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New YORK. Weekly Review of Trad

Aside from the reduction In bias
furnace activity, manufacturing planu
are more fully engaged, and sen
eral encouraging reports are received
particularly as to footwear. WholesaA
and jobbing trade is well maintained
many cities reporting a larger volunlI
than last year. Latest returns of fol
eign commerce at this port are favorable
exports increasing, while imports ID
crease as compared with the same wee
last year. Railway earnings thus "a
available for September exceed those
1902 by S.4 per cent and surplus earl
ings in 1901 by 1913 per cent.
1t is practically certain that redu1
tion of pig iron output will be mad
averaging about 20 per cent, and TIL
concerted action to prevent accumula
ton of stocks has already had sent
mental effect on the market, Inquiry
increasing in number and extent of to-
mage.
The week has brought few changes
quotations. Oar shortage has begun
cause trouble, but the diminished nee
of blast furnaces relieve the situation
Connellsville, where the coke output b
been materially curtailed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Bradstreet's Trade Review.
Bradstreet's Weekly Review of l

Bradstreet's Weekly Review of 4
says:
Mixed trade and crop conditions
present themselves, although some
provement in tone is noted where
estimates, as in the case of corn,
expansion. Lower prices for cel
point the way to future large busil
and induce larger foreign intere'
our farm products. Trade reports
with sections considered, the best rel
coming from the Southwest, the N
west and the Pacific coast.
A really favorable feature this
Is the Improvement of collections
and Northwest, the reflection OF ths
ginning Of the movement Of delayed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
MURDERED ON TOP OF A CAR.
Young Man Victim Of Tramps at q
Minnesota Junction.

Leonard G. Dare, young man living
in Walkerton, Ind, was murdered on top
of a Northern Pacific box car at North
Town Junction, MINI. 1t is supposed
that he was killed by four tramps who
sought to rob him Of money which he
carried. He had evidently been suddenly
attacked from behind and hit on the head
with a club or other instrument, and
then shot through the head from in
front. He had worked at the South
Cooper ranch, at Coopertown, N. D., I'M
til Sept 20, and, according to memo
randum of his earnings, he probably had
over 500.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Father at the Age of 80.

The Marquis of Donegal is the happi-
est man in England. An heir was born
to him the other day. The marquis, who
is in his eighty-second year, married Miss
Violet Turning of Nova Scotia, who is %
years old The marquis has been mar
ried twice before without having issue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16

a fierce color fight between the girls of
the freshman and sophomore classes.
Thirty-iye sophomore girls tried to
rush" forty freshman girls off the plat
form. Tables and chairs were overturn-
ed, the presidents chair was smashed to
pieces, clothes were torn, hats were lost
and eyes BACKED in the rough and tum-
BILE fight
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
BRIDGE MEN TO STRIKE.

Thousands of W orkers In United States
and Canada Are Ready to Quit.
An international sympathy strike, af-
fecting the 10000 organized bridge and
structural iron workers in the United
States and Canada, is scheduled to be
called in a few weeks. Pittsburg will
contribute 5000 men, completely tying
up all bridge and structural work there
and throwing out of employment thou
sands of men of other crafts in the city.
The strike is to be in sympathy with the
fight of the New York members against
the Cornell Construction Company, mem
bers of the big combine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
TRY to Break from Prison.

AS a result of well-organized and
partly successful attempt at a wholesale
delivery of prisoners at the Utah State
penitentiary one prisoner was killed, one
guard was shot and wounded, another
was beaten almost into insensibility,
three prisoners were wounded and two
others under death sentences escaped.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
PLAN STATE FOR NEGROES.
French Millionaire Seeks Grant OF
Territory on African Coast.

