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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
The April Elections.

While there have been some surpris-
ing results in the elections in Western
States there is nothing to indicate any
great change in public sentiment since
last November. Chicago has reelected
Democratic Mayor in the person of
Carter III. Harrison, but he won be-
cause of very prevalent belief that he
would administer municipal affairs on
| non-partisan lines. Many Republicans
voted for him, it is stated, because they
had full faith in his ability to carry out
reform theories more successfully than
his Republican opponent.
Michigan has given Republican ma
| jority of $4,000 on a light vote, which
is equivalent to two or three times that
! figure when there is general turnout
at the polls.
Several Republican cities in Ohio
have elected Democratic Mayors, nota-
bly, Cleveland, but this result, in nearly
every case, was due to fractional divis-
ions in the stronger political organiza
ton. In local elections there is ten
dency on the part of voters to disre-
gard party principles and cast their
ballots on personal grounds which often
interferes with party success, but fire.
quently gives to communities a better
| administration of municipal affairs
than they would otherwise enjoy.
| While Cleveland, Republican city,
went Democratic, Columbus, a Demo-
cratic city, elected Republican
| Mayor.
| Taken as a whole, the results of the
April elections are MI that could be de-
sired. They show the administration
of President Mckinley is as strong as
ever with the people of the West.-Nor-
| ristown, Pa, Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

tariff and Of confidence In the financial
policy of the Mckinley administration.
New industries, with plants valued at
Sl3,23O,6OO, with capital Of nearly 49,.
100000 and giving employment to over
$1,000 persons, show how untruthful is
the blatant denial of Bryan that gen.
eral prosperity has followed the popu-
lar approval of protection and an hon
est dollar. What is thus disclosed as
to the Southwest is equally true of
every other part of our great and grow
ing country.-New York Mail and Elk
press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
APPROXIMATIONS BANQUET.
Gov. Roosevelt and others Make Stir.
ring Speeches.


ring Speeches.
Three thousand persons greeted and
cheered the speakers at the Hamilton
Clubs Appomattox day banquet in Chi
cago, but Gov. Roosevelt was the star
He, Postmaster General Smith, Congress-
man Settle of Kentucky and Gen. John
G.. Black of Illinois were the speakers.
Gov. Roosevelt's practical patriotism
brought applause again and again. His
plea was for active Americanism and not
the doctrine of the love of ignoble
peace" He aroused enthusiasm by de-
claring that "a great nation can no more
lead a clustered life than can a great
man." and then, in stirring sentences, he
proceeded to an advocacy of wideawake
nationalism. The audience was keyed up
to high pitch by the speeches of Gov.
Roosevelt and Postmaster General Smith,
who spoke on 1.-THE Union" and by Gen.
John Black, who began the oratory with
a tribute to Grant. This was followed by
a eulogy of Robert e. Lee by Congress-
man Settle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
State Items of Interest

The Sparta postoffice will become a sec
G2d-ctaSS office July 1, 1899.
Captain Henry Gray, aged 70. one of
the oldest lake mariners in Wisconsin,
0led at Racine, of dropsy.
Edward Rakcs of Burlington, Iowa,
1'" hIty feet from a partly built bridge
a' Lau Claire to the ice in the Chippewa
river.
lie residence of G. D. Scheel, Wey-
aNWeSa leweler was burned with rDost of
'4e contents. The loss is covered by in
Soraucc
~ Alma, the large roller mill of the
A"tli Milling Company was burned, caus-
@s loss of $4,000, insurance about
$4,000
EN- Congressman Isaac Stephenson pur-
'"">@1 the handsome steam yacht Bonita,
owned by the florence estate of Racine.
ne Ia!d $4,000 cash for it.
LIE Wisconsin Manufacturing Com
t"'N OF jefferson has received an offer to
."H q contemplated combine of chair fac
"'''>. The offer was accepted.
'oAn McGough of Eau Claire was at
~SN'u 10y stallion and shaken into I'M
.y"SGlouSneSs. The animal had to be
s''' before he would release his hold on
Articles of Incorporation of the West
u" heHef Association were filed at Osh-
@'Sa Its object is to provide indemnity
" ,1e members for loss of time caused by
fH".>S or accident and to furnish a
>"''aI fund in case of death.
Inc l6-months-old child of NJ. Leik met
."~ a horrible death at Marshfeld by
b.'''"l' Ills mother was out in the yard
+'S'0S up the washing and the child up
."o Of hot water on to himself, scald-
>'"l 50 that he died within an hour.
"gsEy lie Mere, an Egg Harbor saloon
,,, lp,'. was found guilty of selling liquor
S-,,- amor by jury in justice coust at
, s-,seon Bay and the fine and costs
~4e"oted to $40.
ma 5 I!"nin f, Wolf, a merchant at Cla-
b. l N.SN as the result of injuries received
eobo .,"s thrown from the platform of the
Es GVOSs of an Illinois Central freight
=, lie was 62 years of age.
po "Ual Marched. aged Is, a Stevens Point
cbsrn~, school attendant, was arrested.
from ~. ~ with stealing $50 worth of lenses
Vas h ,ne school. He pleaded guilty and
! Nlu over to the Circuit Court
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Notes of Current Events.

