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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
KIDNAPPING
IN GEORGIA
BOY STOLEN FROM TECHNOLOGY
CAL SCHOOL.
FATHER CAN'T PAY RANSOM
Abductors Write Letter Saying They
Will Be in Kansas City Soon--Let
Youngster Sign His Name to Show
That They Have Him and That
They Mean Business.

Atlanta, Jan. 9.-Bass Frazer, who
according to letter received by his
father, at Union Springs, Ala, was
kidnapped in this city while attending
the archaeological school, was last
seen here Jan. 1.-Two of his brothers
arrived tonight from Union Spring
and gave out the following letter az
being received from the supposed kid
nappers. The letter which is mailed
in Mamohis and dated Jan. 6, bore 3
special delivery stamp.
It says: Dear Sir:-As kidnap
ping is all the rage nowadays, we have
stolen your son. We Intended to stea
him before Christmas, but could moi
get a chance. We don't know your Il
nancial condition, as your son refuse
to tell me, and we only found fiftee1
dollars on his person. He is a boz
away above the average and we nee
him in our business; so we intend tt
keep him, but might send letter tC
Jim GlOeer, General Delivery, Kansa-
City, as we will be in that city by tho
time this reaches you, stating how
much you will give for his return anG
if the amount meets with my approva
I will write you more about it. Do no!
notify any official authority, as it don't
do any good and would ruin all YOU
chances of getting him.
We will allow him to sign his name
to prove to you that we are not joking
We have him in a stupe3ied conditiOn
and are caring for him as sick per
son and younger brother" The boys
signature was attached to the letter
Bass Frazer was a member Of the first
year class, and his brothers say the
father is unable to pay the ransom
The mother of the boy is Frustrated
with grief.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Without dis
sent, without word of comment, the
senate today displaced the shipping
subsidy bill from it's privileged posi-
ton as unfinished business and sub
stituted for it the army reorganization
bill. Second day of the pres
ent session the shipping bill has
been unfinished business with the I'M
derstanding that it should not inter-
fere with consideration or the army re-
organization bill or of the appropria-
tion bills
Washington, Jan. 3.-The radical
element among the house republicans
who favor cutting down representation
from the southern states in which
the franchise is abridged suffered de-
feat today because a number of their
colleagues refused to act with them.
The issue was precipitated quite un-
eXpectedly. The leaders had decreed
that the reapportionment bill should
be taken up, but before it could be
called, Mr.. Olmsted (Pa.) offered a
resolution reciting the alleged abridge-
ment of suffrage in Louisiana, Miss
issippi, South and North Carolina,
and directed the committee on census
to investigate and report the facts to
the house in order that constitution.
al basis of representation could be es-
tablished for those states. The reso-
luton created sensation. Leaders
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
A Typical Boer Spy.

One man in particular, German
called Muller, lived out beyond the
guards camp on the way to Jacobsdal.
He was very useful person, be-
cause he supplied us each morning
with milk and eggs, and we should
have been very sorry to lose him.
But that he was Thoroughbred
scoundrel who gave information to
the beers at the same time he was
selling forage to the British govern
ment and eggs to the correspondents
at equally exhorbitant rates, have
not the slightest doubt A few days
after the battle of Magersfontein
four beers were seen riding away from
his farm in the morning, and yet he is
still at large; and he was only one
among many who could easily procure
information in camp and retail it to
General Cronje. And as though
Nature might weep to cover our adj
vance, we certainly took no mean
advantage of the boer by concealing
our movements in other ways.-H. J.
Whigham in Scribner's.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
The Beers

The south African war becomes q
nightmare to England.
Kitchener called on Cape Town Tor
5000 men to guard the Rand mines.
The British looses in south AFRICA
are GOA officers and 1854 enlisted men
killed.
Lord Roberts arrived in England
from south Africa and Queen Victoria
conferred an earldom upon him.
Lord Kitchener notified London war
Office of defeat of detachment OF Gen
eral Knox's command near Lindley by
a. superior force Of beers.
In response to the appeal of the
princess of Wales for further contri-
buttons to the fund for the families OF
the men at the front, Mr.. William
Waldorf Astor has contributed G65,-
600.
The appointments of Sir Alfred Mil
ner as governor of the Transvaal and
Major Hamilton J. Gould-Adams as
acknowledgement Of the Orange
River Colony, were announced in Lon
don.
Business men Of Cape Town formed
a town guard. Great boer activity was
shown in the Transvaal. A new revolt
in Bechuanaland was reported. Boel
prisoners at the cape were transferred
from camps to transports.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
Chance for a Peruvian Poet.

