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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
MORE SKIRMISFIING.
Americans and Insurgents Brush With
Usual Results.

linus. Oct. 4.-The statement that
Mai. Price asked Admiral Watson to
send gunboats to his support in the
recent engagement of his regiment IN
the vicinity of linus is incorrect. Gen.
Lawton Tuesday dispersed the 1nsur-
gents, driving them to westward. The
purpose of the rebels was to cut Off the
communication maintained between
Bacoor and linus by means Of the road
between those places at the point be-
tween linus and the east bank of the
river. A force of 1900 rebels attacked
linus Tuesday, 600 proceeding against
Bacoor with detachments along the
river. The only American casualty
was the wounding of lieutenant of ar
tillery. A number of prisoners were
taken. Gen. LawtOn, while riding up
the road to linus, was the target for
many shots. The telegraph line was
cut at the bend in the road commanded
by the enemy's trenches, 100 yards dis
tant and when Lieut.. Cunningham
with a repair party, appeared to restore
the wires, two men and Lieut.. Cum
ningham's horses were shot. Lieut..
Knabenshue with a party Of scouts,
crossed the river and found % dead
Filipinos in the trenches, fifteen Of
whom had been killed by one she'll.
The first wagon train with provisions
to reach linus in three days has arrived
with two companies of the fourteenth
regiment to relieve the fourth regi-
ment, whose members have been kept
awake in trenches day and night for a
week under an annoying intermittent
fire from the insurgents outside the
town.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
ONLY ONE RECEPTION.

Chicago, Oct. 3.-Only one public re-
ception will be given President McKin-
ley while he is in Chicago to attend
the fall festival. The original inten-
ton was to hold a reception under the
auspices of the Grand Army at Memo
rial hall Tuesday, and another by the
festival committee at the Auditorium
on Wednesday. On account of the
president leaving for Evansville Tues
day night the two functions will be
merged into one at Memorial hall
Tuesday afternoon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09

army and navy officials. It was brill
liant affair." An hour before it was an
nounced a large crowd of spectators
had gathered in front of the white
house and watched the arrivals. Ad-
miral Dewey came at O'Clock and as
he passed inside with Flag Lieut..
Brumby and Flag Secretary Caldwell
the admiral was enthusiastically
cheered. Rear Admiral Schley was
given a similar ovation. The white
house corridor served as state dining
room, the usual room being too small
for the purpose. The corridor was
profuse1y decorated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
M'KINLEY COMING.
PRESIDENT WILL BE IN MADISON
MONDAY, OCT. 16.
Will, However, Stop Here Only Ten
Minutes While Passing Through
to Milwaukee.
Madison. Oct. 4.

Madison is to see President Mckinley
again shortly. He will pass through
the state on his return from the west
on the afternoon of Monday, Oct. 16,
and will enter the via Montfort. His
train will stop ten minutes at Madison
at 3 o'clock and at Waukesha at 5
o'clock, arriving in Milwaukee at $40
The president desires to visit the
soldiers home Tuesday morning. He
will leave Milwaukee at IL o'clock,
stopping ten minutes at Racine and at
Kenosha. Most, if not all, the mem
bers of his cabinet will accompany the
president.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
WISCONSIN PENSIONS.

Washington, Oct. Additional
John Dolin, Cadott, Sc to So; Henry A.
Stone, Delavan, 81 to So. Increase
Stillman O. Bass, Mauston, $12 to $17;
Isaac G. Miller, Warner, SIT to $50;
Frederick Moul, Waupun, So to $12;
Chadncey A. Green, Hancock, So to
$40; Even Johnson, Amherst, Sc to $40;
George Degenhardt, Manitowoc, So to
$40; Herbert F. Wood, Ripon, So to
$40; Christian Burgner, Tustin, So to
SIP; Adam Gaus, Milwaukee, SIS to $40.
Reissue-John Utter, Pestigo, $14.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09

