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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
CONFERENCE DECIDES
AGAINST COMPULSORY IDEA.
COMPERS AND LUSK DEBATE
Important Meeting in Chicago Closes
After Adopting Report of the Com
mittee on Resolutions-New Zeal
ander Takes Labor President to
Task for Rash Statements.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-The conference
on arbitration and Cancellation which
passed into the industrial history
with it's adjournment last night, was
enlivened during the day by debate
between Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation of Labor,
and Hugh III. Lusk, ex-member of the
parliament of New Zealand. The
venerable New Zealander during the
forenoon turned aside from his pre-
pared address to express his displeas-
ure at the declaration made by Com
pers in his address Monday night.
Gompers had asserted that he wanted
to see labor organizations retain the
privilege of striking when they
pleased, when they pleased and merely
because they pleased.
"Gompers wants conciliation,' said
Lusk "He says you can never have
any Cancellation unless you are ready
to cut one another's threats. Well, if
that is the unfortunate condition of
the people of America, | am sorry for
them We are not SO anxious to cut
i
from"
During the afternoon Gompers Sc
cured the stage and reiterated his as
sertions of the night previous. After
two speeches had been listened to,
Lusk again secured the floor. He ex-
planned at length the workings of the
arbitration court in New Zealand, gen
orally talking straight at the labor
president. A lively exchange of
questions and answers which Devil
dered the audience ensued II would
rather be at swords points in America,
rights to strike for one minute, .
shouted Gompers. With that he left
the hall.
Aside from the skirmishes between
these two men there were numerous
speeches all favoring voluntary arbi-
tration. Even Lusk declared America
was not ready for compulsory arbitra-
ton. And such was the essence of
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions.
tees report. Chairman MacVeagh ap-
pointed as members of the committee
for one year the same gentlemen who
constituted the resolution committee
as follows: A. G. Bartlett, Henry w.
Hoyt, Herman JUST. G. Watson
French and E. d. Kenna of Chicago,
Chauncey FL. Castle. Samuel Gompers
of New York. John Mitchell of Phila-
delphia, Martin Fox of Pittsburg,
Frank P. Sargent of New York. Henry
White, general secretary of the
United Garment Workers of America,
and James NJ. Lynch, president of the
international Typographical union
Following the adoption of the report
of the resolutions committee, speeches
were made by J. w. Van Cleave, vice
president of the Bucks Stove Manufac-
turing company of st. Louis, Maj tin
Fox, president of the Iron MolderG
union of North America. and Frank P
Sergeant, grandmother of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
CARRIED AS TRAMPs.
Thus Do Robbers Make Raid in an
Illinois VILLAGE.

St Louis, Mo-, Dec 16.-Five uni
Identified men CARRIED as tramps, who
asked shelter in the calaboose, over
powered the village marshal of Brigh-
ton, ILL.,, locked him in cell, then at
tempted to get into the vault of
Blodett Brothers bank, in which there
was a large amount of money, but
were unsuccessful. Failing there, the
robbers entered the general store of
e. Butler, where they broke into the
safe and secured 500. Soon after
entering another store. Buffers store
was discovered on fire. Before the
flames were subdued a loss of several
thousand dollars had resulted. The
robbers escaped on hand-car A
posse started after the robbers with
bloodhounds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Lady Katherine a Suicide.

London, Dec. 19.-An inquest was
held on the body of Lady Katherine
Manners, eldest daughter of the late
duke of Rutland. who was found
drowned in shallow water of the lake
in the grounds of Belvoir castle. The
jury decided that she suicided while
insane.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
FUSION IN NEBRASKA.
Political Trust Formine-Pops,
Democrats, Silver Republicans.