Bishop Ninde of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, who is now making a
missionary Journey along the western
coast of South America, is of tho
opinion that some of the incidents Of
the wars between the nations OF that
continent offer unrivaled themes for a
great heroic poet. AS an instance, he
sends the photograph of precipice
near the Town of africa, over which
several hundred Peruvian soldiers
were driven, because they refused to
surrender to the victorious Chileans.
The Peruvians, it appears, had taken
refuge on the top of the rock, which
is almost impregnable. Here they
held the Chileans at bay until their
ammunition gave out. Then demand
was made that they surrender. This
they refused to do, in spite of the fact
that they were practically defnseless
AS a result of this refusal they were
attacked by the Chileans and driven
over the edge of the precipice, which
towers 500 feet above the beach be-
low
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
In China.

The Chinese fear Great Britain will
seize Gnu Ran.
General Hachopu was appointed
vicerOy of Manchuria.
The dowager empress of China de-
mands notifications of the prelimi-
nary agreement.
Ii Hung Chang suffers relapse,
and this may cause delay in the
peace negotiations.
A cablegram from Pekin states that
the punitive expeditions of the allies
are merely looting parties.
The Pekin ENJOYS refused to meet
the Chinese peace plenipotentiaries I'M
til the latter sign the joint note.
The Chinese government is accused
of duplicity in paying the indemnity
for missions destroyed by boxers at
Sheklung.
A sister of charity, writing from
Ming Pc, describes the massacre at
Nav King of 100 little boys. Some of
them, she says, were roasted alive in
the church.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
Domestic.

Chicago January wheat, 76Ac.
The new state officials of Iowa as
sumed Office.
William j. Bryan has arrived al
Pensacola, Fla.
Columbia University appealed to its
trends for 100000.
Kansas and Missouri towns were
shaken by an earthquake.
The output of Illinois coal mines
last year was 25,153,929 tons.
At Boston Commodore William Fl
Harris, U. S. n, retired, died.
Washington is planning to annex the
Occur d'Alene district of Idaho.
Funeral services over the remains
Of Bishop W. X. Ninde in Detroit.
Brigadier General James Cavanaugl
is dying from old age in Brooklyn
At Golsboro, N. c., Former Gov
Curtis H. Brogden, is dead, aged IS.
The rivers and harbors appropria
ton bill carries total of $50 ,935,415.
The worlds supply of money ha,
increased nearly 200 per cent. since
1873.
At Hartford, Wis, Asa French dice
very suddenly. He was S8 years OF
ago.
Supreme Court ruled that the name
"Elgin" could not be used as a trade
mark
Three Canadian Pacific trains stucl
in western Manitoba snow banks TO
a week.
The interstate commerce commits
sion predicted gigantic union
railroads.
Fire insurance losses in United
States and Canada in 1900 were S163..
S62,25O.
Gladys White, aged Z, of Kenosha
Wis, disappeared and the parents fear
kidnapping.
Lieutenant Colonel James R. Camp
bell was nominated brigadier general
of volunteers.
Mrs. Edward Pollenspead and John
Robinson, a jeweler, died at Trempea-
leau, Wis.
The center of population is fixed at q
point about seven miles southeast of
Columbus, Ind.
The rubber trust has begun war on
the Independent manufacturers bv cut-
ting prices.
The senate committee on inter
oceanic canal reported indorsing the
Nicaragua route.
General Batchelder, former quarter.
master general of the army, died in
Washington.
S. G. Coffman of Hume, ILL.,, received
an Internal machine by mail, but 1t
failed to explode.
Billy" Barrett an alleged bank
thief wanted in Milwaukee and Cleve-
land, was arrested in Chicago. A com
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
Tools and Progress.

