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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
DR.. HARPER is DEAD.
President of University OF Chicago
Succumbs to Long Illness.


william Rainey Harper, president
of the University Of Chicago, Is dead.
His long struggle against the ravages
of an intestinal cancer-a terrible, ira
gic. losing fight of nearly twelve
months duration ended Wednesday
afternoon, when, exhausted by suffer-
ing and wasted from lack of nourish-
ment. his life slowly fickered out. His
last words, before he passed into the
final coma from which he never awoke,
were murmured, half-incoherent mes
sages of farewell to the members OF
his family, all of whom were at the
bedside. The sentence, "God always
helps,' was repeated often by the dy-
ing man.
six weeks ago it became apparent
to DR.. Harper's physicians chat the
sands of his life were almost run. His
friends, his wife and children, and
even the patient himself, recognized
that the end was at hand.
His strength failed rapidly, and the
pain that tortured him became SO ex-
IRENE that opiates were administered
constantly by hypodermic injection.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

tween Chicago and st. Louis.
A. H Hanson, general passenger
traffic manager of the Illinois Central,
was chosen chairman of the executive
committee of the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION to succeed P. S. Eustis, pas
senger traffic manager of the Burling-
ton.
The executive officials of the western
railroads met at Chicago and entered
into an agreement whereby each is bound
to inform the interstate commerce COM
mission of illegal acts of any kind. A
committee was appointed to watch for
evidence.
Receivers of the Wisconsin Central
Company and the Wisconsin Central
Railway Company were discharged upon
their petition by United States Judge
w. H. Seaman of Wisconsin. The re-
ceivers have been in charge of the prop
| critics for several years.
Trainmen on the Santa Fe have been
greatly interfered with of late by
horde of tramps who, to the number of
1000 Or more, are said to be camping
along the lines between Deming and
Albuquerque, n. M. All railroad men
are obliged to go armed and number
have been appointed deputy sheriffs to
protect the trains.
In the annual report of the Southern
Pacific Company, which is controlled by
the Union Pacific, an increase of ST.
100000 is shown, but still no dividend
is paid on the common stock, which
has never drawn anything since the or
ganization of the company in 1884. Dur
ing the latter half of the fiscal year 400
miles of road had been authorized in
California, Nevada and Oregon, to pro-
tect and develop the territory served by
the system.
The federal grand jury at Chicago in
dicted the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy railroad, it's first vice president, Da-
RUS Miller. and Claude G. Durham,
foreign freight agent, on the charge of
granting rebates. The indictment con-
tanned twenty-six counts charging that
rebates were granted to the United
States steel products export company of
New York, which is a branch of the
steel trust For each of the twenty-six
offenses alleged the Elkins act provides
a fine of from 81 900 to $4,000. All the
shipments were to Vancouver, B. c., and
various roads over which the goods pass
ed may be involved.
Eastern railroad men laugh at the
statement that they hold .S20,000,00O
from mileage books upon which they
draw interest. Governor Hanly's state
ment, at the recent conference, was that
the deposits amounted to $5,000,000. As
a matter of fact, the railroads say they
spend $4,000 annually in conducting
their mileage bureau and there are never
more than 10000 books out at one time.
This would mean that they held $780,
600 of their patrons money, but at the
same time they pay 33 Is per cent in
terest in granting a refund of $40 on
every book for which $50 was paid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

Fire in the st. Louis public library
burned 1000 books and did $4,000 dam
age. A hose cart collision hurt two fire
men.
The cruiser Chicago. flagship of the
Paclflc squadron, arrived in San Fran.
cisco recently after a cruise to the Ha-
waiian Islands.
Harry 81. Baird of Pataskala. Ohio.
was appointed receiver of the Newark
Ohio, Water Company, the company's
difficulties having resulted when the civ
of Newark built its own water works
plant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
nm While failures for
lgU' entire country are ~ :
V moro n,,,>,
CHICAGO.

