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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-18
AWAIT GATHERING
OF MIGHTY FORCE
RUSSIAN MILITARY PLANS TO
TAKE ALL SUMMER.
A HALF = MILLION ARMY
General kuropatkin Asks That Be
fore He Strikes the Limit OF
Troops to Secure Victory BE PLACED
at His Disposal-Corea Disregards
Demand of Japan.

st. Petersburg, April 12.-Exception'
ally reliable information regarding the
Russian military plans confirm the re-
peated announcements made by the
Associated Press, that these plans VIII
not mature until late in the summer.
They are of far greater magnitude than
is generally believed abroad and take
into account all possible contingencies.
General Kuropatkin has requested
that the men and guns placed at his
disposal shall cover the extreme limit
required TO settle the fate of the cam
paign. The army is designed 10 attain
a total of a half-mlllion at the time
scheduled for the reinforcement OF
Maksroh's feet with the Baltic squad
ron. The seventeenth and tenth army
corps now drafting, are expected to
reach Manchuria by the middle OF
June. The mobilization of four other
corps, al least two of which will be
from the Volga. will be announced by
the middle of May and will start east
ward a month later, reaching their des
t1nation at the end of August.
Rear Admiral Rojestrensky will
hoist his flag as commander of the Bal
rio squadron early in July and viii sail
Immediately for Port Arthur.
corea Does Not Comply.
The Corean government has not com
piled with Japsn's reported demand
for the recall OF the Corean minister al
st. Petersburg who continues in ON
cial relations with the Russian foreign
offices.
Gen. Rennenkampff's Cossack diVis
ion, numbering 10000 men, has arrived
on the upper Yalu. The fourth army
corps reached Hardin ten days ago.
Vla0Ivosto6 is held by $4,000 rife
men. An officer and Is Cossacks. whC
were left suG:th of the YaEu to recon
hotter after the Russians retired, sue
ceeded in locating the japanese posi-
tions, without discovery, swimming
their horse a mile and a half in re
crossing thE river.
Russia Fears Chinese Troops.
London, April 12.-The Tiehtsin rCor
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-18

eboyEan-At a meeting Of THO
G. Is mission in charge of the work u
n-a1 ing the necessary arrangements
g.. he building C. a municipal Wzasi
p.Fa s. be was decided TO go ahead with
tn work as rapidig rs possible TvHa
or-s uus. one from Burr w. Jones OF
MAJ son and another from City Attor
me- Jean OF this cts. were read. both
of vlich held that ne city had the
lezs right 20 build and operate plant
in aampctitiou viii s.e present SIS
ter
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-18

boys are both ardent students of cleo
trlcity and stole appliances so as to
construct electrical machinery.
Farmer Killed on Trestle.
Christian Jacobson a
farmer. so years of age, was killed yes
terday morning on a trestle near Al
bany. The whistle was blown, Tut ne
did not seem to hear IL.
Hiah Water in Rivers.
Grand Rapids-The ice in the river
went out Saturday, breaking a large
water main connecting the east ana
west sides, also carrying away many
telegraph poles and cutting on the
electrical current. The city was LETT
without fire protection for many hours.
Black River Falls-The heavy rains
and snow OF the past few days have
caused a rise of several feet in Black
river. making fine stage Of water for
driving purposes.
Want to Furnish the stone.
Ableman-Ableman people have
started a campaign TO have stone trom
ouarries in this section used for the
new state capitol. in case one Is butt.
II is red sandstone, and il is said
there viii be no danger of chipping
Smelling or cracking.
MBnltowoe Man Browns.
Two Riyers-John Novak of Mantle
fraf -
Eastwin river at about 1 o'clock.
The lookout of the United States life
saving station heard a splashing and
upon investigation they found his
bodv. an hour later. Whether he
walked of the dock by accident, due
TO mfamiliarity with the surround
iugs and the darkness, or committed
suicide is unknown. he was 10
years of age.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-18

