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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
Nebraska Editor to Show Cause
Why He Should Not be Pun
iShed for Contempt.

Lincoln, Neb., May 1S.-Edward Rose
water, editor Of the Omaha Bee, was
cited by the Nebraska Supreme court to
appear before it on June and show
cause why he should not be punished for
contempt of court. The complaint is
based upon editorial utterances of that
newspaper upon a case pending in the
courts.
For some years the Republican city
government and the fusion state govern
ment have been fighting for control of
the Omaha police force. Last year, when
commission appointed by the mayor of
Omaha was declared the legal one. When
the political complexion of the court
changed in January application was made
by the fusion commission for a rehear-
ing.
Mr.. Rosewater called editorial atten-
ton to the fact that Judge Holcomb had
participated as governor in the proceed
ings to be reviewed, and was disquali-
fed. Other editorials charged Holcomb
with prejudging the case, with being like
ly to yield to pressure of political parti-
sans, and that he would use his office to
cloak their schemes; with intending to
charge that the two fusion judges had
announced in advance to ward-heelers
their decision, and intimated they had
lawless and disreputable persons for adj
visers. The publication is charged to
have been willfully and maliciousiy made
to influence the determination of the suit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
WON'T OBEY ORDINANCE
Telegraph Companies will Not Put
Their Wires Underground
at La Crosse.

La Crosse, Wis, May 17.--[Special. j
An ordinance recently passed by the
common council has gone into effect to-
day. 1t requires all telephone and tele-
graph companies doing business with a
certain district Of the city, the principal
wholesale, retail and manufacturing
streets, to put their wires underground in
suitable conduts. Most of the wires Of
the La Crosse Telephone company are
already underground The Wisconsin
Telephone company has arranged to COM
ply with the ordinance, but the two tel
egraph companies, the Western Union
and the North American Postal, have
made up their minds and agreed that
rather than go to that expense and there
by establish a precedent, whereby every
city of the size of La Crosse might re-
quire them to put their wire underground,
they have agreed that they will pull up
their poles and wires and move their Of
fees out of the district prescribed. In
all probability the city offices of the tel
egraph companies will be removed to the
railroad depots, the Milwaukee road and
the Burlington respectively. The city Of
fcials announce that the provisions of
the ordinance are to be enforced to the
letter. The several companies are given
sixty days in which to comply with the
ordinance
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
COEUR D'ALENE CASE.
INVESTIGATION is CLOSED IN
WASHINGTON.
TdallO's Attorney Shows that Gov.
Steunenber. Acted According to Law
and United States Troops Were Prop
erly Summoned.

The arguments in the Occur dAlene
Investigation were closed by John G.
CLANCY, attorney for Gov Steunenberg,
and the State of Idaho. He confined
himself strictly to the preamble and
resolutions which alleged that the con-
stitution had been violated by the dec
laration of martial law in the State of
Idaho without request from the State
Legislature. Attorney Robertson, for the
Democrats, devoted almost his entire
time to the subject of martial law, which
was a practical admission that the testi-
mony did not prove the other allega-
tons set forth. Part Of the time he
assumed that martial law was not in
force and again he undertook to hold
Gen. Merriam responsible for all acts
committed under martial law, whether
by the soldiers or the civil authorities.
Mr. CLANCY took the position that
martial law did exist and had been
properly proclaimed. He quoted from
the preamble of the resolution, and as
serted the rule of law that the parties
their pleading.
IF martial law is the subject of in
vestigation before this committee" he
said, lit is too late for them to go back
on their pleading or to say that their
case has not been fairly stated" He
then took UP the question as to whether
or not martial law was in violation of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
FIEND'S BLOODY WORK.
Deliberately Planned Wholesale
Murder in Order to Avenge
Himself on Mankind.

