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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
CAPTAIN KILLS HIMSELF
HIS VESSEL, PRINZEssIN VICTORIA
LUISE, ON THE ROCKS.
Tragedy on Jamaica Coast After I'm
necessary Panic-Steered Ship
Into Wrong Course.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 1S.-The
Hamburg American line tourist steamer,
Prinzessin Victoria Luise, went ashore
Sunday night off Port Royal, and two
hours later, and after seeing that the
passengers would all be landed safely,
Capt Bruinswig, who was in charge OF
the vessel, locked himself i'll his cabin
and blew out his brains.
The Prinzessin Victoria Luise is like
ly to become a total wreck. The vessel
is 50 close to shore that people can al
most walk on board OF her from the
beach.
The ship w3s Oh her return trip to
New York, and in accounting for the
stranding of the steamer 1t is explained
that she was without Il pilot and that
the captain had undertaken to do the
steering. He followed wrong course
and piled her up on the rocks just uhoer
When the Victoria Luise ran on the
rocks the sea was calm, but the passen-
gers were thrown into a panic, ana great
confusion prevailed until it was learned
that there was no immediate danger
The officers succeeded in restoring ORDER
and the transfer CT the passengers 10
Kingston was effected without accident.
The German cruiser Bremen and the
French training ship Duguay-Trouln
have both gone to the assistance OF the
stranded steamer. Since she struck on
the rocks. however, the weather has be-
come very heavy and the seas are break
ing over.
The Prinzessin Victoria Luise was
launched at Hamburg in 1900 and was
christened by the Countess Won Walder-
see, wife of Field Marshal Count Won
Waldersee of the German army. Inc
vessel is 4419 gross tons and was de-
signed anG built as a cruising yacht All
of her appointments are after the most
first-class passengers only and has been
utilized in the excursion business eN-
cIuSiYely.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
SCOTS Last Pilgrimage.

The neighborhood of Douglas Castle,
in which the King is now paying visit,
has acquired classical though melan-
choly interest as being the scene of Sir
Walter Scott's last pilgrimage in his ma
tive land. His own reference to the
visit may be looked up in his preface to
''Castle Dangerous" his last romance.
Such was the name he called Douglas
Castle by. Sir Walter travelled by Yair,
Innerlethen, PEBBLES and Drochil Cas-
tie on to Douglas, to see the ancient
stronghold of the race he had so pro-
found a respect for. There-feeble and
very lame, and leaning heavily on his
stick, and supported also by trusty
retainer-while looking on the ruined
castle a thousand memories rushed on
his brain. and in tears he broke forth in
the words of the dying Douglas at OF
terburn. feeling, perhaps, that the SOL
dier's case was his own:
My wound is deep, / fain would sleep:
Take thou the vanguard of the three
And hide me by the bracken bush
That grows on yonder lilye lee,
O bury me by the bracken bush
Beneath the blooming brier,
Let living mortal never ken
That e'er kindly Scot lies here
The Earls of Douglas did not reside
much at their ancestral castle, though
the dust of number OF them crumbled
in the hardly less famous Kirk of st.
Bride, close by.-Glasgow Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
GIFT FOR REV. DR.. LESTER
Daniel B. Shipman of Chicago Leaves
$4,000 to Former Milwaukeean-
Big Charity Bequests.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-[ Special i
Rev. Charles Stanley Lester, former rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal church OF
Milwaukee. and who is now in Rome, IS
given $4,000 by The will of Daniel b.
Snipman of this city, filed yesterday.
Five Chicago institutions become bene-
ficiarios in perpetuity of the interest de-
rived from trust fund of 81 .26O.OOO
created under the will of Mr.. Shipman,
filed yesterday. The personal beQuests
in Mr.. Shipman's will amount approx
mately to $4,000. and as his estate Is
estimated at 81 100000, each of the five
institutions will receive the interest on a
fund of about $252, 900, giving them an
income of more than $4,000 a year.
The institutions are:
Illinois School of Agriculture and
Manual Training for Boys, Chicago
Home for Incurables, Chicago Old Peo-
pies Home. Hahnemann hospital of
Chicago and St. Luke's Free hospital.
Other than these the largest single be
quest is the interest on fund of $50
coo which will go to Mrs. Olive }. Cone
of Hadden. Conn, a sister OF MI. Snip
man. She is now more than 80 years old.
Another similar fund is $500, the inter
est on which goes to Annie Doherty: an
old servant. In addition she IS given
$500 outright.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
WORK OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.


