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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
THE PRINTERS. STRIKE.

Chicago Compositors Aim to Make
Strike General in Large Cities.
Having planned to raise enough funds
to carry small army Of men on strike
indefinitely, officers of the typographical
union in Chicago have demanded signed
agreements from members of the Typo
thetae guaranteeing the eight-kour day,
under threat of instant strike. BY aim
ing to have a general strike of job print
ers in all the big cities near Chicago,
from Ohio to Missouri and Minnesota,
Chicago unionists plan to halt the impor-
tat;on of non-un;on compositors from
Minneapolis, st. Paul and other cities
where the Chicago Typothetae has been
advertising for men to work under ''open
shop rules. With these cities them
selves in the throes of a strike, members
of Typographical Union No. 16 believe
there would be no surplus of printers to
be sent to Chicago. In addition to the
Chicago shops which have posted "open
shop notices and come under the ban of
the union, more than twenty other mem
bers of the Chicago Typothetae are
threatened. Union officials expect that
about ten of the remaining firms will de-
clare for war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
Interstate Rate Making.

One of the most plausible arguments
advanced by the advocates OF political
e-making is that if the interstate
commerce commission can determine
it is equally able to determine what rate
would be just and reasonable. This does
not at all follow.
The interstate commerce commission
may be perfectly competent to determine
that a rate is unjust and unreasonable,
while it is unable to say what rate is
just and reasonable. The reason for
this is that what makes a rate unjust
or unreasonable, is its effect upon the
commerce of the public, and that is sus-
ceptible of proof and relatively easy of
determination. But what makes a rate
just and reasonable is quite another
matter, and involves, besides the mega
tive proposition that it shall not impede
or impair the commerce OF the people,
the very important and vital affirma tive
proposition that it shall give the carrier
his full legal cOmpenSat ton, as we'll as
that no rate shall be imposed upon him
that will impede or impair his CONNER
cial prosperity.
The facts are that all rates are so
closely inter-related to other rates that it
would not be possible for the interstate
commerce commission to lay it's hands
OH single rate or set of rates without
upsetting and disturbing hundreds Of
other rates 1t is as impossible to limit
the rate-making power, either of the
commission or the carrier to the pre-
scrbed area of a single rate or
set of rates, as it would be to
confine the influence of pebble
thrown into the water to a less number
of circles than the physical force of its
displacement would produce.
1t would seem 4 much more logical So
luton of the situation to confne the
commission to what it can do, rather
than impose upon it something that it
cannot do. If the law empowers the
commission to condemn rate, and
gives it ample machinery with which to
compel the carrier to speedily and eff
fectively adjust the rate to a basis that
is just and reasonable, the means will be
provided for doing something which it
is possible to do, instead of the attempt
being made to do something which in it's
own very nature cannot be done.
WILLIAM ELLIS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
FINE WEATHER AIDS CORN.
Promise of Rich Yield Borne Out by Re-
ports Sent to Government.

Promise of Rich Yield Borne Out by Re.
ports Sent to Government.
The weekly summary Of crop condi-
tons issued by the weather bureau in
Washington is as follows:
During the week the principal corn
States Of the central valleys have expe-
rienced exceptionally favorable weather
for the development and maturity of
corn. Cutting is in progress in Oklahoma
and Indian territories, southern Missouri
and over large part of Kansas. The
reports indicate that the bulk of the
early corn will be safe from injury from
frost by Sept. Is.
Spring wheat harvest is finished, and
good yields are generally reported.
Tobacco has suffered from wet wealth
er in portions of Kentucky and in Vir-
ginia and Maryland, but in the first men
toned State has generally made good
progress.
More favorable reports respecting APP
Piles are received from Maryland and Vir-
ginia, but elsewhere the outlook for this
crop looks very poor.
The general outlook for potatoes is
very unfavorable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
LANDING AT BIRD ROCK.



