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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
REPEAL OF "LIEU LAW"
And What Ought to Have Gone With
IT.

New York Evening Post.-Congress
at the late session went only so lar in
the direction OF reforming the lana
laws as to amend the Lieu land law
OF 1897, which the public lands COM
mission had called ''scandaloUs. "
Hereafter the holder OF lands which
have been included in a forest re-
serve cannot exchange them Tor other
timberd lands, but must take lands OF
some other IS ort. Thus it ended a
system under which, in eight years,
it is said that 100000 acres of dorest
outside the reserves have already
come into the hands of the large spec
ulators and land grant railroads. A
recent report from the commissioner
of the general land Office states that
these roads still hold more than 1000
900 acres in the reserves, and the
amended law comes when just half
the possible mischief has already
been done. But the timber and
stone act under which such lands may
regularly he acquired, remains ON the
books, and is as sorely in need of re-
vision. Under it the purchase Of
government land, 100 acres to one
person, is authorized at $3.50 per
acre, when the applicant swears that
the land is worth more for timber or
stone than TO agriculture. cit is an
invitation to STEAL" said western
publicist, of this statute. unless he
can sell it, $50 acres of timber won't
do the individual the slightest good.
1t is not enough to warrant him
building saw-mills or transportation
facilities to get his lumber or logs to
markets. Consequently, he sells it
at the first opportunity to the corpor-
ations who inspired the law One
incentive to fraud arises from the
fact that numbering is an industry
which must be conducted on a large
scale, while the governments policy
has always been in theory to distri-
butte the land among small holders.
The commissions plan out of the
difficulty is to sell merely the stand
ing timber in large tracts and after
ward divide up the land.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
A POINT FOR ALL CONSUMERS.

The publication known as Rail
way and Locomotive Engineering" in
a recent issue, gives some points to
those consumers of anthracite who
find it advisable to store large quaint
ties of this fuel, as just before a
threatened coal miners strike, or at
the approach of a hard winter, Like
the one we are having now. 1t seems
to he inspired by the rrmored inten-
ton of the miners to give the opera
tors another tussle, and of the latter
to make prolonged resistance, but
whether these threatened hostilities
yer take place or not, the hints seem
to he good for general use, under the
conditions predicated. The journal
in question points out that stored coal
deteriorates in quality as time goes
on, and explains that this arises from
what it calls "slow oxidation" which
process, whether slow or fast, always
generates heat. Although the paper
admits there is no preventive for this
action it shows how serious results
may be avoided, "and that is to pro-
vide means for rapidly carrying off
the heat, and that is best accomplish
ed by the free circulation of air
| through and around the pile. The
popularity about the pile in the inter
ior of pile of coal is that it cokes a
layer of coal all around the fire, and
this cooked layer will not readily let
water through, SO that drenching the
pile from the outside and expecting
the water to- soak in and put out the
fire is an expectation which is not
likely to be realized. This way to
put out fire in the centre of a coal
pile is to push a sharp-pointed piece
of perforated pipe into the burning
mass, couple the piece of pipe to the
shophouse and turn on the water
This seems simple enough, and
any one with a big pile of coal might
find it useful in freshening mp their
fuel.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27

mirror it is impossible to imagine. 1t
is popularity supposed that the mirror
is the woman's pet possession, but man
is by no means averse to contemplating
his manly charms as reflected therein.
A woman frankly confesses her inter-
and quicksilver, but the man, while
voicing his corn, proves his superior
vanity by his concealed and secretive
study of it! He jeers at his wife's
cheval glass, but was anything more
entirely provocative of human vanity
ever invented than the many-sided
shaing glass?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
1T is LENT.

