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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
ILLINOIS LIFE MUST EXPLAIN A
TRANSACTION.
DENY ANYTHING CROOKED
President of Company Says Kansas
Lawmakers Were Not Bought and
That the Whole Matter Will Be
Cleared Up-Summoned by State
Commissioner.

Chicago, Oct 24-The officials I'd
the Illinois Life Insurance company,
who have been called upon by the
state insurance department to explain
a transaction involving the alleged
payment of $4,000 expended in 1903
at time when measure was pend
ing before the Kansas legislature pro-
viding for the taking over of the
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance com
pany by the Illinois concern, say the
entire affair will be cleared up
Wednesday. Twelve interrogatives in
all, it is said, were propounded by the
state insurance department. What
these interrogatives were the officials
of the Illinois Life decline to say.
President Stevens of the Illinois Life
yesterday said:
mot one dollar of the money was
paid by the Illinois Life or any one in
it's interest for the purpose of infiu-
encing legislation in Kansas. 1t is a
matter of record that the so-called en-
aiding act, which was passed by the
AAohooO AOSIoAdCu1G duChO1 AAl1S Cu0 lO-
insurance to be effected, was pro-
cured to be passed by persons inter
ested in the old company long before
the Illinois Life Insurance company
was invited to present a proposition
for reinsurance. All money paid out
on account Of the reinsurance was to
take care of the outstanding renewal
contracts and the expenses incurred
by reason of the policyholders' conven-
ton called to consider the matter, and
sundry expenses incident to the re-
Ownership and examination Of the
companys affairs by the actuaries of
the Kansas and Illinois departments. "
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
TYING RUSSIA UP
WITH BIG STRIKE

st. Petersburg, Oct. 24.-The rail-
read strike situation has entered on a
highly serious phase. The movement
is spreading rapidly to all railroads of
the empire and apparently cannot be
stopped, while in many cities,it is COM
municating itself to mill and factory
employers. The general strike in all
branches of labor which the socialists
planned for the end of this year is
seemingly bursting forth of it's own
vOlition.
Dispatches from railroad centers
announce the complete tying up of all
transportation. The last link that
bound Moscow, the commercial center
of the empire, with the outer world,
was broken yesterday afternoon when
the men on the Nicolai road. connect
ing Moscow with st. Petersburg,
struck.
st. Petersburg has one line to the
frontier and the employees of this line
are discussing joining the strike. AS
the demands of men are purely politi-
cal it seems impossible to satisfy them
by economic concessions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
INDIAN SQUAW SHOT
BY WHITE HUSBAND

Ashland, Wis, Oct. 24.-Lizzie
Denomie, we'll known Chippewa
squaw, was shot by her husband, Cas-
sic Brooks, and will probably die
The shooting took place in house
between Ashland and Odanah. Liz
zie Denomie is a member of one of
the best known Chippewa families
in northern Wisconsin. She has con-
siderable property and a year. ago
married Cassie Brooks, white man.
Within the past year two of her
brothers were shot and killed. Joe
Denomie was shot at Odanah on ac-
count of jealousy and later John De-
monte was shot in a saloon row in
Ashland. The shooting of the
squaw was the outcome of constant
wrangling over the woman's money.
Brooks was caught within an hour Of
the shooting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
SANITARY BOARD
ORDERS INVESTIGATION.
Board Hears Reports Of Violation of
Inspection Statute and if Found to
Be True Actions Will Be Instituted
May Lead to a Judicial Test of
the Law.
Madison. Oct. "a.

Madison. Oct. "a.
The Wisconsin state livestock SAM
tary board is making an investigation
of reports Of violations of the new
laws by the railroads, the laws sup
posed to be ignored and violated
being those relating to the importa-
ton of livestock. A meeting OF the
board was held yesterday, at which it
was determined to thoroughly investi-
gate the reports and complaints re-
ceived by the board and if these re
ports prove true and can be substan-
tiated by the board prosecution will
be brought in the name of the state
against the offending railroads.
The last legislature imposed upon
the livestock sanitary board the duty
Of seeing to it that all cattle imported
into this state, except for special pur-
poses, as for exhibition, be examined
sin be certified to be free from tuber-
culosis or other infectious disease.
The board is in receipt Of reports to
the effect that the railroads look with
scorn, or at least with unconcern, up
on this legislation and are openly vio-
lating the law. The law makes it an
offense for a railroad to bring into
Wisconsin cattle other than certified
as provided by the law. 1t is possible
that the railroads think the law is I'M
constitutional and are only waiting
for prosecution in order that an oppor-
tunity may be had to test the law.
At the meeting of the board yester-
day all the members were present with
the exception of Senator George
Wylie.. Those present were State
Veterinarian Roberts, President
George McKerrow, DIR. H. l.. Russell
and Grant U. Fisher, also the secre-
tary, John M True. The secretary
has compiled the Wisconsin veteri-
nay, livestock and sanitary laws, and
5000 copies have been prepared for
distribution.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
MAKES FASTEST TRIP FROM
JAPAN TO AMERICA.
ONLY LITTLE PRESENTS
Simply inexpensive Mementoes
Brought Back from Her Oriental
Tour-Had Fine Time but Regrets
That so Much Fuss Was Made
About Her.

