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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
EMERY'S DAIRY AND FOOD
DEPARTMENT BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY

After disposing of the remainder OF
yesterday mornings calendar and OF
a number of bills left over for engrOss
ment from Wednesday, the assembly
took up today's calendar and disposed
of it, passing six bills, concurring in
four others and laying over six others
to next week.
The bill to create a permanent tax
commission was ordered to engross;
ment without opposition. The bill
creating a forestry boaru and to pro
vide fire wardens and trespass agents
was passed by vote Of 55 to 20. The
Joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment to increase the salaries OF
senators and assemblymen to $1,000 &
session was ordered engrossed. The
bill fostered by the social democratic
members and providing for the in
crease of the number of factory In
spectors from eight to ten was passed
by a vote of 70 to 10.
Senator WilcoX's bill to loan a sum
of money to the Appleton Light infan-
try was concurred in. Senator ROehrS
bill to provide punishment for
usury, as amended by substitute Of
fered by the judiciary committee, was
ordered to a third reading. The bill
to provide for the regulation of street
railway rights-of-way by county boards
of supervisors was ordered to engross-
ment. Assemblyman Potter was
roundly applauded when he was called
to the chair by Speaker Lenroot. The
assembly will meet this morning at 10
O'Clock, but the calendar having been
disposed of, it will meet only to adj
jOurn.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
VLAD|VOSTOK TO
Be CENTER OF
SEAT OF WAR

Washington, May 19.-Richard S.
Greener, American commercial agent
at Vladivostok, has cabled the state
department that all foreign CONNER
cial agents there have been asked to
leave the VladivOstok fortress and are
given permission to reside in cities or
lie Maritime provinces. 1t is recalled
here that similar measure was adopt
eG by the Russian authorities at Port
Arthur at the beginning Of the invest
IlaGt. OF. that place by the Japanese,
;ni henCG it. is assumed that Vladivos-
tok IS expected to. become the center
CSfEthe seat OF war soon.
I ~ Rain lnterferes With Militia.
Gunshu, Pass, Manchuria, May 49,
After several days of rain, a violent
dowpnour set in yesterday, which has
ruined the roads and will necessitate
period of military inaction, besides be-
ing likely to increase sickness in the
camps of the-aEmies. LuXuriant Vege-
tation is springing up, which will fur
nish green fodder and so favor future
operations by the cavalry.
Sunken Ships. Can Be Raised.
London, May 19.-The Telegraph's
Toxic correspondent telegraphs as
follows:
'The Japanese admiralty considers
that the Peresviet, Poltava, Retvizan,
Pobieda, Bayan and Pallada can all
be raised at Port Arthur and repaired
at an approximate cost of $750,0OO
each"
Policeman Found Murdered.
Alexandropol,, Trans Caucausia, May
ia policeman was found dead
here yesterday. He had been knocked
down during the night, terribly beat
en-, his nose and ears cut off and his
eyes gouged out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22

street and Wentworth avenue and
their union buttons torn off. The
union men were also vigorously pun
ished before making their escape.
Gompers AccompIishes Little.
President Gompers of the American
federation of labor left for Dayton,
Ohio, last night. Before leaving Comp
ers said that so far he had accom-
plished very little but the prospects
were that both sides would soon be
able to reach basis where a settle
ment of the difficulty satisfactory to
both opposing interests would be de-
cided upon.
For AmicabIe Adjustment.
"While l am anious to see an am
icable adjustment of the difficulty, Z"
said President Gompers, "still l am
not in favor of the teamsters surren-
dering Internationally and I am of the
opinion that they will not have to do
So" He said if the trouble still ex-
lists when he returns to Chicago to-
morrow, he would resume his efforts
troverSy.
Shea Fears determination.
President Shea of the JeamSters'
union was the chief witness yesterday
before Master in Chancery Sherman.
He refused to answer the majority Of
the questions put to him, declaring
his answers would tend to incriminate
him. His evidence was interrupted
by repeated wrangles between the at
torneys who consumed much time and
il which both sides displayed much
bitterness. FINALLY in order to allow
the belligerent lawyers sufficient time
in which to cool their passions the
master adjourned court until this
morning.
The chief squabble of the day be-
tween the lawyers arose when Attor-
ney Mayer, acting for the employers,
referred to Attorney Leboskey, who
appeared for the teamsters as q 'pet-
tifogging shyster lawyer.
Attorneys Wrange.
81 may be shyster," shouted Lee
bOske! but have never yet written
G finding for a master in chancery
such as you did which resulted in the
reversal Of a case by the supreme
court of the United States"
This allusion enraged Mayer and he
appealed to the master to request the
newspaper men present to refrain
from making notes on what was tax
ing place. One of the newspaper
men continued to write and Mayer be-
came involved in dispute with him.
Mayer also declared he would secure
a transcript of the yelled accusation
Of Leboskey and place it in evidence
to prevent further personal attacks
upon himself.
The examination of Shea went on
but he refused to answer questions
and the hearing adjourned with an
other wrangle between the attorneys.
The parents of six children who
have taken part in the recent school
strikes because of the delivery of coal
by non-union men, were each fined 500
and costs for not sending the children
to school.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
BELIEF PREVAILS THAT SETTLE
MENT WILL BE REACHED SOON.
SHEA DID NOT CONSENT
President of Transfers Union Says
He Never Agreed to Arbitrate-
Spirit, of Riots Breaks Out New
Gompers Anxious for AmicabIe
Adjustment.

