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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29

Washington, June 25.-Judge E. Fin
ley Smith, one Of the justices of the
supreme court of the Philippines yes
terday discussed with the president
the situation in the islands. Judge
Smith recently was elevated from the
circuit to the supreme bench.
During the two years l was on the
circuit bench" said he, 81 tried 1900
cases. The Philippine people, despite
occasional outbreaks, are taking kind
ly to American methods and TO Amer
lean government | think it is safe to
assert that three-fourths of the people
would not accept any other form of
government, even if they had the
chance. The greatest monument to
American government in the Philip
pines is the public school system.
When the United States took posses
sion of Philippine affairs in 1898, there
was not a single common school in the
islands outside of Manila. Today
there is not a city or town of any i'm
portance or size in the islands without
common schools and many pupils. The
beneficient results of this system can
be appreciated very readily"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29

fraudulent company for procuring a
contract from the United States Tor
making and delivering $50 automatic
cashiers for the pOstofice department.
To the first two indictments briggs
pleaded not guilty reserving the right
to plead later TO the others, which
contain 10 counts each.
briggs refused absolutely to com
mcnI on his indictment. He has pre-
viously admitted, however, receiving
a salary of S12,5OO from the Brandt
Dent company for introducing its
machines, but claimed the work was
done before he was sworn in as con-
gresham, but after his election, and
he declared that he had done nothing
to which the government could OBJ
ject.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29

New York, June 25.-FOrmer Con
gresham briggs was indicted by the
federal granu jury in Brooklyn yester-
day. He appeared before Judge
Thomas and gave bail. The indict-
ment grew out OF the investigation
into the postoHice affairs made by the
grand jury.
Four indictments were found, all
practically alike. Each charges that
briggs between July 20 and "A, 1900,
received a $500 check from the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
Would Found a New Empire.

London, June 25.-Jacques Lebaudy's
adventure, as his mysterious visit on
the coast of northwest Africa is being
called here, threatens to create as
much of a tempest in a teapot as did
the landing of his countryman, Menier,
in AnticOsti, that island in the St.
Lawrence which some Francophobes
of vivid imagination saw bristling with
French guns, a veritable menace TO
the security ofGreat Britain's pos
sessions in North America. Lebaudy's
reported efforts to found an empire in
Africa already have been subject to
questions in two parliaments-Spain's
and Great Britain's.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
Payne Investiaates Madden.

Washington, June 25.-Postmaster
General Payne yesterday took official
cognizance OF a letter TO him sent
from Detroit by Third Assistant Post
master General Madden regarding
criticisms of the contract for supply
ing carbon paper TO the service. Payne
conferred with his assistants on the
subject. Subsequently he declined to
say whether any reply had been sent
Madden and similar reticence was OBJ
served by those who discussed the in
cident with Payne. Maddens publ
cation of the letter in advance of its
receipt by his superior officer, to
whom il was addressed, provoked
considerable comment at the depart
ment It. is believed Payne has sent
a rather sharp reply to Madden.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
OLIN PICKED
BY GOVERNOR
Leading Madison Attorney Named by La
Toilette as Member Of Forestry
Commission
State Secures Valuable Legal Services
and Man Devoted to F urtherenCe
of Public Parks
Former Secretary Of State 7. j. Cunning
Ham Chosen as the Other
Appointee

leading attorney of the state, a pro-
lessor of law in the university, and
his presence on the board will assist
to solve the many perplexing legal
questions that continually arise in re
lation to the public land. His par
ticular value as a commissioner in adj
ditiOn to his legal knowledge, is that
he is devoted to forestry and arbori-
culture, has made of the building of
drives and the establishment of public
parks a work which occupies a large
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
Upton ACCEPTS PRESIDENTS
INVITATION TO DINNER

New York, June 25.-Generals Cor
bin ard Chaffee boarded the Oceanic
at quarantine and presented President
Roosevelt's invitation to lunch Friday,
which Upton accepted.
Upton expresses the greatest conf
dence in the hope of lifting the cup.
After the big race he says the Sham
rock III will be ready to race anything
in these waters. He says also if the
Reliance wins it will be because she is
the best boat ever built to defend the
cup. He will be aboard the Sham
rock III during the race as will also
Will Fife, her designer, who will as
sist Captain Wringe in sailing the
challenger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
POPE IMPOSES RED HAT
ON THE NEW CARDINALS

Rome, June 25.-In the throne room
at the vatican, surrounded by his
whole court, Pope Leo, who looked
much better than at Mondays consist
DRY, imposed with great ceremony the
red birettas on the new cardinals,
Monsignor Nocella, Cavicchioni and
Fischer and congratulated them on the
high honor they had attained. Follow.
ing the ceremony the pope had an ex.
tended conference with the new cardi,
nails.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
DIES WHEN HE HEARS OF
THE DEATH OF HIS FRIEND.

