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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
ASKS FARMERS TO AID,
Director Wright Wants Assist
ancs In Compiling Gen.
Sus Statistics.

Milwaukee, Wis, November 2, 1890.
A. G. Wright, census supervisor for
Milwaukee county, has a suggestion to
make to farmers, which suggestion is APP
proved by the director Of the census In
order that the agricultural statistics in
the twelfth census may be valuable it is
asked by the department that farmers
cooperate and prepare statements which
the enumeratorS can obtain when they
call next spring.
The government wants lot of infor-
nation about the farmers and what they
are doing. The accuracy and value of
these statistics will depend largely upon
the farmers themselves. The census, Mr.
Wright says, is like the government-"of
the people and by the people," Not only
is information wanted about farmers,
but also about the market gardeners near
the city. SO 1T suggested that during the
long winter evenings when the farmers
nave not much to occupy their attention
they make out q balance sheet of their
business for 1899.
On the one hand data is wanted as to
the cost of everything raised upon the
farm, the outlay for labor, seed, stock,
FERTILIZER, and in fact every item of ex-
pense. This is to be balanced on the
other hand with statement of the value
OF all the products raised from the soil,
be they grain, garden truck. dairy prod
ucts or anything which brings in money
to the farmer. Mr.. Wright says the
taking of the census is really taking of
stock by the whole people Of the country.
There is not only to be an enumeration of
the people, but figures are to be collect
ed which will show the material progress
made by the people of the United States.
Every effort is to be made to let the
farmers know what the census depart
ment asks of them. What is said herein
is to be spread before the agricultural
classes in the weekly papers, the small
country papers and the agricultural pa
pers, as well as the large dailes. Mr.
Wright has assured the authorities at
Washington that Wisconsin farmers will
gladly aid the government in this matter
when they are informed of what is want
ed. The Wisconsin is the first paper in
this state to commence to spread this in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
GOES UP IN FLAMES.
A Destructive Fire Destroys VAL
liable Property OF James Nc
DONOR at Trempealeau.

Trempealeau, Wis, Nov. 3.-[Special.
A destructive fire occurred near the
city limits at midnight last night when
the grain warehouses, three barns, ten
head of horses and other stock belonging
to James McDonah, the wealthy stock
buyer, went up in flames. Several other
buildings and Mr.. McDonah's private
residence were only saved by hard work
on the part of citizens of the city. The
insurance not exceeding $500.
Carney, Mich, Nov. 3.-[Special. IA
one-story frame store owned by G. E.
Guard and occupied by DR.. G. G. Nc
Verias' office and drug store was burned
between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning.
DIR. McVerias' loss is 5000 with insur-
ance of about $1,000. Mr.. Guards loss
on the building is about $500 with no in
Surance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.
A Farmer Lies Sick Without Help
for Seven Days.

Ashland, Wis, Nov. Especial IA.
Menzie, a farmer living twelve miles
from Fifeld, was discovered in his home
in almost a dying condition. He had
been lying alone in his home for seven
days with no food nor water, suffering
from an internal disease. His sufferings
during all this time were terrible, cul-
minating in an acute attack Of peri
tonitis. He was taken to Rinehart's hos
pital, where he was operated on, but
there is little chance for recovery
Hudson, Wis, Nov. 3.-Alexander
Gamble, one of the old-time builders of
the st. Croix valley, lies at the point of
death at the home of his son James, in
this city. He has been a resident of
Hudson for forty-fve years.
La Crosse, Wis, Nov. 3.-The condi-
ton of Herbert Cole who was injured
IN football game at Winona last Satur-
day, is becoming very serious. The doc
tors give little encouragement. The high
school football team has declared off all
future dates for games and disbanded
owing to the accident to Cole.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
SHE SUFFERED TERRIBLY,
Aged Woman Says Her Son
Threatened to Starve Her.
DR.. GILLETT ARRESTED
ing Her-Fond du Lac Physi-
clan in Trouble.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Nov. 3.-[Special. !
DIR. George M. Gillett Of Chicago, son
Of Mrs. Corrinne L. Gillett. was arrest
ed yesterday afternoon charged with
abusing his aged mother. who resides at
East Division street, this city. When
the officers arrived the doctor refused to
accompany the officers and with axe in
hand threatened to kill the first man that
attempted to take him. Finally the Of
ficers were successful in getting Mrs.
Giilett outside and she told story of
considerable suffering. Her son, accord
ing to her story, had locked her in one
or the rooms, then nailed up the doors
and threatened to starve her to death.
When the charge was read to the doctor
ne entered plea of not guilty and asked
for the appointment of an attorney. He
also requested that the copy of record
In certain case be sent for as a part
of his defense. The prisoner was held
in bonds until Nov. 9 when he will have
his examination.
Mrs. Gillett is the widow Of the late
George Morrison Gillett and is IA years
Of age. She is nearly blind. DR.. Gillett,
her only son, was graduated from the
Buffalo, n. Y, medical school at the
age of q years. He was we'll equipped
for his medical profession. On August
last he came to this city from Chicago
with his little daughter, and asked his
aged mother for assistance, being broken
down in health. Mrs. Gillett states that
every day she has purchased Is cents
worth of opium for her son and besides
this he has had several consignments of
SIS each from Chicago. Of late he has
acted strangely and now he is little more
than a wreck of his former self and has a
blank stare in his eyes which indicates
that his reason is leaving him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
FORMERLY AT BELOIT.
Prof. Louis Holden Iaaugurated Pres.
ident of Wooster, o., College.

