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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
SAVED FIVE LIVES.
Workmen Have Narrow Escape
from Terrible Death at
West Holland.

Kaukauna, Wis, May 1S.--[Special. I
1t was the watchful care only of Con
tractor Solar Of this city that saved the
lives OF five men who were at work on
the top of the 15O-foot high staging at
West Holland. rs feet of which was
swept away by the high wind few days
since. Mr. Solar noticed the swinging
motion impaired to the structure by the
wind, and that some Of the braces had
begun to give slightly when he ordered
the crew at work at the top to come
down. They had scarcely reached the
ground before the upper part was carried
away, breaking the S-inch timbers into
splinters, which composed the framework.
Three or four guy ropes which had just
been attached about half way up saved
the lower part of the staging from de-
struction.
The Northwestern railroad company is
engaged in painting inside and outside its
depot in this city.
MulhOlland q ConnOrS. contractors of
this city, are engaged at Delavan lake on
a big job of grading for a summer resort
location. They are filling 1000 feet in
length, which requires from $1,000 to
100000 cubic yards of dirt
The Junior exhibition of the kaukauna
high school was held at the opera house
last evening and was very creditable af
fair to all concerned
The First and Second City baseball
teams will give a benefit game Sunday
for Henry Hahner, a former member
who broke his ankle last fall. and has
lately had to have his foot amputated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23

Resolved. that the statue be accepted and
placed in the capitol, and that copy Of
these resolutions, signed by the presiding
officer of the House of Representatives and
of the committee of Grand army Of the Re-
public, on the Grant memorial
The eloquent eulogies of Gen. Grant
which followed were listened to atten-
lively, and several times wrung round
after round of applause from floor and
galleries.
Mr. McCleary, in the course Of his re-
marks said: I'm the spring of 1868, more
men moved obedent to the command of
Gen. Grant than were commanded by
Napoleon in all his campaign, from the
beginning of his meteoric career on
the plains of Italy and before
sne sp an OF hg y9 tbe of
Grants operations exceeded the area
covered by Napoleon from the ylne-clad
hills of France to the snow steDpes of
Russia. But to appreciate the real Dig
nifty and worth Of Gen. Grants services
to mankind they must be considered IN
the light of universal history. His ge-
MUS was exercised to save to the world
its most precious secular possession. L
measure my words when | say that the
most valuable secular possession of this
world today is the union of the Amer
lean states. Hundreds Of thousands OF
lives and thousands of millions of treas
are have been expended to preserve 1t;
but in it's potency for good to the world
it is. worth infinitely more than it has
cost"
Mr.. McCleary closed by saying: "Ev-
cry man who had any part, however
humble, in the preservation of the Union,
is entitled to the gratitude of the world.
Hence the proprety of enshrining within
this capitol, the temple Of the great prin-
cple Of representation, the building i'll
which the representatives Of the COM
monwealths meet, a statue of the great
commander through whose genius the
Union was preserved. The statue,
worthy alike of the genius which it COM
memorates and the brave men whose
cheerful contributions produced it, will
be accepted; and it will be preserved in
honor through the coming centuries"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
DAMAGE rs SMALL.
George I. Cook Tells Of the Forest
Fires in the Menominee
Valley.

Chicago, H., May 1S.-The recent for
est fires in the Menominee river valley
have made ravages in strip of forest
fifty miles wide and $50 miles long, ac-
cording to George [. Cook, president of
the Marinette 4 Menominee Box COM
pany. who is at the Auditorium hotel.
although the fires have burned over
large area, they have not made a clean
sweep of it, as some people imagined.
and little damage has been done to stand
ing pine said Mr.. Cook. THE forest
fires start. run for a mile or SO, and then
die out, so only part of the forest III
the large fire area has been burned over.
Aside from the heavy losses sustained bS
the destruction of the town of Fisher,
the damage has been comparatively
slight. as the burned territory is mostly
lands from which the pine timber has,
already been cut"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
MAY GET TREATY MONEY.
Green Bay Indians to Receive
S750,000
UNDER TREATY OF 1888
Oklahoma Indian Attorney Visits
Reservation-App Bill
Now on It's Passage.

