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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
ALLEN OUTLAWS HEMMED IN
Sharpshooters Sent to Capture Three
Virginians at Bay in Blue
Ridge.

Hillsville, Va, March 28.-What the
search leaders believe will be the
final movement against the Aliens
was undertaken at dawn by a picked
squad of sharpshooting detectives.
Sidna and Friel Allen and Wesley Ed
wards, three of the four men still at
large, charged with the Carroll court
house murders. are supposed to be
cornered in a wild section of the Blue
Ridge, 20 miles from this place and
near the North Carolina line.
With guards at every known pass
that could furnish an avenue of es-
cape for the fugitives, the detectives
went into this section, determined to
capture or kill the outlaws before
coming out again.
Detective Thomas L. FEELS. in
charge of the searchers, is confident
the three men have been trapped this
time. He admits, however, he has
given up hope of taking Claude Swan
son Allen. whom he believes to be
hundreds of miles away.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
GAS EXPLOSION IN
MINE KILLS 81
Only Ten Workers Escape Alive
at Jed, w. Va.
BRING OUT SO OF DEAD
Operation of Fans Help Relief Parties
in Their Search-Near-By Shafts
Send Experts to Lead Vol
unteer Rescuers.

Wheeling, w Va. = Eighty-two
men met death in a gas eXplo-
sion in the mine of the Jed Coal
company, near WEIGH There were SO
men in the mine when the gas ig-
nited, but all succeeded in getting out.
One of these was so badly burned,
however, that he died an hour after
he was taken out.
Thirty-fve bodies have been taken
out by searching parties. EXplaring par
ties are at work trying to find the re-
mainder of the bodies. They are not
expecting to rescue any of the miners
alive.
Only eleven men escaped alive and
none of these died within an hour
after being brought to the surface.
Thirty-three bodies have been re-
covered and the exploring parties ex-
pect to have all the bodies out by to-
night
When the explosion took place prob
ably only the eleven men working at
the foot of the shaft had a chance for
their lives. They readily made their
way up the cages WHICH HS1S hOC
damaged.
State mine inspectors promptly or
ganized rescue parties and began the
exploration of levels. AS the gases
! were cleared out and they began
searches of the lower levels they i'm
mediately began to come upon min
ers who had been killed almost in
stantly. Other mines near by sent ex-
per:enced foremen to lead hundreds
of volunteer rescuers who flocked to
the scene as the news spread about
the countryside.
The usual scenes of horror and
grief which attend mine disasters
were lacking. No families of the
miners crowded about the mouth of
the shaft Women kept within their
! homes, overcome with grief and dis
traction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
Short on SUGAR.

Many horses that have been fed on
Jumps of sugar will miss their &C
customed tidbits for a little while.
That is because the horse poison
ers are abroad" said woman. Every
time l went for a walk 1 used to take
a bag of lump sugar along to feed to
the horses, but now l am afraid to-
My intentions would be perfectly limo
cent, but there is no telling how soon
some one less guileless might come
along with poisoned sugar.
Then if anything happened to the
horse I might be blamed for it. Horse
dealers and drivers everywhere are
advising animal lovers to stop giving
sugar to horses for their own good un'
til the epidemic of poisoning is over
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
NEPTUNE NOT TO BE DENIED
Young Woman Long Had Defied Sea-
sickness, but Her Time Came
at Last.

When the steamer Tagus got IN
from Bermuda, "a hours late, Captain
Laws. reported that she had battled a
head wind which at times assumed
the vigor of a West Indian hurrl-
cane. With all the power OF her en-
gines. there had been times when she
could barely make two knots an hour.
On the way up from Bermuda the
steamer hit the gulf stream cater-cor-
ner. and the waves were something
ridiculous. A ship not only gets
fore and aft motion. and a motion
from port to starboard, but also does
little Jerking wiggle that is most dis
tressing even to seasoned seagoers.
When we were in the middle of that
blow" said one of the Tagus' passen-
gers, Miss Helen Gray of New York
was wrapped in her steamer rugs and
curled in her steamer chair, on the lee
ward side. Miss Gray felt impossibly
well. Now and then she would glance
pityingly at the rows Of persons feebly
sucking lemons, and watching weakly
their cups of smoking tea, and nib
bling family at soda crackers. why
do such people go to sea-" asked Miss
Gray.
Just then the ship mounted on
hill of water She slithered down that
hill sidewise When she got to the
bottom of the hill, a further valley
opened beneath her, and she swooped
down again. Miss Gray's mother, an
anxious lady, shook her daughter by
the arm. Helen said she; Helen! /
smell smoke! Maybe the ships afire.
Miss Gray half rose from her chair.
And then she sank back, and turned
few new fall shades, and little drops Of
moisture appeared at the corner of her
mouth. Let said Miss Gray, let her
burn, ma Herbert Corey in the
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
chapIain,s RELIGIOUS Chats.

