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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
Two Brothers Are Killed and Serious
Damage Done.

BY an explosion of gas at the Laurel
Hill mine of w. 2. Rend & Co. of Chi
cago at Pittsburg. Pa, Robert and Archi-
bald McMullen, brothers, were killed. The
men had gone to an old entry for a ma
chine The gas had accumulated there
and was ignited by their lamps. Robert
McMullen was q years old and married,
and Archibald was Is. The bodies of
the two victims We're burned to a crisp.
The big mine timbers were splntered and
tons of slate tumbled down. Entry doors
were blown off all through the mine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02

that the crops will probably be little
better than they were last year.
Missouri had crop last year Of Ii, 0OO,-
600 bushels. This year, according to es-
Inmates, it will yield between 25,0OO,0OO
and 100000 bushels.
In addition to this, all Of the Southern
States show largely increased acreage, as
do also California and every one Of the
Eastern States. The aggregate increase
in the acreage planted this year in the
country at large as compared with that
of the fall of 1895 is 81 per cent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
SUICIDES STRANGE WISH.
Aged Man Wills His Body to Medi-
cal College,

1t is ascertained that L. Buckner, aged
20, who committed suicide in Forest Park,
st. Louis, Mo-, by shooting himself
through the head, belonged to one of the
oldest families in st. Louis. He was a
brother of Mrs. Samuel I. Glover and an
uncle of Mrs. Robert II. Kern and ex-
Congressman Glover, all of that city. The
following note left by the suicide gave no
reason for the deed and none is known:
''It is my desire and wish that my body
be given to any medical college that will
cremate or destroy it with chemicals after
serving their purpose. l want relatives to
leave my body alone.-L. Buckner" The
strange wish of the suicide cannot be ex-
planned by those who knew him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Reformcr Is Warned.

Charles Evans Holt, the head of the
reform movement that has kept the Du-
luth. Mimi, administration in hot water
on the saloon and gambling questions for
the past year, has made public letter
informing him that he had better arrange
lis affairs, as he is not long for this
world
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
SANTA FEE TRAIN HELD UP.
Express Safe Blown Open by New
Mexican Bandits.

E1pTC5S
Mexican Bandits.
Information received from Belen, N.
NJ, is that the Santa Fe train No. Il
had been held up by bandits, who board
ed the train at Belen and compelled the
engineer to bring it to stop about i've
miles south of that>station. They gained
entrance to the express car and threw
the through safe out into a ditch, where,
with the aid of dynamite, they blew it
open and pocketed the contents. Just
how much money they got is not known.
Then the robbers escaped on horses that
were in waiting. So far as is known none
of the passengers was molested.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Fifty-three Drowned.

A Calcutta dispatch says that while
the British India Steam Navigation Com
pany's steamer Mecca was towing her sis
ter ship, Lindula, whose shaft was brok-
en-, the hawser parted. The two vessels
came into collision and the Mecca was
sunk, her captain and ffty-two others
being drowned The Mecca had 300 per-
sons, mostly Asiatics, on board. The
Lindula brought the survivors of the
Mecca to mort
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
DEADLY DUEL OVER A WOMAN.
Dentist and switchman Kill Each
Other in a Quarrel.

Other in a Quarrel.
A comedy young woman named Emma
Walters, a stenographer for the Pullman
Palace Car Company in st. Louis, was
the cause Of pistol duel, which resulted
in the death of DR.. John G. Ferguson, q
dentist, and William NJ. Smith, railway
switchman. DR.. Ferguson was calling
on Miss Walters in Adams street. They
were sitting out in front of the house
when Smith, who lived next door, came
ont. Ferguson Immediately demanded an
apology of Smith for alleged derogatory
remarks made recently about Miss Wal
tiers, and both men drew revolvers and be-
gan shooting. Ferguson was shot through
the heart and fell dead. Smith lived two
hours. The woman has disappeared.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Strike for a Flag.

A patriotic strike has been declared at
the glass factory of Hogan, Evans & Co.,
Pittsburg, Pa. About 200 men and boys
went out. They refused to work because
"Old Glory" did not wave over the fac
tory. They had been unsuccessful in
raising subscriptions to buy a flag.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Train Kills Four Men.

