Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
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Edward Hadley was fatally shot at
| Brazil, Ind, by Hubby Butler while at
tempting to force his way into the But
| Ter house to see a daughter.
Carver Remington of the Remington
! Typewriter company of Chicago has been
selected as vice-president of the new min
ing exchange at Cripple Creek.
/ Ina Newman, daughter of banker
at Albany, Mo-, eloped with full-blood-
ed Sioux Indian who was an attach
ment of a patent medicine show.
Gov. Jackson of Iowa has appointed
Ben Mccoy of Oskaloosa railroad com,
missioner to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of J. w. Luke of Hampton.
Walter Scott, young man who mar
| ried Clara Dawson without her father
consent, was shot dead at Des Moines,
Ia, by the girls father, S. R. Dawson.
John H. Balsbaugh and his wife,
who reside near SWatara, Pa, were
found dead in their rooms from the eff
/ fects of coal gas from IL defective stove
pipe.
Hugh Mitchell shot at E. A. Pierce
| at Memphis, Tenn, and seriously wound
ed A. P. Crawford of Chicago, by
stander. Mitchell then shot himself
| dead.
The horribly mutilated body of a
murdered woman in New York has been
identified as that of Cassie Davies Rob
inson, sister of "Parson'' Davies, the
| sport.
Russell Helmert was drowned while
! skating at Marquette, Mich. He broke
| through while attempting to rescue a
drowning companion, who was after
wards saved.
A son of D. r. Elliott of Mt Vernon,
Ill, was playing around the car shops
lie leaned against a guy wire. which
came in contact with an electric light
Wire He was instantly killed
Creditors of Bamberger, Bloom &
Co. of Louisville, Ky, who failed for
81 100000 have agreed to settle at 80
cents on the dollar and the firm will re-
sumo business.
-Forty-nine valuable Jersey cattle on
the stock farm Of Alvin Devereaux,
near Deposit. n. Y, which were infect
ed with tuberculosis, were killed by or
der Of the New York state board of
health.
Mrs. Joseph Fagnant Of Greenville,
n. H.. presented her husband with a
nants fifth wife, and, with this Christ
mas present, Fagnant is the father of
twenty-seven children.
The city of Pittsburg received a
Christmas present of 100000, to be
used in establishing geological garden
at Highland park. The Fort Pitt Trac-
ton company, which is the name of the
street railroads, makes the donation
through it's president, Chris Magee.
AT a rally Of the New York City
Vigilance league, held in Hope church,
the Rev. Charles III. Parkhurst de-
nounced Mayor Strong and his methods
of city government. DIR. Parkhurst &C
cused the mayor of impeding the enforce
ment of law in regard to the excise ques-
ton by interfering with the work of the
police.
The A. p. A. is said to be massing it's
energies to defeat the confirmation of
Col. Coppinger, who was appointed brig
adier-general over the heads of dozen
ranking officers. Col. Coppinger married
a daughter of the late James G. Blaine,
and the fact that he is Catholic and
has only been q naturalized citizen of
this country for three years threatens to
defeat his promotion.
Not only has an attempt been made
to burn the splendid residence of Judge
Peek at jackson, Mich, but within a
week thirty-two whitecap letters have
been sent to him. Each letter bore one
temand-''Hanaw, the rich Hebrew con-
yicted of embezzlement, must receive q
prison sentence at the hands of the
court Judge Peck is not alarmed.
Hanaw has left for Mobile, Ala.
The Episcopal convention Of the old
diocese of Texas adjourned after adopt
ing 81 constitution and electing Rt. Rev.
A. c. Garrett bishop of the new Dallas
diocese and appointing other diocesan
officers.
-State Mine Inspector Sampson has
made his annual report to the governor
and places the output of gold for South
Dakota at $3y5OO,000 for 1894; $4,000
900 for 1895, and gives an estimate of
$7,O00,O00 for 1896.
Clifford Carson secured Judgment for
$3.50 against Marshal Hill and the, viii
lage of GralesbuFg (Mich) for false I'M
the high school yell on the street there
while celebrating football victory, but
was never tried.
An effort is being made by the GRAND
Army of the Republic in Southern MiGhi-
gan, with the aid of personal subscrip-
tons to rear a monument to the memory
Of Gen. Stougthon, who was one of the
bravest men Michigan sent to the FRONT
during the Civil war.
1t is reported that there is an effort
being made to, reorganize the Hudson
River Tunnel company and complete the
work. There is only 900 feet to be conn
ploted to the New York shore, and Sl,,
100000 would complete that portion, ana
81, 100000 more would complete the APP
Coroner Parks interrupted the flu
neral services OYER the remains of Pa
vid Darling at Tacoma, Wash Darling
died Of blood poisoning and the surgeon
claimed he wonld not have died # his
wife had permitted his leg to be ampu-
tated and had not relied on Christian
science to heal HIM
The Indiana Supreme court has re
versed the decision of the lower court and
held that the express companies ID The
state must pay a tax, thus holding valid
the act of 1893 taxing express companies
upon each mile of route within the
state. The decision is to the effect that
the assessment is ON actual property
The Norwegian ship Hiawatha has
arrived at San Francisco from Grange
mouth, Eng, after very perilous yoy>
age Her cargo of coal took fire In the
North Atlantic and the flames We're only
suhdued after a desperate struggle
The Turkish complications have
made Russia even more DESTROYS. OF COM
pleting her railroad. 10 accomplish the
object she has sent q commission to ne
gatiate with American contractors to as
sist in constructing the gerat highway.