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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
FIRE LOSS OF 100000.
The Power asd Wiltshire BLOCKS In
Cleveland, O., Are Damaged.


Fire broke out in the business center OF
Cleveland, o., and, famed by hlgn
northwest wind, destroyed property worth
more than 100000. The Power block,
on Frankfort street, owned by j. b. Fer
kins, six stories high and made of brick,
was consumed above the second story
and the rear of the brick Wiltshire block,
six stories high, owned by Mr.. Perkins,
and fronting on Superior street was burn
ed. The fire started by the explosion or
a large can OF benzine in the Autograph
ing establishment of Johns 4 Co., IN the
Power block Windows were blown out
and several employees escaped with dlf1l-
Guilty by the fire escape and bridge lead
ing to the Wiltshire block.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
ct, Louis SCHOOLGIRL WEEDS.

Miss Gertrude W. Lewis, II years old,
whose home is at Crescent, is attending
high school in ST. Louis, Mo-, as paid
scholar. Recently she cloped with and
married Sam Frazier, a young medical
student. She returned to school and when
Principal Bryan found she was married
he ordered her to leave the school, telling
her that married people could not attend
the public schools.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Cleveland Poolroom Raided.

The police made a raid on a horse race
pool room in Cleveland, which the man
ayers said was merely branch Of the
Central Telegraph Company of Allegheny,
Pa. They alleged that no bets were made
In Cleveland, but were telegraphed to
Allegheny. A police detective discovered
that the wires supposed to connect with
Allegheny went only as far as the second
story window Of the building.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
APPEALS TO THE POPE,

William Wants Help to Push His Naval
Bill Through.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat's Rome
special says: Extraordinary pressure is
at present being exercised upon Pope Leo
by the kaiser to induce the Catholic party
to support the emperor's naval bill. The
kaiser can't win without these votes. On
the other hand, France and Russia are
both urging the holy father not to yield to
the kaiser's request. The pope hugely
enjoys the situation. It is doubtful if he
will help William
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
ANOTHER GRAND FORKS BLAZE.
Damaging Flames Again Appear in
the North Dakota City.

Damaging Flames Again Appear in
the North Dakota City.
The business portion of Grand Forks,
n. D., was threatened by another fire,
which would have been more destructive
than that of the day before, when the
Hotel Dakotah and the Mercantile Com
pany and Nash Brothers buildings were
burned. Smoke was seen issuing from
the first floor of the big department store
of Benner & Begg. In fifteen minutes
the building was in flames and the lire
had crept into the Stanchfield clothing
house and the Fl. A. Stone jewelry store
In buildings adjoining. After three hours
work, the fire was subdued. The damage
to the building and stock of Benner &
Begg reaches $4,000. Losses to the
other firms are small
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Giant Powder in His Pocket.

chopper at San Jose, CAL, was in the
habit of carrying giant powder cartridges
in his pockets, as he frequently used them
for blasting tree stumps. He tripped and
fell, knife in his pocket struck cap,
and nine explosions followed in quick sue
,cession. Hernandez was terribly man
gled and will die.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Earthuuake in Virginia.

Seismic disturbances were felt at Ash
land, Va. Most Of the residents had sat
down for supper when the earthquake
was felt Lamps swayed to and fro and
some of the small buildings were crack
ed. The movement was from east to
west and lasted for two or three seconds
The shock was felt in Richmond twenty
minutes later
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Fatal Fire In Gotham.

Mrs. Freda Schlintz, aged and crippled,
was overcome by smoke and died within
few feet Of safety during fire which
broke out in the house in which she lived
in New York. Every effort was made to
save her life by her two daughters, but
their strength gave out and they were
forced to abandon their mother, barely es-
Gaping death themselves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
A Potpie for All of Them.

Farmers of four counties held a grand
rabbit hunt Starts were made from three
different points and when the dead Dummies
were counted at Monroe City it was found
that nearly 5000 had been slaughtered.
The cargo was sent to st. Louis by pas
senger train, the entire population Of Mon
roe cheering ,vociferously when the train
pulled out. The Dummies will be given to
the DOOR.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
John Anderson Must Hang.

At Norfolk, Va, John Anderson was
convicted of the murder Of William Saun-
ders, mate of the schooner Olive Pecker,
on the high seas, on the 9th Of August
last, and under the sentence of the court
must be hanged on the 18th day Of March
next, unless the Supreme Court of the
United States in the meantime interposes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Locomotive Runs Away.

A runaway engine on the Toledo and
Ohio Central Railway ran from Shawnee
to Rendville, Ohio, twenty-five miles, ut
q rate Of forty-fve miles an hour, passing
through two villages, Darlington and
brakes, but injured no one, and came to
a standstill finally from loss of steam
without any injury to the engine. By use
of the telegraph the track was kept clear
before the machine
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Paner Men Combine.