Chicago, May 19.-Peace in the
transfers strike is still hanging in
the balance and although it is gener-
ally expected that a settlement will
soon be reached, it seemed last night
further away than it did "a hours be-
fore.
1t was confidently asserted by the
team owners association that the
transfers had consented to arbitrate
the question of whether or not the
union teamsters should make deliver
les to the boycotted houses. Presi-
Dent Shea of the teamsters' union yes
terday upset this arrangement entire
ly by declaring that he had never
agreed to any such proposition. Mem
hers of the team owners association,
however, stated just as positively that
the officials of the transfers union
had agreed to such an arbitration.
This misunderstanding caused a
halt in the impending settlement and
a meeting was arranged for last night
between the team owners and the
transfers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
EIGHT. men
i.
DIE IN WRECK
Disaster on the H.
inois Central
Road

Louisville, KY, May 19.-+In a col
lision between Illinois Central freight
trains near Echols, KY, yesterday
eight men were killed and four in
jured The dead are:
B. English, engineer, Elizabeth, KY.
Doc Turney, conductor.
Charles ST. Clair, fireman.
Foster Bell, fireman, Louisville.
Ben English, conductor, Cecilia, Ky.
Cordia Smith, brakeman.
George Hollis, brakeman.
Mat Owen, negro tramp.
1t is feared that other victims are
buried under the wreckage. Mis-
reading of orders by the southbpund
crew, it is said, caused, the collision.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
AII-day Debate Ends With Unanimous
Victory for Administration
Elective Provision and All Other Proposed
Changes Defeated

