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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
RACE OF MAIL TRAINS.

Spirited Contest Between the North
western and the Burlington.
The most important event in the his
tory of railway mail transportation in the
last quarter of century transpired when
the Governments fast mail train left New
York on its run Of 3,342 miles to the Pa
ciic coast in ninetytwo and one-half
hours, based on Eastern time.
On Sept. Is, 1875, the famous white
MALI was put on rails between New York
and Chicago, but the enterprise lasted
only one year, because the Government
would not pay the Vanderbilts their price
for running it. The service was resumed
in 1888, at which time the Burlington and
ST. Paul fast mails were put on. Since
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
CAPTURES SPANISH ARMS.

Former Residents of Cuba Secrete
Guns, Ammunition, and Machetes.
Gen. Ludlow has been successful in cap
turing the arms which Spanish sympathiz-
ers have been secreting i'll Havana. On
the evening before the New Years cere-
monies Gen. Ludlow received information
from various sources of guns and other
implements of war being held by former
Spanish volunteers and other Spanish citi-
zens. Captain Breble went out with de-
tachment of soldiers and succeeded in cap
turing q great MANY of them
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
ShiDpin. Subsidies.

It makes no difference what we think
Of the policy of paying (shipping) sub
sides in the abstract. While other ma
lions pay them we must, just as each
Of the nations of Europe must keep up
it's armament so long as the others do.
Fer years now we have been talkil g
about this matter, and it is high time
that Congress and the President should
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12

cry $1,000 in stock had yielded profit of
S1S5,000. The Senate passed bill re-
ducing the charge for messages from %
to 20 cents. In the Houes substitute
bill was passed reducing the charge from
% to Is cents and other tolls in proportion.
Day press rates are reduced from - to
1-3 cent per word, and night press rates
from 4 to JIG cent per word. The tee-
graph lines are placed under the same re-
strictions as are imposed by the court of
visitation law on the railroads.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12

suit, and the next step will be the appear
ance of the corporations attorneys before
some judge of the Circuit Court of Cook
County with the request that decree be
made of record divorcing the palace car
company from every line of business or
ownership save that for which it was en-
powered by Incorporation to transact
Suit Begun in 1894.
The proceedings to compel the Pullman
company to live within the law which Gre
ated it were commenced in 1891 by Maui
rice L. Moloney. then Attorney General
of the State. The first proceedings were
quo warranto. The law thus compels the
Pullman Palace Car Company to dispose
of the following:
Plant of the Pullman Iron and Steel
Company, plant of the. Pullman Brick
Company, plant of the Pullman Gas Com
pany, the Arcade building. the Hotel Flor
ence (named for Mrs. +. Q. Lowden, who
was Miss Florence Pullman), Pullman
market buildings. two church buildings,
the public school house. the water mains
in the streets. In addition to this several
hundred acres of land and 800 town lots.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
MORE TROOPS FOR MANILA.
Misguided Natives May Attempt to
Resist Americans.

Resist Americans.
Advices from Gen. Otis do not indicate
as grave a situation at Iloilo as is indi-
Gated by press dispatches, yet Washing
ton officials are worried. According to
the reports received at the War Depart
ment Gen. Miller found evidence to con-
firm the suspicion that the Spaniards had
abandoned Iloilo for the manifest purpose
of embarrassing this Government. More
than that. it is evident that the Spaniards,
upon turning over the forts to the Fill
pinos, had inspired them to defy the Unit
ed States forces.
Gen. Miller reported he had sent ennis
saries to confer with the Filipinos and in
form them it was not the purpose of the
United States to harm them, but, on the
contrary, to befriend and protect them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
BY COURT DECISION.
FEUDAL TOWN OF PULLMAN is
TO BE SOLD.
M ode1 City to Eecorne a Free Com
Inunity-Dream of the Palace Car
Magnate attered-Company Or
ders Horses, Halls and Churches Sold.
ULLMAN'S dream

ULLMAN'S dream
is shattered. The
| e s a | representa-
ives of the great
palace car COM
pany, one of the
richest and most
powerful corpora
tons of the world,
has, through it's at
torneys, accepted
the recent decision
of the Supreme
Court of Illinois.
and the feudal town
of Pullman, owned
by the company,
will be sold to the
people. The direc-
tors of the Pullman
company ordered
tho clncinu nf tho
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
TELEGRAPH TOLLS LOWERED

Kansas Legislature Enacts a Law
Making Big Reductions.
Telegraph tolls in Kansas are reduced
by a law which was enacted Thursday. A
formidable lobby was on hand to resist
the measure. 1t pleaded that Kansas
telegraph wires had been operated at a
loss during recent years. The advocates
of the law reDlied that in thirty wears eY-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
Ministers Oppose Roberts.

