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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-31

Man {! Man
What is your reason if you
persist in staying away
from our store 2 Do we not
deserve your patronage
on we'll founded ground 2
First of all, we are agree
able to deal with. In the
second place, you are sure
to get just what you want
when you come to our
store, for in point of quail
ity and variety of staple
up-to-date styles our stock
of fine G. A r M f N I s,
HEAD G. E A r, FOOT
WEAR, UNDERWEAR
and FURNISHINGS for
man and boy is complete
and elaborate enough to
supply the most exacting
and fastidiOus dresser.
Then-another very inn
portant-strange as 1T
may seem to those who
are not on to our mar
velous cash buying sys-
tenn, our prices are invari-
ably from 20 to 40 per cent
lower than those of many
other well meaning stores
in our line of trade. You
don't know-Well, we
don't want you to believe
it. What we do want of
you is to- come in to our
store, investigate matters,
and then-as a natural Sc
quence-join the great
host of our enthusiastic
patrons. We are at your
service sir.
AARON |. GOODMAN,
Cor. Market Space and .Oornhill st.
ANNAPOLIS. ND.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
FIrst notice Oct blast NOvSl
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior.
ILL., 60. u nr.a nnlnn
United States Land once.


Waus1u. Wis, september - wv,
A srMcfeut contest affidavit having been
fled In this once BY MerTfck II. Nichols, con-
teStaus. against homestead entry No. lOsoo.
made March :. tpgg. for SWsl NWH Section
~ To - ~. Range "a Il. By John CurrteT con-
Eestee. ln which 10 Is alleged that said John
Currier has wholly abandoned said tract Tor
more than six mouths since making said entry
that he has failed TO build house aud estab-
IsL his residence upon said premises. and that
he has uut improved aud cultivated said land
a. required hy law land that said alleged ao-
Seuce from the said land was not due 20 his
employment tn the Army, Navy or Marine
CORPS 90 the United State. as a private soldier
Csncer seaman or marine. during the war with
spain or during any other war Ia which the
'FlEifed States may be engaged-l
Said parties are hereby notified 10 appear,
resnoEt aud offer evidence touching said al
legation 81 ~ O'Clock a. m on November ~,
1903. before Clers nf Circuit Court 81 Eagle
River. Wis. and that nual hearing viii be held
- 90 O'Clock a. m. on November q teu3 before
the REGISTER and Receiver az the United
State Land ONCE in WauSau. Wis.
The said contestant having. In a. proper AZ
1davtt. fled October :. ie03. set forth facts
which show after due diligence personal ser
vice % this notice can not DC ia. lie, ~ i here
~ ordered and directed that such notice be
given bv due aud proper publication.
JouN ". MILLER. Register.
HENRT q. MCCRUSsEN, Receiver.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
HACKLEY NEWS.

VIM. Smith has accepted the posi-
ton of clerk with the A. e. Weasel Co.
at Amigo.
E. b. Wareham is reported SER
ionsly i'll ut his home at Honour,
Mich.
Victor Stevens of Eagle River Wis
tied our city Monday.
Abe Hogerhide departed Wednes-
day for points in upper Michigan.
Mrs. A. Chattaway and daughter
Ada, returned Saturday from an ex-
tended visit at Bear Lake, Mich.
Mrs. Fred Chandunet is reported
very sick.
DIR. Pinkerton of Eagle River. made
a professional visit to our city Friday.
Rev. l.. L. Sufficool of Eagle River
held services at this place Tuesday
and Sunday evenings. Mr.. SufficooI
will hereafter, visit our city each
week.
A heavy snow storm made its APP
pearance Tuesday.
AL Denton of Eagle River took in
the sights of our city Sunday.
In the future the train will make
but two trips week, Tuesday and
Saturday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

Rev. Gibson, Presiding Minister
of the Swedish Lutheran Church at
IronwOod, Mich, was a visitor in our
city the first of the week. While here
Rev. Gibson visited ''Manhem" the
Swedish settlement north of Pioneer
lake and picked out a church site, for
which purpose the Blue Grass Land
Company decided the church directors
40 acres of land. gratis. The new
church at Mannheim has been organized
and a church building will be erected
in the spring.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

