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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
MAINE GIVES
REPUBLICAN
MAJORITY

Portland, Me-, Sept. 13.-Returns
up to II o'clock last night Indicated
a plurality of about $4,000 for Will
for governor, compared with 1884
for Hill, the party candidate four
years ago. The early returns showed
that the democrats probably made
slight gains in both branches Of the
legislature, but that body viii re-
main strongly republican and will
probably reflect Senator Hale. The
vote was the heaviest cast since
1888.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Drowned in La Belle.

Oconomowoc-Charles r. Gardner, a
well-knoWn lawyer of Watertown ana
widely known as a political speaker,
drowned in La Belle lake. He had
been visiting friends. He rented a
boat from the boat livery at the mills.
Two hours later a naptha launch, con-
tanning G. E. Kohl, Jr., of Chicago, and
Charles Fulmer, in passing saw the
empty skiff. Running alongside, a
body was seen floating underneath the
boat. The local officials were at once
notified and the body was recovered.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
JR PEOPLE CREMATED.


Ell Faso, Tex, Sept. 13.-Particulars
received yesterday from Preside Del
Norte state that the flood of the Rio
Grande river Saturday and Sunday
completely wiped away the town with
the exception of one house and that is
expected to go momentarily. TIE
water is four feet deep in the town.
All Business Blocks Destroyed.
Idaho Falls, Idaho, Sept. 13.-Af
most every business block of this city
was wiped out by fire yesterday. The
loss is 100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
BODY OF
MURDERED MAN EOIJND

Sioux City, Ia, Sept. 13.-The badly
decomposed body of D. c. Lake Of
Douglas, Neb., was found yesterday in
tent outside the interstate fair
grounds. His skull was crushed. A
rife wrapped in a gunny sack lay by
the body and it was evidently with
this weapon that he was murdered. It
is supposed robbery was the motive, a
team of horses having disappeared.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
TRIALS OF THE GIRL ART STU
DENT.

Era Magazine.-There was young
Southern girl who came to New York
last year to study art. She had no
money and no practical experience;
she paid for her blunders in practical
coin, however, and her little store of
wealth had soon melted away. by
the end of the first year she had lived
the three sad New York financial
ages, the gold age, the silver and the
copper. II desperation she went from
house to house trying to get up an art
class of children-but art is the last
thing the average parent has his
child taught. So failing this she tour
ed the fashionable dressmaldng estaD-
lishments At one she was asked Il
she could paint chiffon. Her dry
brave lips answered, ooh, yes" and
was given a bit of material to take
home. She had never, of course,
painted chiffon in her life, but she
feverishly experimental She spent
more of her precious coin for dyes,
and when these failed, for turpentine
to thin the oils. At last she carried
II III triumph 70 IuS LnOuloCC, anu IL
ceived the commission. She brought
the soft, reseate, cloudy material
back to her ugly, pocket room and
then-it is almost too painful to
write-she was worn and i'll and ner-
voUs and her trembling hands upset
the turpentine before the chiffon was
out of it's tissue wrappings and it was
ruined past recovery.
Another heart-aching story, discov-
ed in scrutiny of the dark side of the
picture, is that of young girl who
fought her way up working day and
night, acting as model, designing
gowns, peddling advertisements and
pegging away glorioUsly. She had
the real fire, the real talent, and she
won a scholarship just as the light
failed for her and she became blind
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
MAN KILLS
WIFE AND SLABS SELF

Milwaukee, Sept. 13.-William Not
ton, an employe of hotel, shot and
killed his wife yesterday afternoon
and attempted to suicide by stabbing
himself. but will recover. The
couple had quarreled.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

the supreme court of Kansas, the
county officers should not act until
formal complaint is made tC them
Law Examiner F. T. Tucker argued
that the accused officials should be
ousted from their positions as they
had been proven TO be utterly lawless.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
AID. a Clue to Wealth.