1t is reported that the makers of book
paper of Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana
and Ohio have formed an association to
stop the cutting of prices in this product
and to fix a minimum price. Eastern
manufacturers may cooperate IN the
movement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Hunters Perish in Arkansas.

A party of four hunters were found
frozen to death by the roadside near
Dawes creek, Ark, the other morning. It
is believed from descriptions of the dead
hunters that they were w. H. Hughes,
A. II. Dolphin, John w. Bright and Sam
uel Sewer, who Quilted at Little Rock
two weeks ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Shot as a Traitor,

Minister de LONE at Washington claims
that Col. Aranguren, the dashing Cuban
guerrilla chief, has been slain as a traitor
by his followers. Aranguren, it would
seem, had promised safety to Ruiz. When
Ruiz was condemned Aranguren protest
ed, and the rebels thereupon took up
Aranguren's case and condemned him too.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

Charles w. Felkens, who made his es-
cape from Los Angeles deputy sheriff
on a north bound train near Fresno, CAL,
is son of well-known banker Of New
Haven, Conn. He was a real estate agent
in Los Angeles and very popular in so
ciety. A number of burglaries in aristo-
cratic quarters were finally traced to him
and he was sentenced to five years in
prison.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
To Africa with Wheat.

The mammoth tramp steamer Algoe
sailed from Tacoma with the largest cargo
Of grain ever loaded in single vessel,
carrying 377,509 bushels of wheat, val
ued at $4,000. The Algoa is bound for
the northwest coast of Africa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Strike Riots in Madrii.

Serious strike disorders have occurred
at Moreso, near Madrid, Spain, where a
band of strikers attacked the non-strikers
Several persons were wounded. Cen
d'armes are patroling the streets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Explosion and Fire.

A terrific explosion occurred in the
works of the United States Acetylene
Company in Jersey City. At the time of
the explosion there were fifty men in the
works. The building burned to the
ground and an adjoining paper mill
caught fire, as we'll as the trestle of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. Max
Grimm was killed and Charles White is
missing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Loss of Texas Cattle.

The sleet storm that recently prevailed
in Texas has proved to be very disastrous
in it's effects on the stock interests Of the
west and northwest portions of that State
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Philadelphia Bank Closed.

The Chestnut Street National Bank Of
Philadelphia did not open it's doors for
business the other morning. The reason
therefor was stated in notice posted
on the door, which read that the bank was
in the hands of the national bank exam
liner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Empty School Houses.

A public auction of school houses is a
novelty that will be witnessed in western
Kansas. State officials decided that
school houses in depopulated districts,
which are not in use, may be sold to the
highest bidder. There are more than 100
of these buildings scattered over the prai-
RIGS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Fails Owing $4,25O,OOO.

A special dispatch from Melbourne,
Australia, says G. III. James has failed for
ESQ, 900 4,250,000). The cause of his
troubles is said to be the bursting Of tie
land boom.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Henry e. Huck Takes Poison.

At Denver, Cole, Henry e. Huck, son
of Louis c. Huck of the Huck Mailing
Company of Chicago, sought relief from
mental suffering by taking between ff-
teen and twenty grains of morphine. He
had been in Denver for the purpose of
taking the Kelley cure for the morphine
habit. He will recover.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Pardoned by President.

William e. Burr, Jr., ex-cashier of the
st. Louis National Bank, now serving a
sentence Of FIVE years at the Jefferson
City State penitentiary for the embezzle-
ment of $4,000, has been pardoned by
President Mckinley
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
DR.. Drake Going to China.

DR.. Noah Fields Drake, graduate stu
dent in geology at Stanford University,
CAL, since 1898, has been rendered and
has accepted position in the Tien-Tsin
University, China, and will leave for the
orient Feb. l.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Suicide in Place Of Marriage.

Ellie Conklin, daughter of j. Q. Conk-
lin, a farmer living near Scotch Ridge, O..
shot and fatally injured herself. Miss
Conklin was to have been married Christ
mas to Henry Cramer, who died less than
week before Of typhoid fever.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Mnrderer Takes NIornhine.

Jack McCune, gambler, who killed
William A. Albin Aug. 6, committed sui
eide In the ST. Joseph, Mo-, county Jail
by taking morphine. McCune had fire.
quently said he would never be tried for
the crime, and his case was to be called
SoOn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
S225,OOO Fire Lose.

Fire destroyed the big Auditorium
building, Ninth and Holmes streets, which
contains the biggest theater in Kansas
City and one Of the big hotels. The Audi
forum building cost about 1926, 900, and
is owned by Alexander Fraser, who also
owns the hotel and theater furnishings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
chicaco Co1iseum Burns.

