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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.

Effect of United States, as a Great
Power, at Hague Conference.
Following Immediately after the
brilliant naval and military achieve
ments of the SpanisE-Ameriean war,
the Peace Conferences at The Hague
afforded the Government of the United
States an opportunity of expressing
the pacific disposition and the love Of
justice which animate the American
people by proposing, through it's dele
gates, plan for international arbitra
ton, which, REINFORCED by other sim
liar propositions, resulted in conven-
ton for the pacific settlem of inter
national disputes signed " the pleni-
potentiaries of twenty-five sovereign
states, including all the Gseat powers
Of Europe.
The United States, in signing this
great compact, at the same time in
sisted on reaffrming, in tie document
itself, our adherence to the Monroe doc
trine, and thus gained f0s that vital
principle of our policy the recognition
of the world.
Without cherishing illusions with re-
gard to the practicability of universal
peace, it is yet possible to believe that
the existence of a permanent iuterna-
tional tribunal before which differ
ences may be adjudicated in tSseir il
cipiency and before their acesamula
ton becomes serious, will exercise a
profound influence toward betiSr and
more rational solution of disputes be-
tween nations. The numerous arrange
ments for the arbitration Of fDecial
questions, which the Department Of
State has recently been able to Rffect,
give evidence of growing disposition
to apply the principles Of peaceful
adjudication to the solution of tsantro-
versies wherever practicable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09

the daughter of a Montenegrin nobleman.
She has been most carefully reared by
tutors and governesses and is not only
admirable in all the arts and graces Of
European courts, but is we'll versed in
the play of politics and in every way
qualified to succeed even so lovely
queen as Margherita Of Italy.
The nuptials of Prince Vittorio and
Princess Helena were celebrated in Rome
Oct. "a, 1896, with all the pomp and cir
cumstance usual on such occasions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09
Oil as an Index.

About one thousand million gallons Of
oil of all kinds are annually exported
from the United States, forming enc of
the largest and most valuable OF the
products of the country sent abroad.
But all the money received in three
years for our oil exports wouf1 be
needed to offset the sum foreign ship
owners take out Of the United States
each year for doing SO per cent os the
foreign carrying. People readily ap-
preciate the value of our oil exfnrta-
tons, but they seem to be ignoraat re-
garding the gold or its equivalent In
our commodities that is sent abroad
each year to pay foreigners for carry
ms our imports and exports.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09
BIC Deal in Pine Land Closed.

Gov. Scofeld and the men associated
with him, known as the Scoheld syndi-
cate, has closed a deal for the purchase
of 10000 acres of pine land in Idaho
With the exception of less than 2,ooo
acres it is all located in one tract along
the Clearwater river. The price paid is
not known.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09
They viii Not Crack This Nut,

A nut for Bryan and his party to
crack: Wool and sheep are now twice
their value, as compared with their
market price in 1896. Why? Can they
not see what the gold standard and
protection has done? American owners
Of sheep are now having little profit.
1t will be hard to change them of with
the Bryan ruse Gray's Hnybor
(Wash.) Gazette.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09
Germans for EXPANSION.

Hon. Oswald Ottendorfer announces
that the 16-to-1 plank of the Kansas
City convention will prevent the Ger
man American voters from supporting
Mr. Bryan, no matter how they may
feel upon the question of expansion. Ii
Mr. Ottendorfer will take the pains to
investigate little further he viii as
certain that the class of voters he nen-
tons is not feeling so very badly over
the question of expansion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09

secfion q Section 3Szs 81 the 9Visconsjr,
sknfufes of 1898. Is hereby alale11fIsd 81 ~
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09

tue same evidence, the same shall Sc ma
mIftfd III any court as prfma facie erIdencn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09

SeefI0n There IL hereby anproprIafel1s
ont of money In the state TREASURY nor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09

ouiss ssa frUm ssen orulnzlee any part 81
parts of said chapter 40a. no new assess
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09


OF each house shall an
INF and have full charge nf the ep1nlovsso
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09
Political Pointers.


