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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
Late News Epitomized
The FOURTH.

Seventeen persons were killed and
tweuty-six injured in premature fourth
OF July explosions IN Chicago.
Tammany hall held the usual fourth
OF July celebration. and former
Senator Charles A. Towne predicted
a party victory.
Il the patriotic exercises at the
national capital the army and navy
took a leading part Mob law was de-
pl0red as a menace to the country.
AL grain markets were closed Sat
Uriay Plentiful rains are reported in
the spring wheat country and dry
weather in southwestern harvest
fields.
Accidents and deaths due 10 the
fourth Of July were numerous in all
parts Of the country. Death result
from fires, explosions. rUnaways. and
other causes.
The first telegraph message around
the world was sent by President
Roosevelt July 4 20 mark the compile
ton OF Pacific cable between San
Francisco and Philippines.
The fourth Of July was celebrated
by the pCstOffice department employees
I'm washington in a manner 10 offend
President Roosevelt. A parody on
America was sung vita verses or the
scandal inquiry.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
FOREIGN

President Castro expelled q French
claimant from Venezuela.
Emperor William started for Nor
way, accompanied by princes and a
military suite.
The American squadron under Rear
Admiral Cotton was welcomed at
Portsmouth by British warships.
President LoubeJ of France was
welcomed at London by King Edward,
cheerej by crowds, and escorted to St.
James palace and to the French en-
bassy.
Princess Charles OF Denmark.
daughter of King Edward, gave birth
20 a sont at Appleton cottage. sand
~lrgham.
King Edward will visit the National
Rifle associations camp at Bisley
July and will present the Palma
trophy TO the winning team.
The car has abandoned his pro
posed visit TO Rome, Professionally
fixed for the autumn. The car and
cZarina Will spend the autumn in the
Crimea.
Rev. J. J. HarUym. recently appoint
ed archbishop of Manila. is expected
at Rome soon. He has cablei to the
pope asking for permission 10 he con
.secrated in Rome.
King Peter has appealed TO the
car and emperor of Austria not TO
punish the murderers of King Alexan-
der as he intends to Danish them on
military pensions.
Signor Galimberti. the Italian
minister OF posts and Jelegraphs. ac-
cOmpanied by the local authorities.
'paugurated an American telegraphic
pra.atus between Rome and Nanles.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13

by Rear Admiral Glass. has sailed
from Sau Francisco for Puget sound
eu route 20 Alaska. The squadron Is
composed OF the New York, Benning-
ton. Narblehead and Concord.
Miss Ellen Terry finished her sea
son at the Imperial theaUer, London.
After 2 rest at her favorite little sea-
side cottage she viii start on a pro-
vincial tour. She has cancelled her
American engagements for this year
s. s. Mcclure Of McClure's Maya
zine has been In London for a short
visit and Is now on the continent
Among his guests this year are in
cluded Mrs. Rice, the author Of Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch, and her
husband.
Joseph J. Gill, republican congress-
man OF Steubenville, o., has sent his
resignation TO Governor Nash, as the
member of congress from the six
teenth Ohio district, 70 take effect on
the qualification of his successor. III
health is the cause.
George d. Heron, the Iowa college
professor who deserted his wife and
children to marry an heiress, who was
his affinity" returned from Europe
with wife No. . and child of the TN
orthodox marriage that united Heron
and Miss Carrie Rand.
The war department has telgraphej
70 General Grant, commanding the de
partment To Texas, asking informa.
ton concerning Lieutenant Max Sui.
non, twelfth cavalry, who some time
ago was returned to his station. His
record is clear and it is feared some
disaster has occurred to him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
OBITUARY..

