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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-05-10
If the Bill Passes.

If the shipping bill passes, those $780,
100000 which the people of the United
States have nlagnanimous1y slipped
into the purses of the Britons and
other foreigners, year after year, for
carrying our exports and imports on
the sea, will stay at home to bless and
comfort the good. If the shipping bill
passes, 100000 more skilled workmen
than at present are employed in Amer
lean ship-yards will unpack their tools,
go to work, and receive good wages.
If the shipping bill passes, the iron
mines will begin to shake and tumble
out the ore so fast as to beat the
record; the coal mines will rattle with
an added output of unnumbered tons
of coal; the ro1ling~mi11s will fire up,
their mighty furnaces will blaze and
and the black threats of the chimneys
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answered the arguments of its enc

answered the arguments of its enc
mics.
When Odin, father of slaughter, and
manner of those who were to be slain,
grew sick of revenge and the smell of
blood, he crowned Thor, his frst-born,
to reign in his stead; bit when Thor
asked for his sword which was also his
sceptre, Odin gave him a hammer,
saying, "the kingdom Of the destroyer
is brief, but the Kingdom of the
builder is eternal So the tramp of
marshalled millions moving to the
ensanguined field, will by and by be
heard no more, but the peaceful bri-
gades of the worlds honest workmen
will march forever, and they will Sc
cure triumphs for civilization and for
the teeming popu1a ions of the earth,
more conspicuous, more glorious, more
enduring than ever we're won by the
sword
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emit dense clouds of black smoke as
never before and thousand and tens of
thousands of men now unemployed
will move in the blaze and heat to
triumph over hell itself, I'd toll and
earn large wages for th- support of
family. And, if the shipping bill
passes, railroad companies must build
more cars and locomotives and extend
their steel tracks to the unopened parts
of the country; the rank and file of
railway employees must be increased;
sailors will ship for long voyages; the
number of seamen will be much multi
piled, and Old Glory will wave in a
thousand harbors where now it is but
seldom seen.
Mr.. Carnegie, and he knows the lines
along which immense profits proceed,
says of the ship subsidy bill. SIT is a
good policy and has few weak points.
It is better to build up a mercha Mt
marine than navy, because, when we
have one we practically have the other.
We should build ships that, while
suitable for the merchant marine, are
capable of being pressed into the
naval service. We should build them
as fast cruisers, vessels of great speed,
very fast, and invu1nerab1e by the
shot of an enemy. To add twenty or
thirty fine ships to the merchant ma
rine each year were better than to
build one or two battlesl1ips''.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-05-10
The Army.

The military forces Of the sUnited
States at the present time number a
grand total of 1916 men; but the
great Industrial Army Of the country
consisting of farmers and factory
hands and miners, not including me-
chanics, merchants, professionals, will
number 1885, 900. When this army is
victorious the whole nation is triumph
ant. When the 1aborers of the Repub-
lie are prosperous every state and city
feels the thrill of prosperity. Nay, it
may be reduced to still finer point;
when farmers are ao1e to rebuild their
fences and repair Cheir barns ssthen the
pulses Of the nation throb more health
lily, the wheels of industry turn more
rapidly, and the locked up currency of
the capitalist begins to flow out
into the pockets Of the people. If
the source of the wave ofa6prosperity
that is now sweeping over the
country could be laid bare; il would
be found to lie in three facts,
the splendid crops of 1885, 1897 and
1898, the increased value of cattle, and
the demand for workmen in the vari-
Gus trades, together with the advances
in wages of the mechanic and the
1aborer. In the worlds perpetual
struggle for bread, as the nation sup
plies its armies that fight on the
bloody field, it behooves the Govern
1nent and the country at large to safe
guard as far as possible the interests
Of that vaster army that carries on the
conflict in the field of toll. na-5.l- r..
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A VERY SUDDEN CALL.
John Mooney, Pioneer Settler of the
: County, Passed Away tuesday
Afternoon at Two O'clock.
CAUSED BY HEART DISEASE.

