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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

all the time, and acted as his personal
representative in many matters Of detail.
He was regarded by Admiral Dewey as
a bright, energetic and capable assistant.
The lieutenmt's illness dated from
about Nov. 27,. the first symptom being
nothing more than a cold, which, how
ever, failed to yield to treatment, and
soon afterward he went to the Garfield
hospital. The officers aged mother is
living in Marietta, Ga. His father, who
is dead, was colonel Of the Fourteenth
Georgia regiment in the Confederate
army.
Lieut.. Brumby was A years old and
unmarried. In his report Of the battle
of Manla Admiral Dewey spoke In very
complimentary terms Of the services and
gallantry Of his flag lieutenant and rec
commended that he be advanced on the
list of Iieutenants. The lieutenant
death is the third among the officers as
ISOLATED with Dewey at the battle Of Ma
Mia. The others were Capt. Gridley and
Commander Wood.
Lieut.. Brumby was presented sword
by the Legislature OF Georgia Oct. &c.
He remained in Georgia some days after
that and returned to Washington about
the middle of November.
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Chicago Correspondence:

year. The selling was induced to some
extent by fear of gold shipments.
After week Of much apparent heavi-
ness wheat at the close Of the session
Saturday was only 1ac bushel lower
than it was the Saturday previous, but
the situation does not appear promising
for any immediate or nearby advance In
price, stocks in sight being adequate and
prospects for future supplies more en-
couraging to consumers than to growers.
The problem connected with the future
value Of corn is holly debated by the spec
ulators who make speciality of dealing
in that commodity. Estimates of the
last crop generally agree in a generous
total OF about 2,00OOOO,OOO bushels and
there Is further concurrence in an opinion
that such quantity is an ample provision
for all possible requirements. Ii farm
ers, however, in view of the small re-
serves Of old corn, heavy export demand,
great interior demand for feeding and
uncertainty of the crop to follow, con-
clude to hold off the market any consid-
cradle proportion Of their grain, the ample
crop might be made to appear made
quate. Prices now ruling are moderately
low, but not SO enticingly cheap as to
attract buyers prepared to crib and hold
in the country any unusual quantity, and
it is questionable if, in the present tenn
per Of the speculative community, any
considerable addition to commercial
stocks in sight would be possible without
some material concession in price.
The natural conclusion from such prem
ises is that the course of the market will
follow the indications Of the growers
intentions to accept current prices or to
keep back supplies Of any magnitude un-
til they can make some calculation re-
garding the prospects for another crop.
Receipts meantime are small, without
any decided prospect of material enlarge
ment, and with exporters still in the mar
knt for cnnSidera hla nuantities
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
HOUSE PASSES CURRENCY BILL.
Vote Is 100 to $50, Eight Democrats
Favoring the Measure.

Favoring the Measure.
The debate on the currency bill was
concluded Saturday, and Monday the
House passed the bill by vote of loo
yeas to $50 nays. The following Demo
Gratis voted for the bill: Clayton OF New
York, Denny Of Maryland, briggs OF
New York, Fitzgerald Of New York, Rup-
pert Of New York, Scudder of New York,
Thayer of Massachusetts and Wilson or
New York.
II passed without material amendments
the House bill will provide for the posi-
tive recognition of the gold dollar as the
sole unit and standard Of value; for the
redemption of all government obligations,
including silver dollars, which are merely
metallic promises to pay, in gold coin; for
the payment Of all time obligations or
government bonds in the same coin; for
the abolition Of the tax on bank clrcu-
lation and for the issuance by the ma
tional banks Of notes up to the par value
Of the bonds deposited as security. This
| is the bill In nutshell, the various re-
| naming features being Of minor impor-
| lance.
The Senate will not discuss the House
measure. 1t expects to proceed with the
| consideration Of it's own bill after the
holiday recess, and as that differs mate
rally from the alternative bill confer
ence will eventually have to reconcile the
two chambers and prepare compromise
measure
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PANIC IN STOCKS.

