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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
SHARK BILL OR
DERED TO THIRD READING

Springfield, H., March 31.-By a
unanimous vote, the sweeping antiloan
shark bill was yesterday ordered to a
third reading in the upper house OF
the legislature. The bill provides that
there can be no legal assignment OF
wages. unless both husband and wife
join in the transaction and three
days notice is given the employer. At
torney General Stead, number OF
eminent lawyers, and the Merchants
club of Chicago are backing the bill.
Senator Dixon, who introduced the
measure, said in addressing the SEN
ate:
Homes are wrecked and men who
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
CRETANS WANT
UNION WITH GREECE

Athens, March 31.-A resolution de
handing the union of Crete Win
Greece was passed at mass meeting
of 1000 Cretans in the Olympian Jupl'
ter square yesterday. The CREAMS
afterwards paraded the streets carry
ing flags and shouting for union. the
Greek newspapers protest vigorously
against the proposed use OF foreign
troops against the Cretan insurgents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
TO PAY ALL CLAIMS.
Meeting of Santo Domingo Creditors
to Be Held.

San Domingo, March 31.-The gov
eminent today will call a meeting of
its creditors and lay before them a
proposition for the payment of their
claims through receiver of customs
revenues appointed by the United
of the acceptance of the plan. The
prospect Of an amicable adjustment of
the debt question, all creditors being
placed on an equal footing, has result
ed in the establishment of better
feeling here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
TO HONOR KAISER WILHELM.
Tangier Makes Preparations to Re-
ceive German Emperor.

Tangier, Morocco, March 91.-Pre-
parations are complete for the recep-
ton here of Emperor William who will
land at s this morning. The pier has
been carpeted and decorated and nu-
merous arches have been erected in
the streets along the route of the pro-
cession. Moorish and German flags
are displaced everywhere. The natives
are very enthusiastic over the wei
come to be given the German emperor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
JAPAN WILL MAKE NO PEACE UNLESS
GIVEN FRUITS OF VICTORIOUS WAR

Chinese state that heavy Japanese re-
Inducements are constantly arriving.
War Party insinuations.
st. Petersburg, March 31.-Members
of the war party, who are at daggers-
drawn with the friends OF peace, are
industriously insinuating that it Rus
sian diplomacy is doing anything in the
direction of peace it is without imper-
ial sanction and is in reality only an
unofficial endeavor to induce Japan to
agree to negotiate on lines of no ces.
sion Of territory and no indemnity and
to enable the advocates OF peace to
point out to the emperor that peace is
possible without national humiliation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
VOTING Machines Not Excluded.

Lansing, Mich, March 31.-The SUI
preme court of Michigan yesterday de,
cided that the use of the phrase "by
ballot in the state constitution does
not preclude the use of voting ma
chimes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03

errors in the tax roll after delivery to
the treasurer
The assembly refused to concur in
Senator Stevens bill to fix the terms
OF the circuit court in Winnebago
county.
Kill "Pump" Carpenter Claim.
Mr.. Warmers measure, to authorize,
S. ID. Carpenter and his heirs to bring
an action against the state of Wis
consin upon the celebrated printing
claim, was on the calendar for Ell.
grossment, but by vote of 80 to &c,
the assembly ordered it indefinitely
postponed, though the Madison scion
made an earnest plea for it's life. In
reply to a question by Speaker Len
root as to whether or not there was
a receipt in full on file in the Office of
the secretary of state and II there
were any living witnesses besides the
claimant, Mr.. Warner said that it was
true that there was such a receipt on
record, but that he could not answer
the second part of the question. The
opposition to the advancement of the
bill was led by Mr. Westfahl. Messrs.
Andrew and Page favored giving the
aged claimant the right to go into the
courts and prove his claim, if any he
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
Various Comments Heard.

and Great Britain to pay $4,000 each
as indemnity to the Samoans and TO
pay the balance Of the claims estimated
at $4,000 to- 100000 from the imperial
treasury
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
ACCEPTS OFFER TO PAY
INDEMNITY TO SAMOANS