We fling aside all vanity
And put our sackcloth on;
Eschewing all frivolity,
We put our joys in pawn
And go apart to pray.
We shun the ruby wine of JOY
And drink from Sorrows cup;
We break the bauble Pleasure. s toy
With Penitence We sup
And go apart to pray.
We seek the shadow of the cross
And tell our beads with tears,
We throw away the empty dross
And, looking down the years,
We go apart to pray.
OF all vanity and sin
We heartily repent,
The temple gates within
We enter-it is Lent
And go apart to pray.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27

The last blood-relation of Mozart
says the New York Evening Post,
died the other day at Salzburg; her
name was Josephine Berchthold zu
SonnenbUrg. She was not direct
decesndant of Mozart, but OF his sis
ter, Maria Anna, who was also well
known as a good musician, and who
used to accompany her brother, in the
days of their childhood, on concert
tours. She became a widow in 1901,
and died in 1928.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
HENRY JOHNSON MEASURE AD-
vANcED BY LOWER HOUSE.
NEW STATUTE INSTEAD
Temperance People Secure Victory in
Advancement of Thayer Remon-
STRANGE BiII-Money to Estate of
Jerome D. Clarke-Telephon
Wires to 90 Underground.
Madion. March "a

MdulOI, March "A.
Yesterday the assembly went on
record as favoring the repeal of the
vessel taxation law of 1901, advancing
such bill to engrossment. If the
bill fathered by Assemblyman Henry
Johnson becomes law, all ships, boats
vessels and their appurtenances, be-
longing ito inhabitants of the state
whether at home or abroad, will be
taxed as personal property.
Victory for Temperance Advocates.
The temperance people secured a
victory by the advancement of the
Thayer measure, which provides in
substance that the majority of the
qualified electors of any residence dis
trict, may by petition of remonstrance,
prevent the granting of licenses for the
sale of intoxicating liquors therein. An
amendment, offered by Mr.. Extern,
which provides that the act shall be
no bar to saloons on the property of
brewery, licensed under the laws of
the United States anu manufacturing
at least 500 barrels year, was adopt
ed. The vote on the advancement of
the proposed statute stood 40 to 43.
Bill Concurred in.
The measure of which Senator San
born is the author, providing that any
number of residents of the state, not
less than %, who shall collectively
own plate glass OF not less than 81 500
in value, may become incorporated
for the purpose of mutually insuring
each other and such other persons as
may become members of the corpora
ton against loss or damage by the
breakage of plate glass by accident, or
loss or damage to the same by tornado,
cyclone Or hurricane, was concurred
in.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
More New York Subways.

New York, March 24.-Plans for sub
ways to cost $23O,OOO,OOO submitted by
the New York City Railway company
and the Interborough company were
made public yesterday by the board of
rapid transit and commerce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27

Southern railroad appeared before the
assembly committee ON cities to ar
glHe in favor of the bill permitting the
company to tunnel under Mitchell
park. John Burke of Milwaukee rep
resented the Milwaukee Southern
company. At the close OF the hear
ing the bill was taken under consider
alton and action upon it deferred I'M
til today.
Dam Bills May Not Stand.
Special acts of the legislature,
granting to individuals and corpora
tons the right to dam waterways for
power for manufacturing purposes,
may all be unconstitutional. Al
though hundreds of bills granting this
right to companies have been passed
by the legislature, it was not until
yesterday that the constitutionality
of the acts was questioned When a
senate bill came Gp for consideration
in the upper house Senator Frear
asked that it be referred ito the judi
ciary committee for the purpose of as
pertaining whether these special acts
are constitutional. The bill which
was rereferred granted permission to
G. e. Newman to build dam across
Main creek in Gates county. The
right of the Legislature to grant au-
thority for the building of dams where
they are for the public benefit, is not
0cfh hint ontc OPS MT
ing individuals and companies this
authority for their private gain, is
said to he unconstitutional.
Measures Concerning Cities.
Alderman Henry Smith of Milwau-
kee appeared before the assembly
committee on cities to argue against
several bills effecting municipalities.
After the hearing ON the bills, the
committee in executive session made
the following recomm endatiOns:
The bill regulating the organiza-
ton and government of cities, con-
tanning the clause for the establish
ment of municipal docks in Milwau-
kee, was recommended for indefinite
pOStpOnement.
The Lenroot bill providing that mu-
nicipal light and water plants he re-
quired to reduce the cost of light and
water, when their earnings Justify
the reduction, was recommended for
indefinite postponement.
The bill providing for commission
to revise the municipal laws of Wis
consin was also recomm ended for in
definite postponement.
The bill to reduce the number of al
dermen from each ward to one, was
Laid over for further hearing, as was
also the bill creating a shade tree
commission in Milwaukee.
StondaII Bill Considered.
The senate committee On corpora
tions last night and favorably
reported senate bill 418, OF
which Senator Stondall is the
sponsor. The measure amends the ex
listing law which gives power to cities
and villages to condemn land for pub
lie purposes and make improvements
and which provides a method of pay
ing for the same The amendment
makes the law applicable to cities OPP
Grating under general and special char
ters and instead of paying for the
whole improvement in one year as un
der the present law, divides the pay
ments into 10 annual installments, sc
that 10 years can be taken for pay
ment if desired. This is purely option
al, however, with the municipality. At
torney John NJ Olin spoke in favor OF
the measure, while alderman Henry
Smith of Milwaukee was inclined tc
oppose it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
To the Headsman.