Third Serious Defeat of British in Afrl-
ca Sends Values Crashing Down.
The third defeat Of the British in the
Transvaal made second panic on the
stock exchanges Monday Twice within
a week securities in England and the
United States suffered severely. Mon
day values receded as precipitously and
almost as far as in the slump of the pre-
yious week, when the industrials were
the shining mark of the professionals and
their hackers, who were working for "a
December drop to make room for the
January rise" In the present instance
the rushing depreciations bore particu-
iarly on railroad certificates, especially on
those in which Boston, the Flowers and
the Rockefellers were interested. Both
the Rockefeller party and the Gotham
syndicate found too late that too much
pressure has been utilized. The markets
slumped beyond their control The arti-
Scial scare was made reality by the
battles in the Transvaal, London, instead
of buying here on the breaks, was com
pelled to liquidate, and London's iiquida-
xion became inductive.
Houses with foreign connections We're
forced to relnguish stocks that had been
carried to the time the English began to
~ell. The pressure spread until it was
~rnorted that the Rockefeller party, the
whitney syndicate and the Flower COM
nine were forced to yield in their pet
nronerties. Banks refused to advance
more money and brokers became insist
emit in the matter Of margins. Computed
sat Mondays level, the losses in the value
Of stocks and bonds amounts to more
Nhan all the gold ever taken out Of the
Uransvaal.
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HENDERSON NAMES CHARM
Speaker Announces Heads OF n
Standing Committee.

Standing committee
The chairmen of the various u
committees, as announced by SNl
Henderson, are as follows:
Elections, No. Robert w. Taylor
Elections, No. 2-Walter L. WeayG,
Elections, No. William S. Meslci
igan.
Ways and Means Serene Z. Payne
York.
Appropriations-Joseph G. Cannon
nois.
Judiciary George w. Ray, New Y 6
Banking and Currency-Marrlo(t M'I
Pennsylvania. II
Coinage, Weights and Measures7JanI
Southland, Ohio.
Interstate and Foreign ComnerVel
lam p. Hepburn, Iowa. - o.
Rivers and HarborS-'Theo h. ~
Ohio. Il
Merchant Marine and FlsheTleS-S
Grosvenor, Ohio. i.
Agricultural. W. WadSWoul
York. -.,
Foreign Affairs-R. r. Hit Illinois
Military Affairs-J. A. II. Hull Iowa
Naval Affairs-C. A. Boutele, MAZE
PostofficeS and Post Roads-B'
California.
Public Lands-J. r. Lacey, lows n
Indian Affairs--J. S. Sherman, NV Ntvsl
Territories-W. s. Knox, Massa W,,s
Insular Affairs-H. A. Cooper, WV
Railways and Canals-Charies a.
ering, New York. ,.a,ou,
Manufactures w. Faris, inalap'
Mines and Mining-R. y. Crun'b
gan. nj
Public Buildings and Grounds-D'
Ger, Nebraska. o,s vsrp|
Levees and Improvement OF MIS-
River-R. Bartholdt, Missouri. .,,r,ua
Education-G. A. Grow. Pen 1lssor
Labor. j. Gardner, New 5er''''
Militia-B. f. Marsh, Illinois
Patents-W. S. Herr, ONO .uorss
Invalid Pensions-C. A. suiO"'"
Hampshire.
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Fight Ties Up a Tax Levy.

The Oshkosh city treasurer and the
county treasurer have become involved
in quarrel that may invalidate the
whole tax levy. Oshkosh's portion of the
county tax is $73,34S.71. The law, not
new one, requires the city treasurer
to give the county treasurer bond twice
as large as the aggregate Of the State
and county tax. County Treasurer
Rounds has made a formal demand upon
City Treasurer Sphinx for a bond of Sl4G,-
697.42. This has never been done be-
fore, but the county treasurer insists
that the bond shall be furnished by the
city treasurer just as every other treas
urer in the county does. The city treas
urer refuses and fight will be made.
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state Items OF Interest.

