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The times., 1898-07-17

In every race which has been won by
the National Track Team Association the
fact that America is now the home of fast
men and machines becomes more and
more apparent. The Orient multicycles,
with which all the victories. not only OF
the members of the National Track Team
Association, but all other leading Ameri-
can champions as well have been won
are peerless so far as strength. lightness
speed and durability are concerned, and
have passed through some of the greatest
track battles ever witnessed without
showing a flaw. This has compelled the
optimists to admit that American inge-
nuity and ability can overcome all OBJ
stacles. The same can be said of the
Kangaroo tires which are fitted to these
machines, and which are a marvel to the
foreigners who are constantly living in
dread of a brust tire at some critical
point of the race.
Tom Linton Is delighted that the hour
record should have been broken in this
country. s it will give him an opportu-
nifty to reduce the time still further for
the distance. In the race in which this
record was broken Linton had already
defeated Taylore by more than sixth of
mile in thirty-mile race after which
he quit. Taylore continued and added
nearly another mile to the time Had
Linton continued for the record. with
his lead. he would have added another
half-mile to the distance covered in the
hour.
The National Track Team Associa ton
has one of the best teams of pacemakers
ever seen on a bicycle track. either in
this or any other country. Leading ex-
perts who have seen the cream of the
racing talent on both sides of the water
unite in the declaration that nothing
like them was ever seen before. The
wearers of the pink and black have car
ried everything before them, having de-
feated every pacing team on the Amer
lean tracks. well as the combined
teams of all other ORGANIZATIONS
The times., 1898-07-17

On Tuesday evening. July 26 Michael
Is scheduled to ride at the Coliseum
track at Baltimore, managed by Jack
Prince. Who this man will be is hard TO
state. but from present indications no
man can be found in Baltimore who is
swift enough to ride against the dimin-
utive racer. In that event his opponent
will be Fred Titus. The distance will he
for ten miles. Immediately after the
race Michael and his crew will come to
this city, and on the following morning
Will journey out to the track of the Park
Bicycle Club. where he will spend some
ime IN familiarizing himself with the
course
The times., 1898-07-17

1t now begins to look as though the
Schade-Nernfer ten-mIle match rsca
scheduled for this week, will be called off
When the arrangements were made
looking toward the appearance Of little
Michael in this city Mr. Lasley tele
graphed 10 Vernier, asking if he would
agree to a change of date from July
% to July q. from Saturday night to
Thursday evening, in order to allow more
time between that race and the Michael
event. No answer was received to the
telegram. A second and longer telegram
was sent, and still no answer though a
request was made for an immediate re-
ply A third telegram conveyed the in
telligence that if no reply was received
the race would be declared off. AS no re-
ply had been received up TO yesterday
morning, the race will most likely be
Cancelled. In connection with this mat
ter ii can be stated that in the event
it came off CounSelman would most
likely have been substituted for Schade.
A telegram was received by the man
agement of the park track Friday about
noon from Tom Eek, the trainer and
manager of John S. Johnson, the fast
Minneapolis rider whose record for a
quarter of a mile made several years ago
still stands as a worlds record DESPITE
the large number of attempts made to
lower it, Mr.. Eek inquired If il was pos
Sible to arrange for a Ten-mile match
race between Johnson and some local
man for Saturday evening. July 23 at the
Park track. No asswer was made to the
telegram, the matter being considered II
is likely tit the telegram will be answer
ed, providing for a race either Wednes-
The times., 1898-07-17

Bay Ridge and Return via ID. & o.
so Cents.
Salt water bathing. fishing. grabbing and
boating. Trains leave at $50 a m and
4;30 p. m. week days; 9:35 a m. 80 and
3;l5 p. m. Sundays jyl5-9t
The times., 1898-07-17

Soma are nearly new-a11 are
IN first-class riding condition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
HIST LIKE A NOVEL.
LOVE AFFAIR WITH a IHA1io
ENDING.

