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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Heath's Prediction.

First Assistant Postmaster General
Perry S. Heath is spending week at his
home in Muncie, Ind, with his parents
and with Mrs. Heath. In an interview
Mr.. Heath predicts that before spring
Hawaii will be annexed; that the Cuban
war will be settled by arbitration, and
that the understanding between nations
looking 10 moro coinage of silver is still
in view.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Ruled Out of Existence.

United States District Judge Foster OF
Topeka, Kan, made sweeping decision
when he declared the organization known
as the Kansas City Live Stock Assocla-
ton illegal under the provisions OF the
antitrust law. The exchange is an on
ganization of commission men, VINO con-
troll tho sale of live stock in Kansas
City. Judge Foster enjoins the commls-
sion from doing business.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Canal to Be Ready in 1898.

Chief Engineer Randolph has reported
to the Chicago Drainage Board that the
canal will be ready for use In the fall Of
1898. Among other things, Engineer
Randolph says in his report that about
95 per cent of the work on the big ditch
is finished, and submits plans for clean
ing the west fork and providing flow Of
10000 cubic feet of water minute
through the Chicago River.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Bayouets Protect Them.

The attempt to resume work at Par
dee's Lattimer, Pa, mines was not sue
cessful, only 300 out of 1900 men show
ing up for work. The Huns are again
threatening trouble. At Eckley when
strikers attempted to prevent the miners
there from going to work, Companies G
and Il of the Fourth Regiment gave
the Nould-be workers protection.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
British Victory Assured.

According to special dispatches from
Simla, the British, who captured Bad
manai pass, held by the Haddah Mullah,
with large force Of Mohmands and Shin
warts, have pushed on from the pass, and
without opposition have occupied Jarobi,
the village and headquarters of the Had
dab Mullah, who has fed. 1t is believed
that the capture Of the village and the
flight of the priest will break the back of
the opposition of the tribesmen to the
further advance of the British.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Gold Found in Arizona.

Authentic information is at hand that
there is great discovery of free milling
gold ore in the Chocolate Mountains Of
Yuma County, A. r. The rush there is
started and tents, stamp mills and people
are arriving at Yuma from up the river
bound for there.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
More Sailors Are Needed.

The necessity of increasing the per-
sonnet of the navy will be presented to
Congress in the forthcoming reports Of
bureau chiefs of the Navy Department
Both officers and men are needed to man
the large number OF ships now in commits
sion
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Honor to an Old Craft.

The frigate Constitution cold Iron
sides," from Portsmouth navy yard, has
arrived off Charlestown navy yard. She
will remain there until Oct. 81, when the
centennial of her launching will be duly
celebrated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Election in Cuba.

According to advices from Puerto Prin-
cipe, Bartolome Macco has been elected
vice president of the Cuban republic, Gen.
Maxine Gomez minister Of war and Ca
lixto Garcia has been appointed major
general, Gen. Gomez remaining comman-
der in chief Of the army of liberation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Buried in Wheat,

Glasgow authorities are making Wig
orous examination regarding the finding
of the body of young man buried in the
grain on board the steamship Tower Hill,
which arrived from New York.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Seventy Drowned at Fiume.

that seventy persons were drowned as a
result of the collision at Fiume between
the steamer Ika, local passenger vessel,
and the British steamer Tiria, which was
leaving that port as the Ika was entering.
The latter sunk in two minutes, and in
full view of thousands of people who
crowded to the piers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Third Pireon Dispatch.

A dispatch received in Copenhagen from
Hamn,erfest, the northernmost town Of
Europe in Norway, says that the whaling
ship Falk has brought there the third
pigeon dispatch from Prof. Andree, who
left the island of Tromsoe in a balloon on
July II last in an attempt to cross the
polar regions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Sensation in Mexico.

Ex-Chief of Police Eduardo Velasquez
was found dead in his cell in the Federal
prison, City of Mexico. In his forehead
was a bullet hole and in his hand was
derringer, such as he used to carry when
in office, and like those which are furnish
ed to all police officers. Velasquez con-
fessed that he ordered the murder of Ar
royo, giving as his excuse love for the
president
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Held Up a CONGRESSMAN.

Congressman Butterworth of Ohio was
held up for purpo, % of robbery at At
lantic City, N. J. Indeed, he was robbed
of his watch and sum Of money, after
making a stubborn resistance to the high
waymen, before the arrival of the police
put the ruffians to fight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Storm Disaster in Italy.

A storm swept over Sava, Ora and
Latiano, all in the province of Lucca.
Forty persons were killed, seventy people
were wounded, twenty houses were de-
stroyed and telegraphic communication
with the scene Of the disaster was cut off.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
SHORTAGE OF RUSSIAN WHEAT.
So Small Is the Crop that There Will
Be None for Export.