James 5. Hamburger, a veteran
newspaper publisher and editor. died
IN Springfield, H.. aged 60 years.
Mrs. Charles A. Dana, widow OF the
woli-5nown New York editor. is
dead from injuries received several
ays aEo when she tell down 2 n!sht
of stairs. Mrs. Dana was 20 years
old.
c. 5. Brent, best known as a grain
and seed dealer and one of the
weaithiest men in the blue grass
country of Kentucky. died after an
operation at Johns Hopkins hospital.
Baltimore.
GusJayus Swan, pioneer tele-
grapher of this country, known widely
rs q philanthropist and humanitarian.
lei a. his home in Westernville. y.
\, at the age Of 75. He was a student
cf Samuel F. B. Morse.
Mrs. Calvary Morris, wife OF the
well-known financier. is dead at the
family summer home in Wiekliffe, a
suburb of Cincinnati. Death followed
an operation for appendicitis. Her
husband and one daughter survive.
Charles Hathaway. widely known
as a builder of street railroads, is
dead at his home in Cleveland, at the
age Of 81 years. Mr.. Hathaway for
merly was associated with De Haas
Robinson and the firm built more than
80 street railways throughout the
United States.
Harvey NJ. Harper of the Chicago
law firm of Church, McMurdy & Shel
man, died in Pasadena, Cal, after an
illness CT six months. Mir. Harper was
Al years old. He was born in Spring
field, Ill, in 1862. In 1896 Mr.. Harper
married Miss Ida Grant, who, with
two children, survive him.
Colonel Lester II. Salisbury died at
Adrian, Mich. He was born in Dover
township in 1910, enlisted in the sec
2nd Michigan infantry in 1863 as a
private and emerged in 1865 bearing
many honorable wounds and the rank
Of brevet colonel Resuming the
practice of law he speedily rose to a
front place in the ranks of the state
profession. He gained widespread
recognition as a leader and his
eloquence made him a power in the
democratic party of the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
MIXING BREAD.
About How the Average Man Would
Succeed.

SNCCGS0.
There are two kinds OF handy men
about the hOuse-the professional and
the real The professional talks about
helping, but accOmplishes nothing
except being in the way when his wife
wants to work The real does things.
saw a professional undertake the
mixing of bread. He wanted to show
his wife that he could do everything.
The dough was arranged upon
kneading board by the woman. The
man took OF his coat, rolled up his
sleeves. arranged his arms like the
forelegs of a young calf, babe farewell
to every fear as a tigress might
strike a doe.
Under the awful pressure the mass
began to elongate into serpentine form
and tried to crawl through the win
dow. But the mixer folded it to-
gether, and at it he went again. He
struck ii several times as if his hands
were pile-driTers-the dough a pile to
be driven deep. Again it elongated.
and seemed about to sneak up the
chimney.
Keep it together So" said the lady.
making motions with her hands. He
hit ii a swipe on both sides at once.
so vigorous and vicious that l feared
it would never rise again. Then he
lifted it up and put a painful of -four
under it. Then he renewed the at
tack. The flour flew in many direc-
tons, but mostly toward his eyes and
mouth. He was blinded and choked
nearly to death, but recovered in time
to grab that dough as it was trying to
crawl away again.
Then Greek met Greek, and came the
tub Of war. The dough asserted its
self-respect.
Patience had ceased to be virtue.
1t turned upon its prosecutor, and a
desperate battle ensued. Il was an
anaconda, and tried to coil about and
crush its enemy. It was a cobra and
reared. its hooded fore into the air. as
if to strike and slay him on the spot.
1t plunged like . bronco and kicked
like q mule IL struck out, fore and
aft, with all of the feet it had at hand.
1t made motions of hooking, and drew
back ready to butt But the man
was the stronger and the presence of
his wife seemed to handicap the poor
dough. 1t began TO weaken. It
gathered itself together and rolled
over like a newly bathed spaniel in a
bed of sand.
/ knew it was trying to com
promise-and. sure enough. at last it
seemed to have exhausted every re-
source. 1t stretched itself across the
table. hung down over the ends, drop
ped its arms, protruded its tongue an
sank into a cOmatOse state.
The handy man now gave up the Job.
His wife gently folded the stricken
dough together, smOothed it with a
few magic strokes of her def hands.
and it rose, crawled into the over and
baked as if it found real pleasure in
such sacrifice under the influence Of
proper treatment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13

Into of Japan. is only % years of age.
So that in all probability it will be a
very long time before the baby mikado
comes into his vast kingdom.
All the attendants in the royal
nursery are first interviewed and
selected after due deliberation by
Count Kawamura. a confidential friend
Of the mikado. and a very favored
member of the imperial household. He
has many rivals at court who envy
MIN the trust and intimate friend
ship of his powerful master.
Mich has something like ten {
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
RECENT LEGAL DECISIONS.