TO COLORADO. UTAH AND BLACH ELL,
Via the Northwestern line. Begin
ming June 1st excursion tickets will
be sold to Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo, Salt Lake City, Hot Springs.
DeadwoOd, Lead and Custer, S. D..
etc, good to return until October 81.
a splendid opportunity is offered for
an enjoyable trip. Several fine trains
via the Northwestern line daily, APP
ply to agents Chicago & Northwest
srn R'y. ..- ..-.-.-..--.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
CFIrst notice Oct 5-Iast Nov. =
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior.
CSrLED STATS LASD OFFICE,


A sufficient contest u1ldavit having been
fled On this once BY Fred A. kuenZli. contest
ant against the unknown heirs OF James War
Fau deceased. who made homestead entry ~
k57a made April md 1877 for Lots and Ma
NEslf. section -. Township - y, Range 10 =
IN which Go l. alleged that said James warren
10 his lifetime has wholly abandoned said land
aud has failed 90 reside upon. cultivate or tul-
prove said land since making entry IN any man
uer whatever aud that the heirs OF said James
Warren. deceased have wholly abandoned
said land and have failed tn cultivate or inn
prove said land In any manner since the death
90 the eutryman. or az any time whatsoever.
- required hy law.
said parties are hereby notified TO appear.
respond and offer evidence touching said ale
CATION a. 10 O'Clock a. m. on November L.
fpCg before the REGISTER and Receiver a. the
United states Land Onice In ausau. Wis.
The said contestant having Ia proper at
ndavit. Med October l. ie03, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service OF this notice can not be maze, 10 Is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
BE- given by due and proper publication.
IuHN w. MILES. Register.
HENRY q. MCCROssEN, Receiver
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
GFIrst not &c Oct Blast DEC I'D
Timber Land, Act June 3. 1873
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UnIted states I.and nc.


Notice Is hereby gwen that In compliance
with the provisions OF the act OF Congress d
June 3. IE1s. entitled .sAn act for the sale OF
timber lands 10 the States OF California ore
CON. Nevada. and Washington Territory, AZ
extended 10 al the Public Land States by act
80 August T. ts99. Daniel h Sargent. az Con-
over. county OF Villas State OF Wisconsin,
has this day aled In this once hts sworn
statement No ~. for the purchase OF the w
= SEA aud SEA SW54 OF Sec. No. 81 IN Town
ship 80. - ~. Range No. n last. and VIII
uEer proof to show that the land sought u
more valuable for its timber Or stone than
sfur Agricultural purposes. and 20 establish his
. claim TO said land before the Register and ke-
. fseiver OF this once a. WauSAu. Wis, on
Tuesday. the - day OF December. teOS.
ale names a. witnesses. julius Strelow
Frank HUH OF CouoVer. Wis, aud VIM. j.
walsh. Geo. r O'Connor OF Eagle River. Wis
4 Anw aud all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested TO HE
their claims fn this once on or before said -
day OF December. 1905
JoaN W. MILLER, Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
Special Reduced
Excursion Rates

Via the Northwestern lire. First-class
rOund-trip tickets on sale July ! to 10
inclusive, TO San Francisco and Los
Angeles Favorable limits and stop
over privileges and choice of routes.
The Overland limited, most luxurious
train in the world, leaves Chicago
daily at p. N. Less than three days
en- route. Drawing room and COM
partmeRt cars, observation cars, din
ing cars, buffet-library cars Cbarber
and BATH electric lighted throufhOut.
Three trains a day from Chicago to
the cost through without change.
Daily and personally conducted tour
list car excursions to California, Wash
ington and Oregon. For particulars
apply TO ticket agents, Chicago =
North-westery R'y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

Mark Banta, represented the
George Banta Publishing Company of
Menasha in our city Thursday.
w. b. LaSalle, the genial hotel
proprietor of Rhinelander, 1me over
Tuesday and spent the week hunting
the guest of n. A. COlman at Lake
EmOgene. :
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
First notice Nov. Ib-.aSt Dec. =.
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
Department of TIE Interior.

Land once az wsuSsu, Wis. Nov. :, 1903.
Notice IS hereby given that the following
nar1ed settler hss nled notice Of her intention
10 make nnaI proof in support OF. hts claim and
that aid proof will be made before the Clerk
the Circuit Court AZ Eagle River: Wis. on
D.eeulber -. 1910 viz T. +. Hayward. OF Fay
= re. Iowa. who made homestead entry No.
Ne6 Tor the So SWi4. see q. Tp- - n, X.
% East
He names the following witnesses 20 prove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
90 aid land viz A. A. Denton Louie Denton
Fsuu LAWYER. OF Eagle River Wis, and Steve
Iohusuu- ~ C1nover, Wis
Inny W. MIILER. Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

