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to be issued I'm exchange for the old
threes, fOurs and fives, shall not be is
sued at less than par. The Secretary of
the Treasury was authorized to con
duct the refunding operations SO that
the old threes, tours and fives should be
received in exchange for the per cents
on basis of "a per cent May |, 1900,
almost one-third of the outstanding
threes, tours and fiyes had been con-
verified into per cents of the new issue,
thus practically securing the success of
the refunding plan.
No other nation of the earth can boast
of such an achievement as is the eX-
change of these old, highrate interest
bonds for bonds issued upon so low q
basis as 2 per cent. Hitherto Great
Britain has been regarded as the tinan-
cial Gibraltar of the world, but while
British consols bearing interest at the
rate of 2S4 per cent per annum were
selling two points below par, the Uni.
ted States was able to float per cent
bond a par with ease Such facts speak
volumes for the present financial
strength of the United States. To float
a 2zper cent bond at par of this kind
means the integrity of the dollar has
been recognized in the law of the land.
and that there is faith in the honesty Of
our intentions and purposes for the flu
ture.
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TELEGRAPH HEARING.
Companies Ask State Tax Com
mission for More Time in Which
to Prepare Data.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 16.-[Special /
Only one representative of telegraph
company, w. |. Gapen of Chicago, di-
vision superintendent of the Postal COM
pany, appeared before the state tax COM
mission today at the hearing called by
the board to discuss methods of taxation
The Western Union company, through
Supt. McMichael, had sent a letter to the
board saying that the company would not
be able to furnish the figures and data
asked by the board in time for the hear
ing and asking that the time be extended
until August %, which request was
granted. Supt. Gapen of the Postal COM
pany did not have this data and his COM
pany was given until September / to sub
mt the figures on income, expenditures,
value of property, etc.
Supt. Gapen made a short argument
to the. board urging that no change be
made in the present system of taxation
of telegraph companies, the rate now be-
ing 81 per year per mile fcr one wire, 50
cents additional for the second wire, 25
cents for the third and 20 cents for each
additional wire. He said this is the
simplest and best system and that under
1t the company pays as high taxes in
Wisconsin as it does in Illinois and other
states, where it is taxed on property
value.
When asked how he would fix the
value OF the company's property, he said
he would take the actual value of its
wires, poles and other property. This
means that he would lot put a property
value on the franchise. The company
now pays $515.50 tax in Wisconsin.
Next Tuesday, August 21, is the date
fixed for the hearing Of telephone COM
naniaS
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saps
TWO YEARS SENTENCE.
Michael Kaufman of Madison Pleads
Guilty to ENFORCEMENT and
will Go to Waupun

Madison. Wis. Aug. 1G.-[Special] j
Michael Kaufman. former general
agent for the Deering Harvester com
pany here. arrested for the embezzle-
ment Of $4,000 of the company's money,
Withdrew his former plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty in the municipal
court today. He was sentenced to two
years in state prison.
Mr: Hlldebrandt, attorney for the
Ueerlng company, testified that Kauf-
MAINS embezzlements had been in
amounts ranging from S. to $500 and
that they had been covered I'D by
forged notes, of which there were forty
four, rurporting to have been given by
farmers III payment for machinery.
Kaufman testified that he had spent
most OF the money. He was short in
building up the trade entertaining farm
machinery dealers, etc. His first specu-
1898.
In his plea for a light sentence Attor.
ney Bashford laid stress on the manner
IN winch Kaufman spent the money, in
building up trade"
The sharp competition of these days"
Mr.. Bashford said, has been the de-
structlon OF more men than all the trusts
in the world
1t was expected that a settlement
would be effected of Kaufmann's case,
but this has fallen through and Kauf-
mann, who never denied the shortage,
concluded to take his medicine.
Ills father and brother, who live at
roma Gu Lac, are on his bond with the
Deerlng company for $4,000 and the COM
pany Will now sue on the bond
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CAN'T CROSS TRACK.
Wisconsin Central Holds Up the
Chicago g. North-W Western Rail-
road Near Oshkosh.