In the Senate on the 18th resolutions
were agreed to calling upon the President
for information regarding the seizure py
Mexico of the fishing schooner eiias
Staarnes and directing the secretary 81
war to furnish information regarding az
legged experience with cholera virus at Ma
Mia resulting in ten or more deaths. Seii
states rights doctrines, as involved IN the
Iananese question The Senate in execu-
five session ratified the Algeciras treaty on
Morocco after Democrats had compeleu
the adoption of resolution dlsclalmlns
responsibility for the participation OF the
United States in the programme arrahgen
by the conference as to the future OF MO-
rocco. ~
Senator Dubois of Idaho, on the 18TH;
smoke in favor of the unseating of Reed
Smoot A bill was passed providing reguia-
lions for fishing vessels to prevent colllslons
at sea- Adjourned at p. m. until Monday
In the Senate on the 18th messages from
the President on Panama, public lands ana
navy personnel were read. ResolutlonS
20 to January 3, directing an investigation
of the International Harvester company ana
ordering an inquiry by the judiciary com
mittee as to the power of Congress TO pre-
vent interstate commerce IN cnllu mace
goods Senators Whyte and Rayner present.
ed resolutions to guard against infringement
of states rights. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th many minor
bills from the calendar were passed without
ohiecti0n. among them one providing for
child labor investigation by the department
of commerce and labor and one authorizing
loan of 81 ,O00,0 900 to the Jamestown expo
sition. The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was passed A message from the Presl-
dent on the japanese question was read.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
CLERKS HELP LAFOLLETTE
for His Measure for Electric Lights
in Mail Cars.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. IT,
Railway mail clerks are rallying to the
support of the joint resolution introduced
by Senator La Toilette providing that
within one year all railway postal cars
shall be lighted by electricity.
At the last annual convention of their
association in Chicago the clerks adopt
ed resolution urging such legislation
Senator La Toilette has statistics which
show that more mail matter is destroyed
in wrecks by fire caused by the explo-
purposes than from all other causes com
bined.
The headlights of nearly all passenger
locomotives are now lighted by electrici-
ty generated by small dynamo at
tached to the axle of the engine, and it
is claimed that the expense of lighting
postal cars by electricity would be in
intestinal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
DEPOSITS ARE MISSING.
Lincoln Bank Failure at Chicago a Secret
Because Owner Refuses to
Talk.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Dec 1S.-Judge
Lands of the United States district
court today granted the petition of the
receiver appointed yesterday for the
Lincoln bank at Morton Park, Of which
William j. Atkinson was the proprie-
tor. for an examination of Atkinson with
a view to locating the assets OF the III
stitution.
The attorneys for the receivers. says
only $3.50 in cash has been found III the
hank although it is known shat much
more than this had been deposited Satur-
day.
mputS. Others estimate the deposits at
about $4,000, all made by poor people;
PITTSBURG, Pa, Dee. 1S.-Natlonal
Bank Examiner Cunningham, who is ia,
vestigating the defunct Farmers and
Drovers' National bank of Waynesbu!rs
Pa. says the minute book of the lnstltu-
tion is missing and that it was lost
strayed or stolen" 1t contains the names
of the bondsmen. He added that the
further he went into the banks affairs
the worse he found them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
STOCK INCREASES VOTED

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE directors
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway today voted to increase the COM
pany's preferred stock by $G6,327,1 100
and its common stock by So, 1913, 740.
This is an increase of about 90 per
cent. of preferred stock and % per cent.
of common. OF the new capital, about
S75,OOO,0OO will be expended in extend
ing the line from Glenham, S. D., to the
Pacific coast and in building about 500
miles of branches. About $25.000,0
will be expended in new equipment and
for other purposes.
The new stock will be offered at par
and may be paid for in installments ex-
tending to March 3, 1909.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
JAPS SCENT A BIG PLOT
FEAR WARSHIPS WOULD MEET
FATE OF MAINE IN FRISCO.
Mikado Offers Ambassador Mccormick
a Decoration for His Work During
War with Russia.

