Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-07


Reports of famine in Russia have
led to the appointment of relief COM
mittee in New York.
In Cleveland the strikers devoted
most of their energies to boycotting
merchants and soldiers.
Gov. Gambler of Georgia would solve
the race problem by restricted negro
suffrage and moral education.
At Port Jervis, N. Y, in a wreck on
the Erie, caused by a landslide, two
were killed and twenty injured.
Judge w. R. Day, who is So
iourning in Jackson, n. c., is re-
gaining health and strength.
In New York William Wiebbusch,
aged 81 years, died from blood poison
ing caused by mosquito bite.
Senator Hanna is said to be dispos-
ing of his business interests in order
to devote himself to politics.
E. Bennett, a commercial traveller
from Chicago dropped dead in pass
enger train at Escanaba, Mich.
Thirty well-developed cases of yellow
fever are reported at the soldiers,
home near Newport News, Va.
Carl Schurz is convalescent at New
York from a grave attack OF ptomalne
poisoning after he had eaten fish.
Franklin Trusdell, Philadelphia, dled
aged As. He was a newspaper man well
known in this country and England.
The Harmon Alaska scientific eX-
nedition returned, having made IN
teresting and important discoveries.
Canada's course as to the Alaskan
boundary may force the two nations
into a war of commercial reprlsals.
President and Mrs. Mckinley left
Washington for Lake Champaign,
where they will remain several weeks.
The reports that Japan and Russia
are arming for struggle over Korea
are not credited in diplomatic circles.
The Alaskan boundary dispute IS
likely to be solved by direct negotla-
tions between Washington and Lon
don.
H. H, Mcconnell and his wife, an
aged couple, were killed by lightning
at their home near Cottage Grove,
Tenn.
Three thousand more New York
tailors struck and 1000 freight hand
lers of the, Pennsylvania road voted
to quit. G
John Silver drove his horse to death
to restore $500 and valuable papers to
John Jacob Aston and was rewarded
with So.
DR.. J. H. Hall is dead at New
Philadelphia, I'll. He was IS years old
and for many years practiced at Louis
vile, Ill.
T. J. F'itzmorris of Omaha has been
elected president of the United States
League of Building and Loan asso-
Citations.
Girls clubs in southern Kansas
have resolved to wed men who served
with Funston in the Philippines or re-
main single.
Archbishop Ireland arrived in New
York. He says he is we'll satisfied
with the result of the peace conference
at The Hague.
Consul McCook at Dawson says that
SIC, 100000, instead of $20,000000, in
gold will cover the product for the last
twelve months.
It is announced at New York that
the Rubber Goods Manufacturing COM
pany has absorbed the Dunlop Rubber
Tire company.
Governor Gambler Of Georgia in an
interview, puts the blame for the race
troubles on agitators, who encourage
negro lawlessness.
N. R. Harrington, member of the
American fish commission, died at
Atabara, Egypt, of typhoid while en-
route for the Blue Nile.
Bert Kimball of North Adams, Mich,
an aeronaut, was drowned in BaW
Bees lake, his parachute dropping in
the middle of the stream.
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, son of
the poet, has been nominated by Gov
ernor Wolcott for chief justice of the
Massachusetts supreme court.
A. N. Rosecrans, president of the
County Fair Association and a we'll
known politician, died. suddenly at
Greenup, ILL.,, of apoplexy.
The tug Grace A. Ruelle of De-
troit foundered in Saginaw bay. In
the attempt to reach shore Captain
julie LeMay was drowned
The navy department has ordered
the cruiser New Orleans and the gun
boat Machias to Santo Domingo to
protect American interests.
The secret service has received in
formation Of the arrest in Knoxville,
Tenn, of Frank Farrell, charged with
raising United States notes.
There we're no new developments in
the street car mems strike at Cleve-
land. More troops we're assembled
and comparative quiet prevailed.
Chester A Wilcox, postmaster of
Quincy, and for many years identified
with the publication Of the Quincy
Whig, died He was 81 years old.
At San Diego, Cal, Deputy Collector
Wadham arrested three Cinnamon at
Tia Juana on charge of attempting
to Illegally enter the United States.
Henry w. Fountaine, formerly Of