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

ton was procurable either from the
president or from Alger, neither Of
whom would talk on the matter, nor is
the letter of resignation obtainable at
this time. For the present nothing
will be made known officially concern
ing the severance of official relations
between the president and the war
minister, but later on the official cor
respondence closing the latters career
as chief of the war department will
doubtless be given to the press. At
his residence last evening the secretary
was non-communicative and positively
declined to assign any reason for the
action he has taken.
Inquiry failed to elicit any infOrma-
ton from the president respecting q
successor to Secretary Alger. Among
the names which have been mentioned
from time to time when talk of Alger' S
forthcoming resignation had been rife
were those of Gen. Horace Porter OF
New York, national ambassador to
France; Gov. Roosevelt of New York:
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis; and Assist
ant Secretary Meiklejohn. The opin-
ion is expressed in some well-posted
quarters that the selection will be made
from the west.
The news of Secretary Ayers
resignation caused buzz of comment
in all public places but at the white
house where there was no evidence
throughout last evening that any un-
usual event had occurred. Adj. Gen.
Corbin was seen during the evening,
and while not wishing to discuss any
facts connected with the resignation,
expressed his personal regret at the
turn of affairs.
Ayers departure from the cabinet
leaves in it only three of those mem
bers who entered at the beginning OF
the administration, namely: Gage,
Long and Wilson. The number OF
changes that have occurred in the two
and a half years of it's life has been
very unusual Six cabinet officers in
all resigned portfolios either to retire
20 private life or accept other positions
of honor and trust at the hands of the
president. These include Secretaries Of
State Sherman, who went out because
of i'll health and advanced age, and
Day, who accepted United States
iudgeship; Attorney General McKenna,
who accepted a position on the SUI
preme court bench of the United
States; Postmaster General Gary, who
retired because of i'll health; and Secre-
tary Bliss, who left the interior depart
ment and returned to New York to re-
sumo business.
The transfer of Attorney General
Griggs from the department of justice
to the war department has been sug-
gested by those who are figuring on
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24

An attempt was made at 1 o'clock
this morning to wreck a Park avenue
car near Sands street on It's way to
Manhattan. A cable similar to those
used to stretch electric light and
telephone wires was tied across the
street from post to post and foot
above the pavement. The car was
coming at full speed and was a short
distance from Sands street when it
crashed into the cable. The fender
was bent under the car, throwing the
front trucks off the rails, and the mo-
torman was thrown over the dashboard
to the pavement and bruised about the
shoulders and head. There were no
passengers on the car. Six policemen
were aboard, but they escaped with a
shaking up. The work is attributed to
the strikers.
At 1920 o'clock this morning all OPP
erations on the Second avenue lines
were suspended. About 100 motormen
employed O. the Eighth avenue line
held a meeting last night, effected an
organization and declared strike in
operation. General Master Workman
Parsons addressed a meeting last night
and attacked the president of the COM
pany and placed the whole blame Of
the trouble on Tammany hall. At 10
O'Clock all the cars save eight were TAX
en- off and these were run on an hourly
schedule.
The strike ordered Wednesday
morning on the lines of the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway of New York in
fused new blood into the strike IN
Brooklyn and did not tend to improve
matters. The police arrested Fl men
charged with conspiracy to destroy the
elevated railroad Wednesday morning
at Fifth avenue and Tirthy-sixth street.
No Change in Cleveland.
Cleveland, July 20-There was little
change in the street car strike situa-
ton yesterday. President Everett OF
the Big Consolidated company said:
There is nothing to arbitrate. This is
free country and men have a right to
quit work and others have right to
take their places without being pre-
vented from working" The police sue
ceeded in maintaining fairly good or
der. A few stones we're thrown at a
car passing the corner of st. Clair and
Water street during the noon hour,
when hundreds of employees in the
clothing factories were at lunch. Sew
eral policemen invaded the factories to
discover who threw the stones, but
they were hissed by the men and women
employed there. Workmen in the fac
tories at the crossing of Central ave-
nue. and the Pennsylvania railroad
congregated at noon and hooted the
non-union men, but no damage was
done to the cars.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
WELCOME FOR DEWEY.
Austria Praises the Great Admiral and
the American Nation.

