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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
THE OPEN SHOP.
Government Brieklayers in Danger OF
Losing Good Jobs.

Washington, July 29.-The brick
layers union has lost at every turn oil
IT'S fight against the United States
government. Unless its members,
who are striking rather than worn
with George Taylor, the negro non
unionist, upon the new war college
building, change their minds by Aug.
their jobs will be forfeited and
their places filed permanently under
the civil service rules by the men now
temporarily employed.
The contentious of the union be-
fore the civil service commission that
Taylor's present employment is IT.
regular. inasmuch as he was not put
to work until more than a year after
he qualified, has been denied by the
commission.
The central labor union may appeal
to the president. Friends of the union
say that the organization will stay in
the fight. 1t is even limited that there
are possibilities of a sympathetic
strike all along the line and that the
central labor union will back the local
union up and call out all union men in
Uncle Sans employment, so the gov
ernment's "open shop" question may
be settled once for all.
If any such step is decided upon
everybody in Washington will look fol
nothing less than a repetition of the
humiliation visited upon organized
labor by President Roosevelt's order
reinstating w. A. Miller in the gov
eminent printing Office last summer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01

boundary on the east. Sixteen million
head of cattle ranged this territory.
Ten years ago a steer sold in Fors
Worth for $50 or $50. His horns
were long and his bones protruded.
Steers today from the same ranch
sell for $50. They are bred without
horns, and their bodies are round
and seemingly homeless.
The cattle industry of the southwest
represents an investment of about
5000, 100000 exclusive of lands and
improvements. There are only three
ranches that include more than l.,
100000 acres, the great majority
covering less than half that territory
All the ranches are little by
little selling OFF their ranch
property, for the settler has been
pushing steadily southwark, and the
ranches have not been able TO with
stand his advances. During the last
year 100000 settlers from the north
and east have bought up more than
100000 acres of land and are con.
verting it into farms and small
ranches.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01

cattle gang. Superintendent Burns
stated that the green hands were rapid
~ working into shape as they are
placed beside experienced men who
coach them, and watch their work. All
the men who are doing killing are ex-
perienced men who have been in the
business some time and there is no
botching in the work.
1t was noticeable throughout the
trip that Mr.. Burns knew most of the
men by name and often by their nick
names, indicating that they were old
men and not strangers. The strikers
continue to assert that there are few
old men on the place and that the ex-
perts are all out on the srike. Their
claim that there is not an experienced
butcher in the plant was not borne out
by the trip yesterday.
The men are allowed to stay i'm the
plant If they wish to, but no compul-
sion is used. AS a rule about two
thirds of the workingmen remain inside
and are we'll cared for. Temporary
able space about the plant The COM
pany has $40 pairs of blankets and
sheets. and each man has all the bed
ding he needs. Two hundred men can
be seated at the table at once and the
menu, while not fancy. is good and
there is plenty of it. The men are re-
leased at noon in three relays and the
tables are filed three times. Eight
men are at work preparing the food
and twelve additional men are at work
during meal time waiting on the tables.
Packing and shipping was going on
i'm all the departments and it was evil
dent that there was no great shortage
of men as some of the fancy packing
which might well be omitted in case of
actual need was being done in the reg
ular manner. In other departments,
such as the hide cellar where the work
might wait without injury, crews of
men were at work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
FORMER MINISTER TELLS OF
PLEHVE's ATROCITIES.
PROSECUTOR OF THE JEWS

Assassination Of the Official May Mean
More Tortures to Subjugated Mem
bers Of the ReaIm-Dead Cabinet
Member Author Of Destruction Of
the Liberties Of Finland.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
M GENERAL SLocUM CASE

New York. July 29.-It is said here
that the indictments Of the federal
grand jury following the investiga-
ti0n into the General SlOcUm disaster
viii be handed down today. A spe-
ciaI session OF the criminal branch of
the United States circuit court has
been convened To allow the grand
jury to report. as provided by law.
According TO rumor Captain Van
Setback. inspectors Lundberg and
Fleming and certain officers of the
company which. owned the Slocum
viii figure iu the indictments.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01

