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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

executive authorities of the United
States had knowledge of the revolu-
ton in advance of the people of the
isthmus and he cOntended that the
action of this country in preventing
the landing of Colombian troops in
Panama was without precedent. Sen
atOr Fulton made a speech in support
of the Lill to give aid to the proposed
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land, Oregon. Senator Morgan intro
duced a resolution bearing upon the
situation on the isthmus, the i'm
pOrtant features of which are:
THAT neither the president nor the
senate as the treaty making power of
the United States has lawful power to
wage or declare war against any
foreign power, without the consent of
congress; that a state of war exists
between Colombia and an organiza-
ton IN the Colombian department OF
Panama that claims to have accom-
pllshed the secession of Panama from
Colombia and to have established its
independence; that if Colombia is not
prevented by some powerful foreign
nation she is manifestly able to main
tain her present effort to repress said
secession; and the president of the
United States having entered into
treaty relations with persons who
claim 10 have seeded from Colombia.
with a stipulation which is in effect a
declaration of war with Colombia and
is not within the limits of any cover
conferred upon the president by an
act OF congress or the constitution. or
by the law of nations; resolved that
the president has no lawful right or
power without the consent of con-
gress and under the conditions that
exist in Panama, to use the military
and naval forces of the United States
her sovereignty and the executive of
to prevent Colombia from enforcing
her claim to the proper exercise of
her laws in the department of
Panama"
The house by resolution authorized
the committee on expenditures in the
postonce department to request the
postmaster general TO furnish that
committee the papers in connection
with the recent postofice investiga-
ton, but not until after a lively de-
bate. The resolution met opposition
on the republican side.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

and curator of the college museum.
Colonel B. Frank Eshelman, lead
ing member of the bar in Lancaster,
Pa. and Judge advocate general Of the
J Pennsylvania national guard, died at
/ his home in Lancaster from a compli-
cation of diseases, ged So years.
James NJ. MunrOe. formerly a con-
tractor in Chicago, died at his home in
! GalesbUrg. H. He was a member of
the famous ''forlorn hope" expedition
up the Red river during the civil war.
He was prominent In G. A. r. circles.
Judge J. w. Kingman Of Cedar Falls,
Ia, is dead, aged so years. He was
associate judge of Wyoming under
President Grant and a veteran of the
civil war. He was related to the Web
ster family and studied law in Daniel
Webster's Office.
Z. ID. Meddaugh of Detroit, for many
years general counsel of the Grand
Trunk railroad, died. He was 20 years
CT age. He was receiver of the Chica-
20 and Grand Trunk in 1900. At one
time he was offered and refused the
position of general counsel of the New
York Central railroad.
Mrs. Honoretta Marshall of Webster,
! Mass, is dead in the Worcester hospit-
al for the insane She was los years 4
months and II days old. She was be-
! lieved to be the oldest woman in Mas
gachusetts. Left a widow nearly sixty
years ago with great wealth, she de-
voted herself to distributing her entire
fortune to the poor. Six years ago
she developed a mania for walking by
night and by day, and eventually had
to be put under restraint.
Gen Henry Kyd Douglas of Hagers-
town, Md, "Stonewall' Jackson's chief
of staff during the civil war, died. He
was 63 years old. Gen. Douglas was at
Frederick, Md, at he time Barbara
Frietchie is said to have waved a union
flag and defied the confederate sol
diers. He fatty denied the story. He
was a great friend of the Grant family,
and it was reported several years ago
that he intended marrying Nellie Grant
Sartoris. but he always remained sin
gle.
Mrs. J. B. Angel, wife of the presi-
dent Of the University of Michigan,
died from pneumonia after brief i'll
pess. Mrs Angel who was born in
Providence, r. l., was the daughter OF
A famous college president, Alexis Cas-
well. of Brown university. She was
married to President Angel in lS45.
She presided over the American lega-
tion at Pekin, China, while Mr. Angel
was United States minister there. She
is survived by her husband and three
children, Professor James ID. Angel OF
the University of Chicago, Mrs. A. @.
Mclaughlin of Washington and Alexis
&c. Angel of Detroit.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
GRAFT

John A. Benson. wealthy san Fran
cisco real estate dealer was arrested
on a bribery charge in connection
with public land deals.
State Senator George E. Green Of
BingiiamtOn. y. Y. was held BY the
court 20 have paid for George w.
Beavers Endorsement OF POstOfice
supply contracts.
The Kansas City MOI grand jury
was told b. John BoddingtOn. a con
tractor. that aldermen are paid so
cents 3 thousand by brick companies
for awarding contracts.
The investigating committee ap-
pointed by the Butte. Mon. city council
two months ago to investigate the
affairs OF the present city administra-
ton reported that Mayor Mullins
should be impeached for gross
maifeasance and misconduct in Office
ana fragrant violations of his oath Of
Office"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
UNPARALLELED OPERATION.
Iowa Surgeon Performs New Feat on
Broken Back.

Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 22.-An op
Grafton having no parallel in the
surgical world wa performed at St
Joseph's hospital yesterday by Dr..
William Jepson, who has the chair CT
surgeony at the state university
John Norstrom OF Danbury, Con,
fell and broke his neck. He has been
almost paralyzed for weeks and d.
Jepson decided TO operate OIL his
broken neck. A portion o. the third
cervical vertebIae was removed. the
false growth of the tissue cieaas
out and the bone replaced. TIE ra-
tient is doing well with every pIor
pect of recovery. Operations have
been performed for relief Of disiCca-
tions of lumbar vertebrae but no case
is known in which the cervical verte-
brae. situated so near the medulla
oblonga, the seat of the vital bodily
functions, was successfully removed
and replaced.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
CURIOUS FOOD COMPOUND.
Old Bones, Alum, Flint and Sulphurie
Acid for Raising Bread.

ACtQ fOF Raising DiSdos
Ifousekeepers have recently been
solicited by someof the grocers and by
peddlers to try another kind of baking
powder-"cheaper and just as good"
as they say. This is another scheme
of some baking powder manufactures
to get a new brand on the market by
offering the grocer a large profit.
Housekeepers are not usually much
benefited by such changes. Alum
baking powders are generally low
priced, but they are well-known to be
detrimental to health. Large
quantities of one of them were re-
Gently seized in New York, being
found to be largely composed of sharp
pointed grains of ground flint and
sulphuric acid!
Most of the so-called phosphate
powders are mixed with alum. The
manufacturer of a phosphate powder
has patented the process of making
the principal ingredient of his powder
from bones digested with sulphuric
acid.
Housekeepers do not want such
mixtures in their food. They should
never encourage peddlers nor admit
testers or alleged experimenters in
food within their doors, and when
buying baking powder should get a
brand well-knOwn to be made of
cream Of tartar, which is q healthful
product of the grape.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
OBITUARY..

Charles MacBride, the sculptor, who
was Andrew Carnegie's art adviser. is
dead at Edinburgh.
Frederick r. Coudert a noted New
York lawyer. died of heart disease at
the age of II years.
The funeral Of Rt. Rev Denis NJ.
Bradley. Roman Catholic bishop of
New Hampshire. was held at Chester.
y. II.
Professor Benjamin Franklin Rooms
of the faculty of the Connecticut Agri-
cultural college died in Storrs. Conn.
lie was a professor of natural history
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
DOMESTIC.

