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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
NEW TARIFF ISSUE.
Reciprocity Convention Held in Chi
cago Adopts Resolutions.

Ca&o ADOPTS Resolutions
With declaration advocating imme-
date reciprocal concessions by means Of
a maximum and minimum" tariff and
favoring the creation of permanent
tar.G commission of economic, industrial
and commercial experts, the national
reciprocity conference ended it's Chicago
session Thursday afternoon. A perma-
nent organization, to be known as the
Reciprocal Tariff League, is the out
growth of the movement, and with the
passing of the conference active work
will be carried forward by a national
committee Of fifteen numbers.
There were attempts ON various sides
TO inject an array of 'ifs" and lands"
and 'ors" into the declaration of prin.
ciples reported by the committee on res
olutions, but in the end things went
through exactly as planned by the re-
visionist leaders. Following are the res
olutions adopted by the convention:
Whereas, The agriculture, manufactures
and other industries of this country have
expanded to such an extent that they can
no longer depend upon the home market for
the consumption Of their entire product;
and,
Whereas, The export trade has become
vital support to many Of our industries;
and
Whereas, The present commercial atti-
tude of the United States, largely owning
to our failure to carry into effect the recip-
rocal trade provisions of section Of the
Dingley law, is antagonizing foreign ma
lions, whose good will we desire and on
whom we have hitherto depended as pur
chasers of our surplus products; therefore,
be it
Resolved 1. That this convention, rec,
ognizing the principle of protection as the
established policy Of our country, advo-
Gates immediate reciprocal concessions by
means Of dual or maximum and minimum
tariff as the only practical method of re.
lieving at this time the strained situation
with which we are confronted.
2 That eventually the question of the
schedules and items to be considered In
reciprocal concessions be suggested by
permanent tariff commission, to be created
by Congress and appointed by the Presi-
dent, which shall consist Of economic, In
dustrial and commercial experts.
8. That it is the sense of this conven-
ton that our present tariff affords abundant
opportunity for such concessions without
injury to industry, trade or the wages of
labor.
4. That we urge action upon Congress at
the earliest time possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

associations to those interested in Eng
fish history and literature. The most
charming feature of Stocks and one
often lacking in very ancient manor
houses is the Hghtness and spacious
ness Of the principal living rooms,
many of which open out Of the large
entrance hall, which is hung with
some fine pictures and contains much
quaint furniture. All the principal
windows Of the house look out on the
old-world gardens, composed of stately
lawns edged with brilliant blossoms,
an unusual feature being the statuary,
which includes a very curious figure
that appears to mount guard on the
wall of the sunk fence dividing the
gardens from the park. In the gar
den still stands the trunk of what
must once have been an enormous tree
the trunk is forty three feet In girth
i'm which there is a rough seat hewn
out of the wood still locally known as
1.-The Poets Seat" the poet referred to
being Waller, who owned the estate IN
the seventeenth century.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

written in pencil and poorly COM
posed. But now and again there
comes one which shows that the writ
er has at least good education. One
or two send references, and one in
particular names the Governor OF Vir-
ginia as his sponsor Some have
money-or say they have-but the
greater part Of them just modestly
declare themselves to be poor, hard
working, honest young men, who have
been unable to find a suitable help
mate in their own community and de-
sire wife and a start in life at the
same time.
One man, resident of ArkaI s,
writes that he wants wife from the
lucky number, not from any mer-
cenary motive, but "becos the Arkan-
saw gulls amt with shucks." He
then goes on to devote a paragraph or
two on the peculiarities Of the girls
in that State, and advises Mr.. Keller
not to marry a girl from Arkansas.
Another man in small town in Cal
ifornfa wishes to be as businesslike as
possible and makes use of a type
writer. His letter reads as follows:
der Sur.
81 HAVE HEARD that You hAv
Sum gurlls you Want too get married
so thOo l Would rite too YOU to
tell WuN That will Have her. I'm
35 (thurTyFiVe) years OILS AND a
Hard wurKer. Please rite Quick"
The girls themselves seemed to be
taking all this as a matter Of course.
They seemed to be properly impressed
with the fact that a good farm in their
own right considerably enhances their
charms
With their coming the old regime
in Bonesteel has been completely
eliminated. What was a typical, old
time frontier town-!awless, fearing
neither the Almighty nor the marshal
is now changed to a law-abfding,
rather gay community. And the
change has been caused by the influx
Of these women.
Many Of the men who drew claims
are single, but they are practically out
Of the matrimonial market, so far as
these women are concerned. The law
provides that should any of the women
drawing claims marry any Of the men
who have claims only one Of the two
can retain a claim With the prospect
of losing their claims before them,
those who are so much sought after
elsewhere are merely women, the
same as thousands Of others, to these
men. Besides, it is lard to find one
of these men who has not photo
graph of the one and only girl hang
ing up somewhere in the little frame
shack.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
All Over the State.

