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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

The execution of III. II. Holmes in
Philadelphia brings to a close one OF
the most extraordinary Of modern re-
cords Of crime. From the time Holmes
first came into prominence his career
was a fertile source of mysteries. One
by one, the stories of his crimes came
out, and the deeper the investigation
was carried the larger the number of
his villainies seemed to grow. He was
believed at one time to be responsible
for over a score of murders, and the
mysterious castle in Chicago encour-
aged the notion that his life was de-
voted deliberately to these crimes. Sew
eral cities competed for the task of
Furnishing misdeeds committed by him
of matter were written about him, and
through it all Holmes preserved an att;-
tude which served to confirm rather
than clear away the suspicious as to his
performances. He himself, acting, pos
sibly, cut of some vague impulse Of
vanity, issued a confession after his
sentence, quickly following it with an
other confession contradicting the first
On the gallows he denied that he had
committed any murders whatsoever,
admitting, however, that he had caused
two deaths Internationally. Perhaps
the most rema rkable feature of the af-
fair is that in spite of the extent of his
criminal career and the general conv;c-
ton that he was guilty of many murders
no direct evidence could be brought
into court against him. The strength
of the circumstantial evidence, rhow-
ever. was such as to condemn him in the
mind of any unbiased onlooker. What
ever the real extent OF his crimes the
fact shat he was able to escape justice
SO long makes his case remarha bic and
stamps him as one of the sIrewdest
of criminals. Even Holmes shrcwd-
ness, however, could not foresce the
strong chain of evidence which circum-
stances would weave against him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
IN a pAKQi - -. S.

Sweet Family
Awful Suffering of theS, sss.
in Biizzard of k..1NlIlul1nxyS5
The celebrated survivors 81 Dakota 5
terrible black blizzard in 1883 are now
living quietly at gainesville, Ohio.
So far as known the Sweet family
are the only people out in that awful
storm who lived through it. Hundreds
persisted on the wide plains and many
froze to death in their own homes. But
this entire family spent the night in an
open sleigh, and yet miraculously re-
covered. However, their cruelty mutt
lated bodies are now eloquent remind
ers Of their night of unparalleled suf-
ferings.
With his faithful horses lying frozen
in the snow and his family huddled to-
gether in the big bob sleigh, Mr.. Sweet
kept one of the most agonizing vigils
ever given to man. Sheeted in ice ana
snow, beating his face against the
sleigh to break the icy crust that en-
veloped him like mask and threat
ened to smother him, he tramped
around his loved ones all the night
through.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet started from
their home in Ollvet, Hutchinson CouD
ty, S. D., about II o'clock in the morn
ing of Jan. -, 1888, to attend their
sons wedding about four miles away.
They were accompanied by their
daughter Berdena, aged 10, and their
sons Orlo, Herbert and Wesley, aged
II, Is, and 5, and q nephew 8 years old.
It was an ideal winter day, clear and
sunshiny, but suddenly the wind began
to whistle over the prairies, the horses
pricked up their ears and started in
alarm, but the sun still shone brightly
and while they drew the blankets more
closely no one anticipated the impend-
ing danger.
When they were within two miles OF
their destination the wind shifted from
the southwest to the northwest and
without moments warning hail, sleet
and snow struck them square in the
face. The sun went out like an eXtin-
guished lamp. The wind howled and
came from all directions; the cold be-
came intense and the snow blew with
binding, pitiless fierceness into their
eyes and faces and crept beneath every
crevice of the covering that protected
them. They had just passed school
house, and finding it impossible for the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