Romance of the War, beginning Ia
cuba. Involves a Sick Soldier anu
Two Sweetheart IrouDle !"
Minnesota at an End.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
WAR CLOUD LOWERS.
EXCHANGE is AFFECTED BY Ell.
ROPEAN UNCERTAINTY.
Movement of Gold This Way Checked
by the Financial Struggle - Com
ditions Do Not Prevent Excess Over
Previous Prosperous Years.
Reported by Dun's Review.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of
trade says: with growing foreign de-
mand for American products, exchange is
Influenced mainly by political uncertain
ties abroad. While Europe waits for the
outcome between England and France
about the upper Nile, the fnanciers Of all
European countries are trying to force
upon each other the burden of providing
cash for the enormous demands of the
United States. England has so managed
as to make France and Germany send
most of the gold and the resulting war of
exchanges between foreign nations checks
for the moment the movement of gold this
way. Yet these and all other causes do
not so far hinder business as to prevent
an excess over the most prosperous of
previous years. The exchanges through
all clearing houses for the last week have
been 6 per cent larger than last year and
II per cent larger than in 1892, but out
side New York for the week transactions
were smaller than in 1892. Failures for
the week have been 221 in the United
States, against 224 last year, and "A in
Canada, against SO last year."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Meath End, a Romance.

Abort Martin, rancher who lived near
tho CHEYENNE river in Ziebach county
n enlisted as a volunteer at the pe-
Ginning of the war and fought at the pat
tie of El Caney. After the battle ne met
Ramona Perez. the daughter of an o1ncer
of Garcia's command, and they became
sweethearts. Soon afterward he was at
tackled by fever and sent home on SICK
leave. He was engaged before MS depar-
ture for the war to the daughter OF
neighboring ranchman, and arranged 10 De
married while home on his leave OF ao-
sence. Meanwhile the Cuban girl hau
learned of his illness and that he had gone
home. and she resolved to follow and nurse
him. Dressing in her brothers clothes'
she crossed to Jamaica and secreted ner-
self on fruit steamer bound for New
Orleans. Reaching there, she tramped
and beat her way to Hermosa, 5. u. When
she reached there she learned of her low
ers approaching marriage and the shock
drove her insane. At the same time the
American girl learned Of her lovers f1irta-
ton and broke off the engagement. Mar
tin began drinking heavily and disappear
ed. A few days ago his body was found
floating in the Cheyenne river. Whether
he fell in while intoxicated or committed
suicide is matter of conjecture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Significant French Action.

The alleged war preparations of France
are the absorbing subject of discussion in
Paris. According to the French papers,
there were important naval experiments
at Toulon the other evening. A tiotllla
of torpedo boats was detailed to make an
endeavor to force the entrance of the har-
Dor, and the whole garrison was called to
arms and the forts and batteries were
manned, ready for instant action. The
result of the experiments has not been
made public. Vice-Admiral Barrera pre-
sided at a secret council Of war at Brest,
in which the chiefs of the maritime forces
took part. Confidential orders were sub
sequently issued to the garrison. Inc
Aurore asserts that five classes OF the
naval reserves around Brest have been or
dered to hold themselves in readiness for
active service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
.f't7YiR52Rg!!t1Est!I
?$(lMK' RG:$S}SS5;zij;

Dwight Moosy, :he evangelist, is said to
have received 81, $50, 900 for his gospel
hymns.
Congressman William Alden Smith Of
Michigan was rewsboy in Grand Rapids
only twenty years ago.
General d. III. Hobson, the newly elect
ed president of the Veterans of the Mexi-
can War, served also in the civil war.
Miss Ruth White of San Francisco is
said to bear so striking a resemblance to
the Liberty on the new dimes that her
friends supposed her the model.
The death of Bayard recalls the fact
that he and his father were the two Sena-
tors from Delaware just after the close
of the civil war. This is political fact
without parallel.
Miss Mary French Mckay has become
prominent in Denver by claiming to be the
best woman fencer in the world, and Of
fers to prove her title anywhere and al
any time.
Jean Francois Millet, fls, who is now
travelling in America, has said that what
impressed him most in this country is the
Just yeneration" in which his father ~
work is held.
Miss Anna Bouligny, of New Orleans
who assisted Miss CHAMBER as nurse III
Puerto Rico, is the great-great-granu
daughter of the Lieut.. Bienville' WHO
founded her native city.
The commission of John Hay to befsec-
rotary of State credits him to the DlstIlc'
of Columbia. This is the first time that
citizen credited to the District has ever
been appointed to Cabinet POSITION
Marching side by side in Compa ny -, -
Ninth Illinois Infantry, were Serst' ~ o,
ward Gulley, who was six feet slx lnc cue
tall, and Private Frederick IL. 5aeias'
who measured only FIVE feet two lncnee'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
In Wales,