Bemidii, Mimi, July 29.-Sheriff
Bailey returned from During yester-
day with Paul Fourier and Eugene
Calwell. two homesteaders who are in
jail under the charge of numbering o.
n. Dahl and daughter April 4. The
body of Dahl has been found, but the
body of the daughter has not yet been
found.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01

Syracuse. y. Y. July 29.-The Post
STANDARD today will publish an inter
view with former Ambassador to Ger
many White ON Russian Minister
Plehye who was assassinaIed yester-
day. Mr.. White met Minister Plehvs
In the course of Official business in St.
Petersburg in 1924. Mr.. White said:
AT that time Minister Plehve had
not arrived at the position Of full
minister OF the interior. buC was the
first assistant minister of that depart
ment, and i'm that capacity tOek up var
iuus American matters, especially the
dealings OF the government with some
great American insurance companies.
The Russian government had made the
companies a great deal of trouble and
4 was instructed from Washington to
discuss the matter, General Bachelor,
now judge OF the international cOurI in
Egypt, very ably representing the com
panies.
Il think both General Bachelor and
myself found Mr.. Plehve very agree
able and apparently. as far as his gov
eminent allowed him, reasonable.
also met him socially aC various times
and found him agreeable and interest
Ing
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
One Trainman Killed and Four Seri-
ousIy Injured in Illinois.

Hoopestown, H., July 29.-Fireman
James Frames of Chicago was killed
and four trainmen were seriously in
jured in a wreck of a northbound
Chicago & Eastern Illinois passenger
train here yesterday afternoon. The
train ran into an open switch and the
battered lock found nearby indicates
an attempt to wreck the train. The
injured men are Samuel Baldwin and
Daniel Floyd, engineers; Earl Wacks,
baggageman, Chicago; Joseph DOno-
van. Danville.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
Chicago Markets
Livestock Quotations.

Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; market
easier; good to prime steers, $500
$40; poor to medium, 425@5.4O;
stockers and feeders, 2.OO@3.SO; COWS,
1.5O@475; heifers, 225@5.OO; Gamers.
1.50@260; bulls, 2.00@4.25; calves,
2.5O@7.O0; Texas-fed steers, S.0O@5.35.
Hcgs-Receipts yesterday, $4,000
head; today, $4,000 head; market
slow and strong; mixed and butchers,
5.S5q5.SO; good to choice heavy, 5.55
@5.70; rough heavy, 490@5.40; light,
5.30@5.70; bulk of sales, 5.45@5.65.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; sheep
and lambs steady; good to choice
wethers, 4OO0425; fair to choice
mixed, 3.0O@4.O0; western sheep. 800
@425; native lambs, 4.OO975O; west
ern lambs, 6.OO@6.75.
Grain Futures.
-Wheat-July. 95&c; old.
95%c; September. S91sc: old, 9O5sc;
December. SS1sc; May, 9Oc Corn
July, 49Ac; September, 1850; De
cember, 454 @45sc; May. $3.50
45Ac. Oats-July, S9Sc; September,
3S@33$c; December, 1885 05S12c;
May, S51sc. Pork-July, 1890; Sep
TENDER, 12.92h61295; October.
12.92h@12.95. Lard-July. 6.S71a;
September. 6.971a; October, 1929;
January, 6.S7.1a Ribs-JUly, 7.421s;
September, 7.55975715; October.
1924 Rye-July, 7Sc; September,
Gle; August, CSC. Flax-Cash north
west, 1.24; southwest, 117h; July,
1.171a. Timothy-July. sos; Septem-
Der, 800. Clover-July, 1925. Bar
ley-Cash, 2SG5Sc
Dairy Markets.
Butter-Steady; creameTies, 13G
lie; dairies, 1S@15c. Eggs-Firm: at
mark, cases included. 13@16Ac.
Cheese-Steady; daisies, S@SAc;
twins. ~ 9Sc; Young Americas, S9
sac.
Daily Exchange Letter.
Excellent weather, easier Liverpool
cables and an advance in consols
caused general liquidation of wheat To
day, especially in the deferred futures
Buying was mostly by shorts.
Extreme weakness of the local cash
wheat market had a depressing infiu
ence on speculative trading, the price
of September selling of. Part of the
loss was regained late in the day on
covering, but final quotations on Sep
TENDER showed a loss.
Profit taking by local longs resulting
from favorable crop advices and the
break in wheat caused weakness in
corn, notwithstanding the heavy ship,
ments and the firm tone of cables.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
RUSSELL SAGE MUST
RESTORE GOVERNMENT LAND