Kansas City, June 25.-Alfred R.
Johnson, formerly of Evansville, Wis,
died yesterday after being informed
of the death of his brother-in-law,
James Pond, at Jersey City. They had
been lifelong friends. Johnson was the
organizer of the Kansas City Typo
graphical union and prominent in Ia
Dor union work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29

Governor la Toilette last night APP
pointed John M. Olin OF Madison and
T. ]. Cunningham of Chippewa Falls
as members Of the state commission
OF forestry, according TO the Melon
Ough bill, passed at the last session of
the legislature. Both appOintees have
accepted. They serve without pay.
The other members of the commits
sion are the present state land COM
missiOners-AttOrney General Sturde-
want, Secretary of State HOuser and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29

portion of his time, and it is expect
ed that his devotion TO parks will be
of inestimable value in carrying out
the provisions OF the new law relating
to the reservation of portions of the
public lands as state parks.
Mr.. Cunningham is familiar with the
department of public lands, having
been secretary of state and as such a
member of the state land commission.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29

State Treasurer Kempf-these being
stipulated by the forestry law. The
superintendent OF forestry, a salaried
man, is elective by the commission
ana the governor is not empowered by
the law TO name him.
As soon as the appointments be
came known it was apparent that they
viii meet with uniform approval
throughout the state. Mr.. Olin is a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
GIVEN DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
LAWS AT WILLIAMS.
COLLEGE HIS ALMA MATER
Acting President of Wisconsin UniVer-
sity Returns East 80 Years After
Graduation and Receives Highest
Honorary Mark of SchoIar-Same
Favor to Editor of Post.

Boston, Mass, June 24.-At the
109th commencement of Williams col
lege yesterday honorary degrees were
conferred upon several prominent men,
among them Prof. Edward A. Birge,
of the University of Wisconsin, who is
a graduate of Williams in 1873. Prof.
Birge received the degree of doctor of
laws. Rollo ogden, editor of the New
York Evening Post, was made an
LII. ID.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
AIDS KANSAS STUFF

Kansas City, June 25.-Charles
Francis Adams of Boston has sent
$4,000 to the Kansas City, Kansas, re-
lief committee. This committee, which
was obliged to care for 10000 home
less people for three weeks, has only
$4,000 remaining of the $4,000 re-
ceived. This balance will be expend-
ed in the purchase of household goods.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
ARMY ASSEMBLED TO DEAL
WITH STRIKE AT RICHMOND

Norfolk, Va, June 25.-Six compa-
mics of the seventy-first Virginia regi-
ment were ordered to Richmond to re-
inforce the II companies and battery
already there on account of the street
car strike.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
"PINK EYE" EPIDEMIC IN BUFFALO.

trachoma have been treated by local
physicians in almost every section of
the city. II is believed that the dis
ease was brought here by foreigners
who came into the country by way Of
Canada. Joseph SkOol, an Italian with
a bad attack Of the disease, has been
placed under arrest. He came from
BrantfOrd, Ont
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29

Buffalo, June 25.-Trachoma, or
pink eye" is epidemic in this city.
According to the statement Of an Off
ciaI OF the United States marine hos
pital, over 1000 cases Of the disease
have been found among the employees
OF tine Lackawanna Steel & Iron COM
pany. A large number OF cases OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29

High Degree for Chinese Minister.
Amherst, Mass, June 25.-Amherst
college yesterday conferred the de-
gree of doctor of laws on Sir Chen
tung LANG Cheng, the Chinese minis
ter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
Pass Midshipman Test.

Annapolis, Nd, June 25.-Thirty-
eight candidates successfully passed
the mental examination as midship-
men. Among them was H. l.. Holden
of Wisconsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
POSTAL MUSS
TAKES IN briggs
FOUR INDICTMENTS AGAINST A
FORMER CONGRESSMAN.
CONTRACT DEAL CHARGED

Federal Grand Jury Causes Arrest,
Alleging He Received a Check for
$500 For Services Rendered in
Selling Automatic Cashiers to Post
Office Department.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-29
BENEF|CENT CHANGE
AMERICAN RULE IN ISLANDS AP-
PLAUDED.
JUDGEAND PRESIDENT MEET

Member of Philippine Supreme Court
Says People There Like Govern
ment Established by United States
and Would Not Exchange 1t If They
Had the Chance.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
MONTANA ITEMS.

