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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-05
PROPOSE A COMRROMISG.
NTgs,inc Situatios Discussed ait n CorRNen-
tiDaa in PittsOurgs

Rittsburg. Pa, Aug. 1--Trae convention
OFF the miners of the PiHsburg district as
sembled this morning but no business
was transacted and tfBa' time was glKeIe
teo discussion Of the situation. AIT 2
O'clock TINS afternoon the commit tee OF,
operators will meet with the convention
and propose compromise rate of proba-
NV IS CENTS to be paid antil November
I. when the operators Wilt agree to- pay
q uniform rate of SO GENTS throughout tue
district.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-05
STRUCK A WARSHIP.
The Lightning's Franks in the Newport
News Shipyard.

Washington, D. c.. July 31-Naya
Constructor Woodward, who was charged
sgith the supervision Of the construction
of the gunboats building at Newport
News, reports to the navy department
that on the 10th inst, while a thunder
storm was raging, gunboat No. Z was
struck by lightning. Several workmen
who were sitting on the blocks Deneatn
fbe shin were severely shocked and rem
dered insensible, though no fatalities re-
suited. The carpenter who was inside
rhe ship at the time was not affected.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-05
millionaire Murderer on Trial.

Union, Mo-, July 31-A jury having
been obtained to try for the second time
Arthur Duestrow, the st. Louis million
aire, for killing his wife and child, ana
the opening addresses having been de-
llvered, the taking of testimony is now
in progress.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-05
New YORK JaIlors Indicted.

New York, Aug. Indictments were
found This afternoon against Sheriff
Hansen, ex-Warden Raabe and former
Keepers Schneer and Schoen of LUDLOW,
street Jail for permitting the escape of
Killoran, Allen and Russell, United
States prisoners charged with postof-
flee robberieS
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-05
ENGLISH CABINET MEETING.

1t WAS tN0 EIrsI Oh8 HeIu Slnce Inc
General Elections.
London, July 30-The first cabinet
meeting since the general elections was
held at the foreign office at noon today.
It was expected that the speakership
would be one of the subjects discussed.
The Marquis of Salisbury presided and
he and all the cabinet ministers were
loudly cheered on arriving at the foreign
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-05
ARCHITECT HUNT Is DEAD.
Designed Many Famosss Newport
Mansions.

Newport r. l., July 31.-Riehard E.
Hunt, the well-known architect, and the
designer OF the Worlds fair buildings,
". X. Vanderbilt's marble palace, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt's "NeW Breakers" and
other Newport villas, died. this afternoon.
Heart failure was the cause - his death.
He had been feeling unwen for several
weeks. but nothing serious was feared
until yesterday, when his condition be-
came alarming He leaves a widow,
two sons and three daughters. All the
members of the family We're present at
+bo bndSiGMt
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-05
TwENTY-SIX HORSES BURN.
Three Blocks Are Wiped Out at Wells,
Mimi.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 31.-A Wells
Mimi special to the Journal says that
three business blocks and livery stable
burned here this morning. Loss, 30
" as seriously injured by falling glass and
tweuty-six horses were burned.
The sun., 1895-02-06
GO4DED TO MS DEATH.
Otto smith KiIs Himself After Being
Laughed at for BnrnIng HIS Haads.

PATERSON. Feb. 5.-Otto Smith. a saloon
keeper. aged 30 years, living at Redwoods and
Totowa avenue. committed suicide tonight
shortly after q o'clock he went to q big stove in
the saloon TO rake the fire. His wife and daugh-
ter were waiting for him to go up stairs TO
supper.
While raking the fire he was wranging with
his wife over II trivial domestic matter and un-
consciously took hold Of the hot end of the
poker with his left hand. He dropped the hot
iron and howed with pain. His wife and daugh-
ter laughed at his misfortune and he made an
angry retort. lie picked up the poker again.
and again got hold OF the hot end and blistered
his fingers a second time.
Mrs. Smith found difficulty in controlling her
mirth and her laughter SO exasperated her
spouse that he swOTe and fumed so turously
that he turned their laughter into fright. They
ran into an adjoining room. Smith broOdcd
over his burns for a while and then went 10 his
bedroom, TOOK revolver from a bureau drawer,
and sent bullet into his head,
Mrs. smith had heard him 90 TO his room and,
suspicious Of his intentions followed him, and
was just in time to him tall. She bames
herself for his death, believing she goeded him
TO desperation by laughing at his pain. No other
cause is given for the suicide.
The sun., 1895-02-06
FUNERAL OF CAPT EoosEVELr
Fellow Omeers or the Tweinh Regiment
the Pail Bearers.

