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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
.$137,OOO,OOO FOR
SUNDRY CIVIL LIST
HOUSES WRANGLE OVER APPRO-
PRiATfONS WITH VARY
ING RESULTS.
SENATE REJECTS 100000 PRO
PoSAL FOR FORESTRY
PURPOSES.

Washington, Feb. 27.-After having
civil appropriation bill, carrying $137,-
100000, passed the house last night
with numerous material amendments.
The debate on the measure at times
waXed warm. This was especially so
when Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia and Mr.
Hitchcock of Nebraska offered amend
ments which, had they been adopted,
would have forced the attorney gen
eral to prosecute the United tSates
Steel corporation for absorbing the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company up
on the ground that the merger was in
violation of the antitrust law.
A rule brought in by Mr.. .DalzelI OF
Pennsylvania, making it in order for
the majority to pass a bill under sus-
pension of the rules instead OF two
thirds, aroused the democrats under
the leadership of Mr. Williams OF
Mississippi, to a point of severe criti-
cism of the appropriation committee
u,
more time to study the supply bills
before they were taken up. This led
to an incipient filibuster, in requiring
several roll calls before the way was
clear for other business.
Earlier in the day resolution was
adopted appointing a committee of
five to report whether or not the re-
marks Of Mr. Cook of Colorado. deliv-
cred Thursday, attacking the presi-
dent. should be expunged from the
record.
The ship subsidy bill was reported,
the conference reports on the penal
code and diplomatic and consular ap-
preparations bills were presented and
conference reports of the District of
Columbia and Indian appropriation
bills were agreed to, and the naval
appropriation bill again was returned
to conference
Trim Agricultural Bills.
After an entire day devoted to 2
discussion of the forestry provision
of the agricultural appropriation bill.
the senate early last night passed the
measure under an agreement to vote
on the bill and all pending amend
merts not later than seven O'clock
The senate rejected the increase of
100000 in the appropriation for the
forestry service as recommended by
the committee and then curious par
liamentary situation arose. Mr.. Hey
burn had offered an amendment d.
recting the secretary of agriculture
to eliminate from all forest reserves
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
QUESTION OF GUNS
IN COOPER TRIAL
DEFENSE SAID TO HAVE GAINED
ADVANTAGE OUT OF DAYS
PROCEEDINGS.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 27.-The
ninth day of actual testimony in the
Cooper-Sharp trial for the Staying OF
former United States Senator Car
mack was marked by a lengthy and
bitter argument between the opposing
counsel and closed with a decided adj
vantage for the defense. AT the
same time, an interesting law point.
which, one of the lawyers say, never
before was raised in Tennessee, was
decided by Judge Hart. The defense
early in it's case-in-chief, offered proof
that Colonel Cooper was told by Ed
ward Craig, whom the colonel had
sent to see Senator Carmack, that
Carmack was in an ugly humor.' "
Defense's case was based really upon
this one expression, for Colonel
Cooper and Robin both testified that
they armed themselves because they
were led to believe from this remark,
that Carmack might assault the elder
Cooper.
Now along comes the state and Of
fers to prove by two of the defenses
own witnesses, Major Vertress ana
Assistant State Insurance Commission
er T. Leigh Thompson, that Carmacs
was not only in an ugly humor but
laughed at the idea of trouble and
said he simply wanted to arm him.
self to relieve the anxiety of his
friends.
After long arguments, the court
ruled in favor of the defense on these
points.
The revolvers in the case played
prominent part yesterday, and the tes-
timony was much to the advantage OF
the defense. The prosecution has
gone upon the theory, implied or not
openly expressed, that the gun with
the two empty shells found near Car
mack's body. was in reality, Colonel
Cooper's, and that the revolver intro
duced as Cooper's, which had not been
discharged, was the one the dead SEN
ator carried. Major Vertrees, how
ever. who loaned Carmack revolver,
identified the one found near his body,
with two discharged shells, as the one
had loaned the senator. Next, Police
Commissioner Tom Hutchinson, ider-
tilted the revolver which had not been
fired. as the one he loaned Colonel
Cooper
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
HEALTH BOARD
BILL ADVANCED
ONE PROVIDES FOR THE BETTER
CONTROL OF FARM
DIARIES.
MEASURE TO KEEP Cemeteries
REMOTE FROM tiARI-
TATsoNS.
Madison, Feb. %.

