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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
FIVE CHILDREN SMOTHERED
Lives Lost in a Four-story Tene-
ment House Fire at Turner's
Falls, Mass.

Turner's Falls, Mass, April 17.-Five
children were smothered to death by a
fire in a four-story tenement block here
today.
The fire originated in the basement
Of the four-story block in which the
children and their parents were living.
1t spread so rapidly that those on the
second floor were hardly able to escape
with their lives. Though blinded and
nearly overcome by the smoke, man
named Courmatine, who lived on the
upper floor. seized two of the six small
children and carried them to place OF
safety. Two more he then secured and
carried them out, but the others persisted.
A young man, a cripple, escaped by 60
ing down a clothesline. The dead are:
JOSEPHINE COURMATINE, aged u
years.
EDW 'RD COURMATINE, aged 10.
ANNIE DUBOIS, aged 4 years
LENA DUBOIS. aged years.
ROSIE BONNER aged 10 years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23

market scored, 5, 8 and even 10 cents:
still the little Napoleon Of the bears stood
out on great part of the $4,000, 900.
He instinctively anticipated a rapid de-
cline in the bolstered market. 1t came.
and SO sharply that no cover was left
to the bulls. Partridge made more
money thereby than any man had ever
before taken out of the market under
similar circumstances in Chicago. The
plungers gains in one year were es-
timated by conservative operators to
have reached the total of $1,5OO,COO.
Almost equally large were his losses, APP
preaching 100000 OF. $S00,OOO mark in
certain memorable squeezes.
His income from selling privileges
ranged from $4,000 to $4,000 day. At
one time he sold calls on 100000 bush
els of wheat, for which he received
$4,000. Much Of Pardridge's surplus in
fortunate periods was safely invested in
choice real estate. A short time ago he
sold his State street property near Madi-
son street for over 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
CUT RATES NO MORE.
Reported Deal Between the Roads
and the Interstate Com
mission.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 1S.-The Evening
Post says: "a new deal is reported to
have been entered into between the va
rious railroad organizations throughout
the country and the interstate commerce
commission. 1t is likely to bring about
revolution in the methods of conducting
the transportation business of the Unit
ed States. Under it cut rates are to be-
come thing of the past and millions of
dollars are to be added annually 70 the
income of the roads.
According to the terms of this al
legged deal, the commission is to drop all
proceedings against the roads for
breaches of the law committed prior
to the rendering of the Supreme courts
decision in the Brown case and under
the supposition that the constitution pro-
tected the roads and the officials from
furnishing evidence to convict them
selves. Bygones are to be bygOnes.
Old scores are to be wiped out and both
commission and roads are to start out
on new career of combined usefulness
and enforcement an observance of the
law.
ION their part the roads undertake to
stop their discrimina tons in favor of big
shippers, to treat all persons and places
alike and to become agents OF the COM
mission in enforcing the law. Under the
terms of the deal the commission will
have no need of a detective force because
the various traffic organizations and as
sociations throughout the country are to
furnish any evidence which may come to
their knowledge against either shippers
or individual roads which try to benefit
themselves at the expense of their neigh
bors through breaches of the law.
when prosecutions are undertaken,
these associations will furnish the evil
dencq on which convictions NAV be Sc
cured MEMBERS of the association and
nonmembers are to be treated alike in
this regard and the law is to be enforced
with the strictest impartiality. In the
first place, however, the efforts of both
parties to the deal are to be directed
against the shippers who have been the
chief beneficiaries in the past of the an
archy that has heretofore prevailed in
the conduct of the transportation bust
ness of the country"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
FISHERMEN ARE LOST.
Schooner j. w. Campbell of Glouce-
ster Sinks Off Long
island

