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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
WINTER WHEAT OUTLOOK.
January Reports Show Generally Good
Conditions.

January Reports Show Generally Good
Conditions.
The crop report issued by the weather
bureau saws that OH the whole the win
ter wheat crop Jared we'll in January, the
central and northern portions of the win
ter wheat belt being we'll protected by
snow covering until the closing days of
the month, when much snow melted, leav-
ing only the extreme northern districts
with a covering On Jan. 81. Over the
southern portion of the belt some dam
age resulted from alternate freezing and
thawing, but the crop has apparently not
sustained serious injury. The rainfall
was lighter than usual, but Kansas is
the only State reporting need of mois-
ture In Washington and Oregon the
general condition of wheat is satisfac-
tory although portions of these States
have suffered from alternate freezing
and thawing. In California the first
half of the month in the northern sec
lions was cold and foggy, while hot, dry
winds prevailed in the southern part Of
the State, but no serious damage re-
suited more favorable temperature con-
ditions, with beneficial rains, prevailed
during the latter part of the month. Spe-
cial reports were received from the fol-
lowing States:
Illinois-Temperature above seasonal
average, and precipitation well dlstrlp-
uted snow fall in north and central dis
tricts afforded good covering Tor wheat,
the general condition of which is excel
lent in the southern district the crop
has been slightly injured by alternate
freezing and thawing.
Indiana-Ground covered with snow
greater part of month, but now mostly
bare; wheat in good condition, except the
comparatively small acreage of early
sown that was injured by fly. Consid-
cradle corn yet in field in some localities;
live stock wintering we'll.
Ohio-Ground generally we'll covered
by snow from the 9th to 9th and wheat
we'll protected; no damage reported; frost
out of ground in many places at end OF
month.
Michigan-Winter wheat we'll protect
ed by snow until 9th, when it was part
ly uncovered; plant rather small on ,ac-
count of late seeding, but green and
healthy; very little frost in ground.
Nebraska-January was warm and
dry, without severe weather of any kind i;
favorable month for winter wheat, con-
dtion of which has changed little, and
continues excellent in western portion OF
wheat belt, and but slightly less fayora-
BILE in eastern.
Kansas-Mild, dry month; some plow-
Ing done in south portion; wheat looks
we'll but needs moisture; corn husking
we'll advanced.
Missouri-The month was generally
unfavorable for winter wheat; consid-
cradle thawing and freezing and little
protection afforded by snow in northern
sections; but little damage resulted, how
ever, and crop generally is in good con-
dition
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

DIR. D. E. Salmon, chief of the bureau
Of animal industry, who has returned to
Washington from Boston, where he sup
erintended the fight against the foot and
mouth epidemic, says that 5000 animals
have been slaughtered in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, and that the indemnity the gov
ernment has paid the owners aggregates
over 100000. There were 2,67l head
of live stock killed in Massachusetts, the
indemnity in that State amounting to
$50, $40 Dr. Salmon said that unless
new cases should develop it is probable
most of the quarantine restrictions Will
be removed in sixty or ninety days. Not
"a case of the disease has been. reported
from any point outside of New England,
although a general spread was feared at
the inception of the epidemic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
PLAN A NEW STATE.
Move to Unite Sections of Montana and
North Dakota as Montague.

Move to Unite Sections of Montana and
North Dakota as Montague.
A movement is Oh foot for the forma-
ton of new State to be called Mon
taguc, and which is to be formed by
segregating that section of Montana east
of the Belt Mountains and that part of
North Dakota west of the Missouri river.
Glendiye, being in the center of this sec
ton. will be made the capital of the new
State, provided the deal goes through.
The new State would have an area of
about $4,000 square miles and is strict
~ stock growing section. a meeting OF
legislators from North Dakota and Mon
tana has been held in Glendive and the
project thoroughly discussed. The prin-
cipal reasons assigned for the proposed
change are that the people OF eastern
Montana are dissatisfied with corruption
in the western section, while North Da-
kota men are Disguised with existing
conditions in eastern North Dakota.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
LAW SAVES WEALTH FROM FIRE.
Command in Will to Burn Fortune
Held Invalid.