At meeting of the ministers of all the
churches at indianapolis it was resolved
to petition Congress to refuse seat TO
Mr. Roberts of Utah on account of his
being a polygamist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12

up. The run was made under these press
ing conditions in hours and % minutes,
or in 563 minutes. This train came in
from Burlington, Iowa, to the Union sta
ton in Chicago, a distance of 2O6 miles,
in 213 minutes, including stops aggregat-
ing 10 minutes. Therefore the actual run
ming time of the flyer was 206 miles in 200
minutes, an average Of better than one
mile in one minute.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12

The manner IN Whicn ooi la -
wealth is beng lnc .,:a a. at;n,,1atos
Of m economic poiicS " ii,n : '. lll, G = >
the use Of domestic plouu ''' " -
the same time enaDIIhs 'lie pi0l'''G1- .
If fine United States 10 reaCll 0''' 60
foreign markets Is set forIh III tile ~
nrpS furnished by the treasury depart
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
Amnnnt Needed for Warships,

Secretary Long estimates the sum need
ed for the construction of the fifteen new
warships, recommended by him in his re-
port to Congress, to be $14, 16S.4 400 for
armor and armament and $36, 1o0,Soo for
construction and engineering.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
zero Weather in Washineton

1t was the coolest New Years day in
Washington since 1881. Zero weather.
with good sleighing. prevailed. which is
very rare thing for Washington.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
Whistles Ninety-five Hours.

Charles Munberger, who was found ly-
ing by the New York Central tracks with
his skull fractured. is dead. For ninety
FIVE hours previous to his death, although
wholly unconscious, the injured man whis-
tied all sorts of tunes without cessation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
sme1ters ON a Strike.

Five hundred men employed in the con-
yerters of the Anaconda Smelling Com
pany at Anaconda, Mont, have gone on
strike and the plant, which is the largest
in the world, has been compelled to shut
down
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
nerxishes Killed.

In the recent battle between the Anglo
Egyptian troops, under Col. Lewis, and
the dervishes. under Emir Fedil, 800 der
wishes were killed and many others taken
prisoners. The Emir escaped.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
Russia,s Big Debt Payment.

The Russian Government has decreed
that 75.0o0.G00 rubles shall be paid from
the cash reserve upon the state debt held
by the Imperial Bank.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
Position We Should Occupy.

There seems to be no reason why the
not occupy the position in the shipping
world it ought to occupy. National
policies at the present time are GER
tainly in that direction.-Peoria lIll.)
Journal
The Dingley bill is proving itself a
revenue producer despite smaller I'M
portations and irrespective of the war
tariff. The conclusion from which is
that it should be let discreetly alone
Chicago Evening Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
Move Iohnston,s Body.

The remains of Albert Sidney Johnston,
the noted Confederate general, have been
removed by the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy from the grave in the State GEM
terry at Austin, Texas, to a handsome
vault
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
Fish stop water Supply.

At Cleveland. the water supply was cut
off for twelve hours by stoppage of the
intake pipe with frozen fish and ice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12
MORE THAN A BILLION
,vpo9r TRADE THE LAReEs
s"F ~ OUR HISTORY

,.~1sos Beats Ali Previous Rec-
'H IN sales Abroad of Domestic
,ts While Imports Are the
smallest Since 1885.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11

English sole, held by some persons
in very high esteem sells in this market
at from 90 cents to dollar a pound,
according to the supply and demand.
The fish imported weigh commonly
from pound and half to two pounds
each; they are brought over packed
in ice, in refrigerator rooms of fast
steamers. The consumption here is
chiefly in the season from October to
May. There are only four or five deal
ers in the city that Support English
sole, and their aggregate annual impor-
tations probably DO not much exceed
5000 pounds. English sole have been
imported into this country in this COM
paratively limited way for many years.
There are also imported from England
some turbot. There was at one time
also more or less salmon imported
from England, but, of the fresh salmon
now consumed in this country that
which is imported comes chiefly from
Canada and the Pacific coast of British
North America.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
AN UNFORTUNATE POET.
He UncOnsciOusly BestOws the Sui
tan's Rich Gift Upon Beg
gars at His Door.

