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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-24
CHURCHES

CATHOLIC HURCII, ST. PETERS Ser
vices, the 1st and 3rd Sundays OF each
month. High Mass and Sermon at 10 a. NJ
-CatechIsm a p m -Vespers and Benedc-
ton at p. m. A first Mass is said at $50 a. NJ
on the first Sunday Of each month-On Holy
DAYS: High Mass Sermon and Benediction at
7:45 a. m.-Nass on weekdays at o'clock IN
summer and 7:30 in the winter. Stations OF
the cross every Friday evening during Lent at
7;39
REV. FATHER TopLAKA. Pastor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-24

A wonderful spring tonic. Drives
out all winter impuritie, gives you
strength, health and happiness. That's
what HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will do. IS cents Tea or Tablets. Ask
your druggist.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-24
Always Insist on Getting an
EiR. C.. W."
AUTHOR OF WAVEREY
10 GENT CIGAR
Z. c.. WAssERBERGER, Maker.

10 CEN L. C11A6
Ia Z. c.. WAssERBERGER, Maker.
Mr.. and Mrs d. E. Riordan, ca N e
up Saturday from Madison.
N. A. Colman, was Wausau
business visitor Thursday and Fri
day.
-Chas. w. Porath, of Wausau,
transacted business in our city Tues
day.
-Chas. Wiegand, came down from
Hackley Saturday, returning Sun
day.
Mrs. Augusta Murphy, was on
the sick list the latter part of the
week.
You can get your ice of Mart
Hirzel, he delivers daily to the priv
ate houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finn Lawler de-
parted Friday for Ashland for few
days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Walsh, re-
turned home Tuesday from a visit
up the line.
Steve Bowker, opened his Ice
Creamparlor yesterday for the first
Of the season.
As the warm weather is coming
you will want to keep cool, Mart Hr
eel delivers ice.
I One of the firemen made good
time to the town hall Friday evening
when curfew sounded.
Assent lyman <. A. Everett, came
up from Madison Friday for couple
of days visit in town.
We understand that Jas. Scheff
is in the lower part of the state en-
hibiting rock from Villas County.
The new County Board will meet
at the County Clerks office in the
Court House next Thursday, April
9th.
John Dusalt, is raising his build
ing on Wall Street and putting in a
large basement, also a stone found
alton.
-''Carl Johnson the Woodman" CT
the Swede from st. Paul, Friday
May 18th at the Lyceum Opera
House.
! Work has begun on the Denton
House which is now the Milwaukee
Hotel, of raising and building the
foundation.
Daniel Baer, who has been visit
ing his sons, Walter and Gordan, at
this place for the past week returned
to Wausau Tuesday.
| --Messrs M. G. Meservey, M.
Frankel, James Burns, and Edward
Lacau, went up the line Friday trout
fishing, they returned Saturday bat
) we faded to see very many trout.
Last Friday evening at goo
r o'clock the curfew whistle blew fol
the first time in Eagle, all of the
young folks under sixteen years O
| !,
leaf
Mr.. Andrew Leard, who has beer
at Schroeder, Mimi. the past winte
arrived in town Saturday, he depart
ed today for State Line for couple
of days visit and from there he will
+ return to Schroeder
t Mr.. and Mrs, John Radcliffe, re
t turned home Tuesday, Mrs. Radcliffe
4 has been visiting relativer at Ban
croft for couple of weeks. and Mr.
e Radcliffe left last week for milwaukee
q and other points down the line.
The tree planting season is her
- any time now, and it should be mad
the most of this spring. There ar
many homes in this village tina
would be more attractive had tn
d matter of tree planting been attende
i to years ago. So get start thi
r spring and plant some trees the bes
e you can afford and in the future year
!. to come you will be well pleased wit
your undertaking.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-24

CONVERSATIONAL CHURH. Services
~ Sunday at 1890 q. m., aud 7:30 p. NJ
Sunday School mmediately after morning
erviee. Young Peoples Christian Endeayor
Sunday afternoon at $50. Prayer meetlng
Wednesday evenings at 1880.
REV w r. DIXON Pastor.
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American or European-whict?

