Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-11-19

month in it's history. The road had in
actual operation CAT miles.
A large meeting Of business men of
Denver for the purpose of arousing
interest in the ninth irrigation con-
vention, which will begin it's sessions
in Chicago on the 21st inst, was held
at Denver under the auspices of the
chamber of commerce.
It is probable that Lieutenant Gen
eraI Miles will make an effort to dis
cover the person responsible for the
publication of the fact that the army
has obtained information of the plans
used in the construction of the field
gun of the French army.
A banquet in honor of the seven
tieth birthday of General O. O. How
ard was given in New York by some
Of his friends. Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew presided. A handsome al
bum containing souvenir letters from
President Mckinley and others, was
presented to General Howard
+ Three bull fighters from Seville, who
arrived in New York, we're deported
They had not in their possession the
amount of money required by law, and
had not sufficient funds to carry them
to Vera Cruz, Mexico, where they had
planned to Stay bulls on Mexican holt
days.
Three days absence through illness
from his post of duty on the part of
D. S. McGrath, cashier of the Calumet
National bank at South Chicago,
started false rumors as to the institu-
TONS solvency, and eliminated in
run on the bank. The bank is solv-
ent
Five persons were slightly injured at
Bailey's Station, Pa, on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, in an accident to the
Pittsburg limited, caused by the tender
of the limited jumping the track
None of the cars was wrecked and all
of the injured were able to resume
their journey.
A report has been received at the
war department containing the graft
flying information that commissary
supplies for Fort Egbert and Fort Glib
bons, on the upper Yukon, Alaska,
have been received at those posts.
The freight consisted of $1,000 pounds,
mostly vegetables.
The National Salt company put up
the price of common table salt to $25
the price Of common table salt to
$3.50 per 100 pounds. The price be-
fore was $1.10 for the same grade The
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of the salt output of the country and
is able indirectly to dominate the re
naming 5 per cent.
Admiral Richard, commanding the
French squadron now in American
waters, and his staff, accompanied by
Mr. Thiebaut, the French charge
d'affaires, called at the navy depart
ment to see Secretary Long. They
also made short calls upon other cab
met officers and later were escorted
to the white house by Secretary Hay.
Very Rev. Peter j. Franciscus, for
several years superior of the Holy
Cross college, affiliated with the Cath
olic university Of America, has re
eeiyed his commission as procurator
general of that order, with headquar-
ters at Notre Dame, Ind Rev. FIR.
James Burns of Indiana has been ap-
pointed to succeed him in Washing
ton
The incorporation of the American
Rice Growers Distributing company is
announced. The capital stock is S15,-
100000, Of which $7,500,000 is reported
paid in. Local grocery circles credit
John w. Gates with being the prime
mover in the new corporation, princi-
pally to control the shipment of the
southern rice crop over lines of rail
road in which he is interested.
Upon application of the American
Loan and Trust company of Boston,
the Dallas Electric company, Dallas,
Tex, was placed in the hands of a
receiver, e. NJ. Reardon, who has
given bond for $4,000, and taken
charge of the property. Default in
the payment Of interest on 100000
worth of the Dallas company's bonds,
which were held by the Boston corpor-
alton, was the cause of the action.
In the United States supreme court
Justice Harlem rendered the opinion of
the court in the case of Gilmore S.
Scranton VS.. Eben S. Wheeler, coming
to the court on a writ of error from the
supreme court Of the state of Michi-
gan. The case involved the riparian
rights of owners on navigable streams
to damages for the loss of accessibility
to such streams caused by government
Improvements made for the purpose of
improving navigation. A pier erected
at ST. Mary's Falls, Mich, cut off
Senators access to the river. The
Michigan court decided against Scran-
ton, and the supreme court confirmed
that decision
FOREIGN.