Madison, Feb. 20.
Two bills giving the state board of
health more power were ordered en-
crossed. No. 311s, which was intro
duced by Senator Fridd, empowers
the board TO provide rules governing
the duties of local boards and health
and health officers and, when it deems
necessary, adopt and enforce rules
for the regulation and control or
dairy animals, diaries and dairy pro-
ducts.
The other measures of which Sen
ator Barker is the author, vests In
the board the power to make special
rules and regulations for the trans
portation of dead bodies sent to med
ical colleges.
Isolation of Cemeteries.
Senator Lehr's amendment to sec
ton 1854, relating to the location Of
cemeteries, was passed. 1t prohibits
the establishing of buTying grounds
within Is rods of any habitable dwell
ing, public building, watering place or
schoolhouse.
other Measures
| Assembly bills and s were con-
Cured in. They relate to the power
of county clerks to appoint deputies
and to the building Of a dam across
Flambeau river at Park Falls.
| Under suspension of the rules the
| / 10 I, frr Of in
Bayfield, county was passed, Senator
Sanbor masked for immediate action
in order to give the citizens Of Pill
sen ample time to prepare for the
spring election.
Other bills ordered engrossed were
1918, relating to the county court Of
ST. Croix county, and 174s, relating
to the certification Of the names CT
the officers of the legislature. The
latter bill was introduced by Senator
Blaine and provides that Immediately
upon the organization of each regular
session of the legislature the chief
clerk of each house shall certify to
the secretary of state the names Of
the officers elected by each house for
the ensuing biennial session.
The Judiciary committee presented
bill authorizing the district attorney
of Milwaukee county to employ one
or more clerks and one or more stem
ographers, the number and salaries to
be fixed by the county board.
| Bills relating to the distribution Of
bluebooks, making Lincoln's birthday
a legal holiday and relating to injury
to the credits of corporation were
killed.
Petitions were received protesting
against the passage of the minimum
rate BILL relating to the rates Of fra
ternal societies, for and against
county option, endorsing the appro-
priation of 100000, and against rails
ing the minimum school age from 4
to years.
Both houses adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
FIVE ARE DEAD,
WAS IT MURDER2
MOTHER AND FOUR CHILDREN
BURNED TO CRISP IN
THEIR HOME.

Bakersfield, Cal, Feb. 27-Mr5
Minnie Beekman, wife of the late "
NJ Beekman, who was prominent
resident of this county, and her four
children were burned to death in THEN
home four miles south of this city
yesterday. The police say they were
murdered and the house set afire.
The dead are:
Mrs Minnie Beekman. aged 40.
Verna, IA.
Raymond, IL.
Annie, 8.
Arthur, 6.
The charred bodies were found N
their beds. A half consumed mattress
on which Mrs Beekman slept was
covered with what appears to DO
blood stains. 1t has been sent to
chemist for analysis.
Mrs. Beekman's husband died year
ago. He had two children by foTEn
er wife. To these he left but siOO
EACH and bequeathed the remainder
of a $4,000 estate to his widow and
her four children
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
Greeks at War Again.

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 27.-At Uehling
Marshal lehman and another mar
were shot and seriously injured Dy g.
party of Greeks. whose leaders the Of
ficers attempted to arrest for fighting.
The white men went to the marshars
assistance and, it is reported, have
the Greeks corralled awaiting the a.
rival of the sheriff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
WAX BULLETS USED IN DUEL.
New York clubmen Experiment with
French SPORTING Novelty.

New York, Feb 27.-Wax bullets
were used in duel at the New York
Athletic club. The combatanes, Eu
gene Pitou and DR.. Edward Fowler.
standing sixty feet apart, were each
hit just below the shoulder, but mel
Their, of course. was injured, although
the marks of the little pellets were
plainly visible on the gowns specially
worn for the contest. The bullets,
which are the first importations to
this country from France, were fired
from the regulation French dueling
pistol of "A caTiber Considerable in
terest was taken in the novel specta
Gle and the new sport promises to be
popular.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03

by republicans, Lieutenant Governor
Strange by 4, Congressman Esch by
and Congressman Cooper by ?. Dem
ocrats almost wholly deserted Neal
Brown who got but single vote,
while Assemblyman T. A. Stewart OF
the west district of Dane county got
10. Former Assemblyman John Luch'
bored by one republican, Social dem
ocrats gave Rummel three, and the
other votes went a-scattering.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
ROOT DISCUSSES
PEACE PROBLEM
PLEADS FOR JUSTICE IN OUR
DEALINGS WITH THE
NATIONS.
REBukE FOR DEMAGOGUES WHO
SEEK NoToRlETY-cAsE
IN POINT.

