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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-10-23


In his Atlanta speech Gov. Merriam is
veri1able knight on the American
financial chess board. He talks for a
sound, elastic, popular currency, basste d on
four-per. cent gold foundation. ANY
gold basis will Go so long as the large
Capitalists Of tie world freely put out
the yellow metal. It is when they call
it in and insist upon having all debts
paid in gold and all bills redeemed in
gold, and then lock it up, that trade and
Industry are strangled. Elasticity in cur
rency is all very good providing all elias
ses have an equal pull on it, but estab-
lished upon narrow gold basis it ex-
pands and contracts entirely at the vii
of gold barons, who, every ten or fftee1
years, lock up the gold, contract the cur
,ency, demoralize credit, depress values
knock the bottom out of trade and in
dustry, precipitate panic and doubl
their wealth at the cost of the people,
Midway News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-10-23

The continent of Africa as now shown
on the map has been parceled out among
the nations of Europe until little except
Sahara remains unappropriated. Great
Britain claims 100000 square miles,
France 100000, Germany $4,000, Bel
GUM $4,000, Portugal 100000, Italy
100000, Spain 100000, and Turkey $780,
900, Morocco, Liberia and the Boer
republics hold about 100000 square
What the map will be eventually can
not he guessed. but the history of North
and South America is All illustration OF
the uncertainty of Eurpean tenure of for
eign possessions. Spalnwhlch ohce
overshadowed the New World, is now
fighting for its last American colony
with poor prospect OF retaining it.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-10-23

Congressman Towne, will make free
liver speech at Minneapolis Tomorrow
With the exception Of a prc1ni-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
BIXbY ON THE STAND.
lie Testihes in a Dramatic Manner
EoW His Wife Was
Shot.
TIE STORY OF ALICE DENIED.
Testimony of the Defense is All in
at Hudson-Other State
Specials.

Hudson, Wis. May 4:-The state
c,csod its case III the Bixby trial yester-
day afternoon. All Of the closing testi-
lnony was 10 show the unpleasant rela tons
III the BjXby family. The defense
opened with a two hours address by W.
T. McNaIIy, after which BiXby was put
on tnt stand and told his story between
many sobs. He testified as follows:
AT II O'Clock l heard the report Of the
gun. The report frightened me and l
ran in and saw that my wife was shot
| went to her and held her in the chair
until she ceased gasping and then L let
her down. The gun hung on nails and
strings just about as in the courtroom,
and after the youngest child went to Il
neighbors | was excited and frightened.
| saw the wiper lying under the window.
/ picked it up bent it and put it in the
heater. Then / took the strings down
and put them in the heater. The one
that the breech Of the gun went through
was broken up close to the nail. The
strings We're blue Dutch calico and Were
put up about four years ago. [ put them
III the heater in that room. / noticed the
broken string several times, and every
time | looked 1T that string it made me
feel guilty OF criminal negligence
BiXhy was on the stand most Of the
morning. His testimony was mainly re-
futing the fact testified to by Alice Blk
by, especially in regard to improper con-
duet. He objected to her being taken
from under his care. In the cross-eX-
animation by the state the defendant
made some contradictory statements.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
APPEALS FOR TROOPS.
Indian Agent Cannot Control tn,
Redskins in the kalispel
Valley.

Spokane. Wash, May 4-The tronhIoI
between settlers and renegade Indians al
Nalispel Valley. which has been breyvin ;,
fer 4 long time, has ut last resulted in q
conflict, and the present state of affairs
IN the valley indicates serious tronhoI
and bloodshed is sure to result unless thai
government at once steps il with troo1s
To protect the settlers.
EostihtieS commenced on Tuesday
when three settlers named VILLAIN .IareI
BID" Jared and Oscar MCLAUGHLIN. wer,
attacked by q band of redskins led Inv,
Big sam. who attempted to drive thnn,i
from 4 quarter section of land which thnv
were fencing in. Big sam opened thnys
by DRAWN" an iron bar from under his
blanket and aiming 4 blow at William
Dared. who w,s fclled to the ground.
.,:e other Indians then rushed in with
l1n.y"s and clubs and after short fiyh+
tho Whites. ali badly hart. succeeded i,
reaching their boat. They opened fire ON
the Indians. killing one; the other; as
capped by lodging behind trees and rocks
where the whites dared not follow heinz
largely outnumbercd by the reds. THO
lad ans then ran to their camp Il m;lp
distant and soon returned fuIly armed.
bat the settlers had put the river be,
tween themselves and their foes.
The settlers along the valley have been
thoroughly aroused over this latest ONT
rage and are arming themselves prepara-
tory to driving the redskins out OF Tho
country. The Indian agent. who is power
.cSS to control these renegades, has an.
pealed for troops.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
LIFE TERN FOR BLIXT.
Harry Hayward Accomplish Ploadc
Guilty to Killing Miss
Cling.

