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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13

China is almost nine times as large in
area as Japan, yet Japan has more than
twice as many miles of railroad as has
the Celestial empire.
The first elevated railroad in Greece
is about to be built from the coast to a
magnesite mine four miles inland. The
new road will, however, carry freight
and not passengers.
Announcement is made by the Rock
Island-Frisco systems of the Inaugural
ton of a daily through tourist car St.
Louis to Los Angeles, via Frisco line to
Medora. Kan, thence Rock Island Ell
Paso line to California.
Representatives of the Big soft coal
mines have asked the roads entering Chi
cago to generally waive the charge made
for switching cars in and around that
city. This charge varies. running from
anything a road can get to So per car.
The rail and ocean rate from Chicago
to Manila, P. l., has been reduced S25
in each direction. This is the result of
action taken by the steamship line of the
Canadian Pacific railroad, which recently
gave notice that it would waive the S25
arbitrary charge made between the Jap
anese and Chinese ports and Manila. The
American lines were forced to meet the
Canadian Pacific competition.
Hereafter engineers and train dis
patchers on the Pennsylvania lines must
curb their dispositions to make up time
with delayed trains, for an order ias
gone forth from the management of this
system that not to exceed twenty min
utes of lost time may be made up on one
Gir-ision.
The Wabash is the first railroad to
bow to the new Indiana law, which pro-
yides for rate rot to exceed II per cent
of the first-class fare for 100 pounds OF
excess baggage, with minimum charge
of Is cents for baggage not exceeding
200 pourds in weight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
COAST SAFE From ATTACK.
American Forts Would Repel Amy
Foreign r .cet.


"No foreign power could successfully
assail our seaboard cities. With the
present efficiency of our forts, rendered
impregnabe by the fre-control SYSTEM
sweeping a zone that would bring ami
hilation to any feet within range of the
batteries Of big guns, the seaboard cities
are safe from foreign invasion" said
Secretary of War William Ell. Taft in
New York the other day. He had just
returned enthusiastic from his visit to
Fort Hamilton and Sandy Hook.
''To be sure a squadron could approach
under the cloak Of fog" he continued.
Gin San Francisco, particularly, where
fogs and dense weather prevail. the sit
uation would offer more advantages to
an attacking force. With the develop
ment Of the torpedo and submarine sys-
TENS however, Pacific coast cities will
be safe even should the elements Fl r
the approach Of an enemy. There are
plenty of guns on the Atlantic seaboard
to defend it, but there must be no dimin-
ution Of artillery or change made in the
plans to increase its strength
Secretary Taft said that he would
start about Nov. l on his trip to PAN
anna. He said the first thing to be done
down there was to see that the work
men were housed properly and provided
with amusements in their leisure hours.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
No Reciprocity.

The Canadians are considering the
question of increasing their tariff rates,
already quite high, and putting on
high rate of duty on many articles now
on the free list. The vegetable grow
ers are complaining that every year
large quantities of vegetables are
shipped from the United States to
the principal cities in Canada and sold
at prices below the cost Of production
at the centers where they are disposed
Of. On the other hand, the United
States tariff prevents the Canadian
vegetable growers from retaliating.
There will soon be an impass1ole
tariff wall between us and Canada II
the protectionists on both sides OF the
line are allowed their way and an
other good market will be closed to
American products. The day for re-
ciprocity has passed and the era OF
retaliation is opening and yet the Re-
publican leaders declare they Will
stand pat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
GUNS RULE MOSCOW.
SOLDIERS AND POLICE SLAUGH-
TER STRIKERS.
DendIy Result of Riots in Russia's An
cient Capita1-Cossacks Are Accused
of Extreme Brutality Bombs Are
Thrown with Fatal Effect.