Oshkosh, Wis. Aug. 16.-[Special.l-
There is a fight on between the North
Western and Wisconsin Central rail
roads. The Northwestern road has
built siding, four miles long. connect
ing the Ashland division with the main
line. In order to complete the connec-
ton the Northwestern road will be
forced to cross the Wisconsin Central
roads main tracks at a point about four
miles north of this city. The North
Western agreed to use a certain style
crossing, but the Central claims
that the road does not intend carry
ing out its agreement and so
will not allow the crossing to be laid
The Central has placed a heavily-loaded
train on the track at the point where the
Northwestern wants to cross and has
built sidetrack on which freight train
has been placed directly in the way of th,.
other road A crew of men is stationed
at the crossing to prevent the North
Western from laying the track. Nothing
has been done today, and work is at Il
StandStilI
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rival. He camped for while under the
nOw-famous Dunbar oak in Bethesda
park. During the early years of their
life here the settlers often suffered from
cold and even hunger. The first house
Mr.. Fuller built was a log cabin, 1Sx22
feet, covered with a shake roof held in
place by log. In 1913 Mr.. Fuller was
married to Miss Ursula M. Sears, ma
tive of New York state. There were
three children born-Galusha, Monroe
and Eugene-but of the three only one,
q. q. Fuller of this place, is living at
the present time. In 1881 Mrs. Fuller
died, since which time Mr.. Fuller has
lived on the farm alone.
He has been active in school work, be-
ing interested in its advancement, and
he has given very literally to the sup
port of Carroll college. In church work
he has been equally jealous, advancing
In various ways its usefulness and be-
nevolences. BY sturdy industry and hardi-
hood Mr.. Fuller became one of the sub
stantial farmers of the county, and his
estate northwest of the city comprises a
large number of acres. He has a num-
Der of grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren, who, as well as his friends, will
mourn the end of truly-rig hteous and
sincere life
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LETTER FROM CHINA.
DIR. James B. Neal Writes from
Chefoo to DR.. Seymour of
Reedsburg.

Baraboo, Wis. Aug. 16.-GSpecial !
DR.. W. L. Seymour of Reedsburg, who
was a medical missionary to China for
number of years and who is now at
home on a vacation, has received a let
ter from DR.. James B. Neal. who is fill
ing the vacancy during the absence Of
DR.. Seymour. The letter is dated at
Chefoo, July II, and says that all of the
Tenchow missionaries are now cOngre
gated at Chefoo except the Luce and
Irwin families, who have gone to Korea.
All the Protestant and practically all Of
the Catholic missionaries have departed
from the interior of Shantung, partly
through the efforts of Mr.. Fowler, the
United States consul there, and partly
through the efforts of Gov. Yuen Shi
Kai, who has proven himself very eff
cient in protecting the lives of the for
eigners escaping from the interior. All
of the property belonging to the foreign
ers in Tengchow has been left in the care
of the local magistrate who seem anx-
ious to preserve order. DR.. Neal says it
is question of the distant future when
any of the foreigners will be permitted
TO return. He says further that DR..
Lewis has secured an appointment on
the Yorktown and that in case the for
eigners were ordered to leave they hoped
to reach Korea and from there to Japan.
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CURRENCY REFORM.
BENEFICIAL RESULTS UNDER THE
GOLD STANDARD LAW.
Establishes Money Values, Increases
Reserve Fund, Makes More National
Banks, Refunds National Oebt-Fi-

