Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-12-06


tobacconist of ST. Louis, died, aged q
years.
John c.. Sheehan, the Tammany
leader. is still confined to his bed ID
New York.
The Chinese government proposes
to establish a school for ChintHmen IL
San Francisco.
Fire at Collins, Story county, Ia,
nearly destroyed the entire town. Inc
less is $4,000.
The city hall at Stanford, Ont,
was quilted by fire. The loss is Sl5O,-
GOO, insurance small.
Two boys named Bachelor and Bar
Der were drowned at Round lake, N.
Y. by their boat oapisizing.
Senator Teller does not believe con-
gress will substitute bank notes TOT
greenback and treasury notes.
M. Patenotre, the French amDassa-
dor. presented his letter Of recall and
took leave of President Mckinley.
The new Tennessee law against flrt-
ing with school girls will be tested
in a. case soon to be tried in Knox
vile.
DR.. Frank w. Gunsaulus' letter OF
resignation as pastor of the Plymouth
CONGREGATIONAL church, Chicago, was
read.
Colonel John Laing, noted en-
gineer OF England and America, died
at his home in Baltimore, aged 80
years.
James w. Loveridge, who was in
1ured in a football game at Ham
mondsport, N. T., Thanksgivl lg etter-
noon, died.
It is reiterated that President NC
Kinley and Secretary Gage are IN full
accord on the question of currency
reform.
John f. Troy was sentenced at
Napanee, Ont, to be hanged Jan. "A
for the murder of Angus Mcleod in
1893.
DR.. Miner Raymond, one OF the
founders of the Northwestern UnlVer-
sity, Evanston, ILL.,, died after a pro-
trated illness, aged 70.
Fire did damage in the lumber yard
of Col. Aaron T. Bliss at Carrollton,
three miles below Saginaw, Mich
Fully insured.
It is understood the president in his
message to congress will recommend
legislation to- secure the best possible
government for Alaska.
Fire destroyed property OF the
value of $4,000 in the village OF
Sandy Hook, Conn. Costello hotel and
the opera house were burned.
At HolIidaysburg, Pa, Frank Will
son and James Farrell were sentenced
to hang for the murder of Henry Bon
necka.
Frederick Roth, the Oldest vinegar
manufacturer of Wisconsin, died at
Milwaukee from Bright's disease. He
was 81 years of age.
Governor Black OF New York will
not recommend any changes in the
Raines liquor-icense law at the COM
ing session of the legislature.
1t is said the president will advise
congress not to take any action at
present which would complicate the
situation in Cuba.
Greek at the Catholic university, viii
resign and resume his studies at the
University of Athens.
The extensive lum5aI, yard cen
tanning 5000 feet of na~d wood, 81
Colonel Aaron 7. Bliss. ut carroll
ton, Mich, was wiped out by re-
The Detroit chamber of commerce
building was sold at auction to satisfy
a mortgage of $4,000 held By the
New York Life Insurance company.
The Order of Twenty nine, which
purports to include all the New Eng
land families that can rightfully claim
Mayfower descent, has been formed.
The state department has been noti
fed of the release of Rafael Fernan
DEE and ChaquilIa. Manuel Fernandez
two Americans held prisoners in Cuba
In order that he might be sent tc
prison and be fed, Frank Broer, d
starving cooper, smashed a window IL
a. store in New York and was arrested
The fusion members of the Ohio leg
islature from Hamilton county decided
to vote for the nominee OF the repub
Iican caucus for United States Sena
tor.
William H. Jeffrey Of Portland ant
William A. Roberts Of BiddIford art
candidates for the democratic nomlna
ton for congress in Speaker Reed
district.
James A. Clemmer was arrested a
Newark, N. j., on the charge o
numbering Mrs Emma P. Kaiser a
Norristown, Pa, Oct. 26, 1898. He ad
mitted his guilt.
The national committee of the mid
dle-of-the-road populists, which ha
been meeting in St. Louis, called
national convention of that party TO
April 6, 1898.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison presided
at meeting in Chicago at which
resolutions opposing am arbitration
tain