Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-25
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AS E. Glavin, postmaster at Har-
bert, Mich. was hanging Il mail sack on
crane for fast mail train he was as
Saulted by an unknown man. who whipped
him into insensibility and escaped.
During a performance at Hello Opera
house, Paris, the heavy counterpiece of
the big chandelier broke and crashed
through the ceiling into box, killing one
lady and injuring several other people.
The Chapelle Glass factory at OF
tawa. HI, closed down for an indefinite
time. throwing 800 men out of employ
ment. The owners say the silver agi-
tatiOn forced them TO stop their factory.
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of
the American Fisheries society. which
is composed of members of the fisheries
commission Of the various states began
at the Aquarium in Battery park, New
York
The Rev. F. E. Clarke. D. D.. presi-
dent of the United States Society of
Christian Endeavor. has started on q
tour of Mexico and the United States to
last month. Later he will go to Eu-
rope.
Richard Sanders. wanted by govern
ment officials for an alleged money order
fraud at Vandala. ILL.,, three weeks ago,
was captured at Pana. ILL.,. after swim
ming a river and. being chased twenty
miles through the timber.
Coy. Richards of Montana has Of
fered a reward of $500 for the arrest of
Philip Allen. who eight years ago muir
dered neighbor and returned from his
hiding place long enough to kill his for
mer wife, who had remarked thinking
him dead.
The financial failure of the Young
Mems Christian association of Kansas
City is announced The board of direc-
tors transferred the personal property
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Crazy, an attorney, as trustee. to secure
in part it's local creditors.
The mysterious disappearance OF
Mrs John Saltzer of Garrett, ILL.,, is
creating grave apprehension in that To-
cality She was the plaintiff in di-
vorce suit and it is believed that she has
been spirited away.
The scheme of coast defense which
is being prepared for submission to the
Canadian government estimates that
three cruisers would be necessary on the
Atlantic to cover the Gulf of st. Law
renee and coast waters Of Nova Scotia
and Bay of Fundy.
The confirmation by the Senate of
Frank w. Joplin to be postmaster at
Elzabethtown. Ky, terminated con-
test that had been in progress for two
or three years.
George Thorpe of Ell Paso, ILL.,, po-
lice magistrate recently elected on the
anti-license ticket, was found dead on
the loft floor of his barn today. Foul
play is suspected.
Among the passengers on the steam
ship China, bound for San Francisco,
is special commission from the Mikado
of Japan to study the working -of cleo
trical power and the telephone systems
in the United States.
Charles Hartman. who escaped from
the prison at IOnia Mich, in November,
has been retaken at Lafayette, Ind.
"A scaffold erected for the purpose
of repairing a ceiling at Van Vert, o.,
collapsed and several men were injured.
Gen. Martin has arrived at Bulu-
wayo and has assumed command of the
forces. 1t is believed that the danger Is
passed and that Buluwayo is safe.
John and Lee Boles, proprietors of a
hotel and large general store at Morris
ton, Ok, have been arrested OH charge
of being members of the Cook gang OF
outlaws.
1t is announced that the Rev John
Watson of Liverpool, who writes under
the nome de plume of ''Ian Mel 4aren,
may become pastor of the Broadway
tabernacle in New York.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton railroad has sued the Duckworth club
of Cincinnati for an enforcement of its
contract to go to the Democratic national
convention by that route.