
streets impossible for vehicles. The
loss to property owners will be $780,.
900 or more. The crops adjacent to
the city ale badly damaged. So far as
can be learned, the shipping in port
got through the gale with but few mis-
haps. Forsythe Park Is sad wreck.
There must be much suffering on the
islands near Savannah, inhabited by
paurocS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
SURGEON DUNCAN:s CASE.

Major A. NJ. Harvey, of the Twenty =
second Kansas regiment, who defended
Surgeon L. c. Duncan in his recent
court-martial trial, was in Fairfax yes.
terday to see his client and to confer
with Messrs. Moore and Keith, who
will assist in the defense in the county
court next month. The Indictment
pending there, which is fixed for trial
on September 10, charges him with
Decorating the grave of Col. Duke, a
Confederate soldier, who was buried at
Bull Run.
Application was made yesterday for
bail, which will not be finally passed
upon until the authorities are officially
advised of the court-martial proceed
ings. The Commonwealth Attorney
has wired to Middletown, Pa, where
Gen. Davis is stationed and is awaiting
areply.
Major Harvey says that the evidence
against his client is merry weak.
Gov. Tyler has received letter from
numerous citizens of Fairfax county,
asking him to request the War Depart
ment to unite with the Virginia author
tiles in seeing that all persons con-
cerned 10 the desecration of graves in
that county shall be properly punished
They are not satisfied that one of the
officers alleged to have been implicated
in robbing the grave Of Confederate
officer should be punished, but demand
that those more directly concerned
il the work shall also have just punish
ment meted out to them.
The Governor referred the letter to
the Commonwealth attorney of Fair.
fax, and may take the matter up with
the War Department later. So far as
known, there has not been, as yet, any
official investigation of the reported
dissertation of graves near Manassas by
Pennsylvania soldiers as described in
the Philadelphia papers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

To REoRGANIzE THE NATIONAL
GUARD.-It is understood that Major
Webb c. Hayes, son of the late Presi-
dent Hayes, who served In both the
Cuban and Porto Ricsn campaigns, and
who is to accompany President McKin.
ley on his present trip, has proposed q
plan to the chief executive looking
toward the reorganization of the Ma
tional Guard under military law.
The plan provides that the President
shall appoint an adjutant general in
each State; that as many bodies of mi
lilia shall be raised in each State as
circumstances may require, and that
all officers of such militia shall be NOM
mated by the governors of the various
States. They would then be under the
direct control of the national govern
ment, and much of the difficulty expe.
rienced when the guard was called into
service for the Spanish war would be
obviated. Major Hayes said he dis
liked to discuss the matter now, for
the plan was still in an embryonic
state, and he did not like to 90 on
record until some of the details are
worked out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
At Camp Wikof.

MoNTAUK POINT, N. Y, Aug. 81
Considering the hardships at Camp Wi,
koh which most of the soldiers believe
to be in great part unnecessary, there
is little grumbling here. The patience
of the regulars, especially, is sublime
They believe General Wheeler and their
officers are doing wonders. They are
sick and wretched but reserve most of
their curses for the amateurs" who
broke into the army for the arny's ill.,
A telegram from Adjutant General
Corbin states that President Mckinley
will not visit Camp Wikof this week.
The City of Mexico with General Shat
ter on board is expected this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

CHILD LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS. -
Thursday morning Alice, daughter OF
George and Caroline Peck, who live in
the northeastern end of Burns Valley,
Pa, near the mountains, wandered
awav from home, and, being only three
wears old, was soon lost in that exten.
sive chain of mountains, extending
from Concord to Cumberland county.
People of Burns Valley and vicinity
searched for the lost one night and day
until Sunday morning, without finding
apy trace OF her. On that morning
about $50 men gathered at the foot OF
the mountains. Forming in line they
marched through the woods, searching
among the rocks and brush. About
five miles from where they entered the
mountains she was discovered standing
upon q large rock. Her clothing had
been torn to tatters by the brush and
rocks. but, for few slight scratches,
she was uninjured. A few berries had
been her diet for over three days. Her
escape from snakes and wild animals
was miraculous. Twelve rattlesnakes
and two copperheads were killed by
the searching party Sunday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
Foreign News.

