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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
AFFIRM DECISION
IN FAMOUS CASE

Ottawa, H., Nov 21.-The appellate
court yesterday affirmed the decision
of the lower court in the case of the
100000 Judgment secured against
Chicago by the Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
Chicago & st. Louis railway as re-
suit of damages to its property during
the strike and rioting of 1894 made
memorable by clash of federal auth
GRITTY represented by the late Presi-
dent Cleveland, and the state author
ity championed by the late Governor
Altgeld. The company brought suit
against the city for $4,000 damages.
The plaintiff took change of venue
from Cook county, and the case was
tried in Dupage county, where, the
trial lasting from May l to August 26,
1905, verdict of 100000 was re-
turned in favor of the plaintiff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
KILLED MUskRATS.
Two Hunters Given Long Jail SEN
fences.

Thompson, Ia, Nov 21.-Properly
the heaviest sentences ever imposed
by a justice court in Iowa were hand
ed to two well known residents OF
this place, and unless clemency is ex-
tended the men will have to serve two
years and one month each in Jail for
violation of the game laws.
The two men were arrested by Dep
uty Game Warden Green, who found
in their possession 125 muskrat hides.
The animals had been trapped for
their fur, which finds ready market
at good prices. This is the closed sea.
son on muskrats, as the animals are
not through breeding, and the laws
are aimed to afford protection at this
time.
After trial and conviction on
twenty-five counts sentence was inn
posed ON each count, amounting in all
to twenty-five months each, or one
month on each count. A fine of $384.65,
including costs, was also assessed, and
the men were committed to jail.
The state game wardens were active
and alert, and the laws are being more
strictly enforced than ever before.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
FEDERATION HAS
FAITH IN GOMPERS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EDUCATION.
PROPOSAL TO ERECT BUILDING
AT WASHINGTON is
ADOPTED.

| Denver, Col, Nov. 21.-There has
at no time since the opening of the
convention of the American fedora
ton of labor been any doubt thai
President Gompers was not in com
plete control, but it was thought pos
sible that part of his report might be
materially amended, or his political
course condemned. The report was
before the convention a day and d
half, and although for while there
was vigorous discussion of some OF
it's contents, the report was adopted
yesterday afternoon, and Gompers was
thereby fully endorsed. All the OLD
officers will be reelected today, with
the possible exception of Vice Pres
ident Daniel Keefe, and even he may
again be elected.
1t is reported that the miners have
decided to support Keefe, and they
have the largest vote of any union in
lCOuV0HLIOu
Delegate Lewis of the miners, on
behalf of the convention, presented to
Gompers handsome silver loving
cup and to Mrs. Gompers diamond
ring. Gompers was overcome by the
good will of the delegates, coming as
it did, at the end of hard fight, and
could scarcely control his feeling as
he thanked the convention
Among the resolutions adopted, one
instructs the executive council to ap
point committee to investigate the
industrial education in this country
and abroad and to report to the next
convention.
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed commencing the efforts of Presi
dent Roosevelt in behalf of the con
servation of the natural resources.
A recommendation, that the fedora
ton erect a building suitable for its
uses at Washington, D. c., was adopt
led.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
BIC GRAB GAME
IS LUMBER TARIFF
DISCUSSION BEFORE CONGRESS
SIGNAL COMMITTEE.

Washington, Nov 21.-'Universa.
grab game was the appellation Civ
en- tariff by Representative Chang
Clark of Missouri yesterday at the
hearing before the ways and means
committee on the tariff schedule fol-
wood and wood manufacturers The
administration policy for the preser
walton of forests figured largely in
the argument.
Several lumbermen said they want
ed the protective tariff on lumber be
cause other articles are protected by
the law. This called forth the term
grab" from Clark. Representative
Boutell of Illinois asserted in defense
of the protective tariff, that the gov
eminent must secure $3O0,0OO,O00 OF
revenue and that, as a result, some
industries must be protected.
That free trade for lumber would
tend to prevent the devastation oil
American timber land was the opin
ion expressed by Clark, who said il
did not matter if Canada devastated
her forests. Boutell argued that
American forests would have to sup
ply the lumber for both countries il
the Canadian forests are devastated
and suggested that some broader
scheme than the tariff should be
adopted for re-foresting the United
States and Canada.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES
LOST IN EXPLOSION
NEW YORK STREET TORN up
WoRKMEN AND PAssERs-RY
BURIED IN DEBRIS.
WOMAN AND THREE CHILDREN
SWEPT DOWN BENEATH THE
WREckAGE.