Mrs. james McSherry of Ashland,
aged 81 years, committed suicide by tax
ing morphine.
Eleven head of cattle on the farm of
A. HI. Hunt, in Eagle Point, were killed
by lightning.
Lightning cause. a $1,000 loss to the
buildings on the farm of Ole Simonson
near Stoughton.
Clarence Anderson, Is years old, was
drowned in the Peshtigo river at Pesh-
tigo while in bathing alone. He could
not swim.
r. J. Mcmillan, the under sheriff who
shot James Lily at North Crandon July
., was acquitted Of the charge of assault
with intent to kill.
William H. Klawitter and Albert Ber-
gaus, each aged 80 years. have been
drowned in the Mississippi river at La
Crosse while bathing.
Pattie HENS, aged 80 years, drowned
while bathing in Browns lake, gear Bur
lington. He was employed by the Lin
coin Ice Company. His home was at
Pittsburg.
A man whose identity has not been
discovered was drowned in Camp Lake,
near Kenosha. The man had gone to
the lake to battle He'was seen to leap
into the water and it is thought that he
was seized with cramp.
L. w. Flanagan. former Marnette
lumberman, has sold his big farm at
Burnette Junction to Chicago parties for
$4,000, exclusive of machinery and
crops. worth $4,000 more. He bought
about four years ago for 5000.
Felix Arias. midget connected with
a show company. was found dead in bed
at the Beloit fair grounds. He is said
to have been known in show circles as
Chiquetta American. whose home is at
Oueretaro. Mexico The authorities gave
him burial.
The policy of the State to aid all coun-
ty fairs which are conducted under pro-
visions of the statutes prohibiting the
sale of liquors and gambling on the
grounds will be stronger this year. Sec
rotary True says fairs will he looked
after carefully.
While the family was on an outing at
Delayan lake. burglars entered the home
of Charles E. SnS der i'll GAINESVILLE and
carried away merchandise. including Mr..
Snyder's wedding suit. lace curtains. sill
yerware, two gold rings, a sofa pillow
and an alarm clock.
Prof. r. Hemmnway, principal of the
La Crosse high school. who is spending
his vacation in the South, is under quar-
antine in New Orleans.
Paul Morris was drowned at Sturgeon
Bay while swimming, being taken with a
cramp when out in the bay. He was
about 80 years old and single.
The widow and six children Of Robert
Jackson of Chippewa Falls. who died
about a year ago. have fallen heirs to
the entire estate Of brother of Mr..
Jackson in New York, who died in Jan
uary. There is $4,000 in cash and $14,-
900 in real estate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