New Bedford, Mass, April 2O.--Nine
Gloucester fishermen were lost off Long
Island on Friday night when the fishing
schooner ]: W. Campbell OF Gloucester
was sunk in a squat. The seven SUR
vivors arrived here last night to tell the
story. They were brought into port Icy
the Gladiator from the schooner Nor
man, which picked them up after they
had spent an entire night and day in
an open boat without food. The names
of those lost are:
Capt Robert Smith, John Mcclure, Frank
Sylvia, Thomas Rogers, George Ella. Will
lam McAilister, Abel McCormey George
Graham, Charles Doherty, all of Gloucester
The sinking of the Campbell was re-
markable in several respects. The fatal
squall was sudden and terrific. There
was so little warning that there was
not time to avert calamity and provide
for escape AS it was, it seems remark
able that there was single survivor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
BLOCKADE HOUSES.
A Sample of the Turkish Govern
ment's Oppression in
Armenia

Constantinople, April 1S.-Telegrams
from Bitlis, Eastern Turkey, states that
the houses of Rev. George p. Knapp
and Rev. Royal NJ. Cole, missionaries of
the American board of foreign missions
of Boston, have been blockaded by the
Turkish government and that their serv-
ants have not been allowed to go and
come from the markets.
On March ID orders were given by the
Turkish government requiring that they
and their families should leave Bitlis by
the southern route. The roads were
then impossible. The missionaries
heartily acknowledging the activity of j.
w. Riddle, the United States charge
d'afaires in securing the notification Of
the order issued March 26, as exclusively
announced by the Associated press, for
the expulsion of Messrs. Knapp and Cole
and their families and the zeal of Sir
Philip Currie, the British ambassador in
supporting Mr.. Riddles demands.
Sir Philip Currie told the Turkish min
lister for foreign affairs that the Ameri-
can missionaries cooperate with Great
Britain in the distribution of relief and
that he would not see them driven away.
1t Is further learned that on February
q fifty seven Armenian prisoners in
Bitlis We're released after being confined,
most of them four months. With few
IL. Al
them was the oldest and foremost Arme-
MAN Protestant. His brother and son,
who was the head teacher in the boys
high school of the American board. were
both killed and for four months he had
not been allowed to see his family. He
was the only one who could not be forced
to sign the address of Thanksgiving to
the sovereign saying that the only thing
he could express himsel as thankful for
was that the rest of them had not been
killed. When they were released and
life of the Sultan with cheers. he kept
silence, saying that his heart was broken
and that he could not join.
The dispositions that have been made
against the Rev. George z. Knapp
charge him with having planned and led
in an attack upon the mosque, with hav-
ing used the school bell for giving sig
nails for the a-.ack and that on October
%, 1895, he was responsible for the
slaughter of 500 or more people and for
the plumber of thousands upon thousands
of lires worth Of property from the
markets of Bitlis.
A timely telegram from the United
States minister, Alex. w. Terrell, a few
weeks ago, saved him from being forci-
bly, seized and cast into prison. Should
the Turkish government decline to fol-
low up the case then it will be feasible
for the United States government to de-
mand damages. The claim for indem-
Pity for the assault in 1888 of Moussa
of the Rev George 2. Knapp, and upon
RI. Reynolds now of Van, Eestern Tur-
key. was made, but it has never been
paid. Indemnity for the murder of Mr..
LEM, the American bicyclist is another
unsatisfed claim.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
FIENDISH T0RTURES.
An Old Woman's Shocking Inhu-
manity Toward Her Grand
children.

Ottawa, Ont, April 1S.-Mrs. Bell,
for cruelty to her grandchildren, was
today sentenced to life Imprisonment
The charges against Mrs. Bell which
were proved at the trial were that she
had punished two children, boy of IA
and girl of Is, with the most fiendish
tortures which malignant ingenuity
could devise.
Stripping them to thinnest clothing she
would soak these garments in water and
then compel them to sit before open
windows when the temperature was sew
eral degrees below zero until their at
tire was frozen stiff. On one occasion
the boy was kept at work in the cold
improperly clad until his toes were froz-
Ell and dropped off. They were fed on
yictuals mixed with noxious fluids like
kerosene, turpentine and worse.
When brought into court both children
showed conclusively the effects, physical
ly and mentally, of the agonies they had
suffered. The defense offered was that
Mrs. Bell inflicted only such punishment
as a parent or guardian had the right to
do, but the jury unhesitatingly pro-
nounced her guilty and the full penalty
of the law was meted out.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
TRACK WASHED OUT.
Considerable Damage on the North
Western Road by Deluge
of Water

