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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18

About four inches of snow fell in
the storm the first of the week.
This is the latest that snow has fall
len in this vicinity for some years.
Down in the central part of the
state at different places over a foot
of snow is reported as have fallen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18
Items of Interest Concerning
qour Neighbors
Social, Local and Personal
News of the Past
Seven Days.
New souvenirs at SO cent store.

New souvenirs at SO cent store.
Five heavy teams for sale. In
quire of John Walsh. 80
There has not been any change in
the price of Box Factory wood.
Kenfeld g. Lamoreaux.
Mrs. M. Ell. Robinson has been
quite i'll the past few days.
Sheriff Severson trs nsacted bust
ness at.Grandview on Monday.
A. H. Wilkinson of Bayfield,, trans
acted business in the city Monday.
Len Robinson and family, of
Grandview, visited in the city Tues
day.
Phil Sheridan expects to leave in
. the course of a week or so for the
west.
Jake Segal was on the sick list
for few days the latter part of last
week.
D. M. Maxcy made business trip
to Milwaukee and Madison during
the week.
Mrs. George Jamerson, of Grand
view, is visiting with friends in the
city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs J. III. Ketchum of
Ashland Junction visited friends in
the city yesterday.
Ned Wieman is having the inter
Tor of his residence on fourth street
west newly papered.
Town Clerk Carl Kallgren of the
town of Eileen, transacted business
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Oliver and Mrs. Pillan of
Scottsville, Michigan are visiting at
the Kenfield residence.
House for rent. Inquire at the
SO cent store.
Drs. J. r. Mitchell and John t.
Schmershall made visit to Bayfield,
the first of the week. r.
Mrs. Provo, of Phillips, is visiting
with her sister Mrs. Jared Welton
on east seventh street.
Louis Geisert of Park Falls, trans
acted business in the city day or
so the first of the week.
Attorney A. W. Mcleod made
business trip to Milwaukee and
Madison during the week.
FOR SALE-Forty acres of land
in Section 80 1876. So per acre cash
or on time. Inquire of Ed. Williams.
George E. Morgan has been suffer
ing considerable the past week or so
with severe attack of rheumatism.
LOST-A gold seal ring between
the Candy Kitchen and Sweets
drug store. Finder will please re-
turn to Jay Cramer.
All of the farmers in this vicinity
are getting in readiness to begin
their blowing as soon as the snow
leaves the ground.
The County Board will meet next
Monday for the purpose of organic
ing. Quite a little business will
come before the meeting,
County Treasurer John Froseth
visited Mason and Bayfield, the first
of the week, posting notices Of sale
of lands for delinquent taxes.
A. Paulson has been at Eau Claire
for several days, where ne has been
receiving medical treatment He
has not been well for some time.
Undersheriff Johnson took Albert
Otto to Green Bay and John Soulier
to Waupun the latter part of last
week, where they will, serve TERMS.
We are in the market for from
one to ten thousand cords of 4 tt.
bolts any kind Of sound wood goes,
KENFIELD & LAMoREAUx.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18

WANTED:-10 men in each state
to travel, distribute samples of our
goods and tack signs. Salary $500
per month; $500 per day for ex-
penses SAUNDERS CO., Depart
ment 2. No. 46 Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, H.,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18
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To be tanned for robes,
overcoats, rugs, ETC., to be
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smooth and moth proof.
We guarantee satisfaction.
Send for circulars, shipping
tags and information.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

Central Presbyterian, Second ave
nue., between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets: Rev. Marion Humphreys, pas
tor. Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Services at 100 p. m. Young Peoples
meeting at Gas p. m. Union services
will be held in the evening at Central
Presbyterian church. Professor FOSs
will give the second part of the lee
ture on The Protestant Reformation.
The services will be in charge of the
Brotherhood.
Aiken Street Union Chapel, South
Rock Island. Junior Christian Endeav
or at $50 p. m. Sunday school at 8 p
NJ. Senior Christian Endeavor at 4 p
N. Rev. Marion Humphreys, pastor.
South Park Chapel, Presbyterian
Elm street and Fifteenth avenue; Rev
w. S. Marquis, pastor.
Broadway Presbyterian, corner o.
| Twenty-third street and Seventh ave
nue.; Rev. w. S. Marquis, pastor. Sun
day school at 9:15 a. m. Services
at 1915 a. m. Union service of Cen
trail and Broadway Presbyterian church
es will be held at Broadway in the
morning. Rev. Marion Humphreys vii
preach on the subject, "The Master:
| Touch
Bethel Presbyterian Chapel, corne
Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue
Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.
United Presbyterian, Third avenue
and Fourteenth street Sunday schoo
at $50 a. IN. Young Peoples societ,
at GAS p. m. Services at 10:45 a. m
and 7:45 p. m. Rev. H. Fl. Brownel
of Monmouth will preach at both sery
ices.
First Methodist, corner Fifth ave
nue. and Nineteenth street: Rev. r. 3
Williams. pastor. Sunday school a
$3.50 a. m. Junior league at $50. Er
worth league at $50 p. m. Service
at 10:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m. Comml
Mon service will be held in the morr
ing. The evening subject will be 9TH
SacTednesS of the Ballot"
L. Spencer Memorial Methodist church
corner Forty-third street and Sevent
avenue; Rev. ". p. Mac Vey, paste
! Epworth League at $50 p. m. Ser,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