Stockholm. May 1S-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Eskilstayna says that
Philip Nordlund, who was arrested
there, has now fully confessed that he
deliberately planned the crime he COM
mitted on board the steamer Prins Carl
on Wednesday night, when he murdered
seven men and wounded FIVE others, a
woman. and a boy after which he es-
capped in a boat at Hoping. The fact Of
his confession became known last even
ing, but he did not enter into details I'M
til today. He says he deliberately
planned the crimes and bought the re-
volvers with the express intention Of
robbing another steamer at Orebro, after
killing those on board, but he changed
his mind and boarded the Prins Carl.
The prisoner added that he regretted not
having recognized the policemen who ar
rested him as otherwise he would have
shot them. He also expressed regret
at the fact that he had not killed every
one on board the Prins Carl, emphatical-
ly denied he was insane and asserted
that he committed the murders in order
to avenge himself on mankind
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
.HATP|N IN HER BODY.
Strange Cause of Illness Of an
Altoona Girl.
DISCOVERED BY X-RAY
Pin Had Been in Her System for Three
Years--An Extraordinary
Case.

eau Claire, Wis. May 17.-[Special. ]
The best physicians Of the Chippewa
valley have, for three years, been puz-
zled by the illness of Miss Barbara Kno-
bel, the 1S-year-old daughter of Mrs. A.
Knobel Of Altoona, who has been an in
valid during all that time. Miss Bar
bara complained of pain in her side,
and not only did the doctors do all they
could, but she was operated on in the
hospital for what is known as floating
Kidney but all to no purpose.
AT last the girl was examined with the
A-ray. and to the establishment of all, IL
long, slender metallic point was discov-
cred in the right side, imbedded in the
muscles. The doctor cut into the flesh,
and extracted steel hatpin 3A inches
in length. There was no head to the
hatpin, and it had evidently been work
ing its way to and fro in her system for
three years. What is still more extraor-
binary, neither the girl nor any of her
family can remember any accident what
ever that could cause the admission of
the steel wire into her system.
Since the operation, May IA. the girl
has experienced great relief, and expects
to be as strong as ever in a short time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETING.
Programme for Convention to Be
Held in GAINESVILLE in June.

Held in GAINESVILLE in June.
Madison, Wis, May 1.-THE pro-
gramme for the fourth annual convention
of the League of Wisconsin Municipali-
ties to be held in GAINESVILLE June I and )
has been completed by President A. S.
Douglas of Monroe and Secretary S. e.
Sparkling of Madison. The convention
will open Thursday evening, June 1, with
an address of welcome by Mayor Victor
z. Richardson of GAINESVILLE. President
Douglas will then deliver his annual adj
dress. The evening programme will con-
clude with paper on The Responsible
ties of Citizenship by Gov. Scotield.
Friday Stephen w. Gilman of Madison,
new system recently adopted for unity
ing and simplifying the state ac-
counting. will read a paper on
"The Relation of Uniform State Ac-
counting to Wisconsin Municipalities. !"
Dean J. B. Johnson of the new School
of Engineering of the state university
will follow with a paper OH THE Recent
Revolution in the Scientific Disposal of
Sewage" The first paper in the aft
ernoon will be on Damage Suits
Against Municipalities" by John a.
Awkward, city attorney of Madison. Col.
William j. Anderson, member Of the
state tax commission, will read the final
paper, his subject being, 1.-THE Relations
lures" Discussions will follow the
reading Of each paper. The officers will
be elected late Friday afternoon and the
convention will conclude with a banquet
iH the evening. The United States Vot-
ing Machine company will exhibit one Of
its voting machines during the conven-
ton.
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the constitution. He showed conclu-
sively that it deyolved upon the Presi
dent of the United States, and likewise
upon the executive of State, under
the constitutions, both Federal and
State, to see that the laws are duly ex-
ecuted and enforced, and that they rs.y
Use force whenever it is necessary to
do so.
After clearly demonstrating that the
Governor of Idaho was right in calling
upon the military, without giving the
Legisla ture a summons to appear in
twenty days and determine whether
martial law was necessary or not,
which would be utterly absurd in view
of the crisis which was at hand, he
showed that the State militia was en-
gagged in service in the Philippines, and
that national troops were the only ones
that he could summon for his relief.
That is how the Federal and not the
State forces were called upon for duty
in Shoshone County.
'"The presumption," declared Mr.. Cha
ney, lis always that a public official
will perform his duty according to law
He who alleges that an officer has ex-
ceeded his authority or has transcribed
the law must prove it fully" He said
that this principle applied equally to
Gov. Steunenberg, Gen. Merriam and
all of the military officers under him.
After showing conclusively that mar
tial law had been legally declared, he
proceeded to discuss the necessity for
it, and showed that this was borne out
by the testimony of Gov. Steunenberg,
of Bartlett Sinclair, and by the tele-
grams and correspondence Of the State
officials. Moreover. he declared, that
Shoshone County had been in contin-
ual State of instruction and rebellion
for the past six years.
Considering the permit system, the
attorney demonstrated that 1t was pro-
claimed by the Governor to weed out
the dynamiters. He said that it was
not directed against organized labor as
such, but against a lawlesS element.
He said that no complaints were to be
made against unions, because there
was nothing in their constitutions or
bylaws to show that they were not or
ganized for good and noble purposes.
But the trouble was that they were
dominated, in Shoshone County, by
lawless leaders. He said In conclusion
that the conduct Of the military authori-
ties was absolutely free from criticism,
and that there was nothing to show
that they had transcribed the law.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
PORTO RICAN TARIFF.
NOMINAL DUTIES COLLECTED
ON LEADING ARTICLES.
Those of General COnsum ption Subject
TO Very Low Tariff Rate-Free List
of Dingley Law Applies to Porto
Rico Except as to Coffee.


