Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-09-19
DOMESTIC.

Fusion was accomplished in Colo
RADIO.
The Linseed Oil company is to re-
organize.
Cyclist Michael defeated Taylor, his
former victor.
John R. Grant, of Boston, died sud
denly in New York.
A gasoline explosion in Philadelphia
killed four persons
L. J. Tenney of Chicago dropped
dead in Louisville, Ky.
The Ocean House at Newport, Il. L.,
was destroyed by fire.
In the past six months Japan's trade
has greatly increased.
Birney Bird, the st. Paul b1cycllst
| was badly injured in Minneapolis.
Gen. Cassius M. Clay was granted
divorce from his child-wife, Dora.
The department of agriculture re-
ports the condition of wheat 86.7.
North Dakota boi, er explosion
killed one man and injured six others.
Edna Wallace Hopper, the actress,
cleared $4,000 on a stock deal IN New
York.
The American Federation OF Labor
is to be divided into geographical Sec
tions.
A man was arrested in Colorado
, charged with a murder committed at
Ely, Mimi.
The Federal Steel company, the
$4,000 900 steel and iron trust, was
inc orporated.
J. B. McCabe of East Benton was
elected president of the National Ed
torial association.
The labor commission will meet in
Washington next week to organize and
begin investigat: ons
The navy department will award
! contracts for 100000 pounds of
! smokeless powder.
Public schools of greater New York
opened. More than 100000 children
applied for admittanCe.
| A woman supposed to be from Min
neapolis mortally shot man at Dem
yer and commits suicide.
| At Fall River, Mass, there will be
a general resumption of work by the
cotton mills next week.
| Jockey Arthur Barrett, who was the
hero in the great eastern handicap at
Sheepshead Bay, is dead.
I Suspic' ous cases Of fever reported in
New Orleans are declared by health
officials not to be yellow jack.
Jewels deposited in the safe Of the
Ocean house at Newport, which burn
ed, were recovered intact.
Col. Roosevelt says he will accept
the republican gubernatorial nomiT a.
ton in New York if offered him.
The Illinois Central Railway COM
| pany will build a new coal line from
! Aberdeen, Miss. to Winfield, Ala.
The motive power Of the Broadway
from cable to underground trolley.
Admiral Cervera arrived at Ports
mouth, NJ H., to prepare for sending
Spanish naval prisoners back to Span
Joseph Letter cleared up his histor-
ical wheat deal. Every creditcr is
paid. His losses were over $5,OOO,0OO
The American Street Railway asso-
/ citation met in Boston and elected
Charles S. Sargent of that city pres
ident
The national letter carriers conven-
ton, in session at Toledo, voted to
support the principles of organized
| labor.
The 9th Massachusetts regiment,
which was fifty-four days in Cuba, re-
turned to Boston with but 345 men
in it's ranks.
John Pomeroy Townsend, president
of the Bowery Savings bank, New
! York, died at his summer home at
, Tarrytown.
! Labor organizations of Terre Haute,
! Ind, are forming a league to dis
courage the use of any but union
made products.
J New evidence against Mrs. Cordelia
Botkin, who is accused of murder, has
been discovered by Oh eff of P, lice Lees
of San Francisco.
Secretary Troutman of the st. Cloud
Mutual Building, Loan and Savings as
ISOLATION, settled his shortage-or his
! brother does it for him.
| Contracts have been let for the
building of an Independent distillery
| at Terre Haute, Ind. It's capacity will
| be 5000 bushels daily.
Restrictions imposed upon Spanish
vessels have been renewed, and they
will be permitted to enter and clear
! fl ON the United States.
Benjamin Rand, aged sixteen years,
of Newark, N. j., was locked up at
Jersey City on the charge of killing
Frank W. Wood of Baltimore.
| The national association Of Postoff1ce
| Clerks, which has been in sess On at
! Detroit, elected officers and decided to
meet next year at Memphis, Tenn.
1t is 'ieved at the navy depart
ment that Captain Barker will elect
: to remain in command Of the Oregon,
| which is to be sent to the Pacific sta
| ton