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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-25
LINES OF PROGRESS IN MODERN
THOUGHT AND INVENTION.
+ DISCOVERIES
RECENT
British and German South Polar
Expeditions-Maximite, New Elk
plosive of High Power, Is Tested
Business of Butchering Now An
Exact Science.

The arrangements for the British
and German south polar expeditions,
which sail from Europe in August,
1901, are nearly completed. 1t is ox-
pected that the English boat, the Dis
covery, will be launched in March at
Dundee. She is a good, strong boat,
built on different lines from the Fran,
for the latter was planned to resist
or rather escape, tremendous ice
pressure, while the Discovery was
modelled to withstand the attacks of a
boisterous sea- The German boat
building at Kiel, is smaller and lighter
than the Discovery and follows some
what the lines of the Fran. The two
ships sail for Europe together. When
they reach the far south they will
separate with a carefully arranged
plan of work for each. The Antarctic
regions have been divided into four
quadrants- first, the Victoria quad
rants, which extends from 80 degrees
east to $50 degrees, and includes
Victoria Land second, the Ross quad
rant, from $50 degrees to 80 degrees
third, the Weddell quadrant, from 80
degrees west to 0 degrees Green
wich meridian. the Weddell sea; and
fourth, the Enderby quadrant, from
0 degrees to 80 degrees each, which
includes Enderby Land. Two quad
rants have been assigned for ex-
ploration and research to each ex-
petition, the British taking the
Victoria and Ross and the German
the Weddell and Enderby. Both ex-
petitions hope to be able to spend
three years in the work Captain
Drygalski the famed explorer of
Greenland, leads the German party,
while Captain Scott, of the British
navy, young, hardy and levelheaded,
directs the English-National Geo
graphic Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-25

Aluminium is, at the present price,
the cheapest metal in the market,
with the exception of iron, zinc and
lead, says the London Electrical Re-
view This metal is now extensively
used in the place of copper, brass, tin,
and in some cases even iron, es-
pecially when the reduction of dead
weight is a question of great impor-
lance. Aluminium is also beginning
to be very largely used in connection
with electricity, as electrical con-
ductors OF this metal, giving the same
conductance as copper, weigh only
half as much and cost less. 1t is i'm
possible to foresee the ultimate eX-
tent of the use to which this metal
can be put, but the progress made N
aluminium during late years justif1es
the most sanguine expectations.
Twenty years ago the total output
in the world did not exceed four or
five tons, and it's price was about
$4,000 per ton; 10 years ago its
price was reduced to about $4,000
per ton, and the output increased to
about 80 tons per annum; now the
price is from about G130 to G140 per
ton, and the output during the last IL
months is reckoned at 5000 tons.
The evening times., 1901-09-06
CHARGES OF BIGAMY.
4 New York Barber Confronted by
One of His Wives.