Mr. Aldridge's measure, declaring all
existing exclusive franchises owned by
private persons and corporations, null
and void and giving the owners of such
property two years to dispose of their
interests, went to it's eternal rest.
There was a further provision in the
bill that it the future franchise be
given for a period of not more than 20
years; also one authorizing the COM
mon councils to submit the question OF
public ownership to the vote of the
people, and if so ordered by the cleo
torate, to acquire public utilities.
The Perry bill, forbiiding county
judges from giving advice to litigants,
met the same sad fate. A similar bill
has been favorably reported to the
senate.
Other bills killed were the Bohri
measure, enabling towns and cities to
enter the territory of adjacent towns
and acquire lands for highways, and
the one by Mr.. Smoker, relating to
notice before action brought.
Other Happenings.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. John
Scott, which directs the committee on
ways and means to formulate bill
as to the disposition of the money re-
covered from the general government,
by virtue of the badger war claim.
The measure to create the Office OF
public examiner and prescribing his
duties was favorably reported.
The committee on claims favorably
reported the bill to appropriate $500 to
Assemblyman Pierron and Michael G.
Bohan for the expenses of their late
election contest. A social democratic
measure, prohibiting the employment
| of bakers more than 10 hours in any
one calendar day, was sentenced to
death by the committee on manufac-
! lures.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
VETO SLIGHTLY USED.
President Refuses Signature to Only
One Bill.

Washington, March 24-F. H.
Wakefield, docket clerk of the house
of representatives has prepared a
statement showing the amount of
work done by the fifty-eighth congress
just closed. 1t shows the number of
bills and resolutions introduced aggre-
committees reported 1904 measures,
including senate acts and resolutions.
OF all the house bills sent to the pres
ident for his approval only one failed
to receive his signature and become
a law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27

Customer (enterlng store)-is Mr..
Blank in?
Salesman-NO.
Customer-Where can | find him?
Salesman-Take the Subway. You
will find him somewhere underground.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
STATE MAY GIVE
$1,000 FOR STREETS
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AGREES
ON FAVORABLE REPORT.
CONTROVERSY NEAR END

Improvement Seems Assured With As
sistance Of Contribution for Pave
ment on the Strip Belonging to the
State-old Asphalt Appropriation
Was $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27

1t is probable that the scene oil
Henry James next novel will be laiC
in WinnetkG.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-27
For underground Wires.

An important measure for which
Assemblyman Bell stands sponsor, CIV
ing the power to common councils to
establish districts, within which all
the wires of power transmission, tele-
phone or telegraph companies, shall
be ordered placed underground and
the poles removed, was ordered en-
crossed.
Other bills ordered engrossed were
the Donald measure, appropriating
$3.50 to the estate of the late Jerome
d. Clark, and the Bletcher bill, rela-
tive to emergency appointments and
prescribing the duty of appointing of
icerS.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-07-21
Resume 81 the nevvs.

August Schimpf, an American EN-
ploye, is sick with yellow fever at
Panama, and William Cox. an Amer.
lean employe of the Panama Railroad
company, is dead.
The engagement Is announced of
faul Nash. the American consul at
Venice, and the Baroness Ina Mayneri
or Piedmont. The baroness. who
moves in the highest society. is at
present residing in Venice.
The Preach senate passed the bill
providing amnesty for those con-
demned in connection with the revo-
lutionary conspiracy in 1899. and Paul
de Roulede. former deputy, who is in
political exile in Spain, will be permit
ted to return to France
The cotton growers of Mexico are
holding meetings for the purpose of
formulating petitions to be presented
to President Diaz asking that he issue
decree increasing the duty on cot
ton, as Mexico now imports about 40
per cent of her cotton from the United
States.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-07-21
Washington.