Country are 81
ly more numerous
notable that those in this dists
one-third under those of
Bank exchanges again prqsan tsaI
aggregate, indicating that the T,u]
settlements have made good ~an
and suggest rising deposits
Commercial operations gpno,ou
hibit sustained activity. New dsmI
make satisfactory SHOWING ~
productive branches. Iron and
capacity is more largely drawn 1
and there is further call for fon
forge and carshop output AMI
construction continues to hp nu
ahead without difficulty from
weather and this furnishes an urrI
demand for all kinds of buiIdinn
terial.
Wholesale dealings in STAPLE \
chandise have advanced ia a oro
ing volume, there being improvunl
in both house sales and mail orders
early delivery of spring goods. All
dications strongly favor excenHd
absorption of necessaries and hooti
for the interior are well distributoi
the leading branches. Retail fl
moves steadily, the recent co
weather having stimulated sham !
ing of winter apparel. The mari
for raw material reflect liberal In,
in hides, leather and lumber W
prices remain very firm. A decIh
tendency in raw cotton is moro
parent, but this has not affected
tations for finished goods, the dem
for the latter having extended
Bank clearings, $3.50, 2GS. 1872. ex
those of the corresponding week
year by 23.6 per cent. Financial G
ations have resulted in some gai
deposits, but reserves are b
strengthened, in view of the next
for statements, and the discount
for choice commercial paper rema
at 6 per cent, and collateral loans
easier at 5b per cent.
Failures reported in the Chicago
trict number thirty-tWo, against t
ty-fve last week and forty eight
ago.-Dun's Review of Trade.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

Steamer George Spencer, Aground
in Lake Superior, Total Loss.
The steamer George Spencer, which
went ashore near Townsville, north
shore of Lake Superior, during the gale
of November % and %, has been aban-
doned by Whitney Brothers, who had
taken a contract to release her. The
firm succeeded in getting the coal cargo
from the vessel, but found that the dot
tom of the boat is so badly stove in
that it will not be worth while to save
the hulk
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
Notes OF Current Events.

Gen. Booth in his annual address to
the Salvation army attributes his robust
health to the fact that for the last seven
years he has been a strict vegetarian.
C. s. Guthrie, chairman of the board
of directors of the Republic Iron and
Steel Company, died in Salisbury, N. c..
following an operation for appendicitis.
France has promoted NJ. Taigny to be
first legation secretary at Caracas, and
his recognition by Venezuela is a new
bone of contention between the two
countries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
| New York.

T b ugh unfayOral
NRW I0Ck. weather conditions haV
deferred distribution
heavy wearing apparel, autumn-lH
temperatures continue to favor OF
door operations, to prOlOng the y
mand for building materials, and
prevent cessation of labor at a peril
when there is always more or less 4
forced idleness. Mining lines, part1
ularly iron and steel, machinery az
inter-related industries, are active
heretofore, and the outlook for IN.
grows even more promising, while u
general tendency is for prices Of III
ished products to advance. ClearanN
sales rule the retail lines, but it
especially noteworthy that orders
spring account are of large propo
tons; that prompt shipments are ben
demanded, and that the season III
opened three weeks to a month IN
vance of the usual date.
Business failures in the Unit
States in the week ending JAP
number 2S6, against 220 last week. =
in the like week Of 1905, 31o in l9V
234 in 1903 and 291 in 19O2.-3ra
streets Commercial Report.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
Breaks Jail the Third Time.

Unlocking five doors. cutting two iron
bars and using fifty feet of fire hose,
John Mininger of Jefferson township es-
capped from the Butler county Jail in
Butler, Pa, for the third time in his
career. Mininger was in Jail for an
attack upon his brother with an ak.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
Trenmor Coffin, Jr., Loses Place.

Word was received in Annapolis that
Secretary Bonaparte had concurred in
the sentence of dismissal passed by a
court martial on Midshipman Trenmor
Coffin, Jr., who was found guilty of
hazing The dismissal of the midship-
man from the naval academy has been
ordered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

The adoption of resolutions commend
ing President Roosevelt by number
OF the largest camps of Confederate VET
Grams in Mississippi has been followed
by a number of public expressions Of
good feeling in the Legislature of that
State, mainly due to the appointments to
federal offices made by the President.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
Great chicago Merchant Dies.