territory Oh AfrICan NOHBts
The London Daily Mail says Jacques
Lebaudy, the French millionaire, who is
supposed to be scheming to establish an
empire for himself on the west coast of
Africa, in reality is planning a great
state to be peopled by negroes from the
United States. He desires first to obtain
the consent of the European powers, who
claim to have influence over the territory
on which he has designs, to establish
along the northwest coast Of Africa an
empire larger than Rhodesia, to be enti-
tied the United States of Liberia. Here
he proposes to found a negro state, peo-
pied by negroes from America, especially
from the Southern States, who would re-
ceive grants of land and be encouraged
to found a country of their own.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16

Congressman d. Il. Nelson of Ten
nessee forfeited bond of $1,000 by fail
ing to appear in the District Court in
Coffeyville, Kan, to answer the charge
of secreting his brother, John Nelson,
from the county officers, and reward of
5000 has been offered by the county COM
missioners of Montgomery County for
the Congressman arrest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Sign Treaty with China.

The State Department in Washington
has been informed that the American
Chinese commercial treaty and the Jap
anese- Chinese treaty had been signed at
Shanghai The cablegram was sent from
Shanghai and was signed by Minister
Conger, Consul General Goodnow and
Mr.. Seaman, the three commissioners
who negotiated the American Chinese
treaty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Attempt to Poison Troops.

1t is alleged that an attempt has been
made to poison the garrison at Camp
Ell Paso, Cripple Greek, Colo, and that
it was so successful that every man in
the command, with the exception of
three who were absent, was laid on his
back with cramps and diarrhea. Alto
gether sixty-eight men were down, but
all of them have recovered. 1t is be-
lieved poison was placed in the water
tank of the mine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
League Pitcher Goes Mad.

After telling his nurse by a terrific
blow on the head with a stove poker
Edward Doheny, the Pittsburg National
League baseball pitcher, for more than
an hour held a score Of neighbors and
several policemen at bay in Andover,
Mass, with the same weapon. Finally
he was overpowered, examined by two
physicians, adjudged insane and commit
ted to the asylum at Danvers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
SEVEN KILLED IN QUARREL.
Tragic Occurrence on B1ackfoot Indian
Reservation In Montana.

ReaervatiOn In NIOntana.
As the result Of a drunken quarrel
seven persons have been killed on the
Blackfoot Indian reservation in Mon
tana. Two others were wounded. The
dead are: Wakes Up Last, wife and
three children, Mrs. Little Plume, Mrs.
Susan Big Road. Wakes Up Last was
suspected of shooting another Indian and
in the night number of the wounded
mans friends descended upon Wakes UP
Last and shot him to death while he
slept. His wife ran from the house with
her youngest child, but both were pur-
sued and killed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Will Not Eracuate Manchnria.

Russia has notified China that she will
not evacuate Manchuria unless all her
demands, presumably the eight points
submitted some months ago, are COM
piled with. This may endanger the
American commercial treaty and render
the much talked-of war with Japan
measurably nearer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Sixteen Hurt In Wild Car.

Sixteen people were injured in the
runaway of car No on the Bryn Mawr
division of the Pittsburg, McKeesport
and Connellsville electric road. The ac-
cident was caused by Motorman John
Carr leaving the front platform. The
car ran down a hill, crashed into the
curb and was demolished.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Rockefeller Is in Command.

John D. Rockefeller defeated J. Pier
pont Morgan in the battle for supremacy
in shaping the policy Of the United
States Steel Corporation, the directors
announcing a cut in the dividend on COM
mon stock in accordance with the de-
mands of the Standard Oil Company in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Socialist. Riot in Spain.

n socialist demonstration of 10000
workmen took place at Bilbao, Spain,
during which serious collision occurred
between the demonstrators and the cleri-
Gals, with the result that four persons
were killed and twenty nine injured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Postmaster General Dies.

Wilson S. Bissell, former Postmaster
General, died at Buffalo. The end came
easily and peacefully. Mr.. Bissell suf
fered from complications thought to be
akin to Bright's disease, although not
well understood.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Philippines Population 1000, 900.

General ]. p. Sanger, latterly in
charge of the census work in the Philip
pines, has arrived from Manila. AS a re-
suit of the census work the government
is in possession of 100000 names, rep
resenting the civilized portion of the ma
tive population of the islands. The I'M
civilized population is placed at about
cOO OOn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
ChicdQO.

