Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31

| the buildings to be erected by the
American University at Washington,
has just been completed at cost of
$158, 900.
United States cruisers are reported
to have been ordered to Havana,
where Gen. Lee and other Americans
are said to have suffered violent
usage
Ex-Policeman ]. J. Hannigan Of
| New York was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment for shooting Charles
McNally while the latter was running
to escape arrest.
Senator Morgan stated in speech
in the executive session of the senate
that President Clevland favored the
annexation of Hawaii under certain
conditions but the latter denies it.
Following the visit of President
Dole, it is not improbable that the
prospective president of Brazil will
visit the United States some time be-
tween March l and November next.
The new rate to Dyea and Skaguay,
when goes into effect at once is:
First class, $5U; second class, $35. The
rate on freight is advanced from
$40 to $13 on freight per ton.
At New Haven, Conn, Edward Duff,
aged 40, mechanic, shot and killed
his wife and mother-in-law, Mary
Maher, after trying to induce his wife
to live with him again.
According to DR.. Brudenshaw, Hetty
Green, the richest woman in America,
posed as a poverty stricken individual
in New York in order to receive free
medical treatment at a dispensary.
The insurance order OF the Lady
Maccabees of the World met in con-
yention at Milwaukee. The Dement'S
paid by the order UP to Sept. /, 1896
amounted to $212,150.
The state department has ordered
George H. Murphy, clerk in the con-
sular bureau at Washington, TO go
70 Colon and take charge of the con-
sulate there, made vacant py Tic
death Of Consul Ashby.
Secretary of the Navy Long APP
peared before the senate committee
on naval affairs and recommended
that he be permitted to enter lnto q
contract with private firms to supply
armor for the Illinois, Alabama ana
Wisconsin at $500 ton.
The most severe snowstorm expert
enced this winter set in Saturday Inc
storm was general throughout Iowa,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohno
and Missouri In Iowa the heaviest
snowfall is recorded, the average be-
ing sixteen inches.
Congressman acquainted wiz
views Of the administration on the
Cuban question say that Spain will be
given time for fair trial of her plan
of autonomy. Precautions have been
taken to protect American interests III
the event of a sudden uprising.
/ The second week of the big cotton
mill strike opened at the principal
centers with both sides apparently as
/ determined to hold out as at the IN
auguration of the contest. No at
tempt was made to open the gates OF
the big corporation mills at New Bed
ford. Biddeford or Lewiston.
Christian science has found large
field in Batavia, ILL.,, recently, and the
churches have felt called upon to de-
vote considerable attention to it. 1t
has been denounced and lately tracts
under the sensational title of Demon
ology, a general denunciation OF
Christian science, have been cir
culated.
Commissioner Evans of the pension
department expresses the opinion
that it would be proper for post
masters to refer letters in reference to
pension cases addressed to them to
the nearest special examiner or to the
commissioner Of pensions, if the adj
dress of the examiner is not known.
Rev. DR.. John Hall of New York
City, yielding to the wishes Of his
congregation, has decided to with
draw his resignation of his passionate.
Mrs. Anna Wollert, who murdered
her stepdaughter in Algonquin, ILL.,,
and confessed the crime, has been
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
NJ j. Cramer, S. T. D., LII. D.,
former minister to Denmark and
Switzerland, and brother-in-law of
General u S. Grant, died suddenly at
Carlisle, Pa, of neuralgia of the
heart, aged IS years. For the last
six months he had been a professor at
Dickinson College.
| President Mckinley was a guest at
] the banquet of the National Associa-
! ton of Manufacturers at New York
| Thursday evening, and made a speech.
Rev A. E. Smith, Methodist pas
tor of Defiance, Ohio, has promulgated
a decree that the women in his con-
| gregation must wear no more high
( hats when they are listening to his
sermons.
During the past 48 hours II vessels,
carrying in the aggregate more than
! ,000,0 900 feet of lumber, have passed
! in through the golden gate, San Fran
CISCO This arrival OF SO many lum-