Vienna, July 20.-The Neue Frele
Presse has an article heartily welcom-
ing Admiral Dewey to Austria. Re-
calling the bold coup de main at Ma
Mia, the Neue F'reie Presse sees in the
admiral the personiication of daring
GOODNESS and dwells on his calmness
and amiability, describing him as an
admirable soldier and gentleman who
can be placed in the category with De
Ruyter, Nelson and Tegethoff. The
Neue Freie Presse then says: The
great welcome extended to Admiral
Dewey is intended not only for the
hero, but above all, to the glorious rep
resentative of the great American ma
ton, to which Austria-Hungary is uni
ted by so many ties of interests
Trieste, July 20.-Congressman
George E. Foss of Chicago and Lieut..
Commander William H. Beebler, naval
attache of the United States legation
al Vienna, arrived here yesterday to
welcome Admiral Dewey.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
A GAMELY STRUGGLE.

Detroit, July 2O.-The gamiest strug
gle made to win the merchants and
manufacturers $4,000 trotting stake
since the inception of that annual
event ten years ago was witnessed yes
terday by many enthusiastic spectators
and the sun went down leaving the re-
suit decidedly in doubt, after the four
leaders had each been credited with
one heat. In the third heat The Queen
lowered Directum Kelly's 2:11A record,
the best time in the merchants and
manufacturers event until yesterday,
ga seconds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
KILLS HIS BROTHER.

Oconto, Wis, July 20.-A young man
by the name of Roberts of Aniwa ac-
cidentally shot and killed his brother
at Maiden Lake. The two were out
fishing in a boat and hooked a pickerel
which was too large for them to land
alive and one Of the brothers, while
drawing from his pocket revolver
with which to kill the fish, accidentally
discharged the weapon, the ball pass
ing. directly through the other mans
heart, killing him instantly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24

Ayers successor. 1t is urged that the
largely increased legal questions
which are constantly coming before
the war department as a consequence
of our new possessions make it desir-
able that it's executive officer should be
one of legal attainments and expert
ence. In this same connection the
name of E. Root, the we'll known New
York lawyer, is mentioned. Gen.
Charles H. Wilson of Delaware, now
in the volunteer service, and governor
of the province of Matanzas, Cuba, is
also spoken Of Wilson was we'll
known soldier in the civil war and
since has been identified with business
enterprises.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
REGAINs CHAMPIONSHIP HoNoRs.

Chicago, July 2O.-The western ten
mis- championship reverted to Carr B.
Neel yesterday when he defeated
Kreigh Collins in the championship
round of the tournament at KenWood
County club. In closely contested
match the champion of '95 to '98 re-
gained his lost title and came into per-
manent possession of the Spaulding
trophy cup. Collins, who held the cup
two years, lost to Neel as challenger in
three straight sets-6-4, 6-3 and 6-3.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
N. f. LEGISLATURE CLOSES.

ST. Johns, N. F., July 2O.-The New
foundland legislature closed yester-
day. Rear Admiral Sir Frederick
Denham Bedford, commander-in-chief
of the British North American and
West Indian station, paraded 1000
seamen and marines from the British
fleet for the occasion. Sir Edward Nc
Callum made a speech closing the ,es-
sion and observed that the termination
of the French shore modus vivendi
without any demand by the imperial
government for it's re-enactment indi-
Gated the likelihood of an early peace
full solution of the difficulty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
SLASH BOARDS USED.

Appleton, Wis, July 2O.-The Nee
nah and Menasha Water Power compa-
ny has placed S-inch slash-boards on
the Menasha dam in order to conserve
for the paper mills all the water that
is going to waste over the crest to a
depth of inches In case it will cause
a rise in the level of Lake Winnebago
the riparian owners, it is thought, will
bring suit for damages. The boards
are used in accordance with a decision
two years ago and now taken advan-
tage of for the first time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
MILWAUKEE, ROADS NEW LINE.
To Be Built from Twin Cities to
Duluth.