One deceptive plank In political plat
form readily communicates the entire
structure.
1t is not at all likely that the Kansas
City ticket will make near the run that
Aguinaldo has.
Was there ever political gathering
SO thoroughly bossed as the Kansas
City convention?
The antitrust plank of the Kansas
City platform was created by the aid
of Tammany votes. Why dwell upon
it?
A foreign commerce of $2,244, OOO. GOO
with the gold standard rather puts sill
yer out of the running. At least it can
not be claimed to be the running mate
of prosperity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-08-09

No. 40. 81
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
THEY TWO,

Eney are left alone In the dear old home.
After so many years
When the house was full of froIic and fur
III childish laughter and tears.
1ney are left alonei they two-once morei
Beginning life over again,
JUST as they did in the lays of yore,
BEFORE they were nine or ten.
And the table Is set for two these DAVIS.
1he children went one by one.
away from home on their separate ways,
"hen the childhood days were done.
HOW healthily hungry they used to be!
what romping they used to dol
ana motner-for weeping-can hardly see
To set the table for two.
Tney used to gather around the fire
"hlle some one would read aloud,
But whether at study or work or play,
twas a loving and merry crowd.
Ano now they are two that gather there
AT evening to read or sew,
And 1t seems almost too much to bear
when they think of the long ago.
All, we'll! ali, well. tits the way of the
world
children stay but a little while,
AND then into other scenes are whirled,
where other homes beguile.
6ul IL matters not how far they roam,
Ihe.r hearts are fond and true,
ana there's never a home like the dear old
home,
Where the table is set for two.
Mrs Frank A Breck, in Youth Com
panfon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01

Emily eating huge quantities of ice
cream to steady her nerves. But Tom
my was hopelessly outplayed. Five
love, 4O-15; the ball few from Sor-
reI's racket into the corner where
Tommy was not, and the game was
over. The duelists approached and
were given oatmeal water to drink. In
the general conversation hat followed
Tommy seemed depressed, but SorrelI's
spirits were high. He had a noisy, self
assertive manner at times which Jared
on me excessively.
After dinner, as I sat smoking in
the garden, Emily came to me, holding
her hands behind her.
(Which hand will you have?" she
inquired, dropping me a little courtesy.
run away." I replied; 81 am dis
appointed with you"
She held out her left hand, and I
saw the flash of diamonds.
"H'm!" 1 grunted, "Sorrell seems to
have made very certain of the mat
ter"
Emily knelt beside me and stroked
my nose.
sit isn't Sorrell, you silly old thing!"
"But-" I began in great astonish,
ment.
Its Tommy, of course!"
"But Sorrell had the six games!"
eyes" said Emily.
And after she had kissed me three
times. she added, softly; but Tommy
had the love, you know"
Which, after all. was a most excellent
reason.-Chicago Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
SACRIFICED
Paid n Nations Debt of
Gratitude by Sitting for
His Portrait.

It was not in Germany alone that the
conduct of the late Elihu B. Wash
burne, of Illinois, in protecting foreign
ers in Paris during the siege and the
reign of the commune awakened graft
tude and praise. The subject of almost
every European nation had reason for
thanks that he displayed such heroism
at a time of grave peril. Prince Bis
marck, some time before his death, re-
lated to a correspondent what he had
done toward recognizing Mr.. Wash
burne's services to his fellow country
men. "As the American ambassador"
he said, "had protected the Germans
in Paris during the French war we
wanted to present him with a testf-
monial. Therefore, I had a grand cross
of the Order of the Iron Crown made
of a more costly pattern than had prob
ably ever been manufactured before.
The brilliants alone cost 1000 friedrichs
dor, but before the emperor conferred
it upon him I took the precaution to
ask if he would accept the order, and
received a reply that it would have to
GO to the Washington museum. as he
would not be allowed to wear it. As
this was not much to my liking we kept
the order for some time, and inquired
by what other means we could show
our gratitude. In reply he begged that
I should sit to an American artist for
nv portrait. So / sacrificed myself on
the altar of my country and allowed
myself to be painted. The artist, in
real American fashion. did a real good
stroke of business by painting threepor
traits of me at the same time"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01

