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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

/ Flood threatens Montreal.
DR.. Patton, editor OF the Dublin
Daily Express, is dead.
Aubrey Beardsley, the English
artist, died at Mentone.
Mr.. Gladstone cannot hope to live
longer than few weeks.
Great Britain DOESN'T want Hawaii,
says one of her high officials.
Bishop Komp Of Fulda has been
elected archbishop of Freiburg.
/ Miss Florence ST. John, the we'll
known actress, is dying at London.
!. AT least 90 persons were killed in
an explosion in the Santa Isabel mine,
at Belmez, Spain.
| A movement to overturn the reign
ing dynasty has started in several
Chinese provinces.
/ Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett sued
! for divorce The papers were kept
from the public
| The colonial convention OF Aus
tralia adopted the bill for the fedora
ton of the colonies.
! France has made additional de-
mands upon China and has given that
! country eight days to submit.
China has been unable to obtain any
! modification of the Russian demands
: upon her and will doubtless be forced
to yield.
| A French fleet which, it is reported,
will support Russia in the far east is
being prepared for mobilization at
Cherbourg
The German marines have left
Crete because, it is stated, the affairs
Of the German creditors of Greece
! have been settled.
/ An outbI eak occurred among the
Albanian and Kurdish troops in the
! 1'ildez palace, Constantinople. Many
arrests were made
A parliamentary commission de
cided that there was no ground for
impeaching ex-Premier Crispi, though
his conduct merited censure.
The Canadian house of commons
passed a bill prohibiting the innporta-
| ton of American nursery stock Oh
account of the San Jose scale.
China will call upon the United
States for an indemnity as result
Of the boycotting Of Cinnamon al
Butte, Mont, by labor unions.
The petition of Captain Dreyfus
wife to share her husbands imprison-
ment on Devils island, off the coast
of French Guiana, has been refused.
+! A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica
! says that a dynamite explosion took
! n1acn in tho government StOrehOlSn or
Montego bay. Eight men were killed
high official of the British foreign
Office says the British government
recognizes that "the United States
have the foremost interests il
Hawaii
number of celebrations in honor
of the f1ftieth anniversary of the Ger
man revolution of 1848 were held il
Berlin. The anniversary was also
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division of the Southern Pacific rail-
road, died in New York.
Roland Worthington, formerly col
lector of the port of Boston and for
many years proprietor and editor OF
the Boston Traveller, is dead at the
age of 81.
DR. Trumbull w. Cleaveland was ia
dicted in New York on the charge
, of causing the death of an infant chllo
of lanes L. Carhart by criminal
careleEsness.
Fleming G. Dubignon, gold adVo-
cate was named as chairman OF the
Georgia democratic executive COM
mitee which is entirely composed OF
silver men.
Justice DAILY in the supreme court
in New York signed the decree grant
ING rhe divorce asked for by Carollne
Ravenhill Ratc7iffe from 3. }. Rat
cliffe, the actor.
The Minneapolis and Northern Ele-
yator company's large gram eleVaIof'
at Lakota. N. D., was burned Inc
contents included $4,000 bushels Oh
wheaf and 5000 bushels OF lax.
Rev. George B. Engle, the senior
nreshvter of the Episcopal church
in the diocese of Indiana, is dead. he
wae horn in 1909 and was ordained TO
the ministry in New York in 1888.
Secretary Gage de ivered an ADDRESS
on the financial question TO the CleVe-
lard chamber of commerce, saying
that cold men would have to face the
same issue in 1900 as they had OPP
posed in 1896.
peaniless and hungry, ana anxious
IN make atonement for MS CRIME
William Brentwood, VINO IS Waneeu
in baltimore for embezzl1ng Sz'ooo'
has surrendered himself to the police
of San Francisco.
Topeka servant girls threaten to
strike unless their young men callers
are allowed to use the front door.
They also demand that the dining
room shall be set apart for their use
in receiving their friends.
James Hanon and wife were pauly
maHreated by three masked burglars
who entered their house at Bu1falo, n.
Y. The aged couple put UP STOUT
resistance, but were overpoWered ana
pinioned to the bed. The burglars
secured $1,000.
Senator Davis, the chairman OF the
committee on foreign relations, re-
ported to the Senate a joint resolu-
ton providing for the annexation OF
Hawaii by the United States The
resolution will be considered in open
session.
The post office at Boonsboro, Mo-,
was robbed by burglars, who blew the
safe open, took several hundred dol
lars in stamps and money, and set
fire to the building. w. w. Whyte,
the postmaster, was nearly burned to
death.
Within three weeks, San Francisco
will be one of the most strongly forti-
fed harbors in the United States, and
will have a feet of war vessels capa-
BILE of holding it's own with a country
that has more ships than Spain can
send to the golden gate.
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OF THE HUMAN KIND.