Minneapolis. Mimi, May Although
the trial Of Claus A. Blixt was not ex-
pected to occur until May IA. the self
confessed murderer decided yesterday to
plead guilty at once and bear his atone
ment for the heartless killing OF Catha-
rine Cling. His attorney pointed out to
him that if he stood trial the jury would
not convict him of murder in the first de
gree and that he would thus escape hang-
inc. but Blixt preferred to confess his
guilt and throw himself on the mercy OF
Judge Pond.
Accordingly this morning BliXt was
brought into court and changed his plea
to guilty. County Attorney Nye said
that while the crime was one ST the most
cruel and revolving on record, yet it was
evident that he was not so deeply guilty
as Harry HAYWARD nor so worthy OF
hanging He was a man of low order
Of Intelligence and of weak will power
He had been influenced by the superior
mentality of Hazard to commit the hor-
rible crime. &c county attorney be-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
Nearly 200 Employees of the Roen-
itz Leather Company's
Plant Go Out.
LABOR TROUBLE AT SHEBOYGAN
The Men Refuse an Offer of 10
Per Cent Raise--State
Specials

Shcboygan, Wis. May 2.-The labor
trouble in THE; city spread to the c. L..
Roenitz Leather company's plant this
morning when one-half of the $50 men
went out for higher wages. This COM
pany yesterday voluntarily raised their
mems wages 10 per ctnt, but the men
mems wages 10 per cent, but the men
which the company claims it was obliged
to make when the hard times struck the
country.
The Nation Manufacturing company
has offered to advance the wages of the
men 10 per cent, but it would be obliged
to work less number and on shorter
time for the reason that with the in
creased cost of goods it will be unable
to meet the competition and secure as
many orders.
"A committee of the workingmen called
on the company this morning and said
they could not accept the above PROPOSE
ton. The men say they want the old
wages back which they received before
the commercial panic. They are holding
upon their next move. About twenty-five
men We're put to work in the beam house
at ZschetZsche'S tannery this morning.
part of whom are old and part new en-
ployes. This department of the tannery
has to be worked or Zschetzsche & Son
This afternoon the entire force of the
Croker Chair factory to the number Of
800 men walked out and paraded the
streets. The Croker Chair company has
the biggest chair factory in the United
States, having two large plants with
branch houses at New York, Chica go
and Minneapolis. There seems to be but
little doubt that the strike will become
general throughout the city.
Sheboygan, Wis, May 3.-The strike
is taking larger dimensions every hour
There are at present over 5000 men out.
The Sheboygan, Croker. Mattoon Man
ufacturing company. z. L. Koenltz
Leather company and Thomas LschetZ-
scheS men are out, also a large number
of the Phoenix Chair factory and the
balance will go out this afternoon. A
large mass meeting was held at the
Standard hall last evening at winch 1t
is claimed some very hot speeches were
made About 1900 strikers paraded the
streets, going from one establishment
to the other inducing the men to stop
work.
Sheboygan. Wis, May 4.-The strike
is still On. The entire forces of the Phoe-
nix Chair company, the Sheboygan Boot
and Shoe company and the American
Manufacturing company went out today
and it is claimed by the strikers that Il
large number will follow. There is little
hope for Il speedy settlement of the trou-
bic.
The G. T. Roenitz Leather company
intends to commence work on Monday
and has asked the mayor for protection.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
RUINED BY SPECULATION.
A Bank Cashier and the City Treas
urer of Eau Claire Arrested
for Embezzlement.

