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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Uncle Sam Is the Loser.

Ellis Island is mass of black ruins. All
the huge buildings which, since 1892, have
housed hundreds of thousands of immi-
grants were demolished in a confagration
during Monday night which constituted
one of the most brilliant spectacles ever
seen in New York harbor and which
threatened the lives of 200 immigrants
who were on the island. AS far as eau
be learned there was no loss OF life. II
is said that the loss on buildings will
amount to something like 100000, while
hundreds of volumes of valuable records
have been destroyed. Night Waterman
Christian tells the story of the fire graph
ically. Il did not know anything about
it," he says, until l found myself in a
cloud of smoke. ] rushed to the north
west end, where the flames seemed to
come from, and shouted fire! Six men
slept there, and they barely got out. Ehen
somebody rang the alarms which commu-
nicate with all the departments. The I'M
migrants seemed daZed, and we mad TO
almost force them out. Some OF them ran
back for some bit of trinket or bundle or
clothing. We thought we had lost fifteen
Italians for certain until we found them
huddled together at the far end of the ISL
and. 1t was few minutes before o clock
when the fire started in one of the towers
in one Of the main buildings. Everybody
but the Waterman was asleep. How they
all got out nobody knows. The fireboats
and police poured water on the blaze TOR
all they were worth, but for all the good 1t
did it might have been oil. 1t was Won
der that the immigrants in the main build
ing got out at all; It was still more OF Il
wonder that the sixty odd patients in the
hospital were saved. The nurses and doc
tors worked as cooliy and calmly as any
trained firemen. Some of the sick shrek
ed and shouted. But the nurses did not
mind They hauled them out on stretch
ers and laid them down where they would
not get scorched. 1t was good work"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
DEATH IN THE HEAT.
Suffering Humanity Snccumbs I
Sun's Fierce Ravs

Suffering Humanity Succumbs To
Sun's Fierce Rays.
The excessively hot weather of the mas,
week, following an unusual cold spripr
period, has brought no incons:derab.e suf.
fering.' Many places report the hottest
June weather ever known. "Wednesday
the South was furnace. In Kansas the
earth sizzled under shade trees, which
could not keep the mercury from reaching
100 degrees. Only Duluth escaped the
hot wave, the thermometer registering
minimum of 46 degrees there, 81 degrees
lower than at not far distant St Pau.
The extreme East had few degrees less
warmth. This is an indication of how
the country sweltered:
Concordia. Kan. 100 Des Moines 500. 80
Omaha ...!..... 80 Davenport 80
Dodge City sc st. Louis 90
1 AbiIeoe Texa ga g Spshyi1e III
Kansas City, q Washington $3.50. $
Charlotte, n. c.. % Chicago :.........
A. Amar rIlpnra Texas 90 g R Heyt, York
North Platte -. 80 Albany Is
Chicago and vicinity Wednesday after
noon and night was visited by terrific
Strange visitant with the
rain WAS udli WulCu ACAi ASA'AS AL IAe
south end of the city. Terrifying light.
ming flashed and Played queer freaks, and
thunder roared. Fatalities were supple
mented by damage to property and by
broken and surcharged overhead wires
Persons were shocked and injured by the
electric fluid. The rain fell in sheets antl)
choked up sewers and flooded Easements
over the city.
The electrical display, due to the long
drought and the overcharged condition Of
the air, was some thing marvellous. 1t had
another side than the spectacular. AT
the Harrison street bridge the lightning
became enamored of the iron girders Of
the structure, and completing circui.
with the ground wires of the trolley line,
turned the bridge into a mighty magnet.
George Brown, driver, urged his horse
out upon the bridge in spite of the blue
flames that were playing along the iron
rods. The animal was hardly upon the
structure before the electric fluid leaped
through the iron calks of its shoes and
it went down in heap, stone dead. The
draw was finally swung open and the
circuit broken.
Lightning struck several electric street
cars, enc of which was thrown from the
track by the shock. lightning ran along
the cable in the power house of the Met
ropoltan elevated electric road and caus
ed blaze in the repair shop. The rainfall
lasted almost necessarily from ) O'Clock
in the afternoon until midnight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
INDIA STILL SHAKING.
Province of Assam Devastated by the
EARTHQUAKES.