horses to face the storm Mr.. Sweet
tried to turn around and 60 back to the
school, and soon found it impossible,
as he could not tell from which way
the wind was coming, as it seemed to
come from every point of the compass,
from the heavens and from the earth.
In that terrible storm it was certain
death to stop and possible death to g.
ahead. The track had long since been
lost and the horses were going through
the fenceless country, no one knew
where, but they kept on travelling until
about midnight. The snow was deep
and the crust SO hard that the horses
found it almost impossible to move.
Finally they stopped and could be
urged no farther, and with cry that
was almost human one of them dropped
dead in his traces. A few moments the
other one lay down beside his mate,
and too frozen and exhausted even for
his death struggle died quietly under
the drifting snow.
Until dawn Mr.. Sweet walked around
the sleigh to keep the robes over his
perishing family. At daylight he start
cd for help, but when he reached the
nearest house and attempted to thaw
the ice from his face that he might be
able to speak his eyes swelled shut and
he was blind for days. The family
was rescued by a school teacher, who
took the members in his sleigh to his
home. Doctors were soon in attend
ance. and on Feb. Miss Sweets hands
were amputated and the next day Orlo
and Herbert had their legs taken off be-
low their knees. Three days after Wes-
ley's fingers on the right had were re-
moved and the nephew lost all his
fingers. Mr.. Sweet lost his fingers and
all the toes on both feet: also his left
heel 1t was six months before he was
able to use crutch. Mrs. Sweet was
frozen internally, but did not lose any
limbs.
1t is not known how cold it was that
night of the blizzard, but the next day
the thermometer registered 46 degrees
below zero. The intense cold, coupled
with the bitter wind, sleet and snow,
made it a memorable night in Dakota S
history.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

In the recent city election in MiiWau-
kee the wheelmen carried the day.
There is no bicycle ordinance in that
city; and as it Is necessary that some
law be passed to regulate the use o.
the popular vehicle, the Wheelmen SUP
ported and elected candidates for Coun-
cilmen who will make the law favora-
BILE to their interests. This event sug-
gests several reflections. The bicycle
is now used by SO many people, men
and women, that they are entitled not
merely to liberation but to protection.
and also to accommodation. In most
towns they are excluded. properly, from
the sidewalks constructed originally for
persons on foot. But when they are sent
into the roads, which were constructed
for horses and wheeled vehicles drawn
by horses, they become entitled to fair
treatment there. Fair treatment i'm
plies two things: First, as they are the
later corners they must conform to the
rules Of the road" which were framed
for the safety of oil travellers in the
road They should always meet a
team by W TIC A1SAts lACy
should always pass team on Its left.
Second, the time is coming, If it has not
come already, when there should be a
partial separation of bicycle and horse
travel, as there has been of horse and
pedestrian travel. Gradually, but sure
ly, there will come system of estab-
fishing a separate wheelway between
the ordinary road and the sidewalk
on all country roads at the two sides of
the road. From this way drivers and
riders of horses will be excluded, ex-
cept n case of necessity. 1t will be
made thoroughly and kept smooth and
even; and transfers will not be allowed
to cut it up. When all this has been
done the ordinary perils to bicyclers
will be reduced to one-the recklessness
and roughness of the "scorcher," who
ought to be arrested and punished every
time he "scorches."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
THE NEW TOLEDO UNICYcLE.
Its Inventor Expects 1t to Soon Roll
Into Pubic Favor.

Its Inventor Expects 1t to Soon Roll
Into Pubic Favor.
The latest in unicycles is the idea of
L. II. Phillips, Of Toledo, Ohio. 1t is Il
unicycle that the inventor says is bound
to be success. The cog wheel is made
of brass and works in a gear made Of
rawhide. The long hooklike arrange
ment in front is the ballast and serves
in the place of the forward wheel as a
balance for the rider. The seat may be
adjusted to suit the rider, as in the old
ordinary or on the present pneumatic
safety The handle bars are adjusted
in similar manner to those on the
regula ton bicycle, and may be of the
pattern desired. There is no danger of
the wheel tipping forward to any great
extent. rs the ballast piece will serve as
a guar.l to prevent anything of the sort,
and Mr.. Phillips argues that there is no
more danger Of rider tipping back
ward than upon bicycle. The gearing
is properly cased, SO the dust cannot
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

1t obtains it's curious name from the
fact that when the stem is tapped a
stream, of clear water, that Is excellent
for drinking purposes, flows out. NO
matter how great the heat OF the Gil
mate the water remains always cold
and pure. Naturally, this quality rem
ders the palm Of incalculab1e assist
ance to many benighted traveller.
The palm, which has been in MISS
Gould's possession about month, is
now thirty feet in height 1t will prop
ably spread out more, but will not gro"
much higher. There are at present ten
long stems on it, of great thickness at
the roots, but tapering considerably up
to the leaves, which latter must DC
some six feet long.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