At a recent meeting of the guard
fans of Keynsham workhouse, near
Bristol, England, the chaplain of that
institution stated that for some time
past he had been having chats with
the tramp inmates, each Sunday, in
stead of conducting regular services
He said he had given the talks a re-
ligious turn, and the venture had met
with varying success, for some of his
hearers had expressed their apprecia-
ton by concealing themselves in
straw. while others had tried to escape
into the bathroom. Daughter). The
rest, however, had welcomed his Wis
its. The chaplain was recommended
to continue his course.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
KEEPS
Sc At IN SENATE
Is Declared Legally Elected by
Vote of 40 to "a.
LONG FIGHT is AT AN END
Senator La Toilette Leaves Sick Bed
TO Cast Ballot Against His Col
league Case Aroused
Much Interest.

Neutrality-suspicious. Stephenson,
octogenarian millionaire banker and
lumberman, retains his seat. By
vote of 40 to "a, the senate
declared his election valid and reject
ed the charge that $107,793, which the
senator admitted spending in the Wis
consin primaries, had been used cor
ruptly.
Twenty-eight Republicans and II
Democrats voted to hold Senator
Stephenson's election a valid one.
Eighteen Democrats and 16 RepubIi-
cans voted to declare it corruptly OBJ
tanned
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette left
a sick bed to cast his vote against
his colleague.
The investigation into the election
of Senator Stephenson aroused the
greatest interest in Washington and
throughout the country. In Wiscon-
sin members of the legislature are
instructed in the primary election as
to how the people wish them to vote
for United States senator. Mr.. Ste
phenson, then senator, was opposed
by Francis E. McGovern, now COVER
nor, and by several other Republicans.
He had been elected the year before
to fill the unexpired term of John c.
Spooner, who had resigned.
Mr. Stephenson won in the primary,
but did not at first have sufficient
votes to win. 1t was charged that his
election finally was due to the votes
Of three Democrats.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
CLAUDE ALLEN ESCAPES.
Pursuers Hope to Capture Three of
Fugitive Virginia Outlaws.

Fugitive Virginia Outlaws.
Galax, Va.-According to informa-
ton from the leaders of the hunt for
the gang who swooped down On the
Carroll county court, killing Judge
Massie, Prosecutor Foster, Sheriff
Webb, Juror Fowler and Miss Nancy
Ayres and wounded two bystanders,
Claude Swanson Allen, the twenty
two-year-old son of Floyd Allen, has
eluded all pursuers, but his uncle, Sid
ma Allen. and cousins, Wesley Ed
wards ard Fred Allen, are so closely
pressed on the Blue Ridge that they
probably will be captured within three
days.
Claude Allen, it was learned, took
a pocketful of money from the family
cash drawer on the night Of the trag-
edy, put on his best clothes and van
ished on horseback beyond the North
Carolina line. Hope of finding him in
the mountain region has now been
'bandoned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
TAFT SWEEPS NEW YORK.
President Receives Eighty-Three of
Ninety Votes.

