Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-18

home in Louisville, ILL.,, aged SO years.
He was a prominent Mason and an
active democratic politician.
senator Foraker said the committee
on resolutions at republican national
convention received the financial plank
back from Hanna without the word
gold"
VIM. J. Bryan, en- route to Austin,
when asked if he would be candidate
for the vacant senatorship seat in
Nebraska, emphatically replied: No,
I will not"
An Englishman, claiming to be the
agent of Cecil Rhodes and DR.. Jane
son, is negotiating for promising
properties in the Rainy Lake region
of Minnesota.
Fire at Augusta, Ca, destroyed a
solid block of business buildings, in
Guiding the Arlington hotel, and j. B.
Whites dry goods store. Loss,
81 100000.
Five thousand dollars is to be raised
by Chicago Jews as first payment
for the Jewish Home for the Aged,
and building is to be purchased be-
fore May /.
Lady Cook (Tennie Clafin) is COM
ing to New York with $2,00O,O00,
which she will invest in property in
that city. Her sister is Mrs. Martin
Victoria Woodbury..
Governor Tanner expected to assist
against the advice of friends on try
ing for a denomination in Illinois.
All other state officers except treasurer
want another term.
1t is now certain that the Canadian
steamer Niagara, Captain McGlory,
foundered eight miles east of Long
Point, Lake Erie, with all hands, mum.
bering sixteen persons.
Col. James Graham and William P.
Cunneen two prominent politicians of
ST. Marys, Kans, drank from a bottle
containing a disinfectant, believing it
to be whisky and both may die.
Benjamin Armitage, close friend
Of John Bright and Richard Golden,
who assisted in framing the treaty of
commerce with France and served sew
eral terms in parliament, is dead.
The Kentucky election board award
ed the gubernatorial certificate OF cleo
ton to Taylor. Goebel the democrat
ic candidate, may appeal to the legis-
lature. Taylor was duly inaugurated.
Miss Low has sued Mrs. Bush, wild
ow of her fance, in New York, for
$4,000 she says is due her on pro.
mise of Mr.. Bush to pay her $4,000 for
releasing him from pledge of mar
riage.
The Officers of the National Suffrage
association have forwarded to Presi-
dent Mckinley a request to appoint
women, or woman, on the board OF
commissioners to the Paris exposi-
ton.
The Kentucky court of appeals is
said to be about to make two decisions
that will justify the election commits
sioners in rejecting Louisville and
Harrison county returns, thus seating
Goebel
The transport City OF Para has ar
rived here from Manila via Nagasaki
She came in ballast and had but one
passenger. After inspection she will
probably be discharged from the
transport service.
John Wanamaker testified before
the industrial commission on the sub
ject of department stores. He claimed
these stores were beneficial to society,
having a substantial economic ana
moral basis for their existence
Frank Steiner was found guilty in
Chicago of the murder of Joseph Ka-
rus, and the jury fixed his punishment
at death. Louise Schrader, also known
as Mrs. Karus who was co-defendant
with Steiner, was acquitted.
Neither Governor Pingree nor Mayor
Maybury was allowed to welcome the
American federation of labor to De-
troit President Gompers estimated
the membership at 100000, an in
crease Of 1924 unions and 144,282
members last year.
At Chicago G. A. Whyland, senior
partner in the firm of G "A. Whyland
& Co., prominent in the board OF
traue ana the SCOcK exchange, has
been expelled from the latter institu-
ton. He is charged with violating
the bylaws in regard to bucket shop
ping"
Surgeon General Wyman of the ma
rine hospital service, in view of the
officially reported prevalence of the
plague in Santos, Brazil, and Oporto,
Portugal, and the local conditions at
those ports, has issued regulations to
prevent it's introduction into the
United States.
In raid by the Chicago police on
two houses, property valued at $4,000
was recovered. The property consists
of sealskin garments, dress goods, sill
verware, laces and cut glass, supposed
to be the proceeds of burglaries in res
licences and stores, not only in Chi
cago, but in other large cities, by an
original gang of thieves.
A California probate judge said
avaricious lawyers made his court a