Bird Rock lies out toward New
foundland and Labrador, twenty-five
miles from Crosse Island There is
only one possible landing-place under
the tremendous cliffs; pile of jagged
rocks which have fallen down. Often
times, for weeks, writes Mr.. Job in
wild Wings there is no interval
when it is possible either to land or
to launch a boat. To this island Mr..
Job sailed in a seventeen-foot open lob
ster boat, accompanied by young ma
tive sailor.
1t was half-past nine under the last
fading rays Of the day and the silvery
light of the welcome moon, when the
great, stately cliffs at last lowered
above us, and the sea-birds screamed
Of ghostly forms.
A form hurried down the ladder,
and a lantern waved from the pile of
rocks, signaling to us where to make
the venture.
Calm as was the sea outside, some
surf was rolling in upon the lodges
We must run the gauntlet and take
our chances; there could be no backing
out now. A sudden conclusion almost
threw us off our feet; we had struck
submerged rock. Then a following
wave picked us up and hurled us
against the pile. We leaped out and
held the boat against the undertow,
and with mighty efforts, helped by
succeeding waves, got it up few feet
farther.
The keeper from above was lower
ing the cable by the steam winch.
Down comes the wire cable with a
rope to grid under the boat. A dash
or two into the surf, and it is done.
Now hoist away.
Slip and crash! The stern goes
humping over the rocks.
Hold hard therer' United yells con-
vey the intelligence above. The cable
slackens. Again the rope is secure and
the heavy boat goes sailing, as it
never did before, up into the darkness
like a phantom ship. They swing it
in upon ledge, and at last we are
safe, and we climb the ladder with
Keeper Peter Bourque, who has come
down to welcome us.
It is June %, and since November 5
last the keepers family have not seen
any other human beings till now, save
some fishermen who landed ON May %.
All that terrible winter they were
frozen in Navigation was closed. All
they could do was to maintain the
struggle for existence. The ice en-
closed them in November, and granted
no release until the middle of May.
Even now they had received no letters
OR papers since November.
Two hours after our landing the
wind rose and the gale started in
again Had we been only little later,
our plight would have been something
unpleasant to contemplate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
All over the State,

Albert CASTOR was killed by lightning
al Homer Ridge during Il storm. CASTOR
lived on a farm near Milwaukee.
DR.. J. Franklin Ford, aged 80 years,
died in Omro of diabetes. He was one
Il the best known physicians in the val
ley.
Rev. l.. Dillon of Oshkosh has been
appointed pastor of st. Patrick's church
III ASkratnn. succeeding Father Meow
an, deceased.
William Mccarthy, formerly of Osh-
no>h, Is dead IN Chicago as the result of
lallmg four stories through an elevator
shaft III hotel
Gustav Fix. who had lived in this coun-
Try but five weeks and who was arrested
III karln" on the charge of attempting
u pass worthless checks, pleaded guilty
'id WAS sentenced to one year at Wau-
pun.
Convinced that Milwaukee should
have 4 100000 music hall and audto-
rum, to replace the burned exposition
'0H'lnS. CA the old site. the Merchants
ana Manufacturers Association has set
aoo0t III" work. Two hundred and fifty
H'0>and dollars will be raised by popu-
,'' N'o~ 'rIption, and the remainder will
w. FURNISHED hy> the city in accordance
WIS" are Recently enacted law.
tWo explosions in one day literally
y y 0SHr2flvely Jared the residents of
"'" Lake. \ whisky barrel at the
summit House exploded in some unex-
n,"'N'"' manner, SCATTERING large plate
o'>> window. Bystanders were unin-
, ,' h"E"nd suffering nervous shock.
- '.,''' IaIer an acetylene gas tank in
..' basement of b. ]. Kinnie's confec-
WV. s"''H sore exploded, injuring the pro-
,,I''". severely. The shock caused con-
,,V'''.s damage to the stock aud fix
cures "i The store.
.t curry tioiway. heir to the rich estate
w., ''S '@'' y. Il. Holway. lumbern,an,
Me-, secretly married in Minneapolis TO
ra rs E'''iee Merrill. 4 La Crosse girl of
,,a,, P"fentage. The wedding was en-
H unexpected. The Holway estate
n'' vi The largest in La Crosse.
Inc State Medical Board has begun
rr, sa.'!HSn designed to prevent the
nbr.;.s "f medicine in Wisconsin by
IN. S11.'nS Of the chiro-practics school
Dr. ~ URN" M warrant for the arrest SSS
son = W. Johnson of La Crosse. John
Gcan~ charged with practicing without a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