PatI's concert in st. Louis netted
$4,000. az which she received IS. $50.
Cotton King Brown viii erect a 81
600 .OoU hotel Go New Orleans. Ia,
from his cotton bull clique profits.
Alton. III. negroes were defeated
in their suit 20 secure admission TO
the public schools with white children.
Al Saginaw. Mich. Emil Wienke. a
IabCrer. shot and killed his father be-
cause the elder Wienks was abusing
his neither.
The pension bureau is considering
tre advisability Of establishing a
treveI.ug commission 10 examine APP
uIiCarts for pensions
A special from juneau says that the
wreck uf the steamer Discovery has
been found. The revenue cutter Rush
has gone 90 tire scene.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
viii visit Ireland during the Punches
town racing week and attend the
races They VIII net travel I'm state.
The south shaft coal mine at ] in
coin. III. was destroyed By fire. with
a loss 81 100000. One hundred and
fifty miners are thrown out OF work.
Representative Lacey of Iowa in
tr0duCed a bin for tine protection Of
wild animals. birds and fish in the
forest reserves Of the United States.
A proposition is afOOt to introduce
a bill I'm congress authorizing the rein
statement OF naval cadets from the
northwest who were dismissed for
haziug.
Mrs. Frederick Pnugradt. Chicago.
was shot to death by her husband in
a fight over a comic newspaper sup
plement The slayer than committed
suicide
Joseph ChOisser and son Louis.
killed at Los Angeles while resisting
arrest. were fugitives from Equality.
ILL.,. where they were wanted on fraud
charges
Rev. w. W. Denham. in sermon at
Elkhart. Ind. declared dancing is Op-
posed 10 moral and mental develop
ment, and that the waltz conduces 10
Criminality.
MIS- ROSCOE w DERBY VIE OF
Cleveland COl machinist. and her
three small children were shot TO
death by the latter's father. who then
committed suicide.
Representative Buchanan is urging
the immediate dispatch OF troops to
Walker. MINI. where residents say
frequent Indian scares are keeping
away settlers.
Representative Marshall has Sc
cured a decision from the pOstofiice
department which will mean the es-
adjustment Of about thirty new rural
routes i'm North Dakota.
The interstate commerce com
missions annual report shows net
earnings OF railroads. for fiscal year OF
S3.fSJ a mile: operating expenses,
S619T. against S4.106 in 1897.
A flying macine built by Orville and
Wilbur Wright of Dayton. o.. sue
CessfuIIy operated at Kitty Hawk,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington, Dec. 16.-By a decisive
vote of 81 to is, the senate passed
the bill carrying into effect the re-
ciprocity treaty with Cuba. The final
vote came at the close of a day
marked by debate. The principal
speeches were made by Senator
Spooner for the bill and Senator
Bailey against it. The bill carries
into execution the treaty between the
United States and Cuba which was
ratified last March. The treaty pro
vides a reduction of 20 per cent. from
the rate of duty under the Dingley
law on all Cuban articles imported
into the United States and varying
reduction of 20 to 40 per cent. from
the established Cuban duty on articles
into Cuta from the United States.
Senator Spooner, replying to the
insinuations that certain senators
were influenced because of politics
to favor the Cuban bill, declared that
lone of the senators had surrendered
their independence, resented the no.
ton that the executive can follow a
bill into the senate and said he had
never known an executive who
violated his own office by invading
the other departments of the gov
eminent" Senator Bailey discussed
the constitutionality of the questions
involved, maintaining that the house
had the exclusive right to originate
revenue legislation and had no power
over treaties. The votes were by
senators opposing: Bailey. Bard. Bate,
Borcy, Carmack, Culberson, Daniel.
Dubois. Foster of Louisiana, Nc
Emery, McLauTin, Mallory, Martin,
Newlyands, Petos, Taliffiro, Teller and
Tillman.
After the passage of the bill the
senate agreed TO the house resolution
providing for holiday recess from
December 10 10 January 4.
Senator Nelson introduced bin to
grant the state of Minnesota for for
estry purposes any tracts of vacant
public lands now in reservation or
withdrawn, which shall be certified
as fourth rate in soil and too hilly or
rocky for cultivation.
Central American affairs were dis
cussed in the house and also pensions,
industrial and agricultural conditions
and labor. The session lasted more
that four hours, the house being in
committee of the whole almost the
entire time on the pension appro-
priation bill. on which no conclusion
was reached.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
LATER.

The kaiser is being roasted" by
English newspapers for declaring that
the British army was saved by the
.Prussians and German legion at Water
leo.
r ght persons .yere killed and thirty
four injured BY the wrecking of a
Frisco fast passenger train at an open
switch near Fort Scott, Kas. The
Brakeman failed TO signal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
COLOMBIA.

Gen. Elliott will sail for Colon on
the Dixie Il present conditions in
Panama continue
Bitter fight over the Panama canal
treaty is likely I'm the senate. Failure
TO ratify Us possible.
Americans i'm the Darien district of
Colombia were notified by the latter
government TO leave.
The senate i'm executive session
hello up the nomination OF William L.
Buchanan uf New York as minister To
Panama.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The relation
ship Of the United States 10 the new
republic of Panama continued to be
the leading theme in the senate, but
the discussion was confined TO one
senator. Senator Daniel Of Virginia
was the speaker and he advocated the
acceptance CT Senator Hoar's resOlu-
ton calling on the president for more
information relative to the revolution
in Panama. He said that, so far as
the available information shows. the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

The Memorial Diplomatique at Paris
says the news from Servia is ex-
tremely disquieting. According to
dispatches the personal situation Of
King Peter and the cabinet appears to
be critical. The country is divided
into irreconcilable factions and the
revolutionary movement is gaining
ground.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE senate
was the scene of an important debate
ION the isthmian canal question, as
affected by the presidents recOgni-
tion of the independence of the re-
public of Panama. The discussion
began with a speech by Senator HOar.
on mis- resolution OF inquiry. and
lasted several hours. In addition TO
Mr.. Hears address there were
speeches by Senators German and
Foraker. Senator HOar held that this
country has not yet received full of
fciai information concerning the
, isthmian revolution and criticised in
sharp terms the conduct of this
country as shown by what has been
gwen out He compared the conduct
al the United States on the isthmus
ID a policeman who would manacle
and hold a person about to be at
tackled for robbery, and would then
insist on having the spoils of the
theft delivered to himself.
There was no reservation in Sen
ator Germans utterances. He prac-
tically alleged that the situation in
Panama had been created 10 make
campaign issue, and charged Assist
ant Secretary of State LOOmis with
violating the proprieties in discussing
the question at a banquet in New
York. He said that until further
light was thrown on the subject he
would oppose the Panama treaty. He
also referred to the impetuOus action
OF the executive and declared that the
senate should prevent jeopardizing
the business interests of the country
Senator Foraker took Senator HOar
; to task for his remarks rejecting on
the administration and his indiscTe-
, ton in speaking in open session con-
corning executive matters. He de-
Tended the administration for its atti-
tude toward the Panama revolt A
heated discussion took place between
Senators Foraker and Hoar during an
effort of the Massachusetts, senator
&c explain his position in the matter.
Senator German agreed, he said,
that the canal must be built, but in
the light Of all the facts at present
known il was even more necessary
that the integrity of the American
. people should be preserved. He said
that he could not sustain the presi-
dent in this case. if he refused to
give further information, and de-
clared that there is courage enough
and patriotism enough on this side of
the chamber to stay him or any i'm
petuous officer who attempts an i'm
prudent act that may affect the
entire country"
Senator Mitchell delivered a speech
in favor of an appropriation bill,
carrying S13S.15O.1OO. While the bill
was under consideration there was a
general discussion on Panama, rural
free delivery. the tariff and pensions,
speeches being made By Messrs.
Scott. republican of Kansas; Miers.
democrat of Indiana; Sims. democrat
of Tennessee and Burgess. democrat
of Texas
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

