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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
VILLAGES SACKED.
Awful Work Of kurds in the District |
Of Van-Thousands
Killed

London, Nov. 3O.-A dispatch dated
Julia. Persia, says: MANY Armenian
villages between the Persian borders and
the city of Van have been DESTROYED
by the Hamidieh cavalry. They prob
ably number forty-six. although the ref
ugees give the names of many more.
1t is impossible to obtain any reason
able estimate of the number OF those
killed, but all reports say that it is very
large. The refugees are mostly gong
in the city of Van, where it is feared
a massacre will soon take place. Can
non have been trained on the Armenian
houses, and the trees in the streets nave
been cut down SO as to give the cannon
free range. All reports agree that the
Hamidieh cavalry are raiding the entire
provinces of Van with horrible atroci.
ties. Many women have been carried of
to the mountains. The city of Van is
the only place left untouched by the
Kurds, who are carrying off sheep and
cattle from the destroyed villages.
..The entire population of the village OF
Jurtalon, numbering 200, have been
killed. The Hamidieh cavalry also at
tackled the Persian village of kotomr,
but were repulsed by the garrison of
the fort The Turkish regulars waited
outside ready to join in the plumber
The cavalry then destroyed another
small Persian village Armed bands of
Armenian patriots are crossing from
Persia to the province of Van. \ band
of these from Salmon fought the Hami-
dich cavalry for two days near Sarai
Many were killed on both sides, when
the cavalry withdrew and plundered and
destroyed Sarai. Many HISTORIANS in the
Rasbkolla district are reported killed"
New York, Nov. 3O-News was re-
ceived here of the safety of William
Willard, who was supposed to have been
murdered by the Kurds while on mis-
sion of mercy to Armenia. Mr.. How
ard was sent to Van several months ago
by the Christian Herald of New 1ork
I to distribute the relief fund of ST., 1000
contributed by Americans for the bene-
fit of the Asia Minor sufferers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
COUNT Won TAAFFE DEAD.
An Austrian Statesman Who Showed
Great Executive Ability
His Career.

Prague, Bohemia, Nov. 29.-Count Won
Taaffe, the Austrian statesman, is dead.
Edward Francis Joseph Taaffe was
born at Prague, Bohemia, February "a,
1888. He was Viscount Taaffe Of Cor
rem ard Baron of Ballymote, Sligo, in
the Irish peerage. He was brought up
along with the present Emperor, Francis
Joseph. He entered the imperial serv-
ice in 1867 as secretary of the Hungarian
government. He was appointed govern
or of Salzburg in 1868. In 1867 he be-
came Austrian minister of the interior
and vice-president of the Cisleithan min
istry. At the end of 1869 he served as
minister president and in 1871 accepted
the Office of governor of the Tyrol and
Voralburg He showed great ability in
mediating between conflicting creeds and
nationalities, and publicly expressed his
disapproval of the anti-Semitic agitation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
TRACED TO A FIREBUG.
Recent Blazes in New York Are Ex-
plained-InSurancet the
Obiect.

New York, Nov. 29.-It has been de-
termined by the fire marshal that the
destruction of the Empire State bank
building, at the southeast corner of
Blocker street and Broadway, and the
partial destruction of the Manhattan
bank building by fire on election night
were due to incendiarism.
The object of the incendiary was to
secure insurance to make up business
losses. Evidence was secured at the ex-
animation of the tenants which pointed
to one man as the most probable crimi-
nal. He was last seen in the building
on holiday. He had more reason than
anyone to resort to desperate means
in order to relieve himself. The mer-
chandise which he controlled was more
completely incinerated and was of sort
that would be susceptible of ignition UNI
der the suspected conditions.
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GOULD SUIT DROPPED.
End of an Interesting Episode Which
Occurred at the Worlds
Fair.