A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
| martial law has been proclaimed at Mos
COW. Special dispatches describe a des-
| perate state of affairs at Moscow Satur-
day and Sunday. Many persons were
killed or wounded on the Tverskoy boule-
ward at the site of the monument to the
poet Alexander Pushkin. The troops
used sabers and rifles.
A pitched battle between a crowd Of
| strikers and Cossacks took place shortly
before noon Monday. The troops fired
| three volleys at the strikers and the lat
ter replied with revolvers and stones. It
is impossible to estimate the number of
casualties, for as soon as the mob was
dispersed tho streets were cordoned
and the dead and wounded removed and
| the gates closed. 1t is known that the
lumber of victims is large.
After the fighting was over men, wom-
en- and children were dragged into the
| projects court yard, the gates to which
were also closed Thereupon began what
| is known as giving a lesson to ''intellec-
| tuals." Scores were taken to long
stable. Along the sides were drawn up
! two lines of picked troops, mostly Cos
sacks The victims were made to run
| the gantlet. There were fifty men on
each side who brutally struck them with
whips and the butt ends of rifles.
| 1t is stated that a bomb that was
| thrown at the game market killed twelve
| Cossack patrols. 1t is feared that en-
| ployes to the number of 10000 in the
great factories may join the demonstra-
| ton. The populace is exasperated to the
last degree, less by the open street fight
ing than by the action Of the police.
More Power than an Army.
The project has issued a proclamation
which places the police and troops in
absolute possession of more rights than
a civilized army would employ against
| an enemy in time of war. In virtue OF
| the proclamation, the police seize any
person they please. Any pretext is suffi-
| cient for arrest.
The number of strikers in Moscow is
| increased by the bakers joining their
ranks. No newspapers are printed and
| even st. Petersburg papers are scarce
striking printers having waylaid the sup
| plies and torn them to pieces at the rail-
| way station.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
po,itica1 Potnourri.

Mr.. Bacon, the new Assistant Secfe-
tary of State, was a partner OF }. r.
MORGAN. and is still director of four
teen trusts, but President Roosesrit
evidently thought his experience IN OF
rln.zing the trusts would be useful IN
forming combines with foreign coah-
RIGS.
paul Morton and Senator DepeW,
9th. declare that the Equitap pie VIII
ontribute no more to any polltis'ai
md This viii be tough on tue "
p managers and the grafte.s at Al
any. especially if the other lie i'sui-
nee companies are made to 60 hke-
Use.
indiana Republicans have beeh
oastine of having SO per capita de.
osited in the banks of that State. Il
base deposits are figured on the oasis
hat the state funds we're, It Is .io'
Irch to boast Of. The Republican Au.
,ss sonosits are shown 20 ae 'Nei
..ftl SHIRT Of what they Should ue-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
desperate Gang of Robbers Captured
or Shot Near Wi1drose = Laborer
shoots His Family = Traitor Turnkey
Sent to Prison-Gir1 Saves a Train.

One bandit was killed, two fatally
wounded, and one captured after an hour
ana malt s desperate fight with a posse
ol hIty citizens, in forest eight miles
from Wlld Rose. The robbers are be-
heved to be members of the Eddie Fay
gang. Aroused by the dynamiting of
the safe in the Wild Rose postoffice in
the early morning, number of men
rushed INTO the street, to find the rob
pefs, the postoffice already looted, at
work on the State bank. At first dis
posed to stand their ground, the outlaws
decided on a retreat when they saw the
gathering crowd, and left town under
cover OF heavy fire from their reyolyers
and shotguns. With them they took
eoOo III stamps and money from the post
cfhce. a posse started within a few
moments on the bandits trail. The ban
dts had already gained the cover of
the timber when overtaken, however,
and fought furiously. After an exchange
OF scores of shots one of the thieves was
shot down. His companions attempted
sally, and two more fell, mortally
wounded. Seeing himself alone, the only
unlnJured member of the gang surren-
dered. A detective and several bank Off
Gals arrived on the scene several hours
later and the detective identified the most
badly wounded prisoner as man named
Rambler, who has been wanted for rob-
berry for ten years. Rambler was once
captured for his crimes, but escaped be-
fore he had been housed in Jail.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
Iudea Scores the Son.

