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


byterian divine Of St. Louis, died at
Martinsville, Ind, aged 81.
Rollin M. Squire, formerly commits
sioner of public works of New York,
died at that citv aged 81 years.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler has decided to
retain his seat in congress instead Of
accepting an army commission.
Austin Bidwell, who with others
swindled the Bank of England out of
So, 100000 died in Butte, Mont.
Two North Dakota colleges each re
ceived $4,000 from the estate of the
late John Quincy Adams of Chicago.
At Boston, William A. Doucette was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
$4,000 from a church collection box.
NJ Andre, Belgian consul general at
Manila, is in New York to raise $10,-
100000 to build a railway in Luzon.
The United States attitude regard
ing the Acknowledgement of China will
be one of "disinterested neutrality"
Captain Morton L. Phillips, COM
mander of the revenue cutter Boutwell,,
is dead at Newberne, N. c., aged 81.
Charles H. Skidmore, prominent
produce merchant of New York, died
at his home in Montclair, N. j., aged
SO.
The will of Herbert Stewart, a
wealthy New York engineer, bequeaths
$4,000 to establish scientific fund at
Yale.
Countess di Cesnola of New York
has received a cameo brooch from the
pope in recognition of her charitable
deeds
The New York board of trade started
a movement to secure for the metrop
oils the great political conventions Of
1900.
The Utah legislature, which had d
large democratic majority, adjourned
without electing a United States SEN
ator.
Pugilist Erne won over Hawkins in
the San Francisco fight, the finish
being administered in the seventh
round
T. Dewitt Talmage resigns his
Washington pastorship, to devote all
his time to religious journalism and
lecturing.
It was stated by an S. p. G. A.
agent that horses were being sold in
New York for cents each to be made
into sausage.
The National Association of Master
Plumbers, which is in session at New
Orleans, decided to meet next year in
Baltimore.
Bare-legged Scots of Paterson, de-
spite OPPOSITION by the Y. M G. A., OBJ
cert in kits.
At the Methodist church in Wichita,
Governor Stanley took charge of the
finances and raised $1,000, which clear
ed up all debts.
It is said that Mr.. James Brown
Potter will apply for divorce from
mis- wife, the we'll known actress, who
is now in LONDON.
Calvary Protestant church of New
York is about to open a dry goods
store to sell articles in common use at
reasonable rates.
The New York city authorities have
decided to root out Chinatown by
widening Mott and Pell streets to 100
feet boulevards.
At New Albany, Ind, twin girls
born prematurely, owing to accident
to the mother, Mrs. Frank Miller, will
be reared in an incubator
Eight cases Of smallpox were discov-
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people at No 1425 Eleventh street
northwest, Washington
Rev. DR.. Byron Sutherland has been
appointed pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, Washington, to succeed
Rev. Dr. Talmadge, resigned.
Bishop Potter has aroused much
criticism by letter calling prohibit
tionists the "Pharisees of our day" and
otherwise severely scoring them.
Sentence was suspended at Albany
in the case of Mrs. Margaret E. Cody,
who was convicted of attempting to
blackmail the heirs of Jay Gould.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
ambassador at Washington, will be
one of the British delegates to the
czars disarmament conference.
An act passed by the Michigan legis-
lature, which was advocated by Cover
nor Pingree, provides for higher tax
alton of corporations than formely.
At Lewiston, Maine, Miss Edith
Dingley, daughter of the late Con-
gresham Nelson Dingley, was married
to Colonel James Hooe of Washington.
Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke has prac-
tically decided to accept a professor
ship at Princeton if he is not obliged
10 leave his New York church at once.
Johnny Griffin, once one of the
worlds greatest featherweights, is
dead. Unless claimed by friends, his
body will be buried in the New York
Potters' field.
Officers of the Montana Ore Pur-
chasing company were fined for con-
tempt of court-an Indictment grow
ing out of the Boston & Montana COM
pany trouble.
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