Almost the whole of the Province OF
Assam, India, was devastated by the
earthquake. The ruin is appalling. TIE
courts, treasures, Jail and hospitals col
lapsed. The loss of food supplies is enor-
nous. The crops are mostly ruined and
great scarcity of food is expected. All
traffic is difficult, as numbers of the roads
have been completely demolished. Earth
quake shocks still continue to be felt in
the province, and much alarm is felt, es-
peciaily as renewed shocks have been re
ported from various places in Bengal.
Heavy rains are immensely increasing the
damage
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
DEATH OF FATHER KNEIFP.
Origina tor of the Famous Water Cure
Expires at WoerishOfen.

Expires at Woerishofen.
The Rev. Father Kneipp, known
throughout the world for his water cure,
who had been suffering for some time,
died ut Woerishofen, Bavaria. Father
Sebastian Kneipp was born in the Bava-
rian village of Ottobeurn, about seventy
five years ago. He was the son of a
weaver He was educated at the Catholic
hospital in Augustberg, where he attract
ed the attention of the Bishop of August
berg, who obtained permission to educate
him to the priesthood. When Is years
old he was attacked with nervous pros
tration and returned to the hospital.
There, in an old book, he read an article
on the efficacy of cold water as a cure for
disease. He began experimenting in his
own case and eventually effected a cure.
When 25 years of age he entered the
priesthood and was sent to the church of
his native town, where he remained nine
years and, in addition to attending to his
priestly duties, practiced the water cure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
NEW BUrTERINE HEADQUARTERS
Manufacture Will BE Conferred at
kansas City, Kan.

Because Of the enactment in Illinois Of
the anti-butterine law Kansas City, Fan.
will doubtless become the principal head
quarters for the manufacture of that ar
ticle. S. B. Armour, president of the
local Armour Packing Company, in an in
teryiew, said: 1--WE will probably bring a
few of the persons employed in the Chi
cago plant here. The Missouri law is
against us, but there is no law in Kansas
that interferes with the manufacture or
sale Of butterine We will manufacture
at our plant in Kansas City, Kan, and
ship to such States as have no laws that
will prevent the free sale of butterine."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
TRAMPED 10000 MILES.
Russian Newspaper Man Making a
Tour of the World.

Konstan Won Rengartner, now in San
Francisco, has tramped 10000 miles. He
halls from Riga in Russia, has crossed
Asia afoot, took steamer to Seattle and
Monday evening arrived in the Golden
Gate City. He left Riga Aug. q, 1894,
and went to Austof on the River Don.
then over the Caucasus to Tails, thence
into Persia to Teheran. The hardest part
of his trip was through Siberia. Rent
gartncr intends to walk to the Atlantic
seaboard. He pays his own expenses,
writes for several Russian papers and is
not walking ON q wager.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
To Walk on the Water.

Robert Cook of Boston is arranging to
perform the remarkable feat of walking
from Pittsburg to Cincinnati ON water,
distance of 400 miles. Cook is the in
velrtor of pair of shoes by which he
claims he can walk ON water. He says
that with The use of them he can make
as good time as Il man walking along an
asphalt street
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
MR.. CLEVELAND DOCTOR OF LAWS.
Former President Accepts the degree
from, Princeton University.

+ Ornler PRESIDENT Accepts CHe besFec
from, Princeton University.
Former President Cleveland is now a
doctor Of laws in Princeton University.
He received the degree from the hands
of President Patton Wednesday morning.
When the announcement was made the
building fairly shook with applause. That
the degree would be conferred and accept
ed was not known certainly until MI.
Cleveland marched into Alexander Hall
at the head of the faculty procession,
wearing the cap and gown, with the colors
of the university marking his rank. In
the gown of a doctor of laws he looked as
learned and sedate as Rev. DR.. Cuyler,
who received the same degree. Mrs.
Cleveland and the three little girls sat in
the rear of Alexander Hall and seemed
delighted with the honor that was be-
slowed upon the nations former ruler.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Never Saw Such Fighting

At the Carmen plantation. near Lajas,
Cuba, insurgents under Costello had an
engagement with a part Of the Corona
battalion. The Spaniards were defeated.
and had to retreat with heavy loss.
Three captains and FIVE ieutenants were
killed, and many officers wounded.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
BLOW TO BuTrERINE.
New Illinois Law Prohibits Use OF
Coloring Matter.