Z
% the heads were put on the
uees OF women well dressed and like
efy to attrac, the eye. Several pictures
OF society women were used in this
way, as well as those of actresses. The
effect was good, and it was occasional
~ surprising to read letters from small
Southern and Western towns and to see.
the pictures Of the writer's attired III
the latest Paris and London modes.
One OF the pictures used i'll this way
was that of n well known prima donna.
1t happened that when the society beau
ty was married her picture appeared in
a number of the newspapers, and for
some time the same figure and dress
were seen surrounded by heads that
bore nc resemblance TO each other
New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
AS 1t Is Done in America,

A bright and patriotic American girl.
who was recently in Oxford, England,
attended an afternoon tea while here
and soon found herself, her country, its
institutions and customs objects OF
great interest. The conversation was
animated and prolonged we'll into the
evening and the young American took
a conspicuous part therein. Physically
exhausted thereby, the maiden knelt
for her customary devotions at her
bedside that night in a mood somewhat
less attentive than usual. so that, as
she confesses confdentially to her
friends, she discovered herself: "Thy
will be done on earth as it is in Amer
lea
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
Mexican Juries.

Mexico has an ingenious plan for ia
cilitating verdicts in jury trials. Two
supernumerary jurors are drawn to sit
near the jury box and listen to the eyi-
dence and arguments. If any one of
the regular jury falls i'll or is otherwise
disqualified from going on one of the
'supes' takes his place. In this way
they avoid what is often seen in an
American court-a long trial rendered
useless when it is nearly finished by
the sudden illness or death Of one juror.
This would never do here The jury
''supe' would not be locked up. He
would be out getting fixed. while the
sick man who had to be excused would
get left.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

Then she played variety Of impor-
tant parts in provincial companies.
Subsequently she went to the Adelphi
Theater. Three years ago she played
the title role in "The Second Mrs. Tan
querary," when George Alexander re-
vived the Pinero play. Since that time
Miss Willard has had the important
roles in all Of Mr.. Alexander's pro-
auctions. Anthony Hope Hawkins,
which is the novelist's real name, is
the son of Rev. E. G. Hawkins, of St.
Brides, London.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
GOVERNS CAPE COLONY.

Sir Hercules Robinson Prominent in
South African Affairs.
Recent developments in South AZ
RIGA have brought into prominence the
name of Sir Hurcules Robinson, gov
ernor and high commissioner of Cape
Colony, whence the Inflated Jameson
expedition set out for the invasion of
the Transvaal Sir Hercules Robin
son has figured conspicuously in the
colonial history of Great Britain, hav-
ing been at various times governor Of
Hong Kong, Ceylon, New South Wales
and New Zealand. He was born in 1924
and his first public service was in the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

The Boston public library contains a
total of 62S, 297 books, of which 15o,423
are In ten branches scattered through
ont the city. The number Of persons
with registration cards is 1882, an in
crease of nearly 5000 since the library
moved into its imposing new quarters
about year ago. The Hub has put
great deal of money into the institution,
but has the greatest and most active
public library in the country to show
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

with the crops, but@plays the miscnief
with photography. He is an etymoiogi-
cal freak, at best, for "chinch'' from the
Spanish 'chinche," Latin, "cimex,'' is
bug" and the insects real name,
therefore, is "bug-bug" override
scription Of his Ubiquitous bugginess.
Let the Minnesota officials make haste
to exterminate this nuisance before ii
has made further inroads on the Ian
guage
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
Her Check.

HuSband-Dld you get That ten-dO!-
lar check your uncle sent you cashed
yet?
Wife-No; haven't been out.
Husband-Well, l am sending an or
der to a cigar dealer for two boxes Of
SIS cigars. I don't want to send money
in an envelope You take this $40 and
give me your check.
Wife-Certainly
Husband "a day later)-More money.
Why. my dear what did you do with
the $40 your uncle sent you?
Wife lin a huff)-You took it for
cigars.-New York Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
A $35, 1000 PALM.

