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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY
CONDENSED.
Package Explodes in Kenosha Post
ofhce-C1aims a Ghost Appeared to
Him-Brewery Employees Die-Wreck

A peculiar accident occurred in the
kenosha postofice, which resulted in
Postmaster L. J. Burg being badly burn
ed about the face by an explosion of
powder The mailing clerk was not i'll
the office at the time and the postmaster
had assumed the duties of canceling the
stamps and stamping the mail. While
going through with the work he found a
large, bulky package which was exceed
lngly hard to stamp. He placed it ON a
piece of iron on the counter and brought
down the iron stamp with considerable
force. An explosion followed, in which
the stamp was blown from the postnlas-
ter's hand and his face was filled with
powder and small pieces of copper. An
investigation showed that the packa 60,
which was blown to all parts of the room
by the force of the explosion, had con
tanned number of percussion caps ana
the stamp had exploded one of them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Train Wreck at Appleton.

A wreck occurred at Appleton juno
ton which resulted in the injury of a
passenger, the destruction by fire of a ca
boose, and badly damaged locomotive.
While climbing the grade heavy freight
train got stalled, whereupon the train
men cut the train in two and took part
of it to the junction. During their alb
sence another train ran into the rear end
of the cars that were left behind. The
caboose was badly damaged, and immedl-
ately caught fire. Byron Parker, fruit
commissioner of Michigan, was in the
caboose at the time of the accident, and
had his head and back quite seriously
injured
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Goes Up in Flames.

A Webber's general store, residence
and storage shed at Fairfield were total
ly destroyed by fire. The loss is about
$1,000, partially insured. The postoftice
was in the store, and, while the mail
matter was saved, all the records were
destroyed The Modern Woodmen lost
their lodge equipments. Very little was
saved from either the store or the resi-
dence.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Strange Insect.

The insect known as the water boat
man has regular pair Of oars, his
legs being used as such. He swims on
back, as in that position there is less
resistance to his progress.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Shoe Wear.

A shoemaker says we wear away
quite two inches of shoe leather in
year. A pair of boots that would ''last
a lifetime would consequently have
to be provided with soles from eight
to nine feet thick.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Old Man Found Dead.

Carl Marquardt, aged 76 years, we'll
known German citizen of Watertown,
disappeared from his home the other day
Later his dead body was found IN the
mill race 1t is not known whether he
killed himself or met with an accident.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

motor Beveridge on Tuesday address
Eha senate upon the Philippine ques-
Giving his opinions as to the pro-
1 Of the United States retaining the
L. hasing his reasons upon personal
Prvation during his recent trip through
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
suffering Humanity.

Barber latter shaving customer
Your hair is little gray, sir
customer (interrupting>-rm glad to
hear that, After the ordeal have just
gone through I expected it would De
snow white.-Puck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
7ST KEEP ISLANDS.
,,.roe BEvERiDGE SO DE-
r'nes UNCLE SANS DUTY.

rt Young Indianian Makes an
/ liant Presentation of the Situa
~ New Posssssions-Charge that
r;cans Encouraged Aguinaldo.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Average Average