The funeral of Capt. Frank Roosevelt Of Com
pany T.. Twelfth Regiment, who died at his
home, 80 East Thirty fourth street, last Satur-
day night of pneumonia contracted while on
service during the strike riots in Brooklyn, took
place yesterday morning at the Church OF the
Holy Communion. sixth avenue and Twentieth
street The church was hardly largo enough
to hold the crowd, and many were obliged
to stand in the aisles The hearse was preceded
on the way to tho church by Company T. under
the command of Lieut.. Judson. The body lay
in black cloth covered coffin, bearing this
inscriptions capt. Frank Roosevelt. aged q?
years" and around il was draped large Amer
lean flag.
Twelfth Regiment, and when the coffin was set
down, near the chanccl rail the dend mans
sword and helmet were placed upon 1t. The
Dr. -, Hodcrick Terry. chaplain of the
Twelfth :, Regiment. assisted by the Rev.
The % music " Was gwen by the n s%yplced ehnir oi
sixty voices. Miss Clora Luther sang the hymn
Ci CL Heard Noice" CONFESSED for the funeral by
was too i'll to be present. His place AT tho organ,
which was erected In Holy Communion by Capt.
Roosevelt in memory Of his father, the late S.
Weir Roosevelt, was taken by Hermann Hans
Wetzler.
Thee" delegation from the Delta Psi Fra
ternity walked in single file around the coffin,
and each one laid upon 1t single branch OF
the body was carried from the church the choir
sang Onward, Christian soldier"
Besides the members of the Delta Psi Fra
tternity there were present "a delegation, from
the Calumet Club of which Capt. Roosevelt was
Treasurer, and delegation from the Sons Of
the Revolution. Among the relatives were Civil
Service Cqmmissionor Theodore Roosevelt, DR..
and 9G Mrs; james West Roosevelt Mrs; C. Y, $.
Roosevelt, Mrs. llilbornc. Roosevelt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Rohinson. Mrs. W. w. Shippcn.
and Miss shippen. The interment was in
The sun., 1895-02-06
WIGGJSS TURNS JP.
He Denies that He struck HIS wife Albert
Hali is Missing.

William Virgins, the tupboat engineer who
was suspected of having struck his wife. Rose. u
fatal blow on the head with the leg of a table on
sunday afternoon ut the home of her mother,
Mrs. Madden, 3d Morris street, Jersey City,
walked into Police Headquarters last night and
surrendered himself. He was accompanied by
his employer. Capt. McWillams.
Wggins came down from City Island, where
he went Sunday night on the tug Belle McWill-
Jams, of which he is the engineer. The tug
started for New Haven on Sunday night, but
laid up at City Island Oh account OF the storm.
The Xouavc, Il tug of the same line. stopped at
city Island yesterday. and the Captain told
Wiggins of his wifes death and of the fact that
the police were looking for him. Virgins i'm
medately returned to Jersey city.
lie made II tatcment TO Chief Of Police Muir
ply denying that lie struck his wife He said
he remained on the tug until nearly o'clock on
sunday morning and then went to his mother
in-inw's house to get IL pair of oyeralls lie had
told his wife to bring there for him She had
forgotten the oreralls and he remained only
fifteen minutes. returning to the boat and re-
manning on board until she started for New
Mrs Madden. Mrs. Wiggins's mother. re-
tracted the statements sh made on Monday
night when She was drunk. She says now that
but that he did str ke her with his fists and with
an accordion after he had smashed that instru-
msnt After m@kinE ~, her statement Mrs Mad
Mrs. Hannah hail. English Annie" said
Mrs. Wiggns told her on Monday that her
band has disappeared He of the
mixed -ale party which was held at Mrs. Mad
den's house from sunday afternoon until short
time before Mrs. Wigginr was found dead
His wife told Chief Murphy that she had some
words with him on Monday afternoon when she
his lap. The police are hunting for Hall. County
Physician Converse will make an autopsy to-
day to determine the cause of Mrs. Wisgns's
Virgins is held on charge OF manslaughter
The sun., 1895-02-06
TOO Much FOR An OLD MAN.
Kies Lost His Place When 81 Years Old
and ATTEMPTED Suicide,

