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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
HITS POLICY OF
CHAMBERLAIN

London, Oct Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman, the liberal leader,
in a statement on Mr.. Chamberlain s
policy, says he does not attach much
importance to the stories of stag
nant trade and tottering empire"
Sir Henry writes: I'VE ought to
hold fast to the traditional colonial
policy of a friendly union combined
with fiscal freedom. | believe that
the existing land system is a greater
drain upon the industry and well be-
ing of the people than any conse-
quences that can follow from the OPP
Grafton of tariffs"
Joseph Chamberlain made a speech
at Greenock, where he was received
with a fervor which eclipsed if pos
sible his reception at Glasgow. lie
warned the workingmen that if pres
ent conditions continue they will be
compelled 60 accept lower wages Ol
have no work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

Lexington, S. c., oct. 9.-James NJ.
TIlman went on the stand yesterday
as a witness i'm his own behalf in his
trial for the murder OF y. G. Gonzales.
TiIlmau I'm response to questions ex-
planned a number OF incidents TO which
reference had been made during the
trial He admitted he had once sent
Gonzales challenge to meet him in
Georgia. He did not want to violate
the dueliug laws OF nis own state.
Answering a further question the wit
ness said that he was a correspondent
iu Washington for southern papers.
Gonzales was an applicant for the posi-
tion of consul general to Shanghai
and that he wrote his papers that Con
zales would not be appointed and said
he had some words with him i'm a hotel
lobby in Washington. He said Con
zales had been bitter toward him for
years. Relative 70 the organization OF
the company OF Indian scouts, which
had been referred TO. the defendant
said he wanted to organize sucn a com
pauy to take to the Philippines, but
President Mckinley and army officers
in Washington opposed il. Tillman
was SIN on the stand when the court
adjourned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
SLUMP IN STOCK VALUES
SHOWS BIG POPULATIONS

Lancaster, Pa, Oct civilian B.
Given, president of the Lancaster
County Railway & Light Co, resigned
yesterday. 1t is announced that seri-
Gus discrepancies amounting, it is al
legged, to 100000 or more, have been
discovered in his accounts. Given has
been noted as an operator on an ex-
tensive scale in the stock market. The
unprecedented slump during the past
year and practically in recent months,
it is said, carried without such heavy
losses that he was unable to meet the
demands of his brokers for margins
and his accounts were closed out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
SUBSIDIARY COPPER CON-
PANIES DEAL WITH SPEYERS

Philadelphia, Oct 9.-The directors
of the subsidiary companies of the Con-
sOlidated Lake Superior company held
a conference yesterday at which a reso-
luton was adopted authorizing Speyer
and company of New York to take
possession of the various plants of the
company Mt the 500, under the mort
gage which secured the Speyer loan of
$5,O5O,OOO, provided the Speyers grant
an extension of time for the sale of the
cOllaterals of these companies which
they hold, go days beyond October 10.
The companies viii give possession as
soon as the Speyers' consent to the ex-
tension is obtained.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
MANIAC LEAPS
WITH SON FROM
FLYING TRAIN

Crawfordville, Ind, Oct. 9.-Wels-
ley Hedges, travelling on a Big -Four
train, accompanied by his wife and
three children, en- route from Jack
sonville, Va. to LaHarpe, ILL.,, SUD
denly became deranged while the
train was running 80 miles an hour
Hedges suddenly seized one OF hts
children and plunged through the
car window but the wife grabbed the
boy just as the man disappeared.
The train was stopped and Hedges
was found lying near the track un'
conscious. He was placed in tie
baggage car and brought here. lie
evived and being ungGarded rushe 4
from the station and down the street
with the police in pursuit He KEEP
them at bay some time but was final
ly overpowered and taken to Jail.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
SAYS HE HAD NO CONNECTION
WITH SHIP TRUST FINANCES.
NO PREFERENCE IN SALE
Wall Street King Resents Testimony
Of Leroy Dresser at Hearing
Claims Stocks Were Sold Private
~ only in Lien of Interest and
Earning Of Steel Syndicate.