Aug letCn-Ar conferences OF the pa
peT manufacturers Ct the Fox river
va.er held here II s said that the
sentiments expressed indicated that
there Is much dissatisfaction in the
ranks Of the General Paper COMPANY
&c is said that when Thc contract ez-
pires. June 4. a disruption is among the
possibilities. c. 4 Whiting az Neensh
IS Understood % be making efforts 60
-szsure uracp
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-18

boys are both ardent students of cleo
tricity and stole appliances so as TO
construct electrical machinery.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-18

ushh1sh-The body OF AdOlph Ueck-
er was found yesterday morning By
Richard Faezs7rs near Dusnell's point
De- was trlZel into the &c and il was
t.mCHit go get a scow out to where the
body lay and IL was necessary to chop
the ice away. Uecker was q years OF
agr and unmarried. He disappeared
November 81, leaving a uO6e saying
that he wac tired uf life and was going
to commit s1iCide. 4 search was kept
mp Tor him uzrtil the lake fruBe over.
Found Guilty OF Larceny.
Hudso1-Rooert Kingsley, charged
with the Iarceur OF Sis from George
Markham al BUaalO. y. Y, was E0und
guilty. lIarkhaz was returning from
a trip around the world last January
and in 81. Paul vas Swallowed By three
alleged professional gamblers. Kings-
lev being one q them On the train
they engaged him in 8 game of cards.
Kingsley IL was alleged grabbed roll
NJ bills from Markham and the trio
seaped from the train a. Hudson. A
Jew hours after they were captured at
saltwater. They were placed under
bonds Of 81 .6tO each. Mcdonald and
8uFtc1 raised this sum and forfeited
tv not appearing for trial.
Students Steal Apparatus.
EsEosha-Lucien Center. aged Il,
and Alfred BuCkenhOuser. Is years old.
are charged with burglaries for several
months raSt. The two culprits. il IS
said. have confessed To Chief Of Police
Re.nCld and told 81 The numerous
places they had robbed. Among the
victims az their depredations we're the
Citizens Telephone company. the Sim
mons Manufacturing company. Whita-
Eer machine shops. the high school AID
fhe EHglish Lutheran church The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
BLACK WILL GET TOGA
Most of the New York Repub-
lican Leaders Are Against
DepeW.

New York. Dec. 15.-Governor Odell
and many of his lieutenants held a
long conference today at the Republic
can club to discuss the senatorship and
other matters of Importance 10 the
Republican organiza ton
Senator Depew. i'm an interview to-
night, said his candidacy for the SEN
atorship was in the hands of his
friends. and he would not withdraw
from the canvass because Of any aC-
ton the conference might have taken.
The Herald will say tomorrow:
Twenty-siX leaders were in the con-
ference. They were asked by the gov
ernOr to say whether they desired the
reelection Of Senator Depew or the
election of Mr.. Black. Seventeen of
them declared for Black, seven for De
pew and two of them, Governor Odet
and Speaker Nixon. indicated no pref
erence.
At the close of the discussion Gov
ernOr Odell said the sentiment as rep-
resented by the leaders seemed to be
Overwhelmingly for Mr. Black: that he
had done nothing to influence ii. and
had never requested any legislator to
desert Mr. Depew. He said il there
should be a contest in the caucus SEN
ator Depew would be able to control
fewer than 40 votes of the $40 legis-
latOrs. 1t win require 1O1 votes TO
elect a senator
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
STUBBORN CASE
lmpOunding of Cattle Causes
Legal Contest Which May
Reach Supreme Court.

Inc TACT that some cows of Henry Lar
sen OF Harrisville broke into the field OF
5eter Agren of that place last July and
damaged the crops to the amount OF IS
IS responsible for hotly contested case
IN the district court for the past two davs
ana the same will likely be fought out in
n ny supreme court. Larsen and Agren are
nelghbors. and when about fifteen Of
i1arsens cattle got into Agren's field the
latter put the stock in the estray mound
ana had the damages appraised at So
demanded his stock. They were in the
custody of William II. Lowder. the con-
STABLE. and when the officer refused to
deliver them Larsen sued for them and
made the constable a party TO the action.
lie secured the stock on putting up q
pond. and the case then came on for trial
IN the district court. Attorney T. ID.
Johnson represented the owner of the
cattle and N J. Harris the defendants
Every point in the case was contested as
though thousands of dollars were in
vowed. attorney Johnson attacked the
constitutionality of the law under which
the cattle were impounded on the ground
that 1t was taking possession of property
without due process OF law. After long
arguments and the citing OF numerous
authorities the judge ruled that the stock
was taken legally. but that the appraise-
ment certificate assessing the s. damages
was defective and il was thrown ont
However the judge ruled that the de-
PENDANTS might hold the cattle under the
common law, and the case went on After
being finally submitted to the jury the
Jurors, after discussion of some time
came into court with a request for in
formation when the animals were first
IN distraint. Judge Rolapp answered that
the question IN this case was one that the
jury must determine. He gave. however
a definition of the word 'distraint"-the
condition of control assumed and eXer-
cised- Shortly afterward the fury brought
in A verdict in favor of the impounder of
the stock No cause of action. The case
Will probably go to the supreme court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
DEMAND THE FACTS
Hearst Takes Up the Cause of
The Discharged Mail
Carriers.

