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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
ANNUAL RAILROAD MEETING
STOPPED BY AN INJUNCTION

Peoria, Jan. 20.-L. E. Meyers, sec
rotary and general manager of the
Peoria & Pekin Terminal railway, Sc
cured an injunction restraining the an
nual meeting of the company, set for
yesterday afternoon. He claims the
company removed books from his pos
session, refuses to furnish him a list
of stockholders and would not let him
into the meeting He originally built
the road for eastern capitalists.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
EPIDEMIC or SMALLPOX
PREVAILS IN INDIANA

Ind. polls, Jan 21.-Reports re
ceived ON portions Of Indiana have
aroused ne health authorities TO the
danger of a serious epidemic of small
pOx. Until the holidays smallpox
had not appeared in as malignant
form as last year, but since then the
cases have increased rapidly. Fifteen
counties have reported this month TO
the state board OF health. The cases
so date are double the number for the
CORES 0nding time last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
ATTORNEYS TRY TO GET
BREMEN OUT OF PRISON

Chicago, Jan. 2O.-Attacking the
right oil the criminal court to sentence
Aldermen Bremen, Herbert Z. Kent
and Charles A. McCarle TO the house
OF correction, the counsel Tor the three
men secured a writ OF habeas corpus,
by which they hope to secure the re
lease OF the men convicted of vote
buying. Hearing on the writ, was set
for tomorrow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
MEASURE WINS ON RISING VOTE
DESPITE OPPOSITION.
FIGHT ON LIQUOR LAWS
Hepburn-DolIiver Original Package Bill
Productive of Contest Among Rep
resentatives-Ship Subsidy Argu-
ments by Chairman Grosvenor-
Favorable Report on Soldiers Park.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The house
passed the Hepburn pure food bill yes
terday on a rising vote. 201 to 6S, its
opponents being unable TO secure a
roll-call on the bill. An amendment
inserting the word "wilful," with refer
ence to persons which sell adulterated
or misbranded goods, and which would
have compelled the government to
prove an intent to violate the law by
the vendors, was stricken out on yea
and nay vote. Several attempts were
made to amend the bill, but no ma
terial changes were made.
The bill fixes the standards of foods
and drugs as to their purity, strength
and character, and defines what shall
be considered the adulteration or mis-
branding of foods and drugs. 1t also
prohibits the interstate commerce, i'm
portation and expectation of such mis-
branded or adulterated articles. 1t is
proposed to enlarge the scale of the
bureau of chemistry TO include the bu'
reau of pure foods and to impose upon
it the duty of performing all the chem
lcal WOrk TOT the OIneT executive ue-
partments. This bureau will be
charged with the duty of inspecting
the food and drug products which be-
long to interstate or foreign COM
merce. The secretary of agriculture
is given authority to employ such
chemists, inspectors, clerks and labor
ers as may be necessary for the en-
forcement of this act. One section pro,
vides penalties for the introduction of
adulterated or misbranded foods or
drugs and another requires the secre-
tary of agriculture to prescribe rules
and regulations to govern the director
of the bureau of chemistry and foods
in the examination of articles required
to be inspected under the law. Viola,
tons of the law shall be reported by
the secretary of agriculture to the
proper district attorneys of the United
States, who is to direct and cause pro-
.ceejings to be prosecuted without de
lay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
Marquette Club Speakers.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-LincOln's birth
day will be celebrated b. the Mar
quette club with a banque', february
IL, at the Auditorium hotel. Secretary
Shaw and Congressman Boutell and
Cousins of Iowa will be the speakers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED.
Census or Agricultural Bureaus to Col
Iect Crop Statistics.

Census or Agricultural Bureaus to Col
Iect Crop Statistics.
Washington, Jan. 2O.-The national
board of trade yesterday adopted the
report of the committee or crop statis-
tics, which discussed the recommends
ton that the government reports be
collected either by The census bureau
or the department OF agriculture alone.
The opinion seemed TO prevail that
the bureau of statistics of the agricul-
tural department is the better pre-
pared to do the work. A banquet last
night brought the days proceedings to
a close. Secretary Cortelyou of the
department Of commerce and labor,
was the principal speaker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
KILLED BY A TREE.
Leading Citizen of sheboygan County
Comes to His Death.