vested in the present railroad COM
missioner until the commission was
organized.
The Rummel amendment came up
next, providing for an appointive com
mission at once, but an elective COM
mission later. This was defeated by
vote of 22 to Z.
Then came the North substitute,
which was in substance the same bill
which had been rejected by the rail
road committee. This w9s voted
down 25 to 6, Senator Whitehead not
voting
Mr.. Whitehead Outvoted.
After this came the eleven amend
ments offered by Senator Whitehead,
! the same as those offered to the rail
road committee by the railroad attor-
neys, as Senator Hudnall said, and
which were rejected by the commit
| tee. There was a roll call on one OF
these, the others being rejected by
viva voce vote. The largest number
of votes was mustered for the first
one, the roll being as follows:
For the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Hagemeister, Kreutzer, North, Ran
dolph, Rogers, Roehr, Smith, White
head, Wolff, Wright-1O.
Against the amendment-Beach
Bird, Burns, Frear, Froemming, Hat
ten, Hudnall, Johnson, Martin, McGil-
livray, Morris, Munson, Noble, Rum
mel, Sanborn, Stevens, Stondall
Stout, Wilcox, Wipperman, -Wylie-21.
Unanimous at the End.
When the question at last came to
the adoption of the committee substi-
tute, the vote was unanimous, though
the roll was called. Then to relieve
the long strain, Senator KreutZer
moved that the rules be suspended
and the bill be put upon it's final pas
sage. His motion prevailed and the
senate finished it's work on the rate
bill and sent it to the assembly.
HudnaI Bears the Brunt,
The debate, which began at 10
o'clock in the morning and did not
end until o'clock last night, was
nimble, forceful and strong. Senator
Hudnall, who bore the brunt OF the
fight for the administration, was the
recipient Of many congratulations
when the session ended. His friends
declared him to be the leading debat-
er of the senate. His preparation
on every point which came up was
considered little less than marvellous.
He was ready on every legal point
with decisions from state and United
States supreme courts. He was quick
in repartee and scathing in his sar-
casm at times. This was so in the
case of his reply to Senator White
head, who made a long argument in
defense of the amendments he intro
duced. Senator Hudnall said that he
and all the members of the commit
tee had seen each and every one of
the Whitehead amendments when
they were presented to the commit
tee by the attorneys. Senator Hud-
nails analysis of the North substi-
tute, his reply to Senator Whitehead,
and his attack upon the McGillivray
amendment on the ground that it
was unconstitutional were brilliant
forensic performances
Senator Merton Present.
Senator Merton, the leader of the
democrats, came from a sick bed to
make a stand for an elective commits
sion. His effort at the morning and
afternoon sessions SO tired him that
he was unable to be present at night,
when the bill was passed. For that
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Continued on page 8.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Immediately upon the reconvening
of the senate, Senator Roebr continued
his argument for an elective commits
| sion as provided for in the Stevens
| amendment, as amended by him. He
| said that Senator Hudnalls objection
! to the new section was not Of great Inn
| port as the language of the amendment
| was clear stating as it did that the
| commission to be created was to be
composed of three members and not OF
| one, and that the powers and duties
of the new railroad commission were
| to be conferred upon the present rail-
road commissioner until such time as
| the new commission should be organ
| lied. He insisted that the commission
| should be the commission after Janu
airy 1, 1907, and that the railroad COM
missioner was to remain the railroad
| commissioner until that time. He also
cOntended that the legislature had the
right to increase the responsibilities
and duties and extend the powers OF
| any officer at any time, unless that
Office were one defined by the constitu-
ton. He also said that the amend
ment did not seek to delay the time
when the people of Wisconsin should
receive the benefit of the commission,
but that as soon as the bill was
passed, the powers of the commiss' O.,
would Immediately vest in the present
! commissioner until such time as the
commission created by the act was
elected and properly organized.
In answer to Senator Hudnall's con-
tention that the primary election
should apply to the nominations or
members of the commission if it were
to be elective, Senator Roehr said that
the statutes provided for the nOmina-
ton by petition of judicial officers.
He then argued that as the railroad
commission was to have power to cali
witnesses, take testimony and pass
judgment it was a judicial body and
should be so elected. He quoted from
the governors message to show that
| the people were to be trusted with the
election of officials.
Not judicial Body.
Senator Hudnall replied that one or
two things was true from Senator
Roehr's argument; either there woulo
be no commission until January I,
1907 or the legislature would be leg1s-
lating the present railroad commission
er into office. He also replied to the
proposition that the commission was
to be of a judicial nature, by reading
from decisions of the United States
,,ooo
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
MURDERS WIFE;
RES|STS ARREST

Menomonie, Wis, May 19.-Word
has been received here that Joseph
Cane, a farmer near Eau Gale muir
dered his wife yesterday afternoon ana
now guards his house with gun and
resiSts arrest.
After standing off for several hours
the ncighbors who we're attempting to
capture him, Gano left the house and
started for Menomonie to give himself
up. The murder was caused by
jealousy. 4t:. ~
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
Madison, May 19.