For Al job and Commercial Print
ing. THE News Office not only has the
reputation, hut does the work. Call
and get prices and see samples before
placing your order.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
United States Land Office,
Wausau, Wis, Oct. 31st, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that an is
land in Squirrel lake, in Sec. IL, Up.
SO, r 5 f, has been surveyed and the
plat of survey will be filed in this Of
flee on December 6, 1908. at 10 o'clock
a. IN. and that on and after such date
we will be prepared to receive appli-
cations for the entry of said island.
John w. Miller, Register.
III. G.. McCrossen, Receiver.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

Pupils neither absent nor tardS {:
Clarence Thompson, Clifford ThOmp-
son, L=rOy butcher. Florence Cook,
Bessie Colman. Lester BOwker. Lola
Dixon, Pearl Dixon, Pearl Boucher,
Bertha Martin, JamcO Merrical, Doris
Rosie S"mmers, Lillian Garrison.
Freda Frankel, Margaret Stein, Lester
ROderIck, Doris EnmOns, Alien ST.
LOUIS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16


1t remains with YOU We have them
rooms we mean--on either plan
and are satisfied YOU viii be pleased
with either. Our location and ssfasil-
ties are UNSURPASSED; our rates lover
than any other frst-class house in The
city. Single meals soc. The St.
Charles Hotel, Milws ukee, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT.

Following is the monthly report OF
the Eagle River schools for the month
ending Nov. 9th, 1903. Total enroll
ment. 100.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

Pupils neither absent or tardy during
the month Donald Bear, Katie Bottle.
Paul Cook, Denton Dickinson, Hugh
Dntcher, David Frankel, Marvel Gar
risOn, Mary Morrison, Will Murphy
Olive Nash, Henry Oberhotzer, Hazel
Punches, Ray Richison, Beatrice
rnrun. Guy RIchison, Laura haly ST.
las Sayner.
VIM. ID. FULLER, Principal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

Harry Hansen, Gordon Bear, Hazel
McGill, Robert OlmsIead, Lena Mack,
Carson ST. Louis, Edie Scherible, An
na Zimpke.
FRANCES DIAMOND, Teacher.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
LUCY STEVENS, Teacher.
SUB PRIMARY

PuplIs neither absen nor taruy.
Gilbert OlmsLead, Arthur Martin,
Earl KOrth, R,s 'Oe Bali, Arthur oher-
IDLE. Alfred Sneri Die, Alberta Dyre,
Eddie KOlki. Fritz Druger, Irene
Higgins, Alberta Dyrer, Nina Ohm
stead, ilIda SlcOls, Marguerite Kramer
Sarah Carter, Viola ROderirk, Mabel
Oiberg, Lula DusaIG.
MARY VoUGHT, Teacher,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
IRENE ABBOTT.
FIRST PRIMARY.

Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Agnes Peterson, Ella Frederick, Anuie
Peterson Lester Patten, Johnnie Bow
ers, Lima Morrison, Arthur Mc(iiil.
FIida SteinmetZ, Harold st. Louis,
Herbie BOwker.
I rev SrrEVENJC 'rpaehar
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
VIM. d. FULLER, Principal.

Pupils neither absent nor tardy;
Morton Cook. walter Bear, Rosie To-
bida. VERNE Dyer, Marion Wise, Flos-
sic Thrun, George White. Genevieve
RAYMOND, Lawrence. Kuehue, Joe
traakel, Glen Dyer, Lucy Stein.
FANNIE GARRISON, Teacher.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

Pupil neither absent nor tardS
Herman Englesttad. Harry SOmers,
Marie Murphy Emma Lscau, Leila
Carpenter. Lorieu Peterson, Joseph
BolLe, Arthur Maly, Frank Carter,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16

Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Clara bern, Mullie Sailer, louis SaiIer,
Fred sailor, Margaret Sailer, Agnes
Kaiser.
JULIA DoCKERY, Teacher.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
ADAMS SCHOOL

