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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
Got Divvy of the Profits.

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. 12.-The
Schmidt Brothers trunk factory
Saturday evening distributed in the
,rm Of gifts $4,000 among its en-
pIoyes as a tok zen of appreciation for
the faithful manner in which the en-
ployes lab0red for it's interests during
the year 1899. The money was dis
tributed in envelopes separate from
the regular pay day envelopes, and
in each case ranged from S. to $50,
according. to the wages paid. The
company employs POO persons.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
Both. sides Waiting on Judge Taft.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 14.-Another
day of extreme quiet passed here
there being no developments in the
political situation from either side. The
eyes of the leaders on both sides We're
on Cincinnati, where Judge Taft will
render decision today on the question
whether the federal courts have juris-
dicti0n in tbe contest cases
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16

plications for
inju n c t ron S
against t h e
Kentucky state
board of cleo
ton commits
sioners and the
cont e S t q n t S
for the state
officers other
than governor
and lieutenant
governor. The
large cOu I t
room was I'M
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
Suicide .,s an Octogenarian.

Elkhart Lake, Wis. Feb. Ii
Johann Knoll, aged 80 years, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself with a
binding-twine il his home in the
town CT Rhine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
BRITISH DRIVEN BACK
Beers Force Them to Retire from
All Advanced Posts Out
side of Rensberg.
TWO DAYS OF HEAVY FIGHTING
Results in a Distinct Success for the
Burgher Strategy.

Said to Have Outnumbered the British
Forces-Losses on Neither Side Reported
So Far-Roberts Promises Relief to Ia
feking-London Continues to .sais<
Money for the Absent Minded Begsar'
Some Large Funds Neutrality-suspicious.
Nails n Persistent Newspaper Story.
London, Feb. IA dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Rensburg, dated yes
terday, says: There has been hard
fighting for two days near ColesberG,
the Beers making strenuous efforts TO
outfiank the British left. The enemy
occupies strong positions from Achtcr-
tang through Potfontein to y point
five miles south of JaSfontein. The
fighting at the outpost camps has been
very severe during the last few days.
Yesterday the Beers attacked the posi-
ton Of the Worcesters, to the south
east Of Colesberg. Fighting continued
all day, and after dark it was consid-
cred necessary to withdraw to Rens-
burg. Our losses are not yet known.
British Withdraw to re nsburS.
'On the left the West Australians,
Wiltshires and Berkshires had hot
fighting, but held theirpositionsag against
long odds. The Boer losses were con-
siderable. Owing to the growing diff.
ficulty experienced by conveys in
reaching the camps all Of the latter
were vacated last night and the troops
withdrew to Rensburg. The Beers are
burning the farms Of the lOyaists, but
the latter have contriyed to get away
with their stock"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16

most. If those rights be destroyed,
the responsibility for that destruction
must rest with those who sit in judy
ment. 1t is due TO say that the emil
ncnt gentlemen, my friends, who Sc
cured the proposition resulting from
the Louisville conference acted i'll per-
feet good faith. from The highest mo-
tiyes of patriotism. and did the very
best they could"
Louisville Agreement Not Signed.
The decision not to sign the Louis
Vile agreement was reached by Gov.
Taylor Il few minutes after one o'clock
Saturday afternoon. For over two
hours he has been i'll conference with
fully one hundred and fifty prominent
Republicans from all parts of the
state. including county committee
men. and four Republican members of
the legislature. The meeting was Sc
cret in the extreme. Gov Taylor
stated to the conference that there
were two courses to. be pursued-frst,
to sign the Louisville agreement: sec
Ond, to quietly withdraw the troops.
allow the legislature to re-cOnvene in
the capitol building in Frankfort to
call off the session now being held in
London, and to ignore the Louisville
agreement entirely. - -.-
Second Course Is Adopted.
Several speeches were made and it,
was soon apparent that the sentiment
of the gathering was very strongly in
favor of the second course. and this
was adopted. This action was decid-'
ed upon at one O'Clock, and the first
information of the decision was given
to the outside world by Gov. Taylor
himself. He came rapidly through
the doors, unattended. walked hastily
toward the capitol stairway, repeat
ing several times to the newspaper
men who stood i'll the hail. Il don't
sicI' From the capitol he passed to
the executive building. where he at
once made up and signed a nroclama-
ton reconvening the legislature in
Frankfort A dispatch from London
says. the Republican Legislators will
be generally present here today. What
the DemOcrats-whO are meeting at
Louisville-will do is not known, but
they are expected to get here by the
emu of the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
PLATTER II OF AETI-TRUsT MEIg.
Government E>wnerS!lip and the EcEeFen-
dun = e dominating Eeatures. -.