L lit a fresh cigar, and walked bach
to the house. Sitting in the garden,
/ some two hours later, Lady Emily
joined me. Tommy, she told me, was
| putting the boat away.
4 wonder if you will aver learn to
be sensible?" she remarked; sinking
into a chair at my side.
Il am getting very DID," 1 replied,
shuddering.
"Oh, You II bald, Iknowi" said EN-
lily, with cruel bluntness, "but why did
you give me hat letter and behave SO
foolishly before Tommy"
Il did it for the best. I thought that
-that-he would think"
Poor fellow!" she said, gently. ST
suppose you can't help it, yet it seems
incredible. Why" she continued, "'you
drove him to desperation and he's pro-
posed!"
Forgive mel" 1 implored. st sup
pose you refused him?"
"Why should you suppose 500" En-.
lily asked, with some asperity.
You told me you would"
well, I haven't-not definitely. ]
have promised to give him an answer
the end of the week"
And presently she added, softly:
Hes awfully nice, you know"
After all, a girl manages these things
better for herself. All went smoothly
for three days. 1 fished; Emily and
Tommy-well, I cannot say exactly
what they did. 1 did not see much
| Of them.
But on Thursday morning Emily
came t o me with a letter in her hand
and CONSERVATION in her face.
Johnny" she said, "SOrrell is com.
ing down."
/ whistled.
Its awful" said Emily.
1.-The situation is certainly critical"
81 asked him tt wait a month for
my answer, and it's up on Saturday"
and Tommy"
Hes up on Saturday, too"
"You have a couple of days in which
to make your decision"
On the Saturday afternoon she de-
cided the matter in a amer eminent
ly characteristic of her sex. She told
me that the two suitors would do
battle for her hand in the tennis court.
The arrangement was not made verb
ally. she explained, but-well, they
knew. And there, in the intense heat
of the July sun, these two unfortu-
mates ran about the lawn, lodging and
hitting. and making themselves car
let, dripping, and unpleasant to the
eye. My sister and 1 watched them
from under the cool shade of the trees
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
BRYAN ANSWERS MEIKLEJoHN
Insists That the Presidenf
Has Approved of Slavery
in SuIu.

William J. Bryan has made reply to
Acting Secretary of War Me~iklejohn's
letter in reference to slavery in the
Sulu islands. In his letter Mr.. Bryan
says:
81 am In receipt of your favor of the 9Th
inst. in regard to the Sulu treaty. 1t is
true that the president two months after
the signing of the treaty sent to Gen. Otis
the instructions which you quote.
You will note that the treaty, or a de-
mand. as the president describes 1t, was
confirmed and approved, subject to the
action of congress, and the only exception
that he made was that in regard to article
10, relating to slavery. You can but know,
however, that since the president sent
those Instructions the republican party,
with the approval of the administration,
has adopted the theory that the constitu-
ton does not follow the flag, and, therefore,,
the thirteenth amendment does not inter-
fere with slavery in the Sulu archipelago.
THE Porto Rican law asserts the doc
trine that the people of Porto Rico are
beyond the protection of the constitution
and can be governed by the arbitrary and
unrestrained power of the president and
congress. If the constitution itself can
not reach the West Indies, how can the
thirteenth amendment find it's way across
the Pacific into Asia? The president does
not repudiate article IL. which reads as
follows: The United States will give full
DTOEecIlOn 10 the sultan ALI Ills SuOJSCLS
if any foreign nation should attempt to
impose upon them
I'm view of the fact that the president
In his letter of acceptance declares it dam
gerous for us to agree to protect a Chris
tian republic in the Philippine islands,
would it not be wise for him to withdraw
the agreement to protect a Mohammedan
island?
The agreement does not repudiate ar
ticle IA. which reads as follows: The Unit
ed States will not sell the island of Sulu
or any other island of the Sulu archipelago
to any foreign nation without the consent
of the sultan of Sulu.'
IF We buy all the Philippine stands from
Spain without the consent of its inhabit-
ants, is it fair to agree not to sell any of
the Sulu stands without the consent of the
sultan? In other words, is it more i'm
portant that a sultan'S wishes should be
considered than that the interests of the
rest of the people should be regarded?
Very respectfully yours.
wv. J. BRYAN"
Mr.. Meiklejohn in his letter upheld
the presidents policy in Sulu and
maintained hat Mr.. Bryan was in
error in his statement that President
Mckinley had by treaty approved of
slavery on the islands.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
SILVER BETTER THAN PAPER.
BimetaIlism the Resort of Amy Nation
That Cannot Get Gold Cur
rency Enough.

