Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-04

A railroad fireman named William
Moran, at Marshfeld, Wis, killed his
wife and committed suicide.
Again it is said that the Illinois Cen
trail seeks to gain control Of the Mime
apolis and st. Louis railway
Cleveland street car strikers will run
line of herdics in opposition to the
lines of the Big Consolidated.
Eddy will make some interesting ex-
periments in wireless biography in the
Catskills with the aid of kites.
Major General Wesley Merritt left
on a tour of inspection of forts and de-
lenses in the New England states.
Gold democrats aresaid to have begun
war on Richard Croker since his
friendly attitude towards Bryan.
The New York retail butchers de-
cided to build cooperative abattoir
to compete with the western beef trust.
Rev John Mackin, % years pastor of
St. Mary's Roman Catholic church of
Elgin, ILL.,, died at the age of sc years.
A canvass of republican congress-
men elect shows them united in the
purpose of speedy gold standard legis-
lation.
The stage between Salmon City and
Red Rock, Montana, was held UP by
four men, who secured $4,000 in gold
dust
At a meeting of the National Coun-
Gil of the Daughters of Liberty, held at
Tiff1n Ohio, the charter fee was raised
to $25
Bernard Winter caused the arrest in
Newark of his wife, whom he had fol-
lowed from Cape Town, and of Julius
Pearlstine.
Judge McAdam issued a mandamus
requiring New York councilmen to
vote for bonds to pay for the Long ISL
and water plant.
The police of Wilmington, Del, are
trying to trace the mysterious person
who sent a box Of poisoned candy to
Mrs. James G. Charsa.
The assault of the whitecappers at
Peck, Fla, on the colored assistant
postmaster, will result in the discon-
tinuance of the office.
Friends of Capt. James M, Case, who
uIOu Ill DL. 1uCOnC 1IOOp1CO1s ANCW
York declare that fear of assassination
frightened him to death.
Potmaine poisoning has occurred at
a number of places in TazeWell county
and ON the western border of Mclean
county, Illinois, recently.
warrant was issued for the arrest
of Mrs. Myrtle B. Eyler, principal of
the New York industrial school, on
charge of cruely to a girl inmate.
Yale is to receive $4,000 from, the
late DR. Charles J. Stile at the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, to be devoted to
the pursuit of political economy.
The supreme court Order of Forest
ers in session at Detroit elected Of
ficers. Thomas J. Ford of New Jersey
was chosen supreme chief ranger.
Near Ponca, Neb., Henry Marion,
60 years old, was killed by blow of
Forris Casey's fist. The killing was
the result of an old feud. Casey gave
himself uD.
Although violations of the civil SER
vice law by federal officials are con-
stantly occurring, President Mckinley,
it is said, is not told Of the infractions
of the rules.
The steam yacht Dora of Boston has
been purchased by the government for
the use of the marine hospital service
and has been ordered to Cuba for coast
inspection work
Fire destroyed the warehouse con-
tanning the finished product of the
Paine Lumber company at Oshkosh,
with loss of about $35, 900, fully COW
cred by insurance.
Mabel Mckinley, daughter of Abner
Mckinley, the presidents brother, was
brought to her Somerset home from
New York suffering from a serious
nervous complaint.
1t is now thought the number Of peo-
pie who lost their lives by shipwreck
during the West Indian hurricane
which passed UP our coast ten days
ago will reach 100
The naval militia organizations of
the interior western states are pro-
nounced by a naval board more eff
cient that the reserves of the eastern
seaboard states.
w. L. Chambers, chief justice of the
Samoan Islands, says that though the
islands are peaceful disturbances may
occur at any time until their status is
definitely settled.
Ex-Gov. Silas A. Holcomb was nom
mated for supreme justice by the popu-
list state convention of Nebraska and
and was endorsed by democrats and
free silver republicans.
President Mckinley has been elected
to represent the Columbus, Ohio, en-
campment of the national meeting of
the Union Veterans Legion, to be held
in Baltimore Sept 10, IA and Is.
The coast survey steamer Endeavor
has just made a cruise through Long
Island sound, the result of which will
be revision of the Coast Pilot, an
official document for that section
Cyrus A Brown and Matthew Craig
were executed for murder in the In