Charles koehne has been appointed
postmaster at Paynesville, vice Adam
Doerr, dead.
The large barns of Jackson /. Case at
Racine were damaged by fire. The loss
will not exceed $780, No insurance.
A barn belonging to William Garrick
was burned at Oshkosh, and with it a
horse. This is the second time this has
happened in two years.
George Mishka, employed on No. l pa-
per machine at the Union Bag and Paper
Company's mill in Kaukauna, got his
hand caught and terribly Iacerated.
Recently Rev. Hugo Stubenyoll of Elk
horn composed Il poem in honor of the
Emperor William Ii. of Germany. MS n
token of appreciation for the kindly re
membrance of his majesty presenting an
elegant Bible to the church. The book
has been dedicated to the pastor and
copies of the poem distributed to tho
congregation, together with a picture of
Emperor William Ii. and Rev. Mr.. SIN
benyoll.
At Fond du Lac Superintendent lynn
states that track would be laid so that
cars would be running out to the site Of
the proposed Central car shops in tho
course of two weeks. AS to crossing tho
Northwestern tracks Mr.. Lynn said
there would be no trouble from that
score and Agent Moore, who was seem
shortly afterwards, said he did not soc
what was causing the delay on the worl
Of going over the Northwestern tracks
The train which has been on the Sheboy-
gan track near Scott street for some time
past has been removed.
M. HI. Hantke has been appointed nost.
master at Pleasant Ridge, vice w =
L. Kurth, removed.
Charles q. Eddy, treasurer and man
ager of the Racine Water COMPANY d;aa
at his home in Boston, after undergone
an operation for stomach trpi,p,
was IS years of age
A young son of August Dietz died 80
diphtheria at Beloit. This is tho th;r5
death Of almost thirty cases Of the die
ease in the city and vicinity this w;ntar
All the other patients are well. Ant;foyi,,
has been used IN nearly all cases with
gratifying results.
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FACES GRAVE CRISIS.
ENGLAND NOWTO TAKE HEROIC
WAP MEASURES.
whole Available Strength Of Britain
Empire to Be Flung Into South Africa
Mobilization Will Take Five Weeks
First Plan of Campaign Abandoned.

England is aroused indeed. All her re-
.erves. strong force of yeomanry, otn-
ar mounted volunteers, all her available
co,o,ial troops. and strong division OF
militia are ordered to the seat OF war.
F,eld Marshal Lord Roberts will go as
commandcr-n-c chief, and Gen. Lord
Kitchener, of Khartoum fame, VIII &c
company him as second In comnahu.
These startling orders have been issued
by the war office. They mean that al
most the whole strength Of the BRUSH
empire will be flung into South AFRICA.
The mobilization of the troops Will De
pushed with the greatest possible speed,
and the fastest ships from the brltlsn
merchant marine will be used to hurry
the forces to the Cape. 1t is calculated
that these endorsements will begin 20
reach South Africa in about i've weeks
Meantime the original campaign Will De
abandoned, and general policy OF marx
time will be adopted by the commanders
pf the forces now In the field.
The news of Great Britain's tremen'
Nous preparations may spur the boers
into serious aggression before the fresh
British troops arrive, but thus far they
have shown no desire to attack intrench
nd forces, while the British disasters
have been caused by just that thing.
Besieged Towns Must Wait.
All the indications now point to the pc
kinning of a great campaign late In Jan
nary. Meantime Ladysmith, Kimberley
and Mafeking must wait. Their situa'
tion is perilous, but according to all &C
eounts there is no serious danger that
canine will be added to their other suf'
Herings.
The chief interest in the new campaign
eenters In the Governments decision &c
MISE 40 volunteer forces the yeomanry
and militia. For active service the yeo
manry should supply a useful contingent
They, a. the London Telegraph edito
rially says, like the rest of the volun
<eers, are drawn from the great middle
and lower middle classes In England
Scotland and Wales. They may not pos
sess the mechanical perfection Of drill
Of the regulars, but there are no better
cross-country riders In the world thar
the British yeoman."
Section D Of the reserve, which ha.
been called out, consists Of men who have
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
Boy Attacked by a Tramp.

A tramp attacked the S-year-old son Of
Samuel Wright, at Cleveland, striking
him several blows on the head with an
iron poker. Mrs. Wright, in attempting
to save her sons life, was attacked by
the tramp but before she was seriously
injured her husband appeared. The
tramp then escaped. The man had been
given shelter and food by the family for
the last two days, and attacked the boy
because the latter called him tramp"
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Caught with Stolen Goods.

Four of a gang of burglars operating
in that section have been captured with
a lot Of loot stolen in Abbottsford, which
they We're trying to sell at Chippewa
Falls. Two were caught in the act Of
burglary in Chippewa Falls and two were
taken ut Eau Claire There are at least
four more in the gang and it is believed
they have lot of jewelry hidden some
whore about Chippewa Falls.
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plLal In w aSnlngtOn
Sunday evening.
Lieut.. B r u m b y
went out to the
Asiatic station with
the admiral and re-
manned there until
both returned to the
United States sew
eral months ago.
In his capacity as
flag lieutenant to
the admiral Lieut..
Brumby was with
b;o nhiaf Y,ro cfinaIlv
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Dairy Farm Swept by Fire.

