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The evening times., 1902-07-23
Sure of a Long Run.

Cleveland Plain Dealer - An English
dramatist sued London journal for
calling his latest play unfit for stage
production The result proved that the
play was ft for production, but it had
a very close shave. the jury awarding
the dramatist exactly one farthing dam
ages
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DEMOCRACY
By GODFREY EGREMoNT.

As Gideon answered Israel, Neither I
Nor son of mine shall over you be king
The Lord himself shall rule" We answering
To you who drag the rusted chain, yet ply
The praise Of monarchy, shall still deny
All right divine to such paltry thing,
So palpable a cheat, whose rose-wreathed ring
Ccneeals not gem but gyve; until the sky
lneloses for our Lord, no throne Is set
Here IN America for any man;
The purple His who wore the thorn-and yet
In what IS best of life we lead the van
Among the peoplesl Crown and eoronet,
There IS no place for ye in freedoms plan
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head. Once he heard him laughing
heartily, and at another time there was
a suspicious moisture IN his eyes Fin
ally be laid the book down and said.
sheepishly- 4 don't think I kin kick
I was little afeered you'd made me
show the white feather but that feller
they say is like me s got q sight more
grit an have HUh-" admiringIy. .'he-d
fight circular saw bare-handed No.
! don't think I kin kick" For which the
author was appropriately thankful
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Any person who buy the Morning Afternoon Sunday
Edition The Times any Washington
towns trains will confer by notify
ing Publisher of The Times Tenth and Streets Wash
ington, D. G.
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THE AQUEDUCT BRIDGE

When Congress appropriated $65,-
600 for repairs TO the Aqueduct
Bridge the opinion was expressed that
the expenditure OF this amount would
be really a waste of money, because
the engineers of the War Department
had repeatedly declared that repairs,
no matter how extensive, could never
make that structure safe for such
traffic as It ought to accommodate.
This opinion Is uoo confirmed by the
report of Colonel Allen to the Chief
Of Engineers, IN which he says that
the bridge ought to be rebuilt with
new piers, abutmeL IS and superstrue-
ture. Congress designed the $65,O00
for the repair of one of the piers, but
1t viii be seen from this report that
the expenditure would not place the
structure IN such condition as the
needs of traffic call for.
It IS absurd to pursue penny
wise pound-fooEsh policy IN connec-
tion with public works, This has been
proved more than once IN the expert
ence Of the Government. The unwis-
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES TO OUT or
MORNING EDITION. one year, 50; six
months, $3.50; three months. sI.25.
Morning and Sunday. one year. -; six
months, $50; three months. 81, %
sunday edition only, one year, :: six
months. 81; three months, 90 ceIts.
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TOWN POINTS. POSTAGE PREPAID

TOWN POINTS, POSTAGE PkEPAID
EVENING EDITION, one year, -: six
months, %I.5O; three months, - cents.
Evening ami sunday, one wear, -: SIX
months. 500: three months, &I-25.
Morning. Evening. ani >uIdIT, one
year, : 10; six months, 50; three months
$3.50.
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ANNEX CUBA AS A TERRITORY
By Representative ROBERT G. COUSINS, of Iowa

"The
ways annexation today they
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dom of following the same course in
the present instances Is all the more
when 1t Is considered that
neither the $4,000 nor any other
amount short Of q sum sufficient to
provide an entirely new bridge, will
meet the reasonable demands Of the
case. The Aqueduct Bridge Is an I'M
portant link IN the communication be-
tween the District and that rapidly
growing section of Virginia lying I'M
mediately south of it and tributary to
this city. 1t ought 10 be strong
enough to bear a double track electric
railway, and The repairs authorized
by Congress VIII not make it so.
Colonel Allen states in his report
that balance Of $15,477 IS still avail
able for repairs, this, Of course, being
exclusive of the recent appropriation,
above referred to. The total Is within
a fraction of 10 per cent of the
amount estimated to be required for
new bridge. The folly Of expending
it for repairs which are practically
useless ought TO be apparent even TO
a super-economicaI Congress.
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EFFECT OF SUPERSTITION on EVENTS
By

]. R ABARBANEL,
Chief Ruler Thirteen Club. Of New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
NUMBER IS.