Because they are possessed of note
payable for the sum of $175, Carl Bun
zon and his wife Fredericka, aged resi-
dents OF the town Of Two Rivers, can
not force their three children to support
and care for them even though the two
are crippled and Incompetent. Bunzon
is sc, and his wife SO, and in court John
J. Bunson, a son, was named as guar
dian ON petition OF the town board, and
was severely scored by the court for al
legged neglect Of the aged couple.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
BUMPER CORN CROP CERTAIN.
Continued Favorable Weather Assures
Maturing of Grain.

The weekly crop bulletin Of the wealth
er bureau summarizes crop conditions as
follows:
The weather conditions of the week
as a whole were exceptionally favorable
to agricultural interests. Under the in
fuence of warm and generally dry
weather throughout the central valleys,
lake region and Atlantic coast districts
late crops matured rapidly. Florida and
portion of the central gulf districts suf-
fered injury from excessive rains, while
much needed rains fell in the Rocky
Mountain and North Pacific coast reg
ions. The middle and South Atlantic
States and southern Texas are in need
of rain. Frosts occurred in the middle
Rocky Mountain districts and in the
upper Ohio valley lower lake region
and northern portion of the middle At
lantic States, but caused no serious in
jury.
Highly favorable weather prevailed
throughout the principal corn States. An
exceptionally large and fine yield of corn
is now assured over much of the greater
part of the corn belt, and only very
small part of the crop in the north cen
trail portion, estimated at from 2 to B
per cent of the total remains exposed
to injury from frost, and this is matur-
ing rapidly. The crop in Missouri was
extensively blown down or lodged. but
Notwithstanding this and the damage by
September foods the yield in that State
will be very heavy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
Saves Train from Wreck.

Sizteen-year-old Hattie Lentz signaled
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway
freight train in time to save it from go
ing through burned bridge about a mile
and a half west of GAINESVILLE. An hours
vigil after she discovered that the bridge
was down, from a steep hill, preceded
the saving of the train. BY giving the
regulation railway signal which the en-
gineer needed at once, Miss Lentz prob
ably saved the lives of ten people, mem
bers Of the train crew and one or two
others in the caboose.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
state News il, lBrieE.

Flody Davis, tackle on the JanesVllle
high school football eleven, broke his COT
lar bone in practice.
The scarcity of ice at Watertown is
becoming alarming. 1t IS caused by the
damp weather of last summer, which re-
ducea the stock quicker than the hot
weather.
CLAYTON Isley. painter from Leaf
River, H., while engaged in painting I'M
dor Racine bridge fell from a ladder,
a switch engine Earring the support
and was so badly injured that he died a
few hours later.
The case against John b. Willlnga'
a wealthy La Crosse business man.
charged with subornation OF perjury III
n bankruptcy case, has been dismissed
ne the charges against Mr.. Willinsa were
found to be unfounded.
At a meeting of the Baraboo City
Council committee was appointed 10
confer with n Wetzel, president OF the
Dolls company of Kilbourn, with the
Wow of connecting the Dells OF Wiscon-
Gin and Devils lake with an electric
railroad. The road will cost about So0,-
200.
The death of Mrs. Mary L. Taylor of
f4bica 90. sister of Mrs. L. NJ. Heeves
IF Oshkosh, is to be investigated to as,
certain whether she was the victim or
noison Mrs. Taylor's body was brought
r. Oshkosh and buried May 70. The
nhvsician's certificate of death read ne
phrytis. Mrs. Taylor was survived oy
: daughter, Ruth, Is years OF age. Since
tbe funeral inquiries have been made.
IoI,n t. Pearce, who for twenty-five
rears was curator of Racine college, was
sonnd dead in his room. The cause OF
death was apoplexy. Mr.. Pearce was
ge years of age and had resided in Ra-
Cine for forty years. He had aecumu-
lated large fortune
Tn = dash to the front of reversing
column of artillery. Private scherer'
gn;don of the Tenth battery OF the
Tinted States artillery from Fort Snel-
inc MINI, slipped under his horse be-
fore 10000 people at the Interstate ialr
- Ta Crosse and was seriously injured.
He was sent back to Fort Smelling
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
Shoots Family in Quarrel.

