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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10

Manila, July 4.-Reports have been
received here of an outbreak in the
Island of Negroes incident upon the de-
parture of the California regiment for
home. Some hostile natives, seeing
company of soldiers at one of the
small posts preparing to depart,
thought the Americans were evacuat-
ing the island and party of 250 rebels,
mostly Bolomen, attacked the troops
and killed one man and wounded an
other belonging to Company E. The
Filipinos we're easily driven off after
several were killed and injured. The
transport Sherman will bring the Cal
ifornia troops to Manila before start
ing for San Francisco. The transport
Grant will soon depart with the Col
OradO regiment.
Enlistment of Volunteers.
Washington, July 4.-The war de-
partment has nearly perfected the de-
tails of the project for the enlistment
of volunteers under the terms of the
act of the last congress. There is to
be nothing in the nature of call, but
as heretofore stated, the soldiers will
be obtained in the regular
method through the efforts in
the various large cities. To
this end the department has already
sent out to these officers full instruc-
tons for their guidance, as we'll as
blanks for enlistments, and everything
is now in shape to begin recruiting at
the word from Washington. 1t was
stated by the adjutant general Monday
that the department contemplates rails
ing nine regiments in all, and the in
structions to the recruiting officers are
based on this figure. Each regiment
will have a strength of 1926 men. This
will be almost twice the number OF
men which Gen. Otis says will be nee
essary to give him the force of 10000
electives, which he requires.
The recruiting for the regular army
has brought that establishment up to
within 200 of it's maximum strength.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10
OHIO DEMOCRATS AROUSED
Coming Contest Between Thurman and
MCLEAN Forces.

Cincinnati, o., July 4.-The dispatch
announcing the conferences in Chicago
yesterday of w. FL. Henrichsen of
Jacksonville, H., R. NJ Dirty of Col
umbus, and others with Sam B. Cook
of the ways and means bureau of the
democratic national committee, at
which it was thought that the next
ticket would be w. J. Bryan and Allen
w. Thurman of Ohio, caused quite a
stir among the democrats here. AL
though Col. James Kilborne of COlum-
bus and others are making active can
vases for the democratic nomination
for governor, it is claimed by the
democratic leaders here that John r.
Mclean, proprietor Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, will be the nominee of the
state convention at GAINESVILLE next
month and in any event will be the
Ohio man presented to the next demo-
cratic national convention. It is
thought here that the conference in
Chicago was in anticipation of the Nc
Lean movement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10

but the rest of the property is
on the books as owned by
the archbishop, and will be
transferred at once. Father Keogh
says it will take about 5000 worth of
revenue stamps to make the transfer.
Most of the church property in the
city, he says, is in the name of the
corporations, so that few changes will
have to be made. Incorporation
Counsel Hamilton, who won the Katzer
case for the city, thinks that the de-
cision may have far-reaching effects
on the assessment rolls throughout the
state, and that if any person is inclined
to make trouble a number of the rolls
can be adjudged illegal on that very
point. l.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10
TRANSFER OF TITLES.
Decision as to Taxes in Katzer Case
Makes Action Necessary.

Milwaukee, July 4.-Father Keogh OF
st. Johns cathedral called upon Tax
Commissioner Brown yesterday to as
certain the assessed valuation of the
cathedral property. The recent deci-
sion of the supreme court compelling
Archbishop Katzer to pay taxes for the
past seven years, amounting to about
$1,000, on the archiepiscopal residence,
has caused the trustees of the church
property all over the state to transfer
the title of the property from the arch
bishop to the corporation which actu
ally owns it. There are four lots be-
longing to the cathedral which are in
the name Of the corporation now,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10

A large sawmill at Tower was
burned, the loss being $75, 1000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10
LAUDS COL. SAXCE
GEN. JULLIARD TEMPS MINISTER
OF WARS WRATH.
ANOTHER DREYFUS MUSS

Probable President of Court Martial Is
Offered a Change Of Command Be
cause He Calls Fellow Officer an
Infamous Scoundrel-Witness at
Former Trial Dies Suddenly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10

The force that will be at Gen. Otis dis
posal when the new troops now in this
country reach him at the beginning Of
the fall campaign may be summarized
as follows: Seventeen regiments Of
regular infantry, 25,84O; three new vol
unteer regiments, 4,134; four batteries
Third artillery, 489; ten batteries of
the Sixth, 1920; the Fourth cavalry,
/ ,230; an engineer battalion, 200; sig
nal corps, $50, Total, 1928 men.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.