st. Paul, July 29.-Judge Lochren,
Of the United States district court
yesterday ordered Russell Sage, as
signee in the trust of the Hastings &
Dakota railway to restore to the gov
eminent certain land, which the COM
pany gained title to enormously
through the fault of a clerk in the
government land office.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
ANDREW WHITE SEVERELY ARRAIGNS
THE DESPOTISM OF RUSSIAN EMPIRE

Jams. colored, from the penitentiary
there 90 Charleston, where he will be
tried on the charge of assaulting a
white woman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01

Washington, July 29.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived in Wash
ingtOn at 6:16 o'clock and were driven
directly to the white house.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01

also met him socially aC various times
and found him agreeable and interest
ing.
Prosecutor Of Jews.
His part in the horrible massacre
and plumber OF the Jews, men, women
and children, at Kishineff, caused him
to be regarded with adherence by the
whole world. Even more frighCful has
been his connection with the destruc-
ton OF the liberties of Finland. In my
mind that Is the most wicked ching in
the history OF the last two centuries.
There is no time TO go into IL here fur
Their than to say 1t has turned the best,
most civilized. most educated and most
loyal province in the empire into land
In which the opposite of all these char
acterlstics is more highly developed
than i'm any other part OF the empire.
The other things done by him were
also calculated to bring most bitter
hatred against him.
He attempted to help his cause by
a defense of his cabinet toward Fin.
laHd. which was published in an Amer
lean magazine. But It certainly must
have failed TO convince any thinking
man at ali aware of the circumstances
During two summers lived mainly in
Finland. coming frequently to st. Pc.
tersburg and the transition in passing
from the cultivation and civilization Of
Finland to the atmosphere of Russia
was the most depressing I have ever
known.
More Jewish Oppression.
Il do not wonder at his assassina.
ton, although / deeply lament il.
Among other reasons for regret, it will
doubtless be made a pretext for new
oppression and new cruelties TOWARD
the Jewish population and toward the
Finlanders. Assassination always de-
feats its purpose and this will be,
fear. no exception TO the rule.
n can only account for Mr.. Plehve's
atrOciUus, reactiOnary and despOtic
conduct since he came TO the position
of miaister on the theory that the
clique i'm control of the winter palace,
men and women who seem to have
brought the present emperor into sub
lection to them. Obliged Mr.. Plehve as
a condition OF his tenure in Office 10 do
their will.
His ambition doubtless ed him TO
adopt their racial and religious hatred,
as well as their detestatiOn OF anything
like constitutional government"
Mr.. White concluded by saying that.
having lived twice officially i'm Russia.
he had observed closely the condition
uf the empire. and that. though he saw
the most wrstched condition OF things
during the Crimean war, the situation
az present is the most desperately bad
i'm Russian history and that il has been
brought on by the exercise Of despot-
ism more unreasonable, cruel and
shOrtsighted than anything in recent
human history outside The Turkish
amufrn
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
Dairy Markets.