Two skeletons, each measuring more
titan seven feet in length, were discov-
|ered in gravel pit i'll a forest near
Fond du Lac. The skulls are as large
las those Of two ordinary persons and
.thc thigh bones are almost six inches
'longor than those of Il siX.foot man. The
.bonps are in Il good state of preservation.
BIT is probable the skeletons, which are
Thought 10 be the remains of some pre-
Historic race will be sent to Milwaukee
FOR examination
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
$4,000 Fire at Onaro.

Fire -utted the grocery store of Heft
Ia Rockwnod in OmrO, causing a loss of
.S2 800. The insurance was $500. The
.adioining grocery of Calhoon's was dam
LACED. The loss being covered by $1,000
Insurance. The stores were located in
.thp Odd Fellows block. which was dam
aged about $500, also covered by in
snrance The lodge rooms of the Odd
.FclIoWS were ruined by fire and smoke.
|rrhc odd Fellows had recently purchased
'new furniture and regalia, having suf-
fprcl a fire loss about three years ago.
|The loss on the lodge rooms will be
Isl OOO The insurance was $500.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
PEST IN THE BAYOUS.
Thirty-five Gases of Yellow Fever Found
in Jefferson Parish.

Thirty-five Cases of Yellow Fever Found
in Jefferson Parish.
Thirty-five cases of yellow fever were
discovered the other day in the settle
ments of fishermen on the bayous and
lakes In Jefferson parish, La, by DR.. G.
Milo Brady who made a tour of inspec-
ton under directions from the State
board of health Most of the cases are
along Bayou Barataria. twenty-five miles
from New Orleans, where number of
deaths have occurred. The patients are
principally Portuguese and Spaniards.
and there is much suffering among them.
The State board will send physician
and two nurses to the place Immediately,
and supply of medicines and provisions
also will be forwarded.
The local situation continues to be OF
the most hopeful character, and the con-
fidence of the federal authorities is grow
ing that the disease will have practically
disappeared before frost. The earliest
recorded frost in New Orleans occurred
in the second half of October, but the
average appearance is between the mid
die of November and December.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
Breaking 1t to Him.

Mr.. Slowe-Is-is it true that you
are going to be unmarried?
Miss Desprit- it is true. But
why don't you smile and congratulate
me?
Mr.. Slowe-I-1 can't. The news
has made me feel very unhappy.
Miss Desprit- strange.
Mr.. Slowe-Why is it strange?
Miss Desprit-Because you are the
man / intend to marry.-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

Aside from the Bige- CHARLES PFIsTER.
low defalcation, no sensation ever has
stirred Wisconsin and the Northwest
as did the news that few over the
country that the wealthiest citizen OF
Wisconsin and one Of the foremost
business men of the West-the man
who saved the First National Bank
when it's president stole milllons-had
been caught in District Attorney Fran
els e. McGovern's dragnet.
-:
Miss Anna Hoch, daughter of Gov
ernor Hoch, of Kansas, who chris
tened the new battleship Kansas, is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
Mother Ends Her Troubles.

Mrs Mary Sommers. aged G2 years,
committed suicide at her home at Pine
Lake, it is thought, by taking poison, her
body being found i'll bed. 1t is believed
the woman, who mad previously been in
am asylum, was driven to desperation by
the actions of her son, Oswald, who is
serving a uinety-day sentence in the
county jail in Waukesha for malicious
destruction IF property.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

secretary of the foreign office. He was
charge d'affaires in Korea in 1885,
consul general at New York in 1891,
and subsequently minister to Hol-
land, Italy and Austria, and in 1896
was vice minister for foreign affairs.
He is of middle age, tactful dignified
and diplomatic, and is said to under
stand the Russian people thoroughly.
Mr.. Takahira does not belong to the
titled class in Japan. Through eff
Gent work he has risen from the
ranks.
-:
Charles F. Pister, Milwaukee's lead
ing capitalist, manufacturer, banker,
street railway magnate, newspaper
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

