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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-22

Washington, Feb. 15.-In voluntarily
relinquishing his seat as 2 member OF
the house, Mr.. Shafroth of Colorado
furnished a profound sensation to-
day. The manly and earnest words
of the Colorado member fairly took
the breath of the house as he proceed
ed to put the first case on record in
that body where a member gave up
his seat, acknowledging that his cleo
ton had been tainted by fraud. For
this fraud, Mr.. ShafrOth declared he
was not in any way responsible nor
was he aware that it had been per,
petrated until the evidence had been
adduced before the elections com,
mittee of the house. 1t was not done.
he said. further, for the purpose of
causing his election. AS he an
nounced the conclusion of eight years
service in this manner most un-
satisfactory to himself. his voice be-
tOkened the emotion he felt. The
hush which spread over the floor and
galleries when the purport of his re-
marks was realized became almost
painful. but when ne sat down with
words of thanks on his lips for the
treatment he had received from his
colleagues on both sides of the cham
ber applause burst forth and con-
tlnued long and heartily Mr.. Ohm
sted. chairman of the committee in
charge of the contest, recognized the
unusual position Mr.. Shafroth had
taken. He said the investigation by
his committee exonerated Mr.. Sha-
froth from any connection with the ir-
regularities which had been SHOWN.
The stand taken, he said. was a most
manly and courageous one. The COM
mittee had taken no action toward
formulating its report to the house on
the case and the surprising initiative
taken by Mr.. Shafroth was based on
the showing made by q handwriting
expert employed TO examine the bal,
lots Following the suggestion of Mr..
Shafroth, Mr.. Olmsted hastily drew up
a proper resolution for his unseating
and the seating of Mr.. Bonynge and
this was agreed to with silent assent,
whereupon the house adjourned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-22
SOMETHING WRONG.

Girls can send valentines this
year." observed the young woman,
"for the first time in eight years"
well" exclaimed the young man
with the abnormal bump of cOnceit
"who, then, has been sending me val
entines annually in the Interim
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-22
INsuLAR.

AT Manila It is reported that thirteen
CT the runaway mutineers of the Nigan
c1-st,bulary have been captured
At San Francisco Lieutenant Paul
N-ri ane has arrived from Manila on
the transport Logan. under sentence of
one years inn lIsonment in Fort
LcavenwCrth for embezzlement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-22

Washington, Feb. 12.-The senate
listened to the reading by Senator
Carmack of a speech prepared by Sen
ator Morgan in opposition to the
presidents policy with reference to the
isthmian canal, and also considered a
bill appropriating 100000 to the ex-
queen of Hawaii. Speeches in sup
port of the bill were made by Senator
Blackburn and Mitchell and in opposi-
ton by Senators Spooner and Plat of
Connecticut. Senator Spooner moved
to reccmmit the measure, but a vote
on this motion failed to develop a
quorum so the senate was forced to ad-
journ.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-22
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS
TO CONVENE MAY Is

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 1S.-The
republican state convention for the Sc
lection of delegates to the national con
vention will be held in this city May IS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-23
Copyright, 1899, by Herbert s. Stone & Co.

