Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-11-19

a monument in the park to the memory
of General Garibaldi
The gymnasium at the University OF
Notre Dame was destroyed by fire. Inc
building was of steel and brick and
was one of the largest college gym
nasiums in the world.
The German foreign Office emphat1-
cally denies a statement cabled from
London that negotiations for an ex-
tension Of the Anglo-German agree
ment are in progress.
Arrangements are said to have been
completed whereby Rev. G. Campbell
Morgan of London will come to the
United States to become the success
sor of, Dwight L. Moody.
The affairs of the Union National
bank, of Minneapolis, will be closed ct
an early date. 1t is known what the
final dividends will show, but the re-
ceivers' report is expected daily.
In his annual report Rear-Adm1ral
Crowninshield finds fault with the
slow progress made in the work of re-
building the naval academy and con-
dennis the training ship Chesapeake.
Joseph Buckingham Garfield, son
of rich manufacturer of Bridgeport,
Conn, will wed during thanksgiving
week Miss Maze Kathryn Donnell, who
until recently worked in a mill in that
city.
Marcus Daily, the copper king, :
and Henry Willard, railroad builder
and finacier, died, the former at the
Hotel Netherland, New York, and the
latter at his home near Dobbs Ferry,
N Y.
In Logan county, West Virginia,
Albert Stinson killed Adam Mccoy.
Stinson then attempted to escape in a
small boat to Kentucky, but his boat
was sWamped in Tug river and he was
drowned
The presbytery of Philadelphia
voted against a. revision of the West
minister faith and recommended to the
general assembly that the whole mat
ter of revision of the faith be dis
missed.
In Chicago, Justice Kehoe rules that
Miss Hattie Gano must return to
Harry Miller the presents rings, auto
mobile cloaks, bicycles and jewels he
gave her when they were engaged to
be married
Bishop Potter told the industrial
commission at Washington that SC
Geological conditions in New York City
have improved. He does not favor
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to a strike.
The date of the national convention
of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Ells, which meets in Mil
waukee next year, has been changed
from the week Of July Is to that of
July %.
President Mckinley in his message
will ask for legislation to maintain the
army at it's present force so long as
the war in the Philippines continues.
and to provide for a reduction when
the war is over
The Central Coal and Coke company
of Kansas City purchased the Sweet
water Coal Mining company property
at Rock Springs, Wyo., and voted to
increase its capital stock from $4,000
600 to $3,750,000
A. E. Stillwell is to be president of a
trust company, incorporated under
the laws Of Mexico, with capital
stock Of $1,O00000 The company
has been granted concessions by the
Mexican government.
At Chester, Pa, Mercer Palmer, a
4-year-old boy picked up a telephone
wire which the wind had blown down
and instantly fell dead. The wire was
crossed with one of the main cables of
the electric light system.
Rear-Admiral Crowninshie1d, Chief
of the Navigation Bureau, reports that
the navy needs four times as many of
ficers and men to fight frst-class
power, and demands" that congress
repeal recent legislation.
The Army of Northern Virginia
Camp of Confederate Veterans has
repudiated the action of it's delegates
to the last reunion in voting $3.50 for
the erection of a monument over the
grave of Jefferson Davis.
In the Chicago city council Walter
Butler introduced resolution, which
was adopted, urging the next legisla-
ture to pass a law for the establish
ment of a state commission regulating
the price Of gas and electric light
In Chicago Barley King" Henry J..
O'Neill was discharged of debts
amounting to almost 100000. Of the
liabilities scheduled by Mr.. O'Neill,
about $4,000 were listed as having
been contracted jointly by his wife.
More than 200 hosting engineers
and 1000 miners in Indiana will be
idle as the result of the failure of the
Indiana block and bituminous coal
operators to sign the scale presented
to them yesterday by the engineers.
At Marysyille, Ohio, Judge Melhorn
overruled motion for a new trial and
sentenced Rosslyn Terrell to be cleo
trocuted, March l, tor the murder of
Express Messenger Lane August TO-
He killed Lane to get money for his
marriage.