Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-02-06

against the claims of the European
| states.
A bill making prize-fghting felony
has been passed by the Kentucky Leg
islature.
i w. Levan. president of the Penn
sylvana National bank of Reading, Pa,
died suddenly.
b. T. Poomer ard his son Allan of
Waukeen. Ia. have been indicted for
fraudulent banking.
E. {. Wall has been appointed on the
committee TO arrange tor the Democratic
convention in Chicago.
A flood of petitions has been present
ed TO the Iowa Legislature asking that
the age of consent be raised.
Gen. Miles informs the House COM
mittee on coast defenses that adequate
coast Gefenses. Notifications and guns
would cost SS0.o0O.00O.
Charles Ruppe, 4 land locker. we'll
known throughout the Upper peninsula,
attempted to commit suicide at Iron
Mountain. Mich. lie will recover.
The New York stock exchange
threatens to eNpel 6. 3. Hopkins of the
firm OF Kenneth. Hopkins 4 Co. Chica-
go. who was implicated in bucketshop
work.
The exploration of the gold mine
near Tyiorstown. Wales, which was
wrecked by 4 tiredamp explosion. has
been completed and it is found that the
total number of killed is fiftysiN.
Mariner 4 Novel;, general merchan-
disc, at Olathe, Has. one of the oldest
and best known firms in the state have
failed. The liabilities are about $4,000
and the assets from $4,000 to 100000.
"A dispatch to the London Times
asserts that the Johannesburg women
are subjected to maddcning indignities
and predicts that there will be an up
-, p,.,t Il
from their serf-ike position"
With the exception of half dozen
contra ctorS, who still refuse to comply
with the terms of the new agreement
making it compulsory on them to dis
charge their nonunion employees, the
Louis T. Lorillard's place on the
Cliffe, known as 'Vinland." has been
sold to II. Mex. Twombley of New
York. Mrs. Twombley is u sister. of
Cornelius Vanderbilt and ''Vinland" is
directly opposite 'The Breakers" The
price is said to have been 81, 100000.
After several months spent in exam
lining into the accounts of the five re-
ceivers of the Union Pacific system and
of the O. Il. & n. company, Judge Nc
Arthur of Portland, Or, referee, has
filed his report, which is almost wholly
in favor of the O. r. & n.
Two lmpecunlOuS Young men SAID to
be from New England and giving the
names of Mason NJ lotion and G.. r.
Holiday have been arrested at Kansas
City, Mo-, by postotiice inspectors from
Denver and st. Louis. They are ac-
cused of having used the United States
mails in swindling several mining stock
brokers of Denver.
The failure of the James Coleman
Drayton divorce suit to come to trial in
the New Jersey court of chancery has
occasioned much gossip Rumors are
floating about Jersey City to the effect
that the Astors have, after determined
efforts. effected a meeting between the
estranged couple, and that something like
a truce has been effected.
AS result of a desperate fight at
Jefferson, Ia, two men are dead, two
are badly wounded and young woman
seriously injured. The killed are John
Brown, Jr, and John Fleck. The in
the face; Miss Iillie Brown, beat with a
club and George Fleck. shot through the
back. The trouble started over an old
feud.
The treasury department. has re-
ceived from the manufacturers I'D
cases containing 23,75O Columbian
Worlds exposition bronze medals which
were awarded to exhibitors. The time
of delivery now rests entirely with the
Worlds fair commission. 1t is expect
ed that the diplomas will be completed
next month. when the commission will
be called together and arrangements
made for their delivery to exhibitors.