Minneapolis, July 20.-W. H. Shell
don of Milwaukee, locating engineer
for the Milwaukee railway, said yester-
day that surveys for a line from the
Twin Cities to Duluth have been COM
pleted and that it is to be built within
year from next fall. The estimates,
he says, are not to exceed 100000, or
less than $4,000 mile for the 100
miles The route selected follows the
st. Paul and Duluth road as far as
Rush City and then trends easterly to
Sandstone and follows the eastern
Minnesota. Bids will be called for in
60 days.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
PERSONALITIES.

George Wray, aged 103, has secured
wife, aged 80. Mr.. Wray's former
wives, three in number, all died before
divorce, but the last, after promising to
take care of him, robbed him, accord
ing to his allegation, of $1,000 in the
past eight years. Mr.. Wray is the
progenitor of large part of the Wray
family in southern Indiana, and has
several great-great grandchildren.
Emile lola having been asked by the
editor Of a Jewish publication in this
country if Dreyfus would accept a
sword for which fund is being raised
by the Hebrews in various parts of the
United States has answered, after con-
sulting the family of the accused man,
that acceptance Of any such gift would
be impossible. It was also intended to
purchase out of the same fund golden
pen for lola and some sort of tribute
for Colonel Picquart.
Max DOrch of Kansas City, Mo-, is
going to sue the Modern Woodmen of
America because while he was being
initiated into that organization, the
goat to which he was strapped rolled
over his finger and mashed it. 1t was
a mechanical goat, too, running by
machinery, and Mr.. Dorch is insulted
as we'll as injured and he wants S10,-
900. Before bringing the suit he had
accepted medical attendance and two
weeks salary from the lodge, and
given a receipt, in full payment for his
injury.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
PLATT SUPPORTS M'KINLEY.
Senator Issues a Statement on the
Philippine War.

New York, July Ex-senator Plat
gave out a statement last night on the
war in the Philippines. The object of
the statement is to uphold the admins
tration in it's policy as regards our new
possessions. In conclusion Plat says:
'There is nothing for which any Amer
lean need apologize in this record. 1t
is a record of sagacity and competency
It is a record of consistent and I'M
parallel success, success that began with
the message to Dewey to go and des-
troy the Spanish feet in Manila bay;
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24

Washington, July 90 Secretary Al
ger yesterday rendered the president
paper bearing his resignation of the
war portfolio. The resignation be-
comes effective August 1 or at the
presidents pleasure. Formal accept
ance of the resignation has not yet
been made by the president but will be
in letter to be written within the
next day or two. No official state
ment as to the cause of the resigna
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
KAISER VISITS HOWARD GOULD.

Molde, Norway, July 2O.-Emperor
William of Germany yesterday spent
an hour with Howard Gould ON board
the latter's yacht, Niagara. On leav-
ing Molde on board the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern the emperor waved his
cap in adieu to Mr.. Gould and the stars
and stripes were hoisted at the Hohen-
zollern's foremost. The Niagara left
the harbor shortly after the departure
of the German emperor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
KENOSHA GIRL STILL MISSING.

Kenosha, Wis, July 20.-The mys-
terry surrounding the disappearance of
Miss Lizzie Berns from this city on
Friday is growing deeper. The theo-
ry that She was abducted is gaining
supporters among friends. The theory
of suicide which has been advanced by
the police is not believed by the par
ents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
LOWERS A RECORD.

Washington, July 2O.-Harry Elkes
of Glenn Falls, N. Y, middle distance
champion high bicycle rider of Amer
lea, yesterday covered a mile in 1871
fiat, lowering the record for that dis
lance held by Eddie McDuffie of Bos-
ton, 1:31 rs. He was paced by a mo-
tor cycle squad.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
SEC. ALGER RESIGNS
AT LAST HE LAYS DOWN THE
WAR PORTFOLIO.
WHO'LL BE HIS SUCCESSOR?

Gen. Proctor, Gov. Roosevelt, Gen. Otis
and Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn
Mentioned for Place-Neither Pres
ident Nor Alger Will Talk on Res
ignation or Tell Reason for 1t.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
REBELS KILL ONE AMERICAN.
Filipinos Fire on Gunboat Laguna de
Bay.