ton. capita.
State Hospital for Insane
Northern Hospital for Insane,
school 1 for Deaf, Deiavan. 1856 8 81
School for Blind, GAINESVILLE. SO lib "a
Industrial School for Boys 90 a.
State Prison, Waupun 49,. 5s1 4s 45
State Public School, Sparta. 1853 81 70
Home for Feeble-Minded,
Chippewa Falls. .......... $40 Al o.
The large cost of the school for the
blind is due to the much larger proper
tionate number of teachers required,
there being 45 teachers, employees and
officers for the SO inmates. There are
altogether 597 officers, employees and
teachers in these institutions, the num-
Der at each being: State hospital, ia;
Northern hospital, 1874; school for deaf,
4S; school for blind, 45; industrial school,
80; State prison, 40; public school, ~;
home for predetermined, IS.
The Board of Control has issued cir
cular concerning the erection OF addl-
tiona county asylums for the chronic in
sane, stating that there is no present
necessity for granting permission to coun-
ties for new asylums and that the board
ought not unless for very special reasons,
to authorize the building of another asy-
lum until at least year hence. The
board is not ready to indicate now which
county should be preferred.
The receipts of the State Insurance De-
partment for 1899 show an increase over
the previous year of $149, 673.76, nearly
two-thirds greater than during 1893. The
total receipts for the past year were
1888, 44S.19. These came from the fol-
lowing sources: Taxes, $312,O7S.79;
compared with $145, 4S7.76 in 1898; Ii
cense fees, $28,6OO; agents certificates,
$2S,091; filing annual statements, SO, 40;
interest, $9,713.40; copies of statement,
$933.05; filing charters, 500; certificates
and seals, $14995; service of summons,
$40 OF the $2S,6OO collected for license
fees in 1885, 5000 was for back taxes.
There are now 325 licensed insurance
companies doing business in the State, an
increase of eighteen companies during the
year.
Out of the forty-nine candidates who
took the recent examination for State
teachers certificates before the Board of
Examiners only four succeeded in OBJ
tanning the certificates Three Of these
obtained life certificates, these being Geo.
B. Hambrecht of Grand Rapids, Alvin
B. Cook of Mill Greek and e. w. Harris
of Ardoch, n. D. A limited certificate
was granted Ralph @. Klotz, of Mount
Sterling. OF twenty-three who took the
examination for county superintendent
certificates only two passed; both were
women-Mary d. Miller of Rio and Jean
NJ. Wilson of Poynette.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
AfONTANA.

A new postoffice has been established
at Newberg, 25 miles east OF Malta, In
northern Montana. with w. II. Martin
as postmaster.
William Hills caught 700-pound
bear the other day The animal was
bold-headed and Is evidently Of the
bald-face species.
There was some damage to the lamb
crop OF the state as a result of the re
cent storm. but 1t Is not believed to
have been serious on the whole.
Deputy State Veterinarian S. w. Nc
Clure has just returned to Helena from
a trip into Madison county for the In
spection OF some stock suspected OF be-
ing infected with tuberculosis. He con-
demned FIVE head and they were killed.
Logs are coming down the Big Black
foot in splendid style. The river Is In
fine condition for driving. and the big
drive will be over much earlier than
hao been anticipated. The stream Is
now running eight miles an hour. and
this insures good progress for the drive.
The logs never came down the river In
such good shape as they are coming
this spring.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01

that the iron master lately declared that
his possessions readily convertible into
hard cash amount to S2OO, O,00O,00O.
A terrific explosion, supposed to have
been caused by dynamite placed on the
tracks of the Union line at Fifteenth and
Chambers streets, st. Louis, shook the
building and broke the glass in all the
Windows in the neighborhood Wednes-
day The explosion created fear all over
the neighborhood, and many people slept
no more, through nervousness or fear OF
another explosion.
Major March's van of the Twenty third
regiment has arrived at Ajaari from Ben
guet, after the hardest OF mountain tray
cling. The men We're exhausted and rag
ged, having followed pcrsis,ent'y On what
mas supposed to be Aguinaldos trail
They had several encounters with the reb-
els, but found no signs of Aguinaldo.
-. Mccoy was the winner in six
round fight at Chicago with Tommy Ryan,
jand it ended in row over the terms un-
der which the contest was held. Referee
Hogan got "A punch. The defeated Ryan
said the decision was robbery and ex-
changed blows with Hogan.
"A special to the Tribune from Mont
gomery, w. Va. says: Twelve Italian la
'borers were found dead in the woods 40
miles southeast of Montgomery, W. Va,
their deaths being the result of eating
poisoned food, which they had stolen. They
ltere part Of a gang of laborers employed
10y construction company building tho
Paint Creek railroad. They boarded in
the contractors camp, where large
pmount of provisions were stored. Much.
pf 1t was stolen, and the negro cook. un-
known to his employers, put rat poison on
some meat and flour, which also disap-
pelred. A mountain hunter discovered
the bodies. The authorities have not yet
eaken any steps in the matter.
The steamer Gaelic, recently from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu,
brings the following advice, from Homo
Zulu: Albert Francis Judd. chief justice
of the supreme court of Hawaii, died on
the 10th. Chief Justice Judd's political
career began with his appointment as at
itorney general of the kingdom under
,Lunaino, in 1873. The democrats have Ia
ken the first steps for organization of a
party in the territory of Hawaii. The
gathering was one that filled the hall to
its capacity and numbered fully 500.
Those who called the meeting and felt
themselves sponsors in some degree for its
success, express themselves as being thor
)oughly pleased and gratitied with the out
look report comes from Kona that in
IA riot among japanese employees on plan
tation two men were killed and number
injured. Officers have been sent to tho
,sccne of the trouble
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01

