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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
GALLANT OLD VETERAN.
Sketch of the Military Career of Colonel
Emerson H. Iiscum.

Sketch OF the Military Career of Colones
Emerson I'll. Liscum.
Washington, July 17.-ColOnel En-
erson II. Liscum of the Ninth infan-
try, who was killed at Tientsin, was
one of the most gallant of the old civil
war veterans still in the service. At
the outbreak of that war he volun-
teered as corporal in Company H of
the FIRST Vermont infantry, having
been born in Vermont. He was mus
tered out of the volunteers in August.
1861, and Immediately entered the
regular army as private in the
Twelfth Infantry. Promotion was
rapid in his case and he received his
first commission in the regular army
as second lieutenant in February
1868.
He was transferred to the Thir-
tieth infantry in 1866 and later became
captain in the Twenty fifth. He also
served in the Nineteenth infantry as
captain; in the Twenty second as ma
jor; in the Twenty-fourth as lieutenant
colonel, and became colonel of the
Ninth infantry on April %, 1899. He
was brevetted a captain in 1864 for
gallant services in the battle of Be
thesda Church, and in the campaign
before Richmond, Va. Colonel Lis
cum was in the Santiago campaign
with the Ninth infantry. and was bad
~ wounded at the battle of San Juan
Hill. The war department had taken
note Of his splendid service there, and
his name was to have been presented
at the next session of congress for pro-
motion to the rank of a brigadier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Chinese Fire Was Very Destructive.

Washington. July 1.-THE war de-
partment has made an estimate of the
destructiveness of the action at Tien-
Tsin, based on the Associated Press
dispatch that % per cent of the Amer
leans were hit. The losses around San
tiago were: Killed. 243, or 1.33 per
cent; wounded, Las, or 7.93 per cent.
total killed and wounded 1858, or 9.26
per cent. AS against this percentage
of 9.26 at Santiago comes the amazing
percentage of 25 per cent at Tien-Tsin
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
No Quail for Distribution.

Washington, July 1.-THE depart
ment of agriculture has issued regula-
tions for tie proper execution of the
Lacey law for the protection and i'm
portation of birds. Attention is called
to the fact that while the act provides
for the purchase and distribution Of
birds, no appropriation is made for
that purpose. The department, there
fore, has no quail, pheasants or other
game birds for distribution. Instruc
tons in detail are given as to what
is prohibited bV the act
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Marines for the Far Ea- I.

Washington, July 17.-General Hey
wood, cOmmandant of the marine
corps, is arranging for the mobiliza-
ton Of another battalion of marines for
the far east. They will leave San
Francisco as soon as transportation
can be arranged, probably about Aug.
1. The battalion will be composed of
one company of marines from Boston,
one from New York, and two from the
marine barracks in this city. The
present intention is to send the bat
TALON direct to Manila, but they may
be diverted to China for service there.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
WARSHIP ONE-FIFTH SIZE.
Exhibit Attracts Attention at the Mari
time Exposition in Holland.

ACCFdctS ACJ6nCIOu at the Nldr1-
time Exposition in Holland.
The Hague, July 17.-Queen Will
helmina opened the national historical
maritime exhibition in the royal pal
ace in the Kneuterdik square. The
chief attraction in the exhibition is
an exact model of Admiral de Ruyter's
famous flagship. the Seven Provinces.
The model is forty-five feet by twelve,
one-ffth the actual size of the original
vessel, has fortyeight guns and is
manned by sailors from the royal
navy.
This interesting model was built at
Nieuwediep shipyard, and was sailed
through the canals to Leyden, where
it was dismantled and lowed to The
Hague, where it was conveyed in a
specially constructed carriage through
the town and launched on the Vyver
lake, close to the exhibition. Full
rugged with sails bent and everything
complete, it is of the greatest inter-
est to the thousands who visit the ex
hibitiOn
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Will Try to Rescue Foreigners.

Berlin, July 17.-The German con-
SUD at Chefoo, having communicated
to the governor Of Shan-Tung Emperor
Williams offer of a reward OF 1000
taels for the rescue Of foreigners iii
Pekin, has received the governors re-
ply, which is dated July ID, to the eff
feet that the shutting up of foreigners
in Pekin has deeply touched his heart,
but that attempts to relieve them have
failed, owing to the revolt in Chilli,
but the governor adds he will again
try to effect their release.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Allied Torces Take Tientsin.

