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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
Russo-JAPANEsE WAR.

It's reported that Russia has sealed
uu the harb0r OF Port arthur by sink
ing ships in the entrance.
a japanese army OF 10000 men
viii be ready TO march on the Nalu
river within three weeks.
The total subscriptions for the
japanese treasury loan Of lO0,00O,OOO
yen aggregated 452.225,775 yen.
The ConviCts employed on the Amur
railroad have offered 10 turn over 10
rar cent. OF their earnings TO the Red
Cross society.
Military experts believe that Corea
is only a siieshow to the war. The
heavy fighting Is likely TO be arouno
NewCEwang.
japanese marines are reported 10
have landed and occupied Dalny. the
Russian port bombarded by Togos
fleet last Thursday.
Japan assigned fifteen war cor
respondents 10 the STAFF Of the com
manGer in chief. issued passes and
shipped their baggage.
Japan officially denies that a torpedo
boat was sunk and a cruiser damaged
in the recent Port Arthur fight All
repairs can be made in a week.
The hreech-blocks and other
mechanism efecting the utility OF the
Russian RunbOat Mandjur have been
removed TO the Chinese arsenal At
Shanghai
The east Asiatic steamer Manchuria
has been condemned by the naval
prize court at SasebO. including her
general cargo. which is partially neu-
trai property.
Russia Is reported to be planning a
general retreat, falling back to
Mukden and giving up Port Arthur
and NewChwang until an army az 500,
900 can be modified.
A rumor that washington officials
would protest against sunken Chinese
junlzs In Lao river brought charges
BIN n St Petersburg newspaper that
the United States Is againg meddling.
". Nelidoff. son Of the Russian am
bassadOr 70 France. has gone TO ST.
Petersburg. taking large supplies for
the Russian wounded. presented by
the French women's organizations.
The latter also are sending a complete
equipment for a field hospital OF 100
beds.
The fifteenth army corps at Moscow
and the tenth army corps at KharkOn
win start for the far east in a few
days After the war has ended the
TWO coIps viii return TO their stations,
but the other troops already in the
orient win remain permane-ly in the
AsiatiC provinces.
Prince Mashchersky. writing in the
Grashdanin, a weekly newspaper of
ST. Petersburg. predicts that General
B0brikOn, governor general of Fin.
land. Is 20 be appointed minister OF
war. According 20 a dispatch from
St Petersburg. dated Feb. %. General
Sakhar0T had been appointed TO act as
minister OF war in the absence Oh
General KurOpatkin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21
MERGER DECISION.

The decision was reached by a com.
binatiOn OF five republican justices.
while three OF the dissenting justices
are democrats.
Wall street was relieved at the
N0Hhern Securities company decision
and shares were not materially affect.
ed by ruling.
President RO0sevelts chance for re
election is strengthened By the de
cisi0n in the general opinion OF re
public1us and democrats az Washing
ton.
The Sherman law is held cOnsttu-
tiuuaL The defendants arguments, il
correct would permit all railroads in
the country to combine and control all
freight and passenger rates.
Two dissenting opinions declare the
sherman law is of a criminal nature.
that the effect OF merger on commerce
has not been clearly shown. and that
railroad stock regulation is not com
merce.
Railroad officials generally are
Pleased az the decision which pre-
vents the consolidation of departments
and the adjustment Of Offices. Many
proposed mergers must now be
abandoned.
A decision Of the Northern Securities
case by the United States supreme
court Is held to be a crushing blow
go al! trusts and combines. 1t settles
finally the power Of congress TO reg
ulate interstate commerce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21
FOREIGN.

There is increasing dullness in the
sugar trade in Russia and planters
are diminishing the area to be sown.
Gen. Manning succeeded in surpris-
ing the Mullah's adherents on Feb.
20, killing $50 of them and capturing
5000 camels.
Locomotive engineers will organize
a general chairmen's association to
Offset the general managers associa-
tiOn among employers.
The recruiting bill, which had been
the subject of strong opposition for a
long time. passed all its stages in the
lower house of the Hungarian diet.
Albert Jaffe, a partner in the Frank
fort, Germany banking firm of A.
Jaffe and c. Trier, shot and killed him
self Jaffe lost several million marks
in private speculation.
Former Premier Waldeck-Rousseau,
after three months dangerous illness,
has gene to the Riviera TO convalesce.
He was able to walk and it is now
believed he win entirely recover.
Austen Chamberlain, the chancellor
OF the eNchequer, authorizes the state
ment that there is absolutely no foun-
daticn for the report that his father is
mentally affected.
The budget committee of the reich
stag. after examining the naval appro-
priations for four days, has decided on
reductions amounting to 100000
including striking out one gunbCat,
which the navy department agreed TO.
A circular letter has been sent out
by Secretary Frank Duffy of the united
brotherhood of carpenters and join
ers requesting that all local unions
and district councils be as moderate
as possible in the trade movements
this spring.
The annual report of the Hamburg
American Steamship company shows
a net profit fer the year of $500, 900.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21

