Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-09-10
DOMESTIC.


DOMESTIC.
Governor Tanner returned to Spring
field.
Corbett knocked Mccoy out in five
rounds.
The German-American cable line is
completed.
Dun's review forecasts a general in
crease in trade.
General Otis predicts early peace in
the Philippines.
Miss Hoyt defeated Mrs. OK in tAelt
game in the golf tournament.
It is estimated that encampment Wis :
itors spent 100000 in Chicago.
Atlin City, Alaska, a mining camp.
was almost wiped out by fire.
The government will build six sub
marine torpedo boats at once.
Many Endeavorers who Went to
Europe are stranded in New York.
There is great increase of men en-
ployed and wages paid on railroads.
A dispatch from Lake Sunapee, N.
H., says Secretary Hay is seriously ILL.,
w. J. Bryan has left Lincoln, Neb,
on tour, which is to end in the east.
The Swedish government, it is said
is seeking to borrow 100000 in this
country.
Corbett, elated at his victory over
Mccoy, has challenged Champion
Jeffries.
The proposed new Atlantic line of
steamers will save eight hours in time
to London
Gold in paying quantities was dis
covered along the Sturgeon river in
Michigan.
The available cash balance in United
State treasury is $135, ,696; gold,
$e8.263. 1863.
Edward Wetmore of New York was
chosen president of the American Bar
association.
Gov. Roosevelt started on his west
ern speech-making trip Sept. 5 and will
return Oct. 20.
Or. Vance of Stamford, Conn, found
his runaway fiancee singing in a
burlesCue chorus.
Bryan and Roosevelt arrived in
Chicago and spoke at the labor day
demonstration.
Bryan is making speeches in the
mountain districts of Maryland and
West Virginia this week.
Mrs. Bessis Laythe Scovell Of
Minneapolis was chosen president of
the Minnesota w. c.. T. u.
Governor Rogers won the fusion
nomination for reelection in Washing
ton state against big odds.
At st. Joseph, Mich, So. 30 in cash,
stamps and postal cards were stolen
from the postoffice vault.
Arthur P. J. Rice swallowed mis-
false teeth while bathing at Brighton
Beach, and choked and died.
Iron ore shipments from Duluth up
to Sept. 1 exceeded those of same
period last year 100000 tons.
Chicago dealers are not worried over
reported rise of so per cent in the
price of Manila hemp in Berlin.
A reduction of II 10 per cent. in
wages is proposed by Fall River
(Mass.) cotton manufacturers.
George w. Vanderbilt started an en-
doment fund for the Clarence Barker
Memorial hospital at Baltimore.
The Evangelical Lutheran synod
decided not to consolidate the sem
inaries at St. Paul and Columbus.
Ogden Fl. Fethers of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
was elected supreme chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias at $4,000 year.
According to census returns the
population of Wilmington, Del, is
76,508, and of Paterson, N. j., 105,171
At Montpelier, VT, Charles Doherty
was sentenced to be hanged. He was
convicted of numbering Fred Murphy.
Dr. Howard M. Wilkinson and Miss
Josephine Packard of Dover, Del, have
eloped again, this time going to Texas.
The Michigan prohibition convenLlon
nominated a full ticket. Prof. f. S.
Goodrich is the nominee for governor.
The battleship Alabama made an
average speed of II knots in her official
speed trial off the Massachusetts, coast,
New York republicans held their
state convention at Saratoga. B. B.
Odell, Jr., was named to head the
ticket.
Joe Cans whipped Dial Hawkins in
three rounds in the last fight in New
York before the anUl-Ooxing law goes
into effect.
Thirteen persons were killed and
thirty injured in collision of excursion
and milk trains on the Reading road at
Hatfield. Pa.
Brigadier-G General Wheeler was
nlaced ON the retired list. having