~ COULtCdb IQSh IObtIIuS5-E-ORSS
Democrats, Silver Republicans.
Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 19.-Leaders in
the fusion ranks in Nebraska have a
project in hand looking to the amalga-
nation of the populists, democrats and
silver republicans into one distinct po-
litical organization and the abandon
ment of the present alliance. The
democrats alone are to survive, the
others being absorbed. The plan at
present provides for the calling of
mass meeting with representatives of
all three. This meeting is to be held
February or March. 1t is because
of the fealty of the rank and file of
populists to Bryan and whoever he adj
vocates, although not member of the
party, that the leaders of the plan ex-
pect success.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
PREPARING FOR RoERs.
British Forcing Them Back to Orange
River,

London, Dec. 19.-"Boers have
raided Cape Colony at two separate
points, one hundred miles distant"
says the Cape Town correspondent of
Daily Mail. Zone commando advanced
upon Philipstown, between Colesburg
and Kimberley, the other, supposed to
be Herzog's commando, crossed
Orange river between Odendaal-
Stroom and Bethulie, northwest of
Burghersdorp, it's object apparently
being Cradock. General Macdonald
is engaging the invaders, who have no
guns, twenty miles west of Burghers-
dorp. The latest news is that they
are being slowly forced back to the
Orange river where warm reception
is being prepared for them"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
FiIipinos Burn Village.

Manila, Dec. 1S-Advices just re-
ceived from Iloilo, island of Panay, say
the insurgents Saturday night burned
a large. part of the village of Cabatuan.
Assistant Surgeon Frederick A. Wash
burn, Jr., of the Goth volunteer infant
ry, with eighteen men, held the prin-
cipal buildings The Americans sus-
tanned no casualties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Still Investigating.

West Point, Dec. 19.-The military
court of inquiry which began taking
testimony in Bristol, Pa, Monday, ar
rived at the military academy yester-
day afternoon and resumed it's inves-
tigation of the charges of hazing and
brutal treatment made by the parents
of former Cadet Booz.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
.. F. Jones Very Ill.

Sparta, Wis, Dec. 16.-U. S. District
Attorney Jones is seriously i'll with
typhoid fever. He has a wife. a little
girl of Y and two little boys. He is
AZ years of age.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
An Audacious Huqqer.

Two Rivers. Wis. Dec. 19.-"Jack
the hugger" is frightening the women
of this city, several of whom have
been attacked at night in dark places.
In one instance the offender excused
himself with the remark that it was a
case of mistaken identity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
sunreme Court Recess.

Washington, Dec 19.-The United
States supreme court will take re-
cess from next Monday until Monday,
Jan. Z. The court announced change
in it's rules so as to require that in all
processes of the court and other Unit
ed States courts the christian names
as well as the surnames of persons
shall be used.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
An Ohio POISONING.

Marietta, Ohio, Dec. 16.-As a result
of mysterious case of poisoning at
the Forsythe mines. near here, four
persons are dead, and three dying
with two others seriously i'll. The
dead are: Andrew Barnick. Mary
Lucsok or Lacsak. Annie Litch and
child. There were many signs that
poison had been placed in the food.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
THE DANGER OF LIVING.
81 Shown in the Case of Monmouth
Manufacturer.

Monmouth, Ill. Dec. 19.-William
Hanna, aged Is. prominent manufac.
turer, was killed in a runaway. He
was the principal owner of the Mon
mouth Mining Manufacturing COM
pany and several other large enter
prises
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
IOWA GOES TO THE COAST.

Famous Football Team to Play Christ
mas and New Years.
Iowa City. Dec 18-The university
of Iowa football team has accepted
the propositions to play games with
the university Of California on Christ
mas day and Leland Stanford on New
Years. The team leave for the west
today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Barrett Free of Dept.

Baltimore, Md. Dec. 19.-Wilson
Barrett, actor and dramatist, after
eight years of work, has succeeded in
paying off 100000 and will enter upon
the new century free of debt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Stricken and Dies

La Crosse, Wis. Dec. 19.-Wallace
Kingsley, a machinist aged 81. was
stricken with paralysis while at WORK
in the factory of the Fountain City
Drill company and died.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
D 8. F. JONES' CONDITION.