WIS PUB UNION
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21

merits. L was favored by Senators
Perkins. COckrell, Plat Of Connecticut
and Proctor, while Senators Daniel,
Marin, Berry, Gallinger, Lodge and
Mallory opposed the army entering
into experiments with submarine boats
and usurping what they alleged to be
a naval function. Legislation for the
District of Columbia and the postof-
fee appropriation bill occupied the at
tent.on Of the house. The rural free
delivery service received the most at
tention. The credit for the estab-
lishment of this service was claimed
by speakers for both parties.
Washington, March 15.-The senate
passed the Notifications appropriation
bin after a discussion of the amend
ment authorizing the purchase of an
experimental torpedo boat and the pro-
vision Tor the purchase of sites for de-
Tense works in the Hawaiian islands.
The torpedo boat provision was stub
bCrnly fought, but the amendment
Suggested by the committee on apprO-
priatiOns was retained. The Hawaiian
provision. which had been eliminated
by the committee. was restored and
the sum increased from 100000, as
fixed by the house, to 1926, 100. Sew
eral other bills were passed. One Of
these apprOpriates 100000 for
public building at Atlanta. During
the discussion of the postOffice appro-
priation bill in the house the recent
report Of the postOffice department re-
garding congressional solicitation Of
clerk hire allowances and rental of
quarters TO the government was again
brought up. Mr.. Griggs of Georgia
got into an argument with Mr.. Cooper
of Wisconsin as TO the authorship of
the document and insisted, over the
protest of Mr.. Cooper. that it was
prepared under the direction Of Gen
eral Bristow. He defended the COM
mittee, of which he is a member, in
giving publicity to the report, saying
that the United States is too powerful
and too great TO convict any man by
suppression of facts. He said the
members OF the house after threats to
tear the roof of the government" had
turned tail and voted that the depart
ment should investigate the congress
men. Mr.. Burton of Ohio delivered
a speech on the question of increases
in the national expenditures and warn
ed the house against extravaganza.
Mr.. Rucker of Missouri attacked the
present tariff system, while Mr.. Fitz-
gerald Of New York discussed labor
legislation. The right of the presi-
dent of the United States TO utilize the
yachts Mayflower and Sylph was ques-
toned by Mr. Cochran of Missouri,
who argued that there was no author
ity CT law for it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21

of which S3,5OO,0OO was applied to the
res erve fund and to deteriorations.
The tonnage of the ships owned by
the company is 1,727,94S, the largest
! in the world.
The French chamber of deputies, by
/ 31S TO 231 votes. adopted the first sec
ton of the bill prohibiting members
Of religious orders from any kind of
teaching. primary, secondary or SUI
perior. The size of the majority in
dicates the early passage of the meas
ure as a whole.
The stOppage of shipping to the far
east is causing great distress among
the dock labOrers and men employed
/ in similar capacities at Odessa.
Typhus fever has broken out in the
poorer quarters and the price of bread
has doubled owing to the speculation
of grain brokers.
/ About 10000 building operatives in
New York are idle on account Of the
strike of the members of the laborers'
protective union society, the calling
out of all the laborers last week having
affected not only the bricklayers, but
also some of the ironworkers on I'M
completed buildings in this city.
Returns for the election of officers
for the national window glass workers
association show that Paul st. Peter
was elected president to succeed
Simon Burns, by a large majority.
John Schwalm was elected vice presi-
dent; William Lowers, Jeanette, Pa,
treasurer, and Harry Rhodes, New
castle, Pa, assistant secretary.
Large herds of seals are being car
ried against the northern coast line
of Newfoundland by the inshore
winds, thus enabling the coast dwell
ers to kill them. Many sealing steam
ers passed north on Saturday and are
working through the ice fields. 1t is
thought they will be able to reach
these herds with difficulty.
King Edward held the second Ievee
of the season in the throneroom of St.
James palace. Large crowds lined
the route along which the king drove
i'm state from Buckingham palace. The
Americans presented by Mr.. Choate
were Walter Neef of Chicago and Her
man kinnicutt and Louis C. Hay of
New York.
The question was raised in the house
of commons whether frozen or chilled
meat has any injurious effect on con-
sumers and especially whether such
meat contributes to increasing the
number of cases Of cancer in the
United Kingdom. President Long of
the ducal government board urged
that the matter be referred to the royal
commission of inquiry into the causes
of cancer.
In a trial concluded at CONSTANT
nople six persons accused of selling
forged Turkish decorations to persons
IN various countries were sentenced
to fifteen years penal servitude, while
a seventh was sentenced to a year.
The forged decorations included the
Medjidieh Osmanieh. Chief among
the accused were Tahir Bey, proprietor
and editor of the Servet, and an aid
de-camp of the grand vizier.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21

