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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
DOMESTIC.

James Billings, a former Duluth
banker, once worth almost a million,
IS now a tramp.
Rev. N. A, Smith, Episcopal min
ister in Milwaukee, aligns himself
With DR.. Crapsey.
A drove of rats attacked and fear
fully gnawed the six-months child of
Paul Letzie Of Sterling, III.
Great lakes claimed toll of 40
vessels, valued at $1,O72,OOO, during
the season which just closed.
Politics is blamed for the failure of
the Waynesburg, Pa. bank. The
cashier is held in $4,000 bonds.
Fear of American railroad trusts
$ given as the reason for. Mexico's
purchase of the Mexican Central.
Mrs. Annie M Bradley, who killed
Senator Brown, asked that her
youngest son be sent to her in Jail.
State treasury of Wisconsin is
OVERLOOKING the corporations paying
three times as much taxes as the peo-
pie do
Dorothy Wisdom. who had a career
il many cities il Illinois and In
diana. is in Jail at Paris, Ill. for
swindling.
Chares F. Kaiser, wanted in Col
umbus, o.. on the charge of issuing
forged note for $500, was arrested
"A Los Angeles.
The Southern railway found that
Operator MattoX' violation of three
.ules caused the wreck in which Pres
dent Spencer died.
Ambassador Aoki of japan at a
New York banquet declared the talk
concerning a possible conflict with
Japan is ridiculous.
Albert T. Patrick signed a personal
Ietition asking Governor Higgins of
New York to commute his sentence
ID life imprisonment
The tourist ship Victoria Luise is
pounding on the rocks off Port Royal
Jamaica. The captain killed himself
when the boat went ashore.
Chancellor Day scored President
Roosevelt and says the country is in
zreater danger from swollen dem
agogy than from swollen fortunes.
E. H Hartman won control of the
St Paul railroad from Hill and Nor
gan in a financial battle which in
wolves millions and shook up Wal
street.
The trial of Curtis Jet. who is
charged with the assassination Of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24

Livingston of Georgia introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 a year for
the support of an agricultural college
in each congressional district OF the
United States. The Indian appropria-
ton bill was passed.
The senate devoted nearly four
hours to the consideration of unob-
jected bills. The result was the
passage of a number of measures of
minor Importance Among those
passed was one authorizing a govern
ment loan of S1,0OO,00O to the James
town in tercentennial exposition, and
another providing for investigation
of industrial, social, moral educa-
tional and physical condition OF
woman and child workers in the
United States by the department OF
commerce and labor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
WH|SKEY DOPERS
MAKE A PROTEST

Washington, Dec. 20.-An emphatic
protest was made yesterday to Sec
rotary Wilson by manufacturers OF
wf1iskey known as neutral spirits
against the tentative ruling OF the
agricultural department respecting
blended" whiskey. Messrs. Long
worth of Ohio and Graft of Illinois
presented the delegation to the secre-
tary. The delegation included about
30 men from all parts of the country
but principally from Cincinnati and
Peoria, H. They represented all the
Independent dealers in the United
States, with an invested capital OF
more than $20,00O,000. They pre-
scented to Secretary Wilson a brief
outlining their contention and stating
the reasons why the departments rul-
ing should not be enforced. They de-
clared it would imperil their business
and ne grave injustice.
The ruling complained of is, in eff
feet, that the mixture of neutral spir
its and bourbon and rye whiskey, to
which harmless coloring and favoring
ingredients have Deen added, cannot
be branded blended" whiskey, or, IN
deed, whiskey at all.
No conclusion will be reached until
the subject shall have been considered
with other representatives of the
whiskey interests.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24