queen and two pawns, to wit Number One, Number Three and Number Seven. But as had only one piece to lose. and as the contest became more difficult and more dangerous as the number of combatants grew less, I felt-when I knocked for the second time at the door of the gipsy wagon on the Leigh road--that I should have to be both wide-awake and willy were to come out of the business alive.
 had scarcely joined the party, which now consisted of five, including myself, when one of the conspirators, whom recognized as Number Two, held up his hand, as a sign that he wished to address the meeting.
 Those of you who have .seen the morning paper,' he said, Twill scarcely need to be told that our number is now complete. Death has removed another member of the council since our last meeting On that occasion undertook with the assistance of Coun- Ycillor Number Three to obtain posses sion of the dynamite that was con- cealed at Fassett Square have kept my promise; but 1 regret to say that through some wrstched bungiing on his own part, my unfortunate assist ant lost his life. You have seen in this mornings papers the account of a singular occurrence which happened last night 4 man, carrying coat over his arm, and walking somewhat hur- riedly, was observed to stop suddenly --as if in alarn-and to feel in the pocket of the coat. The next instant he flung the coat from him and started to run, but he had not gone three paces before there was a tremendous explosion. As the affair happened somewhat late at night, the man carry ing the coat was the only victim. But according to the newspapers, he was blown to pieces so literally that iden- tiflcation is thought to be impossible.
 Fellow councillors, there is every reason to suppose that the victim of the explosion was our colleague Num- Der Three. II had thought it wise, aft .er securing the dynamite which was concealed at Fassett Square, to make two parcels of it, entrusting one to my coIlaborator and retaining the other myself, so that, in the event of either of us falling into the hands of the police, this council would still be in possession of sufficient dynamite to
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carry out any project which has been brought the explosive here tonight, and why he was carting it about the streets last night cannot say. The only supposition I can put forward is based upon the fact that the explosion occurred quite close to Plantagenet Square: so am inclined to think that Number Three had, upon his own re- spOnsibility, decided to make an at tempt to anticipate the decree of the council, and to blow up Lord Gran thorpe's house-with what result you already know
 Except for something between a gasp and groan on the part of one listener, and on the part of the others simultaneous sigh which bore evil dence to the painful interest with which they had heard the narrative, there was dead silence for some time after Number Two had ceased. Then councillor said somewhat uneasily
 And the dynamite which you re- tained in your own possession ?''
 It's here," replied Number Two shortly, holding up-with what I felt was quite misplaced and unnecessary onergy-a brown leather handbag which he had been carrying in his hand.
 am bound to confess that the coun- cil did not display the interest which might have been expected. Even so observant a member as myself was conscious of curious disinclination to come to nearer acquaintance with the contents of the brown bag; and there was an unmistakable, if unos- tentatious. disposition on the part of my colleagues to gravitate in the di- rection of the door. One member had in fact put S. hand upon ths latch, when Number Two added, with just a suspicion of a smile:
 "And-as don't want to join Mum Der Three just yet awhile-quite se- curely packed, assure you!"
 The man who had put his hand up- on the latch, being thus relieved of his anxiety for the safety of an honored colleague, took occasion to rebuke. any tendency towards timorousness on the part of his fellow-conspirators, by re- marking witheringly that he'd be glad If the members would leave him room to stand up in, and would not push him against the door, And when the councillor who, upon the production of the brown bag, had displayed most eagerness to edge towards the exit, had relieved his feelings by expressing q wish that the next time "any one had anything to be afraid about he hoped they wouldn't compel him to move by treading upon his toes" and third councillor had conceded jocose- ly that he was bound to say he'd had a bit of a start" the meeting resumed it's normal aspect.
 Yes, gentlemen" continued Num- Der Two somewhat infiatedly, that
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CHAPTER K.
4 DIABoLIcAL PLOT.