A suit for partnership accounting
which results in a judgment in plain
tiffs favor for a small balance is held.
in Swepson VS.. Davis (Tenn) CSC l..
R. A. sol, not to sustain a simple
action for malicious prosecution, al
though complainant alleged misman-
agement Of the business and misappro-
priation of funds which allegations
were not sustained.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
FAVORITE SONS.

Chicago Chronicle:-The movement
among democrats in Wisconsin in fav-
or Of the nomination of William F.
Villas for the presidency is natural and
praiseworthy. 1t is also prominently
a sign of democratic life and health.
Senator Villas is one of the ablest and
best Of democrats. A state having
such a citizen honcrs itself as well as
him when it presents him as candi-
date for the chief magistracy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13

Parisians are mourning the death
of their oldest tree, an elm in the
court yard of the deaf mute institute
in the Rue st. Jacques, planted in
1000 by order of Sully. 1t had reached
a height of $50 feet. It flourished
through the rise and fall OF mon
arches. empires, and republics. This
year the appearance of the leaves was
awaited vanity. Its disappearance is
regarded as the loss of an old friend
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13

A provision of an insurance policy
rendering it void If. without consent
Of the insurer, mechanics are en-
pIoyed in building, altering. or repair
ing the premises FOR more than if
teen days at any one time, is held. in
German ms. Co VS.. Hearne &C. c.
App. Sd c., 80 L. r. A 492, to be
operative regardless of the reasonable
ness of the repairs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
AGED PoNTIFF LIES IN MOTION
LESS STUPoR ALL NIGHT.
ALL HOPE Is ABANDONED
Rite Of Extreme JUNCTION Performed
When Demise Appeared to be I'm
ninent-Great Age of 90 Years
Reached-vast Wealth to His
Successor.

Rome, July Z, 4 a. m.-Pope Leo is
5arely alive. His death is but a
matter of few hours. He is 92 years
old. ALI
Since S o'clock last evening he has
been apparently in dying condition,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
Would Have to Reach for II.

Il thought" said the shopper, that
this was a bargain: that | could get
il fer a song?"
well, you can have it." replied the
dealer. eff you can reach a few high
notes"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13

Three negroes were taken from the
Newton (GaD jail and lynched for the
alleged murder OF F. s. Billiard, q
shite man who tried to quell a riot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-13
YOUNGEST HEIR TO A THRONE.
Laughing Little Jap With Tip-tilt Eyes
Realizes His Importance as Baby.

His royal highness, Prince Mich.
grandson Of the present mikado of
Japan, is the youngest heir-presump-
tive to a great throne among all the
royal personages in the world. At
present he does not realize his i'm
portance as a. ruler-though he quite
realizes his Importance as a baby. Be
ing only eight months old the cares
of the mighty empire of Japan rests
lightly upon him.
His father, the Crown Prince Vosh.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-31
TO REHABILITATE PoPULISM.
Delegates from Several States Are at
Denver Attending q National Con-
ference of RefOrmers.

Denver, Col, July 28.-About. so of
The leaders of the peoples party and
other political movements were pres
ent at the St. James hotel yesterday
afternoon when the conference of poll
tical reform leaders was called to or
der. The conference was called to or
der by j. A. Edgerton, secretary of the
populist national committee, who
called the conference He spoke brief
ly, outlining the work which it was
hoped to accomplish by the conference
in the amalgamation of the various re-
form forces of the nation into one
party. Mr.. Edgerton was made the
permanent chairman of the conference,
with Milton Park, of Texas, as vice
chairman and J. H. Calderhead, of
Montana. secretary. The afternoon
was taken up in the work of organiza-
ton and short addresses. The princi-
pal speech was made by former United
States Senator w. v. Allen, of Ne
braska. Senator Allen favored re-
organization of the reform forces which
should embrace the various factions
now embracing practically the same
political doctrines and differing mainly
in regard to methods.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-31
MUST PAY MORE TAXES.
Kansas Board of EQuaIl.ation In-
creases by S24,oO0,O0O the valua-
zion OF Property.

