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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
AMERICAN TOURIST CHATS WITH
THE RUSSIAN RULER.
RRRAIGNED. BY MCCORMICK
United States Ambassador Presents
the Man Who Twice Missed Being
President His Majesty Displays
Minute knowledge of Russian Sys-
tenn of Education.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 22.-William ].
Bryan was received in audience by
Car Nicholas at noon yesterday. The
audience was arranged by Ambassador
Mccormick. During the conversation
with Mr.. Bryan, his majesty expressed
in the most emphatic manner the feel
ing OF friendship entertained by him
and by the Russian nation for the Unit
ed States and the hope that the rela-
tons which have always existed be
tween the two countries would never
be disturbed. He gave evidence OF the
deepest interest in affairs in the Unit
ed States. In response to Mr.. Bryan's
inquiry concerning the progress of pub
lie instruction in Russia his majesty
gave minute description of the system
of education in the Russian empire,
showing an intimate knowledge of the
educational methods and statistics re-
lating thereto. Mr.. Bryan was enter
tanned at dinner by Ambassador Nc
Cormick last night. He will leave for
Berlin today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

sentence was pronounced. After
nearly a year of confinement here
this finally disposes of Packard as far
as Waukesha county is concerned.
George Davidson, who escaped from
iaiT' here with Packard in July, is in
custody at Madison, charged with the
robbery OF the Superior pOstofIice
last fall Thomas Mckay, the third
man of the trio who were tried here.
is out on bail and will appear at the
May term of circuit court TO answer
to a charge of carrying burglarious
tools. Patrick Burns, now in Jail
here, will DE tried at the March term
of municipal court for completely in
stealing a horse at Eagle last Janu-
airy.
Packard, Davidson and Mckay
were brought up for trial on the
horse stealing charge last May.
Mckay was discharged and subse-
quently rearrested for carrying burg
lars tools. Packard and Davidson
we're convicted and granted a new
trial
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

every one remembered; afterward with
the Countess of Streathmere, who had
gone abroad.
IF you think l should be likely TO
suit you. my lady" said the woman
= viii try so hard to do my duty. /
would do anything almost for home.
am one OF the very few who are
cutie alone in the world. / have no
relations living, and few friends
These words afterward bore fruit.
Lady Selwyn engaged her, and a week
afterward Theresa Bowden was at
the Castle.
Then. and for the first time, Beat
rice Leigh saw her. She entered Lady
VioIante's room one morning with
some message from Mrs. Selwyn. and
saw the maid engaged over Dor lady's
wardrobe. To send her from the
room on some slight pretext was but
the work of a minute. and then
Miss Leigh turned to Lady Selwyn
with a smile that had in it Jingle OF
malice.
Us that your new maid?" she asked.
Yes" was the reply. "She came
yesterday. and she seems TO under
stand her duties pretty we'll"
Il should never have engaged her,
sa- d Miss Leigh emphatically. do
you not perceive anything strange
about herr"
No" replied Lady violante. Il
thought her very pleasant and grace
sul in her manner"
do you not see" cried Beatrice
how much she is like you? Her hair
is of the same shade. she is of the
same height. the Same complexion. II
is a grave mistake TO have engaged
such a person. Only imagine what
remarks people may make!"
Il did not notice it never thought
of it, said Lady Violante, distressed
anu dismayed, as she always was
when Miss Leigh found fault IT
cannot matter. though"
That depends upon taste" was the
quiet reply. For my part, | should
not like a maid who might be mistaken
for my sister"
Yet Lady Violante liked Theresa
Bowden. and she remained at Selwyn
Castle. Had she not done so. this
story would never have been written.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
NO PROTECTION
FOR MODERN
MIRACLE MEN

Washington, Dec. 22.-The United
States supreme court yesterday dis
missed for want of Jurisdiction the
case of S. A. Weltmer and ]. H. Kelly
VS.. C.. NJ. Bishop. The case grew
out of the publication by Bishop OF
an article which Weltmer and Kelly
alleged to be ibelous. They are
magnetic healers with headquarters at
Nevada, Missouri, and at one time had
an income of $1,000 per day. Bishop
made a printed attack on their bust
ness. The supreme court OF Missouri
refused to find article libelous on the
ground that Weltmer and Kelly failed
to show that their business was en-
titled to the protection Of the law.
Yesterdays opinion had the effect OF
an affirmation of that decision.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28

Asa Moreland, Lenexa, Kas.
Lon Corbin, Bessie, Okla.
Joseph Corbin, Bessie, Okla.
Fatally injured:
John Bluebacker, news agent. Kan
sas City.
Sherisan Kanahle, Hooper
town, Okla; Z. B. Garroway. Jones
bOro, Ark; John Bell. express mes
senger. Kansas City; Fl. B. Darlin~
ton, mail clerk, Kansas City.
J. A. BARLEY. the freight brakeman
whose failure TO flag the passence
train caused the wreck. has rot bee
found COrbin brothers. two @
whom were killed and one se-iovsl.
injured. were on their wav hCmC Z
Oklahoma to spend Christmas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
DIVORCE FROM CONVICT.
Another Sensational Chapter in the
Famous Holmes Case.