New York. Nov 3O.-Al. Ruhman, hus-
band of leila Nicolaus, assured a report
er today that his wife had settled her
case with George Gould, in which a
$4,000 check was involved. but said he
would prefer that Mrs Ruhman should
tell the terms of settlement herself
A meeting was held at s Dey street,
this city. between counsel for Mrs. Rub
mann and counsel for Mr.. Gould. Those
Pierce, Mr.. Gould's lawyer, in whose Of
fee the meeting occurrred; Mrs. Ruiz
mann, her husband and Lawyer Simp-
son. The terms are understood to have
been practically agreed to prior to the
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BUILD ONE SHIP FREE.
Cramp g. Sons Make a Novel Propo-
sition in Navy Depart
ment Bid.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 3O.-There
We're two distinct surprises when the
bids for building the two big battleships
authorized by the last Congress were
opened at the navy department To-Day.
In the first place Southern shipbuiding
concern underbid all competitors i'll the
North and West for building those boats
on the plans drawn up by the navy de-
partment, and then Mr.. Cramp offered to
build two battleships with armor for the
hulls and throw in another ship of like
type, but without armor, all on his whole
plans, for the sum fixed upon by Con-
gress as the ultimate cost of two ships.
These boats will be of about 10000
tons displacement, but will really be
larger than the Iowa, the largest of the
battleships now under construction.
Cramp & Sons offered to construct one
on the departments plan for $2,S2O,0O0,
offered to build three ships on their own
plans, with complete armor for the hulls
of two of them, for $8,0OO,0OO. Then
they offered to build two ships on their
own plans, with armor for both hulls
and guns, for $3,850,OOO, and finally
they proposed to build the ships on an
other set of plans of their own for s..
two.
The Union Iron works of San Fran
cisco bid on the departments plans:
$2,74O,OOO for one ship, or $2,69O,O 900
for each of two On their own plans
they bid $2,65O,OOO for one or 2,640, 600
each for two ships.
'Ihe Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock company of Virginia put in one
straight bid, the lowest for the depart
ment's plans, viz: $2,35O,OOO for one
and S2,250,O0O for each of two boats.
No decision has yet been reached as to
the award of contracts, but as the law
requires one of the ships to go to the
Pacific coast if the price is reasonable,
there is little doubt that the Union Iron
works will receive the contract for at
least one ship, as it's bid is about $3.50
900 less than the contract price for the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
CHICAGO GAS TRUST.
Suit Brought by Bondholders to Pre-
vent the Consolidation or
the COMPANIES.

New York, Nov. 29.-Notice has been
served upon the Central Trust company
by counsel of Connecticut bondholders
of the Chicago Gas company to snow
cause on December II before the at
torney general of New York why SUIT
should not be brought against that IN
stitution to prevent attempted consollda-
ton Of Chicago gas properties.
Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 29-The amended
plan for the reorganization OF the Gni-
eral Moloney's hands. Mr.. Moloney,
who has been i'll for a week past, ar,
rived at his office this afternoon ana
made the announcement that the new
plan under which the gas companies
will seek to consolidate had been hand
ed to him at his hotel day before yes
terday. He declined to intimate what
the scheme was 4 have a c not e 9aa,,ny
II read it over but ] have given its con-
tents no consideration. | cannot say
now whether or not it will be acceptable
I will only say this: If it conforms
to the laws of the state, we'll and good "
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
DEATH FOR HOLMES.
New Trial for the Murderer Re-
fused and Sentence is
Passed.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 3O.-In the
court of oyer and terminer today Judge
Arnold refused to grant Il new trial to
Herman W. Mudgetts, alias II. II.
Holmes, who was convicted on Novem-
Der = of the murder in this city on Sep
tember ,, 1894, of B. f. Pietzel, and
sentenced the condemned murderer to
death. When he came in the court
room Holmes looked careWorn and
seemed to have lost that air of confidence
which has chung to him throughout his
ordeal. Court opened with Il brief tilt
between Judge Arnold and Lawyer Ro-
tan, counsel for the defendant Judge
Arnold charged that Mr.. Rotan had Of
fered an insult to the court by sending
briefs to Presiding Judge Thayer and
Judge Wilson, who had sat with Judge
Arnold when Holmes counsel had ar.
gued for new trial, but had neglected
to send him copy.
Mr.. Rotan disclaimed any intention of
insulting Judge Arnold and pleaded
haste as an excuse for having neglected
to send him brief. Judge Arnold then
proceeded TO read the courts answer to
Holmes counsers reasons for new
trial. He took up the fifteen exceptions
to the verdict one at Il time and dWelt
at length upon each. The main reasons
for a new trial which were put forth by
the defendants counsel were the admls-
sion of the testimony of Miss Yorke.
who. Holmes claimed, was his lawful
wife: the district attorneys opening
speech to the jury, when he brought i'll
the murder of the children into the case,
and that part of Mrs. PietzeFs testimony
in which she said the last time she saw
her children was in the morgue at To-
ronto.
In reference to Miss Yorke's eligibil-
ity as a witness. the judge said that it
was the opinion Of the court that Holmes
was not only married to the Willamette
UH) woman when he welded Miss
Yorke, but that he also had a wife in
Gilman, n. III. Therefore the marriage
to Miss Yorke was null and void and
the evidence was admissible. The open
ing speech of the district attorney, he
said, was not open to objection. 1t was
the evident intention of Holmes, said
Judge Arnold, to take off the entire
pietZel family in order to secure prop
erty belonging to the murdered man.
He closed by saying that the court
approves the verdict and refuses new
trial District Attorney Graham then
arose and asked that sentence be pro-
nounced. Holmes was ordered to stand
up. Judge Arnold said: Herman w.
Mudgetts, have You anything to say
Holmes replied in barely audible
voice: have nothing to say.
Judge Arnold then pronounced the
death sentence in the usual form, after
which Holmes was taken from the court
to prison.
Gov. Hastings will fix the day of
Holmes execution. An appeal to the
Supreme court will be taken at once.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
A MODEL VILLAGE,
Bellamy's Industrial Scheme will b.
Given a Trial by George Cad
bury in London,