London, Oct. "a dispatch from
Durham, Natal, reports all trains from
the Transvaal arriving twenty-four
hours late, having given place to boer
military trains. The trains were
packed and the station besieged by
friends of the passengers. The latter
said they had endured great hardships
and been subjected to insults by the
beers. The dispatch adds the excite
ment is increasing at Durham. The
streets are thronged with animated
crowds and the impression prevails
that the beers may commence hOstili-
ties today. Altogether over 1900 Natal
volunteers have gone to the front.
Trains from Iourenzo, MARQUEE and
Delagoa Bay are bringing enormous
crowds, principally miners. The boer
command has arrived at the border
town of ComantipOort. The British
government is chartering a large num-
Der Of steamers, evidently for the pur-
pose of transporting the army corps.
About forty vessels are to be chartered,
and the steamers Pavonia of the Cum
are among those already taken.
British Getting Ready.
London, Oct. 3.-NO confirmation is
obtainable from any source of the re-
port contained in the dispatch that the
beers have captured Dundee. No ex-
ceptional activity was shown at the
0fio Cham
berlain and the Earl of Selborne were
absent from the colonial office but
Lord Lansdowne, Gen. Lord Revers
Butler, and Sir Gen. Evelyn Wood
called at the war office and a
special board meeting was held. Ma
turally nothing of the discussion was
made public but it is understood Gen.
Butler will not proceed for the cape I'M
TIL next week, except in case of unfore-
seen Developments. Many members OF
parliment are returning to town in an
ticipation of the early summoning OF
the houses of parliment. 1t is the gen.
eral impression that although some
speakers may express disapproval Of
the governments policy, few will go to
the extreme of voting against the re-
quired credit. 1t is considered more
probable that they will abstain from
participating in the division. A letter
from an oltlander received in Birm1ng-
ham was published yesterday. If it re-
fected the general feeling of the Brit
ish residents in johannesburg they
must be in an awful situation. The
writer says: eff it comes to fight,
believe the beers will make a massacre
of it, blow Johannesburg to bits and
shoot us on sight. In fact, have been
told so by one in Office" Reports from
various arsenal garrisons in Great Bri-
tain testify to active continuance of
military preparations. Commands
have received preliminary notice to- be
prepared and several regiments have
been notified to- hold themselves in
readiness for active service.
Kruger Addresses Troops.
London, Oct "a special from Pre-
toria, says that altogether there will be
nine boer generals in command of col
umns. A complete plan of campaign
has been arranged with the Orange
Free state. A rigorous censorship is
maintained over all press kilograms.
President Kruger addressed the troops
which started for the Natal border on
Saturday, appealing to their patriotism
and wishing them godspeed. Fighting
is expected by tomorrow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
PROMINENT ZIMMERMAN DEAD.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 4.-Milford E.
Mosher, and old-time lumbeman
and early settler Of La
Crosse, county, died Tuesday
after an illness of one week of ap-
He refused to permit doc
tors to operate on him and had no
chance otherwise for recovery. He was
born in Madison county, N. Y, in 1889,
and came to La Crosse county in 1854
and has since resided here. He
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09

