Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-31
DOMESTIC.
Chicago October wheat, zoe.

Chicago October wheat, zoe.
A comet is moving rapidly toward
the earth,
A case of yellow fever appears at
Warren, Ohio.
A war of rates in the plug tobacco
trade has begun.
America ranks second in the pro-
duction of gold.
The steamer Chisholm was wrecked
on Lake Superior.
Smallpox is said to have broken out
at Dawson City.
The liberal congress of religions
closed at Omaha.
w. S. Hutchinson Of Chicago died
suddenly at Milwaukee.
A stampede followed the discovery
of gold at Malvern, Ohio.
A severe snow storm prevailed in
the west and southwest.
Orig. Gen. Sheafe of South Dakota
was honorably discharged
Charges Of police corruption in
New York have been renewed.
At Cincinnati Julius Dexter, promi-
nent financier, dropped dead.
Ex-Gov.. sheldon of Soul Dakota
died at Deadwood of pneumonia.
America secured a large increase
in space at the Paris exposition.
John H. Dialogue, aged 68, a Cam
den, N. j., shipbuilder, is dead.
An English syndicate will close the
deal for 13 Cincinnati breweries.
President Mckinley reached Wash
ington from his western trip.
Princeton university celebrated the
152d anniversary Of it's existence.
Yellow fever has been completely
stamped out at Guantanamo, Cuba.
The total registration Of New York
City is 556,389, against SGT, 1872 in 1897.
MiIl-owners in New York have been
indicted for allowing smoke to es-
cape.
Faustino Mendoza, wealthy Mexi-
can, was found dead in Central park,
New York
Arbitrators decided against the Can
adian Pacific in freight differential
question.
The civil service commission warns
government employees not to engage
in politics.
South Dakota's supreme court holds
that personal taxes are a lien from
date of filing.
Mrs. Colgate of New York and the
earl of STAFFORD are to be married
in November.
Gen. Shafter thinks the British
fleets would finish the French Navy
in two weeks.
Rev. S. D. Edsall of Chicago was
chosen Episcopal missionary bishop Of
South Dakota.
Signor Perugina was granted a di-
vorce from Lillian Russell, the comic
opera singer.
Columbia College is in urgent need
of financial help. President Low has
made an appeal.
Wall street men are agreed that
American capital will build the
Nicaragua canal.
Our Alaskan possession is found to
be $500 square miles bigger than has
been supposed.
At Lafayette, Ala, John Anderson,
colored, charged with the murder of
Charles Holmes, was lynched.
]. J. Hill plans to turn over to the
Baltimore & Ohio all of the Great
Northern's lake traffic.
Miss Laura Williams of Chicago
went to London and was married
there to General Merritt
An oil we'll was struck near Toledo,
that is flowing at the marvellous rate
of 1000 barrels a day.
Striking New York tailors hope Miss
Helen Gould will act as arbitrator be-
tween them and employers.
The degree of doctor of laws was
conferred upon President Mckinley
by the University of Chicago.
Ex-senator Lindsay of Kentucky,
favors the experiment of single tax
on land in the Philippines.
Government surveyors have found
a new route to the Yukon 400 or 500
miles shorter than the old one.
A battle occurred in Mississippi be-
tween white men and negroes, in
which nine of the latter were killed.
Fire at Des Moines destroyed the
wholesale and retail china stores of
Perkins & Brindsmaid. Loss 100000.
Thirteen of the nineteen Pillager
Indians, wanted by authorities at
Walker, Mimi, have given themselves
UP.
Land Commissioner Hermann re-
iterates his denial of the charge that
government estimators have defrauded
Indians.
selected as bishop Of Brazil by the
house of bishops of the Episcopal con-
vention.
Three young Evanston, Ill, men