Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-26

born in Charleston, S. c., Sept. 10,
1919.
Three masked men held up pas
senger train near Mena, Ark, and rob-
bed the express car.
Gen Wheeler declines as yet to say
whether he will be a candidate for
governor of Alabama.
Phyllis Rankin, the actress, has be-
gun suit for divorce from her husband
Actor Henry D. Gibbs.
Frederick S. Perkins, the noted
archaeoIogist, artist and collector
died at Burlington, Wis.
A verdict of $1,250 for unpaid law
yers' fees was given against Robert
Fitzsimmons, the pugilist.
The output of the Minnesota iron
mines this year is estimated at three
million tons, the greatest yet
Two hundred girls took part in the
rioting at Cleveland throwing bricks
and stones at the street cars.
Julia Evelyn Capen Woodford of
Brooklyn, wife of the former minister
to Spain, died, aged so years.
Colorado gold will be represented at
the Paris exposition by a $1,000,000
nugget miniature of Pixies Peak.
The anniversary of the adoption of
the American flag was appropriately
celebrated in a number of cities.
Upon seeing his parents killed by a
mad bull at Huntington, Ind, George
laurie became raving maniac.
It is believed that the Northern
Pacific will sell all it's branches in
Manitoba to the Canadian Pacific.
A Port Clinton, O., woman killed her
husband with club when he attempt
ed a reconciliation after quarrel.
Fireworks have been prohibited at
Pana, ILL.,, fourth of July celebration.
Troops are still on riot duty there.
Bracket, Texas, was submerged to
to the extent of ten feet by water
spout. Four persons were drowned.
Several people were killed and in
jured near Clear Lake, Wis, by the
cyclone that ravaged New Richmond.
The Standard Oil Company has in
creased it's capital stock from $10,
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A Chicago artist thinks he has in
vented a contrivance to annihilate
cyclones before they strike the earth.
clothing trust, with a capital of
$100, 100000, is forming. Samuel
Rosenthal of Baltimore is the promo
ter.
The American Seed Trade associa-
ton denounces the free distribution of
seeds by the department of agricult-
ure.
Sheriff Copeland of Oklahoma City
claims he has captured Tascott, the
murderer of Millionaire Smell of Chi
cago.
Residents of Florence, S. c., have
formed a Gray and Blue Memorial
association to decorate soldiers
graves.
A controlling interest in the Ana
conda copper mines was sold to a
syndicate headed by Rockefeller for
$23, 100000
The Chicago Federation of Labor
scored Superintendent Andrews
policy and adopted resolutions asking
for his dismissal.
Attorney General Monnett filed in
the supreme court suit to GUST the
Continental Tobacco company from
business in Ohio.
Addicks republicans are indignant
over the appointment of William M.
Byrne as United States district attor
ney for Delaware.
The university of California selected
Benjamin Ide Wheeler of Cornell
president of the university. The
salary is $4,000.
Trichinosis has been found in one
piece of American pork as against "a
in carcasses Of Swedish pork at
Stockholm, Sweden.
Ten firemen were injured by an ex-
plosion of powder during a. fire at
Omaha, which destroyed Allen Broth
ers' wholesale grocery.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley
and a party of relatives are at
Holyoke, Mass. They will return to
Washington June %.
Prof. u. S. Grant, assistant state
geologist of Minnesota accepts the
chair Of geology in the Northwestern
university, Evanston, III.
James Howard, the slayer of George
w. Baker in the Kentucky family feud,
was shot while standing in front Of
the courthouse at Manchester.
The steamer Tourist was overtaken
by storm and driven ashore near st.
Joseph, Mich, but the 100 excursion
lists on board were landed safely.
Only one couple, instead of twenty,
was married at ST. Joseph, Mich, Sun
day as result of the inducements Of
fered by the Chicago boat line.
General E. F. Wiles, colonel of the
seventy-eighth regiment Ohio volun-
teers during the civil war, died at
Windsor, N. Y, aged 73 years.
According to President Dove Of the
commercial travellers national league,
trusts have DISCHARGED $4,000 sales