Green Bay. Wis, May 19.-[Special.l
C p Cornelius of Darlington, Okla
homa territory, one of the very few In
dian attorneys in the United States, Wis
tied the Oneida reservation this week.
He is now on his way to Washington,
d. c..
Attorney Cornelius mission to the res,
ervation was an important one. 1t was
in connection with the case Of the New
York Indians, of whom the Oneidas at
Green Bay form part, against the Unit
ed States to recover the sum Of $1,967,-
GIG under the treaty of Buffalo Greek,
which was made January Is, 1888. Or
this amount the share of the Oneidas
near Green Bay is about S75O,O0O
There is every prospect that the Indians
will get this money during the current
year.
BY the treaty of Buffalo Greek the
government agreed to cede to the New
York Indians a tract of about 100000
acres of land in Kansas, in the vicinity
Of what is now Kansas City, in ex-
change for the lands of the Indians in
that the government was to3furnsh the
Indians with an appropriation for their
transportation to Kansas 1t seems that
the appropriation was never made. For
lack of funds the Indians could not
move to Kansas and consequently they
never occupied the grant Some years
later the government threw the tract
open to white settlers. Subsequently
the New York Indians instituted suit
against the government to recover the
value of the land at % an acre.
In 1898 the findings and Judgment Of
the United States court of claims on the
mandate of the United States Supreme
court, awarded the plaintiff Indians Il
Judgment of $1,967 ,056. A bill for an
appropriation to satisfy the Judgment
has passed the House Of Representa-
tives and is now pending in the Senate
Attorney Cornelius business to the
Oneida reservation was to place the
status of the case before the Oncidas to
secure powers of attorney. He effected
an agreement among the Oneidas that
the part OF the appropriation to be re-
ceived by them will be divided Pre- rata
There are nine tribes or branches Of
Indians among whom the total of So
100000 is to be divided. There are near
ly 2OO0 Oneidas on the Green Bay res
ervation and they number nearly one
half of the total number of beneficiaries
Part of the original Oneida tribe remains
in New York
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
RUINS REPUBLICS.
Interesting Address Of Editor Hor-
ace White Before Beloit Col
leQe Students.

Beloit, Wis, May 19.-Horace White,
editor of the New York Evening Post,
lectured in Belot college chapel ON 'Cice-
70 and the Triumvirate; or, Bossism in
Ancient Rome Mr.. White was Be
lott boy, his father being ut the head
of the New England colony which To-
first graduates from the college, and he
retains his love for the city and his alma
mater. His lecture was an historical re-
view of the time of Cicero and Caesar.
1t was shown to be q period Of terrible
corruption and degeneration. Bribery,
lawlessness, partisan ambition, public de-
hatchery and civil rottenness had caused
the downfall of the Roman republic. APP
plication of conditions was made to the
danger which Mr.. White seems to think
threatens the American republic in the
present policy of expansion. The stu
dents did not wholly agree with him on
This DOint
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
FARMERS VICTIMIZED.
Smoothe Stranger Gets Several to
Sign Pron1iSsory Notes
Which He Sells.

Baraboo, Wis, May 1S.-[Special- +
Several farmers GU Sank Prairie have
been victimized by a stranger, who was,
selling a patent fence machine. He sold
the exclusive right to several farmers to.
make fencing with the machines as we'll
as to sell them Embodied in the con-
tract was promissory note, and this III
all cases was the document signed. These
notes were sold at the Prairie du Sac
bank and soon after the agent was ar
rested Among the victims are Jacob
Gruber. whose note was for S16O; ohm
Werlich, $3.50; e. Witwen, $50, and t..
Campbell, $50. When arrested his bond
was fixed at $500, but this the agent paid
and then vanished Not until he was
gone was the extent Of the crookedness
realized
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
LUTHER LEAGUE.
State Officers for 1900 Are Elected
at the Mt. Horeb
Meeting

Mount Horeb, Wis. May 19-The
fourth convention of the Luther
league of Wisconsin closed yesterday
afternoon. The officers elected for 1900
are: Rev. Dr. Eggen. Madison, presi.
dent; Andrew Engeset. Madison. vice.
president; Miss Georgia Olsen, Slough
ton, recording secretary; Miss Susie
FOrtney, Soldiers Grove, general secre-
tary. and Rev. e. o. Loe, Beloit treas
urer. The work of the Luther league
has now extended across the state from
Racine TO La Crosse. The following
delegates were chosen to the Luther
League of America at Cincinnati o.,
next week: Rev. Thomas Eggen and
Andrew Engeset, Madison: Rev. w. X.
Prick, Milwaukee; G.. +. Gehr. Racine;
Mrs. L. Ell. Dahl Stoughton; Miss SUI
sic Fortney, Soldiers Grove: Rev. e. O.
Loe, Beloit; Rev. III. I'll. Holte. Mount
Horeb: Miss Clara DAZZLE, Washington.
ID. c.. and Charles +. Johnson, Slough
ION
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
DARE NOT RETURN
TO THEIR HOMES
Man of Niagara Threaten to Throw
ConstabIes Over the
Falls.