Charles Cedarburg, ]aborer, came
to Sparta from La Crosse and shot his
wife, their child and his father-in-law,
John Crowley. They are in a serious
condition. Cedarburg went to the Crow
ley home, where his wife had been living,
to persuade Mrs. Cedarburg to return
to La Crosse with him. During the quar-
rel which followed his appearance at the
Crowley home Cedarburg began shoot
ing. He escaped. Crowley is not ex-
pectcd to recover.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
Political Corruption Proven.

When the Democrats claimed in
1896 and succeeding campaigns, that
an enormous corruption fund was rails
ed from the railroads, banks trust ,om
pames, insurance corporations and
other sources, it was Indignantly de-
MED by the Republicans. Since those
campaigns the evidence has been leak
ing out that those charges were true
and the amount not exaggerated
Enough money was subscribed to buy
every voter that was willing to sell
his vote in the doubtful States and tho
result in 1896 showed that of the votes
so bought, about 10000 divided be-
tween the close States decided the
election.
The latest evidence on the providers
of that corruption fund has been given
by Mr.. Perkins, partner of j. P. Nor
gan, and also connected with the New
York Life Insurance Company, before
the committee of the New York legisla-
ture now Investigating the life insur-
ance companies of that State. He tes-
tilted that the New York Life Insur-
ance Company paid $4,000 last fall
to the Republican campaign fund and
that greater sums were paid in 1896
and 1900
These enormous contributions from
one corporation indicate the vast
amount of money used to corrupt the
voters of the United States, for there
is no doubt the other insurance COM
panies paid similar amounts, and the
railroads and trusts even more.
1896 was the beginning of the era
Of graft and corruption that has since
spread like prairie fire from one end
Of the country to the other and that
has resulted in the scandals that have
been exposed Of the Republican man.
agement of our national affairs and
those States where that party is in the
ascendency. Will the honest voters al
low such a system to continue? If
they do, it is not too much to say that
the republic will be undermined and a
Wall street ollgaIchy Of wealth will
soon rule instead Of tle people. We
are not very far from that to-day. We
hear of visits of Wall street magnates
to Oyster Bay and we see their part
ners appointed to positions where they
can do vast service 20 their associates,
which from the nature Of things must
be to the detriment of the people.
Is any one foolish enough to believe
that these corporations contribute these
large sums without expecting, AMI
probably being promised, advantages
or special privileges in return. The
trust corporations pay to prevent tariff
REFORM the railroads pay to prevent
being controlled; the bankers and life
insurance companies pay because they
are controlled by the same financial
interests and receive special favor ami
privileges from the political managers.
How do the Democrats, who are
paying double for life insurance than
what it is honestly worth and who
own stock in railroads and banks, like
their money being expended to keep
the corporations in power, instead of
the larger dividends that would be
paid under an honest administration.
1t is now up to the voters to stop this
corruption and the only way they can
stop it is by defeating the party that
is in league with the corporations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
Turkey Given Is Months.;

J. NJ Childers, turnkey at the La
Crosse county Jail, who was convicted of
assisting in the escape Of Earl Trainor
and Andrew Cunningham, two members
of the notorious Eddie Fay gang of post
office robbers, was sentenced to a term
of fifteen months in the house of correc-
ton by United States Judge Sanborn.
The evidence showed that Childers re-
ceived $500 for the release of the two
prisoners
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13
annles Cost Mans Life.