I read in J. H. Norman's books that
he, while believing in gold, believes
that a nation which cannot get gold
enough should get rid of its paper
money and take up silver. If Norman
is right, and it is not for me to pit
my judgment against his, it would
be better to have silver than paper
money, for it would be a constant"
to use one of his terms.
It is astonishing how some people
a be educated to stand any amount
of imitation caused by an alleged ex-
cess of a precious metal like silver.
The American people have been
trained to care nothing for gold only
as they must have it to pay foreign
balances; and to depend upon paper
money to pay their domestic debts.
But they are realizing that they have
to pay not only foreign debts, but
domestic debts in gold, OF its equiva-
lent in currency. 1t seems impossi-
BILE that they can get enough gold
ahead to ever put their currency upon
a gold standard, outside of the kind
of endless chains promises to pay,
we have been using ever since the
war. The gold basis they have, turns
out to be a flood of paper money
which produces a rich harvest for
country bankers and city brokers;
none of the first class are obliged to
have a cent of real money and none
of them ever dream of paying their
accounts in gold. This claim of being
on a gold standard of money under
these conditions is beneath our stand
ing as q nation. And what is of more
vital Importance to farmers, the con-
tinuance of that paper money system
is responsible for the loss of farm
values since 1880 of over $1,000, OO0.-
000.-W. E. Babcock, in Money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
A T T NONSENSE.

When a musical family resides In
q suite of rooms, the key is one fiat
Ally Sloper.
"But why don't you ever seek the
man?" Thanks to the earnest so.
licitations of his many friends" re
piled the Office, 81 don't have toll
Detroit Journal.
Ikey-"Give me a penny, ladder,
and 1 buy me an orange off dat man
outside" Heimstadter $50 and
make faces at him, key; maybe he
will throw III at you."-Housekeep,
er, Minneapolis.
Johnny Smith," cried the teach
er to the boy who had been imperti.
nent, you know entirely too much.
You will remain in after school,
Gee whizz." said Johnny; "you KEEP
me in yestid'y cause I didn't know
enough!"-Philadelphia Record.
"Joppingham Jibbs resists his
wife's divorce proceedings like mad"
is he still so fond of her?" NO;
but gracious! a man who makes debts
as he does can't let a rich father
in-law be torn away from him with
out a Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
The Joke.-Poverty is knocking at
the door. Love it is perhaps un-
necessary to add, is flying out at the
window. "Where does the joke come
in?" exclaim the young people, per-
plexedly. For all the while the world
can be heard laughing brutally.-De-
troit Journal.
81 tell you golf is going to be the
salvation of the nation. 1t is going
to make athletic men and women out
of u puny offsprings and lengthen
our days by decades" but our an
cestors didn't go in for golf" "And
where are they now? Dead! All
deadi"-Boston Journal,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
A Patriotfc Utterance.

/ am more interested in the welfare
of this nation than / am in the tenn
porary Triumph of any party. / am q
young man, and in the curse of ma
ture I shall be here several years. I
say this for the benefit of those re-
publican papers which pitch into me
as If they thought this was their last
chance. / am not sure that / shall be
able to leave my children a fortune. I
am not sure that a fortune would be a
blessing to them, but il / can leave
to my children a good government,
hat will protect them in the enjoy
ment of life and liberty and in the
pursuit of happiness. l shall leave
them a richer inheritance than ever
left by a trust magnate who left his
children money of which he had
robbed the peopla.-W. ]. Bryan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
Bryan'a Acceptance Letter.

