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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-11
l5C and I9C India IinOns, 9AC yard.
39C COI0red and black henriettas, 29C.

the draw has been swung have been kept
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
They report that during the calendar year
1899 the draw was opened $3.50 times the
number of vessels passing through being
IL, 1870, Of which 1895 were steam vessels
and 1904 vessels of other kinds. There
is considerable force in the objection lhat
two bridges would tend TO cause an ice
gorge, although the ice in the upper river
Is badly broken up by coming over the
Little and Great Falls but if they were
removed to a distance Of about 1000 feet
apart there would be room between them
for a vessel to run back and forth to
break up the ice, thus checking any ten
dency TO gorge.
owing to the fact that all wagon travel
from the south has to cross the bridge at
present provided at Roach's Run, the
wagon bridge could be placed as much as
LOCO feet upstream from the railroad
bridge WITHOUT really increasing the dis
lance to be Travelled by teams except
those which start between Roach's Run
and the south shore Of the bridge.
An estimate Of the cost of building
the bridges separately or combined, has
been prepared by the engineer of the rail-
road and is believed to be correct. except
IN the matter Of $4,000 linear feet Of
beams for asphalt floor at $50. S72 000.'
This item. It is believed, will amount to
s54 per linear foot instead Of $50. which
would make the total of that item Sl29.
O0G or an increase Of $51 600. This item
enters both estimates, so that the 'ost to
the United States will not be changed
thereby.
bridging the Potomac.
1T is the general rule that where
changes are made to eliminate grade cross
ings one-half the expense shall be paid by
the public and one-half by the railroad.
The bill under consideration proposes an
expenditure Of not less than $4,000 600.
81 500. coo Of which sum is for the lew
station. and therefore would not come into
the division Of costs. Some other items
also belong 10 this category; bGt the cost
Of changes which in other cities would be
subject 70 division amount to not less
than 81 0GG 900 The rule adopted in his
case is that the railroad company shall
pay all the costs Of changes, both OF
bridges and of excavations. within its
right Of way and that the District gov
erumeut shall be responsible for land dam
ages and for building the approaches The
District Commissioners estimate the land
damages al Jess than $4,000, and the cost
Of approaches at 500 coo. The entire
money cost to the public for making these
very necessary changes will be $50 900.
This IS exclusive OF the bridge Whirh
should be rebuilt under any circumstances.
Adding the cost OF the bridge tS5fS o00l.
The entire amount of money expense will
be S91S, G00
In addition to this should be sdded
SfG2. Geo for .1o.oou square feet taken from
Garfield Park. at so cents foot, and S9le.-
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his MEMORY RHVERED
Enlogies in the Senate on the Late
Representative Bland.

Tributes to the Life and Character
of the Exponent of the Free Coin
age of SflNer-An Earnest Modest
MRn. With Profound Conviction
of Dutr-Tbe Address OF Mr. Vest.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-11

Ladies', Misses, and Children's Tn
trimmed Hats, in the most wanted
shapes and colors, in chip. Mackinaw.
Neapolitan, auG plain and fancy straw,
in black and all shades; instead SQc
of SSc, will be sold fOr..........o1
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-11
TIE GRADE CROSSINGS
A Report TO The Senate FayOring
Their Elimination.

The Recommendations of the Com
mittec on the District On the Bill
tGmnc Lines The Question Of
Bridges over the Potomac River.
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which the lines passed This solution i'm
mediately commended itself TO both the
people and the railroad. and there is now
no difference OF opinion as to the proposed
method OF eliminating grade crossings
alnnE his line
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-11
Special selling untrimmed hats.

A large table fun OF Ladies' and
Misses Walking and Outing Sailors. OF
handsome MacI,inaw. rough fancy and
plain strsEs. in all colors-the very
same shapes aud the same quantities
which are being sold at Csc and zoe
sl37 elsewhere are offered at. ~
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-11

S making an extra effort 20 tree
tier months.
on the back Of the neck,
fatal Boils are regarded by some
he pain and inconvenience under
ID IS too thick anyway, and this is
is diseased-is full Of poison and
gives warning Of serious internal
Many an old sore. running ulcer,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-11
dangerous
GaE'bEsk7GEeS

nd Tdding the system Of AT accumulated waste matter
herbs which directly the blood po0us
and driven by this powerful purely Vegetable cne
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-11
l2JC for l0C wash Goods.