HONOLULU, Dec. 1S.-The Japanese
consul here says that the visiting squad
ron which will arrive in Honolulu in
February will not proceed to San Fran
cisco as originally intended, because
repetition of the Maine disaster is feared
owing to the alleged overweight condl-
ton of American feeling.
PARIS, Dec. 1S.-The Emperor OF
Japan, has, through %. Kurino, the
japanese minister to France, communl-
Gated to Ambassador Mccormick his de-
sire to decorate him. as an appreciation
of services while the ambassador was
at st. Petersburg, in protecting Japan
ese property and interests. Mr.. Meteor
mick probably will accept the honor upon
his retirement in March. The order is
understood to be 1.-The rising SUM- OF the
first class.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. H.
The Pacific coast members of Congress
today decided to continue Representa-
l Ies Kahn, McKinlay any Hayes, all OF
California, as a special committee to
look after all legislation concerning the
japanese. They finally decided to have
delegation visit the Panama canal dur
ing the holidays and Investigate the de-
mand there for Chinese labOrers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
M0RMONS SPIT ON FLAG
SENATOR BUBOIS' WIFE ACCUSES
CHILDREN IN IDAHO.
Says the Greed Is Greater Curse to Unit
ed States Than Slavery and Asks
President to Look Again.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IS
"Mormonism is a greater curse to the
country than was slavery declared
Mrs. Fred T. Dubois wife of the Idaho
senator in an address at Waugh NJ. E.
church in this city on The Effect of
Mormonism on Education, late last
night.
She says that should President RQose-
welt make a trip through southeastern
Idaho he would no longer be willing to
declare that there is nothing in the Nor
mon question. Six United States sena-
tors owe their election to the influence
of the Mormon church.
She criticised the attitude Of Senator
Proctor Of Vermont and Senator Hopkins
of Illinois for their attitude in the SmoOt
case. In closing her address Mrs. Dubois
said:
mormon children in Utah and Idaho
spit upon the American flag"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
JANE OAKER GETS $500, 900
Will Contest Is Ended by Family Admit
ting Rights Of Her Father to
Share Fortune.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1S.-IIiss zane Oak
er. the actress, will get 100000 of the
estate Of the late Christian PEPPER, mil
lionaire tobacco manufacturer, according
to the decision reached in the termina-
ton of the will contest.
Miss Oaker is the daughter of Chris
tan Cornelius known as PEPPER who
has long been generally supposed to be
a son of Christian PEPPER.
The dissatisfaction on the part Of
members of the family was on account
of the bequest to Cornelius, VINO was
alleged to have no legal or moral claim
on Peper's bounty. His share under the
will in the 100000 estate was substan-
TALLY one-sixth of the stock in the tobac-
co company and one-twelfth of the other
property.
The plaintiffs finally decided to admit
Cornelius right to a share in the for
tune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
The Wrong Funeral.

When Meyerbeer died his son COM
posed a funeral march which ''remem-
the young man took it to Rossini. .sPlay
it, maestro" he pleaded ''play it. /
wrote it in expression of my grief and
mourning for my lead father" Rossini
took it up and placed it on his piano and
played it. Tears rolled down his cheeks.
Utter sadness dwelt. upon his counte-
nance. you weep" cried young Mey-
erbeer, beside himself with JOY at the
effect upon the great master. because"
replied Rossini. 81 am wishing that YOU
We're dead and it was your father who
had written the funeral march, Liver
pool Post
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
WHOLE FAMILY SLAVES.
Mississippi Negro Accuses Farmer of
Peonage-Given Away for a Debt
and Terribly Beaten.

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 1S.-A negro,
Dan January, today sued James Patrick,
a prominent Rankin county farmer, on
the charge that January was held in in
voluntary servitude with his wife and
six children by l.. d. Carter for about
two years. Carter then sold him to
Patrick for $1,000, alleging debt i'll that
sum to be due.
Patrick, it is alleged, refused to re-
lease him from custody until the debt
was cancelled.
January says he was whipped by
Carter with a buggy trace until he was
bloody from head to heels.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
TARIFF WAR Is ALL OFF.
Germany Enthusiastic Over Work of
American Commissioners in Their
Country.

