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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Lake Swallows Up a Family.

On one of the Bass islands, in Lake
Erie, has lived family named Robson.
A young child died. Preparations were
made to convey the remains to the Ca
madam mainland. The entire family,
with the hired man, set out in a small
boat. The boat has been found badly
battered and this leads islanders to believe
that the little craft was damned to pieces
by an ice foe and that the funeral party
went down to death in the lake.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
BROOKLYN FRIGHTENED AWAY.

Did Not Enter Harbor of St. Thomas
for Fear of Quarantine.
The fact that the United States ar
mored cruiser Brooklyn did not enter port
at St. Thomas, D. w. l., after appearing
off Charlotte Amalie, was great disap-
pointment to the people there. The pilot
who informed the Brooklyn that the
health regulations provided that she
would be quarantined for fourteen days,
which is said to have made the warship
return to Cuba, is blamed for his unau-
thorized action. 1t is added that there is
no doubt the Brooklyn would have been
passed by the doctor if she had entered
the harbor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Double Killing in Kansas.

A double killing took place at Galena,
Kan. Harvey Brooks was shot and killed
by Flossie Riley, notorious negress.
Later William Burlington, son of ex-
Marshal r. Burlington. was arrested by
Policeman Charles Barker for disturbing
the peace. On the way to the station Bull
lington shot Barker in the groin, produc-
ing serious but not fatal wound, and
was himself shot twice by Barker, dying
Instantly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Rank Clerk Steals $1,000.

Ed Lewis, the First National Bank
clerk at Bowie, Texas, who recently alb
seconded, took with him $1,000. A reward
of $500 has been offered by the bank for
his capture; also 10 per cent of what
money may be recovered. There is no
clew to Lewis whereabouts.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
News of Minor Note.

Capt. Walker of the Cunard steamer
Campania has completed his 4G0th trip
across the Atlantic.
Chauncey NJ Depew says that be Is the
only wage GAMER who has been named
for United States Senator.
1t is estimated that there are in the
world to-day more than 200,0O0,OOO BIZ
bles, printed in $50 different languages.
Senator Daniel Of Virginia, who is now
in Havana, says the first need of Cuba
is charity, and the problem OF government
may be solved afterwards.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Contributions to Peters Pence.

The accounts of the contributions from
various countries to the Pope's Peters
pence during 1898 have been made public.
They show that the United States led in
the subscriptions, with $142,2 Great
Britain and her colonies, $125,OOO;
France, $4,000; Italy, $4,000; Austria,
100000, and Germany, $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
CHILD Thrown FROM BRIDGE.
Falls to Creek, but rs Rescued by
Witness of Accident.

Falls to Creek, but rs Rescued by
Witness of Accident.
Mary Simpkins, child recently adopted
from the children's home by Maxwell Sny-
der, who lives at Strasburg, Ohio, was re-
turning home from her first day at school,
When she was on a railroad trestle
south-bound passenger train hove in sight
The child was paralyzed with fright and
stood still. The train struck her and she
was thrown off the trestle into the water,
a distance of fifteen feet. Walter Bixler
witnessed the accident and plunged in
after her. By the time he had pulled her
to shore the train had stopped and the
banks were lined with passengers. The
water was pumped from the child and she
regained consciousness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

The Peloponnesus, in Greece, was shak-
en by earthquake five times in fifty min
utes. From the Gulf of Corinth to Cape
Matapan, and from the Ionian sea to the
Bay of Argolis, no portion Of the MORGAN
peninsula escaped some sort of manifes-
tation of the seismic commotion, and in
Corinth, Nauplia, Tripoltza, Kalamata,
Navarino and Pyrgo and the vicinity Of
those towns the heaving of the earth was
violent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Tragedy After a Dance.

Tilted by the girl he loved, Wesley Ly-
ons, coal miner aged 20, shot his rival,
Thomas Roberts, another miner, aged %,
and attempted to kill Mary Davis at
Shawnee, Ohio. Lyons then killed him
self. Miss Davis had refused to allow
Lyons to accompany her home from a
dance and accepted Roberts as her escort.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
stan1es, Will Is Broken.

At Saltwater, Mimi, the jury in the
case Of Edwin Bronson to break the will
of his grandfather, Isaac Staples, brought
in a verdict sustaining the claim of Bron-
son that Mr.. Staples was of unsound mind
at the time of making the will. The es-
tate of Mr.. Staples is valued at $780,
900, and by the terms of the will the heirs
of Mr.. Staples daughter, who married W..
G. Bronson, were only remembered in
small beQuests.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Catt1eman's Attorney Confers with
Creditors at EI PasO.