Janesville-Through an advertise
ment for heirs for the estate of the
late John Thompson Hilton of Virginia
City, New, Gustav Hilton of this city
is, as near as he can ascertain, heir to
$20,000,000 In search through arch,
ives and genealogy of the family, Mr..
Hilton finds that he was a first cousin
Of the millionaire. The correspondence
was quietly taken up many weeks ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
EauIes in Convention.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. 14.-The
opening of the business session Of the
national convention of the fraternal
order of eagles was devoted to rout-
inc matters.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
MURDERER OF SWEETHEART
GETS LIFE IMPRISONME EMIT

Bloomington, ILL.,, Sept 13.-Fred
Strube, who killed his sweetheart,
Alice Henninger, at Havana last win
ter because she refused to marry him,
waived trial by jury yesterday and
was sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Fire neuastates Illinois VILLAGE.

Bloomington, H., Sept. 14.-Fire last
night caused $4,000 damage in the vii
lage Of Stanford, 10 miles west of here.
Many buildings, including the post
Office. We're DESTROYED.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
THE DEAD PAST.

Raleigh had placed his cloak in the
mud for Queen Bess.
''It didn't cost much" he told a
friend. Its only nearsilk''
Brushing off the goo, he sent 1t
home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Angry Mob Outwitted.

Wittenberg-Luther Perry, a North,
western railway brakeman, whose
home is at Eland, was bound over in
the sum of $4,000 for trial Threats OF
summary action were heard, but the
mob spirit was held in check by the
tight closing of all saloons. The jail
was close guarded throughout the
night and the preliminary hearing was
held early in the morning.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

er's station last night. Fireman 0. E.
Raines was killed. The injured are
William Carr, operator; Matthew Metz,
engineer; w. G. Woodward, and Frank
Wright, conductor, all Of Danville.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
"They run! They rum"

''They run! They run!''
who runs?" shouted Gen. Wolfe
''The French" answered a comrade.
"That's different" said he. 81
thought you meant the Russians
Bidding his friends adieu, he passed
away.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Ponce de Leon was 10

Ponce de Leon was looking for the
fountain of youth.
eff l ever find it, he said, ''I'll see
how it works with Candidate Davis"
Consulting his compass, he hurried
on-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Catholic Knights at Worlds Fair.

ST. Louis, Sept. 14-More than 1000
Catholic Knights of America from
every part of the United States yester-
day celebrated Catholic knights day
at the fair.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

London, Sept 13.-The sanguinary
side Of the Russo-Japanese conflict
is not now in evidence and with the
practical suspension of news from the
front interest for the time being cen
ters in rUmors that Viceroy Alexieff
has resigned, as reported Sunday; that
General Kuropatkin is to be replaced
by Lieutenant General Linevitch, now
in command of the forces at VIadivos-
toll, and other statements which can
not be traced to authentic sources, but
all of which if true, would have most
important bearing on the situation.
One Russian correspondent points
out that when the Japanese Withdraw
from the Russian front it is usually
the percurser of their appearance On
the TANKS and he thinks the indica-
lions point to a winter campaign. In
1erest again turns to Port Arthur and
70 the effect which the Russian defeat
at Liaoyang is likely to have on the
garrison there, and the fear is express
ed that the siege will soon end in dis,
aSter for the Russian arms.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
JAPAN PROTESTS
TO AMERICA
DEMANDS THAT RUSSIAN CRUIS-
Err LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO.
AN AUXILIARY CRUISER

Cars Vessel Arrives at United States
Port from Vladivostok for Repairs
and New Engines-May Remain
During the War or May Have to
Leave Quickly
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Badger Briefs
Robbers Carry Off Large Sum.

Superior-Bisson Bros, saloon keep
ers, have discovered the loss by rob
berry of about $4,000. Of this $500 was
in cash, $4,000 in certificates Of deposit
and the balance in checks. The
amount had been left in a satchel in a
room over the saloon. No clue to the
rObber has been found.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Suicide Unites Family.

Mondovi-Through the suicide of an
unknown man, Christ J. Urness has
been restored to his family after ten
years. A body was found floating in
the Mississippi last Friday at st. Paul
and taken to the morgue, where Sun
day the sister of the missing Wiscon-
sin man identified it as that of her
brother. All preparations were made
for burial when the father reached ST..
Paul and declared that the body was
that of his son. Newspaper accounts
of the Identification were read by the
real Urness, who was working in Min
neapolis, unknown to the family. He
reached st. Paul and at once found his
sister
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
ALEXIEFF AND KUROPATKIN TO
BE RELIEVED.
PORT ARTHUR'S FALL SOON

Stronghold Expected to Be the Scene
Of a Near Disaster to Russian Arms
Northern Reverses Likely to Dis
courage the Defenders-Winter
Campaign in Prospect.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Crowds Go to Appleton.


