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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-24

There is no longer any doubt as to
the future of Jacobs Island, for it is
now authoritive1y announced that the
deal contemplated some time ago with
the aim of making a summer resort OF
the island has gone through and the
conveyance of the land will be made
today or tomorrow. The new corpora
ton, which was fully written up in the
NEWS some time ago, has now all the
to make it a success. A meeting was
held the latter part of last week at
which time the final preparations were
made for the formation of the company
and the purchase of the island. The
company is organized under the laws
of Wisconsin and is capitalized at
$4,000. All the stock in the company
is paid up. The board of directors
elected was as follows: H. w. Wallis,
of Racine; w. w. Strong, of Kenosha,
and Clarence Schneider, of Racine.
The directors are all of them we'll
known in this city, and to them more
than anyone else was due the organi-
cation of the company to control the
future destiny of the island. The price
paid Mr.. Jacobs for the island was
$1,000. The remainder of the money
paid in will be used for the improve
ment of the grounds. It is announced
that the work of Improvement will be-
gin as soon as possible, and the
grounds will probably be ready for oc-
cupancy by the opening of next season.
The land will be plated and offered for
sale, but it is understood that it will
not be sold except to people who are in
sympathy with the spirit of the enter
prise.
Among the list of stockholders who
will build summer cottages on the
island are some of the best known
people of Wisconsin and Illinois.
Among the new members recently Sc
cured are Charles Quar1es, the well
known Milwaukee attorney; DIR. Rich
ard T. Ely, the well known socio1ogist
and political economist of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin; w. H. Cros1ey,
of Racine; DR.. H. B. Fari11, of Chicago;
DR.. N. A. Pennoyer and Peter Jacobs,
of this city.
This change in the ownership of the
island will mean grand thing for the
city of Kenosha. It will make this
city the site of the most beautiful
resort along the lake, and it will bring
to the city new residents of inter,
national reputation.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.
New Harbor Light mas Been Located OF
Wanksgan.

Treasury Department, Office of the
Light House Bard, Washington, D. c.,
August 10, 18o9.-Notice is hereby
given that, on or about August 81,
1899, a fourth order light, fixed white
for 20 seconds followed by fouI red
flashes at intervals OF 5 seconds, will
be esta blished in the structure recently
erected on the outer end of the south
pier at the entrance to Waukegan
narbor, westerly side of Lake Michigan.
The light will illuminate the entire
horizon.
The local plane of the light will be
81 feet above mean lake level and the
light may Ia seen - statue miles in
clear weather, the observers eye is feet
above the water.
The structure is a cylindrical iron
tower, painted buff, surmounted by a
| cylindrical, black, iron lantern. An
elevated walk extends 400 feet along
| the pier shoreward.
The approximate geographical posi-
ton of the tower, as taken from Chart
No. SO Coast Chart No. 4, Lake Mich
igan) of the United States Survey of
the Northern and Northwestern Lakes,
| is:
Latitude, North, AZ deg. q min. (3o'O.
Longitude, West, 81 deg. 80 min.
(13").
| Bearings (true) and distances of
prominent objects from the tower are:
Grosspoint Light House, S. 20 deg.
80 min. E. IS. by E. Is e., p 7-16
statute miles.
Waukegan old Light House, S. SO
deg. W. fSW. by w. 4 W., about 1900
feet Ole. statute mile.
wAUKEGAN HARBoR BEACON LIGHT.
Notice is hereby given that, on or
about August 81, 1899, this fixed red
lantern light, on the outer end of the
north pier at the entrance to Waukegan
harbor, shall be discontinued.
This notice affects the List of
| Lights and Fog Signals, northern
Lakes and Rivers, 1899, page SO, No.
AL, and the "List of Beacons and
Buoys, northern Lakes and Rivers,
$780," page 119.
By order of the Light House Board.
FRANCIS J. HIGGINSoN,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy, Chairman.
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Rain Saved Them.

