Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-02-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

steamer J. w. Veasy, which left Norfolk.
Va.
Gen. Escobed of Mexico has applied
for a concession to build a railway to
unite the principal cities of the states of
Coahuita, Nueyo Leon and Chihuahua.
The Columbia Spring company, an
association of manufacturing concerns
with the principal Office at 80 Ninth
street. Pittsburg, has filed a deed of as
signment.
President Cleveland has selected to
act instructor to his children Ruth
and Esther. Miss Frieda NJ. Bethman, a
kindergarten instructor in the public
schools of New York
Steps have been taken for the consol-
ldatlOn of the Huron Portage, Isle
Royal, Sheldon and Columbian copper
mines of Michigan, which have been idle
for several years.
The letter carrier force of the Gin
clnnatl postOtice is to be materially re-
duced by the postoffice department. A
recent investigation by secret agents it
is said, showed that the carriers vast
ed too much time.
The Excelsior Manufacturing compa-
ny. a large stove-making concern, of
which Giles T. Filley, ST., is president,
! made an assignment at st. Louis.
District Assembly II, knights of La
Dor, of Cleveland, has instructed its mas
ter workman to request congressman
Burton and Beach to recall the Kicks
investigation to the attention of Con-
gress. The investigation was made by
a congressional committee a year ago
on charges of improper use of funds
by Judge A. J. Kicks of the United
States court of Northern Ohio.
AT Grand Rapids, Mich. Circuit
Court Commissioner McGill made an or
der admitting J. S. II. Holmes, held
IL og III
bail in the sum of $4,000. The bail
was easily secured, and Holmes friends
had banquet spread, followed by a
reception. in expectation of his speedy
release, but acting under the advice of
the prosecuting attorney, the sheriff re-
fused to let his prisoner go.
A charge of dynamite was exploded
under the residence of Il. d. Stimson, Il
wealthy resident of Los Angeles, Cal.
The house was wrecked. but nobody was
injured. The police believe robbers per-
petrated the outrage for the purpose of
plundering the house during the confu-
sion. No arrests have been made.
Sensational developments are ex-
pected shortly in the mystery surround
at hotel in st. Louis and the disap-
pearance of 4 woman who had been
with him up to the time of his demise.
The woman in the case is said to be mar
ried and from Altoona, Pa.
Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon
asked the Pope to annul her marriage
with Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria on
account of the latter conserving 10 the
conversion of her son, Prince Boris, to
the Greek church. The Pope dissuaded
the princess from taking this action.
Fred II. Bruins of Lyon county, Ia,
q naturalized citizen of the United
States, who returned to Germany on a
visit. complains that he is being held for
service in the German army. Congress
man Perkins will bring the ma tier to the
attention of the state department.
From a note found in the desk of the
late Cashier Barnard of the Fort Stan
wiN National bank at Rome, n. Y, and
which bore a date just a week before
he killed himself, it appears he had medi-
tated suicide for some time and had
planned to end his life on the arrival of
the bank examiner.
Sixty Anarchists have been arrested
at Lisbon, Portugal, as a result Of the
explosion of bomb in the house of a
physician who had testified to the insan-
ity of the man who threw a stone at the
King. Senior Antonio d'Aszevdo minis
ter of justice, declared in the chamber
| of deputies that the government was de-
termined to adopt the severest measures
to suppress anarchy.
The Fabre line steamer Massiia.
from Marseilles and Naples, arrived at
quarantine in New York with 81 Ital-
| ian immigrants. One case Of smallpox
was reported among the immigrants.
Sixty passengers who occupied the COM
partment where this patient was were
transferred to Hoffman island for OBJ
servation, and will be detained there I'M
til all danger Of contagion is passed
Israel Cohen & Co.. wholesale cloth
iers of Boston, have failed. Their liza
bilities will be large: assets, $4,000.
w. C. Bailey of Minneapolis has
been elected president of the Northwest
ern Hardwood Lumbermen's associa-
| ton.
| Differences on the Chicago & South
! eastern railway have been adjusted and
the strike of shopmen at Lebanon is at
an end.
w. r. Morrison denies that he wrote
to the Illinois Democracy telling them
the free silver idea would have to be
abandoned.
Judge Dewey of Washington, Ia.
| has decided the famous Conlllin murder
case of Oskaloosa shall be tried in
| Washington.
Ray Van Tassel, charged with muir
| derlng his wife. was arraigned for trial
at Mason City, Ia. He claims she COM
mitted suicide.
DIR. James A. Reasley. aged 20 years.
wealthy planter of Huntsville. Ala,
died at La Grange, Tenn, where he was
visiting a son.
While burning brush near Dallas
| Citv ILL.,. one daughter of A. Tollivero
was burned to death and another very
badly injured
Among the candidates for positions
as postal carriers at Grand Rapids.
Mich. was Il woman. The examining
board ruled her ineligible.
The ST. Louis court of appeals has
affirmed the Judgment of $4,000 awarded
Sarah NJ. Pierce and James i. Pierce
against A. 3. Carpenter at Clayton re-
Gently, because the latter kissed Mrs.
Pierce
The Italian warship Christofer Co
lombo, having Oh board the Duke of
Arbuzzi. nephew OF the King of Italy,
arrived at San Francisco from the North.
The warship will remain there several
weeks.
On an outlying street at Kansas
City Mo-, in broad daylight &. P. Pauly,
cashier of the Standard Oil company.
was robbed of $545, which he was taking