London, July 1.-THE Shanghai cor
graphing under date of July II, says:
''The allied troops resumed the at
tack upon the Chinese walled city Of
Ttentsin on the morning of July Il and
succeeded in preaching the walls and
capturing all the forts. The Chinese
Were completely routed and the allies
took possession of the native city and
it's defenses. The total losses Of the
allies in the engagement of Thursday,
Friday and Saturday were about SOC
killed or wounded. The casualties
were greatest among the Russians and
TaDaneSe"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Ordered 1000 Killed.

Washington, July 17.-An unofficial
report has come to the attention of
the Chinese officials here to the effect
that 5000 Chinese officials at Pekin
petitiOned Prince Tuan to protect the
foreigners, whereupon Prince Tuan or
dered all those who united in the Pc
titiOn to be killed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
NEWS is VERIFIED.
Admiral Remey Informs Navy Depart
ment of the Capture.

Washington, July 17.-Admiral
Remey cables the navy department
that the city and forts of Tientsin are
in the hands of the allies. His list
of killed and wounded is somewhat
fuller than Mondays report, but still
not entirely complete. His dispatch
follows:
"Chefoo, July 17.-Today hope to
get wounded from Tientsin either in
hospitals at Taku or aboard SOlace.
Communication very uncertain. Fol
lowing casualties apparently con-
firmed: Marines-Captain Davis,
killed; Captain Lemley, Lieutenants
Butler and Leonard wounded. Army
Colonel Liscum killed; Majors Rea-
gan and Lee. Captains NUyes, Brew
ster and Bookmiller, Lieutenants Nay
lor, Lawton, Hammond and Waldron
wounded.
Total killed and wounded reported
775; Russian and Japanese lost heav-
lily; our total loss reported 215: about
forty were marines, but number be-
lieved to be exaggerated. Have officer
on shore especially to get authentic
number of names, which will be
promptly telegraphed. City and forts
now in the hands of allies. Admiral
Seymour returned to fleet; ranking of
ficer ashore is Admiral Alexyeff at
Tientsin. REMEY."
This bulletin was received at the
navy department early in the morn
ing and was copied for distribution
about 9 o'clock. Before it was given
out it was decided to make some
change in the copy, the nature of
which was not disclosed and the above
copy finally was given to the public.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
ladies Ready for the Worst.

Berlin July 17.-The correspondent
here of The Associated Press has re
ceived private information from Lon
don that letter was received there
from Lady Claude Mac Donald. (wife Of
the British ambassador at Pekin),
written when the situation was grow
ing threatening, saying that all the
ladies of the legation had supplied
themselves with poison.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
President Goes to Washington.

Canton, O., July 17.-President Nc
Kinley left here at 1880 last evening
for Washington in a special car. Only
Secretary Cortelyou accompanied him.
He will attend to matters in connection
with the Chinese situation and in the
course of a few days expects to return
to Canton
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Nebraska Corn Record in Sight.

Omaha, Neb., July 17.-With the
bounteous rains of the past forty hours
throughout Nebraska, Elkhorn rail-
way headquarters gives out an esti-
mate of 3O0,OOO.000 bushels of corn in
sight for this year. This will be a
new record for Nebraska.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20

Washington, July 1.-THE Chinese
minister has received a dispatch from
the minister at London, authenticated
by Sheng, the imperial Inspector of
posts and telegraphs at Shanghai, and
by two viceroys, declaring that the
foreigners in Pekin were safe on July
8 and were receiving the protection Of
the government This is two days
after the reported massacre. Minister
WI has laid the message before Secre-
farv Hav
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
ENRAGEs ST. LOUIS CITIZENS
Transit Company Refuses TO Arbitrate the
Street Car Strike.

st. Louis, July 1.-THE ST. Louis
Transit company, petitioned by citi-
zens, has refused to arbitrate the
strike, and there is much Indignation,
as business has been badly crippled
by the renewal of the trouble and the
reinstatement of the boycott. Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor is expected to ar
rive in the city very soon. He may
suggest some plan by which the strike
may be ended.
The Transit company has filed in
the city registers office returns Of trips
and passengers for the quarter ended
June 80. These show that traffic dur
ing the strike was decreased one-half
and that the company's loss in fares
amounts to S666, 23S.20.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Killed Inv His Neiphbor.

