Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-23
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any woman.
Frank G. Rheinhart, prominent
democratic politician, for seven years
auditor of Franklin county, Ohio, and
interested in the Westbote Printing
company and Rheinhart's bank, died
from Bright's disease. He was 45
years of age.
Marcus e. Hawley, prominent New
York business man, is dead of nervous
prostration, aged 65 years. He was
president OF the HaWley Bros. Hard
ware company of New York and San
Francisco, and until recently president
of the Shreveport & Huston railway.
Favorable report has been made to
the senate on a bill providing for two
revenue cutters on the great lakes to
replace the Algonquin, Onondaga and
Gresham, which were ordered to the
Atlantic coast during the Spanish
war. The cost is fixed at $165,00O
each.
Representatives of all the COM
panies operating steamers between
Puget Sound and Southwestern Alas
kan ports met and agreed on a uni
form passenger and freight rate. The
passenger rate to Skaguay and Dyea
was raised from $40 first class and
SIS second class to $25 and SIS respect
lively
At Pittsburg thieves stole six rare
gold coins from the Carnegie museum
while the attention of the guard was
distracted by two women. One of thu
coins is a Cromwell broad guinea, one
Of che five known to exist and almost
above price. 1t is feared the thieves
in their ignorance have melted the
coins for the gold.
There are 1885, 1853 telephones in use
in the world, the service covering
1,509,499 miles. The number of in
struments in the United States is
placed at 772,627, while Germany has
only ISL, 101; Great Britain and Ire
land, 69,64o; Sweden, $500; Canada
80, 5U0 Switzerland, 28,846; France
II, 736; Norway, POSTS.
At Philadelphia Judge Arnold, in
the common pleas court, in sui
broughE to determine whether the
shipper or the Adams Express Co.
should pay for the war revenue stamE
to be attached to bills Of lading fol
express packages, decided in favor o.
the express company and that the
shipper must pay for the stamp.
Doxr YNiIIior n Mol ,ouriO his h.
op of the Episcopal diocese of Chicago
will be unable to accept the appoint
ment of special delegate for the church
to Porto Rico, which was conferred
upon him recently by commission Sc
lected by the general convention al
New York. Pressing church duties
prevent the bishop from entering upon
the work.
John Wilkerson, who gained repu-
tation throughout the west as a
square" gambler in the days when the
big gambling house was feature OF
every far western city, and whose
marble half was border day attrac-
ton in Kansas City, is dead of pneu-
monia. The fortune which Wflker-
son acquired as gambler he lost in
later years as a race-course book
maker.
Senator Allison has practically de-
cided to remain at the head OF the
committee on appropriations and not
to take the Craftsmanship Of che COM
mittee on finance to which he is en-
titled by right of seniority. This de
cision on Senator Allison's part will
make Senator Aldrich chairman of the
finance committee and will promote
Senator Spooner to the Craftsmanship
of the committee on rules.
At Lexington the war which has
been bitterly waged between temper
ance and saloon men over the Sunday
closing law has eliminated. Through
the evidence of Bible students, who
acted as spies, the temperance people
secured over 100 indictments against
saloon men through the last grand
jury. Then the spies started on their
regular Sunday rounds and met with a
warm reception. They were badly
beaten and stoned.