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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
PASSAGE or THE MONEY BILL.
How the Senate Measure Compares with
One Passed by the House.

How the Senate Measure Compares with
One Passed by the House.
The national Senate has passed the
money bill recommended by a committee
of Republican Senator's. The measure in
its general purpose is similar to the bill
passed earlier in the session by the
House. The most striking difference is
the refunding plan of the Senate bill,
which was not a part of the House meas
ure. The main aims of both bills are to
establish the gold standard by law and
to prevent the utilization of the green
backs to drain the treasury of gold. Mr..
Chandler of New Hampshire was the
only Republican Senator who voted
against the measure, and on the Demo
cratic side only Messrs. Lindsay of Ken
lucky and Caffrey of Louisiana support
ed the passage of the measure. During
the months debate most of the promi-
nent Senators have made their positions
plain.
There are differences between the Sem
ate and House bills which will require
the appointment of conference commit
tee of the two houses to perfect the meas
ure. The understanding is that the
House will accept most, if not all, the
changes made by the Senate, and that the
bill will become law in practically the
same shape as it passed the Senate.
The House bill provides for a reserve
fund, the holding of an amount of gold
coin and bullion equal to 20 per cent OF
the amount both of United States and
treasury notes issued under the act of
1890 outstanding. The Senate bill makes
the reserve 150,000,O00 in gold coin. The
Senate also changed the sections relating
to banks, bonds and funding and added
new section declaring that it was not the
purpose of the act to place any obstacles
in the way of the accomplishment of in
ternational bimetallism.
The chief provisions of the Senate
financial bill are:
That the dollar, consisting of 2o.S
grains of gold, nine-tenths fine, shall con-
time to be the standard unit of value.
That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall set apart reserve fund of $l5O,-
1000 in gold coin for redemption pur-
poses only.
That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall refund outstanding bonds and issue,
in exchange coupon or registered DondS
at per cent per annum, payable quar-
terly.
That as fast as silver dollars shall be
coined an equal amount Of treasury notes
shall be retired and cancelled, and silver
certificates shall be issued against the sill
yer dollars.
That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall receive deposits of gold coin ana
issue gold certificates therefor.
That no treasury notes shall be ISSUED
of denominations less than $40 and no sll-
yer certificates of higher denomination
than $40
That national banks depositing bonds
shall be entitled to receive circulating
notes of equal value.
That banks shall pay to the treasurer
of the United States in January and July
tax of one-fourth of 1 per cent ON CIR
culatng notes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;

British war Office admits that Beers
have taken 2,2S5 prisoners.
Ladysmith complains that they suffer
most from flies and spies.
Preparations are being made to send
10000 more men to South Africa.
The Duke Of Portland has sent to Lord
Kitchener magnificent charger.
Roberts promises that the censorship
win be raised and freedom i'll dispatches
allowed.
Many Cretans residing i'll Athens have
offered their services to the British war
Office.
The maintenance of the British army
at the front is estimated to cost S40,-
100000 a month.
Most of the English railways have
agreed to keep places open for employees
who 60 to the war.
England is surprised to learn that one
third Of her warships are equipped with
old-style, muzzle-loading guns.
The casualties already reported bring
the total British losses during the war to
1924 killed, wounded and captured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
HAWAII TO BE A TERRITORY.
The Government Will Be Similar to
That of Arizona.