Washington, March 12.-There was
an echo of the ndianola, Mississippi,
postofice case in the senate, when
Senator McLaurin rose to a question
of personal privilege to explain a
newspaper report to the effect that
the authorities of that place arrest
peddlers of pictures of President
Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington,
who may chance 10 go there. He said
that arrests of picture venders ha0
been made both at Indianola and a
neighboring town but that the arrests
were due to the fact their wares were
of lewd character and not because
they were selling pictures of the
president and of Mr. Washington
The senate considered but did not
dispose of the fertilization appropria-
tions bill. A number of bills were
passed. One of them has for its pur
pose the prevention of Dissertation OF
the American flag by its use for
advertising purposes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21

Grin S. Witherell, a leading citizen
and old settler of Bloomington, H.,
dropped dead On a street corner in the
business center of that city. He was
on his way to a doctors Office to get
medicine for his wife. who was dying.
He was 60 years old and served in the
Illinois regiment in the
civil war
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21

Washington, March 1.-THE fortifi-
cations appropriation bill was before
the senate. The provision for the
purchase of a submarine boat OF
designated type took up the entire
session. The chair OveTruled a point
of order made against the provision
and then followed a discussion on its
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-21

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Arizona republican., 1904-02-03
CANS WHIPPED WARD
Lightweight Championship Is Kept on
 This Side of the Line.

Detroit, Feb. 2.-Joe Cans, the light weight 'champion, tonight demonstrat- ed his superiority over Mike Ward, Of Sarnia, Ont, the lightweight cham pion of Canada. in so decided a manner that the police stopped the fight at the expiration of two and one-half minutes of the tenth round Ward was just able to stagger about the ring and an- other of the punches which Cans haG been raining on his jaw would have put him out. Ward was so badly beat en that it took his seconds over an hour to thoroughly revive him after he had been led to his corner.
 Cans ruled favorite at 10 to 6 in the betting, which was brisk. Both men were in splendid condition. Ward start ed the fight with a rush and landed eff fectively on Cans stomach throughout the first round, in which the Canadian had slightly the better of it. In the second round Cans began to land on Wards Jaw and from then until the fight was stopped the champion kepo Wards head bobbing back with his punches.
 Ward showed well in the last minute of the third round and neither man had a decided advantage during this period. Cans however had a decided lead from the third round to the end of the fight. Ward tired perceptibly in the fifth and sixth rounds, but recuper- ated somewhat and fought stronger in the next two.
 Cans. however, continued to show his superiority over the young Canad- ian. In the ninth round Cans knocked Ward down with q terrific right swing on the jaw, and almost put him out. Ward took the count and the bell sav- ed him. He came up for the tenth very gToggy and Cans punched him in the jaw almost at will. Ward was so hope lessly beaten and so evidently suffer- ing that the police ordered the bout stopped. Cans was almost certain to have knocked him completely out in the next thirty seconds had the fight not been stopped.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-03
A New Democratic Senator
 Leaves the Herd
ENDORSES ROOSEVELT
He Says That the Panama Treaty and the Course of the President in Pan- anna Is More Warmly Supported by Democrats Than by Republicans.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Mr Clarke the new democratic senator from Arkansas. made bis first speech in the senate to- day. He spoke for two hours and an nounced his endorsement. of every pc- sition taken by the president in con- nection with the Panama revolt and il: the negotiations of the treaty with tl,- new state. He even said that in view of the provocation given by Colombia. the president might have been expected to go farther than he did in advancip- the cause of Panama. He declared there was more popular support of the couT g.. of the presidents policy among den- ocrats than among republicans and ss .J the democratic votes necessary to rat fly the treaty were assured.
 Mir. Fairbanks also spoke in support of the treaty, contending for the regu- larity of all proceedings of the admin istration on the Isthmus of Panama.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-03

His conquest over the obstacles he encountered in building up our navy afN forded greater delight than the contem- plation of the great results he achieved in his department of the government. His judgment was quick, clear and as- tonishingly accurate; and when it was called into action his mental fiber was so complete that neither passion nor irritation could lead it astray.
 While I remember all this with ad- miration and affection. I recall with more tender sentimen: MT. Whitney's devotion to his friends, his extreme consideration for all with whom he came in contact, his thoughtfulness for the ease and comfort of others, and his ready impulse to help those who needed help. I mourn the death of a friend of whom it can be truthfully said that in his character were combined mental traits of high order and loving quali- ties of heart that grappled him to his friends as with hook of steel|
Arizona republican., 1904-02-03
MAY USE MANILA.
The Japanese i- the Event of War May
 Make 1t a Base of Supplies.