New York, Nov. pa London dis
patch says that a conference was held
today between George Cadbury, the head
of the great cocoa firm of that name
which has been in existence for nearly,
century, and committee of his en-.
ployes, to consider plans for the new
model industrial village that the firm has
decided to establish, adjoining the works
near Birmingham.
AS outlined by Mr.. Cadbury today. the|
firm has purchased 200 acres of land
which it proposes to divide into 800 plat
for building purposes. Semi-detache
houses, after the style of a country villa,
are to be erected, and a sixth of an are
will be apportioned to each resident
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05

PAGER SMITH HANGED.
Confessed to Crime of Which he was
Not Accused.


Decatur, ILL.,, Nov. 3O.-The execution
of Charles n. Smith, widely known in
the baseball world as PAGER Smith,
was carried out without a slip in the
corridor of the Macon county jail yester-
day forenoon in the presence of 300 peo-
pie, among whom were several Protest
ant ministers of Decatur.
The sensational feature of the day
was a startling disclosure he made in
his final confession in the cell at 10 a.
M, when he confessed that he was the
principal actor in the cruel torture and
robbery of Uncle Billy Florey at his
hermit home, two miles east of Decatur,
on December "A, 1894. That night Flor
ey was held on a red-hot cook stove by
a party of six men and forced to tell
where he had $500 secreted about the
house and in his barn.
The crime for which Smith gave up
his life was the killing of his little daugh,
ter, Louise Smith, aged 9 years, and
Miss Edna Buchert, aged Is, his sister
in-law, on September % last. He III
tended to kill his wife, but she got away.
The shooting of Miss Buchert was acct
dental
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
DuRYREA MOTORCYCLE WINS.

Ten Hours and Seventeen Minutes Cover
ing Fifty-five Miles.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 29.-Between 8 and
10 O'Clock yesterday morning, while
crowds of enthusiasts were nastening to
the football games, seven motorcycles
plowed out of Jackson park for a 3D.
mile race through the snow and slush
that lay between the starting point and
Evanston. AT 8 o'clock last night but
two of the horseless vehicles had crossed
the finish line. The other five were lost
wandering aimlessly about the streets
of Chicago or lying wrecked in some gut
ter along the way.
The Duryea machine, which in the last
race. was ditched several miles from any
where, finished first. The Benz-Mueller
craft came in an hour and half later.
Its pilot, however, claims the trophy on
the ground that the Duryea machine
was pushed up the hill to the finish.
This is denied by the occupants of the
Duryea motorcycle, and there will be a.
contest
The time of the winner was 1917 for
the ffty-ive miles. No records, but
various parts of the mechanism, were
broken
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
PAPAL CONSISTOR Y.
Mgr. Satolli was Among Ihose
Created Cardinals at To-
DAYS Session.

Rome, Nov. 29.-The Pope today. pre-
sided at the secret consistory and GRE
ated nine cardinals, viz: The Arch
bishops of Lemberg, Salsebourg. Valla-
dolid and Bourges; Mgr. Satolli. the pa
pal delegate to the Roman Cathol,:
church in the United States: Mgr. Goth,
the internuncio to Brazil, and the bish-
ops of Autun, Urgel and Ancona. His
holiness then preconized twenty-four
Italian bishops.
Rome. Nov. 29.-The Pope. in the
course of his allocution at the secret
consistory, where the new cardinals were
created today, dwelt upon the gravity
of the situation in Turkey and added
that the holy see was not Indifferent to
the distress of the Armenians, but de-
sired to see the various people of the
Ottoman empire governed upon princi-
pies of equality and equity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
OPERATION ON MIR. VAN ALIEN.
Surgeons Knife Helps to Cure the Re.
suit of Hunting Accident.

