Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-07


bought control of the Missouri Pacific
road
Foreign prices of imported raw ma
terials have increased largely since
1888
With the June number Harper's
Magazines price will be restored to 80
cents.
News that she has inherited a for
tune kills Mrs. Gottfried Hoehn, Car
lyle. III.
Rev. Dennis O'Donaghue of Indian
apolis has been made titular bishop OF
Pomario.
Smallpox is rife in Winnipeg and an
epidemic Of great proportions is
feared
Mayor Harrison of Chicago received
black eye and bruises in a bicycle
collision.
Dewey is to visit Farragut's birth
place in Tennessee, but it's location is
uncertain.
Socialists declare for Debs for presi-
| dent and Job Hartman for vice presi-
dent,
A score of Princeton students were
arrested for creating disturbance at
! a dance.
Mckinley and Dewey will be at Can
ton, O., July 4, when Spanish cannon
is dedicated
The last gospel to the Egyptians
written by st. Peter is said to have
been found.
Admiral Dewey on his way to Chi
cago met an enthusiastic reception
along the line.
Governor Roosevelt said he would
rather retire to private life than be
vice president.
A Detroit, Mich. society woman sues
millionaire for 100000 for breach
of promise.
The first of 10000 Finn immigrants
due this year reached the Michigan
iron district.
Postmaster General Smith of Penn
sylvania is suggested for the vice
presidency.
Mrs. w. e. D. Stokes Of New York
was granted a divorce with $4,000 a
year alimony.
The Truckee Hotel, an old landmark
of California, was destroyed by fire.
Loss $4,000.
| Hundreds of flood victims in Texas
are shelterless, but all needy are given
food and clothing.
In Chicago G.. D. Lamb was SEN
fenced to life-imprisonment for killing
/ his father-in-law.
Chicago greeted Dewey, who arrived
at IL O'Clock Monday morning and re-
NAMED Wednesday.
A house committee favorably report
ed bill to prevent interstate traffic
| in adulterated food
| Railway telegraphers threaten to
cause a tie up on all railroads east of
the Mississippi river.
Thirty-two hundred employees of the
New York Central in Buffalo shops
struck for more pay.
A house committee favorably re-
| ported bill for an eight-hour day on
| all government work.
| The Fifth Avenue hotel and Madison
| Square theater in New York city sold
at auction for $4,225,000.
| Ottawa seeks permission to borrow
| 100000 to furnish aid to those made
| destitute by the recent fire.
Six thousand passengers for Cape
| Nome are booked for May sailings and
| all berths are pre-engaged.
The story that General Lew Wallace
is to succeed Mr.. Straus as minister to
Turkey is denied officially
An electric railway is proposed for
Kenosha, filling the gap in the road
from Chicago to Milwaukee.
c. H. Rosensteil & Sons vinegar
factory at Freeport, ILL.,, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000
The subject of non-Christian re-
| ligion occupied portion of the time
| of the ecumenical conference.
At Coulterville, Ill. burglars secured
$4,000 from the vaults of the bank of
Coulterville, and escaped.
One man was killed and one fatally
injured by the fall of scaffolu at the
new state capitol in st. Paul.
AT McMinnville, Tenn, John Watson
and Bill Brown, both white, and Son
ME Crane, colored, were hanged
George r. C. Todd, formerly of Ken
lucky, brother-in-law of President
Lincoln, died in Barnwell, S. C.
| Adolph Landauer Of Milwaukee fled
petition in bankruptcy Assets,
$2S9, 944.99; liabilities, 1891, 94531.
st. Louis bill for $5,OOO,OO0 federal
aid to the proposed Louisiana pur-
chase exposition seems likely to pass.
| Fire which started in a Philadelphia
paper spool factory spread to adjoin-
ing property anu did $25O,00O damage.
In Chicago Alderman John F. O'Mal-
ley was indicted on a charge of assault
with intent to kill William H.Lyman.
! An order is out for the arrest of
Lieutenant Hazard of the first artil-
lery, who disappeared from Key West
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