Bloemfontein, Oct A telegram is
received that the British troops have
crossed the border from Kimberley.
British Preparations.
London, Oct. Awhile all dispatches
from South Africa dwell upon the con-
dition Of wild excitement there and the
inlminence of the boer attack, there is
in reality little change in the situation
although the massing of beers in all
directions inevitably increases the ten
sion. While constant military orders
are being issued here progress seems
very slow and it must still be weeks
before Great Britain will be in a posi-
ton to strike, although it is believed
British troops are now at the front or
near it. The despatch of war stores
and men continues. A quantity of bal
Africa, and the chartering of trans
ports is still going on. Five vessels of
the Cunard line are now engaged. M.
Arnaud, president of the international
arbitration and peace league, has sent
an appeal to Lord Salisbury entreating
him to choose power to act with a
power chosen by the Transvaal with
the object Of averting war.
London, Oct. 4.-Montague White,
consul general for the south African
republic in London, has telegraphed
President Kruger urging him to make
personal appeal to Lord Salisbury, pro-
posing a scheme as a basis Of further
iof hn iS o70nT on
tarily expecting to hear that the Trans
vaal government will send an ultima
tum to Great Britain declaring the dis
patch Of troops a casuS belli. White
added curious statement to the effect
that representatives of the largest cap
italists of Rand had called upon him
and asserted that Lord Salisbury
had determined there should
not be war and had instructed Cham
belain to wire south Africa further as
surances with regard to the British de-
sire to respect the complete indepen-
dence of the Transvaal. No cOnfirma-
ton of this is obtainable in official cir
cles Advices from New Castle, Natal
reports that Geographic communication
is interrupted beyond CharlestoWn
where stores have been looted by n&-
tives since the departure Ut the whites.
A telegram from Ladysmith, Natal,
says the Orange Free state troops have
occupied and closed both passes to the
Free state. Artillery is proceeding IN
the direction of Kimberley. The latest
news received from Johannesburg indi-
Gates that the last rush from Johannes
burg of Europeans has occurred. They
crowded the trains like sarQInes, Occu-
plying every possible inch. The Brit
ish transport Lalpcora has arrived at
Durham, Natal with field artillery,
hospital corps and a commissariat
store from India. The troops were
promptly disembarked and sent by
train up country. The Natal authOri-
ties have announced that no more
mails will be dispatched to the Trans
yaal until furLner notice. According to
a. dispatch from LourenZO Marquee,
Portuguese east Africa, a crowd of
beers who assembled at Machadorp sta
ton forced the refugees and passengers
to uncover during the singing of the
boer national air and severely NAL
treated several Englishmen, stabbing
one and kicking and trampling upon
others.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
MORE FRENCH TROUBLES.

London, Oct. 5.-A Paris dispatch
says it is rumored General Roget, for
mer sub-chief of the general staff,
Godfrey De Cavaignac, former minis
ter of war, and Quesnay De Beaure-
paire, former president Of the civil
section of the court of cessation, will
be arrested on the charge of conspiring
against the republic.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09

amassed fortune in numbering oper-
ations He served through the. war of
the rebellion in the first Wisconsin
heavy artillery. He leaves his wife.
He had no children. Mr.. Mosher has
been an active republican for many
years and was always seen at state
conventions of his party.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
HONORS FOR SCHLEY.

New York, Oct. 5.-Rear Admiral
Schley was last night installed COM
mander of the Loyal Legion at the
meeting of the order at Delmonicos.
AS he entered the dining room where
the members had gathered at the tables
he was greeted with great cheers.
About 800 members and guests were
present.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09

Rev. DR.. w. G. W. Boyle, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of Col
orado Springs, has declined the call
extended to him early in the summer
by the Forty-frst street Presbyterian
church of Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
MONEY FOR THE WAR
BRITISH CHANCELLOR AUTHOR
ICES BIG EXPENDITURE.
CHARTERING OCEAN LINERS

Gen. White Believes He Has Force
Enough to Repel Any Attack That
May Be Made-Transvaal Camp
Breathes With Religious Fervor-
Exodus Still On.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09

The next National Prison association
congress will be held in Cleveland, o.,
September, 1900.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
VOLUNTEERS OUT
OVER 1900 FROM NATAL ALREADY
GONE TO FRONT.
GREAT ACTIVITY PREVAILS

Boer Command Massing at Border and
Trains Bringing Uut Enormous
Crowds Fleeing POpulace Subject
ed to Much Hardship and insult
Government Charters Steamers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
CROSS THE BORDER
BRITISH Make AN ADVANCE
FROM KIMBERLEY.
MATERIAL BEING MASSED
Imminence of Boer Attack Increases
Tension Everywhere Great Britain
Will Not Be Able to- Strike Effec-
lively For Weeks-Balloon Material
Sent and Steamers Chartered.

Bloemfontein, Oct. "A telegram is
received that the British troops have
crossed the border from Kimberley.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-09
Big Dinner for Dewey.