New York, Oct. 81. p. Morgan &
Co, have issued a statement in refer
ence 20 the testimony OF Leroy Ores
ser in the shIpbuilding hearing. Ii
denies that the company ever had any
connection with the inception of the
organization or the financing of the
shipbuIiding company, nor ever re-
ceived or owned any OF its securities.
las the manager of the United States
Steel corporation syndicate" the state
ment says, I'VE held Bethlehem Steel
company stock until a purchaser was
found. IL was transferred TO the ship
building company at the exact cost Of
the preferred and common stocks,
which were received in lien of inter
est and earnings. These were sold at
private sale for $4,000. and the pro-
ceeds distributed as part of the profit
OF the United States Steel syndicate.
Any statement that We were parties TO
any agreement for selling the stock is
wholly untrue"
The statement was later amplified
by a member OF the firm who declared
the $4,000 mentioned in the original
statement represented the sum which
his firm had received for the $4,000, 900
(par value) common and preferred
shares of shiDbuilding company.
It was also denied by this same person
that Morgan & Co. had been in any
way parties 10 an agreement by the
terms OF which their shares in the
United States Shipbuilding company
were TO be marketed and sold before
any other stock of the shipbuilding
company was placed on the market.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

will place in homes. beginning the eX-
pertinent with a dusky maid In has
own residence. He took several OF
the girls TO Hudson.
Il have placed one girl in my house
at So a week." he said, and another
in the home OF banker at Hudson at
81 a week. My wife says that the girl
is doing well. and I already have re-
ceived one request from Milwaukee.
These girls have been in school,
some OF them for eight years, and
have been taught cooking and house
keeping. will have so of them next
summer and ] can place them in gilt
edged homes, for VIII not send a
girl where the people arc not respon-
sible.
Il will retain supervision over the
girls. I probably will receive a great
many requests for girls, but | intend
to place them only where they desire
to go"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
MOST HOPEFUL FEELING IN
MONTHS PREVAILS.
A DISBANDING AGREEMENT
Bulgaria to Release 10000 Men and
the Sultan to Send Home Twice
that Number-This Would Place
All Recently Summoned ReserV-
lists Out of Service.

Sofia, Oct. 9.-The feeling today is
generally more hopeful than for some
months past. 1t is based upon re
port that the Turkish and Bulgarian
governments have reached an under
standing whereby Bulgaria will re-
lease 10000 men and Turkey 10000.
If this agreement is carried out Bur
garia will disband all the reservisIs
recently summoned.
Salonica, Oct. "a serious engas-
ment occurred October o between the
Turks and insurgents near Gumenjo.
About 300 Turks are reported killed
OF wounded.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
RUSSIA DELAYS EVACUATION OF
MANCHURIA.
WAR . SHIPS ASSEMBLED
Two Hostile Fleets of the Mikado and
the Bear Face Each other and
Prospect of Peace Seems Doubtful
Unless Nicholas Makes Conces-
sions.

Yokohama, Japan, Oct. 9.-Accord-
ing to all Chinese reports yesterday,
the date fixed for the evacuation oil
parts of Manchuria by the Russian
troops, passed without a Russian
move toward the evacuation of Man
churia. Meantime, RussO-Japanese
negotiations regarded Corea and Man
ohuria are proceeding at Toxic, pc
tween the Japanese cabinet and the
Russian minister, Baron De RoseE.
The latter is acting under direct IN
structions from Admiral AleMe1,
viceroy in the far east.
The prospect is considered doubt
full unless Russia makes substantial
concessions. The TumOr of japanese
rejection of Russia's demands is OF
ficially denied.
China is understood TO be waiting
Tor the result of Japan's negotiations
before further treating with Russia
for the evacuation of Manchuria.
Great Fleets Assemble.
Paris, Oct. 9.-Omcial information
shows that a Russian fleet compris-
ing 80 warships of all classes, has ar
rived at Ma-San-PhO, south of COrea,
where the Japanese fleet is. The
Russian ships have anchored within
the Ma-San-Pho harbor, alongside the
Japanese ships.
Several brigades of Russian troops
have been moved forward to the Co
rean boundary and are encamped on
the border. Diplomatic negotiations
are still proceeding at KokyO. These
do not relate to the evacuation OF
Manchuria by the Russian troops, but
to the future of COrea.
On the Eve of War.
Yokohama, oct. 9.-Russia and
Japan are on the eve of war. 1t was
thought the critical date. October s.
the time fixed for Russia's evacud-
ton of Manchuria, would pass peace
fully, Notwithstanding the fact that
Russia did not move on that date,
but now comes information from
Pekin that Nj. Lessar, the Russian
minister has informed the Chinese
foreign office that Russia viii never
evacuate Manchuria unless her latest
demands are granted.
This bold declaration of the Mus
covite's intentions was the last straw.
Tie people of Japan are exasperated.
China has appealed to the Japanese
minister, NJ. Uchida, for the assist
ance of Japan.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
SAVE GREW OF
BURNING BOAT