The following are the rates of duty
which will be collected under the new
law on the more important articles EN-
tering Porto Rico from the United
States:
Flour. free of duty.
Corn, 2H cents per bushel.
Bacon, free of duty.
Corn meal, 3 cents per bushel.
Rice, free of duty.
Oatmeal, ~ cents per bushel.
Oats, 21A cents per bushei.
Pork, free of duty.
Dried apples, 1 pound valued ut 6
cents, ; mills.
Goldfish, free of duty.
Brooms, valued at $1.20 per dozen, on
each broom, 8 mills.
Mutton, free Of duty.
Candles, on 1 pound valued at 5
cents, ~ mills.
Fresh beef, free Of duty.
Coal. bituminous, per ton. 10 cents.
Coopers' wares and wood, cut. for
making casks for sugar Or molasses.
free of duty.
Cotton cloth, unbleached-
On yard valued at cents, 3 mills.
On 1 yard valued at 10 cents,
mills.
On 1 yard valued at Il cents, 6
mills.
Shifting CLOTH on 1 yard valued at
1919 cents. 6 mills.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
PECULIAR MARRIAGE.
Veteran of Civil War Aged Eighty
Two. Now Has Bride Eighteen
Years Old

Allegan, Mich, May 49, Special. /
Justice Hicks performed very peculiar
marriage. The contracting parties were
w. III. S. Banks Of Lee township, a vet
eran of the War of the Rebellion, and
an officer, aged 80 years. while the bride
is but 10. They were married about a
year ago in a small town in Wisconsin,
but as her parents had not given their
consent an attorney advised that they be
remarked. Mr.. Banks has been married
twice before, but says he likes his young
wife the best and wants her to have all
his property, which consists of a net bank
account and three large farms. He also
receives $50 per month pension.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
COUNTY TELEPHONES.
The Citizens of Marathon County
will Organize a Company
at Once,

Mosinee, Wis, May 1S.--lSpecial. /
Before the SHOWS come again there will
probably be organized what is to be
known rs a county telephone system
throughout Marathon county, to connect
plan is TO build at once line from
Warsau through Marathon City. Fen,
wood, Stratford, to Marshfeld, and an
other line from Warsau through Scho-
field to Mosinee, the capital to be fur
nished at home. A stock company is 20
be organized with a capital Of $4,000,
shares S2o each. 4 meeting to discuss
the project will be held in Wausau in
the near f!tura
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Bags for sugar, free Of duty.

