Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-28
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to escape from the penitentiary at
Columbus, Ohio, took a pistol from one
guard, shot and killed another, but
were wounded by a third and COM
PEELED to yield.
Father Isaac Thompson celebrated
his one hundred and second birthday
at Pawpaw, Ill. Mr.. Thompson two
years ago drove four miles through the
sleet and rain to vote for President
Mckinley.
The steamer Aztec has sailed from
San Francisco for the Orient with a
cargo valued at nearly 100000. She
will carry to Manila 1880 casks of
liquor and to Japan 1,250,000 pounds of
tobacco.
After participating in the peace jubi-
lee at Atlanta, Ca, December IA and
Is, President Mckinley will visit the
Colorado Institute presided over by
Prof. Booker T. Washington, at Tuske-
gee, Ala.
Secretary Long, in his annual re-
port, will recommend the construc-
ton of thirteen new war vessels and
an enlisted force of the navy. 1t will
require $5O,0O0,O00 to carry out the
secretary's recommendations.
In an interview member of con-
gress, who has a large constituency OF
sugar growers, expressed the opinion
that the acquisition of Porto Rico and
1ne Philippines meant the ruin of the
sugar growers of the United States.
The announcement is made of the
engagement of Miss Lottie Bower,
known on the stage as Charlotte
Crane, and now playing in ''Shenan-
doah," in the east, and Ensign Ros-
coe Paterson, of the gunboat Chase.
The court of claims rendered a
Judgment of $1,869, 400 in favor of the
New York Indians who entered suit
against the United States to recover
the value of certain lands donated to
them in Kansas, and subsequently
disposed of by the United States.
Andrew Carnegie, the multi-million-
aire and ironmonger, bowed to the law
at New York, apologized for having
apparently lodged jury duty, and is
now enrolled in the list of 3,100
specially selected citizens to try crimi-
nal cases in New York county.
At Pittsburg a movement is on foot
among the river coal operators to
form a combination of all the river
mines and floating property, and if
the deal is consummated it will
make one of the most powerful bust
ness organizations in the country.
Miss Abbie H. Zaner, director of
nurses at the Portland, Ore, hospital,
has received a dispatch from Surgeon
General Strenberg, of the United
States army, to proceed to Manila
Immediately with as many trained
nurses as can be secured in Port
land.
Fire in Greenpoint district of Brook
Ign caused a loss of 100000. The
largest loss is sustained by Joseph
Schrivers & Company, furniture deal
ers, 100000 The balance of the loss
was caused by the destruction of a
number of small business places and
dwellings.
The ship Atlantic, wrecked on the
Oregon coast, sailed from Tacoma.
Capt. Charles Mcbride was command
ing, with a crew of 27 men. She was
loaded with 1,753 tons of wheat for
Cape Town, and was a trim first
class sailing vessel and in good con-
dition when she left this port.
The private steam yacht Mabel, the
finest pleasure craft on the gulf of
Mexico, owned by Es H. R. Green,
president of the Texas Midland Rail
road, has been launched at
Arkansas. Miss Mabel Har-
low of Chicago, in whose honor
the yacht was named, christened the
vessel.
At Philadelphia the Unitarian con-
ference of the Middle states and
Canada, representing As churches, held
it's 14th annual meeting. Rev.
Thomas R. Sticer of All Saints church,
New York city, presided. Rowland
Davis, treasurer, reported receipts
for the year of $7,112.57, expendi-
lures $3,767.23. DR.. Herman B. Eaton
was elected president.
In an heroic effort to save his
mother from his step-father's brutal
ity, VIM. Lindemayer, aged IA years.
was shot in the head by the step
father, James Clements, at Philadel-
phia. He is in a very critical
condition. Another son, George
Lindemayer, was shot in the head,
but the wound is not of a serious
character. Clemens was arrested.
Major A. E. Woodson, Indian agent
for the Arrapahoes, said at Wichita,
Kan, that after new school houses
had been built Old White Shields, of
the Moon branch of the Cheyennes,
revolted and persuaded many Indians
to keep the children from school. BY
order of the Indian commissioner
their rations were cut off, which
brought them at once to obey treaty
rules.
Ex-President Harrison has been re-
tanned by Venezuela to represent that
government before the arbitration COM
mission to settle the dispute between
GREAT Britain and Venezuela over