The game of base ball between the
Racine and Kenosha teams, which was
to have been played at the Sterling
grounds on Sunday afternoon, is still
in doubt. A large crowd were out to
witness the game and no two of the
people have the same opinion as to
what would have been the outcome if
the Confessional been finished. The
game was lively one and both teams
took a very active part in it. At the
close of the sixth inning when rain
storm prevented further playing, the
score was 10 to in favor of the Racine
team. The two teams will meet again
on next Sunday and it is reported that
they will play for a purse. The line
up of the game Sunday follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-24
TROUBLE IS BREWING
Waste of City Water Brings Grave
Approximations to the Water
Commissioners.
MAY CHANGE TO METER SYSTEM

Factories Are Especially Aimed at and
Cases Consumers Are Using Double the
Water Paid for-Kenosha People Now
Use Three Times as Much water as
waukegan.
Unless something is done to stop the
terrific waste in water now going on,
there will be trouble with the pumps at
the water works, which will necessi-
tate the outlay of thousands of dollars
in charging the buildings and machin-
cry at the pump house. At tunes now,
the pumps are being forced to Is per
cent. above their rated capacity and all
on account of excessive and wastefu1
use of water.
The citizens of Kenosha are now
using daily, including the artesian, an
average of almost 200 gallons per day,
for every man, woman and child in the
city. This is double what it ought to
be, and SO per cent. more than the most
extravagant cities in the United States.
To give an example of the amount of
water that is being wasted in Kenosha
we could compare it with our sister
city, Waukegan, which is very nearly
as large as Kenosha and has large
manufacturing interests. Yet Keno
sha is using almost three times as
much water every day as Waukegan.
There are a number of people in
Kenosha who pay from $4 to So a year
for sprink1ing privileges, and easily
use 500 worth of water. The sprink-
ling rules give about FIVE hours day
to sprinkle, from 5 to 8 in the morning
and from 6 to in the evening. These
are the only hours when sprikling can
be done, except by those who have a
meter to measure their water All the
people know these rules, or ought to-,
but great many do not heed them.
The Water Commissioners and STU
perintendent have been 1enient and
have hired a man to notify persons
who we're using sprinkler out of
hours to stop, but it seems to do very
little good, so they have decided upon a
harsher plan, through necessity, of
shutting Of the water without further
notice, where it is used un1awfu11y. It
will pay water users to read the rules
which are printed on the receipts.
Other consumers who are using ex-
cessive amounts of water for the
amount they pay are some of the
manufacturing plants. Some of them
are using an unlimited amount. Only
Tuesday one large concern was using
city water from two large fire streams
to sprinkle the streets all around the
factories, and that without even asking
permission. Any number of drinking
faucets are left running wide open.
All these things are worse than useless
and will compel the Water Board to
force everyone to put on meter if
they can not stop it in other ways.
There is no excuse for people using
more water than they pay for as the
water rates in Kenosha are consider
ably lower than the average.
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ROSIE is BROUGHT HOME.
Rosie weisung is Found IN Chicago by
5saf IF Police o,Hare

J3ssT If Police o'Hare.
Rosie Weisung, the fourteen-year-o1d
German girl who has caused the police
all sorts of trouble for the past two
months, is home again. She arrived
home this morning in the custody of
Chief of Police O'Hare.
For some days it had been suspected
that the girl was living with her Ita1-
ian lover, Sam Rosso, in Chicago, but
the effortsaof the police of this city and
Chicago to locate the pair had been
useless. Yesterday Chief O'Hare went
down to the city and decided to remain
until he found Rosie and her lover. All
the1o1d resorts of the girl were visited,
but no Rosie. By the merest chance
the officer finally found the girl in an
apartment house at 81 Alexander
street. She admitted that she had
been living with Rosso and was great
1y Disguised that their hiding place
had been discovered. She consented
to come with the officer to this city and
was returned home this morning. She
said that she had been having a very
jolly life in the city and no matter
what was done to keep her at home she
would get back in few days. Rosso
was not to be found anywhere in the
neighborhood of the house where the
girl was staying and the efforts of the
Chief to find him were unavai1ing.
Today an effort is being made to have
the girl sent to the Reform school.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-24
Kenosha.
Lake Geneva.

