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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04

preme court in an address here last
night under the auspices Of the Munic-
ipal Lecture association. Justice
Brewers theme was Obedience to Law
the First Civic Duty, and his discourse
was listened TO with marked interest
by an audience that filled the Audito-
rum theater. THE difficulty in the
past with reform movements" Justice
Brewer declared, was that there were
two considerable and unreliable fac
tors" One of these difficulties, he
said, consisted OF those who, being
left out by the administration in
power, hoped through a change in the
administration TO share In the Offices
and profits, and the other difficulty
was in those who believe in the re-
form movement only so far as it car
ries out their individual views and il
they could not have their own way i'm
mediately they became Indifferent TO
the success of the movement Perma-
nent success he claimed would come
only through widening and strength
ening the conviction that reform is to
be sought for its own sake and not for
personal advantage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
For a Roast Beef Dinner.

What to Eat offers this recipe for a
roast beef dinner: Place in the drip
ping pan a four pound roast of beef
which has been seasoned and Toured.
With a piece of fat from the roast or
a large spoonful of drippings place In
hot oven, and let the roast scar
over. After it has Drowned, place on
one side of the pan the required num-
Der of potatoes prepared in the usual
manner, and in the other a pint OF
lima beans which have been soaked
over night and boiled for half an hour.
Basic frequently while roasting, and
add water. IL necessary, to keep beans
and potatoes from burning. When
done, the vegetables should be a deli
cate brown on top. Serve the roast in
the center OF the platter, garnished
with the potatoes, but serve the beans
In vegetable dish.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
VOTING in Two Cities.

IF a man lived in Coney Island for
few weeks during the summer, he
became a citizen of the place, in the
eyes of McKane and his followers, and
entitled to a vote there on election day.
If he happened to he working in New
York in the fall, that was merely a
temporary absence, and there was
nothing to prevent his running down
to the seaside to register and vote. In
fact, for the convenience of those who
might have occasion to vote elsewhere
in the afternoon, special trains were
always run at frequent intervals be-
tween New York and the island on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. McKane's scheme, there.
fore, while it increased the number
of his own voters to prodigious ex.
tent, did not rob any of his neighbor-
ing potentates of theirs, and so the
best of feeling continued to prevail be
tween his bailiwick and the territory
east of the New York bowery.
So skillfully did this man exercise
his power and so strong was the hold
that he obtained on his followers, that
at a political meeting which attended
myself, a committee was appointed to
visit McKane in his Office at police
headquarters and ask him how he
would like to have the citizens vote;
and the answer which this committee
brought back to the crowded and ex.
pectant assemblage was that he would
let them know the day before election
METROPOLITAN Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
LOWEST TEMPERATURE, SIX DE-
GREEs, PREVAILED ON THIRD.
FROST WILL SOON BE GONE
Farmer Halls With Delight the Pres
ent Moderate SpeIl-Ice Continues
Safe-TotaI Precipitation During
the Month 2.15 Inches In Rain and
Snow.
Madison. March 20

Madison, March 30.
In spite of the fact that March had
some cold, blasty days, YET no SUB
zero weather was recorded at the
Washburn observatory. The lowest
temperature prevailed March 3, when
the thermometer registered six de-
grees below Zero The warmest day
on record was last Friday, SO degrees
above zero.
If the present moderate tempera-
ture continues the frost will soon dis
appear from mother earth and it will
not be long ere building activities will
have assumed extensive proportions.
The farmer, too, halls this weather
with delight and is eagerly looking
forward to the day when he can take
the rusty pillow from its winter quar-
tiers and put it to good use in the field.
Last spring the season was far adj
vanced, the farmers beginning to
pillow during the middle of the month.
The ice on the lakes still holds its
own and no breakup is expected until
a warm. rainy season sets in, followed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04