Pupils neither absent nor tardy /;
Harold Sergeant, Olga Adams, Law
renee Sergeant,
ESTHER THOMPSON, Teacher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-16
~ ~ ~ ~

in the reservoir will be maintained at
that level.
In May, when the demand for water
for the summer crops increases, the
sluices will be gradually opened TO sup
plement the supply in the river. and rhe
water stored will gradually be dis.
charged until July, when all the sluices
will be fully open to pass the discharge
of the Nile flood, which then begins.
The lining Of the sluices is heavy
granite blocks on cast iron plates. They
are closed by steel gates, OF which the
greatest number work on free rollers
suspended in frames.
In addition TO these sluices. there are
four locks, each measuring 26O by 90
feet, for the benefit of navigation.
These are arranged so close to each 9th.
er as TO constitute ladder" and are
situated in a canal at one end of the
dam. Five gates serve for the four
locks. Each gate has depth Of sixty
feet, and instead Of swinging on hinge
1t moves on rollers above IL, as do Ger.
tain sliding doors In houses.
The special object OF this great work
is to secure supply of water for irri-
CATION purposes in the dry season and
thus reclaim vast amount of land
that Is now useless. 1t is estimated
that the increased value of property in
consequence of the benefit conferred on
agriculturists will yield return In
taxes that will far more than pay the
cost of the undertaking.
In order to make fair distribution
of the water from the Assouan reser-
voir a barrage was also built across
the Nile at Asslout, north of the head
of the lbrahimieh canal. The supply
of this canal will be augmented, and
thus the area of land under perennial
cultivation in middle Egypt and Fa-
yum will enjoy improved irrigation
during the summer, and about 100000
acres of basin land will be converted
to perennial irrigation.
The difficulties of constructing the
foundation of the great Assouan dam
were prodigious The fall of the Nile
at this point is sixteen feet, and the
current rushes through the various
channels at n speed of fifteen miles an
hour.
Any one who was near Assouan, in
Egypt, about four years ago might
have seen large number of railway
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-16

the finest building material, while the
rocky bed and islands of the cataract
have been of inestimable advantage in
facilitating the work.
The dam is about a mile and quar-.
ter along and about twenty-three feet
wide Oh top. The rear or south sur
face is nearly vertical, but the north
face or front slopes perceptibly. A diff
ference of level in the water on the
two sides will average about sixty
seven feet. Owing to the Irregularities
of the river bottom the depth to which
the dam reaches varies greatly, but
the maximum is 130 feet.
To these figures should be added the
height of the foundation, a structure
of granite masonry, laid up with hy-
draulic cement mortar and dipping to
considerable distance in spots. One
great difficulty encountered was the
rotten character of the rock here and
there on the bottom. 1t therefore be-
came necessary to eXcavate extensive,
ly to find a sound bed for the founda.
ton. The front and rear faces of the
dam are composed of granite masonry,
with a filing of rubble. set in cement
and placed by hand.
The great work at Assouan is to hold
up water to about 345 feet above mean
sea level. The greatest head on the
dam will be about sixty-ive feet, the
lowest level on the down stream side
being $50 feet The storage capacity is
estimated at 234 300, 100000 gallons Of
water, and the reservoir will food the
Nile valley to a distance of some fifty
miles south of Assouan between De
cember and May.
This reservoir will be filled between
December and March after the flood
has passed and will be discharged dur
ing May, June and July.
To provide for the escape of surplus
water at times Of flood the dam is pierc-
ed with 1S0 sluices, 140 undersluces and
forty nearer the top of the dam. The
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-16

cars loaded with stone which was care
fully enwrapped with stout wire and
dumped over into the river Nile. Each
of these huge and heavy Jumps weigh
ed fifty tons or more.
These and other masses Of rock
which We're deposited at that place
and time were not on the site Of the
dam proper, but below it. Work ON the
main dam could be performed only In
still water, and in order to check the
current where the permanent structure
was to be it was necessary to provide
temporary barriers. Three Of the lat
ter, extending in chain across the
river, and each blocking a separate
channel, were erected.
A large section of the river bed direct
ly where the main dam was to stand
was now inclosed with sand bags, piled
high enough to rise above the surface
of the stream. These were packed to-
gether with degree of care designed
to prevent serious leakage, for it was
desirable at this stage of the opera
tions to have dry bottom to work on.
The most critical period was that when
the pumps were started, and the en-
gineers were to discover whether this
second set of temporary structures was
water tight. Success attended their ef-
forts. however Only enough fluid
trickled in to call for the services OF
two out of the twenty-four powerful
pumps available.
The masons were thus enabled to
proceed. Before they had finished
work on one particular section of the
river another was inclosed with sand
bags in the same fashion. By degrees
it was possible to extend the Derma'
nent structure all the way from one
shore to the other
The maximum number Of workmen
employed during these operations was
1000, of whom about 1000 were
Europeans mostly Italian stonemasons
Over 5000 tons of masonry were some
times completed in day. and the work
proceeded with great rapidty.
1t was on Feb. II, 1899, that the
foundation stone was laid by the Duke
Of Connaught, and his wife laid the
last stone of the same construction
Dec. 10, 1902. the work having been
completed year ahead of the contract
time
This great work Is built for all time
and will probably live as far into the
future as the history of Egypt looks
into the past. BY developing vast
areas hitherto unfit for agriculture 1t
will add greatly to Egypt's wealth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-16