Appleton-It is expected that rec
ord breaking crowd will attend Law
renee university when the fall term
opens this week. Every room in
Ormsby hall, the womans dormitory,
has been. engaged and nearly all the
rooms in the annex" are spoken for.
Bound Over to Grand Jury.
AppIeton-After hearing before
Court Commissioner Kellogg, DR.. J. M.
Phillips of Black Creek, president OF
the Cooperative Lumber company, has
been bound over to the grand jury for
trial under $1,000 bail, which was fur
nished by his father and John Kunitz
of this city. Phillips is charged with
swearing falsely in the Thompson case.
EIcho SawmiII Burned.
Antigo-Fire destroyed the sawmil
of Fish & Mullen Lumber company, at
Elcho, 20 miles north of here The
mill was valued at $4,000 and carried
insurance of $4,000 The yards, con-
tanning nearly $4,000 worth Of lumber,
we're saved.
Murder Suspected.
Kenosha-The body of John E. Rate,
gan, a we'll known resident of Ke-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

nosha, who disappeared from his home
on September 8, was found floating
in the Kenosha harbor. The manner
of the death is a mystery. Bruises on
his head seem to Indicate that it is
possible he was murdered.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

Rev. Mr.. Strother, native of the
Bermuda islands, who is a Methodist
preacher, his circuit taking in the
toughest sections in the mountains in
Tucker and Preston counties, West Vir-
ginia, stands out unique. He will not
ride a horse and he can hardly be
beaten in a ten-mile race. Some time
ago he preached in the Dennison
schoolnouse, on Location ridge, near
the Preston county line. When he STEP
ped down from the pulpit it wanted
just one hour Of the time he was due
at st. George, nine miles distant He
took the road without hesitation and
struck an Indian trot, which he never
broke during the nine miles At the
end of the hour he was in his pulpit at
st. George reading the opening hymn
OF the service and gave not the least
sign of fatigue.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
FATAL WRECK IN ILLINOIS.

Fireman Killed and Four Other Train
men Injured.
Danville, H., Sept. 13.-An extra
Chicago & Eastern Illinois freight
train ran into a gravel train at Brew
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Zassalitch Captured?

London, Sept. 13-The Post states
that official Russian dispatches re-
ceived in London announce that Lieu
tenant General Zassalitch, who com
manded portion of the Russian rear
guard south of the Hun river, has
been severely wounded and captured
with 5000 out of his 5000 men. It
is added by the Post that Generals
Zaroubaieff, Kondratovitch and Bid
erling have checked General Kuroki's
advance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

Doctor, what is the best remedy
for badness,
PLENTY of hair, John"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
DAN PATCH DYING.
Famous Race Horse, Recently at
State Fair, Has Fatal Malay.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. 14.-Dan Patch.
the PAGER, owned by w. M. Savage of
Minneapolis, is sick here with
strangulated hernia and it is not
thought the animal can live. The
veterinary surgeons say the crisis
will come this morning.
Dan Patch is the fastest harness
horse in the world His record is
1864 for mile, paced in harness.
He was last week exhibited at the
state fair in Milwaukee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

