Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-20

minutes-better than 100 miles an
hour.
Great Britain repeats that she will
defend China against the aggression
of other powers.
The duchess of Marlborough is buy
ing in Paris rich raiment for herself
and her children.
The Midland Railway Company of
England has ordered ten more Ameri-
can locomotives.
The first meeting of the Society of
American Women in London had an
attendance of 76.
Russia is about to seize territory in
the Pamir, and England will be heard
from promptly.
The United States troops on the
transport Sheridan disembarked at
Malta and gave parade.
The countess of Durhams reason
was restored after she had lived in a
madhouse for seventeen years.
Nine. Bianchini was sentenced in
Paris to five years penal servitude for
trying to poison her husband.
Madeline Bouton was married to
Baron Nimptsch nearly two years
ago. but the fact has just become pub
lie.
Ambassador Choate favorably i'm
pressed the queen and is flooded with
invitations to social and public gather
ings.
The explosion and attempted blowing
up of powder magazines in France is
believed to be the work of a foreign
enemy.
Russia has decided to withdraw her
protest against the Niu-Chwanw rail
road contract, thus yielding to Great
Britain.
Mrs. Cordelia Poirier and Samuel
Parslow were hanged at st. Scholas-
tique, Quebec, for the murder of Mrs.
Poirier's husband.
The British Minister threatened
China with punishment if she re-
pudiates the railway contract which
Russia protests against.
Admiral Colomb said in a lee
ture in London that Admiral Dewey
took full advantage of the superiority
of his guns and gunners.
DR.. Lapponi, one of the pope's ply
sicians, is again sleeping at the Vati-
can, and this has led to alarming
rumors as to the pope's health.
Z German Army officers made the fast
1t is reported from Yarkand,
Chinese Turkestan, that large force
of Russian troops is preparing to
seize Sir-I-Kel, hundred-mile stretch
of disputed territory in the Pamir
basin.
Sir Julius Vogel, the colonial states
three times the head of the govern
ment in New Zealand and held the Of
fees of colonial treasurer and post
master general.
Official dispatches from Samoa re-
ceived in Berlin state that Herr Rose,
the German consul at Apia, re-
Trained from summoning force from
the German warship Fake because he
wanted to avert an armed conflict
with the British.
In introducing the naval estimates in
the house of commons Mr.. George
J. Goschen, first lord of the admi-
rally, said that Great Britain was pre-
pared to reduce her estimates if other
powers would do the same.
At Nanaimo, B. c., Dave Evans
shot Libbie White and committed
suicide Both we're public entertain
ers, Evans being professional
wrestler and Libbie White singer.
Unrequieted love was the cause.
At Hartlepool, Eng, a large steam
ship owner has received Overtures
from American agents to carry Ameri
can coal to Europe at from Ii to Il
shillings freight per ton. Mort of
England coal merchants are alarmed.
The conservative government of
England is in financial straits. The
national expenditure totals up G4,4tI,-
200, an increase of G4,471, 200 over the
estimates The deficit will probably
be met by reimposition Of the for
mer tobacco duty and an increase of
the income tax TO hence