text: * ’ "•?• > ’-7-1 1. - . .-- , T _ , -m, o- * -M> . ■ w w R K «F Hl Is Ssl ® 0 M ® iO I ’■hp m K ■ IK ¥& e» 98 lg& -■. |gg <® Si> b» ;'<j” *&“ 'aw Jk? « . ; HF , r^^^-jK ; ._~i r~~~, i 1 2 _ ~',iw ~ Ml, ~TT~*r aa ‘~~'-WB-.-<-'■ ■ I■ I till» mow ✓»•.. *-il —— ■”ij3 •’. ''■" 'lj __i_ ~~ '~- , ' -.- z^ r —''~~^ x^'J:=^^ r::: =^ " ' ' ~^=r-=r. Trr. Sz-. THIRTEENTH YEIAR. CZftR DETERMINED THAT PEACE COME MAKES IMPORTANT CHANGE IN COMMISSION. DECIDES TO SEND WITTE Leading Advocate of Peace Named as Chief Envoy to Conduct Negotia tions With Japan at Washington— New Head of Navy to Revise . Whole Department. St. Petersburg, July 13. —M. Muor avieff lias resigned his position as chief peace plenipotentiary. It may be • regarded as practically certain that he will be replaced by M. Witte as president of the commission, who all along has been considered the Russian statesman who is most eminently qual ified and able to undertake the diffi cult negotiations of peace with Japan. Though the emperor on two occa sions has flatly declined to accept M. Witte, he has now indicated his readi ness to make the appointment. Mr. Witte’s selection undoubtedly will be hailed as a practical assurance of peace. While it would be a mistake to denominate him as for “peace at any price,” he earnestly believes that the struggle should be ended and that it should be succeeded by an understanding between Russia and Japan, which will ensure peace for the far east for half a century. Indeed, he is personally believed to be in favor of a Russo-Japanese alliance. The conduct of the negotiations by M. Witte, it is felt by the peace party, would inspire instant confidence in Japan. Mooravieff's retirement, ostensibly owing to reasons of ill health, is in reality due to the fact that the emperor became convinced that the negotiations might be jeopardized if he went to Washington. The change in the chief of plenipotentiaries does not involve any postponement of the sailing of the peace mission for Washington. To Reorganize Navy. The announcement of the appointment of Vice Admiral Bierilieff as minister of marine in succession to Admiral Wellin, which is gazetted this morning, is coupled with a highly significant rescript in which the emperor charged the new admiral not with the task of rebuilding the navy, but also that of reforming and reorganizing the whole system. Speaking of the “revolting events in the Black Sea” the emperor holds the officers and men of the fleet equally culpable, declaring that these events displayed a complete lack of discipline among the crews, and neglect of duty on the part of the officers. The emperor insists on a full and careful investigation of the mutinies among the sailors of the Black Sea fleet and that the most severe punishment be yet to be meted out to the guilty ones. By the emperor's rescript, Vice Admiral Bierilieff becomes the first full minister of the Russian navy, reporting directly to the emperor. His predecessor held only an acting warrant under a grand du Lac chief. SEVEN PEOPLE DIE IN GAS EXPLOSION CATASTROPHE FOLLOWS WOMAN’S SEARCH FOR A GAS LEAK. Pittsburgh, Pa., July 13. As the result of an explosion of natural gas yesterday in the residence of Thomas Dillon, Mrs. Margaret Dillon was killed and seven others injured. Two houses were completely wrecked and two others badly damaged. Of the injured, Thomas Dillon, husband of the dead woman, will likely die. The explosion followed Mrs. Dillon’s entry into the cellar with a lighted match looking for a gas leak. France Opposed Understanding. Rome, July 13. — The patria published an interview with a prominent prelate who says that Pope Pius X, soon after his election, interrogated the diplomatic representative at the Vatican on the impression which an understanding between the holy see and the Italian government would produce. All the powers, the prelate says, sent favorable answers with the exception of France, M. Delcasse, then foreign minister, saying that such an act at that time would have a bad influence and would influence public opinion. CRIME SUSPECTED. Edward McAdams of Mukwonago May Be Victim. Waukesha, Wis., July 13. — That Edward McAdams of Mukwonago met with foul play and that his lifeless body was thrown on the railroad track to be mangled by a night train, thus concealing the crime, is the belief of the dead man’s relatives and friends, at whose request District Attorney Agnew and Coroner Hill went to that village to make an investigation. The body of McAdams was found on the Wisconsin Central track, eighty rods north of the depot at that village, by section men, early in the morning of June 30. Coroner Will was notified and summoned a jury, who viewed the remains and adjourned for a week when an inquest was held. A verdict of accidental death was given. Burial was at Jefferson, Wis. Some time later a woman at Mukwonago is said to have inadvertently let fall a remark which was carried to relatives of the dead man and aroused suspicions. If McAdams met with foul play, it is believed that revenge was the cause, although a sum of money which he is said to have been given to the dead man was also given to the dead man. have had when he left home the previous evening was missing. PEARY GETS MONEY FOR POLEWARD TRIP New York, July 13.