Topeka, Kan, July 25.-The total tax
able valuation of all property in Kan
sas, with the exception of railroad, tele--
graph and telephone holdings, as fixed
by the state board of equalization is
this year sSSS, 724, 4S0. The total valua-
ton, as returned by the various coun-
ty clerks was 1854, 724 ,221, a net in
crease of S24,0O0,259 having been made
in assessments by the state board. In
creases amounting to S,977, 29s were
made in the valuations returned by the
county clerks and decreases amounting
to $5,977.0 40. leaving the net increase
as stated. The rate of taxation was
materially raised. 1t is GA mills this
year, as compared with 5.5 mills last
year. The total valuation of all prop
erty in the state as fixed by the board
is much higher than last year. In 1902
the total valuation was 1856, 3e9 ,449, or
$22. 325, 031 less than last year. In 1902
the increases made by the board
amounted to but $6,764,1 as scom-
pared with So, ZOO. 259 this year.
Valuations Total State
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Hungry. and Penni1ess.

st. Louis, July 25.-Fred Nuttall, an
Englishman living in New York city
with his wife and two children, who
recently went to Kansas because of the
alluring offers of high wages for har-
vesters, arrived in St. Louis last night
on his return trip, hungry and pennt-
less. He asserted that the plight Of
the eastern college students who also
went to Kansas as temporary harvest
ers is extreme. His last knowledge
of them is that they were out of money
and there was no employment in sight.
They looked like tramps and some
Tept in distress.
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|BUCKsHOT FOR MOB.
Sheriff at Danville, H., Protected
Life of Negro Prisoner.
James Wilson. Who Assaulted . white
Woman. Saved for . Time at Least.
But Another Negro Was Lynched
and lncfuerated.

-Danville, ILL.,. July ia mob Sat-
urday tried to batter down the doors
u the Jail in order to lynch James
Wilson, a negro, who attacked Mrs.
Thomas Burgess, farmers wife, at
Alvan, Ill. The sheriff and his guards
ared into the mob and several were
wounded. One negro, J. D. Mayfield.
who was on the street, was set upon
BY the mob on its way to the Jail. He
was lynched and his body burned. He
shot and killed one of those who, at
lacked him. Four other negroes
caught upon the street were beaten
INTO Inconsistencies in the gutter.
Company X, a negro troop, has its
headquarters here and the oficials pre-
pared to call it out. Leaders of the
mob declared they would try to kill
the entire company If it came out.
Half Of the company assembled and
barricaded for fear of an attack.
Two killed and % wounded, the po-
dee station wrecked, the county Jail
with few of its windows left unshat-
tered, the city in the hands of the state
troops and feeling of uneasiness and
dred prevailing everywhere is the sit
uation left by the race riots of Satur-
day night and early yesterday morn
Ing. After daylight appeared yester-
day morning there were restless
crowds on the streets. Hundreds of
farmers peered into the city and each
surrounding town continued to swell
the crowd. There were many. miners
seen on the streets. Great unrest and
a threatening attitude. was reported
from Westville, five miles away.
Early in the morning Wilson, the al
legged negro assailant of Mrs. Burgess.
was secretly taken from the county
Jail, but was returned shortly after
wards.
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Declared He Created Life.

Anderson, Ind, July 25.-With one
ounce of common salt, six ounces Of
pure water, six ounces of 80 per cent.
alcohol, all mixed in an ordinary glass
dish, and two ounces of aqua ammonia
distributed in five small plates and all
covered by an afr tight glass tube, DR..
Charles W. Littlefeld, of Alexandria,
Ind, yesterday afternoon declared that
he had created life in the form of thou
sands of atoms of animated substances
similar to well developed germs of life
and trilobiteS.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-31
RESORT TO TEcHN1cALIT1Es.
Senators Farris. Smith and Sullivan Seek
to Ouash Indictments Charging Them
with Boodling at Jefferson City.

with Boodling at Jefferson City.
Jefferson City, Mo-, July 28.-Attor-
peys appeared Monday for Senators
Farris and Smith, indicted on the
charge of bribery in connection with
the alum bill, and filed a demurrer to
the indictment, alleging among othe
things that it charges no offense
against the laws of Missouri; that it
is vague, indefinite and uncertain; and
that It does not charge any agree
ment with Daniel ]. Kelley as to their
votes in committee or in the senate
en- the alum bill
In the case of Senator Sullivan, in
dicted on the charge of soliciting a
bride from Whitney Layton on the
same bill, the attorneys filed D mo-
ton to quash the Indictment. The mo-
ton alleges that the indictment
charges no offense against the COM
mon law or the statutes of Missouri.
No motion was filed in the case of
Senator Matthews, which Attorney
Jourdan said would be allowed to go
to trial.
Mrs. Blanche Kelley, wife of D. j.
Kelley, legislative agent of the bak-
ing powder trust, has arrived here
from Montreal, Can, and will present
the letters alleged to have been written
to her husband by former Lieut.
Gov John A. Lee at the trial of Sena-
tor Frank H. Farris, of Crawford
county.
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Said Grace After Numbering.