Elko, Neb., July ga passenger
train was wrecked yesterday about
three miles from Elko. Several pas
sengers received slight injuries but it
is thought none will prove fatal. The
wreck was caused by the rails spread
ing. Mrs. G. Clawson of Grass Valley
and Mrs. M. S. Andrews of Eldorado,
Cal, both old women, were the most
seriously injured
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10
Former Witness Dies.
KILLED BY TORNADO.
Ms. Lockmiller, Near Ainsworth, Neb.
Victim of Heavy Wind.

Ainsworth, Neb., July GA tornado
two miles north of this place last even
ing did great property damage.
Houses, barns, fences and bridges were
broken into kindling wood. AS the
inhabitants saw the storm coming all
escaped except Mrs. Lockmiller, who
died in her home. All the crops were
destroyed and much stock killed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10

Rennes, France, July 6.-There were
interesting developments yesterday in
the Saxce-P Presence affair. General
Julliard, commanding the garrison
here, issued to the troops an order Of
the day upon the probability of Col.
Saxce of the 10th artillery taking up a
new command which he has been Of
fered. Julliard, in his order, paid Col.
Saxce a high tribute for his brilliant
qualities, and declared he enjoyed the
entire confidence of his chiefs. Thus
Julliard has ranged himself on the side
of Col. Saxce against the minister of
war, who is not likely to allow the mat
ter to pass in silence. The result will
probably be that Julliard will be trans
ferred to another brigade and another
general will replace him here. The
name of Col. Saxce was mentioned as
the probable president Of the court
martial which is to try Dreyfus. De
Presence, the editor of the Temps Of
Paris said, had possibility of ap
pointment on the ground that he has
already pronounced against Dreyfus.
Col. Saxce, in an order of the day he
read to his regiment, classed Presence
as an Infamous scOundrel. For this
he was offered another regiment.
Former Witness Dies.
Paris, July 6.-Guene, one of those
who testified against Dreyfus in the
first trial, died yesterday of conges-
ton. It was reported that he had been
poisoned, but the report was a pure in
ventiOn.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10

REBELS THINK AMERICANS ARE
VACATING ISLAND.
ONE CALIFORNIAN KILLED

Filipinos Easily Driven Off After Sew
eral Had Bitten the Dust-War De-
partment Has Nearly Perfected De-
tails for Enlistment of Volunteers
for Philippine Service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10
PERSONALITIES.

The fund for the purchase of SWORD
for Brigadier General Funston by his
fellow citizens of Kansas has been COM
pleted. The fund was fixed at $1,000,
and there was considerable rivalry as
to whose contribution should close it.
Several large contributions towards the
last were declined because they would
have overrun the amount fixed upon.
A new crime has been invented by a
London bookseller. He took novels
that would not sell and bound them
with covers bearing the names of
novels most called for by the public.
Hurried pasSers-by who purchased
these books did not notice the fraud
until too far away to protest, until one
of them took the necessary trouble, and
now the bookseller is in jail
Anna S. Douglas of New York caused
the arrest of a man who sold her a
Cripple Greek mine last year and sued
for the purchase money, $4,000, on the
ground that she had been buncoed into
buying a worthless property. She lost
her case, and now the ore being taken
out of her mine runs from $4,000 ~
100000 to the ton, and the vein is
about eight feet wide.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10
TWO DROWNED.