Lewis Sutton pleaded guilty at Glen
dive to horse stealing and was SEN
fenced to five years. While in jail he
attempted suicide and later escaped,
but was recaptured.
Judge Smith of Helena, sitting in the
case of John Frinke, mayor-elect of
Anaconda, against the republican in
cumbent, has decided in favor of the
socialists.
James S. Keerly of Helena has been
sentenced by Judge Smith to life i'm
prisonment for the murder of Thomas
Crystal. Keerly formerly was one Of
the best known civil and mining en-
gineers in the northwest.
Godfrey Noren, while trying to stop
a fractions horse on the 400 level of
the High Ore mine at Butte, was
caught between an overturned car and
the wall timbers and his neck broken.
He died almost instantly.
Word has been received from Leth-
bridge of the loss in the recent biz
card of the two small sons of ]. Der
rick, a Lethbridge sheepherder. Der
rick was living with his children in a
tent when the blizzard broke.
William Hardee, a murderer under
sentence of death, and three prisoners
in for burglary escaped jail recently
at Glasgow, killing the death watch,
Jack Williams, and beating Sheriff Dill
lard nearly to death. Hardee escaped
once before. but was quickly retaken.
The escaped prisoners are armed and
mounted.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
BURNED BY FRENzIED MOB.
Half Dead Negro, Saturated With Oil,
Thrust Into Fire.

Belleville, ILL.,, June o.-W. T. Wyatt,
a negro school teacher, was lynched
here for shooting and mortally wound
ing County Superintendent Charles
Hertel of st. Clair county. Hertel had
refused to renew the teaching certifi-
cate of Wyatt, and the negro came into
mis- Office and attacked -him.
Wyatt was Immediately arrested and
taken to Jail. Two hours later a mob
stormed the JAIL secured the negro
and despite the appeals of the mayor
and other officials he was hanged.
Hertel was removed to the hospital,
mere the physicians probed for the
bullet, but he stated there is no hope
for his recovery. A young man named
Fielder was in the Office during the
shooting. He grappled with Wyatt,
but the negro beat him off with the
butt of his revolver, inflicting a severe
wound. Before he was hanged Wyatt
asserted the shooting was the result
of political grudge.
The mob hanged Wyatt to a tele-
phone pole in the public square. Even
while his body was in the throes of
Estrangulation, members of the mob be-
gan building a fire at the foot of the
pole. The flames fared up and licked
at the feet of the victim, but this did
not satisfy the mob, and another and
larger fire was started. When it had
been burning briskly the negro, still
half alive, was cut down and after be-
ing covered with coal oil he was thrust
into the fire. Means of pain were
heard from the half dead victim Of
the mob, and these served to further
infuriate his tortures. They fell upon
him with clubs and knives and cut
and beat the burning body almost to
pieces, and not until every sign of life
had departed did they desist and per-
NIT the flames to devour the body. AS
the fire lighted up the scene the mem
bers Of the mob stood around the fire
hurting fagots into the flames and de-
nouncing the negro Tor the shooting
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
Grain Firm Fails,

San francisco, June 8.-Eppinger &
Co. of this city, one of the largest
grain dealing firms in the United
States, have gone to the wall.
The crash came suddenly and for a.
time threatened to completely upset
the local grain market. AS it was, the
announcement of the failure caused a
big bobbing of prices on change and
wrought up such excitement as has
not been witnessed on the floor for
many years.
1t is thought the money losses of the
firm may run up into the millions,
while London, Paris and American
banking houses with which it deals
will also, it is said, suffer heavily.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
Italy,s Constitution Day.

Washington, June 9.-Constitution
day, the anniversary of the signing of
the constitution, was appropriately
celebrated at the Italian embassy by
a reception which Signor Mayer des
Planches, Italian ambassador, and the
ambassadress rendered to members Of
the Italian socieues in Washington.
Red" Sutherland, found guilty Of
assault and battery on his brother-in-
aw, William Shell, of Pullman, was
sentenced to five months in the Whit
man county Jail. Sutherland will be
a member of the county chain gang
for the next six months.
1t is announced that Rev. H. H.
Harry is to be archbishop of the Catho-
lie church at Manila and not bishop OF
Manila, as reported.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
San Francisco Theater Is Ruined.

San Francisco, June S.-The inter-
ior of the Republic theater, formerly
Metropolitan temple, has been ruined
by fire. 1t is believed that the blaze
was started by the crossing of electric
wires. Miss Nance O'Neil began play
ing an engagement at the house, and
through the efforts of the firemen,
much of her costumes, scenery and
baggage was protected from fame and
water. 1t was the scene of many noted
political and religious assemblies. 1t
was converted into a theater about a
year ago. The damage is $4,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
Gold for London.