Plymouth, Wis, April 1S.-[Special.]-
The track of the rth-Western road
was washed out about five miles west of
Plymouth in the storm yesterday after
noon. There must have been cloud
burst in the vicinity as the water went
over the fence. Where the track is
washed there is high embankment with
covered culvert under it, and the pres
sure of the water was too strong to be
withstood. A half mile east of the break
in the embankment landslide covered
the track two feet deep with earth and
stones for distance of five rods. John
Leonard, farmer living near the wash
out, discovered the damage done and
went to Glenbeulah, a mile and a half
west, and informed the agent who
stopped the west-bound passenger train
at Plymouth. Passengers were trans
ferred at the washout to the mixed train.
1t will take several hours to repair the
break
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
undignifled for a Statesman

It is said that a woman remembers
a man whom she has known well as a
little boy always as the little boy, and
never can think of him as grown up.
This saying seems to be borne out to a
certain extent at least, by an amusing
story told In connection with the APP
pointment of NJ. Edouard Lockroy as
minister of marine in France.
When Monsieur Lockroy was small
boy his father lived in house in the
street in Paris which now bears the
name Rue Washington His home
was in the fifth story of this building;
and it appears that he had certain
habits which rendered him objection
able to some Of the other residents Of
the building -particularl to the con-
cierge, or woman who looked out for
the door. He found, for instance,
more expeditions way of coming down
from the fifth floor than by the stairs.
This excellent woman is still living.
When she heard that Edouard Lockroy
had become minister. she threw up
her hands in astonishment, and ex-
claimed:
..Whatt That little Edouard Lock
roy! And to think of his always slid
ing down from the fifth story of the
Palace of the Elysee on the balusters!"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
HINGES ON THE TARIFF.
Reciprocity Scheme will Not be
Brought Up at This
Congress-

Washington, D. c., April 17.-No ac-
ton towards revival of the reciprocity
scheme will be taken by this House, ac-
cording to a decision made by the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee, who held caucus to-
d day and discussed the whole question.
testimony on the reciprocity policy taken
by the committee during the past few
weeks, but not to recommend any legis-
lation on the matter by this Congress.
The reciprocity scheme includes so many
problems interviewer with the tariff that
take up until general tariff revision ID
begun ~
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
HANGED IN EFFIGY.
Demonstration Against the Morrill,
Twins at Baraboo--Special
Police.

Baraboo, Wis, April 17.-[Speeial.]-
Last night after the service at the Bap-
fist church the Rev. Morrill, twins ran
from a rear entrance to residence near
by and did not try to, get to the hotel.
Two hundred men were on the streets,
revolvers were fired and two effigies of
the twins were hung from poles. Nu-
merous stale eggs were thrown against
the church and the noise was kept up I'M
til a. m. Special police have been
sworn in for tonight and proclamation
issued to prevent crowds on the streets
and the meeting in the church.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
Two Children Killed.

Stephenson, Mich, April 18.HSpecial. i
The building occupied by Andrew OF
sen, a farmer living short distance
from Wallace, six miles south of this
place, was struck by lightning early yes
terday morning and two children We're
killed. Five of the children were sleep-
ing together ON the floor. A bolt Of
lightning strtick the nearest child.
jumped over one and killed another. then
struck the father and rendered him I'M
conscious. The other children escaped
injury. A stovepipe through the roof
attracted the lightning and the stairway
was torn into splinters. The building
did not burn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
CHAPTER XII.