iake a which everybody is laughing
L. rI..ved upon Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
FT9vca during the closing day of the
'',rpirJ! and street fair in Hudson. Mr..
Haven. who is one of Hudson's leading
rttlrac"s. was in Canada, and Mrs. Ha-
f., had gone to visit in Scion Springs,
Iforh returned Saturday evening, when
heir maid servant handed them So, in
tormipg them that during their absence
la had dressed up their infant girl in
bar finest clothes, taken her to the baby
show and Lad won first prize Twelve
I,4bir> we're entered in the contest and
fine irdyrs were prominent men. All of
lh,m renowned the Haven child the
,ratrtc~f. Mr. and Mrs. Haven are
1romfrcat in society and had no thought
,r ryli3ting their child at Il public con-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

looked upon by the
politicians Of that
State as one of the
strongest gubernato-
rial influences. AL
though she is only
just past her major
ity she is close to her
father in all of his
administrative du-
ties, and it is said
that he consults her
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
Dog Wrecks Railroad Velocipede.

RoaImaster Elmer Buffmire of the
4;r,au Bay division of the Milwaukee
Il,ad. and Charles Moulding, clerk to
.Supt Hastings, were seriously injured
Fin an accident caused by Il little dog.
FIbcy were coming into Marinette on a
railroad vploripede when the animal ran
lin front of it ana men, machine and
..oe went into the ditch. The dog es-
.rapcd uuujured, but both men were car
.7ied to tie hospital. Moulding had his
.Ipr tora ana bruised and was injured
about the body. Buffmire sustained
serious cuts on his head and face and
was badly bruised about the head and
obnulIprS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

No. 8 of that order
since 1887, and it
has been through
his efforts that the
fraternity was en-
abled to build a
magnificent home
in that city costing
upward of $4,000.
He is a Kentuckian
by birth, about 40
years old, and for
twenty years has
hmm ~an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

man. The only public Office Mr.. Brown
has ever held was that of private Sec
rotary to the Mayor in the admins
tration of Charles P. Weaver. He is
managing editor of the Louisville
Times.
-
Kogoro Takahira, who conducted
the peace preliminaries at Washing
ton, has been minister Of the mikado
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

owner, hotel man
and head and front
of the stalwart or
anti-La Toilette fac
ton in Wisconsin
politics, was indicted
by the grand jury to-
gethef with four 9th
err victims of the
graft investigation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

ton and received
his early education
in railroading there.
He is one of four
brothers, all OF
whom have attain
ed distinction in
the railway world.
The case is unique.
William Cotter is
now general mana
ger Of the Pere
Marquette system.
IT, -. IL ofIG "a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

at the national
capital since 1900.
He began his dip
lomatic career in
this country, first
coming here in 1875
as attache. In
1881 he was ap-
pointed secretary
of legation, and
after two years
service returned to
ToEiO tn hpcOno
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
Tobacco Harvest Immense.

The tobacco harvest in the vicinity
# la Crosse and Vernon County is said
.o be immense. \ great majority of the
farmers have begun to harvest and it
will take until some weeks from now to
ger HLl .-Lrlnuh
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

the four. John. next in age, is super
intendent of the Southern, with head
quarters at Birmingham, Ala. George
RADIO Southern, with headquarters ae
Fort Worth, Tex. Stephen was born In
1870 and his brother George, the
youngest, in 1873. They are believed
to be the youngest general superin-
tendents in the United States.
-
Robert W. Brown, newly elected
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, has
been affiliated with Louisville Lodge
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

A socialist organization in New York
ia raising funds to bring mutineers of
the Russian battleship Potemkin, who
are now in Roumania and Rome, to
America
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

political leaders in Kansas have not
been slow in making the discovery
that Governor HOch is great re-
specter of his daughters opinion and
many of them are wont to carry their
woe to her first and beg her TO inter-
cede for them with the Governor.
-
Frederick w. Smith, grandson of the
Mormon prophet Joseph Smith and son
of the present head of the Latter Day
Saints, has started a propaganda to con-
vert the Mormons of Utah to the former
principles of the church as expounded
by the prophet.
-
Hilton Perry, the sculptor of the
bronze fountain of the library of Con-
gress, is odeling an equestrian statue Of
Gen. G. s. Green for the Gettysburg
battlefield.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

To illustrate what industry will ac-
complish in this country New York
organ grinder and his wife have earned
$1,000 in a couple of years by simply
grinding q hand organ and passing the
hat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
FACTS ABOUT i:
i: THE CENSUS.