Eau Claire, Wis, May 2.-Capt. Harry
tional bank of Eau Claire, was arrested
last evening on a warrant charging en-
bezzlement of $4,000 from the bank.
The complaint was made by w. X. Cot
fin, the cashier
A few hours later City Treasurer
Charles Z. Greene was arrested on Il
warrant charging him with the embezzle-
ment of S3O, 900 from the city. The COM
plant against Greene was made by Mayor
Henry Il. Day. The cause of their mis-
fortune, it is said. was speculation on the
Chicago board of trade. One of them
was successful at first, but both lest in
the end and went deeper trying to pull
out.
Q. II. Ingram. president of the National
bank. and William A. Rust, president of
the Bank of Eau Claire, are Mr.. Greene
bondsmen. Capt. McMaster has no sure
ties.
The stockholders of the bank have
made up the banks loss so that the capital
surplus and undivided profits remain in
tacr
Messrs. Greene and McAIaster were
considered two of the rising young men
Of Eau Claire. Capt. McMaster was a
student at West Point Military academy,
though he did not graduate. He was for
several years commander of one of the
crack military companies here and well
known in the National guard of Wisconsin
ana other states. Mr. Greene was an Of
hcer OF the same company and he and
Capt. McAlaster We're personal friends
Both We're social leaders.
On arraisnment Capt. McMaster plead
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
LOOKOUT WAS TO BLAME.
Verdict on the Elbe Disaster Also
Censures the Mate of the
Crathie.

Lcwestoft, Eng, May 1.-The coroner's
jury which has been investigating the
cause of the sinking of the North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Elbe ON January
30 last returned 4 verdict today of gross
negligence upon the part of the mate and
lookout man of the British steamer Ora
THE, which ran into and sunk the Elbe.
The two men mentioned. Us shown by the
testimony of Sharp, the steward of the
Ora THE, We're found by him in the galley
of the steamer when the steward went
on deck at ) O'Clock on the morning of
the collision. although on the port side
of the Crathie were Il number OF lights
which the steward then believed to be on
fishing boats. The three men stayed in
the galley until the collision occurred.
In spite of this, owing to the absence
of evidence from the survivors of the
Elbe. the jury found that there was not
sufficient proof that the Crathie was sole
ly to blame for the collision, and on the
question OF standing by the rule of the
road, the jury exonerated Capt. Gordon.
the commander of the Crathie, from all
hlonp
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
IT WAS A MURDER.
Sensational Developments in the
Thrush Supposed Suicide
Case at Ashland.

Ashland, Wis, May 2.-The Martin
Thrush supposed suicide case has devel-
oped into what is thought to be most
cold -blooded murder. Two suspects were
arrested and are now in the county Jail.
They are the murdered mans wife and
Casper Emory.
The dead man was about to be buried
yesterday morning, but before issuing
their statement the attending physicians
the wound in the skull It developed that
the brain had been pierced by a semi
blunt instrument and that the revolver
thrown to one side of the body was put
there to throw the officials off the track.
Casper Emory was one of the jurymen
| in the coroner's inquest. When it be-
came evident that murder instead of sui
eide had been committed the jury was
discharged. Emory was taken into custo-
dy and Il new jury sworn.
Mrs. Thrush claims her husband shot
himself, but two other witnesses who
We're in the house swear they heard no
Shots but heard the sound only Of
falling body. The alleged murder was
committed in i room back of the bed
room occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Thrush
and hammer were discovered after
searching the room thoroughly last even
ing. Casper Emory is supposed to have
been engaged TO 4 young lady who was
staying with Mr.. and Mrs Thrush. Who
ever dealt the fatal blow must have
stood concealed behind brick chimney.
Mrs. Thrush is held because of her in
sisting that her husband shot himself
when, it is alleged. no shots were fired.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
WANT THE NEW HATCHERY.
Bayfield, Offers Excellent Site on

bayfield, Offers an Excellent Site on
Chequamegon Bay.
Bayfield, Wis, May 4-The location of
a new state fish hatchery at some point
in Northern Wisconsin is creating a great
deal of interest in this section. It is I'M
derstOod that the new board of state
fish commissioners will meet at Madison
some time next week when propositions
will be opened In all probability the
commission as a whole or by committee
will personally inspect the proposed sites
There is no question but the site offered
on Chequamegon bay possesses advan-
tages for the establishment of a hatchery
for the artificial propa ga ton of fish for
the stocking Of inland lakes and streams
as we'll as the great lakes far superior to
that of any other point of Wisconsin.
The ground offered is beautifully 10
Gated, gently sloping to the south and
east. and has shore frontage Oh Lake
Superior of a quarter of mile. 1t is
as finely protected from storms as the
most landocked inland lake. y stream or
soft spring water of sufficient capacity
at all seasons Of the year to suppl many
such institutions passes through the cen
ter of the site and will be controlled by
the state Gf accepted to it's source, 4
distance of & mile OF more. The location
of the land is such that the labor and
expense for fitting it out for actual use
IS reduced to a MINIMUM. Inc Idllfestu
facilities are excellent. The main line of
the Omaha passes through the grounds,
giving the hatchery its own depot and side
tracks Connection with all parts of the
state is had over the following lines:
Chicago st. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Omaha.
Northern Pacific, Duluth. South Shore Il
Atlantic. Wisconsin Central and Chicago
4 North Western.
One of the principal advantages and
Drobo biV tho ,,1nip one is in tine state
owning a site on the great lakes where
they may readily obtain native lake trout
and whitefish eggs at a triiing expense III
comDarison with the past
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
OVERRULlD THE DEMURRER.
F}ctoTy for The Government iii :he AL
Ie%ed a s!llana La.tl FRA utls.