G. r. Troxel, attorney for Grant G..
Gillett, ex-millionaire cattle king, and
James H. Arnold of Kansas City, one Of
the heaviest creditors of Gillett, have ar
rived at Ell Paso, Texas, from Chihuahua,
Mexico. Arnold says that negotiations
with Gillett looking to a settlement of the
latter's affairs with his creditors are now
under way and everything points to salts
factory arrangements being completed be-
fore March 1, when Gillett will return to
his home in Kansas
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Fire at Kingston, Ont.

Kingston, Ont, had $4,000 fire. The
Odd Fellows block, valued at $35, 900,
was wiped out. The fire was caused by
an exploding lamp in a business college
on the second floor. The total loss will
be somewhat over 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS.
Greeks, Seminoles and Others Are Dy-
IG Off by Hundreds.

Greeks, Seminoles and Others Are Dy-
-hG OFF by Hundreds.
Smallpox has broken out among the
Kaw, Cheyenne and Kickapoo Indians in
Oklahoma and among the Creeks and
Seminoles in Indian territory. Hundreds
of Indians have died of the disease al
ready and many more are sick The In
dams are so frightened over the conta-
gion that they are cutting themselves and
injecting their own medicine. Several
have committed suicide to escape, as they
fear smallpox worse than death. The
Secretary of the Interior has sent spe-
cial physician among the Greeks and Sem
inoles and the authorities in Oklahoma
have enforced a rigid quarantine and sup
piled physicians.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Fatal Wreck at Coaltou, Ohio.

A south bound Ohio Southern passen-
ger train was wrecked near Coalition, Ohio
Engineer Wright was killed, the fireman
fatally scalded and six passengers hurt,
Mrs. Rapp seriously. The whole train
was derailed and rolled down the bank.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Fight with an Enraged Bull.

William Bridon, prominent farmer of
Canal township, Pa, was attacked by a
vicious bull and fatally injured. Two
brave daughters of the wounded man,
hearing his cries for help, got axes and
finally dispatched the enraged animal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Killed by Fast Train,

Four road, while running forty miles an
hour, instantly killed an unknown man
and woman who were walking ON the
track few miles west of Cleveland The
bodies were mangled in a horrible man
ner,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Oklahoma Wants Statehood.

The territorial statehood convention at
Guthrie, o. T., resolved for a constitu-
tional convention in June and a State
election in October on a proposition to go
to Congress and demand admission in De-
cember.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

A little daughter of George Edwards
was horribly burned at bonfire at Vine
land, N. J. Enveloped in flames, the
child ran screaming along the street and
eluded her pursuers until nearly all of her
clothes dropped in ashes from her body.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

The murder charge against John Miller,
Mrs Dickinson and Mrs. Wilson, accused
of the assassination Of Daniel Wilson in
Suisun Valley, CAL, was dismissed, there
being no evidence to hold the parties. The
case promised highly sensational develop
ments at one time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

The Bulgarian cabinet has resigned
owing, it is believed, to the discomfort
aroused by the adherence of Stoiloff, the
premier, to the schemes for Macedonian
autonomy, which are considered to be an
tagonistic to Bulgarian aspirations for
obtaining predominant influence in Mace
dnnia
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Patti Ia Married.

Adelina Patti, the singer, was married
the other day at Brecon, Wales, to Baron
Cederstrom, director of the health gym
nastic institute in London.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Travelling Man Drops lead.

John A. Wheeler of Chicago, travelling
man for Rand, McNally & Co.. dropped
dead in the Gait House at Cincinnati.
He was walking along the street, was
taken sick in front of the hotel, and went
into the office, where he expired immedi-
ately.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Bank Officials Arrested.

The Planters Bank at Kansas City
has been closed on the order of Secretary
Of State A. A. Lesueur and Assistant At
torney General Jeffreys.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Four Handsome Stores Burn.

Fire broke out in the building occupied
by the Maury dry goods store in Column
bia, Tenn. In three hours four of the
handsomest storehouses in town were In
ruins and the contents burned. The loss
is fully $4,000, about two-thirds insured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Fire Loss 100000.

A valuable mahogany stock belonging
to J. Rayner in Chicago was destroyed
by fire. The damage will amount to $780,
OOO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Lives Lost i'm a Hotel Fire.

Fire at Hillsboro. Texas, destroyed the
Commercial and Windsor hotels. Two
men were burned to death, third was
dragged out with hisfeet burned nearly
off and will probably die, and four other
persons were severely, but not fatally,
injured
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Mexico shaken bx Eartionakes.

Several sharp shocks of earthquake
were felt in the valley of Mexico. Many
houses were cracked in Mexico City. The
national palace was cracked in eleven
places and in some places the sidewalks
were broken.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
A. H. Garland lie Dead.