Washington, March 30.-The Japan
csc legation has received from Toxic
the following official report of Admiral
Togo, respecting the second attempt to
bottle up the Port Arthur squadron:
About 1880 a. m, 9th of March the
bottling up squadron composed of four
ships, escorted by the torpedo boat de,
stroyer flotilla and the torpedo boat
flotilla, reached the outside of Port
Arthur and without minding the search
lights of the enemy steered straight
toward the entrance of the harbOr.
About two marine leagues from the
entrance the bottling up squadron was
discovered by the enemy. ThereupOn
the shore batteries and guardships
showered a hot fire upon the squadron,
but, in spite of the terrific fire the ships
made their way into the inner road
stead, one after the other. The steam
er Chiyo Maru anchored at a position
about half a cable from Golden Hill,
blew itself up and sank. The Kukui
Maru passed little ahead OF the ChiyO
by it's left side and at moment when
she was lowering anchor was shot at
by a torpedo from the enemy's destroy
ers and was sunk. The YOneyama
aaIu, colliding with the stern of the
enemy's torpedo boat destroyer, pas"-
ed between the Chiyo Maru and Kukur
Maru and anchored in the middle or
the roadstead. AT this moment the
ship was shot by a torpedo from the
enemy and, consequently by reason or
that torpedo. she was carried toward
the left shore and sunk sideways. The
result of the action being as above de-
scribed, there is some space left be-
tween the Hachi-Hiko and Yoneyama
Maru and it is a matter of regret that
me rcadstead could not be completely
closed up"
The Japanese casualties are given as
enc commander. one under officer and
two sailors killed, and eight persons
wounded. The report continues:
Oadoka and Tsubame, while escOrting
the bottling up squadron and at about
one mile from the entrance TO Port
Arthur, were engaged in a fight with
one of the destroyers of the enemy, and
inflicted serious damage TO her. The
enemy's ships retreated. raising an
enormous column of steam as if boilers
were broken. When all members OF
the bottling up squadron had been TAX
en- in and our boats withdrew To the
outside of the harbor a ship which ap
peared like one of the enemy's was
seen at the foot of Golden hill utterly
incapable of action. Although both
our destroyer flotilla and torpedo boat
flotilla were subjected to a terrific fir
ing from the enemy until dawn not the
slightest damage was done to any of
the boats"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
PICKS JAPs TO WIN.
Rev. w. o Clark, Minneapolis Man,
Vino is in Seoul.

Minneapolis, March 30.-ReY. w. D.
Clark, has received a letter from his
son, Charles Clark, who is established
at Seoul, as a missionary. The writ
er is strongly convinced that Japan
will prove the victor IN the struggle
now in progress.
According to the letter the king of
Korea is lacking in backbone and at
present under the control of the Jap
anese. Before the outbreak of hos
tilities he was pro-Russian on account
OF the presence of two advisors who
were nothing less than representa-
tiyes OF the car.
The writer thinks that there is little
danger at Seoul unless the Japs are
defeated in their nOrthward advance
and driv en- back, followed by the Rus
SLAMS. At the time the letter was writ
ten 10000 Japs have been landed at
Chemulpho and at least 1000 scouts
had been sent northward.
The war had already had the effect
of causing a rise in the price of food
stuffs, but Mr.. Clark took time by the
forelock and laid in a large supply
before the prices advanced. Mr..
Clark is well known in Minneapolis,
having received his education, in part,
in the South Side high school, after
ward graduating at Manchester college.
He graduated with honors at Nc
COrmick theological seminary in Chi
cagO.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
FIVE LIVES LOST
IN FLOOD WATERS
MICHIGAN SUFFERS LOSS OF
$4,000, 900 DAMAGE.
FEW ICE GORGES GO OUT
Noticeable Improvement in condi-
tions Prevailing in Spring Flooded
Regions Owing to 5lockades at
River Mouths Giving Away at
Critical Times.