New York, Feb. 27.-The peace So
ciety of New York brought together
around the banquet table at the hotel
Astor last night a notable gathering
of men prominent in national, state
and city affairs. The dinner was In
honor of Senator-elect Root of New
York, and Joseph H. Choate was the
POSTMASTER. President-elect Tart,
Governor Hughes, Right Hon. James
Bryce, the British ambassador, Baron
Kogoro. Takahira, ambassador from.
japan, and Joaquin Nabuco, the Bra
bilian ambassador, were the speakers,
and the guests numbered about 500.
Mr.. Root in his address, dwelt upon
the causes that lead to war.
1T rests with the army and navy
to make aggression and injustice un-
profitable and unattractive," he said.
1T rests with you and with me, with
every woman without struggling for
the right of suffrage, to exercise the
powers that God has already placed III
the hands of every man In the exer'
else of his duties, political and social,
to morally move the conceptions of an
honorable life away from the old ideas
of savagry toward the new ideas OF
civilization, of humanity, in their prog
ress gradually to the supreme idea OF
Christianity.
Peace can never be except as 1t is
founded upon justice, and it rests with
us in our own country to see to 1t
that the idea of justice prevails and
prevails against the defamation OF
the demagogue, against the interested
exhortation of the politician, against
the hot temper of the mob, and of the
inconsiderate."
The speaker here recounted num-
Der of causes that lead to war, and
continued:
"But a few days ago a member OF
the house of representatives, with no
other apparent purpose than to make
himself prominent by an attack upon
an American, charged upon the chief
magistrate of the little republic of
Panama a fraudulent conspiracy with
regard to a contract by the govern
ment of that country regarding the
forests of Panama. All Panama was
instantly alive with just indignation.
This insult was felt all the more keen
", because we, with our 100000 and
our great navy and army, presented
an overwhelming and irresistible force
with a little republic whose sovereign
ty we are bound, trebly bound in honor
to maintain and respect. These are
the things that make for war, and IL
you would make for peace, you will
frown On them, condemn them, ostre-
cize and punish by all social penalties
the men who are guilty of them, until
it is understood and felt that an in
suit to a friendly foreign power is q
disgrace to the insulter, upon level
with the crimes that we denounce and
for which we inflict disgraceful pun
ishment by law"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03

ship Georgia to the loss of 10 num-
bers in rank following a trial on
charges of intoxication and conduct
unbecoming an officer.
That portion of the sentence sus-
pending Qualtrough from duty for six
months, which was approval by AID
miral Sperry, required no action by
the navy department.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
Old Soldier Killed on Tracks

Stevens Point, Wis, Feb. 24.-Me.-
vim w. Hart was struck by an engine
on the Green Bay tracks yesterday
morning and died at hospital ha,f
an hour later. He was an old soldier
and had been in the home in Milwan-
kee. 1t is believed to be a case Ct
suicide
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
FIGHT PROHIBITION.
Hawkeye Republicans Afraid of Re-
Submission Proposal.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. H.-Oppo-
nents of constitutional prohibition are
using every means to encompass the
defeat in the house of the Meredith
resolution for re-submission. The
resolution is backed by strong SEN
timent in every county in the state,
and is endorsed by the house COM
mittee on suppression of intemper-
ance. The republican leaders, it is
said, fear the passage of the resolu-
ton will result in democratic success
at the next election.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
Suicide at GAINESVILLE.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Feb. 27.-James H
Sully, whose home is said to be at
Everett, Mass, yesterday committed
suicide with gas in a hotel, tearing
out the gas fixtures in his room and
nearly asphyxiating other guests.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
APPROVES SENTENCE.
Secretary Newberry Will Not inter
fere in Case of Qualtrouqh.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Secretary
Newberry has approved that portion
of the sentence of the court martial
which at Gibraltar sentenced Captain
Edward F. Qualtrough of the battle
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
Three Burned to Death.

Albany, KY, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Millard
Kitson and two small children burned
to death in fire which destroyed
their home at Hunte-sville- The nus
band barely escaped with his life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
DEMOCRATS TURN
TO 7. A. STEWART
Madison, Feb. :

MADISON, Feb. II.
Senator Isaac Stephenson was 8
votes short of election on joint ballot
yesterday He got 40 votes, and there
we're 81 absentees. Assemblyman P
J. Phillips of Kaukauna was favored
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
Ben Garcia, Aged Slave, Dies.