Chicago. Dec 20.-The Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway proposes
to withdraw from the union depot in
Chicago and erect a passenger sta
ton of it's own facing Madisen< ftreet
and between Clinton and Jefferson.
If it chose this site the ST. Pauls sta
ton would be directly across Clinton
street from the new $20,000,000 sta
ton which the Northwestern is pre-
pairing to erect.
1t was impossible to get either
confirmation or denial of the correct
ness of the rumor from an authorita-
tive source at the st. Paul general
Offices.
Several circumstances seem to give
color to the report. There have been
many inquiries for real estate in the
neighborhood in question, which have
been taken to indicate that some big
improvement, in addition to the erec-
ton of the Northwestern's station
and terminals, was to be made there.
The union depot, which the st.
Paul now enters, is VIGOROUSLY mad
equate to handle properly the bust
ness of the lines using it. The st.
Paul, with a rapidly growing bust
ness, is especially cramped in the
matter of passenger terminals and
in consequence is enabled to handle
but a restricted suburban traffic
When it gets its Pacific coast line
built it will feel the need of larger
terminal and depot facilities both
passenger and freight, even more
keeny than it does now.
On the other hand, it is the general
understanding among railway men
that the Pennsylvania intends within
a few years to erect a large new
union depot on the site of the old
one, and it has been supposed that
all the lines entering the old station
would use the new one 1t was i'm
possible to ascertain how long the
st. Pauls contract with the Pennsyl
vania has to run.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Livestock Quotations.

Cattle-Estimated receipts, 300
market steady; Oeeves, 4.1O07.3O;
COWS and heifers, 1.5505.20; stockers
and feeders, 2.40@4.50; Texans, 3.75@
460 westerners, o.90@5.75; calves
60008.75.
Hogs-Estimated receipts, 1000
market strong to sc higher; mixec
and butchers, 595m6.25; good heavy
615@6271a; rough heavy, 5.75@5.95i
light, 5.85@620; pigs, 5.40@6.15; bulk
6O5@6.2O.
Sheep-Estimated receipts, 1000,
market steady; sheep, 3.75@5.70;
lambs. 460@7.9O.
Futures at Chicago.
Close-Wheat - December, 7334c;
May, 1875 @7SAc.
Corn-December, 41c; May. 49A@
1880.
oats-December, S4c4; May, S5M@
36c.
Pork-January, 1924; May,
1924.
Lard-January, STE; May, S.S5.
Ribs-January, S.521a; May, $500
S.72K.
Rye-Gash, 661a0 67c.
Barley-Cash, 43@55c.
Timothy-March, 4.60.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry.
Butter-Steady; creameries, 22@
31c; dairies, 20027c.
Eggs-Steady at mark; cases in.
cluded, 20023c.
Poultry-Live, easy; turkeys, 12c;
chickens, 90c; springs, S1kc.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
STATE CAN PAY
FOR IMMIGRANTS

Washington, Dec. 19.-An import
ant decision has been rendered by
Secretary Straus of the department
of commerce and labor as to the
right of a state to induce imnigra-
ton to that state. The decision
holds, in brief, that, in the circum-
stances, there is no violation of i'm
migration laws or of the law to pro-
hibit importation of alien contract Ia
borers in the action of the state OF
South Carolina, in this particular
case, in encouraging immigration to
that state or paying the necessary ex-
penses of immigrants in coming to
the state.
Under a new law, South Carolina
organized a department of agricul-
ture, commerce and immigration.
Acting under this law, the commits
sion induced several hundred Belgian
mill operatives and German farm Ia
borers to migrate to South Carolina.
They were sent to various points in
the state where needed, and were at
liberty to accept or reject positions
assigned them. The matter was
called to the attention of the depart
ment of commerce and labor and
after passing through the usual in
vestigation by the law branch of that
department finally reached Secretary
Straus, whose decision in favor OF
tho ctata is based on findings of the
departments solicitor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
FOREIGN.

The Spanish government rebuked
its ambassador at Rome for interfer-
ing in the French religious crisis.
The Polish spirit of liberty finally
IS stamped out by the Russian death
policy. Executions are almost every
day occurrences.
Russia fears that Japan is trying to
force renewal of the war and that
It's activities are partly due to the
American incident.
Alexander Greger, who was accused
ny countess de ROdellec du Porzic
OF stealing priceless blue diamond,
declared he horsewhipped count on
Bots de - .BoHlOgne. The count
1enied it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24

