Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-02

James B. Dills fee for arranging
Carnegie-Frick deal is said to be ST.
100000
Indiana will celebrate the Tooth an
niversary of territorial government
in July
A pitched battle between students
occurred at the Columbia (Mo.) uni
versity.
Political dissentions threaten to
split up the United Irish societies of
Chicago.
Walter Chamberlin of Chicago
was appointed assistant commissioner
of patents.
Dowie's father will wed Mrs. Eliza
beth J. Worth, aged 65, disciple OF
the healer"
The war department will spend
5000 900 for sites for Notifications at
New York.
The Ministers association OF Gales
burg protested against performance
of Sapho.
The California law requiring a sig
nature to newspaper articles was de-
clared void.
immigration to America from
European countries is shown to be on
the increase.
Gov. Nash of Ohio has appointed
three women state delegates to the
Paris exposition.
The Indian government plans to
spend S16,OOO,OOO in relief work in the
famine districts.
Smallpox cases throughout the
union now number $685.. Louisiana
leads with 2,015.
Mrs. Elizabeth Snuffin, one OF the
first settlers of Illinois, died at Tay-
lorville, aged "a.
The Iowa senate passed bill for a
commission to investigate the special
assessment laws
Chairman Towne called a national
silver republican convention for Kan
sas City, July 4.
An international railway conference
is to be held, at st. Petersburg be-
ginning May II.
State troops recognizing Gov.
.Beckham guard the court house and
jail at Frankfort
Kentucky republican leaders told
President Mckinley that they do not
want federal troops.
Rev. DR.. Peter Stryker, pastor of the
First Reformed church Of Asbury
Park, N. j., is dead.
A receiver was appointed for D. APP
pleton & Co., publishers, whose LA
biIities are S1,1O0,000.
The semi-centennial of the Little
Church Around the Corner was cele-
brated in New York.
A court of inquiry declared that the
wreck of the cruiser Charleston was
not due to negligence.
Rev. Francisco Machette was ap-
pointed auditor Of the apostolic dele
cation in Washington.
The Marsh bill increasing the mil
tia appropriation to 100000 is like
| ly to become a law.
Amos Elder, an oil well drfller, shot
and killed his wife at Oil City, Pa.
The murderer escaped.
Daniel S. Ford's estate Of $2,500,000
was bequeathed to charity through the
Baptist Social union.
The United States supreme court
dealt blow to trusts by upholding the
Texas anti-monopoly law.
The Iowa house defeated the bill to
pay the bill of the returning volun-
teers from San Francisco.
Practical photography is to be
| taught in connection with physics at
the University of Chicago.
Mrs. H. D. Cable gave $4,000 to the
Evanston hospital for new build
! ing and children's ward.
| There are rumors of the consolida-
] ton of the Union Pacific, Alton, ILL
nois Central, and gulf roads.
| The Edward Hines Lumber COM
pany bought the season product of two
Marinette mills for S1,000,000.
Chief Moore of the weather bureau
has forbidden employees to smoke
cigarettes during business hours.
w. Sumner B1acKinton brought an
action for divorce in New York nam
ing Lloyd Phoenix as correspondent.
Culver & Co.'s department, store
Knoxville, Ia, burned with loss on
stock of 100000; on building $4,000.
Three girl students were expelled
and 10 suspended for having belonged
to a secret society at Oxford college,
Ohio.
Miss Sylvia Green, daughter of Mrs.
Hetty Green of New York, is reported
engaged to the Duke de la Tore, of
Spain.
The highest bridge in the world,
nearly 500 feet, will be built on the
Buffalo branch of Pennsylvania rail
road.
Rev Samuel E. Hewes, the Oldest
| Methodist minister of the Rock River
conference, died at Crete, ILL.,, aged SO
| years.
F. J. Hilbert, cashier of the Palatine
H., bank, who was attacked by DR..
w. L. Lewis on Sept. 20, died of his