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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12

of candidates while occupying present
official positions.
The argumentative character of
your letter does not require reply. 1t
may, however, fairly be open to ques-
ton whether past criticisms upon
candidates to which you refer in your
letter had the effect of strengthening
any cause, or whether any official
whom you assume thus to have aided,
received any benefit therefrom.
These matters do not concern the
commission nor in the judgment of a
majority of the members, does the
candidacy of any man justify political
activities in the manner suggested by
you in the position of chief clerk of
the state land Office
The fact that such position is an
appointiVe one, not under the civil
service has also been considered.
Under the civil service law, you
would not be permitted to enter into
such contests. If, then, you publicly
criticise candidates as proposed, it
must appear a leave of absence re-
quested by you, for that purpose, is
granted with the consent and approx
al of the commission which has APP
pointed you, The present commits
countable for your public declarations
on such subjects as the members in
dividually feel able to express their
own judgment of men and measures
when called upon to do SO.
AS you say, you have relieved us
from occupying a false position by
rendering your resignation. While
regretting that our pleasant relations
in the past are thus severed, we have,
after careful consideration, accept
ed your resignation to take effect i'm
according to your re-
quest. Mr. Gilbert, of the commits !
sion, does not concur in this action
and has filed statement, copy Of
which is herewith handed you.
General Gilbert's statement calls |
for further brief explanation in or
der that no misunderstanding might |
be had of the position taken by the /
of the commissioners.
No resignation or involuntary sepa i
ration has been requested or forced
as therein implied The propriety of
the commission giving leave OF abb
sence at state expense to an employe
who desires to make speeches for or
against any candidate before the pri-
maries must make the appointing of
icials responsible for such actions
irrespective of any question of ethics,
nor is it believed it will discourage
lonest public discussion for the COM
mission to declare that such employe
living in the second congressional
district cannot with propriety enter a
campaign in the eleventh district, I'M
Ter such circumstances unless the
commission is willing to answer for
ais acts therein.
The distinction between civil serv-
ce positions and those exempted by
aw does not in the opinion of the ma
ority of the commission change the
situation excepting in so far as to
place a legal prohibition in the one !,
case and a personal liability of the
officers in the other
Very truly yours,
]. A. Frear, Secretary of State,
A. H. Dahl, State Treasurer.
Commissioners of state lands.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
PROBLEM OF CASH
BOTHERS BRYAN
LOOKING FOR WHEREWITHAL TO
RUN AN EFFECTIVE CAM
PAlGN
MOST OF THE 100000 DEEMED
NECESSARY MUST COME
FROM THE MASSES.

F'airNleW, Lincoln, aug. 81 ne
money WIN winch 10 conduct the DEM
ucrauc campo. gn was the momenrous
question unuer discussion at f'alryleW
yesterday. II nas Jeen Iully realized
thai properly conducted campaign
requires adequate Iunds 10 pay ieglh
mate expenses. out the question OIL
VINO IS 70 put the money Is the one
when has Deen the SUBJECT Oh more
or less discussion ever since the nom
nations az Denver were made.
Whue II Is admitted that from t.
number OF sources ino1viduaI contr-
buttons OF considerable size VIII -
made, the decision has been reached
that the bulk OF the fund is expected
10 come from the masses. The SUM u
NOT less than 100000 is regarded nee
essary to meet the expenses o. the
campaign.
The matter was talked over a.
length by -Mr. Bryan with former sen,
ator PeLt4grew OF South DAKOTA, mem
Der OF The nnauce committee, and WIN
Governor haskell OF Oklahoma, treas
urer OF the democratic national com
mIttee. A decision was reached
that the finance committee shoula
meet in Chicago next Monday and al
once enter upon the work OF organl
zation and Of pertecting plans for
raising the necessary means for tbs
campaign.
Mr. PetugreW came to FairyieW dl
rect from New York, where he had
conference with democratic leaders,
and he declares that New York Is
ceftai6Iy democratic this year
AS a result of PecUgrew's visit 1t
was disclosed that Bryan contem-
plates a change in his program. The
plan now is that following his speech
at Topeka he will proceed direct 10
Mitchell, S. D., at which place he will
deliver an address August 20. The toi-
lowing day will be spent in Sioux taiiz
and from there he viii go to ST, Pau,
where he will speak on the 51st. On
September End Bryan will speak al
the Nebraska state fair at Lincoln.
Kern Sees Bright Prospects.
Chicago, Aug. 8.-Declaring that
the prospects for a democratic victory
were never more bright in presl-
Dental campaign, John w, Kern,
democratic vice presidential cand1
date, was an unexpected visitor yes
terday afternoon at the democratic
national committee headquarters
which were formally opened at the An,
ditorium Annex by National Chairman
Mack After a two-hour conference
with Mr. Mack, Mr. Kern left for
Charles CITY, Ia, where he will ad-
dress Chautauqna meeting today.
Before his departure he contided that
his speech of acceptance at his ti6ti'
fication in indianapolis wound as a
matter of precedent be much briefer
than Bryan's speech at Lincoln
Coincident with the opening of the
headquarters of the committee, Cong
ressman James Lloyd of Missouri.
chairman of the democratic congress
ional committee, selected headQua1'-
tiers for his committee in the Audi
forum Annex. Lloyd says the outlook
is bright for the election of a demo
cratic congress.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
MOTHER SUICIDES ON
ACCOUNT OF SONS DISGRACE