Sandusky, o., Oct. 9.-While the
crew OF the steamer Adventure were
asleep the boat burst into flames on
Lake Erie, and it was only by the
greatest effort that they were saved.
The wife OF Captain Lowe was taken
from the vessel in her night clothing.
Her small son was rescued later, hay
ing been forgotten in the excitement.
There was a big sea rolling at the
time and the burning steamer rolled
frightfully, finally almost colliding
with a dock near Kelley's Island. A
tug pulled the Adventure to a place of
safety, and ;nere the fire burned itself
out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

Milwaukee, Oct. 9.-Arthur c. Nagel,
wanted for stealing $4,000 from the
Third National bank of Buffalo, II. Y,
and for whom the police of the entire
country have been searching. for four
months. was arrested as a suspicious
character in Milwaukee. Until yester-
day afternoon, when he was taken be-
fore Inspector Riemer, he steadily de-
MED his identity, but at last broke
down and made q complete confession
It is SAID he disappeared from Bunalo
with the money June 80, and came to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
ALLEGED BANK ROBBER CAUGHT IN
LWAUKEE--M MUCH SOUGHT FOR

Milwaukee, where he met Miss Frances
Magendy of Fond du Lac, and after a
courtship of less than a week went to
Chicago, where they were married.
The couple then went to San Francis
co and returned to Milwaukee tive
weeks ago. His young wife knew
nothing of his identity until he made
the confession to the police Thursday
1t is said that she comes from an in
fluentiai family of Fond du Lac. The
Buffalo authorities were notified ami
will arrive in Milwaukee tomorrow
morning for the prisoner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
KILLED
BY POLICEMAN

Aurora, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-In a battle be-
tween three highwaymen and two pO-
licemen in Aurora last night one of the
robbers was killed and another wound
ed. The wounded highwayman AID
uninjured companion escaped. The
highwamen held up an electric car and
after robbing the motorman and con-
ductor took possession of the car and
ran it to within a short distance of the
city limits They were found later on
a car bound for Chicago and a fight
with the police followed. The dea
highway man was As years old.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
BANK Fl OBBERS
TAKEN IN HIDING

shelton. Neb.. Oct. 9.-Three men
giving the names OF Frank Gordon
John Carroll and Walter Dillon, were
captured yesterday at a farm house
near here. Officers charge that they
ere the men who cracked the safe o.
the bank OF Byron a few days asa
and secured $4,000. Bank bills "a
gregating $500 were found hidden IN
the house. The men weie taken -
Grand Island.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
MIS- SIONS
PROTECTED
BY TREATY