Edgewood Baptist church, is giving q
series of Sunday evening sermons ON
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress. The lee
lures are illustrated with stereopticon
views of the scenes in the book.
Open Meeting Held.
The Kate Hill Missionary society )t
the United Presbyterian church held
its annual open meeting last
evening in the church. The reports OF
the secretary and treasurer were read
and were very encouraging and gave
evidence of much progress during the
year. The report of the election q
officers was also given, the election
having been held March ,, and resulted
as follows: President, Miss Mildred
Warnock; vice president, Miss Eliza
beth Margrath; secretary. Miss Tilli'
TOennigeS; treasurer, Miss Nellie
Simpson. \ program consisting of :
vocal solo by Miss Florence Andrews
an organ solo by John Keller, and :
missionary dialogue by 10 members o
the society was well rendered. Afte
refreshments were served and SOcia
time enjoyed a collection amounting tt
$21 was taken for the special mission
airy work of the young women of thu
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
CONCLUDES BUSINESS
OF COURT FOR WEEK
Damage Case Jury Returns Verdict
Evidence in Roberts Divorce
Case is Presented.

Damages in the sum of $3.50 we:e
awarded Fred w. Fraser of Chicago
this morning in the circuit court, in
his suit against the Harper House con-
pany for damages for injuries alleged
to have been sustained in an elevator
accident at the hotel year ago. He
sued to recover $4,000 The plaintiff
was represented by II. A. Weld of this
city, and Hugh II. Hadley of Chicago,
while Searle & Marshall and Sweeney
& Walker represented the defendants.
While the suit was against the Harper
House company, it was contested by
the insurance company which insures
the house against liability for acct
dents.
Judge Gest this morning heard evil
dence in the divorce case of Mrs. Alice
Roberts against Arthur Roberts. The
charge is adultery. The case was talk
en- under adyisement.
A motion for a new trial of his case
against Mayor McCaskrin has been
filed by w. NJ. Dick, through his attor-
ney, o. L. Carlstrom The claim IS
made that it was impossible on short
notice to procure evidence as to the
purpOrted receipt produced by McCasK
rim. Afiidavits are made by r. G. Sum
mers of this city. Mrs. Martha Hawley
of Davenport, and b. S. Park of Gin
ton that the signature of the receipt
is not Mr.. Dicks signature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
Saved Her Sons Life,

The happiest mother in the little
town of Ava, Mo, is Mrs. S. Rupee.
She writes: Zone year ago my son was
down with such serious lung trouble
that our physician was unable to help
him; when, by our druggists advice,
began giving him Dr. Kings New Dis
covery, and l soon noticed improve
ment. / kept this treatment up for a
few weeks, when he was perfectly well
He has worked steadily since at car
penter work DIR. Kings New Discov
cry saved his life Guaranteed best
cough and cold remedy by w. T. Hartz
druggist, 301 Twentieth street. 5t
cents and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
ELECTION is HELD
Rock Island Lodge of EIks
Chooses C.. Dunn as Exalt-
ed Ruler for Coming Year.
CANDIDATES ARE INITIATED
New Members Received and Apple a
tons Acted BODYBUILDING Work
to be Started Soon.

At the regular meeting of Rock ISL
and lodge, No. $50, B. p. o. e., last
evening at the Elks hall, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Exalted Ruler. c. Dunn.
Esteemed Leading Knights. r.
Davis.
Esteemed Loyal Knight-Lyod C.
Lamphere.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight-Ran'
dolph w. Holland.
Secretary-Sam kaufman.
TreaSurer-H. B. Simmon.
Delegate to Grand Lodge. w. Hou
| der.
Alternate-J. C. Dunn.
Trustee for Three Years-James A
Wendell.
| Receive New Members.
The lodge during the evening re
ceived several candidates for member
ship, and acted on applications of 9th
er candidates. The nominations fol-
| the officers were made at the meeting
! March l.
| The Elks building project, for the
erection of three-Story Elks building
on First avenue and Eighteenth street
is now in shape SO that the work viii
be put under way as soon as the wealth
err permits. The details for the Elks
have been placed in charge of a build
ing committee of 10 members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

