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BAGLE RIVER - WISCONSIN AMERICAN HOUSE, JAS. LANGILL, PROP. Rates $1.00 Per Day. Corner Division and Main Sts. —ALSO PROPRIETOR OF— DANIIEL GRAHAM, NOTARY PUBLIC, -AND DEALER IN- Taxes paid for non residents. Timber protected from Trespass. Office in Krom’s Block. Physician and Surgeon. All calls outside the city promptly attended to. Office at Beardsley’s Drug Store. EAGLE RIVER - WISCONSIN. M. E. SANBORN, Physician and Surgeon. All calls by telegram promptly attended to. Office in Post office. EAGLE RIVER - WISCONSIN. M. E. SANBORN, Physician and Surgeon. All calls by telegram promptly attended to. F. BEARDSLEY. Eagle River A. McKenzie, Cashier. Does a General Banking Business. Interest paid on Time Deposits. FRE INSURANCE WRITTEN. BENNETT GETSPLUM NOMINEES OF REPUBLICAN CAUCUS OF THE SENATE. BLIND CHAPLAIN RETAINED Considerable Feeling Manifested Over Election of Secretary Caused by Reports Circulated Concerning the Successful Candidate’s Competitor —Democratic Senators Meet. Washington, Jan. 25.—The republican caucus of the senate Wednesday decided definitely upon the re-organization of elective officers of that body and nominated Charles Bennett of New York for secretary to succeed William R. Cox, and Daniel M. Ransdall of Indiana for sergeant-at-arms to succeed Col. R. J. Bright. For sergeant-at-arms Mr. Ransdall was nominated by Mr. Fairbanks. Senator Allison named Alonzo H. Stewart of Iowa, present assistant doorkeeper of the senate. Mr. Foster nominated A. H. Shaw. Messrs. Gallinger and Chandler made an appeal for Captain G. A. Curtice of New Hampshire. On the first ballot Shaw received one vote, Curtice 5, Stewart 18 and Ransdall 20. The second ballot resulted: Ransdall, 24; Stewart, 20. Some feeling was manifested over the election of a secretary caused by the circulation of reports concerning Mr. J. S. Clarkson, Mr. Bennett’s only competitor. These reports were resented by his supporters, including Messrs. Mason, Gallinger, Carter, Scott and others, who had known Mr. Clarkson as an officer of the republican national committee. A letter and a telegram from Mr. Clarkson were read declining the place, but some of the senators declared their intention of voting for him regardless of these. The first vote was a tie, resulting 21 to 21. The second ballot resulted: Bennett, 23; Clarkson, 22. Mr. Bennett was nominated by Mr. Platt of New York. No selection was made for chaplain, which will have the effect of continuing blind chaplain William H. Milburn in office. The allotment of minor offices was placed in the hands of the caucus committee. Democrats Outline Policy. The democratic members of the senate held a conference yesterday to consider the question of party politics on the various questions before congress. In regard to the Philippines, the consensus of opinion evidently favored the policy outlined in Mr. Bacon’s resolution of protecting life and property in the islands until quiet is restored, when the United States shall provide an opportunity to prescribe a method for the formation of a government by and of the people of the Philippine islands to be independently exercised and controlled by themselves. The preponderance of opinion concerning the bills providing a form of government for the Hawaiian islands and Porto Rico was favorable to absolute free trade between the United States and those islands as part of this country. It was practically decided to offer a substitute for the financial bill providing for the free coinage of silver. Another meeting will be held soon. SMALLPOX AT MAUSTON. Three Cases Discovered and the Patients Quarantined. Mauston, Jan. 25.—Three cases of smallpox were reported to the state board of health from Mauston Wednesday. The cases are in the country near Mauston and are supposed to have been contracted from the young man who arrived there with the disease a short time ago. He was quarantined, but got away from his nurse and attended a church social, exposing a large number of people. These cases are the first results. They have all been quarantined and a close watch will be kept for any new cases. INDIANS MAY VOTE. Appleton, Wis., Jan. 25.—Judge Goodland of the Outagamie circuit court rendered a decision confirming the rights of Oneida Indians residing on allotted lands on the reservation in Outagamie county to vote at general elections. The finding was in the case of Leslie Wheelock, an Oneida Indian, who sued James Garvey, election inspector in the town of Freedom, for damages for refusing his vote at a recent election. The court held that under an act of congress and the laws of Wisconsin, operative after the allotment of their lands, the Indians were entitled to exercise the elective franchise. LLA CROSSE MAN DIES. C. C. Smith, Contractor and Lumberman, Expires in Canada. La Crosse, Jan. 25.—A telegram announces the death of C. C. Smith at Sherbrook, Canada. He was a well-known railroad contractor and lumberman. The funeral will be held here Saturday. EXCITEMENT IN PARIS CHAMBER Paris, Jan. 25.