1t remains with you We have them
rooms we mean-on either plan,
and are satisfied you will be pleased
with either. Our location and faciii-
ties are unsurpassed; our rates lower
chan any other first-class house in the
city. Single meals SOC. The st.
Charles Hotel, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Mrs. F. H. DIidine,
AGENT FOR
Mandel Brothers, Chicago

A strength tonic that brings rich,
red blood. Makes you strong, healthy
and active. That's what HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will dc. 80 cts,
Tea or Tablets. Ask Your druggist.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-24

When in need of any good first
class job work call at the News
office.
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e. g. A, M EAGLE RIVER LODGE, meets ev-
= erv second and fourth Tuesday at their hall
owe" d. E. RiordanS Law Office. Visiting
brothers cordially invited.
N A. Colman. w. M.
w. r. Dixon, Sec
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episcopal CHURCH, services Fourth
A. Sunday of the month, at the Mis- sion on
wall Street All are cordially invited
REV G. H. KEssELHAUTH, Pastor
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Fau1t1essly fashioned
suits, coats skirts
and other apparel for women
at the lowest obtainable prices
for high -ciass merchandise

The ladies of this vicinity who are particular as to
what they wear-and what they pay-will be
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-24

~ of A. MANILA CAMP No 1913. meet
X ATM. w. A. Hall every Thursday evening
tt Visiting Neighbors cordially are invited.
Mrs. George St.IOuis, Oracle,
Miss Lenna Cavner, Recorder.
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c. NJ. s; ST. Paul R'y.
AT MINOCQUA.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 3 daily except Sunday arrives. ..1201 p. N
No 70 Sunday only arrives $3.50 p. ~
Does not go North of Minocqua.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 2 departs daily except Sunday. 405 p m
NO. rs departs Sunday only ........... 4:O5 p N
no feeight trains carry passengers.
HERMAN ODER, Agent.
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County Officers.
SOCIETIES

AW. of A. EAGLE WATERS CAMP No
M 990 meets every Friday evening at M:
SSs A. Hall. Visiting members are cordially IN
vitad N M EmmOnS, V. @.
A G.. Miller Clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14

In point of fact, the emperor Of
AustrO Hungary is practically more OF
an autocrat over the Cisleithan por-
ton of his dominions than is the car
over Muscovy- He has the power to
make treaties, issue ordinances, grant
pardons, appoint officials and to sum
mon, prorogue and dissolve the Iegis-
latures of both countries. Since he
controls his ministers, he has it within
his power to initiate legislation. Ho
may even suspend the constitution in
case of an emergency and govern by
ordinance It is true that every acr
of his must be countersigned by a min
lister, but as long as he controls the
ministers that fact need not worry him.
He is not so nearly absolute on the
other side of the Leitha river The
emperor is a plain everyday eonstitu-
tional king in Hungary, and there ara
any number of inherited rights which
the Hungarians guard jealousy. The
parliament consists OF two houses, the
upper house or table Of magnates and
the lower house. The members Of the
upper house are nearly all great land
owners, and the ancient Magyar ele-
ment predominates largely. It is the
most exclusive and proudest aristo-
crazy in Europe and Yields an enor-
nous power. Most of the members OF
the lower house are also Magyar IN
sentiment and many by actual descent
They are exceedingly intolerant of any
thing calculated to lessen the Magyar
influence in the kingdom and most Of
the disputes. like the present, between
the two countries have arisen from at
tempts to supplant the ancient language
and customs by modern German sub
stftutes. The Magyar language is the
only tongue recognized in Hungary
nroDer and the recent effort Of fI1e evy7-
peror and his advisers to have Ger
man taught in the schools and used in
the army has met with an opposition
which has shaken the empire on its
foundations.
out of a population of $4,000. 600 the
various other races outnumber the
pure Magyars by 100000. but the
proud and ancient nation cannot be
brought to yield a single one of its old
time privileges without a fight to the
] death ERNEST WOLF.
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conference with Mr.. Roosevelt. The
result of that deliberation was an
agreement by the operators to the ap-
pointment by the president of a COM
mission of five to settle the strike. The
agreement provided that the miners
should return to work at once, both
sides to abide by the decision Of the
commission, the compact to be binding
for three years.
Mr.. Mitchell was informed of this
action Of the presidents of the coal
roads on Oct. IA and at once declined
to accept it without the consent of the
unions. Having received this authori-
cation, he signed the agreement, only
STIMULATING that the members of the
commission should be increased to six.
The great four months strike was
ended and the men went back to the
mines, leaving it to the commission to
adjust the differences which had rob-
bed them Of the material reward which
might have been theirs, but not with
out appreciabIe gain from the long rest
and sojourn in the upper world. When
the finding of the presidents commits
sion was announced they knew that
i they might breathe freely until April
II, 1906
It is a fact, though, that coal miners
have not been as successful in their
strikes as have Workmen in other in
dustries. The average successful
strikes in all trades for the past TWEEN
ty years in the United States has been
about so per cent, but only in 90 per
cent of the coal strikes ordered by the
labor unions during the same time have
the men achieved their object.
PAUL LEWIS.
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KEPT A REGIMENT AT BAY.

