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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
SUICIDE VERDICT is UPSET.
Grand Jury Declares Man Found
Dead in Jail Was Murdered.

At Litchfield, MINI. John Dougherty,
Charles Brost, Philip Rowe, Casper
Schmidt and William Kickbush have
been indicted for the murder of man
of the name of Miller in the Eden Val
ley jail. Miller had eloped with Schmidt's
wife and was found and locked up. The
grand jury has discovered that mob
broke into the Jail, choked him to death
and left his body hanging in his cell.
The coroner's jury had returned YER
dict that Miller committed suicide.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Pastor Scores Church Fairs.

Rev. G. r. Robbins of the Lincoln
Park Baptist Institutional Church, Cln-
cinnati, has caused sensation by de-
nouncing church fairs and bazaars as
wicked. He says it is more godllke to
let the poor starve to death than to pro-
vide for them through a charity ball.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Trust i'm Fruit Jars Coming.

AS soon as certain patent suits now
pending upon fruit jar glass blowing ma
chimes are disposed of trust of fruit
jar manufacturers will be formed, so it
IS said upon reliable authority, and the
Ball Brothers plant of Muncie, Ind, will
he the principal member of the trust
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Find Lead and Zinc Deposits.

Lead and zinc have been discovered in
the vicinity of Centaur, Mo-, and prep
arations have been completed to mine
it on a large scale. Two hundred acres
of land on which mineral has been found
has been purchased by st. Louisans.
The ore is said to be very rich
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21

mayor Samuel NJ. Jones, of Toledo.
say mat his personal outlay in his cam,
paign as an independent aspirant for tho
sovernorshlp of Ohio amounted to $500
anu that ais non-partisan campaign com
mlttee paid out $7,S66. Not another dol
iar' ne says. was expended, directly or in
directly. iy vi IN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Fuys a House in New York.

William II. Moore, the promoter of
Chicago, has bought No. East 54th
street, New York, a fivestory and base
ment dwelling, with front of light stone,
on q plot SO feet front by 100 feet deep.
He paid 1925. 900 for the property to W.
L. d. Stokes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Boston Goes Republican,

Sixteen Massachusetts cities elected
Mayors on Tuesday, and one other chose
a new city council, but by long odds
the greatest surprise was in Boston,
where Thomas " Hart, Republican, was
elected by 1920 majority over Gen.
Patrick A. Collins.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Verdict of MansIauchter.

At Topeka, Kan, the jury brought in
a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in
the third degree against S. e. Yoeman,
who in quarrel last July shot and
killed David Jackson
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Debut of Miss Louisa Drew.

Miss Louisa Drew, daughter and only
child of John Drew, made her debut on
the professional stage in THE Tyranny
of Tears at the Empire Theater, New
York, when she appeared in the role Of
a maid, a small part, but one which she
filled with much credit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
School Building Burned.

Fire completely destroyed the school
annex building of st. MichaeFs orphan
asylum on Plus street, Pittsburg. Loss
S90,000 insurance $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Earthquake Felt in Utah.

A distinct earthquake shock passed
down the valley along the Wastach
range 1t was quite severe in Weber and
Davis Counties and was perceptibly felt
in Salt Lake City. Many persons were
frightened, but no damage was done.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Dewey's Flag officer Dies.

Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Brumby, Admiral
Dewey's flag lieutenant while the admiral
was in command of the Asiatic station,
died of typhoid fever at the Garfield hos
pital in Washington.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Two Killed by Gas Exp1osion.

Near Victoria, 3. c., by the explosion
of gas in the Cumberland mines two
nen were killed and a number wounded.
The gas was released from an unknown
feeder through the subsistence of the
roof and was ignited by a torch carried
by the miners.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
SUICIDE DUE TO BoER VICTORY.

British Reyerses Cause an Ensilsninan
in New York to Kill Himself.
Daniel A. Weber, an Englishman' %
years of age, committed suicide at ms
home in New York by jumping from the
fourth-story window. He had been out
of employment for some time. his son
Daniel, with whom he lived, said that ms
father was made melancholy by TINS anu
the news that the English forces were
suffering reverses at the hands OF the
Beers. just before killing himself the
old man expressed the opinion: M
afraid the Beers will win"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Judgment Against an Ex-Omcia1.

