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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09

{ The French chamber voted agains
issuing Legion of Honor decorations
at the opening of the Paris exposition
The Southern Cross antarctic expedi
ton arrived at New Zealand and re-
ported having located the southeru
magnetic pole.
The boiler of French torpedo boat
exploded during a forced draught
trial, and five of the crew were terribly
burned. Two deaths resulted.
DIR. ST. George Mivart, former lectur1
er on zoology at St Mary's Hospital
medical school, and professor of biol
ogy at the University of Luvan, il
dead.
The Germans propose a customs
union with Denmark, Switzerland
Austria, Holland, and Belgium to pre-
vent the competition of America, Eng.
land, and Russia.
1t is asserted on good authority thai
ISir William Hart Dyke, former CHIEF
secretary Of Ireland, will be appointed
postmaster general of England, sue.
lceeding the Duke of Norfolk. resigned
| The Ottoman government has ad-
ressed a note to the Russian embassy
| declaring that in the event of the
porte's not constructing railway line:
in Black sea districts bounded by rail.
ways already conceded to others, theH
concessions will be granted to Russia
Seoul, capital of Korea, cable thai.
| the unreasonable claim of the Russian
minister, NJ. Pavloff, that Russian sub.
jects alone should have the right to
work and develop all mines, forest
nd other property in Korea, is being
tested, Japan having applied for con-
lcesslon to work certain gold mines.
| Fayne Moore, who was the centra
figure in the celebrated trial in New
York few months ago, charges being
preferred against her by Martin Mahol
a hotel proprietor, since deceased ID
now the center of attraction in George
Edwards The Messenger Boy, appear
ng at the Gaiety, London.
The Peking correspondent Of the,
Daily Mail says: Ii Hung Chang Z
viceroy of Canton, recently wired ttel
Chinese authorities that Kang Yu We11
he reformer, had ordered 5000 unl-
forms in Hongkong. The empress
dowager was much alarmed by Inc
news and Ii Hung Chang has sent
formal protest to the British goVernU
of Hongkong against permitting han5#
Yu Wei's propaganda.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09
FOREIGN.

St. George Mirvart died in London
Japanese plan colonization In Corea.
| Germany fears Russian intrigue in
Bulgaria.
The meat bill still agitates German
Legislators.
Oxford won the field contests with
Cambridge.
Archibald Forbes, the war CORE
spondent, died.
DR.. Arthur Minart, the noted English
scientist, is dead.
Russio-Turkish war rumors continue
to agitate Europe.
Cambridge easily defeated Oxford in
the annual boat race
/ Archibald Forbes, the noted war cor
respondent, died in London
/ safety fuse trust has been formed
in Germany and Belgium.
, The sultan officially agreed to Rus
sian demands in Asia Minor.
The French legal rate of interest was
reduced to and per cent.
cester, Mass, died of pneumonia.
President Diaz opened the spring
essiOn Of the Mexican congress.
Swiss girl claims to have lived in
Mars during a former incarnation.
A colossal bronze statue of Prince
Bismarck was unveiled at Mannheim.
| China gave France a greater conces-
sion in Shanghai than was stipulated.
! Great Britain is determined to ascer-
tain what the Russian activity means.
The German agrarian league decided
to insist upon the passage Of the meat
bill.
The Italian police suppressed mass
meetings favoring a constituent assem-
bly,.
The prince Of Wales horse, Ambush
H., won the grand national steeple-
chase.
Colombo was reelected president OF
the Italian chamber of deputies, a cabi-
met victory.
The British feet in Chinese waters
us being strengthened in anticipation
Of trouble.
The diploma mill" that fiourished
IN Chicago is now granting degrees in
Brussels.
All Dublin is on the qui vive in an
ticipation Of the queens visit. She be
gan her trip.
Russia demanded of Corea a coalins
site within the treaty limits Of Masam
20 harbor.
Blanche Burney. an American stu.
| dent in Paris, died after struggle
with poverty.
The duchess of York was accouchel
OF a son. The child was born at Yorl
cottage, Sandrlngham.
German transmarine investments az
gate s1,785, 100000, OF which s476, OOO
600 is in the United States.
A soap trust has been formed in fh.
Rhenish provinces with the object o
establishing uniformity in prices.
The radicals who demand a revision
OF the Italian constitution prevented
meeting OF the chamber of deputies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09
EXCEPTIONS TO THE FUN.

