Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24

for holding the state convention in
Boston.
Edward Ealmon, aged 25, Of Muncie,
Ind, has confessed that he attempted
to poison his sweetheart because she
Tilted him.
The Bank of England is compelled
to raise it's rate, which will prevent
further gold shipments from the
United States.
Gen. Asa B. Carey, paymaster-gen-
eral of the army, retired. The presi-
dent appointed Col. Elfred E. Bates to
succeed him.
Major John A. Foreman, founder of
Ell Reno and one of the pioneers of
Oklahoma and Indiana Territory,
died at FL Reno.
Mr.. and Mrs John D. Davis started
from New York on an automobile trip
to San Francisco, which will be the
| longest on record.
The funeral of Col. Ezekiel t.
| Cooper, of Delaware, took place near
Dover and was attended by throng
of prominent men.
One thousand men are locked out at
Kansas City because the local packing
houses have refused to grant another
advance in wages.
w. S. Taylor was renominated by
reclamation for the Office of governor
of Kentucky by the republican con-
vention held at Lexington.
It is stated that President McKin-
Roosevelt will visit the proposed Min
nesota forest reserve in October.
The governor of Wisconsin issued
another appeal for the relief Of the
New Richmond cyclone sufferers, say
ing $4,000 more is needed.
The battleship Wisconsin, now build
ing at the Union Iron Works, will go
on Hunters Point dry-dock this week
to have her propeller put on.
Admiral Kautz, commanding the
Pacific Station, will have four ships
under his command A squadron will
be formed to practice maneuvers.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 damages
was done by fire at Wagner, I. T.
| The fire started in Rourke's bakery
and burned about 20 buildings.
Chicago capitalists are interested in
the United American Glue company,
which was organized at New York
with a capitalization of $35,00O,0O0.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
Of American met in it's ninth annual
convention in nlchmond. There were
1000 persons at the opening session.
The Westinghouse company has Sc
cured the contract to equip the Rus
sion Imperial railway with air brakes.
The contract amounts to $12,000,000.
The Missouri supreme court refused
rehearing to insurance companies
which it is sought to GUST from the
state for violations of the antitrust
! law.
Cashier George M Valentine, whose
embezzlement of $125O00 closed the
Middlesex County bank at Perth Am
boy, N. j., surrendered himself to the
sheriff.
A train of nine empty passenger cars
on the Northwestern railroad at Chi
cago, backed into the river at the
Kinzie street bridge. Nobody was
injured.
Pesident Mckinley IS said to be
negotiating for the purchase of the Nc
Kinley cottage, occupied by the family
at Canton during the last national
campaign.
Rev. w. F. Cowles, pioneer Metho-
dist minister, we'll known all over
eastern Iowa, died at Burlington, aged
80 He began his ministry sixty-two
years ago.
Chaplain Bateman, of the army,
criticised the czar of Russia and the
emperor of Germany in an GRAFTON and
may be called to account by the war
department.
Secretary Long has received letter
from Oscar f. Deignan declining the
appointment to the naval academy of
fered to him in accordance with an
act of congress-
Rev. Jay G.. Goodrich, the first ap-
pointee of the American Bible Society
to the Philippine islands, will sail
with his wife from New York within
few weeks.
The state department has instructed
our minister at Pekin to use his good
offices in behalf of American railroad
| interests in China and to protect
them from injury.
Former Governor Swineford of
Alaska, who formerly resided in Chi
cago has been made recorder of the
new Ketchikan mining district in
southeastern Alaska.
The grand jury for Berkshire
county, Mass, has returned fifteen in
dictments charging forgery against
G. Albert Learned, formerly acting
auditor of Pittsfield.
Officials of the government advocate
| the extension of the war revenue tax
| to patent-protected articles and the
money transfer business of telegraph
and express companies.
At Lexington, KY, the republican
state ticket was completed as follows:
For auditor, John S. Sweeney; treas
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