| w. j. Calhoun of Chicago has been
selected special agent of the govern
ment to visit Venezuela and examine
The claims of the New York G. Bermu-
dez Asphalt company.
Mr.. Adee, second secretary of state.
VINO has returned to the United States
from France. in which country he
maze tour on his bicycle, has as
sumed the duties of acting secretary
Of state.
immigration Commissioner Sargent
has returned to San Francisco from
Inc Hawaiian Islands. In his speech
IS there he favored attracting such
immigration to Honolulu as now
comes to the Dakotas and Minnesota
Although Secretary of Commerce
ind Labor Metcalf is reported to have
denied that he contemplated resign
ing, there are many indications point
ns toward new head of that depart
ment. The statement is published
that Metcalf is TO be succeeded. and
that the trades and labor unions all
over the country are taking much in
terest in the appointment of the new
secretary.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has
issued an order which will bring joy
to rural carriers. Hereafter the rural
service will be suspended on New
Years day, Feb. 90, Decoration day,
Fourth of July. Labor day and Thanks
giving day The rural carriers have
petitioned for holidays for two years,
but have only now succeeded in Sc
curing them.
Edward S. Holmes, associate statis-
tician of the agricultural department
has been summarily dismissed by Sec
rotary Wilson on the charge of fur
nishing advance information from the
government cotton report to brokers
and spectators and manipulating the
reports in order to affect the market.
Holmes is the only public official in
volved in the scandal.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-07-21
NOS SEEKS LIFE OF PRISONERS.
Governor Orders Out Militia to Pre-
vent Wholesale Lynching.

Montgomery, Ala, July is. - AT lo
o'clock last night Gov. Jelcks received
the following telegram from Gadsden,
Ala:
MY Jail and prisoners confined
therein threatened by mob. Prisoners
in Jail charged With rape and murder
of white woman Need military as
sistance. Answer
The governor Immediately wired
Capt l.. Brancy, commanding the
Gadsden company of state troops. to
place his company at the disposal OF
the sheriff and to keep the executive
office advised of further developments.
At midnight nothing further had been
heard from the scene OF the threat
aned lynching.
The negroes in the Gadsden Jail are
Vance Gardner. William Johnson, Ed
Johnson Bud Richardson, Jefferson,
Afford and Fannie Mayo. Their al
legged victim was Mrs. S. j. Smith,
white, widow. The
Crime Was Committed
Saturday night. Early Sunday Vance
Gardner reported discovering the
woman's dead body. The police found
her nude body lying partially con-
cealed in some bushes by the roadside
three-quarters of a mile from Gadsden.
Mrs. Smith had been attacked on the
roadside and after having been re-
1,,ou
her HAIR down an embanlment, over
rocks and stumps, into the clump of
bushes here she was left after efforts
had been made to conceal her body.
The details of her condition We're
shocking. Her neck was broken. A
close to her body evidently aided her
in the struggle. A mob of 800 people
gathered on Broad street in GadsIen
at dark and late last night
March on the Jail,
demanding that the doors be opened.
One young man had the cope ready to
swing Vance Gardner, one of the ne
groes implicated in the killing. Sher-
iff Chandler and Judge j. H. Dsque
We're prepared to meet them. Com
pany c, with First Lieut.. A. r. Brnd-
ley in charge, was called out and had
pickets ont. Representative Burnett
and Judge Dsque made talks. and
the mob dispersed, there being less
than 100 men present early this morn
ing. The mob lacked a leader. This
alone prevented bloodshed. as Lieut..
with his men. Sheriff Chand-
Ter and Judge Disque are determined
to protect the negroes. The coroner's
jury was in session all day and far
into the night, but adjourned until 3
o'clock this afternoon. No further
trouble is looked for at present.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-07-21
alty.