Miss Florence Higgins has been
elected to the chair of oratory in the
northern Indiana College of Law.
Paul Verlaine, in a very much ex-
purgated edition, is recommended as
a religious poet by some of the French
Catholic clergy.
DR.. Ingham, who is now senior lee
turer OF Trinity college, Dublin, first
came in to notice more than so years
ago as the author of the famous
rebel ballad, beginning who fears to
speak of 1922
Mrs. Tyndall, the widow of Prof.
Tyndall, has sent to the British
Royal institution a sum of Loco
pounds, which she states that her
husband desired her, at such time as
should be convenient to herself, &c
present as an expression of his at
tachment to the institution.
DR.. Hermann V. Hilprecht of the
University of Pennsylvania has just
returned from the site of the ancient
city of Nippur, in Babylonia, where his
archaeological labors have been sc
successful. While in Constantinople
he visited the sultan, who gave him
many valuable antiquities.
The notable fact in the case of the
new American provincial of the Order
of the Holy CIo-s, Rev. DR.. John A
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
DOMESTIC.

Chicago May wheat $l.04M.
Pugilist Shoynski may never enter
the ring again.
DR.. Elizabeth S. Dalby-Norred died
at Minneapolis.
The contract for Montana's new cap
itol was awarded.
Trains are delayed by heavy snow
storm in Montana.
Peterson's Magazine has been sold
to Frank A. Munsey.
The Britishers won in their inter
national cable chess match
At Indianapolis Judge Solomon
Claypool died, aged SO years.
The naval appropriation bill pro-
vides six new torpedo boats.
Franklyn w. Lee, poet and news
paper man, died at Rush City.
Capt. Joseph Burley of the Ward
line steamers, died in New York.
Captain Aaron C.. Croker died at
Brooklyn. He was "a years old.
Matilda Joslyn Gage, the pioneer
woman suffragist, died in Chicago.
Professor Perrine of Lick observa-
tory has discovered another comet.
Gov. Elisha Dyer of Rhode Island
was renominated by the republicans.
The United States offers to mediate
between Nicaragua and Costa RIGA.
William Pettibone, a Wisconsin
pioneer, is de-d at Fond du Lac, aged
70 years.
John Moshik was executed in Min
neapolis for the murder of John
I-emke.
Ex-senator Blanche K. Bruce, the
cc,ored reg ster of the treasury, died
in Washington.
Law abiding citizens of Skaguay
Alaska, have ordered gamblers to stop
play or leave town.
John Wanamaker has begun his
antiQuay campaign for the governor
Of Pennsylvania.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of T. v Powderly as commits
sioner Of immigration
Alois Apfelback and Gen John
Watts Kearny "a / d for Europe with
their southern brides.
The comptroller of New York city
announces that the debt limit of the
city has been reached.
DR.. P. Alexander Sullivan and Miss
Laura Bucklin of Chicago were mar
ried in Milwaukee.
A negro boy was lynchGd at Mar
celia, in Stone county, Ark. He was
accused of stealing $40.
General w. S. Rosecrans' funeral
took place at Los Angeles, Cal, AND
was attended by thousands.
The six-story furniture warehouse
of May, Stern 4 Co., at st. Louis
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $1,000
Professor John G. Zachos, curator o.
Cooper Union, died at New York. He
was born in Constantinople in 1920.
Sixteen persons are dead or missing
and thirty injured as the result of {
fire in big business building in Chi
cago.
Mail Carrier Benjamin Atwater, whC
arrived at Skaguay from Dawson Cit.
says that there is plenty of food il
the Klondike.
The senate finance committee at AL
bany, ~ Y, adopted resolution fo
! the final adjournment of the legisla
| tuTe, the 31st.
! Thomas E. Watson was nominated
( by the populists Of Georgia as thei
candidate for governor, despite hi
determination not to run.
Gen. Lew Wallace has begun i
j movement to erect a monument Il
former Vice President Schuyler Cola,
at South Bend, Ind.
J. George Scriever, of New Orleans
! general traffic manager of the Atlanti
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