Command in Will to Burn Fortune
Held Invalid.
The wealth of the late Harvey y. Scott
of Rice County, Mimi, will not be burn
ed, nor will it go to the claimants, the
commissioners of the county. Scott dled
leaving a fortune of $4,000. In the hrst
part of his last will he made several
small requests to relatives, then stated
the residue of his estate should go TO
Rice County. Later he added codlcll
that none of the residue should go to the
county, and to make sure that 1t would
not he added that it must be burned by
his executor. The court below declded
the money could not legally be destroy
ed, and that the residue must be divided
among the first heirs. The county COM
missioners of Rice County then appeal
ed, saying if the money contained III the
residue fund were not destroyed it should
go to the county. The State supreme
Court says: The bequest to the county
was expressly and Internationally re-
voked by the codicil, though the new DIS
position of it may be void"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
FIRE CRIPPLES PLANT.
lightning Causes Explosion of Trans
former in Power House.

lightning Causes Explosion of Trans
former in Power House.
Fire in the power house OF the Mag
ara Falls Power and Conduit Company
destroyed thousands of dollars worth
of valuable machinery and will mean
great loss to most of the big factories at
Niagara Falls, n. Y, some Of which, 1t
is said, must remain idle for weeks. The
officers of the company were not prep1r-
ed to- give an estimate Of the damage,
but they admitted that the situation was
serious and would badly cripple the many
plants depending upon Niagara Ealls
power, not only i'll Niagara Falls but In
Buffalo, Lockport and Tonawanda TWen-
ty of the ffty-tive factories at Lockport,
N. y, are shut down owing to the fire.
The newspaper plants and smaller fac
tories are idle. The fire was caused by
a bolt of lightning which struck cable
with defective insulation. causing short
circuit, which blew up Il transformer in
the power house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

The Roumanian Senate agreed to a
resolution for the naturalization of the
Jews.
The French Senate voted that France
should participate in the St. Louis expo
sition of 1904.
Returns of the referendum vote, taken
in the province of Ontario, show q VIC
tory for the Prohibitionists.
The federal council of the Swiss CON
federation elected NJ. Deutcher president
and NJ. Ferrer vice-president.
A new Conservative ministry, headed
by Senior Silvela, has taken the place Of
the Liberal ministry of Senior Sagasta.
Vice Admiral Cervera, who command
ed the Spanish fleet at Santiago, has been
appointed chief of staff Of the Spanish
navy.
Thirteen anarchists were arrested near
Spezia, Italy, while in the act Of taking
an oath with poignards to assassinate
King Victor Emmanuel.
The members of the Humbert family,
arrested at Madrid for their vast swim
ding operations at Paris, were brought
back to the latter capital and placed in
prison pending their trial.
The French Chamber of Deputies rati-
fed an additional monetary convention
between France, Italy, Belgium and
Switzerland, authorizing each country to-
issue additional silver coins to the yalue
of $2,5OO,O0O.
A new sugar bill was adopted by the
French Chamber of Deputies which re-
duces the tax on refined sugar to 25
francs per 220 pounds, as compensation
for the abolition of the sugar bounties
under the Brussels convention.
To Englands statement that if the
Russian government did not adhere tc
the Brussels convention a retaliatory
duty would be imposed on Russian sugar,
Russia replied that such action would
be dangerous precedent for relations be-
tween friendly nations. Russia offered
to submit this and all other similar ques-
tons to The Hague arbitration court
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
BITUMINOUS COAL COMBINE.

Three of the Largest Eastern Conn
pauies Form Powerful &C bination,
y powerful bituminous coal comblla-
ton has just been formed in New York
City by the coalition of the Consolidated
Coal Company of Maryland, the EalE-
mount Coal Company of West Virginia,
and the Somerset Coal Company Ct
Pennsylvania. The new company is TO
retain the title of the Consolidated Coal
Company, and will have total output of
nearly 100000 tons year. 1t will
load 400 large steel ears Il day, and will
have two piers in Baltimore at which
1t will be able to fill a steamer of over
1000 tons in ten hours. The principal
sales agency will be in New York City.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
FARMERS TRUSTS DISAGREE.
Rival Organizations Unable to Agree
as to Methods.