"Is your father at home" asked an
Englishman Of a Welsh boy, whom he
met at Llandrilloynthos.
mo, sir, he's gone to work at Liam
santffraidglan Conway"
us your mother in, then?'
"She's gone to the fair at Llanfair-
mathafurneihaf.
Dear me! But is your sister at
homer
''My sister has gone to Llanfairpull-
n ty =
siltgogoeh."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
RAILWAY COLLISION IN OHIO.
Fast Passenger Train on the Ba1ti-
& Stx.il1es Erosc<I,4

Fast Passenger Train on the Ba1ti-
more & Ohio Strikes Freight.
The fast New York Chicago passenger
train, No. Z on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, left Bellaire, Ohio with two en-
gines, hauling a heavy train composed Of
the unlucky number Of thirteen cars.
About sixty-fve miles west, when going
down a grade at terrific speed into New
Concord, the train ran into the rear end
of west-bound freight train, 200 yards
east of the depot. The two passenger en-
gines plowed into the caboose and through
six cars loaded with coke. Conductor
Samuel Paxton Of the freight train was
caught in the caboose and instantly
killed. His rear brakeman, George Frost,
was caught in the wreck and badly in
jured The fireman Of engine 7O3 was
fatally injured. None of the passengers
was hn.t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Blizzard Season Begins.

A genuine blizzard prevailed in the
Southwest and West Monday. A heavy.
wet snow fell all forenoon. and, driven
by a strong wind, Frustrated the wires in
all directions and caused delay to railway
traffic. There was a decided fall in the
temperature and the suddenness of the
storm, coming upon the track of Indian
summer weather, will undoubtedly cause
great suffering, especially on the ranges
covered with cattle. The brunt Of the
storm seems to have been felt by the tele-
graph companies, the heavy, wet snow
weighing down the wires. While the
railroads report trains in some instances
slightly delayed by slippery tracks, no Sc
rious interruption to railroad traffic was
experienced. The storm caught many
poor people without fuel and much suf-
fering is reported.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to 5000; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to 1926; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to $4.75; wheat, No red, Coo to G6c;
corn, No. 2, 30c to &c; oats, No. 3. 22c
to 24c; rye, No. 2, Ace to SOC; butter,
choice creamery, zoe to 22c; eggs, fresh,
lac to 16c; potatoes, choice, 25c to 35c
per bushel.
1ndianapolis-Cattle. shipping, $500 to
$3.50; hogs, choice light, $500 to $500;
sheep, common to choice, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 red, Csc to G6c; corn, No.
2 white, 30c to Bic; oats, No. 2 white, 24c
to 26c.
st. Louis-Cattle. $500 to 1915; hogs,
$3.50 to $500; sheep. $3.50 to $4.15;
wheat, No. 2. roc to 72c; corn, No 2
yellow, Bic to 33c; oats, No. 2, 23c to 25c;
rye, No. 2, 47c to 49c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to S5.25; hogs,
$500 to $500; Sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat No. 2, Csc to zoe; corn, No. 2
mixed, Bic to 32c: oats, No. 2 mixed,
25c to 2Gc; rye, No. 2, 52c to sac.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
1925 to $500: sheep. $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 Csc to zoe; corn, No. 2
yellow, 32c to 34c; oats, No. white. 26c
to 27c: rye, sic to sc.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, Toe to
tic; corn. No. 2 mixed, Sic to 33c; oats,
No. 2 white, 25c to 26c; rye, No. 2, SOC
to sic; clover seed S4.45 to $4.55.
Observation-Disclosures. No. spring. Csc
to &c; corn, No. 3, Doc to sc; oats. No.
2 white, 25c to &c: rye, No. ], 4oc to sic:
barley. No. 2, 44c to Ace; pork, mess,
$7.75 to $S.25.
Buffalo-Cattle, good shipping steers,
S50o to 500; hogs, common to choice,
$500 to S4.25; sheep, fair to choice weth-
ers, S3.oO to $500: lambs, common to
extra, $500 to 5000.
New York-Cattle. $500 TO s5.75: hogs
$500 to $4.2o; sheep, $500 to S.. 90:
wheat, No. 2 red, 77c to 7Sc: corn. No.
2, 39c to 4Oc; oats. No. 3, &c to 29c:
butter. creamery, 1Gc to 23c; eggs, West
ern, 1Sc to Zoe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
THIEF ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE.
Man Wanted for RobbinG a Priest
Makes Dash for Liberty.