The reform in the currency laws is
the second great achievement in the adj
ministration of public finances under
President Mckinley, the first being the
Dingley tariff. The act approved by the
President March 4, 1900, firmly estab-
fishes the United States on gold basis.
Confidence in respect to the money
standard Is now at the highest and
the integrity of all our various forms
of money has been declared by law.
The task has been a difficult one. 1t
was a problem which required patience
and courage in it's solution. The fact
that three years elapsed before the
measure became law reveals the diff
cult road over which the workers for
the reform movement passed. AT the
beginning of the first regular session
of Congress, under the administration
of President Mckinley, the Secretary
of the Treasury submitted a plan the
essential features of which are to be
found in the act of March IA, 1900.
From December, 1897, until the bill
became law, no opportunity was lost
to advance the cause of currency re-
form. Notwithstanding an adverse
majority in the Senate, the Committee
on Banking and Currency in the House
considered several measures. In an
ticipation of a Republican Senate and
House in the Fifty-sixth Congress eau
Gus committees were organized for the
purpose of preparing. during the sum-
mer months of 1899, such a bill as
would receive the support of the sound
money majority in both Houses. When
the first session of the Fifty-sixth Con-
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MYSTERY is SOLVED.
Tramp Battles in River and La
Crosse Police Think Murder
Has Been Committed.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 16.-[Special. J.
Because hobo took bath on the bank
Of the Black river the police of this city
put forth their best efforts to solve what
appeared to be drowning or murder
Two riyermen rowing down the river
opposite the town discovered some wear
ing apparel on the bank and upon inves-
LEGATION found the rest Of the outfit in
Guiding coat, shoes, trousers and ALL The
owner was not to be seen anywhere and
the stories of drowning, suicide and foul
play with all its sensationaism was
started. Detective Taylor OF the city
force was set to work on the case and
after dil:gent search found that couple
Of days ago frizzled and dusty hobo
asked and received from Mrs. [. NJ
Kinnear a suit of clothes, asking at the
same time where the river was so that
he could battle. The vest was among
the old clothes found and led to the sou-
ton of the strange story, the strangest
part of which is that the hobo bathed.
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Not a Result of16 toI.

The advantages of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
Ii to L told us in 1896 that it's adop-
ton would put up prices" Well, we
did not adopt it. But in 1899 and 1900
the average increase in prices has en-
abled the farmers to pay off their mort
cages, paint their barns, repair their
fences and buy new farm implements
as we'll as pianos
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gress was convened the first bill intro
duced was that agreed upon by the
House caucus committee. 1t took it's
place upon the calender as House bill
No. 1. With all reasonable expedition
the measure was then considered by
both branches of the national Legisla-
ture, and so became a law March H.
1900.
This currency law does something
more than remove all doubt concerning
the standard of value. 1t directs that
all forms of money issued or coined
by the United States snail be main
tanned at a parity of value with this
standard, and it is made the duty of
the Secretary of the Treasury to main
tain such parity. A reserve fund Of
$15O,O0O,O0O in gold coin and bullion is
set apart in the treasury for the re-
demptiOn of United States notes and
treasury notes of 1890, instead of $780,
100000 formerly recognized as the gold
reserve. Such fund is required to be
used for redemption purposes only.
Ample provision is made for restoring
the reserve fund in case it should fall
below the $15O,OOO,O0O required to be
maintained
The act also contains provisions
which give greater liberty to the organ
ization of national banks. Under the
old law no national bank could be or
ganized with a capital less than $50
900. Under the new law the minimum
capital required for organization is
$4,000 in places the population of
which does not exceed 3, 000inhabitants.
The object of this provision is to ex-
tend better banking facilities to those
smaller communities heretofore denied
the privilege of organizing national
banks. At the same time the law con-
tains provision authorizing the banks
to issue their circulating notes to the
par of the United States bonds depos-
tied as security, instead Of only 80 per
cent, as formerly.
Perhaps the most notable feature of
the new currency law is that which
relates to the refunding of the national
debt The per cents of 1904, the 4
per cents Of 1907 and the per cents
or 19OS, the principal of which aggre-
gates $3.50, 146,400, are authorized to
be refunded into 2 per cent bonds, pay
able at the pleasure of the United
States after thirty years from the date
of their issue, and payable, principal
and interest, in gold coin of the present
standard value. The act contains
provision that the new 2 per cent bonds
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The Cost of Bryanis IN.

The people of the nation and world
know that the prosperity of the citizens
Of the United States was greater and
more general in 1892 than in any pre-
vious year in their history. 1t is also
known that they voted away their own
labor and business in the November
election of that year, and all the official
statistics of the next four years prove
that free trade and free silver agita-
ton caused greater financial losses in
the United States than all the other
calamities the people of this country
have been compelled to endure during
all their history.
The balance of trade in favor Of the
United States in 1892 was $500, 1856
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CASE is DISMISSED.
Three Milwaukee Men Charged with
Assault Are Discharged.