between Fifth and Sixth avenues Rev.
Ed e. Klimpke, pastor. Sunday school
at 9:l5 a. m. Services at 1880 a. IN.
and 1880 p. m.
Swedish Lutheran, corner Four.
teenth street and Fourth avenue
S. SwCnson, pastor. Services at 10: SO
a. m, and 1880 p. NJ. Sunday school at
9:15 a. m
Zion Swedish Lutheran, 4400 Sew
enth avenue; Rev E. X. Jonson, pas
tor. Services at 10:45 a. m, and 7:4E
p. m. Sunday school at $3.50 a m.
Grace English Lutheran. corner For
tyfOurth street and Seventh avenue
Rev. c. e. Hoffsten. pastor. Services al
10:45 a. m, and 100 p. II. Sunday
school at 9:15 a. M.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic, corner
Second avenue and Fourteenth street.
Dean J.. ]. Quinn, pastor. Mass at
and 1890 a. m. In the evening Dean
J. J. Quinn will speak on st. Patrick's
Day" Vespers at 1870 p. m. Sunday
school at p. m.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic, TWEEN
| ty-eighth street and Fifth avenue.
Rev. J. f. Lockney, pastor. Mass at
s and 1890 a. m. Sunday school at 2
p. m. Vespers at 1880 p. m.
st. Mary's German Catholic, corner
of Fourth avenue and Twenty-second
street; Father Adolph Geyer, pastor.
Mass at and 1890 a. m.
| st. Pauls Belgian Roman Catholic,
Twenty-fourth street and Eighth and-a-
half avenue; Father J. B. Culemans,
pastor. Mass at and 1880 a. m
Sunday school at 2 p. m. Vespers at
p. m.
| Free Methodist church, Ninth ave
nue. and Fifteenth street. Rev. c. NJ.
Stirdivant, pastor. Sunday school at
9:45 a. IN. Preaching at II a. IN. and
s p. m. Class meeting at p m. PRAY
er meeting Thursday evenings at 7:20
Salvation Army barracks. 1909 Sec
ond avenue. Services as follows: Holt
ness meeting at II a. m. Christian
lpraise service at $3.50 p. m. Evening ser
vice at o'clock. Services every ev-
ening at s o'clock. Captain w. Bur
nett and Lieutenant A. Reynolds are
the officers in charge.
Free Swedish Mission, corner oil
Eleventh street and Fifth avenue Sun
day school at $50 a. m. Services al
7:45 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes
day evening at O'Clock.
Christ's Home Mission, 1902 Third
avenue. Services at p. m.
. Y. NJ. c. A. building, corner Third
avenue and Nineteenth street. Boys
meeting at 2:15 p. m. Mems meetin,
at $3.50 p. m.
West End Sunday school, 700 Sixth
street. Sunday school at 2:30 p. N
! Prayer meeting Friday evenings a
1880. w. B. Barker, superintendent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
IN THE CHURCHES.

services in the various churches VIII
De held as follows tomorrow:
Trinity Episcopal church, Nine
teenth street and Sixth avenue; Rev.
Granville II. Sherwood, rector. Serv-
ices at 1870 a. m. 10:45 a. III. and 1880
p. m. Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Trinity chapel, corner Seventh street
and Fourth avenue. Sunday school at
2:30 p. m.
Memorial Christian, corner of Third
avenue and Fifteenth street. Rev.
W. B. Clemmer, pastor. Sunday
school at 9:15 a. m. Y. p. S. c. L. at
$50 p. m. Junior League at 2:30 p. m.
Services at 10:45 a. m. and at 1880 p. m.
,, Morning subject, THE Mission of the
Church" A series of revival meetings
will begin at the evening service. The
| subject will be. In the Beginning,
| God" Special music by chorus choir.
| Baptismal service after sermon.
Second Christian, corner Sixth street
and Thirteenth avenue. Sunday school
at 9:15 a. m; George II. Hull, super.
| intcndent.
| First Baptist, corner Third avenue
and Fifteenth street; Rev. H. w. Reed
! pastor. Sunday school at $50 a. Ill
! Services at 10:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m
Young peoples meeting at $50 p. m
| Swedish Baptist, corner of Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue. Sunday
school at 2:30 p m. Preaching serv
ices at 1915 a. m, and 1870 p. m.
Edgewood Baptist church. 447 Forty
fourth street; Rev. H. B. Hazen, pas
tor. Sunday school at $50 a m. Serv
ices at 1880 a. m. and 1880 p. m
Young Peoples service at $50 p. IN
Morning subject, "The Resurrection O
Jesus, a Natural Act" At the evening
service the pastor will give the SECOND
of series of sermons on Pilgrim;
Progress" illustrated.
Second Baptist chapel, corner o
Tenth street and Sixth avenue. Preach
ing by the pastor, Rev. J. w. Crush
shon, at 1870 a. m, and 1880 p. m
Sunday school at 1890 p. IN. B. Y. 2
U. at $50 p. m.
German Lutheran, corner Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue; Rev. G. A
Mennicke. pastor. Services at 10 a. III
and 1880 p. m
; German Evangelical, Ninth stree
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
Always Keeps Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in His House.