An Oklahoma lawyer named Marum
recently proposed to his sweetheart
by mail. Her answer was handed to
him while he was engaged in an i'm
portant law suit as one of the attor
neys. For three days he carried the
letter unopened in his pocket for
fear that it contained an answer that
would unnerve him and thus prevent
him from properly continuing the
case. Finally, when the last speech
had been made al the case went to
the jury, he tore open the envelope
and found that it said ''yes."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
DEFINING HIS AFFECTION.

"A man is always such fool"
puttere1 Mrs. Kitzer, whose son has
hown marked preference of late for
striking blonde "Once let him get
infatuated with a woman, and he's
absolutely blind to her faults.
mo; only deaf, my DEAR, responded
Ir. Kitzer. "He declines to take
yther peoples words for them
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

The Michigan legislature has met
in special session to consider Pingree's
proposed measures for increasing
the taxes upon railroads, express,
telegraph and telephone companies
It is not believed that the measures
submitted will pass.
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Americas Greatest Medicine

The following is characteristic Hoods
Sarsaparilla testimonial. Facts like
these have made Hoods Sarsaparilla
Americas Greatest Medicine and en-
deared 1t to thousands of homes scat
tered all over this broad land.
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tons, with the highest practicable speed
for their class, to cost, exclusive OF
armament, not exceeding $3,OOO,OOO
each, one to be named the Maine; six
torpedo boats, $50 tons displacement,
and six torpedo boat destroyers, about
$50 tons displacement. to cost not ex-
ceeding $2,340,0O0 and one gunboat to
take the place of the United States
steamship Michigan, to cost, exclusive
of armament, not over $260,000, to be
built on the great lakes. The con-
tracts for the construction of all these
vessels are to be made within sixty
days of the enactment of the bill.
Toward the construction of four tim
Der dry docks, 100000 each is al
lowed. They are to be located at
Portsmouth, N. H.; Boston, Mass. !;
League Island, Pa; and Mare Island,
CAL, the total cost when completed
not to exceed $850,000 each. At AL
giers, La, a dry dock is to be built,
but is to be of double sided steel
floating type known as the combined
floating and craving self-docking dock
c pable of lifting a vessel of $4,000 tons
displacement and u feet draft OF water,
to cost, including moorings and wharf
$3.50 900, of which 100000 is appro-
priated this year.
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washington, March pa vivid
word picture of the horrors and bar
barities of the concentration of citi-
zens of Cuba was made by Mr.. CALM
ger (rep., N. HI. The senator re-
Gently visited Cuba to study the situa-
ton there. Long before the senate
convened the galleries were packed.
Then Mr.. Hale (rep.. Me.), chairman
of the naval affairs committee. quietly
rose and favorably reported the bill
providing for relief for the survivors
of the Maine catastrophe. the meas
ule passing without a word of debate.
Mr.. Gallinge1's speech followed. He
spoke in low, clear tone of voice,
distinctly and audible throughout the
chamber There was not an Interrupt
ton by word throughout the speech
and when he declared the government
that would starve 100000 of it's people
would do anything and following this
with the further declaration that the
lives of the brave men lost in the
Maine disas er could not be atoned for
with gold or silver. spontaneous wave
of app,aus swept over the galleries
and the vice president had difficulty in
restraining it. When he concluded he
was accorded burst of applause which
the vice president made little effort to
restrain.
Washington, March 23.-In the
house r. T. Thorpe was given the seat
from the fourth Virginia district. Sid
ney P. Epes, who obtained the certifi-
cate of election, was unseated by a
strict party vote of Isl to $50. The
Thorpe and the democrats and popu-
lists, with the exception of Howard
pop, Ala.), voted for Epes.
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All Strength in His Limbs