WapeIlo, Ia, Aug. S.-Mrs. r. R.
Mewhirter, a resident of Cairo, Ia,
was found dead at her home yester-
day. 1t is thought that she COM
mitted suicide because of grief over
the sentencing of her son to the pen
itentiary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
ANOTHER STIFF
FINE FOR REBATlNe

Chicago, Aug. S.-The Santa F.
road was fined $1,000 by Judge Be
thea in the United States court yes
terday on plea of guilty of the
charge of rebating. The rebate coz
sisted in paying a rebate for local
manufacturing concern on its line. A
bonus of $4,000 was offered, to be
paid in freight as shipped. Out OF
S22. 600 freight charges paid by the
company, it received $1,000 of its
bonus. 1t is held that such trans
action is in effect a rebate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Corners Cotton Supply.

Nes York, Aug. THE entire sup
ply of cotton stored in New York city
and vicinity available for delivery on
contract has been cornered by J. l..
Livermore. the young broker, who
last May made more than So 100000
in corner Oh the July option.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
COWBOY Killed.

Sterling. III. Aug Miles Newton
of Normandy. an. eleven year old boy.
while herding cattle fell from his
horse and was instantly killed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Rrxa,. Ticket in Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Aug. S.-The Bryan
league of Pennsylvania yesterday de-
cided TO put an independent ticket IN
the field under the name of Bryan
for the coming presidential election
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Russian Statesman Dies.

Rome, Aug. S.-Marquis Di Rudruni,
who at various times had held the
positions of premier, minister OF in
terror and minister of foreign affairs
is dead. aged 60.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Yaoui indians STAY.

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. s.-Thirteen
persons. members of three families,
have been killed by Yaqui Indians
near Montezuma. Sexico- Rnnchers
have gather4d at Nmintoreo mine
to resist the Qndiana X
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Bow prow. s in Lake.

Chetek. Wis. Aug. S.-Max, the s.
year-old sen of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
drowned in Lake Chetek.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
Enolne Went over ENHANCEMENT.

Imboden, Ark.--Three persons were
killed, four mail clerks badly injured
and a number of passengers slightly
bruised when the engine pulling San
Francisco passenger train No. 206
was derailed twelve miles east of
here. The engine dashed over a
twelve-foot embankment, pulling the
mail, baggage and smoking cars with
it. The gas tank in the mail car ex-
ploded and the mail car with all It's
mail, was burned. A party Of sailors
put out a fire which started In the
baggage car. and the baggage was
saved
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DlscoRD AMONG OFFICIALS.
Former Ministers of Sultan Now Ac.
cusing Each Other.

