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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
ACTIVE IN FAR EAST.
REPORTS PRESAGE NEW MILL
TARY CAMPAIGN.
Japs Preparing to Open Vigorous
Campaign Should Portsmouth Confer
ence Fail to Bring Peace Roads Will
Obey Rules for Shipments of Stock.

That a new military campaign in
yOlving operations of most important
character is presaged in the recent re-
ports from eastern Manchuria and
Korea is evident. The Japanese may
not contemplate actual hostilities ON a
large scale just now, but they are at
least getting into position to press
vigorously along new line of attack
should the Portsmouth conference fail
to bring peace.
For some time it has been known
that Japanese troops were making
their way northward through Korea
toward the Tumen River, which forms
the northern boundary Of that country.
Other forces have been reported as
embarking from Gensan. The destina-
ton Of these troops is Possiet bay, just
south of Vladivostok. These move
raiding forces sent east from Oyama's
main army to menace VladivostOk on
the west Now come reports that in
addition to the operations threatening
the Russians position on the Tumen
a Japanese force has landed in Siberia
well to the north of Vladivostok.
Taken in conjunction with the seiz-
ure of Sakhalin Island, which places
the Japanese army within easy access
of the Siberian coast, these maneuvers
constitute Il menace which Russia can
not afford to ignore. They may or may
not foreshadow an investment of
Vladivostok, but they certainly threat
en- that town with isolation. What is
still more important, they hold out the
possibility of an advance along the
Amur Or the Ussuri rivers, threatening
some of Linevitch's most important
lines of communication. Such a move
ment in any considerable force might
cause him to retreat without battle.
An interesting report given out at
Washington affirms that prior to ac-
cepting his appointment as peace en-
voy Baron Komura insisted that Japan
must invest Vladivostok, occupy SAX
halin and strike another blow at Line
vitch's army. The first two conditions
have been met to all practical pur-
poses. It is possible that the present
OPERATIONS will have the effect of Civ
ing Linevitch another reverse without
making a battle necessary. At any
rate, the peace conference will open at
a time when a new danger threatens
the Russian army, with the almost
certain prospect that the blow will be
driven home should Japan's terms be
rejected.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
YELLOW FEvERIN WORLEANS.
First Case Comes from Central America
and Many Deaths Result.


The New Orleans board of health, in
an official report, says there have been
154 cases of suspected yellow fever in
the city, 81 deaths all told, and about SO
cases under treatment at this time. The
infection rapidly is assuming the proper
tons Of an epidemic and thoroughly has
alarmed the people of the city and State.
The quarantine Gordon has been drawn
more tightly about New Orleans and it
now is impossible for the local resident
to go anywhere outside of few Eek
cepted' districts within the State.
The first case of yellow fever in New
Orleans this season came from Central
America, not from Cuba, and steps were
taken at once to prevent the spread of
the disease by resort to methods so eff
fective in crushing out yellow fever in
Cuban cities.
Previous to the Spanish American war
Cuba was regarded, because of the I'M
sanitary conditions prevailing slere, as a
constant menace to New Orleans and
other Southern cities. When Cuba had
been cleaned up and Havana and San
tiago were as free from yellow fever as
our own cities it was believed that the
greatest danger to New Orleans had been
removed.
In the yellow fever epidemic of 1888
Florida was the principal sufferer. In
the epidemic of 1897 New Orleans re-
ported 1887 cases. Since that time the
experiments in Cuba and in other coun-
tries have added much to our informa-
tion as to the nature Of the disease, the
means by which it is communicated, and
the methods of treatment. There is still
much difference of opinion as to what ex-
tent mosquitoes contribute to the spread
of yellow fever, but both the federal and
local authorities at New Orleans are pro-
ceeding on the theory advanced by those
who conducted the mosquito experiments
in Cuba.
Not since the Spanish American war
have we had in this country any panic
over the prevalence of yellow fever. In
fact, New Orleans and other Southern
cities have assumed that there were to
be no more great yellow fever epidemics
like that of 1873, when there were $1,000
deaths from yellow fever in the United
States, and Memphis was almost depop-
ulated and New Orleans suffered Sc
verely.
The interesting question now raised is
whether the measures which were so eff
fectiye in Cuba will be as effective in
New Orleans. Precautionary measures
have been taken to prevent the spread
of the disease by mosquitoes, and it is
announced that the strctest sanitary reg
ulations will be enforced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04