New York.--RetIrns from the forty
three congressional districts Of the
state of New York show President
Taft won eighty-three delegates and
Theodore Roosevelt seven. The lat
ter carried three districts-the first
(his OWN, embracing the counties of
Nassau and Suffolk, where there was
no contest, and the Winchester and
Rockland county districts, controlled
by National Committeeman Ward.
Roosevelt also has one delegate from
Brooklyn, William A Prendergast,
who as a known Roosevelt man, was
left on the regular ticket. Taft car
ried the Utica district, the home of
Vice-President Sherman, where there
was a fight 1t is conceded that the
four delegates at large will be in
Btructed for Taft.
Indianapolis, Ind. President
Taft won a victory in Indiana
when the Indiana Republican state
convention enthusiastically Endorsed
his administration, declared for his re-
nomination and reelection and in
SlIuClSu the uS1CSdLS6 at ldI sc linn
this state to vote for Mr.. Taft at the
national convention at Chicago.
National Committeeman Harry S.
New, Former Vice-President Charles
w Fairbanks, James E. Watson and
Joseph D. Oliver were elected dele
gates The Taft faction had major
ity of 105 over the supporters of
Colonel Roosevelt
Colorado Springs, COlo.-The Re
publican state convention here was
solid for President Taft, the dele
gates being as follows:
Thirty mine counties with 656 dele
gates being for Taft as against %
counties and 242 delegates for Roose-
welt. This situation was developed in
the contest for temporary chairman,
the only real contest of the conVen-
ton The resolutions strongly in
dorsed the administration OF President
Taft
Senator Guggenhefm was selected
as Colorado national committeeman to
succeed Jesse F. Mcdonald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
Mrs. DweIIe Loses Suit.

New York. Supreme Court
Justice Gerard dismissed a suit for
damages brought by Mrs. Helen
Fuld Dwelle, also known as Mrs Jen-
kins, against Nathan Allen, the Wis
consin leather manufacturer, and the
detective firm of Mooney & Boland
arising out Of the taking by Allen Of
securities, jewelry and other valuables
which were in a safe deposit box and
which Mrs. Jenkins said were hers
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
Enoineers Mail strike saIIot

New York.-Thirty thousand ballots
for strike vote by the engiaeers on
fifty railroads east of Chicago have
been mailed out of New York by or
der of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. whose demands for in
creased wages have been refused By
the railroads.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
rwenty-Nlns Days in Open Goat.

A terrible story of a shipwreckeo
crews sufferings was told at Liver
pool (England) recently, when the
Booth liner Denis landed the captain
and six men of the schooner Hibern"
ian, which became derelict in mid
Atlantic some time ago and had drift
ed, waterlogged and dismasted, for 29
days. The provisions and water were
washed overheard, and for IA days
before being sighted by the Denis the
men of the Hibernian were without
food. They he'd lived for some time
pre- Viously on timed salmon, and to
quench their thirst they chewed tea.
Their last meal before being picked
up by the Denis was a turnip boiled
in sea water, and, as the captain re-
marked, the only thing left was to
kill and eat the ships cat and then
die" Three steamers stood by on
one day, but so violent was the gale
that nothing could be done. Suisse
quently a number of men of the Denis
fought their way through mountainous
seas in a lifeboat, and the seven starv'
ing seamen were rescued.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
ONLY Guide Posts.

A well-known Fourth avenue bank
er was sitting in a downtown restau-
rant eating mush and milk.
Whats the natter" inquired a
friend.
Got dyspepsia"
Don't you enjoy your meals? ?"
Enjoy my meals?" snorted the in
dignant dyspeptic. My meals are
merely guide-posts to take medicine
before or ter"-Pittsburg Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
URGES CUT IN COTTON.
Taft Transmits Tariff Boards Report
to Congress.


Washington. In a special mes
sage to congress transmitting the
tariff boards report on the cotton
schedule President Taft recommends
that the cotton section Of the tariff
law be taken up with view to the
reduction and revision of the rates of
duty.
The president advises congress that
the boards Investigations have shown
that the duties on some cotton yarns
are two and three times in excess of
the difference of the cost of produc-
ton in the United States and abroad
The duties imposed because of fin
ishing processes are in excess of the
difference in the extra cost due to fin
tshing and are often in excess of the
total domestic cost of finishing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
Fire Sweeps New Y. M. c. a.

Peoria, Ill.-Fire originating from
spontaneous combustion In painters
supplies in the gymnasium practically
ruined Peoria's new Young Mems
Christian association building here
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
To INVESTIGATE Labor In Eurone.