Marshall Field, the Chicago merchant
prince. died in New York after a week S
struggle against pneumonia, the final
crisis finding him too much exhausted to
overcome the malady, The body was
taken from New York to Chicago for
burial.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

States Senator Depew, who was declar-
ed to be "a prominent figure in the sys-
TEN of public debauchery," the New
York State Senate defeated the resolu-
ton of Senator Bracket calling on De
pew to resign.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

Estill 2. Butler, who is being tried in
Joplin, Mo-, on the charge of numbering
Claude Price, a policeman in December
1904, was attacked by 200 spectators in
the court room after he had assaulted
and knocked down Ed Hansford, dep
uty sheriff, and would have been killed
had it not been for the intervention of
officers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
Rough Rider Inaugurated.

Frank Frantz was the other day inau-
gurated Governor of Oklahoma terri
tory, succeeding Thomas B. Ferguson.
The ceremonies We're held at the Car
negie Library building in Guthrie.
Frank Frantz, who is So years old, was
a rough rider in the SpanishAmerican
war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
Another CIeveIand Firm Quits.

P. r. Fahey & Co., stock and grain
brokers in Cleveland, announced that
the firm will so into liquidation and re-
tire from business owing to the peeula
tons of a trusted employe and the con-
tinued ill-health of the senior member
Z. r Eahey
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
DIES TO CHEAT POORHOUSE.

Horror of Ending Days IN Pauper's
Retreat Causes Suicide.
john Stauffer, aged sc years, an in
mate Of the county house at Allen
town, Pa, committed suicide by hang
ing himself to a tree. Stauffer's wife
is also an inmate of the home, being
blind. Up to a short time ago both
had hopes of leaving the place for the
holidays at least, but the SCATTERING of
this hope left both respondent and his
suicide followed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19
Romhs. HurIed at Goxernor.

Two bombs were hurled at Gen. Kho-
vostoff, governor of Cherbigov province,
Russia, as he was driving home from
the cathedral TIE governor was seri-
pusly and his wife slightly injured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

Humble Clerk AttainS First Place
in worlds Commerce.


From a clerk in a country store to the
merchant prince of modern times is the
gulf spanned by Marshall Field of Chi
cago He was born on farm near Con
way, Mass, Aug. Is, 1885, son of John
Field, a sturdy New England farmer,
and was the third of a family of nine
children.
The first actual work done by Mar
shall Field in this world was to drive
the COWS from a pasture to the barns
upon his fathers farm. Subsequently
he learned to milk COWS and as he grew
older his spare time was spent in vari-
Gus duties connected with farm work.
His father, however, started him to the
district school at the age of and he
continued to put in his time at the school
and at an academy in Conway until he
obtained a position in the general store
of Deacon Davis at Conway.
The first appearance of young Field
in the mercantile world was not wholly
a success, and it was even counted
failure by the hard-sheled deacon-pro-
prietor, who told John Field, the boys
father, after the lad had been at work
in the store for some weeks, that Mar
shall would never make a ''storekeeper.o
and he advised the father to take the
lad back to the farm for farm work.
Marshall Field was dismissed from the
service of the owner of a country store,
but he was not discouraged; he had seen
just enough of trade to whet his appe-
tite and he decided that his life work
would be in the mercantile field. Young
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

death-bed of her father, Louis c..
Huck, the wealthy Chicago maltster,
engaged in a race with death, and
three railroad systems lent every as
sistance to enable her to reach the
bedside of Mr.. Field before the end
came. Shortly before he died Mr..
Field opened his eyes and in scarce
ly audible whisper called for his ia
vorite little grandson, Marshall Field
III.
DR.. Frank Billings, Of Chicago, Mr..
Fields physician, was summoned to
New York, and DR.. Walter B. James,
Dr. Edward G. Janeway and DR.. Aus
tin F. Riggs were in constant attend
ance and everything known to medi-
cal science was employed in keeping
alight the Pickering spark of life. At
times there were alarming symptoms
of heart failure and nitrOglycerin,
strychnine and digitalis were frequent
ly administered. The congested condi-
ton of the lungs failed to respond to
medical treatment. His pulse and
to recovery, and to the physicians it
became apparent that Mr.. Fields vital
ity would not be equal to resisting the
attack. The cold, which developed
shortly before Mr.. Field left Chicago
and which was aggravated by the long
railroad trip to New York on January
S and 8, developed into deep-seated
pneumonia that baffied the skill of the
physicians. Among those at the bed
side, besides the physicians and nurses,
were Mrs. Field, Mrs. Marshall Field,
Jr., Stanley Field, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Dibblee, Jr., Norman B. Ream, Will
liam G. Beale and Robert T. Lincoln
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