The Rare Plant that Cost Miss Helen
Gould "a Fortune.
Miss Helen Gould. daughter Of the
late Jay Gould. recently expended $685.
900 FOR q single palm. A picture of this
rare plant, accompanied by a brief de.
script.on. is herewith presented.
The palm IS generally known under
the name of 1.-The travellers tree" and
comes from the Island OF Madagascar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
/ haven't been out.
A Mania for Snuff Boxes,

Edward Wortley Montague, the
eccentric son of Lady Mary. is said to
have possessed more snuff boxes than
would suffice Chinese with a hundred
noses collection which, perhaps, xas
never eGualed. unlesssby that of King
George Y. who was. not less extrava-
CANT aud recherche in snuff and snuff
boxes than in ether things. D
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

,ss The Central American States, Saliva
dor, Nicaragua and Honduras, have at
last united under one flag, and will
henceforth besknown as the "Republica
Major de Centre America" The con-
solidated republic will have an area Of
s103 ,S45 square miles (Honduras 1000,
Nicaragua $4,000, and Salvador 1865,
and q total population of about 1871
900, in round Numbers as follows: Hon
duras, 45o, 000;SNicaragu qua, $50, 900; and
Salvador, 777,0o0. The new republic
would have been still stronger had it
Included Guatemala on the north and
COSTA RIGA onSthe south. In that case
the total area would have been 100, 242
square miles COSTA Rica $4,000 and
SGuatemala qa390. and the total popu-
slation about 1927 900 Costa Rica $50
600 and Guatemala 1,25O.0OO. With
such union, embracing all the Central
american States. they would have had
81 stronger credit, an increase Of inter-
! state commdcce, and speedy develop
tent of RAILROADS, as we'll as of their IA
I-e resources. Guatemala. however.
Ar always been hostile to the consoli-
81 ton scheme being much the most
werful ofsaH the States. Indeed, the
Ill sent union may be regarded as one
mutual aefense against their war
Is, and powerful neighbor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

: s.sa,of. Lugger, entomologist of the
conn. Experiment Station of Mime
! retm suhmAs report of the variety of
ma m wIich the word "chinch bug,
70 u spelled by his various correspond
Al Here is the list as published in
men New ~ DIRK Critic: .Chingsbog.
G:nnlo,.h buck, chinsh bug. chingebugg.
SiH.hsbuG. chingebug, chintch bug.
ghich bug, chinc bug, chings bug.
1chincs bug. chinge bug, chints bug.
ching bug chincebug. chickbug, cbins
bug. ginges buck. chidgbuck, chinsbug,
cinch bug chinsee bug, chinz bug.
chingeobug chinck bug. chinzbug.
chinscM bug. chince bug. chintz bug,
chieh Tug chinck bug, chinche bug.
schinsll chin bug. cinche bug. cinsh
bug. cshgesbug, shinge-bog, chint bug.
chintx hug. chinth Dug. chinchbuc,
chinchebug. chinxh bug, chinch bug.
|, chinthb1lg.ch incsbug, ching bog, ching
'kh,laa NIneh-buck. chink bug. ckinck
bug. chilekbug. chingsbox, chintg bug.
chitz bug. AS an illustration of the
4 marvellous truth that no two minds are
alike, and. also, as presentation of
the most misspelled word on record,
the list deserves Inspection. The chineh
bug, It seems, not only Works havoc
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
FLEET-FOOTED VASSAR GIRL

Ran One Hundred Yards in Fourteen
and Il Half Seconds.
Every girls college has it's own partic-
ular athletic specially. That Of Vassar
is sprinting. Vassar is the proud claim
ant OF the champion female Splinter Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
A Scotch Warming.

a Scottish ba.lies anxious to get
away from the courthouse. summary
dismissed a boy brought before him
fDrs breaking a window, with the fol-.
having caution: Gang ava this time.
sIaflisniss yes VII an admonit;on: sbuti
tie next time. mind yess the sen tence
81 be double:nnT TikBiH.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

% at present the English medical
1als are discussing the question as
.xlether physician should enter a
ELENA MS house through the main en-
iaEeaNY through the servants quar-
faint Of the leech still af-
f6cfs the medical profession abroad.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
EVELYN WILLARD.

She 1e Soon to BE Married to Anthony
Hope, the Novelist.
Evelyn Willard, the English actress,
who is now playing Princess Flavia
in the London production Of 1.-THE
Prisoner of Zenda,' is soon to marry
Anthony Hope, the famous novelist.
Miss Willard is described as an ex-
tremely pretty woman and an accom-
plished actress She first walked on"
at the Haymarket Theater during the
run of The Dancing Girl' in 1891.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
THE TOLEDO UN1CYCLE.

get into the delicate parts of the ma
chine. It will weigh about fourteen or
fifteen pounds. and can be manufac-
tured at little more than half the cost
of the bicycle
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

army. It was he who annexed the Fiji
islands to the British empire and after
the annexation he remained a consid
cradle time at the head of the pro-
visional government on the islands.
He is an able administrator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
Poor. Week Woman.