Despite all the attacks upon ma
chinery, an age without tools is an age
of drudgery and degradation. If once
men toiled sixteen hours day, with a
single stroke Watts engine cut off
two hours in the morning for rest and
two hours at night for reading. The
modern home, with a thousand and
one comforts, is the gift of tools. We
now compel steel fingers, steel knives,
steel wheels and steel wires to do our
work Take away our tools, and
civilization would go back one hun
dred years.-Newell Dwight Hills in
Woman's Home Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
The New Cup Defender.

Now being built, is confidently expected to
be the fastest sailing vessel ever built Its
construction is being kept secret but it is
whispered that it will easily hold the cup.
America is rapidly coming TO the front A
good example Of this is in that famous
household remedy, Hostetter's Stomach
Btters, which has defended health for half
a century past 1t holds the record for the
cure Of dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation,
biliousness and la grippe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14

markets Of the world, according to
United States Consul Hughes at Co
burg, Germany, in communication to
the state department
At Portland, Oregon, George Krupt,
clerk in the postofice, was shot and
killed by a footpad. Krupt was on his
wav home, and it is supposed that
when ordered to throw up his hands
he resisted. The murderer escaped.
The countess of Antrim arrived here
from London on her way to Canada to
visit her sister, the countess of Mimic,
wife of the governor general of Can
ada. Lady Antrim is one of the ia
yored Iadies-i n-waiting of Queen Vic
toria.
The Congress Booz inquiry at Bris-
fol. Pa. and Philadelphia developed
that the cadet was in poor physical
condition when he entered West Point
and had a throat ailment which a
dose of tabasco sauce might seriously
| aggravate.
At Philadelphia John Bardsley, ex-
city treasurer, who was sentenced
TO UICGOn years Ill pt1OOh III Low LIZ
embezzling $4,000 by the failure Of
the Keystone National bank, is dead
He was fined $237,53O and was par
doned in 1896.
1t was reported in Wall street that
the Hill-Morgan interest had secured
control Of the st. Paul and the road
would be leased by the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific. Great activity in
the stock market resulted, the dealings
breaking all records.
A conviction that J. Pierpont Nor
gan controls the leading roads hand
ing hard and soft coal caused a
'ecord- breaking transactions on the
New York stock exchange. The Nor
IAN syndicate plans an annual saving
If $54, 100000 in handling coal.
In Boston Luigi Storti, an. Italian
murderer, was sentenced to die in the
lectric chair the week of April 7.
Stori will be the first person to be
>xecuted by electricity in Massa-
husetts. He murdered Micael Calluci,
a fellow countryman, on Nov. Z, 1899.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
Ayers
Cherry
PectOral
complete rest.

The cure is SO easy now, it's
astonishing any one should run
the risk of pneumonia and con-
sumption, ism tit? For asthma,
Group, whooping-cough, bron-
chitis, consumption, hard colds,
and for coughs of all kinds,
Ayers Cherry PectoraI has
been the one great family nedi-
cine for sixty years.
Three sizes: 2Sc., Soc, sl.OO.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14

A prisoner serving a six-months'
sentence at the county jail in New
Brunswick, N. j., has been given such
freedom that he wanders about town
in the day time, stops in a saloon when
he wants drink, and announces that.
''as far as the jail goes, he only has to
show up nights
Paper is one of the best conductors
of electricity there is. Thus boys in
a press-room often hold one hand on a
roll of paper and with the other light
a gas-jet with the electric spark drawn
by touching the end of the finger to a
metallic burner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
Revolution AGAIN in Panama.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The state de
partment received advices yesterday
from Consul General Cudger at Panama
indicating that the Colombian reyolu-
ton had again assumed serious as
pect. He states that the Colombian
government announces that the revo-
making preparations for a fight which
is likely to occur soon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
lnsuIar Affairs.