Butter-Steady; creameries, $50
lie; dairies, 1S915c. Eggs-Firm; at
mark, cases included, 13016Ac.
Cheese-Steady; daisies, S@SAc;
twins, ~ 6Sc; Young Americas, SQ
SIC.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01
MILITIA PROTECTS A
coLoRED MIscREANT

Clarksburg. w. Va. July pa com
paHy OF militia with 5000 rounds OF
ammunition left last night for Mounds
willie 10 assist i'm escOrting George VIII
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16

In another part of this paper will
be found a coupon for votes on Our
Popular Lady Contest. We are
going to let you decide who is the
most popular lady in this district
and then we are going to present
her with a fine gold watch. The
plan is this: when you pay us any
money, for any purpose, you will
be entitled to one vote for each five
cents so paid. By paying a year
subscription to the Weekly Courier
you will be entitled to thirty votes,
and a weeks subscription to the
Daily Courier will entitle YOU to
one vote. Any money paid for
advertising or job work will entitle
you to one vote for each five cents.
The watch will be on exhibition at
Fuller's jewellery store throughout
the contest.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16

The fire protection question is
still an open one in this city and
we suppose it will remain so until
we have destructive fire to wake
us up to the necessity of having
some means of fighting fire. Sew
eral of our more progressive bust
ness men have been making efforts
to stir up the interest in the matter
but with very little success. Any
old thing in way of organized effort
with some one to direct operations
in case of fire would be prefera-
bic to Our present condition. If we
can't afford anything else let us or
game a bucket brigade and invest
in a lot of buckets and couple of
ladders. A very stubborn fire can
be successfully fought by a we'll
trained bucket brigade, in fact we
would prefer it to some of the cheap
methods that are used in some of
the smaller cities.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16

f. f. Eichholtz, Dalls Oregon,
the fruit tree man has returned
from the country and says he has
done good business, and says it
will be surprising the number of
trees that will be planted this COM
ing spring. Mr. Eichholtz says he
will be here for some time and ran
cheers wanting trees might do we'll
to look him up.
Geo. F. McCaulay, of North
Yakima, candidate for the
office of county attorney OH
the democratic ticket, is in town to
day renewing old acquaintance
and looking up political prospects
in this part of the county. Mr.. Nc
Caulay is very pleasant gentleman
and will no doubt let his opponent
know he is in the race before the
campaign is over
Mrs. Webster, of Imperial Cal,
arrived in the city this morning
with her household goods. She
came with the intention of making
this her future home. Her son
will be here in a short time, as he
has some lots here and as soon as
he arrives he will commence to
improve them.
N. R. Sylvester is making prep
arations to erect substantial build
ing 90 by 20 #. When completed
the new building will be used for
restaurant. He informs Our re.
porter that he has the building
rented for one year at good figure
and no doubt the parties who will
occupy it will do we'll as no town
is complete without first class
and all up-to-date restaurant.
w. J. Shaughnessy has leased
the opera house for the season and
will Immediately make arrangements
to have the stage put in shape to
accommodate any attraction that
comes along, Some of the good
shows that visit this part of the
country will be booked for the
house and we can promi,e the
people of the city and vicinity some
good things i'll the amusement line
this winter and we know that good
things will be appreciated and
patronized Nothing that we
cant recommend to the public will
be allowed to appear in the house
under any circumstance.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16

Some two or three weeks ago we
published short article in which
we made a remark about the wells
here not being in a satisfactory COIL
'dition. Some people who are not
acquainted with the state of affairs
have construed this to mean that
our water supply is not good. Such
is not the case, for no place on
earth has better supply of water
than has the Kennewick Valley.
The condition we referred to was the
way the wells have been dug and
curbed. If "a well is properly built
here it will furnish lasting supply
of pure water. But the wells that
we referred to are those that are dug
shallow and curhed with wood.
Such wells are filled with surface
water that is further contaminated
by contact with the wood that form
the sides of the wells. There are
wells here that are dug the proper
depth and walled with the right
material that will rival any wells in
any part of the world. The water
supply is Ri right if il is handled
right
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16

All other towns along the line
where the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce is going to stop have
made elaborate arrangements 10 ell
terrain the members. Is Kenewick
going to be the only one that will
not put on its holiday attire and
show the visitors that we are aw-
aket There is none of the towns
that could make an hour or two
more entertaining to the visitors
than Kennewick and there isnone
in which they would show more
interest. We could have a first
class truit show and otherwise
make the visit here a memorable
one,
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16
Are we going to daily along till

