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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
TOWN is CAPTURED
crusading Miners Make a sr.
ful Raid On Coffeen

full Raid On Coffeen. esa
A Hillsboro, ILL.,, dispatch saws. -,
oft-repeated threats of the crussd. las|
force their way into the village oe . Sf
feen were carried out amid great ~ Cot
ment Tuesday afternoon. For two w
requirements had been pouring in e saN
all quarters, until 400 men and sava a.Oa
FIVE women were in the camp. Tbsv
came more and more FESTIVE undes " "
rigid exclusion enforced by the viii. us
authorities and began drilling in tho oas1
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the att0up
to break the picket lines was successful
made. They formed eight abreast AZ!
strong, the Staunton band of eleven nos'
bringing up the rear. The women remo;s
ed in the camp.
AS soon as Sheriff Randle ascerto;,.
that the march had begun he placed tw0'
ty deputy sheriffs, armed with muslo.,
and with fixed bayonets, across the b;ss
way. The other deputies were station.
to guard the mine, where 100 men wo's
at work getting out coal. President Tr.'
lor went to point 100 feet in front Of 4,
deputies and when the column arrives
ordered a halt. With regular stem fl,
strikers marched on, paying no heed =,
the order and brushing the village nr0s
dent aside without ceremony. The denn
ties received no orders to fire and the i,
vading army marched upon them withor
stopping or hesitating.
The strikers in the front ranks grasns,
their guns and the column by sheer forc,
Of numbers pushed the deputies, MANY n.
whom were considerably frightened, from
their places. President Traylor order
the deputies to arrest Gen. Bradley. VINO
was marching in front with green sash
over his shoulder. Two stalwart deputis
seized him and rushed him through a sj1s
street. They quickly placed him in car
riage and drove to Hillsboro, where thu
general was placed in Jail.
Meanwhile the strikers continued thp,
triumphant march through the little vi,
lage which has so long detied their efforts
AS the picket line was broken by thu
strikers Sheriff Randle ordered his depp
ties,' together with over 100 able-bodiej
men who had been summoned by two
hoarse blasts from the mine whistle. IA
form new picket line around the mine,
This was done and further orders were
given to shoot anyone who. attempted to
pass the line without permission. When
the miners quit work, instead of meeting
the strikers as the latter hoped, they went
at once to their homes. The striker,
then appointed committee of twelve t,
hold a meeting and attempt to persuade
the miners to quit. Intense excitemen,
exists in Coffeen and it's vicinity, and It'll
feared that blood will be shed if the min
ers persist III working.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Official Figures Too Low.

The Department of Agriculture officials
have had their attention called very fire.
quently Of late to the wide discrepancy
between commercial and official estimates
of the wheat crop. The official estimates nda
indicate approximately crop of 4oO,Ooo,-
900 bushels, while commercial estimates
range from 5O0,O0O,0O0 to 55O,O0O,O00.
1t is very plain that there will have to be
radical change in the governmental
methods which now obtain of collecting
crop statistics or they will be entirely dis
credited in every quarter. The crop re-
porters of the Department of Agriculture
are nearly all farmers, and therefore oil
rectly interested in placing low estimate
OH production. Year after year the snip
ping and milling results show that the de-
partment estimates have been too low,
oftentimes ridiculously so, but neverthe-
less the same system of gathering data IS
in force now that obtained fifteen years
ago. 1t is altogether probable at the next
session of Congress a new plan will be
vigorously discussed, and it is barely pos
sible that the crop-reporting bureau may
be entirely reorganized.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
WORKERS OF THE CHURCH.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
Meets at Indiana polls.

The Young Peoples Christian oHioAA
Meets at Indianapolis.
An early morning prayer meeting IN tne
capitol grounds opened the days proceed
ings of the Young Peoples Christian Oh-
ion of the United Presbyterian Churcn at
Indianapolis. The weather was clear anu
cool and the attendance large. Inc sup
iect, "Consecration," was presented ny
Rev. J. D. Rankin, d. D., OF Denver.
At $50 a. m. the first session of the oay
was begun at Tomlinson Hail. AFTER de-
yotional exercises, the Rev. John A. Dul'
general secretary, read his annual report.
Next came the report of the junior WORK
and award of the Junior banner to the
presbyte1y representing the largest III
crease in membership of junior socleties'
After the installation of the new oincers
a short song service was had, after Wnlcn Il
came the reception of j. 5. Mo1fatt u
Chester, S. c., chairman of the executive
committee and synodical delegate ASST
ciate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Inc
forenoon session was concluded by rev
w. Z. Meloy, D. D., of Chicago NM
smoke on 1.-The Ministry of sympathy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
KLoNDYKE,s DARK SIDE.
Thousands Will Fall Prey to Dis
lease, Starvation, and Criminals.