Washington, Oct 4.-President Nc
Kinley in honor of Admiral Dewey last
night gave the largest dinner party in
the history of the white house social
functions. Covers were laid for over
80 persons. The guests included the
cabinet, governors of nine states, JUS
tees of the supreme court, some mem
bers of both houses of congress and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-04

To avoid just such winds as occurred
to-day. In which luck and not the crew
and yachts win the rules provide that
II one of the boats does not finish
within five and half hours. the race
Is declared off. so at the end of the
time this evening, when the yachts
were etill four miles from home. with
the Shamrock leading by something
more than quarter OF q. MILE the
committee officially declared that there
had been no race. The yachts were
then taken In tow by their respective
tugs and brought back TO their an
chorase inside Sandy Hook. Under
The rules the first race is now post
poned for two days, or until Thursday.
- PROMISE BROKEN.
The day promised we'll at first. The
sky was smirched with a few dirty
clouds. but clear enough to permit the
thousands of spectators who lined the
Jersey shore to see almost every foot
of the course. The waves were crested
with whitecaps here and there, and a
fairly fresh breeze blew out of the
north-northeast, but after the Columbia
and Shamrock had crossed the lines,
the wind turned fiuky and variable and
the race was a fizzle almost from the
start. But the fiuke to-day gave the
yachting sharps and the spectators
much TO think ahout-aro1 some sur
prises. The Columbia Is undoubtedly
the prettier boat. She Is TALL stately,
with graceful lines and towering mast,
J The Irish boat vi tn her broader beam
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-04

the unfortunate occurrence which
marred the race when the accompany
ing excursion boats in the frenzied en- :
gerness to let nothing of the beautiful
spectacle escape, crowded down upon
the racers until their back wash i'm.
peded their progress through the wa
ter and caused Lord Dunravcn to file
his famous protest The Government
was determined this year that the
course should be protected against
unoilc:al trespassers. a flotnIn OF
revenue cutters and swift TORPEDO
Doats, Tying red barred white flars
guarded the course. keeping excursion
steamers. yachts and tugs atTa per-
fectiy safe distance from the canvas.
clouded racers.
CLOUDS OF CANVASS.
The course was laid nfteen miles
dead before the wind and back again.
the direction OF the wind carried this
course south-southwest from the Sandy
HOOK lightship, almost straight down
the Jersey coast to q point off Asbury
Park, Where O white float with q red
ball was placed to mark the turning
point 4 - 4
The Columbia was admirably handled
throughout the race. Though the
Shamrock was frss across the siIne Sby
43 seconds the Columbia's Deer Island
crew of Yankees, & wearing their pto-
turesqtie watch caps In IsciIn,s 3GolOrs,
were go, much handler Than their
IL
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tity of balloon material has been sent
to South Africa, the War Office consid-
ering that military ballooning will
prove OF the greatest value in the kind
Of warfare expected in South Africa.
The charterlng of transports Is still
going on. Five vessels of the Cunard
Line are now engaged.
Z One result of the war scare is an
advance of one shilling TO eighteen
pence in the price asked for the wheat
offered in the Lynn market to-day.
\ telegram from Paris announces
that NJ. Arnaud, president Of the In
ternatonal Arbitration and Peace
League. had sent an appeal to Lord
Salisbury entreating him to choose 4
power to act with a power chosen by
the Transyaal with the object of avert
Ing war.
SALISBURY AGAINST WAR.
Mr.. Montague White, Consul General
for the South African Republic in Lon
don informed the Associated Press that
a representative Of one OF the largest
capitalists OF the Rand had called upon
him this morning and asserted that II
was known In capitalist circles that
Lord Salisbury had determined there
should not be war. and had instructed
the Secretary of State for the Colonies
Mr.. Chamberlain, to wire to South
Africa further assurances with regard
to the British desire to. respect the com.
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Sight Seers land YaChtmen Ex-
perience a Disappointment.
SHAMROCK VS.. COLUMBIA
The Cup Challenger ana tho Defender
Fail to Cover tho Cruise tn Pros
scribra Time aud tho First Day.
Rncc Was Declared on Doscrip-
ton OF Efforts TO Pun or Groa,
Event.
(by Telegraph to vlrginian-Pllot.)
Event.