1t was a common practice century
ago to conceal the real value of Il pres
ent. A good story in illustration of
This is told of Sir John Maynard,
shining legal light of those days.
Two farmers had grievance about
which they were compelled to go to
law. One of them prepared a basket
full of beautiful pippins and presented
them to the great lawyer. They were
graciously received, and Sir John, tax
'ng one of the apples, split it in two.
and found therein a golden sovereign.
They were golden pippins, indeed!
The retainer was all that could be
desired, and the lawyer engaged TO de-
fend his client. Shortly after this there
came also to Sir John the other farm
er with a fine sucking pig. When this
was turned over It was found to be
stuffed with so sovereigns. The gift,
however, had to be refused, as the law
yer was already retained.
In striking contrast to this was the
action Of the famous Spanish poet,
Sid Iben Sarki. This happened not so
many years ago. The poet was living in
Fee, and desiring to show his appreci-
alton of the ruler of the country, he
wrote a long poem eXtolling the vir-
tues of the sultan of Morocco and sent
it to him.
The sultan. Muley Hassan, was so
pleased with the act that he presented
the poet with a gift of four loaves of
black bread. Now. in Morocco. the
present of a loaf of black bread from
the sultan is one of the highest honors
that can be conferred. The naughty
poet, however, would very likely have
appreciated Il purse in which the gold
could be heard clinking, and he was so
chagrined that he gave the loaves away
to beggars who knocked at his door
for aims.
Judge of his modification when he
learned some days later that each loaf
had contained 100 ducats which the
sultan had ordered to be placed therein
before the baking. Verify, it would
have been wise to have accepted the
crumbs of comfort, such as we're Of
fered, with all thankfulness.-Cin
rati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
CHICKEN IN COCOTTES.
#rench Fashion That Is Now BEING
Initiated by Am. sIc.Al Hotel
Men and Caterers.

The picturesque little dishes here il
Illustrated are French stewpans of red
earthenware, in which are cooked in
broth chicken as well as young lamb
game and other tender cuts of meat
The stewpans are of about the same
material as Boston bean pots, and, like
the bean pot, it is considered quite the
correct thing to serve them with their
contents on the table. The New Eng
land housewife, we are aware, does not
expect to display bean pot any more
than any other kitchen stew pan or pot
but it is not an uncommon thing on the
more elegant tables outside of New
England to see it so displayed in order
to validate the claim that its contents
are genuine Boston baked beans"
The French cocotte comes in various
sizes. 1t is broad and shallow, so it's
contents are easily cooked Cut the
chicken, to cook it in this way, in small
pieces, as you do for a fricassee. Sea-
son it well and add a dozen small but
ton onions and some potatoes cut in
tiny ball form. Cover the chicken with
half a cup of white broth or veal stock
and put the cover on the dish. Set the
dish on hot range, and let the chicken
and vegetables slowly cook for half an
hour. At the end of this the the veg
etables will be nearly done and the
broth considerably reduced and brown
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
COOLING TO THEIR EGGS.
1t Is Said the stormy Petrels Hatch
Out Their Young in This
Manner.