NEW YORK, Sept 6.-Because Of in
ability 10 furnish bail in the sum Of $500.
handsome Charles Milton Leighton. is
locked up in a prison cell in this city
Mrs Ella Smith Leighton. one OF his
wives is the chief cause Of his predica-
ment.
Leighton was arraigned before Mag
istrate Zelerin in the Harlem Police
Court yesterday on charges Of bigamy
and abandonment preferred by Mrs
Leighton. After Detective Cromie, q
local agency. who traced Leighton to Buff
faIo. and Detectives Scrmeisou and Gran
VILE. Of the Central Ofice who arrested
him in that city last Monday, had told the
magistrate what they knew about the
prisoner Mrs. Leighton took the stand
and temporarily blasted whatever hopes
Leighton might have had Of liberty
1--WE were married in Boston in 1898"
she said" and hc disappeared six months
later Since his disappearance I have
learned that he was married 10 n Miss
EIgcrita Cramer. in Jersey City, in lsSz. I
wasn't much surprised. for before Dc went
away be came 10 me one day and said.
Say what's the use of my working?
let me get married 10 few women who
have money. and after ] have secured a
few thousand TN come back and be your
true husband once again
He made this proposal af,er ! had
suggested to him that he so ont and look
for work But 7 judge he thought DE was
too handsome TO work. I caught him
year ago in Boston. hut although I drew
revolver on him ne managed TO escape
me-"
Mrs. Leighton. who IS more than fairly
good looking. cast scornfuI gIaucss al her
husband. but they seemed 20 have no ef-
feet on Leighton. When the prisoner was
led out Of the courtroom by Sermeisou
and Granville 10 be- locked up for fur
ther hearing next Saturday morning Mrs
Leightoa smiled triumphantly.
III have enough of his wives ON hand
| Saturday TO cause him 10 be- held FOR trial
a dozen times over, she declared grimly
| 1t will be quite family reunion
Leighton, who is forJy-twO years old.
is accused Of having married women in
/ Connecticut. NaTTaEausCtt Pier. New
York. and Jersey City. Ella Smith Leigh
/ ton, wife No 2, claims 10 know OF at
least six Mrs Leightons." The Nara
gansett woman who achieved that disJiuc-
tion is said to have traded $500 worth Of
diamonds and snug bank account ioT
her experience. Detective CrOmic declares
that Leighton admitted 90 him on tho
train coming from Buffalo that ne had
four wives
-.He cut that IN half when he talked 10
me-" said Detective Sermeisou. Two
wives was all ] could get him to own up
to"
Leighton is a barber. and his chief anx-
ietv appears TO be about his tools Of
trade.
BE sure and take care OF them for
me- h. eagerly urged the detectives who
had him custody
The evening times., 1901-09-06
WORK AMONG THE NEGROES.
Annual SynodicnI Convention Of Col
Ored PresbyterfanS-

PHILADELPHIA. Sept 6.-The Presby-
tcrian Board Of Sabbath School Work.
whose headquarters are in this city, is
carrying on a great work among the ne
gr0os Of the Southern States The Rev
Dr. J. a. W0rdeu. the Superintendent. has
just returned from holding the sixth an
maui SyuOGicaI Convention Of CoiOred
Pr,sbyteriaus. August % 10 September l.
ia Aberdeen, y. @. THE attendance and
enthusiasm" said Dr. Worden, were
greater than AT any former convention. A
marked feature was the presence of the
eleven coIored Presbyterian Sabbath
school missionaries of the board. Four of
these staIwarJ, cousecrated. and eloquent
he groes. were from what may be called
the farther South-tieorSia, Alabama, and
1Ii-sissippl- the appeal which these
men made for additional Sabbath school
mis- EInIIriCs was most powerful
In Georgia there are l.gIJ.e .er1 cOIGrsd
people. iu Alabama 100000. iu Mississippi
$50 600 The ignorance and spiritual needs
Of these people are almost beyond de-
scriptiOn- The work accomplished by the
CUlOred missiOUaTieE of the South iS sig
negro Tho southern Presbyterian Church
heartily cD-Upcrates with the board. OF
.as churches connected with the Northern
Presbyterian Church in the South nearly
Ouc-uUaTtCT. OF eighty-fouT, have been
the direct UurErOWIh OF Sabbath schools
originated by the missionaries Of the
board The work among the cOlDred peO-
pie of the South would Of itself Justify
the entire sum annually expended by the
board among the other vast missionary
fields Of this country. whore its agents
now number about "a hundred.
The evening times., 1901-09-06
FUNERAL OF COLONEL DOWNS.
Former WashiuEtoHiun'S BODY to he
brought Here for burial

tn, body of Col T. y. Downs. formerly
o. tH5a city. WI, was killed i'm a railroad
wreck near EaIiru,U Mon. last week.
viii hy brought to Washington i'm UrI-
vat, car tomorrow. Services viii De held
O.; ST. Fatrieks Church at 2 o'clock by
The Rev Tr y. j. Stafford. after which
the iur,rmvut Will he made al Mount
Among Colonel Downs relatives iu this
city are half brother. ". J. Quinn.
chic! clerk OF the Government Hospital
for the Insane. and sister. Mrs ken
nelly. of 4- n street northwest. Mrs
Downs was visiting iu Bakersfield Vt al
the time ot yhr accident and a daughter,
Colonel Downs was born IN ireland
came to- Washington when he wHS seven
years old. and lived here Tor iGlFte'n
years. lie was uiIy-iuuT years OF age.
and spent th.-ty-thTte years IN railroad
work being stationed az Burlington. Vt
Ala. belDr, going TO- the Great Northern
Railway in the far Northwest At the
time Of his death he was the assistant
general superintendent of the lines OF the
latter company west Of MinOt. n D.
Iu Spokane. Wash. his home. Colonel
Downs was regarded as one of the most
popular railroad men ever stationed there
the duties of vice president Of m" Spo-
kane Falls and kooteual Valley roads.
at the personal request of J. j. Hill
Colonel Downs and his son were travel
ing in their private car with his guests
Lieut.. Victor Blue and vile, whom they
accompanied as far east as MiHoi y D.
On the return trip the wreck occurred
Kirk Downs was about tw,nty-Onc years
of age ana acted as secretary 70 ms
father
The evening times., 1901-09-06
BotherinE the Reporter.