In response to the above notification
Mr.. Bryan on Friday, October 19, gave
out the following lett y:
Hon. Samuel w. Hopkins. Chairman,
and Others, Member of the Notification
Committee OF the Silver Lincoln Repub-
Iicsn Party: 1 am in receipt of your letter
formally notifying me of my nomination
for the presidency by the silver Lincoln
republican national convention held at
Kansas City July 4 last. In accepting the
nomination 1 beg to xpress my hearty
appreciation of the support given our
ticket by the members of your party in
the campaign of 1896, and of the fidelity
shown by them during the four years which
lave since elapsed. The evidence of con-
fi6ence and good will manifested anew at
the last national convention places ME
under renewed obligations. There is a
consistency about the human mind which
leads an. individual to apply old principles
to new conditions, and / was therefore not
surprised to Inc that those who. left the
republican party in 1896 on the money
question are now opposed to it on the
trust question, which has increased in i'm
portance since 1896, and upon miiitarism
and imperialism, the new questions which
the republican party has forced upon the
public within the last two years.
"Your platform. of which you Enclosed a
copy, in its declarations is so similar to the
democratic platform adopted at Kansas
City, that it is not necessary for me to
bdhe up lAS pIdLhS II O6Ldll. i lncIOSe the
following documents, and make them a
part of this letter:
81. My speech at Indianapolis, in reply to
the democratic notification committee,
dealing with imperialism. militarism and
the resolution expressing for
the Beers.
g. My letter formally accepting the DEM
ocratic nomination, covering other planks
Of the platform.
SO. My speech accepting the populIst
nornfna ff0n dealing with fhn<o fzOa.as 1885,
which the democrats and populists occupy
common ground.
Il. My speech delivered in St Louis the
18th of September On the trust question.
These documents have already been
widely published In the press OF the coun-
try. and the members of your party are
fully informed In regard to my views upon
Tia questions eogexed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
uearle.t of FIying RIrds.

The heaviest bird that flies is the
great bustard. In size it exceeds the
Norwegian blackjack. The old males
weigh about 35 pounds, but when food
is plentiful the young males may
weigh 10 pounds. Great bustards were
formerly as plentiful in western Eu-
rope IS cartridges. Now they are
rarely found. They may occasionally
be seen on the Dnieper and on the coast
Of the Caspian sea.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
Still evac1pp the issue raised

|StllI evaclng the issue raised by
the record of the republican party in
the late session of congress, Senator
Lodge said in a recent speech that,
so far as the Philippines are con-
cerned, 1.-The first thing is peace; the
next is civil government" True.
But what kind of civil government?
That is the isse. The republicans in
congress have given the answer-any
kind of government that the MAORI
ty may see fit to impose, without re-
gard to the constitution of the United
States. The people of the islands are
property" to be disposed of, with
other property Qike the arsenals AID
navy yards), as congress nnay please.
-Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
republican national c

The republican national corr
mittee has put out as a campaign
document the statement that smear
ly $4,000, Geo expended for army sup
plies has gone directly into the hands
of the producers, the farmers, stock
raisers, growers and manufacturers,
lumbermen and SO on, in only a little
over a year" Yes, and every dollar
of it and S100, 900, 1000 more spent in
this miserable Philippine war was
earned in the sweat of some taxpay-
er's brow or brain. The document
does not mention the 5000 American
lives that have been expended" in
the same inglorious confict.-N. Y.
World,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-01
Mark Hanna's big slush fund will

Mark anna's big slush fund win
not be likely to change the tide which
has set in strong for the democratic
candidate this year. The people are
aroused as they never have been be-
fore against the candidates of the un-
American party and It's policy, and
they will register their d;sapproval of
that party and its candidates al the
polls in November. = Syracuse Tele-
gram.