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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
Cedar Posts With Il History.

The location of the new freight yards of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ut
Columbus, Ind, recently caused the re-
moval of some posts that were setin the
position in which they were found in
1868 The wood is cedar, and with it a
history is connected. At that time
VIM. McEwen, a wealthy citizen and
president of the Kentucky Stock Bank,
resided here and was regarded as the
second Wealthiest man in Southern In
diana. He had no book learning,
and could not write his own name until
he was compelled to learn to do so that
the bills his bank issued might bear his
(the president's) signature. Some OF
the bills of this bank are still III the
hands of parties here, and the sig
nature of VIM. McEwen is a good one
for one who could do so little with a
pen. In accommodating wealth McEwen
excelled those who had better learning
than he, but there came time when
his Judgment proved bad and brought
disaster to him. This time was in 1864.
He stood by and observed regiment aft
er regiment of soldiers enter the SER
vice, and then began as he best could
to compute the enormous expense OF
carrying on the war. He then conclud-
ed that no matter what the result Of the
war might be, the government would be
bound to repudiate the debt incurred
and that he would rather have his
greenbacks in cedar fence posts and real
estate. He thus spent every dollar he
could spare and went into debt Mis-
fortune came at last through his reck-
less expenditure of money and he died
q moor man
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
WINTER MARINE NOTES
New Steamer for St. Joseph-sale Of ..
j. /. Case

New Steamer for St. Joseph-sale of the
j. I. Case.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Dec. 31.-The De-
troit Dry Dock Company have just
closed contract with the Graham &,
Morton Transportation Company to
build for that line a magnificent pro-
peiler on the style of the Goodrich
cost about $4,000
RACINE, Wis, Dec. 31.-The schooner
j. |. Case, owned by Fred. M. Knapp
and the late }. |. Case, has been sold to
Corrigan Bros, of Cleveland, o. The
price IS not given. The Case is the
largest boat of the Racine fleet.
kEwAUNEE, Wis, Dec. 3l.-The tho
Temple Emery and wrecking outfit took
shelter here to-day, owing to the late
ness of the season. She has abandoned
work on Mann Bros large scow, ashore
on Fox Island. The scow was stripped
of her boiler and engine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
chilli WILLING TO SETTLE.

aAI'Ous to Meet the United States Half
Way i'll Settling Differences.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-The Santiago de
laII correspondent of the Times to-day
i1rms, on what he declares to be the
-gnest authority, that Chill would not
ae inundated in helping to the
HnoSt of her power to terminate
PEACEFULLY and in a manner hon
no,e TO both herself and
ae United States, the conflict which,
o9t Tor the lengthy and secret form Of
GmInal procedure followed in Chilli,
7Aich has allowed of constant false re-
ports hostile to good understanding to
@ propagated abroad, could never have
14laned such exaggerated proportions.
Inc correspondent says it is evident
mat there are fire brands who are anx-
0 J$ for the Inauguration of a war which
VIII De disastrous to the best interests of
V0tn the countries concerned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
= frank arrested In London Will. r,-,

a frank Arrested In London Will. r,.,.
AZ the State House.
LONDON, Dec. sl.--A peculiar case do.
velopeo to-day by the arrest of a man
a nameo borlas, who is a graduate Of
uxiord University, and who holds
Inc degree of bachelor Of arts
ne was arrested on Westminster
priuRe' "nere ne was amusing himself
Dy Domoardlng the House of Commons
with revolver. He had fred fonr shots
at Great Britain's legislative halls w Diho.s
q policeman arrived on the scene " ad
took him into custody. When he u wos
charged in court, Borlas declared that hat
a ne " was sh an anarchist, and that he want
OF Commons. He stated that he inten ne1
ca 10 shoot the policeman who arrested
him, but when he was taken into cms-
1ody ne thought it would be a pity to
Trained. TO-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
Uncle SANS Daily