Has there been anything OF LUZ
portance in social way going Oh SIN"
I was here last?" inquired the drum
mer who visited the Arkansas hamS
of Polkville once every thirty days
eWa-al, no." replied the Landlord =
the tavern; @nothin' in purtickler, y
cept that a Teller by the name OF fup
Buckley was tar-an' -feathered nlgp
befo' last. A big crowd of our %
people was present, an everyOOu
'peared to enjoy the affair"
You don't tell mel"
"Wa-al, everybody but Huck bu''
leby, anyhow-Judge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09

aged 4, 3, and 6 years, were locked
in the house at Muscatine, Ia, by
their mother. The house was de-
stroyed by fire. The youngest is dead
and one of the others cannot recover.
According to persistent report the
home of Eugene V. Debs, nominee Of
the social democracy, a movement is
well under way to amalgamate the so
cial democratic party with the middle
of-the-road faction of the populist
party.
Doc Bolner, a machine tender at the
Hartford City paper mill, found in a
bale of old papers which had been
shipped from England small tin box
which contained thirty-one large
brilliant stones, believed to be genuine
diamonds and worth large sum.
The democrats elected congress
man to Roberts vacancy in Utah.
Mount Carroll, H., voted for license
and Yates City against. The demo
Gratis won in Keokuk and Mayor Berg,
citizens, was reelected in Dubuque.
The republicans won in Fargo, N. D.
Miners in Pittsburg and Indiana coal
regions struck Building trades en-
pIoys are out in New York, Long
Branch, Newark ST. Louis, Joliet, New
Brighton, and Cleveland; painters in
Minneapolis and Springfield; plasterers
in Rockford, and ironworkers in
Wheeling.
The Compagnie Generate Trans
atlantique has commenced proceedings
in the United States district court to
restrain by injunction the numerous
actions that have been brought to re-
cover damages for loss of life and
other injuries in the disaster to the
steamship La Burgogne, in 1898
The University of Chicago is richer
by nearly 100000 than it has ever
been before. John D. Rockefeller has
confirmed his gift Of 100000 to the
university, and President Harper,
Secretary Goodspeed and the trustees
have supplemented it with the an
nouncement of gifts in cash and land
aggregating more than $2,00O,000
Rev. Joseph N. Alque, director Of the
observatory at Manila, who is now in
Washington engaged in business of the
government, has issued statement in
reply to Bishop Henry c. Potter and
his secretary, Rev. Percy 5. Grant,
regarding affairs in the Philippines.
The bishop charged Catholic priests
with extorting heavy sums of money
from the natives.
In Michigan republicans won in
Hastings. St Joseph, Benton Harbor.
Grand Haven, East Tawas, Eaton
Rapids, Holland, Mason, Muskegon.
Manistee, Kalamazoo, Midland, Battle
Creek, Marine City, and Coldwater:
democrats in Ann ArboT,~ Menominee
Adrian, st. Clair, Pontiac, Petoskey.
Hudson, Ludington, Lansing, st.
Ignace Niles, Yysilani, Alpena, Big
Rapids, Dowagiac, Flint, and Albion;
Independent, Marquette Escanaba
Traverse City. Gladstone, Charlotte
and Hilsdale In Ohio republicans won
in Cincinnati, Xenia, Cleveland, Pr
qua, Tif1n, Ironton, and Massillon;
democrats in Dayton. Columbus,
Mansfield, and Wooster.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09

H., 10 Or. hdfL-
Imam. Columbus,
IOhio. as follows:
1--WE often heard
of your great med
icine and have per
suaded my wife,
who has been
| much of a sufferer
from catarrh, to
try Peruna, and
after using one
| bottle she has
wonderfully inn
| proved. 1t has
| proved all you
have claimed for
lit, and / take
pleasure III recon-
Intending it to any
one who is afiict-
ed with catarrh."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09

Peruna has become, IN muIutuue OF
households, absolutely Indispensable.
Mr.. I. q. Walker, Carnero, Kansas,
writes: 1T is with pleasure that report
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09
DOMESTIC.

