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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24

100000 tons. This, at the selling
prices, represents business aggregat-
ing, s3.000.000
Two natural gas explosions in Peru
Ind, wrecked two buildings and in
jured six people. Frank Kiley, ST.
is supposed to be fatally injured
Others injured are: Frank Kiley, Jr
James Kiley, Bridget Kiley, Mrs. John
Hayes and baby.
Objections have been filed in the
federal court in Fergus Falls, Mimi
to granting a discharge in bank
ruptcy to N. P. Clark 1t is charged
that he is the real owner of land
valued at 100000, which he has
decided in trust to his sister. It is
also alleged that he owns 100000 in
mining stock.
John P. Altgeld's body was taken
to Graceland after services in the
Chicago city library bull ing, where
10000 persons, including Governor
Yates, viewed the remains. w. j.
Bryan made brief address at the
grave. The boer ENJOYS Vessels
and Wolmarans came to Chicago to
attend the funeral.
The house committee on public
lands has ordered a favorable report
on the bill authorizing the president
to transfer from the interior to The
agricultural department forest re
serves when their boundaries are per-
manently established, and also
authorizing the president to establish
portions of forest reserves as game
and fish preserves.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24

operating foreign ships in the ocea
carrying trade; that no foreign-bu.
ship of any line thus acquired !
American citizens shall be admit
hereafter to American registry.
In the house Mr. Dahle (rep., Wis
introduced a bill to remove the char
of desertion now standing against Il
military record of Thomas Kelly
Madison. Kelly claims he did,
desert. Mr. Dahl also introduced b.
to increase the pension of John Hotc
kiss to $50 per month ana that
Henry G. Noyes to $35 month. r.
house began consideration of t
river and harbor bill. Mr.. Otey (der
Va introduced a bin appropriate
100000, 900 as a good road fund"
improve the highways of the countl
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE.
Boiler in Big Mill Near Waus;
Blows Up.

Boiler in Big Mill Near Wausi
Blows Up.
Wausau, Wis, March 19.-Thr
men killed, the entire mill wreck
and one man injured is the result
a boiler explosion yesterday morni7
in Wheeler Gavitt's sawmill near C,
lon, village eight miles east
Wausau. The dead men are:
Wheeler Gayitt, proprietor OF t
mill
Chester Goldman, engineer.
John Domahowski.
Four people are missing and
crowd is searching in the ruins to
recover their bodies. All the m
live near the mill The explosi
was of such q terrible force that
hurled pieces of machinery and pa
of the mill 800 yards, and the renal
of the dead men were found la Sc
lions in different parts of the m
yard. The cause Of the explosion W
an insufficient quantity OF water
the boiler Gavitt and Donations
were in the boiler room trying to g
warm.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
OBITUARY..

General D. H. Reynolds, who was a
brigadier general in the confederate
army, died at Lake Village, Ark.
Colonel Benjamin Brooke, a retired
grain merchant and civil war veteran
died in Philadelphia. He was born
at Radnor, Pa, December 10, 1910.
General Clinton P Paine, a promi
nent financier of Baltimore, died in
Naples while on visit abroad He
was formerly active in democratic
politics in Maryland.
William J. Glenn, the doorkeeper OF
the house of representatives, died
from pneumonia, following an attack
Of grip. He was 80 years old. His
body will be taken to his home in
Cuba, N. Y.
Alfred B. Davidson died at his home
in Lexington, Ill He was a veteran
lawyer, a member of the Methodist
church and prominent Mason. His
son, A. J. Davidson, is the general
superintendent of the ST. Louis and
San Francisco railroad.
Charles w. Wheeler, son of the late
Hiram Wheeler, Of Munger, Wheeler
e Co., Chicago, died in Cannes,
France. With him were Mrs. Wheeler
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
FOREIGN.