Berlin, March 31.-The reichstags
petition committee yesterday voted to
accept the offer of the United States
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
REVISED RAILROAD RATE
COMMISSION ACT REPORTED
Substitute Measure Offered by Unanimous
Vote Of Assembly Committee
Bill Said to Be Effective But Not Con-
fiscatory or Revolutionary
Ideas Of President Roosevelt Apparently
FoIIowed--LikeIy to Pass

president have had great weight with
the committee.
Unanimous Report.
The report was by the unanimous
vote of the assembly committee on
railroads. While greatly modified,
the measure which has received the
approval of the committee contains
the most important points of the orig
inal Hatten bill. In it's present shape
it is carefully written, every section
having been thoroughly discussed and
revised in the committee room.
When Speaker Lenroot called for
reports from committees last night
Chairman Braddock of the railroad
committee was the first to offer his
report.
Roads Make the Rates.
The commission is to act as a board
of review to examine the schedule of
rates and may order hearings to in
vestigate unreasonable rates after
giving the railroad companies ten
days notice as to the time and place
of such hearing.
If the hearing shows that the rates
are unreasonable and discriminative
the commission may substitute rea-
sonable rate. Either party to con-
troversy over rates, w4.o may be dis
satisfied with the decision of the COM
mission, may have recourse to the
courts but during the trial of the case
the rate fixed by the commission will
be in effect.
Besides having the power to fix
rates, the new bill gives the commits
sion power to oblige the railroad com
panies to furnish adequate service to
shippers Cars must be furnished
within a reasonable time after appli-
cation is made for the service.
All Rebates Unlawful.
Rebates of all kinds, secret rates or
discriminative rates are forbidden
However, the commodity rate is pre-
served. A strong provision is made
in the bill to allow this class of rates,
but the commodity rate must be open
to all shippers alike, there must be
no unfair discrimination in it's appli-
cation.
Various Comments Heard.
Various comments are heard on the
measure. Some friends of the admin
istration are a bit disappointed that
the bill has been made less drastic
than they had expected. Some anti
administration people have been heard
to observe that the measure is not
revolutionary nor violent. 1t is gen
orally predicted that it will be passed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03

once get into the clutches of loan
sharks are driven to suicide. There is
a crying need for this measure"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
Russian Remforcements.

Hardin, March 31.-The Japanese
have been pressing forward in a deter
mined endeavor to make thorough
reconnaissance and learn the disposi-
tons of troops in this quarter. The
Russians have repealed the advance
without uncovering their dispositions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
MORE INDICTMENTS
ARE THREATENED
HEADS OF PACKING CONCERNS
MAY GET INTO TROUBLE.
EXPOSED BY WITNESSES

Belief General that Assistant District
Attorney Has Already Laid Out
Plans of New lndictments-Wit-
nesses Being Concealed in Down
town Hotels.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
other Measures Advanced.

Numerous other bills were ad-
vanced to engrossment, among them
being one by Mr.. Clausen, to repeal
a law passed in 1888, relative to the
construction of a dam across Long
Lake river, Burnett county, the com.
mittee on railroads measure, for the
transfer of cars from one line of
railroad to another at stations where
such lines connect with each other,
and the Aldridge bill, increasing the
amount of damages for death caused
by wrongful act from $4,000 to $4,000.
The committee on railroads report
ed back with favorable recommends
ton it's own measure, defining the
duty of railroads operating as COM
mon carriers in the transportation of
any kind of livestock, providing mini
mum rate of speed of 10 miles an
hour and imposing fine of SIS per car
for failure to comply with the provis-
ions of the act
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
HorsepIay in House.

After the calendar had been dis
posed of the assembly gave itself UP
to horseplay and riotous time en-
sued. Frequent motions to adjourn
we're made and voted down. Mr..
Smoker was in the chair and hastily
entered into the spirit of fun. The
original motion to adjourn was made
by Mr. Andrew to 10 o'clock this
morning, to which Mr.. Hole offered
an amendment making it at 6. Amid
much merriment the motion was voted
down.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
Up the Golden Stairs.