-, WIN practlCauy
| bnlP6G0 days devoted to the cel
49, bration of the city's fig
centennial and the entertainment of s.
eral hundred thousand visitors from
parts, it Is characteristic of the enerl
and adaptability of the citizens to 4
usual happenings that the progress 1
business suffered no interruption. III
the event chronicled was beneficial
trade is emphasized in an increased n
ume of sales both in leading retail III
and throughout the jobbing district.
The promise of average crops at priV
which compare favorably with previ@
years strengthens confidence in the +
ture course of business generally, g
western merchants are now found to~
replenishing their stock more Tree
Mercantile discounts are taken more S
quently and local and country col
lions show well.
Grain shipments have exceeded
100000 bushel mark. The markets
cord a large volume of sales, notw
standing quietcr demand for export
milling purposes. Cash wheat is rerGs#
to be lessened, but other cereals are
ample supply.
Compared with a week ago clo 81
prices show wheat advanced 23S &c
Corn on further Improvement of
growing crop declined 13s cents, and
weakened "a cent.
Live stock receipts, 310,9S5 head,
3 per cent over the corresponding u
of last year. Except a decline of
per hundred weight in hogs, prices
unchanged, notwithstanding unusu
heavy arrivals. One days receipt
cattle, 44,445 head, exceeds the his
number hitherto recorded.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Disaster on Niagara River.

The tug Mary McLane burned to the
waters edge while on the Niagara river.
Captain Il. V. O'Connor beached the
burning boat at South Spring Grove, and
the crew succeeded in getting ashore
safely. The McLane was owned by the
Independent Towing Company and was
nartlv insured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Three Killed in Collision.

ers were injured, one seriously in a col
Iision between Missouri Pacific and
Frisco freight trains in the switch yards
in Kansas City The Frisco train was
standing on the crossing when the Mis-
souri, Pacific train ran into it, turning
over a freight car, which fell on crowd
of men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Row Is sentenced for Life.

Ivory Rogers, the boy who confessed
to the murder of Mary Prokash, a 49,
year-old girl, near Saltwater, Oklahoma
pleaded guilty in court and was SEN
fenced to prison for life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
TO LEARN AMERICAN METHODS.
Nv of Enp1ishmen Will Take Course

Party of Eng1ishnlen VIII Take Course
in Farm Mechanics at Ames, Ia.
Prof G. J. Zinther of the department
of farm mechanics at the Iowa State
College has received a communication
from G. f. Rush of Kent, England, ask
ing for information in regard to this de-
partment. Mr.. Rush is organizing par
ty Of Englshmen to study agriculture
in this country. The party is planning
to come to the United States next spring.
They will visit Ames to take the work
in farm-mechancs as students.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Women Involved in Charges.

A high society scandal is said to be the
basis of the court inquiry ordered by
Gov. Peabody in the affairs of the Colo
RADIO National Guard and which has re-
suited in the recall of all officers high in
command at Cripple Creek.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Threaten. to sue Plat.

Senator Thomas G. Plat is threatened
with a breach of promise suit by Wash
ington postoffice clerk, who claims he
promised to marry her before his en-
gagement to Mrs. Janeway.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Five DIVORCES Every Dav.

Records of divorces in Cuyahoga Coun-
ty, Ohio, show FIVE applications a day,
and the courts are unable to keep up
with the demand. The average for a
year shows two divorces to every FIVE
marriages.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Rebe1. surrender Rifles.

The War Department has received the
following cablegram from Gov Taft:
"Gov. Belts reports the surrender to
Col. Bandholtz of the constabulary of
thirty-three more rifles at Ligao, Albay,
making 100 in all. Trouble in the prov
ince is reported at an end"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Hnrricone sweeDs Germany.

A hurricane has swept over Germany.
A portion of the tower, $50 feet high, of
the new city hall at Chaflottenburg,
suburb of Berlin, has been blown down.
A wall at the new baths of Dresden was
blown over, killing four workmen and
iniurins eight others.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Buries the Treasure Cave.