The Chicago Coliseum, the largest exhl-
bition building in the world, burned to the
ground in less than an hour the other even
ing. Cause of the fire is not positively
known. The loss is about 100000. 1t
was in this building that VIM. J. Bryan
was nominated for the Presidency in 1896.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Dakota Bank Closed,

The First National Bank Of Pembine,
N. D., is closed and Is in the hands of
United States Bank Examiner Anheler.
The bank had accumulated $50, 900 in val
ueless securities. President L. e. Booker
is now fugitive from justice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Ouiucy,s Plurality 1907.

Complete and revised returns from 191
voting precincts of Boston show that May
or Josiah Quincy, Democrat, was re-elect-
ed by plurality of 4,079 votes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
A Chicago Fire.

Twenty nine persons were injured and
$225, 900 worth Of property destroyed in a
fire at 104 and 100 Madison street, Chi
cago. The blaze was started by an explo
sion Of natural gas in Tosettis restau-
rant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Big Robbery at Columbia, s. c.

Big Robbery at ColUm bla, >. z.
A package containing $4,000 in cash
was stolen from the Southern Express
office in Columbia, S. c., the other night.
The money was put in a safe in the
office, which was left unlocked all night.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Il1nese Caused suicide,

Miss Leila Herbert, daughter Of ex-Sec-
rotary of the Navy Herbert Of Alabama,
died at her home in Washington, D. c.,
as the result Of leaping from the third
story of her home. A, long illness had
unsettled her reason.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Butterine Muet BE Pink,

The Minnesota pink law" providing
that all oleomargarne or butterine offered
for sale in the State must be colored a
bright pink, is constitutional.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

At Canaan, Conn, four burglars Of a
gang of FIVE were captured by Martin
Rood in Jackson & Eggleston's store.
Rood fred on the men and wounded Percy
st. Clair. J. c. Davis, Tommy McGraw
and John White.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Murderer Pardoned.

William Pool, who was sent to the Ar.
kansas penitentiary in 1892 for twenty
one years for the murder of John Evans
has been pardoned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Three Skaters Drowned.

The ice gave way on Ellicott creek, near
Tonawanda, N. Y, and precipitated a
party of four young people into the water.
Three Of them were drowned. The fourth
member of the party was rescued just in
time
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
He Murdered weinard.

William Roberts, alias, Doyle, alias
Dublin, a levee roustabout, was arrested
In st. Louis and confessed to the murder
of Jacob Weinard, who was found stran-
gled in his home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Drinks Wood Alcohol,

Mrs. Ann Kelly, aged G5 years, and
Miss Mary Bird, aged 80 years, inmates of
the poorhouse at Plainheld, N. j., are
dead from drinking wood alcohol.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Legacy for a Farmer

GAINESVILLE, O., by the death of ON uncle in
Greenboro, n. c., inherits $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Italy to Take a Hand.

A special dispatch from Rome says that
Mt meeting of the Italian cabinet it was
decided to dispatch squadron to Chinese
waters.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Fell Under a Train.

Mrs. Leora Carpe of Antwerp, o., slip
ped on the ice and fell under a train at
Cecil, O., and died from the shock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Suicide of an Anarchist,

Despondent over i'll health and poverty,
William Hanson, c5 years old, said to be
an English anarchist, committed suicide
by swallowing prussic acid in New York.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Killed His step-dau~hter.

James Grirer, proprietor Of the Pullman
Hotel at Duryea, Pa, shot and killed his
stepdaughter Caroline Shafer. He is an
ex-member of the Legislature.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Will Watch the Daunt1ess.

The Treasury Department has ordered
the collector of customs at Key West to
keep watch on the tug Dauntless, which
is suspected of having another filibuster
ing expedition on hand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Peunsy1yania Freight Wreck.

A wreck caused by runaway freight
train at Altoona, Pa, resulted in several
men being badly injured and fifty cars de-
molished
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Acquitted of Murder.

At st. Louis, Mo-, Charles Depue, Oh
trial for the killing Of Morris Pietsch, was
acquitted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
To DoubIe CAPITAL Stock,

At Youngstown, O., stockholders of the
Ohio Steel Company, capitalized at ST.
100000, have decided to double the stock,
so as to erect two Mammoth furnaces.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

town where the nearest Jain
while there is a postefflce Ill ''N''
The copyright department a ~ IN
portant branch of the Govern low ~ in
indicates an enormous increase u
and musical compositions anu III. III
which are susceptible to co Is,.
1870 the number of eo opsl 81
was 5,e21; in 1880, 2o'o0o' -
75S; in 1896, 72,47o.
The recent report of the Comp e1s
the Currency shows t mas ard
hanks of the United stales sor Il
confined to the northeastern d asat f' Of
country. Nearly 50 per cen of DE-
her of banks and amouh ~ and ~
represented by Ne" Jun
land.
The committee appointed l ssp
of the Army of the Te l,ms9t
the erection of a 4Tssbia
George B. Mcclellan at on u elet
Gen. Ruggles chaifll.an.:
81 allowed ID
War or the Navy Dep aiof of be
der the direction Of d eh. .o ~ cd
NO one is allowed to er :Iart e1
official record book VIM
and express permission;
The sale of postage o sta vas
auarter of the year loo ntry.
In the history of the e0u'''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
New York Soldiers, Monument.