The stormy petrels nest just above
the Atlantic surge on the islets near
Iona and the Hebrides. There above
the rock on certain islands in black.
buttery soil, in which they burrow like
little winged mice, and on a nest of sea
pink lay one white egg. AS this deser-
ton of the regions of light and air by
birds is something outside the natural
course of their lives, it leads to various
odd and unexpected social complica-
tons and domestic problems. Among
the latter is a serious one, the difficulty
of keeping the underground house
clean or moderately cool. 1t is usually
very hot. Sand-martins, for instance,
do not attempt to ventilate. their bur
rows as rabbits and rats do, neither do
kingtishers nor the stormy petrels
when they make their own burrows,
and do not creep into chinks between
piles of stones or rocks. Evidence of
the high temperature of this 'hot
chamber where the young petrels are
hatched is seen in a very pretty popu
lar belief in the Outer Hebrides.
The people say that they hatch their
eggs, not by sitting on them, but by
sitting near them, at a distance of six
inches, Setween them and the opening
of the burrow. Then the petrels turn
their heads toward the eggs, and Zoo"
at them day and night, and so hatch
them with their song" This, which
sounds like fable of the east Atlantic
Islands, has really basis in fact. Mr..
Davenport Graham says that the ac
count is ''very correct; though l never
heard the cooling noise by day, often
did in the evening. 1t is rather purr-
ing noise. When its nest is opened up,
the bird is usually found covering a
few inches away from its egg" This
1ot and stuffy atmosphere may aid the
Matching of the eggs; but there is no
doubt that it brings into being other
and very undesirable forms of life The
nests and burrows of sand martins are
full Of most unpleasant insects, and
those of the l1ingfsher are nearly as
'ad.-London Spectator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
WardrObes of Royalty.

Marlborough house, though it fire.
quently encourages new fashions, is no
autocrat in these matters. An instance:
Last summer, in order to encourage
Spitalfields weavers, the prince of
Wales heroically wore silken brocaded
waistcoat, but the hint was not taken,
and the waistcoat had at last to be dis
carded. The duke of York, it appears,
is no great dandy, as he simply re-
quires his clothes to be comfortable.
He ordered 20 suits once all in a lot. He
is thought to look best in a blue serge
yachting costume. AS to the German
emperor, his wardrobe is marvellous, in
Guiding the uniforms of every regiment
in his army, besides many foreign ones.
Among the most priced naval uniforms
is that of an English dmiral.-Chicago
Times Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There are II metals more valuable
than gold.
A man walking day and night with
out resting would take 42S days to jour
ney round the world.
More newspapers are printed in the
United States than in England, France
and Germany combined.
Queen Victoria has seen every throne
in the world vacated at least once, and
some of them several times.
The largest building is the Coliseum
at Rome. 1t is els feet in greatest diam
eter and 12O feet high.
The work performed by the human
body in day, in circulating the blood
breathing and other involuntary proc
esses, is equal to that of % horse-pow-
er for one minute.
The largest loaves of bread baked in
the world are those of France and Italy.
The pip bread of Italy is baked in
loaves two or three feet long; while in
France the loaves are made in the shape
of very long rolls, four or five feet in
length and in many cases even six feet.
Remarkable Discovery of a Bank
NOte.-Mrs. James Blaylock, provision
dealer, Howard street, Blackpool, re-
Gently purchased box of onions from
a wholesale dealer named Wilson, and
whilst examining the contents of the
box she found piece of paper Endorsed
with a foreign name. The paper was
taken to a local bank, and there identi-
fled as a Portuguese bank note, which
has since been cashed for 6 Sc.
The negro. baby, when it comes into
the world, presents a delicate pink coll
Or; the second day it is lilac; ten days
afterward it is the color of tanned
leather; and at IS days it is chocolate
color. The coloring matter which lies
between the layers of the epidermis
is semifuid, or in the form of fine
granulations; in the Indian it is red,
and in the Mongolian yellow. 1t is in
duenced not only by sun and by eli
mate, but by certain maladies, and the
negro changes in tint just as the white
person does.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11

is unwieldy and unbecoming, but a lit.
tie shoulder cape always looks nice.
Many of these capes can be made at
home with the combining of leftovers
half yards of rough cloth, a yard OF
smooth cloth and tiny border of fur
The home dressmaker need not hest
tate to launch out in the making OF
these small shoulder capes, for if she
starts out with the right pattern she
cannot go astray.
The only reliable cape pattern is the
circular which can best be cut out as
wheel Use for your pattern the top
of a tiny table if there is no other way
of striking an exact circle. Slit it down
the front for the opening and border
the front edge with fur. Edge the
whole cape with double ruff1e of fur
and you will have neat little garment
to wear in the house. An old muff cut
up will afford sufficient amount OF
fur
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
A PAIR OF COCOTTES.