Constantinople. Discord regns
among the former ministers and pal
zee officials detailed at the ministry
Of war. Men Dough Pasha, former
minister of the interior, is at logger
heads with Tahsin Pasha, the sultan's
former secretary, who reproached him
with not having adopted his advice
three months ago to solicit the sultan
to grant amnesty to political prison
ers., The secretary, who is suffering
from acute melancholia, replies that
1t were better to have died than to
witness the present state OF affairs.
Kellhi Pasha, who was recently dis
missed as inspector of military
schools, is also reported to be pris-
oner at the ministry of war, half de-
mented and constantly requesting a
revolver with which to end his life.
To this request the response was
made that he must live and render to
the nation an account of his doings
He has contributed $4,000 toward q
fund to purchase two cruisers to be
named after the heroes of the revo-
luton.
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down from the eldest of one family IN
'he eldest OF the next through FIVE
generations, until now the bulk of the
vast accumulations rests with Mrs
Mary Elizabeth Jones.
Mrs. Jones Is the daughter of
Charles Hewlett Jones and of Eliza.
beth Oracle Gardiner. She was born
July b, 1854, and was married to DR..
Oliver Livingston Jones, her cousin,
when she was 10. They have six chill.
dren, two daughters and four sons.
In summer, and in fact at intervals
during the winter, the family live in
the old Jones manor house, at Cold
Spring Harbor, l.. /. There is nothing
ornate or especially striking about
this country home of the woman who
is perhaps the richest of her sex in
America. 1t is simply large, we'll
built mansion of the later colonial
style of architecture. of which it is one
of the best examples in this country.
The rather battered surrey, driven
by the son of the owner of the "hackin'
business" at Cold Spring Harbor,
stopped in front of the main entrance
to the mansion and remained there
during the hour and more that the re-
porter was talking to Mrs. Jones.
The richest woman in America was
gowned quite simply in something
light blue. comfortable and well worn.
A diamond ring or so, with the stones
set in the fashion of generation ago,
sparkled on her fingers. Her almost
white hair was combed straight back
from her forehead, with just a slight
puff to relieve its severity In her girl
hood Mrs. Jones must have been very
beautiful; she is handsome in her mid
die age. But her chief charm and at
traction now is her quick, clear-cut
manner of speaking, and her large,
dark eyes, which look straight at one
while she talks. She is woman of ex-
traordinary strength of mind and char.
acter, and it takes but moments
acquaintance to understand why the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
SHAH PRISONER
OF TR|BESMEN
Virtually in the Hands Of Fighting
Men Summoned to Teheran to
Protect the Throne.
When Shah Is Unable to Comply With
Their Extravagant Demands for
Money, the Tribesmen Threaten
to Plllage the Town.

st. Petersburg Special dispatches
received here from Teheran. give a
tragic-comic description of the posi-
ton of the shah of Persia, who is vir-
tually a prisoner in the hands of wild
tribesmen summoned to Teheran to
protect the throne against the revolu.
tionists, but who have become ,
greater menace to the monarch than
his other foes. The tribesmen are ex.
travagant In their demands for money,
which the shah is unable to grant and
they threaten to destroy the palace
and pillage Teheran. The $250,000 Sc
cured from the Russian bank recently
as loan on the crown jewels OF Per
sia already is exhausted. General
Liakhoff's cossacks are unable to
make any Roadway against the tribes
men, who have refused to permit tho
shah to leave the camp at Babe Shaks
for Saltanabad, where the harem Is
now staying. Famine is reported to
be imminent in southern Persia and
this promises to bring about crisis
In political affairs in the autumn.
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STEAMER BURNS AT Dock
EIGHT PASSENGERS PERISH
Fire Occurred at Night, Those Who
Escaped Leaplns Into Water and
Being Picked Up by Boats.