Comes to His Death.
ShebOygan, Wis, Jan. 17.-Henry
Stuckman, As years old, leading cit
izen and one of the political factors in
Sheboygan county and clerk and resi-
dent of the town of Herman, was chop
ping wood Thursday and failing TO re-
turn home in the evening search was
begun, and he was found in an uncon-
scious condition, having been struck
by a tree which he was falling. He
remained unconscious until he died
Friday evening. He is survived by a
wife and four children.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25

subsidy, the total of our trade
with Europe carried under the
American flag would not have exceed
ed 1-6 of l per cent. For the carrying
Of that trade Mr.. Grosvenor says that
we paid 5000, 900, 900, which amount, he
maintains, should have gone into the
pockets of Americans.
The minority members of the COM
mittee have designated Representative
Lucking of Michigan to present their
views. These will contain a number
of reasons why the bill should not pass.
The minority will oppose congress alb
dicating it functions in favor of any
commission whatever; utterly oppose
ship bounties, believing that the adop-
tion of such a policy is the real aim of
this bill; favor putting in force substan-
TALLY a system of discriminating ton
mage and import duties which was en-
acted by the early congresses of the
United States and which resulted in
the immediate and permanent up
building of our merchant marine.
Soldiers Home Park.
A bill was favorably reported to the
house to set apart as park in connec-
ton with the national soldiers home
at Hot Springs, South Dakota, 5000
acres, including Battle Mountain.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
BISHOP FAwcgTT coNsEcRATED
Unusual EpiseopsIian Ceremony at
EnglewoOd.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-In the presence Of
nine bishops and more than 100 Epis-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
ENFORCE The LAW
EVEN ON UNIONS
FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVES OF
STRONG MEASURES.
APPLAUSE FOR GOVERNOR

United States Supreme Court Decision
Cited in Approval Of Action Of Col
orado Militia in lmprisoning a
Miner in a Bull Pen TO Preserve
Peace.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
Senators Talk Panama.

Senator Patterson completed and
Senator Plat of Connecticut began a
speech on the Panama canal question.
Senator Patterson declared that the
president was largely responsible for
the revolution in Panama and that he
had a decided preference for the Mica.
ragua route. Senator Plat took this
announcement for Nicaragua as the
text for his remarks, saying that it ex'
planned the mystery of the otherwise
unexplainable opposition on the part
of the democratic senator to the Pana
ma treaty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25

ragua route. Senator Plat took this
announcement for Nicaragua as the
text for his remarks, saying that it ex-
planned the mystery of the otherwise
unexplainable opposition on the part
of the democratic senator to the Pana-
ma treaty.
House Fight on Liquor Laws.
The house committee on judiciary
granted a hearing on the Hepburn-Dol-
liver bill to give the state police pow
er over original packages of liquor
shipped into a state for use, and will
also grant future hearings. Robert
Grain of Baltimore, general consul OF
the United States Brewers associa-
ton, said that the pending bill was the
most important presented to congress
since the civil war and asked for ample
time for its consideration.
Mrs. Margaret Dyeellis, legislative
superintendent of the national Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union,
pleaded for the passage of the bill.
She said that she represented 100000
women organized for temperance. She
said that in many localities where
liquor was abolished by vote, the lack
of Jurisdiction by the state made it
Impossible to abolish the liquor traffic
which was conducted in original pack
ages from other states.
c. j. Hexamer of Philadelphia, pres
ident of the National German-Ameri-
can alliance, an organization having
500, 900 members, scored the prohibit
tion movement IF ever the will OF
the people," he said, has been ex
pressed in an unmistakable manner on
any question, it certainly has been in
regard to prohibition,-a fallacy to
which the efficacy of the interstate
commerce law is now to be made q
sacrifice"
Attorney Gustav ]. Voss of New
York city, also representing the Ma
tional German-American alliance, and
Karl A. NJ. Scholz of Baltimore, also
opposed the bill on the ground of fed
eral interferences with the liberties OF
the, people.
Arguments in favor of the bill were
made by Rev. T.. e. Dinwldle, Rev. Ut
James Cannon, Jr., and Andrew Arson
an attorney, all representing the Amer
lean anti-saloon league.
ship Subsidy Arguments.
In his report to the house in favor OF
the bill authorizing the commission to
consider the question of ship subsidy
Representative Grosvenor, chairman
of the committee, says that of almost
81 200, 100000 worth of exports to Eu
rope during the fiscal year of 1902
only ia per cent. was carried in
American vessels. OF nearly $500, 00O,'
600 of imports during that year the
American ships carried only $4,000,
900 worth. He says that had it not
been for the American line
being subsidized by the postal
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
SAY BARRIERS LAWS ARE
BEING OPENLY VIOLATED
Shops Do Business on Sun
day and Do Not Comply
With Regulations