—With $35,000 subscribed yesterday toward his expedition to the north pole, Commander Peary announced that he will sail this week for the north. His new arctic ship, the Roosevelt, has been waiting several days for supplies which could not be bought on account of the lack of funds. The polar expedition, which has been in preparation since October 15, 1904, has cost $150,000, including yesterday’s subscriptions. Morrison K. Jessup subscribed $25,000 yesterday and Thomas H. Hubbard gave a check for $10,000. Mr. Hubbard also offered to join with any other “believer” in the north pole expedition in putting $25,000 in the fund to be divided among the members of the Peary party, in case they succeed in reaching the pole and returning within 18 months after their departure from here. In announcing that his ship is at last ready, Commander Peary yesterday made public for the first time a donation of $50,000 given by George Crocker last January. Mrs. Peary will probably sail with the explorer. From here the Roosevelt will proceed to Sydney, Cape Breton, where the New York crew will give up the ship to a picked crew, which is already waiting on the Erik, a coal ship, which will accompany the Roosevelt to latitude 79. The Erik will then return south, bringing Mrs. Peary with her. Retroactive Divorce Law. Sprigfield, Ill.; July 13.— Attorney General Stead yesterday construed the recently passed act revising the divorce laws of Illinois as retroactive in a sense. An amendment forbids a marriage of divorced people within one year from the time the degree was granted. Attorney General Stead holds that this clause applies to persons who were married before this act came into effect, July 1, 1905, providing they were divorced after July 1. SAVES FAMILY BUT LOSSES HIS OWN LIFE Des Moines, la., July 13. — After saving his wife and two-months-old baby from the flames which were destroying their home, Samuel E. Howard, a farmer living near Schambaugh, Page county, went back after some household goods and was burned to death. EAGLE RIVER, VILAS CO., WISCONSIN, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1905. WANT CHEMIST TO ANALYZE DRUGS PHARMACISTS PROPOSE SOME CHANGES IN STATUTES. FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION Hoax Patent Medicines and Preparations Containing Large Percentage of Alcohol and Poison Denounced by Druggists in Convention—Laws to Cure Evil Desired. Madison, July 13. Following the suggestion of President Van Hise, who Tuesday urged the formation of new laws governing the dispensing of drugs, a committee of five will be appointed at today’s meeting of the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical association with instructions to confer with "committees of other pharmacy organizations and to formulate new pharmacy laws which will be submitted to the legislature. A resolution to this effect was passed at yesterday’s session of the association. In the senate chamber, it is understood that the objectionable feature of the existing statute that the druggists wish to improve is in reference to hoax patent medicines, or preparations which contain a large percentage of alcohol or other poisons. Some of the members of the association favor a law which would compel manufacturers to print the composition of patent medicines on the labels of the bottles. Others suggest that it be made the duty of the state chemist and his assistant to analyze all patent medicines so that the public may know what they are buying. A lively discussion on the subject of patent medicine advertisements was had, some claiming it proper and others saying that the retail druggists have nothing to do with the advertisements and still less with the contents of the medicine. Prof. Edward Kremers wanted a druggists’ exhibit to be placed in the historical library museum. J. F. Hughes of Reeseville, A. F. Menges of Madison and W. H. Barr of Milwaukee took part in the discussion relating to the proposed pharmacy law. Yesterday afternoon some 40 carriages met the visiting druggists and their wives at the capitol and took them for a long drive around Lake Mendota. The university agricultural buildings were visited. At the dairy building a lunch of dairy products was served. Today officers of the organization will be elected and the place of the next convention will be chosen. MOTHER AND CHILD KILLED. Frightful Accident at a Pennsylvania Railroad Crossing. Scranton, Pa., July 13. —While Mrs. Melvin Wheeler of Dunmore with her NEGRO MURDERS A DOZEN PEOPLE ON DOORDA VESSEL New Orleans, July 13. — Details have just been received of one of the most shocking tragedies in the annals of crime. The island of Utilla, of the coast of Honduras, was the scene of the tragedy and 12 lives were sacrificed. The motive was robbery. The captain of the schooner Olympia had started on a cattle buying expedition. The crew and passengers totaled 13, including two women and two children. The vessel left Utilla the night of June 30. About midnight