Washington, Oct. 9.-An article in
signed yesterday, relates to the Chi
nese christians and to missionaries.
1t insures the former the free exer-
else of their religion and protects
them against the injustice OF native
officials while not, however, remOv-
ing them from their jurisdiction over
their national. To the missionaries
it secured what they have sought
for years,-recOgnition of their right
to rent and lease in perpetuity such
property as their societies Llay need
in all parts of the empire.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
Rock Island Takes no Action
on Proposed Gigantic Bond Issue

ated during the year 5,579 miles oi
road. on which il earned at the rate
OF $6.572 per mile, as against $1,000
the previous year. During the 10
months the expenditures for add.-
tions and Improvements 10 the prop
erty aggregated $2.53O.224 and $780,
600 was spent for equipment. The
gross earnings of the system were
So. 1884, $3.50. the net earnings s15.S6i,-
575. the surplus in the treasury at the
close OF business June 80, $3.50. 262.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
GREAT AMERICANS CONDOLE
ON DEATH OF Mr.. BISSELL

Buffalo, Oct 9.-Hundreds of tele'
grams OF coincidence have been re-.
ceived by Mrs. Bissell, wife of the late
Wilson s. BIssell. Among them are
dispatches from President Roosevelt,
Secretary CortelyOu, Grover Cleve-
land, ID. S. Lamont, H. A Herbert,
John G. Carlisle, Arthur I. Hadley,
John ID. Rockefeller and Don NJ. Dick
inson. The funeral takes place today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

Davenport. Oct. 9.-No action on
the proposed S25O.OOO.0OO bond issue
was taken az the meeting of stock
holders Of the Rock Island system
here yesterday. Action ON this mat
ter was postponed until January q.
The financial report submitted was
for the rs months ending June $50
last. This is due TO the fact that the
fiscal year formerly ended March 81.
The report shows the company oper-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
ASSAULTER OF
MAGELSSEN
NOT CAUGHT

Paris. oct. Sin spite OF the pres
ence OF the American squadron at
Beirut and the energetic demands OF
Minister Leishman, the Associated
Press learns that the Musselman who
fired at American Vice Consul William
G.. NIageIssen has not vet been appre-
hended. 10 has been established by
Rear Admiral Cotton, the American
commander. that the wOuld-be assassin
had no personal feeling against the
vice consul. The assault has been
traced 10 the hostility Of the Mussul-
mans toward the christians.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

Easton. Pa, Oct. "a mortgage Of
$50. 1000. 900. given by the Lehigh Val
ley railroad company to the Girard
Trust company of Philadelphia was
filed yesterday. This document is fo-
the issue of general consolidated
bonds. which was lately authorized b.
the directors.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
Negro Will Ask New Trial.

Superior, Wis, Oct. 9.-David Evans
the negro convicted of assault with in.
tent TO kill Motorman John Montgom-
cry, has not given up his fight for a
shorter term in prison than that yer.
dict is likely to bring him. 1t is un-
derstOod that the counsel will make a
motion for a new trial.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
REFUNDINe sUPERIoR's DEBT
City Officers to Pay 100 Per Cent. to
Creditors.

Superior, Wis, Oct. 9.-The credit
ors of the city of Superior look with
favor upon the city's new refunding
scheme. City Attorney Lyons has
returned from a trip to Chicago,
Cleveland and Buffalo, where he con
ferred with agents for a large per-
centage of the bonds. The city asks
that about three years past due IN
terest be waived and will then pay
100 per cent. IL looks as if the re-
funding scheme would go through
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
and that about S1,2OO,OOO worth of
bonds would soon be placed.
BRITISH.HATING CRANK
DESECRATES ENGLISH JACK

New York, Oct. "a British flag
that had been cut into ribbons was
found hanging about the base of the
statue of Nathan Hale in the city hall
park yesterday. Attached to it was
card bearing the inscription Lest
we forget, S. A. r." Police Captain
O'Brien ordered the flag removed and
began an inquiry for the person who
placed il there.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
ROCKEFELLER AGAIN
BOOSTS THE PRICE OF OIL

Pittsburg. oct. 9.-FOr the third time
WITHIN ten days, the Standard Oil COM
pany advanced the price of oil yester-
day, making Pennsylvania s1.65, the
highest quotation in three years. The
advance is due to the fact that very
little new producing territory is being
found.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
BRYAN IN NEW YORK BUT
NOT ON POLITICAL MISSION

New York, Oct civilian ]. Bryan
was in the city yesterday. He said his
visit to New York had no connection
whatsoever with politics, but was in
connection with the administration of
the estate Of the late PhilO S. Bennett
of New Haven, of whose will he is an
executor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
=RANcO-ENGLlSH TREATY
OF ARBITRATION READY.