Appleton, Wis, Dec. 22.-Another
sensational chapter to the Holmes
shooting case was added when, I'M
observed by anyone, Mrs. Mary E.
Holmes walked into Judge Goodland's
court and asked for a divorce from
her husband, who is in state-prison
for an assault with inteS.' TO kill. The
divorce was granted and Mrs. Holmes
was restored to her former name,
Mary E. Walters.
On February s, 1901, Mrs. Walters
was married to Holmes, following the
death of her husband, George Walters,
who owned a big brewery here.
Holmes was her former husbands
coachman and the wife's action caused
family trouble, her sons feeling dis
placed from rightfui ownership of the
brewery.
This squabble is alleged to have
caused the shooting of two of the
woman's sons by Holmes. While
Holmes was in prison and one SON
was supposed to be dying the woman
took the part of the defendant and
brought him delicacies to his cell. He
was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Both of the wounded men recovered.
Meanwhile Mrs. Holmes suddenly
turned on her husband and the final
chapter is her divorce. AT presen-
a syndicate of local capitalists is
figuring on the purchase of the brew
cry for $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
NINE MEN KILLED BECAUSE BRAKE
MANIFAILED To FLAG PASSENGER TRAIN

Kansas City, Dec. 22.-In yester-
days wreck at Godfrey, Kansas, of
the st. Louis & San Francisco rail-
way fast freight from the south, nine
persons were killed and 80 others in
jured. OF the injured, five probably
will die. Fourteen were seriously
hurt.
Dead:
James Kirkpatrick, Mosely, Mo.
George Hoyt, conductor, Sapulpa.
I. T.
B. A. Devices. engineer. Fl. Scott.
Theodore Bishard, fireman, TT
Scott Kas.
James H. Wyman. colored, Fleming
Kas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
CHAPTER XII.
There is nothing in all the world
So fair as the warm blush
on a fair woman's face"


On a fair woman's face"
Among the other guests who were
that Christmas so happy at Selwyn
Castle was Lord Balecarres. Many
PEOPLE wondered he should be there at
all for his lordship had not the best OF
reputation where pretty women were
concerned. He was nothing worse
than a iirt. but he was a flirt Of the
first water. He could talk sentiment,
and poetry. and nonsense with greater
fiuency than any man in England; he
could look. and sigh, and make be-
1ieve with skill that surpassed belief;
vet in all his life Lord Balecarres had
never once been in love. He had gone
through many skirmishes. He had
said TO himself, time after time, that
his turn had come at last; and then,
shaking his wings like a bright butter
fiy. rejoiced in his freedom, and roam
ed of in search of another flower.
II was never rumored of him that he
had done anything very wrong; people
never spoke of disgrace or dishonor in
connection with my Lord Balecarres;
10 heartbroken husband cursed him;
no dishonored parents execrated his
name: but mothers shook their heads,
sighed. and said:
Lord Balecarres is such fiirt, you
must not believe him. Take no notice
Of anything he says, he means moth
ing"
For months together he had follow
ca the lovely blonde. Lady Editha Ne
vile. like a shadow; then he became
chief attendant at the court of the
brilliant Spanish Countess Da Rivera;
after that he took to worshiping the
fair, placid young Duchess of Wover-
stone: then he was said TO be really
engaged to Lady Di Trimme, the pref
test and the fastest belle of the sea-
son. But Christmas found my lord at
Selwyn Castle. and the charm that
kept him there was the sweet, simple,
naive beauty Of Lady Violante.
She was a new experience to him.
He had seen brilliant women, beautiful
coQuettes. but nothing like this sweet,
pure. tender young girl. He had seen
and worshiped beauty Of all kinds.
none so much as this lovely, dimpled,
Flushing face. that he declared always
reminded him of SINGING birds and
hawthorn. though no one but himself
understood why.
He gloried in paying her homage.
No sight on earth was so pleasant to
him as TO watch the rich crimson
flushing to her face 10 watch the beau
tiful bushes man;linS 10 the very edge
OF the golden hair. TO watch the eyes
that would fain have flashed with in
dignation. but took in the end a be
seeching. piteous expression. He was
her shadow. anu no one laughed more
at the new engouement than Lord
Vivian.
you may hope to grow fashionable
i'm time. ViOlante" he would say;
Lord Balccarres' devotion insures
that"
But it was no laughing matter 10
her. She. in the small world of her
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
WOMEN OFFENDED.