Canadian prophet predicts that with
in ten years the dominion will be
fighting to prevent annexation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-24
MINES AND MILLS.
Rico News.

hlcO news.
The articles appearing in the Den
YER Post from day to day. regarding
the finding OF tin ore in the Atlantic
Cable property. are resulting in in
qulrles being made from all over the
country. In many instances the mails
are too slow for the anxious ones and
they request an immediate answer by
wire.
There is positively no way in which
conscientious citizen of this com
munity can give an intelligent answer
to these queries. for the reason that a
qualitative and quantitative analysis
of the ore costs in the nelghborhood
of $50. Those who are able 10 obtain
specimens of the ore and to have such
a test made, will, in all probability,
keep the results TO themselves, for a
time at least.
Many specimens have been and are
being sent 10 responsible parties, who
Will make tests. but who viii also keep
the results from the general public.
OF course, as usual, our citizens are
divided into about four classes. con
olstHE vi btllNtTH, Hun-DtlleNtIst Op-
timisls and weathervanes. The for
mer are over.zealous and observe each
move made In the vicinity of the At
lantic Gable property with the great
est pleasure; nothing escapes them,
and their deductions are somewhat
like this; There is a big body of tin
there; If there isn't, why does the
management keep the property guard
ed night and day?"
The non-belieyer goes on the plan
that nothing of value can be found in
the district, unless he, or his little
tingod, does the finding. He is the
same species of fellow who thought
that all the ores of Newman hill were
contained in the Newman. Chestnut,
and Stevens claims, and failed TO
awaken to the fact that there are
others" until David Swickhimer and
Alfonso p Adams We're pushing into
the ranks of the millionaires-and
then declared them lucky.
The optimists are saying. when ask
ed regarding the proposition, Il don't
know, but hope for the best 1t is
hardly probable that Col. Demming
with the reputation he has to sustain
would jump at a conclusion. and 1t is
equally as improbable that the piece
5 of ore from which Col. Demming took
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-24

proverbial poor mans families. all big
ones.
There must be turkey for each
family, cranberry sauce, pie and pud-
ding. and all the accessories that go
to make up a real Christmas dinner
There must be some sort of a doll
for every little girl, for what would
Christmas be to little girl without
a doll? And the little boys cannot be
overlooked.
Now the Salvation Army wants the
people who have plenty to donate
They want good, clean clothing. all
ready to wear. Clothing for boys and
girls. men and women, but mostly for
boys and girls. AS the time is so short
1t Is desired that all secondhand cloth
ing be already repaired.
Ensign Pitt stated yesterday after
| noon that while he had collected some
| money. the amount was nowhere near
sufficient, and that unless liberal re
sponses We're quickly made the field
| could not be covered.
The members OF the Salvation Ar
my are deyoting their lives to this
very kind of work. and the rest of us
can well afford to chip in once in
awhile to help them out.
If you have anything to offer. ad-
dress Ensign Pitt. P. o. box 1162, and
he will call for it.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-24

about three carloads per day. This
shows that things are coming this
way.
At meeting of the Fruitland and
Oiio farmers recently held 1t was re-
solved to put men and teams to work
on the Olio and ~Fruitland canal 1t
is believed that at the cost Of five dol
lars per acre they can put the water
onto their lands and II the winter
keeps open, they Will accomplish 1t
by the first OF March. In the past
there was a feeling that government
officials were obstructing the way;
that requirements were made of them
that were unjust, and only by the per
sistent efforts of their counsel was any
concessions offered them. These him
drances have led to deeper investiga-
tion and have brought about a change
of plans. which, II successful. will ma
terially lessen the cost of putting the
water on their lands.