tria's brother, Macmillan, in Mexico,
a tragedy which was followed couple
of weeks later by his widow becoming
insane.
Only n few months later Archduke
John of Austria, an uncle of the crown
princess of SaXony, the heroine of the
present episode, quarreled with the EN-.
peror TO such degree that he was dis.
missed from the army and deprived OF
his rank and honors as n prince of the
blood.
In the following year Archduchess
Maria, daughter of old Archduke Al.
bert, commander in chief of the army.
was burned TO death in the palace Of
Schoenbrun through her dress catch
ing fire from lighted cigarette.
The still mysterious drama which
robbed the emperor of his only son.
Rudolph. at his shooting lodge of Mey.
erling about twelve years ago is still
fresh in the minds of AuStrians.
Four years later one OF the sons of
Archduke Joseph killed himself while
ont shooting in Hungary through an
accidental discharge of his gun, and in
1898 the Empress Elizabeth was as
sassinated by the anarchist Luccani at
Geneva, her sister the Duchess of
Alencon. a particular favorite of the
emperor, having a short time previous
ly met with her death in the flames OF
the charity bazaar at Paris.
Archduke Otto, who is next by but
one in the line of succession TO the
throne, has already on two occasions
been abandoned by his wife, daugb.
ter Of the present king of Saxony, in
consequence of his brutality.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-16

undersluces are twenty-three feet high
and six and one half feet wide. The
upper ones have an area of seventy
square feet.
In flood the sluices will be fully open,
90 as not to lessen appreciably the ve-
1ocity Of the river and to avoid the de-
posit of silt. After the flood, when the
water is clear-for the Nile flood brings
down the rich silt which is the fertlll-
zer Of Egypt-the sluices will be gradu-
ally closed and the reservoir filed. In
an average year it should be filled by
March l. Only the upper sluices Will
then be opened to pass the discharge
coming from the south, and the water
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-16
Hands Across the Sea.

The United States contributed In
fine manner to the Christmas joys Of
the old world, says Washington dis
patch to the New York Tribune. Chief
Metcalf of the money order division Of
the postoffice department says that $6,-
100000 has been sent to various Euro
pean countries through the money or.
der department. This money, too, went
in small amounts, as the orders were
mostly for sums ranging from 81 to $25.
This, he believes, shows that the poor
of America contributed Of the prosperi-
ty Of the home Of their adoption to the
poor Of Europe. The $6,0O0,000 covers
simply the Christmas holiday period.
1t breaks all previous records for gen.
erosity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-16
ILL FATED HAPS5URGS.
HOW Misfortune Has Pursued the
Family of the Emperor of Austria.

Princess louise OF Saxony, whose
recent sensational escapade caused
such a scandal in the courts OF Europe,
by birth belongs TO the Hapsburg fam.
ily. the reigning house Cl Austria- Hun
gary, which during the past fifty years
has been overtaken by long list Of
similar misfortunes.
Princess Louise is one OF the most
beautiful women of the European
courts. She is the daughter OF Grand
Duke Frederick ". of Tuscany, kins-
man Of Emperor Francis Joseph and
head OF the nonreigning branch OF the
house OF Hapsburg.
She was married in 1891 to Prince
Frederick. son of King George OF Sax
ony and heir to the throne OF that king.
dom. The royal couple have five chill
Cren.
The troubles of the house of Haps-
burg may be said to have opened by
the shooting of the empress Of Aus
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-16
NEW YORk'S POLICE HEAD.

General +. v. Greene, Who Has q
Good Record Rs n Soldier.
General Francis Ninton Greene, the
new head Of the police department in
New York city, is descendant of Gen.
eral Nathaniel Greene of Revolutionary
fame and traces his ancestry nearly
back to the Mayhower.
Like his father before him, he is
West Pointer. He graduated at the
head of his class in 1870 and was as
signed to the artillery. Later he was
military attache to the legation at st.
Petersburg and followed the Russian