Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19

AlOnzo J. Whiteman, who was SEN
fenced to fine and imprisonment IN
Chicago, escaped and is thought to be
on the way to Europe.
Companies G and L of the Seventh
infantry, which are to go as the COM
mand of Colonel Ray to Alaska, have
arrived at San Francisco.
Three persons were killed by cy-
clone near Sioux City, Iowa. The dead
are Mr.. and Mrs. John Malloy and
Harry, their 16-year-old son.
R. B. Molineux, released on charge
of assault on $5,000.cash bail, was re-
committed to Tombs, New York, With
out bail on charge of murder.
At Mr.. Sherman's suggestion the
New York delegation decides to sup
port D. B. Henderson for speaker.
The latter's election is assured.
Judge Grosscup of the United
States court, who recently suffered a
relapse, is again on the road to re-
covery from castro enteric fever
The gross earnings of the Minneap-
oils, st. Paul & Salt Ste. Marie rail
way for May were $337,767; increase
over same month last year, $2,077
In New York Jeffries knocked out
Fitzsimmons in the eleventh round.
He weighed fifty pounds more than
the Australian. There was no police
interference.
Chester E. Cornelius, an Indian OF
the Oneida reservation, and Miss l..
Gertrude Smith, an accomplished white
girl of Darlington, were married at the
Mission church.
Secretary of State Byron H. Boy and
Private Secretary Smith say that Gov
ernor Powers has not received any no
LITIGATION from Thomas B. Reed OF the
latter's resignation.
President Mckinley appointed
commission to investigate the routes
for an isthmian canal. Admiral
Walker and Col. Peter G. Hams are
among the members.
Vincent Mclaughlin, publisher and
editor of the Philadelphia Times,
died Of pulmonary and stomach
troubles. He was "a years old, and
SucCSCUSQ Ills ldIESls
Samuel M. Finley, who was arrested
at Lima, Peru, charged with embez-
zling SIS 200 from San Luis, Obispo
county, Cal, occupied cell in the
Central station, Chicago.
John P. Green, president of VIM.
Jewell college, Missouri, has declined
an offer of the presidency of the South
ern Baptist seminary to succeed DR..
w. H. Whitsitt, resigned.
A large number of representative
railroad and financial men attended
the funeral of Frank Thompson, pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Railroad, at
Merton, near Philadelphia.
At Springfield, Mass, the grist mill
belonging to e. L. Worth & Co. was
destroyed by fire. The fire is thought
to have been caused by tramps. Loss
$125, 900, covered by insurance.
At New Orleans the special tax for
drainage, pure water, paving, park md
other improvements carried in the spe-
cial election. The plan contemplates
an expenditure of $14,000O00.
Chicago veterinarians and physi-
clans will hold conference June FL
to form specific plans for the qreven-
ton of the sale of milk in the Chicago
market from %tubereulous COWS.
DR.. Atkinson, government physician
at the Fort Peck Indian agency,
Montana, tried on charge of collect
ing campaign subscriptions from gov
eminent employees, was acquitted.
Witnesses before the industrial COM
mission testified that the Standard
Oil company controls the market, and
charged the oil company with at
tempting to bribe their employees.
The Peoria steel and iron works,
lately sold to the Republic Iron and
Steel company, will resume operations
at once, employing 500 men. The
works have been idle since the new
year.
At Dover, DEL, the liquid air trust
was incorporated with d capital stock
of $1O,O0O,000. The incorporators as
sert that with their liquefied air they
will supplant both the coal and the ice
men.
The French government has re-
newed negotiations for a reciprocity
agreement and will extend it's mini
mum tariff to the United States in re-
turn for concessions from this govern
ment.
The survey for the submarine cable
which will connect Germany with the
United States, by way of the Azores,
was practically completed, when the
cab1e-laying steamship Britannia came
into port.
The United States has accepted a
proposition from Great Britain for a
temporary arrangement of the Alaska
boundary question and is now wait
ing the final action of the British
government.
Wabash Gnd.) college authorities
suspended the entire freshman class.
Two members were being tried for
painting buildings. The class said it
was as a body The Wholesale ex-
pulsiOn followed.