On Of centre bargain tables today you shall
est wash goods embracing immense of Wa
imes. dotted Swiss mulls organizes batises ETC. in tn
orngs in striped figured and plain effects; sheer beauti
being sold about 19c yard - 12c yard.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
In South Africa.

The beers released over 800 of Gen.
Clements men.
The beers captured 100 British
troops in fight at Zastron.
Sir Alfred Miner has been gazetted
administrator to the Transvaal and
the Orange State.
Seven hunderd Beers crossed from
Orange River colony into Cape
Colony and reached Kaapdal.
De Wet is said to have escaped from
the British trap by leading a charge
through the line at Lapberg stores.
General Clements British force was
defeated at 'Nooitgedacht, in the
Transvaal, by beers under General
Delarey.
In the house of commons Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach said a COM
missioner is ready to start for the
Transvaal to ascertain how much the
people may be taxed.
EX-President Kruger and DR.. Leyds,
the diplomatic agent of the Transvaal,
dined at the royal palace with Queen
Wilhemina and Dowager Queen
Emma. There was no exceptional dis
play on the occasion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
InsuIar Affairs.

Citizens of Havana oppose plans
for sewers as too expensive.
A test case on the right to import
goods duty free, taken by the supreme
court. will fix the status OF Porto RICO
and the Philippines under the United
States government.
The newly elected commissioner
from Porto Rico Mr.. Degeta, made his
appearance at the capitol for the first
time and was cordially welcomed by
senators and representatives
At Santiago de Cuba sharp earth
quake shock was felt. No injury was
done in the city with the exception Of
the breaking of dishes, though few
small buildings were slightly
damaged.
From Iloilo it is reported that the
insurgents in that part of Panay are
swearing allegiance at the rate of l.
600 day. Considerable sums OF
money and large quantities of supplies
have been captured by the Americans.
The secretary of war has cabled in
structions to Maj. Gen. Macarthur at
Manila TO D0Slu Inc WOIh VI ISCul AAll5
the volunteer troops from the Philip
pines in order to permit of their dis
charge in this country by the Both OF
June next.
A serious scandal in the Philippines
is promised in the forthcoming re-
port of the island commissioners.
The grant of valuable mining lands,
pretending to be from Spain, is shown
to have been made after the surren-
der Ex-Consul Williams of Manila
is said to be involved in the con-
spiracy.
A petition to Governor Allen of
Porto Rico drawn up in the house of
delegates, asks for a general pardon
of criminals and amnesty for persons
condemned by police courts. It in
cludes, also, the release of persons
awaiting trial for offenses committed
IN connection with the recent election,
and particularly mentions persons
ponvicted of arson.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Domestic.

Chicago December wheat, 69B @70c.
j. j. Hill was elected director OF
the Erie railroad.
partisan politics.
The American Forestry association
met in Washington.
Smallpox epidemic in Winona.
Mimi, is spreading.
BANK at Cashion, Ok. T., was robbed
Of $1,000 by burglars.
The industrial arbitration confer
ence was held in Chicago.
An attempt was made to rob the box
Office of a Sioux City theater.
Joe Cans was knocked out by Terry
McGovern in the second round.
Oswald Ottendorfer. editor of the
New York Stats Zeitung, died.
Marie st. Felix will be married to
DR.. Jerome M. Lynch on Jan. 1.
San Francisco was shaken by a
severe storm. but no life was lost.
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul
spoke in favor of the army cantcen.
General Michael J. Bulger, con-
federate, died at Dadeville, Ala, aged
100.
Charles G. Beaman, general counsel
of the Wisconsin Central. died sud-
denly
Paddy Ryan, ex-champion heavy
weight pugilist, died at Green Island,
N. Y.
L. M. Hansen. a farmer near Grand
Island, Neb., crossed in love, poisoned
himself
A receiver was appointed in Indian
apolis, Ind, for the Order of Chosen
Friends.
Lieutenant Hobson, August Belmont,
William Faversham, Judge Barrett,
and Mrs. Oliver Hartman, typhoid
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24