The British ship Lytton has returned
to San Francisco and explained it's fruit
less expedition to Cocos Island, off Costa
RIGA, in search of $6000,0OO in coin, as
serted to have been buried i'll cave by
Peruvians when Peru was struggling for
independence. When the Lytton reached
the island it was found that a great
landslide had buried the alleged treasure
cave
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
R,ow u, constab1e,s Home.

Dynamiters blew up the home of Con
stable Foster Mcconnell i'll Joplin, Mo-,
injuring two of his little children. En-
nifty due to arrests he had made among
roughs led to the outrage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Duluth Enrbezz1er Is Sentences.

e. Johnson, ~bookkeeper for the Com
mercial Banking Company of Duluth,
who was indicted by the last grand jury
on the charge of embezzling $4,000 of
the banks funds, changed his plea Of
not guilty to one of guilty of forgery in
the third degree, whereupon he was SEN
fenced to the St. Cloud reformatory on
the indeterminate plan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Injured in Auto Accident.

Albert T. Bossart was seriously hurt
in an automobile accident at the Kansas
City Driving park, where the first annual
race meet of the Kansas City Automo-
bile Association was held. Bossart's ma
chine while at a standstill was smashed
by a machine driven by d. +. Piazzet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Destructive Wall of Water,

A break III the Ramapo river sent a
wall of water twenty feet high down the
Ramapo valley, destroying everything
for a distance of ten miles. Residents
of the district escaped to the hills.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Rov Dies of q Broken Heart.

George Warner, aged Is years, a son
of George Warner, now in the Louis
vile, Ky, Jail on charge of numbering
Pulaski Leeds, Louisville & Nashville
railroad official, died in Logansport, Ind,
of grief over his fathers crime.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Rich Strike in Gold Gu1ch.

There is a great deal Of excitement in
Silver City, N. NJ, and the surrounding
country over phenomenal gold strike at
Gold Gulch The ore is of a peculiar
quality and has not yet been classified.
ASSAYS as high as $4,000 per ton are re-
ported
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Mrs. Dwight l.. Moody Dead.

Mrs. Dwight l.. Moody, widow of the
famous evangelist, died at her home in
East Mortified, Mass. Mrs. Moody had
been suffering for some time from an in
ternal trouble.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Watson ProDhesies Revival.

A new publication by Ian Mclaren de-
clares the world is ON the verge of the
greatest religious revival since the days
when Rome succumbed to the teachings
of Christ in the first century.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16

Two mills of the Illinois Steel and
Wire Company at Joliet, employing
1900 men, are shut down, but it is hoped
the suspension will be but for a short
time
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Trolley Car Hits a Wagon.

A west-bound Chelsea Park trolley car
struck wagon containing fourteen per-
sons at Thirteenth street and Stewart
avenue, in Kansas City, Kan. All the
occupants of the wagon were thrown to
the pavement and more or less injured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Wife Murderer ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

The case of Alfred Knapp, the Blue
beard" sentenced to be electrocuted Dec.
i for the murder of his wife, Hannah
Goddard Knapp. has been appealed to
the Circuit Court in Hamilton, Ohio, on
error
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Not So Much Building Done.

Large cities in the country show an
enormous falling off in building opera
tons during the present year because Of
labor troubles and the increased price of
material
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Torpedo Boat Nearly Sunk.

The submarine torpedo boat Shark,
during a trial at Greenport, rammed the
torpedo boat Dahlgren. The latter, with
her crew of seven men, barely escaped
sinking. The quick work of the thirty
seven officers and jackies at Greenport
saved the Dahlgren.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Death of Richard H. Savage.

Richard Henry Savage, the soldier and
author of 1.-THE Masked Venus and 9TH
err stories. died at New York from in
juries received from being run over.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Rurc1ara surprised and Taken.