A strictly frst-c1ass personally con-
Quoted excursion to this beautiful
resort Saturday, Aug. 20. Round trip
ou1y 75c. Leave Kenosha 1855 a. m,
arrive at Lake Geneva 1915, Williams
Bay 1890. Returning leave Williams
Bay $50 p. M, Lake Geneva 600, ar
rive at Kenosha 7:30. For tickets and
information apply to agents c. &. NJ
w. R'y, or to c. H. Tinkham, Excur-
sion 4Agt., Room /, % Fifth ave-,
Chicago. dwa26
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OLD SETTLERS PICNIC.
At Paddock's Lake, Thursday August 81,
1s99-Program.

At Paddock's Lake. Thursday, August 81
1s99-Program.
Music all day by Union Grove Cor.
net Band.
Dinner in the dining hall II to 1.
IN THE PAVILION.
Dissatisfaction by the Band.
12:50-Patriotic selection by quartet
LOO sharp-Annua1 address by Rev
H. L. Brown.
1:45-Se1ection by the Band.
Let us seek the placid river
-Quartette. ,%I 41s
200 Volunteer Remarks. 4
Selection by the Band.
moonlight Will Come Again
Duet.
2:15-V o1unteer Remarks.
"The Sinking Ship "-Profs.
Tease and Mitchell
2:30-Vo1unteer Remarks. s
Selection by the Band.
Away to the Meadows. p
Quartette.
2:45-Vo1unteer Remarks.
Selection by the Band.
Fond Hearts Dream On. -
Quartette.
3:OO-Se1ection by the Band.
"My Country its of Thee"
The entire audience led by Quartette
It is specially requested that there be
no walking about or talking in the
pavilion during the exercises. The
doors will be closed as soon as the
speaker takes the stand and no one
will be allowed to enter during the
speaking and singing.
The entire program is free to the
public and all are cordially invited to
An excursion train for the picnic
will leave Kenosha at 8:45 "a. m. Re-
turning, leave Salem at p. m. Round
trip fare, SOC.
In case of a storm picnic will be held
next day.
B. H. SToCKER, r. F. ROBERTS,
Pres't. Sec'y.
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The. Veterans of 81

Hold their annual encarnpment at
Philadelphia. The Nickel Plate Road
offers special low rates for this ocea-
sion. Tickets sold Sept. 1st to 4th
inclusive, good for stop-over privilege
at Niagara Falls without extra charge.
Full information given by General
Agent, III Adams street, Chicago. VIC
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supplementary Examination.

There will be supplementary ex-
animation at Wi1mot August 80 and 81.
Examinations will begin at a. nj.
each day. Come prepared to finish as
early as possible on the second day
since the county superintendent and
several of the teachers wish to attend
the Old Settlers picnic.
dW VIM. GRIFFITH, Co. Supt.
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For County Fair, Dodgevilla, wis.

The Northwestern Line will sell exc
cursion tickets at reduced rates, Aug,
% to Sept. 1, inclusive, limited to in
c1ude September 2. Apply to agents
Chicago & Northwestern R'y. dw
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Excursion Tickets to Annual Celebration
Rights of the Globe, at GeIena, Ill.

Via the Northwestern Line, will be
sold AT reduced rates, August 81 and
%, limited to include August %. APP
ply to agents Chicago & North Western
R'y. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-24
THE DEAL is MADE,
Jacobs Island Is Sold to a Syndicate
for a Summer ResOrt-Price
Paid Was $4,000.
NOTED PEOPLE INTERESTED

DR.. Richard T. Ely and Charles Quarles
Among Those Who Will Unite With Keno
sha and Chicago Men to Build Beautiful
Resort-Improvement of the Island Will
Start at once, and 1t will Probably Be
Ready for Occupancy by Next Season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-24