thousands Will u 1Cy W LIS
lease, Starvation, and Criminals.
In the mad rush for Klondyke gold men
are already starving to death. Of the
thousands now Fastening to Alaska many
will never return. Their bones will bleach
under the SHOWS of the deadly passes.
Gold there is in plenty. But it is not
easily obtained. and this is not all. Star
walton, disease, treacherous Indians, des-
peradoes who wiz commit murder for
biscuit, frightful storms and all the perlis
of an unknown, inhospitable and barren
country await the inexperienced. Men
who are abandoning their homes to JOIN
the mad scramble for the new Ell DORADO
should remember that once they have
passed over the gang plank of the Alaskan
steamer there is no way of getting back
unless they turn about Immediately Whlie
they have money for transportation anu
strength to Chamber into the boat. over
the entrances to White and Chlkoot
passes there might we'll be strung tue
legend, ''Who enters here leaves nope
behind" for it is the sheerest luck IL
fair percentage of those going IN ever re-
turn to civilization or live to see frultlon
of their wild hopes. George y. FISH, a
prominent grocer of Oakland, Cal, msiue
the trip in order to see whether there was
any chance for rushing supplies INTO tue
Klondyke this fall. He found the out
look hopeless. He said: Il advise men
and women to stay away from Dyea ana
Skagaway. The day l left Dyea there
were three funerals. Two were those OF
young men who had attempted to cross
Dyea river. The last funeral was tnat Oh
a young man who had reached the summit
of Chilkoot pass. He was entirely OUT
of provisions, and, goaded to desperation
by starvation, he stole side of bacon.
He was detected by two of the party from
whose outfit he stole, and was shot TO
death. An inquest was held and the YER
dict was justifable homicide. AT least
5000 people are camped at Dyea ana
Skagaway, and the majority will remain
there through the winter. Starvation and
death will stalk among them. There are
many lawless Adventures in the TWO
little towns ON the bleak coast; men ana
women of a stripe who will not hesitate
at the commission of any crime When
money and food become scarce. Ihere
are about $500 from Skagaway road to
Dawson through White pass and down TO
Lake Bennett. 1t is impossible to get
through the pass and there is swamp
of seven or eight miles to cross before
reaching Lake Bennett"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
PRISONERS ON MOUNT TACOMA
Party of Starved Climbers Nearly
Frozen to Death.

Party of Starved Climbers Nearly
Frozen to Death.
j. e. Mitchell and wife, Miss Jeane
McFarlane and Sergeant Will A. A. Hall
were nearly starved and frozen to death
at the top of Mount Tacoma, Wash, last
week. They were held prisoners for three
nights and four days by a storm. AS the
party was ascending the mountain the
storm gathered and increased to hurrl-
cane just as they scrambled over the rim
of the crater into place of shelter. Ihey
remained huddled together during the hrst
night and not an eye closed in sleep. Inc
next day an attempt was made by the
men to prepare to escape, but the wlnd
blew them back from the craters rim.
The second night was passed in smell
tered ice cavern, with the sulphur-laden
steam rising on all sides. Prunes ana
hard tack, softened by the storm, was the
bill of fare, and before the morning OF
the fourth day every morsel had been de-
voured. In addition to the prospect of
freezing to death the party was face to
face with starvation. The storm broke on
the fourth day and all escaped.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
vIrRIOL FOR HIS WIFE.
Sensational Charges Against Doctor
QUICKER of Chicago.