The Government Will Be Similar to
That of Arizona.
According to the bill introduced In Con-
gress by Representative knox OF Massa-
chusetts, the Hawaiian Islands are to be
organized as territory on an equal 1901
ing with Arizona and the other terrific
ries of the Union. There will be for the
islands a governor, a secretary, both APP
pointed by the President; treasurer,
attorney general, commissioner OF pupnc
lands, commissioner of agriculture ana
forestry, superintendent of public WORKS,
superintendent of public instruction, audi-
tor and deputy auditor, surveyor and hlgV
sheriff appointed by the governor. Inc
LEGISLATURE is to consist of Senate and
House of Representatives, elected by the
people. The territory is to be represent
ed by delegate in Congress and IS made
iudcial district of the United States,
with a district court The judicial pow
or of the territory is vested in supreme
court and in superior courts, to be estab-
lished by the Legislature. The constltu-
tion and laws of the United States locally
applicable are extended over the new ter
ritory, and the. laws of Hawaii not IN
consistent with the constitution and laws
of the United States are continued IN
force.
Congressman Knox in his report accom-
panying the bill discusses the population
of the islands and says that of the lO9,-
O2O inhabitants in 1896. 81 ,O19 were Ha-
waians, S,435 part Hawaiians, 1906
Americans. $3.50 British, ,432 Germans,
1O1 French, 378 Norwegians, 15,191 Por-
tuguese, q, 4O7 Japanese, 21,616 Chinese
and 1,O55 of other nationalities. The
present population is placed at 10000.
with the passage of this bill, !" continues
the report, 'the Chinese will be excluded
and the importation OF, japanese contract
laborers will be prohibited. The free
school, free church, free press and MAN
hood suffrage have marked their progress,
and all the younger Hawaians speak,
read and write the English language. But
perhaps the chief consideration as to the
fitness of the Hawaiian people for terri
torial government is that the dominant
class in the islands, both in politics and
business, is American
All persons who were subjects under
the monarchy and all who became citl-
zens of the republic shall be citizens of
the territory Biennial sessions of the
Legislature are provided. The governor
is to be citizen of the territory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
SAND RICH WITH GOLD.
There Will Soon Be Great Stampede
for Cape Nome.

Ihere Will Soon Be Great Stampede
for Cape Nome.
The coming stampede to the new gold
fields of Cape Nome, Alaska, promises to
eclipse anything of the kind in recent
years Communication cannot be opened
before May, but the summer will see an
influx of fully 10000 miners into this
newly discovered field There were 1000
men there last year and the stories of
their success have spread far and wide.
Gov. Brady is much worried over the
question of how order is to be preserved.
The richest deposits are on the beach be-
tween the low and high tide marks and
no title can be given to claims. Last
summer the miners agreed to respect one
another's rights, but when the rush comes
there will be many clashes and doubtless
much bloodshed. The field is extremely
rich and is easy to work. Last summer
about $3,5OO,000 in gold was taken out,
one claim paying $4,000 in five weeks.
One of the steamers took $50 tons Of
sand shoveled at random from the beach
to San Francisco last year. 1t was put
into big smelter there, and yielded &c.
600 in gold. The beach has been pros
pected for fifteen miles. Nobody knows
where the gold came from. Some think
it was from the hills, brought down by
glaciers, and some think it was thrown up
by volcano.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
SHOT GoEBEL AND RAN.
story OF Woman Who Witnessed the
Kentucky Tragedy.

story OF Woman Who Witnessed 4re
Kentucky Tragedy.
MRS. Amelia B. Saffel, widow Of the
.ate William s. Saffel, Jr., who keeps
boarding house on Broadway, west of the
capital square, in Frankfort, Ky. states
tnat she saw Senator William Goebel
shot IN the state house yard on Jan. 80
last. Mrs. Saffel says she was going
toward the adjutant generals office; that
Goebel had just passed her, and had
spoken to her, when she saw man. who
was slightly behind him and only q few
steps from him, draw pistol and with
MS left hand fire at the Senator. She
says ne then ran into the state house, and
shortly afterward ran out and to the
wounded mans side.
Mrs. Saffel says she is positive this
man, whom she did not know, fred the
fatal shot. She saw the thin. white
smoke come from his revolver as he fred.
She is equally as positive that no shot Or
shots were fired from the executive build
ing. She says there were two other wit
nesses, man and a woman, and that the
statements of all three, which corrobo-
rate EACH other, have been for several
days in the hands of Gov. TAYLOR.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
FOR AN ACCURATE CENSUS.
Plans for Enumeration of Absentees
from Large Cities.

