Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-12-26

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| Walter Lacy, veteran actor OF the
Phelps-Kean period, is dead.
The Brooklyn and Baltimore base
ball teams consolidated.
Three banks in New York now pay
annual dividends of 100 per cent.
Senator Morgan privately admitted
that his canal bill has beer killed.
Ex-United States Senator Calvin
Brice died at New York, aged So.
Mason Carnes, of New York, will
marry the Comtesse de Bylandt
Two new trusts-tin plate and pot
| teries-were created in New Jersey.
Col. Ingersoll and DR.. Colcord are to
debate jointly agnosticism and Christ
ianity.
The socialists were badly voted
down by the American Federation of
Labor
Henry A. Rice, Ex-Governor of Mas
sachusetts, died at Boston, aged 50
years.
The conflict between the sugar trust
and Arbuckle Bros. is said to have
been settled.
Minneapolis mills refuse to enter
the proposed flour combine, which kills
the scheme.
| Dick Collier of Danville, Ill, was
hanged for the murder of Charles Bry-
ant at Sidney.
The Hanna bribery charges were re-
ferred to a senate subcommittee for
investigation.
At Fond du Lac, Edward Beeson,
the oldest editor in the northwest, is
dead, aged SO.
A receiver has been appointed at
Butte for the Boston and Montana
Mining company.
Omaha citizens have organized the
Greater America and Colonial Expo
sition company.
Iowa saloons cannot be opened at
all on Sunday. This was decided by
the supreme court
The pension appropriation bill re-
ported to the house of representatives
carries $145, 1888, $50.
The American federation of labor
adopted resolutions denouncing the
policy of expansion.
The National Board of Trade has re-
jected a resolution declaring in favor
of postal savings banks.
The Warren L. Pierce Coal company
of Peoria has assigned. The liza
bilities are $125,O00.
John Hayes, an army nurse, shot
and killed his brother Edward. a
liquor dealer, in New York.
The New York state health board
favors Senator Spooner's bill for the
national health bureau.
Chairman Dingley told a committee
the senate would not permit amend
ment of war revenue act.
Henry Wake, a prominent mer-
chant of Norfolk, Va, committed sui
eide because of ill-health.
The Canadian commission will prob
ably agree upon treaty covering
everything but reciprocity.
Japan and Russia are said to be try
ing to negotiate loans in the United
States aggregating $400,000,000
Free milling gold ore worth from
$25, 900 to $4,000 a ton has been
found near Rat Portage, Ont.
George West, aged SIS years, who
married sister of the late George
M. Pullman, is dead at New York.
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, the
most popular member of famous
family, died suddenly in England.
Gen. M V. Sheridan is assigned to
temporary command, Of the de-
partment of the lakes, headquarters in
Chicago.
George Gould arranged to build at
Lakewood, N. j., a winter court for in
door sports, to cover an acre of
ground
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, has devised a
chart of pedigrees which cuts down
New York society to SO socially SUI
perior."
President Mckinley spoke to the
colored students at Tuskegee, Ala,
and addressed the legislature at
Montgomery.
The Cuban commission talked tariff
to Mr. Dingley, who said the first
thing to settle is whether Cuba is to
be independent.
Nine. Saville, prima donna, has re-
fused to substitute for Mr.. Graus
other singers when they say they are
unable to appear.
Special government agents report
that the Minnesota Indians have not
been unfairly dealt with in dead-and-
down timber operations.
The dying confession of a brother
will cause the release of Michael
ODonnell, sentenced to Sing Sing fo2
ten years for burglary.
President Mckinley was given al
enthusiastic reception at Savannah,
Ga, and delivered an address upon our
new national respon lDuities.
Thomas M. Wells of Tuscola, county
superintendent or schools, was kiIlod
and a dozen other persons injured n
a railroad wreck at Guion, I'll.
A passenger train on the Florida |