~@ANg- -~~%S MHrM ssP11Mhe mn ~
James Conchrane, town marshal of
Jackson in 1902, was begun at Gym
thia, KY.
Judge Sanborn in the federal court
upheld the contention of the Senator
Albert J. Hopkins and assures
Yerkes millions for a hospital and
art gallery in Chicago.
Jacob A. Riis says it is like sitting
on the safety valve of boiler to at
tempt to prevent a boy from playing
and that one-half of the drunkenness
is caused by bad cooking at home.
The battleship Iowa left Norfolk,
Va, for some point on the Atlantic,
where she will meet the collier Alb
arenda and conduct a series of tests
with new device for coaling ships
at sea.
H. A. Hillman, young white man,
led a successful jail delivery in
Birmingham, Ala, and with two negro
prisoners, escaped The me1 dug a
large hole through the outer wall of
the jail
In breaking the glass in the window
through which he went to the rescue
of Mrs. Carrie Remmick, a baker,
who caught fire when she tried to
start a fire with kerosene, Frank
Johannins severed an artery in his
wrist and nearly bled to death in Gin
cinnati.
The expedition of scientists headed
by DR.. w. G. Farabee of Harvard,
bound for South America for the
purpose of making an exhaustive
study of the Andean Indian tribes in
the region of the Amazon and Pan
anna rivers, sailed from New York
for Colon on the steamer Panama.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
FRANCE AND THE VATICAN.

The pOpe's action in France sur
prlses the cardinals, who expected
MIN to compromise with France.
The pope gave hope of the solution
Of the French trouble by granting lay
men permission to file applications
complying with law
A Roman garrison was called out
TO protect the VATICAN from French
sympathizers, who made demonstra-
ION near the French embassy.
Archbishop Farley defends the
French clergy in their struggle with
the state, comparing the contest to
chat waged by Free Kirk in Scotland
sixty years ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
NEARLY A SCORE OF LIVES
SACRIFICED.
DEFECTIVE BOILER PLATE
Engineer Discovered Something
Wrong But Did Not Investigate in
Time to Prevent Disaster-Boat
Sinks Immediately After the Ter
rifle Explosion.

Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 20.-One OF
the most disastrous accidents in the
history of the Mississippi river oc-
Cured when the steamer w. T. SEQ
vii, plying in the Vicksburg and Davis
Bend trade, was destroyed by an ex-
plosion. Owing to ,ne large number
of negroes on board it is impossible
to ascertain the exact number of the.
dead and injured, but officers of the
board state that not less than 10 or
more than 16 were killed. They say
like number were injured.
The white dead are:
Captain John Quackenboss, master
of the boat, Vicksburg.
Clerk Wade QuackenOoss, VicSs-
burg.
Lavell Yerger, Jackson, Miss.
Clerk Joseph Smith, Yazoo City,
Miss.
Perhaps IS Dead.
! The number of dead and injured
negroes cannot be stated at this time,
but of the crew an0 passenger list OF
| so, about half are missing.
| The accident occurred at Gold Dust
landing, 10 miles south of this city.
| The boat was taking on freight when
suddenly the boilers exploded and the
| boat was blown 10 atoms. Many OF
| the timbers were thrown hundreds Oh
yards anu some of those aboard were
blown almost to splinters and other
parts of the boat SO badly damaged
that she began to sink Immediately.
Engineers Story.
The story of the accident as told
by j. /. Bruce, engineer of the boat is:
1--WE were lying at Gold Dust land
ing this morning taking on a cargo
when I noticed a small quantity of
water oozing through the boiler. l
suspected that something was wrong
and proceeded to make an examina-
| ton. About this time the Scov1l
broke her head lines and drifted so
that | did not have time to make a
thorough examination. AS soon as /
got her Jack to the bank | crawled on
top of the boiler and proceeded with
my investigation. 1 had just got
uONh 1IOll luS DOll6I WuSu llIt CADlO-
sion occurred.
1t is said the accident was caused
by defective boiler plate Bruce
was not injured.
Fireworks Factory ExpIodes.
Savannah, Ga, Dec. 20-By an ex-
plosion of dynamite in a fireworks
factory last night one fireman Harry
Early, was burned to ueath, and an
other fatally burned; an assistant fire
chief and another fireman were ser1-
ously and possibly fatally burned
The proprietors, Joseph Carlo and
John Niva, were painfully burned and
a boy was severely hurt OF the in
jured firemen, Edward Daley, Jerry
O'Leary and Assistant Chief George
Mouro may die. Carlo and Niva
were counting torpedoes they had
and caused the explosion of the rest
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
viii Ignore Ruling.