New York. Nov. 21-Twenty-five
persons are believed to have lost
their lives in an explosion of gas
which tore up great section of
Gold street, Brooklyn, yesterday. 1t
is definitely known that Is persons
were buried under hundreds of tons
of earth and timber thrown into the
air by the explosion and 10 more per-
sons are reported missing. The ex-
act number of dead will not be de-
termined until today, because of the
great mass of debris under which
the bodies are buried. The explosion
occurred in a so foot deep excavation
made in Gold street, where a water
main was being laid. The gas main
recently sprung a leak and in some
manner unknown spark came in
contact with the escaping gas yes
terday Immediately there was ter
rife explosion that lifted the surface
of the street for half a block in both
QlF6CJlOuS dIiu uuilCu ult 7, pofihS
stones and debris into the air.
The 1oosened earth and debris had
fallen into the excavation burying a
score of lahorers who were at work
when the accident happened. A wo-
man and three children were almost
opposite the excavation when the
earth crumbled under their feet and
they were swept down into the hole
under the tons of wreckage. The
other children were on the opposite
side of the street when the sidewalks
caved in and they lost their lives.
Samuel Trout, foreman of the gang
of laborers who were laying the
water main, was near the woman and
three children, who lost their lives
He rushed forward as he felt the
street tremble from the explosion in
an endeavor to save them, but he too
was drawn into the death hole and
his body roasted to a cinder.
Only four of the men working IN
the excavation escaped.
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egraph for handling of trains The
association declares the telephone has
many advantages over the telegraph.
coHLEss CORN THE LATEST.
Illinois Farmer Believes He Has Made
Valuable Eiscovery

Valuable discovery.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov 22.--Now it
is the cobless corn. One year ago TT.
]. Sconce and Mayor Garlough of Yer
million county purchased quantity
of seed corn in Indiana. In the ship
ment was a freak ear, which, instead
of the ordinary cob, was composed OF
a core of husk, the grains being neatly
wrapped upon the soft foundation, like
peas in ped.
Mr.. ScOnce was impressed with the
novelty of the find, and decided to
plant all the kernels on the freak ear.
To his surprise, the ears produced
this fall were found to be exact pro-
auctions of the single ear.
Mr. Sconce has decided to plant
more of the corn next year, and will
endeavor to improve it. He believes
that there is more to it than freakish-
ness. The ears produced this year
yielded as much corn as those pro-
vided with cob, while the kernels
were large and solid. The ears were
we'll filled, kernels even growing
among the silk. The freak ears were
placed on exhibition at a country
fair at Sidell and attracted much at
tention among the farmers. They are
greatly interested in the experiment.
AS a result of this discovery the corn
cob may disappear
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

Wausau- The saloon Of Hans WICK
was entered and $27 stolen.
Racine-Mr. and Mrs. Peter Prua
ent, ST., celebrated the nftieth ami,
versary of their wedding. They have
lived here the entire half century
Beloit-The Women's Federation OF
clubs will have a tag day in behalf 0.
the public school enterprise. They
will also manage the city street cars
that day.
Wausaukee-J. B. Wood of Amberg,
proprietor of the Wood hotel at that
place, was found dead in bed by his
wife. Heart disease is supposed to
have been the cause.
Whitehall-Grandma Benson, aged
103 years, is dead. She would have
been 104 years old had she lived un
til March 16 next.
Sheboygan-Mrs. Esther Laugnrel
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. P. A. Bennett, aged ~.
Green Bay-John Willoquette, aged
about 65 years, was run over and
killed by a Northwestern passenger
train while he was picking up coal
the north yards He resided at Du~
Creek.
La Crosse-Resolutions favoring the
imposing of a / mill special tax for
park and driveway purposes were
adopted at massmeeting addressed
BY John E. Nolen, a New York lane
scape artist.
Monroe-A broken spring on
brake beam is supposed to have
caused the derailment of two
coaches Of westbound Milwaukee
road passenger train. No one was
injured.
OconomoWoc-A party of surveyors,
with T. C. Mullen of Milwaukee, en-
gineer in charge, are here surveying
for the electric line projected from
Milwaukee to Beaver Dam. Inc
party is working eastward.
La Crosse-Mr and Mrs. John Jung
pioneers of this city. will celebrate
the fitch anniversary Of their mar
riage. Mrs. Jung is IS years old and
was born and raised in this county
Mr.. Jung is a retired harnessmaker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
BIG ADVANCE IN
FREIGHT RATES
TRANscoNTINENTAL LINES ADD
TEN CENTS TO FORMER
SCHEDULES.