Plans for Enumeration of AbSentees
from Large Cities. -
Gov. Merriam, director of the census,
is preparing special plans for the enumer-
alton of large cities and expects to be
able to secure returns not only of the
people in the city, but those who are abb
sent for their summer vacations in the
months when the enumeration is made.
He will appoint special agents to have
charge of districts in such cities as New
York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia.
Elaborate maps have been prepared
showing every house in every street IN
these cities and the enumerators by fol-
lowing these maps can ascertain the num-
Der of occupants of each house and re-
port to the special agent the houses which
are vacant and those whose occupants are
out of the city. After these reports have
been turned in the special agents are In
structed to conduct personal investlga-
ton with regard to vacant houses so as
to ascertain whether they are permanent
ly vacant or whether the people who oc-
cupy them are absent for time. In this
way Director Merriam hopes to secure
correct enumeration of these cities and
escape the criticism of the last census.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
Brief State happenings.

A second attempt was made by burglars
to enter the Racine postoffice.
Fire in the Congregational Church at
Hartland caused $500 damage.
Company I, Second regiment, w. n. e.,
of Marinette is to have an armory.
Fifty telephones of the Wisconsin
Telephone Company at Racine burned
out
Gabriel Green, who shot and killed
Louis Wiesner at Stevens Point, was ad
mitted to bail in $4,000.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian Church
at Horizon is now supplied by Rev. Geo.
Runcinnon, native of Canada.
The Oshkosh postal clerks have organ
lied as Oshkosh branch No. 20, of the
United National Postoffice Clerks Asso-
citation.
Col. Gerrit T. Thorn died at New Lon
don. He was born in New York sixty
eight years ago. He came to Wisconsin
in 1856.
Iudre O'Neill sentenced Edward Phil
Inns of Eau Claire, aged 10, to one year
in the Green Bay reformatory for as
saulting his brother.
Harrison J. Chubb, an old resident and
father of Charles Chubb of Chippewa
Falls. committed suicide by hanging him.
self to rafter in barn at Boyd.
Secretary Hopkins of the Y. NJ. &. a.
and George Z. Howser of Chicago are
canvassing Racine to raise Slo,0OO to
clear the debt of the local association.
Arthur Thomas, young married man,
was injured at Laursen's mill, Shell
Lake. and died. He was struck in the
abdomen by board flying back from a
saw. producing fatal internal injuries.
A lumberjack at Maple becNne free
with long knife and as a result John
Detterlinger of that place is now in the
hospital in precarious condition. The
sheriff is on the track of the assailant.
William Gilbert, president of the Gill
bert Taper Company of Menasha, died
from the effects of paralytic stroke, suf-
fered some years ago. Mr.. Gilbert was
one of the builders of the Gilbert paper
mills, ranking among the largest in the
State. He leaves three sons.
At Pewaukee the residence of William
O'Connor was damaged $3.50 by fire. The
FIRE probably originated from a defective
furnace fiue.
The o. H. Campbell sawmill near Iron
River was shattered by an explosion Of
the boiler, and the engineer, Charles Tut
tie. was instantly killed. Two other
workmen were also injured.
The Baker Manufacturing Company of
Evansville has adopted the proit-sharing
plan with its employees and has just dis
tributed 60 per cent of its earnings. The
money paid to its employees, besides
wages, was 4,1977S.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
News of Minor Note.

Admiral Schley reports from Porto
Ensenada that hubonic plague IS cpl
demic at Rosario.
Mrs. Lawton was overwhelmed when
she learned of the fund which the Amer
lean people had raised for her.
Three hundred lapidaries in New York
alone are out of work because OF the
failure of the supply Of diamonds from
South Africa.
Twelve pounds only is the weight or
the new automatic machine gun under
experiment in the United States army IL
fires $50 shots a minute, and can be car
ried by one man.
Charles Maltby, who for three years
was in business with Abraham Lincoln
in Waynesville, Ill.,, is dead in San FRAN
cisco. aged SO years. He was born IN
Vermont and occupied many positions OF
public trust.
Except for a few local showers, there
was practically no rainfall at all from the
1st a. August to the close of December
in British Guiana, and the ground under
cultivation has been baked to brick-llke
hardness.
Rabbits have become plague at Stutt-
CART, where LHey udNC =
that they threaten to rum the saroens
and the famous surrounding VINEYARDS.
4 bonnty of 12c is now paid for eacn
dead rabbit.
According to the report of the Massa-
rhusetts Cattle Commissioners, in % per
cent of TS5 cattle which were killed last
wear were found cases of tuberculosis.
The total number of cattle examined was
234, $40.
In 1856 astrologers said the world
would he destroyed by the conjunction OF
the planets. A few years later another
alarm was raised, and in 1852 simon
Coulart claimed mountain had opened
in Assyria and scroll had been SHOWN
him on which was written the preoic-
ton that the world was coming % an
end. He frightened everybody
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE
Prayer Cares a Broken Neck Tragedy
at Middle Ridge-Kenosha Boy Now
Naval Officer Employees Share
Profits-Has Beds to Burn.