Pine Bluff, Ark. Feb. 27.-Ben
Garcia. a former slave and said to be
the oldest person of his race. is dead
at his home here. aged III years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03

Inc CHIEF 1C61I1S OF T6SUuIC6S dIt.
Mortgage loans on real estate, $6,101,
04592; loans on collateral security,
$1,164132 making a total of 81
265, 226O7 of secured loans The
total cash on hand reported by the II
institutions is $50, 717.63.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
TRUST COMPANIES
SHOW UP SOLID
TWELVE INSTITUTIONS IN STATE
REPORT MORE THAN $10,0UO,-
900 RESOURCES.
Madison, Feb. 81.

Madison, Feb. 81.
With $1O,7O6,546.15 resources the
trust companies of Wisconsin report
to Bank Commissioner M. C. Bergh a
condition most gratifying. Twelve
companies reported at the close OF
business February 5. The chief item
of liabilities is deposits to a total OF
1906, Sob which, with $2,910,O00 OF
capital stock paid in, constitutes fully
seven-tenths of the total liabilities.
Other items of liabilities are:
Due as executor, admin
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05
A QUEER WoolNa.
Whis1lsr's cfhard Wsssins and tie
Eri1e's Sesnt Trcusseag.

I.atoucheie's C.lial i.sif 81 brought
aDoni tae ulaariaae ~ Whittier IS thus
( r. es1e1 - rile ~-ifc u whistler
believe + am ngDcug. le far Whls-
tiers marriage 10 Tie widow Of VI.
Goodwin. the an blfecf She was q re-
mafSably pretty woman aad very
agreeable ard both she ard o. we're
thorough bohemisns ! was diniug
With them ard some ofhors ore even
Ing at Earl's Cturi. They we're OBJ
viou - greatly attracted 10 each ots-
er, and 10 vogue SORT ~ way they
thought If marry Ing. So ! took the
matter il hand to bring THINGS TO a
practical point.
jimmy" I said. evil you marry
8Irs. Gcdwins"
Certainly be replied.
'1Irs Goodwin 7 said. VIII you
marry jimmy
"Certainiy.~ she replied
"When:' asked.
ooh. some day said Whistler
THAT won't d." ] said. Eve must
have a d5te"
So they both agreed that I should
choose the day. what church 20 coEae
to for the cere nony. provide the ciey-
gyman and eiTe tie BRIDE away.
fixed an early date and got the then
chaplain Of The house u commons.
the Rev. AIr. Byng. to perform the
ceremony
Tt took place few days later
After the ceremony was over We al
iourned TO Whistler's studio. where
we had prepared a banquet The ban
quet was on the table. bur there were
no chairs. So we SAT on packing cases
The happy pair when I left had not
quite decided whether they would %
that evening to Paris or remain in the
studio.
How impractical they were was
shown when happened 70 meet the
bride the day before the marriage in
the street.
Don't FORGET tomorrow ! said
We she replied. II ana just going
to get my rousseau"
"a Ittle late for that. is It not27 l
asked
NO" she Fwored. for I am only
going 70 luy % rev toothbrush and a
new sponge. IS one ourht to have new
ones when one marries."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05
CHINESE METHODS.
Wny Street, Newly Paved, Was Torn
Up BY CAicisi Order.

x. M0nui4e. tie French Asi2uc
Traveller. vynched for the truth 81 the
4 li0xmg ssory Of how his friend,
Top Sing. q meu of means aud re-
Eaement. was On one occasion sorelg
gictimized. Hop Sing Iiged 70 the
street Of the roasted corn, as un-
savory and % Sd paved a street az
any in ell Pekin. The local manda-
ria was al Intimate friend If bis, and
HOP Sing awaited himself Of this
frisndGhiy 10 press the mandarin 10
have the street repaVed Certainly.
1T once. Tie men would be ar work
on it before Hop Sing could get back
hCme \ week passed. then another
visit. and 50 On until. in despair. Hop
Sing determiaed 70 have the street re-
paired AZ his own expense The work
vas satisfactorily completed.
The surprise OF Hop sing was cnly
eQuaied hy his Indignation when On
awakening one morning he found
gang Of coolies uDheaving the newly
fagged street. Ills surprise grew
when he heard from the maudariu's
oWH Iiug THAT the men were there TT
his orders
you see. r.y dear friend" said the
maadariH, u am expecting The head
Inspector around here in q few days
Now # he were 70 see the beaudcui
pavement you have laid down IN your
street he wouid come to the eoHclu-
sion that there was money about. AID
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05
HEB MIsTEKE.
The Way It Wss Explained 70 asr By
tie Cl-r.sl -