Congregation Hears Sermon Denounc-
ing Ladies' Aid Society.
New Richmond, Wis, Dec. 22.-ReV.
Father NJ. Z. Boyce, rector of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
(Catholic) in this city, has created
sensation and got the women of his
congregation up on their ears on &C
count of his sermon, in which he sharp
" criticised the Ladies Aid society.
He does not think much of women's
clubs and organizations of that sort
and lets no opportunity to say so es-
cape. He has no use for afternoon
meetings for gossip. he says. held I'M
der the guise of raising money Cor
charity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
Looklna for sweethearts.

Mar.nette, Wis. Dec. ga unique
social organization. known as the
Consolation club. composed Of we'll
known younr business men, who have
been turned down by a sweetheart for
a rival. has been organized. The club
gave a dancing party this week and
entertained thirty or forty of their
Young friends. There are eighteen
or twenty members. The motto of the
club is ''Try Again
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
Tramp Uses Revolver.

WATERFOWL, Wis, Dec. ga tramp
used a revolver in a reckless fashion
at the junction of the st. Paul and
Northwestern roads. He sent the
bullets through the windows of the
telegraph Office and narrowly missed
the operator. The man had been
elected from the waiting room. He
made his escape.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
PACKARD SENTENCED.
SeIf-Confessed Burglar Given One
Year by Judge Dick.

Waukesha, Wis, Dec 22.-In the
circuit court yesterday afternoon
James Packard, the famous Eagle
man." who pleaded guilty to a charge
of burglarizing the livery stable of
Edward Whettam at Eagle last Janu-
airy, in court on Friday, was sentenced
by Judge Dick to one year in prison.
He broke down and cried when the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
sHEBoYGAN BELLE QUIETLY
WEEDS A PORTO RlCAN

Sheboygan, Wis, Dec. 22.-Miss
Elsie Wieck. daughter of Mrs. Paul
Wick, and Senior Juan Quesado were
married. the affair being kept from all
but their most intimate friends. The
groom is a native of Porto Rico and
came to this city with Co. c. second
regiment. on its return from the Porto
Rican campaign, in which he had
served as Interpreter to Col. c. A. Born.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-28
SENTENCED FOR ASsAULTING
FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 22.-Walter
T. Taylor, after being acquitted ON
four indictments charging him with
assault on Congressman Lamar, was
convicted yesterday on the charge Of
assault with intent TO murder and SEN
fenced to five years in the periten-
tiary
Evening journal., 1903-10-23
ron MORE POLICEMEN.

The Morning News prints story In
timatlng that Council may authorize
an increase in our police force, hut
suggests that IL win insist on some ar
rangement with the Police Commits
sion whereby It viii be stipulated that
certain number OF Democrats shall
be appointed. It goes on TO state why
the Democrats will make this demand
and gives them the best possible argu-
ments for doing 80.
We have no doubt that the Demo-
Gratis in Council win be quick TO see
their advantage and 10 act on our con-
temporary's suggestion. but presum-
ably the Police Commission has been
created for a purpose, and that pur-
pose is to appoint and control police
men. Council is TO vote the money toi
the maintenance Of the force, but It Is
the peoples money. The presumption
is that policemen are appointed for q
protection to our lives and property
and II this is true II is vastly more i'm
portant that they should be honest and
capable men than that they should
represent a certain political party.
The extra policemen are needed but
we think the commission should re.
sent any attempt TO bargain with It oi
to interfere with the discharge of il
dufies. Should II submit "a he die.
tated 10 or enter into a dicker It vii
oner the best excuse TO abolish It. w,
dcn't think the news story in its in
sinuation is fair to either party; W,
believe that Council will stick to it
duty of appropriating money for IN
necessary force and that the commits
sion win follow the duty imposed b
law Of selecting the men to serve.
Evening journal., 1903-10-23
Formal Titles Going Out.
From the London Globe.

