Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-25
DOMESTIC.


Chicago December wheat, 657s at 66c.
Harvard again defeated Princeton
in debate.
Cincinnati wants the democratic ma
tional convention.
William S. Taylor was inaugurated
governor of Kentucky.
John Reymerhoffer, Austrian consul
at Galveston, Texas, died.
Silas Chapman of Milwaukee died of
heart failure, aged So years.
Judge Scott of Omaha fined clergy
men for contempt of court.
The National Baseball league will
undoubtedly have eight clubs.
It is purposed greatly to increase the
taxes on corporations in Texas.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson may
resign because of failing health.
The right of Allen Of Nebraska to a
seat in the senate is questioned.
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee advocates
the abolition of all city charters.
John P. Squires & Co., Boston pack
ers, assign, owing three millions.
Drinking of wood alcohol is respons-
ible for several deaths of sailors.
Dwight L. Moody has Bright's
disease and his condition is critical.
L. A. Page was elected captain Of the
Minnesota university football team.
At San Francisco the Comedy thea
ter was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
The American Federation of Labor
declares against government subsidies.
Henry C. Niese was killed IN the
prize ring at st. Louis by Fred Beller-
| son.
At Baltimore Henry Lands, secre-
tary of the board of trade, committed
suicide.
The department of agriculture fig
ures the 1899 wheat crop at SAT, 30O,O 900
bushels.
Whaleback barge 115 is given up as
lost on Lake Superior, with her crew
of nine men.
AIonzo A. Chamberlain succeeds
O'Dea as captain of the Wisconsin
football team.
The trial of Roland B. Molineux,
charged with murder, was continued in
New York.
At Louisville, KY, Charles H. Shack
elton, who is we'll known in musical
circles died.
Congressman Miers thinks that some
rich southern democrat will be on the
ticket with Bryan.
Dun's says production was never
greater, demand for labor greater and
wages higher than now.
Mrs. O'Neil Of Chicago, arrested at
Montreal on the charge Of defraud1ng
creditors was liberated.
The Moorhead chief of police and an
alleged burglar shot each other, with
probably fatal results to both.
A Pittsburg professor has a receiver
for wireless telegraphy 1000 times
more sensitive than Marconi's.
Rockefeller is credited with a NAM
moth railway design comprising con-
troll of the Wisconsin Central.
Albert S. Hay, son of the secretary
of state, newly appointed consul to
Pretoria, sailed for his new post.
The National w. G. I. u. decided on
Washington, D. c., as the location of
the next convention, Nov, 80, 1900.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers locates at Cleveland, where a
costly permanent home will be built
The Duluth Shoe company's plant
was burned with $4,000 loss. One
fireman was killed and two injured
All the railroads east and west OF
Chicago, it is reported, will, on Jan. /
increase freight rates IS to SO per cent
In Boston John P. Squire & Co., pro
vision and meat packers, assigned
Liabilities, $3,0O0,0O0; assets, $5,0O0,-
0O0
The nurse of Miss Wright, Phila-
delphia heiress, has made application
to be appointed her employers guard
|ian.
The Delaware grange, at meeting
at Dover, adopted resolution favoring
the election of senators by popular
Ivote.
The trouble over Shortstop Wrigley
is settled by the Brooklyn Baseball
club being fined $500 and losing some
games.
The National league passed resolu-
tons asking that soldiers and sailors