A possible war between the rival farm
ers' trusts is the subject of much spec
ulation at Lincoln, Neb. Two of them
have been organized within the past two
months, one in Indiana, the other IN
Nebraska. The first is known as the
American Society of Equity of North
America" the other the Farmers Co
operative Grain and Live Stock Associa-
ton of Kansas and Nebraska" The
object of each is to control the output
of the farms of the central and northern
west and their methods differ widely.
The Indiana people propose to arbitrarily
fix the minimum price; the Westerhers
insist that this is economically impossi-
BILE and that their plan of eliminating the
middlemen and saving his profits Tor the
producer is the only feasible and prac-
teal plan of affording relief to the OPP
pressed farmer. Both organizations are
seeking members and each is actively
engaged in PROSECUTING from the other
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
MINER MURDERED FOR WORKING
Russian Stabbed and Kicked to Death
at Larksvi11e, Pa.

Constant A. Sobriofski, a Russian
miner, who had worked during the strike,
was kicked and stabbed to death by
twenty-one of his countrymen, who are
all either miners or labOrers working in
and about the mines at Plymouth and
Larksville, three miles from Wilkesbarre,
Pa. The miners had been to dance
during the night, many of them not re-
turning to their homes until noon the
next day. The deed was committed on
the public highway, near the Boston
mine breaker at Larksville. One OF the
party, named Powell Ladofski, confess
ed to being implicated in the killing, and
he and twenty others were arrested and
committed to the LuZerne County prison.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
NEW BED OF kLOND1KE GOLD.
Miners Strike Pay Gravel and Second
Bedrock Fifty-five Feet Down.

A Dawson dispatch says that shaft
sunk on the Eldorado struck second bed
rock sixty-tive feet below the first bed
rock with six feet of pay gravel running
rs high as $25 to the bucket. The strike
was not far from the famous gusher,
which is now under control. The new
strike upscts all mining theories and opens
up remarkable possibilities. Other
shafts are now being sunk. If lower
bedrock actually exists the Klondike dis
trict repeats itself, judging by the pay
ore found The gusher when struck ran
a stream three feet wide, seven inches
deep, at the rate Of fourteen miles an
hour
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
ANXIOUS TO SELL WARSHIPS.

Argentina auI Chilli Propose Sale to
the United states.
Both Argentina and Chill through
their respective ministers in Washington
have proposed to the United States the
purchase by this government of the ar
mored cruisers and battleships the two
South American countries have under
construction in Europe. BY a treaty sign
ed several months ago Argentina and
Chill each agreed not to increase its
naval strength and to limited extent to
adopt a disarmament policy. Al the
time the treaty was contaminated Arg en-
tina had two armored cruisers under con-
struction in Italy and Chilli two battle
ships under construction in England.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Capital
In the National C'F p

Republican leaders a 5a. 70 secar
. -, I've y canal treaty in order s Senate.
f feat before March q. r. oopostio
The Notifications aDp probes IS So
reported d to o the , neo thnn the c9t.
being $205,Ol2 less '' nar IcgisI&'
The bill contains no ne" IF inl
President conmut .1,e lg p:oa'
l,e nainst George BarcIayi ted da
R a. ~lrI who we're coii'''
in Oklahoma J.. has accs9l'
inr fres,uT to attend the D of John !
hratiou Of the birthday r % g 4
t brd he held d in New York s, sneakers sp
celebration.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Bic Rush Orders for Guns.

Orders have been received at the Unit
ed States armory at Springfield, Mass,
to rush the shipment of 100000 krag
rifles to arsenals over the country. The
original cause of the order was the pas
sage of the militia bill, but the rush fea-
turc apparently has special cause.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Farmers War on Whiskers.

Confidence men who identify rural Wis
itors to the city by unshorn boards will
have to discover new distinguishing
characteristic if the farmers Of the coun-
try follow the lead of those composing
the Rochester, n. Y, grange. The farm
ers decided whiskers were a discredit,
and pledged themselves to shave regu-
1ar1y
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Stab at Justices Heart.