At San Francesca, United States Cir
cult Judge Morrow has entered judg
ment for $45,979 in favor of the United
States and against the bondsmen of ex-
Internal Revenue Collector o. NJ. We'll
burne, who was recently acquitted of
emhezZement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Packing Plant Burned Ont.

Fire destroyed the plant of the North
Amherst Packing Company at North
Amherst, Ohio. Loss about $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Three Lives Lost in a Fire.

Three persons were burned to death
and one seriously injured at fire that
occurred in dilapidated tenement in the
williamsburg district of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Lost in the China Sea.

A dispatch from Saigon, capital of
French Cochin China, says the British
steamer St. Helens, Capt. Luckham, last
reported from Shanghai, Sept. 80, for
Singapore, has been totally lost on the
Paracols, group of islets and reefs in
the China sea, and that five Of her crew
were drowned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
deficit of Half a Million.

The Peruvian Congress has closed its
session, after sanctioning the budget,
which estimates a deficit of $5OO,O0O.
Congress failed to provide for covering
this deficit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Fatal hallway Wreck.

Norfolk and Western passenger No. 3
ran into a siding at Panther, w. Va.
Engineer w. S. Bishop of Huntington
was killed and Fireman Coontz of Blue
field was fatally injured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Killed at n Crossing.

into hack at East Crossing. The hack
contained Mrs. Lacey Duncan, Mrs. John
Krupp and Mrs. William Coalson. Mrs.
Lacey Duncan and Mrs. Krupp were
thrown against the engine and instantly
Killed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Will Sell Municipal Gas Plant.

The city council of Toledo, Ohio, has
voted to sell the. city gas plant, the
Mayor, after. months of opposition, being
able to muster only three votes. This
ends municipal gas so far as Toledo is
concerned. The plant goes into the hands
of j. N. Bick for $22S,0O0.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
New South Wales Wheat Area.

The official estimates of the wheat
area of the colony of New South Wales
are 1861 ,511 acres, with a probable yield
of 5000. 700 bushels; available surplus
for export, 10000 tons.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Woman Dies i'll a Fire.

Mrs. Alice Palmer, whose family lives
in Alabama, was burned to death in a
midnight fire in boarding house at 1
Hubbard Court, Chicago. The fifteen
women boarders aroused from sleep were
thrown into a panic and rushed hither
and thither for a means of escape, finally
getting out in safety. The building was
damaged to the extent of $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Fifipino Chief is Taken.

Mabini, Filipino leader who is said to
be the real head of the insurrectionary
forces. has been captured by Gen. Mac
Arthur's troops.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Important Copyright Decision.

Judge Moses Hallett, in the United
States Circuit Court at Denver, rendered
q decision in the case of the Detroit Pho
tographing Company against Frank S.
Thayer, to the effect that photographs of
natural scenery or other objects not the
products of artists originally are not sub
jects of copyright. This applies to all
photographs of Rocky Mountain scenery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
LAKE SHIPPING WAS HEAVY.
Navigation Season Which Closed the
Other Day Broke the Record.

Navigation Season Which Closed the
Other Day Broke the Record.
A memorable year for the lake shipping
trade ended the other day when the naVl-
CATION season formally came to close.
Not only have profits to vessel owners
been unprecedented, but there is every
promise that the next season VIII De.
just as profitable to the lake trade. "A;
feature of the season was the number OF
changes in ownership of lake craft. Cor
porate interests have stepped in and sue
ceeded the individual vessel owner. 80
many have been the purchases Of boats
of all descriptions by the large industrial
firms identified with the lake trade that
in a few more seasons all the, lake vessels
will be under the control of the large
corporations, according to marine author
tiles. The enormous demand for iron
ore was the main cause Of the lake
boom. All through June, July, August,
September and October the steady up
grade continued. One Of the results OF
the demand for lake vessels to carry ore
was the successful competition OF rail-
ways for the grain trade. a ga
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
DECLINE IN STOCKS.
INDUSTRY AND SPECULATION
DIVERGE.