Iien Tsin, June American, Brit
ish, Japanese, German, Italian, Russian
and French troops to the number Of l00
each have been ordered To guard their re-
spective legations at Peking but the vice
roy here will not allow them to proceed
hence to Peking on the railway without
the authority of the Tsung Ii Yamen.
One hundred and eight Americans with
IA machine gun and a field gun landed herd
Tuesday night, amid great enthusiasm on
ine part Of the residents. Five Russian
and one British warship have arrived at
laku. and the British are now landing.
Other warships are hourly expected.
Three thousand Chinese troops from Ii,
Tai are expected here today en- route to
Fang Tai. There is a disposition to be.
heve mat the boxers will disper-e be
fore the foreign troops are ready to act.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
The Eclipse.

Washington, Ga, May 29.-Observa-
tions attending the eclipse here were high
ly satisfactory. The time OF totality was
minute and 25 $40 seconds. Professor
Pickering, at the head of the Yale expe-
dition, says that two large solar pro-
tuberances were noted. The shadow of
the moon on the sky and the shadow
bands We're all well seen. Venus and
Mercury were conspicuous.
Lick Observatory, Cal, May 29.-Pro-
fessor keer said today that the observa ton
of the eclipse from Mount Hamilton had
been successful, but he could not say more
at present.
Cabot Observatory, Sloan, Ga, May 20.
The observations of the eclipse here were
complete success. The corona appeared
strlkngly like that of the eclipse in India
in 1898.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
On the Trail of AgutnalslO.

Manila, May 27.-Major March, with
battalion Of the Thirty-third infantry
and Colonel Hare, with another part oi
the Thirty-third regiment, while securing
the country northeast Of Benguer, report
they struck the trail Of party Of Fill
pines travelling in the mountains and be.
lieve they are escorting Aguinaldo.
Major March il continuing the pursuit
across an exceedingly difficult country
beyond telegraph lines.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
OREGON,

About 1000 pounds of milk is received
at the Forest Grove creamery every day.
1t is estimated that there are 1000 acres
of flax that will be harvested in Linn
county this year.
Hood River strawberry growers say the
berries bloomed all at the same time this
spring, and consequently they expect the
ripenlng season to be OF short duration,
says the Glacier.
Estimated salmon pack, 100000 cases !;
estimated price, $500 per case; value,
81 l,s60,00O. These figures for the 1900
pack on the Columbia river are furnished
by $. Gilmore, the well known cannery
owner and prominent business man of
Astoria, says the Portland Oregonian.
Col. M. G. Nye of Crook county re-
Gently sold 5000 head of ewes, lambs
and yearling ewes to Fortner & Gull
ford for 81 per head after being shorn.
Nye had already sheared about $4,000
pounds OF wool from them, SO that at
present prices the 5000 sheep will net
him over $4,000. a snug little fortune
in itself.
Several OF the Butte creek cattlemen
have sold and are rounding up their
cattle. They receive $19 for yearling
steers and SIG for two-year-olds. One
Cornelius OF Oakland is the buyer. and
has contracted for $50 head SO far,
which are to be shipped from Medford
on May 15 to Helena.
HARRISON brothers sprayed their orchard
three times last year with arsenic and
soda, using six pounds Of lime to the bar
rel, instead of Bordeaux mixture. Out
of 90 boxes of apples, 40 were first class
and free from worms, which was a good
showing in an orchard where nearly every
apple was woI1ny the year before. IIar
bison brothers consider one pint and a
half OF the arsenic mixture little too
strong for the first spraying, as the foil
age while tender was slightly burned
but no injurious results followed the Later
sprayings.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
N UMBER 3.