QUICKER of Chicago.
Sensational charges are made by his
wife, Madalon, against DR.. James O..
Quicker, one Of the professors of the Post
Graduate College and a member of the
Chicago Medical Society. The wife
charges the doctor with having employed
Charles Hill to throw vitriol in her face
because she refused to live with him. Mrs
Quicker swore out warrants for her hus-
bands arrest before Justice Underwood
and Quicker was arrested, but later was
released on bonds of $500. Quicker and
his wife have been separated since JAN
uary last and q suit for divorce brought
by Mrs. Quicker is pending. 1t is alleged
by Mrs. Quicker that her husband made a
bargain with a stranger named Hill,
whereby the latter was to receive $40 for
throwing the vitriol in her face. Hill
called at the house of Dyke V. Keedy,
1884 Monroe avenue, where Mrs. Quicker
is staying temporarily, with the intention
of throwing the acid, but at the sight Of
her he broke down and confessed his part
of the plot. Detectives were placed on
the case and their investigation resulted
In the arrest of the doctor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
LYNcHED NEAR CHICAGO.
Enraged Farmers Club an Assai1ant
to Death.

Farmers of Leyden township, Cook
County, Ill, Thursday killed a man whose
identity is not known and who had as
saulted Mrs. Pauline Fenske, the young
wife of a German farm hand living two
miles north of Mannheim. Guns, pitch
forks and stones were used by the enraged
farmers, who surrounded the fugitive in
a corn field. They riddled his body with
bullets and pitctfork tines and bruised it
terribly with stones. Mrs. Fenske was so
badly beaten by the assailant that she
may not recover. She was able to crawl
a quarter Of a mile and give the alarm at
a neighbours house, when she fell uncon-
scious. No one has recognized the body
of the man. The farmers in the mob as
sert that they killed the man in self-de-
Tense and that he was robber. He was
armed with two revolvers and fired at his
pursuers when brought to bay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
SANTA FEE TRAIN HELD Of'
Robbers Use Dynamite, but Fail TO
Open Through Safe.

Robbers Use Dynamite, but Fail 70
Open Through Safe.
A special from Oklahoma City, ~ -
says: Passenger traHl No. 400, soutn
bound on the Santa Fe, in charge OF Con
ductor Beers and Engineer RAM was
held up at 1916 o'clock Tuesday morning
between there and Edmond, by NAH a
dozen masked highwaymen. A charge OF
dynamite placed beneath the Wells-fareo
safe failed to open it. However, IL It's IS
said, the robbers secured between Sooo
and 5000 from valuable packages IN the
local safe and escaped. The passengers
were not molested. The train was tue
regular passenger for Fort Worth, IeXas'
and left Kansas City at $3.50 o'clock Mon
day morning Agent G. r. Teas OF the
Wells Fargo company says that the Tune
lock safe could not have been opened I'LL
it reached quite a distance beyond the
scene of the robbery, and he rldlcules the
story that the robbers secured anything
of value from the express car. Ihere
was another small safe aboard, but thls'
Agent Teas declares, contained no money
and nothing of much value.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
The showing OF the members Of the
XIoStor,, I 90 srlla il summa rized helnM.
Mexico Ia All Upset.

1t takes S2.45 Mexican money to buy
an American dollar containing less silver
than the Mexican. This enormous depre
citation of the Mexican dollar is running
Mexican merchants. They are canceling
all orders for imports, and many will close
their stores, as they cannot sell the stock
on hand at a rate high enough to replenish
them They believe that the price is I'M
naturally depressed, and is due to con-
spiracy abroad. The persistent fall in the
price Of bar silver has caused panic
among the producers in Chill. Many of
the principal mines of the republic will be
closed soon. and if the price continues to
fall ruin will be the only result.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26

ord of service has hitherto been the lg ,;sS
est of all the justices since the estap", ~
ment Of the national tribunal Oh ia''
sort. .hq
1t has been generally understood o ~
Justice Field would retire from the VI tbst
when his length Of service exceeueu ohsbs
of Chief Justice Marshall. 1t is p,o ooome
that his seat upon the bench VIII pe s Il,
vacant in the near future and uP wonns
retirement Attorney General Mcn ndins
according to the present undersla;r ~ bpl
will succeed him. The vacancy j. iii
attorney generalship, it is expe ,,lut VII
then be filed by Judge Golf OF "e'
ginia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
SHOT BY A WATCHMAN
CANTON, OHIO, BANK ROBBERY
IS FOlLED.
Bold Attempt to Loot the Savings
Deposit Bank Is Frustrated By
Private Fo1iceman-Michiga Bank
er Ki11ed-Five Children Drown.
Cracksmau Is Slain.