The soldiers and sailors monument to
be erected by the city of New York will
be placed 1000 feet from the tomb Of
Gen. Grant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-21

William Thomas Caruthers, aged about
fifty years, was found dead in bed yester-
day morning in his room in the rear of a
grocery store at new 1855 South Illinois
street. He was a plasterer by trade and
had been working. A few weeks ago he
was i'll, but 1t was thought that he had
fully recovered Monday Stanley Caruthers
son of the dead man, came to this city
from Uhrichsville, the former home of
Caruthers. The boy is twelve years old and
he came here to make his home with his
father and attend school lie slept with his
father Tuesday night.
Yesterday morning it was about o'clock
when he awoke. and he was surprised to
see that his father was still. as he sup
posed, asleep. He tried to arouse him, but
discovered that he was dead. Patrolmen
Tickle and Spearing were notified and
they summoned the coroner. The latter
found that death was caused by heart dis
ease. The mother Of the boy lives in Cleve-
land. She was divorced from Caruthers two
years ago. a telegram has been sent her,
and she will come to take charge of the
bQdv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-21
THE BANKERS DINE.
A Brilliant AFFAIR at the Denison Last
Night.

The dinner rendered the visiting bankers
and their guests by the local banks and
trust COMPANIES at the Denison House last
night was a brilliant affair. satisfactory
in every way to both the entertainers and
the entertained Covers were laid for two
hundred and the guests numbered very
nearly that many. The great dining room
had been handsomely decorated withwa pro-
fusion of palms and srnilax. One table, con-
tanning the toastmaster's party was set
across the east end of the room, and three
tables ran the length of the room Roses,
ferns and smilax with draped plates of
fruit, made the tables tempting, and
elaborate array of glasses of varied shapes
things to come. The company was bril-
liant one. Many of the visitors had brought
their wives, and those not fortunate enough
to have better halves were provided with
friends here and had no trouble finding a
pretty girl to take to the dinner. The din
ner was one of the best the Denison has
ever served 1t contained twelve courses
and both cooking and service were ire
proachable. While the dinner was served
an orchestra discoursed music, and one Of
its two-steps was so tempting that 1t came
dangerously near converting the dinner into
an impromptu dance.
1t was $3.50 before the people began din
ing and the dinner itself occupied little
more thar two hours. Thus II was almost
midnight when John u. Holiday, who had
been chosen POSTMASTER began to select
his victims. lie began with neat little
talk on modesty, illustrated with a WELL
turned storey OF the man who talked to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-21

The advance sale of tickets for the Y. M.
C. A. lecture course exceeds that of any
previous year. This is doubtless due to three
causes, the unusual merits of the course,
which includes Nine De Vere-Sapio, T. De
Witt Talmage and Gen. John b. Gordon;
the new English Opera House. where the
entertainments will be given and the linn
tied number of tickets offered for sale. The
new plan of Offering alternate rows OF seats
for season reserve has proven more sue
eessful than expected, nearly all the seats
set aside for the purpose now being sold
A few desirable seats may still be had
however. AS three-fourths Of the house is
reserved for those who prefer securing
seats for each entertainment separately,
or who do not care for reserved seats ex-
cept occasionally, all the patrons Of the
course will be accommodated in a satisfac-
tory manner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-21

dent of the American association. told of
the operations of the Michigan savings
banks in their dual relation savings in
situations and commercial banks He EN-
phasized the objection TO postal banks
raised by Mr.. Caldwell in the difficulty OF
aggregate of deposits that would flow into
them. Others spoke briefly on the question
The president announced the following
committees:
On Constitution-Joseph I. irwin, Column
bus: d. B. Cooper. Greenfield: A. g. Lupton
Hartford City; r. +. Niven, Thorntown; l.
9. Tong, South Bend; c. II. Church, Nun
Gle.
On -Messrs. Niblack, Deca-
tur; Heron, Charlottesville; Scott, yeyay;
Evansville and Altman Crown Point.
The committee ON constitution presented
its document at once and II was ADOPTED
1t is modelled closely after that OF the ma
tional association.