ashington. Dec. Representative
Hearst of New York today introduced
the following resolution.
Whereas, In his annual MESSAGE to
congress the president of the Unzed
states. after calling attention to what
he deems improper political activity of
letter carriers. says: The admfnistra-
ton has already taken steps 10 prevent
and punish abuses of this nature. but
II VIII be wise for the congress to SUD-
plement this action by legislation and
Whereas. Since the date OF said
message James G. Kellar and Frank
Cunningham, letter carriers. have been
reported that the dismissal is. at least
IN part due 10 an assumption by the
president and the postmaster general
that citizens of the United States who
are letter carriers can lawfully be re-
stricted in the exercise Of freedom of
speech. freedom Of assembly and free
dom Of petition as they could not be
If not letter carriers: therefore. be il
Resolved, That the president is re-
quested to communicate 10 the house. IL
not in his judgment Incompatible with
the interest OF the public service. docu-
ments. papers. orders showing the ex-
ecutive action mentioned i'm the said
message and the grounds therefor: and
be il further
Resolved. That the postmaster gen
eral is directed 10 communicate 10 the
house ell facts bearing upon the dis
missal OF the said James Keller and
Frank Cunningham. and the grounds
for said dismissal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
CAPTAIN MARTIN HAS
EXPLANATION READY

San Francisco. Dec. 15.-Captain
Amos Fl. Martin of the Fourteenth in
faEtry was passenger today on the
transport Sheridan from Manila. He is
urder orders to proceed TO Washing
ton to explain an alleged duplication
of pay accounts. Captain Martin says
that the matter will be easily cleared.
He made up certain accounts before
going to the Philippines. he said. but
paid these accounts and balances after
reaching the islands. thereby causing
confusion. His action was miscOn-
strued IN Washington and he was or
dered 70 return to the capital to ex-
plain matters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
CORRESPONDENTS
BANQUETED BY SENATOR KEARNS

atoT Kearns acted as POSTMASTER. and
in the course of the evening responses
to toasts were made by Postmaster
General Wynne. Major John NJ. Carson,
dean of the corps of Washington cor
respondents; Arthur w. Dunn of the
Associated Press. Richard Lee Team.
New York Tribune: G. ]. Karger, OF
Scripps- McRae; r. H. Lindsay, Kansas
City Star: A. F. Philips. Salt Lake
Tribune; Z. G Snyder, Omaha Bee;
Senator Fred Dubois. Charles Jackson
of Idaho, Thomas Dawson of the AS
sociated Press. Jesse Carmichael of the
Boston Herald and E. S. Little OF the
Los Angeles Times.
The speeches were in a happy vein
and at the close of the dinner Senator
Kearns invited his CHESTS TO take din
ner with him annually. whether he
should be I'm the senate or not, and he
was enthusiastically voted good fell
low" by the newspaper men, and his
invitation accepted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
CHANGES ON THE u. P.
Rumor Says Bancroft Will Be
Permanent Head of the
Southern Pacific.

The following changes, according to
the Denver Republican are reported
to be likely to take place on the Union
Pacific system, Jan. l.
W. II. Bancroft, general manager of
the Oregon Short Line, Salt Lake, will
go 10 San Francisco as general man
ager of the Southern Pacific
J. NJ. Gruber, general superintendent
Union Pacific. Omaha, viii succeed Mr.
Bancroft as general manager OF the
Oregon Short Line.
W. l.. Park, superintendent Wyo-
oming division. Cheyenne, will succeed
Mr. Gruber as general superintendent
w. A Whitney, assistant superin-
tendent. Cheyenne, will become super
intendent of the Nebraska division.
W. A. deuel., superintendent Nebras-
ka division, Will return TO Denver as
superintendent of the Colorado di-
vision.
II. F. Ferris. superintendent Colo
RADIO division. Denver, will leave the
Union Pacific to be associated with
Edward Dickinson. general manager
OF the Kansas City, Mexico and ORR
emit
Mr.. Bancroft is now acting general
manager of the Southern Pacifc's line
between Ogden and San Francisco. It
is understood that he is TO be general
system, that system being controlled
by the Union Pacific. Mr. Gruber. who
is slated to succeed him, is thoroughly
familiar with the Oregon Short Line.
1t is said that there are no changes
contemplated on the Oregon Railway
& Navigation lines.
Mr.. Park has been in charge of the
Wyoming division of the Union Pa
cific for many years. That is the most
difficult division on the Union Pacific.
and mis- administration of il is said to
be superior to that of any superinten-
dent that the company has ever had
at cheyenne. The departure of both
Mr. Park and Mr.. Whitney from Chey-
enne leaves that division without men.
so far as publicly known. but it is said
that the successors for these men have
already been selected.
Ii is known that Mr. Deuel. has been
desirous of returning to his old posi-
ton as superintendent OF the Colorado
division. which carries with IL a resi-
dence in Denver. He was for years
i'm the position here and he has been
enabled to accomplish more here. il is
said. than any superintendent the
Union Pacific has ever had I'm control
Of the Colorado division.
Mr.. Ferris goes. il is said. to the ORR
ent road as general superintendent Mr..
Dickinson was formerly general man
ager OF the Union Pacific and II is said
that his plans are to put his old friends
in the important positions on the
Stilwell road
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo. Dec. 15.-William A. Dixon aged
g. and Hattie Hands, aged 80 both of
Provo. have taken out a mirriage license.
County Attorney Anderson and Deputy
Sheriff Barnett went TO Benjamin today
TO investigate some criminal matters
Mr.. and Mrs James Medium have re-
turned from a trip TO Mexico and ArizO-
ma, where they went 70 visit friends, after
attending the irrigation congress in Ell
Paso. Tex.
A bazaar and supper will be given in the
Congregational church Friday evening,
Dec. 16
John Ryan. the discharged soldier who
has served five days in the city Jail for
being drunk, was released yesterday. In
the afternoon he celebrated BY getting
drunk and was given a bed IN jail. with
out any charge being preferred against
him. He was let out this morning and
was soon again drunk. This afternoon ne
was fined S. BIZ Justice Noon
George Hill. young man p years of
age addicted to morphine and suffering
from a very serious disease. was fined
SO or ten days by Justice Noon today.
Hill is a transient who has been gravitat-
ing between the city and county iails for
some time for various small offenses.
". +. Cary has SOLD the Ellsworth farm
on Provo bench. one Of the best fruit
farms In the state. to Thomas Chamber
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
STATE NEWS
is HORRIBLY MANGLED
Boy Falls on Track and Is
Killed by Coal Car Pass
ing Over Him.

Park City, Dec. 15.-Today about ]
o'clock the 11-year-old son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram Bates was run overland instantly
killed by the front trucks of a heavy coal
car on the Rio Grande Western railway
Inc accident occurred at a point inst
above the depot between the Silver King
terninal ana the passenger platform OF
the depot The boy was. Il seems. going
on an errand for his mother and had arr
rived az a point near the standing train.
he attempted to cross the track Just as
the train started and stumbling fell on
the track. The car passed over the bodv
and mangled ii in a terrible Wav The
employees of the company saw the acct
dent and tried TO stop the train. but Were
unsuccessful in their attempts until toe
late 10 save the life of the bow. The bOdy
is now at the undertaking parlors of j
Richardson, where il will remain until
after the inquest.
Mrs. May B. Hardness and music class
VIII give recital this evening at the
COngregatf onal church. A large numbeT
OF invitations have been issued. and the
event promises TO be one of the occasions
OF the year from social standpoint
The funeral Of Joseph F. Robinson. who
uled OF pneumonia. viii be held this after
noon from the A. o. L. w. hall Deceased
was one Of the oldest residents of Park
City, having come 10 this place in 1878.
and has lived here ever since He was
well known by every one here and gen
orally well thought Of He leaves a wife
and married daughter who lives in Salt
Lake City.
John FitzGibbons, who has beer so very
Ill with pneumonia. is reported as being
somewhat improved today. and hopes for
his recovery are entertained.
I his morning the funeral of the infant
child of Fred Gross. who died yesterday.
was held from the NJ E. church. This
was an exceedingly sad death, the father
Of the child having died only two days
before. and the mother about a year since.
The infant son of George Nancarra dieo
yesterday of pneumonia. The funeral will
be held tomorrow
The storm which has been raging here
all day is easily the most severe of the
season. The snow has been drifting and
blowing. and the indications seem 10 point
to sleighing before the storm is over
Colonel Treweek came up from the cap
ital this morning and went to the Wabash
mine. in which he is heavily interested.
Charles Van Ess was among the morn
ing arrivals from the metropolis.
John Mcdonald is spending a few days
IN town visiting with friends and ac-
quaintances.
F. L. Lindwell of Omaha came IN TO
town today TO look after mining interests
here
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16