Beloit, Wis, Nov. 81 Special. THE
Inauguration of Prof. Louis Holden, for
merly of Beloit college, as president of
the Wooster, O., college takes place to-
day. President Eaton is among those to
speak at the exercises.
Wooster, O., Nov. 3.-Rev. Louis Ed
ward Holden was today inaugurated
president Of Wooster university, vice DR..
Sylvester Scovel, resigned Rev. Holden
comes from Beloit, Wis, college and is
the fourth president since Wooster col
lege was opened in 1870. There was
large attendance Of alumni. A banquet
will be given tonight
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
DID HYPNOTIC TRICKS.
Small Boy at Platleville Hit His
Playmate with an
Axe.

Platteville, Wis, Nov. 3.-[Special.1-
Two small boys were playing hypnotist
tricks yesterday. One little fellow con-
scented to have stone broken on his
breast the other boy using an axe to
break it with. The hypnotic subject
held the stone in place with his hands
and as result had the third finger of
his left hand cut completely off and two
others nearly severed. The children
were about 10 years old and their ac-
tons were prompted by enthusiasm over
a hypnotic entertainment which has
been here week
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
MACON to be Expelled.

Chicago, H., Nov 3.-The political ac-
ton committee of the Tippecanoe club, a
strong Republican organization. decided
to expel Senator Mason from it's men,
bership. The action was taken on ac-
count of Senator Mason's opposition to
the policy of the national administration
in the Philippines.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
Sawyer In Parade.

Oshkosh, Wis, Nov. 3.-The old set
tiers held their annual reunion in the
North Side Turner hall last evening. Adj
dresses were delivered by Mayor Merrill
and Col. III. B. Harshaw. Conspicuous
in the grand march was ex-senator Phi
letus Sawyer, who looked as though he
had practically recovered from his long
illness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
SECURED THREE CLAIMS.
Two Rivers Man Meets with Success
in the klondike.

Two Rivers, Wis, Nov. 4.-fSpecial. !
The last member of the several expedi-
tons sent to the Klondike gold fields to
return home is Ernest Spnntag, who has
just returned from the Cape Nome fields
in Alaska. He is the only one who was
three claims. He intends to spend the
winter at his home here and return in
the spring with some help to work the
claims. He was sent out with A. c.
Birdsall by the Alaska Gold Mining COM
pany of this city about eighteen months
q UO
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08

Sloth makes all things difficult, but
industry all things easy.-Franklin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
INJUNCTION is ISSUED.

@APPAeIOH NestTUhHeU HTOH WaKIHE
Payment en- Library Contracts.
Appleton, Wis., Nov. 3.-Judge Good
land of the circuit court has issued tenn
porary injunction restraining the city Of
ficials from issuing any orders on pay
ment for the library contracts. The in
junction is made returnable November 8,
and is a continuation of the fight against
building in Appleton.
At meeting of the city council a
resolution was passed appropriating $780,
600 for the payment Of the city EN-
Moves
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
GORED BY A BULL.
Prentice Drum mond of La Crosse At
tackled by a Mad Animal.