Among other measures consigned to
the tomb were the following:
Beer, relating to issuance of mar
riage certificates.
Crowley, relating to actions brought
by employees against employer for Ger
tain reasons.
Ramsey. relating to appeals from
courts of justices of the peace.
Curtiss, to prescribe the eligibility
of persons to the Office of county
Judge.
John Scott, providing a penalty for
injUring levees.
Hagarty, relating to the taking of
dispositions.
Berner, to improve the health and
morals of women employed in manu-
featuring establishments, etc.
Miller, to provide for the practice in
garnishment in certain cases.
Nelson, by request, relating to spe-
cial powers of county boards.
Metzler, by request, relating to the
appointment of counsel for poor per-
sons, etc.
Carpenter, by request, relating to
the liabilities of the employers to en-
ployes in certain cases.
lBletcher, relative TO the fees of ref
cree.
Burdeau, by request, relating to as
sumption of risks and to defenses in
actions for personal injury.
Beer, relating to the appointment
land compensation of counsel for in
Idigent defendants in criminal actions.
| Curtiss, to provide for recovery OF
interest on the amount of damages
lWarded in actions of tort
| Norcross, by request, relative to the
ees of witnesses.
! Powell. providing for the pay of jur-
Gs in county court.
| Crowley. relating to damages caused
ly defective highways.
| Powell, by request. to authorize
nrty removing a case to another jln'-
| i:diction by writ of certiorari.
! Ekern. to prohibit the holding of
certain offices by officers of public
service corporations.
! Warner. regulating the granting of
| Divorces, etc.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03

president have had great weight witt
the committee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
Result of Much Work.

Much time has been spent in the
of the substitute bill and
il follows the recent utterances OF
President Roosevelt on the subject
Apparently the statements OF the
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
cEIvING HOMAGE PROCESSION

the muscles that do the work when the anil
NAL is bounding toward the finishing point
carrying with him the hopes and fears OF count
less hackers 1t is now part Of the duty of the
trainer of a racehorse to fex the muscles and
tendonS of the thorOughbreds under his care
This is partly done by manipulating with the
hand or massaging the muscles of the horses
exactly as the muscles of a human being are
massaged to make them flexible and springy.
Huge sums frequently depend upon fraction
of a second speed and the horse whose mus
cles have been carfuly massaged prior to a
race goes to the post with decided advantage
over the animal which is just as fast in every
respect. the additional life in the tendOns
provided by the ensrgetic work of the horse
masseur.
When the king of the turf is retired to the
stable for the off period of racing he is kept
in thorough condition by daily massage treat
ment, all the tendons and muscles that used
during his performance the track being care
fully rubbed and kneaded to keep them flexible.
If the tendons show signs of being the worse
for wear. and it must be remembered that the
strain on the tendOns of a horse he pounds
down the racetrack at top speed is enormous.
then extreme measures are resOrted to to restore
them to their pristine f1exibility. The up to
date stable is provided with tools especially
made to burn the tendons of horse that has
gone stale. An electric machine is used for this
purpose. the iron being applied to the tendons
by ths skilled hand OF the stablenan and the
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

At the Mardi Gras of 1890 Miss Sallie Fannie
Grant, of Atlanta, captiVated the masked
knights. although only spectator. that she
received among = hundred other gifts the great
gold keys of the city suspended a gold
chain of huge links, which placed about
her neck by the mysterious grand duke of the
Rex court.
Each of the societies also ballots annually for
a queen, so that every carnival has d dozen
or more queens, all resplendent in the robes
of a days royalty.
The day following Mardi Gras is Ash Wednes-
day, the initial day of Lent. With the dawn
of that day the city changes as comulcteIy as
a player shifting from the role of jester to
that of monk. All evidences of the gayety
OF the day before have disappeared. and the
dancers of the preceding night to be found
vending their way solemnly to church.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

stiffness literally burned out OF the vu-z ter-
dOns.
There are veterinary surgeons who make 4
regular business OF treating raeehorses BY tie
physical culture method. In the stables Of taess
men are To be found some Of the finest hgrzs
on the turf. Some have gone stale. and. ths
secret being carefully guarded. are under usa-
ment by massage and burning for restorauOa
TO their former speedy condition.
After the tendons have been burned il IS necs-
sary to keep the horse quiet and prevent fs
from irritating him The simple method 4
protecting the animals legs is to encase thz
IN pair of overalls Sorry indeed is the aP
pearance Of the proud king Of the turf wha
he IS returned to his stall after electric trezs
ment, with his fOreless. and sometimes his hin.
legs We'll, covered with overaIls.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
IN QU4INTEST MEYICO.
Some 4ztec Customs Still PreraiI
DiminutiUe Vegetables.