Government Ownership and the EccfeFen-
dunn Y &c Dominating Features.
Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE committee
on resolutions of the antitrust confer
ence. after 4 stormy session. last night
finally agreed upon a report which will
be submitted.to the conference for
adoption today. The discussion was
caused by a difference Of opinion
among the members as to the details
of how the government should obtain
control OF railroad, telegraph and
telephone lines. Finally John 2. Alt
geld suggested q compromise which
brought the warning factions together.
A provision denying the value of the
franchise right was stricken out and
an amendment substituted declaring
that owners should receive just com
pensation for all property taken, ire
Spective of Watered stock or other
fictitious securities.
The platform declares for government
ownership of all public utilities and
natural monopolis, for government
money. for the referendum and direct
legislation, and for the withdrawal of
all protective tariffs from all articles
controlled by trust.
Yesterdays session of the conference
at Central Music hall developed early
into free silver and anti-imperial
demonstration. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing the currency bills
now before congress.
The night session was in the form
of a mass meeting held at the Audi
forum and brought out some of the
strongest speakers among the dele
gates, including John 2. Altgeld. F. S.
Monnett, Samuel NJ. Jones, John s.
Crosby, George Fred Williams and
Tom T.. Johnson.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
AGREEMENT THAT WASN'T SIGN
Text of the Document Gov. Taylor De-
citjed to Ignore.

Louisville, Ky. Feb. Ex-senator
Blackburn has made public the agree
ment signed last Monday by seven Re-
publ,cans and seven Democrats repre-
senting Governors Taylor and Seek
ham fcY settlement of the disturbed
political condition in this state. 1t was
accompanied by a statement the most
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16

An early dispatch from Rensburg
said: The Beers numbered some
thousands and were five to one wher-
ever fighting occurred. The British
are chatting under the necessity of a
retreat from their posts, some OF which
they had held since the new year. The
British now have no camp west of
Rensburg. They safely brought off
the guns from Coles kop."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
SITUATION At NIX FOFsT.
Republican Legislators Meet bg1t the Dem
ocrats DO Not Appear.


Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 13--This was
another day of unbroizen calm in
Frankfort. The Republican members
Of the legislature met at noon and aft
err appointing committees to inform
Governor Taylor that pursuant to the
terms of his proclamation adjourning
the legislature at London and calling
it to Frankfort they had come to this
city and were prepared to transact
business as might come before them
The governor acknowledged the mes
sages, and both houses adjourned until
TODAY. There were nine members in
the senate and twenty-eight in the
house. .:.. 49,
The committee which was expected
to come from the Democratic members
at Louisville to report whether it is
safe for them to come to Frankfort did
not put in an appearance during the
Esq. The Republican leaders say that
5hey expect nothing now to transpire
until after Judge Taft in Cincinnati
has rendered his decision.
AT one time yesterday Governor Tay-
lor decided to order away all Of the
soldiers now here with the exception
of a few FOR g personal bodyguard. He
sent for Colonel Williams, and actual
ly gave the orders for the moving of
the troops, but several Of his friends
urged SO strongly that the soldiers be
permitted to remain that Governor
Taylor changed his intention and said
that for the present at least he would
not have any more Of them returned to
their homes.
In both houses Of the legislature yes
terday was introduced Il bin Offering q
reward Of 100000 for the detection OF
GOphpl'S llE~(IerCrS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
Relief Promised to Mafeking.