Detroit, March 30.-Five lives have
been lost and probably upwards OF
$5,000,000 worth of damage to prop
erty has been done by the flood
which las devastated many parts of
Michigan curing the past five days.
Indications are that the end is in
sight, although conditions are still
very bad at Grand Rapids and also
along the course of the Saginaw riv-
er. At Grand Rapids the water has
fallen two feet and at Saginaw and
Bay City, while no such marked i'm
provement is to be noted, the fact
that much of the ice that blocked the
mouth of the Saginaw river at Bay
City has gone out, is taken as a very
favorable indication. At Saginaw
the water rose five inches during the
past "a hours but it is hoped the i'm
will have a noticeable effect at Sag
NAV today. The food situation at
Ionia, Lowell, Portland, Ada and
other flooded places in the Grand riv-
er valley, has greatly improved and
another "a hours will practically re-
store normal conditions. At Grand
Haven the ice gorge went out and
this removes all probability of a
flood at that point.
Indiana Great Sufferer.
Indianapolis, March 3O.-All rivers
tributary TO the Wabash and Ohio are
overlooking and great damage has
been done to farms and buildings
throughout southern Indiana. AT
Vincennes the danger seems greatest.
Nearly all the manufacturing plants
have been forced to close. The Ev-
ansville and Terre Haute railroad has
suspended operations. In the White
river bottom 10000 acres of wheat
are inundated. At Pittsburg the
river has backed into several mines,
forcing them to close. Hazleton is
completely isolated. Between Ev-
ansville and Terre Haute several lie
wees have broken. flooding hundreds
of valuable farms. The east span of
the big steel bridge at Bloomfield, the
only remaining bridge across the
White river. for a distance of so
miles. was swept away.
Danger Passes a, Bay City.
Bay City, March 30.-The last ice
gorge near the mouth of the Saginaw
river went out VIII a rush and with
out destroying any property In
stantly there was a decrease in the
height of the river and in an hour the
river had fallen five inches. This
greatly relieves the situation here as
the water continues to fall steadily.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04

by a heavy wind. Fishermen are daily
seen chopping holes through the ice
and iceyachts continue to spin. back.
The total precipitation during the
past month was 215 inches in Snow
and rain. The heaviest rainfall oc-
Cured March "a when 81 inches were
recorded at the observatory.
Following is the monthly table of
maximum and minimum temperature
as recorded at the observatory during
March:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04

the holder should be Gin residence"
for a certain portion each year, this
announcement may be taken as con-
firming the statement that Curzon
will not return to India. The position
carries no emoluments and but few
privileges beyond that of a charm
ing seaside residence at Waller castle;
but it is invariably conferred only for
very distinguished services.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04

II is officially announced that Lord
Curzcn, who is returning from India,
has been appointed by the king to be
lord warden of the Cirque Portes, in
succession to the late Lord Salisbury.
AS one of the conditions of lordward-
enship has always hitherto been that
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
FOUR DROWN IN CHICAGO
WHILE HUNTING DUCKS

Chicago, March 30.-Four men were
drowned yesterday in Lake Calumet
by the oapsizing of their boats while
hun1irs ducks. The dead are: Tunis
Slingerland, Abraham Slingeriand, Pc
ter Biersna and John Brandt The
lake was very rough and just as they
fired at a flock of ducks the boats cap
sized ana all were drowned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
INSURANCE. COMPANY WITH
DRAWS FROM WISCONSIN

The La Fayette Fire Insurance Co,
OF New York yesterday withdrew
from the insurance business in the
state OF Wisconsin. The company
notified the commissioner Of insur-
ance that il had reinsured all its out
standing risks in the state of Wiscon-
sin with the National Fire Insurance
Co. OF Hartford, Conn.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
PLUMBERS DEFEATED.
Sioux City Strikers Would be Glad
TO Arbitrate.


70 Arbitrate.
Sioux City, Iowa, March 3O.-The
plumbers of Sioux City. who struck be-
cause the Sioux City employers asso-
citation brought about a declaration of
an open shop policy on March /, have
despaired OF winning their point, as
the employers association is shipping
in enough nonunion plumbers to take
their places. The plumbers have de-
clared at a meeting that they will
offer TO submit their differences to a
board of arbitration, providing their
employers will consent II is doubt
full If the master plumbers will submit
the open shop question TO arbitration,
as they have declared they will not
abandon IL.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
WILLIAM AGAIN
CAUSES ALARM

Paris, March 30.-According' to the
London correspondent of the Matin,
a dispatch was received from Berlin
during the night, coming from a high
quarter, which says that alarming
news has been received concerning the
health of Emperor William, owing to
a recrudescence of the throat trouble
for which the emperor was operated
upon last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
Burton Harrison Dies.