The President may visit Yellowstone
Park during his summer vacation.
kid" Mccoy, the prize fighter, is said
to be threatened with heart failure.
The Chinese cooks with the American
army in the Philippines have been fighting
in the trenches when not cooking.
The revenue cutter Thetis will go to 81
IBERIA to secure a suitable breed of rein
deer for carrying mails in Alaska
The United States gunboat Wilmington,
now on the coast of Brazil, will ascend the
Amazon river 1900 miles to Peru.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Training Stables Burned.

Fire destroyed the large training stables
Of Dillon Il Dixon, adjoining the Rock
County Agricultural Society's grounds at
JanoSyilIe, together with 800 feet of horse
stalls belonging to the fair grounds prop
ertr, which is owned by j. NJ. Bost wick.
The loss on the stable is $1,000, with 81,
O0O insurance. The loss ON the fair
grounds property is $500, with no insur-
ance. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of trampS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Held I'm a Woman,

Wink Skorup, Bohemian tramp. made
amCrderous assault on woman living on
the outskirts of La Crosse. The fellow
entered the house and made demand for
money, and was refused, the woman or
derng him out of the house. He rushed
at her with a Ratchet and so frightened
the woman that she gave up her watch
and about $25 in currency. The police
were promptly notified, and the fellow was
caught, after a lively chase. The valua-
bleS and money were recovered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

.n+roI work of constructing an in
Il I n,' ro9d between Oshkosh and Nee
t'i', ,S,,n ,I tbo otner day. The distance is
a aln 2Sf thirteen miles and the road is e1 \.
aOo1, , ,I' no in operation this summer. 1t
legy' .r ~ section line road known as
VIA . +g,,9 roa1, which passes through the
WIS., W;,,n rno County. A power station will
=" '' "'+oGIsbcd midway, though the main
D o,ror 5orse will be in Omaha. The road
PIN "gT 10 owned and operated by the Citi-
W." Traction Company Of Omaha, of
l LsI;.b George Rebusch of st. Louis is
oraSidqut
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
THINK HE SUIClOED.
Police Believe Fern, the Chicago Mer-
chant, Took His Own Life.

Police Believe Fern, the Chicago Mer-
chant, Took His Own Life.
Suicide, beyond doubt, has been estab-
lished in the Fern mystery at Chicago,
and the police investigation is now closed.
When Fern was found dead in his store,
a mask in one hand, bunch of hair in
the other, his pockets turned inside out,
the empty money drawer, pistol, cane and
Ferns battered hat lying on the floor, the
police saw nothing in the case but MUIR
der and robbery. Fern carried heavy life
insurance, which the police believe he
was afraid would be yitiated in the event
of suicide, therefore his efforts to sur
round his taking off with the evidences of
murder
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Narrow Escape from Death.

FftvpaSSengers on an east-bound after
mon train on the Green Bay and Western
Railroad had 4 miraculous escape from
death and injury two miles east of Royal
IA, owing to an unnoticed washout. The
mlLcl collapsed under the weight Of the
t1 which was running forty miles an
hm Fireman A. Coppin jumped safely,
but Engineer j. G. Wigman was pinned in
Elcbris Of the engine, which rolled down
tie bank. He will recover. The baggage
ear and coaches were torn off the trucks
and thrown forward. Not one passenger
was injured, but the loss to rolling stock
VgS heavy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
For $4,000 Resort,

Since the town of Somers at its 3ecent
election decided in favor of licensing sa-
looms in the town, Peter Steinbach, the
local agent of the Schlitz Brewing Com
pany, will at once begin the erection of
summer resort between Kenosha and
Racine. The hotel and grounds will be
similar to the hotel and grounds at White
fish Bay and about $4,000 will be ex-
pended to carry out the plans.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Genuinely Sound PROSPERITY.