Sacramento, Nov. 21--Shippers in
Sacramento are alarmed by the an
nouncement that the Southern Pacific
| company and the other transcontinen-
al railroad lines have decided to adj
vance east-bound rates on California
products ten cents hundred pounds.
Some among them were not aware
that such an arbitrary raise was even
contemplated and were surprised that
movement On the part of the rail
roads so revolutionary was so little
known. This lack of information is due
in measure to the fact that although
the law requires that new schedules
must be posted for thirty days before
going into effect there is nothing to
compel the railroads to notify the
shippers of the change.
Not only Sacramento but all Cali
fornia is exercised over the announce
ment and the railroads will have a
| fight on their hands before the ship
pers of the state finish with them. An
organized movement to fight for the
being fathered by the California Traf-
fic association, the headquarters of
which are in San Francisco. 1t is the
purpose of the association to call a
conference in San Francisco of the
representatives of the Chambers of
Commerce of Los Angeles, Fresno,
San Jose and Sacramento and the
packers and shippers of San Francisco
to protest against the advance and to
devise some means to combat it.
100000 Added to Revenues.
Los Angeles, November 22.-Ten
miEion dollars year will be added to
| the freight revenues of the railroads
| by the increase in westbound freight
rates which become effective January
| /, according to the estimate of Fred
P. Gregson, traffic manager of the AS
ISOLATED Jobbers of Los Angeles.
Gregson has just received the new
tariff, which is issued by the Trans
continental Freight bureau.
About rs per cent of all the rates
have been changed" said Gregson
| after going through the tariff. "One
item which might work hardship on
our foundrymen and some manufacture
ers is the rate ON certain kinds OF
| iron, which has been raised from rs
cents to so cents and on which the
rate is the same on the unfinished as
on the finished product. Live poultry
in carload lots is raised from 81 to
1920 a hundred. Boots and shoes
are raised from $3.50 to $275, plaster
from 81 to So ton, while hardware
and structural iron men are touched
up all along the line. Plumbers sup
plies, building hardware, drugs and
chemicals, glassware, electrical ma
chinery and many other items are
raised
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
LOOKOUT FOR
P|CKPOCKETS
.eware of pickpockets today.

Beware of pickpockets today.
Chief OF Police Shaughnessy last
night received a phone call from the
central police station at Milwaukee
to the effect that Chicago pickpockets
will be in Madison today. The chief
will make good use of the Tip" and
his men will be on the alert for the
fellows. Those persons who will at
tend the football game had better not
take more money than they need with
them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
ROCKEFELLER HAS
POOR MEMORY
CANNOT REMEMBER DETAILS
THAT TRANSFERRED FORTY
YEARS AGO.
CORPORATION DECLARED DiVl-
bends OF $40, ocD,oQo IN 1907
-OTHER FACTS.