Henry Miller, a resident Of Sheboygan,
was shot while on a hunting expedition
in the neighborhood of Black river.
While passing an orchard he stopped TO
knock down few apples with the butt
end of his rifle. The gun discharged ana
killed him instantly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13

which all pay their share of. When
you come to think that all other rail-
roads are paying the same tax to tia
steel trust, the cost to the American
people is enormous.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13

H. whole CDs'i-4'
I,;rz. of Ohio, although he
''' soa-o 10 know it. In the severe
't t1st tie Republican machine of
i e.. nov IaDoring under with It's
- .,,s,anpnt of State affairs, IT
,T +Igf Senator Dick and boss
] , ra,,Id want to switch the issue
tariff or any old issue but the
Il avn IS there are no Congress
Senators 10 be elected In Ohio
" and the campaign is entirely
s,to Issues that are very uncom-
Rmo for the Republican machine,
n.r51v any wonder that Dick and
onhinc would prefer any old issue
H. than the one every enc Is talk
zso,,+ That's what makes people
kh at Dick.
tba Cincinnati end Of the ma
i &c arIonHy taking up the tariff
! He declares PattisOn, the Demo
a candidate for governor, is a free
H. and Cox does not intend to have
i free trading in Cincinnati if he
holm If. The Dick machine is, of
g., FIR protection. It has been pro-
h. tle trusts aud corporations so
1 thew only pay about half the taxes
1 onght to, who in return have kept
anfok machine in power by paying
zFgrIy to the Republican corruption
1ro.oction is the breath of life Of
Ii natri0ts. No wonder they pro-
ko Plttison rs 4 free trader and
i his election. When elected gov
+. he will execute the laws as he
N them against rho corruption and
ftprs. and if the people OF Ohio will
"A q legislature to work with him
4 "a square deal all round" they
Il forever discourage the Dick and
i brand Of protection. There will
i be free trade for the honest trad
hi Ohio, which they never have en-
il under the Dick and Cox ma
a. for it has protected favored cor
htioas and individuals at the eX-
l. Of the great majority of the Deo-
H. tbo State. There will not only
Free trade in Ohio bnt with her
N States. which the constitution of
limited Satcs makes obligatory.
Il ava7 # Senator Dick coul1 have
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

vi. PENN TREATY TREE PHILADELPHIA
M LILLIAN PENN, Quaker son of Admiral Sir William
Penn the conqueror of Jamaica, inherited from his
father claim against the English government for
100000 Money not plentiful in government Golfers
during the reign of Charles and Penn offered as
payment the grant Of 100000 square miles of woodland in
the world. The offer accepted and the govern
ment considered that had driven very sharp bargain
in two It had only paid large debt without
monetary cost to itself, but it had also opened the
to rid England of most prominent in the sect OF
Quakes which creating good deal Of several kinds
Of trouble thruout the kingdom.
Altho Penn received the unconditional grant of this
great stretch Of land he still the fact that the
Deawares, Iroquois and Shawnees, who had for ages
used the land as favored hunting ground had some
rights and before he took formal possession of the kings
grant, he felt he ought meet them and treat with them
to what recompense would satisfy them for the ren
quishment Of their hunting grounds.
The first three boatloads of Quakers from England
carried special representative of the Lord Proprietor,
as Penn officially called, and most courteous and
concilatory letter to the Indians When Penn himself
arrived later, in 1882, he at called for
council Of the various Indian tribes affected by the kings
grant to him. On the banks Of the Delaware at shaeka
maxon miles up the river from the settlement, but
well within the city limits Of Philadelphia, there
tree singled out from hundreds of Others under
which the Indians had long been accustomed to meet In
council and it there that Penn made his way by
barge to meet them throng Of curious Dutch Swedish
and English settlers accompanying him.
They found the Indians already drawn up IN great
circle beneath the shadow of the em the chiefs the
CENTER surrounded by their councillors and braves with
the squaws and papooses in the background AS the