The Congressional Record for the Eff
ty-second Congress has made it's appear
ance. Some interesting facts are con-
nected with this official gazetteer of the
proceedings of Congress, says the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette. Alto
gether, the publication makes more
type-setting and press work than hall
dozen ordinary papers in the United
States. In sometimes has from 100 to
l25 pages of solid matter, which would
make an octave book from 400 to 500
pages. 1t requires an enormous amount
of type to get out the Record. A new
dress is procured at the beginning OF
about every other Congress-Every tour
years, and sometimes every two years.
A new dress means over 100 tons OF
type-many times more than there is in
dozen Of the largest printing offices,
including type of all grades.
About $1,000 copies are published.
Each member of the House gets about
twenty seven, and each senator about
forty copies daily. These they have
mailed daily from the government
printing office to those they wish to
have them. Some of them are pre-
served and bound ct the end of the SEES
sions. all free of cost A new dress OF
type for the Record costs in round fig
ures $4,000. 1t costs probably So, OOO
to $1,000 to give first-class daily news
paper new dress. The type came
from the foundry in Chicago. and filled
1873 boxes, averaging weight of liz
pounds.
The old type is sold at the best prices
the public printer can get. 1t is usually
about half worn when sold, and ordi-
narily commands about five cents a
pound more than the metal is worth.
Many newspapers in the country have
been given a new dress from the old
dresses of the Congressional Record
A two-year-old dress Of the Record is
ordinarily not worn more than that
used for II months in a country office
as there is so much in use here, and
then everything is sterOtYped.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
SI.EIGHING In THE COUNTRY.
heavy FAN of Snow Following the New
Years Rain.

neavy FAN Of Snow Following the New
Years Rain.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-rhe wind-storm
OF last night, which seems to have been
general throughout Northern Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana, caused
considerable delay to the mail trains due
thus morning. Most of tho mail trains
from the East. the West and the North
were from two to four hours late, and
the chicago, Burlington {, Quincy mail
Train due here at A. NJ. did not arrive
until this afternoon. The delays were
not so much occasioned by snow as by
distractions which had blown across
the track.
SHEBoYGAN FALLS, Wis, Jan. 2.-After
raining for twenty-tour hours, snow
storm of the blizzard order set
IN about o'clock last even
ing, and about two inches fell.
Inc high wind that has been blowing since
last evening has drifted the snow badly.
nlelghs were out this morning for the first
time this season. The mercury was II
above zero at noon.
lsHPENfING. Mich. Jan. ALL day New
year 1t rained heavily, bat last night it
turned to snow. At daylight this morn
ing over two feet had fallen. A high wind
Is drifting it badly and many streets are
lmpaSSable
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
"A Giant at Seventeen.

William w. Wittig, the biggest boy
in Maryland, celebrated his seven
teenth anniversary at his home
in Frostburg, Allegheny County,
recently. Throughout the county
he is looked on as giant. He was born
in Baltimore. With his parents he
moved to Fitchburg in March, 1876. For
the last two years he has been growing
at the rate of one-half an inch per
month. His height is 6 feet a inches
and he weighs 1875 pounds. He wears a
No. y hat and No. II shoe. His hand
measures 49, inches around the knuck-
les when closed. His chest measure is
A and his waist II inches. He has al
ways enjoyed excellent health and
possesses an appetite which would
alarm most people, as it calls for about
what would satisfy three ordinary
laboring men at each meal. He lifts $50
pounds with ease, is Of a happy dispo-
sition, and great favorite with the
boys of the town. When angered he is
terror. He is the son of ex-Mayor
Wittig, leading citizen, and Elizabeth
Wittig, both of whom are large persons.
The father is 6 feet inches in height
and weighs 200 pounds. The mother is
of medium height and weighs 900
pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
POLICE PROTECT OPERATORS.

Serious Trouble Expected on the East
Tennessee Railroad.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 30.-The
trouble with the telegraphers on the
East Tennessee road is far from settle
ment. It is reported that new opera
tor at Morristown, Tenn, who took the
place of discharged man is under the
protection of special police. There are
rumors that if the trouble is not settled
to-day, strike will occur tomorrow.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07

Shut the door
against disease. Danger comes Oft
cnest through impure blood. Keep
your blood in order, and you keep
in health. For this, nothing equals
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. 1t invigorates the liver, puri-
ies and cnriches the blood, and
rouses every organ into healthy &C
ton. By this means it cures. Ev-
cry part of the system feels its
saving influence. Dyspepsia, Indi-
gcstion, Biliousness, Scrofulous,
Skin and Scalp Diseases even
Consumption or Lung scrofula }
in it's earlier stages, all yield to it.
It's the only Liver, Blood and Lung
Remedy that's guaranteed to bene-
fit or cure, or the money is re-
funded. Trying terms to sell on
but it's medicine that can carry
them out.
"Golden Medical Discovery"
contains no alcohol to inebriate,
and no syrup or sugar to derangc
digestion.
It's concentrated vegetable ex-
tract; put up in large bottles /;
pleasant to the taste, and equally
rood for adults or children.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
REBELLION IN MOROCCO.
Revolt Aimed to overthrow the Rule of
Mulaiel Hassan.

