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Seioef 81 s e s9s y %. ' sorElSs
tended matter. from the tug doiden Rod:
Goats hung mSii 10 The ntr from d.5rlcfsons q
them representing the OLYMPIA. the other Adj
RsT re se h .Ss % e.
Sody 3 mlstats touched "a the Admirai: Al;
aSsHf f.s. ~: s ra ne Widest t4S AN sCo.ps
than TINT which greeted any other piece. II
took little less than an hour to discharge az
sa Ss 5 bsyd Bssn and n s h g.:
tugs took hold Of the three other barGos and
began their Journey down the river.
CITY Hall Park and voted II a great success.
hundreds Of pinwheels. Roman candles and
the broadway side Of the park. were set of.
The crowd gathered from all sides. and
from the tS Sss e @
from all sides. Just after 8 O'clock the
mighty and prolonged cheer from the crowd
ia the . From
4heFs we're was SaSesd
the front row who screamed shrily for Dewey
and Mclean man Fighters" and their example
was followed by scores Of aians. Greeks and
Hebrews from the lower districts OF the city.
The third ba loon let go caught in one Of the
trees and caught anre.
That's Spanish balloon" shouted spec
tator.
and the Anti Imperialists. and they'll all 20
the same way" Both sentiments were loudly
The first set piece. Welcome Admiral" was
about 1S feet long and 3 feet WIDE IL was
greeted with the widest enthusiasm. and SO
were tho representation Of the Olympia and
Admiral Deweys portrait.
The portrait was about twenty feet square.
When II appeared. men, women and children
hoarse with yelling approval waved handker-
chiefs and threw hats In tho air. The exh-
bition wound up with a general discharge OF
small fireworks and the burning OF colored
lights.
The fireworks display in Union Square be-
the greater attractions elsewhere crowd num-
boring many thousands Of people Witnessed
the show. All OF the act pieces and
most OF the other fireworks were act Off In the
the square. The crowd thereabouts was so
dense that the Broadway cable cars were
A liberal display OF red and green fire. bombs
and rockets formed the FIRST part OF tho show.
and later the Olympia. tho American flag and
portrait. especially. was received with cheers.
The sparks from some of the pieces dritted
down among the crowd and in dangerous
proximity TO the decorations OF nearby build
ings, hut there we're 70 accidents.
most OF whom mined iately started for tho
lower end Of the island. hoping to he in time to
see some OF the harbor ilumlnatlons
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BRIDGE MAYER so CROWDED..
During the Fireworks Last Evening Even
Mall Wagons Had to BE Declared.

During the Fireworks Last Evening Even
Mall Wagons Had to BE Declared.
HE largest crowd that ever tried to find
seats or standing room on the Brooklyn Bridge
trains or trolley cars on n hot Sunday In
midsummer was mere handful when
compared with tho throngs OF natives and
visitors who took possession OF the big bridge
structure last night and swarmed back and
forth on the promenade. on both roadways and
In the cars. In order to sec the fireworks and to
get a near view OF the thirty six foot letters
that spslled out In a blaze OF light. Welcome
Dewey"
The north and south roadways were closed
to all wagon traffic at 900 O'Clock. An excep-
tion was made at first in favor OF mail wagons.
but at $50 o'clock tho roadways were
30 damned with people that even Uncle
Sans own wagons could not Ges
through. and after that the m III wagons went
over the ferries. Bicycles uer, also barred and
the Wheelmen made much more fuss about II
than the carriage drivers. One d isgruntled
wheelman delivere harsnRue 70 the crowd
that was trying to get by him and his machine
on the immediate necessity OF bicycle path on
the Bridge. The rider was becoming more I'M
popular every minute, and finally some one
yelled: oh. dry up: don't you know that
DewSy's here5" Then tho whSalman dlsap-
peared.
Chief Engineer Martin said that last night's
crowd was the largest ever on the Bridge and
that the structure had stood the teSt most sat-
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FJREWORkS IN BROOKLYN.
Thousands Cheer tho Home Displays While
Others Watch Across the River.