Omaha, Dec. 20--George A. Nc
Mutt of Kansas City, district passen-
ger agent of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway, announced that his
company has decided to make con-
tracts for the coming year with news
papers for advertising to be paid for
in transportation, notwithstanding
the ruling Of the interstate commerce
commission
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24

would be a vote on the much mooted
question of an increase in the salaries
of members of congress and cabinet
officers, several resolutions were
passed, one aimed at the lumber trust
and calling upon the secretary or
commerce and labor to investigate
the high prices now prevailing in
lumber and another calling upon the
secretary of the interior for a de-
tailed description of coal lands with
drawn from public entry since July
1, 1906. Representative Lacey OF
Iowa introduced a bill making $12
the minimum monthly pension to be
paid veterans of the war of 1861.
President Roosevelt announced to
Representative Lands, chairman of
the joint committee on printing, that
he was willing, in view of the almost
universal protest against the use OF
the new method of spelling, to with
draw the order issued last August re-
quiring that style in executive doc
uments. He demanded, however,
that congress go on record on the
subject and stated that when it did
so the Objectionable order would be
withdrawn Accordingly resolu-
ton placing congress on record as
opposed to the innovation was in
PRODUCED in the house and unanimous
~ adopted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
Great Cement Works.

Spokane. Wash, Dec 20-J H.
Spear Of Spokane has just organized
a company with capital of $780,
600 to open and develop the great
cement deposits near Colville, Wash,
north of Spokane, where the largest
plant in the country is to be estab-
hshed next year by Spokane and Den
yer capital.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24

Washington, Dec. 18-The house
committee on banking and currency
decided to make a favorable report
on the credit currency bill, which is
but slightly different from the meas
ure advocated by the American Bank
ers association.
In the bill advocated by the bank
ers it was provided that a tax of 213
per centum should be paid by ma
tional banks on credit currency equal
to Is per cent of their capital. The
committee increased the tax On such
bank notes to 3 per cent. No change
was made in the provision that ma
tiOnal banks may also take out fur
Their amount of national bank guaran-
tee credit notes equal to 1919 per cent
of its capital with interest at the rate
Of 5 per cent Another change of
Importance made by the committee
is one providing that national bank
inc associations desiring to take out
credit notes and having notes out
standing in excess of 6215 per cent of
their paid up capital may redeem
such except with reference to the
limitation of $3,OO0,OOO each month
prescribed by the act of July II, 1882
Senator Gallinger introduced a bill
to prohibit child labor He would
prevent the employment of children
under IA from engaging in carrying
messages, running errands, shining
shoes or any so-called street en-
ployments as well as working in
stores and factories. He exempts
pages in the senate and in the house
between the ages of II and 16, or
those between these ages who are
actually learning trades. Represen-
tative Gaines of Tennessee intro
duced a bill providing that senators
and representatives shall have S13.75,
days pay, deducted from their sal
aries for each day they fail to attend
sessions Sickness of members or
illness in their families are to be the
only valid excuses. Representative
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
G. A. Marden Dead

Lowell, Mass, Dec. 20.-George A
Marden, for several years assistant
treasurer of the United Scates in
charge of the sub-treasury at Boston,
is dead, aged g.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
ST. PAUL WILL
BUILD NEW DEPOT
PLANS TO WITHDRAW FROM
UNION STATION IN CHICAGO.
NEEDS BETTER QUAR- TERS

Union Depot Becomes inadequate to
Handle Business of Lines Now En-
terina It-Pacific Coast Line Will
Necessitate Improvements Penn
syvania to Build New Station.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Dec 12.-The senate
confirmed the nominations of Will
lam H. Moody of Massachusetts to be
associate justice of the supreme
court; Charles ]. Bonaparte of Mary
land, to be attorney general; Victor
H. Metcalf of California, to be secre-
airy of the navy, and Oscar S. Straus
of New York to be secretary of COM
merce and labor. States rights was
the underlying sentiment of a speech
by Senator Rayner of Maryland. 1t
was based on the constitutional
situation at San Francisco.
The house began consideration of
! the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill by paragraphs and
completed "a pages. Several hours
were consumed in debating the
amendment referring to simpliffed
spelling, with the result that the
original provisions on that subject
were eliminated and another amend
ment adopted. The provision in
photography generally recognized by
standard dictionaries.
Washington, Dec. 13-The senate
| listened to second speech which
has been made this session against
| the continuance of Mr. Smoot as
senator from Utah. 1t was delivered
| by Senator Dubois of Idaho, who
after reviewing in detail the work
| ings of tie Mormon church and
Shoots prominent connection there
with, concluded with the charge that
President Roosevelt has used the
weight of his administration to assist
the republican Mormons in the last
| election Among the combinations
were those of William B. Ridgely of
Illinois, reappointed comptroller of
| the currency; James S. Harlan Of
| Illinois and Edgar E. Clark of Iowa
interstate commerce commissioners.
The house reached an agreement
under which it looks as though there
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24

