Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-16
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

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OLIVER BURR JENNINGS, one of the
founders ofthe Standard Oil Trust, died
at his home in New York, aged IS
| years.
SIX persons were seriously wounded
during a riot at christening at St. Louis.
| A score of policemen were needed to
quell the disturbance
MRR. PALMER, wife of Gen. F. W.
Palmer, the public printer, was stricken
with paralysis, at Washington, and her
condition is critical.
Two fires at Nashville, Tenn, de-
stroyed the block occupied bv the City
Savings Bank and the Banner newspa-
per office. The total loss is $240, 900.
LIEUT.. G. D. VANCE, U. S. a., suicided
at Fort Douglas by shooting. He had
recently been tried for entering the
apartment Of the wife of brother Off
GER.
In attempting to serve a warrant on
Thomas Johnston, in Madison County,
n. g., two officers met with resistance,
Johnston, his wife and son being armed.
Johnston and his wife were killed.
PLANS have been matured for one of
the greatest irrigation schemes ever I'M
dertaken in the United States, the re-
suit of which will be the reclamation of
large portion of the Mojave Desert.
JOHN HARRIS, colored, was instantly
killed in a cheap restaurant at Denver
by Mike Rickerds, the manager. Har-
ris disputed q bill and attempted to use
a gun. but Rickerds was too quick for
him.
DE-. PRAvosCLAv TROJAN, leader since
hemian independence, and well-known
as liberal politician and journalist, is
dead, aged IS years.
B. F. PRITCHARD, of Richmond, Ind,
recently took his ninth wife, she being
Miss Mary A. Baker. Pritchard is Al
years old. He was married and di-
vorced eight times.
THE National Life Association of Hart
ford, Conn.,, has completed arrange
ments to transfer and rewrite the bust
ness of the Imperial Life Insurance
Company, of Detroit.
WHILE Mrs Frank Carpenter and son
were driving across the track of the
Santa Fe Railroad near Braidwood, Ill.,,
train struck their wagon, killing the
boy and injuring the woman.
TsUI Kwo YIN, the Chinese minister
to this country, as well as to Peru. is to
be relieved from his duties. Mr.. Tsui's
successor will be Mr.. Yang Yu, at pres
ent collector of customs at the port Of
Wu-Hu.
The Russian colony near Chesterfield,
Mass, has proved failure, and by the
end of next week all the farms will be
deserted. The colony was established
about eleven months ago by over 400
families.
A PETITION to Acknowledgement Miller
is being circulated and extensively
signed III Dubuque, Ia, asking him to
drop proceedings against Cashier Harris
of the late Commercial National Bank,
who was indicted with President r. +.
Graves.
The Rev. P. A. St. John, of Gray
mount, H., has received a letter from q
man who confesses to have aided in the
robbery of RAINY Johnson of $500 at
Graymount last April. Some of the
money was found in the places indicated
by the writer of the letter.
A MEETING of the Russian Club was
held at New York to protest against the
signing of the proposed extradition
treaty between the United States and
Russia, under which the people who at
tempt the life of the Gar would be
treated like other criminals.
The following garrisons will furnish
the escort for President-elect Cleveland
at his inaugural ceremonies March 4:
Washington Barracks, Fort Myer, Va. !;
Fort Monroe, Va, and Fort Henry, Md.
Col. r. r. Livingstone, Third Artillery,
will be in command of the escort.
RAILWAYS in Southern Minnesota and
Northeren Iowa are all snow blockaded.
The rail rate to Washington and re-
turn for the Inauguration has been fixed
at one full fare.
For interfering in a fight Constable
Clementereyna was killed at Benavides.
Tex, by E. A. Glover.
DIR. EL1HU &. Cook, a celebrated
homeopathic physician, died at New
York City, aged IS years.
The family of Philip Mann, near New
Memphis, ILL.,, was drugged and 5000 in
money and valuables taken.
The liabilities of Robert Spencer,
who failed at Philadelphia, will, it is
believed, amount to fully 100000.
THE Washington legislature has been
in session month and has taken fifty
six ballots for senator without result.
Four persons have died in Blooming
ton, ILL.,, during the last two days of
heart failure. All had had the grippe.
GEN. Z. K. Sr1MsoN, charged with
forgery and malfeasance in Office as
deputy U. S. marshal, was acquitted at
Denver.
A. E. MATHEWS, Henry Wizards but
Ter, has been arrested at New York Tor
stealing nearly 200 pieces of silverware
from Mr.. Willard.
FATHER Anglers, priest of Durham.
Ont, has been ordered to monastery
because of improper conduct with q
Montreal woman.
A FREIGHT car in bond from New York
to St. Louis was broken open near Co.
lum bus, o., and silks and silverware of
unknown value taken.
TIE Oregon legislature has passed a
Joint memorial to Consress for the issue
of more legal tender notes to the
amount of sou, 100000.
JOHN r. RoYsTER, the negro who MUIR
dered John P. Apes on the night of
July 20, 1891, at Norfolk, Va, expiated
his crime on the gallows.
MRS. JOHN JONES, wife of st. Josephs,
| O.. coal dealer. was found murdered in