 The day after the explosion was the day appointed for the council meeting, 7 and as intended to be present, I bade adieu to Plantagenet Square and It's master. and took train for Leigh.
 The Syndicate of Scoundrels was fast resolving itself into an associa- tion of commonplace criminals, with very little claim to anything like orig inality. Under the direction of mas ter-plotter like Number One, it had no doubt been formidable and powerful organization; but since that arch scoundrel had. through ray instrumen- &taiity, been sent to his account, the whole company seemed falling to pieces for want of a capable head. Number Two, who was ambitious of assuming the dead chiefs mantle, was clearly an interruptions rascal, but that he had any special gifts as an organizer and director had yet to be proved. The fact that when arrang- Sng for the meeting which was about 9n take place, he had forgotten to give shstructions upon such important points as the routes to be taken, was significant testimony of his incapa- pility for details Such an omission aSuld never have taken place under the xhieftainship of Number One. Had chat artist in crime been at the head of affairs, 1t Is very doubtful whether should have been allowed to put foos inside the house at Fassett Square: npr would the little maneuver by which had frustrated the attempt to wreck Lord Cranthorpe's residence Asve been quite so easy of accomplish nent.
 did not forget that Number One had not failed to discover my pres ence in the -Southend train on the very first occasion on which I had at tempted to personate the dead con- spfrator, nor that he had penetrated my disguise at a glance; and though the struggle which had taken place be- tween us that evening had resulted in his defeat, it was luck more than skill that had constituted me the victor
 The game of chess which was being played between myself and sthe Syndi- cate of Scoundrels was at present in my favor. inasmuch as l had suc- ceeded in removing from the board a
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this implied that one at least of the conspirators was aware of the part had played in recent events, and was aware, too, that I was there that even ing as spy, in which case a terrible vengeance was in store for me-
 Number Two's reply seemed to me an age in coming, as I stood there like prisoner waiting for his death sen tence, a cold sweat trickling down my forehead and into my eyes.
 Yes, he said, and could have killed him for the drawl with which he spoke, '.yes, you're B keen-eyed man, my friend, for all your jealousy It is Number Ones bag, isn't it? You recognize it, don't you? Would you be surprised to hear that this is the fellow to his-the dupli- cate, don't you call it? He and bought bag apiece at the same shop and at the same time, so there's noth- ing very wonderful in the two being of the same pattern. You were clever at mares nesting, weren't you, when you were boy?"
 had been wrought up to such a pitch of suspense that the relief af- forded by Number Two's explanation caused mel am ashamed to say--to burst out into a silly bleat-like hyster- ical laugh; but fortunately the guffaw at Number Five's expense was so gen. eral that my excitement passed un- noticed
 Then suddenly changing his tone to one of business-like directness, Number Two went on, in a hard, cold voice, in which thought detected an Ameri- can twang:
 See here, my friends-I happen to know the address to which our late chief was having his letters sent, and have taken the liberty, as the senior member of this council, of obtaining them, and bringing them along to- night. There they are, and you will see that there is tidy sIlm, which has come to hand in the way of subscrip- tions, to be shared among us. But I must point out to you that since our leaders death this council has, so to speak, been living on it's capital. He was born organizer; and when he died he had got the machinery of all the various leagues, unions, secret so- cieties and agitation movements, which he directed, into such excellent work ing order, that everything has gone on aImo9 automatically ever since. It is a good thing for us that it is so, for, as you are aware, no inconsiderable portion of the money that is subscribed finds it's way into our pockets. Bur
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bag contains the larger portion of the explosive of which you commissioned me to obtain possession I now leave have not failed in accomplishing what had undertaken
 "Oh, yes, you have scrambled through the business" said long faced, rather round-sh ouldered man. who was, I afterwards learned, Coun- cillor Number Five; you have scram- bled through 1t right enough, though at the cost of the life of fellow coun- cillor.''
 That was not my fault" retorted Number Two angrily. It is due to the fact that this council is at present without head. Number Three was instructed to assist me, but was not enjoined to obey me implicitly. Had it been so he would not have dared to go beyond his instructions, as he ap- pears to have done last night; and then we should not have lost good dynamite and valuable life to nos purpose. I pointed out at the last ;; meeting of this council how important it was that some member be selected
 