"We would not be without Chamber
iains Cough Remedy. 1t is kept on
hand continually in our home" says
W. w Kearney, editor of the Indepen-
dent, Lowry City, Mo. That is just
what every family should do. When
kept at hand ready for instnat use, a
cold may be checked at the outset and
cured in much less time than after il
has become settled in the system
This remedy is also without peer
for Group in children, and will prevent
the attack when given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse, or even aftel
the croupy cough appears, which car
only be done when the remedy is KEEP
at hand. For sale by all leading drug
Igists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

ices at 1890 a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sun
day school al $50 a m.
German Methodist, corner of Sixth
avenue and Fourteenth street; Rev. w.
c. Schultze, pastor. Services at 10:45
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday school at
9:15 a. m.
Wyman A. NJ. E. Mission. Thirteenth
pastor. Services at II a. M, and 3 p
M, and 1880 p. m. Sunday school at
1880 III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
WOULD STRIKE ROCK
ISLAND AND MOLINE
Army Posts Up Again at
Springfield.

\ bill is now before the Illinois leg
islature that apparently is a duplicate
of the one that was up in that body a
year ago and was lost somewhere in
committee 1t aims to prohibit the
sale of liquor within a mile and a quar-
ter of the boundaries of any United
States army post. If enacted, it will
cause a severe drouth in Rock Island
and Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
in union SERVICE
Broadway and Central Presby-
terrain Churches to Unite
During Pastors Absence.
REVIVAL MEETINGS TO OPEN
Series of EVangeIistic Addresses az
Memorial Christian-ln Other
Congregations.

The Central Presbyterian church and
Broadway Presbyterian church have
joined to hold union services during
the absence of Rev. w. S. Marquis,
pastor of Broadway church The sery-
ices tomorrow morning will be held at
Broadway church. and Rev. Marion
Humphreys will preach on the theme.
The Masters Touch The evening
service will be held at the Central
church and DR. c. w. Foss will deliver
the second of his lectures on The
Protestant Reformation The services
will be in charge of the Brotherhood
and there will be special musical num-
bers. The Young Peoples society will
also join in union services at the Cen
tral church at Gas, but Sunday school
will be held i'll each church at the
usual time.
Begin Revival Services.
Beginning tomorrow evening Il SC.
ries of revival services will be given
at the Memorial Christian church,
which viii be conducted by the pastor,
Rev. w. &. Clemmer. The theme to-
morrow evening will be. "In the Begin
ming, God" and special music will be
given by a large chorus choir under
the direction of Mrs. f. w. Reimers.
| Song Service at Grace Lutheran.
At the evening service at Grace
Lutheran church tomorrow, d
song service will be given by the
church choir assisted by outside tai
ent The pastor, Rev. c. E. Hoffster
will give a short address.
At the First Methodist.
The brotherhood of the First Meth
odist church will have charge of the
evening services tomorrow and follow
ing is the program arranged for the
service:
Organ Voluntary-Miss Bessie Noft
SKIER.
Hymn. No. 400.
Prayer
Anthem.
RESPONSIVE reading.
Violin solo. "Cavatina''-Miss SelIh;
: Stolley, Davenport
Hymn, No. 240.
, Vocal duet. Lead Kindly Light
d. w. Cornell and Miss Bertha Jonas
sen.
Short address, "The Sacredness >
, the BallOt"-Rev. r. b. Williams.
; Violin solo. "Legende"-Miss StOlley
Vocal solo, Rock of Ages ID. W
COnnell.
, Hymn, No. $50.
/ Benediction.
: At the First Baptist.
5 Rev. II. w Reed. pastor of the Firs
I Baptist church will preach on tn
2 theme. "Christ's First Years Preacl
: ing" tomorrow morning at the church
/ This is the second in the series of Sc
mons reproduced from the lectures o
/ The Life of Christ given at tn
t mems meetings at the Y. NJ c. A.
Rev. Mr.. Reed.
Sermons ON "PilSrim's Progress"
+ Rev. H. B. Hazen, pastor of tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
Speaks at PIow Shop,

w. NJ. Dick announced today that
his next meeting will be at the Rock
Island Pillow company's factory, where
he will speak Monday noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

German Lutheran, corner Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue; Rev. c. A
Mennicke, pastor. Services at 10 a. IN
and 1880 p. m.
German Evangelical, Ninth stree
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
Fine Idea of Civil Service.
Deserving by Hundreds.

