Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-10-22
others in increase of business since

others in increase of business since
August, 1897.
Department Director Smith says
Tinted States Jared well in awards at
the Paris fair.
DR.. George D. Heron. the Iowa
writer and lecturer, formally joins
the Socialists.
Vice Chairman Payne predicts that
Mckinley will certainly have 270
electoral votes.
The census bureau gives Arkansas,
population as 1,3111,564, a gain OF
1885 over 1890.
An alleged plot to .assassinate Pres
ident Mckinley is said to have been
discovA'ed in Chicago.
Street car men at Terre Haute,
Ind, returned to work pending a de-
cision of arbitrators.
The English scientist has discover
ed method of making fire bricks
from glass works refuse.
The degree of doctor of laws is to
be conferred on Secretary of State
Hay by Princeton University.
Coal operators will abide by the de-
cision of the large coal-carrying roads
anent the request Of the miners.
Chicago kindergarten teachers met
and arranged to circulate petitions
against abolishing kindergartens.
Mrs. M. S. Woodward and daughter
lone, who went through Pekin siege,
arrived at their home in Evonston.
A note signed Edna" found on
beach at Kenosha, Wis, declares the
writer was about to drown herself.
Julia Marlowe and company gave
the initial performance in the Hi
nois Theater before a large audience.
Fire from a mysterious origin de
stroyed nine business houses with
their stocks of goods at Herrick, Ill.
The commissioner of labor shows
that wages are much higher now than
at any time during the past ten years.
Rosslyn H. Terrell, who killed Ex-
press Messenger Lane, placed on trial
at Marysville O., will plead insanity.
A defendant in the 3Streeter army"
case testified he was instructed by
Streeter and Niles to shoot in an
emergency.
Hundreds of men made a rush for
the new Colville reservation in Wash
ington which was opened to white set
tlement.
The Venezuelan government an
nounces that Venezuela will not make
an exhibit at the pan-American expo
sition to be held in Buffalo in 1901
Striking coal miners arranged to
move, 5000 strong, against Panther
Creek shafts. Operators are gather
ing armed men to defend collieries.
The Presbyterian synod of Wiscon-
sin attacked the morals of the state
university, denouncing the students
for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duet
The Chicago council passed unani-
mously ordinance to fix price of gas
at IS cents, and resolution looking to
steps for municipal ownership Of gas
and electric light plants.
Near Fort Scott, Kas., the corner
stone of Carl Dryden Brownies air.
ship factory was laid. The inventor
asserts that he has solved the
problem of aerial navigation.
A new census of Sioux City will be
taken. The business men are not
satisfied with the government returns
Of 33,111, and at their own expense
will try to increase the number.
The steamer Bertha has arrived at
Seattle, Wash, from Copper river
With ITO passengers and SIS, 1000 worth
of gold dust, the first from New
Chisna and Christochina placers.
The condition Of the treasury, di-
visions of issue and redemption, at
the beginning Of business Oct. Is was
as follows: Available cash balance,
1892, 174,773; gold coin, $245,475, 679.
The meetings to have been held in
Chicago to organize combination
Of stove manufacturers has been can
cel1ed. The scheme, which involved
$80,000,000 in capital, has been aban-
doned.
The Rev. L. J. Phillips, pastor of
the African Methodist Church at
Joliet, ILL.,, departed, saying he had
accepted a call to Des Moines, Ia,
taking with him household goods
said to be mortgaged.
The supreme court granted mo-
tions advancing the Nicely case and
the cases involving the question of
the extension Of the constitution over
the Philippines and Porto Rico to the
second week in November.
At Cincinnati Judge John T. Hunt
held court in an automobile He was
out riding when Attorney T. H. xii
patrick came along and asked him
to continue divorce case. The judge
wrote out the order on his knee.
At Ypsilanti, Mich, Ward Wood
and Miss Abbie Cronin, two students
at the state normal school, were
drowned in Huron river yesterday.
They had started for canoe trip.
Their bodies were recovered after
16-hOur search