An American paid $4,000 for the
skin of a silver fox at a London sale.
Sir Thomas Upton is said to be be
hall singer
Earl Cadogan, lord lieutenant of
Ireland, declared that King Edward S
visit to the island is only postponed
1t is denied officially that DR.. Won
Holleben, ambassador at Washington,
will either be recalled or furloughed.
A French warship may be sent to
the United States to represent the
navy at the unwilling of the Rocham-
beau monument.
King Edward held the first court of
his reign, which was brilliant af-
Buckingham palace.
King Edward abandoned the pro-
posed visit to the Riviera and Paris.
Irish nationalists blame ministry for
his decision not to visit Ireland.
King Alfonso will be crowned &C
day, which will be May II. The ru-
mors concerning the kings health are
false.
Russian sugar expectations fell off
over fifty per cent. during the first
ten months of 1901, as compared with
the same period Of 1900. The re-
spective figures are 100000 pools,
worth 1887 900 roubles, and 1901 900
pools, worth 12,O52,OO0 roubles.
Many engagements between the
Russian troops and Tunguses occur
red in Manchuria during the past two
months. Several bands of Tunguses
which had been raiding and plumber
ing were dispersed and 233 of the
raiders were killed or wounded. The
Russian casualties were light
A falling off Of 80 per cent. in the
Central Asian cotton crop last year is
attributed to the partial use of native
seed in preference to American. The
crop amounted to 5,495,30O pools as
against 7,638,000 pools in 1900 The
area sown was 6.5 per cent. larger.
Unfavorable weather also contributed
to the unsatisfactory result.
Two new steamer lines will be in
augurated by the Japanese next
spring. One line will be from Shi-
monoseki, Japan, to Cape Sesuro at
the mouth of the Tumen river, Corea,
touching at Fusan and Gonsan, both
in Corea. The other line will run
from Hakodate, Japan, to Vladivostok,
Russia. The special object of these
lines will be to intercept the Ameri-
can traffic to East Siberia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
THE ISLANDS.

Lieutenant Paul D. Stockley, who
mysteriously disappeared in the
Philippines, is given up for dead.
Mrs. Wood, assisted by Alice Roose
welt, gave lawn party at Havana in
aid of the Army Relief association.
The court-martial of Major Waller
began at Manila. 1t is believed he
will be acquitted of killing natives
without trial.
The president is said to have refus
ed to send General Miles to the Philip
pines because it would be unjust tc
the officers there.
Plans for turning Cuba over to the
control of the Cubans will be dis
cussed by the president and his ad
visers within a week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
COLOMBIA REBS
GIVE NO QUARTZ

New Orleans, La, March 16.-Pa
sengers who have arrived from Boca
del Tero, Colombia, report the arrive
there with twenty soldiers Of CO
Lastra, project of the town of DaviC
On the Pacific coast of the republi
near the Costa Rican frontier. Co
Lastra brings the news of the defes
ard slaughter of the entire garriso
of the town of David, numbering owe
300 men, and it's capture by rebels III
der Gen. Quateror.
The rebels, 900 strong, were wei
armed and had one cannon as the.
advanced on David The govern
ment forces under Col Duque wer'
well entrenched just outside the town
The entertainments were carried a
the point of the bayonet, fifty of th'
government troops being killed in tn
charge.
A small force escaped with Lastr;
and Duque. Most of them were slaiI
during the retreat. The 200 govern
ment troops left behind on the field O.
battle were completely surrounded b.
the rebels. who refused to make any
prisoners and killed the entire forct
with matchetes.
Lastra fed over the mountain
where, after terrible march, he an,
part of the force reached Chiriqu
grande, whence they sailed for Boca
del Toro and Colon.
Gen. Zevar governor of Panama
has been asked to lead an arm
against David to recapture the tow
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
Carriers Father Dies.