The Chicago and Alton railroad has
just completed tests with gasoline cars
designed to compete with trolley cars be-
tween Chicago and st. Louis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

Convoy, Ohio, Almost Wiped. Out.
The business section of Convoy, Ohio,
has been burned. Twenty buildings
were destroyed, entaihng loss of be-
tween $4,000 and 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

A. Fl. Hanson, general passenger
traffic manager of the Illinois Central
was chosen chairman of the executive
committee of the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION to succeed P. S. Eustis, pas
senger traffic manager of the Burling
ton.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-01-19

T h O ugh unfavoral
weather conditions ha
deferred distribution
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-10
TO DOLE
OUT PIE
FRANTZ AND INQUIRE
ARE UGH
STRONGER
TALK With PRESIDENT
Many OkIahOmanS in Wash.
ingtOn Anxious for Places

Governor FranE Frantz Of Oklahoma,
and Bird S. M~Guire. territorial dele
cato in congress, had conferences and
understandings with President Roosevelt
and Postmaster General Cortclyou rela-
tive TO oklahoma patronage. The gem
eral subject of patronage was discussed
with the president. while with Mr. Cort-
olyou only postofhce appointments were
under consideration. Governor Frantz
did not deny that recommendations
signed by himself and Delegate Mcclure
viii be recognized IN failure TO a greater
extent than they have IA the past. al
though IN cases Of important appoint
ments since Governor Frantz's incum-
bency the president has usually named
the man presented or indorscd by these
two.
The Abernathy appointment as United
States marshal FOR Okiahoma. will
stick" Recommendation, !; IS UNDER
stood. were made by Frantz and Nc
Guire for the more important Offices
where the terms Of the incumbents win
soon expire. There are six land ofice
jobs on the list. including receiver at
Woodward; register and receiver at
Ava; register and receiver at Mangum,
and the registers place at' Guthrie. Five
Of the more important postmastersria ias
that are TO be determined during the
next few months are at Bl Rcno NIva.
Geary, Walter and Gutt.ie. The gov
ernor and delegate made Endorsements
for all Of these offices. bnt decline to
state who was recommended.
Governor Frantz when jolSinEly asked
" the president. who has shown a re-
mark2ble preference for him had insist
cd that he stand for a candidate for the
first governor Of the prospective new
state OF oklahoma. laughed and said the
subject had not been mentioned. and
that he had enough 70 occupy his mind
ana attention now as governor Of ter
rltory.
Among other promiaent Oklahoinans
re now who are pushing the statehood
bil. It IS said II Governor Frantz makes
good as territorial governor and de-
cides TO make the race he win be q
formidable candidate for governor OF the
new state. Governor Fr7tntz's name has
been heard In connection with a place
on the Panama canal commission late
~. In fact. dispatches from Oklahoma
have intimated that he might be consid-
cred by the president as a possible mem-
brr OF the important board While Cow
einor Frantz has stated whine here that
be has no special qualifications tifat
would III him for that kind of "a posi-
ticn and he had not Thought OF an ap-
pointment other prominent OiSlahomans
have stated that they knew he had u.s.
pratlons in tie direction OF Panama--
~ feast TO tie extent of having some
thing Of an o1,sias Aature 10 DO with
d'Eging the big ditch Governor Frantz
expects 10 leave for home tomorrow.
Hc has been busy man during his
wecifs stay in Washington
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-10