While Cortez destroyed a civilization and :
people in Mexico. many Of the customs Of ths
Aztecs have been perpetUated by their COZ
querors and may be seen and marveIled at q
day by the visitor to the land OF "the fair god
Not the least picturesque of these is the method
Of storing grain in the confcaI houses which
dot the land for miles around in some districts
and are practically uniform in size. Instead q
increasing the size Of the house more wee
built, and in some places it IS difficult TO nass
out at distance what an aggregation Of thss
huge cones may be- One Of the questions asked
by the observant visitor is. did the Msrczn
or rather his Aztec ancestor. design the graia
house first and then. pleased with its shapa
pattern his hat after it. or vice versa?'
Though within few hundred miles Of he
most progressive country in the world. whes
little is done by hand that can be accOmpfshs1
by the aid OF machinery. there are many PLACES
In Mexico where the medieval civilization Z
Spain reisns completely 70 this day as
there were no modern world outside.
History Is silent as TO the date OF the Ors1
Of the primitive bellows which is IN use in manl
parts OF our sister republic It was brougai
over by the Spaniard several centuries ago. an
1t has never been changed improved up0'
since then How many centuries it existed Z
Spain IN identically the same form before %
fuInbus sailed westward IS unknown, and hoa
long it win be before the Mexican realizes TN
he can buy a modern bellows not far from hon@
and. above all. will consent TO use il Is Pro'-
lem
The apparatus Is manipulated by boy. VIZ
alternately pulls on ropes held IN both han-'
and shOves with his feet The bellows itsen
directly beneath the cumbrous frame which slP
ports the operator. The result OF Che boys p
bors Is about one-tenth the wind that Is or1-
narily supplied by the small rotary blower uS'-
ON q modern portable forge
The Spaniard or his descendants IN the Anisi'
icas would hook with scorn upon the S.OoV-yeAs.
old plough OF ths Chinese sgriculturLsI -
there sre thousands and thousands Of pl0uz"
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
NARDI GRAS CARNIVAL.
Features of This Years Celebration
To Be Finer than EUer Before.

For the reason that Lent comes especially
late this year the Mardi Gras Carnival just
I~eceding it, and which will be celebrated on
alarch { at New Orleans, will be especially gor-
5eous. In having to wait long for the fes-
hval the people of the Crescent City have be-
'ome impatient, and when the day of all days in
their calendar does come they intend to cele-
bTate it with extraordinary revelry Unusual
sums have been spent in preparing for the fete,
and according to all reports the visitors will
number from 100000 to 10000
The days that come before Mardi Gras how
ever are by no means uneventful in the gay me-
cropolis of the Gulf. Indeed the Mardi Gras
season really begins as far back as January G..
the date OF the Twelfth Night Revellers' ball
Since that time there has been a continual
succession OF dances, debutante parties, opera
parties, coaching parades, steam yacht pic
MICS" plantation house parties and cafe par
3ies.
On various nights the many secret carnival
organizations also have their balls and each
one tries to outdo the others in the splendor
of its costumes and masquerades Tomorrow
night for example, the Comus Society has its
tall; on February % IS the Atlantaeus ball: on
March the Momus ball. and on March G, the
night before the eliminating day of Mardi Gras
the PrOteus ball
Although New-Orleans has had a Mardi Gras
every year since 1857. its people never tire of
the carnival, because the occasion Is never
celebrated twice In the same way Each wear
the street pageant consists of floats of new and
startling designs, and cIew is given in ad-
vance of what may be expected. New organiza-
tions are constantly being added to the four
great societies of Momus, Proteus, Rex and
Comus, which figure most prominently in the
street procession, and as AL the societies give
masked balls in the evening after the parade
the pleasures of the day with each succeeding
year become more and more diversified Be
cause or the rivalry among the members
bf the four big societies, which alone are
represented by floats In the street pa
geant the outdoor celebration has become
especially gorgeous. At the last Mardi Gras
the Mystic Crewe Of Comus presented twenty
tableaus mounted on floats. portraying "Isdu-
bar, the Babylonian mother of all beautv
At the same time the men of Proteus an
peared with the same number of tabIeaus
each indicative of some letter of the alphabet.
ID stood for a dragon, for example and So
for the snow. portrayed by a float which seemed
to have just arrived from the Arctic zone
The presentation of gifts to beautiful women
at the balls has come to be one of the most
extravagant features of the occasion One
Northern woman caused such a Juror at the
various balls she attended last year that she
needed six men to help carry away her pres
ents. She not only received them from every man
with whom she danced. but from scores of
others wha were able only to press her hand.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
HORSES IN OVERALLS.
Legs Protected after Tendons Are
Burned 5cith Electricity.