Colorado Springs, Col, March 49,
Edward G. Carter, father of form,
United States Senator Thomas ]
Carter of Montana, died here yeste
day, aged Y. The body will be take
to Pana, H., for burial.
Since the passage of the act
March IA, 1900, there have been Q
gained SAT national banking associ
tions, with aggregate capital stock
$48,519.00 and bond deposits of ST.
872, 400.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
TORNADO STRIKES
KANSAS DUNKARDS

Belleville, Kan., March ia ton
nado visited Scotch Plains, a Dun41ar'
settlement near here, yesterday.
number of houses were blown dow
and the Dunkards' church was CON
pletely demolished. No lives Wer
lost
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
GEN. TRACY STRICKEN,

Taken Suddenly I'll While Arguing
Case in Court.
New York, March 16.-Gen Ben.
min F. Tracy, who was secretary
the navy in the cabinet of Gen. Be-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24

jamin Harrison, was taken sudden
i'll while arguing in the Kings coun
shrievalty case in Brooklyn yestt
day. After having been attended
a physician Gen. Tracy was driy'
to his home in Manhattan.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24

Washington, March 5.-Differences
of opinion on the republican side ap-
peared in the senate debate on the
ship subsidy bill. Mr.. Spooner (rep.,
Wis., took exception to some of the
provisions of the measure. He was
not at all certain that the bill would
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15
Dalta~@a. Eaale
STEER BUTTER VERSUS cow BUTTER.
M. M. MURDOCH. Editor.

The oleomargarine bin inspired by the creamery
combine which largely controls the dairy product OF sew
eraI northern states trust, through numer
Gus publications. letters and the like led
farmers to believe the oeomargarne bill is in the
interest Of who in fact has much interest
in the price in the price Of his COW 1t is
very doubtful if the oeomargarne law viii increase the
value of the COW certain that it viii cut down
the value of The creamery trust expect to
sten the price their creamery butter by forcing the
consumer oleomargane the ten cents tax per
pound extra The catemen of the Southwest in their
convention this city day before yesterday passed
resolution denouncing the McCleary BILL which resolution
declares that should the bill that it viii
reduce the market value average fat by
much as $780, or by total $21 100000 a year. The
convention rightly declared such act to be class legsla
ton therefore unconstitutional unfair. and in
pressing its dsapproval calls upon the United States
Senate to defeat But the chances that
the creamery combine with lobby and their Of
farmer farmer will succeed getting their
through However President Roosevelt having been HIM
self ranchman and understanding the magnitude of
the cattle interests in might refuse the
bill
The idea Of Congress under any pressure should
sent 10 imposing a practically prohbitive tax
article of food known to be wholesome and nutritious,
and to do this at the behe rich trust and at the
expense Of class OF people who afford to eat
creamery butter comes near being outrage it is not
one very truth.
The Eagle has never contended that oleomargarine
should be sold as butter should be sold for just what
it is But the manufacturers Of should not be
hbited from making it look butter taxed for
making it taste like butter That oeomargarne is
wholesome than much of butter and the creamery
tested or creameryrenovated butter thrown the
ket is true or otherwise sworn chemical experts
liars The product known creamery process or rem
ovated butter is vile as food, and often dangerous
was demonstrated the Congressional committee having
the McC1eary blu in charge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15

600 would go from this and CD that in
years the total of such imports would reach Sl0OOoo
000 and would substantially from this country
These may be regarded by some as over-conhdent
estimates. But Colonel Bliss should be as well qualified
any to forecast the future of Cuban commerce
and his statements at least the interested oppo
sition reduction Of duties Cuban products TO
comparatively minor importance to the business
development of the United States the duty Cuban
sugar reduced onehird about SO 100000 this
years crop-estimated 100000 tons-the beet sugar
industry in this country would not suffer thereby. and
under reciprocal arrangements trade with this coun
try aggregating several times the amount mentioned
would presumably be stimulated.
The more comprehensiyely the policy of reciprocity
with Cuba is anayzed. the does it appear to be
not only honorable policy but also wise from
business standpoint The of prosperous people
nhabtng the Pearl Of the Antilles will indeed be worth
having"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15
VISITING ENGLISH woRKMEN.