San Francisco, Oct. 24.-The Pa
cific Mail Steamship company's liner
Siberia, which arrived from Yokoha-
ma yesterday, established new rec
ord between this city and the Japan
csc port, having made the trip in ten
days, ten hours and % minutes. The
best previous time between this point
and Yokohama was made by the Ko-
rea, a sister ship of the Siberia, in ten
days, II hours and five minutes.
Among the Siberia's passengers
were Miss Alice Roosevelt and party.
Although it was expected that Miss
Roosevelt would spend a few days in
and around San Francisco, all previ-
Gus plans were changed during the
voyage and neither her party nor
that of MI. Hartman landed in this
city at all. Instead, they were trans
ferred from the Siberia to the tug
ARABIA and taken direct to Oakland
Mole on the eastern side of the bay.
They left there at $3.50 yesterday af-
ternoon for the east. An attempt is
being made to beat all previous rec
ords between Yokohama and the
cities of the east
"All the presents that arrived were
merely inexpensive mementoes of the
trip, such as anyone travelling in
strange countries would receive said
the presidents daughter. There was
really nothing SO remarkable about
my trip and I cannot understand why
so much fuss was made ABOUT it. ]
had an exceptionally fine time and en-
joyed every moment that | was away.
The only thing that l regret is that so
many nonsensical stories were circu-
lated regarding me-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30

companies. The suits are looking to-
ward decree from Judge Bethea re-
adjusting rates on livestock and
dressed meat shipments from Missouri
river points to Chicago. Three weeks
of testimony and arguments were end
ed a week ago before Judge Bethea
and he took the case under advise
ment, giving the attorneys three days
within which to file briefs containing
authorities and answering several
questions in controversy. The decis-
ion in the case is not expected for at
least a week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
AFTER KANSAS JOINTS.
Goveror Hoch to Aid County Authorl.
ties to Enforce Law.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 24.-William
Fl. Mechanism has been appointed spe-
cial assistant attorney general for
Wyandotte county by Attorney General
Coleman, with explicit instructions to
aid the present county officials in clos
ing the joints or illicit saloons at Kan
sas City. Kas. Mechanism, who was
formerly police judge in Kansas
City. Kas., has until recently acted as
attorney for the Kansas state temper
ance union in its crusade against the
joints. His appointment is believed to
signalize the inauguration of a con-
certed effort by Governor Hoch with
the aid of county officials to close the
joints in the state, which have run
wide open for years in violation of the
prohibition law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
BAD TREATY FOR CUBA.
Washington Warns Island Republic
of Consequences.

Washington, Oct. 24.-It can be re-
iterated on the highest authority that,
although convinced that the proposed
Anglo-Cuban treaty is distinctly in
furious to Cuba's interests, the Wash
ington government has never indi-
rectly or directly questioned Cuba's
full right to negotiate such a treaty
with Great Britain or with any other
foreign nation. When asked by Cuba
for an expression of opinion regarding
the proposed treaty with Great Brit
ain, the Washington government out
lined the disadvantages which would
accrue to the republic under such an
arrangement. 1t was pointed out that
it would preclude this country from
giving to Cuba any further CONNER
cial concessions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30

tricians and linemen Of the four tele-
phone companies centering here
struck yesterday for recognition of
the union. The question of the open
or closed shop is the point in contro
versy, as the companies are paying
the union scale and working union
hours. The Wisconsin Telephone COM
pany and the La Crosse Telephone
company are tied up and the La
Crosse County Telephone company,
the Tri-State Telephone company and
several smaller interurban lines are
less seriously affected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
BEGIN IRoQUoIs TRIAL.
Jury Secured to Pass Upon First
Claim for Damages.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-The first dam
age suit against the proprietors of
the Iroquois theater, which burned
December 80, 1903, will be COM
menced this morning in the United
States circuit court Edna S. Hunt
er, who was badly injured in the fire,
sues for $4,000, the theater company
and the Fuller Construction com
pany, which erected the building, be-
ing defendants.
Two weeks have been occupied in
securing a jury. 1t was completed
yesterday afternoon and Attorney
Spencer made the opening statement
for the plaintiff. He declared that
he would show by evidence that the
building ordinances were grossly VIC
lated by the theater proprietors.
Attorney Spencer announced that
his first witness will be the plaintiff,
Miss Hunter She was with a party
of six young women in the gallery.
When the flames burst out she ran
towards the exit through which she
had entered the theater She was
knocked down, trampled on, bruised
and burned, but finally escaped with
her life. Two of her companions
burned to death, while the others es-
capped.
This suit is considered by lawyers
to be of great Importance Hundreds
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
SUICIDES BEFORE MARRIAGE.
Retired ManitoWoc Butcher Makes
Double Sure of Death.