The two official fireworks displays in the
Borough OF Brooklyn. one being in front
OF the old City Hall and the other on the
slopes OF the Prospect Heights Reservoir
near the Park entrance, were each wit
messed by crowds Of people. The high grounds
surrounding the Reservoir arc admirably
adapted for a pyrotechnical exhibition and the
display last night was 40 arranged that the
spectators. who must have numbered 10000
had a clear view OF it from Flatbush avenue. the
Plaza and the Eastern Parkway. For moro than
an hour and half both the Flatbush avenue
and Eastern Parkway sides OF the Reservoir
were brilliantly illuminated with powerful
colored lights and the sky was constantly filed
with marvellous pyrotechn ical Inventions each
discharge ing plauiits from the specta-
tors.
The three special devices: Welcome Admi-
rail-" in large block letters OF varied colors :;
the ~. s. s. Olympia" and the mammoth. fine
portrait OF Admiral Dewey were each greeted
with cheers from tho vast assem- blnge 1t
was Just at the close that the Dewey picture
bazed UP and the enthusiastic plaudits which
greeted 1t continued as long as shark re-
manned on it. All who Witnessed the show de-
clared it the finest OF the kind ever presented
in Brooklyn.
Ten thousand men. women and children
witnessed tho display in front OF tho Borough
Hall. All the adjacent streets were crowded as
were also the Offices in the various business
buildings on Court Fulton; Remsen, Monte;
STG 2nd the On sse hn ao
minated with colored lights. which we're
SpE9S the two sn1rs dspn Of
in the direction Of Manhattan. As they hoated
through the air they were kept In view by one
Of the hig sehrchiRhts on the bridge tower
throwing its strong rays upon them, When
located on the marble stepa Of the hall. was
ignited. there was grand shout which could
be heard blocks away.
AS tho set piece which depicted in fire the
cruiser Olympia was touched off the throng
again cheered and two engines on the Kings
in opposite directions. saluted with their steam
Whales. Then followed red fire Rra bombs
nests OF fiery cobras and golden shower
Til. shore ut Sea Gate in and around Nor
tons Point. Coney Island. was Illuminated with
co.ored fir. for several hours last night The
Atlantic Yacht Club was brilliantly lit UP
for the occasion and 1t erected II large sign
WITH inca1dcscent lights bearing the words
and Fort Hamilton shore also shone forth with
red fro and the large sign, Welcome" with its
l2o arc lnmns was displayed at the Edison
shops at the foot Of Sixty-flfth street
The fireworks, display on this side OF the
to reop'e in BROOKLYN. Roofs OF dwell
inT bonuses. hotels. office buildings and the
does were crowded with persons watching tho
rT q plays. especially the one of the Bat
terry, the streets leading to the heights were
Brooklynites as II this side Ofthe river was ono
great big. sizzling. booming mass OF rock cts
and red and blue fire.
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EAST KIVER PARADE MET DISASTER.
Fireworks Float BlRzed Up and Her Load
Went OF Prematurely.

One bit Of the plans for last night didn't
mature exactly as had been arranged. The
fireworks parade down the East River. which
started from the southern end DIVA Island
at about Z o'clock. met with picturesque
disaster half an hour later Off tho foot OF
East Fifty -ninth street Thanks to tho energy
OF Police Inspector Brooks and squad OF
Central ONCE men under him. no lives were
lost.
Tho fireworks for this parade were
carried on two floats. one called Mars
and another. The fireworks. most OF them
were stored on Mars under tarpaulins.
When the procession started the fireworks
were set or from the other float. Both
floats were towed by the tuRboat
King. They were pretty close together,
Closer than Inspector Brooks. who was
following on the tug Patrick Cahill.
thought was safe. and he had Just ordered his
roundsman. Cohen. to hail the Mars and tell
the people on board OF her to pull up little
closer to the tug. whom with a splitter and a
flash flames began to shoot out OF her load OF
fireworks
In two seconds wasIconfusion. The steam
ers and tugs that wers accompanying the fo-
tila fled heller. ter away from the burning
float. The police boats. the Cahill. the 4. j.
that had their noses turned toward the IRE.
a nss on ss ac.s sF' trying GGnq ss
Jumping of: PprpSSiss By stern oom%aeds
jumped. Inspector Brooks kept them on board
Then the Central oiice men on the
tugs turned the hose on the sput-
tering. blazing. exploding mass OF fireworks.
They were cheered In the work by crowds that
had been worked up to great state OF excite
ment by the rescue OF the operators In the
glare Of red fire.
The irst, order Inspector Brooks gave after
ho found the Mara N fra n n . dAF hnth
floats cut loose from thair tugs, The one
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close rivals OF tho Brooklyn for first honors.

close rivals Of tho Brooklyn for first honors.
The entire outlines Of these two vessels we're
shown in brilliant lights. even to the smallest
and the fighting tops. The New York and
Texas we're, also flne fire pictures. but little
attempt 10 this line was made on the Olympia
time to 6x up their vessel, and no at
tempt 70 illuminate the Lancaster was
made. Tho Illumination OF the Olympia
consisted OF q long string OF incnndescent
lights, running from, the bow to the tor OF the
foremost. across to the main mast and down to
the stern. Under the bridge was tho name OF
the flagship in large letters.
The ships from q abort distance looked like
phantom feet and made n fine show for OBJ
servers along Riverside Drive or anoat. Bur-
rounding tho fleet we're scores OF steam Yachts.
all brilliantly Illuminated. adding to the beauty
OF the spectacle
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DEWEY'S BOSTOv VISIT.