—There were exciting scenes in the chamber of deputies Wednesday. Jean Chearles Bernard, socialist, violently denounced some statements by the public prosecutor at the trial of the Assumptionist Fathers before the correctional tribunal. He attacked Minister of Justice Monis, calling him a scoundrel and canaille. The chamber pronounced itself in favor of the expulsion of Bernard. He refused to withdraw. Proceedings were temporarily suspended and a detachment of soldiers marched in, whereupon Bernard. Left the chamber, protesting against expulsion. PERSONALITIES. The young duke of Westminster is coming home from south Africa. He will marry Miss West, youngest daughter of William Cornwallis West. The duke will return to south Africa almost immediately after his marriage as an officer of the imperial yeomanry. The future duchess is a sister of Lieutenant Cornwallis West, whose name has so often been connected with Lady Randolph Churchill’s. The news that Rudyard Kipling and his family are going to south Africa came as a surprise and is facetiously attributed to the fact that they have been driven out of England by the ceaseless jangling in music and recitations of his Absent Minded Beggar. A representative of the Associated Press learns that the real reason which has prompted Mr. Kipling to go abroad is his desire to be “in at the death.” He is especially desirous of meeting Cecil Rhodes, with whom he is on terms of close friendship, immediately after the relief of Kimberley. Moreover, Mr. Kipling will utilize his trip in gathering good literary material. But he will not unnecessarily risk his safety, as he intends to stay at Cape Town until the conditions at the front assume a more pacific aspect. Among the nurses who have volunteered for service in south Africa is Mrs. Sydney Goldmann, who before her marriage was the Hon. Agnes Peel, second daughter of Lord Peel. Mr. Goldmann, her husband, is a south African millionaire. Mrs. Goldmann gave up her beautiful home in London at the first call for nurses and is now at work in the field hospitals. Her sister, Mrs. Rochfort Maguire, also married a man who became immensely wealthy through south African investments. She, in common with Lady Galway, has made the suggestion that all landlords having unoccupied estates on their estates lend them to the families of soldiers who are absent in the field. This plan has been adopted somewhat generally and a number of needy families have been provided with free lodgings as a consequence. WISCONSIN PENSIONS. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25—The following Wisconsin pensions were granted: Original, Michael McCarty, National home, Milwaukee, $6; Sylvester H. Runnells, Colma Station, $6. Increase, Edwin M. Dupuy, South Milwaukee, $8 to $12; John Cook, National home, Milwaukee, $6 to $12. Reissue, William Spiegelberg, Oshkosh, $13. BOGUS BARON TO PRISON. Milwaukee, Jan. 23.—William Otto Kranich, the bogus Baron von Welden, who wooed and won a pretty 17-year-old Milwaukee girl and deserted her on the eve of the appointed wedding day last month, was sentenced to four years in the state prison by Judge Wallber Monday. BUT WILL. A TRY -10 CARRY'S TRENCHES IN DARKNESS. BRITISH MAKE NO GAINS Warren Holds His Position But Has Made no Headway in Past Two Days—Artillery Duel Kept Up With Vigor—Attempt Will Be Made to Take Commanding Place. London, Jan. 24.—Gen. Buller’s great turning movement, of which so much has been expected, has come to a standstill. His carefully worded message to the war office telling this after two days of silence reads like an apology and explanation. Gen. Warren holds the ridges, but the enemy’s positions are higher. British artillery is playing on the boer positions and the boers are replying. The British infantry is separated by only 1,400 yards from the enemy, but an approach to the steep slopes, across the bare open, would expose the British to a fatal rifle fire from the enemy. Gen. Buller's plans have reached their development. He declines to send infantry across this zone against the formidable positions by daylight, and discloses his purpose to assault the Spion Kop heights during the night. This appears to be the key to the boer defense. If he takes it and thus commands the adjacent country, an important and possibly decisive step will have been taken. It seems that General Buller's dispatch reached the war office rather early in the night and was the subject of a prolonged conference between Lord Lansdowne, Mr. Balfour, and several staff officials. The determination appears to have been reached not to give out the message during the night, but toward 2 a.m. copies of the dispatch were made for distribution among the newspaper offices. The Morning Post and Standard, touching lightly upon the unpleasant features of the dispatch, take hope from the projected night attack, but all things considered, the dispatch looks like preparations for worse news. Parliament will meet in five days. The cabinet has been hoping for one rallying British success to cheer the country and command generous support for fresh revenue measures. Among these will