Marinette, Wis, May -[Special.l-
A new constable will be appointed for the
town of Niagara at Quinnesec Falls.
Constable J. e. Clune and his son, who
were driven out of the place last Sunday
by mob, have not yet returned and
have taken refuge in Amberg. The men
of Niagara have threatened to throw
them over the falls, if they return, for
clubbing one Of their number The feel
ing against Clune and his son is very
strong and they will not dare to take
up their residence again in the paper
mill town. Their escape from the hands
one and they would have been roughly
handled had they not taken to the woods.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
BREAK THE RECORD.
Exports for the Year 1900 will Reach
Phenomenal Figures.

New York, May 19.-It is now appar-
ent that in all the great classes OF our
exports the record of the year 1900 will
exceed that of any earlier year. In the
nine months ending with March exports
of agricultural products were S10,00O,OOO
more than those of the corresponding
months of 1899, manufactures were S10,-
100000 greater than those of the same
months of the preceding fiscal year,
products of the mine exceeded those of
the corresponding months Of 1899 by 33
per cent, those of the forest showed a
like increase, and fisheries and misce-
laneous also showed a gain over the COR
responding months of the preceding fiscal
year, and with the phenomenal increase
of $3O000,000 in April, 1900, as COM
pared with April, 1899, it is quite appar-
ent that the record of the year which
ends less than sixty days hence will ex-
coed that of any earlier year in our his
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
AGAINST GAMBLING.
La Crosse Police Raid Several Re.
sorts Saloon Licenses to be
Revoked.

La Crosse, Wis. May 19.-[Special.l-
The crusade against gambling continues.
Some weeks ago Chief Of Police Byrne
closed the three gambling rooms that
have been allowed to run openly since
1893. Lately number of games have
been run on the quiet in saloons and
other places. Nicholas Nelson, a saloon
keeper, was fined $50 and costs for run
ming gambling game III his place. Fer
dinand Bolts, a barber, was fined $40
and costs en- similar charge. Bylne
will recommend to the common council
that licenses be revoked wherever gam
bling is found going on liz saloons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
GOES TO PRISON.
Green Bay Man Gets Three Years
in Nebraska State
PenitGntiary.

Green Bay, Wis. May 19.--[ Special. J.
Word has been received in Green Bay
that Henry Hoetfelker, alias Harry
Meyers" who was arrested in this city
on April 26. has heen sentenced Mt FIRE
mont, Neb. to Il term of three years in
the Nebraska state prison. He was tried
and sentenced on Il charge of embeZzle-
ment. A charge of bigamy hangs over
Hoetfelker's head. and may be preferred
against him after his release from his
present term in prison. A feature of
the case is that the father of Hoetfelker' S
Nebraska wife is said to be worth about
$40 600
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
BUYS OREGON TIMBER.
Many Wisconsin WOodsmen Make
Purchases in the West.

Portland, Or, May 1S.A party Of
BAYFIELD,, Wis, men passed through Port
land on their way to Douglas county,
where they expect to take up timber
land. They had sent an agent out some
weeks previously to look up the claims,
and he reported success in each case. The
members of the party are of the opinion
that quite a number of Wisconsin woods
men will come to Oregon this summer,
for the purpose of obtaining title to tim
Der lands. These men expect to locate
100 acres each within a short distance of
the Umpqua, and purchase the claims for
$3.50 an acre at the end of sixty days.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
ISLANDER SUIT SETTLED.
Defendants Pay Plaintiff $500 and
Case is Dropped.

Manitowoc, Wis, May 1S.-[Speeiall
The sensational SANDER suit which had
been instituted by Miss Alma Dasser OF
Centerville, this county. against Nalen-
tine Reichert and John Goose two we'll
TODD farmers residing in the town OF
Mosel, Sheboygan county. has been set.
tied out of court: The case grew sha out or OF
the allegation of Miss Dassler tnat tne
two defendants circulated scandalous
stories regarding herself and Herman
Schmidt, a wealthy farmer Of the town
of MoseI, and for whom Miss Dassler
worked. The trial was to take place
here at the coming June term Of circuit
conrt. but Miss Dasslcr, not desiring to
again pass through the ordeal Of appear
ing as a witness at a pubic trlal, pre-
to by the defendants, they, paying her
$500. Herman Schmidt also sued the
defendants in the above case and at the
last term of circuit court for Sheboygan
county. The jury returned verdict OF
5000 in his favor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
BY WAY OF COLOMA STATION.
Vautoma's Freight will Not be Sent
to Berlin.