Be None for Export.
But little wheat will be shipped from
Russia during the season of 1S97-9S for
the simple reason that there is little avail
able for export The failure of the wheat
crops in Austro-Hungary, Roumania and
Bulgaria has brought buyers into Russia
from those countries and the wheat will
60 to them by rail. How much Of this
wheat Russia can afford to let go is a
question now being discussed. While
hints are thrown out that the export Of
cereals may be altogether prohibited, 1t
is believed these have no foundation and
that the Russian Government will never
again make the mistake it did in the
famine year of prohibiting exports.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Peary in Port.

Lieut.. Peary and his party have reach
ed Sydney, B. c., from North Green
land on board the bark Hope. All on
board are well. The Hope will coal there
and then proceed to New York, where she
will land the huge Cape York meteorite.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Arrested a Dangerous Crank.

Joseph Bloomfield Jackson, a dangerous
crank from Meriden, Conn.,, was arrested
at the door of the White House in Wash
ington after an unsuccessful effort to en-
ter the executive mansion. Jackson was
heavily armed, and has made mysterious
boasts as to what he was going to do to
a high official of the government.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Great Surgical Operation.

A wonderful surgical operation has been
performed by Drs. Parsons and Nc
Caughan of the Childrens Hospital at
st. Louis upon 9-year-old Lille STAIN
enius They constructed for her palate
and a nose and upper lip. Her face was
deformed and the surgeons saw but one
way to remedy it; that was an operation,
which was none.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
S35,OOO Fire Loss.

Five acres of buildings comprising the
works of the Chicago Bridge and Iron
Company, at One Hundred and Fifth and
Throop streets, Chicago, were damaged
by fire. The machine shops of the plant
were wholly destroyed, entailing total
loss of more than 5000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Churches Lend Aid.

All of the churches in Pueblo, Col,
Sunday night took up collections for the
suffering coal miners of the East.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Cowhided an Editor.

Col. Patrick Mcdonald, editor and poll
tician. who is widely known in political
circles in Kentucky, was cowhided by
Mrs. Sarah Brady, dressmaker, at
Frankfort.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Great Editor Seriously III.

Charles A. Dana, the aged editor, is
seriously i'll at his summer home, West
Island, Glen Cove. He does not regain
his strength as was hoped, and is troubled
greatly with nausea, lack of appetite and
insomnia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Improvcd Fever situation.

The New Orleans fever situation is
greatly improved by materially lower
temperature. If the present cool spell
continues conditions promise steadily to
grow better.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
landing OF the Clubs.
Following is the standing of the clubs
of the National Baseball League:
Can't Bring Back Hides Free

Assistant Secretary Howell has de-
clined to reopen case upon which the de-
partment has already ruled in the matter
of the return of hides of exported cattle.
Certain Chicago interests desired to ship
live cattle abroad and bring back the
hides duty free. This the department de-
clared could not be done.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Fatal Fire in Toronto.

While fire was destroying the Musee
Theater at Toronto, Ont, team of
horses attached to large fire engine took
fright and ran away with the engine, with
fatal results. The engine was getting
up steam and was thickly surrounded by
people. The horses plunged madly into
the crowd, killing one boy and injuring
ten persons, some of them possibly fatally.
The flames made rapid Roadway, and be-
fore the fire was got under control the
Musee, or Bijou, Theater, where the ac-
tors were preparing to give an entertain
ment, was completely destroyed. Rog-
ers' furniture warerooms and factory ad-
joining were damaged. The loss will be
about $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Dom PauI's Days 4

Dom PauI's Days Are Numbered.
President Paul Kruger of the South
African Republic is said to have been in
formed by his physicians that he cannot
live eighteen months longer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Mortgage Law Is Void

The Supreme Court of Washington
State has handed down most important
decision, declaring that the new mortgage
law passed by the last Legislature is I'M
constitutional.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
Milwaukee,s Marrying Minister.

In spite of the opposition of faction of
the Grand Avenue NJ. E. Church in Mil
waukee to the return of Rev. w. A.
Hunsberger, he will be sent back to that
church
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
VIII We'd Prince Esterhazy.

The announcement that Mrs. Lily Lang
try will marry Prince Esterhazy is con-
frp,o1
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30
PEARY TO GO AGAIN.
SAYS HEWlLL REACH THE NORTH
POLE OR DIE.
Arrances Five Years. Cruise in Arctic
Seas to Begin Next Ju1y-Does Not
Think Andree Has a Chance of Sue
cess.
Peary's New Plans.