Fire Of supposed incendiary origin
has destroyed the business portion of
Gridley, Col. Loss 100000
Fire swept a large area of the bust
ness portion of Guntersville, Ala, and
loss is estimated at $4,000 with about
one-third insurance.
August Droes was instantly killed
scared for life during an electrical
storm near Loganville. Wis.
Two BLOCKS of Goldfield's (Nev.)
business and residence section have
been totally destroyed by fire, entail
ing a loss of 100000.
Frank Hall. aged twelve years, and
Charles Rice, eleven years of age, the
sons of farmers, We're drowned while
bathing in Simon's creek. near Dover,
Del.
Two brothers, Fred and Justin Finn,
aged fifteen and twelve years respect
lively. We're drowned in the Winnipe-
saukee river at Laconia, N. H, while
swimming
them fatally in Detroit, when a Trum-
bull avenue car crashed into wagon
load of people returning from drive
about Belle Isle Park
A score of fremen We're seriously
injured or overcome by smoke during
a fire which destroyed the upper floors
of a seven-story factory building in
New York. The total loss is estimat-
ed at $25O,O0O.
Fire in F. P. Wright's art and paint
store on Riverside avenue, Spokane,
WASH, caused losses estimated at
$115,000, and for time threatened
widespread destruction in Spokanes
business district.
While running at the rate of sixty
miles an hour, east-bound New York
fast mail train collided with west
bound freight at Greencastle, Ind,
Fireman Tippy was fatally, and En-
gineer Garner seriously injured
Forest fires are threatening the Lick
observatory, in which is located the
famous Lick telescope The corps of
professors there have telephoned
asking that the governor call out the
militia of San Jose to fight the flames.
Mores Maui, well-to.do mining
man, lost his life in the Minnesota
mine near Corbin, f,sen miles south
of Helena, Mont. He descended into
the shaft of the mine, carrying can
die, which ignited gas that had es-
capped from gasoline tank. An ex-
plosion resulted. causing the shaft to
cave in.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-07-21
STEVENS GIVEN
A FREE HAND
WILL BE NO INTERFERENCE
WITH PRACTICAL WORK OF
DIGGING CANAL.
HAS HIS OWN IDEAS ABOUT II
ENGINEER WILL DEVOTE ALL HIS
ENERGY AND ABILITY TO
THE WORK.
HAS TALK WITH ROOSEVELT
CHAIRMAN SHONTS AND THE
CHIEF ENGINEER GUESTS AT
OYSTER BAY.

Oyster Bay, July l6. - Chairman
Canal commission and John F. Ste
vens, chief engineer, were guests Of
the president at Sycamore Hill yes
terday. 1t was the first opportunity
the president has had TO discuss canal
matters with Mr.. Stevens, and they
went over the subject pretty thor
oughly. AS both Mr.. Shonts and Mr..
Stevens expect to sail for Panama on
July 20, the president desired to con.
suit with them.
1t is not unlikely that Mr.. Stevens
will be made in the near future
member of the executive committee
Of the Panama canal commission,
position occupied by his predecessor.
Mr.. Wallace.
Will Dig the Canal.
1t can be said that Mr.. Stevens has
been given practically free hand to
do construction work of the canal. He
has his own ideas about the methods
to be pursued, and will not be inter-
fered with in the work of his depart
ment. His desire is to dig the canal,
and to that great undertaking he will
devote all his energy and ability, leav-
ing the executive and administrative
details to be worked out by Chairman
Shonts, Gov. Magoon and the COM
mission.
After the conference with the pres
ident, Chairman Shonts talked frank
ly about the work of the commission
and about canal conditions.
Our talk with the president" said
he, "was of a general character about
to see Mr.. Stevens before we left for
the isthmus, and to discuss with both
of US the progress of the work. Just
now we have about 10000 men at
work on the canal That is about as
many as we could employ under the
existing conditions.
Task for Stevens.
eve have our executive staff thor
oughly organized now, but the organ
ization has not been completed on the
isthmus. That is part of the work
Mr.. Stevens will have to do. His en-
gineering staff must be organized and
its work mapped out.
"No," continued Chairman Shonts
in response to an inquiry, "the sani-
tary conditions on the isthmls are
not SO bad as they have been reported
to be. A lot of people have become
frightened by the yellow fever, but it
is not so bad as might be expected. In
fact the representations from the 18TH
mus regarding health conditions have
been grossly exaggerated.
Shonts, chat the actual digging of
the canal will have to be done by la
borers Injured to the tropical climate.
That labor we shall be able to get, I
believe, without any serious trouble"