Though Returns of Earnings and Iraf-
fic Are Large, Stock in Concerns Are
Depressed-Wheat Yield of the United
States for 1899.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21

II IS estimated that 100000 new cotton
81 spindies will be started in South Carn.
lima next year. 0ou'n caro-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
DEAF AND DUMB BURNED OUT.
Western Pennsylvania Institute De-

Western Pennsylvania Institute De-
stroyed, but Without Loss of Life.
Fire destroyed the Western Pennsyl-
vania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
at Edgewood. There was panic among
the 500 pupils in the building at the time,
but the teachers managed to get them
under control and remove all safely from
the building. There were no accidents
to children or teachers. The pupils were
taken to the Home for Aged Couples near
by and to the houses of residents of Will
kinsburg, where they will be cared for
temporarily. The institute was a large
four-story brick building and covered
about an acre of ground. The loss is
placed at $4,000, with insurance of
100000. The fire is believed to have
been caused by the bursting of gas pipe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
Minneapolis Elevator Bur,

The private warehouse or the City Ele-
vator Company at Minneapolis was burn
ed. Loss $4,000
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21

Mack Taylor was hanged at Augusta
1a.' ior killing A. A. Seago. =
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
oUTGENERALs HIS GUARDIAN.
Marion Lambert Marries Florence
Parker in Spite of Objections.

Marion Lambert Marries Florence
Parker in Spite of Objections.
The marriage at Richmond, Va, of
Miss Florence M. Parker, dashing,
beautiful girl, native of that city, to Ma
rion Lambert of st. Louis concluded
romantic courtship. The two children
neither is over 10 years old-recently de-
termined to get married. The boys
guardian, however, deemed him too young
to marry and withheld his consent. Lam
bert then determined to take his prospec-
tive bride and her attendants to Wash
ington in his private car, where the laws
are more lenient. This plan was aban-
doned and another one more ingenious
substituted, Carlton Jackson, Miss Par
ker's ,brother-in-law, appeared before the
judges of the Chancery court and quail
fed as Lambert's guardian. He then at
once gave his consent to the union. The
WY Wedding took place Immediately.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
kentucky Contests Assured.

The Democratic State central and ex-
ecutive committee met at Lexington,
Ky, and decided to make contests for all
State offices recently awarded to Re-
publicans by the State election board.
yelling Mansion in Ashes.
Fire totally destroyed the yelling
mansion, at Ia lrteenth street and We'll
Ing place, Washington. The loss on the
residence was 100000 and on the con-
tents about $4,000
Taylor Is Installed.
William S. Taylor was installed as
Governor at Frankfort. Ky. The crowd
WIS much smaller than in past years,
due to the weather.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-21
JEALOUS MAN STAYS HIS WIFE
Attempts to End His Own Life, but /
Saved by NeighbOrs.

Attempts to End His Own Life, but Is
Saved by Neighbors.
Theodore Nelson, aged 20 years, shot
and killed his wife, aged % years, at
Wheeler, Mich, and then tried to kill
himself, but failed. Nelson lived on a
farm at Lafayette last spring and later
rented the farm to David Goddard OF
Wheeler. Goddard took charge of tha
farm, Nelson and his wife living there.
Goddard, who is 80 vars old, became at
tentive to Mrs. Nelson. Nelson had a
talk with his wife and wanted her to
go to st. Louis, Mich, and live with
him. She at first agreed, but later de-
clined. Nelson then shot her. He turn
ed the revolver ON himself, but it failed
to discharge second Dullet and neigh
bors seized him.
GIRLS ARE PUBLICLY WHIPPED.
Wyoming Town Excited Over the Ac-
ton of School Teacher.
For more than six weeks Casper, Wyo.,
has been excited over a public whipping
administered to girls of the high school
by Prof. Bowlden, late Of Los Angeles,
Cal. The citizens signed petitions to the
board asking for the professors dis
charge and many threats to ride the
schoolmaster out Of town on a rail were
made. The school board, however, up
held the schoolmaster. This severe re-
buke to the girls may yet result in blood
shed.
Must Make Good the Banks Loss.
The jury in the case of the board of
directors of the American National Bank
VS.. n. L. Michael, Vice President, and
G. Kalb, Cashier, to recover $1S,OOOa of
which the bank was robbed last Christ
mas, returned verdict for the full
amount, with interest. Negligence was
charged in not seeing that the safety
appliances provided by the bank were
used.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
LUHSDEN, or THE GUIDES.