Boston.-Massachu is to send a
committee made up principally of
wage earners to Europe to investigate
labor conditions. The committee is
specifically directed to visit the great
manufacturing institutions of Great
Britain and Germany and the watch
factories of Switzerland.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
Senator Taylor Worse

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taylor of
Tennessee, who has been i'll Aor some
days with an aggravated gall stone
trouble, is much worse. His case so far
has failed to yield to treatment and his
condition is regarded as precarious.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
ELoPEMENT BRINGS TRAGEDY
Philip Hichborn, Wealthy Washington
Man, Takes His Life by Shooting.

ashington.-Philip Hichborn, a
millionaire in his own right, and
a member of one of the oldest
and wealthiest families in Washing
ton, was found dead in his bath
room, having shot himself with
a 32-caliber revolver. Dependency
caused by his wife running off with
Horace Wylie, a prominent clubman,
is presumed to have been the cause
of the suicide.
Mrs. Hichborn is a beautiful wom-
an, about thirty-five years old. Both
Hichborn and Wylie were over forty
years old The clipping couple are
supposed to be in Europe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
SnIittinn the Blame.

I'm glad there is such an tnstitu-
tian as the d. U. r., she said.
You are?"
YES, indeed. My husband has been
blaming the D. U. r. lately for some
of the things that used to be my
fault"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
New coIombian Minister Named.

Bcgota, Colombia.-Julio Betan-
court has been appointed Colombian
minister at Washington, succeeding
Cen. Pedro Mel Ospina, who was re-
called after his letter to Assistant
Secretary of State Wilson informing
him that he considered Secretary of
State Knox's proposed visit to- Colon
bia might be inopportune.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
FIRE RAZES BUFFALO SCHOOL
All Children Are Believed to Have Esq
capped the Flames In Large
institution.

Buffalo, N. T., March 2S-The Mas
cen Park high school, nne of the three
leading high schools OF the city, was
destroyed by fire. 1t is believed that
al the school children escaped.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
DRIVERS LOSE WAGE RAISE.
Fifty Railroads Refuse Engineers De-
mand for More Pay.

I1ISIIA ENI IEEOI : 7 S1Js
New York. The conference
committee of managers of fifty rail-
roads east of Chicago and north
of the Norfolk & Western railroad
and their locomotive engineers ar
rived at a deadlock over the question
Of an increase in and Standardization
Of wages, The managers notified the
brotherhood that they refused to ac-
cede to the demands of the men for
an increase in pay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
Ball Club to Train at Home

Washington. The Washington
American league ball team has reach
ed this city from the Charlottesville
(Va.) training quarters.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
Thrifty Uncle.

Uncle Dullhoover left me all his
pension money"
We'll. you haven't much on me. at
that His life insurance policy was
made out in my favor"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
.Iananase Rishon Dies.

Nagasaki, Japan.-Bishop Yoichi
Honda of the Methodist church of
Japan died here of typhoid fever, in
his sixty-fourth year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
Deserted Husband a Suicide.

Washington = Philip Hichborn,
whose wife e1oped with Wylie, the
prominent clubman, has suicided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
Montgomery Market

Montgomery. January 2O-(special)- Spot cotton was unchanged in Mont gomery today at 9Isc and 99sc
 Eggs are beginning to climb again. To- day they were quoted at 40 cents q dozen wirh proba bility of another ad- vance. The advance came unexpectedly, as last week the price dropped to B cents and it was thought at that time it would continue to cown down slowly. It seems how the demand is greater than the sup ply. During the entire winter the ie- mand for eggs has been good. at times much greater than market men and pro- duce dealers could supply. Two or three weeks ago the markets were suddenly flooded with eggs, but this supply has al- ready been exhausted and the cry has gone up for more.
 Hens and turgeys are being sold well now. Turkeys are bringing about IS 10 20 cents a pound and hens are selling for about 35 cents each.
 Cabbage can be purchased now. but the advance in price Is almost one-fourth since last week. Ten days ago the price vas cents a pound. now It is four.
 Celery is coming in fairly we'll but the supply is nc greater than the demand The good variety is bringing s1.50 dozen The second best grade sells for 31.SS and the cheaper variety is bringing sl a lozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
Weekly Cotton Review