iiNill lilt l4hNNhN ArlNNts
with the decline i'm the use of titles
proper comes a waning also in the
employment of the courtesy titles of
address. Mr.. and Mrs. and Miss. In
society now Christian names are used
more frequently and afford less indis-
putable evidence OF intimacy than in
lprevlous YEATS. Novelsi Of different
dates which deal with the social life
OF their time bear striking testimcfv
to the change. once Il seemed as if
the higher rank of the circle the great
er were the stiffness and formality In
modes of address.
To go from the titled society Of Miss
Edgeworth to that OF accredited pres
ent-day writer's is to experience quite
a shock of change In Mr.. Hickens
Felix" for example. Mrs. Ismey long
before she becomes intimate with Felix.
speaks to the young man of her friend,
Lady Caroline, as Garry; and the
other persons Of the novel are quite as
Informal. In Mr. Anthony Hopes In
trusions of Peggy" nearly all the char
acters, whether society people or Bo-
hemlans. use Christian names I'm
speaking to acquaintances of their
friends. The change In fashion is so
sweeping that Ii seems as If all formal
ity Of address bade fair to be left to
the middle ranks of life and to the
working classes, who have but lately
won the right to Mr." or "Miss"-in-
sistence upon it becoming q sign Of
hopeless philistinism or positive want
Of breeding.
In society a special dislike seems to
be felt to the insipid Miss which
our democratic times have robbed of
such dignity as may once have attach
ed to It. Instead Of now witnessing 90
social superiority. Il acts rather In a
contrary direction, and really up-to-
date Miss Pinkerton would counsel her
young ladies' to avoid rather than pa
rade it's employment as giving a suet
gestion of those plebeian and CONNER
cial surroundings which IL should be
their first care to avoid. SO far has
fashion altered that. supposing a book
should be opened where, i'm conver-
. sation among themselves. girls are
bandying the Miss" from one to an
other, the guess would be that II mus
be some set OF shop girls or dressmak.
ers' assistants who are meant to b,
portrayed.
Evening journal., 1903-10-23
GOING TO rHE BOTTOM.

There Is every reason to believe thnt
The corruption whose ramincatiors
seemed to extend to every branch Of
the postal service viii be cut out root
and branch. II indicates how power
ful q system may become. no matter
how dishonest It may be. 1t did not,
come from the top, for nobody believes
sor a moment that any of our POST
MASTER Generals has been guilty OF
using his Office for personal profit. But
the postofiiee department has always
been the great fountain Of spoils.
Every section Of the country Is inter-
ested IN an election because OF the pos
sibilites Of making postmasters. postal
clerks and lately. rural carriers. Con-
sequently there has been great temp
tatlon for those who were on the in
side and who understood the loop-holes
and defects Of the system to take adj
vantage OF It.
At one time Il broke out In the Star
Route scandals when the country was
shocked by tho revelations. and after
years Of confidence It has again come
TO the surface showing network OF
fraud and thicving. The President
must he gven the ogedit for meeting
the emergency squarely. When Mr.
Payne was reluctant to believe the re.
ports in circulation, Mr.. Roosevelt
commanded him to 20 to the bottom Of
the affair and himself appointed two
commissioners OF known probity and
ability to assist In the work. The bur-
den OF the investigation fell upon Mr.
Bristow. and for months. night and
day. he has labored with mass OF
evidence. searching records and exam
lining witnesses, and presenting the re-
suits OF his iabors to the prosecuting
officers.
In consequence a bunch Of indict-
ments have been found against large
number Of employees, some Of whom
held most important positions. II We
study the politics OF the affair we shall
find that some were Republicans and
some Democrats. Several OF them hat
come down from the Cleveland ad.
ministration, and they had sought from
the Republicans subsequently appoint
4 cd men Of their own kind and hatche,
n their own plots and oonspiracies.
Congress win doubtless make an IN
\ vestlgation, but It should go at Il &
the proper spirit. Fortunately all tn
rogues cannot be located IN eithe
party and therefore there is some hop
that all efforts win be directed toward
improving the system and maxim
these conspiracies impracticaSle for tn
future.
Evening journal., 1903-10-23
FRIDAY. OCTOBER as, 1898.
NAPoLEoNs Oh THEFT.