About 125 lonely maids on claims
Of the Rosebud land lottery in South
Dakota scorn matrimony. What Is
more, they are giving hundreds Of
suitors the mitten each week. There
NAV be no giving and taking maria ge
in heaven, they admit, but they insist
that marriages should be made there.
StOutly they stand out for love and
romance and frown upon the marriage
Of convenience.
Well it Is that they do so, other
wise they would have been snapped
up long ago by men too lazy to work
for living, incompetent or mere for
tune hunters. For each one Of these
adventurous young women is the own
er, in her own right, Of many acres
of good farm land.
From BOnesteel, s. D., which is the
town nearest the Rosebud claims,
comes the news that the community
Is In the throes Of palpitating, trem-
bling excitement The single men are
looking religiously neat and clean.
Since the arrival Of the fair farmers
they have lost their taste for drink
and shooting things up. They have
become orderly citizens, and the SUI
thOrities are patting themselves on the
back every time they think of land lot
terry and the fine crop Of young wom-
en- it brought
Apart from the young men of Bone
steel there are hundreds of other men
who would like to make a good inn
preston on some of the women. Every
evening the one and only train which
arrives daily at Bonesteel brings a
large bundle Of mail for United States
Land Commissioner J. D. Keller.
About 10 per cent of the letters per-
tain to legitimate business; the rest
Of the letters are from men who, hay
ing heard that there are a number
Of women who desire husbands to run
their farms, are offering themselves
as candidates in the matrimonial mar
ket, This has happened because he
gave an interview to the newspapers
about these young women.
1t has been cynically declared that
matrimony is to large extent a mat
ter of money. Anyone looking over
portion Of the letters would soon
come to the conclusion that the mar
ttaI state is indeed to be considered
only from financial standpoint.
From the southern borders of New
Mexico to the Canadian line, from
New York to San Francisco, in half
dozen different languages and IN Il
thousand different styles of spelling,
these letters are coming. All Of them
show very plainly that the writer's
want to correspond with none except
those who own farms
Most Of the letters are misspelled,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
spa,n's Linguistic King.

King Alfonso has fair claim to be
regarded as the best educated of our
crowned heads, says the London
Chronicle. He is linguist being IA
miliar with French, italian, German
and English He never travels with
ont Goethe, Schiller and the Austrian
poet Grillparzer whose name will be
new to most people. OF the ancient
classics King Alfonso prefers Horace,
many of whose odes he has Translated
into Spanish Moreover, he revels In
mathematics and history, and adore1
drawing. What attention he has paid
TO English literature is not made pub
liz
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCiSElY
CONDENSED.
Father and Son Perish in Attempt to
Save Girl from Drowning-Boy Camp
er Averts Train Wreck-Mi1waukee's
Population Increases.

Mrs. Frank Hall witnessed the drown
ing of her husband, oldest son and oldest
daughter, in Crawtish river, two miles
from Jefferson. The father sacrificed his
life to save his daughter and the SON died
trying to save both. The widow is left
with six small children, the oldest 8
years. Hall and his wife were on the
shore fishing while the boy and girl were
bathing. The girl was in distress and
the father went to her assistance. He
got her part way to shore when both
sank, the father exclaiming: II can do
no more" The son went to aid the pair,
but sank before reaching them. The
bodies Of Hall and the daughter have
been recovered
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
DEATH LIST NEARLY 100.
Victims of Atlantic Coast Line Wreck
Grow Larger.

Grow Larger.
Nearly hundred persons, mostly ne
groes, were killed when an excursion
train on the Atlantic Coast line from
Kinston, n. c., bound to Norfolk, Va,
plunged through an open draw over the
western branch of the Elizabeth river,
eight miles from Norfolk. The list of
injured was very large
The train was running at the rate of
fifteen or twenty miles an hour as it
approached the bridge. The specific or
ders of the road to stop all trains at
the bridge, whether the draw is open
or not, was apparently ignored. The
train plunged into the abyss. Both en-
gineer and fireman discovered the open
draw too late to stop the train. The
aifbrakes were applied, but did not work
properly. The scene following the wreck
was one of indescribable horror, with the
shrieking of men, women and children
who were drowning, struggling out Of the
partly submerged coach and floating in
the river.
The passengers who were uninjured
Immediately started to rescue those inn
prisoned in the cars. Norfolk and Ports
mouth were communicated with and ply
sicians were sent out on wrecking
train Many people in the neighborhood
went to the scene Of the wreck and
helped in the rescue. A 6O-year-old farm
er displayed considerable heroism when
the disaster occurred. He leaped to the
second coach, cut hole in it's roof and
extricated thirty-ive people just before
the car became completely submerged.
The train consisted of six coaches.
Four of these remained on the track.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