ISOLATION of Armenians beside his
trea tment of socialists. When the COM
mittee of the fighting organization de-
cided OF Van Plehve's death, there
were over 100 volunteers to execute the
sentence. Sasoneff was selected. and
Yas told he would have an accompliCe,
tut he did not know the name of his
accomplice until he saw Sikorlfsky af-
ter the murder. Sasoneff declared that
II was with horror and loathing that he
undertook TO deprive human being of
life, but that he realized that the mon
ster Won Plehve could only be met
with the monster DEATH"
Sasoneff's Career.
Relating the events of his life, Sa-
soneff said he came of a family belong
ing 10 the old faith, which had enriched
itself I'm the lumber trade at Orenburg
and Ufa. He was sent 10 the univer-
s.ty of Moscow. where, for an act
which he had not committed. he was
condemned to a grievous penalty. He
then returned TO his home in Ufa and
began to study socialistic doctrines.
The murder of Minister Bogoliepoff
grestly impressed him. and he began
10 think the pistol bullet was the only
remedy for tyranny. Soon afterward
re joined the Ural committee OF the
socialist revolutionary party, whose
headquarters were at Ufa.
Sent to Exile.
He was again arrested on the charge
CT spreading the doctrine of socialism
snd condemned TO five years exile III
Siberia. While in prison at Ufa he
met peasants awaiting trial in connec-
ton with the Zlatoust strike and
learned how Governor General Bog
under Won Plehve's inspira-
ton. gave orders to fire upon a crowd
C. helpless, innocent peasants. He
vowed to STAY Bosdanov.tch. but later
Heard that a comrade, who has not
. ct been discovered, killed the governor
general. Sasoneff then told how he es-
capped from Siberian convict gang and
crossed the frontier. ultimately reach
ing Geneva, whence he came TO ST.
Petersburg 10 kill Won Plehve. He
wound up with a declaration that no
power on earth was able TO stop the
spread of the humane ideals of the So
olalist revolutionary party. whose work
was carried on by thousands of willing
hands throughout the length and
breadth of the empire.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
Special to The Herald

Washington. Dec. 15.-A splendid
banquet was given by Senator Kearns
this evening at the Raleigh hotel to the
Washington newspaper correspondents
who visited Salt Lake City and the ir-
rigation congress at Ogden in Septem-
Der. 1903
In addition to the visiting CORE
spondents those present We're: Robert
]. Wynne. postmaster general, Crosby
s. Noyes OF the Washing ton Star, Phil
ander Johnson, Washington Star; c. j.
Karger, Scripps- McRae Press; Senator
Dubois. Idaho; Charles Jackson, chair
man Idaho Democratic state commit
tee; T. A. Wickersham, formerly Of
Salt Lake, and J. +. Jones, private sec
rotary to Senator Kearns.
The occasion was a reunion of the
newspaper correspondents and was
made the opportunity for many. happy
speeches in commemOration of their
trip through the western country. SEN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
ATTENDED PRAYER MEETING
Roosevelt's Short Talk at Grace Re
formed Church.

Washington. Dec. 15.-President
Roosevelt attended the prayer meet
irg at Grace Reformed church, of
which he is a member tonight, and at
tie conclusion of the service made a
short address to the large cOngrega-
ton and held an informal reception.
The president attended the services.
Unattended save by his colored valet.
and took his seat in pew 2 At the
conclusion Of the prayer service the
pastor introduced the president who
in the course of his remarks said.
Il think that any man who takes an
interest in this great country OF ours
must realize the one all important ne
Cessity Of our social. industrial and po-
litical life is the necessity OF the reali-
zation OF what brotherhood means. We
cen not develop our civilization at all
unless we develop Il upon the basis Of
ench recognizing in his fellow man his
trofher. whose interest he must have
1t heart.