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

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itself on record as favoring the re-
formed spelling adopted by the Ma
tional Educational Association.
Percival Powell of Boston and Pro-
lessor David P. Todd of Amherst col
lege will start for England early next
month to observe the total eclipse of
the sun May % in northern Africa.
The number of vessels built and Of
ficially numbered by the bureau Of nav
igation during the year was 954 of
267, 642 gross tons, compared with 955
of 237, 900 gross tons for the year 1898.
Henry C. Chittenden, aged "A, an
Adrian, Mich, capitalist, was found
drowned in the cistern at his residence.
He had been suffering from insomnia
and nervous prostration for some time.
At Lansing, Mich, Harold A. Smith,
assistant quartermaster general, is
held in $4,000 bonds for trial on the
charge of fraud and embezzlement in
connection with the state military
board.
The estate of the late George Pull
man shows $14,000,000. When pro-
bated it was estimated at only $8,000,
900. r. T. Lincoln and Y. B. Ream
received 1925, 200 for their services as
executors.
At Neosho Falls, Kan, six men rode
into the town after midnight, blew
open the safe at j. Bishops store, and
decamped with $1,000. Citizens who
were awakened were promptly driven
to cover.
In New York Tuesday Terry Nc
Govern whipped Geo. Dixon in s
rounds and won the featherweight
championship of the world and a $10,-
900 purse.
Stephen O'Meara, editor and publish
er of the Boston Journal, has secured
the majority interest in that proper
ty. Mr.. O'Meara has bought for cash
100000 in New York stock and $4,000
in old stock.
In Boston the Torrens land act, the
validity of which was questioned, was
declared to be constitutional by the
supreme judicial court, in test case
brought against the judges of the court
of registration.
President Horace G. Burt of the
University Of Wyoming, located at
Laramie, six blocks of valuable land
lying just north of the university, and
embracing 20 acres.
Representative Berry introduced a
bill to bring in circulation a Scent
piece, made of nickel, to be the size of
the present 1-cent piece and to have a
hole in the center one-quarter of an
inch in diameter.
At New Orleans Capt, J. McC. Baker,
for many years commander of vessels
of the Morgan line, and more recently
member of the board of United
States inspectors of steam vessels,
died, aged 81 years.
A letter has been received from the
physicians who are treating Congress
man Boutelle in Boston, stating that
his symptoms already show improve
ment and there is strong hope for
his complete recovery.
At the opening of the new term of
the Ohio Wesleyan university yester-
day, President Bashford stated that
iady in Indiana, who did not want her
name known as yet, had given $4,000
to the endowment fund.
The $5,O0O,000 mortgage of Kentucky
Distilleries and Warehouse company,
that has already been recorded at
Louisville, Lexington, Covington and
elsewhere in Kentucky, was filed in
Bourbon county yesterday.
Mrs. Frederick c. Penfield Of Geneva,
New York, has claim of $1,500,000
against the Delagoa Bay railway,
which was built by her first husband
and confiscated by Portugal. A Swiss
tribunal will decide the case.
George Sheldon McCook, a son of
Professor McCook of Trinity college,
Hartford, Conn, and a nephew of Gen.
Arson McCook, died in Paris Of pleu-
ro-pneumonia. His father is in mid
ocean, en- route to that city.
Senator Hanna says he will not
stand for permanent chairman of the
republican national convention, and
will not be one of the delegates at
large from Ohio. He desires that Gen
eral Dick shall have that honor.
In New York fire destroyed the brick
factory building at Nos. 1888 to 342
East Fifty-ninth street and did $780,,
900 damage. The building was owned
by Bloomingdale Bros, and used in
part by them as a storage warehouse.
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor has Sc
cured the assent of the Chicago piano
manufacturers to terms for the settle
ment of the strike and lockout which
has been in progress for two months.
Minnie eligman-Cutting, the we'll
known actress, through her attorney,
Ex-Governor Johnson, filed a suit for
a divorce from her husband, Robert
Cutting, a member of New York's
'four hundred" She alleges deser-
ton.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections began the hearing of the
bribery charges against Senator