Wautoma, Wis, May 19.-[Special.
A meeting Of the merchants Of this
village was held at the courthouse and a
committee consisting of III. NJ Ander-
son, G. R. Sontag and f. w. Darling
was appointed to correspond with the
officials of different railroads to see what
could be done about securing lower
freight rates. 1t has been ascertained
that they could secure the same rates on
the Central that they do on the Mil
waukee road and that the teamsters
who were getting Ii cents per hundred
for hauling would lower their price and
haul for II cents and would rather hau
to Cooma Station than to Berlin. 1t is
likely that change will be made. They
will have their freight sent to Coloma
St0tinp
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
LETTER TELLS OF
A MANS SUICIDE.
Said He was in Trouble and Death
was His Only Re-

Three Lakes, Wis, May 19.-[Spe-
cial. John Green, employed as night op-
orator for the North Western road, at
Watersmeet, Mich, disappeared a few
days ago and was not heard from until
yesterday, when letter from him mailed
at Conover, was received by Mr.. Oar
ling, an hotel man at Watersmeet, say
ing that lie was tired Of living and that
when the letter was received he would
be no more. He had told of being in
trouble but would not state the nature
of it. His home is thought to be near
Chicago
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
NO REASON TO KICK.
WinnebaQo County's Committee
Decides Not to Appear Before
Tax Commission.

Oshkosh, Wis. May 49, Especial i
The committee appointed by the county
board to GO before the state tax COM
mission and try and have the valuation
of Winnebago county reduced, has re-
turned The committee found that the
increase, instead Of being 81 ,00O,O 900, was
S5O0,00O The increase was also one-hf-
tieth OF the whole increase all over the
state This being the case the commit
tee had no grounds on which to ask for
a reduction, and SO returned home With
out appearing before the board
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
New Swedish Paper for Ashland.

Ashland, Wis, May 19-The Ashland
Pasten is the name Of a paper which
made its first appearance Friday in this
city. 1t is a well-appearing paper and
has as its editor James M. Eustrom, a
well-known and able writer. The Ash
laud- Pasten is owned by the Scand;.avi-
an Publishing and Printing company.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
THREE ARE POISONED.
Little Children Eat Wild Parsnips
and One of Them
Dies.

Appleton. Wis. May 19.-Three chill
dren of Mr. Lipke. residing in Deer
Greek. were poisoned by eating wild pars-
nips. The eldest child, Il girl of Ii years,
d ed before anything could be done for
her. The other children who were affect
ed by the poison are in fair way TO re-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
MINER BURIED ALIVE.
Cave-in at Norrie Mine at Iron
wood, Mich, Kills One
Man.

Ironwood, Mich, May Especial. /
The body of Thomas Peddler, who was
buried in a cavern at the Norrie mine,
has not yet been found. The men have
been at work digging for two days. He
was 30 years old and leaves wife and
II:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
FIREBUGS AT WORK.
Many Blazes Are Started in the
SaWmill District of
La Crosse.

La Crosse. Wis. May 19.-[Special. j
Firebugs are at work on the north side
of this town. Within th, past thirty-siX
hours four fires have b:tken out i'll slab
piles in the most dangerous part Of the
sawmill and lumberyard district of the
city Little damage was done owing to
the prompt action of the police and fire
dcpa "tmeEtS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
MAN ON TRAIN is
HELD UP BY A BOY.
Threatens to Plunge Knife in Man
If He Refuses to Give
ValuabIeS.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, May 19-[Special. !
Harry Cappalen, bad boy whose
home is in Kenosha, was sent to the
state industrial school at Waukesha for
term of two years and nine months.
Cappalen is but 1S years of age. At
Jefferson junction he boarded passen-
ger train and held a man up in true
highway robbery style, relieving his vic
tim of much cash. He held a sharp
knife to the mans heart and threatened
70 plunge it in if the man refused to
hand over his valuables. Cappalen
uleaded guilty
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
DECLARED TO BE DEAD.
Theodore Werwie of kenosha Accord
irY tn Law. is No More,