everybody was aroused by a shot. As they rushed on deck Robert McGill, a negro, armed with a Winchester, shot them down one after another. After he had killed all but one man, McGill ordered him to scuttle the ship and when he reappeared on deck and reported McGill shot him dead. The negro then put the two women, Miss Elisie Morgan, and her sister, Mrs. Walter Rose, in a dory, with Mrs. Rose’s six-weeks-old infant, on the boat, steering for the two children and her sister were descending a steep hill in a carriage yesterday the horse took fright and dashed down the hill and into a passing train. Just before the collision occurred Mrs. Wheeler threw her one year-old child from the carriage. He landed on his head and was killed. Mrs. Wheeler was fatally injured. The others escaped with lesser injuries. FLOODS IN MINNEAPOLIS. Mississippi River Reaches the Danger Point. Minneapolis, Minn., July 9 —An average rise of half a foot in the Mississippi river has resulted in the flooding of houses and other buildings along the river at this point. The water continues to rise and has undoubtedly reached the danger height, which is 14 feet. CHINESE STILL BARRED. President Sets at Rest Fears of Labor Leaders. Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 13. —Immigration to the United States and its relation to the labor problem formed the subject of a conference yesterday afternoon between the president and Samuel Gompers of Washington and James Duncan of Quincy, Mass., respectively president and one of the vice presidents of the American Federation of Labor. The conference was devoted particularly to the consideration of the order recently issued by the president regarding the enforcement of the Chinese exclusion law. The impression had been gained by many labor organizations that the order to an extent at least let down the immigration bars so far as the Chinese are concerned. The president assured his callers, however, that no such construction properly could be placed on the order and that he was just as vigorously opposed to the admission to this country of Chinese coolies as they could be. MADRIODD DIES AT PORTAGE Portage, Wis., July 13. —Major S. S. Rockwood, an old and distinguished citizen of Wisconsin, is dead. He was prominent in educational circles, was chief clerk under Secretary Rusk in the agricultural department at Washington, and for the past ten years was secretary of the board of regents of the normal schools of Wisconsin. SOLT OF LIGHTNING KILLS TWO IN FIELD Janesville, Wis., Jury 13—Larry McCuen, aged 35 years, and James Brown, aged 16, were found dead in a pasture near the McCuen house on the Johnstown road yesterday morning. They had evidently been caught in an electrical storm and were killed by a bolt of lightning, which blackened their bodies. Failure to appear caused a searching party to begin a hunt, which resulted in their bodies being found a few hundred yards from their home. mainland. He changed his mind about allowing the women to live, and killed Mrs. Rose and her infant, when he began shooting at Miss Morgan and wounded her in the arm. He fired at her ineffectually, but his ammunition evidently gave out, for he promised her immunity from harm if she would come back to the dory. She started back and when within an oar’s length he struck her on the head with an oar, stunning her. Believing she was dead he rowed away towards the mainland. Miss Morgan swam back to the island and after hiding for two days in the bushes, was rescued. When she told her story a search was made and McCill was caught on the road to Cebia. An attempt was made to lynch him but he was protected and taken back to the island. The Honduras laws forbid capital punishment, but it is expected the people will take the matter into their own hands and torture him to death. HEAT PREVAILS THE COUNTRY OVER TORRIDITY REPORTED ABROAD IN THE LAND. MANY DIE IN THE EAST Fatalities Multiply. In New York and Philadelphia—Local Showers Protect Some Areas From the Killing of the Sun —Some Victims Rendered Insane. Washington, July 13. — Hot weather prevails over the greater portion of the United States. According to reports received, there is no immediate relief in sight except through local thunder showers in the northern sections. Throughout the west, reports indicate increasing hot weather. The humidity is high all along the coast from New England to Florida, and the prospect is that it will continue two or three days. In Washington, the maximum temperature was 88, but some relief has been experienced from local thunder showers. There were a number of heat prostrations, but as far as reported, none resulted fatally. Victims Rendered Insane. New York, July 13.—Undiminished heat and humidity marked the fifth day of the torrid wave that has afflicted New York, and there is no immediate prospect of relief. Ten deaths and nearly three score prostrations were yesterday’s record. Some victims of the heat were rendered insane by their suffering. Six Deaths Reported. Philadelphia, July 13.