The Deceased Had Been Able to be About
the House After Dinner, But a Sudden
Attack Closed his Eyes in the Sleep
That Knows no Awakeniug.-He Had
Seen Resident of Kenosha County
Since 1916.
John Mooney one of the pioneer set
tiers of the city and county died sud
denly Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Matthias Brady on Park street. At the
time of the final summons the old set
tier was attended by his sole surviving
daughter, Mrs. John Riley of Pleasant
Prairie.
The deceased had reached the age of
50 years and for the past year he had
been failing, but week ago he was
taken i'll and GA Thursday he was
forced to take to his bed. During the
last few days, however, he had been
much improved and this 'morniug the
doctor attending him expressed the
opinion that he would soon be fully
recovered.
Shortly after noon he went into the
sitting room and sat down in a chair
and few minutes later it was noticed
that he was very i'll. He was carried
to his room, where he fingered until
little after 2 o'c1ock, when death closed
his eyes.
The death of John Mooney marks
the passing of another of the familiar
faces among the early pioneers of the
county. For many years5he has been
a resident of the city and all who knew
him respected him.
Mr.. Mooney was one sof" the early
Irish settlers of the town of Brighton.
He.was born in Dublin, Ireland, March
sd, 1917. He was we'll educated in his
boyhood and when he had attained ma
turity with a number of other early
settlers of the county he came to the
new world to seek his fortune. He
reached Southport in 1916 and settled
on a farm in the town of Brighton.
Here he resided for some thirty years
when he removed to Kenosha to live.
Since he has been in this city he]has
taken an important part in it's deve1
opment. ~
In ms political athl1at1ons he was
Democrat, but he never held auy office
in the gift of thelpeop1e, with the ex-
ception of the office Of City Poor Mas
ter, which he held for three years.
His wife and five children have pre-
coded him to the better land, and one
daughter, Mrs. John Riley, of Pleas
ant Prairie, is left to mourn his
loss. She has the sympathy of many
friends in this great affection.
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A REFORM JUSTICE:
Justice McCarron Gives His First Victim
the Pledge for Ninety Days. 49,

Justice George McCarron opened his
office in the Masonic Temple Tuesday
morning, and the first case that came
UP before him showed that the new
Judge was in favor of justice that re-
forms. Nick Ba1tes was the first man
to come up before ellis Honor" He
was charged with breaking the laws of
the city by being found in a state of
intoxication. He was promptly fined
dollar and costs, and after the costs
had been paid the Judge took a new
wrinkle and insisted that the cu1prit
sign a pledge of total abstinence. The
pledge was duly drawn up and Ba1tes
swore that he would not touch a drop
for a period of ninety days. The
Justice seems quite at home in his new
quarters and handles his cases as if he
had been on the Justice bench for
many years.
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KILLING SHEEP.
Dogs Kill over One Hundred Sheep in
Racine and Kenosha Counties.

Dogs are making sad havoc among
the sheep of farmers in both Racine
and Kenosha counties. Yesterday dogs
got into the foclzs of Spencer Hull,
near Salem, and tore and lacerated
twenty. Most of them died and the
others had to be killed. Another farmer
had II, third farmer and still an
other Is. 1t is estimated that fully 100
animals have been killed by CANNES
the past two weeks. Farmers are up
in arms and threaten to kill every dog
that comes near their farms. Hunters
are warned to look well after b1ooded
animals.
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KFNOsHA 7, sOMERs 5.
The High School Base Ball Team Wins TIE
First Game of the Season on Saturday

The Kenosha High School base ball
team has broken all former records by
opening the season with a victory, for
on last Saturday afternoon in the pres
ence Of overstwo hundred people they
defeated the. strong Somers team by
score of 7 to 5. The game was played
on the Somers grounds and the Keno
sha boys had the best of the game in
all but one inning when the SOmers
players managed to get three runs.
The game ended in row in the sew
enth inning, and had it not been for
this fact the score would have been
much larger. Kenosha was at bat with
three men on bases. Schumacher hit
a fly ball to the in field and all the
men scored. The somers players then
left the field because the umpire re-
fused 70 call Schumach out for inter
feriug with the feeders.
HoIderness and Ho1derness occupied
the points for the kenosha team and
their work was Of the guilt edge
variety. Roy Holder ess, who pitched
for the locals, had tie heavy Somers
batters at his mercy all through the
game and would have shat them out
had it not been for costly errors on the
part of the Kenosha team. A return
game will be'p1ayed in this city in the
future.
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A QUIET WEDDING.
Fred Smith and Miss olga oleson Mar.
ried at St. George Parsonage.