Paris, Oct 9.-The terms of the
general treaty of arbitration between
France and Great Britain have been
concluded between Foreign Minister
Delcasse and the authorities in Lon
don.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
REEDssURe CITIZEN KILLED.

Peter Schroeder Caught Between
Freight Cars and Fatally Injured.
Reedsburg. Wis, Oct. 9.-Peter
Schroeder was caught between two
freight cars and injured so badly that
he lived but a few minutes after being
released. Mr.. Schroeder was a tailor
by trade and had lived in Reedsburg
some Is or 20 years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

The London foreign office informs
the Associated Press that it has heard
nothing of the reported gathered Rus
sian warships at Ma-San-Pho.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

His operations were reported to be
large in steel, Consolidated Lake Su-
periOr copper and Union Pacific rail
way.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
CHILPS WHOLE
CABINET OUT

Santiago De Chile, Oct. 9.-The en-
tire cabinet of Chilli has resigned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
TILLMAN ON THE
WITNESS STAND
SLAYER or GONZALES TEsTIFIEs
FOR HIMSELF.
ADMITS DUEL CHALLENGE

Prisoner Says He Sent His Victim a
Dare to Sight in Georgia, But De-
sired Not 70 Violate the Peace of
South Carolina-Tells Of Trouble
and Threats to Kill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

New York, Oct. 9.-George w. Beav-
ers surrendered himself yesterday
upon the fourth indictment returned
against him in Washington, charging
conspiracy to defraud the government
through contracts for the purchase of
cancelling machines from the Dore-
mus Machine company, the indictment
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12
Beavers Gives Up on the Fourth Charge

that Beavers accepted $500 in
pursuance of a corrupt and unlawful
agreement, alleged to have been en-
tered between Senator Green, DOremus
and himself to procure the purchase of
the machines by the postal department
at an excessive price. Beavers fur
nished $4,000 bail to appear for pre-
liminary examination October 81.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-11-12
The Surrender of the Weak.

The popular idea of suicide undoubt-
eddy is that it most commonly results
from excess of emotion OF some kind.
The men whom most of us think of as
likely to kill themselves are those
whose passions are strong-men who
love and hate fiercely, and violently
impatient of physical ills, drink hard,
or hold some idea so tenaciously that
it possesses their whole being and they
become insane.
These are the suicides of romance
almost invariably. But Professor
Bailey, of Yale, in his recent statisti-
cal study of suicide in the United
States shows that they are far from
being the majority of actual suicides.
He has collected details of 10000 cases
of suicide from 1897 to 1901 and analyz-
ed them with respect to the age, sex,
social relations, and other common fac
tors of their victims, and the known
or apparent causes of their self-de-
struction.
Bad health, insanity, disappointment
in love and strong drink do lead to
suicide, but they are causes much less
potent than business losses, while the
most frequent cause is that known as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS feeling that the
victim has made a failure in accomp-
fishing his purposes and that further
struggle against the obstacles that
confront him is hopeless.
That more than three men kill
themselves to one woman has long
been known. Remembering what are
the chief causes of suicide. it is easy
to understand why this is so. Between
the ages of 20 and so, when two-t thirds
of the suicides occur, nearly every man
is working for himself and woman.
already found or sought. Hence, when
man feels that he has failed, the
weight that falls upon him is double
He has failed not only for himself,
but also for the woman.
And the further conclusion seems
Justitable that suicide is not wild
breaking through the barriers of life,
as often imagined, but is rather an
admission that these barriers are inn
passable. Suicide was long ago called
the last refuge of the coward. Harsh
as the description has seemed, it is
practically true. It's NEST frequent
causes prove that self-murder is not
the revolt Of the strong but the sur
render of the weak.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-11-12
SUCCESS

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In writing for information about
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