Madison, MAY 10
The senate passed the rate bill last
night.
Action was taken under suspension
of the rules, after debate lasting
from the opening of the days session
at 10 o'clock in the morning.
The struggle was upon a long list
of amendments, all of which were
voted down. On the motion for final
passage there was not voice raised
in opposition, 81 votes being cast in
favor of passage. The senate journal
contains the announcement by Sen
ator Merton that he would vote for
the bill were it not that sickness
made it impossible for him to remain
to the last moment.
The final unanimous vote came at
1920 last night, passing the commit
tee substitute for the original rail-
way commission bill. The bill was
first ordered to engrOssment by a
unanimous vote and then, upon the
motion of Senator Kreutzer, the rules
of the senate were suspended and the
bill put upon it's final passage.
An Anniversary.
The long debate Of over seven
hours, the heated struggle and the
stubborn, though unequal, contest sug-
gested another scene, a year ago to
the day and almost to the hour, when
after hours of debate in the univer
sity gymnasium, the stalWartS walked
cut of the last republican state con-
YentiOn to be held in Wisconsin; but
the result was different. There was
bitterness then, but there is good
feeling now; and when the long days
work was completed and the last roll
called, the senate and the spectators
broke into cheers and applause.
Unequal Contest.
1t was evident early in the debate
that the contest was an unequal one,
but it was none the less stubborn
At first the opposition came not only
from the stalWarts and democrats
but also from some members of the
administration forces, who wanted an
elective commission. Then as the
amendments were voted down one by
one, the opposition began to disap-
pear, until at the last when the sever
al Whitehead amendments were up
for consideration the vote dwindled
to five for the opposition.
McGiIIivray Votes Alone.
The McGillivray amendment to
make John w. Thomas, the present
railroad commissioner, member OF
the commission was the first amend
ment to be voted down. Senator Hud-
nall succeeded in convincing the SEN
ate that it would be in violation of the
constitution inasmuch as the leg1sla-
ture was not given power to create
ar office and then name the man who
should fill it. With all the senators
present, Senator McGillivray was the
only one to vote for the amendment.
Elective Plan Defeated.
Next came the Stevens amend
ment, which was the basis of long
debate participated in by Senators
Hudnall, Hatten, Frear and Sanborn
on the one side, and by Senators
ROehr Merton and Stevens on the
other. This was voted down % to
10. The Stevens amendment provid
ed that the commission should be
elective and that it should not take of
fee until January /, 1907. 1t also
provided that the powers conferred
by the bill upon the commission be
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
Whitehead's Able Opposition.

ent.
Whtehead's Able Opposition.
While Senator Whitehead was silent
when the debate threshed out the prop
osition of elective or appointive COM
mission, he nevertheless made the
strongest argument that went to the
details of the bill on the opposition
side. This reference to opposition
should be explained as meaning the in
clination to amend the bill as reported
by the committee, for there was no
direct opposition to the passage OF a
railroad rate commission bill. Senator
Whitehead himself announced that he
had been enlightened but not entirely
convinced by the able arguments pre-,
scented during the debate, and there
fore he chose not to vote on the North
substitute, preferring to wait and
make an effort to have the bill amend
ed in accordance with the suggestions
he had to offer. He said that he had
carefully investigated the subject OF
railroad rate regulation and had ar
rived at conclusions at variance with
the terms of the committee bill. He
said he would try to convince the sen,
ate that he was correct, but failing in
that he proposed to vote for the pas
sage of the bill, even though he did it
with some reluctance and misgivings.
He proposed that the commission be
not burdeaed with the regulation OF
commodity rates, suggesting the inser-
ton of the word substantially" in this
connection as relieving the commission
of a great burden. Seantor Hudnall
said that this simple word was what
has confronted the interstate commerce
commission and made that body pow
erless TO do effective work. Senator
Whitehead proposed that the inter.
state classifications be applied in Wis
consin to the exclusion of other classi-
fcations. He argued that this would
avoid confusion. He desired to strike
out references in the bill to explicit
powers of the commission, declaring
that the bill gave general large powers
to the proposed beard and that explicit
reference was unnecessary. He also
proposed amendments changing the
machinery regarding appeals and stays
of. execution of the decisions of the
commission.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22

Dairy and Food Commissioner
Emery has the satisfaction OF knowing
that the assembly believes he should
be given more adequate assistance for
the execution Of his plans to place
Wisconsin first in rank in the da1rytng
industry The assembly last night
passed the bill increasing the force OF
the dairy and food commissioner By
ten additional persons. Eight mem
bers of the increased force are to be
dairy product inspectors, and Of the
other two, one is to be an assistant
chemist and the other a second assist
ant commissioner. His salary is fxeo
at $1,000 a year, while each of the
other nine will receive 1900 for their
services.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
MAN FOUND DEAD
FROM MORPHINE POISONING

New York, May 19.-Herbert Leon
Kepler, bookkeeper of the Deland, Fla.
died in hotel, from. morphine poison
ing. With him was a woman named
Mrs. Doval Miller..s From letters left
by Kepler the police believe it case
of suicide. Kepler's parents reside at
Eau Claire, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
Riots Break Out Anew.