The manufacture of butterine as an
Industry will virtually cease in Illinois
July 1, now that Gov. Tanner has @gneo
the bill preventing the coloring OF that
article. Uncle Sam will lose $6OO,OOO
year in internal revenue taxes, restaurant
and boarding house keepers will have to
buy genuine butter for their patrons, ana
the farmers all over the Prairie State VIII
shout for joy as soon as the bill becomes
operative Thirty million pounds OF but
terine is made in Chicago year, on every
pound of which the manufactures pays
2-cent tax to the Government. He can
afford to do it, too for the modern product
so closely resembles dairy butter in color
and taste that it easily brings as good
price as the best butter that ever came
out of churn But now that the farmers
have secured the passage of a law prohio-
ting the coloring OF butterine, thereby
leaving it the shade of mutton talloW, the
palmy days of the stock yards product are
past. Butterine 10 longer can compete
with dairy butter, and in consequence the
manufacturers will shut down their WORKS
or move them to more congenlal chme,
where the farmers are more meek ana
long suffering. There are four firms en-
gagged in the manufacture of butterine IN
Chica go-Armour 4 Co., Swift u Co,
Braun & Fits and G. H. Hammond q
Co. The last named firm has an extensive
plant at Hammond, Ind, and will suffer
only the loss of the Illinois trade. Inc
other three houses will be obliged to move
to other States. Armour and Swift have
plants at Kansas City and will probably
transfer the machinery used in Chicago
to that city
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
M'kiNLEY'S SUMMER HOME.
He Has Found an Ideal Retreat o.
Few Miles from WASHINGTON.

Seven miles southwest of Washington
and back of Fort Myer President McKil1
ley has acquired summer home knoVDI
as Cherry Valley" though not perhaps
named after the historic incident in tR'
life of George Washington. 1t is u
property of ex-senator John B. Henda
son of Missouri. Here President anK
Mrs. Mckinley, With Secretary and Mr. !
Porter, will spend the heated sumns
months.
The house is far back from the pubnE
road. Situated along a veritable forest Y
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Frank Butler coax.ctei.

The trial of Frank Butler, charged with
the murder of Captain Lee Weller while
the two men were on a gold prospecting
trip, was concluded at Sydney, N. S. W.,
the jury rendering verdict of guilty. 1t
was his practice to advertise for pros
pecting partner, and having found one
with means, to murder him while in the
BUSH
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Peace in the Levant.

The Athens correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph says: 1T is reported
that the peace conference and the Porte
have accepted settlement giving Tur-
key either the town of Ligaria, southeast
of Milouna, or Nezeros, north of Lars
sa'' The Athens correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says the Porte has aban-
doned the policy of delay and decided to
accept the advice of the powers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
"Human Ostrich" Dead.

Harry Whallen, The "human ostrich,'
who was operated upon at the German
hospital at Kansas City, and from whose
stomach the surgeons took two pocket
knives, three knife blades, three ounces
of fine glass and tacks, nails, screws and
staples to the number of seventy, died as
a result of the operation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
M'KINLEY's SUMMER HOME.

fruit and shade trees, the small sumnS'
cottage is as completely isolated as thous
it were thousand miles from the y
tional capital. One must have mcF
intimate acquaintance with the geograp,
of the adjacent country in order to W
the house at all. 1t is reached by na]
row lane which turns in from the mal
road about half mile below the sm'I
village of BallStOn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Found Marriage a Failure,

Julia Marlowe, recognized as being the
representative American tragedienne,
and her husband. Robert Taber, have de-
cided to part. Miss Mar,owe, the only
rival :. f Ada Reran, has been very sue
cessful for several seasons, and the part
ing comes in the nature of a great SUI
prise.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Torture and Ifeath.