According to the estimate Of the CEN
sus bureau the United States has gained
more than 100000 in population since
1890. To be exact, the figures are 3d.
sig, 900, against 7G,3O3, 900. 1t is believ-
ed that this is a very conservative estl-
mate, considering the great volume of i'm
migration during the past fve-year pc
Rod.
Instituting comparisons, we find that
there is but one civilized nation on the
globe which has greater population
than ours, and that is Russia. China is
not considered Russia has 13O,OO0,0OO
people. the German empire 56,O0O,OO0,
Austro- Hungary 100000, Great Brit
ain AZ 100000, France 3S,0OO,OO0, Italy
81, 100000 Spain 100000. Within
three and half centuries the English
tongue has come to be the dominating
language of the world. More persons
now speak it than any other civilized
tongue. For this the world may look
largely to the United States. England
has had very little to do with it. we
have been teaching an emigration OF
nearly century to speak language OF
adoption and through them have brought
it more and more into the out-ot-the-Way
places. There is some little glory III INC
fact that the United States and not Eng
land is responsible for the spread OF the
English tongue.
Benjamin Franklin said in 177G that
the population of the United States
would double every 25 years The estl-
mate was kept for three-quarters of a
century, but Is not now maintained. At
present rate, the population doubles ev-
cry 80 years. which in 1880 means $780,
600, ooo and 3Oo,OOO,OO0 in 1860 Wheth-
er this increase would be at all desirable
remains to be seen. Most of those llv-
ing will not be here when the country
reaches the 3O0,OOO,OO0 mark What will
happen in those days cannot be prognos-
ticated. We of the present will have to
leave those of the future to solve their
problems for themselves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

DIR. Lewis III. Laudy, professor of
chemistry at Columbia university for
thirty-four years, died the other day
from apoplexy. He was native OF
France and in his youth attained promi-
nence in the politics of the French re-
public. At one time he represented his
government as minister at Madrid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
Magnates's Son in the Tolls.

James Lister, whose father is said to
he Il wealthy glue manufacturer in Chi
rago, is in Jail for twenty eight days for
stealing tools from Il factory in James
vile lie will serve sentence unless a
fine is raid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
~~o~~o~0

Stephen E. Cotter, recently appoint
ed general superintendent of the Wa
bash system, was born in Blooming
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08

1t is stated that hundreds of foreign
laborers are being brought into Alabama
from the crowded cities of the East.
These men are being employed by the
mining industries of the Birmingham dis
tr;ct Since the strike of union miners.
more than year ago, the negro laborers
who were employed around the mills
we're placed in the mines, and this Gre
ated scarcity Of labor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
JEWS OF WISCONSIN.
wFFK'S RECORD or STATE
HAPPENINGS.

.,,, Takes Prize During Parents ABB
.o,ce-j)mro Visited by Firc-Rai1way
Ne, Tniure in VelociDede Wreck
Giants Bones Unearthed.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-30
ROBERT W. ANDERSON

Robert w. Anderson, native of In diana. came to Arkansas with his fathers family when mere lad, locating III Jacksonport, which has ever since been his home In 1866, just at the close ot the war, he began business as mer- chant and his store is at present the leading establishment of it's kind ill the town.
 In drugs and general merchandise he carries diversified stock to supply the demands of large trade from the sur rounding rich agricultural section. Aside from extensive property interests in his home town, MT. Anderson is the owner of valuable land in cultivation both i'll the bottoms and in the uplands and also good timber lands.
 No citizen of Jacksonport is more ready to respond to the calls of munich pal enterprise and public spirit than Mir. Anderson, and he has not only made a success of his private business by his energy and progressiveness, but is held in high esteem among the people ot Jacksonport as valuable and worthy citizen.