or gamble under whic- it was built
and which has since been maintained.
The subscribers to the stock, some
fifty, fixed on a nominee to each share
of 500. Each subscriber based his
subscription on the life of some one,
a healthy young child, who was called
the nominee.
The stock has been bought and sold
and transferred and dividends drawn
/ upon it by the holders ever since the
! formation of the hotel company, but
the nominee, unless he or she also
| held stock, had no interest in the cor
pOration, and, indeed, many of the
nominees never knew that they had
been nominated at all. At the death
of nominee the share represented by
that name is extinguished, but the
death Of holder of stock, of course,
made no difference so long as the
nominee lived, except in the transfer
of stock to the heirs.
Under the provision of the scheme
holder Of the stock might retain his
share long enough to come in for the
final distribution, or he might lose his
investment the first day by the death
of the nominee in whose name the
stock might stand Hence the health
Of his nominee became a nice matter
for the investor to consider.
The nominees have become scat
tered over the four quarters of the
world, but their movements are
steadily traced and will be until the
final accounting Of the company takes
place. The stock of the company has
steadily increased in value as the
nominees have died off, and, in fact
the enterprise has always proved
profitable one. Shares are believed
to have sold as high as $500 and to
have paid as high as 80 per cent. The
stock seldom changes hands now, as
the purchaser of it at this time runs
a hazardous risk of loss owing to the
advanced age Of the nominees S Still Y
there are those. who like this sort OF
chance taking. If the hotel property
were to sell for 100000, and it is
among the best in the city, each, of
the seven shareholders to whom it
will fall will get about. 500 900 apiece.
Among the nominees at the outset
were Ex-Governor James E. English
Professors Henry L. Kingsley and
Benjamin Silliman of Yale, Colin M
IngerscIl, Eli Whitney, the inventor
of the cotton gin, and Benjamin Wool
sey. Among the prominent Con
necticut men who were included in
+hn ORIGINAL shareholders were lanes
A. Hillhouse, who stood back Of the
New Haven and Northampton canal
scheme, Governor Oliver Olcutt and
Henry w. Edwards Haven
REGISTER
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17

pany will in due time place the tele-
phone system in the Offices in Wiscon-
sine but the change or rather the addi-
ton, will be made gradually and it is
not known at present when the first
permanent installation will be made.
1t is aid that it will require some 1000
instruments to equip the Wisconsin
lines of the company. The Illinois
Central and number of eastern roads
have made general and successful use
of the telephone, but in the west it, is
looked upon with some hesitation, and
for this reason it is said that all i'm
portant messages will be Transmitted
still on the Morse plan, leaving the
telephones for business of routine
nature and of minor importance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
EXTENSIVE EXPERIMENTS NOW
BEING MADE.
FOR AGENTS. CONVENIENCE
Wisconsin Lines May be Equipped
With Telephones for Local Mes
sages, so as to Relieve Telegraph
Servce-Use Same Wires Stimuli
taneousIy With Morse Ticvkers.

