Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-31

tons.
A battle is looked for at Manchester
XIV. between warning factions.
Railroad earnings for the past SIX
months show a remarkable increase.
Guy Willis, an old-time Philadelphia
actor, died suddenly of heart disease.
Governor Tanner, who is hunting
near Debeque, Colo, shot mountain
lion
Mrs. George Holmes, wife of E
clothier of Sycamore, Ill, died from
cancer.
Samuel Sutton, an old settler of New
Douglas, Ill, died. He was nearly &
years old.
Colonel John G. shandrew, Merriam
Park, Mimi, died of Bright's disease
aged so. >
It is denied in Washington that
Archbishop Martinelli, papal delegate
will be recalled.
A plan is under way at Fall River
Mass, to combine all the cotton mills
of the country.
The Montana state board OF equall-
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nearly $3,000,O00.
Governor Pingree made an attack
upon President Mckinley and defend
ed General Alger.
Senator Allison declared new an
THRUST law can be passed at the next
session of congress.
At Salt Lake Angus McCannon
pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation
and was fined 500.
The strike on the electric roads in
Manhattan and Brooklyn boroughs
makes no Roadway.
Mrs. Bridget Hoye, Kenosha, one OF
the first settlers of southern Wisconsin
died, aged Sc years.
Riotous railway strikers in Cleve-
land are using dynamite, and troops
have been called out.
Gustave Wollaeger, member OF the
Wisconsin board Of normal regents
died at Milwaukee, aged 60.
Washington officials know nothing
of the reported resignation Of Chief
Justice Chambers of Samoa.
The trades unions of New York city
have decided to form what will be
called the united labor party.
Robert G. Ingersoll died compare
lively poor, leaving only life insur-
ance of 100000 to his widow.
A strike began on the Second avenue
car line, New York, and riots followed
The Brooklyn strike continues severe
At Gardiner, Me-, the plant of the
Knickerbocker Ice company was de-
stroyed by fire, causing loss of S75,-
600.
Mrs. o. H. Thompson, Radcliffe, Ia.
died, aged 80. She was Chicago pio-
neer, having located in that city in
1886.
The Milwaukee and the Minneapolis
& st. Louis roads had fight over
right of way in Iowa that threatens
a riot.
The Japanese steamer Maru has ar
rived at San Francisco. 1t is feared
she may be infected with bubonic
plague.
Fire at Toledo destroyed the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton elevator
with 100000 bushels of wheat. Loss
$1,0OO,000
Timothy Hogan, the noted mail box
robber, who escaped from the Ohio
penitentiary May 8, was returned to the
penitentiary.
Rev. Thomas c. Warner, D. D., past
chaplain in chief of the G. A. R.,
known as the singing parson, died
aged SIS years.
The fourth biennial international
convention of the Epworth Leagues OF
the Methodist Episcopal church met al
Indianapolis.
Two negroes assaulted Mrs. J. E.
Ogletree at Stafford, Ca, preventing her
husband at the pistols point from de-
tending her.
The Lee & Ingham lumber mill plant
at Iron River, Wis, sold-the largest
lumber deal that ever occurred in that
part of the state.
The American and British members
of the peace conference voted against
the prohibition of asphyxiating gases
and explosive bullets.
Although the trolley strike in Brook
Ign had utterly collapsed, General Mas
ter Workman Parsons referred to it
as grand victory"
A Robert G. Ingersoll memorial
meeting was held at Peoria, Ill, where
a monument is to be erected in honor
of the great agnostic.
Governor Tanner escaped arrest in
Colorado for violating the game laws
by shooting a young deer out Of season
by leaving the state.
Coachman Kennedy, who married
his employers millionaire niece, CIR
of eighteen, in New York, will seek g
new job as a coachman.
Judge Charles E. Mcdowell, Carmi
Ill, died, aged 81 years. He was act
i've in his profession, though he haC
been blind for ten years.
Three negro children were burned t.
death near Anderson, S. G. The wife
of Henry Thompson left the children
alone while she went to visit neigh
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