II the words OF certain reputable bar
bers In the city are true some members
OF the BARRIERS Association OF this city
are violating not only the rules OF the
order but also state laws.
II Is openly claimed that IN a num-
ber OF instances that work on Sunday
IN violation OF the code bearing on that
subject Is done. that several BARRIERS
neglect the sanitary precautions as pre-
scrbed and that others are employing
men that have not taken out licenses
as required.
Another point made Is the alleged
fact that the beard of examiners IS
derelict In It's duties in making In
spections Of shops throughout the city
as they are empowered 20 do and as a
consequence a laXity Ia that direction
exists. IL Is probable that some mem-
bers OF the association who are dlssat-
isned with the way shops are being
conducted and who claim that they live
up to the laws while others ignore
them may take legal steps In the mat
ter.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
REPUBLICANS
ARE GATHERING
At THE POLLS
Primaries Held Today and
Much Interest Is Being
Taken by the Party
LARGE wore is ANTICIPATED
Candidates Hard at Work
Securing City in Effort
to Get Out Voters

Republicans throughout the county are
casting their ballots today Tor the purpose
OF selecting candidates TO be presented
to the people for their approval on No
vomber 3 and from present indications tho
vote will be large one.
For some days past Republican party
workers have been active and have been
using every effort 20 set a strong vote out
at today's primaries and with every pros-
pcct of success. For several offices there
Is sharp rivalry and each candidate has
done his best TO bring his followers into
the line. There is an interesting struggle
for the nomination for the office Of Clerk
OF the Peace, the candidates being VIM
field s. Quiglcy present incumbent. and
Harry A. Brown. For the office Of sheriff
Harry /. GILES, Charles IL. Lipplncott
and Joseph II. Martin are candidates and
each man Is claiming large following.
Another interesting fight Is for the Office
Of county comptroller for which there are
four aspirants, but the belief Is that the
actual fight win be between Edwin C..
Clark Joseph G.. Parker and Phnemma
Chandler. Mr. Clark Is az present deputy
comptroller, while philcmma Chandler il
president OF the Levy Court Mr. Parker
holds no political office In several Of tho
representative districts there are two
candidates running which viii have tom
dency 20 bring out tho strength Of the
vote
Last evening conferences were held be-
tween candidates. their friends ana fol-
lowers and finishing touches put on the
WORK of today During this morning teams
were securing the city In every direction
and apathetic voters were urged TO come
out and deposit their ballots In many
instances these measures were succcssful
and those who had about concluded 10
stay away from the polls concluded 20
come forth and assist In naming mon for
the respective offices
The most interesting fights for Rem
resentative in the Legislature are In
christiana and Min creek hundreds.
A Republican nomination IN those
hundreds is practically an election.
which makes the contest All the more
interesting and the canvass the more
aggressive.
For Levy Court the principal contests
are IN the western district Of Whining
ton, Ia Brandywine and part Of Chris
tiana hundreds, In part Of Christiana
and Mil Creek district and in the
Firth district comprising New Castle
land Red Lion hundreds.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
TEARING DOWN BUILDINGS
FOR RAILROAD OFFICES
Old Landmark to be Demol,
ished for New Structure
of Pennsylvania

Workmen began tearing down the
wall around the buildings Of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Water and French
streets this morning preparatory to de-
molishing the buildings for the new Of
flee structure to be built there.
With the tearing down of the build
ings which are now used by the Del
aware division and the signal depart
ment. another Of the old landmarks OF
Wilmington viii disappear. They have
stood there for more than half CEN
tury and were familiar objects to old
railroad men throughout their term of
service. For many years the building
was the main Office of the Philadel-
phla, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
road, and were used as such during the
Civil War, when the road was prob
ably one Of most used by troops of any
in the United States I'm 1885. when the
present depot was built. the Delaware
road offices We're located there.
Although they desire the improve
ment it is with regret that several of
the old railroad men see the building
around which so many fond memories
cling. demolished. A little party of
pensioned employees who gave the best
years of their lives to the service of
the road watched the work this morn
ticularly many OF those that occurred
during the stirring times of the War of
the Rebellion. when they We're the
scene of much activity ia handling the
troop trains.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
CHICKENS HISTORY
TOLD IN CITY COURT
Colored Woman Charged
With Stealing Proved
Ownership

