Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-07-11
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mously renom1nated by Maine re-
publicans.
William Eich, tried at New Ulm for
the murder of w. M. Greede was ac-
quilted.
The new assessment in New York
makes an increase Of $4,000, 900 in
valuations.
A recent act of congress fixes the
number of hospital stewards in the
army at 200.
So much money is seeking invest
ment in New York that rates of in
terest are declining.
The celebration of the semi-centen-
NAL of W1sconsin's statehood was
observed in Milwaukee.
The Maine prohibition state COM
mittee nominated Rev. W. S. Laid of
Augusta for governor.
The House Of Representatives adj
journed until Tuesday after the pas
sage of few private bills.
Every newspaper in Chicago sus-
pended for several days because of
strike of the stereotypers.
Eight colored children and one
colored man were drowned by a skiff
ursetting on Louisiana bayou.
Georgia democrats nominated Allen
D. Gambler for governor and indorsed
Bryan and the Chicago platform.
The New York saloon-keepers con-
tinue to fight the brewers, who want
them to pay all the war tax on malt
liquors.
The Pennsylvania railroad has
bought the Cincinnati and Muskingum
Valley Railroad, which it has long
operated.
The degree of doctor of laws was
conferred upon President Mckinley
at the annual commencement of Yale
university.
1t is announced that Nine Rhea, the
French actress, has been compelled
by illness to retire permanently from
the stage.
George Bruce Cortelyon has been
appointed assistant secretary to the
president, a position recently created
by congress.
Miss Eta Tillman, of Matteawan,
n. Y, refused to sing a hymn in
church because it was set to an 'sold
| Spanish air.
| Six masked men blew up and rob-
bed an express car Of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad, getting from $4,000
to $4,000 in cash.
A receiver was appointed for the
Elyton company, successor of the
Elyton Land company, the founder of
| Birmingham, Ala.
The three silver parties in Wyoming
will nominate fusion ticket, ac-
f.! cording to a plan of their respective
state committees.
The Pullman Palace Car company
! announced that it would give $26, 640, 1
600 surplus to shareholders in extra
dividends and stock.
Dartmouth college, at it's commence
ment, included Governor Black, of
New York, and Sculptor French among
those given honorary degrees.
! Harvard honored the earl of Aber-
deem, governor general of Canada,
with the degree of doctor of laws at
it's commencement at Cambridge.
The subscriptions to the war bond
issue of 100000, 900 aggregate $780,
100000, of which $4O,0OO,OOO is by
bidders for amounts of $500 and
! less.
Driven to desperation by unen-
durable headaches, Mrs. Martha Pierce,
said to be relative of ex-President
Franklin Pierce, committed suicide in
New York.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, second
of
ported to be engaged to Miss Elsie
French, daughter of the late Francis
Osmond French.
The debate on the Hawaiian annex
alton resolutions was continued in
the senate. Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama, |
made the first formal speech in favor |
of the resolutions.
John J. Finnegan, president of the
American Federation of Steam En-
gineers, was killed in Chicago by |
stonecutters, with whom his order
had difference.
Horace S. Rearden, formerly super
intendent of the Chicago, Peoria and |
St. Louis, has been appointed general |
superintendent of the Detroit, Toledo !
and Milwaukee.
Mrs William B. Lowe of Georgia,
the new president of the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, pre-
sided at a session Of the federation
council at Denver.
1t is understood there will be no
by senators opposed to
annexations, and that a vote on the
resolutions will be taken as soon as
the speech making is over.
The annual convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians ad-
journed at Trenton, after passing reso-
lutions condemning any alliance with
England or any European power.
w. S. Kerr was nominated for con-
gress by the republicans of the four
teenth district of Ohio. The repub-
licans of the tenth Iowa district
named J. P. Dolliver for congressman.
Michael Schwab, one of the anar-
cbictc who killed Chica o0 no1ioonoon