st. Paula special to the Pioneer
Press from Winnipeg, Manitoba
says:
The steamer Premier. Captain Stew.
ems. was burned to the waters edge
at Warren Landing. the northern ter
minus of Lake Winnipeg, on Thurs.
day morning. Six passengers and two
of the crew lost their lives.
Docks and other buildings in the
vicinity were also destroyed. The
fire started in the engine room OF the
hold during the night and spread
with frightful rapldlty.
The Premier left Selltirk for tho
north on Monday morning with pas
sengers and crew to the number OF
thirty-eight. About twenty We're sleep
ing on board when the fire broke out.
When the cry of are" was raised.
those who escaped did so In scanty
attire by jumping overheard, when
they either swan to shore or were
picked up by boats.
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granted Maj. Jones, in 1890, as com.
pensation for services rendered, a
commission to cruise against Spanish
property. At any rate, the privateer-
ing business did not last long, but was
immensely profitable while it did. 1t
was considered a legitimate business
in those days.
Among the many well-known and
famous families who are related to the
richest woman in America and her hus-
band are the Willetts of Flushing; the
Van Wycks of Flatlands prominent in
the colonial wars); DR.. Valentine Mott
the great surgeon; the Underhills, IA
nous mariners the Remsens, who in
termarried with the De Peysters and
the Livingstons; the Tangier Smiths
(whose ancestor was governor of Tan
Cornells, the Weekses, the Living
stons (who were among the aristoc.
racy when New Amsterdam was a vii
lage) the GARDENERS, who were and are
the lords of Gardeners Island the
Scudders, the Hewletts and scores be-
side. They are also related to the Fol-
som family, of which Mrs. Grover
Cleveland is a member.
Such is the woman, her family past
and present.
No international Marriages.
About the last words that closed the
reporters interview with Mrs. Jones
was his query whether any of her fam
lily had made or were likely to make
any international marriages, and thus
transfer some of the Jones millions
to bolster up decayed nobility.
I'VE certainly have not, and | don't
think we are likely TO-" she answered
emphatically. I'VE are Americans,
and are proud of It, Our wealth lies
here, and here it will stay so long as
God Wills TO keep 1t in our hands
had rather be plain American WON.
an, as | am, than the queen of any
country under the sun"
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| geniture and entail. These English
laws, however, could not be followed
in this country, as the statutes are
against such procedure. With us,
however, it has become a sort of fam
lily understanding.
THE Jones estate or property has
passed directly through five genera
lions in unbroken descent to its pres
ent holders. On my mothers side
am descended from Lion Gardiner, the
first proprietor of GARDENERS Island.
John Lyon Gardiner, the twelfth pro
prietor married Elizabeth Coralie
Jones. My maiden name was Jones, so
when | married DR.. Oliver Livingston
Jones / didn't have to change my
name"
The visitor being somewhat of a
connoisseur in colonial furniture could
not help commenting on some of the
splendid pieces of old mahogany in
the room where he was sitting. This
led Mrs. Jones to take him from one
room to another on the ground floor.
"All this old furniture has been in
the family for generations. OF coI%e
we have some that is new, but the old
is too beautiful and too well built TO be
put aside. I see no reason why it
should not be beautiful and serviceable
still hundred years from now" Mrs.
Jones remarked. 81 am fond of good
pictures, too" she went on. "a good
many of these paintings are inheri-
tances from my father and those be-
fore him who had some taste in art,
and some / have bought because |
liked them rather than because they
we're done by famous artists
Mrs. Jones was disinclined to talk
specifically about the details of the
various holdings which make up her
own vast possessions in New York and
throughout the United States. She ac-
knowledged that her husband and her
self were interested in almost every
branch OF industry to greater or less
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Woman shackled to eedpos,.

Bisbee, Arizona.-The authorities
have been advised that there is no
law under which the deportation Of
Mrs. Wardwell, the leper, to the leper
colony of Molokai can be ordered.
Mrs. Wardwell, who is in quarantine
at Tombstone, has become raving
maniac and is kept shackled to bed
post. Her husband, General Ward
well, aged So years, is very weak from
an operation for cancer. Governor
Kibbey will be asked to pardon ALBERT
Cole, brother of Mrs. Wardwell, who
IS serving term in prison, in order
that he may care for the aged couple.
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PARKER TO THE RESCUE.
Former Presidential G. MEDIATE Aids
in Stopping Runaway.