Machinery for making and refining
sugar, free Of duty.
Wire, Nos. 1916, per pound, 22-1O
mills.
Plows, free of duty.
Nails, cut. per pound, 9-10 of 1 mill.
Hoes, free OF duty
Wire nails, per pound, ~ mills.
Machetes. free of duty.
Steel bars, per pound, 9-10 Of mill.
Agricultural implements, not machin-
cry, free of duty.
Boots and shoes, on 1 pair valued at
81, g. 40 cents.
Hatchets, free of duty.
India rubber boots and shoes. on 1
pair valued at so cents. 2H cents.
Cotton thread. ON each dozen spools
Of 200 yards, valued at 26 cents, $40
cents.
Clocks, valued at 81. cents.
Rough lumber, free Of duty.
Carpets, valued at 35 cents per yard
on each yard 6-1O cents.
Modern school furniture, free Of
duty.
Dried herring, per pound, / mill.
Writing paper, on each pound valued
at II cents, mills.
Lard, on each pound valued at 6
cents, mills.
Butter, On each pound valued at IA
cents. 8 mills.
Soap, on each pound valued at 10
cents, 3 mills.
Lime, free of duty.
Beans, per bushel, 6 ITO cents.
Household furniture, on each dollars
value, 5 2-10 cents.
Harness and saddlery, on each dol
lars value, 67-10 cents.
Earthenware. common, on each dol
lars value, 10 cents.
China. white, on each dollars value,
s 2-10 cents.
Glassware, common, on each dollars
value, 6 Z 10 cents.
In addition to this, the entire free
list of the Dingley law applies to Por-
to Rico, except as to coffee, on which
the Porto Rican act levies a special
duty in the interest of the coffee grow
ers Of the island
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
TRANSFER PUNCHED WRONG.
West Superior Man Gets Judgment of
500 from Car Company.

West Superior, Wis, May 1S.--[Spc-
ciai. Henry Bloom of this city today
secured verdict Of 500 against the
street car company on account Of having
been put off car by the conductor, who
claimed that Blooms transfer was not
good. Bloom claimed that he had just
received the transfer from another line
and that if had heen punched wrong by
the conductor. lie lived on one of the
suburban lines and il was the last car at
night that he WAS put off of, which Sc
centuated the injured feeling He
brought suit for $500 and the jury al
lowed it at $100.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
PERSONS CAN ELOPE.
Eau Claire Judge Lectures AGED
Man for Running Away
with a Girl.

Eau Claire. Wis. May 1T.-[Specal. !
Cyrus X. Dennis, an aged man. was
released from the charge of abducting
Marie Dickson. Judge Gilbertson, before
whom the case was tried, gave Cyrus Il
severe lecture and some good, wholesome
advice before letting him go. His honor
was no law by which man, who, under
the cloak of religion, stole in and de-
prlved parents of the society of their
young daughter, could be prosecuted.
There is no law against clipping. The
prisoner was thereupOn dismissed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
Increased Circulation.

The Treasury Departments latest
circulation statement shows the total
United States to have been $2,O60,52
463. A year ago, on May 1, 1899, it was
only S1,933, S67 ,S92, having increased
more than S120,000,0O0 within year.
When Mr.. Bryan was nominated, in
1896, it was S1,52S, 1929 463, and has in
creased 35 per cent. since that time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
BIG LUMBER DEAL.
Chicago Firm Buys 100000
Feet from Peshtigo Company
for 100000.

Marinette Wis. May 17.-[Special. l.
Another big deal in lumber was made to-
day. The Perley-Lowe company of Chi
cago purchased the seasons cut of the
Peshtigo Lumber company, which
amounts to between 25,0O0,O00 and 30
100000 feet The deal was negotiated
by Isaac Stephenson for the Peshtigo
company and Perley Lowe. The consid-
Grafton is about 100000. This disposes
of the last big block of lumber in this
district
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
HUGS THE GIRLS.
Merrill MaidenS Are Afraid to CA
on the Street Alone at
Any Time.

Merrill. Wis. May 1S.--[Special. J.
The presence of person in the city who
has been appropriately christcned Jack
the Hugger, has struck terror to the
hearts Of the west side maidens and con-
sequently they are loath to go upon the
streets alone, even i'll the daytime, for
He plies his vocation in the broad day
! has kissed and Rugged several
west side damselS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
The Free-Trade Idea.

The Democracy is so devoted to free
trade that the small temporary duty
denounced as a national disgrace. Were
that party to gain control OF the Gov
ernment, it would attempt to establish
free trade between the United States
and Europe, SO that everything we
bought with the cheap money it prom
Uses us would ''be made in Germany
England or any other old place" rather
than in the United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
DATE FOR THE CONVENTION.
Christian Endeavor Societies will
Meet at Raciue October 4 to 7.