Victoria. B. C., Feb. 2.-Advices from Tokio dated January 22nd, and receiv- ed this morning by the Empress of China say Japanese preparations for war are being pushed to the utmost and it was credibly rumored that if the Russian reply proved finally un- acceptable Japan would immediately throw 30,O00 troops into Korea to safe guard her interests there.
 Some twenty commercial freighters were known to have been chartered by the government, those of the Toyo Xii sen Kaisha having been converted into fast cruisers, as have also some of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha boats, including the Nikko. The second reserves of the Kokura division were called out. Sim ilarity appointments were made in cluding that of Major General Ijichi. to be military attache to the Seoul le gation. The provisioning of the fleet and the purchase of supplies for navy and military were completed, some American firms securing profitable or ders. Tenders for the supply of an enormous quantity of food and provis- ions were invited in the Manila pa- pers and it was inferred that Manila might be made a supplementary base Of supplies in the' event of hostilitiess as British ports. such as Hong Kong. etc, would be too closely watched to be available.
 One notable feature of the Hull has been the increased friendliness shown towards the United States by the whole Japanese people. This was manifested by attention showered on leading representatives. The United States minister Lloyd C. Griscom, who has won great credit among the Japanese for his quiet noncommittal bearing throughout the crisis, of course, has not figured in any demon- stration personally, but a military at tache of the legation was one of the special guests of honor at a banquet givenNDn the 14th ult at Tokio by rep resentatives of the banking and com mercial interests in honor of special correspondents of foreign press. The entertainment proper comprised a modern masque ball and some speeches. MT. Sonoda Kokichi, presi- dent of the Nobles bank, made an elo- quent speech indicating Japan's re- resolve and readiness to act and ac- knowledging the inspiration afforded by the moral support of the United States. Lieut.. Trowbridge, the United States military attache, then spoke and his remarks were warmly applauded.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-03
SAME AS A DELEGATE.

Washington, Feb. By unan- nous agreement to a resolution. amend ing the rules of the house today. the resident commissioner to congress from Porto Rico was given additiOIIaI authority, equal in all essential re spects to that of a delegate from a ter ritory, the action not requiring the concurreHce of the senate
 A bill Which provided for a delegate from Porto Rico" passed the house dur ing the last congress but was amended by the senate to such an extent that it failed. A bill duplicating the action of the house at the last session is now pending, but meanwhile Porto Rico will receive. under the action taken ;O day, practically all of the benefits ex- tended in the measure.
 There was lively debate during the adoption of the resolution. which was reported from the committee on rules as a privileged matter. The minority members of the committee wished to set a date for consideration of the bill in question and to extend, in the mean time, all the privileges of a delegate to MT. Degetau. the resident commits sioner. Failing in this. the minority members, after criticising the majority. and also the senate for it's action of last session. supported the resolution.
 Several hours were spent by tha house in passing five private claims bills and in the beginning of the con- sideration of the omnibus claims bill. The house at 4:16 D. m. adjourned.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-03
IF ROOF GAVE WAY
Bremen Killed in Knoxville, Tenn.
 Con1agration.

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. Fire in the heart Of the wholesale district, which broke out at S:30 o'clock tonight caus- ed a loss of $4OO.OOO and cost the lives of two firemen.
 The dead:
 VIM. A. MAXEY. captain of hose wagon, company No. ?.
 JOHN J. DUNN, an ex-fireman, who was assisting at the fire.
 The fire started in the six story Phoenix building on Gay street, be- tween Wall and Union avenues and the wholesale hat and millinery house of Murphy and Robinson. The fire srread both north and south into the store of Cullen and Newman, whole sale glassware and machinery house. The walls of the Phoenix building crumbled and crashed through the root of the Ross building on to the firemen.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-03
A WAR IN PANAMA
Report That COIOmbianS Are Fighting IndiaDS
Is Not Confirmed, but a United States Warship Has Been Sent Down There
 To See About It.

Panama. Feb. "A report has reached the isthmus that Colombian troops are fighting with Indians on the San Bias coast which is in Pan amian territory. It is impossible tG obtain reliable information cf this.
 The United States gun boa Ban croft was to have sailed today from Colon to Bocas del Toro, but orders were countermanded at the last mo- ment, because of the report of lighting on the coa-t.
 A letter was received here some tine ago from Captain Torres. command ing the Panamian troops at Chepo (on the south side of the isthmus and di- rectly south of the San Bl43 country saying he had decided to cross over to the Atlantic side.
 There is a possibility that tho In dians are fighting with Cactain Torres command, mistaking them for Colom- bians.