Manitowoc, Wis, Oct. 24.-Louls
Pankratz, an aged retired butcher,
made doubly sure of death in his sui
eide yesterday, first firing a bullet
into his brain and then hanging him
self to a bed post in another room
after crawling along the floor to reach
the bed. Pankratz was 81 years of
age and wealthy, having, it is said,
$4,000. No cause is known for the
suicide. The dead man was to be
married today to Mrs. Lee.
For several years he had made his
home with the family of George Ka-
pitt, and it is said that his will leaves
the entire estate to Kapitz's vile, cut
ting his four children off without a
cent. A contest is likely. Pankratz
came here from Saumico several years
ago and he had been twice married
and leaves four children.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
FILES SPECIAL PLEA.
Indicted Meat Agent Wants Immunity
for Testifying.

Chicago, Oct. 24.-In the packers
cases yesterday Samuel A. McRoberts,
agent Of Armour & Co., filed a separ-
ate special plea in which he seeks i'm
munity because he testified before the
grand jury which afterward returned
an Indictment against him. Under the
federal statute, it is alleged, no per-
son shall be prosecuted in a case in
which he testified, if he is compelled
to testify against himself. The other
pleas filed by the packers are not held
to be of great Importance by the gov
eminent. District Attorney Morrison
has not yet decided what action to
take in regard to them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
NEW INJUNCTIONS IN GRAIN
INSPECTION FIGHl

Superior, Wis, Oct. 25.-The flour
mills Of Superior were enjoined from
grinding wheat or shipping flour made
from wheat inspected by Wisconsin in
spectors, upon which the inspection
fees were not paid. Judge Vinje had
rendered decision setting aside the
Injunction preventing the railroads
from moving cars, upon the railroads
paving $500 in court. The Wisconsin
grain commission promptly tied up the
cars caught in the yards with new in
functions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
FINDS MURDERED WIFE.
Horrible Find by Husband Returning
From Work.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Mary Fran
ces Scheitlin, age 35, wife of Rudolph
B. Scheitlin, electrician at the
navy yard, were found dead
yesterday afternoon by the woman's
husband in the front room of the
Scheitlin home, on his return from
work. A revolver from which
three shots had been fired was on the
floor. Two shots hit the woman, the
third the man. The police believe
Botomy shot the woman and then
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
CASUALTIES ON THE RAIL.
Annual Report Shows a Total of $50
Casualties.

Washington, Oct. 24.-During the
year which ended June 80, 1905, $50
persons were killed and 1888 injured
as the result of accidents on railroad
trains. according to the report of the
Interstate commerce commission is
sued yesterday. There were 1921 col,
lisions and 1885 derailments of which
1913 collisions and 1913 derailments af-
fected passenger trains. The damage
to cars, engines and roadway by these
accidents was $2,410,671.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
HORSE SHOW OPENS.
Chicago's Equine-Society Affair
EcIipses Previous Efforts.
Affair

Chicago, Oct. 24-The Chicago
!orse show opened yesterday after
noon in a manner that promised to
eclipse all previous affairs Of the kind
ever held in the west. Practically
every city within 100 miles of Chi
cago was represented in the boxes
and these with thousands from Chica-
go, who filled the great coliseum to
its utmost capacity, made the exhibit
ton from a social point of view a
most brilliant success. The horses
on exhibition are of class and in num-
Der superior to any other exhibition
of the kind held in this city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
Killed in Railroad Accident.

McCook, Neb., Oct. 24.-The Burling-
ton fast freight No. rs was run into
from the rear at Eckley, near here yes
terday by a light engine, killing T. P.
Mallory, stockman. A large num-
Der of sheep were killed and other
damage was done. The same freight
was in collision at Otis, Col, thenight
before, in which two stockmen were
injured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
Banker Freed bv Jury.

Creston, Ia, Oct. 24.-C1yde Dun
ming, who was employed in the Citi-
zen's bank at Mount Air, which failed
year ago, with assets of 100000 less
than liabilities, which totalled nearly
half million, was found not guilty on
the charge of fraudulent banking by
jury here last evening.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
Try Indians for Murder.