Since the Three AIusketeers held their
bastion against a whole army France
has witnessed some novel sieges. but
never a sturdier defense than that
made by Francois Roy, the gamekeep-
er, who recently kept 700 gendarmes
and troops at bay for ten days.
Roy is a peppery tempered old fellow
of seventy, but still remarkably spry
on his legs and tough as hickory. He
had been a soldier in his earlier days.
Later he had become a gamekeeper,
and was suspected of using that Office
to facilitate his own exploits as
poacher. Anyhow he was accused of
preying on the game he was paid to
protect and lost his situation in conse-
quence. He swore to be revenged on
those who had caused him to be de-
prived of his situation. At the first
chance he fired on one of the men who
had lodged information against him.
That brought the law down on him
and warrant was issued for his ar
rest
Roy declared that like the old guard
he might die, but never would surrend-
er. He retired to his little cottage and
prepared it to Withstand a siege.
Roy laid in a stock of ammunition
and provisions, pierced the four walls
with loopholes and took pot shots at
all emissarieS of the law who approach
ed within range. The discreet civilian
authorities thereupon turned over the
job of capturing him to the military.
No fewer than 500 infantry and three
brigades of gendarmes surrounded the
old fellows imprOvised fort. Such
formidable measures to subdue one man
would have excited ridicule in any
other country, but Gallo sense Of
humor is a queer thing.
A French general of division-Gen-
eral Badin, one of the Tonlin heroes
was put in charge of the siege opera
lions. He conducted them in accord
ance with the latest and most approved
methods OF scientific warfare. which IS
opposed to all needless risk of life.
It was first intended to starve the ex-
soldier into surrender, but it was con-
cluded after the lapse of more than a
week that that process would take too
long. AS an experienced campaigner
and forager, Roy had laid his plans to
keep hunger at bay for an indefinite
period.
AT the end Of ten days, no signs of
surrender being evident, the soldiers
were forced to blow up a corner of the
fort" with dynamite, and Roy, at
/ tempting to escape through the breach,
was captured.
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ed exhausted every resource in his
power to prevent the outbreak, but
could do nothing. He appealed to J. |
Pierpont Morgan, the spokesman of the
coal carrying railroad combination, but
that gentleman, who was abroad at the
time, declined to interfere, declaring
that it was an affair belonging to the
operators and should be settled by
them. Senator Hanna tried as a last
resort to bring about an armistice for
sixty days, but the miners would not
agree to it. On May Is President
Mitchell removed his headquarters TO
WIkesbarre, the center of the disaf-
fected district. and thereafter directed
the strike from that city.
About that time the miners stores
throughout ali the coal district refused
credit to miners. This was the pre-
Iiminary act of aggression on the part
of the operators, and it was accepted as
such by the wOrkmen A few days
later the mine owners and the presi-
dents of the coal carrying railroads met
in New York and agreed to grant no
concessions whatever. On the follow
ing day the executive committee of the
miners union met at Wilkesbarre and
decided to keep the mines free of wa
ter until June 3 After that, they de-
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point a commission of arbitration and
volunteered to send the miners back to
work pending the investigation. At
that time the coal men declined to ac-
cept the suggestion and withdrew, de-
manding protection from the govern
ment. Governor Stone had immediate
ly called out the entire state guard.
Now it was MitchelPs turn to retaliate,
and ne declined Mr.. RooseveIts propo-
sition and submitted the question Of
continuing the strike to the various
unions It was put to vote, and the
decision was practically unanimous for
no surrender"
Then began a series of secret con-
ferences between the labor leader and
the governors and senators of Penn
sylvania and New York on one hand
and the latter gentlemen and the coal
men on the other, all barren of result.
Secretary of War Root went to New
York and had consultation with ].
Pierpont Morgan. Mr. Morgan went
to Washington and discussed the situa-
ton with Mr. Root Mr.. Morgan and
Mr. Baer argued the matter on board
of the formers yacht COrsair, in the
East river. Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Root