of the bayonet on the State line by
Mississippi soldiers and told to return
whence they came.
Indignation at the shotgun methods
OF Mississippi is intense and Governor
Blanchard of Louisiana has been noti-
fed of the latest complications. The
border towns on the State line are
sharing in the ill-feeling engendered
by the plague and retaliatory measures
are being resorted to. In one instance,
at Vidalia, La, the people have re-
fused to permit registered mail to come
from Natchez, Miss.
While women and children knelt at
the affairs in churches Sunday and
prayed that New Orleans might be de-
livered from the scourge of yellow
fever, the husbands, brothers and faith
ers scrubbed and cleaned the city in
an effort to eradicate mosquito breed
ing. Armies Of men worked in all or
the wards as on any other day. The
work of oiling and screening cisterns
progressed, and despite the heat great
progress was made. Ministers of the
gospel advised their congregations to
work.
Railroad traffic out of the city is
practically paralyZed in both passenger
and freight Mississippi merchants are
refusing to allow cars of freight pur-
chased in New ORLEANS to be set on
sidings at their stores and are order
ing the railroad companies to haul
them back to their point of origin.
Monday the Meridian field artillery,
Mississippi National Guard, was or
dered to the coast to aid in keeping up
the quarantine The full State military
organization of staff officers is campel
along the line of the Louisville and
Nashville Road and squad of men
under a commissioned officer now
escorts trains from border to border.
Following the example of Natchez,
Greenyille, Miss. and Lake Providence
and East Carroll parish, La, have de-
clared a strict quarantine against the
world
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
RAPID GROWTH MADE BY CORN.
Weekly Government Bulletin Reports
Some Damage to Wheat.

Weekly Government Bulletin Reports
Some Damage to Wheat.
The general summary of the weekly
crop report of the weather bureau is as
follows:
Although excessively hot and dry in
parts of the middle Atlantic States and
Kentucky and Tennessee during the fore
part of the week ended July 24-and
these conditions also prevailed in the
northern plateau region and on the North
Pacific coast-as a rule temperatures
were favorable. Showers delayed work
and caused some damage to crops in Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and parts of the
lower Ohio, central and lower Mississip-
pi valleys, Oklahoma and Texas, while
rain is needed in New England. Ten
nessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kansas and
generally throughout the plateau dis
tricts.
Favorable weather has caused rapid
growth of corn, and, with very few ex-
ceptions, the crop is in excellent condi-
ton. Corn is beginning to need rain in
Kansas and Alabama, the late needs cul-
tivation in Arkansas and Kentucky, and
some was damaged by high winds in
Louisiana.
Winter wheat harvest is nearly COM
pleted in the principal wheat States, and
thrashing, which is well advanced, shows
grain of good yield ana quality in Kan
sas. Rains have delayed thrashng in
Virginia and Maryland and caused fur
ther damage to grain in shock or stack
in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri Okla
homa and Texas. On the north Pacific
coast winter wheat is ripening rapidly
in Washington where harvest is in full
progress, and harvest is general in Ore
gon, with good yields indicated.
Spring wheat has continued to ad-
vance favorably in the spring wheat re-
gions; the early sown is heading and fill
ing we'll, and the late sown heading in
North Dakota; the early is maturing in
South Dakota and Wisconsin, and the
crop is nearly ready to cut in Iowa. AL
though black rust is reported from scat
tered localities in Minnesota and the Da-
kotas, no material damage is shown, and,
with favorable weather conditions, seri-
Gus injury is not anticipated. Complaints
of smut are received from South Dakota.
red rust in Colorado and most fields of
North Dakota and some lodging in Wis
consin, while in Washington desiccating
winds have been injurious to the crop in
the filling stage and caused shrivel-
ing.
In the principal oat-produciE States
harvesting of this crop is well advanced,
while in the more northerly districts oats
are heading, the early sown are maturing
rapidly, and harvest will be general dur
ing the coming week. The crop generally
is in promising condition, although badly
lodged in Ohio, and some complaints Of
lodging are received from Washing
ton.
In Illinois grain in shock and stand
ing crops have been damaged in the
south by heavy rains. Corn is tasseling
and silking north and is in splendid con-
dtion because of fine forcing weather.
Wheat, rye and barley are in shock. The
oat harvest is well advanced north. A
good crop of hay has been secured north,
but there has been considerable damage
elsewhere. Potatoes, berries and grapes
are promising; apples disappointing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
HISTORY OF THE PLAGUE.
Memories of Some Yellow Feyea
Scourges in the South.