The Midland Terminal train from Grip
pie Greek, Colo, ran down two crews Of
men near Gillette, ten miles out. Four
men were killed The men were at work
on 81 trestle 100 feet high. The men real
lied their danger and jumped to the ra-
vine below,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Following is the standing of the clubs
in the Western League:
Nico1ini,s Will Made Public.

The will of the late Sig. Ernesto Nico-
lni husband of Nine. Adelina Patti,
who died ON Jan. - last at Pau, France,
was probated in London. The estate is
valued at G41.521. 1t has been announc-
ed that Sig, Nicolini left the sum of $780,
600 to his widow. Adelina Patti, and to
his three children by his first marriage.
Nine Patti, it was added, renouuced the
legacy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Sunk by a War Shin,

The British steamer Foscolia collided
with the United States cruiser Columbia
during dense fog. about eight miles off
Fire Island light. New York harbor. The
Foscolia sank. Her captain and crew
twenty-one in all-were rescued by boats
from the cruise. ard taken ashore.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
MANY Trampled Under Foot.

Four thousand people gathered at Riv-
rrside Park, San Antonio, Tex, to hear
concert and to see Col. Rooseyelt's rough
riders, in whose honor the concert was
given. The park adjoins the camp and
aearly all the rough riders were there.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
New Place for Polo.

The Vienna correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph says: Marquis De
Hovos, the Spanish ambassador to Aus
tria- Hungary, will be succeeded here by
Polo Bernabe, late Spanish minister to
the United States.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Bridge Jumpers Bic Dive.

Kearney Speedy, the bridge jumper,
dived from the merchants bridge at st.
Louis into the Mississippi river and es-
capped unhurt. The distance was 12S feet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Beaten by Robbers.

At MADEIRA, CAL, County Treasurer
Krohn was terribly beaten by robbers
and the strong box Of the county riied Of
it's contents by the robbers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Bryan Steps Aside.

At Lincoln, Neb, the election of COM
pany officers of the new militia company
recruited by William j. Bryan was held.
81. G. Whitmore was elected, Mr.. Bryan
stepping aside
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Riotins and Destruction In China.

There have been widespread food riots
in the province of Chehkiang, in China
The yamens, or public buildings, have
been destroyed at Wenchow, and many
shops have been wrecked and plundered
at Shamshing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Grand Stand Falls.

BY the collapsing of a new grand stand
at City Park at Denver, Colo, forty chill
dren were injured, a few of them serious
~, and two sustained injuries that may
prove fatal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Wife-Murder and Suicide.

In New York, Mary Honorka was shot
in the nose and left eye by her husband,
a cigarmaker, who then shot himself. He
died soon afterward The woman was
fatally hurt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
P1ng Tohacco Deal Fails.

1t is understood that the deal for the
consolidation of the plug tobacco fac.
tories in the United States has fallen
through.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Kills Wife and Self

At San Diego, Cal, Alfred Lamble, a
Frenchman, shot and killed his wife and
then committed suicide. Jealousy and
drink were the causes of the crime.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Reateu to Death.

White cappers called at the home of
B. A. Speere, near Quincy, Ohio, and de-
manded money. He refused and the
masked men beat him so badly he died.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
weight of the Average Bapy

The average baby boy weighS =
pounds and the dear little ne" u
trifle over six pounds. Nhen
have attained the full developlns
manhood they should weigh IVY
times as much as at birth. NV
make the average voter balance
pounds and his gentle slsT 10
mounds. Mr.. Baby, If he can ~ ~,
dnced to stand up straight, VIII II !,
,re one foot eight inches anu
RAINY one foot six inches in leasn
her birthday. -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
shot for Cowardice.

The captain of the gunboat Callao,
which was captured by Admiral Dewey's
fleet, has been shot for not returning the
fire of the American ships.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-02
Race for the Pennant.