Horace Johnson of Haddam, Conn,
offers to bet 81 1000 that he can beat
the official forecasts sent out from
Washington in predicting the weather
and he proposes the month of Deem
Der for test. Many farmers of hrs
own state are said to place much de-
pendence upon Johnson's guesses or
deductions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
Japs Now Move Fast.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 13.-The
Birzneviya Viedmostis correspondent
ct Tie pass teIegraphs:
"The Japanese, who have been &C.
cused of moving forward slowly, are
now advancing very rapidly. Little
avails the Russian increase of troops,
for the Japanese are receiving rein
fOrcements from Newchwang. The
Initiative will remain in the hands of
the Japanese and their tactics will
always be repeated"
Linevitch Cuts Communications.
London, Sept 13.-The Nails cor
respondent with the japanese re-
peats from Tientsin the report that
Lieutenant General Linevitch with
$4,000 men, invaded northeastern Cor
ca and cut General Kuroki's commun-
icatiOns with Fengwangcheng.
Distress of Non-combatants.
Toxic, Sept. ia report received
from the headquarters of the Man
churian armies tells of the pitfable
condition of the nom ombatants in
LiaOyang. 1t relates that while the
Russians were holding the defense
works close to the walls of Liaoyang
they prohibited the removal of non
combatants from the city and conse-
quentIy many we're killed or wound
ed. Dr. A. M. Westwater, a well
Enown British medical missionary of
Liaoyang, is at present sheltering 200
wounded nOn-combatants and feeding
and nursing many more. Conclud-
.rg, the report says:
'The condition of these people is
beyond description and it is awful to
see the results of Russian inhuman-
,ty. The killed and wounded were,
If course, hit by our fire, but the Rus
slams were responsible. 1t is a great
pity to extend the calamities to non
nOmbatants."
Russians Use Dum-dums.
An additional report from army
headquarters concerning dum-dum
bullets~says:
Among the Russian munitions cap
trued at Liaoyang are two Kinds of
dum-dUm bullets, which very much
resemble those made for the Russian
rife of the 1891 type. They do not,
however, fit this rife exactly. We
made a search for rifles which could
have fired these bullets, but failed to
find them. The wounds received by
some of our men are comparatively
large and it seems likely that they
we're made by dum-dum bullets. We
have. however, been unable to ascer-
tain this definitely. The presence
of the bullets explains itself. Photo
graphs of the bullets and papers re-
Iating to this matter will be forward
or later
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

Will Carleton while travelling re-
Gently in a stagecoach among the
Green mountains is said to have fallen
into a literary conversation with a
prosperous farmer. In the course of
conversation the farmer, who had no
suspicion of the authors identity,
quoted from Mr.. Cartoons poems to
illustrate some point he was trying to
make. ooh, that's from Carleton!'
said the poet, "and 1 never have been
in the habit of believing half he said"
The farmer eyed him moment some
what contemptuously. "Well, stranger, y
he retored slowly, 81 don't know you
nor I don't want to be uncivil, but if
you ever know half as much as Will
Carleton does you'll know twice as
much as you do now"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

Fred c. Kovats, 500 Twelfth street,
Milwaukee, threw a bottle containing
a note overheard while leaving New
York last December for Europe He
has just received a letter from Miss
Swayne of Aberfrau, Angelesey, North
Wales, that she found the bottle on
Aug. 8, 1904. The receipt has been
mutually acknowledged.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

Kenosha-The body of John E. Rate,
gan, a well known resident of Ke-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-02-22
A TEXAN IN THE EAST
Hon. T. B. Williams Visits Wash.
inGt0n and Makes Some OBJ
servatiOnS.

Hon. r. Il. Williams is AT home
from a pleasure trip to 81, Louis,
Washington, Niagara Falls and 9TH
er places OF interest In the East.
When seen at his office this morn
ing Mr. Williams was busily engaged
in tine arduous work Of getting his
papers and other legal documents In
shape 60 represent the claims ~ bis
clients before the district court.
MIR Williams, however, found time
90 give the reporter cordial greet
ing and 90 converse entertainlngiy
of his trip to the East. Mr.. VII
liams spent nine days in the capital
city Of the nation and visited every
place Of iuteres. there. Among the
places which had the greatest attrac-
tlon for him was the museum, the
Smithsonian Institute, Mt Vernon,
the Arlington Cemetery and the old
Ford tbeater where Lincoln was as
sassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
he saw the box which Lincoln oe.
cupjed when the fatal bullet was
fired Just across the street from
the old theater Is the little house
into which the wounded president
was carried The house and all its
furniture Is well preserved In one
corner still. stands intact the bed on
which Lincoln died A good many
cur.os of those stirring times ate
preserved iu this little house. Mr..
Williams says Le saw some OF the
clothing worn by Mrs Surratt when
she was hanged, and was shown the
spur worn by Booth when bee shot
the president aud which caught ia a
curtain, ehu sing tle assassin 60 fall
and break his .es Mr. Williams
made "a tour uf Else alley through
which Booth made his escape from
the theatsr. A4d also saw the old
LIVERY stable where Booth got his
horse ou which to flee Co the noun.
talus 80 West Virginia. He spent
oue day at tHs navy yard and went
aboard peweF.s Ola nag ship he
saw Dewey's Washington home aud
says 10 is au eies ant structure. lie
visited the old Law onlce of John 4.
Calhoun and saw yhg spot ou which
as stood Co make bis famous speech,
aeknowledgtns defeat for che prssi-
1euey By tue whigs Mr Williams
said that when be visited the Ar
lngton Cemetery he saw the grave
Vt General Phil sheridan. This
grave, Mr Williams says, IL toeAt.
oil an a hillside aad 10 aaar the old
hama az Gen Robert r.. Lee, 90
which he took his young hrlde aud
where the beloved general II the
south spent sis bappteat days. Il
was from this home thai 6en Lee
went 90 tbe aouth 60 tAku command
of the Confederate army AZ ths
NeW AeFk Central tapot tha spal
where fairfield Zeal whsn sLat hy
f anileaa l. maFkea ~ = amAil ailvas
asAT. ~ Williams aaya he aRu
sha stnaaw hahtaa whiah tlaltaaa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-02-22
IS IN HEARTY ACCORD
Government Of nussia Il Satisfied
with sote of Hay.
CREDIT DUE CASSINI.
Representative Of the Gar at CitT
Of Washington Believed TO Have
Been Largely Instrumental
10 Bringing This About.