Garland was stricken with apoplexy while
addressing the United States Supreme
Court at Washington, and died within ten
minutes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Urges International Understandable

Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
who has been visiting Chinese ports, has
sailed from Yokohama for the United
States, on his way to England. In an in
terview previous to his departure the ad-
miral laid emphasis upon the necessity Of
an understanding between Japan, Ger
many, the United States and Great Brit
ain in order to prevent war in the far
EaSt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Five Persons Are Drowned,

Disabled by an accident to her steering
gear during trip up the sound, the Stear,
canalboat !. G.. Austin of New orh an
on the rocks off Norwalk, Conn, ana S"iA'
Five persons lost their lives.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Welded Twenty-eight Years.

The President and Mrs. Mckinley re-
Gently informally celebrated the twenty
eighth anniversary of their wedding A
quantity of flowers were received by Mrs
Mckinley from the cabinet ladies, and
other prominent people sent their congrat-
ulations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Jumped from a Trestlc.

To escape being run over by a train,
Mrs. T. Herbert and Mrs. Thomas Wood
ford jumped off a twenty-foot trestle at
Cardiff, Ala, and both were badly hurt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Exnorts of Baum product..

More than $S5O,OCO,OOO worth of farm
products were exported from the United
States last year. In 1897 the agricultural
exports aggregated 10000, 600; in 1896,
$665, 100000, and in 1895, $685. 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Start for the Autarctic.

Passengers on the mail steamer Aoran-
gi, from Australia, say that the steamer
Southern Cross, with her band of intrepid
explorers under Captain Borchreyink, has
left Hobart on her voyage toward the
Antarctic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
White Cap Killed by Woman.

White Caps" attempted to whin 10
49, aSnson IN Harlan County, Ky, when
sasaau ''e nm Wife interfered. killing the
lam Wright, neighbor nf Joo ~ oe WI
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
ODerators and Miners Agree.

Coal operators and miners of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois and Pennsylvania have
settled their differences over wages, and
there viii be no great coal strike this year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
East Prussia Badly Flooded

All the rivers in East Prussia have
overdowed and large districts have been
flooded, with immense damage to the re-
gion inundated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Woman Prisoners Sentence.

At Harrisburg, Pa, Mrs. Annie Win
son, convicted of administering poison to
her husband, James Winson, was sentenc-
ed to twenty years in the eastern peni-
Tertiary.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
Monday.

In West Virginia the opposing branches
of the Legislature continued their warfare
over contested seats.
In the Nevada House a test ballot show
ed votes evenly divided between Stewart
and Newlands, with one absent.
In Wisconsin the Republican caucus
took three ballots for United States Sen
ator without material change in the re-
suit.
In Montana, Utah, Washington, Cali
fornia and Delaware ballots We're taken
for United States Senator without a
choice.
In New York both Democrats and Re
publicans offered resolutions urging the
ratification of the peace treaty. The res
olutions were referred to committee.
In Pennsylvania one vote for Senator
was taken without change in standing
of candidates. The reward for the detec-
ton Of bribery now amounts to $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
RaiIways of It. Louis Sold.

The Union depot system of street rail
ways in ST. Louis has been sold to Brown
Brothers, the New York inanciers, who
recently bought the Lindell and Missouri
SvSfpnoS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Women and thildren Spared.

The steamer Labuan, Captain Pfort,
which has arrived at Labuan, British Bor-
neo, came from the Island of Balabac,
thirty miles south of Palawan. Philippine
Islands, and not from Palawan, as previ-
ously cabled. The murder of the Spanish
officers which she reported occurred at
Balabac. The Labuan brought sixty-fve
women and children. They had been rob-
bed of everything, but otherwise had not
been ill-treated. The Sulus assisted the
Balabacs in killing the Spanish officers.
The Spaniards have left Palawan, where
the natives were fearful of the Suius.
Stores had been looted, business was at a
standstill and the natives were armed and
ready for mischief. A dispatch from Mad
rid said Gen. Rios, the Spanish command
er in the Philippines, had cabled from
Manila confirming the report that all the
Spaniards at Balabac had been massa-
cred, with the exception of the women,
whose release was being asked for.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Bridge Builders i'm a Trust.

Thirty-two bridge building companies,
comprising 80 per cent of all the concerns
in the country, have formed q combine
with q capital Of $50. OOO. 900.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Aged Woman Burned to Death.

Mrs. Frances Coleman, aged Is, an in
mate of the Cincinnati city infrmary, was
burned to death by her clothes catching
fire while she was smoking.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
COTTON AND WHEAT.
ACTIVITY OF SPECULATION IN
THESE STAPLES.

Exceptional Life in Iron and Steel
Transactions Spring Orders Are
Larger than of Late Years-Fata1
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
LIE Baron Wants a Fee.

