Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06


turned over to the japanese govern
ment by the Union iron works at San
Francisco.
Enoch T. Carson, one of the most
prominent masons in the United
States, is dead at Cincinnati. He was
" years old.
Archbishop Ireland thanked the pope
for the letter on Americanism and re-
pudiated everything the pope con-
| demned.
Secretary Gage says there was nc
truth whatever in the published state
ment that another bond issue was in
| contemplation.
William ]. Bryan delivered an adj
dress against Imperialism at the ban
quet of the Virginia democratic asso-
citation, in Washington.
At Topeka, Kan, $4,000 fire COM
pIetely destroyed the building and
contents of the Palace Clothing com
pany, 709 Kansas avenue.
B. J. Haywood, who was jointly in
dicted with Senator Quay and the
latters son on the charge Of con-
spiracy died at Sharon Pa.
In Hartford City, Ind, four persons
were killed and two injured yester-
day in a fire and explosion which
destroyed the Dick building.
John D. Rockefeller, jr., started in
his business career by being elected
a director of the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western railroad.
At Toledo, o., Isaac D. Smead, the
we'll known furnace manufacturer, who
recently failed for million and half,
was discharged by the court.
The Daughters Of the American
Revolution agreed upon the terms
upon which they would reunite with
the Daughters of the Revolution.
The government has dispatched the
cruiser Detroit to Bluefields, fearing
that the revolution in Nicaragua is
threatening American interests.
The regular republicans in the Della
ware legislature threw their votes to
William S. Hills in the senatorship
contest There was no election.
Eleven Michigan men and women,
all except one resident of Saginaw
valley, have Jointly given Alma col
lege an endowment of $225,OOO.
Mrs Caroline Brown Freer, aged 80,
died at Warren, Ohio. She was for
merly a school-teacher at ST. Adams,
VT, and had J. G. SAKE for pupil.
Rev. DR.. John W. Shanahan or
Philadelphia, who has been appointed
I,iobon Of +ho Co+bo1io dioooco of
Pa, will decline the post.
A rival for Croker's automobile
company has been incorporated in
New Jersey as the New York Electric
Vehicle Co. The capital is $25,00O.000.
The National Steel Co. incorporated
at Trenton Feb. with capital of
100000, filed a new certificate yester-
day increasing the capital to $59,000,-
900.
1t is insisted that Secretary Of War
Alger will resign and that eX-Gov
ernor Merriam leads those men
toned for the succession. Alger de-
MES it.
The Pennsylvania house of repre-
decided to appoint a COM
mittee to investigate charges of bri-
berry in connection with the McCar-
rell jury bill.
The story that Nance O'Nel and
Mckee Rankin have been secretly
is denied by the actress and
denounced as falsehood by Mr. Ran
kin, her manager.
At San francisco the commissioners
of Golden Gate park have accepted an
offer by Claus Spreckles to erect a mar
BILE and granite music stand to cost not
less than 100000.
Mrs. Ida Pendrey, daughter of Rich
ard Temby, of Dodgeville, and her
friend Mary Ann Trezona, both of
Rosslin, B. c., have started on a trip
to johannesburg, Africa.
Edward E. Searles, who donated the
Hopkins Institute Of Art to the Uni
versity of California, has agreed to add
another gallery to the splendid build
ing on Mob hill in San Francisco.
What is thought to be wreckage
from the steamship Pelican which
sailed from Seattle Oct. II, 1897, for
Taku, China, laden with railroad lum-
Der and ties, has been reported.
Knox college, Galesburg, ILL.,, cele-
brated Founders day the 18th, when
President Finley announced an audi-
ton to the college endowment of $780,
900. DR.. D. K. PearsOns gave $4,000.
At Canton, o., no jury will be re-
quired to pass on the technical points
raised in the prosecution of Mrs.
George. Her attorneys say the trial will
probably commence Within thirty days.
The secretary. of state has received
note from the Italian embassy at
Washington transmitting the regula-
tons for the congress of commercial
instructions which will be opened in
Venice May 4.
At Troy, Ala, Sam Rivers, George
Hale and Edward Johnson have been
sentenced to hang March 81 for the
murder of old Mrs. Meyers and her