James Kilroy, union picket, charged
with the murder of the non-union fore
man of the Gauger Manufacturing Com
pany, was acquitted in Chicago. Judge
Brentano declared the verdict is a direct
stab at the heart of justice
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Urgent Need of Provisions.

ed only by quick forwarding of supplies
food needed by thousands of tons to keep
100000 persons from starving; several
towns of 5000 population must have
1000 tons of -four besides provisions
already sent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

ures which have
been introduced in
the lower branch Of
Congress, m a k e s
Hon. John ]. Jen-
kins, Of Wisconsin,
one of the interest
ing figures among
the national law
makers. He is an
e II 6 | i S h IN an by
birth and is GO
years old. He came
to this country at
1 L - e n 4
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
six Persons Drowned in Car

4 combination freight and emigrant
car containing six persons plunged from
the tracks of the Queen and Crescent
Railroad into the river at Nicksburg,
Miss, and all in it were drowned
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

Minister Bowen, for Venezuela, reject
ed the compromise offered by the allies
by which they would take two-thirds Of
money collected, and presented what is
practically an ultimatum, that question
of preferential treatment be referred to
The Hague tribunal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Author Dies Penniless,

Lawrence Slutcr Benson. author of
"Benson's Geometry" and well known as
novelist, philosopher and mathemati-
clan, is dead at the Cty hospital in New
ark, \. J., penniless. Death was caused
By PARALYSIS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Pretender Is Defea ted.

Morocco pretender's army has been
annihilated by the Sultan's troops and
Blu Hamara, its leader, reported killed,
The camp, provisions and ammunition
have been captured, with the artillery
taken from the Sultan on Dec. %.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

in Pentshire and many carcasses OF deer,
cattle and sheep and quantities OF house
hold furniture are floating i'll the streets
of Perth. In Inverness the River Ness
has oyerfowed and the railroad bridges
h Re been damaged. The River Dee has
Hooded parts of Balmoral and has else
where caused great destruction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
TRAIN HITS A TROLLEY CAR.
Eleven Persons Are Hurt in Street
Crossing in Ohio.

Big -Four passenger train No. Z, south
bound struck 4 street car at the Yellow
Springs street crossing at Springfield,
Ohio. The car was filled with people
and was hit squarely in the center,
driving it fifty feet beyond the crossing
Eleven persons were injured two of
whom. Mrs. Addie Wheeler and Anna
Bailey, are seriously injured and may
die. The motorman, a. l.. Wilkinson, it
is thought, was unable to stop the car
owing to defective brakes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Home of Jefferson Davis Sold.

Beauvoir, the historic home of Jeffer-
son Davis in Harrison County, Missis-
sippi, has been sold by Mrs. Davis to the
Sons of Confederate Veterans of Mssis-
sippi. The consideration is $4,000, Of
which $4,000 was paid in cash and the
balance was guaranteed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

Three hundred employees of the Golden
Reward Smelter at Deadwood, S. D.,
have struck because one man was laid
off. About 700 other men will be thrown
out of employment as a result the COM
pany having decided to close down two
of its large mines.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

y work train running forty miles an
hour on the Baltimore and Ohio near
Easton, Ohio collided with cabOosc
and some coal cars that had broken away
from a freight train. The caboose was
demolished and Conductor William Miles
of Newcastle was killed and Brakeman
J. II. Cooney of the same place fatally
in iurpd
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Capt. T. n. w. Rumble Dies.

Captain j. \. w. Rumple, member
Of Congress from the Second District of
Iowa, died at st. Luke's Hospital Chi
cago. from an affection of the throat
His home was at Marengo, Iowa. Cap
tain Rumple was 81 years old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Full Pardon for Younger.

Cole Younger has been granted Il full
pardon in St. Paul, and under it will be
permitted TO return to his old home in
Missouri. He was out on parole for two
years. The board of pardons secured 4
promise from him that he would not put
himself on exhibition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Fire at Middlebury, VT.