(From the Philadelphia LedgerD
Some people have strange notions as 20
the business Of reporters or as TO their
manner OF work. Otherwise weII-inf0rm-
cd men frequently ask newspaper repre-
sentatives who seek an interview. You
hand these notes in 90 somebody else at
the Office 70 write up, don't your An
other frequent experience Is TO Interview
"a man who viii say nothing for pubiica-
tion, but will pour out the viais Of his
wrath In the strictest confidence, and
usually ou a subject in which the reporter
has no interest.
Il know you have 20 make living this
way. Is the intended kindly remark fire.
Quently made when reporter finds him
self Interviewing some numbering. we'll
tO-dO fellow who assumes the benign. sg-
poriOT air. Then another experience i- tu
meet the prosperous fish dealer or res
taurant keeper who tells YOU be- used &C.
write pieces for the Daily TurW.utOr'
when he was a lad But the greatest bug
bear IS the prominent cItZt Cd who G a.ILJs
90 make any statement. but vino writes a
letter Of protest 10 the paper lf there is
the slightest iuaccuTaCy ig tlf report o.
that occurrence with which be Is most
familiar. and of which tl- reporter has
heard only ia the most indirect way.
The evening times., 1901-09-06
How the Clubs stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Washington got an even break in the
doubie-header with the White Sox at Chi
cago yesterday, losing the first and win
ming the second game.
Carricks hoodoo still pursues him re-
lenuessly, and although Wee Willie"
pitched "a good game. he could not chalk
up a victory.
With Patten It was different. The
soGthpdw kept Chicago guessing after the
first inning, and the Senators batted out
scores.
FIRST game RHE.
Washington o o 0 0 3 0 O-3 Z ?
BATTERIES -Carrick and Clarke, Patter-
son. Callahan. and Sullivan.
Left on bases Chicago s. Washington
o. First base on ballS-Om Callahan. l.;
Of Carrick. 3. Struck out-Ey CaTrick, 2;
by Patterson, 3. Home run-GTady- Two
base hit-Dungau. Sacrifice hit-Burke
Stolen baSes-lsbeH %, Mercer. Double
Play-tOuEhliu. CInEman and Grady
Hit 10y pitcher-By Carrick J. Passed
ball-Suilivan- Umpire She ridan. Time
OF game, 1 hour and - minutes
Second game RHE.
Washington. 3 0 0 0 0 ? 2 p s o
Chicago 5 I @ o O-7 E 3
Batteries-Patten and Clarke; Piatt. Cal
lahau and Sullivan.
Left on bases-ChiCagO. 3: WASHINGTON
;. First base on balls-on Pratt. 3, of
Patten. 3, Off CaNahan.L Struck Out-Ry
Patfen, l. Three-base hfts-Grady. IsbeU
! DUNCAN. TwO-base hits-Hartman Hoy,
Sullivan Sacrifice hit-DunEan. Stolen
bIse-Afertes. Hit by pitcher-Piatt l.
Pire- Sheridan Time Of game, 1 hour and
20 minutes.
The evening times., 1901-09-06
A MISSING FATHER FOUND.
His Daughter Locates Him I'm "A Ney,
Jersey AImshOuse.