A dispatch from Mafeking, via
Gaberones Feb. ?, was printed here
yesterday. 1t said that Colonel Baden
Powell has received a communication
from Lord Roberts p, omising that re-
lief would be sent in a few weeks.
The food will last. The garrison is as
game as ever. The Beers have eX-
pressed their intention not to fight but
to starye us out. All welp' ~ re-
vised list Of the British casualties at
Potgieter's drift from Feb. 5 to Feb. !
shows: Killed, &c; wounded, 319; miss
inc =
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. ia year ago
Valentino Costa came to st. Mary's
hospital with a broken neck. Today
she is cured, as the direct result, she
believes, of prayer. She is years old.
Her family lives in Green Bay. A fall
dislocated her neck so that she had
no control over the muscles or bones
supporting the head, which had to be
supported by brace. She prayed I'M
remittingly for recovery. Thursday
night while she was engaged in devo-
lions the brace to the head broke. The
girl discovered then that she was able
to hold her head in position, and that
she could turn it from side to side.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-16
STATE NEWS COLUMN.
MATTERS WHICH WILL BE OF INTER-
EST TO WISCONSIN PEOPLE

Imrortant State Items Reported by Tele-
graph and Arranged for the Convenience
of Our Rsaders-Crimes, Casualties and
Other News of General Interest.
Madison, Wis. Feb. 13.-There has
been a good deal Of speculation as to
what action the faculty will take with
regard to the much-talked-of dark"
dance of the junior prom" There has
been 4 strong protest against it, but
students say they will have it, wheth-
er it is objected to or not. This has
been one of the features of interest,
the novelty Of jostling about in the
huge hall with the lights turned off
while the dance music continues, not
having worn off by it's practice for
several years
The report which has gone out that
the young men have shut out the
young ladies who resolved not to have
anything to do with the young men
of the university after the Ladies hall
episode, is not given Il great deal OF
credence by the young men who will
attend the junior prom" The Ladies'
hall affair is Il dead issue and students
have been axious to drop all thought
about it.
Society gossip is devoted to the dis
cussion of the prom and the house
parties connected with it, to the eX-
clusion Of all else. There seems no
! doubt but that it will be the most sue
cessful prom ever held.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28

power in New York, Michigan, Wis cunslu and Illinois. 1t Is m then power to give these states to Bryan, aud with them he will win. Demo- cratic mistakes, however, have made it improbable thut the four states men tioned wlll be chased in the Bryan col umn
 Let the democrats go before the country on two issues, imperialism and trusts, dropping the dangerous fiDau- ciT issue, and their success will be as- sured.
 ''As to the result of the New York election, that k difficult question to answer. A few weeks ago thought the democrats would carry the state The ice.trust s,mndal has changed everything. and republican success would lic assured were the election to be held now.
 German voters at one time had great confidence m Gov. Roosevelt They believed m him, but he has been n disappointment. He promised a canal investigation and stopped short. His appointments have not been in ac- cord with the civil service rules. which he was expected to uphold. He has been subservient to Platt and has com promised with the machine whenever he received an opportunity.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28
Gold sicci or Death.