The history of yellow fever in the
United States, with the awful memories
of the summer and fall of 1873 still ris.
ing like ghostly specters, is well calcu.
lated to arouse dread of what may en-.
sue between now and the frosts of All.
tumn. With the frightful death lists OF
the past before them, it is small wonder
that the people of the Southern citiel
are in condition bordering on panic.
In New Orleans yellow fever prevail.
ed to some extent every year as far back
as the records go up to 1880, with the
exception of the years the city was I'm.
der the military control of Gen. Ben
Butler, and the regulations of war time
completely interdicted travellers from the
tropics.
In 1880 the city changed its system Of
quarantine from the absolute Introduction
of commerce, which offered incentive to
''run the blockade" to a more reason
able detention OF vessels from infected
ports that keep suspects from seeking
entrance to the city surreptitiously.
The mortality in New Orleans in the
years of greatest yellow fever pestilence
from 1917 to 1873 was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04

sons-10 per cent of the population
| died. -Four years later Philadelphia suf-
fered another visitation, with a death
| loss of 1900, and in the year following
| 1916 deaths from the fever occurred.
In 1893 New York also was attacked
| by the epidemic, 1850 persons dying,
| while Boston gave 200 victims to the
disease in the same year. In 1902 Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Whining
| ton and Charleston suffered extensively
from the spread of the fever along the
coast but since that time epidemics
have been confined more nearly to the
Southern States. New York, however,
has never been immune.
In 1853 there was a widespread cpl
demic, taking in Florida, Arkansas and
Texas Many deaths from the fever
occurred in New York City in the same
year. In 1867 there was another cpl
demic, more limited in area, but par
ticularIy virulent in Galveston, Texas,
| where the mortality reached 1,15O. Then
occurred the great epidemic of 1873. In
that year Memphis furnished 1000 vic
tins. New Orleans proper lost only 225
from the disease, but the neighboring
town of Shreveport lost 759.
Then came the most terrible year of
alI-1S78-a year whose mention causes
shudder throughout the land, and
whose numerals are synonymous with
death in the cities of New Orleans and
Memphis. The fever invaded 1872 towns
in Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Kentucky. There were
more than $4,000 cases, and the death
roll reached the tremendous total of
Is 1874.
Thousands upon thousands of citizens
fled from Memphis and New Orleans,
but of the population that remained in
the former city-about 100000 per
cent sickened and $3.50, or more than
% per cent, died. In New Orleans the
mortality was about the same. 1t is
estimated that the loss to the country in
commercial way as a direct result of
the epidemic was above $1O0,O00,O00.
The epidemic of 1873 furnished heroes
whose names will live with those who
fell in the Civil War of a decade and a
half before The North not only sent
thousands of dollars and trainloads Of
supplies to the stricken cities-whole
trainloads of collins, for "send collins"
was the cry sent up from the South
but physicians, nurses, priests and 9TH
ers volunteered by the hundred with their
services.
There has been no outbreak of the
fever since 1878 to excite widespread
alarm until this year. In 1893 there
was a scare, 1,076 cases prevailing at
Brunswick, Ga, but only forty-six per-
sons died. In 1897 there was another
scare, fifty-nine deaths occurring out of
total of 620 cases.
St Louis and Cincinnati were among
the cities that suffered during the cpl
demic of 1878, several deaths occurring
in each, although both are slightly north
of what now is regarded as the boundary
of the yellow fever zone.
Patronize those who advertise.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
ROADS TO OBEY RULES.
Western Lines Promise to Take Better
Care of Cattle en- Route.