Washington Feb. z2.--"Russia gladly
and willingly favored the suggestion
Of Secretary Hay that as FAR as possi-
bic. the DelligeTents IN the FAR eastern
war locallze hostiinies and respect the
neutrality Of China IN the interest u
a continuance o. a peaceful intercourss
of the rest Of the world Ny govern
ment expressed the conviction that Mr.,
Hays suggestion was prompted oy
motives Of the highest humanity and
was rsatuaiiy advantageous 10 the be-
ligerants,"
THIS statement was made by Count
Casslai. the Russian am nassador. 80 the
course OF a conversation with a repre-
sentative o. TIE Associated Press az the
embassy The ambassador spoke In
general or me Tar eastern situation
Although the negotiations On the net
'raity proposition have been carries
on almost entirely between the several
foreign governments addressed and The
American envcys aecreaHe3 70 them.
the weight of the word of the Russian
ambassador at Warrington tn the eopn-
seis ~ his majesty was strongly In
tiaeuti8i ia the shaping 81 gussta's re-
ply As soon az the note was addressed
to the Russian government. Count
C@@s...t 49, 60. .' .s. - ;ssv s-ss by Ss~-
retarY Hay and long Bna earnest
conversation followed oH the motives
ot the Washing on government ia ini-
atins this fuovs. unique fn diplomacy.
To the fr8nkneNs Of thfs conversation.
a frankueEs made possible by the cor
aiuai and intimate relations which NJ
Hay and Count Caasjni have eu1oyed
a. Washington. is largely due. H. iH
sid. the very pTnfnpt Response OF The
Russian government
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-02-22
RATES TO WORLDS FAIR
Practically Settled that Basis
Will be Somewhat Jared.

II appeared 70 b. the general opsm-
Ion that II this basis Of rates dts
eussed a. the Eureka Springs meet
ing i finally ratified by the Western
Passenger Association AZ 81 Louis
.the agreement will not hold There
|is going to %" too much 81 fight
far world = fair bg siaess FROM Texas
for any sort Of 81 agreement lo hold
siusing the entire season.
The propositions outlined before
he Eureka springs meeting were as
Follows
| I, To sell season tickets daily
from April l5 10 December III at the
pate Of one fare Plus 10 per cent for
lhe round trip.
! ,. To sell J0-dAy limit tickets
Tally from April - to November ~
: rate n per cent cheaper tban
be regular season ticket.
s. TO sell Today limit tickets
pom April r until November 80 AZ
rate approximately e per cent
Ieaper than The SEASON tickets
To sell seyen-day limit tickets.
pod only for day coaches aud chair
. rs. at a rate approximately IT. per
% less than the regular season
lket dates not agreed upon.
. When the Western Passenger As
citation meets ia 81. Louis these
tpositious will be- taken Up n
. Sc rates are adopted. IA IL prao-
ID ally assured that the visitors to
fair will only have Co walt fer a
D. between the railroads. which
almost sure go come