J. Francis LIE Baron of Cleveland for
merly an engineer connected with the Mic
aragua canal, who a few days ago an
nounced he had discovered a route for the
canal which would cost $22, 100000 less
than any proposed, and which he claimed
the commissioners refused to consider,
has written a statement in which he says
in part: "My attention has been called to
a published denial from a member of the
Nicaragua canal commission Of my asser-
ton that had offered to go to Washing
ton and explain my proposed route to the
commission. When the commission was
member of the commission, and not only
offered to go to Washington to explain my
proposed line, but to go to Nicaragua and
point out the line on the ground. More
over, l have etter in reply from the
member named, asking me to disclose the
location Of the line by letter, to which [
replied that | was unwilling to do this,
as j. looked on the matter entirely from
my professional standpoint, and, while l
had no route to sell, and did not ask or ex
pect the Government to pay me any COM
mission or large bonus, considered it no
more than fair that l should be paid for
my time as an engineer; and if the COM
mission called me in consultation, and
was able to indicate a line straighter and
more feasible, and that would effect a saw
ing in the cost Of constructing the canal
of $22,000,O00, or even half Of it, would
expect to receive suitable fee as a con
Sulting engineer"
Evening journal., 1899-09-16
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

M. Bertillon owes the French gov--
ernment no thanks for getting him and
his System" laughed at.-Buffalo
News.
The French journals that have been
persistently lying about the Dreyfus
affair have aroused the contempt OF
decent newspaper men the world over
Portland Express.
Vanity it is that makes the French
mans ignorance, and Ignorance makes
this crime Of his against the poor Jew
who is convicted before he is tried
and all but guillotined before he is
convicted.-New York Press.
Congressman w. A. Reeder Of Kan
sas, is a Republican and not a freak
Populist, but he has been seized with
the queer notion that each Congress
should hold one OF its sessions in some
western city in order that eastern
members might become acquainted
with the Springfield Republi-
can.
The destruction Of the Georgia for
ests is proceeding with such rapidity
as to provoke a call for state interfer-
ence. At the present rate, says the Ma
con Telegraph, the pines south of that
point will be gone in ten years, and
the hard wood trees of middle Georgia
are disappearing as rapidly. The ef-
feet Of the loss upon climate and dis
trlbution of moisture makes the ques
tion a most vital Springfield Re
publican.
Mayor Jones. OF Toledo, o.. is one
Of the incorporators of the compan,
which intends to try the cooperative
theories on a gigantic scale, numerous
industrial colonies being one Of th'
leading features of Its scheme.-Chi
cago News.
Whatever may be the outcome OF tn
Democratic National Convention. /
seems safe at this time to say that Vai
lwyck will not head the ticket, nor is
probable that any New York man viii
occupy that Observation-Disclosures Her
laid.
Evening journal., 1899-09-16
BLACKS, BoERs AND BRITISH.

BLACKS, BOERS AND BRITISH.
From the discussion over the dispute
in the Transvaal it might be imagined
that the population of South America
was divided in the main between Beers
and Britons. It would certainly not
be inferred that numerically both these
peoples together were small by COM
parison with the descendants of the
original inhabitants, and that none of
our loudly protesting Southern States
which fears negro domination contains
anything like the same proportion of
colored residents.
In the Transvaal itself census of
1898 records a white population OF 345,-
397 and a black population Of 74S,7
The figures for the Orange Free State
are 77,716 and 129,7S7, respectively. 1t
will be seen, therefore, that the temper
of the blacks might become a very i'm
portant factor in both these Boer
states, but that is equally true in Brit
ish territory.
Beginning with Natal and Zululand
on the east, we find that there are only
81 900 Europeans, as against 714,635
Kaffirs and $3.50 Indians, who have
been brought in from Hindustan as
coolie laborers. The little country call
ed Basutsland on the Orange Free
State border has only SIS Europeans,
while the black number 21S,324, and
in this district regular European set
tlement is prohibited.
Even Cape Colony, which has been
held so long by the white races. is
verltable black belt The white popu-
lation numbers but S76,9S7, the color
ed 1 ,15O, ,237-more than three times as
many. Further northward on the
west, up through Bechuanaland and
then through Matabeleland and Ma
lshonaIand, there are several
hundred thousand blacks and
mere handful of whites. Much the
same proportion exists also in the Por-
tuguese possessions east Of the Trans
vaal, where there is a large colored
population.
In the entire region the blacks ex-
lceed the ratio of Cape Colony, and out
number thewhites byconsiderably more
than three to one, so that they could
give their quarrelsome masters an in
teresting diversion if they we're SO dis
posed. AS some Of them are said to be
disaffected, it is not improbable that
they would be heard from in case Of a
general war between the Beers and the
British.-Chicago Times-Herald.