San Luis Obispo, Cai.---Judge Alton
B. Parker of New York brought first
aid Sunday afternoon in what was al
most fatal runaway
While A, U. Mills, wife and daugh.
ter of this city, and David Oliver, a
school director of San Francisco, and
daughter were riding in surrey the
team became frightened at an APP
preaching automobile and ran away.
The surray was overturned and Mr..
Oliver and daughter and Miss Mills
were caught underneath. Mr.. and
Mrs Mills were thrown clear of the
tangle, but Mr.. Mills grabbed the
reins, and after the surrey had been
dragged 100 yards with It's pinionsd
captives, succeeded in checking the
runaway team Just as Judge Parker
and Delaney Nicoll, also of New
York, whirled up the road in an auto
mobile
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originated by the founder of the family
- america, Maj Thomas Jones our
poney mas been to lease the lands we
own ior terms of years and 70 kaen
"n '.,g the surplus income"
o, NV large an estate have YOU here
'oou' 'ne manor house?"
don't know the exact number ~
acres cut l own for two miles nearly
all around it," ""'' y
This would mean that tho ,ords =,
rectly adjoining the manor sorss
grounds form what In real estate mar.
rance would be called a "parce, ~
ground which would contain about
PIX square miles. Now, a square mile
mas Just GAO acres. 1t Is almost i'm.
possible to buy an acre of ground in
.ne western part of Long Island now.
auays. Practically every inch of even
sne oarrenest of plains has been
snapped up by real estate companies
ana is being sold off at from $3.50 IN
Sl'ooV lot. The six square miles of
,and that Mrs. Jones owns about her
nome In Cold Spring Harbor. If Il could
De bought would be snapped nm in "a
hours at the average price of 81 600 an
acre AT this figure the value of that
600. "f'VoV''
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struggle for Mastery of Pacific.

Christ Church, New Zealand.--The
newspapers here cordially welcomed
the arrival in New Zealand waters OF
the American Atlantic fleet. The
Christ Church Press, in an article on
the subject OF the visit OF the Meet,
declares that the conclusion Of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance was only a
Temporary expedient to secure peace,
and processes to see in the future a
struggle for the mastery in the Pa.
cific, in which the United States and
Great Britain will be natural allies
against the far eastern forces.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
SULTAN CLAIMS CREDIT.
Says the New Constitution Was Re.
suit Of His Work.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES regular FRI.
day selamlik, or the going of the sui
tan to say his prayers. to the beauti-
full white mosque just outside the con-
fines of the Yildiz kiosk was OBJ
served last Friday by the chiefs OF
all the foreign diplomatic missions.
After the ceremony the diplomats
were received in audience by the sui
tan, who had with him the grand
vizier and Tewfik Pasha, the foreign
minister. His majesty gave the for
eign representatives further assur-
ances OF his good intentions and re-
iterated his firm resolve to maintain
integrally the new constitution, which
he declared to be his own work
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First Bank Of Wonder in Hands Of
Receiver.

Reno, Nev.--Judge Orr on Friday
morning declared the Wonder Bank
& Trust company Of Wonder to be In
solvent after listening to testimony
given by Bank Examiner Wildes. The
liabilities amount to more than $780,
600; the face value of the assets was
over $4,000. However, the actual as
sets, according to the examiner, are
but $6,5S7G2. The Wonder bank was
the first bank in that camp during It's
halycon days. Mine owners and BUSH
ness men of Wonder are the only
losers.
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Want HaIf a Million.

Fairview, Lincoln, Neb.-The
wherewithal with which to conduct
the Democratic campaign was the
momentous question under discussion
at Fairview on Friday 1t had been
fully realized that properly con-
Quoted campaign requires adequate
funds to pay the legitimate expenses,
but the question of who is to put up
the money is one which has been the
subject OF more or less discussion
ever since the nominations at Dem
yer were made. At least 100000 Is
regarded as necessary to meet ex--
penses Of the campaign
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lNTeANcE TAM Hall

uui.ed States. She owns property in
a' Oh them now and each year gets
T sa'er 10 realization of her ambition.
Nh. ae other day she had a controversy
or sn 'he city of New York about the
T. "uership of the sunken meadows up
- ,ue East river. They are estimated
~ Oe worth 100000. The grant to
an A. Jones family goes back to Queen
,a,u "e' SO 1t is likely Mrs. Jones will
's'aln possession.
Founder of the Family.
Tue foundations of her vast fortune
oa Sie lald by Maj. Thomas Jones, who
Ira, ie from Strabane in the kingdom OF
MIA, 'anu and settled with his young
pa Due near what is now called Oyster
s,, .' L. l., in 1893. He brought with
saa a comfortable fortune, won on the
v, aa through privateering privileges
Ia 41'eu him by James H., whose cause
Ro,s Ousht for in the battle of the
ue This fortune has been handed