Waupaca, Wis, Oct. 25.-Indians
from the Wittenberg reservation are at
the trial of Sam Blowsnake and the
two other Indians accused of the muir
der and robbery of Kickapoo Shabo-
dock, wealthy land owner and stock,
man of the Wittenberg tribe. Shabo
dock was murdered in 1903 and robbed
OF $780, The body was found buried
in swamp.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
POSTMORTEM ORDERED
Physicians Summoned to Further In
vestigate Death of Mrs, Walsh.

Rhinelander, Wis, Oct 24-Attor-
ney General Sturdevant has sum
moned DR.. T. R. Walsh of Rhinelander
to assist Drs. H. A. Sifton of Milwau-
kee and Decker of Crandon in con-
Quoting postmortem examination on
the body of Mrs. James A. Walsh, who
died at Crandon recently from the eff
fects Of a revolver shot Attorney
David H. Walker of Rhinelander is in
charge of the case for Walsh.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
More Land Fraud Cases.

Topeka, Kas., Oct. PA. r. Green,
special inspector of the department of
the interior, arrived here yesterday
from Washington to examine into
the records of the local land office
Later he will examine the records of
the Office at Colby, Kansas. 1t is in
timated that land fraud cases may be
revealed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
FIND BOYS BODY IN RIVER.
Child Was Believed to Be Locked in
Box Car

Philadelphia, Oct. 24.-The body OF
Louis Dobek, the elgnU-year-old DO.
who was believed to have been locked
in a box car on the Pennsylvania rail
road, was recovered from the Della
ware river yesterday. There were
several cuts and bruises on his face
and arms One of Dobek's companions
had told the police that the boy was
locked in a freight car and Pennsyl-
vania railroad officials opened hun
dreds of cars all over the country in
search for him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
Murders the Constable.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct. 24.-Mrs.
Zetta Rekles shot Constable Peter
Martin of Marion through the heart
at her home here yesterday evening.
The constable was attempting to
serve writ of execution and remove
some furniture from the house.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
JERRY SIMPSONS BODY
VIEWED BY THOUSANDS

Wichita, Kas., Oct. 25-The body
of ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson,
which lay in state yesterday at the
masonic temple in this city, was
viewed by thousands of people. The
funeral services will be held this after
noon. Mrs. Simpson has received
scores of kilograms of condolences.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30

of other suits aggregating millions of
dollars in damages, have been
brought and the result of this first
trial is of momentous consequences
to all concerned
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
BRIEFS IN RATE CASES.
Decision in Railroad Controversy Not
Expected for 2 Meek

Chicago, Oct. 24.-Briefs were filed
with Judge Bethea in the United
States circuit court here yesterday by
the prosecution and defense in the
suits of the interstate commerce COM
mission against the Great Western
railroad and II other transportation
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
ROOSEVELT WAY
DOWN IN MOBILE
OBVIOUSLY WELCOMED IN
DARKEST SOUTHLAND.
FOR CANAL AND BIG NAVY

President Says United States Should
Have a Naval Force, Ship for
Ship, a Little the Best in the
WorId-Knockers of the Canal
Doomed to Disappointment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Futures at Chicago.


Close-Wheat- December, S7A@
$3.50; May, S81sc; July, $3.50, Corn
October, 511ac; December, 427ac;
July, 45Ac. Oats-October, 295sc;
December, 29%c; May, 31%@32c;
July, 3O3sc. Pork-October, 1910;
January, 12.35@12.37h. Timothy
May, 3.3O Clover-Cash, 1900. Bar
ley-Cash, 36h@52c.
Livestock Quotations.
Cattle-Receipts, II, 900 head; slow;
beeves, 3.60@6.25; COWS and heifers,
1.15@4.4O; stockers and feeders, 30
@4.3O; Texans, 3.6O@45O; western
ers, 3.25@4.8O. Receipts, 81,
600 head; today, $4,000 head; good
strong; others weak; mixed and
butchers, 495@5.521a; good heavy,
5.25@5521a; rough heavy, 4.75@4.95;
light, 5OO@5.4O; pigs, 4.SO@5.35;
bulk of sales, 5O5@5.45. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; strong; sheep,
4OO@5.4O; lambs, 4.S0@7.75.
Dairy Markets.
Butter-Firm; creameries, TAO
22c diaries, 16h@19c. Eggs-Firm;
at mark, cases included, 16H@18Ac.
Cheese-Firm; daisies, liz @12c;
twins, 11h@11%c; Young Americas,
11%@ 12c
Pou.try-Live steady; turkeys,
16c; chickens and springs, loo.
Potatoes-Firm; burbanks, $50
6Sc; rurals, 65@68c; red stock, 61@
CSC.
Veal-Steady; 5O@6O-lb weights, 6
06hc; 65@75-lb weights, 6h@71ac;
85@110-b weights, $1,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-30
Want Union RECOGNITION.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 24.-The cleo
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