Manila, July 2O.-Insurgents con-
cealed on the bank of the Rio Grande
yesterday fired on the gunboat Laguna
de Bay, killing one soldier and wound
ing two. The gunboat trained a gat-
ling gun upon the shore and quickly
dispersed the insurgents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
NUMBER Is.

and one that will not end until the pos
sessions which fortune has confided to
our country are firmly advanced on the
high road to peace and prosperity"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24
EPWORTH LEAGUES CONVENTION
All Preliminaries Arranged-Nearly
$4,000 Delegates Present.

Indianapolis, July 20.-All prepara-.
tons have been completed, tent has
been raised and the city decorated and
everything is in readiness for the open
ing session today of the fourth biennial
international convention of the Ep-
worth league of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, the M. E. church of the
south and the M. e. church of Canada.
Owing to the objections raised to the
big tent on the state house lawn, the
court house lawn was brought into
requisition and the mammoth tent
raised. Across the street from the
tent is located Tomlinson hall and the
opening session of the league will be
held in the tent and hall Simultaneous
w this evening. Tomorrow morning
the league meetings will be extended
to the English opera house, three
blocks distant from the tent, and there
after sessions will be conducted in the
three places at the same time. The
delegates began coming into the city
yesterday. The estimates of the vari-
GUS committees place the number of
delegates at from 10000 to $4,000.
Bishop w. x. Ninde of Detroit, Pres
ident of the Epworth League cabinet,
Bishop John F. Hurst of Washington,
and Rev. E.. A. Schell of Chicago ar
rived last night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07
THE STREET CROSSINGS.

1t cannot be doubted that il is the wish
of our Board of Health to render this
community the most efficient service in
its power in the matter of street-clean-
ing. Yet its plan of operations has not
always met with public approval.
We think the general judgment is that
the board would better give more time
and attention than it has heretofore done
to the work Of cleaning street crossings
after SHOWS have fallen, and that it should
always begin at the centres OF population
and work east, west north, and south.
Our street-crossiEgs are destined to be
in very bad order this morning, and we
submit that the very best thing for the
board TO do is to set to work early 10
have those crossings that are most used
cleaned first. In that way the greatest
good could be done to the greatest num-
| Der.
| The taking up of the tagging" or
| street-crossings on Main. Broad, and
some other streets here has not proved to
be for the comfort of the general public.
That change has made the driveways
|
drive, but has been anything but advan-
| tageous TO pedestrians. The plan we have
thus adopted prevails in most great cities,
it is true, but in those cities the corpOr
| ate authorities are supposed TO sweep the
crossings regularly and promptly. Not so
here our STRENGTHENING force seems in
sufficient to do the work that should be
DONE
The old-time crossings cannot be re-
stored; nothing can be done just now in
the way Of adding to the street-cleaning
force, and 1t but remains for the Board
of Health to determine after snow
fail where il will begin work first. II
seems TO us that the board ought to have
no difficulty in deciding this question.
We repeat let it consider how II may do
the greatest good to the greatest number.
If the board would adopt such a system
as that our great business thoroughfares
would receive earlier attention than they
do now. Thus tens OF thousands would
be benefited. Moreover, such action upon
the part Of the city would stimulate
abutting property-owners and household
ers to be far more active than they are
now in cleaning off their sidewalks.
We think. too that it would be wei
for the police to be a little more in
sistent than is their custom in having
the ordinance enforced with respect 10
| cleaning the snow from sidewalks. There
are many people here who pay no atten-
ton to the ordinance at all Particularly
is 1t ignored by many owners Of vacant
lots and unoccupied houses.
BY Jealous cooperation on the part of
| house-owners and tenants and the city
| authorities the condition of our streets
might be vastly improved. But the city
ought TO set the example
In many places where 1t is usual for
crowds of people to take the street-cars
the mushy, slushy condition OF the cross
ings bespeaks a patient and long-suffer-
ing people. The Dispatch would rejoice
10 see a different policy speedily adopted
| and sternly pursued hereafter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07
The Coming Trouble.
Hanrv RnlletinD

