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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS HOLD
COLD POLITICAL LOVE FEAST

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-The cold
weather has seriousiy interfered with
the attendance at the republican ''love
feast to be held here today and il is
not thought half the expected number
will attend. The adherents of the var.
ious gubernatorial candidates were
very busy last night and the hotel lob.
bies rang with political enthusiasm.
The state committee met to arrange
program for the love feast. The morn.
ing session will be given over to speak
ers from various congressional dis
tricts. each limited to five minutes. In
the afternoon each candidate will be
allowed 10 minutes. After the love
feast the state committee will meet to
decide upon a date &c: the state con-
vention.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
CHILDREN TESTIFY FOR FATHER
Tell OF Pleasant Life With Alleged
Murdered Wife.

Eldora, Iowa, Jan. 27-In the case
of Z. S. Blydenburgh, charged with
poisoning his third wife, the efforts
of the defense yesterday were main
ly directed to prove thai his life was
amicable and pleasant. Two chill
dren testified in this particular, as
did also several neighbors. Arthur
Blydenburgh, a son, testified to his
father having purchased rough-on-
rats to rid the premises of rats. j..
w. Seiger stated he advised Blyden-
burgh TO purchase rough-on-rats in
stead of strychnine. The hearing
was adjourned until this afternoon
when the experts who have made the
analysis of the contents of Mrs. Blyd-
enburgh's stomach are expected to
testify. TIE defense expects to prove
that the arsenic found in the organs
became lodged and secreted there
from the embalming fluid poured over
the body of the dead woman the night
she died.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
sWINDLING SCHEME.
Minneapolis Company Makes Tempt
ing offers.

Minneapolis Company Makes Tempt
ing offers.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The depart
ment of state has received from Con-
sui Mayor at Buenos Ayres. Argentine
Republic, a report concerning a COM
pany in Minneapolis with branch
offices throughout the United States.
The company is selling shares OF $500
each, each shareholder being entitled
to certain lands and privileges in the
Argentine Republic. The company,
according TO the mayors informant,
claimed TO have made certain arrange
ments with the Argentine government.
whereby the colonists viii he exempt
from taxation for ten years and will
Ue allowed 10 carry all their household
goods. farm machinery. etc, into tho
country free of duty. They claim 70
be able TO buy lands in Argent ne for
from so cents TO 81 per acre and VIII
divide said land among the sharehold.
ers. Consul Mayors says the chief of
the land Office at Buenos Ayres in
forms him that Argentine does. not
know the company and has male 70 ar
rangements with It whatever.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
MANY FIRES
IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan. 26.-During the "a
hours ending at 10 o'clock last night
the fire department of Chicago was
called upon to fight 60 separate fires.
The majority of them resulted from
overheated furnaces. The largest fire
Of the day was that which completely
destroyed the dry goods store of john
son Brothers, Milwaukee avenue, en-
failing a loss of 100000. At another
fire several firemen were injured by
falling from icy ladders and one was
seriously hurt in a collision between
fire trucks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
GRAND JURY
INVESTIGATES
LABOR TROUBLES

Chicago, Jan. 27.-Ihe grand juTy
has begun the investigation of the
labor Unions, their officials AMI the
violence which attended the recent
strikes in Chicago. Foreman Blair
yesterday said that the jury intended
to probe deep into un.cn labor affairs
The witnesses yesterday we're ques-
toned about the actions of the strike
sympathizers in the street railway
trouble, the police methods of handling
the riots. and about the violence dur
ing the strike at the plant Of the Kei-
logg Switchboard & Suppl Co.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
THIRD WEEK OF TRIAL OF
MACHEN FOR GRATING

Washington, Jan. 26-The trial of
August w. Machen, Croft brothers
and Doctor and Mrs. George E. Lor-
fraud the government in connection
with the sale of letter box fasteners
entered its third week yesterday.
The testimony yesterday related al
most entirely to the Identification of
Machen's signature and initials on
certain letters and papers covering
the Gross fasteners transactions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
RAISED KICK TOO LATE.
Supreme Court UphoIds War Revenue
Stamp Law.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The supreme
court of the United States yesterday
affirmed the decision of the United
States district court of the southern
district of New York in an action
brought to test the constitutionality of
the provisions of the war revenue act
of 1898, which required revenue
stamps on deeds conveying real estate.
The opinion was handed down by
Chief Justice Fuller and was based on
the ground that as the payment of the
taxes had been voluntary and without
protest at the time there could be no
recovery. The opinion does not dis
cuss the question of constitutionality.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
WISCONSIN CENTER OF THE ICY
BLASTS FROM NORTH.
SCHOOLS FORCED TO CLOSE
TeIegraphic Reports From entire
Northwest Show General Severity
of Cold-Nebraska Records In
Danger-57 Below In Minnesota
Milwaukee Experiences Relief.