AS the result Of bold attempt to loot
bank in Canton, o., one Of the four ROB-
bers engaged in it lies dead. Three other
men who were with him in the attempt 10
crack vault have escaped. The RAID was
the most daring ever attempted In canton
and has aroused widespread interest from
the fact that the robbers selected the say
ings and Deposit Bank as their prey, an
institution located but a few doors from
the court house, and on a street where
people pass at all times of day and night.
The four men engaged IN the 1oD nao
planned their work with care. They play
ed for big stake and lost. The bank car
ries in cash from $4,000 to 100000. The
money is kept in vault which is solldly
built from the cellar up. 1t was the cellar
that had been selected as the place of at
tack, and the burglars were armed with
explosives consisting Of bombs of gas pipe
and dynamite, nitroglycerin and dyna-
mite; they had plenty of burglars tools
and blankets to aid them in their work,
and had cut an electric wire to be used ON
the vault. All the tools We're left behind.
The robbers were foiled by Charles Hem
minger, hired by several business men as
night Waterman. He was making his
round of the bank building and was leav-
Ing the place by a rear stairway when he
was fired upon. He drew his revolver and
fired seven shots at his assailant. He
brought down his man, while he escaped
with a few bullet holes in his clothing.
The groans Of the wounded man and the
sound of shots soon brought help for
Hemminger. Three men were seen leap
ing over a gate eight feet high, which
opened from court in the rear Of the
bank to an alley. They escaped. The
wounded burglar died with closed mouth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
FIVE CHILDREN DROWN.
Accident at Toronto, Ont, Caused by
the Cansizino of Float


Five children were drowned in the To
ronto, Ont, harbor Sunday afternoon by
the capsizing of float. The bodies of
three were recovered. The hoat was
twelve feet long and six feet wide, and
was made of rough timber and used for
conveying workmen from the mainland
at the foot of Cherry street to the break
water, a distance of about 100 yards. The
float is worked by chains attached to the
bank on one side and the breakwater on
the other side. Sunday afternoon thirty
one children, boys and girls, ranging from
to 13 years of age, crowded on the raft
intending to go bathing at the breakwater.
HaM way across the channel, where the
water is very deep, the raft capsized, and
all the children were thrown into the wat
er. There were many boats in the neigh
borhood, and these were quickly at the
scene of the accident. All Of the children
were rescued except five.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Married 1900 Couples.

Rev. w. L. Meese of Auburn. Ind, has
married nc less than 1000 couples, not a
single one of whom has been divorced.
Recently reunion of those he has joined
together was held, with an attendance of
several thousand. Papers have been pre-
pared for the incorporation of the 1000
counIeS into q social organization
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
BANKERS AT DETROIT.
Leading Financiers of the Country
Meet in Convention.

The spacious opera house at Detroit
was filled to overlooking Tuesday morn,
ing at the opening of the twenty-thirl
annual convention of the American Bank
ers' Association. The retiring president,
Robert J. Lowry, president Of the Lowry
Banking Company of Atlanta, Ga, called
the gathering to order promptly at II
o'clock. In it's representative character
the convention was even more Influential
than last years gathering at st. LOUIS
every section of the country being largely
represented by the presidents, cashiers OF
other officers of national and State banks
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Shaw Is the Man.

Following is the ticket nominated by
Iowa Republicans in convention at Cedar
Rapids Wednesday: For Governor, l.. Nj.
Shaw of Crawford; for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, j. G. Milliman of Harrison; for
Judge of the Supreme Court, G. N. Wat
erman of Scott; for Railroad Commits
sioner, G. L. Davidson of Rock Rapids;
for Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Prof. r. G. Barrett of Mitchell.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Boom in Wheat Market.

The wheat market in all parts of the
world Wednesday was the center of in
terest. Reports of greater shortage in the
old world than heretofore reported, and
greatly decreased yield III Canada and
this country, sent the price for September
on the Chicago Board of Trade up cents
to SSb. The advance in st. Louis was
55S cents, and the same in San Francisco
and New York.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
can't Go Without Grub.

The miners at Skaguay have decided to
allow no one to go over the White pass
who has not at least 800 pounds of pro-
visions. This action is taken to avoid the
necessity of feeding the hungry in Daw-
son City during the winter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26

place in one of the parlors Of the hotel
which was decorated with white azaleas
maiden hair ferns, palms and pink roses
Rev. Lester Bradner officiated, using the
Episcopal service. After the ceremony
the guests, numbering twenty-five, were
entertained at an informal repast, served
in an adjoining room.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
CANUCkS BREAK A LAW.
British Steamers Land Passengers al
Skaruay Instead of Dyea.