Michael Hayes, held at Toledo, Ohio,
awaiting extradition to Duluth for rob-
bling Il priest of $500 and 1000 check,
made an Intellectual attempt to break Jail
early the other morning. He says he will
yet escape. Hayes was captured by Faith
er Hannn, aged so, in the act of robbing
the priests home. Hayes has made a
speciality OF this work and he is wanted
in many cities. Deputy Sheriff Bates of
Duluth, who came after the prisoner, says
he robbed an Eau Claire, Wis, priest of
$4,000. Hayes escaped from the Duluth
Jail on Aug. 2. Prior to that he broke Jail
at Racine. Father Hannn will receive
5000 reward offered by the Duluth police,
and the money will be given to the poor
of Toledo.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
TROOPS IN THE YUKON.
American Soldiers Will Be Distributed
at Various Points.

American SOlO1erS w be
at Various Points.
The distribution of United States troops
in the Yukon for the winter will be as fol-
lows: Lieut. Edwin Bell, with thirty
men, at Rampant City; Lieut.. McManus,
with seventy-fve men, at Circle City;
company will be left at Fort Yukon and
Capt. Richardson will make his headquar-
ters with forty-fve men at Eagle City.
Capt. E. S. Walker will remain at st.
MichaeIs with seventy eight men. lie
will keep in close touch with the Golvin
bay new mining district, and should any
call for relief be sent from Kotzebue
sound he will cooperate with the reindeer
superintendent in alternating the trouble.
There are ample stores at st. Michaels
for all purposes, and it is believed that
the winter will pass without any destltu-
ton. About 300 men employed on the
different transportation companies will
winter at St. Michael's.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
INDIAN TROUBLES OVER.

Orders to Fourth and Seventeeth
Regiments Countermanded.
Orders countermanding the order to the
Fourth and Seventeenth infantry regi-
ments, United States army, to be in readi
ness for field service in connection with
the Indian troubles in Minnesota have
been issued by Col. Thomas f. Barr, act
ing commander of the department Of the
lakes, after the receipt of the following
telegram from Gen. Bacon: Indian trou-
bic about ended by surrender of men
wanted. Services of Seventeenth and
Fourth infantry will not be required.''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Cuban Securities Desired.


According to a story cabled from Mad
rid, it is believed at the Spanish capital
that an Anglo-American syndicate is be-
ing formed to buy up Cuban bonds, and
this is taken as good evidence that salts
factory arrangement of the Cuban debt
problem is to be made, and gives great
cheer to the Spanish officials. There are
ITO outstanding issues of Cuban bonds
one for 1924 100000 per cents, issued in
1856, and the other for $175, OOO,O 900 5s
authorized in 1890. OF the latter $14l,-
100000 was reserved to retire the + per
cent bonds, while the remainder were sold
at 90. The 6s issued in 1886 were sold at
81. In each case the bonds are for $500
each, or 500 pesetas, and they mature IN
fifty years from date. The amounts out
standing are $124, 100000 Of the Gs and
$126, 100000 of the SIS; $500, 5OO,O 900 al
together, on which the annual interest is
SIG, 765, 900. The interest is payable in
London, Havana, Madrid, Barcelona and
Paris. The loans are secured by all of the
revenues of the island of Cuba and are
guaranteed by Spain. There was prior
issue of Cuban bonds in 1880 to pay off
the loan advanced by the Banco Hispano
Colonial to fund the Cuban floating debt
and to exchange for these bonds the per
cent obligati tons of 1878. There were
$75, 100000 of these bonds of 1880 and
they were converted into bonds of 1886
and those not converted were paid off.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Inv Beebe Killed on Rails.

At Elyria, Ohio, Jay Beebe was struck
by an electric car and when picked up was
dead. Motorman Stewart noticed him
laying with his head on the rail- but could
not stop the car in time. Beebe married
a sister of the notorious Nell Lowery of
the Blinky Morgan gang. and Beebe
through her has been more or less connect
ed with the robbers for the last fifteen
years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
NINE OF CREW PERISH.

Rr;t;sh Ship Destroyed by an E1pio'
sion of Naphtha.
The British ship Blengfell. Capt. 1onh-
con from New York Sept. 10 for LONDON;
ras DESTROYED by a sudden explosion ana
fire. off Margate, England. Nine OF ne1
crow ;ncluding the captain, his wife ana
ohi1dren frst and second mates ana
nilot norished The Blengfell had guam
tity of naphtha on board, ana tne esp 10
sion occurred just as the captain VI 90
Blengfell had engaged the services u :"
tug, which saved the survivors. Ine ses 1
sci burned so quickly that her ere" hau
no time to lower the boats.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
POISONED WATER KILLS FOUR.
Missouri Farmers Family Suffers
from a Mysterious Enemy's Work.