LONDON, Aug 3l.-A dispatch from
Constantinople says that half of the
suburban village OF Buyukdere. on the
Bospnorus, has been destroyed by fire,
200 houses having been burned. The
upper part of the village is occupied by
The summer residences Of the foreign
ambassadors.
BERLIN, Aug. 31.-The Cologne Ga
zette says that Germany has manifested
already to Russia her willingness to sup.
port the Cars scheme of universal dis
armament. France, the paper says, is
unfavorable to the idea and maintains
an attitude of restrained complaisance
toward Russia. 1t would be impossible,
The Gazette adds, for Russia to endorse
the attitude of France in regard to AL
5ace-L Lorraine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
Bound for Porto Rico.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Admiral
Schley started for Brooklyn this morn
ing where he will board the transport
Seneca which sails at noon with mem
bers of the military commission, which
is to arrange for the evacuation OF
Porto Rico. The Seneca will, in ad-
dition, transport fifty postoffice clerks,
five army paymasters, about an equal
number of army surgeons and AZ train.
d nurses in charge of DR.. Anita New
comb MCGEE. DR.. MCGEE is a woman
aud the only woman contract physician
n the employ Of the government. OF
he ~ nurses who will sail on the SEN
eca to-day thirty are women. The
department encountered considerable
difficulty in obtaining even the twelve
trained male nurses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Peculiar Answer to Divorce Suit.

REGULAR Il DsNci W Ai'oiCC SUA''
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 31.-A suit for
divorce, filed by Mrs. T. ]. Leftwich of
this city against her husband, who in
addition to being one of the best
known lawyers of Atlanta, is the SOD
of the late Rev. Dr.. J. T. Leftwich, a
Presbyterian preacher of wide reputa-
ton, has provoked rtjoinder from
the defendant which bristles with re.
markable features. The defendant ad-
mits that he was unduly intimate with
Maud Jordan, as his wife asserts, and
declares that for years he has given her
the affection and attention which was
due his wife, and that it is his intention
TO marry her as soon as released from
his present matrimonial bonds. He
says that his marriage fifteen years ago
WIS in every way unfortunate, aud
that when he met Maud Jordan he
realized her as his souls ideal. He
treated her as a wife, and has had two
children, boy of years and girl OF
months, by her. He alleges that he
recently called q council of his most
intimate friends, told them the circum-
stances, and declared that she and he
would prefer disgrace and imprison-
ment rather than undergo separation
He asserts that he dearly loves tn
Jordan woman and his two illegitimate
children, and any sacrifice which be
can make for their welfare will not be
| too great,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUG 81, 1888

NOTHING AFFORDS a more giaring
instance of the ignorance prevailing IN
this land of free schools and cheap
newspapers than the popular belief
that the white people of this coun ry
are Anglo. Saxons. Why, the first PEG
ple of England, of whom there is anyre
liable knowledge, were the BTitons, then
tae country was possessed by the ko-
mans, then by the Angles and Saxons,
then by the Danes, and then by the Nor
mans. all of whom intermarried with
its people, and since then there has been
a large addition of Scotch and Irish to
its blood. The people of this country
are the most composite of all the
nations of the earth, and in their blood
are traces of that of those OF all the
other parts Of the known world and in
some of the Northern States foreigners
with noAuglo-Saxon blood in their veins
constitute the bulk of the population
But where money is the chief object Of
life, ignorance must needs prevail and
humbuggery have full sway.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
CAMP NOTES