New York, July 6.-Mrs. M. w. Sim
mons and grandson, Arthur Bartlett,
Jr., were drowned at Oakland beach
yesterday. She was the widow of
John Simmons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-10
VAR ON FAV0RS
COMMISSIONER INVESTIGATING
RATES OF RAILROADS.
HITS WISCONSIN CENTRAL

Different Rates for Long and Short
Hauls-McGuire & Atwood Accuse
Wisconsin Central-Investiga Of
Charges Begun by Railroad Com
missioner.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29

ty, Georgia. "lf you were snake. Git
ten,' said prominent citizen to me
the other day at the county-seat, IT
believe you could not get drop Of
liquor in the town to save your life"
In this county rs per cent of the people
own their homes. In the county-seat,
only one family does not own its
home. There is not dollar Of bonds
ON the county, and with the tax rate
three times larger this year than usual
the state AMI country tax amounts
to only one dollar and fifteen cents Oh
one hundred dollars. Union county
lies among the mountains of the Blde
Ridge. The courthouse is forty miles
north of Gainesville, about one hun
dred miles on an airline north of At
lanta, and about ten miles south OF
the Tennessee line The quickest way
to reach Blairsville, the county-seat of
Union, from Atlanta Is to go to Blue
ridge on the Atlanta, Knoxville &
Northern railway, and drive across the
country twenty-six miles along the
beautiful valleys and over the noun
tains. was told by number of rep
utable citizens that there are many
people in the county who have never
seen a railroad. The eastern part Of
the county is probably forty miles
from the nearest station in one direc-
ton, and fifty miles in the other.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29

edge, and through the trees can be
seen glimpses of wide, still pools. The
pool water as we'll as that in the canal
is deep brown, from the cypress and
juniper timber through which it flows.
1t is said to be extremely healthful,
and in former years vessels putting
into Norfolk used to send their boats
up the Deep creek for a store of the
water, to be used on the voyage, Tur-
ner's cut opens into the Pasauotank
river. picturesque stream. with
many wlndings. The timber along its
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29
No Rocking Lullaby.

Strange at it may seem, the time
hOnOred custom OF rocking babies to
sleep is a bad one. 1t is injurious to
the children themselves, and is a cause
eventually of much unnecessary
trouble to their guardians. Mothers
should therefore see to it that from the
very first the little ones are brought
up in the way they should go, and hat
the monthly nurse does not get them
into bad habits by rocking them to
sleep either in her arms or in their
cots. There is no doubt that rocking
is the most expeditions way of induc-
ing a baby to go to sleep, but if one
once starts, baby will not sleep with
out it, and at later age is likely to
suffer from insomnia. Rocking may
save immediate trouble to a lazy nurse
or mother by inducing sleep when a
child does not require it, or when 1t
ought to be taken up from its cot and
have clean clothes put on, but it will
never cause that sweet, gentle and per-
feet sleep which should be character
istic of a baby who has no artificial
aids to induce slumber.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29
THE STUDY OF KESPEARE.
Sir Henry Irving Earnestly Commends
the Practice of Reading Aloud.

the Practice of Reading Aloud.
"The practice Of reading aloud in
small Or moderate-sized gatherings is
in every way to be commended"
writes Sir Henry Irving, of THE Study
CT Shakespeare in Small Communi-
ties" in the November Ladies' Home
Journal 1T is good for the individ-
ual, good for the members Of the
group, good for the locality, good for
the nation. No community can be too
small for the practice of reading in
public. If there be only two persons,
each may, in turn learn something
from the successes or failures Of the
other. No one need be dilIident at the
beginning; there is nothing really diff
1cult. There is no arduOus labor;
there is no possibility Of absolute fail
ure where there is honest, careful ef-
fort. Any form OF subject Of reading,
worthy in itself, can be Of use for the
study of elocution. 1t Is, however, pos
sible to get together groups of persons
interested in some common theme,
when the mere getting them together
without such an agglomerative cause IS
lacking; and Shakespeare has been, is,
and ever will be, a name to conjure
with. A play read weekly or monthly,
with the various characters allotted
beforehand, has been a source Of much
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29
An Aversion.