Missouri Farmers Family Suffers
from a Mysterious Enemy's Work.
-Four persons have died from the effects
of drinking water from a poisoned well
near Aurora, Mo. Several weeks ago a
daughter of John Black, prominent Bar
ry County farmer, was taken i'll and her
case was pronounced typhoid fever. Other
members of the family became i'll and,
after lingering a few days, died. Mrs.
Black, son and two daughters succumb-
ed to the mysterious ailment, and John
Black and another daughter are now seri-
ously i'll. Physicians are convinced the
trouble is not typhoid fever, but that the
well from which this family obtained their
water is poisoned, but how and by whom
1t has been poisoned is q mystery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Prof. Fay Severely Injured.

Prof. Irving w. Fay lectured on "LiQue-
fed Air" at the Brooklyn, n. Y. Polytech-
mic Institute, and illustrated his lecture
with some experiments. Four or five
ounces of red phosphorus which Prof. Fay
had frozen in the liQuefed air and was
stirring with stick exploded with deaf
ening detonation and great force. Prof.
Fay's face and eyes were so severely
burned that he may lose his eyesight.
Lincoln Burroughs. a student, was also
badly burned about the face
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
D;vorce L,wIs to stand.

Episcopal bishops in council at Wash,
ington, by vote of 81 to "a, rejected
propositions bearing on the subject of re-
marriage of divorced persons, designed to
take the place of those row in existence.
The present canons on that subject, there
fore. remain in force.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Verdict for Mrs. Dietrich.

Mrs. James Dietrich, who sued Mrs
Anna Mcneil, wife of leading merchant
Of Milford, Ind, for $4,000 damages on
the ground that the defendant circulated
a story that Mrs. Dietrich, who is a lead
ing society woman, padded her form, was
granted $126 by the jury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
A Queer Verdict.

Upon the Isle of Man, where sheep
stealing is evidently a serious offense,
John Dixon was recently sentenced to
three years Imprisonment for it. The
exact words of the jury were: "Not
having satisfactorily accounted to the
minds of the jury for the possession Of
the sheep, we find the prisoner guilty"
What puzzles the lawyers is this: Can
a man be legally jailed on such YER
6ictI
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27

Joe OFT, who pleaded guilty to killing
his wife, was hanged in the Jail yard at
Granite Falls, MINI. OFT made a state
ment from the gallows expressing sorrow
for the crime. He killed his wife on the
evening of May IS, 1898, by beating her
brains out with "billy."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
WIRE STRIKE IS OVER.
Nearly All the Men Will Instantly
Be Put Back to Work.

Be Put Back to Work.
By unanimous vote, at a meeting OF
the striking wire drawers held at Cleve-
land, Ohio, the strike was declared Off.
Half an hour later National Secretary
Walter Gillette and local officers of the
Wire Drawers Union. with about forty
Of the strikers, marched to the Office of the
American Steel and Wire Company and
announced the fact After brief confer
ence Superintendent Nye was called in.
He announced that all the old employees
who desired to return to work could do so,
as far as there were vacancies. This will
provide places for all but few of the
strikers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
LOST TRAIL FOUND.

Old Russian Trail to Copper Center
Used Fifty Years Ago.
A special from Juneau says: Opposed
to the stories Of many returning disap-
pointed prospectors from Copper river,
Alaska, that there is no gold in that sec
ton, is that Of II. T.. Jaffe, Mayor of
Valdes, who says important discoveries
have been made on the Taslunn and Lii
neina rivers. Jaffe also claims that Capt.
Abercrombie's surveying party has locat-
ed the old Russian trail leading from
Valdes to Copper Center. The trail was
established over fifty years ago, but it
has been lost for several years. The trail
avoids the Valdez glacier
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Lynching Damage Law Valid.

At Urbana, Ohio, the Circuit Court has
handed down a decision in the case of Ben
Church against Champaign County for
$4,000 damages. The suit grows out of
the lynching of Click Mitchell two years
ago, and is brought under the law which
gives the nearest of kin 5000. The com,
mon pleas court held the law unconstitu-
tional. The Circuit Court held it to be
constitutional. The case will now go to
the Supreme Court.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-27
Panic Prevails at v;enr.

The death of Barsch, the employe in tho
meteorological department of Prof. Meth
nagie,s establishment at Vienna, who
contracted the bubonic plague there while
assisting IN cultivating the plague bacilli
for purposes Of scientific investigation, has
almost created plague panic m Vienna.