Andrew Kies. a juurncyaan tailor. who lived
with his wife and four little children on tho top
floor of the tenement 1913 East Seventy fourth
street, had reached the age of 81 without having
been out of employment for any extended
period. As he grew older, however, he lost his
former aertness, and four months ago he lost
his job and was unable TO obtain another.
AS the days went by the possibility of his OBJ
tanning any seemed to become more remote, and
II grew harder and harder To fill the cupboard.
Kies became Respondent and gloomy. Eester-
day morning, while his wife Barbara away
visiting relative in West Fourth street. u fit OF
insanity seemed to seize him
Catching up II toy pistolhe loaded it, and roll
ing the bedclothes into ball. he tossed them
up to the ceiling and fired at them. Before his
frightened children could demonstrate no re-
loade the pistol, and turning il to his right ear
fired bullet into his skull and fell groaning
upon the floor.
Eleven-year Tina, his eldest child, ran
screaming into the street. She found Police
man Nosler OF the East SiXty-seventh street
police station. and told him Of her fathers act.
lie summoned an ambulance, and kies re-
moved to the Presbyterian Hospital. The house
surgeon there extracted the bullet, and said
that there was hope for the mans recovery.
The sun., 1895-02-06
AMERICA'S FIRST BISHOP.
Mgr. Seton Reads "a Paper Ref0re the New
Nnrk MIalnricaI SocleIN.

Mgr. Seton, rector of ST. Josephs Church, in
Jersey City read paper before the New York
Historical Society last night on THE First Epis
conal See in America" 4 large number Of the
society's members and their friends were pres
eut Archbishop Corrgan, who arrived early
with his secretary, Father Connolly, occupied a
seat on the platform On the right OF President
King.
Mgr, Seton divided his subject treating Of
the :pre-C Columblnn and post-t tolumblan eras;
After touching upon the history of the work uf
the Church in 'ireenland from the ninth 10 tho
fifteenth century, he said that the first eplsco-
pal see in America was erected in san Domingo
In the early part OF the sixteenth century Alex
ander Geraldini. the son Of a noble Italian
house. was the first Bishop, lie arrived at the
island in November, $50. After establtshinga
seminary and several free sChOOls, lie died In
1928 in the seventy first year Of his age. The
cathedral, which was begun several years prior
tn his-landing, was not finished until 1870 In
this church, which was a magnificent one, the
ashes of columbus replsed for 900 years.
resolution rendering vote OF thanks 10
Mgr. Seton was adopted and a copy OF the paper
was ordered placed in the archives Of tie society.
The sun., 1895-02-06
STRIKERS MEETINGS FIzzLEs.
Few Present Resides the Policemen who
Went 20 Keep Order.


Two meetings to sympathlze with the strikers
which were called for last night turned out to
be fizzles. one was held in Labor Lvceum and
was attended by Inspector Mclaughlin and
seventy-nve policemen and thirteen strikers.
The other was held In the Brooklyn Athenpum,
at Atlantic avenue and Clinton street. Capt.
Campbell and thirty or forty Of his men were
there with night sticks and n dozen detective
Sergeauts from Police Headquarters, with In
spector McKellnr, also attended.
ATS o'clock. when tho meeting was to begin,
the audience numbered twenty-sevcn, chief
among whom were tho Rev. Mr.. Carwardine of
Chicago, A, J. Wolf, and Patrick Collins. Ex-
ecutiye Committeeman Collins bounced out of
the hall in high temper. and. going down to the
reporters room at Police Headquarters, he
made this speech in lieu Of the one he probably
would have made ut the meeting
This last outrage is one OF tho worst since
this trouble began. What business had the
police down at the Athennum tonight They
went there with the intention, as have good
reason to beliVe, to club the heads OF innocent
citizens. Just as soon n bogus row, which Ind
been arranged for was started. Hundreds and
hundreds Of our people were scared away
soon as they reached the building and found
they would have to pass through u line or blue
coats with night sticks IN their hands. The
police had no business there. They weren't in
vited, and it's q wonder after ali that even the
few of us who were there got out without hav-
ing our heads cracked
After Mr.. Collins had gone Superintendent
Campbell said that. all told, not 40 people. out
side Of the police. had been anywhere near the
hall. The presence of the large body of police
at these two meetings. and the energetic work
of the officers during the Grcenpont row, are
signs that there won't be much more trihinR
with the strikers on the part OF the police.
The sun., 1895-02-06
hinesc Pence Envoys.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-The Times publishes .
despatch from Yokohama which gives tho text
of the credentials of the Chinese peace ENJOYS.
follows:
I'VE appoint you plcuipotcnt aries to ncRoti-
ate with japan. You Hrr required, however to
communicate with the TSuupli-i iamen for tho
purpose Of obtaining commands by which you
are to abide in the conduct Of your mission and
the faithful manner of fulfilling the trust res
posed in yOu."
A despatch to the Pau Mdl' CdlC'te from
Hiroshima says the in panesu attack upon tho
forts at Iiu- kunp- Tao was resumed on Satur-
day and continued until noon on Monday. Tho
Chinese defended the forts stubbornly and still
hold ont.
despatch from Tientsin to the Central News
says an imperial edict has been issued degrading
Co.'s. Han. Tai, and ShaO and Capts. Geo and
Wen for their action in retreatinE from Eung-
theng. They are not dismissed from the army,
however. but will remain in the service in sub
ordinate capacities and endcavur to regain their
lost gauk.
The sun., 1895-02-06
C1BBIEs MAKE DEMANDS.
An Agreement Submitted to Livery stable
Keepers q omplaInt OF Overwork.