care OF AatCle en- Route
Traffic and operating officials of west
ern railroads are glad that a final ruling
has been made by the Secretary of Agri-
culture regarding the feeding, watering
and resting of live stock in transit The
federal statute prohibiting railroads
from combining live stock in cars more
than twenty-eight hours without food
and water was variously construed by
the railroads, and quite a number of
them simply ignored the law until the
Department of Agriculture recently
brought suit against them and they were
heavily fined.
One disputed point was whether rail-
road company, under rigid interpreta-
ton of the law, could keep live stock in
cars more than twenty-eight hours even
if the cars were provided with troughs
for feeding and watering.
The Secretary of Agriculture rules
that the railroads need not take cattle
out of cars which are provided with food
and water troughs of certain dimensions,
provided there shall be room in each
car for at least one-third of the cattle to
lie down at the same time. Foor and
water must be supplied to cattle at IN
tervals not exceeding twenty-eight hours,
and in supplying water each car must
be stopped at least five minutes and the
troughs kept filled with clear water.
Now that the railroads know just
what the government requires in the
transportation of live stock they will
make the necessary changes immediate
ly," said a traffic official of one of the
big western systems. Food and water
troughs too small will be replaced by
others Of the size specified by the gov
eminent Under no circumstances will
cattle be kept longer than twenty-eight
hours in cars not equipped for feeding
and watering. The shippers and carriers
would rather not unload live stock en-
route, but will have to do it to a great
extent because most of the cars are not
equipped for feeding and watering in
transit"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
Burn Aids in Finding Child.

\ spoonful of hot lard dropped on a
Rby during the Civil War has been the
leans of bringing IA father and daugh-
,r together after Il separation of forty
ears. George Mason of GAINESVILLE re-
lrned from the front on furlough and
Dund baby girl waiting to welcome
nl He went back to war, and when
: was finally mustered out his wife
DI child had disappeared. Mason re-
,ntly turned up in Detroit, where he
st his army papers, his cherished pos
'~Sions. In attempting to recover them
told his story to 4 lawyer and his
ory got into the newspapers. Mrs.
larry Strong read the story and, having
pel Il waif sent for Mason. Their
orieS conceded, but still she was doubt
il. IF you could only prove it, she
i'll, deSpairingly. Il can," declared
Iason. If you are my daughter you
aye a burn on your body where | acct
PntaIly dropped hot lard on you one
ly" He described the burn and the
Dot and Mrs. Strong then knew she
IL found her father.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
Like the Report of a Battle.

A bulletin just issued by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, giving an
account of railroad accidents in the Unit
ed States during the months of January,
February and March, 1905, reads like
the report of some fierce battle, with its
long lists of dead and wounded. 1t
shows that during the quarter there were
% passengers and 2O4 employees killed
and 1861 passengers and 2,O62 employees
injured in train accidents. In all 232
persons were killed and 3,713 injured.
Other accidents to passengers and en-
ployes not the result of collisions or de-
railments bring the total number of cas-
ualties up to 15,306-909 killed and H.
397 injured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
Sentence Girl to Stay In.

Mary Decker, 1G years old, is the
tighter of Il well-known farmer in the
wn of Bristol. A short time ago she
rel of life on the farm and went to
e1osha. seeking the excitement of city
IT," She was arrested on charge of
lSrancy. When the case was called
court the father of the girl appeared
ll asked that he be allowed to take his
luGhter back to the farm. This the
'urr consented to, provided that the
rI would sign a written promise not
appear in any public place without
n company of her father for the next
f. years. The girl in signing the prom
E stated that she had seen enough of
e world and that she would be only too
.lI to remain under the parental roof
ith the protection of her father for
l. remainder Of her life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
GUARDED WITH GUNS.
QUARANTINE RAPIDLY EXTEND
ING IN DIXIE.
Yellow Scourge Spreads and Bayonet
Quarantine Leads to New Crisis Be
tween States-WhoIe South in Grasp
of Fever Panic.

Yellow fever shotgun guarantees
are extending, guards and inspectors
are multiplying, and travel is becom-
ing increasingly difficult. Numbers of
the towns Of Louisiana and Mississippi
are cutting themselves off from the
world and ridiculous features are con-
stantly bobbing up amid the general
gloom.
In the map is shown the region that
now is quarantained against New Or
leans, the shaded lines indicating the
territory that has taken stringent pre-
cautions against infection from yellow
fever. Besides the States indicated, the
cities of Philadelphia and Norfolk, Va,
have quarantined against the stricken
city. While no official action has been
taken at Cairo ILL.,, the precautionary
measures adopted there virtually
amount to state of quarantine.
Havana, Cuba, also has closed it's port
to ships from New Orleans under the
usual plague conditions, and the har
Dor and government officers at New
York are diligent in the examination
of vessels from the infected city.
Military quarantine along the Mis-
sissippi threatens to bring on a state
Of affairs akin to civil war between
that State and Louisiana. Hundreds
of refugees are being driven back daily
and matters were brought to a crisis
yesterday when persons bearing health
certificates from the government de-
tention camp were stopped at the point
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04