Chickens from the time they feather
until the egg laying stage of develop
ment, was the main subject brought up
in city Court this morning. The ques-
ton Of the ownership Of a black hen
with white trimmings was the matter
at issue and the arguments advanced
were both interesting and amusing.
THE case was this: Sarah j. JohnsV
colored was charged with stealing a
chicken from William n. Cross. a resi-
dent of East Lake. Sarah is neigh
Dor to the aforesaid Cross and both
raise chickens. Sarah. it is alleged,
has been keeping a hen belonging to
Cross i'm confinement for five weeks
past. The latter testified that his hen
Matched the chicken in question and he
knew it as well as any pullet he had In
his possession. His wife and another
witness corroborated his evidence and
things looked black for Sarah, but she
brought forth two witnesses who saved
the day for her after the battle had
practically been lost.
Knew it From Baby Chicken.
Mary Williams colored was the
first witness called in behalf of the
defendant. She said: Dat her is Sarah
Johnson's TO sure. I knows it Yo'
Honah eber since it was a baby chick
en-. OATS de truf an nothing but de
truf" said Mary as she left the stand.
Her evidence left a favorable impress
sion on the court.
The next witness was Julia Still, also
.colored. She testified that the de-
fendant was the only person i'm the
vicinity of her home who raised chick
ems Of the same breed as the one alleged
to have been stolen.
"Dat's right, Yo Honah." interrupted
Sarah. "he amt got none like - on his
dung hill. He's only got little bantam
breed any how. dats all he's got"
The court dismissed Sarah with adj
vice not to mix up with the Cross FAM
lily in the future. She left the room
declaring she would have nothing more
to do VIII 'em.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
CLAIMS TO HAVE HEARD
NEGROES FORM A PLOT
Holland and Hops Picked
Out in Connection With
Constable Murder

Elkton. Nd. Sept 2L-Robert X. Tim
anus. Of oxford, Pa. who has spent
some time IN this section. has told the
authorities what he heard before the
murder Of Albert Constable on August
49,
Timanus and two boy relatives were
fishing that day near Elkton. Two ne
groes came along and sat down close
to them.
Timanus heard one Of the fellows say:
"This is the night Constable goes out
with his dog; 1t would be a good time
for our job"
Late Thursday afternoon Lawyers
Constable and Crothers took Timanus
to Elkton Jail. Twenty-Five negroes
were turned into the yard and Tim
anus Immediately pointed out Holland
and Hops the colored men held as
suspects.
The matter has raised much excite
ment and is expected TO have great in
fluence on the case.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
PHILIP SCHWEITZ MUST
STAND TRIAL HERE
Will Not be Taken to New
York or Boston-Held in
Heavy Bail

Philip schweitz, who was arrested in
this city yesterday on a charge of rails
ing a postal money order viii not be
taken to New York or Boston to stand
trial for his many crimes, but win be
retained by the local Federal authori-
ties to answer for his offense commit
ted here. He was arraigned before
United States Commissioner William
C. Mahany his morning and held in
$4,000 bail for a hearing on next Thurs
day and in default Of bail was COM
mitted to the workhouse.
Postoffice Inspector f. e. McMillin,
Of Boston, and ]. II. Meyer, of New
York, are in Wilmington now. They
have been on Schweitz's trial for some
time and though his offenses are more
numerous in New York or Boston than
here, they are satisfied that he should
be tried in Wilmington, as the govern
ment has good clear case against him.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
THIRTEEN MEN
WERE FLOGGED
Warden Meserve Had Busy
Morning WELDING Lash
on Various Criminals
FIVE STOOD IN THE PILLORY