Late last fall delegation of English workingmen rep
resentng various trades visited this country for the
OF studying American industrial methods Workshops
factories were thrown open freely every
facility for observing the processes by which successful
results had been obtained here That the report made
by them their has excited general interest is
evident from the that another delegation
representing other trades viii the Atlantic next
month for the purpose Of continuing the investigation
OF the hope underlying these visits that know
edge may be gained which viii aid the industries of Great
Britain suffering severely by reason of German and
American competition.
There is why the visitors should not be well
coined warmly and given every opportunity for observation
short of revealing actual trade secrets There two
reasons why this should be the first place. in
order to make better progress, British industries will
have TO automatic machinery literally and this
machinery, for the part will have to be bought in
this country The second reason is negative rather than
positive 1t is involved in the fact that lessening of
advantage appreciate extent through the fur
nishng of machinery trade rivals need be feared
since it is the behind the machines who must be
counted upon their greatest efficiency IN this
respect the well fed well housed well clothed conented
and intelligent American workman need no
competitor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15
THOSE MINISTER'S AND THE MoRMoNs.

The Ministerial Association of Utah has opened out
anew in war on polygamy. It charges that the Nor
mons not only continue preach that doctrine but to
procce it, for the verfcaton which charges these
ministers submit proofs which proofs to be for
warded to Congress The Ministerial Association is
ably making mistake The Mormon church publicly
and officially dsavowed polygamy tenet of their
creed and Mormon is openly living with than
one woman. In the meantime Utah has become Gentle
state Public opinion and enlightenment viii snuff out
poygamy it limits other immorales, and enec-
tuay than sectarian war Enlightened public opinion
has greater restraining force than prosecution under
penal laws. The doctrine and practice of poygamy is
disappear before enlightened public opinion
daylight come with the rising of the To the
ignorance and the blind faith Of the women imported
Utah than to male brutality is attributable
the reluctance shown in giving Of the plurality
wife polty. The present generation Of Utah girls
all attending. going and being educated in public
schools reading books and newspapers consequently
reaching maturity they will found dividing up
their lovers and husbands with any other women and
poygamy viii have disappeared from the land Of
Canaan Of the Latter Day Saints.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15

Intellectually the court Of the poet vas
more frequented and more brilliant than
that Of the Citizen-King louis Philippe
at Tuileries When the revolution q
1s4S broke cut. the insurgents Of the
quarter. which was then as now In The
midst Of the houses OF the POOR. marched
through the poet g rooms with heads un-
covered and touched tut Q single object cf
furniture. II was the cradle u his young
est child which the mother kept beside
her beI. The most ragged and ferocl0us-
looking Of the hand Eet i rocking and the
crowd stopped 10 smile.
In May q ISL. Victor Hugo had taken
refuge from the Instruction 81 the Com
nune IN Brussels. But his feelings to-
wards the paris p69uiaoe I'D him 20
write in their fsvcr. against those who
saw In them onlv beiaCs lost - human
str. The Inhabitants q brussels. not
ali OF the lowest classes. gathered before
the horsa whore Be- was staying broke
the windows and. with threats q death.
cadaaEared - hreak Gown the doors VIE
tor FTHro fid not neglect tle orrnrt tE.
aad drew tna contrast ~ MSS rlc1 men g
rior" wlfh the riot ~ Ire reur Eg.lg
on in Paris twenrr-fllree years before.
Br delicate attention.. designed 20 re-
verse THE Judgements q bis c9ntenr9ra-
rfes the Ccrn1die Eranealas - 20 repre-
serr for t7e centenary tete tast earH ~
fvric dana ~ THE HusgraFss TIea
failed - lanleuts5iv 81 is1s aHa Ia - tne
~ssat 8 sfs.5nf-e INK rHF Els-e forever
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15
ST. LOUIS VERY MUCH woRRIED.

St Louis is having hard time figure out just how
70 plan for the exposition It is well understood by the
engineers that the work cannot be completed in time
to May I, 1903 The management does not like to
fix upon 1904 for the exposition because presidential
election VIII be held that year. while postponement
until 1905 seems to the citizen of like
deciding to have fair all large sum Of money
subscribed by the citizens St Louis and the contg
nous territory upon the understanding that the fair would
be held in 1903. Alarmed by the results of the Pan
American many Of these contributors disposed to take
advantage of attempt to change the conditions under
which their subscriptions were made.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15
cunAN TRADE woRTH HAVING.