always undertake to be a patient,
prudent man,
And let the story teller do the very
best he can,
Provided in straight and proper path
he will persist
And not go round the corners in a
labyrinthian twist,
III tolerate his gossip whather tragic
or absurd,
Save what he heard s.snebody heard
somebody say he heard"
III let him tell of interviews, and
speak no word of blaze,
With the man who, ''for good reasons"
will not give the world his name,
But there l draw the line. No moral
suasian can command
MY Difference to rumor which comes
more than secondhand.
Since families and nations to theit
worst mistakes are stirred
By what he heard somebody heard
somebody say he heard"
Washington Star.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29
It WIFI Form Part OF a Great System
of Inland Waterways.

came a gloomy morass, and the sur
rounding country was deserted, save
for few negroes.
In 1867 the first effort looking to it's
rehabilitation was made and the legis-
lature Of Virginia authorized the issue
OF 100000 in per cent bonds. These
were issued, and, in 1871, a petition
was sent to congress requesting aid to
enlarge, rebuild and improve the canal
but no response was received. In 1874
interest on the bonds was defaulted
and the construction Of the AlEsmarle
& Chesapeake canal proved ths death
blow to the old company which had
controlled the destinies of the canal
for over 100 years.
Three years ago the Lake Drum
mond Canal and Water company
bought the rights and thoroughly re-
stored the canal, after an expenditure
Of 100000.
The basis of reconstruction was
minimum depth Of ten feet and a width
of forty feet at the bottom and sixty
feet at the surface. The average width,
however will be not far from eighty
feet. The old locks have been done
away with and the canal is entered st
either end by q large modern lock, $50
feet long and forty feet wide, with ten
feet CT water over the miter sill.
The canal is perfectly straight for
nearly half its length, A little to the
south Of the feeder from Lake Drum
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29

company was accused of bribery and
corruption in influencing favoring leg
islation.
A reference to one OF its old ledgers
shows that from 1921 to 1855 the oper-
ating expenses of the company were
$1,152 ,S91.T and the receipts over $S,-
100000, yearly average of nearly
100000 clear profits.
With the coming Of the civil war the
glory of the canal departed, as the
termination of trade relations between
the north and the south took from the
canal its most fruitful source Of reye-
nue., the New England traffic.
In January, 1862, the confederate
forces cut the bank and let the water
out to prevent the union troops from
following them The great expense of
repairing this damage thoroughly
drained the company's treasury, and
when the United States commissioner
came to collect the taxes he was in
formed that the company had no as
sets, being barely able to pay the lock-
keepers, etc.
| The crisis came in 1868. Congress
had enacted that all public works in
the south must be ofIicered and man
aged by loyal citizens. After a stormy
discussion the officers Of the Dismal
Swamp Canal company absolutely re-
fused to take the oath of allegiance,
renewed their expressions of fealty to
the southern cause and resigned. This
resulted in the dissolution of the con-
cern, and two months later the United
States government cOnfscated the
property.
! From this time until the close of the
war the canal remained in the posses
sion Of the government, and was the
scene Of many important military op-
erations. In 1866, being of no further
use and in a state of dilapidation, it
was returned to such members of the
company as still survived.
During the reconstruction period the
canal fell into gradual decay and be-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29