lHcnry Bulletln)
The coming trouble i'm Virginia viii no.
be how TO get rid of the "land-grabbers
bill because any man whom the people
OF either party Will honor with nomna-
ton as a legislative candidate Will know
how TO vote OF that measure. The re1l
trouble that is surely coming will be how
TO protect the white people of Virginia
from the illiterate cOlOred vote which viii
flow into the State from North caro-
lima. The Legislature Of that state is
now engaged i'm trying TO devise means
for the protection OF the whites and 10
prevent the State Government from iali-
ing into the hands Of INSCRIPTIONS "hte
mer who use the illiterate negro Volt
as q stepplng-stOne 70 the guoernato'l'l
chair and 10 the Legislature of the State
They in turn give the negroes minor po-
sitions such as magistrate, school CON-
missioners etc.
North Carolina will surely restrict the
suffrage Of nliterate citizens and pass
very stringent election laws. Then thou-
sands or negroes who now terrorZe lhe
eastern section OF that state VIII MOCK ~
Virginia as the nearest point al Whlcn
they can enjoy unrestricted suffrage, ana
i'm a few years. unless The virginia Legs
lature legislates IN advance. we Will nave
a repetition Of the Wilmington TouD'eS
I'm many sections or virginia. y II 5i"4'''''
will no more submit % negro domination
than did our North Carolina neiShDoIS'
Knowing this. il clearly becomes the auly
of our next Legislature 70 pass such laws
as will keep the North Carolina lliter"te
voters moving We do not mean Iu"I
they shall not be allowed TO settle IN VIZ
ginia if they can find homes TO SUIT theil'
but that they ought TO know III
advance that If they wish TO take
part in politics they must M thelh-
selves for citizenship Keep the negroes
moving till they reach the pennsylvania
line. They can do no harm there.
If they vote the Republican ticket
there they can only swell the Repuoh-
can majority in that State and cause
Boss Quay to give his plum tree an
extra shake now and then. II tney
vote with the Democrats. which IS hard-
" probable they could not overcome the
tremendous majority Of the Republicans
in keystone State. SO push them on
10 Pennsylvania.
We do not pretend TO say what The
proposed law shall be. but suppose there
will be many propositions discussed be
fore the Legislature meets next winter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07
An Eccentric Chnrncfer.

MONTERREY. VA. February 6.-(Spe-
cial.)-Mr. Jonas Wilfong. whose death
from pneumonia was recorded last week,
was always regarded as being eccentric.
his idea Of economy being such as 10
make him misery i'm life and practice.
Since his death there have been many
rumors and much speculation as To a hid
den treasure. discovered and undiscovered
in and under his log cabin. With a view
to ascertaining the truth of the matter,
your correspondent has just interviewed
one who is in a position TO know as much
as 1t Is possible 20 learn, in view of the
fact that profound secrecy is enjOined
upon members of the immediate family.
OF the gold and silver found in an old
bureau I'm the garrett amounting 10 $50.
one member of the family, at least, had
some knowledge, The rGmor that large
amount of the yellow metal was found
underneath the hearth OF the cabin lacks
positive confirmation yet there are many
who give credence 10 the report. and the
statement has gone abroad as an actual
fact
Since the depreciation i'm the prices OF
horses and hay. several years ago. Mr..
Wilfong refused to sell either, as a re-
suit Of which his meadows are so thickly
dotted with hay-stacks as 70 attract the
attention Of travellers for mile away.
There are I'm his pasture-felds a number
Of colts" 6 and years old-horses that
have never yet been haltered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07

A typeless newspaper has just been
produced at Brussels. The compositors OF
the Petit Bleu having struck. the news
accompanying sixteen pages of illustra-
tions was set on typewriter. Then the
single typewriter sheets and the pic
lures were pasted on sheets OF card
board larger than the size of the news
paper. Then the whole was reduced by
photography TO the actual size. A print
was made from the negative on a sensi-
TIED sheet of zine With the aid Of
nitric acid the type and Illustrations
were etched in, and the result was a com
plete. solid form ready for the press.