New Richmond, Wis, JaG. 26.-All
cold weather records of this region
were broken yesterday by tempera-
ture from 46 to IS below zero. At
Manitowoc all the public schools are
closed on account of the cold and
business is at a standstill. James
Vile reports schools closed. Low
temperatures reported from other
points are: Mondovi, 80 to 40 below;
Portage, So below; Rhinelander. 80
below; Plymouth. 80 below; Plain
field. rs below, and Waukesha, % be-
low
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
LEAP YEAR TOO
Much FOR A
YOUNG FARMER

AnCka, Mimi, Jan. pa party oil
young people among whon vas Lewis
Flicker, a young farmer, started on a
sleighride to Blaine. The young lady
accompanying Flicker had her arm
around him and after a lcng silence on
the part OF young Flicker, she discov-
cred TO her horror that he was dead.
The coroner decided that death was
due TO heart failure.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
UNION EMsEzzLER CONVICTED.
Trusted Treasurer Absconds, Is
Caught and Found Guilty.

Baltimore, Jan. 26.-Otto Berger,
formerly treasurer of the musical
union of Baltimore, was convicted be
fore a jury yesterday in the criminal
court on a charge of embezzling S4-
600 of union funds. Berger was
treasurer of the union from 1866 TO
1901 and in the latter year obscond-
ed. His accounts were found short
A few weeks ago he was arrested at
Joliet, H., where he was employed
as a deputy sheriff at the peniten-
tiary, and brought back to Maryland
on a requisition.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
BAKES BABY
BROTHER TO
DEATH IN OVEN

La Crosse, Jan. 26.-While Mrs. Ed
ward Smith was chopping wood yester-
day her daughter, five years old, placed
a baby brother in hot oven, closed
the door and baked the baby to death
before the mother returned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
cHILDREN's HOME BURNED.
Minnesota School for Indigents Quilted
by Fire.

Owatonna, Mimi, Jan. 26.-The
north and central wings of the state
school for INDECENT children were gut
ted by fire yesterday. All the inmates
were taken out uninjured. The fire
broke out in the roof of the central
part of the main building. The south
wing and children's dining room and
kitchen we're saved. No estimate of
the loss is made.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
PREPARING TO TRANSFER
war OFFICE TO TAT

Washington, Jan. AUTHORIZATIONS
are making at the war department for
the transfer of the secretary's Office
from Root to Taft. The new secretary
is expected tomorrow afternoon. Sec
rotary Root has issued cards for a
large reception Friday evening in hon
or of his successor. Secretary Moody
last night gave a farewell dinner to
Secretary Root.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01

Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 26.-No re-
lief from the cold wake arrived III
this section; 20 below was the l1ini-
mum yesterday.
Illinois Has Blizzard.
Springfield, H., zen. 26.-The wo-st
blizzard of the season struck Spring
field yesterday. The Wabash and
Chicago & Alton railroads are badly
crippled.
p Below in iowa.
MarshalltOwn, Iowa. Jan 26.-Se-
we're weather prevails IL central
Iowa. Thermometers show - below
zero. Railroad traffic is inapeded.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
WRECK ON RURLINToN NEAR
ASHLAND KILLS ENGINEER