He Writes That He Cannot BE Definite
About 1t Until He Goes to Washington.
BosToN. Sept. 23.-Wallace d. Robinson.
President OF the Boston Chamber OF Com merce
and Chairman OF tho Joint Committee OF that
body and the Home Market Club on the Dewey
visit TO Boston received this letter to-day;
"OS BOARD THE FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA.
NEW YORK. SEPT. rs, 1899
Il have the honor to ack no W edge the receipt
Of your letter OF sept 20, inviting me 10 be in
courteous letter and cordial invitation, but
regret that ! cannot make any engagement
Secretary OF the Navy has conferred with mi
regarding the subject OF a visit TO boston. and
| have requested him to leave the m after opea
yours,
GEORGE DEWEY"
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CARPET TN. STEWART
326 9TH Ave.
HTEAMCTNG Established 1850
SLEANCIlNu TsI. iis2 ssth S.


Programme Modified n Little-ChicaGo Last
of the Big Warships.
This was the order Of the leading vessels In
the parade:
Police Boat Patrol.
Fireboats New Yorker and Van Wyok.
Olympia. pro .ected cruiser. flagship Of
Admiral Dewey.
Sandy Hook, carrying the Mayor and other
city officials.
New York, arnored cruiser, flagship of Beap
Admiral Sampson.
Indiana, battleshtp. first class
haTaohusetts, oattleship. orst.class.
BROOKLYN. armored cruiser.
Torpedo boats Porter and Dupont.
Marietta, gunbo4t.
Lancaster. gunnery ship. full rigzed. type Of old
Navy Hartford class.
Scorpion, auxiliary cruiser.
Chicago. protected cruiser flagship OF Rear Admiral
The torpedo boats Ericsson. Wlnslow ami Cushing.
Revenue cutters Manning, AlRon luin. Gresha II,
Window and Onondaga,
Transports S.dgwick. Mcpherson and Mcclellan.
Missouri, hospital ship.
Steamer Monmouth flying flag OF the State Of New
York and having on board repres ,ntatives of the
Naval Militia OF New York. The Monmouth to be
followed BY other vessels of the Naval Militia.
General slocum; having on b2arl the General
Committee of Citizens.
Glen leland. having on board tho General Com
. mittso of Citizens. I.' =
Mount Hope. having board the Legislative
Branch of the City Government. ,.t
Warwick. having on board Heads OF City Depart,
Matteawan. having on board Members of the Press.
After this came the yachts. then the mer.
chant vessels. and last the smaller craft.
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he WILL PLAY "EL CAPTAIN"
Bandmaster Sousa VIII Repay To-day nm
Honor Done Him by the Olympia Long Ago.

Sousa. when he marches with his band to-
day. Just ahead OF the Admiral and the
Olympas mon. will! have his must
clans play numerous selections from
his opera Eel CAPTAIN" and 1t is
probable that they will be played with as much
dash and feeling as they have ever been. There
Is very good reason to expect this. for when
Dewey's squadron sailed out OF Mrs Bay on its
way to attack Manila. the ships were
in close order with the Olympia lead
ing and her band gaily playing the
march from Eel Captain" Bandmaster
Sousa was immensely pleased whom he read
OF this later and in return for the honor thus
done his composition he proposes to whoop 1t
up to-day for the fiagshp's men.
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DEWEY's sHIPM4TE YE4Ry AGO.

John Doane of Jersey City Wants to Hear
from tho Mon OF the Wabash.
John Doane OF West Side avenue. Jersey
City, who served in 1853 and 1859 aboard tho
frigate Wabash. when Admiral Dewey was q
midshipman on the frigate is anxious to learn
II there are any other sailors in this part OF the
country that were on the Wabash then. He
wants to hear from them so that he may
arrange a visit to the Admiral before he leays0
for Washington. Doane is 65 years old.
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United States Consul Hill at Am sterdam HoI-
land. sent cableGram to the Chairman OF the
Committee OF ARRANGEMENTS yesterday in
which he said that he had raised the American
flag over the consulate In honor OF Admiral
Dewey and his men and that the flag would Nv
there throughout the two days OF the cslebr
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Governor. nt QuNrantIne LnIt Man,