Robbers entered the court house at
Olivet, S. D., but were surprised at their
work before they succeeded in opening
the safe. One was captured. One of
those who escaped was wounded.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Decision Annu1s Kansas Marriages.

If the courts sustain the Kansas At
torney General, who has rendered an
opinion that marriages performed in
county other than the one the license
was secured, several hundred Kansas
couples will have to be remarked. The
opinion has created widespread discus
sion,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Railroad Earninus Greater,

r. G.. Dun's Weekly Review shows
railroad earnings 81 per cent over 1902;
exports for week 81, 1SS,646 under 1902:
irregular trade conditions shown by
Bradstreet's.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
New Treaty Ia Signed.

A new treaty between France and
Great Britain has been concluded along
the lines of the Hay-P auncefote agree
ment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Lives AND Property DESTROYED.

Six lives were lost and property
worth millions of dollars destroyed by
mountaineering storm in New York and
vicinity. In the metropolis the streets
were transformed into rivers and BUSH
ness stopped
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
FARMING IN ALASKA.
NEBRASKA SENATOR THINKS IT
WILL NOT AMOUNT MUCH.

All Facts Established by Sitka Elk
pertinent Station Have Been Known
for Many Ycars-Indians on Mon
tana Reservation in Fatal Quarrel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16

Vote Down Municipal Ownership.
Municipal ownership was defeated in
San Francisco by the voters, who refused
to issue bonds to take over the Geary
street cable line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-16
Fierce Class Rnsh Iva Kau.ns.

On the big stage of the Washburn
College chapel in Topeka, Kan. in front
of an audience of 500 people, there was
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-25

some cattle at the Meyer & Brown
ranch. on Crooked river, had a taste
of lightning. Mr.. Brown was on the
outside of the corral and, wishing to
get inside, commenced to crawl
through crack in the fence, where
a barbed wire had been strung across,
and, while under the wire, a fash OF
lightning came, following the wire un-
I'll It struck Mr. Browns shoulder,
passing through his body and entering
the ground at his feet. Where the
first struck Mr.. Brown on
the shoulder 1t left large, sprawling
red mark with pustules raised all
around It. For some time he was par
tally paralyzed, but soon recovered
from the effects Of the stroke.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-25
Carlisle to Be Heard From.

Atlanta, Ga, June 25.-That the
Democratic party fully appreciates the
important part the South will play In
the approaching presidential cam,
paign is evidenced by the events OF
she last week. In one section OF the
South the party has listened TO stir.
ring speech from Judge Parker. who
is regarded as a possible presidential
nominee, and in Montgomery, Ala, an
address was delivered by Edwin NJ
Shepard, the New York Democratic
leader. Now the Democrats OF Geor,
eia are to hear John q, Carlisle on the
political outlook and the event is re.
garded as all the more significant as
Il will be one Of the very few public
speeches made by Mr.. Carlisle since
his retirement from public life at the
end OF Mr.. Cleveland's administra,
tion. Mr. Carlisle has been secured
by the Young Mems Democratic
League OF this city and his address
win be delivered tonight at the Grand
opera house, Il Is expected that the
state legislature now In session will
attend in a body, together with other
party leaders of prominence from all
over Georgia.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-25
No Trace of
Lost Body

There Is still no trace of the miss
ing Albert Erickson, the 21s-year-old
son of Olof Erickson, who disappeared
from his home at Young's bay on last
Saturday afternoon The continued
search for him has been so carefully
made that It almost removes the pos.
sibility of the body of the little boy
being secreted at any place in the inn
mediate nelghborhood. Rumors of diff
ferent kinds have been rife, as to
where the boy has been. and Of finding
his body, but there has been nothing
OF a definite character TO base these
on and the boys disappearance Is as
much Of mystery now as II was yes
etrday. The growing belief seems 20
be that the boy was killed and eaten
by some hogs, which wandered around
that vicinity. but no trace of blood or
of the boys clothing has been found.
The search has not yet been aban-
ioned, but those who have been con.
iucting h are completely mystihed.-
Astoria Budget.