For the first time in several days
the spirit of riots broke out yesterday
and there were numerous fights be-
tween non-union men and union team
sters. One Of the disturbances at 22d
street and Indiana avenue blocked all
traffic AMI delayed the street cars for
half an hour. The police were com
PEELED to use their clubs vigorously in
order to dispense the crowd and made
several arrests. A nOn-uni0n driver
for q wholesale grocery house of the
Steele Wedels e Co., who was the
original cause of the outbreak through
no cause of his own, was badly beaten
before the police could save him.
Union Men Attacked
In some portions of the south side
vigorous antagonism to union men had
developer and the teamster wearing a
union button in driving through these
sections meets with about the same
treatment the non-union man does
when in other quarters. Several union
Transfers were attacked near 26th
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22

reason his name does not appear on
the roll calls, but the senate agreed
that the journal should contain his
announcement that he favored the bill
and would vote for it if sickness did
not absolutely prevent his being pres
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-16
Deck Rent Asunder
By Exploding Shells

Toxic, June 5.-The Russian cruisers
Admiral Nakhimoff, Monomach and
Dimitri Donskoi. having sunk in com.
paratively shallow water, 1t is possible
to raise them.
A survivor Of the cruiser Ural, who
is brother of the chief editor of the
Russ and apparently is we'll educated.
said.
THE second and third squadrons
Joined ut the island of Koh Iron (off
the coast Of French Indo-China). Our
Admiral knew that Korea strait was
strongly guarded, but, should a Pa.
cifc route have been followed, a neu.
trail port would not have been availa.
BILE in case of disaster; SO 1t was de-
termined to risk the Tsushima route.
Nothing important occurred till dawn
Of the morning Of May 9th, except the
appearance occasionally Of japanese
ships far out on the horizon.
Our ships advanced in five rows.
The Jemtchug, independent, on the
right extremity; the second.class bat.
tleships in single-line formation in the
second row, the cruisers in the third.
the Ural bringing up the rear, and the
frst.class battleships in the fourth row.
with the Souvaroff leading and the
Izumrud independently on the left ex.
tremity.
Entering Tsushima the formation
Of our battleships turned slightly to the
starboard for the purpose of protect.
Ing our cruisers. When three japanese
ships were first sighted we fired: but
the enemy's ships were beyond range.
Suddenly four Japanese battleships
and some cruisers appeared on the
scene, sending In an incessant, vigor-
Gus fire, which proved very effective.
and We were nearly thrown into con-
fusion. Steering northeast, we found
ourselves gradually pressed toward
Okino island. To force the passage
north was impossible.
"The Ural was hit on the starboard
side by a twelve.inch shell, which pene-
trated and burst In the engine.room,
smashing everything and causing the
funnel and the masts to fall down.
Owing to the shock the deck also was
rent asunder in many places. The flesh
and bones of 500 men killed were scat.
tered in every direction. The horror
of the scene is beyond description. The
ural sank at 6 o'clock in the evening""
The narrator and thirty-three other
Russians drifted to the coast off the
province of Nagato after fifteen hours
of exposure at sea.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-16
SCOW SINKS WITH COAL

With eighty.four tons Of coal upon
it, a scow belonging to the Oahu Rail
road Company sank in the slip between
the Irmgard and Brewers wharves last
night. The coal had just been dis
charged from the ship Gov. ROBBIE, and
is from the Duckenfeld mines Of Aus.
tralia, and consigned to w. G. Irwin
& Co., Ltd.
Fortunately nearly all the coal was
saved, The scow sank without cap.
sizing and probably less than three or
four tons slid overheard. This morn
ing the coal was taken of in baskets
The scow was thought to be perfectly
safe, as when 1t was last loaded with
coal 1t stood for three days without
signs Of leakage. Probably worms had
bored holes in the timbers.