Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-16
DOMESTIC.

The Vixen will survey the Cuban
coast.
The navy is testing oil as fuel for
ships.
Broom corn is being imported from
Hungary.
Hardin county, ILL.,, has $50 small
pox cases.
A milliou-dollar fire occurred in
Pittsburg.
The Dry Tortugas were turned over
10 navy.
Probably fifty lives were lost by the
food in Texas.
Mrs. w. E. D. Stokes sued for di-
vorce in New York.
Sheep and lambs brought the high
est prices since 1898.
The federal supreme court sustained
the Indiana gas law.
The University of Michigan defeated
Minnesota in debate.
Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Rubin
signed articles for fight.
Thousands of coal miners in the
Pittsburg district strike.
Senator German will not attend the
Kansas City. convention.
1t is reported that Mrs. Dewey has
joined the Episcopal church.
Union miners forced 300 men to
quit work at Washington, Ind.
Texas rivers are subsiding and there
is no danger of a general flood.
American subscribers were allotted
100000 of the British war loan.
Colorado congressman want sold
iers' home established at Denver.
Gen. Bidwell, the prohibition candi-
date for president in 1892, is dead.
| Between April 1 and Aug. / $4,000
people are likely to sail for Europe
The. general land Office estimates the
Cape Nome gold yield at $4,000,000.
The canal commissioners returned
from their trip to Central America.
Dewey gave his collection of wal
relics to the Smithsonian institution.
The mayor forbade Mrs. Langtry to
produce The Degenerates in Newark.
Fire in Colorado Springs damaged
the Hageman block. LOSS, 100000.
:. Rev. Alfred Young, founder of
Paulist community, died in New York
A parcels post treaty was arranged
between Venezuela and United States
/ Dun reports increased failures due
to exceptional, not general conditions
Sixty-one million dollars are de-
manded by the naval appropriation
bill.
At Rochester, n. Y, J. M. Seeley, &
well known maker of perfumery, i!
dead.
i A score of non-union workmen were
badly beaten by union pickets in Chi
cago.
Forest fires are raging on Long is
land north of the village of Linden
hurst.
Congressman Mcpherson was ap-
pointed judge of the southern district
of Iowa.
D. C. Justice of Logansport, Ind.
is a candidate for chief justice OF
! Hawaii
Shively has clear field for the In
dian democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation
DR.. Frank r. Lille Of Vassar will
be assistant in zoology at University
of Chicago.
John Wright Dean, the Quaker
evangelist" is dead at PaWtucket, R.
l., aged 70.
/ The navy department bought the
Holland submarine torpedo-boat for
| 100000.
Ex-President Cleveland lectured at
! Princeton on The independence of the
Executive.
United States has more money pei
capita, more gold and more silver
than ever before.
The Good Citizens league is work
ing for constitutional amendment for
bidding polygamy.
America is said to have Joined other
powers in a note threatening to lane
troops in China
Gov. Roosevelt succeeded in having
the state tax rate cut down to less
than two mills.
Work of raising 100000 for the
| Hebrew Union college, founded by
Rabbi Wise, began.
Emily Coghlan, actress, sister of Rose
and Charles Coghlan, died at STAN
ford, Conn, aged Sc.
Congressman J. w. Babcock denied
seeking Payne's place on the republi-
can national committee.
1t is proposed to build an artificial
island in New York harbor on which
to build grain elevators.
At Nashville, Tenn, Professor A. d
Wharton, a member of the state text
book commission, is dead.
President Mckinley has invited the
president of Switzerland to head The
Gillian claims commission.
Governor Roosevelt has again de-
clared he will not accept the vice
presidential nomination
William Gregory, republican, was
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