La Crosse, Wis, Nov. 4-Prentice
Drummond was fatally gored by mad
bull yesterday on the farm of his father.
David Drummond, one of the leading
jewelers. of this city. The young man
went into the stall and was stamped and
gored, but was still alive sben rescued
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08

How would it do for my sermon to
leave you in that family room to-day? |
am sure there is no room in which you
would rather stay than in the enraptured
circle of your assembled and glorilied
kinsfolk. We might visit other rooms in
our Fathers house. There may be pic
ture galleries penciled not with earthly
art, but by some process unknown in this
world, preserving for the next world the
brightest and most stupendous scenes of
human history, and there may be lines
and forms Of earthly beauty preserved
whittier and chaster and richer than We
netian sculpture ever WrOught-roOmS
beside rooms, rooms over rooms, large
rooms, majestic rooms, opalescent rooms,
amethystine rooms. 'In my Fathers
house are many rooms
/ hope none Of us will be disappointed
about getting there. There is a room for
us if we will go and take 1T, but in order
to reach it it is absolutely necessary that
we take the right way, and Christ is the
way, and we must enter at the right
door, and Christ is the door, and we must
start in time, and the only hour you are
sure of is the hour the clock now strikes,
and the only second the one your watch
is now ticking. But you must be clean
before you can enter there, and so 1 have
opened fountain where you may wash
all your sins away. Come now! Put
your weary but cleansed feet on the mp
ward pathway. Do you not see amid the
thick foliage on the heavenly hilltops the
old family homestead? in my Faith
er's house are many rooms"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
Cotton Futures
G.;Cll TO The Messenger

t-t CEn' TO Inc MeSSenSe
New T3sk, June The opening was
strong. ! 20 . points highe- IN increase
in sales 1t Liverpool at an advance N
pre-. Rercrts Of dry wealth. at the
south helped the market and the la:e
months advanced 4 points further. rhe
close was steady, 2 to i6 points net ad-
vance from yesterday. AS a rule, dry
Junes are not considered harmful to
the crop, and 1t will take considerable
dry weather to produce disastrous re-
suits. We believe any further advance
that h market may have W
now and the 10th, when the govern
ment report is issued, will only afford
a better opportunity to sell on. Thun-
der showers are predicted through the
southwest.
S. MUM. SON & CO.
CBy Associated Press.)
New York, June THE cotton mar
ket was considerably more active to-
day and showed at one time a net gain
of 4 to 5 points after opening steady
at an advance of ! point. The improve
ment was chiefly due to the continued
very heavy demand for spot cotton at
Liverpool with private cables indicat-
ing that under the demand for actual
cotton in the English market there was
a very widespread inquiry for cotton
profits, with orders being filed well
into the future. In addition to the for
eign news, speculation was stimulated
at this point by reports from the south
ern spot markets to the effect that ex-
porters and American ~spinners were in
active competition for desirable grades
Of cotton with difficulty in obtaining
assortment. At h same time, reports
form the cotton goods markets were Of
a highly encouraging character. The
upward tendency of the market was
arrested, however, by reports from the
cotton belt, indicating generally favor
able crop conditions. There was some
liquidation and selling for short ac-
count on rains in Louisiana, Texas.
Arkansas and Mississippi and showers
elsewhere in the cotton belt.
The extraordinary absorption Of cot
ton for manufacturing purposes. at
present prices, however, acted as a
caution to the bear contingent, espe-
cially in view of the fact that the mar
ket has been slowly, but steadily,
creeping upon them for a week or
two past. Locally the disposition was
to decrease short interest rather than
to increase 1t. A feature Of today's mar
ket was the broadening tendency of
outside speculation in the staple. The
market closed steady at a net rain OF
3 to 5 points.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09

