Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.


Wash, has broken out again.
Wholesale hardware men met behind
closed doors at Cleveland to organize a
national association.
Twelve additional amendments to the
interstate act have been suggested by the
interstate commission.
A New Orleans bank is endeavoring
to recover from the government money
| seized by union soldiers.
Official reports of the Michigan
grange show that the society is making
very little progress in the state.
An effort is being made to abolish the
bureau of American republics on the
ground that it is a useless luxury.
Great Britain is credited with being
willing and even anxious that the United
States build the Nicaraguan canal.
Owing to the mistake Of a drug clerk
in Muncie, Ind, two persons were poi
soned and narrowly escaped death.
A scheme for supplying London with
sea water for sanitary purposes IS under
| consideration by the county council.
United States authorities will be
asked to investigate the case Of White
more, an American maltreated by Next
cans.
Government and local authorities are
unable to prevent the establishment of
booths for the sale Of horse meat in New
York
The appellate court of Illinois has de-
cided that any manufactory that men
aces the health of the community is Il
nuisance.
w X. Vanderbilt returned from Eu-
rope and went to his mothers residence.
avoiding his own home, where his wife
is living.
The council of school trustees at Ell
wood Ind, will erect a $4,000 college
building with an auditorium seating 1000
persons
Mrs Mary e. Harris and daughter
Myrtle are under arrest at st. Joseph,
Mo- for alleged false affidavitS i'll a pen
sion case.
Lulu Leslie, a dancer in the Bessie
Bonehill company, accidentally took bel
ladonna instead of antipyrine at Indianap-
Oils and will die.
Carl Browne, Of commOnweal fame,
| proposes to demonstrate the absurdity of
gold basis by having workingmen de-
mand payment of wages in that coin.
Banker A. c. Burnham of Cham
paign, Ill, offers the city his homestead
and $4,000, less the value of the lot,
for a library, and $4,000 to buy books.
-Rev. DR.. w. w. Boyd is reported to
| have said at a Baptist ministers meeting
| in st. Louis that the University of Chi
cago was founded in blood and must fall
Michigan liquor dealers want the Leg
islature to increase the tax on drug stores
| from $500 to $500, and Grand Rapids
druggists will meet to oppose the move
ment.
In the architectural competition for
the designs for the Florence sanitarium
in San Francisco, the plans of Miss Alice
Hands and Mary Cannon Of New York
have been accepted
Tory leaders in England intimate
| that Premier Rosebery is personally in
| terested in the new Russian speculation
| and that Wales is an innocent dupe.
! Auditor Gore has granted a permit
to John Freeman, Lyon Kari and Jacob
| Fleming to organize the State bank OF
Eureka, Ill, with capital stock of
! 100000.
Judge J. O. Cunningham has offered
the Home Missionary society of the Meth
| odist church his country residence near
| Urbana, ILL.,, for q home for dependent
| children.
The News-Record, the only United
Press paper in st. Paul, failed to make
| it's appearance. This is the second time
| the News Record has suspended within
| few months.
The Argentine Republic will make
an exhibition Of the cotton states and In
ternational exposition at Atlanta, Ga. The
Legislature has appropriated ST., 800 for
| Georgias exhibit.
1t is reported that the Chicago &
| North Western company has obtained con-
troll of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern railroad, and will operate it as
| a feeder for the main line.
w. p. Buell., general agent of the
| Standard Horse and Cattle Food COM
| pany of Springfield, ILL.,, said to have
| made way with $4,000, has remained and
declares he is wronged by the charge.
The man arrested in Arizona on sus,
picion that he was J. w. Hilman, wanted
| in Kansas City, Mo-, for defrauding a
life INSURANCE company, proved that ne
was i. B. Herndon of Franklin county,
| Kas., and has been released.
The women of Belleville, Ill, have
begun an active crusade against disreput-
able houses.
A resident of North Yamhill trapped
| two wildcats on Trask river and is look
| ing for more.
Kansas City, Mo-, will buy the city
| Waterworks from the National Water
works company for $3,0O0.OOO.
Rev. Mr.. Robjent of Saginaw, Mich,
says he does not consider games in which
| but 3 cents is at stake gambling.
The Atchison reorganization plan,
| which contemplates scaling the bonds and
ignoring the stock. is growing in favor.
| The United States Evangelical con-
| ference adopted a rule to limit the terms
of office of presiding elders to eight years.
The largest petition ever sent to Con
gress was that against the Reilly Pacific
railroad funding bill. containing POI, 900.
The elements of model city charter
were considered at the closing session of
the National Municipal league at Mime
apolis
John Irwin. laborer from Indiana
| was held at Newman, ILL.,, on a charge Of
| attempting to murder William Skinner,
| farmer.
-Tomonauk H., citizens distributed cir
culars alleging smallpox existed at Sand
| witch and the latter town threatens to sue
| for libel
Mary Foley, daughter of a deserted
woman. has found her father at Spring
| field. H.. and is suing him for a share of
! the estate.
-Tha secondary of agricultlre denies