Gov. and Mrs. Roosevelt and the Cover
nors stan and party visited Quarantine last
evening as the guests Of DR.. Doty on board the
steamer Gov. over and watched from there
the display OF fireworks In New York.
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DEWEY ARCH IS FyHI,HED.
Workmen We're Busy on It Until Near,
nj a.kIt

"orkmen Were Busy on 1t Until Near
MidniRht-Fence Still Up.
All the fears that had been expressed during
the past week that the Dewey Arch would not
be completed in time tor the parade
to-day were set at rest shortly before
ii o'clock last night. when the workmen quit
and began TO tear down the Bcairoldlng. This
work was soon completed and the only
wood left standing was the board fence
that was erected to keep the crowd out That
the parade IL due to reuch the arch All the
extra police guard was withdrawn, only four
men remaining there on duty.
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Modern PLUMBING.

Have you seen our Blronial Baths
and Porcelain Lavatories built into the
room' Architects. Sanitary Enei.
neers and all interested unite in saving
that as combination of artistic skill
and sanitary progress they stand far
above anything in this line ever pro-
ducei.
The J.l. MOTT IRON WORKS
sA-oO Bsskman Street.
''A'n'a Ae2S 1oo Fifth Avenue.
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To Cure La Grippe In Two Days
Take Laxative Bromo QnininO Tablets All drug
gists refund the money II Il fails To cure. Il W.
Groves signature 10 on each box. 26c,-AdA
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Beyonne's Upronr in Honor of tho Admiral.

The patriotic people OF Bayonne. n. j.. m ads
a lot OF noise in honor Of Admiral Dewey yes-
terday. At sunrise. from all OF the big bells Of
the city's iirc-n!nrm system. an alarm OF four
tens was sounded, The whistles of tho big
oil refneries and other factories at Con stable
Hook Joined In tho roar. each shrieking an
Admlrals salute OF seventeen b asts Of two
minutes Duration each. The locomotives
In the New Jersey Central Railroads
roundhouse. the bells OF churches and
schoolhouses ana the whistles OF various small
factories added to the uproarious salute, which
could he heard for lilies. Musketry and fog.
horns also augmented the din. At noon the
salute was repeated. Admiral Dewey was in-
formed by telegraph OF the dsmonstration'0
import Throughout the city, places OF busis
ness and residences were proiusely decorated
with lags and bunting. and thousands OF nor.
traits OF the nations naval hero were dis.
played: In tina evening there were mum orous
IisRlays OF fireworks. This morning Company
l. fourth Regiment, n. G. n. j., under com.
mapd OF Lieut. James r. Gatchel. and dc.
Eh "iItS OF formeE members OF Company L
isaVe town to take part in the big land parade.
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Tonth Pennsylvania Leaves Pbil.dsIph,..

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2a.-The members OF
the Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment visited the
National Export Exposition this afternoon.
They we're welcomed by Mayor AshbridRe and
Director General Wilson. Col. Barnett pre.
t scented TO tho city cannon that was Captured
evening. escorted By memh srS OF the Third
heRlment, the Tenth left for New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-04

Manila, Nov. 24.-Col. Carpenter,
Nov IS, advanced to Santa Barbara,
straight north from Jaro, taking trench
after trench, the enemy fighting and
retreating. Gen. Hughes column had
been steadily advancing north to gain
a position west of Santa Barbara. 1t
encountered the enemy in small de-
tachments. Six or ten Americans were
wounded in this column. Col. Car
penter started during the night Of Nov
20 and opened with a battery at day.
break on the trenches. The enemy
volleyed as the artillery took up its
position, wounding four. Two compa-
MES of the twenty-sixth regiment, gar
risoning Jaro, moved through Capaz,
attacking the enemy on the right flank,
just north of Jaro, driving them to-
wards Col Carpenter. The country
between Jaro and Santa Barbara is
thlckly entrenched especially near Pa
via The sixth artillery fired on the
trenches and the eighteenth regiment
charged, encountering the attacking
force of Bolo men who were hidden IN
the long grass, severely wounding sew
eral Americans. During the afternoon
of the Fl the fighting was Sc
we're Immediately south of Pavia,
three miles north of JarO. The TWEEN
ty-sixth returned to Jaro, having cap
tured there a 6-pounder smooth bore
cannon and a quantity Of arms and
the INSURGENTS falling
back on Santa Barbara which it is ex-
pected Gen. Hughes has attacked be-
fore this. A Spanish corporal cap
tured by Filipinos, has arrived here
from Tarlac. He says he saw Aguinal-
do accompanied by a prominent leader
and fifteen men arrive at Bayambang
during the night of the 18th, hatless,
his clothes torn and spattered with
mud and his horse exhausted. Agui-
naldo it appears, rested but short
time and seemed anxious. Then con-
sulting with his companions and the
villagers as to the nature Of the roads,
secured fresh horses and proceeded i'm
mediately toward Mangalaren in the
Pangasinan province, west Of Bayam-
bang. The corporal tells a straight
story, giving minute details. He is
convinced he is not mistaken, having
seen Aguinaldo several times during
the recent months. AguinaldO it APP
pears would have had to leave Bayam
bang Nov. - and pass through Whea-
toms lines Nov. u.
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ertifcates of denominations exceeding