London, June 8.-The steady influx
of gold promises to bring about an
early reduction in the bank rate. The
uncertain conditions on Wall street.
acted as check on all the markets
of the stock exchange last week and
the continued weakness of South Afri-
can shares contributed to the general
depression. The only steady market
was for some foreign bonds, particular
ly French securities, which were af-
fected favorably by the sultans con-
sent to the unifcation of the Turkish
debt.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12

A. e. Ames & Co., brokers who failed
in Toronto, Ont, recently, have handed
out a statement in which they state
that the firms liabilities at the end of
last month were s10,140,000, with
book surplus in the business of ST.
10000. To this surplus is to be add
ed the surplus of individual members
Of the firm, outside of money en-
ployed as capital in the business. With
the savings deposits of $240,000 added,
the liabilities are reduced in round fig
ures to $7,500,000. The firm hopes to
pay all creditors in full.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
THE Rain GAME IN TORRENTS
SOUTH CAROLINA TOWN SUF-
FERED GREAT LOSS.
Score of People Drowned at Clifton
All the Railway Bridges Are Gone
Cotton Mills Suffer the Most-Loss
Will be over a Million and a Half
No Wind or Lightning.

Spartanburg, S. c., June S.-A tor
rental rainstorm visited this region
resulting in general devastation and
destruction of life and property. All
the bridges and trestles on the main
line of the Southern railway were
washed away. The greatest destruc-
tion OF life and property occurred at
the Pacolet & Clifton and Glendale
cotton mills. Wires are down and re-
ports conflicting, but it seems certain
that rs or 80 persons were drowned,
mostly mill operatives.
The heaviest property loss was at
the illfated Pacolet mills, where Presi-
dent Victor Montgomery estimates the
damage at $1,250000. About 1900 op-
eratives in these mills are thrown out
of employment, ana within few days
will be in need of daliy bread. Soon
after the water pressure at mill No. 1
became dangerous, the boiler rooms
were submerged and the workmen
were ordered back. A little later the
fury of the raging river struck mill
No. l, sweeping that plant entirely
away.
The strong current then swept
against No. 2, demolishing that mill
and leaving only the cloth room stand
ing. The big bridge over the Pacolet
river, steer structure, was then car
ried away by the flood, which had burst
through the dams. The wareroom,
containing nearly 1000 bales of cotton
and 1000 bales of domestic cloth, fol-
lowed, all the cotton being carried
down stream.
AT mill No. one half of the picker
room and five stories on the left side
of the main building were washed
away. The main building, supported
by thick wall, is still standing, but
may collapse at any time The boiler
room has gone, but the smokestack is,
yet standing. The dam at No. is
intact. All lie machinery in the mill
is ruined. At Glendale four ware
houses filed with cotton and cotton
products were swept away, along with
the dam across the Lawson's fork and
the trestle of the city electric railway.
The mill at Glendale was not material
ly damaged.
There was no wind and no damage
by lightning, the loss all being by
water. This fell in veritable torrents,
covering the surface of the earth; riv-
ers overlooked their banks to heights
never before known.
At Converse the main building of the
Clifton factory collapsed and the flood
rose till the second floor of the mill
was under four feet of water, 40 or so
feet above the ordinary stage. The
Converse mill is utterly demolished,
nothing standing except the picker
room building, which is badly dam
aged. Clifton mill No. also lost it's
boiler room, engine room and smoke
stack.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
Losses Increasing.

Columbia. S. c., June 9.-Though
the great flood of water is passing on
to the ocean laden with debris of every
description and the swollen streams
are subsiding in the Piedmont region,
the losses of life and property are in
creasing and a conservative estimate
tonight places the property loss at not
less than $3,50O.000.
The most conservative estimate of
the dead is so. At Clifton alone 100
mill operatives are missing from the
village.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12
The Choate Wedding.

Albany, N. Y, June S.-Mrs. Cora
Lyman Oliver, daughter of DR.. Shaw
oliver, and DR.. Joseph H. Choate, son
of United States Ambassador Choate,
were married at st. Peters church, in
the presence of one of the most bril-
liant assemblages of the kind ever
gathered at wedding here. The be-
trothal service was read by Rev. DR..
Sattershall, rector of the church, the
marriage service by Right Rev. Will
liam c. Doane, bishop of Albany.
Ambassador and Mrs. Choate were
present, having come over from Lon
don especially to attend the wedding.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12

Chicago, June 9.-While scores of
persons were at dinner, at the sound
of a whistle blown by a woman lead
er, the mattresses, cooks and dishwash-
ers in Siegel, Cooper & Co.'s depart
ment store restaurant stopped work.
The place was soon a scene of confu-
sion Clerks were sent into the dining
room to put the place in order. This
done, the restaurant was closed.
A strike was declared by the en-
ployes of Buckley & Manns restaurant
on Clark street, the Edelweis on Madi-
son street, and the Fair, and the cooks
at tie Chicago Athletic club walked
out.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12

1t is reported that the marquis of
Salisbury is seriously i'll.
The Baptist church in Byron, Mimi,
was blown up by dynamite recently.
The handsome new capitol building,
erected at a cost of $1,OOO.OOO at Jack
son. Miss, was formally dedicated re-
Gently.
The business portion of the town Of
New Lisbon, Wis. was almost entirely
destroyed by fire recently. Loss APP
proximately 100000.
Two Santa Fe trains collided head