A very quiet wedding was celebrated
at St. Georges parsonage at half past
two O'Clock this afternoon. the con-
tracing parties being Fred Smith,
brother of Alderman Smith, and Miss
Olga O1eson. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Elskamp, in the pres
ence Of a few friends. The bride was
attended by Miss E1sen, while Charles
O1esen acted as best man.
This evening Mr.. and Mrs Smith
will give a wedding reception and
dance to their friends in Sch1itz hall.
Both the young people are well
known on the North side, and they
start on the voyage of married life
with the best wishes of large circle
of friends. They will make their home
on the Island, and will be at home to
their friends after May 18th.
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The Situation

Summing the matter up it looks at
present as if the Haynes-C1ausen Ordi-
nance would be passed. The ordinance
makes a splendid showing on paper,
but thus far the committee have failed
to show that the. nlen have any fnan-
cia1 backing. AS it stands today, with
the Milwaukee avenue paving clause,
the ordinance will undoubtedly be very
popular with the North side Aldermen,
but it is stated that there are reasons
to believe that the South side Alder
men will unite against the passage OF
the ordinance. Mayor German re-
fused to give his opinion OH the meas
ure Monday evening, but stated that
the ordinance was not passed as yet,
and that he doubted very much whether
or not it would ever pass.
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Mark Donahue is able to be out again
after an illness of some six weeks.
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verx Low RATES to petroit, Mich.

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The Marquette club has secured a
ta11y-ho for use on Memorial day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-26
suLLnls u srEEx0rnHHED.
3ssA Days Ds1sy Brings % Rsinfssss-
nsnts and Supplies. XIX

xssA Days DSisy Brings % Rsinfssss-
nsnts and Supplies.
LoxDoN, Jan. 20.-A Durham special,
dated Thursday night, says:
IT is.reported hero that Lord Dun.
donald has smashed . Boer convoy.
General Butler is said to be within
twelve miles Of Ladysmith and General
Warren to be about six miles to the
rear"
LONDON, Jan. 2o.--Evcry hour that
General Butler delays his combined
attack makes his position stronger
Transports continue to arrive at Dur
ban and fresh troops are being sent up
the line to reinforce those at Colenso.
1t appears that> General Buffers
troops north of the Tugela number
$4,000 and possibly $4,000, with fifty
guns His total forces, forming a
great outer curve south and west OF
Ladysmith, probably number 10000.
While General Buffers forward opera
tons, which began on January 10.
develop rather leisurely, the Beers ap-
PS"A w OO Au4iJ 5"dAC VAidt thcy uluaU
meet strenuous assault Balloon OBJ
servers have roughly estimated that
10000 Beers are using spade and pick
In artificially strengthening positions
which nature has rendered easy of de-
Tense. Military critics in touch with
the war Office think that news that
general fighting has begun may be ex.
pected ut any hour. 1t is not thought
that one days fighting will settle the
fate of Ladysmith, but rather that
there will be two or three days of con-
tinuous fighting.
General Butler has telegraphed the
war office from Spearman's camp under
date Of Thursday evening as follows:
Lord Dundonald with body of
mounted troops came into action this
afternoon with force of Beers west Of
Acton Homes. After the fight he occu-
pied several kopjes, which he is still
holding. Field Cornct lieibrun and 20
Beers were killed and Is prisoners
taken. Two British soldiers were
killed and two wounded"
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HARD FIGHTING.
Buffers Forces Gradually Approaching
LNdyAmith.

Buffers Forces Gradually Approaching
Ladysmith.
LONDON. Jan. 22.-It is evident from
General Buffers dispatch to the war
office and the advices to the Associated
Press from Spearman's camp that a big
battle is now being fought. AS far as
can be gathered from these dispatches.
the result remains undecided, and un-
less the Beers withdrew during tho
night, the engagement, on which
hangs the fate Of Ladysmith, and
which may prove the turning point OF
the whole war, will be resumed this
morning. The war Office posted the
following dispatch from General Bul.
Ter, dated Spearman's camp, January
20, evening:
General Clery, with part of Gen.
eral Warren's force, has been in action
from a. IN. till p. m. to-day. by
judicious use Of his artillery he has
fought his way up, capturing ridge
after ridge, for about three miles. The
troops are now bivouaclsing on the
ground he has gained. but the main
position is still in front of them. TIE
casualties were not heavy. About 100
wounded had been brought in by $50
p. m. The number of killed has not
yet been ascertained."
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VeterRn'a MYStoriOuS Death.