(By Telegraph to virginian-Pllot)
New York. Oct. 3.-As the sun set
behind the Navesink Hills. the biggest
crowd of sight-sees and yachtsmen
who ever sailed down to Sandy Hook
to witness the attempt of n foreign
mue-hunter to wrest from America the
yachting supremacy of the world re-
turned to New York crest fallen and
disappointed The winds had proved
too light and shifty, and the first of
the International series of 1899 between
the two greatest racing achines ever
produced by England and America de-
generated into drifting match, and
had to be declared Oft because neither
could reach the finish line in the time
allotted by the rules.
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and longer base line. looked slower and
heavier. Perhaps her green color makes
her look clumsicr, as If she were forced
through the water. while the slim Co
lumbla7pierces 1t Hike rapier.
Though indecisivc in every respect MS
to the abilities OF the great rival single
stickers. to-days race Indicates that
the Irish boat with her English skip
per and her Scotch crew. is the nblest
sloop ever sent across the Atlantic In
guinea cup which the America
brought back forty eight years ago, and
which has since been successfully de-
Tended against the world.
WAS NIP AND TUCK.
During the five and n half hours sail
the Shamrock was thrice ahead. and
twice the Yankee boat showed the way.
For the first ten minutes the Shamrock
led. then for five the Coiumba's grace
full bow showed ahead Of the green
boat; for 45 minutes following the
lumbla, and for the last hour and a
half 1t was the Shamrock that led the
way. Tho breeze blew as high as
twelve knots an hour, and as low ms
| three, and shifted about through eight
points of the compass Each In turn
beat the other running before the wind
and was In turn beaten beating against
INC Wluu at various StaEeS OF the race,
so that many OF the experts VINO saw
the two boats sail to-day are dlsinclined
to believe that there is pin to choose
between them, but when the race Is
closely analysed, it is absolutely proven
| that the Columbia showed her superior
| ity at every point of sailing, running,
reaching and beating whenever the
| wind freshencd, and that 1t was only In
| the lighteSt air that the Sham
rock could make Roadway against her
Both had their share OF good and bad
| luck. The Columbia had the better al
| the shifting wind on the run down tc
| the mark and beat the Shamrock tive
minutes and A seconds. while on tn,
| beat home. after increasing her lead t
| over IL mile Mt olie time. the Shamrock
| overhauled the Yankee and was
| quarter OF mile ahead when the time
| allowance expired.
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yellow Fever statistics.

tBy Telegraph to Pilot.
Jackson. Miss, Oct. s.--The Board ot
Health reported ono new case to-day
There have been IL cases to- date and
four deaths and eight cases are now
under treatment. Arrangements have
been made by Surgeon General Carter
OF Marine Hospital Service to cstah-s
lish camp OF refuge Tor those who
have been exposed to the fever and It
will be open to voluntary refugees tor
morrow r. N 81 y 5sFs;s
New Orleans. Oct. 3.--Ono casa Of
yellow fever WAS reported to-day. Two
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-04

tBy Telegraph ,o Virgnian-Pi!ot.)
London. Oct. 3.-Thcre are no new
developments in the Transvaal situa-
ton. Arrangements for the dispatch of
war stores and men continues. y guam
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-04
WAR CLOUDS IN
SOUTH AFRICA
Arrangements For Despatch of War
Stores and Men Continues.
AN ADVANCE IN WHEAT

Great Britain Pushes Preparations
fornI"bii,zins aLnrEeArmy on the
Rordcrs OF Dom rnul'a Dominion
Lord salisbury is anid TO nave
Determined Tint rhero should be
No War.
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A PLEASING FEATURE

The feature of the race which pleased
everybody most was the perfectly clear
field which was maintained. For the
first time, this year the Government
took n hand TO prevent n repetition OF
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zeons inusd 81 Eleventh Page.l.
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school Cadets came to the rescue and
formed about the carriage In hollow
square. Thus protected and fianked by
force of police, the carriage reached
the White House with u long gap be-
tween it and the next proceeding.
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