went to the presidents Office in the
temporary White House and held a
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clared, the miners would not undertake
to be responsible for what might hap
pen. At that meeting, also, plans We're
made for a convention to be held at
Indianapolis to consider the question Of
a general strike.
Promptly on the morning of June 2
the pump men responded to the call to
quit their places and the mines began
to be flooded. At this stage assaults
and threats of violence became numer-
Gus and few days later 5000 special
policemen were on duty in the affected
district. At the end of the first month
the loss was estimated at $22.500,O00.
Affairs in the mining regions were in
a precarious situation. All business
was at standstill and disorder and
Iawlessness reigned supreme. In spite
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the interests of peace these final joint
meetings have not been of frequent oc-
currence.
It is manifest that this arrangement
is not only awkward, but precarious.
It depends for success on the mutual
liberation of two contracting parties.
each of whom is certain to keep a ieaI-
Gus watch on any attempt on the part
of the other to gain the advantage.
Racial differences and lack of common
enthusiasm prevent anything like prof.
liable cooperation and the inspiration
of nationality is sadly wanting. The
usefulness of the various departments
depends entirely on concurrent action
by the diets of the two countries and
that, in its turn, depends on the temper
and good judgment of the members.
A failure on the part of either body to
vote its proper proportion of the ex-
penses of carrying on the government
or providing the means of waging a
defensive war would paralyze the en-
tire system. This has frequently been
used as a strong coercive power by the
Hungarian diet and more than one
measure vital to the welfare Of that
country has been promoted by the
scheme. The present leaders OF the
northumberland, Apponyis Banffy,
itchy and Andrassy-are experts at
this political game.
/ Austria itself is a peculiar composite
of widely differing races. Some of the
/ divisions are kingdoms originally. Bo-
hernia, Galicia and Dalmatia still sub
init TO the emperor as king. Others OF
/ the parts of this patchwork empire are
+ duchies and archduchies, and there are
1 also numerous small dependencies an
swering to the name Of principalities.
/ This variety, based on ethnographical
distinctions, has really been of great
service to the house of Hapsburg, for
IL enables the emperor to play one fac
ton against the other and to maintain
a centralized and almost personal gov
eminent while preserving al the out
ward appearance of rule as consti-
tutionaI as that of Great Britain. Thus
/ the Hapsburg rulers have been able te
i secure the balance of power and TO as
/ sumo the direction of ministers who
are non1inally responsible to the par
lament alone.
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festo declaring their reasons for doing
as they had done and purposed still to
do, and Mr.. Mitchell replied with a
statement, which amounted to gem
eral denial Of all the charges made
against the organization. He also Of
fered to submit the whole matter to ar
bitration and promised that the miners
would abide by the result. The opera
tors declined to recognize Mitchell or
the union and refused to deal with
either.
The first serious riot occurred on July
80 at Shenandoah. Pa A resumption
of work had been attempted in the
washeries and at some Of the coIlieries-
A guard was killed and Carbon county
asked for state protection. Two regi-
ments under General Goblin were dis
patched to the scene of disorder. It
was estimated that the rioters num-
bered 5000. Citizens appealed to
Mitchell to suppress the violence, and
he issued a peremptory order COM
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1900 The earliest was that of the
journeynen bakers in New York city
in 1741. BY 1885 they had become Of
such frequent occurrence that they
ceased to attract more than local at
tention. In the thirties there We're a
number of strikes for the ten hour day,
and in 1872 trades began agitating for
the eight hour day From 1881 to
1900 there were no less than 22,793
strikes. Considered by industries only
II per cent of all these labor up
heavals occurred in the coal and coke
trade. Among historic American
strikes there have been only three in
the coal industry that have assumed
the Importance of national events-the
bituminous coal strike of the summer
of 1894 and the two great anthracite