The Eighth Pennsylvania received
instructions yesterday to leave Camp
Alger for Camp Meade, Pa. The Sixty
fifth New York is scheduled to leave
for Buffalo, to-day. The Thirteenth
Pennsylvania will leave to-day for
Camp Meade, st Middletown, Pa, and
the remaining regiments will leave in
the following order: First New Jersey,
Seventh Ohio and First Connecticut.
The Third Virginia will not be ordered
to the Pennsylvania camp, but to Rich.
mond, where it will be mustered out.
Two more soldiers, patients In the
post hospital at Fort Myer, have su,.
cumbed to typhoid fever. They are
Privates John a. Boyd, Company E.
Ninth Massachusetts, and George Nell,
Company A, Sixth Pennsylvania.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

A VIRGINIA ROUGH RIDER.-A dis
patch from Richmond says: Stanard
Woodson, young Rough Rider, whose
illness and death had been kept quiet
here on account of fear by his rela-
tives that he was q deserter, proves to
be highly connected in Virginia. He
died last Saturday night at the Old
Dominion hospital, but nothing was
said or published about it until yester-
day. He was found delirious in high
fever in a vacant house. What led
him to the place he was found is not
known, though it has since been learned
that he had relatives in Richmond and
Petersburg, and it is probable he was
making his way to the former place
when he became unconscious. 1t turns
out that he was not e deserter, but
wandered away from his regiment
while delirious with fever, and never
regained consciousness. He was the
grandson of Captain John Craighead
Griffin, of Petersburg, and Judge Tes.
charner de Graffenreidt Woodson. of
Nottaway. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanard Woodson, reside at "Palisade
Mansion" Conduit road, D. @.
Young Woodson was the most direct
descendant of Sir Edwin Sandys, Arch
bishop of York, Lancashire, England.
In his veins flowed the blood of the
Grifins, Beverleys, Randolpbs and
Blandis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

THOUGH the advice of the Emperor I.
Russia to reduce standing armies
and to settle international troubles by
arbitration, is now ridiculed and
secuted here, it was but few years
ago that this country was in favor OF
adopting such advice, though, strange
as it may seem to some people, since
that time, q democratic President trie d
to instigate war with Great Britain
and republican President did bring
on war with Spain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Herald wants the United States to ap,
propriate a million dollars to enable
their negroes to go to Cuba and estsb
fish black republic there. The mil
lion dollars may, and probably will, be
appropriated, but as American negroes
who 60 to Cuba soon revert to the ways
OF their ancestors in Africa, their es-
Enlistment of a republic, or any othel
sort of government, there, except that
by which brutal and predatory bands
are kept together, is highly improbable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

Actor Edward ]. Radcliffe left Black
wells Island, New York. this morning
free man, having served out the SEN
terce of six months imposed for beating
his wife, the daughter of Peter De
Lacy. His friends are preparing to
give him reception.
The transport Allegheny, with the
Ninth Massachusetts on board, arrived
in Fort Pond Bay, N. Y, this morning
from Cuba.
The u S. S. Vesuvius arrived in the
Boston harbor this morning and an
chored off the navy yard.
A dispatch from Paris to a London
news agency says that the French bud.
get estimates show deficit of 100 ,0O0.-
900 francs, which will be greatly aug
mented if the programme OF NJ. Lock
roy, minister of marine, is adopted.
The Drey fus case hiss been reopened by the
arrest in Paris of Col. Henry. He has &C
knowledged that he is the author Of the IA
nous letter containing the phrase, "Cette CO.
Grated upon the matter to-day. The guilt Of
Dreyfus is confirmed by NJ. Csvaignac, who
declares that the false document fabricated
by Henry does not clear Dreyfus of treason.
Z 10y named John Roots, while attempt
ing to steal ride on freight train in Jer,
sey City, last night was swept of and hurled
to the ground near Eric tunnel by low
bridge His skull was fractured and he is in
= critical condition
Albert DuKatt, whose years numbered
more than 100, committed suicide at Chi
cago yesterday by hanging He had for years
been known as an eccentric character and
was mentally deranged.
News from st. Michaels says that the Alaska
shore is strewn with wrecks. Out of 80
boats that left Pacific coast ports IN Ter tow
during the season, "a have been lost. Near
" all that took the open sea route were
wrecked.
The Spanish przs steamships Miguel Jovar
and Catalina, which were recently released
by prize court. sailed from New York this
morning, the former for Barcelora via Ia.
vana, sind the latter for Cadiz via Havana.
dispatch from Santiago says that Gomez
has relieved General Garcia of his command
~ punishment for writing the letter to Shat.
ter.
News has been received at San Francisco
that the whaling bark Rosario has been
crushed in the it, g east of Point Barrow, but
no mention is made of loss Of life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