It is a cheerful review that the st.
Touis Globe-Democrat has made Of the
commercial and industrial conditions in
FIVE States of the Southwest. 1t pre-
sents facts that prove conclusively the
genuine soundness of the prosperity
that has come as q result of the new
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
We11-Paid Labor.

This country is competing success
fully with the rest of the world not by
demanding from its workmen twelve
hours labor at meager wages, but by
using well-paid labor and the best ma
chinery to improve the quality and in
crease the quantity of its products. We
are increasing the economy of labor
without reducing the wages of the ar
tisan.-Trenton On. j. Gazette.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
{ umcieut.

The normal Dingley revenue has a
little more than equaled the ordinary
peace expenditures of the National Gov.
eminent. If the war had not come
Congress would not have been asked to
add anything to the Federal taxation.
The Dingley law was sufficient for all
normal purposes.-Boston Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Hanging from a Tower.

At Ashland, Wisconsin Central train
men found a mans body dangling at the
end of 4 rope fastened to Il tower house.
\ cororer's inquest developed that it was
James Shepard, resident Of the city ard
carpenter by trade, who had committed
suicide. Dependency over business mat
terS Is supposed to be the cause Tor the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
prosnerity,s Endless Chain.

Consumption is the result of ability
to purchase, and the ability to purchase
depends in a great measure upon
wages. Hence increased wages make
the producer not only producer but
a consumer. That is why advanced
wages are not only an evidence Of good
times. but factor also in making
them.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Unset All Theories.

While the revenue under the existing
tariff law has not quite come up to ex-
pectation, the effect of the law in in
fusing life and activity into our indus
tries has been all that was hoped for.
It's operation has confuted all the
theories and predictions of it's oppon-
ents. 1t was, in their view, certain to
check the exports of manufactured
products, but on the contrary these
have grown steadily and largely since
the law went into effect and are still
growing. We We're told that it would
be harmful to labor, but on the other
hand since the law went into effect
labor throughout the country has been
better employed than almost ever be-
FORE At this time there is not only a
good demand for labor in nearly every
industry, but in some of them wages
are acknowledgements Bee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
to the preSe
0OO,OOO,O0O.

A Reflection of Improved Conditions.
The advance in wages in cotton mills
is merely a reaction of the improved
condition of the country. The pros
perity which has been promised for so
many years seems to have materialiZed
at last. The advancement of wages in
the cotton industry comes at a time
when nearly all the industries of the
country are responding to the larger
employment of labor. The wooden in
dustry seems practically alone, for the
depression that has been dissipated in
other industries still clings to this in
dustry 1t would be unreasonable to
assume that the wooden industry can
long remain an exception to other in
dustries; there are already indications
which point to revival of trade in
wooden goods. Still it may be some
time before the industry finds steady
and increased employment which will
permit of any increase in wages. The
country, however, is headed toward a
long period of prosperity, from which
labor will benefit as much as, if not
more than, capital.-New York Textile
Manufacturers Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

royincs of Milwaukee has
Dr., \. H. - = wonderful plastic opera
irst pertorhH;eobb Miss Ella Bruck is sup
fan. by "Lti' aoso The girl is IA years
r1ed VIII " hnantv was married by an &C
ID. ard A ', Taft 1oft great cavity where the
Glect TnIg .ha ,r should be. DIR. Lev
pasal ptO, .to caSo sent the girl to st. 10
ass loon ' .lit and then made prepara-
aphs no. ,!a hor hack her nose. This he
bos 10 . snI nv cutting skin from the
aos@2. a a5s and bone from the SKULL which
trs1 ssooG T. into the desired feature on
be .2a G,,o The operation is regarded as
Ea> . L%, for the reason that the artlh-
raLsSl"i, j. almost perfect and would re-
ca l3 AN expert to detect its fictitious ma
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

In East Indian baZars coWries are the
commonest form of snail change. Six
ty-four shells are equal in value to one
piece, and to pay $4,000 for house, as
one native did, requires 100000
cowries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