Ashland, Neb, Jan. ga passen-
ger train on the Burlington eollided
with an extra freight here last night.
Engineer Grabill of the freight train
was killed. Two passenger cars were
thrown from the track and a number
of people were injured, but none seri-
Ously.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
HEAD OF CITY GOVERNMENT NAMED By
THE CORONER'S JURY AS THE CHIEF
OFFENDER OF ALL
He and Other Officials Blamed With Pro-
pnetors for Gross Negligence Of Duty
and Violation of the Laws

enforcing the city ordinances and
failure to have his subordinate, Will
lam Sallers, fireman at the theater, re-
port to him the lack of fire apparatus
Sallers was held for not reporting
the lack of fire apparatus. MCMILLAN
was held for carelessness in
handling the light that caused the
fire, and Cummings for not providing
the stage with proper fire protection.
Some Theaters to Open.
Action was taken last night by the
council on the ordinance governing
theaters. which will, it is believed, al
low one or two to open in a short time,
but il will be months before the others
are able to do business, and two or
three of the others will never reoper
The council decided not to insist upon
a sprinkler system and the require
ment of steel construction for the stage
was also stricken out. All the man
ayers are required to give a bond of
$4,000 for the performance Of all the
conditions of the ordinance by Sep
TENDER ].
Mayor not Arrested.
The coroner decided later not TO ar
rest Mayor Harrison, Chief Musham,
and Inspector Williams last night, but
they will be given a chance today TO
offer Londs for their appearance when
wanted. Mitimusses were made out,
however. for the others. A special
grand jury will convene next week TO
reopen the investigation. The charge,
as far as the city officials are con-
cerned, which the grand jury will con-
slider is malfeasance in office. Convic-
tiCns mean their removal from office in
addition TO any other penalty.
All the Evidence Taken.
Evidence in the inquest was con
cluded late in the afternoon. The jury
entered upon its deliberations pramptly
but was not expected to reach a YER
dict before this morning. II had be-
fore It $4,000 words of testimony and
each Juror was compelled 10 sign the
evidence Of every witness. Five hun
dred and seventy-two persons testified.
Coroner Treager said he had no expec-
tation of learning the jury's decision
before some time this morning.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
MAYOR HARRISON HELD
FOR IROQUOIS DISASTER

stock of 100000. Truitt AYERS that
Secretary A. A. Heffley and Treasurer
w. l.. Barteau of the company have
conspired to wreck the concern and
have refused to issue stock to the epo-
pie entitled to receive II.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
GREAT LIBRARY BURNS.
Famous Treasures at Turin University
Destroyed.

Turin, Italy, Jan. 27.-Oyer 1000
volumes and many rare manuscripts o.
the university library burned yester-
day. II was considered one of the
most famous Libraries in Italy, the
others being the vatican library, tfe
Marciana library at Venice and the
one at Montressino. The loss IS ser
eraI million lires. The FIRE was CANCEL
by electric wires.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
STEALS HIS SON.
Chicago Mother Gets Warrant for Di-
vorced Husband.

NOrCeQ 1uSDdnu.
Chicago, Jan. ga warrant was
sworn out yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Charlotte German, charging her for
mer husband, Edwin German, with
kidnapping their five-year-old sen, Eu-
gene. Sunday afternoon according to
the story of Mrs. German, her hus-
band, from whom she had been di-
vcrced, had been at her house on his
weekly visit to the boy, as was al
lowed by the decree of court. He took
tie boy out fer a ride, and has not
since been seen. 1t is the opinion of
Mrs. German that the two have gone
to New York. German was, Until a
few years ago. a wealthy fruit dealer
in Los Angeles.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
Great Shroud of Ice.

Bulletin-The body of Selwyn Tay-
lor was brought TO the surface at 2:25
this morning. The rescuers report the
dead scattered one above the other as
thick as pine needles. Water is fast
pouring into the mine, covering the
corpses with a shroud of ice and max
ing the work of rescue almost impos-
sible.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
Iowa Professor Dies.

Iowa City, Iowa, Jan. 26.-Dr J. W.
Hartman, professor of anatomy in the
Iowa state univers 'ty. died yesterday
Of appendicitis. aged IS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
ASKS FOR A RECEIVER.