Crisis in the Disease Is Expected
Sparta, Wis. Dec. 19.-Dr. w. T.
Sarles reports that United States At
torney D. f. Jones, i'll of typhoid fever,
is no better. The crisis in the disease
will be reached about tomorrow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
RUMoRs OF ANOTHER LYNcHINo
Two Negroes at Arcadia, Miss, Said
to Have Hunu,

Lake Providence. Dec. 19.-News
has reached here of the murder Sun
day night at Arcadia, Miss, by two
negroes of white man, his wife and
baby. The negroes were arrested and
confessed the crime. 1t is probable
they have been lynched by the infuri-
ated residents of the vicinity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Rich Girl ENGAGED.

New York. Dec. 16.-Gen. and Mrs
D. w. Flagler announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Moore Flagler. to DR.. George w. Ne
Keen of Baddeck. Cape Breton.
Canada.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Marries Same Nioht

La Crosse, Dec. 1S.-Mrs Mary L.
Gilbert of Sparta, being divorced from
her husband at Viroqua, married Reu-
ben S. Shaffer the same night.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
Billiard Experts.

New York, Dec 16.-In the amateur
! billiard championship Cutler of Bos.
ton defeated Kellogg of Chicago, 300
to 232. At night kellogg won from
Hendrick of New York. 800 to 264.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
SHUTS OFF BOXING.
Chicago Council Prohibits Contests in


Chicago, Dec. 18.-The city council
last night by vote of So to IA passed
resolutions prohibiting the holding Of
boxing contests in the future. It is
believed the mayor will sign the ordi-
nance, which was broughtg about by
the unsatisfactory ending of the Cans
McGovern contest last week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24

Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. She died
in August last. There were six child
rem, of whom Mrs. Strohmeyer alone
survives.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
OIL PRICES TO RISE.
At Least the Signs of the Times Point
That Way.

That way.
Chicago, Dec. 19.-At the convoca-
ton exercises of the University of
Chicago President Harper announced
that John D. Rockefeller had made
another gift of $1,5OO,OOO to the insti-
tuition. Of this sum $1,OOO,00O is to
be used as an endowment fund, the
university to derive the benefit of the
income of it from year to year. The
balance of the gift is to be used for
immediate purposes and general
needs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
A Suspicious Fire.

Estherville, Iowa. Dec. 19.-The
house of John Freeman was burned
and Mrs. Freeman persisted in the
flames Freeman has been arrested
pending an investigation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
MUST BE RESPECTED
so SAYS SENATE COMMITTEE OF
NIcARAeuA's RIGHTS.
WE MlCHT.:sIMPERIL THEM

SOVEREIGN Ownership of Line of Canal
bv US Would Divide State Into Two
Parts and Be Fatal to Her Auton-
omy-says Hepburn Bill Declares
Policy of United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
A SHADY TALE.

Woman Claims to Have Been Abused
by Trainmen.
La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 19.-Mrs. An
ma Reichert of Milwaukee, who is ly-
ing very i'll at the ST. Francis hospital
as the result of injuries received from
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-24
MARCUS DALY's DAUGHTER.
She Will Wed Carroll Brown on JAN
uary 2.

New York. Dec. 19-The marriage
of Miss Margaret Daily, eldest daugh-
ter of the late Marcus Daily of Mon
tana, and Carroll Brown will take
place Wednesday, Jan. 2. The cere-
mony will be performed at the home
of the brides mother. 725 Fifth ave-
nue.. Only the relatives of the bride
and bridegroom will be present.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
AN RUMoR.

The indications are that the Bell Tel
ephone Company is going to have an
other formidable competitor in the
field, in the shape OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company. This cor
poration has just authorized the issue
of $40, O00,0 00 of 31a per cent. bonds,
about one-half of which, it is affirmed,
will be used in stringing copper wires
between the larger cities for the tele-
phonic transmission OF messages, and
hints are given that when the Com
pany is ready for business there will
be some lively cutting of rates between
New York and such cities as Boston,
Albany, Buffalo, P~ittsburg, Cincinnati,
Chicago, st. Louis, and many interme-
date points. The explanation of this
move by the Western Union is that
its through service between large cities
has suffered by the extension of
Bell long-distance wires in the last
few years, and that protective meas
ures are absolutely necessary.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