The moral sense IF this country IS IN favor Of special
reciprocal trade arrangements with Cuba-uvolrsn- re-
duced duties on sugar and tobacco from the island
at Of consideration and justice for Caan people
The unpreiudiced business sense Of the country IS else
in favor OF the same action ana has reason h be on
purely business grounds ssys the Chicago TTib4ue.
1T appears tat Cuban imports fron Gle U4lted states
last year amounted to bat s2Sf756oa while those from
other countries reached She e 1882 o0e More
over instead o Increasing the volume the Imports into
Cuba from this country decreased per cent the sane
year While those from ether parts Of the earth increased
f.cm is 10 81 per cent
si7ne Bliss collector Of the port Of Havana esti-
That under reciprocal relations. a. all but SI00e0-
ortt u tae S66167o00 worth Ct imports into Cuba
asl ear woal have come from this country. ~ that
granted prosperity the imports into CHba would almost
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15
GIANTS WERE BORN IN THOSE DAYS.

Between ninety and hundred years ago some great
people being born started on evenful careers
About the time that the founders the American Re
public giving up the ghost, Bismarck, Queen Vic
and number other after worldwide celebrities
opening their eyes on world in which they were
destined play historical parts. The constellation must
have been swinging propousy during the year OF 1872
The present Pope Of Rome among the few survivors
The Topeka Capital in speaking matter says that
the Pope is reported to have through the ordeal
Of New Years receptions with remarkable elasticity
The diplomats unanimous in praising the vvidness of
his memory, the penetration of his mind the easness
Of his conversation He is the eternal youth says one
Of them The Pope if he lives to March / viii be %
years OF age He the sole survivor of wordamous men
born within year of one another among them being
Lincoln Gladstone Tennyson, Darwin Oliver Wendell
Holmes and Senator Morrill, who served fortytwo years
in Congress continuously. Not only did all these men be-
distinguished they were remarkably longlived
with the single exception Of Lincoln who at the time of
his death Sc Darwin was IS at the time Of his DEATH
Tennyson was So Holmes was s. Gladstone was 50 and
Morrill, lacked three months Of rounding ont his eighty
ninth year"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15
TO ENFORCE ARBITRATION.

Massachusetts, whose people formerly claimed to set
the pace for the world in all pertaining
best welfare and do this both by legal precept and
example trying this winter to solve the strike question
labor contention by law. bill been introduced
which is designed institute court composed of
minded and impartial authorized to investigate all
the facts relating industrial dispute and decide
what shall be the minimum wage maximum work
day. in accordance with texts definitely stated Labor
and capital be regarded partners in production
Judging from what they declare be experiences in
New Zealand the advocates of this bill declare that its
adoption will stop strikes lockouts and the like by pro-
vding just settling industrial disputes
that the annual production of wealth will thereby be
largely increased; that higher wages labor higher
dividends capital may therefore be earned without
raising prices the consumer and that foreign and
domestic competition from classes not subject
may be successfully met and understood"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-15
CHINESE NEW YEARS DAY TODAY.

The Chinese are very musical people that is If
multiplicity Of musical instruments and their
justifes the statement AS to the harmony of the
sounds produced there is wide diversity of opinion Of
the volume there is question is said that in China
even street hawkers and beggars have their musical
instruments each Of the former having some particular
one for trade announcement At the Chinese theaers
there are usually about half dozen performers who
play several instruments in turn according to the
kind Of piece the boards The instruments chiefly used
are fddes, utes, clarnes flutes mouth organs gongs
drums and cymbals These are fearfully and wonder
fully made and are dssimilar to those made
country. The Chinese New Years for which the most
elaborate preparations are made by every Celestial at
home and abroad vii take place today, the 18TH when
the air in the vicinity of every Chinaman will vibrate
with what he calls music Every especial occasion is
celebrated with as much noise possible and to ac-
complsh this, every available musical instrument is
brought into use