The Chicago & Northwestern rail
road company is making extensive ex-
periments with a telephone system, de-
signed, if found successful, to be in
stalled in the more important Offices.
of the system and to be used as an
auxiliary equipment to the telegraph,
mainly for local messages. There is
no contemplation, the agents say, that
the telephone shall supercede the tele-
graph The idea of instituting a sys-
tenn Of telephones is merely to provide
a means of relieving the telegraph sys-
tenn, which the vast increase of bust
ness has rendered busy to the point of
embarrassment The messages to be
transmitted by telephone are those
communications between not far dis
tant local agents which now crowd
the wires. The agents will be enabled
to converse of themselves, rendering
greater facility t.of conversation and
occupying none of the time Of the OPP
orators.
The installation Of the system in
wisconsin is rot to be made in the
very near future. At: present extern
sive experiments are being made, but
the instruments are being frequently
shifted, the. present work being large
~ in the way Of testing wires. A
system of telephones is being now in
stalled in Iowa, between Clinton and
Boone, but the character of the ex-
rerinen+s in Wisconsin indicate that
ta system to be DEVELOPED here will
be one Of much novelty. 1t is found
by the experiments that the same wires
can be utilized simultaneously by the
telephone and telegraph. This has
been known for some time, but It has
been difficult to get satisfactory re-
suits on long circuits, necessitating
transposing the wires at intervals Of
a mile or less. The experiments,
which are now practically completed
| il Wisconsin, have been eminently
successful, showing that for local work
he telephones operated on compare
lively short circuits work very nearly
+ perfectly and interfere not in any de-
gree with the operation of the tele-
graph
The travelling experin entail outfit is
in charge Of Electrician Hall of Mon
! tana. He travels over the system and
calls to his assistance the local line
men and telegraph operators. At
Madison and vicinity the work was
!! done by the travelling electrician with
| the help Of Linema1 Samuel Roberts
and Operator NJ. H. Schleck. The
: system was first tried between Madi-
son and Baraboo, the results being
fairly satisfactory, but not perfect.
! The instruments were taken out and
! tried between Madison and Evans
vile and between Madison and James
vile and here the plan worked with no
/ difficulty whatever.
1t is said to be assured that the COM
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
EN& OF A ToNTlNE SCHEME.
New Haven's Hotel, of Queer Owner
ship, Must Soon be Sold.


ship, Must Soon be Sold.
At the annual meeting Of the Ton
tine Hotel company of this city, just
held, it was found that there had been
deaths Of two prominent men among
the nominees during: the past year.
,ames B. Brewster, tn carriage man
ufacturer, and Ex-Governor George
Hoadley Of Ohio. Mr.. BreWster's
death represented to the estate of the
late S. F. Thompson, the loss of it's
nominee. Governor Hoadley was
named. Mr. Whitney, as we'll as the
Thomas estate, was accordingly re-
tired from the company. Mr.. Whit
ney was president Of the company,
having been elected to that position
to slicceed the late A. w. Deforest in
1900. George w. Curtis, president Of
the city bank, was elected to the pres
idency to succeed Mr.. Whitney, and c..
S. Thompson was elected secretary
and treasurer.
The number OF nominees in this
novel money making New Haven
scheme has now been SO reduced by
death that it is possible that the
melon may be cut for the fortunate
stockholders within another twelve
months. 1t can be out a short time
before this famous old hotel plan iS
settled now, for out Of fOrty-seven of
the nominees who we're living four
years ago there are but twenty alive.
These twenty are said to be above
the average age Of 70 years. Expec-
tation of life ta9les show that they
must naturally die eff rather rapidly,
as ONE are considerably over 80 years.
AS soon as the number of nominees is
reduced to seem the most important
provision of all in the charter of the
company will be carried out, the di-
vision of the property at once between
the holders of the share or shares
against the names of the surviving
nominees.
The property is now alleged to be
worth over $4,000 and it is possible
that it would not be sold for that
figure. There are 243 shares and
were almost as many nominees,
originally, and $500 per share was
paid <in The old hotel, facing New
Ravens historic green since it was
built in 1926, is still well preserved,
and in it's time was a noted hosiery
for visitors to Yale university, and for
wealthy residents. 1t is fine look
ing four-story brick building.
The peculiar feature of it's history
is the sort of running lottery scheme
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17

sufficient to hold the accused man.
After his release Mason held an in
formal reception and after short
time was driven ito his home in Bos-
ton.
Almost Immediately in the same
court George L. O. Perry, a young
negro who was held as a witness
against Mason, was charged with the
murder of Miss Morton. He pleaded
not guilty and was remanded without
bail for hearing Nov. 18. One OF the
witnesses in the Mason case, Miss
Albertson, who is employed at Wa
vely restaurant, identified Perry as
the negro whom she saw in Waverly
the night Of the assault upon Miss
Morton. While he was. being looked
at Perry grew impatient and angry.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
Late News Epjtomized