Following is the standing of the clubs
IN the National Baseball League
The times., 1898-02-18
Let Us Can 1t Accident

Notwithstanding much evidence to
the contrary, we are inclined to take
the view of the Maine disaster that the
Administration would like to, and call
il an accident
There is good reason for this opinion.
1t is now notorious that the Spanish
authorities in Havana long ago pre-
pared a special area in the harbor of
that place for the anchorage OF war
vessels which might come to pay them
friendly visit Ii is equally We'll
known that they planted that area with
torpedoes, the land connections of
which were centered in the arsenal, op-
posite to the ground, and which was
constituted a sort of central tele-
phone station. with buttons and other
facilities to touch them off. In the
light of developments we are unable TO
doubt that the Maine was lying over
one of these submarine mines. Whether
or not il would have been impossible
FOR Capt. Sigsbee To detect the fact, by
employing his diving apparatus, is not
To the point. The mine was there just
the same. We will not attempt to crit
icise the gallant commander OF the i'll
fated vessel. but only consider how cas-
lily an accident might happen. under the
circumstances.
We could not suppose for an instant
that Capt. Cen BIanco would suggest
to a subordinate the idea of stepping
down 10 the arsenal and putting
thumb on the particular button perti-
nent to the friendly American visitor.
Such an act, if there were any way to
detect it.. would be regarded as irregu-
lar throughout the civilized world, no
matter how legitimately Spanish it
might be. But it is quite allowable to
assume. that, knowing the great serv-
ice which il would be to Spain, and
to Blanco, TO destroy an American bat
tleship. some Spanish officer may have
dropped in and casually, without think
ing. touched that button.
The times., 1898-02-18
The Strictly Spauish View

The amazing Hale has been TeSusci-
tated after a very proper retirement,
occasioned by the total eclipse of his
friend Dupuy d. LONE. II may be
doubted if his resurrection is desirable.
but it has come. and We are compelled
to consider il.
Speaking of the destruction Of the
battleship which bore the name of the
State which he represents, Mr.. Hale
was good enough to say, Wednesday,
that there Was no occasion for Con-
gress to take the matter up. He con-
tinued:
/ icel confident that the fact, viii show
that !; was am accident. The Maine MAS, of
course, prepared Tor action IN case action
should hc necessary and had. therefore, u.any
vulnerable points exposed 4 hattleslIp i little
less than volcano under the most favorable
circumstances. and when legisiating Tor the
increase Tor the navy always feel that Il
vessel may prove TO be almost dangerous to
those on board aS 10 those whom il may engage
ia hostile conflict For this reason
the affair in Havana harbor will prove gen
une sensation in naval circles aside fiom any
political aspect OF it.
The patriotism of Mr.. Hale sticks out
all over the above utterance. 1t shows
that the chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Naval Affairs is capable of
thinking that American warships are
more dangerous to their officers and
creates the suspicion that. in the case
of his much-loved Spain the wish is
father to the thought.
The times., 1898-02-18
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1895
To William the Tnready

You have now arrived at the parting
Of the ways. Are you with the Ameri-
can people, or against them The les
son of the Maine disaster is clearly be-
fore you. 1t is the result of a year of
Supine carelessness and unpatriotic ad-
herence To a policy which is a stencil in
the nostIils of the country.
The American people desire peace
with all the world, but they demand
that that peace shall be consistent
with honor.
There is scarcely a man among the
seventy millions of Americans who is
not convinced today that the go Amer
lean sailors who We're violently sent to
death in the harbor of Havana ON
Tuesday night were the victims Of
Spanish treachery. There is not man
among these millions who is not ready
to aVenRe the outrage with the last
drop of his blood.
The American people have suffered
and submitted in silence up to this
time: they now propose to have their
own way. Let the statesmen who have
only ears for the storm without be-
ware of the gathering storm within.
The times., 1898-02-18
Bring Them Home

Secretary Long has been able to
spend two million dollars within few
months To aid Spain in crushing lib
erty in cuba. He is not able TO send
the poor. mangled remains OF the mar
tyred sailors of the Maine to their
friends for Christian burial
This is infamous, The excuse is
given that there is no appropriation
for the purpose. The country knows
that. if il were desired to send some
of the friends Of the Administration on
a junketing trip around the world. an
appropriation would be found Mr. Nc
KinIey himself knows that there are
funds to which he has access. which
are not named in the appropriation
bills, but which are always available
Tor his purposes. and which could be
drawn upon to give the bodies of the
gallant sailors of the Maine To those
who loved them in life.
Not man who was murdered on the
Maine should be buried in Spanish soil.
The times., 1898-02-18