During Il heavy gale fire broke out in
the business section of Middlebury, VT,
and before it could be controlled six
blocks, two halls. planning mill and
other property were destroyed. The loss
is estimated at S150,OO0.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
THREE NIGHTS UNDER SNOW.
Stage Driver and Woman Escape Alive
from Wyoming Slide.

Jack Ferris, the stage driver between
Grand Encampment, Wyo., and Rude
feha, and an unknown woman passen-
ger were caught in snowslide while
driving along a narrow detile in the
mountains. The stage was covered with
snow, rocks and limbs of trees to a depth
of ten or twelve feet, but it's occupants
were not injured, although one of the
horses was killed. For two days and
three nights Ferris and his companion
remained buried without a morsel of
food, and they would have persisted but
for their discovery by a searching party.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Heavy Merchandise Deliveries.

r. G.. Dun & Co.'S weekly review re
ported business in spring merchandise
deliveries heavy, with liberal fall <con-
tracts also being placed. January rail
road earnings gained 81 per cent over
1902. The fuel situation is less serious.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

through the war as a member of Com
pany A, Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers, and
at the close of the civil strife entered
politics. He was first Circuit Court
Clerk, then City Clerk Of Chippewa
Falls, next County Judge, member of
the Assembly, and United States Attor
ney of Wyoming. In 1894 he was elect
ed to Congress and has been there ever
since.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Mics nines with RoyaIty.

General Miles was the guest of the
King and Queen at dinner at Windsor
Castle the other night. The Prince and
Princess of Wales and others were
among the party.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

Eight ladrones and one constable We're
killed in an encounter at Ormoc, West
Leyte province, Z. |. The fight was a
hard one, but the constabuary ultimate
" won by daring charge. One hundred
aud fifty ladrones surrendered at Ormoc
the following day. The district had been
dsorderly, and it is believed that the
surrender of these men will lead to its
modification.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

Walter Ramsey of Harrison, n. j.,
was shot and killed III the apartments of
Mrs. George Mcdowell in Harrison by
Mrs McDowelrs husband. Mcdowell
left the house after the shooting and
eluded the police.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Rurnor SAYS Isl An Is Dead.

The correspondent of the Standard at
Tien-tsin telegraphs the rumor that the
Empress Dowager is dead. the news
having been concealed until the New
Year obSeryances.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Like Dogs Better than Children.

DR.. George f. Shrady, editor Of the
Medical Record, and who was the ply
stefan to Gen. L. S. Grant, prints an
article declaring that the birth rate in
the United States is rapidly becoming as
small as it is in France. He declares
that the well-to-do woman is aversc to
bearing children, and that she prefers Il
dog in the house to Il baby.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
OKLAHOMA HAS s25o,ooo FIRE.


Heavy Loss Caused by Flames in Big
General Store.
Fire that started in the Lion store,
dealers in general merchandise, at Okla
homa City, Ok, caused a loss of $780,
900; insurance about one-third of loss.
The entire stock and buildings of the
Lion store was consumed, entailing a
loss of more than $4,000. Another
fire in frame building on Broadway at
the same time caused additional loss.
Fire apparatus was sent in by El Reno
and Guthrie, and the fire, which for a
time threatened the entire city, was got
ten under control.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Two Killed III Pennsylvania Wreck.

Two Killed i'll Pennsylvania Wreck.
The fast express train from Wilkes
barre for Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill
Valley division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad collidcd head on with a freight
train near Lofty, Pa. The engineer and
fireman of the freight train were killed,
the engineer and fireman and colored
porter of the passenger train seriously
hurt and seven passengers slightly in
iured
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Government May Assume barge.

The iron trade of Europe is somewhat
excited over the imminent prospect Of
the government of Norway and SMedcr
assuming control of the iron mining in
dustries of those two countries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Godfrey Hunter, Jr., Is Acquitted.

According to a cablegram from Euate-
mala City from DR.. Godfrey Hunter,
formerly United States minister to
Guatemala, Godfrey Hunter, Jr., was
acquitted of the murder of William ENitz-
gerald, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The
message states that during the trial
thirty-eight witnesses swore to the fact
that there was conspiracy against the
life of Godfrey Hunter j..