Racine. Wis, May 1S.--A meeting Of
the state, board of Christian Endeavo,.
the members present. It was for the pur-
pose of deciding dates for the big CON
vention to take place in Racine next fall.
and arranging the programme so far as
possible. 1t was unanimously decided to
hold the convention October 4 to Z: also
to make an effort to secure DR. Il. n.
Clark. president OF the international
movement. to speak during the conven-
ton as will also other noted men, 1t
will be made the largest and most sue
cessful convention Of its kind in the his
tory of Wisconsin. Probably 1000 dele
gates will be here
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
Rural Free Delivery.

Rural free delivery is being extended
among the farmers under Republican
rule in the executive departments and
in Congress. This Republican Congress
has increased the appropriation for this
purpose to $1,7500GO. SO that more
farmers than ever will soon be having
their mail delivered at their doors.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
THROWN BY A TRAIN.
Marinette Woman Has a Miracu-
lous Escape from Death at
Iron Mountain.

Marinette, Wis, May 17.-[Special. i
Mrs. j. e. Morrisey of this city had a
very narrow and almost miraculous es-
cape from death at Iron Mountain yes
terday. A buggy in which she was driv-
ing was struck by train of ore cars.
The rig was completely wrecked and
Mrs. Morrisey and a woman with her
were thrown about twenty feet. Mrs.
Morrisey sustained serious injuries and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23

tariff bill to return the duties on sugar
imported from that island ito the per
sons from whom they were collected
The sugar trust had paid $637, 551 Of
these duties, and if the amendment of
the Democratic Senator had not been
opposed by the Republicans, then he
would have caused the return of that
SGm to the trust
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
A Democratic Issre.

In it's quest Of martyrs the Demo-
cratic party should nc. overlook one
Oberlin M. Carter, late of the United
States army, who is at present located
at Leavenworth, Kan. He Is posing as
a victim Of the administration.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
Agricultural Products.

In 1895, one Of the Democratic panic
years, we exported agricultural prod
ucts worth S553,21O,026. In 1899 they
were worth $7S4.9SO,O87. An increase
Of $230,000,000 in the foreign demand
fer American farm products is pref
can administration.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
Paws Widow $4,000.

Negaunee, Mich, May 1S.-Tha Chica-
20 & North Western Railway company
has made a settlement with the widow of
s. g. Green, who was one of the victims
of the Ford River collision in March last,
paying her $4,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23

OF those who arrived here yesterday
Acting Commissioner McSweeny said
that the predominating element was Ital-
ian. In round numbers, he said that Of
the whole number about 1000 were Irish,
gary and the remaining $500 from Italy
and the Balkan peninsula. The line of
steamships which brings the greatest
number Of immigrants into this port is
the North German Lloyd.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
Windy.

After deciding on the Hon. Joe Bailey
for the United States Senate, Texas or
ganized a company to build air ships.
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AYR. .S59.S3S


These figures represent hundreds OF
millions of dollars. Under the McKin-
ley tariff, in President HarrisOn'S .ad
ministration the average volume of
business transacted i'll the United
States was almost sixty billions Of dol
lars q year.
During President Cleveland's admin
istration it averaged nine billions a
year less. In other words, there was
three million dollars less business
transacted every business day of the
year
Under the Dingley tariff and the adj
ministration of President Mckinley
the average volume of business was
twenty-three billions year more than
in the preceding Democratic admins
tratiOn Of President Cleveland.
In other words, there has been over
seven million dollars worth more BUSH
ness transacted every day during Pres
ident McKinley'S term than there was
under President Cleveland.
Moral: Vote for continual ton Of the
Republican administration with a pro-
tectiyes tariff.
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Naturally So.

Good business during Presidential
year is one Of the good results Of three
years Of Republican rule.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
FALLS DOWN MINE SHAFT.
Body of Dead Man Has Not Been
Found.

Ironwood, Mich, May 1S.-Thomas
Peddlar slipped down No. shaft of the
Norrie mine with some loose dirt, and
his body has not yet been found.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-23
ILL WOMAN VIEWS
HUSBANDS BODY.
Casket is Opened for the Sole Pur-
pose Of Showing Her the
Remains

Marinette, Wis, May 1S.-{Special.l i
Henry Lozo. wealthy hotel man who
resided at Pembine, died in hospital
here yesterday His remains were sent
today to Pembine, where the casket will
be opened for the sole purpose of show
ing the remains to his wife, who is sick
in bed No one else will be allowed to
view them. From there the body will he
taken to Florence, Wis, for interment