Rowlands, who waylaid, brutally MUIR
white barber, were lynched in the
jailyard by a mob of 5000 frenzied
citizens.
Mckinley received 104,584 plurality
in Michigan. The populist candidate
for president received 833; the pro-
hibition candidate, 1859; social
democrat, 1926, and the socialist
labor, 9O3. The plurality of Governor
Bliss was 1884.
The building occupied by the con-
struction department at the Norfolk
navy-yard was destroyed by fire. 1t
contained all the important papers,
plans and specifications of the con-
struction department Loss to build
ing and contents 100000.
George A. Fuller OF Chicago, we'll
known throughout the country as a
contracting architect. died in New
York CITY, He was the originator of
the modern steel skeleton building,
and erected the first building Of that
character in the United States.
Inc EflO railway LIDS UOuSuL CnC
| Pennsylvania Coal company's property
and with it the franchise Of the in
dependent coal road. Following this
deal the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
entered into an arrangement with
banking interests for joint control OF
the Erie.
There are two people in Omaha
claiming to be descendants of Sir
Francis Drake and to be the heirs to a
portion of a great English estate
valued at $20O,OOO,OOO They are
Elisha Clark Corey and his sister,
Mrs. Maud Z. Corey Helm. They are
two of the surviving 80 heirs to the
famous old estate.
| Mrs. Sarah Jackman is dead at her
home in Bloomington, ILL.,, aged "a
years. She was the widow of John A
Jackman, for twenty years superin-
tendent of machinery of the Chicago
and Alton railroad. She was born in
was teacher in the public schools
| of Boston.
| Miss Helen Baird, formerly leading
woman in The Man from Mexico
known in private life as Miss Lena
| Schoonmaker, died in a hospital in
st. Paul, of typhoid pneumonia con
tracted in Butte, Mont. Her mother
and sister, the latter known on the
stage as Brandon Douglass in The
House That Jack Built. were with her
| Rev Cyrus A. Bartol, for upward OF
fifty years pastor of the West church
(Unitarian) of Boston, is dead, aged
| 81 years. He was a native of Maine
and a graduate Of Bowdoin college
and Harvard Divinity school. He
preached for year in Cincinnati in
| 1856, and then was called to the
| West church He retired in 1889. He
was identified with many progressive
clubs and published many volumes OF
sermons and essays. He leaves q
daughter, Elizabeth Howard Bartol
the celebrated painter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Foreign.

During 80 years, 271 divorces have
been granted in Canada.
Ernest Bremen, of Basic, has been
elected president of Switzerland
The Agrarian party in Germany
will demand high tariff on grain i'm
ports.
The estimate is that 1876 lives were
lost with the German training frigate
Gneisenau off Malaga
The London Evening Sun, under
the Rev. DR.. Parker's editorship, is
regarded as a fat failure.
New York and Chicago capitalists
are said to be about to establish paper
mills at Little Falls. Ont.
A tailor in Chemnitz, Germany
claims to be Napoleon ILL.,. son of
L'Aiglon," duke of Reichstadt.
Belgian capitalists are planning a
canal to connect the Volga and Don
rivers, to cost $35,OOO,OOO to $4,000
600.
Timothy Healy, in London, declares
his Indifference to his exclusion from
the IRISH nationalist party at the Dub
lin convention
The close of the exposition, throw
ing thousands out Of employment, has
created abnormal criminal conditions
in Paris. Robbers and murders are
numerous.
Emperor Nicholas, for the first time
since his illness, went into the
open air, sitting on a veranda. Sub
sequently he received one of the min
listers in audience.
Emperor William. who was in Han
over visited Countess Won Waldersee
and conversed with her pleasantly and
at length, praising her husbands
achievements in China.
There was a fire in the magnificent
castle Of Prince de Ligne at the
Chateau Beloeil, near Mons, Belgium
The principal part of the building and
many of its artistic contents were de-
stroyed
The falling overheard of a man
from a passenger boat on the West
river, near Ho Kau, China, led to a
rush of some 400 passengers to the
side of the vessel. which caused her
to sink, over 200 persons being
drowned
Next years salon will be held May
l to June 80. in the Grand Palais des
Beaux Arts, the one permanent expo
sition building. There is room for
1,5O0 pictures and 600 drawings, be-
sides sculpture. Artists can show
only two works each
Lord Cranborne, speaking in the
house of commons of the contracts for
the Uganda railroad bridges going to
America, said the American Bridge
company would build thirty bridges,
using 1000 tons of steel. The con-
tracts totaled up $4,000 tons.
An Italian from Soho Ca district
in the heart of London) burned a pin
studded wax eff1gy of President Nc
Kinley On the doorstep of the United
States embassy. He said he was
brother of Guido Mazaro, who was
lynched in Louisiana, and was aveng-
ing the death of his kinsmen. On the
approach of the police, he bolted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Experiments in Germany and Prof
Braun's Improvement.