certificates of denominations exceeding
SIS.
Sec. VIII. The law is amended TO
read as follows: Every association
after having complied with the provis-
ions of this title preliminary to the
commencement of banking business
and before it shall be authorized to
commence banking business under this
title shall transfer and deliver to the
treasurer as security for it's circulating
notes, any United States registered
bonds, bearing interest to the amount
where capital is $150,0OO or less, not
less than one fourth of the capital, and
$4,000 where the capital is in excess OF
S15O,OOO Such bonds shall be received
by the treasurer upon deposit.
Sec. TX. Every national banking
association shall pay to the treasurer
in addition to war taxes imposed tax
of ITO of one per cent on the value OF
it's franchise as measured by aggregate
amount of it's capital surplus and undi-
yided profits, upon the last day of the
calendar month next preceding. Sec
lions 5,214 and 5,217 are hereby fe-
pealed. But nothing shall be so con-
strued as to release any national bank
association from any liability for taxes
or penalties incurred in prior to the
passage of this act Each as
ISOLATION shall, within 10 days
from the first days of January and
July expressly make and return under
oath of it's president or cashier or
treasurer of the United States and the
amount of it's capital surplus and un-
divided profits upon the last day OF
the calendar month preceding.
Sec. X-The law is amended to read
as follows: ''No association that shall
be organized with less than capital
of 100000 except that of banks with
capital of not less than $4,000 may
be organized in any place the popula-
ton of which does not exceed 5000.
No association shall be organized in a
city of population which exceeds
$4,000 persons with capital of less
than 100000 dollars.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-04
PERSONALITIES.

In the Chateau de Bouchot at Paris
the life of one fthe chief actors in a
great international tragedy is drawing
near it's close Carlotta, widow of the
Emperor Macmillan of Mexico, is dy-
ing. She is now in her sixtieth year
and half her life has been spent IN a
madhouse When after the close OF
the civil war the United States gave
notice to France that Mexico must be
allowed to work out it's own destiny
the Emperor Macmillan was already
deeply involved with revolutionists
who wished to take away the throne on
which he had been placed by Napoleon
III of France Carlotta, the empress,
was sent to Europe to ask for aid.
There, before word was received that
her husband had been executed in Mex
leo, she became a raving maniac. Such,
with few lucid intervals, she has since
remained. AS late as 1894 she still be-
lieved her husband to be a prisoner in
Mexico. She is the daughter of the
king of the Belgians and her Inflated
husband was a brother of Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-04
SILLY QUARREL OF CORONERS.

Keokuk, Nov. 25.-The body of a
drowned man lay in the Mississippi
river south of he1 for several days
while the coror' 5 of Lewis county,
Mo-, and Adar county, Ill, quarreled
about which, re it was in. Some cit
liens fnalls.s6wed it up stream and
tied it to the Clark county, Mo-, bank,
within the jurisdiction of the Clark
county coroner. The body was that of
workingman with no clue to identity.
Economy was the cause of the dispute.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-04

Ex-Gov. James T. Lewis Of Columbus
still holds his own, although he must
be getting well along in years, says the
Lodi Valley News. He has recently
been quite i'll, but is now better again
and able to be on the street. He was
one of our war governors, and we re-
member we'll seeing him of a summer
evening walking down North Hamilton
street to Mendota's shores, and after a
little time spent in enjoying the beau
ties Of the lake and perhaps viewing
beautiful sunset, strolling leisurely
back to the capitol, making friends
with the children along the way, some
of whom remember to this day the
kind words and pleasant smiles he gave.
them at such times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-04
J. E. MOSELEY HONORED.
Madison Man President of National
Chautauquan Organization.

St. Louis, Nov. 29.-Fifty managers
of Chautauquan assemblies of the Unit
ed States held a meeting in the South
ern hotel Tuesday and formed a ma
tional organization. The meeting
adopted measures to regulate the man
agement and time of holding Chauatu
guam assemblies. Officers were elect
ed with James E. Moseley of Wiscon-
sin as president.