Wednesday dawned upon the North
west with continuation of the awful
heat of the day before, and in country.
villages and cities the excessive humidity
and high temperature combined caused
many deaths and prostrations. But after
noon q series of thunder showers brought
relief. In Chicago heat caused three
deaths and many prostrations, and light
ming claimed two more victims, while
twenty-one persons were severely
shocked
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Bear Begins to Crow.

Russia is ready to use force to make
Turkey quit Thessaly. Bulgaria and Ser
via are mobilizing forces on the Turkish
frontier, while Russian regulars are al
ready marching to the Balkan States.
Abdul will be given another trouncing by
Russia if he doesn't submit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
CUTS HIS OWN PAY.
Action of the Head of the Barney &
Smith Car Company.

Owing to the recent bushes depression
E. J. Barney, president of the Barney &
Smith Car Manufacturing Company at
Dayton. Ohio, has voluntarily cut his own
salary from $25, 600 to $500. The works
have been operating a small force ON short
time for the last year or so, though pre-
viously over 1000 men had been employ
ed The president reports a slow but
substantial improvement in the prospects
and anticipates an early resumption.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Fifty-seven for Annexation.

There are ffty-seven Senators who can
be counted as certain to vote for the rati-
fication of the Hawaiian annexation
treaty. This is just three less than the
requisite two-thirds. There are eleven
other Senators who are undecided as to
how they will vote and twentyone who
are opposed to the treaty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
confesse. in court to Mn.da~

Washington Craft, the Primitive Bap-
fist minister ON trial at Paintsville, Ky, for
the mdrder of Londeu Higgins. fourteen
years ago, admitted killing his uncle
Wiley Craft and William Cook fifteen
years ago. Craft has long been suspect
ed of lilling these men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Mavor Good Nav Lose Office.

An affidavit was fled Friday with At
torney General Monet charging Mayor
Good of Springfield, Ohio, with yio.at-
ing the Garfield corrupt election practices
act by using more money than allowed by
law in securing his nominate and cleo
ton. The penalty is custer from Office.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Samuel stimson Killed br cars

An express train struck carriage con-
tanning Samuel Stimson and Miss Scher-
merhorn at Herkimer, N. Y. Stimscu
was instantly killed and Miss Schermar.
horn fatally hurt. Stimson was one Of
the prominent Republicans Of Central
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Hawaiian Treaty Signed.

The Hawaiian annexation treaty was
signed Wednesday morning at the State
Department by Secretary Sherman for
the United States and Messrs. Hatch,
Thurston and Kinney for Hawaii
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
DAD Hoos;er winks Ont

Patrick luncheon, wealthiest land
owner in northern Indiana, is dead. aged
10 He was widely known for his eccen-
tricities and lived with his brother. both
being bachelors, under the same roof thir-
ty years without speaking, dying with the
silence unbroken
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24

The official program of the queens ul1
lee procession as published, has g1'q
umbrage to the Liberals, owing to y
utter absence of recognition of the c,I
and industrial side of the queens res
The Daily Chronicle is very outspoken I
the subject, especially at the omittlns L
Mr.. Gladstone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Hurt BY a Lamp Exp,os;on.

A lamp explosion in the residence of
Stephen Welsh. near Sharpsburg, Pa,
set fire TO the house and badly burned the
four occupants. Welsh and one of the
children may de.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
What Dreams i'm This!

The steamship City of Rio de Janeiro.
FROM the Orient, brought an unusually
large consignment of prepared opium
from Macao. There are over 900 cases
of the drug, valued at about $1,000 OOO
upon which the duty amounts to SOIL
400
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Revenue Receipt. Ear or.

The monthly statement of the coNec-
tons of Internal revenue shows that the
total receipts during May were $1O,S1
not f look e f dfSgsass IS s. soMgasssl with
= from Losatlon states snaat Sfs.ssa /
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Found Death in the Chair.