New Orleans, January 20.-The net re- suits of the weeks trading in the cotton market were declines ofe from to ll points on the trading months. The high prices were made on Monday and the low prices on Tuesday At the highest the trading months were to l2 points over last weeks close; at the lowest they were 1T to 20 points unuder. The range was 23 to 20 points.
 The week was quiet on the whole. Neither side was aggI Iessive. The bull clique that has been charged with manip- ulation of late was not much in evidence, and the market missed the activity that has been coming from this direction.
 The main event of the week was the set tlement of the lockout among the Lan- cashire mills. Strangely enough, this was followed by decline which served to recall to the minds of the trade the equal ly strange fact that the market actually advanced when the lockout went into ef- feet
 The weather of the week was more un- favorable than otherwise, as too much rain and cold weather were reported in the cotton region. Toward the end of the week a decided improvement took place however. and the bear side was eneour- aged not a little by It.
 In the spot department prices were un- changed on midding, which closed at 99sc, against 9ssc last week and IA 15-l6c this week last year
 Sales on the spot amounted to 6S6o bales. against S210 last week and 50S0 this week last year; sales to arrive amounted ta 5S54 bales, against 51S5 last week and 2050 this week last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
NERVOUSNESS IN
 COTTON MARKET
Prices Lower Owing to Weakness in Liverpool.
 Close Barely Steady

New York. January 20.-The cotton mar l<et was nervous and unsettled today with prices lower owing to weakness in Liver. pool and report sof increased southern spot offerings. The close was barely steady at a net decline of to IS points.
 The opening vas steady at a decline of to Il points under liquidation By yester- days buyers and local bear pressure. Weakness in Liverpool appeared to con- firm the predictions that the settlement os the Lancashire labor troubles had been discounted. while the character of the private advices received from the English market suggested heavier offerings of actual deliveries on an easier basis. good demand was again encountered on account of o50c for May, and for time this seemed sufficient to sustain the mar ket, but offerings continued large with the south a seller here, buying orders were gradually filled up and the market later broke to 9.44c for May or about 16 points net lower. The close was or 1 points up from the lowest on covering for over tho week end. Private cables at tributed the decline at Liverpool to liqui- dation and heavy American selling. In addition 10 the freer southern offerings and with the weather in the south mora favorable, much of the days selling here was probably based on expected both of an increased movement and greater pres sure to sell spot supplies in tho interior next week. There seemed to be little im- provement in the New England labor news, anl the further nervousness was felt regarding the threatened strike of British coal miners. The main factor, however, was considered the better weather and the talk of an easier spot sit ration. The southern selling here ap- peared to come chiefly from Memphis and New orleans, while much of the buying on a scale down was said to be on old l resting orders. Foreign houses were large | buyers of october.
 | A prominent English statstician reiter- | ated his estimate of 13,300000 bales for the
 worlds requirements of American cotton | this season.
 l Receipts at all ports today, 49,S74, against i S5. 464 bales last week, 29,23s last year. For | the week, 300,000 bales, against 2S9,791 last week and 1S,7l7 last year. Todays re- | ceipts at New orleans. .4m bales, against
 e769 last year; at Galveston, 17,977 bales,
 against 7SeG last year, and at Houston.
 10123 bales, against 77O1 last year. I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Barely steady; winter patents, si @4.95; straights sS.Sodpf 70; spring patents, s.SoQ6; spring straights, A.4oq4 60; bak- CTS, s3. 6oar4. 80.
 Rye-No. ?, 95c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing s5caSt .o9; fair to choice malting. S1. 20qJ1.34
 Timothy Seed-$12asl5
 Clover Seed-s15a22.
 Mess Pork-old, sl5 50: new, s15. .e21s. I4ard-Intierces, s907ls.
 Short Ribs-Eoose, & 421s Butter-Easy: creameries, 30Q3sc; dairies. 26d34c
 Eggs-Firn; receipts, 1hI; at mark. eases included 19d2sc; ordinary firsts. 276D 29c; firsts, Sllac
 Cheese-steady; Daisies. 16%a17e: Twins. lsm16l4c; Young Americas, 162c: Long Horns, 16a4d17c.
 Potatoes-Easy receipts. S5 cars: Wis consin, s1 .05; Miehigain, sl .O5
 Pouitry- Steady; turkeys, live, Pc; dressed, 1Slsc; chickens, live, 13c; dressed. 12c springs, live. 1lc.
 Veal-Steady, 70l2c