There is but one small chance to save your life and that Is through an operation, was the awful prospect set before Mrs. l. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge Wis by her doctor after vainly trying to cure her of frightful case of stom- ach trouble and yellow iaundice. He didn't count on the marvellous powers of Electric bitters to cure stomach and liver troubles, but she heard of it took seven bottles was wholly cured, avoid ed the surgeons knife now weighs more and feels better than ever. It is positively guaranteed to cure stomach, liver and kid ney troubles and never disappoints Price 50c at II. c. Hitckcock's drug store.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28

One of the noteworthy facts deyel- oped in it's course is that Hidden, who hal managed his own canvass superhiy before the nomination, seemed to go tu pieces and to become timid, irreso. lute and helpless when It came [" man aging the rest of hls campaign This illustrates a point which the author emphasizes; no matter how able and magnificent manager candidate may he, he is absolutely sure tO fall unless he has some one else to manage his campaign for him, inst as Blaine failed through the Burchard episode. There are some excellent bits of char acterization of Cleveland and Harrison in the chapters on the contests be- tween them, though Harrison, as 1t seems to us, Is rated rather high. The estimate of Cleveland is judicious and we'll advised
 In reading this book one has per petually the impression that the author Is telling what he considers it prudent to tell and proper for the pubic to know. He seems to regard politics as q game with few rules, in which each man makes his own game to suit him self, and in wh .ch any move Is fair, any bargain commendable, provided that it succeeds. He totally ignores the brih"~v of voters and other forms of cor, Ion which have played impor- tan, ,rts in most of our elections for good many years, and seems to pass them over airily as matter about which the public should not be en- frightened. In discussing the conveu- tions in which votes of Negroes from 1 the southern states were bought, he alludes discreetly to commercial del | egates, with fastidious air of dis. dsining to speak of such n low thing as bribery by its right name.
 i As whole the book contains much i good and readable material, and it is q satisfactory manual of the various elections in the history of our country.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28
The Uerman Vote.

"German-Americans, says tue New York correspondent of the Chicago Record, "ieel that they have been mis- led and betrayed by President Mckin- ley. Just as they were four years ago, they are now opposed to the unlimited coinage of silver at any ratio. But in the imperialistic principles of the Mckinley republicans they see Q tangi- bic evil which they will reject. In their dilemma they will accept that which they fear the least, and as A body they will cast their votes, l be- lieve, for Bryan.
 In these words Oswald Ottendorfer, editor of the Staats Zeituug of this city, reviewed the political sentiment of his countrymen today. No man has more keen insight than he into the German character.
 He refuses to commit the Staat Iei. tung at this time to any course. He strongly indicates what may be eX- pected. but his final decision will moi be made until after the two great par ties have formed their platforms. MT Ottendorfer continued:
 "In the minds of many the politica question presents the same diiiicultie' that it did in 1926. This may lenC some to refrain from voting next No vember. The majority, however, w'l realize that the financial question hal beep settled for at least six years, an( they will believe themselves to he a liberty to give careful consideration t' the other affairs involved in the cleo tion. Whatever may be the outcome of the campaign, it cannot make ire' silver legislation possible
 "German Americans see the aetna danger in expansion With them thi ;s no phantom. They are famil'a with the evils of militarism, iron which they escaped when they left tn fatherland They will never vote t he returned to the evils of their nativ country. Whatever opinions they ma hold on other questions, they will cel taiply vote to avoid the danger whic threatens the republic through Pres dent McK,nley's imperiallstic attitude
 "German voters hold the balance (
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28
Otis q Deludiug Prophet.

Whatever Gen. Ous may say regard Ing the end of the war in the Philip pines Is entitled to no confidence. The war has been ended ten or dozen times during the last fifteen months,
 according to the confident dispatches he has sent to Washington. Judging by the discrepancy between his opium
 istic predictions and the subsequently developed facts, no man in Luzon had a less intelligent knowledge of the ac- tual condition of affairs than the gen
 eral commanding the American army there. Whenever the exigencies of republican politics made 1t desirable to disseminate an opinion that the War was coming to speedy end, there was always available for publication n re- cent report to that effect from Gen. Otis. The thing long ago became lGd ferrous. and offensive to persons who had no motive for allowing themselves to appear to be deceived by the silly iterations of discredited prophet, Just before Gen. Otis left Luzon, he issued another assurance that the war was over. Since then the number of casualties Tn our army has exceeded the number occurring iu any equal time since the first of the fighting. Nor is it worth while to give much heed to the talk about the fighting having changed to guerilla warfare. It has had that character in large degree from the beginning. What we dc know for certain is that not q regiment of the army in the Philippines can be safely spared to go to China if il should be needed there Boston Herald
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28
4 Free Scholarship to Each County.