After being abandoned for thirty-fye
years, the Dismal Swamp canal has
been reopened. 1t connects the Chesa
peake bay with Albemarle sound, and
had It's real beginning in 1877, when
Virginia chartered company with a
capital Of $4,000 to construct it. Ten
years was allowed for the work, and
the canal was to be thirty-two feet
wide, with sufficient water to float YES
sels drawing three feet of water The
original plans and specifications weFe
drawn by George Washington, then
Virginia surveyor, more than quarter
of a century before the chartering OF
the company, says the New York Press.
Lack OF funds, the inferiority Of en-
cheering devices and later the war OF
1912 all worked against it's compile
ton. When the funds were exhausted
the company was authorized by Vir-
ginia to raise $4,000 by lottery. When
finished, in 1891, the canal had cost
$1,800, 900, and extended from the viii
lage Of Deep Creek. Va, to South Mills,
N. G., twenty-five miles. Deep creek is
an arm of Elizabeth river, and the viii
lage is about 800 miles from that river,
making the northern terminus Of the
canal practically At Norfolk. South
Mills is at the headwaters OF the Pas
quotank river, tributary Of Abe
marie sound.
Nov came an era of prosperity, and
until 1860 the canal was one of the
most prosperous business properties in
the south. 1t provided an inland wa
terway that permitted the sending Of
cargoes by barges through to New
England without breaking bulk. Lum-
ber averaging 200,o0Q,000 feet a year.
peanuts tobacco and early vegetables
made up the outbound cargoes, while
manufactured goods, coal and general
store goods formed the inbound car
goes. Transportation was cheap. Lake
DTummOnd furnished an unfailing wa
ter supply. and smaller vessels, by
taking this route, were able to avoid
the dangers Of Cape Hatteras, "the
graveyard of American shipping"
So rich and powerful did the COM
pany become that before long it was a
great factor in southern politics, and
each time November rolled around the
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29

banks is thick and of much CONNER
cial value. Until the first tug passed
through a month ago, many of the in
habitants of this region had never seen
such a craft.
The neighborhood is rich in historic
dwellings. On the right bank of the
river, in Pasquotank county, is re-
markable old brick house, which at
tracts much attention. 1t was built
early in the last century by some man
whose name mas passed from the men,
ory of the Oldest inhabitant. A secret
passage was constructed from the roof
down to the cellar, and from there a
tunnel led down to the river. Tradi-
tions connected with the old house
deal with smugglers and plots, captures
and escapes in the revolution and the
rebellion.
With an inland route from New Eng
land to the Florida coast the terrors Of
a blockade in case Of war would be
diminished greatly Such waterway
would give backdoor entrance by wa
ter for torpedo boats. 1t would offer
means of transporting munitions Of
war and troops, as well as general sup
plies, which might be endangered
should the outside route be taken.
Recognizing this, the government is
cooperating in the work and $237, 900
has been appropriated for widening
and improving the northern and south
ern entrances.
There now is an open passage by an
inland water route from Jacksonville
north to Charleston, 6. c. Some easily
constructed links would carry the
route to the Dismal Swamp canal.
Through this canal to the Chesapeake
bay, Baltimore is reached: Philadelphia
by way Of the Delaware e Chesapeake
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29

satisfactory said he, "and I fail to
see why we should make a change.
Are there any extra inducements you
can offer? How do you propose to
improve the old quality?" "In this
way" was the prompt answer. 81 pro-
pose to give the business my personal
attention. intend to put some of my
brains into every barrel of oil we send
out" The rejoinder pleased the old
gentleman and he became a customer.
A few months later the hustling young
man was obliged to make a journey,
and In his absence. through some over
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29
How They Are Alike.

do you know" said Bobbe to his
maiden aunt, who is SO and rich, "what
| heard papa say about you last
night?"
NO" she replied; "what was it?"
He asst mamma why you and Dewey
was alike, and mamma said she didn't
know"
"And then what did your papa say?"
He said you was like Dewey be-
cause you never run away from any
man yit."
Bobbie's aunt has gone home to
have her will changed.-Chicago
Times Herald.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-29
How Far War Reaches.

The South African war threatens to
infict great hardship upon numbers Of
innocent people far removed from the
theater of its operations. Among
these are the wives and daughters Of
the Cornish miners employed in the
Rand gold mines, who for a long time
have been living in Cornwall upon the
remittances sent them By their bread
winners. The failure of the supplies
from this source for months to come
seems certain, and much consequent
distress is expected.