Dwight W. Keyes. Assistant General
Freight Agent of the St. Paul, died al
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09

Hon. William Youngblood, Auditor for |
the Interior writes from Washington, d. |
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
not to strike and all are expected to
work Monday.
NEARLY ALL CLOSED DOWN.
Only n Few Mines Were in Opera
ton Yesterday Afternoon-oFers
of Soft Coal.

of Soft Coal.
SCRANTON, Pa. September 15.-Nearly
all the collieries of the Lackawanna re-
gion that were not closed down yesterday,
began operations this morning, but before
noon arrived they were one by one forced
to suspend until only few of them were
doing any thing at all. and these few
were so badly crippled by shortage Of
the operators would have given up the
attempt to work them.
The officers of the United Mine Work
ers claim that no one except the exempt
ed engineers. fireTnen, barn bosses and
pump runners win respond to the whistles
Monday morning.
The operators. one and ALL say they do
not know what the men will do, but are
firmly convinced that a majority OF their
employees are opposed 10 striking and
that the general shutting down of the
coilieries is due TO the facr that the reck-
less breaker and driver boys turned out
and prevented the anti-strike miners
miners from working. Believing this. the
operators will open up as usual Monday
and give work of some kind TO any men
who put In an appearance.
The Delaware. I.ackawanna & Western
Company is determined to at least keep
some of its nineteen collieries going The
bosses went among the men to-day offer
Ing full protection and special favors 10
all of its men of anti-strike proclivities.
II they would report Monday morning. IL
there are not enough men on hand to
start up all the collieries, those who do
MILL he -
the coliieries and put to work How many
promises they received was not disclosed.
e. q. Loomis, superintendent of the Del
aware, Lackawanna & Western Company,
showed the Associated Press reporter a
letter which he said was from a large
soft coal company, Offering to furnish BIZ
luminous coal for consumption in this
region The body of the letter follows:
Dear Strive are Of the opinion that
you are using anthracite coal for your
locomotive supply. and il occurred to us.
If you have strike trouble in the anthra-
cite region, our coal win do for your loco
motive use. and if So would be very glad
to supply you
In the event of your being able to send
your cars for such coal to our mines, we
VIII make exceptionally low prices in or
der to get the additional car supply
We have large output and could prob
ably load any requiAluents you might
have
The mine workers officers say that any
soft coal mine furnishing pound of fuel
IN this region during the strike viii be
closed down.
Organizer Dilcher admits that some of
the washeries will be working Monday,
but he Is confident Of the miners ability
70 close them up in a few days
Mr.. Dilcher to-day offers to Sheriff
Proyer, free of expense, the services Of 25,-
Oh" sober, reliable adult members of the
union to act az deputy sheriffs and main
tam constant guard of the mine proper
ties The sheriff said he would consider
the proposition.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16