ing any "filibuster,'' and their COM
manders concluded that they had been
hoaxed. While the Spanish police
fleet, maintained by the Administra-
ton, was plowing the deep and rae
ing under full steam for Montauk
Point a large ocean tug might have
been seen quietly gliding from the Jer-
sey coast. Another slipped away
the same night from near Whining
ton, Del, and the Dauntless took ad-
vantage of that Identical occasion to
make a successful bolt from the shores
of Florida. All carried commodities
OF "a military or sporting character
to persons on the island of Cuba
We must not forget that it is within
the rights of American citizens to sell
such merchandise to the inhabitants of
any territory within the jurisdiction of
a friendly power, unless a state of
war has been declared to exist in the
same No state of war" has been ac7
knowledged in Cuba; consequently, while
our government exercises the tyran-
nical power of seizure, il has no legal
right to- These merchant vessels do
not carry armed expeditions" hence
are not 4filibusters." Their cargoes
are not ''contraband of war" because
there is no war.
But the question of legal right does
not bother government bent upon as
slsung another one in crushing a
struggle for liberty. This country has
been the Spanish base of operations for
it's war of subsection. While the pa
hlx
milton as belligerents, and the whole
sea power of America has been used
as blockading force against them.
the Spanish government has been wei
come to draw coal, provisions. arms
ana ammunition, and all sorts of sup
plies and facilities from our land This
Is neutrality with vengeance 1t is
the kind of neutrality that cannot be
mentioned by Americans without NOR
tihcation and shame
The times., 1898-02-18
HATRED FOR OUR SEAMEN.
1t was shown in Many Ways il
Havana

Brooklyn Feb. 17.-Mrs. Jungen. wife
of Lieut.. Carl W. Jungen. watch officer
| of the Maine, is convalescing from
| a severe Illness at the home of her un-
Gle Medical Director Wood. of the naval
| hospital of Brooklyn. She received a pri-
vate cable dispatch from Lieut.. Jungen
yesterday afternoon. which said:
Safe. On my way home"
Mrs Jungen then read the accounts of
the terrible disaster. She received re-
porter this afternoon and in answer To
questions as to whether any of her hus-
bands letters Indicated a feeling exist
ing in Havana against the American Of
ficers, she said:
"Oh, yes: in ali the letters from my
husband he has spoken of the bitter feel
ing against the Americans which was
everywhere apparent. This was among
the lower class Of Spanish. understand.
Weyler's followers. III a letter dated as
late as February 10 he used the signifi-
cant expression. If We don't get away
from here soon there will be trouble. The
reason why there were no more officers
killed is due to the fact that it was not
time for them to be in bed. II is a ter
rible affair. and. knowing the Maine and
her officers as well as l do. / am crushed
with the news.
Medical Director Wood is in possession
of the copy of circular, ineendiary and
outrageous, which vas east about the
streets. on railway cars and everywhere
it would be likely to attract attention. A
translation of 1t was sent to him by an
officer of the Maine, who picked it up on
board a train returning from bull fight
myriads of them being thrown into the
railway carriages. Here it is:
..Spaniards: Long live Spain and hon
or!
What are ye doing that We allow
yourselves TO be inSulted in this way?
Do you not see what they have done to
us in withdrawing our brave and beloved
Weyler. who. at this very time. would
have finished with this unworthy REBEL
ious rabble, who are trampling on our
flag and on our honor?
Autonomy is imposed on us to cast
us to one side and to give posts of honor
and authority to those who melted this
rebellion. these ill-born autonomists, un-
grateful sons of our beloved country.
And, finally, these Yankee hogs, who
meddle in our affairs, humiliating us to
the last degree and for still greater taunt
order to US one of the ships of war of
their rotten squadron, after insulting us
in their newspapers and driving us from
our homes. Spauiards, the moment of
action has arrived. Sleep not. Let us
1-;Ix
yet lost shame and that we know how to
protect with energy befitting a nation
worthy and strong as. our Spain is and
always will be.
Death to Americans. Death to aii-
tonomy! Long live Spain. Long live
Weylerr
The times., 1898-02-18
The woodword Appointment.