Manitowoc, Wis, Aug. 1G.-[Speciall
by Vincent Slawsid of Milwaukee
against Kazmier Stachowiak. Stanley
Piasecki and Ignatz Gajewski, all of
Milwaukee, was decided late yesterday
afternoon. Judge Cratic discharged
the three defendants on the ground that
there was not sufficient evidence to sus-
tain the charge, nor that the defendants
were the right parties. Kazmier Stach-
owiak was also held on a charge of
using abusive language toward Slawski
in Joseph Nickel's saloon when the above
case was first called for trial here. He
pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a
fine and costs amounting to $11.51. At
tOrney III. J. Killilea of Milwaukee de-
tended the three Young men.
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OLD SETTLER CALLED.
Elon Fuller, One of the Earliest
Pioneers of Waukesha,
Passes AWay.

Waukesha, Wis, Aug. 1T.-[Special. ]
The death of Elon Fuller, one of Wau-
evening at 8 o'clock
Mr.. Fuller was born in SALISBURY,
VT, September 2, 1916, and was the sec
ond in family of twelve children. Aft
er living in Ohio and Michigan for a
number of years he decided to try his
fortune in the territory of Wisconsin.
About this time he met NJ. d. Cutler,
who had already made claim here, and
the latter induced him to come to Wau-
kesha county, which he did in 1880. Mr..
Fuller survived the score of inhabitants
which he found settled here on his ar
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and the balance of trade was against
the United States in 1893 to the extent
of SIS, ,728. 1t is true that the bal
ance was more favorable in 1894, but
it is also true that that was largely be-
cause of the withholding of imports un-
til after the enactment of the lower
duties of the Wilson tariff. There was
a decrease in the value of both exports
and imports every year the free trade
and free silver agitation was in power
United States has been nearly as large
every Mckinley fiscal year as the total
of the four free trade and free silver
agitation years.-Des Moines Register
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SAVED BY WIFE'S PLEADING.
Bellevi11e Man, Accused of Murder,
Released from Iail.

Belleville, H., Aug. 16.-The persist
ent pleadings and unquenchable tears OF
his child wife, whom he attempted ia
murder, saved August Klotzbach, an
aged wealthy German resident, prose
cution for a brutal crime and secured
his release from Jail. States Attorney
Baker withdrew the charge against
Klotzbach, and Sheriff Kickham re
leased him, and, together with his wife
and 5-year-old child, the prisoner left the
jail entrance. Klotzbach, who is 81
years old, last night made violent eff
fort, while insane with jealousy, to kill
his wife, who is but % years old.
He was only prevented by neighbors
who broke down the doors of his home
and rescued the woman. 1t required
the united strength of six men to bind
the man. Klotzbach is very wealthy
and nine years ago created sensation
by marrying Lena Oexle, aged Il years
The ministers and justices of Believille
refused to marry the couple, so they
went to Chicago to wed. They resided
there for a time and returned to Belle
Vile
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BUYING RIGHT OF WAY.
North. Western Road to Extend from
Princeton to Marshfieid.

Wautoma, Wis, Aug. 16.-[Special.] !
J. A. Sedgwick, representing the North
Western Railroad company, has pur-
chased the right-of-way through the farm
of Peter Larson, situated two miles
northeast of this village. The buying of
this land leads many to believe that the
road will be built from Princeton to
Marshfield, as the survey which was
made a few weeks ago runs directly by
Mr.. Larson's house and barn. Another
piece of property near where the depot
grounds have been located was pur-
chased a few days ago by the same rep
resentative. Other parties through
whose farms the North Western survey
runs have been given to understand that
similar deals will be closed up in a few
DAVIS
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United States.