Pretoria, May 25.-An official bulletin
issued here says that sixty British caval-
rymen came into collision May 70 with
eighty Of the Swaziland commando at
Choperso Mex. The fighting lasted an
hour. The British lost twenty seven kill
cd, swenty-tiv wounded and eleven were
taken prisoners. Twenty Ave horses, two
MaAims anu a quantity Of ammunition
were also captured.
The fe<ienl loss was one killed and one
wounded. They assisted in removing the
wounded and burying the dead. The ai-
vance guard at Heilbron retired on the
main body at the northern border.
According to Free State advices, the
British yesterday were at Greylings drift,
on the Vaal river, twenty five miles from
Wolmarans, with large force.
On Sunday General kalbe engaged the
British between Heilbron and Iindley. The
federals had to retire because Of the over.
whelming force, losing one killed and sev.
en- wounded.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01

Boise has received a single consign-
ment OF $500 pounds of chewing tobac-
SO.
Potlatch fruit growers are organic
ing in the various districts for mutual
protection from orchard pests.
Mace Morris of Agatha has finished
burning the second kiln Of white mar
BILE lime. and is putting it on the Mos
COW market.
Invitations have been issued for the
fifth annual commencement exercises
OF the University Of Idaho, to be held
in the university auditorium June 10
to l3.
The athletic association of Lewiston
is in fiourishing condition. 1t has a
paid membership Of 40 and the quar-
ters are supplied with over $500 worth
OF paraphernalia, and there is money
in the treasury.
A wagon bridge across Bear creek,
two miles above Kendrick. collapsed
last week while Ed Barker and JOS
Campbell were driving across it with
load of wood. resulting in the instant
death of Campbell
1t Is given out at Kendrick that the
Northern Pacific will continue the i'm
provements being made between Voll-
mer and Kendrick by replacing the 600.
foot bridge across Bear creek canyon
with Howe truss structure
Edwin Speaker. deputy assessor, who
has just returned to Lewiston from the
reservation country, reports that
the flax and other cereal yield there
will be enormous. 1t is estimated that
the cereal output of the reservation
will be double that Of last year.
Senator Shoup's amendment to the
sundry civil bill provides that pending
legislation by congress for the estab-
lishment of national home for disab-
led volunteer soldiers on the Fort Sher-
man military reservation, in Kootenai
county, Idaho. the secretary Of tho in
terror is directed. when the above res
ervation shall be restored to the inte-
rior department not to dispose of the
same
PostolIices have been established In
Idaho as follows: Granite, Kootenai
county, six miles east of Athol and %
miles west Of Standpoint, with Carrie
b. Jordan as postmistress; Thos. Kirby
has been appointed a postmaster at
Peck. Beginning with June l the mail
service from Orc Fino to Glenn will be
increased to twice week, the sched-
uled days being Tuesday and Friday,
with the hours as at present.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
Meekly Hank Sfaiemenf.

New York, May 2s.-Following Is the
weekly bank statement for last week:
Surplus reserve, increase, 1926, 100;
loans, increase, 1865, 500; specie, in
crease, $l,7S3,300; legal tenders, increase,
&,47l ND; deposits, increase, 1890 90;
circulation, increase, $342, 500
The banks now hold $ls,sl2, ,325 in ex.
cess Of legal requirements.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01

Manila, June l-Leutenant ,jens
Estedje. Of the Forty seventh volunteers,
commanding a scouting party in tho
southern part OF Albay province, had
several engagements with insurgents, in
which IL Of the enemy were killed and
%, including a. captain, were captured.
Six explosive bombs and number of val
uable in>urgent documents also fell into
the hands of the American scouts. who
burned the town of Yubi, headquarters
of the rebels. Sergeant Brickley was
killed during a light engagement near
Higmo. in the province Of Albay. yester-
day Scouts Of the Thirty-sixth and Thir-
ty-fourth regiments have captured 32 rifles
and 80 rounds of ammunition in Panga-
sinin province.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
Fired Upon by an As.as.i..