BERLIN, Dee. 1S.-The spirit shown
by the American tariff commissioners in
their inquiry has caused the German
commissioners to feel confident that an
understanding, so far-reaching that the
idea of a tariff war must be excluded,
will be reached. This hopeful view is
expressed by the newspapers Ambas-
sador Tower, who brought about the
appointment of the commission, is
given credit for this stroke of statesman
ship.
The conservative party newspapers
have adopted a favorable tone towards
the United States. They are backing
the agrarian interests here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
STILLS FOR THE FARMER.
Amendment to Alcohol Act to Be Intro
duced, Giving Individual Chance
to Produce.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 49,
Senator Hansbrough today introduced
an amendment to the free alcohol law,
authorizing the commissioner of internal
revenue to make special arrangements
for denaturing of alcohol distilled by per-
sons in such small quantities as not to
justify the additional expenses of an in
dividual warehouse for each distiller as
required by the law. Senator Hans
brough says that if adopted this amend
ment will admit of the installation by
individual or groups of farmers of agri-
cultural and produce stills, now in sue
cessful use in Germany.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
DEATH AS NEAR AS LIFE.
Entombed Miners Rescuers Now Within
Eight Feet of Him, but Danger Is
Nerve Racking.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Dec. 1S.-The
rescue force at the Edison works still
has feet to go before Hicks, the en-
tombed miner. can be reached. The
work is of the most dangerous character
and proceeds very slowly. The rescue
will not be effected before tonight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
GETS PRISON FOR LIFE.
Henry Sussman Is Found Guilty of Kill
ing His Wife in Hotel at
Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, Dec. 49,
Henry Sussman was found guilty of
murder in the second degree by a jury
in the Hennepin county district court.
He has been on trial for having shot
and killed his wife in Minneapolis ho-
tel on the night of September %, last
The penalty is imprisonment for life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
WRECKED AND GOT COLD RIDE
Half Hundred Victims Forced to Use a
Locomotive.

LIMA. O.. Dec. 1S.-A hundred half
frozen passengers were forced to ride a
locomotive for twelve miles late last
night because of wreck on the De-
troit. Toledo & Ironton railway, south
of Ottawa, when a broken rail sent all
the coaches plunging into an embank-
ment A relief train eventually took the
passengers south to their destinations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
Treasures of Car.

Among other treasures the Gar keeps
in a glass case in a villa in the grounds
of the palace at Peterhof the first sod of
the great Siberian railway. which he
turned. as Czareyitch, about thirteen
NnnrS ago,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
Women as jewelers..

Women goldsmiths and jewelers. are
having much success in America and
Europe They are particularly success
full in designing collars and such orna-
mentS. n
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
SHAH DYING; ALL'S QUIET.
Great Britain and Russia Are Looking
After Persia.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1S.-Dis-
patches from Teheran today say that
the Shah is at the point of death. The
accession of his successor. Prince Ali
Mira. is expected to pass off quietly
and without opposition. Great Britain
and Russia are acting in concert in this
connection.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
POPE is LEFT A MILLION'
Mgr. Ada1ni. a Wealthy Roman 49, ~,
Is Dec .-Other Valuables Iol "
in the Will

ROME, Dec. 1S.-The deatni va" one d
nounced today of Mgr. Adal jatcs Dur
the most wealthy Roman pte "Iode yalp,,
ing his lifetime Mgr. Adam Vii, and
able presents to Pope Leo t +n was
Plus X. His gift to the "a. l%''i hruliant'
gold pectoral cross set WEE I6a otGo to tba
and by his will he left Sl'VVo''''
PCne
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
Elected: Then Half Paw.

All British officers on the effective list
of the army that are elected members
of the House of Commons are to be
placed on half pay from date of their
election.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
Willing to Help if Possible.

We know of only one case on our line in
North Dakota where there has been serious
difficulty and believe that has been relieved
The very serious blizzard of the last few
days in North Dakota has caused delays
because of snow blockades and it is difficult
to move freight promptly for that section
complaint in territory served by our lines
so that we may take up each one and dc
the best we can to furnish relief. We have
in number of cases turned over company
coal to protect local demands and we are
doing everything we can to take care OF
the situation and will continue to do So
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21
Wanted to Retain Palm

Reference is made to the fact that both
Secretary Taft and Mr.. Bacon deemed it
important, in order to maintain the good
name of Cuba and in order to show that
Il conservative man was retained in pow
en- to have Mr.. Palma remain as Presi-
dent of the Cuban republic Efforts to
induce him to pursue this course and his
refusal are also related
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-21

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. lS.m ,t,,c X
McChord. chairman of the h o;,.od
railway commission, today TeceH of the
telegram from James H. Harlan ;n asking os
interstate commerce commission, @ 10 ar
him to come % Chicago THURSDAY b Sr ID
pear before tie commission ana ~ tioD ID
witnesses as to the coal sllua"'D
western Kentucky. III What be
Mr.. NIcChord has not decided ,o %i 10
will do, but says the coal SI'u"''0
western Kentucky is serious
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
CANNOT USE WATER.
Residents of ~. .Johnsbury Ordered by
state Board of Health Not
to DRINK II.