Washington, March 30.-Burton
Norvill Harrison, a lawyer of New
York, husband of Mrs. Burton Harri-
son, the authoress, and father of Con
gresham Harrison, is dead. aged 65.
He was Jefferson Davis private sec
Rotary and was with him when cap
tured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04

Washington, March 30.-Postmaster
General Payne sat up for some time
yesterday and was able to move about
without the use of crutches. 1t was
his best day since his attack began.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

Daniel S. Lamont, ex-secretary of
war, has been made the chairman OF
the New York municipal Identification
commission, which is to devise a plan
for the grouping of city buildings, the
laying out of parks and boulevards, ar
rangement of streets and the improve.
ment of the aspect of the water front.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
JUSTICE BREWER
GIVES REMEDY

Chicago March 30.-"Waste no time
or strength over trivial differences
- concerning modes and methods. En-
list under the single banner OF civic
purity. righteousness and obedience
of law. Enlist not for one campaign
only but for the war"
This was the remedy FOR the purif-
- - cariod-G OF vice. offered by Justice David
J. Brewer Of the United States SUI
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
JAPS CLAIM SUCCESS
OF BOTTLING ACTION
LEGATION RE,
cEIVEs OFFICIAL VERSION.
WIN FIGHT WITHOUT LOSS

Tago Reports Action Of
Squadron Which Sought to Close
Port Arthur as Meeting With Par
tial Victory in Fight With Enemy
But Leaving Space for Egress.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04

Highest temperature-52 degrt
Lowest-6 degrees.
Total precipitation-2.15 inches.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
z. Merely for Protection.

Washington. March 30.-Minister
Conger.s cable yesterday makes no
reference TO the reported hauling
down OF foreign flags by the Russians.
Oficials here assume that If this has
been done il simply means that Rus
SIR has assumed the responsibility
for the protection OF foreign property
and that no effort viii he made 10 in
tprfere with the consular flags.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-04
FOrsIan lac coms oewn.

London. March 3O.-The CORE
spoudent Of the Times at Newchwang
cabling under Mondays date. says:
The Russians today ordered the
American dag on the correspondents
mess hauled down. The prOclama-
tiOn OF martial law completely paral-
Yves the whole commerce OF this
port"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-12

a flight of stairs recently He struck on
his head, causing conclusion of the brain.
Edward Stanley, IS, the oldest conduc-
tor in point OF service on the Central Yer
mont railroad died in Burlington Sunday.
For a. years he had been in the employ OF
the Central Vermont, for 33 years as con-
ductor.
Two large barns and the outbuildings
on the farm Of John Sperry. at Cornwall.
were destroyed Friday. The fire origi-
mated from an oil heater used to warm
the quarters of the young lambs. The
loss is about $4,000. Several valuable
sheep were burned
The house and barn in Weybridge own
ed by H. L. Thompson and occupied by
Louis Golette was totally destroyed by
fire Friday. Tho family were away from
home when the fire started and nothing
was saved from the house. The loss is
placed at about t2500 with no insurance.
Oscar STAFFORD Of Ludlow is in danger
Of losing a hand as the result Of being
bitten by large bulldog owned by
Charles Chapman. The hand is swollen
to three times its normal size and it is
feared that blood poisoning Will set in.
The dog, which was a valuable animal.
has been killed
Fire in Barre Saturday morning caused
$4000 to 5000 damage in the brick build
ing on South Main street owned by the
Stafford & Holden Manufacturing company
and occupied by Virgil Ayers. lumber
dealer. The fire caught from the boiling
OF some tar in a vat. The building was in
surod for $4,000 and the stock for $500.
The session Of the United States court
will be held in Rutland, beginning next
Monday. The case OF Wilson vs.. Clement
for SANDER will not come up, and the
cases Of Giovanni Milese VS.. the Reads
boro Chair Mfg. Co. Santo Miese vs.. the
Readsboro Chair Mfg. Co. and Bartolmeo
Genovisis administrator. vs. the Delaware
& Hudson Co. will also be heard.
Rev. DR.. Joshua Young. so. the famous
abolitionst, friend Of Wendell Phillips
William Lloyd Garrison and others. who
stood as friends Of the slaves when It
meant social ostraCism, and the man who
preached the funeral sermon at John
Browns grave, thereby being driven from
his pastorate i'm Burlington. died sunday
at the home Of his son. Henry q. Young
at Winchester Mass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-12
Some Useless Appendaees.
lFair Haven Era. !