Louise. Ky, July 17.-Wesley Ellis
shot and instantly killed Jesse Cox, in
Wayne county, w. Va, eight miles
from here They were neigkbors and
had been c-emies for long time. FL
lis surrendered to the officers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
The City and Forts Now in the
Hands Of the Al
lied Forces.
CHINESE COMPLETELY ROUTED
Total Loss of the Allied Troops Is
Placed in the NZghbor-
hood of go.
Up to July Foreign Ministers Were
Reported Under the Protection
of Chinese Government.

Washington, July 1.-THE navy de-
partment has received official confirm
alton from Admiral Remey Of the re-
verse of the allied forces at Tientsin
on the morning of the 18th. The dis
patch is DATED Chefoo, July Is, and
says:
Reported that allied forces attack
ed native city morning of 18th; Rus
slams on right with Ninth United
States infantry and marines on the
left. Losses allied forces large: Rus
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Arrival of General Wood.

New York, July 17.-General Leon
ard Wood and his family have arrived
from Havana: General Wood will pro-
coed at once to Washington. When
seen at quarantine he said: Il have
not been called home to consult about
the removal of troops from Cuba to
China, but to t1lk over general mat
tiers in rela to my post in Cuba. |
would like, however. to go to China.
I do not know that | will be selected
for q command. but | want to 60"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
COLONEL LTSCUM

SLAMS 100, including artillery colonel;
Americans over 30; British over 40;
Japan SO, including colonel; French
%. Colonel Liscum Of Ninth infantry
killed: also Captain Davis, marine
corps. Captain Lemley, Lieutenants
Butler and Leonard wounded. At z
in the evening allied attack on native
city was repulsed with great loss. Re
turns yet incomplete; details not yet
confirmed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Kumassi Finally Relieved.

Fumsu, July 17.-Kumassi has been
relieved by the column under CON-
mand of Colonel Willcocks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
GUNS DID GREAT DAMAGE.
Their Shells Caused Many Large Conf1a-
gratiOns in Tientsin.

London, July 1.-THE Daily Nails
Tientsin correspondent, in describing
the capture of the city. says:
1.-The guns of the allies did immense
damage to the native city, causing
many large CONGREGATIONS and finally
silenced the majority of the enemy's
guns simultaneously. Then 1000 Rus
slams. assisted by small parties of
Germans and French. assaulted and
captured eight guns that were in posi-
ton ON the railway embankment and
the fort, the magazine of which the
French subsequently blew up. A body
of American, British, Japanese and
Austrian troops then made a sortie
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20

and attacked the west arsenal, which
the Chinese had reoccupied After
three hours of the hardest fighting yet
experienced the Chinese fled"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
FATAL TEXAS FLOODS
Fifteen lives Lost by the Inunda-
ton at Night Of the Vii.
iage of Coleman.
PEOPLE RUSH CONFUSED TO DEATH
Two Lose Their Lives in an Attempt to
Save Four Children-Cyclone
Works Havoc.