GIBRALTAR. Jan. 2.-Advices received
here from Tangier, the diplomatic capital
of Morocco, report a serious state of affairs
in the vicinity of that city. No explana-
ton is given OF the trouble, but it is
said that the tribes IN the neighbor-
hood of Tangier are in open rebellion
against Mulaiel Hassan. the Sultan of
Morocco. A British gunboat has already
started from Gibraltar TO protect the Brit
ish residents at that place and the battle
ship Thunderer is preparing to follow the
gunboat. The Thunderer is twin screw,
iron turret ship. armor plated, of {, 300 tons,
and 7,0OO-horse power. She mounts four
guns.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
TANK OF OIL ExPLODEs,
A Vat Containing 10000 Gallons of Pc
trOleum Blown Up.

B1NsHAMroN, N. Y, Dec. 31.-One Of
the National Transit Company's inn
mense oil tanks at Osborne Hollow, ten
miles east of this place, hold
ing 10000 barrels s Of crude petroa
O'Clock this morning. De Forest
Ivter was seriously if not fatally
burned. A special car left this city
shortly after II o'clock this morning for
the scene of the explosion, carrying a
three-inch rifle cannon with which
the sheet iron tank will be shot
to prevent a second explosion and
a further loss Of property. The flames
and smoke presented magnificent
sight, which was plainly discernabie for
miles in every direction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
MURDERED THEIR GENERAL.
Mexican Soldiers Kill Their Commander
and Join the Rebels.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 31.-News is
received here that Gen. Lorenzo Gar
cha, in command of the troops in the
field in the northern zone of Mexico,
with headquarters at Mier, has been
murdered by his command, and that the
entire force, numbering several hum
dred men, under his immediate COM
mand, has gone over to the side
of the revolutionists, crossing over
into Texas in body at q
point between Roma and Carrisa.
Gen. Garcia was one of the most promi-
nent and efficient officers in the Mexi-
can army, and his death at the present
time is serious blow to the govern
ment
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King LEOPOLD Not Ill.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 1.-The alarming re-
ports concerning the health of King
Leopold which have been circulated are
entirely without foundation in fact. 1t
was officially announced to-day that His
Majesty appeared in public Yesterday,
and that he Is quite recovered from his
recent attack of influenza.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
POWDER FOR BIG GUNS.
tv.seyen Thousand Pounds of Explo-
siyes Sent to San Francisco.


siyes Sent to San Francisco.
TAsuINGToN, D. c., Dec. 31.-Withln
Ilpast two days Il, 000pounds of brown
wider and - 900 pounds of gnn cotton
I gp been forwarded from the East to
IN Francisco. The brown powder Is
| lpnded for the naval great
:. ls. and the cotton for shells
md torpedoes. Beyond these facts
ere is nothing to be learned at the de-
artments this morning concerning war
separations. The Charleston and the
a.tmOre, which are en- route to this
0untry from Honolulu and Cal'ao. re-
gectively, have not been heard from
FcPntly, but they are expected to touch
f@me port in Geographic communion
ion with Washington within few days.
Secretary Blaine introduced the new
'ench minister, M. Patenotre, to the
resident in the morning, and then re-
syed the Mexican minister and Senior
ontt, the CHILEAN minister, at the
ate Department.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
ROADS UNDER DEEP SNOW.

""'zards in the Mountains and Rain in
the Valleys of California.
IAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 31.-Al-
'aough the weather has cleared here it
S rs ralniugin many parts of the state.
lac rainfa,, Turing this storm has been
Pnenomena. The wires are still
uoWn, and no word has been
received from Eureka for nearly a
week, nor for two days from
tOlnt Revas. In the Sierras snow has
o5en falling for two days, and block
a AZ OF the Central Pacific is feared.
=. tne south-bound Oregon express, on
i tue oregon extension, is fifteen minutes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
BRITISH TROOPS ADVANCING.
The Army In India Pushing into the
Pamirs.