Cwing ~ tie laei That fi.e car lurcn-
81 lcalT IT. ~ Wls pas llg along
I've 8r1racn WIS deprivaL u
Us ae gl ra- ta4E Il
afieriag 20 safe h4saf from "a
ing mehed csc NJ tic sio1.z.ers
%. = iandi0.-e woman who rad slc-
ceelld I'D getting d scat Moreover.
lie knocked her beautiful h8r 9ury
ard WITH great dia1cuiey avoided step
ping on her toes. As h. szcceeCed -
recovering bis equilibrium the ladg
turned toward him and said,
-Teu c0ntemDfiOle pup. ] Wish vou
20 understand that + am not lamp
post Or piece II furniUare ~ be
CHING to for support YOU ought 20
ride In cattle train You have no
right 10 crowd IN whore you can tear
other people to pieces WITH your BIG.
awkward hands you pi nDl c.Cwn-
You ought 10 he thrown our into the
street. YoI are ner III to he allowed
70 80 whore you are lizslT 10 inter
fore wien iae comfort of refined peo-
re. Tog uumalne.lg bunDEil. You
deFrve % teT
EXCUSE mo. madam PTor1oa man
a7c,l 70 seq ~you hlre made 2 mis-
take
~A uHater- TIE hdy dsmaaded.
har eyes flashing with wrath. hat
d. gen neaae~
II an not your husband '--C,hiaaga
Becorl-ILeTc
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05

'HEhat did people 90 before steel
pens were mveuted.~ asked tbe teach
or
eTbe pinions Of one goose were used
TO spread tue opinions Of another" an
swered the wise boy az the pedal ex-
trenity Of the class. judge
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05
4 NIGHT OF TORTURE
1t Brought a Fortune 70 It's Half
StrangIed Victim.
AN INNOCENT MANS caDEaL.

ward Vincicated ard Recovered S25-
oco Ero,, afs Ae,.aar4,
Late IN the ffiies Of the last cen
alry George ". King was tie pro-
prjeter 81 n hotel ln e.zford twenty
sfv ,oi1e.s froro Yafore+te IND In
1c-o -.u.,,>.o. ,r-f,.la - ~. t,.eI
49,. ~
~ $40 ''.'
tgid hlhs lAai ne iL4l no monty anu
asked 70 nc ifDstet ief ms DoaIu ti''
be could get Practice in the place.
promising to pay him as promptly az
possible King consented to the ar
raueemepf. ana Rowe soon became a
favorife with the people ou account "
his communicable Gisrositlan and SUI
perior intelligence The doctor how
ever feU decncr and doerer ia debt
He lad been at tile hotel for nearly n
wear when King reminded Elm enc
morning that lie had not paid any
thing on his board bin Ter three
months. The conversation. It after
ward appeared. was overheard Dy
some one III the hotel though moth
ing WAS thought Of If 1T the time
A week after the conversation Rowe
was called out lare az night 10 see
patient and failed t. RETURN Days
PASSED without any word from him,
and his disappearance soon Was con
nected with the conversation that had
passed between him and the landlord
three months later party Of disguised
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05

Whose would write clearly must
think clearly. and if he would write In
a noble style be must first possess a
noble soul.-Goethe.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05

Where there is much prerension
much has been borrowed; nature Gever
prerepdS. Lavater.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05

Cora-She has such keen perceptions.
Dora-And such blunt way OF con-
veying them. Puck.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05

1t is said that the Partisan gives up
about 20 per cent Of his income for
taxes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05

There's nothing but thar's oearable
as long as q man can work Eliot.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-08-06
Crop GROWING on Small Scale.

A small holder in East Lexham is
making an interesting experiment in
barley growing upon his land to test
the possibility of raising corn on
small scale. In 1907 he sowed IS spe-
cially selected grains of barley, which
yielded 400 ears. The resulting kerr
nels he sowed in 1908 and harvested
in IA weeks, with the result that he
got a bushel of threshed barley, which
he has sown this year, his object be-
ing to show what can be done in ce-
real cultivation from very small be
ginnings.-London Standard.