Physical culture, Systematically applied, hav-
ing made it possible to clip seconds from record
performances by human athletes horsemen have
determined to apply the same methods to the
lithe-limbed racers of the turf. II has been
demonstrated that the speed Of racehorse can
be increased by the systematic manipulation of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
the MONDAY GERMAN
At JEFFERSON [ PARK RI ARK
Proving More Popular Than Ever yer
Some Of Those
Present.
fsnoc,al 10 The Times-Dlspatch)

(Special 10 The Iimes-Dlspatch.)
JEFFERSON PARK HOTEL. Sept. III.
Interest has not abated In the Mon
day germans On the contrary, at the
ono danced last Monday many new faces
were observed III the crowd. owing large
" to the influx OF University students
at this season, No german or the sea
son was moro enjoyed. Under tlle Skill
full leadership Of Albert stuart Boiling,
or Albcmarle assisted by M. B. Wood
ward, of Charleston, w. Va, everything
moved Off smoothly and many beautiful
figures were danced. The young ladies
all appeared at 56tholr best, gowned IN
dainty evening costumes. ana all were
bellies. as the gentlemen far outnumbered
the ladies. Among the fair dancers were
Misses Daisy Barpln, Lucille Terrell, Mary
Beaslcy, Eunice Michee, Bessie Haynes,
Mary Niche. Mary Harmon. Marie Nc
Kenny, Polly Walker. Norma Lindsey,
Lille Woods, Julia RenshaW. Mamie
McGec, Helen Gill, Ann Moore Gabrielle
Martin, Annie Williams Elsie Boykin.
Nellie Robin SON and Burnette; Mrs. j,
M. Coin, Mrs, Wilson Howe, Mrs. G. l..
Fauntleroy and Mrs. r. Fl. Normcnt.
Some of the gentlemen were: Mcssrs.
Marshall Price, Andrew Marvel. Cecil
Dabney, r.. p. Lyons, Jr., Edward Thorn
ton, b. y. Camp, Tom Jones, Fred Muir
ply c. a. Cunningham. Hugh Macmur-
do, Charles u. Moran, Robert Dinwd-
die, Richard Charlton Stuart Hanckcl.
Bort Stone. Charles Powell. kennett Pat
ton, Frank Crockford Lewis BibD, Logan
Nelson, Blake Carter, Charles Peyton,
James Faris, Ashley Powell, Robbie
Woods. Brcckinbrldge Robinson, Leyher
Reid, William Humbert, Williamson, Gar
land and Pagan; Drs. j. a. 3. Sin
clair and II. l.. Woodward.
Some of the chapcrones and onloolters
were: Mcsdames Frank II Walker. w.
M. Thornton, j. r. Wall, w. II. Bocock,
D. a. Wclslger, j. r. Hinton, Natalie
South, Henry Mcdaniel, s. Lamb, a.
i. Watkins. W. II. Mercer. Belle Nc
Knight: Misses NJ. Dugud 3. Santer,
Pauline Chapman, Nellie and Mary Van
dovcnter, Ncalic Watkins, Annie Wales
and Lucille Wales; Messrs. J. d. Lottier,
w. Fl. Bocock. Knox Pannll and General
VIM. Scott
Mrs. J. p. Wall Of Petersburg, is ono
OF the most popular ladies at the ho-
tel. Sho has under her charge Masters
David and John IJunop of Petersburg.
who show great devotion to her.
Two sisters, Mrs. II. M. I3oykin and
South, Henry MCDANIEL, P. S. Lamb. a.
Miss Rosa Marks, of Richmond, though
very retiring, on account OF deep mourn
Ing, have made many friends here this
senson.
Miss Elsie Boykln, OF Richmond, has
added much to tho entertainment and
pleasure OF the guests with her de-
lightful soprano voice and willingness to
sing when requested.
Mrs, A. l.. Watkins, OF Richmond, Is
q charming lady hnd excellent card
player, cspeciaiiy cuchrc