After short honeymoon spent in Paris,
the Duke d'Azzeglio took his young
duchess to Madrid, whittier urgent bust
aess called him.
The duke was too busy man to spend
much time in paying court to his wife.
Having married her, ne concluded that
his duty was done, and he turned his
thoughts to other affairs. From the first
day of her marriage Constance had sus-
pectstl that he did not love her; on her
marriage day this fact was made known
to her rs an absolute certainty.
The fortnight in Paris passed to Con-
stance like q dull, monotonous dream
Mechanically she performed the duties
which her husband demanded of her, and
he was grinly satisfied. Her beauty made
the stir which he had foreseen, while her
diamonds and the dresses she wore were
the talk of Paris. One morning the duke
informed Constance that he wished her
to accompany him on the following even
ing to ball at the Tuileries, when he
would present her to the empress. The
next afternoon, however, he received
message from his wife. She was i'll,
wcnld he excuse her from attending the
ball?
He went at once to the apartments she
occupied, and found her in intense grief.
"You must excuse me, my lord. can
not ro.o she said. s'Afy cousin is dead
"Deadr' echoed the duke.
For answer Constance pushed toward
him a paper; it contained an account of
those officers who had fallen mortally
wounded at UIandi. Among the list of
names was that of Captain Frank How
arth.
Constance made no reply. She shud-
dered and her tears flowed faster, but
more silently than before. She hardly ex-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
ED. PARTRIDGE DEAD.
Brightss Disease Claims the Chicago
Millionaire After a Short s.
Illness.

Chicago, Ill. April 17.-Edward Pard-
ridge, one of the most prominent and
wealthiest operators on the board of
trade, died of Bright's disease today aft
er several weeks illness.
He leaves an estate valued at 1.OO0,
600.
Mr.. Pardridge's speciality was wheat.
1t was no uncommon thing for him to
deal in 100000 to 100000 bushels in
one day. On one memorable occasion he
was short, 100000 bushels. Pard-
ridges name was upon every lip. Was
he to meet n Waterloo or was he to bag
the biggest game of his career? Up the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
Chapman Gets a Writ of Error.

Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE dis
trict court of appeals today allowed the
writ of error to the United States SUI
preme court asked for by counsel for Ell
verton r. Chapman, the New York stock
broker convicted for having refused to
answer questions propounded by the Sem
ate Sugar trust investigation committee.
The case probably will be heard by the
Supreme court next term, as a motion tie
advance it on the docket Will be made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
WOULD ANNUL THE ELECTION,

Citizens of Cuba Were Not Free to Vote
They Pleased.
Madrid, April IA number of the
newspapers of this city and elsewhere
demand that the elections in Cuba be
annulled and ex-Premier Sagasta intends
to ask the Chamber of Deputies to annu
the Cuban elections on the ground that
the electors, owing to the state of rebel
lion prevailing, were not free to vote as
they nlna sod
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
FOR SINKING THE ELBE.

Owners of the Crathie Must Pay $50, 500
F1Orins.
Rotterdam, April 15.-The owners of
the British steamer Crathie, belonging
to Aberdeen, have been condemned to
pay $50, 500 forms damages to the North
German Lloyd company for the sinking
of the steamship Elbe by collision dur
ing the morning of January 80, 1895,
with a loss of 335 lives.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
BUYS mineral Lana.

Iron Mountain, Mich, April 16.-C.
III. Foote, an official of the Illinois Steel
company. has closed deal with the
Nelson estate for 600 acres of iron lands
in iron River. The Youngstown mine is
included in the purchase. It is thought
here that Mr.. Foote was acting as agent
for the steel company. There are large
deposits of low grade iron ore on the
lands.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
CHAPTER. yI

t4an While things at the Castle had not
Vas song well, and continued trouble
hail. eiilns upon Lady Constance, and
ooca her appear the ghost of what she
10 ., Id. nau been. Mrs. Meason, determined
Ia ~ her point, continued to point out
Win :, sirl the advantage of a marriage
viii ene duke, while Constance, wearied
Hsta, continual resistance, had learned to
sba piacldly and say nothing. Since
hsrsooSusa id not marry Frank, she said to
bad ~ What did the rest matter? She
sOan, not answered his letter, and she
s.a;, II Would be better if he never wrote
Then Mrs. Meason became seri-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
DEDICATION OF THE STATUE.

Pere Marquette Exercises to be Held
Next Tuesday.
Washington, D. c., April 15.-ISpe-
call is practically settled now that
the exercises in the Senate over the
Pere Marquette statue will take place
Tuesday. They were to have taken place
on Friday, but Senator Kyle, who is to
speak, could not be present. Addresses
will be made by Senators Mitchell, Villas.
Hoar Palmer and KYLE
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23
A FIRE IN CHICAGO.
jackson Street Building Damaged to the
Extent of 100000.