Stakeholder Of Wilmington Cereal Co.
Charges offieeIs With Conspiracy.
Chicago, Jan. ga receiver for the
assets Of the Wilmington Cereal Co.
is asked for in bill filed in the circuit
court by ]. z. Truitt. a stakeholder in
the concern. The company was organ
lied In October, 1903, with a capital
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
EATEN BY WOLVES.
Minnesota Mans Bones Found-Siur-
der Charges Fall.

der Charges Fall.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 27-The
mystery of the disappearance of ]. c.
Sullivan of this city from Black Duck,
Mimi, last spring has been solved By
the finding of his bones in the forest
Of the Little Fork country, whittier he
had gone to locate a claim. The iden-
LITIGATION was made by the shoes. He
had evidently been eaten by wolves.
The charge of murder against GER
tain parties in Black Duck thus fall
70 the ground.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
Records In Danger.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 26.-Practical-
" all of Nebraska is experiencing
the coolest weather of the winter
and there is no immediate prospects
of a change. Beginning with IA de
grees below zero in Lincoln at day
light the highest reached during the
day was six below and last night the
mercury was slipping down again.
with the chances favOring new low
record by today. From all sections
Of the state come reports of the low
est temperature for years and much
suffering by man and beast.
Minneccta Mercvry 81 Eelcw.
Duluth. Mimi, Jan. 26.-The Their
mouCter az POkegama. near
Grand Ra0ids. marked "a degrees be-
low zorro this mCrning. II Fibbinitis
20 below and at Tower IS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01

London, Jan. 26.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Telegraph sends the
following:
The official gazette publishes an
imperial ordinance empowering the
government to assume control of all
private railways, etc., for military pur-
poses. The situation is very grave and
developments are hourly expected
China Wants Peace.
Pekin, Jan. 26.-The Chinese author
tiles have approached the ministers
here IF several powers with proposals
directed toward attempting mediation
with Russia and Japan. China is ex-
ceedingly anxious that war should be
avoided.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
Brave Engineer Succumbs in Too-EarI,
Attempt to Save Lives
Fire Damp Brings Terrific Crash anc
Spreads Death and Sorrow

before it was possible TO make the
first attempt at rescue. Two men
tried to get into The mine by way o.
the stairs through the air shaft, but
were finally driven back by foul air.
The main shaft INTO the mine, 220
feet deep, was made useless by the
explosion, which hurled both cages,
one of which was within so feeE -
the bottom of the shaft, through the
tipple 80 feet above the su-Iace.
Dangerous Rescue Work.
Shortly after o'clock a temporary
rigging was put in place over the
mouth of the main shaft and buck
ct carrying Eelwyn NJ. Taylor, Ilin-
ing engineer, and ]. NJ. Rayburn,
was lowered into the shaft. There
was a silence of fully 40 minutes aft
er the cage reached the bottom.
Then came a summons 10 haul up.
When the cage reached the top Ray
burn was there and with him was
AdOlph Gorgie, a miner, still alive but
gasping for breath and evidently
seriously injured. Again the cage
went down and this time it carried
z. Taylor, an assistant of Seiwyn
Taylor. and also Robert North and J.
Mccain, who had made the first al
tempt.
A Village of Sorrow.
The village of Harwick that sur
rounds the mining workings is nor
ror stricken. Wives and relatives Of
the entombed have crowded around
the entrance pltiably beseeching for
news of the loved ones below. Doc
tors have been summoned from the
surrounding towns and aSo from
Pittsburg.
Manager ScheetZ said last night 20
the Associated Press that the explo-
sion was so terrific thai both cages
were blown from the shat, one dis
lance of over 200 feet. He also SAX
there are at least $50 men in the
mine and expressed fear that there
are a number more, although re said
there are several men on the payroll
who did not report yesterday morn
ing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
SITUATION GRAVE
IN JAPAN CAPITAL
GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZES CON-
FIscATIoN OF PROPERTY.
CAN TAKE PRIVATE ROADS

Extraordinary Ordinance Published in
Official Gazette-China Asks Pow
ers to Help Preserve Peace-United
States Arranges to Make Vice Con-
suIs of Students at Pekin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
Students for Vice consuIs.