ST. Johnsbury, July 26.--Notices were
served to-day on all the patrons Of the
village water system forbdding them to
use the water for drinking purposes and
only allowing the use of the water for
other than drinking purposes. The order
was issued by the state board of health
and affects about $50 patrons of the viii
lage system. The state board of health
had previously condemned the water sup
ply, which is the Passumpsic river, for
potable use and gave the village until
July !, 1906, TO make other arrangements
Several largely attended meetings were
held last year looking to n new municipal
water plant. but the project was finally
abandoned. Mos, Of the residents of the
village obtain their water from the St
Johnsbury Aqueduct company private
corporation owned by T.. e r.. Fairbanks
& co., whose source of supply is stiles s
pond in the neighboring town of Water
ford. The village system is largely used
for fire purposes and private hose sup
plies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
ESTATE OF WILLIAM J. EDGCUMBE,
OF BURLINGTON.

STATE OF VERMONT. district of
Chittenden
TO all persons Interested in the
estate of William j. Edgcumbe. late OF
Burlington in said district, deceased,
GREETING.
At a probate court. holden at Bur
linEton, within and for the district Of
Chittenden, on the Sd day of August,
1906. an instrument purporting TO be
the last will and testament of William
j Edgcumhe late of Burlington, in said
district deceased, was presented to the
court. aforesaid, for probate.
And it is ordered by said court that
the Sd day of Aug, 1906, at the Probate
court rooms in said Burlington, be as
signed for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully In the
burlington Weekly Free Press a news
paper published at Burlington prev
ious to the time appointed.
THEREFORE,, YOU are hereby noti-
fed to appear before said court, at
the time and place aforesaid, and con-
test the probate of said will. II you
have cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington,
in said district, this 10th day of July
1906.
NJ NELLIE FLYNN.
3w3t Register
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
CONVENTION AUGUST 3.
windsor County Citizens Are Interest.
cd in Good Roads Movement

Windsor July GA representative
meeting of the citizens of this town who
are interested in good roads was held at
the Runnemede club rooms this evening
and 1t was voted to hold a county conven
ton in Windsor Wednesday, August s.
1906. at 10 n. m, under the auspices of the
National Good Roads association. NJ @.
Perkins presided and explained the oh
ject of the meeting. calling upon Col. w.
H. Moore of st, Louis. Mo-, president of
the association. to give history of the
movement and tell those present how to
effect an organization.
j. G. Enright of Windsor also spoke in
favor of inviting Colonel Moore and his
corps of assistants to meet with citizens
from all over the county on August and
form a branch of the association for
Windsor county. An executive committee
of nine with IL. T.. Cabot of Windsor,
chairman, was appointed and this COM
mituee will appoint other committees and
have general charge of the meetings. Gov.
G. j. Bell and Attorney General c. c.
Fits will be invited to be present and ad-
dress the convention.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
FOREIGN NOTES.


In Germany there are a mountaineering
'''' wan " '0'''' NV sup - i'''''
British shipping passing through the
Sucz canal fell off 4169SS tons in 1865, COM
pared with 1904. The tonnage of German
vessels in the same period Increased 49,
g23 tons
"''S ~ NV '''N i''o''o "'.s
| I'"'" '"' N'I NUS "I"IH'lPdl "llue' 'ah-
i'Es ~ i'"'toh' EhEIdhd' loi 'dst year
the '"rP"t"tion mas peon anie 10 mana
over III rcIiel OF the taxes 'he sum OF
S-lHa'o
There were $1,000 paying visitors to
Shakespeare's house at Stratford-on-Av Avon
last year, many more than IN amy pre-
Vious year. Seventy uatonalities were
represented More than lS"" persons
visited on payment Anne liathaway's cot
taGe. About 10000 of these visitors came
from the United states.
In Amiens. France n citv which is
known to Americors cbioev for its NAV
uiGcont cathedral thcro is = largo tailor