court to have the. legal adoption by the
bishop dissolved
The girl, according to the Rev. Henry
NJ. Barbour,
Was So Charming in Manner
he expressed no wonder that his son.
Henry c.. became infatuated with her
They were together constantly, and among
other recreations practiced revolver shoot
ing, and 1t was with the revolver thus
used that the suicide and shooting was
done.
OF the antecedents OF the girl, Richard
K. Southgate, a foster brother, says she
was one of the five daughters of a New
York druggist, now dead. Her mother re-
married and now lives in Denver.
Wednesday the girl left the Southgates
home at Background, saying that she was
going TO visit friends in Brooklyn Young
Barbour followed her and the tragedy
came.
According to her story he was drinking
heavily at the hotel where they went and
proposed a double suicide, she accepting
the proposal. They first burned off all
the laundry marks on their clothing and
then lay on the bed and Barbour shot her
in the right breast. He then killed him-
self by sending a bullet into his mouth
She was only wounded and quickly left
the room and hoteL going TO Seney hos
pital. The physicians are in doubt as to
her recovery.
In trying to destroy all marks of identi-
fication the couple forgot to burn a num-
Der of pawn tickets which Barbour had
in his pockets, and these led to the identI-
hcation and unraveling Of the mystery.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 10.
The much talked OF strike of the an
thracite workers in the coal regions of
Pennsylvania under the auspices or
the u. NJ W. of A., and which affects
about 1885, 900 union and non-union
workers, was practically inaugurated
to-day, and reports received from
various sections indicate that on Mon
day morning, when the strike Off
cially begins, according to the strike
order issued by President Mitchell, Of
the mine workers union, very few OF
the collieries will be in operation.
Just how many men will obey the
order can only be conjectured. The
union officials steadfastly assert that
all the union men will remain away
from work and will be further
strengthened by large majority of the
non-union men. The operators, on the
other hand are confident of the pro-
portion of striking miners has been
greatly exaggerated. Monday morning
alone can tell which is correct.
The situation tonight is practically
one of strike. Reports from Luzerne.
Lackawanna, Schuylkill, Carbon and
Northumberland counties, where most
of the important coal workings are.
presage a struggle between the opera
tors and their men that many fear may
lead to disturbance and perhaps worse.
The men in several collieries in Lu-
zerne to-day decided to continue at
work for ten days longer, because of
an agreement made several days ago to
discuss all grievances with the company
and allow ten days in which to effect a
settlement on all points of difference.
Tonight all is quiet Miners meet
ings were held at a number of points
and the speakers counselled quiet, or
derby conduct on the part of the men.
That some of the operators are pre-
pairing for the work is indicated by
their fencing in and stringing barbed
wire about their breakers.
The union officials to-day rendered
$4,000 men to the sheriff of Luzerne
county to guard the mining proper
ties.
The only workers not included in the
strike order are engineers, firemen,
barn bosses and pump runners. These
are respectively to take care of the ma
chinery, the mules and keep the mines
from flooding.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
NOT SEEKING RECOGNITION.
United Mine Workers Make Public
n Corrective Statement.

Corrective Statement.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, September is.
The following statement to the pub
lie was issued from the United Mine
Workers headquarters to-day:
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. Is, 1900.
TN view of the lingering impression
that seems to exist in the public mind,
that we are trying to force the coal
companies to recognize the United
Mine Workers OF America, we desire to
state that prior to the offer of arbitra-
ton made by us and before the strike
order was issued, we made the follow
ing proposition to the coal companies
through the services of an intermediary
who voluntarily offered to act in that
capacity:
THAT the coal companies meet
committees Of their own employees in
the same town, on the same date, place
and date TO be mutually agreed upon.
THAT, falling 10 accept the first
proposition. the companies to post no
tees simultaneously not later than
September 20; that on and after Octo-
Der /, the increase in wages asked for
be granted and the other evils com
planned OF remedied
Concerning the proposition to arbl-
trate, an offer was made by the en-
ployes Of the coal companies and sent
out from HaZleton on September Z. and
following that the officers Of the United
Mine Workers, on behalf OF the en-
ployes, sent a telegram TO each Of the
railroad companies controlling anthra-
cite mines offering to submit the whole
question TO arbitration
The kilograms were sent from the
Postal telegraph Office az indianapolis
al BIB midday. Wednesday. Septen-
Der IL, and no answer has yet been re-
ceiyed, while the order To strike would
not take effect until Monday. Septem-
Der II, giving ample time to accept
any proposition to arbitrate.
(Signed.) JOHN MITCHELL,
President,
CIV. B. WILSON.
"Secretary-Treasurer. United Mine
Workers Of America"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16