Madison, Wis, May 4-Ju1ge Bum
III the United States court today over
ruled the demu.2'e" Of the defendants in
lauiT, McGord. 0sDCrn, ct al, charged
mcnt by Il scheme to obtain title to large
tr;ct at the time Heydlauff was receiver
OF the land oGice at Ashland. The de-
muITcr was based Oh the ground that the
facts alleged did not constitute cause
OF action and Was strongly contested by
Col. J. (. t}Doon@r. A. l.. Sanborn. G.. w.
i'eiker, Col. George w. Bird and Attor-
ncy Lam0reauX OF the part Of the several
defendants Gnd BY District Attorney
Briggs, assisted by J. q. Flanders, foY
the governments. The latter's victory
means that tn" cases will be tried accord
ing to the Indictments. They will prob
ably come up i'll Jane.
Judge Bum also decided another I'M
port:nt lH@d case from the same district.
that Of the hJnestcat,ers OH lands Near
Ashland against the keystone Lumber
company The settlers claim title under
the lanl grant originally made to tae
Omaha Railroad company. The Keystone
Lumber coMp"ny 5 composed OF phila-
sIN.pM;a people. me principal! stockholders
being J. ". Cochran, +. X. Payne and
john !}U itoi~ They obtained title from
i company in which ". T. Villas and John
II. kni&ht were principal Stockholders,
their title being based on a contract for
the pine or toe l2&ds. Judge Erun's de-
y,iSiOn is 4 victory 10" the keystone i.rn-
bcr company, it's demurrer to the conf
paint bong sustained.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
ENGLISH CABINET CRISIS.
Harcourt's Fight on the Local Veto
Law the Cause Of the
Trouble.

London, May 4.-The st. James Ga
zette this afternoon follows mp the
rumors in the Times as to a cabinet
crisis and says that the differences of
opinion are due to the chancellor of the
eNcheuuer, Sir William Vernon har-
court desiring to have the local veto bill
brought UP for it's second reading inn
mediatcly, the rest of the cabinet min
listers being in favor of postponing the
second reading because it is known that
several Liberals will vote against ii.
and it is consequently expected the gov
eminent will be defeated in the division.
Even the most sanguine supporters OF
the measure only count upon Il majority
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
Esca bIisncd Il New Rate

Marshlield. Wis. May 5.-Fourteen as
SCISSORS from the different towns Of this
county met in convention at Grand
Rapids last Monday The meeting was
called for rhe purpose OF establishing 4
more uniform assessment throu @noat the
county. The following schcdule Of per
sonal property was agreed upon: Horses,
mules ana asses. SD: COWS, St: yoke
oxen. so: s.leep, 30 cents: swine. 81:
wagons, carriages and sleiehs each, $40:
watch. 81; pianos $50: organs. SO: reap
ers, ,Slo: bicycle. $40; lumber. $3.50 pei
lOoo, aud logs. $50.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
MUST DISMISS THE CASE.
Ex-Treasurer Greene of Eau Claire Finds
an Avenue of Escape.

Eau Claire, Wis, May St is
claimed on behalf of ex-Treasurer Greene
that as no demand had been made on
him by the city authorities for the amount
of the shortage or for any amount what
ever. and that as such demanded and a re-
fusal by him are requisite to prosecution,
it will be necessary to dismiss the
case against him, make the demand on
him for the money and then if he fails
to pay up, arrest him again. But the
talk is that as soon as the demand on
Greene is made his brother-in-law Jacob
Leinenkugel of Chippewa Falls will
raise the money.
All that Capt. McMaster expects is to
get his sentence He has been strongly
urged by friends to a contrary course,
but he is absolutely immovable. He
says he is guilty and can never make
restitution to the bank and he wants to
begin serving his time as soon as he
can. Judge Bailey is to return home
Monday and will probably pronounce SELL
tcpcn tbpn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
WILL WORK THE TRAMPS.