Since 1878 the city has had to deal
with the fever at different times, but in
no case have the previous records been
reached. In 1897 the outbreak caused
the same panic over the New Orleans
situation that now prevails, but the
death list was comparatively small.
Yellow fever was first recognized defA
nitely in 1647 in the West Indies, and
since 1901 it has been endemic there.
In the latter part of the eighteenth and
the first part of the nineteenth centuries
the disease created havoc along the
whole Atlantic coast of the United
States, spreading to seaports as far
north as Maine. In 1893 the city of
Philadelphia, then having a population
of 10000, was stricken, and 1000 per-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
ISCONSiN'S RECORD.
TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
-,;potou Merchant Found Dead at
.aciue Is Thought to Have Been
Iurdered by Confidence Men = Burn
?, Rody Aids in Finding Lost Child.

IT. Is now said that three sharpers
BE in the deal whereby Henry Miller,
81 Burlington merchant, found in the
L. ut Racine, lost $4,000. The leader,
2nreSenting himself as George n. Frat,
Ed horse and buggy at the stables of
Gill, and his two confederates Sc
srad rig at Mathews stables. Gill
II not like his actions and ordered an
hDIovp, Gaylord Kies, to follow the
hanecr. The fellow drove to the Wis
sDsin Central railway depot and Sc
hred two satchels, which he placed in
l. buggy. Then he drove to what is
bovn as Wilson's Corners, met his con-
a,Iprates and turned over one of the
Atrbsls. Returning to the village he
liked up Mr.. Miller and then Kies stop
b. following him. A half hour later
r., Miller secured the $4,000 from the
bnI and was again taken into the cOun-
". 1t is now believed beyond a doubt
Eat Henry Miller was murdered by a
bnfidence man for $4,000, but other fea-
Tres of the case are attracting atten-
|on The wounds on Miller's head were
pt caused after his death, for then
aete would have been no blooG. Had he
hmped into the lake he would have been
founded on Il different part of his head.
is generally believed now that he was
h with Il sandbag, robbed and thrown
Ito the lake. The spot where his body
las found is only about a block west
the St. Paul depot, where Miller was
st seen alive by a friend, Webb Rich
!. lson, and where, it is believed, he had
laIe an appointment to meet the conf
pnre man. who pretended to be George
|ratt, Racine banker. The theory
b. Miller was robbed of $4,000 and
ommittcd suicide has been abandoned,
/ it is regarded as preposterous that so
l. pwd a business man could have been
EIDlled out of that sum.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
Weds an Indian Physician,

IT the Oneida reservation near Apple
n. hig celebration followed the we'd
A- OF Jean Smith. an Oneida Indian,
'"meriy Il student and football player
the Lawrence university, and Miss
lW-arrite Fahrenholz. a pretty Mil
aHNre girl. The groom is now known
IT, Jean Smith, having graduated
"h Milwaukee medical school after
= college course. He was married in
lWaukre and brought his bride to the
.>rF'1tlon, where he will practice med
a.''' On the arrival of the bridal cou-
e ut the reservation they were greeted
"9o Indians, most of whom were
F'>~'d IN gala clothes. The celebration
SEED all day. The brides father is
itut of his new son-in-law.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-04
Cigarette Law Is Ignored.

."tfot the makin's?' is heard as fire.
l'ntjy in Milwaukee streets, saloons
ll offices as before the passage of the
legged stringent aati-cigarette law. The
',jre take no notice of the passing of
@arctte papers about and the tobacco
IN he purchased at any tobacco shop.
his is largely due to the fact that
Gar'tr"S ana papers can be obtained
the regular prices by mail from Chi
@o and that one firm in the East has
standing advertisement in all Milwau-
e papers Offering to send seven pack
of cigarette papers free to anyone
ho will send his name and address.
Their firms are doing a large mail-order
1>5nrS> also. thus obviating to great
i,'nt the necessity of borrowing.