be probably an increase in the income tax to a shilling on the pound but this would only provide the cost of five weeks' hostilities. Duties on tobacco, alcohol, tea, and coffee will likely be raised. The cabinet will meet at the end of a week to discuss the situation. Political considerations, both foreign and domestic, and the press. Military authorities urge the necessity of speedily accomplishing something. This may urge General Buller to attempt his great operation without adequate preparation. This impression, whether true or not, is abroad that Lord Roberts has nothing to do with Buller’s operations. Buller and the war office communicate with each other directly. Buller’s scheme was conceived before Lord Roberts arrived at Capetown and its execution began the day he landed. To Attempt Important Place. London, Jan. 24.—(2:15.)—Contrary to the announcement made shortly before midnight by the war office that nothing further would be issued until Wednesday forenoon, the following dispatch from Gen. Buller, dated Spearman’s camp, (23d) 6:20 p. m., has just been posted: “Gen. Warren holds the position he gained two days ago. In front of him, at about 1,400 yards, is the enemy’s position, west of Spion’s kop. It is on higher ground than Warren’s position, so it is impossible to see into it properly. It can be approached only over bare open slopes and ridges held by Warren’s so steep guns cannot be placed on them. But we are shelling the enemy’s position with howitzers and field artillery, placed on the ground behind the infantry. The enemy is replying with great force and other artillery. In this, the advantage rests with us, as we appear to be searching his trenches and his artillery fire is not causing us much loss. An attempt will be made tonight to seize Spion’s kop, the salient point of which from the left of the enemy’s position facing Trichard’s drift and which divides it from the position facing Potgieter’s drift. It has considerable command over all the enemy’s entrenchments. Boers Say British Retired. Boer camp, Upper Tugela river, Jan. 24 (21st.) After Commander Botha had checked the British advance yesterday morning it was expected there would be no further action until tomorrow. This afternoon, however, signs were discerned of an intended movement in the British northern camp. When the heat, which was more frightful than any yet experienced, had worn off, the British cannon started in full force, and the infantry advanced in extended order. Generals Botha and Cronje held the high hills over which the road to Ladysmith passes. The battle ended with the darkness, but not without evidences of execution among the British that were manifest at sunrise. At Swart Kop, where the other road to Ladysmith crosses the hills, the British advanced from the low kopjes on the banks of the river. The Tugela unmolested. Then they entered the zone of mauser fire, although their naval guns kept up their usual terrible racket. The advance was stopped and the British had to count out their dead and wounded. Commandant Viljoen and two burghers were knocked senseless by an explosion of Lyddite, but Commandant Viljoen recovered. Field Cornet Hielbron was wounded and on refusing to surrender was shot. The British loss was probably insignificant. They complain that expansive bullets were added in the mausers. Boers admit they are adopting mausers but they deny the charge respecting expansive bullets. Heavy cannonading preceded at a range of 2,000 yards but the bores maintained a silence of death. This fight must have staggered the British as the advance was stopped and this morning they had retired to their old positions. Are Boers Violating Neutrality? London, Jan. 24.—Mail advices to the Daily Mail, from Lisbon dated Jan. 19, say: “It has been officially notified to the government here from Lourenzo Marques, that the Boers have committed a breach of neutrality by crossing Portuguese territory from Umballa to Rhodesia. A force of artillery has been sent there from Lourenzo Marques, and the governor there has demanded reinforcements from there. Everything is being carried out with all possible secrecy but is informed on good authority that a portion of troops have already started for Lourenzo Marques and others will follow immediately.” The correspondent in question asks: "Am sending a cable with this letter, but fear it will be suppressed." The movement apparently indicates that the Boers are engaged in gun-running and men-importing through Rhodesia, or that perhaps they are planning to take Col. Plurmer in the flank. Boers to Ruin Mines. London, Jan. 24.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Pietermaritzburg, dated Tuesday, says: “Lord Dunlond holds the road to Oliviers Hoek pass. Latest arrivals from Johannesburg say the boer methods are to work ruin to themselves. The boers pick out the rich ore, leaving the cost of further developments to the shareholders. Stores are being robbed wholesale. Safe deposit vaults under the stock exchange have been broken open and jewelry and plate left by refugees has been extracted. Grass is growing in the streets and cattle are grazing in the fashionable thoroughfares. There are still about 2,000 Austrians in the Transvaal. A letter received from Harrismith stated that three Britishers were shot in a market square for refusing to go to the front. When commanded.” Roseberry’s Hopeful Words. London, Jan. 24.