Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-14

sets was robbed of $4,000 in money
and valuables while on his way to
Brussels.
Peter Dupuy, a wealthy banker and
merchant of Nunda, N. Y, died at the
are Of rs years.
Reports of business agencies showed
remarkable trade activity in this coun
try and Europe.
Twenty people were drowned by the
breaking of a gangrlank at the Mount
Desert (Me.) dock.
Edward NfcCelland, one of the best
kown manufacturers in northern IN
diana, is dead at Kokomo.
Mrs. Benjamin Grosscup, mother Of
Judge P. S. Grosscup of Chicago, died
at Ashland, Ohio, aged Is.
1t s announced that Senator German
will deliver an address before leading
democrats at Ashbury Park.
Iowa republicans renominated Gov.
L. M. Shaw and adopted resolutions
unfolding the administration.
Premier Laurier of Canada refused
to attend the laying of the cornerstone
of Chicagos postoffice building.
Israel Zangwill came from London
to arrange for the production of his
play, The Children of the Ghetto.
Friends of the late Ex-Governor
Flower are collecting funds for mon
ument to him in Watertown, N. Y.
In New York Miss Emma L. Jones
sued her brother, Banker W. H. Jones,
for S25, 900 for false imprisonment.
The United States military post at
Dyea was destroyed by fire. Stores of
the value of $4,000 we're destroyed.
Among the callers upon President
Mckinley at Lake Champlain was Mi.
McKinley's brother, Abner Mckinley.
Governor Bradley of Kentucky has
issued a statement telling why he has
been unable to quell the feuds in Clay
county.
A trolley car ran off trestle near
Bridgeport, Conn.,, and fell 40 feet.
Thirty-six people were killed and many
others hurt.
An important arrest has been made
in connection with the dynamite ex-
plosion in Cleveland due to the street
railway strike.
President Mckinley has closed the
deal for the famous mckinley cot
tage'' at Canton, Ohio. The consider
alton was $4,000
officers and cadets at West Point
deny that race persecution has had
anything to do with recent designations
of young Hebrews.
The boat-house and steam yacht
Moltonia, belonging to A. E. Knopff OF
New York, we're burned at Kingston,
Ont Loss $4,000.
Colonel Azor Smith Marvin, for
many years president of the Marvin
Safe company, is dead at his home in
Brooklyn, aged "A years.
A hot fight is developing in Boston
as to whether Miss Jewett shall or
shall not take the Baker family from
Charleston to Boston.
The French ambassador, M. Camboh,
left Washington for New York, intend
ing to sail on La Touraine for four
months visit to Europe.
Rev. George w. Pepper the widely
known army chaplain, minister, public
speaker and politician, died at Cleve-
land He was sc years ole.
Canadian Premier Laurier changed
his mind about visiting Lake Cham
plain and will not go, as he does not
wish to meet President Mckinley.
- tornado with the velocity Of eighty
miles an hour and a width of three
blocks passed through Elizabeth, N. j.,
doing damage estimated at $4,000.
Commissioner Peck has been re-
quested to give the Christian Endeavor
society space for building of its own
at the exposition in Paris next year.
The executive committee of the
Maryland republican state central COM
mitteo have fixed upon September 6 as
the date for holding the state conven-
ton.
The first act performed by Secretary
Root on appearing at his post for the
real control of affairs was to call upon
General Miles, the commander of the
army.
Elwood Haynes and E. L. Apperson
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trip from Kokomo Ind, to New York,
on an automobile 1850 miles in 20
days.
Vice-President Hobart left Long
Branch for Lake Champlain, where he
Will visit President Mckinley. He will
remain with the president for two
weeks.
The compositors and stereotypers of
the New York Sun, 120 in number, who
went on strike, are still out. The
press and composing rooms are in
darkness.
AIT Dunsmuir, Cal, Henry Brown, a
mill sawyer, shot his wife, and then
shot himself, both expiring immedi-
ately. Mrs. Brown had left her hus-
band year ago.
The passenger steamer City of Grand