Toss the chicken and vegetables in it,
add a little more broth, and let them
cook about Is minutes longer. By this
time the vegetables and the chicken, if
the latter is tender, will be well done
and the whole a rich brown stew, Take
up the chicken in a mound on platter
dish, the vegetables around it, and
strain the gravy over the vegetables.
If you wish, the cocotte with its con-
tents may be placed on a plate or not
and served on the table. This is the way
the French peasant serves the dish, and
the fashion is initiated on some of the
most elegant hotel tables in this coun-
try. Red earthenware dishes, i'm
ported for the purpose, are used. The
stew may be enjoyed if it is prepared
in any ordinary covered pot of thick
earthenware. 1t would probably be
necessary to allow little longer time
for cooking, as the shallow cocotte
cooks almost as rapidly as a spider.-N.
Y Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
Recipe for Ribbon Cnke.

Cream one cupful of butter and two of
sugar, then add four well-beaten eggs,
one cupful of milk and 31s cupfuls
of sifted flour to which has been
added oHn heaping teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder; divide into three parts. To
the first add one tablespoonful of melt
ed chocolate and flavor with vanilla;
flavor the second with lemon, and to
the third add a few drops of fruit
coloring, making as deep pink as de-
sired, and bake each in a layer cake
tin. Place the plain one on the bot
tom, spread with boiled icing, then the
brown, spread likewise, and then the
pink. Have enough icing for the top
and to this add few drops of the col
orinp
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
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DAINTY DRESS CLOSETS.
Perfumed Pads on Ceilings and
Walls Is the Latest Kink of
Fashionable WOmanhOod.

Perfumed pads for trunk trays and
compartments of the dresser have
proved so satisfactory in importing
that delicate scent which women love
that one woman has carried out the
scheme still further. She had been in
the habit of hanging sachets of her
favorite powder in her clothes closet,
but it did not seem to be as satisfac-
tory as the pads in the bureau. She
experimental by hanging sheets
around the wall and using a liquid
scent, but that evaporated. Finally
she took out the pads from her trunk
and hung them on the hooks in the
dress closet. Then she thought: ''Why
not pad the closet?"
No sooner thought of than done.
Her best dress closet is now uphol-
stored over all the walls and ceiling.
She did it herself. The backing of the
pads is cheesecloth. Then there is
thick layer of cotton batting thickly
strewn with her favorite violet sachet
powder, and covering the whole is a
delicate shade of violet China silk. Be
fore fastening this lining to the walls
of the closet it was tied in comfort"
style with dainty baby ribbon, tied in
bow knots.
The pads are bound all around the
edge with violet satin ribbon, having
loops at the upper edge to hang the
pads to the wardrobe hooks. These
bindings are not "sewed to stay" at the
top, but may be easily ripped loose in
order to renew the powder at any time
Pads on the ceiling and above the
hooks are fastened with brass-headed
tacks hidden under the ribbon bows.
This luxurious closet may be imi-
tated in cheaper upholstery and be
quite as dainty. Silkolines, which come
in such delicate hues and patterns.
with sprays of the most delicate flow
ers, can be used. These sheer and in
expensive materials are to be had with
white or shaded ground. and the
sprays of flowers may match the odor
used-violets, roses, crabapple bios
SONS, heliotropes or almost anything
in the way of flower from which per-
fume is extracted. If a white ground
with sprays of flowers is used, the bow
knots can match the flower. and if a
tinted ground is used white ribbon Is
very pretty.-N. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-11
The Dutch in Africa.

The Cape Dutch have no enthusiasm
for the English empire and the English.
To study their history from the time
we came to the cape will explain that
fact. But it is to their interest to be
loyal, and they know it. And their OPP
ponents know it. But in the South
African political war game anything is
good enough to beat Dutch dog with.
The Dutch are slow. They are mostly
uneducated, as we understand educa-
ton. They often seem stupid to a
quicker or town-bred mind. But the
man who buys a Dutchman for fool
will have hard bargain. Even a
blindfolded Dutchman knows on which
side his bread is buttered, and their
motto in international politics is Bet
ter the devil we know than the devil we
don't know. '-Fortnightly Review.