 and just so long as we remain without head, just so long may we expect nothing but such unhappy fascos as happened last night.
 The moral of all of which is," put in Number Five dryly, that you are, i trying to force the hand of the council in order that you yourself may be ap- l pointed to the post about which you are so eloquent. But there are others who are quite as fitted to take the Teins." Yourself, for instance" sneered Number Two angrily. T had surmised that you were jealous of the fact that I am your senior on the council; but your motives for trying to belittle what have done are so apparent that the council will know how to estimate ] them at their proper worth
 'No doubt our fellow councillors are competent to estimate your motives and mine correctly" replied Number l Five indifferently. tIn the meantime, may I inquire how our dead chiefs bag came into your possession?"
 The question had the effect of turn l ing all eyes, my own included, upon the article referred to. saw, to my l consternation, that it resembled in I @yery way the very bag which. after Number Ones fatal fall from the train, I had taken from the rack where he had placed it, and had hidden in a hayrick before paying my first visit l to the eonspirator's wagon. Before l leaving Leigh, however, had regained I possession of the bag, and had carried l 1t with me to my chambers in Buck ingham street, where had locked it away, in case might want it at any time as evidence. If Number Five were right, and the bag which Number l Two was holding were indeed-as ap- peared to be the case-the very article which had belonged to Number One, l it must have been stolen from my chambers in Buckingham street. But
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FOREST PARK
 Week COmmeDCing July IS.

High Glass Vaudeville Afternoon and Evening. EMERSON AND STONE, Juggling
 Comedy Act
 KITTY STEVENS Character Dancer. THE NORRISES, Color Sketch Ar
 lists.
 BILLY HINES, Singing Comedian. SISTERS DE CRATE, Duetists and
 Comediennes.
 Vocal and Instrumental selections by mandolin club on open air pavilion. Amateur performance Friday nights. Band concert Sundays. Sensational free attraction. coming for week of July 25.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-23
Bids For Labor Dav

Bids will be accepted tor the bar privileges at the Driving Park, Labor Day Ice Cream, Luncheon, etc; also bids for running games of amusement and sport. Address F. O. box 1.02O, or interview Gen. tral Labor. Union committee. Bids must be in the hands of commit tee by August p. 7-2U-4
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
Bread Riots in London

Great mobs OF starving men have
been assembling in the parks and 9TH
er vacant places in London during the
last week. The situation there is be.
coming dangerous. Every one declares
that there has been no such suffering
known in the last twenty years, The
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01

The depression seems general all over
Europe. If the people there are starv-
ing, they certainly can't buy Ameri.
can goods and our foreign trade must
fall off, That has always preceded a
depression in business in the United
States. 1t is the same old endless
chain.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
Peril to Civilization

The London tEng.) Spectator in a
long article commenting on the great
increase of crime in the United States
in the. last twenty years, regards ths
situation as a grave menace to civili-
zation and appeals to the American
. people to impose radica. reforms in
the administration Of law before ma
tional calamity comes.
I'VE venture to say that If the Amer
!can judges had the standing and pres
t1ge which belong to our judges, says
the Spectator, "the rich men who now
use their money to corrupt public Of
fcials and public bodies would find
themselves in jail, either Tor contempt
OF court or some open breach of the
law
In England judges are not appointed
from the ranks of great corporation
and railroad lawyers. They do not
ride on passes, and il corporation
should offer one Of them courtesy
the man who offered it would be SEN
fenced to long term of Imprisonment
at hard labor. When he got to prison
be would do the hard labor" the same
as any other convict for in English
prisons there is no favoritism. The
increase in crime in this country which
eminent men all over the world agree
Is a threat to civilization. Is largely
due to the character Of the judges. The
people generally, while they 'rende:
obedience to the DEGREES of the courts
hold the judges in constant contempt.
Last year while going down to Omaha
1 there sat in the seats Immediately In
front one federal and two state judges
When the conductor came around all
three of them presented annual passes.
Ever since that time the editor Of The
Independent has been trying to forml l
late a sentence that would express his
supreme contempt for them. but has
I never been able to construct one that
would do justice to such a sight.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01

steamships arriving in New York bring
such loads of emigrants that the au-
thorities at Ellis island have been
overwhelmed. Some Of the great
steamers have had to lie at anchor,
under guard, for "a hours before they
could find place on the island to land
their cargoes of steerage passengers
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
Senile Senators and Pure Food