Total revenue receipts for the year
1900, S56S, 1885, 94S.21.
Paid out for pensions, $13S, 462, 172.5 81,
or "a per cent as per statement of
Treasury Department of July 2.
Total expenditures War and Navy
Departments for 1900, $3.50, 743, 9SO.61,
or 333 1-3 per cent of receipts.
War and Navy Department expendi-
lures include all expenses incident to
the wharf.-the equipment of the army
and navy, purchase and equipment of
vessels, transportation of troops-ev
erything chargeable to army, navy and
marine CORDS
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Atchson. At home he grew no better
Ten months ago he sought another
change in climate, travelling through New
Mexico and Arizona. He was still abba
to write occasionally for the newspapers
and to attend to his business affairs
From time to time reports of the sen.
ator's serious illness were circulated, but
invariably denied by the senator, who did
not consider his case hopeless by any
means and only two months ago planned
to return to Atchison.. After consulta'
ton of physicians he decided, however, ia
remain in New Mexico. Mrs. ingalls, re
manned at her husbands side. On Au
gust IA she telegraphed Ellsworth and
Sheffield that their father was sinking
They arrived in time to see him alive.
Senator ingalls, left widow and siz
children.
John James ingalls, was born in Mid
dleton, Mass, december 70, 1855; Grad
uating from Williams college in 1855 he
began the study of law and was admit
ted to the bar in 1857. He removed to
Atchison, Kas., in 1858. Was a mem
Der of the Territorial council in 1860, and
of the state Senate in 1861 and 1862.
He was elected United States senator
from Kansas in 1873, and served eight.
cen years, the last two years as president
pro tempore. During later years Mr.. In
gals devoted himself to journalism, ona
of his first xploits being report of
rrize-fght in Carson City, New. More
recently he contributed number of in,
teresting articles to a Philadelphia jour
nal, describing his experiences iH the
Senate and with public men. He was
ready writer and ready talker. He had
a most elaborate vocabulary and was
master of invective and sarcasm. While
in the Senate he seemed to delight in
quarrel and he would lash any antagon;
list who dared get in his way. He had
many fierce contests with Southern
senators who were goaded to desper.
alton by the hot shot from the
Kansas senator. On one occasion be
charged Senator ''Joe" Brown OF
Georgia with mutilating the Congress.
SIGNAL Record, and Brown, after d
yenomous speech, had intimated that In.
gals would not have dared to make such
remarks about him outside of the SEN
atorial chamber. To this ingalls, re.
piled that Brown could take his remarks
in any sense he chose, and that he did
not desire to shield himself in any way
whatsoever. He then went on to carve
up Brown under the title Of ''the Sena.
tor from Alaska" characterizing him as
the Uriah Heep of the Senate as a
political Pecksniff. and as the Joseph
Surface of American politics. A due
was expected as the result of this but
Brown did not reply, and the matter
was drOnDed
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A lesson from the Tails.

is fully employed, crime everywhere
decreases. Take the single State Of
Illinois. For the year ending Sept 30,
1895, during the hard times, 927 con
victs were sent to the penitentia In
1899 the number was only sos, hardly
more than half. When men are en-
ployed at good wages they do not be-
come thieves
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Will Probably Die.

Columbus, Wis, Aug. Especial. !
John Topp, the veteran merchant of
this city, while at his stables yesterday
afternoon, was seized with faintness and
fell as he was ascending the steps to
his residence While conscious and able
to converse, he remains in a critical con-
dition.
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SHAKE DICE FOR BRIDES.
Three Miners Take Song-and- Dance
Girls for Wives.

Cripple Creek, Col, Aug. 16.-Three
miners, between q and "a years of age.
in a spirit of banter, dared three girls
who were doing song-and-dance turns al
the Dawson club to marry them, and
the dare being accepted, threw dice for
censes, and for Justice McCullah, and
were duly married about midnight.
Louis Walter, whose father is a min.
ing man in the Clear Creek section.
threw three deuces and a pair of tours
and, being given first choice, selected
Minnie Wolfe. e. E. Bergerstand Sc.
lected Bertha A. Robinson and Jesse At.
kinson took Ray Whitlock.
At the conclusion of the marriage cere.
mony the three couples made the rounds
of the Myers avenue resorts. The young
men are all we'll connected.
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BIG STRIKE AT WAUSAU.
Eighty italians Employed on Mil
Waukee Road Stop Work.
Trouble is Settled.

Wausau, Wis, Aug. 17;-[Special.1 j
Eighty Italians employed on the work
train of the Milwaukee road, filling in at
the Eau Claire bridge. struck this morn
ing because of the discharge yesterday of
two companions. Division Superintend-
ent Atkins and Assistant General Super
intendent Bush arrived here at noon and
adjusted matters. The men promised to
return to work tomorrow