Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-15

Wisconsin Central near CABOT, Wis.
Myra Morella, the noted singer, is
reported to be dying at Archer, Fla.
At Columbus Miss, fire did 100000
damage to the Commercial hotel block
Brevet Brigadier General William
Glenny is dead at New York, aged sc
years.
Inc president promoted Gems. Bates
Wheaton, Young, Ludlow and Mac
Arthur.
Friday 900 more mules were shipped
from New Orleans to the British army
in south Africa.
A court decided that the Plankinton
Bank creditors may sue the directors
for negligence.
Kentucky republicans may raise
federal question if the legislature acts
against them.
Prof. Fisk of the Northwestern
university has started an anti-cigar-
cite league.
The courts awarded $3.50 damages tc
linotype operator discharged through
union influence.
w. r. Moody said his fathers work
will be continued by the institutions
he founded
The wages of the American Steel and
Wire company employees have been in
creased 71a per cent.
Carl Buenz, German consul at Chi
cago, has been appointed consul gen
eral at New York.
Congress will not touch the revision
of the war tax subject until the Philip
pine campaign ends.
The trial of Roland Molineux for
poisoning Catherine Adams is proceed
ing slowly at New York.
Butte, Mont, reports that 26O for
eign born Americans are in readiness
to join the boer army.
An Iowa father has secured an in
| junction to prevent young man from
marrying his daughter.
Springfield street car strikers dyna-
mited a car. Twelve passengers were
aboard but none hurt.
Missourians will appeal to the fed
eral courts to order the closing of the
Chicago drainage canal
Residents of Cincinnati have de-
cided to make contest for the ma
tional democratic convention.
At Washington, DR.. William A Ham
mond, formerly surgeon general Of the
army, died from heart failure.
In a fight among salvation army
members at Chicago, one man received
| a dangerous stab from a knife.
Chicago police reports show 79s
victims of street car accidents in 1899
Of these forty-eight were killed.
Gov. Roosevelt will nominate G. W
| Pound, Cornell professor and ex-Sena-
tor, for insurance commissioner.
Rev. John Milton Williams, a pio-
neer minister of Congregational church
and author, is dead in Chicago
University of Illinois experts warn
farmers against growing more broom
corn Present prices are unusual.
All the requests of the late Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt have been paid. The
estate will not exceed $75, 100000
1t is probable that orders may be is
sued soon to dispatch one or more
| WdISQlDS W SOuLA AlI1Cdu WdGS1S.
The senate committee on elections
and privileges voted against the reso-
luton for the seating of Senator Quay
The report of the death of Rev. John
G. Fee, founder of Berea (Ohio) Col
1ege, proves to have been unfounded
Senator Vest has written that his
present term in the senate will close
his public career. His term expires in
1903.
The American exhibit at Paris will
be larger than Great Britain's, and as
large as Russia's and Germany's com
bined.
DR.. Edward McGlynn, the celebrated
churchman of New York, died of heart
failure, superinduced by Bright's dis
ease.
At Ames, Neb., the big beet sugar
factory of the Standard company will
be in operation for three months at
least.
At Boston William Murray Crane
was inaugurated governor. His ad-
dress was wholly concerning state in
terests.
French and Chinese troops near
Wang Chaun are reported to have
fought a battle; no French are report
ed killed.
Union miners on trial charged with
the murder of Mrs. Hanna Carr, during
the strike riot at Lauder, ILL.,, have
been acquitted.
The first water from the drainage
canal passed through the controlling
works at Lockport ILL.,, into the Miss
issippi valley.
The Chicago board Of education has
thrown out all histories of England
that refer to that country as the
mother country"
Pingree says Michigan is in tht
grasp of corporate influences, anC
there is as much cause for war as il
south Africa.
In Chicago Edward Doyle sue(
John Robson for 100000, on th'
ground that John B. Dutch ant