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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-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 21h
per centum should be paid by ma
tional banks on credit currency eoual
TO 70 per cent Of their capital. The
committee increased the tax on such
eank notes to 3 per cent. No change
was made in the provision that ma
tional banks may also take out a fur
ther amount of national bank e11aran-
tee credit notes equal to 1919 per cent
OF its capital with interest at the rate
OF per cent. Another change of
Importance made by the committee
is one providing that national bank
ing associations desiring to take out
creUt notes and having notes out
standing in excess of 621h per cent of
their paid W capital may redeem
such except with reference to the
limitation of 100000 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-
ploynents as we'll 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 bill providing that senators
and representatives shall have $13.75,
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
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 number of measures of
minor Importance Among those
passed was one authorizing a govern
ment loan of s1.000,O0e to the James
town in tercentennial exposition, and
another providing for investigation
of industrial, social, moral educa-
tional and physical condition Of
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VENGEANCE AGAINST
WHITE POPULATIONS.
DEAD BLACK THE CAUSE
Soldiers Sent to Give Protection
Cause of Uneasiness Was Death
of Uuruly Coon on Train-Epi-
demic of Tragedies in Alabama
Trouble Feared at Atlanta.

Meridian, Miss, Dec. 25.-Accord-
ing to reports received here last night,
negroes have congregated IN Wahalak,
40 miles north of this city and all
afternoon paraded the streets threat
ening vengeance to the whites be-
cause of the killing of one negro and
the wounding Of another by a con-
ductor of a passenger train of the
Mobile & Ohio railroad, Sunday while
the latter were attempting to quel
a disturbance aboard his train. The
whites at Wahalak asked for protec-
ton and last night battery | and COM
pany D, state military of this city,
left for the scene aboard special
train The battery carries gatling
gun and all the men are heavily
armed.
At $3.50 there was report that
clash had occurred between the races
with the result that two white men
were killed.
After receiving several dangerous
knife wounds in his effort to stop
fight among negroes, Conductor
Cooper fired on his assailant, negro
named Spencer, seriously woundlng
him and killing an unknown negro.
When Wahalak was reached. Spencer,
though badly wounded, left the train
and when Constable O'Brien of that
place attempted to capture him, the
negro shot and killed the officer,
Spencer escaped to the woods. A
posse is in pursuit.
Epidemic of Tragedies.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 25.-The AZ
hours preceding Christmas have been
unusually fruitful of tragedies in Biz
mingham and vicinity. The list IN
cIudes seven murders, one assault
which may result fatally, one death
by train and one accidental shooting
which will be fatal.
Mayor Takes Precautions.
Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 25.-To avoid the
possibility of any repetition of the re-
cent race rioting in this city, Mayor
Woodward yesterday issued perempt-
DRY order closing all saloons in the
city at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
20 remain closed until Wednesday
morning For several weeks indefin-
tie rumors have been heard that
Christmas was to be made the occa-
sion of an attack upon the negroes
Of Atlanta No such rumor could be
traced to an authoritative source, bur
the effect has been to drive many
negroes from the city. The MAYORS
move IS precautionary. 49,
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RIVER STEAMER
BLOWN TO ATOMS
NEARLY A ScORE OF LIVES
SACRIFICED.
DEFECTIVE BOILER PLATE
Engineer Discovered Something
Wrong But Did Not Investigate in
Time to Prevent Disaot cr-5oat
Sinks Immediately After the Ter.
rifle Explosion.

Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 22.-One of
the most disastrous accidents in the
history of the Mississippi river &C.
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
a like number were injured
The white dead are:
Captain John Quackenboss, master
of the boat, Vicksburg.
Clerk Wade QuackenDoss, Vichs.
burg.
Lavell Yerger, Jackson, Miss.
Clerk Joseph Smith, Yazoo City,
Miss.
Perhaps rs Dead.
The number of dead and iniuren
negroes cannot be stated at this time,
but OF the crew and passenger list OF
90, about half are missing.
The accident occurred at Gold Dust
landing, Is miles south of this city.
The boat was taking on freight when
suddenly the boilers exploded and the
boat was blown 70 atoms. Many OF
the timbers were thrown hundreds OF
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
I'VE were lying at Gold Dust land
ing this morning taking on a cargo
when l noticed a small quantity of
water oozing through the boiler. |
suspected that something was wrong
and proceeded to make an examina-
ton. About this time the Scoy1l
broke her head lines and drifted 81
that l did not have time to make n
thorough examination AS soon as /
got her Jack to the bank l crawled on
TOP OF the boiler and proceeded with
my investigation. | had lust GOT
down from the boiler when the exnlo.
sion occurred"
1t is said the accident was caused
by defective boiler plate. Rruce
was not injured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
DOMESTIC


James Billings. "a former Duluth
banker. once worth almost a million,
is now a tramp.
Rev. N. A. Smith, Episcopal min
lister 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, H.
Great lakes claimed a toll of 40
vessels, valued at $1,O72, 900, 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
is given as the reason for Mexico's
purchase of the Mexican Central.
Mrs. Annie Nj 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
in many cities in Illinois and In
diana, is in jail at Paris, H., for
swindling.
Chares f. Kaiser, wanted in Col
umbus, O., on the charge of issuing
forged note for $500, was arrested
in Los Angeles
The Southern railway found that
Operator MattoK violation of three
rules caused the wreck in which Pres
ideut. Spencer died.
Ambassador Aoki of Japan at a
New York banquet declared the talk
concerning possible conflict with
Japan is ridiculous
Albert T. Patrick signed a personal
petition asking Governor Higgins of
New York to commute his sentence
to life Imprisonment
The tourist ship Victoria Buise is
pounding on the rocks of Port Royal
Jamaica. The captain killed himself
when the boat went ashore.
Chancellor Day scored President
Roosevelt and says the country is in
greater danger from swollen dem
sgogy than from swollen fortunes.
e. H. Hartman won control of the
st Paul railroad from Hill and Nor
gan in financial battle which In
wolves millions and shook up Wall
street.
The trial of Curtis Jett, who is
charged with the assassination of
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LETTERS AUTO KILLS A BOY.
Negro Run Down as He Steps Off
Washington Street Car.

Washington Street Car.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 26.-The
60 horsepower touring car of Joseph
Letter, in which were riding Mr..
Letter, Mrs. Levi z. Letter, and Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin Remington Of
New York yesterday ran down and
instantly killed Samuel West, a Ia
year old negro boy
Mrs. Letter and Mrs Remington
were greatly affected by the acct
dent. Charles H. Raymond, the
chauffeur, was arrested and the entire
party went to the Tenth precinct
police station, where Raymond was
paroled in custody of an officer in or
der that Mr. Letter and his party
might be conveyed to the Letter resi-
dence.
The big machine was closely fol-
lowing a street car, AID just before
Columbia road was reached the boy,
who was riding on the car, jumped
off, and was almost Immediately
struck by the automobile. The wheels
ran over the boys head The ma
chine was stopped and Joseph Letter
picked the body up, at the same time
directing that physicians be sum
moned. Life, however, was extinct.
Mrs. Letter at once took steps to To-
cate the parents of the boy.
After leaving his mother and guests
at the Letter home Mr.. Letter, to-
gether with his chauffeur and the of
ficer, went directly to the home of
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NOT GUILTY OF PATRIcIDE.
Son Acquitted Although He Killed
His Father.

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 25.-Sidney
Sloan, aged IS, on trial for killing
his father, was acquitted yesterday
on the ground of insanity. He prob
ably will be sent to an asylum 1t
was clearly proved that on the night
of August 20 last the boy came up
behind his father in their home and
struck him blows on the head with
an axe; then, after robbing the dead
man, he carried the body into an
alley two blocks away. Returning he
made clumsy efforts to wash the
blood stains from the carpet, and
went to bed. When the body was
found next morning, the son con-
fessed, and said he became enraged
at things his father had said about
his mother.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
Columbia Wins at Chess.

New York, Dec 23.-Columbia won
the championship Saturday in the
18th intercollegiate chess tournament,
in which Columbia, Harvard, Prince
ton and Yale were represented. These
games have been played by students
from the four universities since 1892.
In that time Harvard has won nine
tournaments, Columbia 5 and Yale L.
The tournament this year began on
last Thursday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Taft IN a report on
Philippines said conditions continued
to show improvement.
Secretary Taft says that United
States will suppress future revolts in
Cuba and keep peace at any cost.
Neighbors Of John D. Rockefeller
were srprised to see him playing golf
with Italian Iaborers as opponents
Secretary Hitchcock says the de-
partment of interior deals justly by
indians and holds land sharks in
check.
President Roosevelt in a special
report on Panama canal says his tour
of inspection proved that the critics
were false.
Senator Hansbrough declared
Americans are overworked and that
the nation is ruching to nervous
9rostration.
President asks congress to recast
the present land laws to prevent
frauds which have been going on
extensively.
The government officials soon are
to begin an investigation into the
charges of $5.OO0.OOO land frauds in
Indian territory
President Roosevelt ordered the
interstate commerce commission to
Investigate the cause of fuel famine
in the northwest.
The chief of artillery, in his annual
report, complained that deficiency
In men and material made the United
States coast defenses weak He
considered the American submarine
system the best in the world.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
TO REVISE CUBA'S LAWS.
Governor Magoon Issues Long-Await-
ed Decree.

Havana, Dec. Ex-Governor Ma
COON yesterday signed the long-await-
ed decree appointing a commission
to revise the laws of Cuba. This
commission will submit to the provi-
sional governor. The first meeting
raj law, new provisional and munic-
ipal laws, a law defining the organ
ization and functions of the judiciary,
civil service law, and also treat on
other subjects of great interest as
may be referred to it by the provi-
sional governor The first meeting.
will be held January g. This is re-
garded as the first step toward hold
ing the new elections.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
Great Cement Works.

Spokane. Wash, Dec. 20.-J. H
Spear of Spokane has just organized
company with a capital of s2,400,-
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 esta6-
lished next year by Spokane and Den
yer capital.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
PARDoNS OFFICER
WHO SHOT HOODLuM

Des Moines, Dec. Ex-Governor
Cummins yesterday afternoon par
doned Thomas Smith of Abba. Iowa,
serving a life sentence for shooting a
man while doing duty as an officer
Smith arrested a drunken man and
was assaulted by hoodlums. one OF
whom he shot fatally.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
SANTA CLAUS
At CAPITOL
CHRISTMAS CHEER IN The
STATEHOUSE.
GOVERNOR RUNS TO ART
One of His Gifts to Mistress of the
Executive Residence Is Fine
Etch'ng-Spirit of the Season in
the Insurance Department.
Madison, Dec. &c


Christmas cheer prevailed in the
statehouse yesterday. A good many
of its employees have been associated
together in the state service for the
past four years, and with the change
Of administration will come the de-
parture of some of the most admired
of officials. Consequently the day be-
fore Christmas had more than ordi-
nary significance, In some depart
ments there was festival appear
ance, particularly in the department
of insurance, where the interchange
of tokens indicated the kindness
and harmony of association that ex-
lists there. A year ago the employees
of the department presented Com
missioner Host with a beautiful Office
chair of oak and leather, at another
time they provided him with a most
elaborate desk Yesterday Mr.
Hosts assistants furnished the desk
with complete equipment in heavy
brass, curiously wrought, including
paper cutter, ink stand and other con-
yeniences of the busy mans desk.
Governor Davidson took great
pleasure in managing a surprise on
Mrs Davidson. He procured a beau
tiful etching and had it framed in
gold, to be hung in the executive
mansion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Livestock Quotations.

Cattle-Estimated receipts, 1000;
market steady; beeves, 100000;
COWS and heifers, 1.6O@5.15; stock
ers and feeders, 2.4O@450; Texans,
3.750460; westerners, 390@5.50;
calves, 6.0O@8.0O.
Estimated receipts, 10000;
market, 10c lower; mixed and butch
ers', 6.OO0635; good heavy, 5000
6.S5; rough heavy, 5.S5@61O; light,
5.9O@63O; pigs, 5.4O@6.3O; bulk Of
sales, 6.10@6.25.
Estimated receipts, $1,000
market steady; sheep, 3.75@5.65;
lambs, 4.6O@765.
Futures at Chicago.
Colse-Wheat- 1890;
May, 78c.
Corn-December, 419sc; May, 431sc.
Oats-December, 1895 @33%c; May
S5%c.
Pork-January, 1910; May, 1915
Lard-January, 8S5; May 8.95.
Ribs-January, 1924; May, $50.
Rye-Cash, 66c.
Barley-Cash, 43@56c.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry.
Poultry-Live; steady; turkeys,
12c; chickens, &c; springs, &c.
Butter-Steady; creameries. 22@
BIC; diaries, 20@27c.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
FRANCE AND THE VATICAN.

The pope's action in France sur
prises the cardinals, who expected
hin 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-
ton near the French embassy.
Archbishop Farley defends the
French clergy in their struggle with
the state, comparing the contest to
that waged by Free Kirk in Scotland
sixty years ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
OBITUARY..

OBITUARY.
Hugh Campbell, one of the earliest
settlers of De Kalb county, Illinois,
died at Mayfeld, aged 80.
Philip Lentz, for more than fifty
years a prominent business man of
Kenosha died at the Alexian Broth
ers' hospital in Chicago at the age
of II.
Commander R, M. G. Brown, U. S.
NJ, retired, survivor of the Samoan
hurricane which destroyed the
American fleet in 1883, died in
Washington.
Fred Ring, aged II, well-known
capitalist, retired railway official and
grand treasurer of the Masonic grand
lodge Of Wisconsin, dropped dead at
his home in La Crosse.
DR.. J. F. Firestone, a leading
physician Of Freeport, died of
typhoid fever. He had just returned
from a two years course of study
in London, Vienan and Berlin.
James ]. McGinniss, who formed
many drainage districts and assisted
in retaining thousands of acres OF
land in Green river district, is dead
at Sterling, Ill.,, at the age of 80.
William Roseburg, for more than
fifty years president of the Bank of
Piftsburg, died of cancer of the
stomach after an illness of several
months. Although 80 years of age,
the deceased was in active business.
DR.. William James Herdman, pro-
fessor of nervous diseases and of
electAo-therapeutics at the University
of Michigan, died at a Baltimore san
itarium, where he was operated upon
old
General John M. Hood, president
of the United Railways and Electric
company at Baltimore and for many
years president of the Western Mary
land railroad prior to it's sale to the
Gould interests, died. He served in
the confederate army.
The funeral of Rt. Rev. George
Franklin Seymour, Protestant Epis-
copal bishop of Springfield, H., was
held from Trinity church, New York.
The requiem high mass was sung,
with Bishop Potter as the celebrant,
assisted by a large number of visit
ing bishops.
A. L Smith, aged 81 years,
prominent as an attorney, died sud
Of h
heart failure. He was a graduate
of Northwestern university, and in
early life an editorial writer on the
Chicago Inter Ocean He was adj
raitted to the bar in 1874 He leaves
a wife and four children.
Professor Haywood died in Wet
terville, o., after an attack of APP
oplexy. Mr. Haywood was born
March IA, 1925; was graduate of
Oberlin university and one of the
first professors in mathematics at OF
terbein university He went to OF
terbein in 1851 and remained there
until 1898 as professor of mathe-
mates.
Captain 2. L. Tanner, aged II
years, retired, died at his home in
Washington of heart failure. He had
been on the retired list since Dec
5, 1897. Captain Tanner was born
in Warsaw, N. Y, and entered the
regular navy from the volunteer serv-
ice in 1867. From 1879 to 1894 he
engaged in scientific deep sea ex-
plorations for the government
]. G. Clarke. one of the best known
men in the Wisconsin river valley,
died at Wausau. He was a native
Of the Isle of Anglesea, North Wales,
and came to Wisconsin in 1884. He
has piloted hundreds of lumber RATS
down the Wisconsin and Mississippi
rivers. Once wealthy, he met with
business reverses in recent years.
He was member of the state legis-
allure for several terms.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
BIG COPPER COMPANY
FORMED AT DULUTH

Duluth, Dec. 23.-The Greene-Can-
anea Copper company was incorpor-
ated here Saturday. The capital is
S60,000.000. The incorporators are
Thomas F. Cole, Chester A. Congdon,
Charles D. Autremont, all of this
city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
FOREIGN.

The Spanish government rebuked
its ambassador at Rome for interior
ing in the French religious crisis.
The Polish spirit of liberty finally
is stamped out by tie Russian death
policy Executions are almost every
day occurrences.
Russia fears that Japan is trying to
force a renewal of the war and that
its activities are partly due to the
American incident
Alexander Greger, who was accused
by countess de RodelIec du Porzic
of stealing a priceless blue diamond,
declared he horsowhipped count on
Bots de BOUlOgue. The count
denied It.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
PORTER is PRESIDENT.
MuI<wonago Man Heads Waukesha
Historical Society.

MukWohaqo wan 7eduS WauNSSHa
Historical Society.
Waukesha, Wis, Dec. 25.-The
Waukesha County Historical society
was organized at the city council
rooms when the following officers
were elected: President, R. L. Por-
ter, Mukwonago; first vice president,
T. w Haight, Waukesha; second
vice president, E. L. Nehs, Menomo-
nee Falls; third vice president, DR..
Wilbur o. Carrier, Waukesha; secre-
tary, Miss Julia Lapham, Oconomo-
voc; treasurer, Mayor M. L. Snyder,
Waukesha. An advisory board was
chosen, comprising Col. Frank H.
Putney and Mrs. H. M, Youmans,
Waukesha, and George F. WestoVer,
Oconomowoc
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31

Coroner hewitt, who, after listening
to the facts of the case, expressed
himself as being willing to admit
Raymond to bail. This accordingly
was given.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
PRODIGAL KILLS CALF.
Kenosha Man Returns Home After
TWenty-one Years.

TWenty-one Years.
Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 25.-Wipiam
McGin, As years of age, who was miss
ing from Kenosha for more than q
years, returned home unannounced
and greeted his aged father ana
mother. For Is years McGill was
mourned as dead To commemorate
the occasion he provided a great
feast for the family.
When he left he said he was going
to see the Mississippi river. Since
then he has been living in the west
and northwest He was last heard
from in 1888, when he was starting
for Puget sound.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
woman and child workers in the
United States by the department OF
commerce and labor.

Washington, Dec. 19.-President
Roosevelt's message dealing with his
action in dismissing the negro troops
furnished the one topic of interest in
the senate. A lively debate followed
the reading as to what should be
done with it. Senator Foraker wanted
it sent to the military committee
with instructions to make further in
vestigations should the committee
deem it necessary. He said that In
reality much that appeared to be tes-
timony was really not testimony, as
much of it was not under oath. On
the objection from Senator Clay the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator For
aker occupied the attention of the
senate in it's last session before the
holiday recess in an extended crit
icism of the basis of the presidents
action in discharging the negro
troops on account of the Browns
vile raid. He was replied to briefly
by Senator Lodge, while Senator
Scott sustained the demand of the
Ohio senator for a full investigation
by the senate military committee.
The resolution directing such an in
vestigation is before the senate for
action at it's next meeting. The