The New York cabbies' organization, known
as the Liberty Dawn Association of Coach
Drivers Local Assembly Ola, X. OF L., Is
moving again. Yesterday It sent the following
list of demands TO the livery stable keepers:
Wages OF drivers shall be So per day; all
drivers shall be licensed drivers, applying per-
sonally for their licenses; drivers shall have
one hour for dinner and support when drivers
shall have finished days work. from the
first to the last man down, he shall have
twelve hours or for rest; all drivers when EN-
ploycd shall be given steady employment, and
shall not be compelled to work in the stable:
the membership cards of this association shall
be recognized AS u recommendation of character
and ability as coach driver; any injustice or
wrong action by members of this association to
their employers shall be reported to this asso-
citation for action"
A letter accompanies the list of demands,
which says that the treatment of the coach
drivers in New York has passed the limits of
human endurance, the coachmen having to
work from seventeen to twenty hours n day
with no regular time for meals. A meeting OF
the union will be held on SUNDAY night. Hints
arc made Of possible tie-up Of all the stables if
the agreement is not signed.
The sun., 1895-02-06
Twelve brooklyn Polieeme. Dismissed.

The twenty policemen who ut one time
other, since the strike began, have been sus-
pended on charges of intOXication, were trial
yesterday before Police Commissioner Welles.
Ten of them were dismissed; they were Edward
Burgameyer and Philip Degman of the Four
teenth precinct, Charles \. Bennett of the
Eighth, James Allen and James McGuicken OF
the Fourth, William Geoghegan and John
Dempsey OF the Third. Michael j. Ryan OF the
Central Office and Henry j o Hare of the First.
John F.. OConnOr of the Eleventh. Patrick
Sexton and William MCkeown of tine Second
were also dismissed from the force. They were
accused of leaving their posts while on strike
duty in Furman street and going into Il building
with a woman.
The decision in the case of Sergeant Cans. who
was accused OF intoXicRtion was reserved. Cans
suspended by Capt. Dunn, who testified,
did the Sergeant At the desk, when the suspen-
sion took place. that Cans was drunk. Superin-
tendent Morrison OF the lialsey street rail-
road station. swore that he was with the Ser
geant almost constantly on the day of his sus-
pension from : o'clock IN the morning until he
was accused, and that he didn't see him take
drink.
No policeman has been tried yet for undue
sympathy with the strikers or Tor failing TO
arrest men engaged in riots. for failing to
protect properly the property of railroad COM
panies the lives of non-union employees.
The excuse of some OF the men who were dis
missed for being drunk was that they had been
without sleep for long periods doing strike duty
and they had taken liquor to brace them.
The sun., 1895-02-06
FIRST BRIGADE,s GooD WORK.
Gen. Fitzgerald Expresses His Satisfaction
Troop A Specially Commended.