Mr.. Day formerly lived at Danville,
Ill. He was delegate to the Demo
cratic National Convention of 1884,
and is credited with having discovered
at that time the plot between Tam
many and General Benjamin f. Butler
to stampede the convention for Hen
bricks Mr.. Day gave timely warn
ing of the scheme to William G. Whit
ney and Daniel Manning, and he was
rewarded with government office.
-
General James r. Carnahan, major
general of the Uniform Rank, Knights
of Pythias, died recently at his home
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

and Seryla, also
first assistant Secretary Of State. Al
the congress at Pekin, following the
Boxer uprising, he was United States
p.enipotentiary and signed the final
protocol. Mr. Rockhill has Travelled
extensively in the far East. Among
other official positions that he has held
was that of director of the bureau of
American republics.
-
Camille Flammarion's new perpetual
calendar starts the year at the ~vernal
equinox, March p. Every quarter should
contain two months of thirty days and
one month of thirty-one days. This
would make 354 days. The same dates
would occur on the same days OF the
week and one calendar would last life
time.
Prof. A. G.. Wilkinson is dean of the
patent office examining corps at Wash
ington, having been in charge since 1868
He was graduated in 1856 from Yale.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

o<A"o n' DAAA' cler. WITHIN tWeQ-
ty days Mr.. Dill placed on file in AL
bany his resignation as director in
ninety-one companies of the State Of
New York. In New Jersey he has
withdrawn from many more corpora
tons. He has notified clients that he
can no longer serve them. Hence
forth his duty is to the State. On this
account the Standard Oil Company,
the steel trust and the Public Service
Corporation filed written protests with
the Governor and opposed the appoint
ment. Mr.. Dill's fees have been enor-
nous. The career of this famous cor
poration lawyer in the judges chair
will be subjected to the closest scru-
tiny.
William A. Day, who has been ap-
pointed acting comptroller of the
Equitable Life, succeeding Thomas D.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
Train Saved by Boy Camper.

William Bates, boy camper near La
Crosse, saved a train from being wreck
ed on the Dubuque division of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul railroad.
He saw that the track had been under
mined, and, tearing off his shirt as a
signal, ran to meet the oncoming train,
which was stopped within few feet of
the washout. The Pioneer Limited mar
rowly escaped destruction at Lake Pepin,
being stopped within few feet of a
landslide which had covered the track.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
CONSUL GENERAL ]. X. COWDY,
WHO is SOON TO RETIRE.

John Kennedy Gowdy, consul gen
eraI at Paris, who is soon to retire
from that position, and who has been
given a banquet by the American
Board of Trade at Paris. served with
distinction in the civil war, and since
that time has been conspicuous in In
diana politics. He was born at Ar
hngton, Ind, and was educated in the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

Jordan, who was
ousted, has beer
special assistant tC
the Attorney Gen
eral of the United
States sew era
years, and since
1903 has been il
charge of the prose.
cution of trust
cases. For a time
he also was al
auditor in the, treas
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
Edible Seaweed.

# IL not a little astonishing to find
what a number of seaweeds are really
edible and nourishing. Perhaps the
best known example in this country is
layer which is>a kind Of stew made
eron, weed an alga. The LAYER made
on the Devonshire coast and TO De
found In some London shops Is excel
lent.-The Lancet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
Heir Ia Spirited Away.

Homer Crosby, former city engineer of
La Crosse, and heir to the $4,000 es-
tate left by his father, has disappeared.
Crosby has been in the contracting bust
ness at Davenport Business associates
in Davenport say a conspiracy involving
the final settlement of the estate has
been formed and it is believed Crosby
has been spirited into some insane asy-
lum
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

serve treaty stipu-
lations and frown
on the boycott on
American goods, is
a diplomat of wide
experience. ii e
has served as sec
rotary of legation
at Pekin, was
charge d'affaires
in Korea, has been
m i n j S t e + to
Greece, Roumania
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
Milwaukee Growing Bigger.