We werc walking down Wellington
street. strand. and just passing tie Of
hce OF Household Words. when a ham
som cuh stopped, ANA out stgyped
gQyly dressed gentleman. Els hrasht
green waistcoat. vivid scarlet tie ana
pale lavender trousers would have been
noticed lay apy Que but the size az the
nosegay In his buttonhole riyetcd my
attention, for 1T was regular dower
garien. Ny futher stopped ami intro
dueed me, and |. who had only seen
engrayings OF the Macllse portrait and
a very handsome head in my mothers
photograph album. was astonished 20
find myself shaking hands with the
great novelist Charles Dickens From
Miss Friswelrs "Recoliections.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-10

noughts construction remain a secret so
well has the admiralty guarded the
plans. Efforts Of naval attaches in gath-
er Information for their governments
have hcen fiuitless No information IS
forthcoming the answer TO all enquiries
being The cau,'id one that Great Britain
intends to maintain secrecy as to what
her experts learned as a result Of Jn-
pans experiences for one year and by
rushing TO completion the Dreadnought
will gain a year. II not more. IN naval
construction over All oihes powers ex-
cept her ally Usually when ships are
building board is placed al the head
Of the ship. giving her name. dispiace-
nent, principal dimensions. horse pow
cr aud speed. In tke case Of the Dread
noughi not an item IN the design is re-
yealed, the board containing tho sim
pie sentence Ills Majesty's ship Dread
nought Commenced October p 1905.
When ready Tor sea the shIp win dis
place 1880 tons, but this IS the least
remarkable thsng about her for. be-
sides the ideas introduced as a result Of
the Far Eastern wnr. Britsis Is placing
on her new nghting machine the heav-
lest armement over carried hy 2 ship
IN The pasf British vessels have carried
four l2-inch guns ethrnRing $50 pound
shells; the Dreadnought win have ten
OF these weapons 90 70 new type with a
muzzic encrgy OF io5gS feet rs conn
isred with 3S,622 feet OF ne uina ear
ried ia as recent battlesh,rs as the Ma-
jcstic class an increase in power OF so
per cent. 10 great sea tight the Dread
nought win be able 90 discharge every
minute ton rrojetiles, weighing $500
Ia "a
them rs miles or 90 penetrate about
sixteen Inches OF the hardest afnos al n
range Of about two mites. Unlire ali
llrltish and foreign hattleshiDs built in
the pas thirty years the new addition
the fect viii carry 40 weapon small
er than the great i2-ilch pieces. except
/ eighteen three inch Quick fl-ers FOR re-
peling attacks ny torpedo craft She
will mount neither a2-inch 7.5-inch nor
G-iach guns, she VIII bc the biggest war;
ship anoat ana she VIII have only the
biggest ana most powerful guns. The
secrets which win be Incorporated IN
he huge hnii are sian hiddrn, but it o.
known thal they tend 10 economy as
wen ais efficiency. The Dre1dnoaght win
cost tan per cent per tom less than re-
( cent hltdsshlps British built although
sho win represent the last word ln all
details of her construction. Ia another
rospect Che Drcadu0ught vii bc unique.
sha wiil Zoe The irs nattleghip in the
world 20 he driven by turbines These
rlgles win supply the power tor four
puopencrs. iwo nora than amy prey ogsiy
hplt British haiNeshin.. which eaouid
maEe her the natest shia of hrr class
alof Another advantaga OF ihe tur-
hiaDs as shown hy lhf performances ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-10
LOCAL POINTS

The WALTON stables at Gage burned
Loss $4,000
otto Cooper was killed at Ha'x. CITY
while hgnting rabbits
II is said that J. II. Mills, an Indian
Territory hsalser, is slated TO succeed
q H Filson az national bank exam
iner.
spaciai Examiner Harris viii begin
paying disirft, court claims next week
Tnr -wisard OF On" carries sixty
people
opera hesIse managers all aver The
southwest ars complaining of poor
busiaess.
Governar Frarta win return frm
Washington next week
The appointment o. a new oh in-
spsctor and deputies win De annorae-
ea mex, week & is said.
Il IS likely thar Don WiIlets wal be
retained as chief clerk under Marshal
Ahernathy
VIM. Haison, aged Sc. died as Perrs
yesterday.
Last night az their Castle hall, ths
Knights Of Pythias conferred the ranl
Of page on W. J. Black, the rank o.
esquire ON George Sanders aud tho