Lieutenant Durfee of the second vol
untccr engineers at Havana is short
$4,000 il his accounts.
Many Filipino officers captured at
Cavite Vieio in a successful action by
third infantry and the navy
Secretary Root declares that maj ar
rangements for the return OF Volun-
teers will not be made until congess
decides whether they will be replaced
with fresh troops.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14

Washington, Jan. 5.-While the
senate was in session for more than
three hours today little in way of i'm
pcrtant legislation was accomplished.
Committee amendments to the army
reorganization bill to which no objec-
lions have been raised were agreed to
but none of the contested amendments
were considered.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The feature Of
debate upon the reapportionment bill
in the house today was a two-hour
speech by Mr. Littlefeld (Me.), in ia
vor of the Burleigh bill to increase the
membership of the house to 1856. He
had a number of sharp exchanges with
Mr.. Hopkins, chairman of the census
committee, in which he sustained his
reputation as hard hitter and vigor
Gus debater. During the course of the
day Mr.. Hopkins expressed his willing
ness to accept the amendment to his
bill which would give an additional
representative each to Florida, Col
orado and North Dakota.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
Stops Tickling

All serious lung troubles be-
gin with a tickling in the
throat. You can stop this at
first in single night; a dose
at bedtime puts the throat at
complete rest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14

Gen. Harrison is said to be planning
to become the leader of the republican
party in the next campaign.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14

Ii your druggist cannot supply you, send us one
dollar and we will express large bottle to You,
all charges prepaid. Be sure you give us your
Aearest express 3fliec. address j. G. AVER Co.
Lowen Mass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14

The inquiry into the hazing of Cadet
Booz came to close.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14

The new western baseball league
was formed in Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14

on the democratic side sought in vain
to head off the resolution with points
of order but the speaker ruled against
them. They then began flibustering,
openly avowing they would fight every
proposition looking to the reduction of
representation from the southern
states to the bitter end. Several of
the republicans were secretly in sym
patty with them, and many of them
quietly paired with absent democrats,
leaving their absent colleagues I'M,
paired. AS result the resolution was
defeated, 81-83. The vote was strict
party one.
Washington, Jan. 4.-For five hours
today the senate discussed the army
reorganization BILL The debate took
wide range, at times, but was con-
fined principally to the question of the
necessity for the increase in the regu.
lar army provided for in the pending
measure. Senator Pettigrew intro
duced the following resolution in the
senate: Resolved, that the senate
the refusal of the secretary of war I'M
der whatever influence to send the
senate copies of the papers called for
by it's resolution of Dec. 10, 1900, re.
curing the secretary of war to send to
the senate the report of A. L. Lawshe
lures in Cuba, as in violation of his
official duty and subversive of the
fundamental principles of the govern
ment and of a good administration
thereof" The consideration of the
resolution was postponed.
Washington, Jam 4.-The house had
mother spirited struggle over the
0lmsted resolution to investigate the
bridgement of suffrage in certain of
he southern states with a view to a
eapportionment upon the actual basis
If suffrage. 1t was finally referred to
he census committee where the op-
position desired that it should so origi
ALLY.
The reapportionment bill was taken
Up and debated by Messrs. Hopkins
(Ill.) and Shafroth (Col). An attempt
o agree upon a time for the final vote
N the bill failed, although the gen.
raj impression is that debate will be
concluded early next week. Mr.. Hop
kins in opening the debate by care
full explanation of the superintendent
bill stated that majority of the
census committee favored keeping the
membership down to the present num-
Der, 357, from considerations of econ
omy and intelligent legislation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
Doing His Best.

Mr.. NJ. b. Thrasher, a friend OF Tus
kegee institute and its pupils, says
that he once made inquiries about a
certain graduate, shopkeeper in Ala
bama, who seemed to be doing thirty.
ing business
What kind OF man is this Wood
the coloretl merchant down the street,
he asked in the store of white man
Judging that there If anywhere he
might hear an unfavorable opinion
The merchant supposed Mr., Thrasher
to be travelling salesman and answer.
ed.
You can sell him any amount of
goods. He'll pay for them every time. y
Then Mr.. Thrasher went ON to the
store, where he found everything IN
the most prosperous condition. In the
course of his talk with the merchant
they stepped to the open back door, and
there Wood began calling: "Suke, suke,
sulle! Ho. there, suker'
Then there came granting under
meath the floor. which was raised lit
tie from the ground, and presently
there came crawling out an enormous
hog.
That's my hog" said the merchant.
IL raise one every year, though there's
no reason why should, for I'm not
married, and | don't keep house. |
raise them as object lessons. 1t does
not take much of anything to feed
them, except the waste from the store,
and see how fat they grow.
"Then ! get the negro farmers who
come here TO trade to look at my hog
and see what can be done by keeping
the animals shut up and fed instead cf
letting them run wild. Then l tell
them they might as well have hogs
like mine as their thin raZorbacks. All
they need do is to shut up the pig in
a pen of rails and set the children to
gathering acorns for him.
IL can't start a school here" he con-
Guided 81 tried that and failed. but
l can at least teach the farmers how to
raise hogs"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
STAGE GllNTS.