Coleman, Tex, July 17.-Fifteen
lives are known to have been lost in
a flood here yesterday. Ten bodies
have been recovered, but only two We're
identified. They are Joseph Spath,
leading merchant of the village, and
John Fuleissitine. It is feared that
many more lives We're lost in the val
ley below Coleman. The rama tor
rent-which followed three days I'M
precedented rainfall, caused Ford's
creek to burst it's banks and rush
through Coleman, a village of less than
1000 inhabitants.
Two Men and Four Children Drown.
Bewildered citizens, reused from
their slumbers, rushed into the streets
and were swept away. Many were
saved by catching holGof pieces of tim
Der and navigating them into eddies
formed by the swift current, where
they were drawn ashore. Spath and
Fuleisstine managed to mount their
horses. They dashed into the water
and swan their horses to a house
where little girls were screaming for
help. Each rescued two of the chill
w
horses. The animals were swept away,
however, in Il noble effort to stem the
swift current, and all were drowned
More Loss of Life Probable.
Kerrville, Tex, July ia torrent
of rain occurred north Of this place
last night Many farms were mum
dated and loss of life is probable.
Elements Are Rough on Texas.
st. Louis, July IA special to The
Republic from Austin, Tex, says: Aft
err several hours of inceSsant rain cy-
clone struck the town of LlanO, 2OO
miles north of here Sunday night about
7;35 o'clock The storm came from the
southeast and was wholly unexpected.
1t demolished a number of buildings
and a large number of people were in
iured. few of them seriously. Mrs.
! n. J. Badu was struck Dy lightning dur
| inc the height of the storm, and rem
dered unconscious for time. TO add
to the cOnfsion and danger the hand
some residence which herself and fam
/ lily occupied was unrOofed and other
wise damaged by the storm.
Two Deaths at Least. Probable.
Ben JOhnSOn's residence was blown
| from it's foundation, but the family es-
capped injury The residence of j. H.
| Keely was demolished and his two
, sons, aged 3 and years, were serious
ly injured by flying debris. Both chill
dren will probably die. The large AL
| coma hotel building was unroofed and
! badly wrecked. The hotel was full
of summer guests, and many of them
were bruised by the flying timbers
| but not seriously injured. The Austin
and Northwestern passenger station
was unroofed. The, large stone store
building of M. B. Dabu was demol-
ished. The residence of G. f. Daniel
| was completely wrecked but the fam
lily miraculously escaped injury.
Six Inches of Rain in Iowa.
Sioux City, Ia, July 17.-This sec
| ton has been deluged by an enormous
! fall of rain-over six inches of water
! coming down. Small streams are all
| over their banks. 1t is feared the dam
age to crops will be great.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
$500 Suits
for Women.

for Woman suit in our stock.
iol VOlliCH. Our Suits will bear
------r----------."--------i the closest inspec-
ton. The goodness stands right out.
Our Suit Department does not contain
lot of freaky extreme things but we'll
made sensible styles, many of them plain,
others with touches of applique trimming
pretty braiding, rows of stitching, ETC.
At $500. we have about % Suits, black
and colors, that sold for II to Is dollars.
Good assortment of styles, the biggest
eight dollars worth we ever offered. You
can be suited here.
Alterations Free by our expert taiIoress.
sEAsoNABLE enthusiastically cotton shirt
Waists all down in prices-50c and Toe
Waists all 40c; S1.00, S1.25, $3.50 Waists
all S3c. Beautiful white Waists S1.25
now 95c; $3.50 now S1.25; S1.75 now
S1.40; $500 now S1.65; $3.50 now S1.95,
$500 now 1926; $3.50 now 1886.
linen sKsL.RT.ss.-.Lovely styles, plain and
fancy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
Two Men and -Four Children Drown.
More Loss of Life Probable.

Kerrville, Tex, July ia torrent
of rain occurred north Of this place
last night. Many farms were inun-
dated and loss of life is probable.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20
.I.M,B9E SS5OTyZgK
r. NJ CT0PF 2Q22242s.
lHE kIUNIVAl. S.MAlN ST.
lnLDh GAINESVILLE. WIS!
elTuAIaalIs15 sIIZHEEKAIIX0

We are making low
figures on every
suit in our stock.
Our Suits will bear
the closest inSnec-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-20

Sioux City, Ia, July 17.-This sec
ton has been deluged by an enormous
fall of rain-over six inches of water
coming down. Small streams are al
over their banks 1t is feared the dam
age to crops will be great.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-21

Delegates are here from all parts of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, and it promises to be the best meeting of the kind ever held in this part of the country In connection with the gathering there is large and com prehensive display of dairy products and dairy machinery. Among the ag- ricultural experts and others who will address the convention are Norman J. Coleman of St. Louis. who was commits sioner of agriculture during President Cleveland's administration; W. w.
 Marble, a well-known butter expert, and Prof. A. L. Hoecker of the Minne-
 sota experiment station.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-21
CHRISTMAS TREES.
An Income That Brings s150,00O An
 nually Into Maine.