B. G.. covered the greater part OF the area
included within the present China proper.
From that time to this China has had a
continuous history. In the days of Yaou,
Europe was inhabited by savages. Some
of them were in the Stone Age; some were
living on pilesin the lakes of Switzerland.
There was a civilized kingdom in Egypt,
and a shadowy civilization in Western
Asia. But Moses was still a thousand
years in the future, and the Trojan war
two or three centuries farther still. China
was to have sixteen hundred years of tur-
bulent history before the world would
hear the name of Rome.
All that tremendous panorama that we
call the history of Europe began to unroll
when China was older than any European
kingdom is now. The authentic history
of China had been going on for more than
two thousand years when the ancestors
of Germans. Frenchmen and Englishmen
were still wondering savages. 1t was not
until more than three thousand years
after the reign of Yaou that Charlemagne
revived the Roman Empire in the West
and converted the heather Saxons to
Christianity with the sword.
And now the descendants of the Euro
pean savages who were gnawing roots in
the golden age of him are marching on
Picking and the Oldest institution of hui
man history seems lettering to its fall.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
MUSICAL.

The following programme viii be
rendered tomorrow evening by the
Woman's Musical Club at the Opera
House:
Fairy Footsteps (voicesl .....:.:..
Victor Holleander
Choral Club.
Staccato Polka (voice). Mulder
Mrs. Herbert NJ. Riheldaffer.
Concerto, opus p (piano). ..... Mendelssohn
Miss Grace Pollack.
with second piano accompaniment-)
Summer Eve Woices)...-..."~...Ha tton
Mrs. Frederick L. Faris. Miss
Eva Egerter, Miss Amanda
Spell. MISS Mary Cushing.
o, Love, Thy Help (voice). 49,. Saint Saens
Miss Margaret Harvey.
Fantasia T Minor (piano). Chopin
Mrs. Nellie Warren-Holloway
The Crimson Hue of Twilight Fades
double Root
Mrs. Frederick Faris and Miss
Flora Stifel tvOices).
Mrs. Frank LeMoyne Hupp and
Miss Kate McHenry ~(pianosl.
Aria from IL Guarany (Voice) $50. Comes
Mrs. Flora Williams.
HeSperus (voiceS) Hyatt Brewer
Miss Annie T.. Policy, Miss Ger
trude Riester and Choral Club,
Mrs. Flora Williams. director.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03

Julian Ralph has undertaken to de-
scribe a South African dust storm, and
has gone to extremes. After narrat-
ing a few remarkable incidents jus. to
get cleverly started, he proceeds to say
that the dust, whirled by fierce winds,
is so fine that it penetrates the most
guarded points. 1t easily reaches the
inside of a watch and clogs the la
chinery. 1t enters medicine bottles
that are tightly corked. On one oc-
casion a scientist who was experiment.
ing with some hollow glass balls
found them rendered worthless by the
dust that had penetrated. There was
no sign of an aparature anywhere, and
the glass was of fine quality" This il
Illustrates Mr.. Ralph's wealth of
imagination. But it's a great story.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
NLk|NSOKS VIEW
Continued From First Page.

patched from there until $50 a. m. OF
June /, has been received by the wal
Office. 1t says:
THE occupation of Johannesburg
passed off quite satisfactorily. thanks
to the excellent arrangements made by
DR.. Kraus, the Transvaal commandant
here, and order prevailed throughout
the town.
Or. Kraus met me on my entrance
to Johannesburg and rode by my side
to the government Offices, where he in
troduced me to the heads of the several
departments, all of whom acceded tony
request that they would continue to
carry on their respective duties until
they could be relieved of them.
Johannesburg is very empty. but a
good crowd of people assembled in the
main square by the time the British
flag was being hoisted. A royal salute
was fired and three cheers for the
Queen were given.
cat the end of the ceremonies the
Seventh and Eleventh divisions march
ed past with the naval brigade, the
heavy artillery and two brigade diyis-
lOlS VI int dl uSlu dIIllleTy.
Gen. Ian Hamilton's column and
the cavalry division and mounted in
fantry were too far away to take part
in the ceremony.
1.-The troops looked very workman
like and evidently took keen interest
in the proceedings.
"The Fourteenth and naval brigades
have been left in Johannesburg to pre-
serve order, while the remainder of the
force is encamped north of the town
on the Pretoria road"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
Read Taylor Co.'s ad. to-day.
The ynIue of a Smile.