Last year 256 new oranges we're or
ganized, Michigan leading with 80 and
"a oranges were reorganized.
At Toledo Captain James Robinson,
we'll known vessel man and captain
of the schooner Houghton, dropped
dead.
Prof Nicholas Rood of Columbia
University is dead. He was at the
head of the department of physics
and had held the position SO years.
Chicago democratic candidates on
the county ticket who, on the face Of
the returns, were defeated at the last
election decided to enter a contest
and demand an official recount.
The annual meeting of the trustees
of the Catholic University was held at
Washington. Cardinal Gibbons pre-
sided. The finances we're reported to
be in a most satisfactory condition.
The board elected Cardinal Gibbons
president.
George E. Roberts, director of the
mint, has completed his report on the
production Of precious metals for the
calendar year of 1901. Final figures
for the worlds output show a total of
$263,347, ZOO gold, $104,999,1 100 silver.
Of this the United States produced in
sold $78, 666,700; in silver $33, 128, 400.
Germany was one of the smallest pro-
ducers of gold, only $4,000, but that
country's production Of silver was,
S3,313,OOO.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
DISCUSS IMPROVEMENT
OF THE MISSISSIPPI

Quincy, III, Nov, 15.-The upper
Mississippi river Improvement conven-
ton brought 200 men from cities along
the river with the idea of uniting on
an agreed plan for the preservation
and improvement of the Mississippi
river. A temporary organization was
perfected with NJ M. Walker of Du-
buque as chairman and Charles R.
Henderson of Quincy as Secretary. A
committee was appointed to consider
plans for river improvement. 1t was
decided to make the association per-
manent and the next convention will
be held at Davenport.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
Woman Pleads Guilty.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 13.-Nina-
K. Danforth pleaded guilty here yes
terday to mansIaughter in causing the
death of Andrew J. Emery, whom she
shot and killed at his home in South
birmingham May II last. 1t was
claimed Emery had led her to believe
he would marry her and that she shot
him upon learning he had a wife and
children. She was sentenced to a
year and nine months in the house of
correction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
OWNS NO PROPERTY.
And Aims at No Monopoly Says Sc
curities Company.

And Aims at No Monopoly Says Sc
curities Company.
Washington, Nov. 13.--The answers
of the Northern Securities company
and the Great Northern railway com
pany in the suit Of the state OF wash
ington against the Securities com
pany were filed in the United states
supreme court yesterday. They are
practically duplicates OF the answer Of
the Northern Pacific. In it's state
ment the Securities company admits
it has no agent or representative in
the state Of Wisconsin on whom a
legal process may be served and that
it owns nc property OF any nature
whatever il that stat 2. It denies that
any Of the matters, alleged in the bill
Of complaint tend to create a monop-
oily or to deprive the state or It's citi-
zens of the privilege Of competition in
fixing charges or rates Of tEansporta-
ton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17

While the wedding preparations were
going on Miss Hoge became i'll and
remained at DR.. Bogan's house till her
death. No physician Of a regular
school was called in, but the patient
for a portion of the time of her illness
had been in charge of Mrs. Ellen
Brown Linscott, a Christian Science
healer, who said last night that Miss
Hoge suffered from typhoid fever. The
parents of Miss Hoge are Christian
Scientists and gave directions that
their daughter should receive medical
attention, if she desired, but she pre-
ferred Christian Science treatment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
TOWN BURIED UNDER ASHES

human life is thought to have been
large. People at the port are panic
stricken. The steamship Acapulco,
bound SOUTH arrived at Champerico
while the Newport was there and car
ried to San Jose de Guatemala all the
pass engers that could crowd aboard.
The Newport brings news of the total
destruction of the towns of Palmer,
San Felipe, Colombia and Coate Pee.
These places are completely buried in
the debris from Santa Maria.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17

San Francisco, Nov. 13.-The steam
ship Newport from Panama brings
particulars of the recent eruption OF
Mount Santa Marie, Guatemala. Ac-
cording to the officers of the Newport
the destruction of life and property
was immense. Necessity for relief
ships is urgent Coffee plantations
are buried seven feet deep in the vol
canic ashes and debris. Thousands OF
cattle were destroyed and the loss OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
Trust After Orange Groves.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 13.-C. c..
'Eppers of Chicago is authority for the
statement that corporation known
as the Southern California Trust COM
pany with a capital Of $4,500,00O has
secured an option on 1000 acres of
orange groves in this and adjoining
counties and proposes to- absorb under
trust mortgage a heavy portion of the
southern California citrus belt inter
ests.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
All Hope for Eqan Lost.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 13.-Hopes of
finding Superintendent Egan of the
Great Northern railroad continue to
diminish. All larger searching par
ties have: come in without finding
traces of him. One party managed
to reach a deserted hut, but found it
had not been occupied for months.
Rain is falling in the mountains and
may melt the snow, thus aiding in the
work
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
BANQUET for Gen. Miles.