Lieut.. Peary, the arctic explorer, while
In Philadelphia said: In addition to Sc
curing the big meteOrite l laid the plans
for next years expedition, and when
leave again, which will be about the eneI
of next July, it will be to remain up there
until l reach the pole or lose my life In
the attempt if it takes five years to ac-
ccmplish this object. Next summer l
shall take my vessel up to Sherard Os-
borne ford and make that place my base
of supplies. On the last trip l made ar
rangements with the Arctic highlanders,
q tribe of Eskimos, consisting of go men,
women and children, known as the most
northerly tribe of human beings on the
earth, to put in this coming winter obtain
ing bear seal and deer skins for our
clothing, and in securing all the walrus
meat they can for dog food. l have sin
gled out eight young men of the tribe,
with their wives, canoes, dogs, sledges
and tents, to accompany me to Sherard
Osborne ford, which is about 300 miles
farther north than their present abode.
My party will consist of surgeon, posi-
bly, another white man and myself, the
rest will be Eskimos. The latter know
how to drive dogs; they can go hungry
and know how to get food. The condi-
tons under which [ shall make the COM
ing expedition are of the most satisfac-
tory character The American Geograph-
ical Society has assured $15O,OOO to meet
all expenses and l have been given five
years leave Of absence. | shall probably
buy a new ship for next year, though we
may use the Hope again. Mrs. Peary
will not accompany me. l am quite sure
I shall succeed in reaching the pole
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19

The package express messen-
gers,have scorded another victory
against the detectives employed
by the United States Express
Company to stop the messengers
transacting business for suburban
residents. Michael Campbell
entered the Central Railroad
Station at Elizabeth, N. j., as
the 1920 train to New York was
approaching. He was met by
three detectives and warned that
he couldn't board the train while
he carried large demiiohn un.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19
From Booths Creek.

Rev. Davis is holding protract-
ed meeting at the Johnson M. E.
church.
Mr.Jack Fleming, of Fairmont,
was visiting Mr.. Elmer Willis
last week.
]. W. Cherry is at home from
a visit to the South.
Fox hunting is the order of the
day.
Miss Celia Willis, one of Har.
rison county's most charming
young ladies has returned from
Cumberland. Nd, to the delight
of her many admiring friends.
Scott Willis made a flying trip
to Warrington last week.
j. 3. Jarvis is SLOWLY improv-
ing.
Mrs. S. o. Hester is on the
sick list. SNOW FLAKE.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19

The average woman's idea Of
economy is never to throw away
any sour milk.
If a woman can't glorify
strength 10 a man she will glori-
~ his weakness.
Women are like some kinds of
victuals-the more we love them
the less they agree with US.
There's nothing SO aggravat-
ing as man with irregular
habits, unless its woman with
regular ones.
A man is a good deal more apt
to take his wife to a French ball
than to take the woman he in
tends to marry.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19

Senator Mills reference to
Italy as being symbolized by a
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19
From West Milford.

Report of Highland school for
the month ending Feb. 10.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy
are as follows f:
Mamie Bonnell, Aida Castor,
Stella SommervilIe, Olga Som
merville, lille Sommerville, Hazel
Highland, Edith Losh, Ava
Losh, G. L. Michael, Clarence
Sommerville, Vance Sommer-
vile, Ralph Sommerville, Calder
Hustead and Thomas Carter.
Per cent of daily attendance
boys, 81 per cent girls, "a per
cent.
Champions in spelling are as
follows
A class-Mamie Bonnell,
B class-Olga Sommerville.
G class.-Hazel Highland.
Quite an interest has been
taken in sketching books and in
debating questions. Otto w.
Ladwig, teacher.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19
Rellectlons Of a bachelor,

A girl may be pretty as pic
ture and yet be hung IN a bad
light.
Mostwomen don'tknow enough
to be cyclists; most men know
too much.
When a woman doesn't know
anything about it, she tries to
hide it by being very positive.
When girl begins to study
elocution, she is never happy
until she learns to reclte dialect
poem.
A man never accomplishes any
thing much in the world until
after his friends begin to call
him crank.
The more some men fail the
more they think they've succeed
ed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19

monkey and an organ grinder"
has raised a regular monkey and
parrot row. Even Hon. Pat
Walsh, of Georgia, rises in de-
tense of his countrymen as
against Mills.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19
From HardscrabbIe.

hope you will find room in
your valuable paper for a few
items of interest from this com
munity.
Farmers are all smiling look.
ing for better times.
The seventeenth day of this
month Charlie Harbert's baby
caught fire from the CRATE and
was nearly burned to death, but
under the skillful treatment of
DR.. Payne is better at this writ
ing.
Mrs. James S. Griffith is on the
sick list.
The horse that was stolen from
6. R. McCarty some time ago
was found near Worthington by
DR.. G. Fl. Ice. The man that stole
the horse gave his name as Spi-
Ger.
Whooping cough is now rag
ing in this community.
We are having a good school
at this place under the manage.
ment of Miss Emma Hardesty.
Miss Anna Borgess. is the
guest of Mrs. Thaddeus Griffin
this week. J. K. NJ.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19
Current Events.