Washington, Dec. 17.-Considera-
tio1 of the Indiana appropriation bill,
carrying $8,203, 900, was begun in the
house. 1t was shown that the total
Indian population now is 284,079 and
that the Indian is rapidly assuming
citizens dress. Ten years ago there
were $1,000 Indians who wore citi-
zen's dress, while last year the num-
Der was 10000. Ten years ago 3d.
000 Indians read English, while last
year the number had increased to
63, 900 and those who speak the Ian
guage number 10000. Of the total
Indian population $4,000 are members
|Of regularly established churches.
The Indian has today in the United
States treasury $35,385, 900 on which
the annual interest paid is $1,725,000.
The government pays to the Indians
annually under treaty obligations
more than $75O,000. Lands owned by
Indians outside of the territories are
81, 478,000 acres, an average to every
man, woman and child of 271 acres.
Last year Iu0I6 were OlO more UlTIuS
than deaths among the Indians
Representative Hill of Connecticut
introduced a bill to amend the dela-
tured alcohol law in such a manner
that denatured alcohol may be with
drawn from bond free Of tax for use
in either, chloroform and other chem
ical substances of such nature that
the alcohol in them loses its distinct
character
In the senate resolutions were
agreed to directing an investigation
by the department of commerce and
labor of the international Harvester
company to ascertain whether it eff
fects restraint of trade; also direct
ing the senate judiciary committee
to report what authority congress
may have under the commerce clause
of the constitution to prevent in
terstate commerce in child-made
goods. Resolutions to guard against
infringement of states rights were
presented by Messrs. Whyte and
Maryland
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24

Washington, Dec. lathe house
of representative was brought face
to face with a proposition to increase
the salaries of its own members, of
senators, the vice president, speaker,
and the members of the presidents
cabinet, ($12,00O each) while the leg
islative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill was under consider
on the proposition as applied to other
officials, refused to make the order
for members of either house of con-
gress.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-08-31
TRADING COMPANY A FRAUD,
President and Secretary Given a Hearing
Before United States Commissioner
Million Dollars Made.

Chicago, Aug, 3O--.t r, Miller and
n. p Bushnell, officials of the Mex
lean Investment concerns, will be Civ.
on n hearing today before United
states Commissioner Foote ON q
charge Of using tho mails 10 dolrsud.
The men are held in bonds OF $4,000
each,
Bushnell and Miller are president
and secretary respectively nj the Ia
basco. Chpas Trading aud Transpor-
tation company and an auxiliary con
ccrn, the Lu-Me-Ha Mills company.
These concerns claimed To oNn and
operate great coffee plantations In
Mexico and for some time have been
paying dividends regularly TO their
stockholders The postal officials do
clare that the plantations arc myth
cal and that the dividends were paid
from the sale of stock ~ Is alleged
that Bushnell anl Miller have cleared
nearly a million dollars in the last
FIVE years.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-08-31
IN HONOR or CONWAY
Memorial Services In Connection With IN.
yelling Of Bronze Tablet. Letter From
Roosevelt a Feature.

Camden, Mo-, Aug, SO.--Memorial
services are being held here this af-
ternoon in connection with the I'M
yelling Of bronze tablet in honor of
William Conway, a sailor in the init
ed States navy during Civil war
times. Conway was stationed at the
Pensacola navy yard when war was
declared and was ordered to haul
down the United States flag and hoist
the Confederate banner. Refusing,
he was sent to prison.
A letter from President Roosevelt
will be read at the memorial meet
ing and a salute of twenty-one Guns,
fired by the warships Of Admiral
Evans feet, now In the harbor here,
will mark the unyeiling Of the tablet.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-08-31

NOTICE-To all realestate men. Ny
Is off the market.
69-77c G. r. Shafer.