1t is the old, corporation plutocrats
n the United States senate that COM
pei the American people TO come tail
ing along behind all civilization, cheel,
by jowl with the pig-tailed Chinese,
not only in the government ownership
Of railroads, but in many other things.
This is the only government on earth
that allows merchants to sell adulter-
ated and poisonous food for the money
that is in the business. Or. Wiley, the
government chemist, says that the
prevalence of dyspepsia IL this coun-
try, to an extent known in no other,
comes from adulterated food and
drinks. A few old corporation senators
have long prevented the passage of
pure food bill because of the crimi
nal business interests that put them
where they are, do not want such a
law enacted. The house has passed
such bill several times. but ii. is al
ways chucked into the waste basket
by these grizzled, senile corrupt old
senators, who spend the most OF the
time while they are in Washington in
the senate cloak rooms telling nasty
stories, but whom a criminal press
holds up to the people as great states
men.M Any newspaper man who has
spent year or two in Washington
knows what lot of discrepancies they
are There are decent men among
them, but not enough to have appre
ciable influence upon the big lot OF
corporation tools who run things I'M
der the direction of their masters.
Many Of them have not had sense
enough to make the corporations pay
them for their services and have only
the honor" of their position and the
salary attached to it as recompense
for all their dirty work. What one
of them in the last ten years has made
a speech that showed even an ordinary
intellectual ability? They are a bad
lot. The scientists and doctors may
pile up the proof as high as a noun
tain, but the senate will never pass a
pure food bill until the corporations
engaged in the business of adulterating
food order their senator's to vote for
one. and they will never do that until
some irate community wreaks ven
geance upon them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
GOOD MARKINGS.
Company H FavorabIy Commented Up
on BY Inspecting Officer.

From Mondays Daily.
Highly gratifying to the officers of
Company H and to such of the militia
boys as have seen it is the report on
the quartely battalion inspection that
was held Tuesday, March LIST. The re-
port was received from Col. A. w.
Wright of Austin Saturday by Lieut..
Day, commanding officer of the COM
pany. The markings are as. follows:
Company drill, very good; manual of
arms, very good; squad drill, very good;
company extended order, good; condi-
tion of arms, very good; condition of
uniforms, very good; condition of prop
erty, very good; attendance roll, ex-
cellent; quartermaster's record, excel
lent; duties of commanding officers,
very good; duties of lieutenant, good;
duties of non commissioned officers, me-
dunn; guard duty, fair; frings, very
good; discipline, very good; company ap-
pearance, very good" The report also
stated that eight were absent with leave
and six without leave. Forty-one were
present in full uniform.
The report goes on to say that the
citizens and business men of Mankato do
not show the interest in the company
that they ought to. Yet there is good
promise that the company will do better.
The drill hall is not large enough.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
STOPPED A RUNAWAY.
Hack Team Takes Sprint Around
the Circle.
From Moudav's Dailv
From Mondays Daily

One of Geo. Atchison's hack teams in
charge of Chas. Graves, while standing
at the Milwaukee depot Saturday night
at 10 o'clock, was scared by a sharp
whistle of a locomotive, and started to
run up Hickory street to Front, down
Front to Main from Main to the union
depot, from the union depot along the
tracks to Pike street on Pike to Jackson,
to Front street, down Front again, max
ing complete circle. When coming
down Front street the second time, at
full speed, Edward Ario, clerk in Henry
E. Hance's clothing store, who was
standing in front of the store, raced with
the team for half block when he sue
ceeded in catching the reins on the off
horse Still the team was going good
speed but Mr.. Ario stayed with them un-
til he reached DIR. Follman's corner, when
he brought them to a stand still.
Nothing was broken but few window
lights in the hack.
No doubt the whole hack would have
been demolished had not MIR. Ario sue
ceeded in catching and stopping the
horses.