Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-14

Judge Thomas in the United States
district court in New York signed an
order discharging Francis T. Walton,
better known as "Plunger" Walton, as
a bankrupt on the report of a referee.
The Mazet committee served sub
poenas on the members of the New
York municipal council and said the
legislature would be appealed to to
abolish the council as a useless body.
Harry L. Griswold, who was serving
a life sentence at Joliet for the murder
of Railway Detective Patrick H. Owens
in Chicago in 1894 died of consump-
ton. He had expected pardon with
in week.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, the employees of
five big collieries in the anthracite reg
ion have gone on a strike. The main
grievance is alleged excessive dockage.
It is estimated that nearly $500 men
are idle.
E. NJ Earl, an aeronaut, fell into
Leech lake, near Walker, Mimi, while
making an ascension, and was drown
ed. 1t is supposed that his parachute
failed to work It was Earl's fourth
ascension.
On a vote of II to 3 the resignation
of Mayor James G. Woodward was
asked for at a secret caucus of the
Atlanta council and board of aldermen.
Mayor Woodward is charged with
drunkenness.
The municipal council, instead of
authorizing the issue of $2,100,000 of
bonds, directed the issue of $34, 255,
claiming that this was the amount in
volved in the legal contest in which the
council was worsted.
Harry Allen Of Boston, grandson of
Commodore Vanderbilt, died in the
Union League club, New York, from
Bright's disease. Mr.. Allen was a
member of the club and of the ST..
Georges club, London.
The power house and car sheds of
the North Jersey Railway company, in
Newark, N. j., we're destroyed by fire
causing a loss of $300,00O Nearly
eighty cars were destroyed. The fire
was caused by lightning.
Former Governor W. V. Atkinson is
seriously i'll at his home in Newman,
Ca, and it is believed his recovery is
impossible. He has not been in good
health for three years, following an
attack OF appendicitis.
Automobile mail delivery carts may
soon be seen on the streets of Mime
apolis and other large cities. Expert
ments indicate that horseless vehicles
will meet with the approval of the
postoffice department.
While three police officers were try
ing to capture George A. Stewart, who
had gone insane while at work in May
or Lows rooxshop at Brockton, In
spector G. H. Chase was shot in the
stomach by Stewart His condition IS
serious.
It is reported at Ell Reno, Okl., that
Taylor Kirk, who murdered his sister
at Cordell on July 4, was lynched at
Cloud Chief, Washita county, near the
scene of the crime Kirk escaped soon
Texas.
A teamster named John Schlenber
shot his wife four times at the Wood
land hotel Cleveland, and then seat a
bullet through his heart The woman
died an hour later at st. Alexis hos
pital. The tragedy was prompted by
jealousy.
John Maxley, the negro rapist, was
hanged at Van Buren,, Ark. He
maintained his innocence to the last
and in speech on the galIows invoked
the curse Of God upon the people Of
Van Buren, for the injustice they had
done him.
At Huntington, w. Va. the striking
yardmen returned to work at the
American Car and Foundry Co. One
thousand employees in the various de-
partments were granted an increase
of ten per cent in wages. This is the
second increase since June.
Miss. frankie George, an actress,
fatally shot herself at Chicago. Ac-
cording to friends, Miss George was
Tilted by one of her profession to
whom she had been engaged for three
years. 1t is said that Miss George
formerly lived in San Francisco.
The central anti-imperialist league
has completed it's organization. j.
Sterling Morton is president, and
among those expressing sympathy with
the movement are ex-senator Edmunds
of Vermont, Senator Mason and Pro-
lessor Charles Eliot Norton of Har-
vard
General Charles Miller of PennsyI-
vania has arrived from Mexico, where
he went some time ago representing a
syndicate of eastern railroad men
They have determined to Guild 252
miles of track from Culican to Bin
through the provinces of Durango and
SinalOa.
The striking machinists at the Grand
Trunk locomotive shops returned to
work. The men took Mechanical
Superintendent Muhlfelds statement
that he will investigate AS q ia vOYa h1a