A year ago Valentino Costa went to
st. Mary's hospital, Oshkosh, with
broken neck and to-day she is cured as
the direct result, so she firmly believes
of prayer. Valentino is only years oid.
Her family lives in Green Bay. A ran
dislocated her neck so that she had no
control over the muscles or bones sup
porting the head and that member had
to be supported by a brace. The httie
girl is deeply religious and has prayed
earnestly and unremittingly for recovery.
The other night while on her knees IN the
chapel of the hospital the brace to ner
head broke and the girl found that IN
stead Of wabbling about as formerly her
head remained erect and in position and
that she could turn it from side to SIDE.
The girl insists that God performed a
miracle in her behalf and in direct re-
Spouse to her prayers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
RgMARkABLe TARGET WORK.
Showing of the Gunboat Nashville DUR
ing Recent Firing Practice.

ing Recent Firing Practice.
That the men behind the guns are keep
ing up the reputation they established for
the American navy in the war with Spain
is shown by a report received at the
Navy Department in regard to some re-
markable target practice of the gunboat
Nashville, the warship which fred the
first hostile shot against Spain. The
practice took place in the Indian ocean,
while the Nashville was on her way to
Manila. The report says that the Nash
vile, at distances of not less than l,ooo
yards, made 66 per cent of hits OH the
regulation target, triangular affair, five
feet high and FIVE feet on the water. A
chart accompanying the report shows
that 80 per cent of the shots struck with
in space around the target represent
ing the length and hull height of the YES
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22

Formidable opposition to the Nicara'
guam agreement and the terms upon
which the abrogation Of part Of the Clay
ton Bulwer treaty were negotiated be-
tween Secretary Hay and Ambassador
Pauncefote, have developed in the Sem
ate, to which President Mckinley trans
mitted it for ratification. The objection
is based ON the neutrality clause Of the
agreement, which permits the warships OF
all nations to pass through the canal in
time of peace or war. Other criticisms
by Senators are directed against pledging
this Government to refrain from fOrtify-
ing the approaches and entrances Of the
canal, and the proviso that no nation
shall take advantage of the canal by seiz-
ing or controlling it's gateway. The as
sertion is made that this Government
pays the expenses for the construction Of
the canal and the benefits will be shared
in equally with the United States by 9TH
err Governments observing the covenant
both in times of peace and war. No OBJ
lection is expressed to allowing all treaty
nations to make use of the canal in
commercial way; but the strongest fight,
both in committee and when the treaty is
submitted to the House, will be concen-
trated in favor of the amendment of the
agreement so as to permit the United
States to reserve the exclusive strategic
advantages of the canal in the event Of
hostilities between this Government and
other powers.
Demands for pensions, correction Of
military records" and new legislation to
admit more pension seekers are eclipsing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
Employees share in Profits.