A strictly frst-c1ass personally con-
Quoted excursion to this beautiful
resort Saturday, Aug. %. Round trip
only 75c. Leave Kenosha 8:55 a. m.,
arrive at Lake Geneva 1915, Williams
Bay 1890. Returning leave Williams
Bay $50 p. M, Lake Geneva 600, ar
rive at Kenosha 7:3O. For tickets and
information apply to agents c. & N.
w. R'y, or to C. H. Tinkham, Excur-
sion Agt-, Room ], q Fifth ave-,
Chicago. dwa26
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Shirt Waists.

give way other goods The Prices but fraction
the regular price and does bring back the cost AM
REASONABLE PRICE RULES
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Plenty of Summer left IN which to wear
these bargains, but CERTAIN MER-
CHANDISE MUST BE SOLD UTTER
LY REGARDLESS OF VALUE.
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Wash Goods.

did sell for little money in Kenosha. NEVER WILL
AGAIN Simply determined to sell every yard else give it
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-24

Kenosha and Racine exchanged
again Sunday.
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Remnants.

of DRESS GOODS, WASH GOODS, Innings, CAMBRICS
and COTTONS. Worth to you than to US and so
marked, make you quick
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Factories Are Especially Aimed at and
the Commissioners Claim That in MANY
Cases Consumers Are Using Double the
Water Paid for-Kenosha People Now
Use Three Times as Much water as
Waukegan.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-12

resumed at >. At the trial was closed
for that day TO be re-opened
Judge SatO is a middle-aged. bearded
man. with calm and dignified air
about him. Dressed in a black ceremo-
NAL robe and wearing a black cowl. he
looked like Yemma Sama one sees in
Japanese picture. though by no
means he was of such a stern mien as
the fictitious judge of the other world
is usually represented with. The two
associate Judges and especially the
Procurator are quite young. Mr.. Tsut-
sunni. however, is expected 10 do his
duty well. for he is a graduate of the
Imperial University and has had there
q good record. Barrister Akiyama is
a man of established fame and as such
he will no doubt make a splendid de-
fence for his client. In fact he ad-
vanced well-conceived argument in
his favour. AS an interpreter, Mr.. Ko-
bayashi "a naturalzed foreigner) was
very good and did his work faithfully,
but Miller, whenever he found it con-
venient 10 himself, insisted that he
was misinterpreted.
AS for the proceedings. they were
conducted in quiet and serious man
HeI, the HediIilS having DeeH HllHute-
ly made. and to us il seemed that for
eign critics Will find little cause for
complaint. Only the carrying on of the
examination through an interpreter
seemed 10 spoil the trial to great
extent. Although, as before said Mr..
kObayaShi did his work admirably
there is no denying that the trial
would have been more effectively con-
Quoted, if the Judges. the Procurator
and the Barristers could have directly
spoken TO the accused, who often es-
capped on the plea that he was misin-
terpreted. We felt more than ever the
necessity of linguistic accomplishment
in man. who has to do anything with
foreigners
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-12
A HINT FOR WEALTH SEEKERS

In a sea fight off Chic in i770 the
Russian flagship was sunk, says the
Pail Mall Gazette. 1t had a quantity
of specie on board. and of late certain
Greek Adventures obtained tes-
kere, or firman, or what document
was needed. to search for it. We do
not hear anything of difficulties-it is
simply stated that they found the
wreck in thirty fathomS of water, and
forthwith began to pump up money.
The pleasant operation is still going
on BY last accounts from 5000 to
10. 900 gold pieces are brought up ev-
cry day" There are wrecks innumer-
able up and down. containing wealth
beyond the dreams OF avarice, the site
of which is known well enough.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-12
M'LEAN FOR PRESIDENT.
If Elected Governor of Ohio Hi
Chances Will be Good