Talk about poor, Is eak - oma n.
There's MissSHelen. Gould stopping a
S3o,ooo. 900 elevated railroad deal with
nod of her pretty heads- Philadelphia
Press, Az IS
HeApfe do not s. cIazyss era nks siriy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
QUITE A RARITY.

Two White Peacocks Are Owned in
New York City.
In a New York City bird store are a
pair OF white peacocks. Thee came
from Madagascar, and are as scarce as
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

When yei, own plans goes wrong, \
said Uncle Ehen, Its bad luck Nfllens
anuddah. mans pians goes wrong hea
orter Gone kuowed Better Washing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
Mans objection to Blocmers'


at shows the Inconsistency OF IH'1
said the abnormaliy new ne"
man"
What does?' .,g.
"The course the authorities are '@A
inc ahout boomers. They Object . "
woman's wearing them.
Yes, and properly. ...,.,....,r,,txss,
.And the less ghf fs or : IT,
more they object 10 it. = ~ SUM-
Star.
Natural. ,ala n
Look here, conductor! FMS y, .ms !, Ne.
Ii takiI,r "a more tesrifory thaf r. 81
longs TO kherF 1, 81. she
THAT is perfectly natural q. ca esq.,
an Englishs WOMAN !''-l onkefs -
man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

fstor/has just paid ST.
e rosg bush. Good! Per
4 this money may help to
iced the poor who are starv-
differing almost within a
row from the Astor mansion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

campfirq must be something wrong in
attend sted remark Of Paderewskl,
S Sasa sipts were Smaller in Bos-
Old Aother great cities of the
= ~ Tioss jade hath done
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28

.he New Hampshire clergyman who
DECLARES that he doesn't believe that a
Espectable man would ride bicycle
w, Sunday will havestosbe brought up
yflle bull ring for heresy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-28
YER REVIEW.
EAGLE RIVER. WIS.
~ ICON Editor and Proprietor

s me q ray investigator who discovers
sOne thing deadly ingtee cream will en-
9eH himself forever 10 the popular but
eunious young man.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-19

information appears to be somewhat
limited. but that won't hurt him any in
the republican party. We have not OBJ
served that Mr.. Mckinley has denied
the statement of the Louisville Courier
Journal that he is an honorary MEM
Der of the Ancient order of Hibernians;
nor has any denial by him come to our
is a member of the A. p. A. In Cleve-
land, Mr.. Hanna's home, the Plain
Dealer of Wednesday contained this
announcement: I'm spite OF the fact
that IT was given out at Mr.. M. A. Han
mas Office Monday afternoon that an
official statement in regard to the A. p.
A. stories, charging Major Mckinley
with being a papist, would be issued
Tuesday, Mr.. Hanna yesterday an
nounced that on reconsideration he had
decided to pay no attention to the mat
ter and, furthermore, positively declin-
ed to either give his reasons or to dis
cuss the subject further"
As a matter of fact, Mr.. Mckinley is
a Methodist and has been all his life.
The fact, however, that a man Is
Methodist, or anything else. does not
necessarily relieve him of a charge of
being a papist IL he refuses to aid and
abet the A. p. A. There are in Butte
and Anaconda to-day men born and
brought up Methodists, graduates of
Methodist colleges, who because they
have no sympathy or respect for the
A. p. A. are believed by the ignorant
and illiterate members or the order to
be Catholics of course.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-19
SUNDAY. APRIL 10. 1886.

The. third in a series Of sickening dis
asters in Montana mines occurred ait
Neihart yesterday. filling the people Of
the state with keenest sympathy for
the injured and profound sorrow for
the stricken friends of the dead. Three
sudden. great. terrible calamities with
in a period of two weeks is a coinci-
dence startling and suggestive. The
perils of mining are vastly augmented
by the carelessness. not to say con-
tempt, which familiarity with high ex-
plosives seems to breed i'm many min
ers. otherwise men of strong inteih-
gence and sound judgment. Accidents
Hike those in the Broadwater and the
st. Lawrence should be a warning as
lasting as IL is fearful