Theodore Werwie of kenosha Accord
ing to Law, is No More.
Kenosha, Wis, May 1S.-[Special. i
Attorney d. Conway Lloyd filed a petit
ton in the probate court here today ask
ing that Theodore Werwie, a resident Of
this city many years ago, be declared
legally dead" The petition ends a
e over a period eJi of forty years.
Seryatzius Werwie, father of the miss
ing man, died in 1857 and two years
later the. son disappeared. Since that
time his brothers have been constantly
hunting for him until now they have de-
cided that he is dead. The estate of the
elder Werwie has never been settled on
account of the failure to find the missing
son. The estate will now be divided
among the other children.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
STATE SECRETARY
FOR PORTO RICO.
Announcement of the Selection of
w. n. Hunt of Montana for
the Position.

Washington, d. c., May William
Porto Rico. Mr.. Hunt was recently ap-
pointed agent for the United States gov
eminent before the CHILEAN claims COM
mitree, position which he vacates to ac-
cept this last appointment He is a son
of the late Secretary Hunt and a lawyer
of high standing in his own state.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
Eastern Star Chapter at wausau.

Merrill, Wis, May 1S.-ISpeclaI.I- IA
special meeting of the Eastern Star
lodge of this city was held here last even
ing for the purpose of receiving into the
order seven Wausau people who are con-
templating the organization of a similar
order in that city The names Of those
who were initiated are Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Albers, Mr.. and Mrs. B. IIeineman.
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. G. Flieth and Mrs. E.
T.. Bump, all of Wausau.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
SENATOR CULLOM ILL.
Caught Cold, Neglected it and is
Threatened with Pneumonia.

Washington, d. c., May 19.-Senator
Cullom is threatened with pneumonia. He
unwisely attempted to attend to his work
at the capitol and is i'll in bed as result.
He caught severe cold, and instead of
showing the proper care exposed himself
unnecessarily. His phyician hopes to
fight off pneumonia and will keep him in
bed until all danger is past.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
COAL FOR. PAPERMILLS.
Manufacturers May Form Association
to Handle Supply.

Appleton, Wis, May 19.--At meet
ing for the purpose of discussing the
feasibility of forming Il coal supply com
pany every paper manufacturer i'll the
state was represented. The project dis
cussed was forming a company to buy
up enough coal to supply all the paper
mills of the state and distribute il. in
proportion to their needs. The organiza-
ton is to be permanent affair similar
TO the present Pulpwood company. 1t
is understood that a number of the par
ties interested have options on coal docks
at Green Bay, Manitowoc and Sheboy-
gaH.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
RYAN THE VICTOR.
Appleton High School Defeats Osk-
kosh in Defamation Contest.

Appleton. Wis, May 10.--The declama
tory contest last night between Oshkosh
and Ryan high schools resulted in vic
tory for the Ryan team.
In the debate between the Phoenix and
Philalathean societies of Lawrence uni
versity, the Philalathean speakers, who
opposed the present administration. were
awarded the decision. George II. Barber
and Edward j. Filbey spoke for Phila.
lathean and Peter Stair and Albert Phil
inson for Phoenix.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
ATTRACTION FOR THE G. A. r.
Big Ship Being Built at West Superb
or May be Launched.

West Superior, Wis, May 19.-[Spe.
cal. THE committees here in charge of
the preparations for the q. A. r. en-
campment celebration to be held June
20 and II are endeayoring to get as enc
Of the attractions for that time the
launching of the big steamer Van Hise,
which is being built at the yards of the
Superior Shipbuilding company. The
boat is nearly ready to launch now. but
it is expected that the company will be
able to postpone the date
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION.
Prof. Monaghan's First Public APP
pearance at Madison.

Madison, Wis, May Especial. l.
Ex-Consul Monaghan, head of the
School of Commerce of the university,
made his first public appearance before
the students at the weekly eonyocation
at noon today. He delivered an address
on Education He was enthusiastical-
ly received and made very favorable
impression.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
GUS. OKTEL ARRESTED.
Former Waukesha Resident Charg-
ed with Attempting Murder
Once Lived in Milwaukee.

Palmyra, Wis. May 1S.-[Speciai. j
Gus Ortel, an old-time Milwaukeean and
late of Waukesha, who came here to
work the farm recently bought by M. NJ.
Sherman, also of Waukesha, was arrest
ed this morning by Marshal Roach,
charged with attempting to kill George
Farnam. a restaurant keeper Of this