CLARKSBORO, y. j.. Sept G-About
week ago Mrs Arita Pfeiffer went to Mul-
lica Hi IN search Of her father. one
James Leonard. now siXty-four years old,
whom she had not seen in twenty-five
years and for whom she wished 20 pro-
vide a home II he needed one A thorough
search failed 20 reveal the fathers where
abouts Mrs Pfciffer looked all over the
country, and il is supposed that she re-
turned home last night Yesterday two
newspaper men, learning that a James
Leonard was an inmate Of the county
aImshouse, found. without a doubt that
hc is the man searched for Leonard
states that his daughter left home when
that ne has not heard from her since un-
til today she Will be notified at once.
The story told by Mrs Pfeiffer was TO
the effect that when she lived with her
parents her father worked at farming
around GlasSbOTO, that she left home to
care for herself. and aft.rWard married
and settled In Newark. OF late years she
desired 20 know something about the
whereabouts Of her parents and Ortsr
them home n they could De found
About six years ago Leonard g. wife died
and he continued working for Joseph
Woodruff, Of Elk township, later moving
to Clayton. Some months ago ne was
taken IN, and, una bie 20 work. being Grip
pied with rheumatism, was on March Il
committed 10 the almshOuse by Justice
Paulin, If Glassbogo.
When told that his daughter had been
in search of him Leonard seemed pleased
and hoped that she would soon call for
him. although he had no complaint 20
make ut his treatment at the almsEOusc
The evening times., 1901-09-06
OCEAN SAILING MATCHES.
Reminiscenses Of the Days WheE
Clipper Races Occurred

The arrival Of the EIUsk0ka she winner
Of the race which is reported 20 have
taken place from Portland. oregon, to
the United kingdom, serves 10 remind Us
that the days Of quick sailing are not yet
ended In the friendly test Of skin which
has just been concluded the competitors
were the North German LIoyd's cadet
training ship the II 5 Charlotte. the
Glasgow ship Marion Light. and the GIas-
gov ship Ardencraig- The winner. under
the command Of Captain Grove. made the
run from Portland 70 Queenstown in lQl
days % hours. Satisfactory as the latest
sailing record is. it pales before the dCings
Of some OF the old-time cracks" m-ny
OF which also performed their speeding
voyages with almost clockIike regularity.
The Donald Mckay, the celebrated
BLACK Bal' liner was not only the larg-
est clipper in the world, but was also ac-
counted one of the fastest sailers ever
built Upon one occasion she took L000
troops from Portsmouth 10 Mauritius in
seventy days and her average time for
SIX consecutive voyages from Liverpool
20 AlelDourne was eiGntN-three DAYS. and
only once it exceeded eighty-fve DAYS.
The details Of the famous race between
the three China tea clippers in 1855 are
TO familiar 10 need mentioning here lat
the TACT that speed Of over sixteen
knots an hour has been made bv a sail
. Ing snip may not De so well known The
British clipper ship Hurricane during the
course Of one Of her voyages home from
Melbourne attained this rate Of sailing on
several days. her best run being 30 knots
IN sixteen and half hours But il was
after the sixties and indeed wen on
. into the seventies 20 when some Of the
. best sailing records were made And il is
GqIDlLul whether the performance Of the
Sir LductlOr. when she covered IA 600
miles IN elghty-niue days against The
pEeFdl-lng monsoon has ever been equal
eu- certainly there are no authentic
statements 90 show that it has been sur
passed The voyage was made in 1863
trom Foo Chow Foo TO London. and her
best days run was S54 statute miles
while crossing the Indian Ocean the
average for one week being 511 miles a
day This W4S essentially a voyage under
adverse conditions. Perhaps the fastest
passage between England and China was
that made In lN5l- when the celebrated
American clipper Pride OF the Ocean did
the run from the Lizard to H0ngIz0nq IN
slNty-ulue days--LOudOu World
The evening times., 1901-09-06
sULPHURIc ACID FROM A WELL.
The Phenomenon Noticed just After
n severe thunderstorm.