Chicago, ILL.,, April IA four-stcry
brick building at 45 Jackson street was
destroyed by fire today. The loss is esti-
mated at. from $4,000 to 100000. The
by Lindauer 4 Friend, clothing; Davis,
Johnson & Co., hydraulic presses f.
Florentine & Son, picture frames, and
the National Merchandise company.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-23

If human dwellings were constructed
on the same proportionate scale as the
ant Hill in Africa, private residences
would be mile high.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-11
FINISH THE JOB.

The delegates to the national Re
publican convention should finish the
job and not elect Mr.. 10. Simon ma
tlonal committeeman He is now
completely retired from Oregon poll.
tics, and should be kept there.
AS national committeeman he
would have great power over federal
appointments, to which he is not en-
titled. He does not represent fair
minded, progressive Republlcanlsm,
and his services are no longer needed
as national committeeman
Finish the job and retire 10. Simon.
His admirers can still admire him.
His worshipers can still worship him.
But it is not necessary to give him
power and authority in the name of
the party.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-11
Good Platform Talk.

The Dalles Times .Mountalneer dis,
courses this:
The democratic central COMMITTEES
wish the voters OF Wasco county 10
understand that every word OF their
nome platform, +" as published yester.
day means just what IL says, and n
any OF our candidates are elected we
VIII hold them TO strict accounta.
hllity' We will see that they make
the showing OF their business, and In
thls we are willing TO be held 10 lust
as strict accountability, as a partv
hereafter Here is our home plat.
form:
Resolved. That the county officers
nominated by this convention shall
pledge themselves, II elected, 20 use
al itS endeavors for a clean, conserya.
i've and economical administration
and that they will report TO the county
central committee, as soon as possible
AFTER taking said onices, a statement
OF the cost Of said Offices for the mast
TWO years, and when called upon nv
the said county central COMMITTEES
tney viii furnish statement OF the
aiiairs OF said otlces, as conducted NV
them respectively, aud the saving
enat mas been made during their term
OF orice and any recommendation
, made oy the central committee, look.
Tug toward economy, will receive
proper consideration.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-11
THE SIMON DOWNFALL.

The Republican state convention,
following the first and second district
conventions, were both direct slaps at
the Dolph-Simon faction. Tongue
trlumphed at Albany, Fulton In the
second district and Judge Carey at
the state convention. From the prl-
marles 10 the state convention the
battle has ragged within the party for
the control OF the party machinery
and the Dolph-Sinon faction that has
held sway for twenty years has gone
down before the newer and better
blood OF the party every time. Indeed
much OF the best old blood In the Re-
publican party of Oregon has allied
Itself with the new deal element.
While Mr.. Simon has been the
central figure In the ring constellation,
their stars have set to rise no more.
II Is the decree Of the rank and file of
the Republican party that cleaner
methods prevail and that the party
extrlcate Itself from the deilllng in
iiuences OF bossism and corrupt
Capitalization OF power ut Portland
In the hands OF a few men. The party
Is going TO be big enough TO hold all
classes In It's ranks and admit not
alone n select circle with peculiar
type of circumcision TO It's councils.
The next legislature will not waste
the peoples time combating a corrupt
ring, but will be able to attend 10 the
peoples business because the people
have now attended TO their own bust.
ness and made reforms possible.
Mr. Simon will never regain his
standing, prestige aud influence with
the Republicans OF Oregon. IIe will
probably wreak his vengeance on the
party as he has done In the past, by
deIeatins part OF the ticket; but that
game Is nearly blocked. A straight
Mitchell legislative ticket and an
antl-Slmon, anti.Dolph ticket win be
named at Portland, and il win be
elected Three-fomths OF the Repub.
llcans and seyen-eighths Of the people
are behind the anti-Dolph.slmon
movement that was started in the last
legislature, and that Is now hearing
rult all over the state. The day ~
better politics and better men has
arrived IN Oregon, The day of boss.
's~ aud private party plunder Is
about over