—Six deaths and more than a score of prostrations, due to the high temperature of the last five days, were reported in this city. MRS. RYAN A BENEFACTRESS. Wife of Financier Helps Georgetown University. Washington, July 13.—The announcement is made that Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan of New York, wife of the financier, not only gave the greater portion of $125,000 for the construction of the new south building of Georgetown University, now nearly completed, but now offers $50,000 to erect a gymnasium. GROOM SUED FOR $5,000. Seneca Girl Asks Damages Just Before Defendant’s Marriage. Berlin, Wis., July 13. — The settlement of Fairburn, four miles west of this city, is considerably wrought up over a breach of promise suit that was instituted Monday. On Tuesday, Edward Zuelke of the town of Seneca and Margaret Gassier of the town of Warren were married. On Monday, Zuelke was sued for $5,000 damages by Minnie Zuelke of Seneca, who works at Berlin. The complainant said that Zuelke had promised to marry her. The case will come up for preliminary hearing at Dartford on July 21. All the parties are well known in this vicinity. EYE IS ON SUPERIOR. Northwestern and Wisconsin Central Rivalry Believed Behind Movement. Superior, Wis., July 13. — Considerable interest has been aroused in Superior since the announcement was made that the Wisconsin & Michigan railroad will extend its lines to this city, and those who are qualified to judge are inclined to believe that the move is at the instance of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. The company has long cast an eye on the business emanating from the head of the lakes and through an arrangement with the Northern Pacific has secured considerable business from here that otherwise would have gone to its rivals, the Northwestern and the Wisconsin Central, the latter road also having arrangements. The Wisconsin Central is backing the building of the Lake Superior & Southeastern, and the Northwestern is building and improving lines in this section, making it more imperative that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul do some building of its own. In explaining the probability that the Milwaukee is backing the Wisconsin & Michigan, it is pointed out that the two roads have an arrangement whereby an entrance is gained to Marinette from the terminus and car ferry connection at Peshtigo, and have been close in more ways than one. To offset the activity of the Wisconsin Central and the Omaha, the Milwaukee road would naturally seek to increase its facilities through the Wisconsin & Michigan. In this way, the Milwaukee would have two lines in the head of the lakes region. Michigan Senator Dies. Gloversville, N.Y., July 13—State Senator Charles H. McGinley of Detroit died suddenly yesterday in the Adirondacks, where with his wife and daughter he has been spending the summer. Pneumonia is the cause of death. McGinley was a well-known criminal lawyer in Michigan. MAGNUSIWENSUN BECOMES REGENT NAMED BY GOVERNOR TO SUCCEED COL. VILAS. ALL VACANCIES FILLED Four Members Reappointed and Two New Ones Chosen —Dr. C. A. Harper and Dr. H. L. Russell Selected as Members of Advisory Board of Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Governor La Follette yesterday appointed two new members of the board of university regents and reappointed four of the present members. The appointments announced last night are as follows: W. J. McElroy of Milwaukee, succeeds James M. Pereles as director. Regent from the fourth congressional district. Term expires February, 1908. Magnus Swenson of Madison, to succeed Col. William F. Vilas, resigned, as regent from the state at large. Term expires February, 1908. Arthur J. Puls of Milwaukee, reappointed as regent from the fifth congressional district. Term expires February, 1908. L. S. Hanks of Madison, reappointed as regent from the second district. Term expires February, 1908. E. E. Evans of La Crosse, resigned as regent from the seventh district. Term expires February, 1908. Major M. C. Mead of Plymouth, re-appointed as regent from the sixth district. Term expires February, 1908. These appointments fill the membership of the board of regents. Magnus Swenson, who succeeds ex-Senator W. F. Vilas as regent at large, is one of the most substantial men of Madison and having lived long under the shadow of the university has the interest of the institution at heart and is familiar with its needs. The governor also appointed James M. Pereles of Milwaukee as a member of the state free library commission to succeed State Senator James H. Stout of Menomonie, who some time ago because he felt he could not give to the work, the time that it demanded. Tuberculosis Board. The governor also appointed four members of the advisory board of the Wisconsin state tuberculosis sanatorium. The appointments are as follows: Dr. H. L. Russell of the university faculty, for the term ending July 1, 1910. Dr. Gustav Schmit of Madison, for the term ending July 1, 1908. Dr. C. A. Harper of Madison, for the term ending July 1, 1908. Dr. J. C. Coutler of Marinette, for the term ending July 1, 1906. Woman of Experience. Cholly—Is she unmarried? Willy—Sure! She’s been unmarried four times. 