NEW YORK, September 15.-The
mystery surrounding the suicide Of
Henry Grosvenor Barbour, son of the
Rev. Henry M. Barbour, rector of the
Church of the Devoted Disciple, this
city, has been cleared up and the
whole story makes the suicide one or
peculiar tragical interest.
Young Barbour shot himself Thurs
day evening at a Brooklyn hotel situat-
ed in the shady part of the city, his
body being found Friday morning. He
had come to the place with a young
woman who was described as being
beautiful to a degree. She disappeared
and the events leading up to the affair
might have remained hidden had she
not been found to-day in Seney hospi-
tai, Brooklyn, with a bullet wound in
her breast. This wound, she says, was
inflicted by Barbour.
The young woman in the case is
Miss Helen Suthgate Forbes, Is years
of age. When child she was adopted
by Bishop Horatio Southgate, distin-
guished Protestant Episcopal mission
airy and Orientalist, who died some
) years ago.
The girl was given a most thorough
schooling and at the convent at
Georgetown, D. c., she was perfected
in music and languages. While at the
convent, it is said, she became con-
verified to Catholicism, which led to an
estrangement with Mrs. Southgate, her
foster-mother, and lie girl resumed the
name of Forbes This was two years
ago.
She went west and the family heard
nothing of her until this summer, when
Mrs. Southgate, visiting the Rev. Ed
ward Southgate, an adopted son of She
bishop, an Episcopal clergyman in
Baltimore, found the girl visiting at
his home.
She invited her TO visit her at Good
ground, L. l., where the Southgates and
Barbours have had adjoining summer
houses for many years. though at the
time of the separation the elder woman
was exceedingly angry and had gone into
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
THE TRUSTS THREATENS
TO BREAK NEGOTIATIONS.

The AmaIgamated Association
Brought Face to Face With n
DictatorinI Capitalistic Combina-
tion.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, September Is.
"A number OF the officials of the Re-
public Iron and Steel Company had
conference here to-day with a commit
tee of employees and a demand was made
by the company for the same scale and
agreement that has been conceded to
the Illinois Steel Company for the Bay
view mill at Milwaukee.
definite answer within the next
week is asked.
1t is officially announced by the COM
pany that if the Milwaukee scale is not
conceded by next Saturday all negoti-
ations with the Amalgamated Associa-
tion will be broken.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
PESTILENCE FEARED.
Galveston Confronted BY "A New
DanGer-Carioads of Lime Needed.

Galveston Confronted BY a New
Danger-Carioads of Lime Needed.
GALVESTON, Texas, September Is.
There is no concealment to be made
OF the fact that a pestilence is feared.
Efforts of the local and military au-
thorities are directed TO minimizing
this new danger. They are sending
the women and children to the inter
ior as fast as possible. All the able
bodied men must remain for a time at
least. There is work for thousands
Of them. and work that must be done
The disposition of bodies continues to
be one of the largest duties, and be-
sides this there are yet in the city and
On the island thousands of carcaSses
which need attention. The stagnant
water in the streets filed with all
manner of decomposing matter is
threat against the living which makes
man tremble. In saying that 10000
barrels of lime can be used to good ad-
vantage, no eXaggeration is made The
community that will donate a train
load of lime at once and get it there
will render a greater service than by
giving twice the value in money. Send
an abundance of lime and other disin-
fectants and help remove a danger ner
more imminent than starvation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
STENCIL NOT DANGEROUS.

NEW ORLEANS. September 15.-
Assistant Surgeon H. B. Parker, tenn
porarily in command of the local
United States marine hospital service
gave out an interview here to-day de-
nying the many press reports emanat-
ing from Galveston stating that an cpl
demic is likely owing TO the terrible
stencil existing there from dead human
bodies.
stencil from putrid and rotting hui
man flesh does not cause pestilence."
he. said. Diseases of a specific charac-
ter ave a definite period Of incuba-
ton and the time that has elapsed since
the destruction Of Galveston has not
been sumciently long to incubate any
of these diseases, such as typhoid fever
requiring two weeks of incubation or
any other fevers. requiring from seven
to fourteen days"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16

the Senatorship from Ohio. He then
said:
Il have been accused of an infamous
crime by men do not know and who,
l have no doubt, are getting big pay for
what they are doing. l challenge them
to produce a single letter that | ever
have written or to bring forward any
other legitimate proof to substantiate
their charge
Mr.. Davis said that since he had
taken his position his crippled brother,
who had held the place of assistant
postmaster at Kansas City, has been de-
prived of his Office.
Mr.. Bryan received a great ovation
when he appeared on the stage. He
read his speech from manuscript and
the entire document was well received.
While en- route to St Louis to-day Mr..
Bryan spoke briefly TO crowds at Terre
Haute and Green castle Ind, and Eff
fingham, Vandalia, Greehville and East
st. Louis, Ills. AT the last named
place Hon. Webster Davis also spoke.
(Mr. Bryans address will be found
on page ~