VINELAND. y J. Sept 6.-Thomas
Hirst Of the Hirst Rug Manufacturing
Company. believes that he has a BONANZA
in the discovery Of a flowing weu of sui
phuric acid. This phenomenon was first
noticed Immediately after "A recent se-
we're electric storm. when four houses in
the city were struck by lightning within
a space Of fifteen minutes.
A powerful bolt struck a flag pole near
the Hirst factory and tore out one end
Of the big building. When water was
drawn from a nearby well il was found
10 be SO imureEuated as TO be unfit for
use. Mr. Hurst endeavored 10 pump the
well dry. but the more he pumped the
stronger became the flow Of acid. Mr.
HIrst took a quantity of the liquid to the
ONCE Of DR.. George Cunningham yester-
day 20 determine its nature, and an
analysis showed ii to be sulphuriC acid.
The formation Of this wonderful prod
uct Of nature $ underground laboratory is
explained by local scientists an various
ways. The generally accepted theory is
that the heavy electrical currents in peuv-
trauug the earth struck some rich sui
phuT deposit. firing IL and lberating the
resultant sulphur diONide tSo2l. this in
turn uniting with the moisture tH2O) OF
the earth. and making chemical reaC-
tion, forming the unstable sulphurous
acid tH2SO3l. which Immediately com
biued with another atom of oxygen tOl
from the air In the earth 10 form the sui
phUric acid tH-SO4.
Another theory is that the phenomenon
following the electric storm was merely
coincident, the theory being that the sub
IerraLeAn HTeS played on a stratum OF
sulphur. Eberating large quantities Of the
sulphur dioNide gas. which, passing
through various Creyices OF the ground.
finally reached the moisture layer and
formed sulphuric acid by the before men,
TONED chemical reaction.
The evening times., 1901-09-06
ADDICKS TO FIGHT AGAIN.
The Delaware Gas Man Determine =.
TO Be a Senator.
lie Invites All Republican Le-islnt-
"r~ to TWO Days Love Feast at
RchGbuth. in the Effort 10 Become
Better Acquainted WEth Them

WILMINGTON. Del, Sept. G.-J- Ed
ward AGdicIls is making a desperate ~
fort to revive his boom for United States
Senator. Republicans announce that they
expect their present plans TO result IN an
agreement that viii elect two Republican
United States Senators from this State
Next week there viii be an important
gathering az Rchoboth. Agents represent
inE Addicks have already leased the Lin
go Hotel which is owned by "a son OF the
late State auditor. and prominent sup
porter Of the gas maEuate. or Union Re
publican. AddiCks' scheme is TO get every
member of the legislature who will ac-
ccpt an invitation TO attend the political
function at Rehoboth. with tho hope that
his hospitality viii afford an effort to
convince the lukewarm politicians that he
should be sent TO the United states Sen
ate.
According TO a despatch received from
Newport. Addiclls asserts that ne is going
10 De a candidate for the Senate as long
as he lives, if it is necessary. He talked
freely last evening. As for Colonel Du-
pout, Addicks remarked that he had no
chances of ever being Senator.
AGdicks said the meeting called at Re
hobCth was wholly of a personal and
friendly character. and if it had any po-
Itical significance il will not be Of his do
ing lie feels gratiacd at the votes given
him for Senator. so he has invited his
supporters TO meet him for q day or two.
as ne would ike 20 know them better lie
remarked that If 1t was practical ne
would ike to visit them an I'm their re-
sF,ctive localities. but ne cannot spare the
time. Addicls is IN the fight to stay lie
would scorn Withdrawal only less than he
scorus Dupont As to Governor HUM, he
did not mention his name.
Just what has brought the matter to a
head is not known at present, although
J efforts have been made recently 10 have
/ two Senators elected. Governor HUM be
I ing one Of them. 1t is a known fact. ana
the Union Republican leaders, outside 81
/ AddIcl,s and his political supporters. have
/ recognized that it was impossible to eZ-
psct the present Legislature to elect Ad-
dicks. They also recognize as well as the
Regular Republican leaders that the
! chances are that. unless the breach IN
the party be healed before the election
next year. the probabilities are that the
/ Democrats would control the Legislature
! and elect two Senators
/ Some politicians who have been at Re-
/ h0u0th during the summer, promoting Jh'
] Governor HUM scheme, profess 10 pellt E'
J that. when the legislature comes tOgeth-
! er Addicks Will withdraw as candidate
! and viii advise tho members 20 elect GOV
1 eruor HUM for the short term and s. me
/ regular Republican possibly Col Henry
| A Dupont. for the long term 4 maJon-
/ tv Of the Wilmington members OF the
I LEGISLATURE are away. but they have all
/ ma de arrangements TO return next week
/ Republican members Of the General As
/ sem.Iy received invitations from Mr. Ad-
| dicks last night TO visit RehOboth sep
! tgmbpT u TO l6.
The evening times., 1901-09-06
BATHING THE ELEPHANTS.
New York Zoo Keepers Use the
Wrong Kind of Oil.


NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Tom, the big
male elephant in the Central Park Zoo,
had his annual bath yesterday, and is a
sight in consequence. 1t is the practice
at the menagerie 10 give the two eIe-
plants a thorough bath once a year usu-
ally about this time They are washed
with soap and hot water and dried off
with a huge sponge or two. Then meats
foot oil is applied 10 their hides. The oil
preserves the hide. which is likely 10
crack if not so treated.
Yesterday Suid-r and shannon the
Keepers, went 10 Tom 8 house with pals
of steamirg water, three or four pounds
Of soap, and brushes and sponges- Tom
tTumptreG his delight WnFn ne saw them
thus prepared. Soon the accumulated dirt
Of twelyemouth was removed. then he
was dried. Then came the part Tom liked
best OF ALL the applying OF the oil With
a will the two men rubbed tho thick hide
with pure UDatsfOot oil, Tom meanwhile
waEEiEg his tail with much satisfaction
1t takes a good deal Of oil TO go over
two elephants thoroughly. SO that the ef-
feet viii last a whole year. and several
gallons had been ordered 70 supplement
what was already in stock. The stock oil
hausted the new oil was opened BY some
mistake the firm which supplied it made
"a mistake and sent q different kind Of oil.
The keepers noticed there was a differ
cnce, but went on using it, As soon as
the ol dried little they saw their mis-
take. for Toms hiudUEart-rs shcut with
all the ColOTS Cf the rainbow. ana his hide
was as highly polished as newly sLIutd
shoe Tom. too. noticed the mistake. for
as the oil permrated his hide IL began 20
bars Of his enclosure. he looked re-
pTCachfuily at the keepers
The evening times., 1901-09-06
Batteries-WItz and Steelman; Owei
and Shaw.
Roston Dcfcnt. Milwaukee,.

The Besnoaters managed TO down the
Brewers at Milwaukee yesterday. but
only after q hard battle. The score:
Bostcn....... O O o O O O O 4 "a y >
Milwaukee. % % o o 10 % 1
Batteries- Young and CriEer, Garvin
and NaiUuey.
First base by Milwaukee. /.
Boston. >. Lefj ON basos-AIiIvvaUEee ..
Boston. & First base ON baIls-Du Gar
vim. T. Struck OUt-Ey Garvil. {, by
Young. E. Home TuuE-Audsrson. Stahl.
TWD-Iass hitS-E Freeman. Cuurov. Sacri-
fee hiJS-tiaTylu- JDErDy- stolen bases
HampLilI. Parent o.. Double pIays-HaIl-
man and FrjeI- Parent and Freeman. Ma
lOuey and Gilbert. Tmpirys-HaSkeu ana
Hart Time of game, I hour and A. min
The evening times., 1901-09-06
OUTING OF THE sHRrNERs.
Eight Hundred Mobiles Spend Day
nt ChesanenLe Bench.

4 caravan Of about so Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine, members OF AImas TEN
pie, went TO Chesapeake Beach yester-
day and enjoyed one Of the most Euccess-
fuI outings in the history Of the organiza-
ton There We're three trains 20 the
Beach yesterday, and each was crowded
TO IN limit with eXUberaut Shriners. The
day was devoted 10 fishing, beating. and
sailing and 70 a spirited 5aseba1 contest
With the Mobiles was taken a local base
bali team, the AIarOOus. which proceeded
to defeat a nine Of Shriners in handy
fashion. The score follows
p f. r
Nar0ons ....1 ! o O , 2 o III 10 .
ShriEers ---- o o o o . o C-S 8 I
atteries-Handiboe and Walker. Cham
berain and FIllius-
IT he numerous attractions at the Beach
were well patrCuizcd and the MOBILES en-
Joyed themseles 90 the limit. most OF
them remaining until the last train do
parted for Washington AT 1880 O'Clock