| If Elected Governor of Ohio His
Chances Will be Good
WASHINGTON, August 31.-John R.
McLean's nomination as Democratic
candidate for Governor of Ohio makes
| him a political factor that must be
taken into account in all calculations
as to the future of the party.
He has been an ardent supporter of
Bryan and the Chicago platform and
has allowed himself to be nominated
on a platform indorsing Bryan by
name for the Presidential nomination
and reasserting with emphasis the de-
c!arations made at Chicago, and yet
he is on the closest terms of political
intimacy with former Senator German,
Mr. Croker of New York and other
leaders of the anti-Bryan men in the
party both East and West. Mr.. Nc
Lean will make a hard fight for the
Ohio Governorship, not 50 much for
the sake of that office as for what his
fight may lead to, whether he is sue
is prize that is drawing Mr.. Mclean
fol ward.
His friends in the party say that if
he wins the fight in Ohio this year it
will give him prestige in the Demo
CT attic convention next year that may
even sweep Mr.. Bryan out of the way.
Mr. Mclean would probably gladly
consent to allow the extreme Bryan
men in the party TO frame platform
if they could put Mr.. Mclean up to
run on it.
Should he fail to win Ohio this fall
he could hardly hope to secure the
Presidential nomination next year, but
he will be "a power in the national con-
vention nevertheless. He has secured
control of the Ohio organization and he
will go to the convention with the de-
legates OF that State at his back, and
probably with alliances with other
Middle West and Eastern leaders.
If he cannot prevent the nomination
Of Mr. Bryan and secure the first place
for himself he will doubtless be able to
obtain second place or to dispose Of 1t
as he wishes.
Then. as last resort. there is the
Ohio Senatorship. Senator Foraker s
term will expire on March 3, 1903. and
falling in both Presidency and Vice
Pr esidency Mr. Mclean would be
able to secure a seat in the Senate if
the Ohio Democrats should be able to
eject a Legislature in the fall of 1902.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-12

The following account of the actual
court proceedings, published in the
English department of the 1orOdzu
Choro. a Japanese vernacular paper
published in Tokyo, will be of interest
in connection with the above and as
a specimen of quaint English:e
The first japanese court, which is
to pass judgment upon foreigner,
was opened on Monday last at the 1o-
kohama Chino SaibanShO. The case
treated was the Miller triple murder
affair. Among both natives and for
eigners the case aroused great inter-
est. on account of the horrible nature
of the crime and the Importance Of the
case. which may be taken as a typical
one illustrative of the method OF Jap
anese criminal procedure. A great
number of eager people fiocked to the
law court in order TO see the trial :.
MANY waited in front of the gate from
very early hours in the morning, and
(by the time the room, in which the
trial was conducted, was opened the
number OF people who were anxious to
gain admittance Swelled TO several
hundreds Only about seventy, how
ever. were allowed TO enter, besides
some thirty newspaper reporters and
dozen foreigners. The room was
small and ill-yentilated and it was a
matter of pain for a weak man to re-
main there for considerable length
of time.
AT about quarter past a. m. the
Chief Judge, Mr.. SatO; two Associate
Judges. Messrs. Shidara and Morli
the Public Procurator, Mr.. Tsutsumi
five barriSterS to defend the accused
Messrs. Akiyama, Lowder and three
others; interpreter for the prisoner
Mr. Kobayashi; the accused, Robert
Miller; and several others concerned
entered the Court and the trial was
commenced. 1t lasted till about l pm.
when the Court rose for rest, and was
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-12

A Model Plant Is not complete with
out Electric Power. thus dispensing
with small engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station? One gener-
ator can furnish power to your Pump.
Centrifugals, Elevators, Flows. Rail-
was and HOSTS; also, FURNISH light
and power for radius OF from Is t.
30 miles.
Electric Power being used, saves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with high-priced
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available It
costs nothing to generate Electric
Power.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COM
PANY is now ready to furnish Electric
Plants and Generators OF all descrip-
tons at short notice, and also has o.
hand a large stock OF Wire. Chande-
Tiers and Electrical Goods.
ALI orders will be given prompt At
tention, and estimates furnished foI
Lighting and Power Plants; also. At
tention Is given to House and Marine
Wiring
THEO. HOFFMAN, Manager.