Skaguay Instead of Dyea.
Word has reached the Washington au-
thorities that British steamers are land
ing freight and passengers at Skaguay,
Alaska, instead Of at Dyea, in direct VIC
lation of the law. Dyea is the SUPPORT
of entry on the Lynn canal and Skaguay
is six miles off. The matter viii be in
vestigated by this Government. The Gre
alton of the SUPPORT at Dyea several
weeks ago was done at the request of the
Canadian Government, to save passen-
gers the annoyance of disembarking at
Juneau and awaiting another steamer for
Dyea.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
HANSBROUGH TAKES A WIFE

North Dakota Senator and Miss Mary
Chapman Are Married.
H. G. Hansbrough, United States Sen.
Rtor from North Dakota, and Miss Mary
Berri Chapman of Washington, D. c,
were married at the Hotel Burlington in
New York Monday. The ceremony took
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Cut Five Men with a Razor.

Anarchist james Ebert, an Austrian,
ran amuck in Pittsburg police station
and slashed five officers with a razor he
had concealed. After inflicting the in
juries Ebert made bold break for lib
erty and was not c;sptured until after he
had been shot in the arm and dubbed into
inSensihilitY
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Coal Famine at Wheeling.

The Wheeling, w. Va, coal situation
is beginning to grow serious. Coal is sell
ing in local yards at II cents bushel,
just double the usual price. Slack brings
6 cents and both are hard to get at these
rates. There are 500 families in Wheel
ing in need of coal,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
MICHIGAN Banker Killed.

At an early hour Saturday morning
Elmer E. Struble cashier of the Farmers
Bank of Shepherd, Mich, was shot by
unknown men, who afterward robbed the
bank of a large amount of money and as-
capped. Mr.. Struble died without having
regained consciousness
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Bankers in Detroit.

Every seat in the Detroit opera house
was occupied Tuesday morning when
President Robert J. Lowry called to order
the twenty-third annual convention Of
the American Bankers Association. Pray
err was offered by the Rev. Father Henry
A. Schapman, S. j., president of Detroit
College. Mayor Maybury then welcomed
the delegates to Detroit in an address.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
FIELD BREAKS THE RECORD.
May Retire After Serving Near
Thirty-five Years.

Associate Justice Stephen J. Field Of
the Supreme Court of the United States
Monday broke the record for continuous
service on the supreme bench, hayiN!,
served thirty-four years, five months anu
six days, or one day longer than forlne'
Chief Justice John Marshall, whose rev
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Sold to English Syndicate

1t is reported that the present members
of the piano manufacturing firm of Stein
way & Sons have completed deal where
by the extensive business of the concern
passes into the hands of an English syn
dictate. The price paid was $6OOO,OOO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
1000 to Sell from yictar;,

Nearly 1000 men from all parts of the
world are in Victoria, B. c., and crazy
to start for the Yukon. These men will
start ON the big collier Bristol and the
Islander, which also takes on board con-
tingent of mounted police, their dogs and
outfits
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Settled the Ouestioc of RanL

In quarrel over the question of rank,
in the command of deputies on guard at
the Pittsburg mines of the New York and
Cleveland Coal Company Ode Armit's).
Frank Anderson fatally shot Robert
Kerr. Monday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
Many Tired of Life.

Another suicidal wave seems to have
reached Chicago. During the first eigh-
teen days of August twenty-four cases of
suicide have been reported to the coroner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26
CARGO of Wiyes for Miners.

L. NJ. keenan, of st. Paul, Mimi, pro-
poses to send consignment of marriage
able young women, Is to 20 years old, to
Alaska. He believes miners in the Klon-
dyke will take them up for wives like hot
:aEes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26

The Duchess Dues has some 15.UOO.-
600 bottles of champagne in the cellar in
Paris, and as many more in her wine
vaults in Rheims.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-26

How benighted those Alaska chaps
must be! A letter from the Klondyke
regions wants to know whether Eitzsim-
mons or Corbett got licked How do they
manage to exist without keeping in touch
with the great events of civilization?