Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
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dry and hard.
The shafthouse and machinery of the
Gold Coin mine, belonging to the Monte
Rosa company. at Cripple Greek. were
demolished by giant powder. The les
sees, who have had trouble with their
miners charge the explosion to them, and
| arrests will follow.
A. II. Naftzeger of Los Angeles. CAL,
president of the Southern California
Fruit exchange, is in Cleveland arrang-
ing for the sale of California fruit, par
ticularly oranges and lemons direct to
jobbers instead of through commission
men, as has been done heretofore.
There will be printed for use in
New York at the coming election 1.4OO,-
600 official ballots for candidates, 7O0,-
coo sample ballots of the same kind
100000 ballots to be voted on the prop
osition to bond the state for $9,O0O,OOO
for the canal improvements, and 100000
sample ballots.
The South Carolina constitutional
convention was enlivened by a hot war
of words between Senator Tillman and
Frank Gary, delegate, during which
the lie was passer. Gray charged that
Tillman haG entered a secret combina-
ton to rush three new counties through
the convention.
The steamship Canton has arrived
at Algiers from Mojanga, Island of
Madagascar, with invalidated soldiers of
the French eXpeditionary corps which
has been operating against the HOvas
Sixty-four deaths occurred among the
sick men on the journey from Madagas-
car to that port.
Bessie Fairbanks, the young woman
who shot and blinded Isaac Cochrane
in New York some months ago, has been
discharged from custody. The shooting
was due, SO the girl at the time asserted,
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wealthy resident of Newburgh, n. Y,
had deserted her.
There is much regret in official cir,
cles at Washington beca use of the proba.
bility that the turmoil through which
Corea has recently passed is likely to
embarrass and possibly discontinue the
Corean legation in Washington, which
has long been one of the most picturesque
feature in diplomatic life there.
Rev. A. J. Potter, known throughout
Texas as the fighting preacher, on ac-
count of the fearlessness of his life on the
frontier, dropped dead at Lockhart, Tex,
while preaching. He fell in the pulpit
and died instantly.
Secretary Smith has denied the appli-
cation of the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST.
Paul Railroad company for refunding
for the right of way across the great
Sioux reservation in South Dakota.
San Francisco is after the national
Republican convention and work has just
! commenced in earnest to that end. The
end of the first days work $4,000 was
subscribed towards the proposed fund
of 100000 which will be necessary #
the convention comes to the Pacific coast.
An exceptionally handsome man, not
over p years of age, was arraigned in
the Jefferson market police station, New
York, on a charge of stealing over $4,000
worth of diamonds while employed in the
home of Charles Bryant, at Pocantico
Hills. He gave the name of Theodore
Buckhardt, and it was upon his own con-
fession to minister that he fell into
the hands of the police.
From this time forward work on the
armament of the battleship Oregon will
go on at the Washington navy yard night
and day. This haste is not caused by
any fear that the Oregon will be needed
in the navy, but by a desire to get the
armament for this and other vessels out
of the way.
"A boycott, endorsed by the United
Trades and Labor council, has been de
clared by the MaltSters and Brewers
union of Buffalo against beer manufact-
ured by breweries taking their malt from
the local private maltsters The malt
sters have refused to concede the demands
of the union, hence the boycott,
Ella Duncan, Is years old, commit
ted suicide on her way to school at Terre
Haute, Ind, by taking strychnine, which
she had purchased with money her moth
Two weeks ago she confessed that she
had been the victim of certain man,
and since then she had been continually
reproaching herself.
While making an argument in the
United States Supreme court at Wash
ington Gen. Thomas Ewing was taken
suddenly to the point of faintness and
was compelled to suspend the argument
and allow it to be taken up later by one
some effort and continued in the court
room until the conclusion of the argu-
ment.
Upon motion of United States Com
missioner Shields, John M. Ward, the
ex-ball player, was admitted to practice
in the United States circuit court at
New York by Judge Lacombe.
Henry, Preserved Smith, the Lane
theological professor tried for heresy,
arrived in New York on La Champagne
from Egypt, where he has been studying
Oriental tongues for several months
-Ex-President Harrison. who was
quarantined at the Circular street cot
tage of his son-in-laW, j. r. Mckee,
in Saratoga. left for New York city,
whe1e legal business demands his atten-
ton.
The Emperor Frederick memorial
church was consecrated at Berlin in the
presence of the Emperor and Empress,
who subsequently attended the unwilling
of the monument erected to the late
Empress Augusta.
AT meeting of the Historical So
ciety of Delaware at Wilmington, Chief
Justice Lore presented for the second
time the name of j. Edward Addicks,
the gas millionaire, for admission as a
member of the society. Twenty
members voted in the negative, while
only five answered in the affirmative.
The Montana Supreme court decided
that the new gambling law in Montana is
unconstitutional, and the instant the de-
cision was made public in Butte score
of gambling houses reopened their doors
and faro and other games are running
brisker than ever. The decision says
that the old law licensing gambling is
still in force.
The Calhoun Qll.) county sheriff,
county clerk and clerk of the circuit
court INDUCED in a game of craps a
fou 6oyyc 600 tho c+a lyaC bainCr On1v I