Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-19

cured of a broken neck by prayer
Mrs. Coonley Ward has written
memorial poem to Susan B. Anthony.
The Dolphin's crew has completed
survey Of the OrinOco rivers mouth.
Increased prices of naval stores and
phosphates add to Florida's prosperity.
Senator and Mrs. Hanna entertained
President and Mrs. Mckinley at din
ner.
Chicago university alumni expect J.
IN. Rockefeller will give $1,50O,090
more.
At New York Joshua Gregg & Co.,
dealers in furniture, assigned for
100000.
Mabel Mckinley niece of the presi-
dent, will marry Hermanus Baer of
Somerset, Pa.
Woman suffragists passed resolu-
tons asking the ballot for women in
the colonies.
The New York presbytery decided
to drop the heresy charges against
DR.. McGiffert.
The president will ask congress to
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the plague.
The United States steamer Nero has
completed her survey for a cable
across the Pacific.
Molineux, the New York poisoner,
says he has supreme faith that he will
be set free finally.
hentucky's republican legislature
"a IN
body at Louisville.
It is discovered that Massachusetts
! H. 1876 revoked the order banishing
Roger Williams
Elephant and camel rides may be
enjoyed by Lincoln park, Chicago, WISH
tors next summer.
A majority of the Iowa legislature
favors one normal school, but seems
opposed to three
Iowa senate passed bill providing
a special tax to build an agricultural
college building.
The bill giving territorial govern
ment to Hawaii is likely to be passed
without delay.
The banking commissioners report
ed $149,353, 81 on deposit in Michigan
by 381 1853 depositors.
Controller Dawes says the repubh-
can campaign headquarters will be To-
Gated in Chicago.
The funeral of Senator Goebe1 oc-
Cured at Frankfort without any I'M
pleasant incidents.
Only third of the money needed
to perpetuate New York's Dewey arch
has been subscribed.
DR.. William Steinitz, the famous
chess player, is insane and is confined
in Bellevue hospital.
'Bill'' Cook, notorious bandit Of In
dian Territory, is dead in the Albany
On. " penitentiary.
At New York Nathanial A. BOyn-
ton, the inventor of heating apparatus,
| is dead, aged II years.
The republicans of the fourth dis
trict have nominated A. H. Freeman of
Greencastle for congress.
Harry Vardon, worlds champion
and Willie Smith, American golf
champion, are matched.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
| has added $4,000 to the Chicago hospi
tai corps fund for the beers.
Will Colson, colored, was hanged at
Birmingham, Ala, for the murder of
Deputy Sheriff Robert Warnock.
William F. Miller, of Franklin syn
dictate notoriety, was arrested in
Canada and returned to Brooklyn.
Professor Wilfred w. Cressey, dean
of mems department of Oberlin CO..
University, died at Las Vegas, n. NJ.
Fire in Escanaba, Mich, destroyed
the National Woodenware and Cooper
age company's plant. Loss is $250,O00.
The Industrial output is larger than
in any previous year, though new
orders are not correspondingly large.
Mother Elizabeth Strange, one Of
the founders Of the Sisters of Mercy
in America, is dead at Pittsburg, aged
ISL.
Indications seem to favor a ratif1ca-
ton of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Nc
Kinley and Hay are working hard for
it,
Minister Newell will probably be a
member of the administrative council
under the provisions of The Hague
treaty.
James K Brown, colored was
hanged at Jersey City for the murder
of Policeman Charles Gebhardt in Ho-
bOken.
Four masked men robbed the resi-
dence of Mrs. Maria S. Saxton, aunt of
President Mckinley, near Canton,
Ohio
Robert d. DUNN, editor of the
Wyandot Union since 1861, and Ohio's
oldest editor, is dead at Upper San
dusky.
The Western Baseball association
was organized. It includes Des Moines.
Omaha, Sioux City, st. Joseph, Den
yer and Pueblo.
At Springfield, O., the funeral of
l. M. Fairbanks, father Of Senator
Fairbanks of Indiana, was held at the
ia mjIV residence