Mr.. G.. D. Ellsworth, assistant chief
in the accounts division Of the super
vising architects Office, treasury de-
partment, Washington, D. &C., was in
the city yesterday to inspect the govern
n .ent buildings. He made the inspec-
ton and left for Washington last night.
Mr.. Ellsworth arrived here from
Elizabeth City, where he went to select
a site for the new United States court
house and %postoff1ce building for which
the last congress appropriated $4,000.
He states that the plans for the build
ing will be completed and the contract
given out about the 1st Of October
next.
Mr.. Ellsworth is a Duplin county
boz who has risen steadily since he
went to Washington twelve years ago..
He has been steadily promoted, and his
friends will be glad to learn that next
Tuesday Georgetown, D. c., University
School of Law, will confer Upon him
the degree Of LII. M. Mr.. Ellsworth
is a brother-in-law of Mr.. D. H. Wal
lace, of Wallace.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
POLICEMAN INDICTED
Two Charges Brought Against officer
winner

Policeman S. G. Winner was indict-
ed in Justice Fowler's court yester-
day ON two charges Of assault and
battery. It was alleged that the Off
Ger assaulted S. Seigler, who keeps a
grocery store on Front street, between
Dock and Market, and the colored
porter of the store, Harry Smith, n
that the offences took place Tuesday
afternoon. When the cases were called
for trial the defendants counsel, Ire
dell Meares, Esq, filed an affidavit OF
removal and they were transferred to
Judge Bornemann, who, upon invest1-
CATION, adjudged the policeman guilty,
but suspended judgment upon pay
ment of costs. From this decision an
appeal was taken to the superior
court.
The prosecution, which was repre-
scented by Herbert McClammy, Esq,
placed in evidence the following version
of the alleged offences: Tuesday after
noon in the Hollow "a row occurred
between the negro Smith and a colored
girl, and the former slapped h lat
ter. Same time subsequent to the fuss
the girl called upon Policeman Win
ner to arrest Smith, who at that time
was at work in Seigler'S store. Po-
Iiceman Winner, without a warrant,
went to the store and arrested Smith,
and offered to strike Seigler, who OBJ
jected to the arrest without a warrant.
So the state claimed that officer,
not having seen the row, had no right
to make an arrest without a warrant.
Policeman Winner contends that he
acted right in the matter n that
' Seigler interfered with him when he
arrested Smith. He Swore out a war
1 ANT against Seigler, who was arraign-
| ed along with the negro in the police
court yesterday morning. Both pre-
| sented affidavits of removal and the
/ cases were transferred to Justice W.
N. Harriss, who will try them today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09

Paris, June 7.-Augustine DAILY died
suddenly this afternoon. His death
vas due to heart failure. He arrived
here last Saturday and was stopping
at the Hotel Continental.
The late Augustin Daily was born in
Plymouth, N. c., July 20, 1888. His
education was received partly in Nor
folk, Va, and in the public schools of
New York city. He gained a wide rep
utation as dramatic editor for leading
New York newspapers, winning, at the
same time, fame as a dramatic author.
Subsequently he achieved distinction in
the presentation Of Sh~akeSpearian
plays. In recent years he devoted his
entire time to his theatrical enterprises,
his reputation as a successful manager
being International
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
kuSsfa,s Scheme for Arbftratie

The Hague, June 7.-Russia's scheme
for permanent arbitration for a tribun-
al cCntemplateS the institution of a
tribunal for a certain number of years,
to which will be submitted the obliga-
tory arbitration cases enumeratd in
Article 10 of the Russian project, I'M
less the powers in the conflict agree
upon a special tribunal to settle their
differences. All cases Of optional al
bitration M also be submitted, and
all h powers, whether signatorIes or
otherwise, may submit their differences
to this tribunal by applying to the per-
manent bureau.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
One of MRS. Hubbard,s Murderers
Killed

Huntsville, Ala, June 7.-Wil Hill,
brother of Alex. Hill, the negro who
killed Mrs. Hester Hubbard ear Eo-
line Monday, was captured mean Nc
Cully's mill yesterday. taken near the
scene of his crime and killed. His head
was shot into a shapeless mass. He
confessed he was with Alex. Hill at the
time Mrs. Hubbard was killed and that
Alex went to Hubbard's for the pur-
pose of killing Mrs. Hubbard. They
had heard her husband was absent AMI
she mad a large sum Of money in the
house. The crowd first hung him to a
limb and then cut him down. He was
then tied to a tree and a volley fired
into his head. The husband of the
murdered woman was present.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
A Cure for Consumption