The American Bible Society circu-
lates the Scriptures in sc tongues, be-
sides our own speech; % European. 80
Asiatic, Oceanic, 8 African, 8 .Ameri-
can Indian and South American Ian
guages and dialects.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
z1sco5s1N's RECORD
-,r,rlLY TOLD IN READABLE
FAT ri asHAPE'

4oras Girps Nose
Science vashout-La Crosse
Wr'eN' ue1d Up by Tramp-Traln'
Wv stables Burned
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
The Shoe on the Other Foot.~

It seems impossible for antiAmeri-
can agrarians of Germany to under
stand that every time they hold forth
on the subject of 'the unjust discrim-
nations of the American tariff" they
are shying rocks and brickbats at their
own glazed domiciles. When it comes
to discriminating tariffs the Germans
can give us points. AS an instance it
is only necessary to cite the case of
United States Consul Brundage, at
Aix-la- Chapelle, who recently imported
some American canned goods for his
own use, and was forced to pay duty
Of S14.S5 on goods worth $12.1O. If
German sausages and cheese had to
paw such duties as this there might be
some cause for complaint Troy On.
w Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
LAWTON'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Rebels Were Retiring When One Fired
from Ambush,

Gen Lawton has continued his ad-
vance beyond Santa Cruz. The rebels are
slowly retiring, but except for brief stands
by skirmishers, are doing little fighting.
Gen Lawton had narrow escape from
death at the hands of daring Filipino.
The man remained behind when his com
panions fed and concealed himself in a
house by which the American soldiers
passed. When Gen. Lawton and his staff
reached the spot the rebel fired point
blank at the American commander. For
tunately his aim was bad and he missed
his mark. The American soldiers quickly
rooted him out of the house and bored
him full of holes. The Filipinos lost $50
killed and wounded in the fight at Santa
Cruz.
Gen. Wheaton, with the Tenth Penn
sylvania and the Second Oregon regi-
ments and two guns, met with slight re-
sistance near Santa Maria and had ore
man wounded. But the enemy belted
when shelled by the artillery, and burned
and abandoned the town of Santa Maria,
where thousand rebels were reported to
have been concentrated. The enemy re-
treated toward the mountains, burning
the villages behind the retreating force.
Occasionally a few of the rebels dropped
to the rear and fred at the advancing
American troops from the jungle, appar-
entity with the idea that this would check
our advance and cover the retreat Of the
Filipinos. But finding these tactics inef-
fectual, these rebels scrambled after the
main body.
Mr.. Borkdale of Norway announces that
tha sun is burning out more rapidly than
is usually believed, and that if something
does not interfere our grandchildren will
see it's extinction. Mr.. Mohn, also OF
Norway, has examined Mr.. Borkdale's
calculations and finds them correct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
A NATIONS WEALTH.
ENORMOUS GAIN IN THE PAST
TEN YEARS.
Census of 1900 Will Show an Increase
of $45,OOO,OCO,OOo Since 1890, and
the Largest Wealth Per Capita of
ANY Nation in the World.

According to all present indications
the Federal census of 1900 will be a
record-breaking one. If the present
rate of increase is maintained it will
show total accumulated wealth not
far from $11O,0OO,OOOOOO, or nearly 20
per cent. more than the amount shown
by the census of 1890. BY the Federal
census of 1890 the aggregate material
wealth of the United States, compared
with the wealth of Great Britain, was
less in ships and merchandise, but ex-
ceeded in many other items. The real
estate of this country was then valued
at $50, 00O,OO0,00O, the live stock at ST.
COO,OOO,00O, the railroads at $SOO0,0OO,-
900, manufactures and their contents
at $3,0O0,O0O,OO0, mines and quarries
$1,000000,OOO, and gold and silver coin
81, 2OO,000,O00. In 1860 the wealth Of
the United States was estimated at
$2O,O0O,0O0,0 in 1870 at $25,OOO,OOO,-
OG0; in 1880 at $45.0O0,OOO,0 and in
1890 at $65,O0O,OOO,O
According to the estimate of Mulhall,
published in 1892, the wealth of ma
lions was as follows for the chief coun-
tries, for lands, farm utensils, bullion,
cattle, houses, furniture, railroads,
shipping, merchandise and sundries:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