ACCORDING to the testimony Of tie
friends of Lieut.. Tiffany and Private
Hawthorn, and that of hundreds Of
other people, many OF the American
soldiers in the Spanish war were
starved to death by the U. S. govern
ment. But many Americans believe
the war referred to was prosecuted to
prevent the poor people of Cuba from
being starved to death by the Span
iards. The humanity of government
that goes to war to prevent foreigner
from starving, but allows its own sub
Iscts to starve, cannot be seen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
Queen Wilhelmena.

The HAGUE, Aug. 31.-Queen Viii,
helmena issued q proclamation this
morning expressing her gratitude for
the nations love. Her majesty de.
clares that she is ready to accept the
splendid but weighty task imposed
upon her, supported by the fidelity Of
the people and the noble and elevated
conception of her duties given to her
by ner mother. ut shall be the aim
of my life," the Queen says, "to follow
her example and govern in a manner
expected of a princess of the house OF
Orange. True to the constitution de-
sire to strengthen the respect for the
name and flag of the Netherlands"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
A DISPATCH from Manila SAYS.

"All the outskirts of Manila are in {
state of complete anarchy. The insur-
gents are hunting and pillsging the
Spaniards, while the natives generally
are sacking villages, robbing vehicles,
and stealing horses"
But it was to give the insurgents indie
pendeuce and home rule, and to relieve
them OF the alleged misrule of cruel
Spaniards, .ast the late war was prose
cu,ed, by which eaGusands of American
lives and millions Of Aderican money
were thrown away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
The President.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 31.-St cretary
Day and Associate Justice White called
on President Mckinley last night and
will leave to-day. The presumption
is that the two gentlemen came to dis.
cuss the Paris peace commission with
the President and it is regarded IS al
most certain now that the result OF the
meeting will be that Judge White will
benamed as one of the commissioners
and that he will accept. The presi.
dental party will leave the city to-mor.
row morning, going to Canton to spend
only few hours, and then to New
York, where the President will visit the
soldiers at Montauk Point.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

AS Low forms of fever seem to pre-
vail in all the volunteer camps in the
country-as is only what might have
been expected among volunteer sol
diers, where all sorts of provisions are
plentiful and cheap-and as there is &c
need for such soldiers now, though
there may be hereafter, why such
camps should not be broken up and the
soldiers in them be allowed to return
50 their homes, where they can lie
properly attended to, is only what the
Secretary of War can tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

BEFORE the jingoes succeeded in
bringing on the Spanish war, they said
the Cuban insurgents had a regularly
organized government and 3 national
capital, but now, when the alleged cruel
aud tyrannous Spanish rule in Cuba has
been abolished, neither the capital
nor the government referred to has
appeared, aud the only Cubans with
whom the United States hold any Off
cial communication are the chiefs o
insurgent bands, still carrying on Their
predatory warfare against the pence
and order OF the island in which they
1irp
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
THE CARS PEACE PLAN.-The Lon.

don newspapers continue to devote q
large amount of their space to comment
upon criticism of the Cars peace note.
While, naturally, differing in regard to
the reasons actuating the appeal, they
generally agree that the outcome will
be q conference of the premiers, if not
OF the sovereigns themselves, probably
at Copenhagen, which will be followed
by Al expression of concurrence in the
humanitarian aims of the Gar and re-
port of the resolutions to their respec-
tive governments, when the whole thing
will be shelved indefinitely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
A MemOriaI of Tie WAR.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 31-One of the first
permanent memorials of the Spanish. Ameri.
can war to be erected in this country, will,
in few days, be placed in the chapel of the
Naval Academy in memory of Lieutenant
jenkins, who persisted in the explosion Of
the battle hip Maine. The memorial, which
takes the form of mural tablet, was SUBJ
scribed for by the classmates of the dead Of
ficer, and has been cast in bronze. A faith
ful model in high relief, of the Inflated ship
is shown above the inscription. A large
gathering of the surviving officers of the
Maine is expected to participate in the cere-
mony Of unwilling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

