Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-18

Iowa.
j. D. Rockefeller Jr., is said to have
made 100000 specializing in leather
stock.
The Yale faculty is investigating a
prize fight between two juniors, due to
hazing.
Senator Penrese has introduced a
bill to give Mrs. Gridley 500 month
pension.
The date for the next years G. A. R.
encampment is set for the third week
in August.
Congressman Lorimer has intro
duced bill ito establish postal saw
ings banks.
At Denver the National Jewish
Home for Consumptives was formally
dedicated.
Football: Chicago II, Wisconsin 0
settling the western football cham
pionship.
All the powers concerned agree to
the United States open-door-in-China
demands.
A minister and his wife, the Che
u0yS, DIT ICdCIu0, w 49,, W0IC SnOC Ny
burglars.
No franchise tax will be actually
1 collected in 1900, according to advices
from Albany.
The wages of $4,000 operatives in
New England cotton mills are materi-
ally advanced.
By strict party vote the house de-
cided to take final action on the fnan-
cial bill Dec. Is.
A coal damp explosion in mine at
Carbonate, Wash, killed a large
number of men.
Father Ernest Audran, priest of St.
Augustine Catholic church, Jefferson
vile, Ind, died.
Charles P. Fletcher, pioneer rail-
way contractor, died at Fort Wayne,
Ind, aged Y years.
w. o. Parker died suddenly of apo
plexy in the city hospital at Norwalk,
Ohio, aged II years.
A seat in the New York stock ex-
change was sold for 100000, the high
est price ever paid.
Dun says trade activity is surpris-
ing. Employment and profit are as
sured far into 1900.
The Burlington road issued new in
structions forbidding gambling on
Chicago smoking cars.
Government contractors are indicted
at Savannah as the result of the con-
viction of Capt. Carter.
Emperor William expressed gratifi-
cation with President McKinley's at
titude toward Germany.
The quartermaster general has re-
ceived word that the troopship Thorn
as has arrived at Colombo.
A large number of girls were injured
in fire in hosiery mill at Reading,
Pa, by jumping from window&
Mamie Melando, a witness against
Molineux, was enticed from New Jer
sey by detectives and brought here
At Enfield, N. H., The Baltic mill,
owned by the American Wooden Mills
company was burned Loss, 100000.
Utah Gentiles reply to Roberts ad-
dress maintaining that he is ineligible
to congress and is under Indictment.
John A. Sumner, a landscape artist,
formerly Of ST. Louis, died suddenly
at Middletown, Conn, aged IA years.
The union reform party will put up
a presidential ticket, with the initi
alive and referendum the sole plank.
General Anderson appointed two
majors and one captain to inquire into
the loss of one mule belonging to the
army.
Judge Jenkins in Milwaukee formal
! ly closed the Northern Pacific re-
ownership by discharging the re-
ceivers.
| Threats are made of lynching a Ne
braska man accused Of hypnotizing a
woman and causing her to commit
murder.
It is felt in Washington that Com
missioner Kasson made too many con-
cessions in negotiating reciprocity
| treaties.
George G. Power of ST. Paul is said
to have been agreed upon by Senators
Davis and Nelson for national bank
examiner.
Representative Lents introduced a
| joint resolution for congressional in
vestigation of the Idaho "bullpen"
| horrors.
| At San Francisco o. M. Welburn,
| ex-collector of internal revenue, has
been acquitted of the charges of en-
| bezzlement.
Senator Chandler introduced bill
to increase physical and diminish
mental training in the naval and mil
itary academies.
House republicans in caucus unani-
mously approved the house finance
bill and urged it's passage after reason
abel elaboration.
Professor G.. w. Hough of the Fort
| Dearborn observatory, Northwestern
| University, has discovered Tau Tauri
to be a double star.
John D. Rockefeller is reported to
be backing H. G. Prick in plans to es-