Are we going to daily along till
eve have a fire before we take any
measures for fire protection? Some
of these nights we will be awaken
ed by the dread cry of fire and will
get up and be compelled to stand by
and see some of the best buildings
an the town wiped out and be un-
able to do thing towards putting
out the fire. We have just had a
sample of what it is to let things
drag along, waiting till the horse
is stolen before we lock the stable
door. And while a beplorable COIL
-dition was disclosed no material
damage was done. 1t would be
different it case of fire. Our les
son would be one that would make
ais dig down deep in our pockets to
repair. Kennewick is composed of
frame buildings and the suns of the
summer have made them dry as
finder and they would burn so fast
that it would be difficult to stop a
fire with we'll organized fire de-
partment. Let us do something
with this matter at once.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16

North Yakima first fire depart
ment was bucket brigade and the
Herald of that city looks back with
pride OH the work the boys done
when they were called on to fight
fire. If a bucket brigade was
good enough to protect othet towns
in their infancy why not Kenne-
wick?
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16
TIE GERMAN CITIZEN WILL
NOT BE FOUND WANTING
cy GEORGE Won SkaL, Editor of the New York Staats.z

sc )E Germans love for the faherland, where
TSR born and reared, where a mothers loving hand
SA guided first steps, where prepared for
a4 the struggle that awaited us, be from
\zS~ hearts, and the capable of forgetting the
surrounded him when he drest need of could
.der become valuable and esmabe
of any society the face of this earth.
But this has limitations 1t influence upon
relations the only country that call and
home which have aeganecthe United States
loyalty and all strength belong the country that
her bosom when unasked and mbden, here
seek the opportunities that denied and refused in the
land of our birth.
We that immense debt of gratitude
the American people, and necessarily strive discharge it. The
fruits of these efforts written page of the history of
this country they visible in field of human acyip
and the in the industrial in the spiritual progress
of tile American people, in and in peace Never has the
adopted citizen of German birth failed do his duty his
country will he be found wanting when the time for
ton arrives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-26
COURT OF THE DISrRICyr

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
plaintiff, VS. John r. Lynch ct al, defendants.@
At law, No. 40 s66.-The object OF this suit Is to
vember "a. 1902 claimed to be due from the de
PENDANTS, as partners. TO the plsntin for deposits
inss Bank. and to have Judgment Of condemns ton
of certain property Of the defendant James Z.
this suit to satisfy the plaintiffs claim. II Is.
therefore. this 18th day Of April. 1904. ordered
this court on before the fortieth day. exclusive
Of Sundays and legal holidays. after the day Of
suit and show cause why said condemnation should
not be had; otherwise the suit win be proceeded
be 'I published once week for three successive
weeks in Washington Law RePorter and The Even
Chief ia Justice 4 true copy. Test: j. R. YOUNG.
Clerk. BY FRED. C. oCoNNELL. Assistant
Clerk. ap26faw-st
iumba. holding a Probate Court. No. i2li5. sd-
minisrstlOn,s e to give notice. That the
tsined from the Probate Court Of the District Of
Columbia Letters esta% IN mt on the estate Of
All hHns q Il:
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same.
Ss the the oh ore Z. ss a
APRIL D. 1904 they o may By Law Be
ShsRES ~ gHEEd sls & a@ Attest: test:
tas oS q aae e. .pf
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
lumbia, holding a probate court.-No. 12oee, Ad-
q f give 1SsSs that the sub
tained from the Probate Court Of the District Of
Columbia letters testamentary on the estate Of
William D. Crsmpsey, late OF the District Of Co
iumbia, deceased An persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally au-
thenticated, to the subscribers. on or before the
18th day Of April A. d. 1906; otherwise they may
BIZ law be excluded from all benefit Of said estate
Given under hands this 11th day Of April, 1904
FREDERICK A. SITTER. Lincoln National Bank
WILLIAM w. MILAN Columbian building. At
test: WA. c. TAYLOR. Deputy Register Of willis
for the District Of Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate