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Men Give Lusty Cheer
When Metcalf'S Mes
sage Is Read to
Them.
Magnificent Christmas
Dinner Arranged to
Remind Wander
erS of Home.

PORT OF SPAIN, TrlniCad, Dec. 25.-
The officers aDd men Of Admiral Evans
armada are having the time of theiT
lives here today. l. Is a long way frcnl
home TO spend Christmas, but Port OF
Spain is trying 70 make the exiles for
get all that. They couldn't have been
treated with greater kindness had they
stayed IN Hampton Roads
Secretary Of the Navy AIetcalf's
Merry Christmas message was read
10 the men on all tie ships today.
Evans. Fort OK Spain, Trinidad" il
said, the Department extends 10 YOU.
officers and men under your command.
the best wishes for q merry Christmas.
(Signed) 'METCALF."
Applause for Greeting.
The greeting was received with thun.
ders OF applause.
The morning was devoted TO races be.
tween picked crews over a half-mile
course in the harbor. Then there were
other athletic exercises.
The Christmas dinner is the very best
the department could furnish and the
chefs prepare.
As many OF the men as can be spared
ernor let Admiral Evans know yester-
day that not only would no restrictions
be placed on the number in the shore
parties, but that Port OF Spain ryOuid be
glad 70 entertain the blue Jackets The
latter are preserving the best OF order
Residents Visit Ships.
The officers and men on the srfps are
returning the compliment by escorting
scores OF residents Of Port o; Spain
over the big war vessels. Most Of the
officers who are able to be ashore are
guests at the homes Of society peopIe.
Repairs have been completed on the
torpedo hotilla's flag boat Whipple.
which fOuled an aChor chain while leav-
ing port yesterday, and on the Law
renee which struck the former craft a
glaUcing blow in the confusion follow
ing the mishap. Neither boat suffered
serious damage, and 10 IS expected the
fotllla Will get under way again late
today.
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GIRL SAYS HER PRAYERS,
IS BURNED TO DEATH

WASHINGTON. Pa, Dec. 25.-Miss
Elizabeth Hatfield, seventeen years old,
knelt at her bedside in prayer. and upon
arising her night dress ignited at a gas
stove and she sustained burns from
which she died.
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Many Families Homeless
From Christmas Fire

CHICAGO, Dec E5.-Twenty-foer fam
Nies were made homeless today by one
OF the worst Christmas fires in the his
tory OF Chicago, which started on the
second floor Of the Burton block The
blaze spread rapidly through the second
story.
The property loss is estimated at $50
COO. So far as is known no lives were
lost
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RESIGNED POST
WHEN EXECUTIVE
OVERRULEO HIN
Opposed Placing Doctor
in Command of Ship.
Roosevelt Insisted.

Is a doctor competent to command a
warship?
An answer to this question in the neg
atiye by Rear Admiral Willard H
Brownson IS what caused his resigna-
ton as Chief OF the Bureau of Naviga-
tion. and has created more consterna-
Iion in naval circles than would an
accident 10 one Of Bob Evans battle
ships.
Surgeon General p. NJ. Rixey had rec
commended that a naval surgeon, Dr.
Charles f. Stokes, be placed in COM
mand OF the hospital ship Relief.
Brownson disapproved the suggestion
as absurd and ridiculous" President
Roosevelt, however. adopted the recon-
mendation over BrOwnsOn's head.
Thereupon Brownson told the President
that 1t would be better to have some
one as chief of the bureau who was in
more thorough accord with the Presi-
dents ideas.
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StruggLe in New York
Strength Test BetWeen
Hughes and President
RooseVeIts Ambition, 1t Is Said, Is to Get SEN
ator PIatts Seat After Leaving White
House-Control of State Means
Much to Him.

President Roosevelt is likely 20 step
into the Senate Of the United States as
a member Of that body from New York
State on the same day he concludes his
term as Chief Executive. II the Presi-
dent Us able TO witness the inauguration
Of William H Taft, as President of the
United States March 4, 1903. and on the
same date begin his service as Senator,
there is not much doubt he viii be
completely satisfied with the fortunes Of
politics.
In the contest that Is now sizzling IN
New York State over the question
whether Governor Hughes is TO have the
delegation or the Taft forces are TO
have a large STARE Of it, the fact has
been generally lost sight OF that there
Is much at stake besides the nomination
OF the Republican candidate &C Presi-
Gent. 1t is well known that President
Roosevelt is not only taking a great
interest in the New York situation. but
that he is even going so far as to direct
the campaign, through his private secre-
tary, Mr.. Loeb ,.Imself a New York
politician OF r-rience-
In many .... tiers the fact that Presi-
dent p 5It should he opposing Gov
err h.ughes is deemed inexplicable,
but It is not so when : is understood
that President Roosevelt has ambitions
20 be the next Seaator from New York
to succeed Senator Platt, and that he
would regard the ascendency Of Cover
nor Hughes in that State as distinctly
calculated Il hinder his own ambitions.
Must Pick Senator.
In the last fev- days, political gossip
, abou- was 'ngt 4 has given renewed
attorl TO the fact that the time is
nee~ when the New York Senatorship
must be disposed Of nd that the cam
pc which IS on s-ere at this time
viii. in all probability, determine the
succession to Mr.. Platt. II the Presi-
dent and his friends can prevent Gov
ernor Hughes getting the New York
delegation or any large part Of it and
can prevent HIS nomination as the Re
publican candidate for President, then
there will be little left in Mr.. Roose-
velts way to go to the Senate.
On the other hand, IL the Hughes
forces should show such strength as 10
block the White House plans and give
Hughes the two delegations, the con-
ditiOns would he materially altered.
Governor Hughes is strong with the
people OF New York, but he has not
built up a compact political organiza-
ton. His opponents believe that IL he
steps out OF public Office he will have
nothing in the shape Of organized
strength and that he will cease to be a
I political factor.
! The President anG Governor Hughes
Z have nothing in common. Every effort
made TO work in harness has failed ut
terly. The governor has repelIed White
] House advances. The White House
Best Printing Brings Best Business.
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J. Il. Small & Sons, Florists,
Washington and New York.-AdT.
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Best Printing Brings Best Business.
Globe Printing Co.. 18th & E sts. NV.
ADV.
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Act Without Precedent.

The assignment OF anyone but line
officer TO the command Of a naval YES
sci is a hitherto Unheard 3f thing in
the naval service When Rixey's novel
proposition was brought to the atten-
ton Of Admiral Brownson he pointed
out that the command of naval vessels.
whether they are battleships Of tie
lighting line or hospital ships fitted out
for belligerent service, should be -laced
in command OF officers Of the line who
are qualified by training in navigation
and sealnanship TO handle such vessel.
Brownson set forth his views full in
his lengthy letter Of resignation to thg
President. The President promptly &c
cepted the resignation.
The President has thus far refrained
from: making public the correspondent CO
When II is given out, il will probap., D.
produce q further sensation in the rank
and file of the navy.
Surgeon Stokes is from New York and
has many friends in aud out of the
navy. He is an accomplished surgeon
and his latest duty has been in charge
Of the naval hospital at San Juan, p r
The difference OF opinion Is the old
one which started in the army when
President Mckinley maS.e Col. Leonard
Wood, of the volunteers. a brigadier
general in the regular army, and now
comes into the raVs-.
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Two Points of View.

These things are looked at differently
by civilians and officers OF the service.
To naval officers of the line such a move
as placing in command of any ship a
surgeon who knows nothing Of naviga-
ton or Of anything else in the service
except medicine and surgery strikes as
they see II, at the very root Of the serv-
ice. To Rear Admiral BrOwnson 1t is
said 10 have been very diSagreeable
Under the circumstances contemplate
in the orders Of Surgeon Stokes to be
in command OF the Relief the other
naval officers on board would have been
subordinate to him.
The President and the Secretary of
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SUN TABLE.
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does not like Il. and there IS no man in
the Presidential field whom the Presi-
dent would go so fa~ to beat as he
would Hughes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
Makeup of Committees.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 1O.-The COM
mittee on organizations report places
the senators on the following commit
tees:
head, Roehr, Morris, Brown, Fairchild,
Brazeau.
Marsh, Brazeau, owen, Rummel
Education-Stout, chairman; Martin,
Brown, Hazelwood.
Taxation-Wilcox, chairman; Whitehead,
Bird Wolff, Husting Smith.
State affairs-Mnnson, chairman; Hage-
meister, Stondall, Page, Smith.
sportation-Hudnall, chairman: Mum
son Wright, Lockney, Randolph,
chatman Wilcox 4 Bird BSSop Rnmme
VILLAGES and nd ,ne etties, Nvrig chairman
Towns and counties-Barker, chairman
Fridd Page.
Public Health-Noble chairman: Eroem-
Legislative expenditures and employees
Morris. chairman; Wolff, Wilcox, Barker,
Roads and bridges-Brown, chairman;
Engrossed bills-Lockney chairman; Will
Charitable and penal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
meister chairman; Noble, Hudnall.
Printing-Owen, chairman; Munson.
Military affairs-Fairchild, chairman
Elections-Martin, chairman; Hudnall.
Stondall, Hazelwood, RummeI.
Federal relations-StondaIl, chairman
Agrfculture-W Wolff, chairman; Hagemeis-
ter, Fridd, Bishop, Pearson.
Claims-Burns, chairman; Hudnall, Hazel
wood
State department-Fridd chairman; Mar
tin, Page.
Capitol-Whitehead, chairman; Stout
Rules-Stout, chairman; Whitehead.
Forestry-Bird, chairman; Stout, Burns
Fish and game-Page, chairman; Wright,
RaDdOIph
Enrolled bills-Marsh, chairman; sanborn,
Husting.
Apportionment Whitehead, chairman;
Munson, Roehr, Sanborn, Smith.
List of Assembly Committees
MADISON. Wis, Jan. 15.-Speaker
Ekern announced tonight the following
appointments of standing committees for
the Assembly:
Judiciary-C A. Ingram, chairman Ban
croft, Carpenter, Glen. Ledvina, Durley,
Georgi, Norcross Thomas, Baker, Detling.
State affairs-W. r. Turner, chairman;
Kimball, Keup, Sprague, Cleary, Kay, Pot
Cities-C E. Estabrook, chairman; Bell,
Nye, Perry, Marquardt, Miller, Georgi,
Douglas, Aldridge.
Banks and insurance.. q. Scott, chair
man; Glen, Jackson, Cleary, Kuckuck, ku-
basta, Potter.
ansportatlon-E. "; LIE Roy, chairman;
sen, Hagen, Coolidge, Burke, Keyes, F.
Peterson, Thompson.
Libraries-L. Ledvina, chairman; Morris,
Kander, Berner, Bichler.
Manufactures and labor-J F. Bell, chair
man; Durley, S. Smith, Keup, Baker, Har-
rass, Detling. Weber, Brockhausen
Taxatfon-E. III. Sprague, chairman; Ties
J. 0. Thomas Clausen, Mueller, Cain, Ban
croft, Pickart, Anderson.
Villages-D. F. Mains chairman; Soper,
Wellensgard, kubasta, Anderson.
Towns and counties-W. Fl. Falvey, chair
man; MCGEE, Wehrwein, Luy, Wellensgard,
GoldSWorthy, Rollman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE SENATE.

under sta f'e was reached ustifying the
expectation that 2, vote on the l general sery,
time was devoted by Senator La Follette
and others to the bill limiting the hours of
railway, employees, which was to pc Vo T,a
Brownsville matter was postponed at the
suggestion Of Senator Foraker, who gave
as the reason that Senator Illlman, who is
indisposed desired to make an address on
the subject
In the Senate January 10, after FIVE hours
debate on the subject of limiting the hours
La Toilette, limiting the time of train EN-.
service, to be followed by ten hours or
rest Senator Tillman gave notice he would
address the Senate Saturday on the Browns,
Vile ARRAY, and Senator Foraker announced
he would endeavor to get vote on the
investigation resolution on that day.
The Senate on January IL passed a gen
survivors of the Civil and Mexican wars ST.
per month at the age of 81, $50 at 20 and
500 at IS; Senator Hopkins of Illinois de de,
Tended Reed Smoot arguing against the
right of the Senate to pass on the private
acts of its members. The legislative apprO-
priation bill was read
The Senate on January II listened to a
debate on the race question in which
Senator Tillman was the principal partici-
pant and Senator Patterson Of Colorado his
opponent President Roosevelt's action in
discussion. Mr.. Tiliman held that nothing
was involved in it except the race question,
and that the present administration was re-
sponsible for the growing acute condition
of the race question in the south. The
President he maintained, had encouraged
the negro to assert his equality and then
had wrought vengeance on a whole battal-
ion for following that encouragement He
condemned the Presidents action in both
respects. Mr.. Patterson defended the Pres
ident's right to dismiss the troops, but be-
lfeved there might be some ground to ques-
ton it's policy. He condemned in strong
terms what he regarded as the radical po-
sition of Mr.. Tillman and predicted that
the north would follow continuance Of
such tactics. No action was taken on the
resolution for an investigation of the
Brownsville ARRAY.
The Senate on January Ia passed the leg
islative, executive and judicial appropria-
the remainder of the day to the Browns
vile affair, following the receipt of a mes
sage from the President, submitting addi-
tional evidence, and cigar box filled with
bullets and shells. The message was or
dered printed Senators who participated
Bacon ard Spooner. the latter's speech be-
ing unfinished when adjournment was
taken.
The time of the Senate on January Is was
taken up by the speech of Senator Spooner
on the Brownsville affair. Later in the
sion, the nominations of Messrs. COrtelyou
and Garfield were confirmed without en-
countering further opposition. The nomina-
ton of George Won L. Meyer to be post
master general was also confirmed, as was
that of Herbert Knox Smith to be com
nominations, except that of Mr.. Smith, will
take effect until March 4.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
HUGHES BUSTS MACHINE.
Wadsworths Are Routed by His APP oint-
ments to High State Officer
in New York

NEW YORK, Ian. 15.-Gov. Hughes
has already smashed the machine. The
machine loses the control of the $1O1,-
100000 to be expended on the barge
canal 1t loses control of the state tax
commission. 1t loses control of elections
in Greater New York.
Gov Hughes accomplished all this by
sending to the Senate the following NOM
nations:
State superintendent of public works
Frederick c. Stevens of Attica, Wyoming
county, to succeed N. V. V. Franchot.
State superintendent of the metropolitan
elections district-William Leary of New
York city, to succeed Louis Swazey of
Brooklyn
State tax Observation-Disclosures E.
Hall, to succeed William Halpin of New
York city.
The significance of the appointments
can be seen in the fact that the Wads-
worths thought they had buried Mr.. Ste
vens politically. They had rearranged
his senatorial district so that it was i'm
possible for him to secure a renomina-
ton after he had been denied the chance
to go to Congress as the successor of
Representative James w. Wadsworth,
ST., who fought the President in the
packer inquiry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18

Military affairs-W NJ Perry, chairman;
Ties, Harrass, S. Smith, Dlsen o,a,rroan
Mueller, Palmer, Rollman, Berner;
Elections-Thomas Roycroft, chairman
Grassie, Heilbron, Mueller, Keppel, Morris,
legislative expenditures. and employees,
Kimball, chairman; Berg, Reyes e. T.
eG Federal du reiations-John Scott, chairman;
MCGEE Palmer, Aldridge, Campbell
Roads and bridges-Pliny Norcross,, chair
man. Peterson, Falvey, Wellensgard, Ger
Agriculture-Simon Wehrwein. chairman;
Sorenson, Mitzel, Hager, Jones, Stewart,
Bichler.
chairman; Berg, Baker, Marquardt, Brock
hansen.
Public improvements-C. J. Hagen, chair
man; Soper, Harring, Stewart Domachow-
ski.
Dairy and food. A. Mckenzie, chair
man: schauer, Keppel, Reynolds, Irvine
Engrossed biils-L N. Clausen, chairman;
Roethe, Cain, Jones, O'Neil.
Third reading-A. G. Schauer, chairman
7 @ Thomas Thompson, Weber, Schmidt.
Damsn dins F Pc neso Fred ce smith on
Educa tion-Duncan McGregor, chairman
Miller jackson, Schauer, Ainsworth, Peter
State affairs-J. D. Murring. chairman;
Hager, Disch, Cahoon, Sorenson, Reynolds
Smith
Joint committees are as follows:
Claims-Roderick Ainsworth, chairman;
Nye, Curtiss, McGregor, Elver.
charitable and penal inStitutions-J y.
Thomas, chairman; Mains, Curtiss, Clausen,
Kander. ,,,
State Experimentation kuckuck, chair
man; Coolidge, Kay, Jones, Schmldt.
Printing-V. S. Keppel, chairman; Roethe'
Fish and game-E. A Everett. chairman
REYNOLDS. Nitzel. Kimball, Hughes,
lCapitol-A. S. Baker, chairman; Bancroft
Cahoon, LIE Roy, Douglas.
Rules-Duncan McGregor, chairman; IN
Revision-C. F. Stout, chairman; Burke
Cleary, Peterson, Elver.
Enrolled bills-Fred Ties, chairman; Luy
Grasse. Everett. Kindlin. No
Forestry-W. NJ. Curtis, chairman; Ca
hoon. Goidsworthy Estabrook, Campbell.
Apportionment-R. J. Nye, chairman
Keup. Roycroft. Turner. Kay; jackson
Hebron, Cernahan, Domachowskl
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
GREAT SHORTAGE OF CARS.
JAMES ]. HILL SAYS THAT ATTACKS
ON RAILWAYS HAVE CREATED
DISASTROUS POSSIBILITIES.
MUCH MONEY IS NEEDED
Average of $780, 100000 a Year for
Five Years Necessary to Keep Up
with Present Business Rate.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 15.-Eleven
hundred millions of dollars a year for
the next FIVE years must be spent by the
railroads in providing additional track
age properly to care for the business
now in sight, without taking into ac-
count the natural increase, says Presi-
dent James J. Hill of the Great North
ern, in a letter to Gov. Johnson.
Capitalists are not going to spend this
vast sum. the railway magnate contin-
ues, as long as there is so much popular
agitation against the railroads that the
future is made uncertain. The situation
is no accident" Consequently there is
likely to be a congestion of business
that will make the present ''car short
age' seem insignificant
Favors Canal to Gulf
A fifteen-foot channel in the Missis-
sippi river from st. Louis to the gulf,
Mr.. Hill says, would go far toward re-
lieving the congestion in the southwest
But even with this aid, he says, traffic
must be decentralized, for the railroads
are unable to add to their terminal and
transfer facilities in the larger cities at
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
IN THE HOUSE.