CALCUTTA, Dec. 31.-Advices from Gil
git, from which base of operations the
British forces have been operating
against the Hunza and Magyar
tribesmen, state that the adj
vance movement recently inaugu-
rated by the British has been
successful, and that the town of Nunsea
has been occupied by the advance col
umn. The British will now be able to
complete their work Of constructing a
railroad from Gilgit to the Pamirs,
which the Hunza and Magyar tribesmen
sought to prevent, and this, upon the
completion of the road from Cashmere
to Gilgit, will afford an easy means of
access for the British to the Pamirs, the
country now in dispute between Great
Britain, Russia and China.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
LAIRD'S SENSATIONAL STAND,

Plea in q temperance Meeting for the
Fostering of s'Dives.'
New YORK, Jan. AT O meeting of the
Temperance Union in the Grand Opera
House yesterday, Joseph Laird. New
dives in the CITY as an outlet for the 80
cial impurity ofsociety. They would also,
he maintained, be a standing lesson to
the better elements of society, and
would have wholesome effect on them.
So long, said Mr.. Laird, as the Hoffman
House remained, and foot ball games
brought college nabobs to the city to
make its street a public place of de-
bauchery, then let these dives remain.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
MANY LIVES IN DANGER.
eople Escape from II Burning Building

PeoDle Escape from n Burning Building
with Difficulty.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-Four families
numbering fifty persons narrowly escaped
death by fire in three-story HAT and
store building at the intersection or LIN
coin Diyersey. and Racine avenues, early
Yesterday morning. AS it was several
women and children was SO overcome by
smoke that they had to be carried out 6y
the lremen, and the others escaped MALT
clad through the windows and down lad
ders. The fire is believed to have bcen
started by an ncendlarV.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
,cREs OF FLAME.

FACTORY of the Standard
% H''roeai oil burned.
+, Dec. s1.-The great
-, ~ If IT. the Standard Oil Com
Unstable ST Hook burned last
II t ON loss is estimated at from
sd tae 5O0 900. The fire started
1@tosi in the heading
y F. he barrel works. 1t
Of ..,ed by August cohrs,
5''on ssIlh He said it Is seemed
bt T'' IN all directions. The en-
|ogup pa fire department under
NoI nhief Engineer Berry, quick
' iad to the alarm sent in.
~ gomez four steamers and three
! 1 'l'dder companies on hand in
tHn, 'oI factory was entirely de-
'," ' The building was filed with
d ,, hi completed and unfinished,
!; o ,on hundreds of thousands of
l rh~re we're also great stacks of
t tnr ready to be converted into
que r is estimated that there
I; .,rpep 100000 and 1000, 900
o ,',5s in the building and from
~, o,' to 100000 barrel slaves.
W. ,.nre was about $50 feet long,
wv '.;1e and three stories high.
= t ,ba tremen, the police and the
. .oacbed the scene, the structure
nrapped in flames. A dozen
,rorp Immediately directed up
Snt the contents burned like tim
the building went too. Over
= including the police and fire.
srp fighting the flames, but they
,pnd out that they could not
them. The building stood
enclosure of about six acres.
tacks of lumber were piled all
These caught fire and burned
and soon there were five acres
, lighting up the surrounding
to the barrel factory were the
/, works, and all efforts were di-
+owards saving them. After q
hard fight, during which the
worked in constant peril OF
YES as single spark falling
he chemicals would have been
to have caused an explosion
Ould have blown them all into
their efforts were successful
,hemical works were saved.
achinerv in the burned build
most complete. There was a
Hiss engine worth $4,000 and
BIT other pieces Of machinery,
them having been put in
ember last. This was very
$4,000 being hardly suffi-
pay for it. 1t is difficult
any of the officers of the
to place an estimate upon the
ev say it Will amount to from
to 81, 100000. The company
IS own insurance. After l A,
the greatest danger was over,
by little the firemen began to
the flames, until at 4 O'Clock
vas under control.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
Modifies the PuIlman Order.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 51.-Judge Gresham
has modified his decision of yesterday
in the Pullman Palace Car litigation be-
tween the Pullman Palace Car Com
panv and the St. Paul road over the
ownership of the palace cars. He
has stayed the entry of the order en-
joining the prosecution of the law suit
bp the Pullman Company against the
railroad to give the Pullman Company
time in which to file cross bill if the
company so decides to do.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
TRAINS FAST DRIFTS.
Santa Fe and Atlantic & Pacific Rail
roads Blocked with Snow.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Dec. 3O.-Both
the Santa Fe and Atlantic & Pacific
roads are troubled with serious snow
blockades. No Eastern mails have
been received here over the Santa
Fe for four days. The passenger
trains are in the blockade in the
Rattan Mountains and in the level
stretch of country in the vicinity of
Springer. The snow blockade on the
Atlantic & Pacific Is between Grants
and Chaves, about 100 miles west of the
city. The storms in the mountains are
reported to be something unheard Of,
end stories of great suffering among the
villages in the mountains are III circula
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
MOA TO HAVE WAR,
Natives on the Verge of q Revolt Against
Won Pi1sach's Rule.