Braun's Improvement.
Reports from Berlin state that dur
ing the storm which ragged in the Balti,
and North Seas recently the conmuni-
cation established by means Of wireless
}telegraphy between the mail steamer
at sea and the shore proved very sue.
cessful, many kilograms being trans
mitted without any difficulty.
Numerous experiments are now be.
ing made with the system throughout
Germany, not only by the Post ane
Telegraph Departments, but also by
the military authorities. The latter
recently established connection by
wireless telegraphy between the
Broken, the highest mountain in
North Germany, and the Kyffhaeuser,
the highest summit in Thuringia,
distance of about so kilometers (about
81 IA milesl as the crow flies, and the
results, it is said, were most success
full.
Professor Braun, the head of the
physical laboratory at Strasburg Uni
Versity, has made great improvements
in Marconi's invention The belief
that kilograms could be transmitted
over great distances by the Marconi
system if a more powerful inductive
apparatus were used has proved to be
a mistake. There is a definite limit to
the length of currents favorable for the
transmission of kilograms, beyond
which any further addition of energy
is of no avail. According to Professor
Braun, however, this difficulty can be
overcome, and at the same time the
danger of strong charges avoided. The
transmitter is made to oscillate, not
as before by static charges but by in
duction. The transmitter is a single
metal wire, not interrupted by serie
of sparks. It's lower part is spira
By its side, though completely seps
rate, there is another spiral wire, gen
orally consisting Of single coil
thick wire, the so-called primary coil
Through the latter Leyden jars di,
ShoA Sc CASAIo6lF6S. Ill uOIuS ILLS GISC-
trio waves are created in the primary
wire and cause others in the transmits
sion wire. The transmitted energy
can here he increased theoretically
without limit The waves generated
in the transmitter are quite harmless
and can be eas1nly isolated. Professor
Braun's apparatus has shown by ex-
pertinent that the long sparks from the
transmitting wire are scarcely per-
ceptible. He allowed the giver to act
on the neighboring transmitter. in
which he thus created sparks that lit
an incandescent lamp. He touched the
transmitter with a wet thread con-
nected with the earth, which made no
change in the working of the receiver,
the corresponding experiments with
the Marconi ratchet apparatus having
at once made the transmitter complete
ly powerless. The effect of Professor
Braun's transmitting apparatus is
about three times as great as that of
Marconi's transmiter. The professors
system is in use between Cuxhaven and
ditance of 81 kilometers
(a.bout 381A miles, and is said to work
very we'll
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
gave its consent to the fixing of a
definite time to vote upon the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. Senators Money
and Mason had occupied the time of
the executive session in making
speeches upon the treaty, and when
Senator Mason, who was the last
speaker, concluded Senator Lodge re-
neWed the request to take a vote
next Thursday. No voice was raised
in opposition.
Senator Moneys speech was fiat
protest against the entire proceedings
IN connection with the treaty. He
contended for the right of the United
States to act in this matter indepen-
IDENTIFY of other nations. Senator Ma
son spoke in support of his sug-
gested amendment authorizing the
United States to defend the canal as
it may deem proper in case it con-
structs the canal
Washington, Dec. Thunder sus-
pension of the rules the house today
passed the bills to divide Kentucky
and West Virginia into two judicial
districts, and to create another dis
tr1ct judge in the northern district of
Ohio and to refer 20 the secretary
OF the interior for an investigation
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
In China.