strikes of 1900 and 1902 The last was
by far the most far reaching in its eff
fects, and its history will serve as
typical illustration OF a giant industrial
upheaval.
This memorable strike of 1902 was
officially declared May Is by the
Shamolkin (Pa.) convention of miners,
which had assembled for the purpose
of considering such a step on the pre-
vious afternoon. There were 800 votes
in the convention, and the majority in
favor of declaring a strike was only
IL. Ihefe naQ Deen dlScOnUent among
the miners for a year or more. The
trouble which had occurred two years
earlier had never been settled to the
satisfaction of all The points at issue
We're practically identical with those
that are still unsettled and viii come
up for a rehearing next April-the de-
mand for an eight hour day, a further
modification of TIE wage scale and a
recognition of the union.
There had been much preliminary
/ effort to come to an agreement and
many conferences had been held.
! There had been slight approach to a
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mutual understanding. A committee
of the National Civic federation at
tempted to make settlement but
failed signally. The late Senator
Hanna called a conference. but could
accomplish nothing. John Mitchell, the
leader of the miners, called a meeting
OF the various industrial bodies and
stated the position of the operators, re-
framing from comment and suggest
ing merely that since the owners had
declined to accept any of his plans for
a settlement he was now awaiting the
pleasure OF the delegates. He was in
structed to adopt extreme measures.
Mr.. Hanna, who as manager of the
Republican presidential campaign fore
saw complications which he did not
choose to face if they could be avoid
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troops were ordered out by Governor
Stone of Pennsylvania, who was &C
cused by the operators of sympathy for
the strikers and unnecessary delay.
Senator Platt OF New York declared
that the strike could be stified In two
weeks if the authorities would do their
duty. Governor Stone went to New
York and held a conference with Sena-
tor Plat and other political leaders
Following this meeting, Mr.. Mitchell
was summoned to Harrisburg, Pa, and
there discussed the matter with the
state authorities far into the night
without any progress. Two days later
a meeting of the operators was held
at the Office of George +. Baers who
had become general spokesman of the
owners, at which the original position
of the employers was reafirmed with
emphasis. At this time also leading
bankers of the country sent in an ap-
peal to Mr.. Mitchell to put an end to
the strike, but he declined to assume
the responsibility of doing so.
After several Intellectual attempts tc
arrive at a satisfactory solution Of the
problem and when the public uneasi-
ness had become a matter of concern
to all intelligent observers President
Roosevelt deputed Carroll D. Wright
United States commissioner Of labor
/ to investigate the situation and max.
a report to him. Mr.. Wright was no
able to obtain all the information tina
he had hoped to get, but what he die
acquire was of service in leading up t.
the subsequent conferences which tn
president instituted at his own initia
tive. On Oct. President Roosevelt
proposed to Mr.. Mitchell that the lat
ter send the miners back to work pend
ing the result Of an investigation by
commission to be appointed by tn
president and promised that the repor
of the commission should be fair an
just to both parties in the dispute.
Three days previous to this PROPOSE
| ton Mr.. Mitchell had been in cOnsulta
ton with President Roosevelt and tn
coal road magnates at Washington an
had suggested that Mr.. Roosevelt ap
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fortabIy in a big automobile. They al
so control the eleven railroads which
furnish the sole available means Of
transportation of the anthracite prod
uct to market.
On the other hand. the miners are
better equipped for the coming strug-
gle than ever before. In the bank at
Indianapolis which is the custodian of
their funds, there is the sum Of $4,000
600 to their credit. This sum is grow
ing rapidly. for the organization has
increased enormously in the past year,
and the assessment for the purpose has
been paid ungrudgingly. Experience
has made generals out OF the leaders
on both sides, and there is every rea-
son to believe that the next campaign,
whenever it comes, win be fought on
eminently strategic lines
In the United States there are a few
scant records of strikes previous to