The American government is arrang'
ing to dispatch the senior student in.
terpreters here to Mukden, Port Dalny
and Antung to act as American vice
consuls. Advices received here from
Port Arthur are that Russian troops
are moving from that Point towards
the Korean frontier
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01
Berlin Expects Settlement.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The state de-
partment has received a cablegram
from Mr.. Power, American ambassador
at Berlin, saying that in official circles
there the belief is strong that Russia
and Japan will arrive at a peaceful ar
of their difficulties
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-01

Pittsburg, Jan. 26.-FrOm all that
can be gathered at this hour betweel.
$50 and 100 men are lying dead in
the headings and passageways Of the
Harwick mine of the Allegheny Coal
company at Cheswick, the result of d
terrific explosion yesterday. Cage
after cage have gone down into the
mine and come up again, but only
one miner of all those that went
down to work yesterday morning has
been brought TO the surface.
Reseuer Caught.
In addition to the miners at work
when the explosion occurred it is
now believed Selwyn NJ. Taylor, the
Pittsburg mining engineer who plot
ted the mine and who was the first
to reach the bottom after the ex-
plosion happened, is also among the
list of dead. One of the rescuers
who went in with Mr. Taylor says
that after the party had gone a con-
siderable distance he began 10 feel
sick and dizzy, and saw Taylor stag
gering and fall. His lantern fell.
Others tried to lift him up but could
not carry him and they made their
way to safety. Three 4escuers who
have returned to the surface declare
that in their opinion all in the mine
outside of the rescue party are dead,
including Engineer Taylor.
Caused ny Fire Damp.
General Manager Scheetz gives lit
tie hope that many of the men can
be brought to the surface. The ex-
plosion occurred at 500 in the morn
ing, at the bottom of one of the
shafts, presumably caused by fire
damn II waS fOur. in tho afternoon
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-10
IN A GLOWING SPEECH
And Responds to the information in
Way Not to Be Misunder-
stood.
(By Associated Press.)

Esopus, n. Y, August 10.-A pour
ing rain set in just after daylight to
vex the participants in the notifca-
ton of Judge Parker and it was not
apparent how the grounds could be
used as arranged for.
New. York, August 10.-The yacht
Sycamore left with 225 persons
aboard for Esopus. A drizzling rain
is falling.
At IL: 80 the rain ceased, but the
clouds remained. 1t was decided to
hold the ceremonies on the steamboat
Sycamore if the grounds could not be
used. Ex-senator Hill left Albany by
the 1890 train.
The steamer Sycamore carrying the
notification committee and others, ar
rived from New York at 1 Is.
Just after noon Bourke Cockrane
and the Tammany delegation, arrived
on the West Shore train.
Esopus, N. Y, August 1O.-The trip
of the notification committee was at
tended with much discomfort. The
rain kept the passengers off the up
per decks and thhey crowded the low
er decks and saloon. On arrival the
notification committee marched to
Judge Parker's house. He was intro
duced to all the members and they
took. their places sens-the grounds
where it was arranged that the cere-
monies would take place. Chairman
Champ Clark then made his address
Of notification (speech found on an
other page) and at the conclusion of
hi saddress he handed Judge Parker
an engrossed formal notice of his
nomination signed by all the members
of the committee.
Judge Parker then made his address
of acceptance (found on another
page.)
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-10
and united advocates of the six-hour

and united advocates of the six-hour
day.
And there were faddists in those
days-persons to whom South Boston
would apply the epithet bughouse.' -
These were the long sleepers, the deep
drinkers. They ran a candidate in
common who was solmenly pledged
to the suppression of street noises and
the chief plank in their platform was
a club sandwich.
The heterogeneous religion of the
city crept into politics. Venus was
principally worshipped we know, but
by the side of her temples were
shrines to Isis and Horus and Anu
bis. And at this last election we
hear of a minority party which IN
caucus assembled decided to call them
selves the Isis passive resisters. They
seemed to desire most Of all represen-
tation on the police force.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-10
SUPT. GARD
AT MISHAWAKA
THE MISSING SUPERINTENDENT
OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT
AT HIS OLD HOME
He Refuses to Make Statement No
Word Has Been Received Here
Since He Left.
AT HIS OLD HOME

No word has been received in this
city from Superintendent Gard since
his sudden disappearance over a
week ago. The brief note he left here
was the only information at hand. The
following dispatch from Mishawaka,
Ind, tells of his arrival at his old
home:
"Samuel E. Gard, former superin-
tendent of the electric station at
Richmond, from which city he mys-
teriously disappeared ten days ago,
is in Mishawaka.
"Mr. Gard was formerly superin-
tendent of the local municipal light
plant. He left Richmond on account
of threats of a woman who urged him
to desert his wife and, according to
his story, used revolver in an at
tempt to accomplish her purpose.
Gard refuses to make a statement.