Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-07
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

Senator Nelson proposed new
bankruptcy bill.
Kid Mccoy offers $4,000 for fight
with Fitzsimmons.
Right Rev. C. T. Quintard, Episcopal
bishop of Tennessee, died in Meridian
vile, Ga.
There was a break in prices on the
New York stock market caused by
war rumors.
At meeting of the Warwick Cycle
company's stockholders it was voted to
go into insolvency.
A man was burned to death at
Ashland, Wis, probably the deed of
a murderer.
AT Middletown, Conn, Asa B Stow,
the pioneer circus proprietor, died of
heart disease, aged 70.
All hope of excise legislation by the
present New York legislature was
killed in the assembly.
Mrs Daniel Manning was elected
presidert-general of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution.
The steamer Humboldt, Excelsior
and Noyo have sailed for Alaska with
$50 passengers.
Fire in the buildings of the National
Tobacco company at Louisville caused
a loss of $3.50, 900.
A successful experiment with an
electric car operated by a storage bat
terry was made in New York
Final funeral services over the body
of Frances e. Willard were held at
her home, Evanston, Ill.
The bill providing for biennial
legislative sessions New York will
probably pass by party vote.
Francis M. Bruce, commandant of
the New York navy yard, has been
commissioned a rear-admiral.
The democratic state committee of
Texas permitted only silver democrats
tC vote in the party primaries.
Fire insurance companies report
greater premium receipts with less
loss by fire in 1897 than in 1896
Two masked bandits shot the presi-
dent of the State Bank of Bayard,
Neb., and got away with 500 to $500.
A conference of colored farmers at
urging members of their race to buy
land.
William M. Singerly, editor of the
Philadelphia Record, died suddenly
of heart disease, aged sc. He recently
failed.
Capt Carl Hebich, former commo-
dore of the Hamburg-American line,
died suddenly at Stettin, Germany,
aged 62.
Gen. Wesley Merritt, now inspect
ing southern coast garrisons, declared
the coast defenses ample to protect
our seaports.
At Senatorial, Mass. George Wash
ington Edwards was legally hanged
in the presence of 1000 persons. He
killed a woman.
A committee of the cotton mill
strikers at New Bedford, Mass, has
issued an appeal stating that the
strikers are starving.
John Sexton, Chicago grocer, who
has been many years in business, has
failed. The assets are put at $4,000,
and the liabilities at $4,000.
The raising of money for Christian
missions was discussed by the in
ternational student volunteer con-
vention at Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. VIM. c. Whitney, who was
accidentally injured while riding
horseback at Aiken, S. c., is in an
improved condition.
Witnesses in the Martin trial at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, testified that strikers
in the vicinity of Lattimer were guilty
of repeated acts of violence.
John A. Wilkie, a republican, was
appointed to succeed w. F. Eazen,
who is democrat, as chief Of the
government secret service.
Secretary Long is i'll from over
work, and has turned over navy de-
partment affairs to Assistant Secre-
tary Roosevelt for a few days.
By a vote of $3.50 out of 10000
sh&res the National City bank of
Boston was placed in voluntary
liquidation at a special meeting.
The president has appointed Col.
Henry G. Corbin adjutant general of
the army to succeed Gen. Samuel
Bleck, retired on account of age.
The American Hay company, COM
bination of exte- sive hay buyers and
shippers, has been organized and will
have it's headquarters in Chicago.
E. H. Marks Of Louisville, KY, was
elected president of the department of
superintendent, National Educational
association, in session at Chattanooga
Frank J. Parker, the old-time bill
lard player and at one time billiard
champion of the United States, died
at his home in Chicago of paralysis.
The supreme court began the hear
ing of the joint traffic cases in which
the government seeks TO set aside an
agreement between 81 leading rail
roads
The much-needed rain in California
has come at last, and ended the long