Surgeons Knife Helps to Cure the Re-
suit of a Hunting Accident.
New York, Nov. 29.-James J. Van
Allen, who was brought into unpleasant
publicity recently as the defendant in a
suit brought by Col. Colt of Providence
for $4,000 damages for alternating his
wife's affections, is convalescent pa
tent in the private sanitarium of DR..
w. T. Bull, 35 West Thirty-hfth street.
He disappeared from public view short
ly after giving bail, and many of his
friends have wondered what had become
of him.
While hunting he met with an acct
dent somewhat similar to the one which
resulted in the death of J. w. Mackay,
Jr.. near Paris recently. His horse,
which had an ugly temper, stumbled and
Mr.. Van Allen was thrown violently
against tree. 1t was discovered that
the inner lining membrane of the lower
part of the right side of the abdomen
had been lacerated and torn. The sur
geons skillfully performed very difficult
operation and the patient is low on the
road to recovery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
TIRED OF FREE Tram
The Movement Threats
ous'y Embarass LORD 'e
Salisbury.

New York, Nov. pa oisno..,
London says that the agitation - IRON
of protection to home industries 'a''f
products is growing with amazing and
lty and the movement is ASSUMING ,Spd'
portions that threaten to seriousS pie
barrass Lord Salisbury and some " en- n
ministers, whose speeches durinc III LIS
past few months concerning Comma
and agricultural depression have Serc
to materially fan the flames. ITs nad
the auspices of the Reciprocity l eaue'
and the Fair Traders which eSSs sap
pooled their interests and hereafter 4 AVE
be known as the "Anti-Free lmnor, VIII
between forty and fifty mass confs,
ences will be held during the e Sn,'ief
fortnight IN as many of the leading S;.s
and agricultural centers of the co, l'uS
for the purpose of, to quote the oso;s!
circular. considering the best moo onua
promote the speedy abolition of freq freq ;n y
pOrtatiOn of competing goods. eithar ~ at
or manufactures. '0' lOod
A separate movement has also /.
started by several hundred landouunte l
and farmers in different parts of l Il
country for the purpose of b rr.!N
pressure to bear upon the eoyemSuls
for the taxation of all grains rn ,uSl
in from the United States, a pron V,r;as
of the revenues thus derived to ba rI a;nV
as a bounty on wheat growing in 1En 'a
land, and the prime minister, Lord S as
bury, has been asked to receive fo ""tS
ton on this subject early in tbs p uas
year. Meanwhile. the anti ProtectjonG;ssss
are not idle and a counter moyeman.!
favor of the continuance of free trs1a :
being organized. In the circular S ssp.s
by the free traders, they say TINT ' ~
new movement should be called ts s
"Starvation league" because the Rr; at
workman is called upon to demand
large increase in the price of every %
ticle of food in a vague hope that !.
may get little more regular work at
little higher wages. Yet with taxed foos
the workman would be worse off n ,Isa
he had higher wages. while with hjgb@
wages he would get little or no Wori !,
the markets of the world
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
PROF. BAKER WANTS TO FIGHT.
Idle to Talk of Arbitration of Alaskan
Boundary Question.

Idle to Talk of Arbitration of Alaskan
Boundary Question.
Washington, D. c.. Nov. 3O.-Prof.
Marcus Baker of the Coast and Geodetic
survey, who went to Alaska for the
United States in connection with the
boundary dispute. stirred the usually
mild scientists of Washington last night
by the boldness of his declarations in a
lecture of Alaska before the National
Geographists' society in the rooms of the
Cosmos club. He secuted the idea of ar
bitrating the question of England's claim
to the 5000 square miles of territory be-
tween Portland canal and Beam canal
on the southeast border of Alaska and
said the only arbitration admissible was
the arbitration of the battle if the Brit
ish claims should be insisted uDon. The
sentiment was largely applauded, and at
the close of the address Mr.. Baker was
invited by popular vote to repeat the
lecture in larger hall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
Mine Becomes a Tomb.

