Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-13
several of the county organiza-

Charles S. Mears, a retired lumber
man and an old settler, died at Madi-
son, Wis, aged 81 years.
Chief Signal officer Greedy, in his an
nual report, argues in favor OF a
Pacific ocean cable.
The Germans seem more and more
inclined to desire treaty of commerce
with the United States.
Mgr. Joseph Jessing, head of the
pontifcal college, the Josephenum,
died at Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Hazen, who is to marry
Dewey, came to New York and began
buying her trousseau.
The difficulty in the University of
Wisconsin is expected to result in the
expulsion of 40 students.
Admiral Dewey has been unanimous
ly reelected commander of the Naval
Order of the United States.
The committee of bankers that is to
draft national law for uniform check
collection charges is announced.
| At Galien, Mich, John Erick shot a
young man named Keefer for a Hal
lowe'en prank. Keefer cannot live.
Admiral Dewey is credited with a
positive and final declaration that he
will not be presidential candidate.
The Lafayette souvenir dollars will
be issued from Washington or Chicago
between the LIST and 10th of December.
At Wichita, Kas., Felt Snyder, for
merly a man of great wealth, but of
late rag picker was burned to death.
Walter Duryea, whose neck was
broken weeks ago in New York, is i'm
proving and was wheeled about the
hospital.
John Dawson of Knoxville, Iowa,
shot his wife and then killed himself
The couple had been separated through
jealousy.
Mrs. Jeffries, mother of the champion
pugilist, prayed that he might be led
to quit the prize-ring and become a
preacher.
Francis P. Devices died in Washing
ton. He was an assistant attorney
general of the United States from 1885
to 1898.
Frederick Hardy Jr., art student and
son of a Tennessee millionaire was
found murdered in New York for his
money.
Rev. Andrew Ten Brook, who was
American consul to Munich, Germany,
from 1856 to 1862, died in Detroit aged
Sc years.
The European nations, it is believed
in WASHINGTON. will gladly welcome
the cooperation of the United States
in China.
Amos T. Allen was elected to con-
gress from first Maine district by 1850
majority. T. B. Reeds plurality was
5,525 in 1893
The burial place, in Paris, Of Paul
Jones, the naval hero of the American
Revolution, is said to have been def
nitely located.
The steamer Humbolt arrived at
Seattle with forty Klondikers, who left
Dawson City Oct. 10. Yukon navigation
closed Oct. 20.
The entire sophomore class of Capt.
tai university, near Columbus, O., has
been suspended for visiting that city
against orders.
Professor A. V. Quesada has filed
with the state department claim for
loss of property in Cuba during the
war with Spain.
Ten of the thirteen Coer d'Alene
miners on trial in Idaho were con-
victed of conspiracy and the others
are acquitted.
Franklin w. Spear, formerly general
ticket agent of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul railroad, is dead at
Milwaukee, aged 80.
The next annual meeting Of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society of
the Methodist church will be held at
Worcester, Mass.
A Wisconsin court decided that the
consent of property is neces-
sary for the erection Of telephone
wires in highways.
A company is to be organized to use
a process whereby tin can be manu-
featured in seventeen minutes; six
days now being required.
Naval tests of the Marconi wireless
telegraphy at sea were successful up to
80 miles. At thirty-six miles the mes
sages became unreliable.
Ex-Governor Joseph W. Fifer, &C
cording to a Washington dispatch, will
be appointed a member of the inter-
state commerce commission.
Helen Gould asks the Spanish war
veterans to assist the women in their
crusade to prevent the seating Of Con-
gressman-elect Roberts of Utah.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says:
IN. Csciffers, the Russian chess player,
who taught Tischigorin, has become
insane and has been taken to an asy-
lum.
Steamer Clutch arrives at Vancouver
with 100 passengers from Dawson and
Atlin. The output Of the latter dis
| trict is estimated at S1,zo0,000.
Fire damaged property of the Ameri-
can Wire and Steel company, Chicago,
nearly $500, 900. Eleven men are miss
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