Fire Oh the farm of John A. Ogden, a
dairy farmer two and a half miles north
east Of Amigo, destroyed large barn,
milk house and other outbuildings. Sixty
head of cattle, seven horses and other
stock persisted. The loss will reach &c.
600, with no insurance. The fire was
caused by an overturned lantern
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OTIS SEXES DOCUMENTS.

Letters Arc Said to Show Moral Snip
port for Aguina1do.
Gen. Otis it is stated. has forwarded
to Washington number of important
letters found in the rebel archives, which
we're recently captured by the American
troops, The letters show, it is said, that
Aguinaldo had the active moral support
of prominent anti-expansionists in the
limited States.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

BELIEVE NINE ARE LOST.

Barge Thought to Have Conc Down
with All on Board.
It was thought almost certain Monday
that whaleback barge lis was lost. to-
cether with her crew of nine men. Those
of the crew whose names are known were
Cant. Arthur A. Boyce, Mate Michael
Stynop and Cook William Buckner.
Search has been abandoned by the
steamer Colgate Hoyt, which had the
barge in tow. There was no Insurance.
on vessel or cargo. The vessel was own.
ed By Rockefeller interests
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
Big Saving Deal Is Closed.

Gov. Scofeld has purchased saw mill
at Superior and closed a contract with
the Hines Lumber Company Of Chicago
to saw 300,000,000 feet of pine. 1t is one
of the largest saving contracts ever Civ
en- and will take ten years to complete
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4 445 Mutton Gallon Reservoir.

One Of the largest reservoirs ever con-
structed is to be built by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad for the
purpose OF supplying its engines and
shops with water. 1t will be located five
miles southeast of Galesburg, a division
point on the main line, 1853 miles from
Chicago. The reservoir will be two and
4 half miles long, 1900 feet wide, and
20 feet deep, and will have a capacity
Of AS. 100000 gallons.
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BUSINESS SITUATION.
, NONoOOcocoNoNO No(

.TOCKS, because OF
excitement in Lon
don on account Of
Br It'll S h reverses,
slumped to such an
extent during the
week as to bring on
a scmi-panic. An
army of traders has
been forced to liQ-
uidate its holdings.
Prices for a number
Of the leading stocks
have touched the
lowest points Of the
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----,,--- the Wires
Sparks from the ..orialiR.

SHARKS ITOh ,,;olR.
Chair trust failed to ma'e. ..ducej
Whisky trust wants taxes ,.ahas D
Former Mayor Bruck' o0''
has assigned. ,,ont v
Charles Tawney, %, lfe
hanged himself. Tilted. iii pei.
National w. G. T. ,o NJ
Washington Nov. IL l'oV =, adfp
Stove manufacturers VIII !.
prices % per cent. :, Al, St. -
Mrs. Mary SchlindWe,,n n,,s.
committed suicide. Jeaiou 20 coDsp
Hollanders in Chicago ,a na
1000 for the Boer wounD olectedpp'
Walther Hauser has De toOO. i
Matte Bastard, 4, aad died. !,
lowed a pint of whisky az -,,,oers W
Three hundred British aane, II
from Gibraltar to the cape ..ortb = Y
smoke ruined $1,000 r tS' Cp
tobacco for George D. W.
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THE MOONS ECLIPSE
Diagram Showing the kee'"
uomicaI Phcnomeno" \

uomical Phenomenon" u
A view Of the recent all,'US ss.d
eclipse of the moon was og ,'ndr
many localities because of a co tia,
The sight was a most sahs|
where visible, and was more I ~, d
when observed by the naheu
through telescope. aoo I'M
The accompanying illuslfa.iV 4ho ID
demonstrates the relation o. r r n
to the earth's shadow, the lai'.
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ECLIPSE OF THE MooN.

sphere representing the Sn Tho line
small sphere the moon ln Of tt9
denotes the shadows co''.'' Nuu61
and CD the moons eou ,liSr The h'|
shows the moon overtah, ,he moon
ut 5:45 p. M; number g. 'n ~ and y
greatest eclipse at 20 p If the vi
Der. 4 the moon passing ou'
ow at 9:O7 p. m.
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LIEUTENANT BRUMBY DEAD.