In the stoclSade at the workhoase
this morning thirteen men were lashed
by Warden Meserve and fve stood in
the pillory for various crimes. This
is the largest number that has felt the
sting Of the cat-onine- e-tails IA one day
for long time. There was the usual
crowd OF morbidly curious people who
visit these affairs each time TO see the
suffering OF those upon whom the
court has passed sentence.
For most part the men took the pun
lshment without any show CT feeling
except a quivelN2g OF the body and a
tensity OF the muscles as the swish
of the lash told OF the approach.
Groans were drawn from some however
as the thongs fell upon the same spot
twice.
William Hopkins. a one-armed man,
sentenced to ten lashes and Alfred AM
derson sentenced TO one hour In the
pillory were not punished. Governor
Hum appealed I'm their behalf after
petition for clemency hal been sent
him.
Those who were meted out the
Courts sentence were:
Washington Hail. colored, forty
lashes. one hour IN the pillory, for high
way robbery.
James Bantom, colorcd. twenty LASH
es, one hour In the pillory for burglary.
William Fisher colored. twenty LASH
es. one hour In the pillory FOR burglary.
Edward Franklin, colored. twenty
lashos. one hour in the pillory for burg
larry.
Joseph Scott. one hour I'm the plllory,
murderous assault.
William Finney. fifteen lashes for
sealing chickens.
william Baylitz, fifteen lashes. lar
oeny.
william Henry Joseph Johnson. Jo-
seph Hamilton. James Sipple. Walter
Lee colored James Burns, and Walter
Wilson, ten lashes each for petty lar-
ceny.
William Baylitz, the young man who
said Il was a "cinch' 10 be whipped
has probably changed his mind in IN,
seclusion Of his cell since the hoggini
he rccelyed this morning
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
PULLMAN SHOPS
WILL RESUME WORK
After Several Weeks Idle
ness Men Will Take Places
on Monday

II report be correct the local branch
of the Pullman Palace Car Company,
which has been closed for several weeks
viii resume ON Monday morning.
At the works to-day there was a
meeting Of the foremen and the outlook
discussed and steps taken to notify the
men to return to work. Parlor and
sleeping cars are gradually being drop
per one az a time from the various
roads throughout the country In order
that they may be repaired and put in
shape after the heavy traffic of the
summer months. The local company
it is said. has already fourteen cars to
begin work on.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
TWAS A SHORT cOURTSHlP
Strangers in August They Are Mar
ried Now.

Coming TO this city about six weeks ago
without knowing a person here, pretty
Maud Brown has outdistanced many Will
girls in lovemaking and was mar
ried yesterday in Media TO Frank Craw-
ford, an employe Of Ryan and Kelley.
railroad contractors.
1t was a case Of love at first sight with
the couple. The first evening that Craw-
ford saw the girl at the boarding house
No. 2z5 East Front street. where they
both lived he felt sure she was his at
hnity. His love was reciprocated. In a
few days they were together constantly.
As The time passed the love grew until
they saw they could not live without one
another and accordingly the ceremony
was performed that made them one.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
RESUMED WORK ON ELEVATED
Building Of Overhead Railroad Started
Again Yesterday.

Work on the elevated system Of the
Pennsylvania railroad north OF Brandy
wine bridge was resumed yesterday. Two
tracks are already being used, but there
is another one 10 be placed along side and
also the retaining wall on the east side Of
the tracks. It viii require some time TO
complete the work
Railroad men in this city believe it Will
be but a short time before the work on
the elevated through the city will be re-
sumed They say an order is likely 20 be
received any time TO begin work NJ once
on the overhead road.
Evening journal., 1904-09-24
Or, RICHARDS UNDER $4,000 BAIL
Friends Immediately Raise Sum For
Him-Aoeusine Girl Goes

Dr. II. \. Richards. Of Ridgely. Nd.
arrested i'm Wilmington on Thursday
on charge Of performing criminal
operation on Blanche Chance a six
teen-year-old girl. OF Chestertown, Nd.
was arraigned before Magistrate Will
liam f. Temple at Ridgely upon his
return 10 that town and held under
$500 bail for a hearing next Friday az
ternoon. Bah was promptly furnished
by leading citizens Of the place.
Miss Chance. the alleged victim, and
star witness In the case. in default OF
$3.50 BAIL was committed by Justice
Temple TO Denton jail. She viii likely
furnish bail today.
Miss Chance. it is said. will be is
years old in October She IS stylish
and comely.