New York, Nov. 21.-For over five
hours yesterday John d. Rockefeller
faced an unceasing fire of questions
from federal counsel, Frank B. Kel-
lgg, and when adjournment was taken
until Monday the head of the OIL
combine was still being cross-exam-
med on charges that the company IN
it's early days accepted rebates to
the disadvantage of it's rivals.
The enormous earning power OF the
oil combination was sharply brought
out in yesterdays hearing when MI.
Rockefeller, after stating mat the
Standard had paid dividends amount
ing to s4O,00O.O00 in 1907, said it had
earned as much more and that this
was added to the companys surplus,
which was stated by the government
counsel to be $300,000000. 1t was
further stated by Kellogg that the
company, within the last eight years,
had earned nearly half a billion dol
lars.
Rockefeller was questioned closely
regarding the rebates which Standard
was charged with receiving, but with
the exception OF the agreement with
the Pennsylvania railroad, which
Rockefeller explained gave Standard
rebate because it effected an equall-
cation of oil shipments. Rockefeller
could not recall any other rebates.
though he thought it was likely he
might have heard of it at the time.
In the latter part of the afternoon
Rockefeller was asked as to the
purchase in 1874 of 20 Independent
refineries and dismantling them. He
said the company used the best OF
the refineries and dismantlled the
others. He was questioned closely
as to rebates brought about after the
organization of the southern improve
ment company, which it was alleged
Standard controlled; also whether 1t
was not fact that while the Stand
ard, through this company, secured
rebates, Independents were charged
the full gross rate, and that later the
IIGISuG ItttCo w Cl lHAACeoOo AsoSiNS
teller was uncertain about these mat
tiers, saying he could scarcely be ex-
pected to remember such things after
nearly 40 years. The examination
ended for the day with close question
ing as to the control of the pipe lines
and method of purchasing rival con
Germs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
BIG NAVAL PLANS.
Germany Will Build Three Big Bat.
tieships.

Berlin, Nov 21-Naval estimates
presented to the reichstag yesterday
provide for a new construction and
ornaments costing $54,75O,O an in
crease over 1907 of S12,OO0,O0O. The
sum of $2,50O,000 is to be spent for
submarines. The plans call for the
building of three battleships, one
great cruiser of the largest type, two
small cruisers, six torpedo boats and
one torpedo experiment vessel.
The budget for the department OF
interior includes $2,50O,0OO for widen
ing and deepening the Kiel canal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
stole $4,000 Worth.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 21.-A sample
case belonging to- Charles F. Harris
horn, a travelling salesman for a New
ark, n. j., jewelry house, and said to
contain $4,000 worth of samples was
yesterday stolen from the sidewalk
in front of the Henshaw hotel. 1t
was later recovered at Hamburg, Ia,
and Charles Leonard, a former por-
ter of the hotel, was arrested in ST.
Joseph, Mo-, on suspicion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
THREE DEAD, SIX MISSING.
Fatalities in Burning Mine-Fire Still
Raging.

Butte, Mont, Nov. 21.-A careful
check of the miners at the North
western Improvement company's coal
mine at Red Lodge last night shows
three men are dead and six missing
as the result of a fire yesterday. The
missing miners attempted to escape
by Number 2, and it IS stated that
there is not a chance that they have
escaped, as in that portion of the
mine the fire rs raging fiercely. The
fire was started by lights on the caps
of the miners, and last night it was
still raging.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
LAD LEAPS FROM TRAIN.
Earl WheeIock of GAINESVILLE Escapes
From Officers.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Nov. 21.-While
being taken back to the Waukesha in
dustrial school by Special officer K C.
Dousman, Earl Wheelock, aged Is
years, escaped by jumping through
the window of the toilet room while
the train was going 40 miles an hour
The boy was apparently uninjured, as
the officers have failed to find any
trace of him.
1t is remarkable that the boy was
not killed, as the location where he
jumped off is very stony.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
WESTON TO CALIFORNIA.
Succeeds General Fred A. Smith In
That DEPARTMENT.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Major Gen
eral John F. Weston. now in com
mand of the Philippine forces, has
been assigned to the command of the
department of California with head
quarters at San Francisco. vice Brig
adler General Fred A. Smith, who
will be assigned TO other duties. Ma
jor General W. p Duvall will succeed
to the Philippine command.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
Fatality in Collision.

Chicago, Nov. 21.-One man was
killed, two are missing and several
were injured in collision between
Illinois Central freight trains at Ber-
wyn, near Chicago, yesterday morn
ing. A dense fog is believed to have
caused the accident. Immediately af-
terthe wreck both trains caught fire.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
FOREST FIRES IN ILLINOIS.
Raging for SO Hours-Much Timber
Burned.