From The London Athen@um.
Harry I>umsden sent to HaZara,
A picturesque and most attractive district be-
tv cen Kashmr and Peshawar. He had win nm
1900 Sikhs and six guns on elephants ana ad-
vanccd quietly enough till he came to Muzaffa-
re- bad a considerable place on the banks Of the
Kishanganga, known to travellers from Ab-
bottabad 10 kaShmir Here some seven thou
sand hillrnen opposed his further progress, and
he had to fight-'a griff of a lieutcndnt-Sud-
denly placed in the position of general officer,
with its accompanying responsibilities, without
anv officer to consult. and with troops in whose
company | had never been before, except as an
enemy"
After some ekrmishing the enemy took to
the top Of the hill whence they could roll rocks
down. and from which theirs disodgement was
difficult
although the enemy occupied the top of the
mountain all day, they were in the habit or com
ing to springs halfway down to cook ana rest NJ
night Acting on this information, ! sent for
some herdsmen OF the district and, showing
them a handful Of gold coins. promised TO
give them to them if the men would take up a
bugler and some odds and ends that they must
carry with them to the top OF the hill after the
enemy had retired from the heights for the
night. \ bargain was made ana the next
evening my little party was ready for starting.
The bugler was disguised as a shepherd. ana
the villagers 0hree in number carried each
half a dozen pots filed with powder with fuses
attached These they were TO take To the top
Of the hill and lay out in row. and at o'clock
al night on signal rocket being fired from
camp they were to light all the fuses, the
lugler would blow all the calls he knew, ana
then the whole party were to make the best or
their way back TO camp.
The ruse was successful; the hillfnen nFd IN q
panic and the youthful commander obtained a
biOOdleSS victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
THE STATE LOTTERY IN ITALY.
WEEKLY DRAWINGS PATRONIZED BY RICH
AND POOR-DREAM BOOKS TO HELP
THE SELECTION

From The Westminster Review.
Held weekly throughout the principal cities
Of the Kingdom, the Italian State lottery is a
very fruitful source of income for the Govern
ment In 1861 the net returns amounted to
30 1863 GA lire and in 1S919S tOtalled 30 49i 2S1
lire or over fl 100000. AS is well known. the
love of gambling is a very prominent character
istic OF the Italians as indeed OF most Southern
nations and the State lottery is patronized by
the wealthy signOri. though unfortunately more
extensively by the poorer classes, who have
often hardly the wherewith to purchase chest
nuts and pOlenta There are over fourteen nun
dred lotto banks in Italy and in Florence there
are twenty-eight. rural Sardinia alone not being
represented, for, on the authority OF Beauclerk,
the well-known author Of Rural Italy there
is not a single lottery bank in that island.
The lowest stake is twelve centisimi. or rather
less than penny farthing. The lottery takes
place on Saturday at o'clock. and during the
forenoon crowds besege the banks giving IN
their numbers, often to the great beWilderment
Of the passing "forestieri." Drawings AXE place
in Turin Milan Venice, Florence, Rome, Bari,
Naples and Palermo, and 1t Is allowable to play
for any or all of these cities, but the number
given in at the bank must be drawn at the par
ticular city which the player names or other
wise he will not win. For instance, II he men
tioned twenty-five Milan and twenty-five
turned ND i'm Rome elsewhere he would lose.
The range of numbers is from one to ninety in
elusive and five numbers are drawn every week
in each Of the abOve-named cities. The SIM
nlest chance or "semplice,' is to stake on any
one number and should il turn up the winner
obtains ten times his money. or. better still, he
can pIay on the ALI Imbatto" chat u.s. on the
number selected versus the other elghty-nlne
numbers, and thus gain eleven and a half times
his stake If the player, in addition to selecting
a number. mentions the order in which it will
appear among the five numbers he obtains
ifty-twO and a half times the stake. fiaylng
,ccossfuIlv on two numbers, the return is 30
times the stake and is called Winning an am,
no." Three numbers. or a "terno,' obtain 42Jo
times the stake and finally four numbers or
"nuaderno" 10000 times. 1t IL hardly neces-
aarv ia say that to win the "quaderno' is, pTac-
tically speaking, impossible, and the writer has
not been able to obtain even one authentic case
during the history OF United Italy.
The grand weekly problem for Italians H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
THE CODE POSED HIN.
A MAN WHO HAS HAD AN EXPERIENCE
WITH ABBREVIATED CABLING.