Who can tell? Like the sunshine it
is hard to estimate its value, for
though it costs the giver nothing it
very likely means all the difference to
the recipient between black despair
and c~heerfulness and hope. A kind
smile is beyond price to the erring,
but relenting, and cheers them TO
struggle back to the paths of right and
duty, from which they have diverged
in pursuit of pleasure anu folly. while
to the sorrawful, the desolate and the
forsaken it has me happiest effect,
only comparable with that of the sun
in dissipating the thick clouds and fog
which sometimes entirely obscure a
fair landscape. A smile is a token
of warmth within; it shows the kind
heart of the friend, the affectionate
brother. the loving child, or the happy
husband. 1t adds a charm to the plain
est face, it enhances the beauty of the
most well-favored, and it makes the
gentle, gracious woman appear a Fer-
table angel in the eyes of him who
loves her.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03


swer. 1t was felt that 1t would be useless
to make further complaints. This feeling
puts the entire American military admin
istration under suspicion. 1t has spurred
army officers to taking renewed efforts
to have the accused man brought before
a court martial. Since the announcement
has been made that the national admins
tration intends to have Cuban affairs
fully probed they are hopefur that some
thing will yet be DONE. 1t is certain that
the scandal cannot be hushed up and will
not die out"
A prompt courtmartial and Grim
inal charges is what this case de-
mands, for the good of the army, and
in v%indication of its fair name. To at
tempt to smother such a case of ras-
cality is an unspeakable outrage upon
public decency.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
SOCIALISTTC LABOR PARTY.

UOAhL4o44 AMI
National Convention to Nominate
Candidates In Session In New
York.
NEW YORK, June 2.-The national
convention Of the Socialist labor party
met in the Grand Central palace to-day.
The convention is called to nominate
candidates Tor president and vice presi-
dent of the United States, to transact
other business, including the revision
of the constitution of the party.
The party is called the DeLeon fac
ton of the Socialist Labor party, there
being another faction which broke
away last July. There were SO dele
| gates present. The temporary chair
| man of the convention was Thomas
Curran, of Providence, the vice chair
man, with S. Dalton, Seattle, Washing
ton, and the secretary B. r. Keinard.
After temporary officers were elected
the committee on credentials and on
rules and regulations were elected.
The committee on credentials seated
68 delegates. There are 80 from New
York, II from Massachusetts,, 8 from
Pennsylvania, 4 from Connecticut. ?
from New Jersey, and one each from
Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota,
Washington, Michigan, Illinois, Wis
cOnsin, California and Texas.
The Fourth Congressional district of
Pennsylvania was contested by Messrs.
LaWry and Hepring, but Delegate Law
ry was declared elected. Daniel De-
Leon was then elected permanent chair
man; Wm. F. Dalton, of Washington,
ornament vice chairman; B. F. Klein
ard, of New York, permanent secretary,
and John Kelly, of New York, sergeant
alarms.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
Deserved His Discharge.

Otto is a colored coachman recent
" arrived from the leading seaport of
Alabama. One of the first things he
saw was a horseless carriage.
"Lordy, boss. what's dat?" he asked
of his employer.
That? That's an automobile"
"A what-omobile?'
An automobile" answered the anus
ed man. acenting the prefix to make
it plain.
"Lordy, OATS des de same as me-
| grinned the coachman.
How so?r
Cause it's a Otto Mobile and Use a
| Mobile Otto"
The coachman is looking for a new
job.-Cleveland Press.