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. 23.-Charles
Schultz, veteran OF the civil war and
a former member Of the Ninety fourth
New York regiment, was found dead
IN bed in clearinghouse here this
morning under rather mysterious cir
cumstances. The authorities are in
vestigating ethe matter. Schultz was
an inmate Of the Milwaukee Nation
al Soldiers home and had been here
for some weeks past. He was known
to have had quite a large sum OF
money recently. He was about 70
years Of ag"
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Is in GENERAL
hnITlsH TAKE yploN Kop.

1spores, Though Mesger, Indicate Heavy
British Losses.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Advices have been
received from spearman's camp that
General Woodgate has succumbed to
the wounds he received in the attack
upon Spion Kop.
Z LONDON, Jan. 26.-The war office has
issued the following dispatch from
Spearman's Camp dated January rs at
1910 a. M:
General Warren's troops last night
occupied Spon Kop, surprising the
held by us all day, though we were
heavily attacked, especially by very
annoying she'll fire. l fear our casual
tiles are considerable, and l have to
inform you. with regret. that General
Woodgate was dangerously wounded.
General Warren is of the opinion that
he has rendered the enemy's position
untcnable. Our men are in splendid
condition"
LONDON. Jan. 26.-General Buffers
phrase "the men are splendid" thrills
A'S A'S'AN WYNN pAlOC dlu COuAUSuCCs
His taking and holding of Spon kop
are considered permanent advantages.
Sir Charles Warren's opinion that miles
Of adjacent intrenchments are unten.
able is accepted by most expert OBJ
servers as obviously true, because of
the height of the position, although
some point out that it may lack ade-
quate gun platform to resist artillery
fire from the two extended lines. 1t
is not likely that General Warren will
let go anything he holds, and news OF
further success is calmly awaited.
The military authorities recognize. of
course. that in the twelve or fifteen
miles between Spion kop and Lady
smith there are continuous defensive
positions and rugged hills and ravincs
which far outrange Spion kop. but
they are sure that the troops who have
turned the Beers out of difficult places
can do it again.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-26
HOUSE,
OPEN DOOR ASSURED,
Agreement Regarding China Has Been
Reduced to Definite Notes.

Agreement Regarding China Has Been
Reduced to Definite Notes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The success
of the negotiations instituted by Sec
rotary Hay with a view of insuring the
'.open door, for American trade in
China. may now be regarded as nsSur-
ed. The last phase of the negotiations
was the reduction of the arrangements
reached informally to the shape of
what are known as definite notes.
This work has been going on for some
weeks, with the result that every one
Of the powers that participated in the
negotiations has returned to the state
department the written agreement,
with the exception of Japan and Italy.
There is not the slightest doubt in
csc cases, for Japan was one of the
N :.,of the nations approached by the
l\Ntl State to welcome our overtures,
NV Italy, voluntarily entered the
T.lotiation without waiting for adj
ve$trom the United States The
fipt Of their fcrmal undertake
elieved to be due to q elav in
G for intin,nti ions have been
Ehe effect that they have NJ
IA DISPATCHED. ~
- ss4ssassa. ri -. S4 SA.5-ys
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ALARMING TO THE BRITISH.

Congress Said to BE Prepared to Ignore
the Clayton Bulwsr Treaty.
LONDON. Jan. 2l.-The Daily Chron.
icle says editorially today:
according to advices we have re-
ceived from Washington, a canvass Of
the scna.e and house of representatives
has placed 1t beyond dispute that con-
gress will not only pass the Nicaragua
canal bill, but will pass it in form
directly at variance with the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. This is a statement of
decidedly serious Importance, and we
hesitate to believe that the United
States government will commit itself
to course which this country would
have regarded as unfriendly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-26
scn par. of eve so~,n.