Don't tell me anything about the advantages
OF cable code / know all about the code Dusl-
ness and it's delusion and a snare.
The man looked angry and worried put WAS
finally induced to relate his experience.
.Tt was like this" said the angry man. when
my wife went to Europe we agreed to use the
u O Code in order that we might CORE
spond by wire at the lowest possible rate.
There is hardly anything that one can't tell IN
a few words by the use of code. and sentences
of ten and fifteen words which would cost - Do
or s. 70 by the ordinary tariff, exclusive of ad-
dress and signature. can be sent for - or oO
cents The first message came to me on the day
my wife landed at Queenstown and, although II
consisted of only three words ii told me that she
had had an ENJOYABLE trip. met a lot OF nice peo-
ple and never missed a meal. | went among my
friends and expatiated on the advantages of the
code business and now | feel like going to them
to take back all said and this is the cause.
And he showed a cable message with the words
hurry Chiraide.'
II hunted all through the book" he said, i've
studied il inside out and upside down, and can
find the words and l don't know now If the
message means L am desperately i'll and want
you to come at once, My money has been
stolen: send me fresh supply or i leave for
Rome tomorrow or any other thing.
But got even or the code business. | sent
message in reply with these words, Amulet
Amiel.' "
And what does that mean" asked the inter
ested listener
That's the point. The words are not in our
code book nor in any other code book that /
know Of and I sent them to give my wife
chance to exercise her imagination, so that she
may be able to talk intelligently on the subject
Of codes for want no advantage in that direc-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14

then, to select their numbers. There Is "Llpro
del Sogni," or Book of Dreams" that assigns
number for every possible event. AS, OF
course the numbers in the "Libro del Sognl
are as likely TO turn up any others, an oc-
casional win is scored. and thus absurd ere
dulity In the matter is fostered. An authentic
instance Of this happened quite recently IN FLOR
ence An event had taken place OF when all
Tuscany was speaking. German student
coming home from the theatre, was crossing one
of the principal squares in Florence toward ma
night when he was addressed by a mysterious
looking yelled lady carrying a baby. Statns
that she had dropped her purse, she prayed MN
to hold the baby while she searched FOR IL. Inc
student complied and the lady, pretending 10
be looking about. soon disappeared IN the ual =
ness and has never since been heard OF. 30
much public attention was directed 10 the CIR
cumstance that the Malone" a florentihe
newspaper. published a list of numbers from
the ''Libro del Sogni' for the next week IS lot-
terry. as follows: "A yelled lady o6; lady ac-
companed by child. GG; and the age OF the
child three years" Wonderful to relate the
three numbers came up in Rome. no doubt gam,
ing a "terno' for many or the Naz'one
aRa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
now FARADAY REFUSED A PENSION.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
Our recent reference to DR.. Faradays indifer-
,ncc 10 making money" reminds correspond
emf of an ncid mt connected with the great sell
enlist that has not, he believes, yet appeared III
print Lord Melbourne once announced TO Fara-
day that it was his pleasing duty to offer him a
pension but. he added. 81 suppose all tins SCI.
erce is humbug.' Faraday at once replied: III
that is your opinion, my lord. | decline the pen
sion" ard retired. Melbourne. on meeting some
Of his colleagues said: Il have had strange
thing happen: a man has declined a pension
Rut these gentlemen knew Faradays position
and reputation better than the Premier, and
urged him to rectify the blunder. Faraday was
ain interviewed but Melbourne was Obliged TO
retract and apologize before the pension was
accepted