The men who cut Christmas trees for the New York and Philadelphia mar kets went into the woods two or three weeks earlier than usual this au- tumn, having learned that the early trees bring the best prices. They have also found that the waste brush from the trees makes good material for house banking, and while grown per sons are cutting and bundling trees to send out of the state, for money, the young folks are piling big heaps of fra grant boughs against the sides if their homes to keep away the north winds.
 Calais men nave agreed to forward 400 carloads of extra large trees to Philadelphia and have them on the road before November 10. All of these trees are to be frs and none of them are to be less than F feet tall, while some will be 30 feet or more in height. Ev- cry tree is to be sym netrical and tap ering to a sharp apex.
 These trees, for which the contrac- tors receive from 20 to 40 cents on board the cars. are sold to the marketmen for from $2 to 8, the purchasers deiievIng that they are making good bargains at these terms. The large specimens will be used by churches and societies, and some of them are strong enough to hold up ton. The medium and small ones are for use in private families. About 1.500,000 Christmas trees will be sent out from Maine this season, or about 50 per cent more than in any previous year.
 curious feature about the Christ mas tree industry, which brings about S150,000 to the state every year, most of the money being paid to poor per- sons in wages, is that the French Ca nadians are going to ask the coming legislature to put a stop to the indus- try They say that the second and thitd growth frs, from which Christ mas trees are culled form dense thick cts 6n the bleak hiHsides, where rab- bits find shelter in storms, and if the frs are cut away the rabbits will freeze bringing distress and starvation to | many poor French families, whose win- | ter diet consists exclusively rabbit stew. As Maine rabbit is the only animal that can compete with Maine F'renchmen in the way of producing offspring, and as 'the men who are cut i ting Christmas trees are interferine with the balance of nature, the surv..
 val of the French Canadian race 1T Maine seems to depend upon the pro. lection T the frs. The battle will bs an interesting one when it gets befor, a legislative committee for debate.- N. Y. Sun.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-21
TIMELY H1Nrs FOR FBRMERs
A Bulletin Devoted to the Handling
 of Milk.

MT. Gordon H. True, of the experi- ment station, in his latest Timely Hints for Farmers" says:
 The Babcock milk test Is an out growth of the cooperative system of butter and cheese making. When the creamery and cheese factory first came to take the place of the home dairy, and the milk from a large number of dairies was brought to one factory for manufacture, it was a common prac- tice to divide the proceeds on the basis of the number of pounds of milk or cream delivered by each patron, re- gardless of quality. Even if the milk delivered had not been tempered with by skimming or by watering, this method, on account of the difference in the quality of milk, was clearly unjust. With a view to furnishing means for overcoming this injustice, the Baocock milk test, among others, was intro duced, and today It is used as an arbi- trator in practically every creamery and cheese factory in our country.
 But the use Of so valuable an acces- sorry to the dairy industry was not to stop with the factory. The fact that milk from different herds varied in value applied as well to different cows of the herd, and alert dairymen were
Arizona republican., 1900-12-21
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.

To build this great highway of com merce; to invite the world to use it and to adjust its economics to it's condi- tions; to refuse Ithe worlds proffer of an international guarantee of immuni- ty from wars harms: to insist upon making a military establishment of tha. which is essentially commercial:, to take the greatest engineering enter prise man has ever known. the great est artificial aid to world ton he has ever planned. and throw 1t deliberately to the dogs of war: to pur- posely make the crowning achievement of peace a pawn of battle; to hang over it the clouds of doubt ana instability; to offer it not as an eternafly secure gift ito civilization but as a prize to be fought for when mems passions are at their worst-this is not craftsmanship.
 If there had never been a Clayton Bulwer treaty. if the United States were absolutely free handed, still we should not propose thing like this.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-21
WHERE MONEY IS NO OBJECT.

Mrs. John Jacob Astor's tiara is en- tirely of diamonds. She has a string of pearls which she sometimes wears coil ed in the bright strands of her hair, and again you sse them either drawn across one bare shoulder or twisted In and out of the lace in her corsage.
 Mrs. Clarence Mackay possesses cu- rious trio of rings which belonged to d Hindoo rajah. The rings are attached to one another, and although each one is intended for a separate finger they must all be worn at once. The rings are of dull gold and contain a fine ru- by, two emeralds and two diamonds. The settings initiate a dragons head holding the stones between its open jaws.
 The advice that Mrs. Potter Palmer gave a young girl spending her first season at Newport Is not new, but ii is, nevertheless, worth repeating. The beauty and value of a summsr gown, she said, lie in it's freshness. She ad- vised the aforesaid young lady to wear crisp toilets, absolutely neat, even though simple, and to have them fresh svery day.
 Mrs. Ogden Mills has a ma agnif1cenl