/.
II has long been evident that the
rapidly increasing movement OF grain
and merchandise towards the south
ern scaboard would demand an In.
crease Of shipping facilities on the
Mexican Gulf. The most promising
seaport city is La Porte, at the head OF
galveston Bay. Peculiar natural ad-
vantages surround LaPorte. notably its
being the fartherest inland seaport on
the Gulf, having high dry land with
perfect drainage and the purest arte-
sian water. a climate unsurpassed In
tho south and an attractive city site.
The American Land Co., 1SS Madison
street, Chicago. Is interested At La
Porte and announces the first general
sale Of property will be held Feby.
l4-17. 1900,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-26
SENATORIAL REORGANIZATION.
Caucus Held at Which, New Officers Are
Chosen.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-The republic
can caucus of the senate decided def
initely upon the reorganizat on of the
elective officers of that body and nom
mated Hon. Charles Bennett, of New
York. for sec. etarv to succeed Hon.
William r Cox. and Hon. PANEL NJ.
Ramsdell. of Indiana, for serc eant-at.
arms. 10 succeed Col. II. J. Bright. j.
S. GARRISON. Of Iowa, was u candidate
for secretary. and tied Bennett on the
first ballot. AlonZo Stewart. of Iowa..
was candidate for sergeant-at-armi}
and received 20 votes to "a fori
RornSde1] 49, -.-.. -
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Osman Digna Captured.

CAIRO, Jan. 2l.-News has been re-
ceived here that Osman Digna, princi.
pal general of the late Khalifa Abdul
lah. has been captured. 1t had been
known that he was in the neighbour
hood of Tolzar six days ago. and sever
III expeditions were organized from
Suasim under Captain Burgess, with
the result that Osman Digua was
taken unhurt in the hills.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-26

MRS BELVA LOCKWOOD, FOR
Lockwood
profession In letter Tse
Medicine Company, she says
~ have used Pruna both for myself and MOTHER
fer 66th year, an Invaluable
remedy cod catarr hay fryer and kindred Diseases
for feeble and old people, those
unstrung." Yours truly, " Beiva A. Lockwood
Catarrh attack of the body Women especially liable
There
the head Nest because they
head
and death Health
ectnw only Medicine olumhus
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A Russian WnrslliD Ashore.

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 19.-The Rus
sian ironclad Poltava, 1000 tons, is
dangerously ashore near Libau. on the
Baltic. The Poltava's armament con
sists of four 1a-inch guns, twelve SO
incl, quick firing guns, thirty-four
smaller guns and six torpedo tubes
Its cost was $1,000, 600 W
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A real poor man never carries any
Insurance on his house.
Tn. Health and ! len sure Resorts

k Texas, Mexico, Arizona and Cali
Prnia are quickly and comfortably
sached via the Southern Pacific Com
Rny's Sunset Route. Daily through
ryice from New Orleans to San
tancisco via Houston, San Antonio.
Paso and Los Angeles. Special
mi-weekly service, Sunset Limited
b NJ New Orleans Mondays and
~ rsdays. composed OF Buffet Smok-
y AIR, containing Bath Room and
4er shop, Drawing Room Compart-
1t Car. regular Pullman Sleepers,
4 Dining Car meals la carte), all
kthe latest design and most luxuri-
appointed. Direct connections
at New Orleans from al points
~ and East. Detailed Informal
- eheerfully furnished by w. G.
ker, G. w. A.. So. Pac. Co.. 23S
hrk A.. Chicago; W. H. Conner,
MI Ait, Chamber Commerce Bldg,
7 acinnati. O., w. J.; Berg. Trav. Pass.
: 4. 22o Ellicott Square. Buffalo.
;SY.
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MAKES TREASON OF LYNCH1No.

Representative White Introduce . Bill
to Prevent Mob Violence.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 22.-Representa-
tive White, of North Carolina, tho
colored representative Of the house,
reported bill for the "protection Of
oil citizens of the United States against
mob violence" etc. 1t provides that
ell persons shall be protected against
being murdered. tortured or burned
to death by mobs known as "lynching
bees" whether spontaneous or pre-.
mediated, and all parties participating,
aiding or abetting in such affairs are
made guilty of treason against tho
United States government and subject
to prosecution in the United States
courts.