OuALCu A1hStiO11, NAilC IAlC eo''aA VI
$11O,OOO 100000 will be nearly double
that of the next wealthiest country.
The Federal census takes account of
statistics by decades only. If the
twelfth census could show the correct
figures for intervening years-for eX-
ample, the aggregate national wealth
for 1895, under the fearful depression
of values following the enactment of
the Wilson German free trade tariff of
1S94-the contrast would be startling
one. Equally startling would be the
contrast between the national wealth
per capita in 1892, when protection and
prosperity went hand in hand, and that
of 1895, when free trade had begun it's
deadly work.
Unfortunately, these contrasts can
not be shown, and the countless bill
lions of shrinkage in material wealth
growing out Of a ruinous economic pol
icy can scarcely be approximated,
much less accurately estimated. 1t is
enough that the American people know
in general way the tremendous differ
ence between then and now; that they
perfectly understand what made the
country poor and what has assisted
to bring about the $45,OO0,O 100000 Of
increase in national wealth in ten years
to the present stupendous total of $11O,-
600 600 600
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20


camp north of Arbor Vitae. witnessed the
strange spectacle of an eagle killing a deer
recently. The great bird swooped down
on the gentle denizen of the forest and
with one stroke of its talons cut the deer's
iuguar vein, and the deer soon hled to
death The eagle endeayored to carry off
its victim. but the carcass was too heavy,
and after dragging it about rod left and
soon returned with two more. and the
three devoured about half of the deer.
The Kenosha City Council passed the
ordinance granting a franchise to the Mill
waukee, Racine and Kenosha Electric
Railway Company for the construction
and operation of an electric line through
the city 1t was not without a struggle
that the ordinance was passed, four Of the
aldermen voting for and four against the
franchise. Mayor Petit cast the decid-
ing vote in its favor. BY this franchise
the road secures right of way to the
southern limits of the town, thus estab-
fishing a complete chain OF, connection be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee.
DIR. Broadenok, for years on the medi-
cal staff Of the Northern Hospital for the
Insane at Oshkosh, died suddenly at
Rochester. Mimi, where he had gone to
take position in an insane hospital some
weeks ago.
Following closely on the heels of the de-
struction by fire of the flour mill of the
Alma Milling Company at Alma, u. j..
Mckenzie and L. 2. Hummer, principal
owners, and subsequent failure of the
company, comes the news that the prl-
vate banking house of L. p. Hummer and
Mckenzie has closed its doors an the sug-
gestion os the State bank examiner
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
Christian Life Column.
IN DISGUISE.

1 met him to- day i nthe wintry streets,
The Christ on the cross who died,
ALI huDgered and cold in the wind and
sleet.
With bleeding forehead and hands and
feet,
And 1 blindly thrust him aside.
Had he only come with the crown Of
thorn,
Or the nail prints ru6y-red;
Had the palms that pleaded for aims
but worm
Their wounds I had not put By In scorn
His piteous plea for bread.
But idly now and all in vain
Igrieve for the grace gone by,
And muse: Might he only come again,
I'd pity his plea and ease his pain
And hearken unto his cry"
Nay, nay, for the blind dtstinguisheth
The King with his robe and crown,
9ut only the humble eye of faith
Beholdeth Jesus of NaZ Ireth
In the beggar's tatEered gown.
l saw him not in the m~endicant,
And / needed not his cry;
Now CHRIS in his infinite mercy grant
That the prayer l say in my day OF
want
Be not in scorn put by.
British Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
THR BIRDS AND A WEASEL.

One day last summer 1 heard q great
commotion among the birds, and look
ing out saw some fifty or more spar
row acting strangely and in the great
est excitement. Turning my eyes in
their direction, l saw a long, slim
bodied weasel down in the grass creep
ing steathily toward a half grown chick
but two or three yards away. Before
the weasel could pounce upon his prey,
however, the sparroWs darted upon
him around and about him and in his
face, until confused and ~bewildered,
he turned in another direction closely
pursued by every sparrow. From the
back yard into the front they came,
and then the weasel pau5 ed for a mo
ment as if considering what to do
next
Again the weasel started, now
through the fence and across the road,
every sparrow continuing in close
pursuit. On over into a field the wea
sci went until he slipped from sight, l
knew not where. Then the birds
birds perched in a line on the fence,
and now for the first time time I saw
that there we're two wrens with the
sparrows and my | how they all chirped
as If they we're talking over their vic
tory. But the most gratifying thing
to me- was that the chickens life was
spared and that the birds had saved
nina. E Q. Muskell.