The Schmidt Bros Trunk Company at
Oshkosh distributed in the form of gifts
$1,000 among it's employees. The money
was distributed in envelopes, separate
from the regular pay night envelopes,
and in each case ranged from S. to $50,
according to the wages paid. The COM
pany employees 200 persons, and is doing
a phenomenally large business. Capt.
George Bauman, formerly president OF
the German National Bank, is its presi-
dent
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22

NS'huSettS has fifteen insurance
members of its Legislature.
- Will hold an election April 2 to
seal Roberts sought to occupy.
wv. nup politicians close to Mayor Jones
, n,10'l'y for the statement that he
, ,oIe from politics and devote his
his business.
\, LoasIno of Mississippi was once
a0ooed by his fellow students at
n r"gg'Slty of Mississippi for a vio-
''VNa against lynch law.
gi tt'tnt dinner Mayor Hart of Bos-
"a. IN one of our large institu-
n. when an outside firm bid $685.
wy department which did the
S,. aFeady pait out $4,000. That
y" Vi thing / m going to try to
&s>,s, Nafey of the Massachusetts
MIN proposes a plan whereby no
q ia q permitted to enter the prem
ri,h state House who is not pro-
kln. badge furnished by the
eSeb - and worn conspicuously,
lesiy Ius words, Legislative Agent"
,,~'''e Counsel" are printed in
aS5rt $, The bill is intended to pre-
&ae @,Feh of Wyoming, who has
Sss d. Woman's suffrage bill, says
l.voa stnerations of his family have
"'sS Of the right of women to
h. n la Bradley of New York is
eE c pest linguists in the House.
Seni oeFman, French. Italian. and
asle Sn dialect, and reads Hebrew
h. on New Jersey and Pennsylya-
II G only States in the Union that
00osern9r an annual salary vn Of
ls. rssou and Maine pay only
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
Badger Boy Promoted.

A letter has reached Kenosha announc-
ing that Jack Hill, member of the
United States navy from that city, has
been promoted for honorable and merito-
rious service from gunner's mate to be
a petty officer on the United States cruis-
err Brooklyn. Hill was formerly sea
man on the battleship Texas and served
one Of the large guns on that ship during
the battle of Santiago. For his service
Hill received favorable mention for pro-
motion, which has just been realized.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
Burned His Beds to Keep Warm.

Michael Miller Of Milwaukee was IN
such sore straits during the recent cold
spell that he was compelled to burn two
beds in order to keep his family warm.
This fact beca1Ae known, and now Miller
has beds to burn. From all over the city
charitable people began sending beds, I'M
til Miller, in despair, rushed down to the
Associated Charities and asked that the
shower of beds be stopped.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22

all previous high
water marks. III.
Clay Evans, COM
missioner of pen
sions, is making a
strong resistance to
the flood, and, ac-
cording to Grand
Army men, a mon
ster petition signed
by veterans of the
civil war is to be
presented to the
President shortly
asking the removal
of the pension COM
missioner. Mr.. Ey-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
Madman,s Awful Deed.

: Middle Ridge, prosperous little Ger
man settlement, was the scene of the
most terrible crime ever perpetrated in
La Crosse County. Edmund OFT, while
temporarily insane, and fearing death at
the hands of an imaginary mob, sought
to put his wife and babe out of the way
of desperadoes he thought were about to
hang him. He shot and killed his 3-year-
old daughter. He shot his wife twice,
but she will recover. He then killed him
self. The gunshot set fire to Otis cloth
ing, and also to the house. His body was
burned to a crisp and the house destroy
ed. The wife ran out of the house with
her babe, and was driven to her broth
er's home, some little distance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
Sentenced to One Year in Prison.

Ed Cruel and Henry Saum, who, with
Gustav Dumke, assaulted Policeman
Brueger at Watertown on Sept. IL last,
resulting in Dumke being killed by the
policeman, have been sentenced to one
year each in the Waupun penitentiary.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC.
,o,,eaNos OF CASES IN MANY
STATES.

or Number in Middle Western
Southern States-Fortunatel the
p..ceptage of Deaths Is Small-Health
poards Taking Every Precaution.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22

Demands for pensions, correction Of
military records" and new legislation to
admit more pension seekers are eclipsing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22

pensions to attaches of the life-saving
service, increasing the pension Of those
who have lost hand or foot or have been
otherwise mutilated is not designed to
heal the breach. The United States pays
an excess of SOC, 532, 900 in pensions over
the combined payments of Germany,
France and England.