Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-10

navy is in Aslat1c waters, and q tn1ru
rear-admiral has been ordered to take
part in the operations against the
Filipinos.
Mrs. Emmeline Allerton of New
York caused the arrest Of Thomas
futile, a rich contractor, on charge
of attempting to lure her from her
husband
A movement has been started in
New York to organize labor union
of servants to secure better treat
! nent. shorter hours and recreation for
domestics.
The New York Central will spend
S2.5OO.00O in improving it's harbor
property at Boston. The plan includes
the largest grain elevator on At
lantic coast.
After serving as postmaster and as
sistant postmaster continuously for
thirty years John Pynn of st.
! George, Utah, has resigned. He is
85 years old.
The first open meeting of the Ma
tional W. c.. T. U. convention at
Washington was interrupted by the
pOllC0 Cl0dI1uS IIG dlo1So LII CuG OVC1-
crowded theater.
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art,
in New York, is at the head of a move
ment the object of which is to secure
the modification of the government
tax on requests.
A resolution of sympathy in behalf
of Kruger was introduced in the
r VIZ Do IF
sin was appointed on the ways and
means committee.
i Miss George Cayvan, the actress, is
in a New York hospital almost ply
steal wreck, being nearly totally blind.
Her health had been declining since
an operation undergone in 1895.
| John Radcliffe, tried at Paris, H.,
was sentenced to be hanged Feb. Is
for the murder of James Hogue Will
lam Daley, an accomplice, was SEN
fenced to forty years Imprisonment.
The residence of Mrs. Margaret A.
j Beck at Boston, Mass, was robbed OF
$8,337 in money and Morris Arenburg,
18 years of age, who had been en-
p1oyed at the house is under arrest.
Three hundred men employed on
the Baltimore and Ohio extension at
Tifin, O., struck against a reduction
to s109 for nine hours. Work is tied
up from Fostoria to Attica. The men
demand 1925,
The affairs of the Oshkosh (Wis.)
Mutual Fire Insurance company,
which failed eleven years ago, We're
wound up and the receiver was dis
charged The company paid Al per
cent on $4,000.
Colonel John S. Williams Lafayette,
Ind, died, aged rs. He was born in
Lockport, N. Y, and was educated
for the bar He was third auditor of
the United States treasury under
Cleveland's first administration.
Vincent Dodge, Burlington, Ia, shot
his wife Then he stabbed her, and
thrusting a revolver into her mouth.
pulled the trigger several times but
failed to discharge the weapon. He
then fled. The woman will live.
Jockey Patsy Freeman arrived home
at Lexington, KY, from France,
where he is under contract with
Baron Dreyfus, Maurice Du Gerlan-
and, Nine. Albert Meniee. In the
past season he rode 127 winners
Colonel Fl. C. Symonds died at Los
Gatos, Cal. of paralysis, aged 20 years.
He was graduate of West Point and
formerly a professor in that academy.
Among his classmate were Generals
Sheridan, Schofield. and Mcpherson.
Mrs. Eliza w. Miller, Washington,
D. c., widow of the late Associate
Justice Samuel f. Miller of the United
States supreme court, was found dead
in bed at her home on Highland ter
race, Washington. Mrs. Miller had
just returned from her old home in
Keokuk, Ia.
The report of the isthmian canal
commission was given to the president
for transmission to congress- 1t goes
into detail of both plans but does not
recommend either. It favors a water
way not less than 35 feet deep and $50
feet wide at the narrowest point.
The United States mint executed
/ during November 12,355,000 coins,
valued at $2,254,458.1 Of this $116,-
| 336.l4 was gold for the government OF
Costa RIGA. The rest was in Ameri-
can silver nickle and copper. The
value of silver coins was $1,908 900
and of base metal $230,12O.
The convention called to consider
means of rehabilitating the port of
Galveston, and protecting it from
storms such as that of Sept 8, met at
Fort Worth, Tex, with 500 delegates
and fully 5000 visitors The resolu-
lions earnestly solicit further contri-
buttons to supply existing wants.
A power-house boiler at the North
western depot, Chicago, blew up at 5
p. m. Monday. The afternoon train
was leaving for? Ashland, Wis. Five
of the company's employees were killed
and sixteen persons hurt The latter
include several passengers in the par
Tor car Of the train, which was wreck
! ed by flying boilers The denot was