The Carnegie college, newly in- corporated institution at Rogers, Ohio, in order to introduce its methods of teaching by correspondence. will give one free scholarship to each county in our territory. The free scholarship grants the student free tuition in the normal and academic courses, and also in the business courses. including book keeping and shorthand. All the in- StructiOn is given by mail at the stu dents home. Students making appli- cation for free scholarships should write at once to the college and men. tion this paper, and also the county and territory.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28
On American Rights in China.

JuGge J. M Jones of Cleveland, Ohio, who has made m especial study of international law, says the United States after the passage and enforce ment of the strictest of exclusion laws against the people of China, should not interfere even in connection with European powers in the internal af- fairs of the Chinese empire, save so fnr as may be necessary to protect the legation. Judge Jones says:
 I've should not interfere with Chi mas management of her own internal affairs. If the Chinese don't want Christian missions in their country the missionaries should come home. What are We gong to do-force the mission aries upon the Chinese at the point of the bayonet? What would we say il China should try and force us to open our doors to the Chinese?
 "When Chinamen were mobbed il California, did China send over troops aud warships? We read about two missionaries being killed somewhere il China and instantly cry goes up anC troops are marching to Pekin.
 "Our government has right tC land troops to protect our legation but that is all If party in Chin; demands certain internal reforms tha party has the right to do so, and thi country should beware of internationa complications.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28
Southern Pacific Co. Seaside Excursions
 1900.
BOWIE, AgIZ.. May 20. 1906

The first seaside excursion for this season will be May 24th, and on each Thursday thereafter during the sum mer to August 30th.
 The rates and conditions are the same as last year, that is s3i.Sj, Bowie to Santa Monica, Long Beach, San Pedro. San Buenaventura or santa Barbara and return: tickets good for 90 days from date of sale, and with stop-over privilege west of Cotton.
 W. IT. DRESSER. Agent
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28
A TIMELY BOOK.
.Orr Presidents, and How We Make Them, by
 Col. A. K. Mcclure.
INTERESTING FACTS STATED,
r., Hayes. Tilden Contest; James G. BIaius's UulortunaIe Career-A Book That Is We'll Worth
 the Reading.

So far as 1t goes, "Our Presidents,
 .oo How We Make Them (haiper), ,S, Gul. A. K. Mcclure, Is an iuslruc ,,ys book, aud one that Is worth read ng. says the Boston Herald.
 Inc author has been present at a Orsat many nominating conventions, snt bas known at the tune what the marty mauagers were thinking about, and when and how some of tue bar gsIus between men who controlled y,t,,s were made; and he tells Tn thls hook great many facts which are not Oenerally known, and which make rather good reading,
 There IS little or nothing of interest or novelty in this book until We come
 u tue Taylor -Cass.Nau Buren contest .i lS4S. Most of the elections up to that time are matters of historical knowledge, and the author Is able to ada but little to what Is already known about them. Beginning with this pD,nt the scope of the book widens, land thereafter the discussions of the causes of success on one slde anu ot failure on the other have a good deal of vitality and character, Col. Me .CIure callG attention to the cartons isct that no orator of remarkable ability has ever succeeded in getting elected to the presidency, except III the case of Garfield, who wass opposed by much greater orator-Blaine,
Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28

which voted the republican side on every disputed proposition, aud sue ceeded in making Hayes president ny one electoral vote. The story of the bargains by which these sou,heru states were induced to allow northern republicans to alter tue returns to snt themselves IS long and interesting, aud really forms the meat of this chap ter.