The feeling OF pride-state pride ex-
pclienced by the editor Of the Era on
reading in the article on State Finances. q"
by Hon. John l.. Bacon. state treasurer
in the Nermonter for January. that the
state is out of debt, will be shared by
every other true and loyal son OF this
commonwealth. . Good as this show
ing is it could be bettered by cutting out
the useless fioodwood that has attached
itself from time to time to the ship of
state until the states expenses have grown
TO the large sum of $7O2 1897 in 1908.
This increase over former years is not to
he attributed to growth or changed con-
ditions in the state but is due in many in
stances to the lacking on Of appendages
for the purpose oftentimes of providing
places for party workers, a practice that
should never again be countenanced or
permitted by the people of Vermont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-12
BALTIMORE FIRE SWEPT
Greatest Conflagration But One
America Has Ever Known
40 Acres Burned Over In Business Sec
ton, $500 Buildings Destroyed, $4,000
People Out Of Mork-Loss s125. 900 900.

People Out OF Work-Loss SIPS. 900 900.
The most disastrous fire which has ever
ragged in America, with the execution of
the Chicago contlagaration of 1871, has
devastated an area Of 140 acres in the bus
mess section Of Baltimore, destroyed $500
buildings. occupied by 1900 firms throw
ing 80 900 people out OF work. and caus-
ing a loss OF over 800. 900 900 Some of
the insurance companies place the loss as
high as 1925 600 900, with $40 600. 900 in
surance.
The fire broke out at II a. m Sunday.
and was not under control until D. m
Monday. The cause was spontane-
Gus combustion, the fire starting i'm
the large wholesale dry goods house of
John T. Hurst & co. This great estab-
lishment was soon destroyed The flames
spread rapidly to adjoining properties. and
in half an hour a dozen big warehouses in
the wholesale dry goods and notions dis
tricts were burning fiercely. The entire
city fire department was called out. but
was utterly powerless to check the spread
of the flames which were famed by high
winds In an hour 30 big warehouses were
burning. and the flames were eating
steadily into blocks east. west and south
Building after building fell prey to the
flames and hclp was soon summoned
from Washington. Philadelphia. New
York. York. Ia, and other cities. Sew
cral terrific explosions took place some
Of them OCCURRING when the flames struck
warehouses containing immense guam
titles of whiskey.
The one unusual feature. compared with
ether large fires. was the absence Of loss
| OF life. one fireman from York Pa was
seriously injured and others were slightly
injured. Dynamite was used to blow up
many buildings. hoping to stop the path
way Of the flames. but efforts in this d
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-12

The next number of the Mortified lee
ture course Will Dee a concert by the Har-
ward quartet next Thursday evening.
The Woman's Relief corps will give "a
leap year sugar supper in the Sons OF
Veterans hall ON the evening of Feb.
29th. Further notice will be given
At the Republican caucus held on We'd
uesda" evening only 30 voters were pres
ent. 2S votes being the largest number
cast The following are the nominees for
town officers. Town clerk and treasurer.
Warren Wright selectmen f. : Bard
well. II. c. Holton and Frank Montague;
assessors F.. : Bardwell Cola Nelson. y.
Il. Alexander: school committee. l.. Il.
Smith; tax collector. j l. Hammond;
auditor. + G. Field; constables. j. l..
Hammond, f. w. Doane ana y .. How
ard
Rev. Mr.. Wilson preached his first ser
mon in the Unitarian church last sunday
morning before large audience. He
spoke in a very pleasing manner OF the
new relation existing between him and
this parish following with forceful SER
mon or the work Of the minister and his
parish ana the results that may he at
taineds The Sunday school met imme-
diately after the service. 1t will he re-
organized and ii is hoped every child in
any way connected with the parish will
be present next sunday morning that
lessons may be assigned and work begun
at once.
The election returns from the Grand
Army and other organizations allied who
are in convention in Boston, show that
Mortified has received its full share Of
honors. Hon. Lucius Field. a native Of
this town. has been made commander Of
the Massachusetts department G. \. r.;
while James T. Cummings of Mortified
has been elected junior vice commander
Of the Massachusetts, camp, Sons of Vet
Grams The delegates from here are
Messrs, James and George Cummings.
Arthur, and Fred Proctor from the Sons
Mrs Ella Tufts from the Woman's Re
lief corps ana Mrs. Fred Proctor from the
Ladies' Aid