1n its desire to defend Gen. Stewart
J.. Woodford from the possibility of a
charge of ability. or even of ordinary
common sense. the Washington corre-
spondence OF the New York Evening
Post is at some trouble to explain his
connection with the Dupuy de LONE
incident from an entirely new and in
teresting point of view. 4 dispatch
dated on the 18th instant solemnly in
formed the Evening Post that the jim
goes were still bent on making trouble:
that they We're asserting that an apol-
"gy would be demanded from Spain
and an investigation started TO find out
why Minister Woodford did not get his
instructions in time to demand De
Lome's recall. before that active indi-
vidual could get in his resignation and
have il accepted The dispatch observ-
ed: 1T may be said with all assurance
that both these stories are pure fig
ments of the imagination Then the
correspondent proceeds to elucidate the
matter:
The true history of the case is tlat, when
the demand for SenOr de Lomc's recall was
cabled and IL was learned that he had also
Eshled tls resignation a supposed that
The demand would be presented before the Yesg.
nation had been acted upon. In that case the
President felt that he would have reason 10 press
the matter. aud insist upon some pruper recog-
milton OF his demand in the form either OF the
recall Of the minister disavowal hy the
Madrid government in formal terms or rcilike
administered TO the minister IN acceptine his
resignation But Gen. Noodford could moi vcIv
we'll present his note til he lad somebody to
present it To. and the understanding in well-in-
formed quarters here Is that his first opport,nitv
WAS after the cabinet meeting. Hence. the bust
Of deposing the Spanish minister having
been ali done before he msdc his cali tl,cre
was nothing left for him TO do
The Administration has caused il to
be known that no blame is To be al
tached to Gen. woodford in the matter.
He took his time in presenting
our demand to the Spanish gov
ernment, To be sure. but neither
he nor the State Department
had the least idea that there was any
reason Tor hurry. Judge Day. in flat
violation of diplomatic and personal de-
cency. had been mp To the Spanish le-
cation in person and found Dupuy de
LONE so manifestly i'm possession that
he came away impressed with the no.
ton that nothing but ejectment pro-
ceedincs would move him from it He
felt that. at least. the Spanish minis
The times., 1898-02-18
Still Cur Ally.

on Monday all the available tugs of
the navy and revenue marine service
around New York harhor and all the
way up Long Island Sound to Newport
were out, armed with rapid-fire guns,
and manned by marines and blue-jack-
cts. hunting for a schooner which it
was reported was about to leave the
vicinity of Montauk Point, at the east
ern end of Long Island, with a cargo
of arms and ammunition for Cuba.
Government officials in New York as.
serted that they had unusually strin-
gent orders TO intercept the vessel in
question, as the Washington authori-
ties were more than ordinarily anx-
ious not 10 give any offense TO Spain.
that country not having vet forgiven
US for the Dupuy de LONE affront.
The tugs and the gunboats and the
bum boats cruised around without find
The times., 1898-02-18
The Little Girls Version.

(from the New York Times.D
A tiny girl of seven or thereabouts
gave a dinner party the other day, for
which twelve covers We're laid, and
that number of small maidens sat
down TO dine. 1t was a real little girls
dinner, and the little hostess herself
presided. sitting al the head of the ta-
bic. But she was anxious, in looking
forward to it, to do everything as it
should be done.
Mamma" she asked. shall we say
grace?"
No" said mamma lit will be a very
informal dinner and | think you need
not do that"
That meant one less ceremony to be
gone through, and was a relief but
the little lady was anxious to have all
her small guests understand it, SO,
as they We're gathered about the table
she explained:
Mamma says this is such an infer
nal dinner that we need not have grace
today"
The times., 1898-02-18
Kansas Pacific

On the whole we think it very provi-
dental for Mr.. McKinley's Administra-
ton that there are SO many other
things TO occupy public thought just
now that there will not be much criti-
cism OF the Kansas Pacific deal, which
must have netted several million dol
lars to the syndicate and its friends in
high places.
The fact remains that the Govern
ment. acting through its responsible
officers, has made free gift Of s7,0O0,-
900 to the reorganization committee.
We are confronted by the statement
that nothing can be done about it.
But the fact remains. If many more
such transactions were to be brought
to light, it would become question
whether the American people had lost
their manhood, There is some doubt as
to whether the right Of revolution does
not inherc in a great citizenship which
finds itself oppressed and robbed by
power controlling its Executive.