Milwaukee's population is 312, 96S, ac-
cording to the completed returns filed
with the Secretary of State by County
Clerk Frank O. Phelps. The population
Of Milwaukee county. outside the city of
Milwaukee, is 5O,783, and the popula-
ton of the entire county is 1863, 751.
These figures show an increase of 25.1
per cent in the city since the last State
census of 1895, at which time Milwau-
KEGS population was 249,290.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

puoIIc schools. He was sheriff of Rush
county from 1871 to 1875, later filed
Tue ONCE OF auditor and was chairman
OF the Republican State Committee
trom 1891 to 1897. In the latter year
Mi Gowdy was appointed to the posi-
uon he now holds. and has proved
hImSelt to be an efficient and capable
oHcial He is GO years of age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
Found After Seventeen Years.

Seventeen years ago John M. Phelps
left the family home in Kaukauna and
nothing was heard of him until a few
days ago. His sister, Mrs. Joseph Ham
ilton, received a letter from friend in
Minnesota which told of the long lost
brother. He is at Foston, Mimi, man
ager of a large cattle ranch. His par
ents are now both dead.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
Telegraphic Brevities.

y The Chinese in Japan are boycotting
American goods.
No farmers institutes will be held in
Louisiana this year.
Twelve telephone girls struck at Mo,
bile, Ala, because of extra Sunday
hours.
The entire grain crop Of Roumania ID
threatened with ruin on account of the
prolonged drought.
The Chinese Chamber Of Commercs
at Shanghai is attempting to check the
anti-American boycott.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
MRS. Wards COUNTRY HOME.
- Is situated Amid Some of the Fin
est Scenery in ENGLAND

est SCENERY In England.
MIS-. Humphrey Ward, who has
Veen taking brief vacation In Italy,
,'"S now returned to her country home
~ buckinghamshire, England, says
1i'FpeFS According to one who has
,'S''ed most Of England's famous
~ Il. Stocks. which is the name Of
MS Wards estate, is one of the most
ne Dv"uotul, as we'll as one of the oldest.
estate Is situated amid some of
"e nneSt sylvan scenery in England
~Nu NE whole neighborhood Is full Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
Train Crushes I.unatic.

John Doubek, an insane inmate of the
State asylum at Mendoza, after obtain
ing permission to go for a drink while
working on the asylum farm, ran away
and was crushed to death few minutes
later while trying to board Northwest
ern train which was running through
the yards of the company north of Mad
ison. Doubek was from Chippewa
county
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

in Indianapolis.
James r. Carna-
han was born at
Rayton, Ind, Nov.
IS, 1871. When
t h e Civil War
broke out he join
ed the late Gen
eral Lew Wal
lace's Zouaves as
Il private. Later
he OF n e d t h e
Eighty sixth Indi-
ana Regiment. AT
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

Jersey a judge CO
the Court of Errors
and Appeals of the
State. He surren-
ders an income OF
$500, eco a year
from his law prac-
tice to become a
judge with a salary
of $4,000. His last
private act was to
refuse a retainer of
$4,000 offered by
an insurance finan-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
The s,rangest Flag.

The strangest fag under which man
over fought is that OF the Macedonian
insurgents. 1t is red on one side ano
black on the other.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25
!!!Rl1k

James B. Dill, one of the foremost
corporation lawyers of America, was
appointed by Governor Stokes of New
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

James Van Allen, the expatriated
American, is said to have exhibited his
love for lavish expenditure of money by
buying forty hats for some of his women
friends at the recent opening of Countess
L abricotti's millinery shop in London.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

William Woodville ROckhill, minis
ter to China, who has notified the
Pekin government that it must OBJ
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-25

studied law and practiced a number of
years at Lafayette. He joined the
Knights of Pythias in 1874 at Lafay-
cite and was elected grand chancellor
of Indiana in 1880. He was regarded
as the founder of the uniform rank,
and was elected it's first major general
in 1884, which position he held at the
time of his death. He was past de-
partment commander of the G.. A. r.
General Carnahan was appointed
member of the visiting committee to
West Point military academy last year
by President Roosevelt and delivered
an address there.