Manila, Nov. 13.-General Miles,
who is making tour Of the archipela-
go, was given a reception and banquet
at Iloilo yesterday. He delivered q
short address in which he expressed
sympathy with the people in the.
Affections which had come to them
with the war and cholera. He hoped
for an early Improvement in their
affairs
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
Crafty Sheriffs Indicted.

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 13.-Sheriffs Tay-
Tor of Rolette county and Parker Of
Towner> county were indicted by the
federal jury yesterday charged with
permitting United States prisoners to
leave jail and still sending bills for
board. Both pleaded not guilty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
DR.. AMES RESPONDENT.
Says He Doesn't Expect to Live Long
=. and Doesn't Care.

Says He Doesn't Expect to Live Long
=. and Doesn't Care.
Minneapolis, Nov. 13.-Eugene Del
apena has<j just returned from West
Baden5 Ind, where. he had several
talks with lGayznls--A IA IIn-aauc the
m2y.oE:.is a very sick man and that it
Will be impossible for him to return
to Minneapolis
AN abscess which had formed on
DR.. Ames' liver burst last week, !"
said Mr.. Delapena, and never saw
a man look worse in my life. The
first day I was at the springs he was
confined to his bed. He told me that
he didn't expect to live long and that
he didn't much care how soon the
end came. His color is very bad, and
he has lost weight greatly. His leg
is scarcely as big around as my arm
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
Would flake rlasCagni'S
Arrest International Affair

the minister of oreign affairs had been
requested to take up the matter. This
has been done United States Am
bassador Meyer has not been asked
for an explanation, although he dined
with the members of the foreign of
fee Tuesday night.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17

Rome, Nov. 13-According to La
Tribuna, Italy purposes to make an in
ternational matter of the arrest in
Boston of Mascagni La Tribuna says
Mascagni has telegraphed the premier
asking the protection of the Italian
government, the premier replying that
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
CONTRACT
WAS MADE IN ITALY

Rome, Nov. 12.-Mascagni's lawyer
in Rome has written a letter to the
press saying the American court is
incompetent to decide the differences
between Mascagni and his American
managers as the latter signed his
contract with Mascagni in Italy and
agreed to submit any dispute which
might arise to an Italian court at
Florence.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
More Cholera in Manila.

Manila, Nov. 13.-Cholera has ap-
peared among the men Of the Fifth in
fantry, stationed here. Seven men
have already died and a number OF
others are seriously i'll.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
BOSTON CLUB MAN
GETS HIS FREEDOM.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 13.-The
discharge Of Alan C. Mason, the Bos-
ton club man accused of the murder
of Clara A. Morton at. Waverly ten
days ago, was ordered by Judge
Charles Amy. The commonwealth
lawyer announced that an investiga-
ton had failed to disclose evidence
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
BRIDEsMAID-To-BE CALLED.
Evanston Girl Dies Under Christian
Scientist Treatment.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Miss Louise
HOge of Evanston, Ill, who had been
i'll here for almost a month and under
treatment by Christian Science
healer, died last night. Miss Hoge was
the daughter of Holmes Hoge, assist
ant cashier of the First National bank
of Chicago. She came here October
II intending to act as bridesmaid for
her former school chum, Miss Ethel H.
Began, a daughter of Samuel Began.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17

Commercial Traveller Takes His Life
Cleveland, Nov. ia. E. Barnes, a
commercial traveller of Minneapolis,
committed suicide in his hotel yester-
day by shooting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
PRESIDENT
AFTER BEAR
GOES FOR FOUR-DAY HUNT IN
MISSISSIPPI.
IS GREETED AT POINTS

Outing in Wild Place Near Vicksburg
Executive Will Enjoy Chase
After Bruen With Horse and
Hound-RaiIroad President His
Companion.