Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-25

her daughter, Bettina Gerard, Obtained
her release from Blackwell's island,
n. Y.
The will of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt will not be probated until the
return of Alfred Vanderbilt from
Europe.
Two West Superior men were rob-
bed in North Dakota. One was pushed
off the top of a box car and died in
consequence.
A slight hitch necessitates a re-
vision of the program for the wedding
of Gen. Grants daughter and her
Russian prince.
The Chickasaw legislature elected
R. L. Reamsnal agent of the nation
over Alexander Jennie, Jr., the pres
ent incumbent.
Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan of New York,
has given 100000 to found convent
of nuns of the Perpetual Alteration in
Washington.
Gov. Canton of Yucatan, Mexico, and
other Mexican notables are in New
York to let contracts for extensive
public improvements.
At Cleveland President H. A. Everett
of the Consolidated Street Railway
company, said that the street railway
strike had been definitely broken.
Practically the entire New River coal
mining district in West Virginia is
now idle. The miners demand an
advance of five cents per ton.
Fire in J. H. Pyne's wooden mill at
Waterford, N. Y, did damage to the
amount of about $4,000. The flames
originated from a picking machine.
In New York Alexander Weiser, sup
posed to have been crazed by unre-
quilted love, killed Mrs. Laura Aster,
who had repu1sed him, and then
killed himself.
President Mckinley in his western
trip may give Chicago the go-by alto
gether on account of union labor diff
fculty in connection with the corner
stone laying.
Charles w. Lander, Bloomington,
Ill, died, aged H. he was one OF the
earliest settlers and business men OF
BLOOMINGTON. He was chief of police
for several terms.
Swayed by counsel's plea not to re-
peat the Rennes infamy a Pennsyl-
vania jury decided that ex-senator Don
Cameron must pay $3.50 to Jew he
horsewhipped.
The treasury department may rec
ommend 10 congress that national
bank repositories be required to pay /
fodn finds do
posted with them.
1t is rumored that General Clark
Carr of Galesburg, ILL.,, will be the
successor of Interstate Commerce Com
mission Calhoun, who intends to prac-
tice law in Chicago.
All the details so far as the manu-
facturers are concerned have been
settled and the American Bridge COM
pany, otherwise the bridge combina-
ton, is an assured fact.
President M. M. Sheldon, of the Nor
wich University Alumni association,
has accepted an invitation by the asso-
citation to tender him a banquet in
Boston, about November 1.
Congressman Daniel Ermentrout of
Reading, Pa, died, aged 81 years. He
represented the ninth Pennsylvania
district in congress and was elected
last November to his sixth term.
w. J. Bryan declined to speak on
trusts at the same session as W.
Bourke Cochran and made his address
day later. Mr.. Crockan's remedy for
the evils of trusts is publicity.
DR.. Gonzales of Pensacola is in re-
ceipt of a letter from General Miles,
in which the latter states that if he is
assigned to the Philippines, Gonzales
will accompany him as surgeon.
Chief Mataafa wrote President Nc
KinleS expressing regret that Ameri-
cans were killed in Samoa, and hoping
that no further trouble will occur be-
tween The United States and Samoa.
Diplomatic and official circles are
reported to be discussing with interest
rumor that the secretary of state
has warmly Endorsed the adoption of
a special court dress or uniform.
The Richardson & Ross asphalt
block and tile works in Philadelphia,
were destroyed by fire entailing loss
of 100000. The blaze was caused by
the boiling over of crude oil and as
phalt
The plant of the American Fisheries
company at Promised Land, L. l., was
destroyed by fire. Eight buildings
in all were burned, together with
large quantity of very valuable ma
chinery.
Herbert L. Bridgeman, who COM
manded the Peary Arctic expedition of
1899, arrived in Brooklyn. He be-
lieves that Peary will accomplish his
purpose and reach the pole before his
four years are up.
Fire almost destroyed the large
building at 107-111 East One Hundred
and Twenty-eighth street, New York,
occupied by A. S. Nichols as factory
for wood and granite mantels and
CRATES. Loss 100000.
Leaders of the different railroad en-
ployes' organizations are now con-
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