bAtI SSA SHt3btA az E1b0
gave out. The physicians told US it was
paralysis, which sometimes follows an at
tack of diphtheria We did everything
for him, but he grew worse until he was in
pitiful condition. He suffered terribly
at night and complained continually of
his head, and in what little sleep he was
able to get, moaned increasingly. He lost
all control of the muscles of his body and
limbs. He had no appetite and complain
ed of feeling sick at his stomach all the
time. After we had tried many different
remedies and had about given up all hope
we commenced giving him Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. In short time he ceased to COM
plain, his appetite improved and at the
end of three months he was able to attend
school part of the time. Now he is we'll
and quite a strong and rugged boy. You
are at liberty to use this testimonial if you
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

desire, as we feel we cannot say too much
in praise of Hoods Sarsaparilla as blood
purifier and building up medicine" MRS.
r. E. ANDERSON, Cumberland, Maine.
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very sick and for several days it seemed as
if he would never be any better. After a
while he began to improve and in few
weeks was able to go out, although weak
and miserable. Then, gradually
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CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, March Ex-senator
Proctor (rep., Vt.), who returned last
Sunday from an extended trip through
the island OF Cuba, made a statement
in the senate OF mis- observations on
the island. From many viewpoints
the statement was remarkable. It had
evidently been most carefully pre-
pared. Every element OF sensational
ism had been studiously eliminated
from it and, except so far as the facts
recited were sensational, it bore not
the slightest effort to arouse the pub
lie mind, already keenly alive to the
condition of affairs on the island One
statement was made by Senator Frye
Qep., Me.), a few minutes after its
delivery. cit is" said he. Gust as If
Proctor had held UP his right
hand and sworn to it, That was the
impression the statement made upon
the senate. On the whole the speech,
while not urging any particular &C
ton can only be understood as favor
ing Intervention.
Washington March 17.-No political
questions were discussed in the house.
The whole session was devoted strictly
to the postofice bill which was taken
UP for amendment under the fve-min-
ute rule. The questions which con-
sumed the major portion of the. time
related to the allowance for clerk hire
at pOstoffices and to rural free deliv-
cry. The house inc1 eased the allow
ance for rural free delivery from $780,
900 to 100000 and defeated the propo-
sition for increased clerk hire.
Mr.. Hull (rep., Ia), chairman of the
house committee on military affairs,
introduced a bill recognizing the
army. The bill is the result of agi-
tation for plain and simple organi-
zation measure that has been in pro-
gress for a long period. The bill
has already been considered by the
subcommittee of military affairs
committee and it is unanimously
agreed that it should be introduced
and it's passage pressed
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Washington, March 22.-The fea-
ture of the senate proceedings was the
extended speech of Mr.. Caffery (dem,
Lao in support Of the pending ma
tional quarantine bill. In the course
of his argument Mr. Caffery said that
he wanted the whole quarantine
power in the hands of the United
States government which has the
authority to make quarantine effec-
tive, and added that he is as staunch
a states rights advocate as any man.
In conclusion, after speaking for
nearly three hours, Mr.. Caffery said
that state guarantees are utterly
inefficient and utterly pOwerless
against an epidemic of yellow fever.
Washington, March 23.-The naval
appropriation bill has been reported to
the house. 1t carries a total of $685.
683,058, an increase over last year OF
$3,764,4 and over the current esti-
mates of $2,514, 1924. For the increase
for the navy the bill allows to be con-
structed by contract three sea-going
coast line battleships designed to car
ry the haviest armor and most pow
erful ordnance, displacement, II, O0(
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-30
Notice.


Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day the sixth OF December, 1898, in
the town of Ritzville, Wash, an cleo
tion will be held to elect the following
town officers:
A mayor to serve two years.
A treasurer to serve for one year.
Two councilmen to serve for two
years each and one councilman to serve
for one year. All for the term be-
ginning On second Tuesday in Janu-
airy, 1899. There win also be submitted
to the voters the proposition Of selling
the present system Of waterworks.
This selection will be opened at 8
o'clock in the morning and will con-
tinue until seven o'clock in the alter
noon of the same day in Ritzville Pre-
cinct No. 2, Ritzville, Adams county,
Washington.
The polling place will be at the
court house. The election officers OF
said precinct are: Inspector, A. Dill
Ion; judges, @. Staser, J. Z. Prouty;
clerks, A. F. Rosenoff and Walter
Staser. The registration books are
now open for registration OF voters
and will close on Saturday, November
20, 1898.
Dated at Ritzville, Washington,
this 18th day OF November, 1898.
E. d. gibson. City Clerk.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-30