Natives on the Verge of q Revolt Against
Won Pi1sach's Rule.
New YORK, Jan. 4.-Advices from Sa-
moa to-day are to the effect that blood
will soon flow as a result of fighting be-
tween the natives, which is almost on
the point of breaking out. King
Malietoa has been very patient
with the rebels, but his paSence is
almost exhausted. If news comes to
the King that Won Pilsach's acts as
president of the council are approved
by the three powers, and that the Ger
man is to resume his official duties,
then war will begin at once, for the ma
tives are determined to submit to his
outrageous conduct no longer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
THE FUTURE OF CANADA.
Aabouchere Says it is Union With the
United States Secession.

United States or Secession.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-Truth, Henry La.
bouchere's paper, to-day publishes an
article on Canada's future, drawn cut
by the troubles in the province
of Quebec. The paper SAYS that it is
the manifest destiny of the Dominion to
become new United States or to be-
come attached to the great republic.
The change is inevitable and the
sooner it occurs the better. The
emancipation of the grotesque domin-
ion and its absorption by the United
States would be benefit to Cana
dams and also to Great Britain. Such
a course would relieve Great Britain OF
the necessity. of engaging ia traHsat-
lantic squabbles in which she has no
concern. The paper further says that
Canada once free, Australia would soop
follow
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Severe Wind Storm in Texas.

VERNON, Tex, Jan. "A terrific wind
storm, resembling tornado, struck Yer
non late Thursday evening. 1t came from
the West, and passed in an casterly direc-
ton Several dwellings were blown down,
but fortunately no one was hurt. 1t is
thought that it did great damage through
out .ha country
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
chicago ex-Mayor Oeau.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 2-Rosweil .. Ma. :
son, who was the non-partlsan mayor o. o.
Chicago during the fire OF 1871, aie p1a last
n;aht at his home, q Delaware &C. race,
after q short illness. tie ", was 90 10y geals
old, and was.born in New na narIy date n.
Y. coming to Chicago at an fro ea' No Vre
He was sa mayor ~ n. OF nbeaaf ISL IL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
sherman on Top.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 2.-The election OF
Layiin speaker ofthe House is generally
accepted tonight, outside the Foraker
organization, as settling the senatorial
fight in favor of Sherman. It is con-
coded that Sherman has a majority OF
the Republicans in the Senate, and the
result of the speakership contest shows
that he has aiority in the House also.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
NO NEWS FROM THE BORDER
War Department Anxious for Word from
Capt. Bourke.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 31.-The
officials at the War Department are
watching the. situation on the Rio
without news from Gen. Stanley this
morning. They are apprehensive that
Capt. Bourke's force may be very much
outnumbered by the revolutionists, but
they feel confident that the officer will
conduct himself with all necessary
prudence, and that he will soon be rein
forced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
Successor to Lord Stanley.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-In political circles
there is some talk of Lord George Ham
ilton succeeding Lord Stanley of Pres
ton. when the latter leaves Canada.
Another statement, less credible, names
Lord Wolseley for the post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
Hiccoushed Himself to Death.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Jan. 3
Charles Heft, prominent citizen of
Freemansburg, mas died of strangulated
hernia, or aggravated hiccoughing, aged
St years. He biccoughed for eleven
days. The case was an extraordinary
one, and attracted much attention
among medical men throughout the Le-
hioh Valley
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thousands of cases OF the Grim

rou1ands OF Cases of the Grippe.
Of SEYMOUR, Ind, Dec. 31.-In this city
Oro less than 1000 inhabitants there are
bo va ,OoO cases of grippe and there
~ ;e Deen number of deaths directly
u Indirectly due to that malady.