—At the opening of the new town hall at Chatham Tuesday, Lord Roseberry, referring to the war, said: “In such a war we must have bad moments. But I trust that, in the providence of God, we are striking the balance of evils. The reverses of the war have taught the country that the empire is a united empire. In commerce, education and war Great Britain is not methodical, nor scientific. The country has yet to bring the war to a triumphant conclusion. When that is done it must set to work and... Put the empire on a business footing, and strive to make it realize the British ideal of what an empire is without menace and without oppression;—a model state ruled by model institutions and inhabited by a model race. Sympathize with Boers. London, Jan. 24.—The correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at St. Petersburg telegraphing Monday says: "Many Dutch colonists, although ostensibly loyal, really sympathize with the Boers and keep them posted regarding British movements. They discharge rockets and make other probable signals to the enemy. A general rising however is no longer feared." Boers Still Firing. London, Jan. 24.—The Daily Chronicle publishes the following helio-graphed message from Ladysmith, dated Jan. 22: "Yesterday we could see British shells burning close to the Boer camp on the plateau this side of Potgieter’s drift, but the camp still remains in position. There today. We heard very heavy firing all morning. The bombardment here is slack, but the Boer’s big gun on Mount Bulwana is still firing." Fierce Battle at Spion’s Kop. Boer headquarters, Ladysmith, Jan. 24.—(22)—A battle has been raging along Oliver’s Hook road since Saturday between the Boers under Pretorius and 6,000 British. The fighting is in full swing at Spion’s Kop and Boers under Gens. Botha and Cronje have been sent thither. British elsewhere are only making reconnaissances of Boer positions. President Steyn was under fire at the foremost position of the Free Staters. Have Boers Retired? Gaberones, Bechuanaland, Jan. 24. (17th. Via Lourenzo Marques.)—A naval battle has been raging along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Active, who has just arrived, reports that troops, not Boers, are patrolling around Mafeking. From this it is conjectured the Boers may have retired from that place and that the patrollers are some of Col. Baden-Powell’s men. There is increased activity in the Boer position at Crocodile Pool, but with the exception of a couple of shells, Col. Plumer’s outposts have not heard from them today. Boers Bombarding Kimberley. Bulletin, Modder River, Jan. 24. (28th)—A heliograph message from Kimberley says the Boers vigorously renewed the bombardment today. TERRIBLE INUNDATIONS. Great Property Loss in One of Northern Provinces of Japan, Tacoma, Wash., Jan 24.—Official reports just completed give details of terrible inundations which destroyed property valued at over 6,000,000 yen, in Hokkaido province, northern Japan, in December. Thirty-five towns in the district of Ishikari were devastated. Since September no less than 17,288 houses have been submerged or washed away in Hakkaido alone, while the total damage is placed at 13,000,000 yen. Complete returns show that about 100 fishing schooners and other craft were destroyed or sunk during the severe storm which swept over the Japanese coast December 23 to 25, the total number of lives lost is placed at 189. BAD FOR LOGGERS. Protracted Thawing Weather Causes Uneasiness Among Lumbermen. Houghton, Mich., Jan. 23.—Unseasonable and protracted thawing weather, which has prevailed since the beginning of the year, is causing great uneasiness and serious loss to the lumbermen. Probably 18,000 men are employed in Lake Superior lumber camps this winter and the cut will be reduced beside the danger of slack water spring drives unless heavy snow and freezing weather comes quickly. The situation is the more serious because of the enhanced demand for pine lumber and shortage in stocks of manufactured lumber on hand at mills and yards. It is certain to be a considerable In advance in price of all better grades of lumber for this reason. May Cause Strikers to Strike. Minneapolis, Minn., March 1. La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 23.—A strike of all building trades in Minneapolis is threatened over the fact that a large office building is going up there which is being provided with steel roofing and corrugating from a company of this city which is a non-union concern, and non-union employees of the La Crosse concern went to Minneapolis several days ago and are now there putting material in place. The La Crosse company will be ahead and finish the work and holds the Minnean officials of the building accountable if there is any interference. 