Columbus, Ohio, June AT the
meeting of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION today a sensational report
was presented on the cure Of consump-
ton by Francisque Crotte, Of Paris.
Mr.. Crotte has cured more than 1000
apparently hopeless consumption cases.
He now offers to treat, gratis, 500 con
sumptives from the different states in
the union. He comes to America with
the highest credentials from the most
eminent physicians and the press of
Europe. The treatment consists of in
halations of formaldehyde vapor,
transported directly through the It's
u by the aid of light tension static
electricity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
To Except Breadsluffs as Contra band

London, June s.-The Times, in an
editorial discussing the proposal Of the
United States delegation at the peace
conference to exempt private proper
ty at sea from capture in time of war.
says:
1T must be admitted that the pro-
posal represents a long and honorable
position of American policy; but il
would be impossible for England to &C
cept such a suggestion, unless all the
powers were prepared to bind them
selves never again to treat foodstuffs
as c~ontraband of war, and, even then,
no mere paper agreement would aford
us adequate security in so vital a mat
ter. If commerce is no longer to be
attacked at sea, all the powers might
largely reduce their naval ornaments
but England must needs be the last to
do So"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
Brought to Court by Troops

Manchester, KY, June 7.-Colonel
Preparations for bringing in the Bak-
ers, who are to be defendants and wit
nesses in the trial. They are reported
to be camped in two localities not far
away, and to be we'll armed. There
still remains apprehension that blood
shed will result, as it is said the Bak-
ers a easily ambush the troops and
have them at their mercy.
Major j. E. Allen, with twenty SOL
diers, went to Crane Creek for the Bak-
ers. They gave him no trouble. To-
night he arrived safely with them and
lodged them in Jail.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
Horse Boldly Stolen

A bold horse thief got in good work
Tuesday night at Wrightsville. A
horse was stolen from the stable at
the residence of Mr.. John S. Arm
strong, and has not been heard of
since.
Monday Mr.. Armstrong purchased
a fine bay horse and had him carried
to his residence o. the sound. Tuesday
night h animal was locked in the
stable, but yesterday morning the
doors Of the stable were found open
and the bird had flown, at the instance
in all probability, of some slick thief.
The missing horse is described as a
bay, with white hind feet, white spot
on forehead, reached main and scar
on left fore leg.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
Yesterday q Hot Day

Washington, June 6.-The maximum
here today was Sc. six degrees below
Washington's record for the first de-
cade in June in 1877. Abnormal tenn
peratures prevailed all over the Allan
tic and gulf costs and on the Missis-
sippi valley. The only two cool spots
on the weather map tonight were Hele-
ma, Mont where it was so degrees,
and PASSPORT, Maine, which was 46.
New York was SO; three degrees over
it's highest record in 1895, but this was
the only record broken on the Atlantic
coast.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09

Gay tt A~x There This Week-It Has
NOV "a Lively Appearance and Pros.
pc cts Most Bright for a Prosperous

Gus Moss nHhSnt " ETOspesOuo
cason
The remaining three days IF this
week viii be gay one at our popular
resort on Wrightsville beach. Tonight
the regular weekly dance of the At
lantic Yacht Club will AXE place, to-
morrow evening the Carolina Yacht
Club viii gloriously celebrate their
opening. and Saturday night will &C.
u the grand opening ball of the
Seashore hotel, to which the Whining
ton people are especially invited.
The dances at the Seashore hotel
and the Atlantic club will be regular
weekly occurrences, the former Sat
urdey nights and the latter Friday
evenings, and on these two nights the
last train will leave the beach at IL
O'Clock instead Of 10 O'CLOCK, in order
TO accommodate those who attend the
ball from this city.
Everything now on the baa h has
a decidedly lively aspect, and daily
people are moving down. Yesterday
quite a number of people went to the
resort to take up their abode for the
summe months, and the S~eacoast
railroad hauled down seven box cars
chock a block with furniture and
other household effects for different
Cottages.
Mrs. w. E. Mayo, who is tx be the
proprietress Of the handsome new
hotel which will be opened in about
ten days, is now greeting her friends
at her old stand, the Ocean View hotel.
She already has a large number OF
guests.