Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-11

! General Israel G. Smith of Grand
Rapids, Mich, was killed while hunt
ing.
Silver republicans will try to secure
the cooperation with them in 1900 of
the anti-imperialist republicans Of the
east.
It is reported that the Vanderbi1ts
will control Chicago & Eastern Illinois
road.
John M. Pearson, Ramsey, Ill, was
accidentally killed while repairing
rife.
Minnie Eyzley was murdered in the
barn of her employer near Allentown,
n. J.
John Nolan, aged SIS years, found
dead in barn at st. Joseph, Mich. Heart
failure.
Fall River cotton mills will increase
wages 10 per cent, affecting $4,000
hands.
Consul Hollis, now at Lourenzo Mar
uuez, will succeed Consul Macrum DIT
Pretoria.
Mrs. Bigelow of Chicago was drugged
and robbed of $4,000 by New York
cabman.
Fast freight lines on trunk railways
are to be abolished as separate in
situations.
The New York State canals were
closed officially. Business was better
than last year.
The Wisconsin Central will enter
Chicago over the Illinois Central
tracks.
Secretary Gage extends the date for
the puchase of government bonds I'M
til Dec. %.
The Wabash railroad train dispatch
ers were moved from Ashley, Ind, to
Montpelier, o.
Niles, Mich, people lose heavily by
the failure of a Philadelphia invest
ment concern.
Congressman Dolliver said no
changes will be made in the internal
revenue law.
Chicago teachers condemn the Kan
sas City order against golf skirts in the
schoolroom.
It is proposed that 100000 persons
contribute Is cents each for Captain
| GridleyS widow.
Griggs, Cooper & Co.'S wholesale
grocery at st. Paul was burned, entail
ing a loss of $150,O0O.
Birmingham, Ala, turns out the first
commercial steel for the open market
produced in the south.
Frederick A. Schroeder, who was
mayor of Brooklyn in 1876 and 1877
died after a long illness.
Senator Quay, who was appointed by
governor, will be temporarily de-
prived of his seat.
The entire Craig family of Scranton
Pa, was wiped out in a railroad wreck
at Paterson, N. ].
General Leonard Wood states he will
not succeed General Sternberg as sur
geon general of the army.
Jacob Stakemiller, one of the best
known and oldest citizens of Sterling,
ILL.,, died suddenly.
John Mess, aged Is years, was per-
haps fatally wounded at Benton Har-
Dor, Mich, while hunting.
George F. Buffum, head of the La
Crosse Lumber company, died at
Louisiana, Mo.
At Dixon, ILL.,, there is an epidemic
of smallpox. Thus far 100 cases Of a
mild form are reported
Forty republican congressman in
caucus voted unanimously to oppose
the swearing in Of Roberts.
Charles NJ Gilmer, one of the oldest
attorneys of Quincy, ILL.,, died there of
| L.
A Milwaukee paper polled III Ger
man papers in Wisconsin and found
only ten opposed to expansion.
The matron of the little girls home
at Roxbury Mass, was sent to prison
for six years for cruelty to children.
William Hughes, tried at West Su
perior for killing Mary Bolz was con-
victed of murder in the first degree.
o. F. Cristie of Upper Alton, ILL.,, at
tempted suicide at Joliet by throwing
himself in front of a moving street car.
Secretary Root favors Pacific cable
from San Francisco to Manila, via
Hawaii and Guam, to cost $8,500,000.
J. N Free, known all over the west
as the Immortal J. NJ" is dying at
Montpelier, Ohio, Of heart failure.
At Columbus, Kan, one of the main
buildings of the Lafin-Rand Powder
Works was blown up. Loss $250,000.
At Auburn, Ind, Jacob Dawson Of
Redlands, Cal, was welded to Julia
Durkee. They met recently on train.
In New York Henry D. McCord &
Son, grain exporters, made an assign
meut with liabilities exceeding $780,
900.
At Jacksonville, Fla, John D. Will
Jams has been arrested, charged with
having caused his wife's death by beat
ing her.
State School Superintendent Jack
son Of Nebraska has decided that the
Bible may be read in the public
schools.
Senator hanna, it is understood, will