UNDER the regulations of the Lon
don Board of Trade, ships bound te
that port from Southern cities are al
lowed to load deeper than those from tbs
North, during the winter, for pru
Dental reasons. But Northern ship
pers object even to that slight advan
tage of their Southern rivals, and hav:
appointed committee to protes
against what they term the "injustic'
of the winter load line," though tina
line was established only as measure O
safety for the cargoes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
Hospital Ship Sunk.

FERNANDINA, Fla, Aug. 31.-:The
hospital ship Olivette, which has been
lying near the quarantine station,
through some mysterious agency sank
this morning about $50 o'clock. On
hoard OF her was hospital corps OF
So and crew of45 persons, ell of whom
escaped without injury but in scanty
attire,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
The Spanish Commissioners

MADRID. Aug 31.-Premier sagasta sti
acheres to his declaration that the Spanish
peace commission has not yet been appointed,
but says that the cabinet will consider the
matter on Thursday. The members of the
commission will, as far as possible, be men
who are well acquainted with internstion !
law, finance and mi itsry affairs, and will also
be required to possess familiarity with colo.
nal affairs, especially with reference to the
Philippines. The choice of commissioners
will depend largely upon the latter quslifca-
ton
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
Gen. Weyler.

MADRID. Aug. 31.-Gen. Weyler, presiding
over meeting Of members of the Weyler
Club at Plsma Palma, Island of Majorca, yes
terdsy, declared that the disasters which had
come upon Spain must be retrieved. He de-.
nounced the governments censorship of news
as persecution which wolld make it impossi-
BILE TO establish the responsibility for the dis
asters, which politicians were endeavoring to
fasten upon the army and navy He would
put himself at the head Of the masses he de-
clared, in order to fight for the safety Of the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31
Nfacy,s storehouse Burned.

NEW YORK, Aug 81 "A fire started in
macy & Company's storage building at 12'h
and Greenwich streets, yesterday evening
and after hard fight the firemen succeeded
in extinguishing it. At 2:30 o'clock this
morning smodering beam again iguited the
charred wood work and in few moment+
the building was roaring furnace. II took
several hours TO extinguish the blazn The
loss caused by the second FIRE is estimated at
SIS 600,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Aug 80
Cattle Trade in cattle was slow and ilr'il.
cd to weakness for most of the native sfl
range steers, but the decline was iucods.iCi'
able; choice steers So 20aj 65 medium
ga. 65s4. So, beef steers 81. 15s4 90, s'ocSes
and feeders S3a4.70, bulls $245s4.2 20 CO.'S
and heifers So 60a4 as, calves $ia'. Wet
ern rangers $3a4.70, fed Western sit'H
81 10a5,2 %, Texans So. 50a5 TO- Hos
The demand for hogs was fairly active -
steady prices; fair to choice 50. 77ai "! ~!
packers So 65a3. 90, butchers S3.lnli,@.
mixed $37Oa3 971b, light 50. 65t4 ~
pigs $3a390. Sheep-The supply OF 'aeri
WAS we'll taken at unchanged prices iai slet.
So S5a4.40, ewes $3.50s4.25 l4I'
So 25a6.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-31

The Count de las Infantas, one of the
descendants of Christopher Columbus
(says letter received in Washington
yesterday from Madrid,j has held con-
ference with Senior Sagasta, begging
him that the remains of his ilIustrious
ancestor be transported Immediately
from Havana to Spain and reinterred
in the Royal Chapel at Madrid, wlth
the full honors of an admiral of the
Royal Spanish navy, the highest rank
held by him in his lifetime.