Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-04-24
mall buildings were blown

down.
In Washington the general opinion
is that no war with Germany will grow
out of the Samoan troubles.
Good Shot, the Sioux Indian tried II
South Dakota for the murder of his di-
vorced wife, was convicted.
The duke of ARGOS, former Spanish
minister to Mexico, has been appointed
minister to the United States.
Three men were killed and five in
iured-two mortally-by boiler ex-
plosion near Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Three of the alleged Lake City lyncn-
ers have been declared not guilty IN
the trial at Charlestown, S. G.
A whisky distillery combination is
nearly completed, to include about eY-
erv distillery in the United States.
William J. Bryan, speaking at Mil
waukee, declared that silver would be
one of the principal issues of 1900.
w. J. Bryan says the democratic
party will welcome all deserters who
subscribe to the Chicago platform.
A witness in the trial Of Anna b.
George said he saw the prisoner in the
Saxton block with a revolver in her
hand.
The late postmaster and ex-United
States senator, H. A. Tabor, was hon
ored at Denver with a military fu-
neral.
Lawrence Townsend, minister to
Portugal. is appointed minister to Bel
GUM, succeeding Mr.. Slower, who goes
to Spain.
The gross postal receipts at fifty OF
the largest postoffices for March show
a gain of 1925, 795 over the same month
last year.
The executive committee of the G.
A. R. met in Philadelphia and failed
to elect a commander to succeed Gen
eral Sexton.
Witnesses in the trial of Mrs. An
ME George, at Canton, Ohio, testified
that she had made threats against
George Saxton.
Will Tut, colored, was hanged in
Mayield. He murdered his wife be-
cause she went to a baseball game
with another man.
Attorney General Monet of Ohio
filed information against the Standard
Oil company alleging numerous at
tempts to bribe him.
Col. w. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill')
gave testimony how he backed the
stage career of Katherine Clemmons,
now Mrs Howard Gould.
Catholic educators, who met in con-
ference in Chicago, formed perma-
nent organization, with Mgr. Conaty
of Washington as president.
The $40 democratic banquet took
place in New York. A Jefferson din
ner was given in Milwaukee, Mr.. Bry-
an being the chief speaker.
Secretary of War Alger announces
that it is his fixed determination to
remain in the cabinet, and that he has
never had any IDEA Of resigning.
Acting Secretary Meikeljohn issued
license granting the Catholic church
authority to build a church upon the
west Point military reservation.
Italy insists, it is rurlored, on the
withdrawal Of the pope's nuncio at Tie
Hague before she Will send delegates
to the cars peace conference.
General J. Warren Keifer, who since
the death of his wife has been in i'll
health, and who has been threatened
with typhoid fever, is now improving.
Entries in the famous ''red book"
were admitted as evidence in the trial
of former United Safes Senator Quay
in Philadelphia on the charge of con-
spiracy.
The will of Wallace c.. Andrews,
who was burned to death in his New
York home, leaves about $1,OOO,OOO for
the establishment Of a school for girls
in Ohio.
In New York Justice Williams has
decided to dismiss the Indictment
againts Roland B. MolineuX, who is
charged with the murder of Mrs. Kate
j. Adams.
Austin Mullins shot and killed
George Seward, a prominent repub-
lican politician, near Pound Gap, Va,
during a political argument. Mullins
escaped.
Archbishop Corrigan called on Pres
ident Mckinley, it is said, to propose
that Catholic church property in the
Philippines be vested in the American
hierarchy.
National bank statements indicate
that an immense sum Of money is on
deposit in banks throughout the coun-
try awaiting investments at moder-
ate rate of interest.
Arrangements have been completed
for the consolidation Of the hoop iron
and cotton tie interests Of the country.
The capital stock of the new company
will be $33 100000.
Senator Quay, it is believed, will at
tempt to show that his accounts in the
bank ledger were fictitious and that all
The wrong doing was done by Cashier
Hopkins, now dead.
The plant OF the Little Rock Oil and
Delinting company and the Aurora
Manufacturing company were partially
| destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000; in