Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-01

Corporal Frank Samples, Company G,
twentieth Kansas volunteers, died at
LeavenWorth from the effects Of bull
let wound in the head received in a
battle at San Tomas, Philippines, May
a.
Jeremiah Kendrick, the defaulting
cashier of the Citizens State Bank of
Sioux Center, Iowa, has been captured
the through the efforts of the
Guaranty Surety company of New
York.
The San Francisco Examiner says
that it is the intention of the Croker
Estate company to erect modern fire
proof family hotel, to cost about ST.
900 900, at Van Ness avenue and Suffer
street.
Colonel Albert D. Shaw, commander
in-chief Of the G.. A. R., is out with an
interview in which he says the G.. A. r.
desires no change in the present pen
sion laws, but wishes them fairly ex-
ecuted.
The directors Of the Westinghouse
Air Brake company have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of per
cent. and an extra dividend of per
cent, making III per cent. in all, both
payable Jan. 10.
Anna Bowers, who killed Murt
Hickey at King Fisher last March, as
the alleged author of stories affecting
her reputation, was found guilty of
manslaughter in the first degree at
Wichita, Kan.
At Columbus, O., Jailer William M.
Sheckley and his son, Harry e.
Sheckley, were acquitted of the charge
of completely in the escape of Ike T.
lobe, late of the 9Th United States
volunteer infantry.
It is reported that the National City
Bank, the Hanover National Bank
and another New York bank will con-
solidate, with Lyman J. Gage as presi-
dent. Close relations with the govern
ment are to be sought.
Secretary Long has addressed letters
to Senator Hale and Representative
Boutelle, who look after naval legis
lation, relative to the plan Of reftting
the historic old craft, Constitution, as
a naval training ship.
Secretary Hay and the Mexican
chargee have signed an agreement ex-
tending for one year, until Dec. "a next,
the operation of the treaty providing
for the definition of the boundary
along the Rio Grande.
A new national fraternal and benevo-
lent order, Knights of the White
Cross, has been organized, with head
quarters in Columbus, Ohio. It's OBJ
jects are stated to be the care of the
sick and to bury the dead.
E. D. and Frank Thompson, charged
with conspiracy to violate the law of
Tennessee relating to the pauper dead
in that state, were fined $3.50 each at
Memphis. Three other similar charges
are pending against them.
The postofice department has pre-
pared circulars inviting proposals for
carrying the mails, next summer. from
both San Francisco and Seattle to st.
Michaels and all points along the
Yukon river, as far as Dawson City.
For the third time since the strike
was declared against the Springfield
QlL) Consolidated railway, street
car was dynamited. The car was
blown off the track and completely
wrecked. No passengers were aboard.
At Marshalltown, Iowa, fire in the
Boston store, r. G. Peterson & Co..
proprietors, caused loss of $4,000 on
stock, and damage to the building,
owned by A. F. Haradon, was $4,000.
Peterson & Co. had $4,000 insurance.
Josie Rice. the Chicago girl who
wanted a Gainsborough hat so badly
her efforts to obtain one landed her in
Jail, spent Christmas in prison, not
withstanding the efforts of a number of
Chicago people to obtain her release.
Senator James K. Jones in Chicago
denied the story of the discharge of
Staylor and of his disapproval of the
present method of collecting demo-
cratic campaign funds He adds that
Bryan's prospects were never brighter.
1t is claimed that the gold plank" Of
the republican platform of 1896 was
framed by the, friends of President Nc
Kinley four days before the conven-
ton, and was not framed by the COM
mittee on resolutions, as claimed by
Senator Foraker.
Bourke Cochran has sailed for Rome.
1t is understood that he has gone to
confer with the vatican upon some
questions of Importance both to the
Catholic church and the United States
government in connection with the
Philippine islands.
A twenty-acr site has been bought
in Tonawanda, NJ Y, for the building
of a steel plant by the Inland Steel
company of Chicago. The company
expects to have the plant in operation
by next fall, and will employ between
300 and 400 men.
In Brooklyn the large dry goods
establishment of John M. Conklin &
Sons has made a general assignment
The total assets of the firm are stated
at $155, 900, of which $125,000 is repre-
scented by stock and the balance by
hCnIy accounts