Queen Victoria is the owner
of sixty pianos. 1t is urged IN
extenuation, however, that she
doesn't play any of them.
SIS
Senator Stewart, of Nevada,
is fully convinced that good
times are coming soop. Such
being the fact. he should get of
the track and avoid accidents.
Secretary.elect Gage is accused
of wearing wig, Yet even his
opponents have TO admit that he
carries his sovereignty directly
beneath it.
SIS
In one county of Iowa the
farmers have bank deposits
amounting TO more than $50, 900,
600. This is one of the counties
that free silver calamity howlers
didn't carry last fall.
SIS
The chief proof reader Of the
London 1Tmesis a masterof seven
different languages, and can say
rude things in all of them when
the condition of the copy affords
sufficient provocation.
Representative Spencer, of
Mississippi, urges Congress to
appropriate 100000, 600 to
purchase the island of Cuba. Mr..
Spencer is evidently unaware
that the title to the property is
SO clouded that such an invest
ment would be unsafe.
SIS
Perhaps the worst that has
been said against Senator elect
Mason, of Illinois, is that he
plays the cornet. Yet it must
be remembered that he comes
from,a State where tits necessary
for every man to blow his own
horn.
Pitchfork Tlllman intimates
that for and in consideration of
the sum Of two cents he would
stop the whole inauguration pro.
ceeaings. Obviously Tillman
has an abiding faith in the OBJ
structive power OF his own jaw.
Col. Watterson wants the de-
mocracy to stand by its guns.
But that is just what it did the
last time, and the gun burst, dis.
persing the party SO widely that
the Coroner has never been able
to find enough of to use in his
business.
Vice-President Stevenson re.
marks that he is happy, but not
too happy, to retire from Office.
Brother Stevenson is no hypo.
critic, whatever else may be said
of him. He has enjoyed a fine,
large, loose-itting public snap
for four years, and doesn't mind
saying so.
Greece has formally notified
the powers that she cannot re-
main a mere spectator of the
tragic events in Crete, and that
the ties Of race and religion com.
pei her to intervene in behalf of
the oppressed and outraged
Christians on that island.
Senator Mills reference TO
Italy as being symbolized "bya
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19


der his arm. Campbell laughed
and made several feints at board
ing the train. and the detectives
followed suit. They did not lay
hands upon him, however Sud
denly Campbell tossed the demi-
John over the detectives heads,
James Febrey caught it from his
position on the car platform, and
as the train moved out Campbell
stepped aboard the last car and
waved a playful farewell to the
detectives. They could not then
detain him, for he carried no
package.
Northbound passenger train
No. ., on the West Virginia Cen
trail & Pittsburg Railroad was
wrecked shortly before noon
Friday, at Barnum. WA, about
thirty.five miles south of Cum.
berland, by a wheel on the rear
truck Of the last coach bursting.
The train was moving at the rate
of eighteen miles an hour, and
the coach was thrown violently
over an embankment. 1t cleared
the track so suddenly that the
latter was not the least torn.
Eight men we're seriously injer,
ed and all the passengers v sa
badly shaken up.
SIS 2
At a country dance Thursday
night near Bluefeld, a pitched
battle took place between Clay
and Bud Harmon and Frank
Cooley, Frank Jonas, and John
Williams. Bud Harmon and
Frank Cooley engaged in a fight
and when Frank Jonas interior
ed Clay Harmon shot him Jim
Williams took sides with Frank
Cooley and hit Bud Harmon with
a club. While Harmon was on
top Of Cooley Clay Harmon shot
williams in the thigh, Jonas
was shot through the right
breast and will die. Frank
Cooley and Clay Harmon made
their escape, The others are
being guarded. The trouble oc-
Cured over the payment of a
fifty-cent claim.
A 42.year old "gander" be-
longing to William Moore, of
Cooke county. died last Thurs
day at Knoxville, Tenn. 1t was
with Burnside's troops during
the war and used as mascot at the
time of the siege there. The
death of the gander was not un-
expected by the ex.Federal sol
diers. and arrangements were
made to bury its remains in the
National cemetery. When the
dead fowl arrived at the depot
Burton Mcintyre, colored SER
want was with the soldiers who
claimed the fowl as it put in its
appearance at the depot upon the
arrival of the train. When the
box containing the fowl was
taken from the car he played or
his violin Marching Through
Georgia" When Mcintyre saw
the lifeless gander he dropped
dead.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-02-19
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