BoscobeI Council Purchases an Outfit for
Macadamjzins the streets.
Boscohel Wis. May 2.-The city coun-
Gil of this city has bought stone crusher,
engine. limestone quarry. dump cars and
sufficient iron to lay track to the quarry
with the intention of macadamiZlng the
streets in the city and utilizing tramps.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
VICTORY FOR THE COMPANY.
d. j. Fink1eston Loses His Damage Suit
at Madison.

Madison, Wis, May 3.-The case of
D. J. Finkleston of Spring Green against
the St. Paul Railway company for Sfo,-
600 damages fol. the burning of his ware
hotse and store alleged to have been
caused by sparks from one OF the conS-
pany's engines. came to 4 sudden termlIra-
ton in the circuit court late Yesterday
afternoon After over two weeks spent
in taking testimony given by about 1870
witnesses, the defense moved that tire
court direct a verdict in its favor. Near
ly a day was spe1st in arguments on this
point, finally resulting in a victory fof
The company. The plaintiff was put IN
bad light in the case by admitting am
the stand that he had made false entries
on his books after the fire to show arsT-
er stock, and again by the arrest Of one
of his witnesses on charge of perjury
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
Money for Lien Claimants.

Oshkosh. Wis, May 4.-Circuit Judge
Burnells order directing that Recelyer
Hilton of the Northwestern Car and Ma
sums left e'l in his hands after retaining
S250O for expenses that may arise and
paying S9S9.S6 for court expenses, at
torney fees. ETC., for various parties, pro
rata among the several lien claimants,
has been entered at length upon the of
fetal record. The sum thus to be di-
yided amounts to S13,397.74.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
TOUCHED BY A BABy'S COOLING.


A Juror Says He NOnld Not CONVICT the
Mother.
San Francisco, Cal, May 1.-The COO
ing of baby, as it rested in it's mothers
arms, resulted in a juror being rejected
in the case against Louisa Worthington
for the murder of Henry Baddesley.
Would you be guided by the evidence
and the law?' asked Mrs. WorJhington' $
lawyer of Talesman II. Rath.
Yes, if l thought they were true,
said the talesman.
Would the fuct that this woman had
been convicted once influence youE
Il don't think so.
IF you were certain that Mrs Worth
in-tnn had committed murder would you
bring in verdict, knowing that 1t meant
death for her?'
The Juror looked at Mrs. Worthington
and her baby for several seconds. At
that instant the little one cooed at Its
mother.
No" said the man slowly, Il would
not"
Ea was excused
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
TIES ON THE TRACK.
Attempt to Wreck Train ON the Attain
tic Coast Lime.

Charlestown, S. c.. May 1.-Between
Strawberry and Oakley stations on the
Atlantic Coast line, twenty miles north
Of this city. an attempt was made last
night to wreck the fast mail train, due
here at 11:15 p. N. Four cross ties were
placed across the track, each with one
end pinned near the rails. Fortunately
the train had just previously stopped for
water and was moving slowly. The en-
gineer applied the brakes, but the front
wheels OF the engine were thrown from
the track The train arrived here over
two hours late
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
Gift for the Quaker City.

Philadelphia Pa. aIay by the
death OF Mrs. EicharJ Smith in Paris
Philadelphia receives 4 legacy OF OYER
ft.upu.ouD. Size was the widow OF Il
Leading type founder CT this city who
died. last September, AMI he specified that
npon the death OF his widow. the fuads
o. the estate should be expended in I;
mem raj monument for E;,rmounf park.
10 CONAN statues Of distinguished SONS
Of PENNSYLVANIA.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-09
FATAL BOLT OF LIGHTNING.
Joseph Ch1up and Team of Horse
Killed Near Lodi.

Lodi. Wis, May 3.-The log dry spell
was broken yesterday by storm Of wind
and rain. Heavy thunder and lightning
prevailed. Joseph Chlup and his team
of horses were killed by lightning. Mr..
Chlup was employed by William Curre.
a prominent farmer three miles east Of
this city.
electrical storm that passed over here
yesterday Mrs. Joseph Sutherland of
the town of York, fearing the storm,
retired to the cellar. Lightning struck
the house and the son. who was at Il
neighhors near by. hearing the stroke.
ran home to see what damage was done.
He found his father stunned and his
mother lying dead on the cellar floor
with her clothes on fire. She was 10
,-narS of awn