The hundreds of former McCaskrin
adherents all over the city that have
deserted him and are meeting his ap,
proaches for more votes and his cam.
paisn of self-praise and abuse of 9th.
ers, with cries of hot air is PROVING
a distinctive feature of the campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Twenty-third street, between Seventh
and Ninth avenues. Services at 1915
a. m. Sunday school follows morning
service. Reading rooms in church edi-
fee open daily except Sunday from
to ) p. III. Topic, Matter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
IS RISING RAPIDLY
The Political Temperature De-
veloped During the Pres
ent Week.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Citizens and Republicans Working
Hard-The McCaskrin Idea of
Civil Service.

A distinct rise in the political tenn
perature has been manifest during the
week a tendency that will without
doubt become even more apparent as
the campaign progresses.
Events have been rapidly shaping
themselves in the last few days and
after next Monday, when the time for
filing nominating petitions expires, the
battle will be on in earnest. Public
meetings will be held day and night
in various parts of the city.
Democratic encouragement.
The democratic nominees for alder
men, John Holzhammer in the First
ward, Henry c. Webbing in the Second
w. c. Maucker in the Third. Valentine
Dauber in the Fourth, William Trefz
and James Van Arsdel in the Fifth. and
c. c. Wilson in the Sixth, are working
hard and meeting with encouragement
everywhere. There is every indication
that full city and township democratic
tickets, had they been nominated, would
have met with similar cOmmendatiOn.
In the absence of q democratic city
ticket, the one put up by the Citizens
Nonpartisan association is putting forth
every effort to become a strong factor
in the race. The campaign publication
of the association made its appearance
today and was delivered to every part
of the city gratuitously. 1t is known
as The Citizen.
The republican party is beating the
bushes and leaving nothing undone TO
hold the party in line.
While Peanut Dick has captured the
appelation of independent" to desis-
nate his candidacy, petitions for the
McCaskrin-made ticket announce that
it will be known as the independent
voters" ticket
Fine Idea of Civil Service.
The campaign has progressed even
now far enough to show that the pres
ent mayor, despite all his talk about
civil service, is showing the existence
of the worst kind of a political machine
in the exhibit that is paraded of city
employees circulating his petitions
Practically every man regularly en-
ployed by the city, outside of street
laborers, has become a bearer of d pc
tition, though a number are i'll open re
bellion, and even threaten resignation
The use of public buildings to advance
the present mayors candidacy is an.
other distinctly McCaskrinistic phase
of the campaign.
DESERVING by Hundreds.
The hundreds of former McCaskrir
adherents all over the city that have
deserted him and are meeting his ap
prOaches for more votes and his cam
paisn of self-praise and abuse of 9th
ers, with cries of hot air. is provin.
a distinctive feature of the campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
QUEEN ARRIVES.
Wilhelmina Will Receive Dele
gates to the Peace Congress
At the House in the Woods "
Near The Hague.
THE MEETING OF 1899.
1t Was Held i'm This Same
Royal HabitatiOn.
The Inaugural Address Is De-
livered by the President.

The Hague, June 24.-Queen Will
helmina arrived here privately from
Castle Loo and drove in a closed car
rage from the railroad station to the
royal palace. passing through the Hall
of Knights. She will remain here only
two days and will receive the delegates
to the peace conference at the house
in the woods" a royal villa situated
about one and one-half miles from The
Hague. The International peace con-
ference of 1899 met in this villa.
The third committee of the interna-
tional peace conference met at 10
o'clock this morning in the Hall of
knights behind closed doors. General
Horace Porter, Brigadier General B.
Davis, Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry,
w. /. Buchanan and James Brown
Scott were present.
a short inaugural speech, saying that
his appointment was due not to an
honor to him personally, but to Italy,
which was the cradle of international
law and which had adopted the most
liberal and broadest in the legisla ton
regarding warefare on the seas. He
pointed out the importance of the
problems submitted to the committee,
chiefly those relating to the private
property of belligerents, converting
merchants ships into warships, the
treatment of belligerent ships in the
harbors of neutrals and the laying of
mines at sea.