Carmel, n Y. Nov. 30.-An accident,
resulting in the loss of thirteen or four
teen lives, occurred at the mines at
Tilly Foster, near here yesterday after
noon.
the pit to take the time of two gangs of
laborers, numbering thirty-fve men, who
were working at the bottom, when vast
weight of earth and rock slid with the
force of an avalanche from the mouth
of the pit to the bottom, distance of
800 feet. The earth crashed over the
men with tremendous force.
Out of one gang of eleven men only
five came out alive, and three of the
men employed in another gang were
taken out dead
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
SEEK BARDSLEY'S RELEASE.
Trying to Get Pardon for Million
Dollar EmhezZler.

Harrisburg, Pa. Nov 29.-The most inn
portant application presented to the state
board of pardons, which assembled here
today. is that in behalf of John Bards.
ley. ex-city treasurer of Philadelphia,
who is now serving sentence of ten
years Imprisonment for embezzlement
aggregating nearly $1,0OO,OOO, which
brought about the wreck of the Key
stone National bank and the flight of it's
president, Gideon Larsh. who for five
years has been q fugitive from justice,
his whereabouts being unknown even to
his former intimate friends.
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IN SHERMAN'S INTEREST.
Ex-Congressman Lynch Adds 70 the lIis
tory of the Famous Book.

Columbus, o.. Nov. 29.-John H.
Lynch, the Mississippi cclored excoH
gresham. in conversation with gentle
man of Washington Court, o. said in
reference to Senator Sherman's book
''The only money that | know of bcg
used in the South to draw state dcegt
tons to the support of a New York CON
didate for the Republican presidcutaI
nomination was that which was used nj
the interest of Sherman's candidacy. AZ
though | got none of it myself. know
of money having been used in that dire
ton -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
TROOPS TO BE RECALLED.
Japanese Army will Evacuate Formos
Lao Tung and COrea.

Lao Tung and Corea.
San Francisco, CAL, Nov. 29-The
steamer Gaelic arrived this morning
from Yokohama and Hong Kong. Adj
vices state that the japanese troops are
about to be recalled from Formosa, Lao
Tung and Corea.
Up to October 81 there had been o.
GIL cases of cholera in Japan and 49,
500 deaths. Many japanese cabinet
changes are pending. 1t is said that
the present ministry will form a coali-
ton with the Radicals and SO retain
power.
The preliminary examination of the
prisoners accused of the murder of the
Corean queen is in progress. The
popular impression is that the prisoners
Will ne acquitted. Hong Kong advices
say the Russians in connecting Port
Arthur with the trans Siberian railway
intend to make Port Arthur a COM
mercial rival of San Francisco.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
Rough Voyage of Ocean Liner :,

Philadelphia. Pa. Nov. Z9..I Psvna
Star line steamer Illinois, CAPT KIM ID
reached this port yesterday lr nau hs
werp a week overdue. she Lao Ia csb
buffeted by a succession of nara ao S' d
reaching at times hurricane :, lo rs 81
has been swept by mountallo4.1hSr 0lS
The ship was kept on her course ~ ,"'r nst
out the entire time, but some Jay
scarcely a mile an hour. ,o Cad
The American liner lndlaIa' o4pr
Boggs, arrived from Liverpom 1 e ID
tempestous voyage. November IA ;" an "
ing a furious gale, oil was usg ts v
port bow with successful RESUME
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
Two Negroes Lynched.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 3O.-At 8
o,c!ock. last night Joseph Robinson and
Ozias McGahey, both negroes, were TAX
en- from the jail at Fayetteville by mob
composed of people from Lincoln and
Marshall counties and hanged. The neg
roes had been taken from Nashville to
Lewisburg, Marshall county, tried for
attempted assault. convicted and SEN
fenced to the full penalty Of the law and
g train bad been held TO take them to
Tracy City.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-05
CLOSE SOCIALIST CLUBS.
Berlin Police Conducting an Aggres-
sive Campaign Against
the Liberals,

Berlin, Nov. 29.-The police have sum
marily closed eleven socialist clubs here,
including six of the Reichstag electoral
clubs, the club of the socialists press
committee, that of the local committee
of the Socialist society, the club of the
Socialist party delegates and that of
the central committee Of the German
Socialist Darty
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Accuses Him OF PerJui'

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 3O.-Lu n'Iessed
denhall, the banker, is not p Do agsd
some of the charges being nla ;.s for
him by his wife, who is suns arrest
vorce, and has caused Tue na If pedr'
James Alderman on charge n Mrs, Nd
Alderman was witness for Marraie
denhall. When Alderman wa .be nrisd
bail was fixed at $500. This 'ne :
was unable to furnish.