Brighten Fitzgerald. through Assistant
Adit.-Gen stephen H. Olin, has issued this gen-
eral order:
The brigade commander desires to express
his appreciation Of the services Of the officers and
men of the brigade during the weeks tour of
duty in the city OF Brooklyn ending Monday,
Jan. ~. lSD5.
The order for assembly was unexpected. and
was issued on sunday evening: nevertheless the
troops began their movements before daylight
ON Monday with full ranks and complete equip
ment. Discipline was excellent, arduous duty
in dispensing mobs. checking disorder, aud
protecting life and property was per-
formed with courage and good judg-
ment. All hardship was cheerfuly borne,
though of the troops, notably the
Scventy-trst Regiment, the First Battery.
and the First Battalion of the Seventh Regi-
ment were ill-sheltered from the severe winter
weather. The officers and men of Troop were
called upon for exceptional efforts, and they de-
serve special commendation for their efficient
and soldierly conduct. The brigade has shown
to the community its good qualities and has
given satisfaction to its commanding offcer.'
The sun., 1895-02-06

New ORLEANS, Feb. 8. Louis A. nesfarges, a
member OF tho CITY Council was to-day found
guilty of attempting TO prevent a witness from
testifying. Discharges was generally regarded
as the boss of the Council, and head of ring
which controlled legislation in that body. lie
was charged with accepting hrihes, and to avoid
exposure endcavored 10 dissuade Mr., Marshall,
sunerintendent ot the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, from testifyng against him before
the Grand Jury and to induce him TO leave the
State.
The punishment is from one to three years
Imprisonment in the penitentary. This case is
one of forty odd brought against the Council
men, and Desfarges's makes the third Council
man convicted of crime IN few months.
The sun., 1895-02-06

reach the city, they were given such soft snap
As they must have had. Was II because they
had shown themselves such Heroes at Buffalo
that the authorities did not want TO place them
In tough districts, where they might lose their
valuable lives, or was u because the Authorities
thought they deserved some reward for their
meritorious conduct at Buffalo. IL may have
been good idea In his district not to load
pieces or perhaps their officers could not place
enough confidence In, them TO let them have
loaded guns, but In the tough district around
Rdgewood, Alabama avenue, &C, lead was
needed. His boast in regard TO the last to leave,
Is also the YapOring of diseased mind, for every
military man knows that an order is an order.
whether IL be- turn Out, return home, or stay at
Armory, and must he obcycd. The organza-
tions he named, simply marched to- their ar.
mories TO Timber up for I'm sure they do not
need advertising las one of them, | am sure is
known the world over ms the one to which he
belongs seems too from your, correspondent. but
guess ! have said enough in answer to one
who seems NO insanely ieaous of tho other
members of the Guard in his own state. Very
Resptny FAIR PLAY.
FEB. 4.
To THE EDrToR or The SUN-Sir: The arti-
Gle in to-days SuN under tho heading "On
Guard In Brooklyn IL n little history in itself.
II is n true story of tho National Guard during
The sun., 1895-02-06

LONDON. Feb. 5.News has been received from
the expedition headed by Dr. donaldson Smith
of Philadelphia which started in June last to
make explorations in the regions of Lake iu-
dolph and Somaliland.
The Doctor has sent letter under d te OF Dec.
Ia, in which he says that the expedition had
made considerable progress and that DOdson
and Gil lett his two associates. had travelled
over large area Of country that had never
before been explored. Dr smith and hi. COM
paniOns endeavored to reach the Great Lakes,
but were prevented from doing SO by the natives
who COmpelled them to turn back.
The sun., 1895-02-06
President Norton Discharged.

United States Commissioner Morle dismissed
yesterday the case against President Benjamin
Norton OF the Atlantic Avenue Railroad for
carrying United States mail signs on the cars of
his road which did not actually contain United
States mail.
In a long opinion the Commissioner decided
that the contract the Atlantic Avenue Company
had with the Government required the placing
of the signs where they were. and. futhermore,
that there was no intention on the part OF Mr..
Norton to place signs on any other cars than
those running on the mail route Therefore the
law was not violated. President Norton. who
was under arrest, WAS accordingly discharged.
The sun., 1895-02-06

Christine Chin Now. who lives on the fourth
floor OF II Pel street where she keeps an opium
joint. was arrested last night on warrant OBJ
taned 10y Policeman Mclaughlin of the Eliza
beth street station. Mclaughlin secured the
evidence against her last sunday, when he dis
covered half a dozen Cinnamon smoking opium
in the place. Mrs. Chin Niuw was alone when
he entered her room last night. Several opium
layouts were seized.
The sun., 1895-02-06

LONDON, Feb. 6.-The Central News has .
despatch from Constantinople saying that anti
Christian outrages of the Armenian type are
being committed in Sidon. BeyrOut. and Damas-
Gus. Syria. The Christian inhabitants of
Damascus declare that they apprehend a repe-
tition of the massacre of lS6O, when thousands
of Christians were murdered.