Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-02-13

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Or. Morrison's election as bishop o.
Iowa is confirmed by the house Of
bishops.
James N. Holmes, prospector, has
been frozen to death on Pixies Peak IL
a blizzard.
Commodore John w. Philip was pre-
sented with sword by his New YORK
aQmirers.
The consolidation of all the large
potteries in the east was effected in
New York.
Chicago women have started move
ment for a Bible exhibit at the Paris
exposition.
The former home of Gen. Winfield
Scott was nearly destroyed by fire IN
New York.
A Juneau man is on his way to
Washington to secure a new code OF
laws for Alaska.
Two men were fatally shot and six
WOUNDED in fight in a court room at
Webster City, Iowa.
The senate naval committee agreed
to report a bill reviying the rank Of
admiral for Dewey.
Richard Croker is behind the bill in
troduced in the New York legislature
providing for 90-cent gas.
Rev. DR.. Charles Seymour Robinson,
a well-known Presbyterian hymn
writer, is dead in New York.
Miss Lillian Blauvelt, the singer,
was married in Rome to w. F. Pen
dleton, a New York broker.
The house committee agreed to re-
port the Hepburn substitute for the
senate Nicaragua canal bill.
The New York jury that tried Mrs
Vermeule failed to agree. The vote
stood to for conviction.
The new tariff rule providing for the
scheduling Of everything purchased
abroad was enforced in New York.
Albert Garvin, former warden Of the
Minnesota penitentiary, was chosen
warden of the Connecticut state prison.
James Mcmahon, chided for nom
support, shot his wife in New York,
and plunged from third-story Win
dow.
Richard Croker's racing stable in
England is being prepared for cam
paign to include all the great stake
events.
M. c. D. Borden, the millionaire, re-
fused to aid his son, and the latters
house in New Haven was sold to salts
fly mortgage.
The indictments of Sheriff Martin
and his deputies concerned in the Lat
timer case have been mol pressed at
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Archbishop Ireland, now in Rome,
says the pope is greatly interested in
the United States and the growth Of
the church here.
Richard Croker wrote a letter urg-
ing the appropriation for New York
harbor, and the $5,O00,000 item was ap-
proved in the house.
Dennis O'Connell of East Grand
Forks, a member Of the fifteenth Min
nesota regiment, was killed in quar-
rel at Augusta, Ga.
Addison G. Foster of Tacoma who
was nominated by the republican eau
Gus, was elected United States senator
from Washington state.
Mrs Crawford, rich southern wom
an, was robbed of diamonds and a
watch by masked thief in New
York boarding house.
Gov. Roosevelt announced that he
would not pardon or commute the
death sentence Of Mrs. Martha Place
because she is woman.
The Standard Oil trust is believed 70
be back Of the bill to grant eXtraordi-
nary franchises to the Astoria Light,
Heat and Power company.
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst declares that
New York is more wide open" than
ever before, Dlames Tie police and will
ask Governor Roosevelt to investigate.
Miss Margaret Astor Chanler spoke
before the house committee on military
affairs and won it's Endorsement of her
plan for the appointment Of corps
of female nurses.
At Lebanon, Pa, DR.. Samuel Weiss,
the anti-Quay candidate, was noml-
mated for state senator at the. repub-
lican primary, election Of Lebanon
county, defeating DR.. G. P. Gerberich,
the Quay candidate, by. 1880 majority.
The Indian disturbances at juneau,
Alaska, as reported by press dis
patches occasions no apprehensions
among the officials here OF a. general
conflict between the whites and the In
dians No official word of the affair
has reached here.
In Chicago as a result Of indictments
returned by the grand jury, w. 9.
Hoyer, a lawyer, and Peter Casey, g.
street foreman, were arrested, charged
with completely in the robbery in
March, 1896, of $4,000 in bonds Of
Christopher Schrage, a. miser.
At Cloverdale, Cal, the Moulton Hill
winery, the property of I. Landsberger
Of San Francisco, has been destroyed
by fire, together with 100000 gallons
Of wine The site Of the plant is about
one mile from this city. The loss is
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