Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-21

w. Petty to be postmaster at Charles
ton, w. Va. The senators are unwill-
ing to d4splace the widow of Senator
Kenna, who now holds the office
The captain of the yacht Buccaneer
under instructions from her owner,
Editor w. r. Hearst of the New York
journal, has paid under protest a fine
of $500 imposed upon the yacht at
Havana for breaking the naval de-
partment regulations.
Green Street Congregational church,
| Chicago, by unanimous vote has de-
cided not to accept the resignation OF
it's pastor, Rev. c. 0. Brown, who made
confession recently to the truth of
serious charges against him in San
francisco.
| Volunteer Flremen at Hawthorne,
near Chicago, were called from a mas
querade bail by an alarm, and fought
big fire at the factory of the Chicago
Portland Cement company in their
lgIOtesque costumes. The plant was
destroyed; loss 100000.
Mrs. Arthur Levy was killed in the
elevator of the Holland house, New
York She fell in a faint as the ele-
vator started to ascend, with her head
protruding from the door, and it was
crushed by striking the projection OF
the first floor into the shaft.
Union delegates at a meeting in Bos-
ton Sunday recommended a general
strike in all the cotton mills OF New
England. If this recommendation is
carried out, and all the different
branches of cotton mill operatives vote
to strike, 145,000 operatives will stop
work.
1t is said the De Lone letter was
stolen by Manuel Richards, a bust
ness associate of Canalejas, to whom
it was addressed, and correspondent
in Havana of his paper, the Madrid
Heraldo. He is a son-in-laW of Dep
uty Amb.ard, of whom De Lone
spoke slightingly in his letter.
Mrs. Annie G. George, widow OF the
late Henry George, has been awarded
verdict of $500 in her suit against
the Pennsylvania Railway company for
pO,UUU LII 1hJuA 4O0 0A0Cc1AOO
by fall in that company's station II
Philadelphia
John S. Koehler, a wealthy mer
chant of Barry, ILL.,, has published a
card confessing that he has been dodg-
ing taxes for ten years. Preceding the
announcement MIR. Koehler paid over
to Collector Wike $1,322.80, which he
iv,ta fnY
ten years on property withheld.
Counsel for the defense in the trial
at Wilkesbarre of Sheriff James Martin
and his deputies on the charge of muir
dering striking miners, TIED to prove
that the strikers were Influenced by
the hope of gett ng damage claims
awarded in case Of conviction.
John ID. Rookie ell r and Patrick
Calhoun have jointly made another
gift of real estate to the city of Cleve-
land to be used as an addition to the
park sysem. The property is valued
at $4,000 and will be used to create a
circle at the entrance Of Rockefeller
park.
Supreme Court Judge Hubbard OF
California has decided that the state
of California has no title to the tide
land property Of the Fair estate at
North Beach, that the state parted
with its title long ago to James G.
Fair and that title to the property,
which is valued at 100000, is now
vested in Fairs successors in interest.
Mrs. George Gould created a sensa-
ton at the Drexel ball at New YORK
by wearing the emperor OF emma s
crown. This costly gem was purchased
by Mr.. Gould at the close OF the re-
cent war between Japan and China
and is said to be the most expensive
crown that any society leader IN the
United States possesses.
In Chicago Judge Payne handed
down decision in the case of John /.
Blank against the Illinois Central
railroad company for $4,000 damages,
in which he held that an employe OF
a corporation has the right to sign an
agreement waving all claims for
damages, even if result of the
gross negligence of the employer.
A steel rail pool to maintain prices
is reported to have been established.
Fire which began in the Union Storage
Company's warehouse, on Pike street,
near Thirteenth ST. eet, Pittsburg,
ragged until daylight yesterday morn
ing. 1t caused the known loss OF
eleven lives, twenty seven persons are
missing, eighteen are injured and the
property damage is about $l,5OO,OOO.
Henry H. Thacker has been sued at
H1llsboro, Ill, for $4,000 for breach OF
promise by Miss Clara B. Hamilton.
A few nights before the day set for the
wedding Thacker was found in his
brothers yard apparently unconscious.
He said he had been assaulted. Upon
his recovery he claimed he had no
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