Anoka, MINI, May 29.-While William
Wise, farmer living 10 miles north Of
four children ut his home last night, shotS
were fired through tho window from
shotgun and a Winchester rifle. William
Wise, years old, was instantly killed.
James, III years, was shot through the
right lung. William Wise, Sr., was shot
IN the right shoulder, and will die.
Eliza and Martha, the daughters, es-
nped by jumping into a closet. 1t is not
known who did the shooting. The Wiss
family recently moved here from Wiscon-
sin, where they are said to have beeh
involved in a feud. They have also had
some litigation since coming to Minne-
sofa.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01

Kansas City, May pa Star special
from Falls City, Neb.. says: The pas
sengers Of the sleeping car on train No.
!, which left Kansas City, were robbed
between here and Stella by lone high
"ayrnan, who compelled the porter at the
point OF a revolver to proceed and aid him.
There were not many passengers in tho
sleeper and he did not get much.
"A. }. Frederick, Kansas City travel
ing salesman, resisted the robbers de-
mand TO surrender his valuables and tho
latter fired shot at him. The bullet
grazcd Frederick's head. The robber was
young and seemingly well educated.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
Grand stand DESTROYED.

Cincinnati, May 20.--The grandstand
OF the Cincinnati baseball stub, Western
avenue and Findlay street, was almost
totally destroyed by fire at an early hour
Monday morning Only part Of the stand
was saved. The loss was about $l5,OlO.
The Cincinnati and Boston game sched.
uled for this afternoon will have to be
postponed. As the Cincinnati team goes
on a lorg eastern trip Tuesday the stand
VIII be rebuilt by the time they return
from their trip.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01

New York, May 2s.-According TO late
reports the liabilities Of Price, McCor-
mick Co., who suspended last week, may
be even greater than originally stated, but
the Indications are that the assets will be
large enough to pay at least 75 cents on
the dollar. This statement was author
lied by a member OF the firm.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
Ktnley Mack Won.

New York, May 27.-Kinley Mack, at
I to !. won the Brooklyn Handicap at
Gmvesend in hollow fashion, while Raj
faello, the favorite, landed in second
pace comfortably and Herbert, the sec-
ond choice, could 40 no better than third.
The time, 2l0, was slow. but the track
was very heavy and the crack horses
we're out Of the race.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01

Chicago. May 2s.-By a close vote and
after a debate which exceeded, in bitter
ness and feeling displayed, anything yet
heard during the session, the Methodist
general conference practically decided to
make no change in the attitude of the
church in regard to card playing, dane
ing, theater going and other forms of
under the ban Of the church.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
Travis 70 Golf Champion.

New York, May 2s.-Walter }. irari'
defeated Herbert NJ. Hartman, the pres.
ent title holder, in the final round of the
Metropolitan Golf Association champion
ship at the Nassau Country club Satur.
day by q score Of 3 up and 2 to play.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
Death Of Lieutenant EIIIo,
Insurgents surrendering.

Washington, May 29.-The war depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from General Macarthur at Manila:
Three officers and So men with 40 rifles
surrendered Internationally at Cuyapo
yesterday. Three officers and 40 men with
55 rifles surrendered unconditionally today
at Tarlac. The spontaneous surrenders are
very encouraging"
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
Tammany 10 For w. }. Bryan.
New York, May 2s.-The Evening Post

New York, May 2S.-The Evening Post
says:
Ex-senator David B. Hill and ex-Sen-
ator Edward Murphy had another talk
with Elliot Danforth, chairman Of tho
state committee, at the Hoffman House
this afternoon. MIR. Hill ia satisfied with
the result Of his trip to New York. He
has conferred with the leaders Of Tam.
many Hall and Of the Kings county de-
m"erary, and it was announced authori-
tatiyely before noon that the program
for the state convention had been agreed
upon by all parties concerned. The fea-
lures Of the program are:
rlrst-1he convention will indsrse the
candidacy of William j. Bryan and recog-
nize him as "our national leader" Sec
ond-The Chicago platform will not be
affirmed. Third-The delegates to the ma
tional convention will not be instructed.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01

Chicago. May 2s.-Timothy B. back.
stone, formerly president Of the Cnicago
4 Alton railroad and one OF the Oldest
and prominent officers in Chicago, died
suddenly at his residence in this city Sat
urday.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
Sergeant harry Killed.

Sergeant Barry and four privatcs OF
Company B, Twenty seventh regiment,
have rescued the daughter of the presi-
dent Of San Mateo from some Iadroncs
who had abducted her. Afterward IL
LAdrones ambushed them, killing the SER
geant. Three privates stood oil the banl
until reinforced. Several Of the ladrones
were killed.
Death of Lieutenant Elliott.
Lieutenant Elliott OF the cruiser New
Orleans died recently at Oavite Of apo
plexy, resulting from sunstroke.