Middleburg, KY, July 25.-After
another, Robert Lee, minister at
Linnie. in Casey county, said grace at
the Jail table in Liberty. Lee became
involved in a quarrel with Ellis Woods
and the latter's son and the shooting
followed, in which the preacher
proved himself more than a match for
both of his opponents, for he succeed
ed in killing Woods and fatally wound
ed his son. The fighting parson" was
then arrested and taken to the Jail
at Liberty, where he peacefully re-
turned thanks at the table with the
other prisoners.
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DID HE TRY TO BRIBE HIM :?
Coi. Glenn Found a Box of Cigars and Money
on His Desk from q Contractor Do
ing Work Under Him.

Washington, July 2S.-The secretary
of war has sent to the treasury depart
ment a box of cigars and 500, which
was received from the department OF
Texas. 1t appears that Col. Glenn.
chief. quartermaster of the department.
found the box of cigars on his desk
and, upon opening it, discovered it was
from contractor who was doing some
work under the quartermaster's super.
vision. In the box was the money.
The colonel was very indignant and
referred the matter to Gen. Fred
Grant, commanding the. department
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Japan WILL WATCH RUSSIA.
The Talk Of War Between the Two Coun-
tries an Invention-China Urged to
Open Mauchurian Ports

London, July 25.-Japan has.decided
to observe the policy of waiting and
watching Russia, advocated by Great
Britain. In the meantime she will
urge China to carry out the assur-
ances given to the United States re-
specting Manchuria and will endeavor
to obtain the opening of additional
ports. At the Japanese legation here
the following statement was made by
an official to the Associated press: Il
can assure you that the talk Of war
between Russia and Japan. is an in
vention. Japan has not the least in
tention of taking that course"
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LONE BANDIT IN LINCOLN.
In Broad Daylight He Entered Two Bust
ness Houses and with q Revolver
TerrorIzed the Occupants.

Lincoln, Neb., July 25.-One Of the
most daring robberies In the history
OF the city occurred Friday when a
solitary stranger robbed two Lincoln
business houses Of $45. using revolver
to terrorize the victims. He first
entered the rooms over the restaurant
Of o. e. Houck where the latter was
taking bath. He commanded Houck
to make no outcry and rifled his pock-
cts Of $3.50. The thief then went to
Rehlaender's drug store and broke In
the rear door while the clerks were
watching the parade of Ringling's cir
Gus, opened the safe and got $3S. A
clerk was standing behind the soda
water fountain at the time but the
robbery was not discovered until ten
minutes later when the robber had
disappeared. The police are baffled.
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A Friend of John Browns.

Paola, Kan; July 27.-Mrs. Cynthia
Merritt Roscoe, wife of Nelson ]. Ros-
coe, one of the first settlers of this
state, died at her home here Saturday.
She was a cousin of Gen. Wesley Mer-
ritz She came from New York to Osa-
watomie in 1854 She was closely
identified with Capt. John Brown, of
Osawatomie, and in the battle at that
place the Roscoe home was the only
,ne not burned.
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Trapedv Foilowed Insult.

Rolla, Mo-. July 2S.-In shooting
ARRAY at Arlington, II miles south OF
Rolla,, four persons were wounded and
two of them will probably die. The
fight was the result of an old grudge.
The wounded are? Perry Andres. a
guide on the Gasconade river; ]. w.
Mcdowell. his SON, Ed Mcdowell and
Gus Todd.
A remark alleged to have been made
by Andres about one of the Mellow
ellis participated a general fight in
which guns were drawn and 10 or Is
shots fired
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A BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
youths In the House of Refuge on Ran
dalrs Island Tunnel Under the
Wall and Escape,

New York, July 27.-More than
score of youths of the house of refuge
on Randal1's island tunneled under
and through the 35-foot high and two
foot thick wall surrounding the build
Ing yesterday and five succeeded in es-
:aping. A dozen others who were dis
covered in the act of escaping submit
ted to arrest and seven who tried to
get away were captured.