Howard A. Scott was electrocuted at
Sing Sing. N. Y. Scott murdered his wife
Oct. Is, 1896, because she had applied for
a divorce.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Hadn't Time to Marry.

james Piper, a quaint character of
Bloomington, H., was found dead. He
was worth 100000, but lived like her
NIT His age was 50. He had neyer mar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24

Albert Benson and Thomas Olsen
into friendly wrestling match at bn
Ign. Olsen lifted Benson off his fee1
threw him backward. He did not
however, and Olsen walked over ana "
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
B;cyc,e-Ridine Jurist Injured.

Bicycle-Riding Jurist Injured.
Judge Walter G. Ong, of the Common
Pleas bench, was nearly killed at Cleve-
land ny being caught on his bicycle be-
tween wagon and motor. He was
struck by the motor and crushed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
GAVE THEM A LIKE DOSE.

Cubans Give the Murderous Crew OF
Gunboat Hot Reception.
At the River Mayabeque, near Gulnes.
the Spanish gunboat Itasto landed a de-
tachment to burn some pacifico huts. lhey
killed eight men who were working there,
and took sixteen women off to the vessel
with them. A Cuban force near by STA
toned themselves at narrow parS or the
river, and as the vessel came down pourel
in hot fire, killing the pilot, second ON
Ger and several men on the upper decks.
The vessel drifted on sandbar in shor.
range, where she remained till late al
night The Cubans attacked her in boats,
but having only four, the vessels crew
easily repulsed them. The vessel was on
fire several times, but the crew manager
to save her, and she left at midnight. le
is reported that six Of the women threw
themselves overheard.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-06-24
Spain Will Pay the Ruiz Claim.

Little QOuDC is oApIeSScu III w uSAiu5-
ton that the Presidents demand on Spain
for indemnity for the murder OF Dr. Itulz
will meet with prompt compliance. 1t is
Spain's game to keep on the most excel
lent terms with this Government. Her
sole purpose, of course, is the hope OF
demonstrating so clearly that she wishes
to do the proper thing, as to soften the
charges of extreme cruelty on the part OF
Weyler made by the other side. Rumor
persists that the President will follow tine
Ruiz note with vigorous one for stop
ping the Cuban war. The cabinet ofhclal
quoted the other day, says that now, as
then, the President contemplates doing
nothing to disturb the business interests
of this country until the remotest posi-
bility of diplomatic negotiation shall have
been exhausted. It takes long time to
exhaust diplomatic negotiation. And IN
the present instance it is likely to be long
er than usual, because the President In
tends to carry on such negotiations
through a new minister to Spain, and that
official has not yet been nominated. 50
that month, at least, is pretty certain
to elapse before the new minister, who
ever he may be, will reach his post, and a
couple of months more will undoubtedly
follow ere the end of diplomatic negotla-
ton will be reached. What the President
will do then no one, not even he himself,
knows.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
"Fast rlail.

What promises to be the greatest attempt in the era of realism will be seen at the opera house tomorrow even
 ing, in the melodrama of Lincoln J.
 Cafter's Fast Mail,o The play is fa- nous throughout the country for the completeness and magnitude of it's me
 chanical effects. He production Is un-
 der the personal supervision of it's au
 thor-Lincoln J. Carter Special seen cry is carried for the ten complete sets
 to be used in the play. In the second
 act steamboat is shown with the boiler rooDs and, their intricate ma
 chinery, and the glowing furnaces
 The boat is blown up by tremendous explosion, and the wreck is seen going down i'll mid river. The great railway scene is another of the unprecedented
 achievements of their performance in the direction of realism. A freight tfaln Of fourteen cars is run across the stage with an illuminated caboose and a practical locomotive. The fireman
 and engineer are seen at their respect
 i've stations-looks like reality itself
 A maii train comes speeding by ana catches mail pouch just as every one has seen IL do many times.
 lnthe last act Niagara Falls are
 shown in all their naturally beauty. A cataract of real water is put on the stage. and 1t boils and foams in the
 most natural way. The soft moonlight addssto the effect. and the scene needs only the addition of the suspension bridge to complete the effect of reality. Curtain will rise promptly al o'clock