The House on January 8 began the consid
Grafton of the army appropriation bill by
sections under the five-minute rule. A point
of order was made against the paragraph
abolishing the grade of lieutenant general
with the retiremen ntn, of the present len
point was sustained. By vote of % to
so. the committee of the whole refused to
strike out the appropriation OF 100000 to
defray the expenses of national guard or
ganizations attending encampments in con
junction with regular troops, although the
maneuvers were severely criticised by Rep
of Iowa and Hay of Virginia Mr. Smith OF
Iowa reported the Notifications appropria-
ton bill.
Of a threatened personal encounter be-
tween Representative Gaines of Tennessee
and Representative Mahon of Pennsyl-
vania, growing out of Mr. Gaines blii to
dock members for chronic absence The
army appropriation bill was passed and
consideration Of the Notifications bill begun
The House on January II made a new
in an hour and thirty-fve minutes. A biz
was passed making the limit of cost of five
lighthouse tenders 100000 instead of $780,
The House was not in session January u
The House on January IA spent most OF
the day considering legislation pertaining
10 the District of Columbia, after which
ton bill was resumed. The message of the
President regarding the Colorado river was
read
The House OH January Is spent almost
the entire day in considering the fortifca-
lions bill, among the amendments defeated
being one to Increase the appropriation for
sea coast batteries in the Hawaiian and
Philippine islands to $1,000.000. Speaker
Cannon announced the appointment of Rep
resentative Sherley of Kentucky to a place
on the Judiciary committee made vacant by
the resignation of Representative Little
At 4:15, after Il roll call demanded by the
democrats, the House adjourned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

The Assembly on the 9th organized as fol-
lows: Speaker, Herman Il Ekern, Mnlte.
Democratic members of the Assembly voted
for B. s. Potter of West Bend for speaker.
Willis Ludlow of Monroe filed notice of con-
test for the seat of Fred Ties, whose cleo
ton has been certified. The grounds for
the contest are that Ludlow received the
greatest number of votes, because In certain
precincts the election offices had counted
the vote wrongly, and because the in
spectors in certain towns counted straight
Republican tickets, where the voter had
split his ticket on the Assembly candidate
In the Assembly on the 10th Mr.. TUNER
of Portage introduced a 2-cent fare Dill,
though the first bill presented was by MI.
Roethe of Fennimore, seeking. to repeal the
law providing that tuition OF non.resldent
ships. The third bill, presented by MI
Roycraft, authorizes the building OF dam
ON yellow river in Chippewa county The
the committee on revision before being read
by title. Former Chief Clerk C. o. Marsh
read the message on acc Shn e OF
Adjournment was taken until TUESDAY
morning with twelve pages unfinished
In the Assembly on the 18th some half
dozen bills came i'll and Speaker Ekern an
nounced the following committee on re
vision: MesSrs. c. +. Stout of Taylor coun-
ty, NJ. j. Cleary of Lafayette county, Berke
of Brown county, J. 2. Peterson of Polk
The Senate joint resolutions were con
CURED in, one providing for record book for
the committee on claims and one for the
appointment of committee on apportion-
ment. Bills introduced were: By Mr.. Dur
ley for repeating the mortgage taxation
laws of 1903; by Mr. Durley, providing that
if railroad employee is injured through the
contributory negligence of another it does
not prevent the injured from recovering
by Mr.. Ties, repeating the mortgage taxa
tion law and re-enacting the old law which
provided for the taxation of all credits; by
MI Ties, adding Imprisonment clause for
autoists who do not stop motion OF
horsemen, for second otfense fine and six
months in Jail are provided; by Mr.. Har-
ring. making legal school district bonds is
sued by districts organized under the town
ship system; by Mr.. Kauder, amending sub
contractor lien law, requiring thirty days
notice instead of sixty; by Mr.. Roycroft
for establishment of a binding Irvine plant
at state prison; by Mr.. Roycroft, providing
that towns shall bear expense of equalizing
valuation of joint school districts instead
of districts alone as at present. The Assem-
bly, adjourned until s o'clock, when the
speaker announced his committees.
At the night session of the Assembly
Speaker Ekern announced his committees
and thus completed the organization of the
lower branch of the Legislature.