State OF Washington
County of Adams,
In the Superior court OF the state of Washing
ton, for Adams county.
Z. d. gibson, plaintiff,
VI.
CARRIE SWANSON, Defendant.>
To the above named defendant:
In the name of the state of Washington, you
are hereby notified that L. d. Gibson, plaintiff,
has filed complaint against you in 1he Super
ior court OF the state Of Washington, for Adams
county, which will come on to be heard sixty
days after the first publication OF this sum.
mons to-wit: Sixty days after the % day Of
September 1898, and unless you appear and
answer the same on or before the 18th day of
November, 1898, the same will be taken as con-
fessed, and the prayer of ssid complaint grant
ed. The object and prayer of said complaint
Is to recover Judgment against said Carrie
Swanson on account of money advanced, goods
sold and delivered and for services rendered
in the sum OF one hunded nineteen and ninety
hundredths dollars ($l1990 and costs of this
acton and that a writ of attachment has been
issued and levied upon the property of said
defendant herein.
Witness my hand and the seal OF said court
thif 27th day Of Sept 1898.
(sEAL) LOUIS WALTON, Clerk.
BY Emma Owens, Deputy.
c. Staser, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-30
Two Carloads Coming.

We have just bought two carloads
OF farm implements, and will have
them here by about Jan. 10Th. One
of these cars is loaded with the famous
Superior disc drills and the other with
Canton plows. Those wishing one OF
our disc drills would do we'll to give
their order now. BAUER BIER Co.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-30

The Ritzville Land Co. will soon
build nice cottage near the school.
house for rent.
Born-Nov. 8, 1898, to the wife of
T. C. Martin, of Washtucna an IL
pound baby girl.
Mrs. E. L. Uranium has commenced
the erection OF neat two-story resi-
deuce on the hill at the corner of c
and 9th streets.
Mrs. Brown, wife of the presiding
elder of the M. E. church, arrived in
town Monday evening to assist at
the Apron fair.
G. A. Martin, brother Of T. G. Mar
tin, the Washtucna merchant, is in
the city for few days visiting his
friend, Homer Rhea.
Only limited supply of Superior
disc drills can be secured for the
spring trade, and those desiring one
should submit their order now
Bauer Bier Co.
F. ]. James opened school at Willis
last Monday. To his surprise all the
pupils of the Rocky Coulee school
which he had closed the preceding
week, were present and joined with
Willis in educational work.
w. H Lafrenz is putting in new
patented gasoline light in the drug
store OF H. E. Gritman and il. the
Lee saloon. The lamp gives splendid
soft light and the cost per lamp is
about cents for 5 hours service.
There will be preaching at the M
E. church Sunday, Dec. 4, at III a. m
and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject, 1.-THE
value of the SOUL" evening, "Fiction
as a modern educator" All are cor
daily invited.--J. H. Everett, Pastor,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-30
Choice of Friend,

Never choose for friend one who
would urge you to pull out q single
thread from the warp OF character
never choose friend that you feel
you have lowered your standard Of
purity and right one single inch to
gain. If he cannot step up in your
friendship, you need not step down
Raise your standard and, stand by it
You need not want for compromising
only sec that the society is kept high
and pure.-Ex.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-30
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

US. Land Office at walla walla, WASH,
Oct. "a, 1893.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
that said proof will be made before F. p.
French, United States commissioner for the
district of Washington, at Ritzville, Adams
county, Wash, on Dec. TO- 1898, viz:
ELMER TERRY,
who made Homestead Entry No. 45S1, for the
nwl4 section 3d. township 16 north range 35,
E. W. N.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz: John NJ, Freestonc, of De-
light, Wash; Benjamin F. Berry, OF Fletcher,
WASH; Robert L. Watson, of Delight, Wash.
James Watson, of Delight Wash.
IOHN NJ HILL, Register.
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Reward.

S. reward for the discovery or de-
livery of large, dark red muley cow
with a split in one ear. Has spiing
calf following which is unmarked
Left home on the 23rd of Nov.
JOHN KNEE, Lind, Wash.