Florence Kahn will be leading won-
an with james Il. Hackett rext sea-
| son.
There is an organization of chorus
girls in New York called the White
Mice.
a play founded upon the life Of Tom
Moore, the Irish poet. will be used by
Andrew Mack next season.
Ben lfur" will remain in Boston for
the remainder OF the season, as its hit
has been something remarkable.
Laurence Irving expects to be in
New York In the fall to see his play,
which Mr.. Sothern is to produce.
There will probably be five verslons
Of the French novel "Manon Lescaut"
seen on the American stage next sea.
son.
The story first published some months
ago to the effect that William Gillette
was to play Hamlet seems more than
likely to be true.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Hicks ella
line Terriss), according to London
announcement, will appear in "Alice In
Wonderland" in New York In the au-
tumn.
Joe Murphy, the well known Irish
comedian. has closed his tour to go
tarpon fishing. Mr.. Murphy Is n mil
lionaire and appears on the stage for
his own amusement.
Miss Marie Bates. the well known
character actress. will support Mr.. Da-
vd Warfield next season in THE Only
Levi" She is to have the role Of an
eccentric old Irish woman.
Miss Minnie Ashley. who made n
hit In "San Toy" will be unable to re-
turn to the stage this season. The
glare Of the limelight has so affected
her eyes that she must remain in a
darkened room for long time To come
or run the risk Of losing her sight alto
gether.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
zDKNHEfE
PERSONALITIES.

At the funeral Of Anthony Schmid,
Mt Sandusky. O., the other day the can
die at the head of the casket was the
one used at his wedding 90 years ago
&. r. Mckinney, the enrolling clerk
OF the house of representatives. is the
owner of bust of Lincoln which is
made from gun mountings taken from
the battleship Maine.
Robert Laird Borden. the new leader
of the Opposition in the Canadian par
lament, IS of American ancestry. His
family lived in Connecticut and was
Ioyal to the English in the Revolution.
William NJ Evarts' last words,
Morning is coming" recall the clos
ing lines of Mrs. Barbauld's famous
poem;
say not Good night but in eome brighter cline
Bid me Good morning.
Miss Kathleen Haydn Green, the la
DIV mayoress, has consented to become
one of the vice presidents of the Soci-
ETY. of Women Journalists of London.
Miss Green is n poetess of no mean
ability.
Max O'Rell in his 10 years of lectur-
ing has spoken in England. France,
Belgium, Holland, United States, Cana
da. New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania
and South Africa. He has delivered
21S6 lectures.
Andrew Carnegie recently gave $500
10 the Arthur Winter Memorial libra
nv, in the Staten Island academy. This
money will be used for the purchase Of
additional books for this large and ex-
cellent collection.
The new king Of England Is sort
of copyright office in himself. The
English publishers know his fondness
for fiction and send him copy of
nearly every novel published in the
United Kingdom.
The heir apparent to the Persian
throne has sent to st. Petersburg for
a tutor who can instruct him In the
Russian language. and NJ. Shapahal, a
distinguished scholar and politician,
has been chosen for the mission.
On the first day Of every February
Charles A. squares, postmaster OF
Echo, n. Y, stops using tobacco for n
month. For many years he has OBJ
served this custom and declares that in
this way he prevents tobacco having
injurious effect upon his health.
Not much has been heard OF Life"
Haford recently until the other day,
when Iames Whitcomb Riley told a
Milwaukee reporter that Halford was
the cause of his real start in life. AS
managing editor Of an Indianapolis
newspaper he discharged the poet on
the plea of reducing expenses.
John b. Cleveland OF Spartansburg,
$. c., has offered to present to the
statchouSc of South Carolina n memo
rial tablet to which Is affixed plate
of copper from the coffin Of James
Glenn of Longcroft, Scotland, who lies
buried in the ancient churchyard near
Linlathrgrow castle. Mr.. Glenn was
governor of South Carolina from 1888
80 1865.