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


memorative of the pan-American exhi-
btion at Buffalo next year.
Frank Fay and Thomas Cook, Chi
cago English cabbies, fought over the
boer war; and Cook, the boer champion,
was knocked out in one round
Cornelius n. Bliss, formerly secre-
tary of the interior, is talked of as a
vice presidential probability. So are
Root, De Young, and Woodruff.
Among nominations for postmasters
sent by the president to the senate
were Eugene L. Hote, Milford, ILL.,, and
N. H. Ingersoll, Brainerd, MINI.
Tod Sloan, the American jockey, and
E. c. Bald, the professional bicycle
rider, arrived on board the Cunard
liner Campania, from Liverpool.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt
Christmas in southern California;
buildings were wrecked at San Jacinto
and Hermit and six squaws killed.
At Reading, Pa, General Miles in
spected the big Brown segmental tube
wire gun now approaching completion
and was favorably impressed.
Mayor German has forwarded for
NAL invitation to the officers of the LIST
Wisconsin cavalry to hold their regi-
mental reunion in Kenosha in 1900
F. M. Etheridge, a prominent lawyer
of Dallas, fatally shot Attorney Edwin
o. Harrel four times in a crowded ele-
vator in the North Texas building.
Captain Louis Schneeberger cashier
of the Baltimore postoffice, committed
suicide by shooting himself. I'm
fortunate speculations were the cause.
At Bay City, Mich, the saw mill and
salt block of McEwen Bros. & Co., to-
gether with $500 barrels of salt, were
burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $24,-
900.
The withdrawal of the three White
Star liners, used now as British army
transports, greatly interferred with the
Christmas mails to and from New
York
The University of Pennsylvania
free museum of science and art has
been formally opened. A bronze statue
of the late DR.. William Pepper was un-
yelled.
At Gilliopolis, Ohio, the home Of
Luke Darst was burned and 10year
old son persisted in the fire. Darst and
eight children were rescued with diff
fculty.
There was run on the Portland
CMe) Savings Bank and about $125,000
in gold was paid out. The officials say
the bank is prepared to meet all de-
mands.
Charles Mckinney of Mount Pleas
ant, Mich. was selected as president of
the Milwaukee Normal school to sue
coed L. D. Harvey, the state superin
tendent.
At Marshall, Mich, the jury acquit-
ted Mrs. Sanderson, the Baraboo wo-
man, of the charge of numbering her
husband by placing powdered glass in
his food.
w. Seward Webb has been elected
director of the Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern railraod, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
The decision of Judge White in the
case of the city of Pittsburg against
State Senator William Flynn and
others, for 100000 damages, acquits
the defendant.
At the Founders day banquet in
Detroit General Alger eulogized Gen
eral Lawton, after which the entire
assemblage arose and drank a toast to
his memory.
At Natick, Mass, Lewis Perry, aged
80. a Spanish war soldier, was shot and
killed by Miss Lizzie Morse, while he
was attempting to force an entrance to
her dwelling.
At Binghamton, N. Y, Uohn Edgar
Gardiner, in order to get his picture in
print, shot his young wife and then
killed himself Gardiner was so years
of age, his wife 20.
The American Express company gave
S. to each of it's employees Christmas
The Cleveland City railway company
made similar gifts to those who were
loyal during the strike.
At Ridgeland, S. c., Mormon elders
eight Mormon elders are at work. The
legislature has been asked for law
to extirpate the elders.
The Baltimore Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution has deter
mined to erect a $4,000 monument in
that city to the Maryland patriots who
fought in the revolution.
AT Hopkinsville, KY, because Err
mine Johnson, aged 16. demonstrated
with him for kicking COW, Browder
Campbell, colored, hurled a stone at
the boy, fatally injuring him.
The wooden buildings at old Fort
Omaha were sold at public auction by
Quartermaster Hathaway of the army.
There were forty Of them and they
brought from $3.50 down to 81.
The records of bills in the National
house up to the recess stands: Total
bills introduced, 5,015; joint resolu-
tions, 95; simple resolutions, IS; grand
total, SIG measures of all kinds.
The Chicago drainage trustees and
the illinois and Michigan canal com