Evansville, Ind, Nov. 21.-Informa
ton received from GRANVILLE and
Carmi, H.. yesterday states that for
est fires have been raging in south
ern Illinois for the past SO hours, and
the damage has been quite serious
Thousands of acres of valuable tim
Der lands have been burned and
farmers for miles around have been
fighting the fire for the past "a
hours. Dense clouds of smoke hover
over hundreds of towns and cities oil
Southern Indiana and Illinois, due to
forest fires.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
Youno Lawton Promoted.

Washington Nov. 21.-Marley Law
ton. son of the late Major General
Henry W. Lawton. who was killed in
the Philippine islands in 1900, has
been appointed second lieutenant of
the Philippine scouts and ordered to,
Fort Thomas. KY.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25

the streets of st. Petersburg in the
funeral cortege of his uncle, the
Grand Duke Alexis, who died recently
eral procession is, to be lined on
either side by a living wall of troops,
but in spite of this there is consider
able apprehension for the safety of
his majesty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
SONS DAsTARDLY DEED.
Sets Fire to House and Mother Bare
iy Rescued.

Muscatine, Ia, Nov. 21-Enraged
because his widowed mother would
not give him money with which to
pay his excessive gambling debts.
George Dalton, aged 20, set fire to the
house and his mother was barely res
cued by neighbors Dalton is being
hunted with hounds, and it is feared
he may be lynched.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
BRYANs IN MEXICO.
Are Received With Attention by Ma
tive Officials.


Laredo, Tex, Nov. William J.
Bryan reached this city yesterday
afternoon enroute to Monterey, Mex
leo, where he and his wife will spend
a short time The organs were vel
coined in both Laredo and Nuevo
Laredo by representative citizens and
at the latter place he was extended
every courtesy by the customs Of
ficials.
Bryan plans to spend ten days in
Monterey, after which he will leave
for short hunting trip along the
lower Rio Grande, thence visiting
Austin and Galventon and then re
turn home
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
NICHOLAS MAY BE TIMiD.
Reported III on Eve of Funeral o
Alexis.

st. Petersburg. Nov. 21.-Reports
were in circulation in official circles
last evening TO the effect that EN-
peror Nicholas is slightly indisposed.
These rumors may mean that his
majesty has decided to abandon his
idea OF walking three miles through
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
Telenhones for telegraph.

Chicago, Nov 21-The American
railway association Yesterday an
nounced it had officially approved of
the substitution Of telephone for tel
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
kIssEL's SLAYER is INSANE.
John Gerber Committed to Northern
Hospital at Oshkosh.

West Bend, Wis, Nov. 21.-John
Gerber, who on August 20 shot Louis
Kissel, the well known Hartford au-
tomobile manufacturer, in his office at
Hartford and from the effects OF
which wound Kissel later died, was
found insane yesterday at his exam
nation by physicians. The examina-
ton was conducted by Drs. Wehle OF
West Bend, Rogers of Hartford and
Dewey and Studley of Milwaukee.
The form of insanity was diagnosed
as parenoia. Gerber will be taken
to the Northern Hospital for the In
sane at Oshkosh.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
ONE KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Four Injured as Result of Ignition of
A terdamp.

Benton. III, Nov. 21-One man
was killed and three seriously in
jured in an explosion in a mine OF
the Benton Coal company The dead:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25
CONVICT KILLED BY NEGRO.
Stabbed Through Teart in saltwater
Prison.

Saltwater, Mimi, Nov. 21-Frank
Lamier, white convict in the state
prison here, was stabbed through the
heart and instantly killed by James
Cunningham, negro convict, in the
prison hospital yesterday. The muir.
der was apparently unprovoked, as
Lamier was sitting in chair when
Cunningham began the attack. There
was a short struggle and then Lamier
dropped dead.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-25

Alexander Brown; injured, Albert
Rhea, Joseph McChelI and Tom Crone.
The explosion was the result of aft
erdamp following a blowout shot