There is a growing sentiment favor
able to sending one or two Of our Ma
poleons OF finance" to jail. When great
hnanclers lend their names TO form
combinations that consist largely ir
watosed stock ana securities given
without proper consideration they are
inviting thousands OF small investors
10 their ruin. These concerns flourish
for a littlo tine on the effect OF the
great names connected with them and
then comes a crash.
Then what happens? The "Napo'
Icons" are secure; they add a few mill
lions 10 their bank accounts. give a
few hundred thousands to charity and
maybe build a library or two with
their nnmcs inscribed over the portals.
But the small investors cannot regain
thoir fleece but must walt for time TO
grow Them 81 new one. These crashes
the result OF formingenterprises out OF
wind and attracting victims because
Of tho great names associated with
them are Cemoralizing the financial
and business world. Capital becomes
umid when 1t should be bold and le-
gitimato vsinoss enterprises anguish
because OF n lack Of support.
Bosides this, crooked hnanciering in
high pinces encourages tho Same s0it
&C psaeuces IN low places. There ore
thousands OF embryonic "Napoleons Of
Finance" and captains OF Industry
who are not disposed to be too nice
about their methods. Thoy have had
their example and have closely fol-
lowed IL, and the result is an unsettled
and distrustful state OF business.
The asphalt trust. the shipbuldlng
trust. the copper trust the Bay state
Gaa-all are examples OF the sort Of
nnanciering that has robbed widows
and orphans. that has helped to empty
savings banks. and caused untold mis-
cry. Il should be stopped, and the way
to do It is TO make an example Of some-
body. II Is not only gambling pure
and simple but,ylth loaded dice. A
tramp who str. pair of shoes or a
loaf Of bresonizes term in Jail, while
Aene WIS a tray agic Of his name gath
ers 10 himself The Savings OF thousandi
IS lauded for his shrewdness and hil
ability.
Evening journal., 1903-10-23
FARMING FOR CHILDREN.
New Departure In Public school Ed
ucation In Missouri.

New Departure In Public school Ed
ucation In Missouri.
Nearly 5000 school children in Mis-
souri, are receiving instruction this
year in the primary courses Of agricul-
ture, says a Columbia special dispatch
to the st. Louis Republic. More than
100 teachers who attended the Mis-
souri, university last summer and took
the course in agriculture and hortlcul-
ture are giving instruction in those
branches in the public schools this year
with excellent results.
In the teaching OF these branches to
public school students special attention
is paid to beauufylng the school
grounds and the yards and lawns Of
the children's homes. The school yard
is planted in flowers, trees and shrubs
and under the direction of the teacher
is cultivated by the students. The
teachers find that the students take
great interest In the work, and they en-
counter very little difficulty in contin
uing the course.
1t has been the aim of the Missouri
university to encourage the teaching
OF agriculture in the public schools
and the efforts OF the university are
now achieving results. BY next year
agriculture and horticulture probably
viii be taught in a majority Of the
public schools Of the state.
A series of bulletins is in course OF
preparation which will be sent out tC
the teachers to be used as text books
in the public schools.
Evening journal., 1903-10-23
The Raee Issus In MaryIand.

From the Baltimore American.
week or ten days ago The American
predicted that the prepcsterous race issue
raised by ithe Democrats upon The abso-
lutely false plea of negro domination
in Maryland was rapidly approaching dis
solution. It was then being kept alive by
the democratic candidates and stump
speakers only with the greatest difficulty.
liberal infusions Of eloquence and drastic
Injections of ihe mos, prcjudiccd appeals
lto passion being required to cause II TO
show even faint signs Of life
Today the race issue in Maryland Is
dead-kilied by the pubNcs recognition
Of its innate absurdity and the abso-
lutely grourdless pleas by which life was
first infused into it.
Evening journal., 1903-10-23
228-23O KING STREET
WORKMAN BADLY HURT
Fell Against Sheet Of Hot Iron-Notes
Of Newport.
Special to the Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal
Newport, oct. 23.-F. NJ. Fisher a
workman n the Marshall Iron Com
pany's rolling mill, met with a painful
accident yesterday. While working at
tie rolls as spaneman a misstep
threw him against a sheet Of hot iron
very sharp and rough on edges, whicn
cut a bad cash in one Of his legs. DR..
Il. L. Springer dressed the wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Huggins. who
have just returned from a honeymoon
trip, were rendered a serenade by their
many friends last evening at their
home near town.
Mr. Pritchett, who has been acting
agent at the local station in the alb
sence of w. G. Washington, who has
been on mis- vacation. has returned tc
his home at Aberdeen. Nd.
/ Oscar Lyman who has spent several
years with John Lyman learning his
trade, left this week. He has secured
a position with the Baldwin Locomo-
tive works in Philadelphia in the boiler
department.
Work is progressing on the new sta.
ton which will soon be ready for occu.
lp8ncy.