Dewey's Flag officer at the Battle of
Manila Passes Away.
Lieut.. Thomas M. Brumby, flag secre-
tary to Admiral Dewey, who had been ill
with typhoid fever, died at Garfield hos
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
GILMORE IS SAFE
Yorktown Lieutenant and Other
lean Captivcs Rescued

lean Captivcs Rescued,
A report from Gen. Young, vh
Vigan, z. l., sent by boat to San n
and thence by telegraph to MsDh
that Col. Howze's column has Il
American prisoners who were ct
by the insurgents, including Lien I
more Of the Yorktown, who Wa
tured some months ago near. Bss
Since his capture by Aguinadp
13, while operating near the br|
Baler on the eastern coast Of n
Lieut.. J. G. Gil
more of the gun SsM
boat Yorktown has ~
been the rebel ~
chieftain's star pris- AMW
oner and is taken Al AM|
by him in all his LIN )" pM|
many and rapid y sws
moves to escape the zsgsMl1I ~
American forces.~]42,lzlS2zz1yX
There has been &s1lVWI/w|
much mystery sur 'Y5Z@p
rounding the cap LIEUT.. 6lLNi
ture Of the lieutenant, April IS be-
a party Of fifteen men, left the Yoli
in a launch to go to the relief Of Al
ish garrison at Baler which was
besieged by the Filipinos, lie leha
sign and one sailor at the mouth
creek, densely wooded on both sidg
then passed in out Of sight This
the last seen of him or his crew,
ensign heard shouts up the STREAM
no reports Of guns. For three day
Yorktown patrolled the coast and
the lieutenant not appearing, Starts
Manila.
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wolves destroy SO, OOO, 900 worth Of Eve
sftsck annually in Russia.
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Relief Committee Completes Its WORK
The relief committee appointed by Gov
Scofield, for the tornado sufferers IN New
Richmond and vicinity has practically nm
ished work. There was $12OoOo con
tributed in cash, and $4,000 in building
material, labor, provisions, etc. The com
mittee has distributed to sufferers OUTSIDE
of New Richmond $11, 900; has expended
upon the city bridge, water tank and city
schools, $11, 800; for the care Of wound
ed in hospitals and doctors bills, 300
600; burying the dead, $1,000; cleaning
away the debris, $4,000; provisions, cloth
ing, furniture, temporary shelter, $l4,-
500; for aid to individuals to re-estab.
lish in business and for rebuilding and
furnishing dwellings, $4,000; expense OF
administration, including printing of re-
port, will not exceed $1,000.
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WISCONsIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
The states Insane Patients-Iax Levy
Tied Up by Legal Fisht-New Hicn'
mond Relief Committees work -
;sbed-Tramp Seriously Injuries Boy

Ex-Justice Lyons has just coiilpis.ea
some very interesting figures regaruins
the insane of the State. In the twen ny
six county asylums on Dec. there w oIn
2.266 inmates, in the State hosplta, on, on
and in the northern hospital at osnho @e
531, making total of 4,67o patients rents ~
these 2,597 were males and -'loo ie
males. In the county asylums lol ene
chronic insane there are 2,ol9 patients
for the counties in which the asyiuhis are
located, giving an average of g TO eaen
The asylums are not crowded, there pe
ing room for 200 more patients. lhere
is, however, a yearly increase Of 1roln
100 to 10 patients, and consequently Tue
requests from the supervisors Tor per,
mission to build will probably be ,granteu
to Waukesha and Eau Claire counties IN
the near future.
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patronise those who advertise.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-18
AT THE THEAqERS,

That ever beautiful operetta, Queen
Esther" will be given by the First Pres
byterian church choir next Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings at the Grand opera
house.
Almost every music lover is familiar
with the beautiful harmonies and situa-
tons in this operetta. The theme dates
back 500 years before Christ. Esther was
of Jewish descent and was born at that
time. She was an orphan and was adopt
ed by her uncle Mordecai, and under his
training became a most beautiful and &C.
complished woman. The king seeing her
and approaching her great beauty chose
her to be his wife and queen. She not
being questioned did not disclose her
nationality. The premier and favorite Of
the king was one, Hannah, who disliked
Mordecai because he would not bow down
to him as the Persians did. Hannah did
not suspect Mordecai's relation to the
queen, and to be revenged upon him OBJ
tanned a decree from the king to destroy