German troops who served in China
were warmly welcomed home.
A Dutch army of four men arrived
at Pekin to serve as basis for in
demn1ty claims.
A Pekin dispatch says that Minister
Conger believes the Chinese have
been taught a lesson in the looting.
1t is said that the final terms agreed
upon by the powers as to China will
not include the death penalty for the
boxer leaders.
Great Britain insists upon modifi-
cation of the demands upon China
which means further delay in the
peace negotiations.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Two Sailors Killed

Milwaukee, Dec. 1.-two men were
killed and five freight cars were
smashed in a wreck on the North
western road south of South Milwau-
kee. The men were Claude HegeA
and Frank German. two sailors, who
were stealing ride. The train broke
in two.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24

the claims Of the state of Texas for
moneys expended on public improve
ments in Greer county before the de-
cision of the supreme court placed it
within the jurisdiction of Oklahoma.
An attempt was made to pass the bill
to give soldiers and sailors of the
civil war, Spanish war and war in
Philippines preference in the matter
of appointment to and retention in
positions on the ground that it would
of the government, but it aroused op-
position on the ground that it would
practically shut out of government
employ for years to come all civilians
and was Overwhelmingly defeated.
Just before the house adjourned a
fine tribute was paid Representative
Charles A. Boutelle of Maine, who
served eighteen years in congress
and who had been reelected to the
fifty-seventh congress- Mr. Littlefeld
of Maine, asked unanimous consent
for consideration of the bill to place
him on the retired list as a captain in
the navy. The bill was passed.
Washington, Dec 18.-Friends Of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty occupied
nearly all the time of the senate in
executive session today, Senators
Foraker and Morgan being the speak
ers. But little was done in open
session. Previous to taking up the
treaty, the senate for the purpose of
clearing the calendar disposed of
several other treaties of comparative
ly little Importance
When the -Pauncefote treats
was taken up attention was given to
the resolution offered in open session
earlier in the day by Senator Tillman
calling for the correspondence be-
tween this government and the gov
eminent of Colombia relative to the
right of the United States to construct
the canal across Colombian territory.
The resolution was agreed to after it
was amended at the instance of Sena-
tor Morgan to also call for all cores
pondence with the Panama canal com
pany. Senator Morgan traversed
much of the ground he had covered
in previous arguments in support of
the -Pauncefote treaty.
The house devoted the day to Dis
trict of Columbia business.
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resection, and the remaining 3,i6l by con-
servatiye or expectant measures, this con-
sentative section being due in many cases
to want of favorable conditions for the
performance of primary operations Inc
limb was promptly amputated in 4i.i per
cent of these gunshot fractures.
''On the other hand. during the past
two years eightytwo cases OF sunshot
fractures of the femur were reported, i've
of which we're treated by primary ampu-
tation and two by resection. the remaining
seveniy-four cases being treated by con-
servatiye methods. not because the cnndi-
lions were not favorable for the FER
formance of primary operations, but be-
cause of conviction that under the pres
ent mode of treatment the limb could be
preserved without adding materially to
the danger of life. The limb was lost
through surgical Intervention in only 1.3
per cent of the cases.
Not only limbs, but lives were saved
by the surgical practice OF the past two
years. In the eighty-two gunshOt frac-
lures of the femur, the upper third was
involved in thirty-two, of which five were
fatal: the middle third in twenty-seven,
of which three we're fatal. and the lower
third in twenty three, of which one was
fatal The mortality varied from 4.S per
cent of the cases in which the lower third
was fractured to 1916 per cent of the
cases in which the upper third was the
site of the injury. whereas the corre-
spending percentages of fatal cases dur
ing the civil war was respectively 40
and 49.1. The whole of the lessened NOR
tally in these serious fractures may be
credited TO the protection given the wound
by the first sick dressing and to the care
exercised in the subsequent aseptic dress
ing of the fractured limb.
In penetrating wounds of the thorax
the rate of mortality fell from 62.6 per
cent during the civil war to 2i.S per cent
during the years 1883 and 1899. The civil
war reports show s.4G3 cases. in which
the results were determined: . $50 deaths
occurred among the number. The reports
for the latter years. as already stated,
show lgS cases of which 50 we're fatal.
There were during the civil war 3,4I5
penetrating wounds Of the abdomen. in
which the ultimate results were deter
mined: 3 .o3l of these. or So per cent of
the total, proved fatal. During the years
1898 and 1899 11s cases, 81 fatal were re-
corded the fatal cases constituting 30 per
cent of the total. In 10 cases in which
laparotomy was performed were fatai.
THE alteration in the percentage OF
mortality in fractures of the Uranium is
less marked than in wounds of other
parts OF the body. Of 4.2i3 cases OF
cranial fracture during the civil war,
2514 were fatal. In 1898 and 1899 SIS cases
were recorded, with 81 deaths. the latter
forming 5i.4 per cent of the whole num-
her,"