Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-11-05

for Boston.
Chief Engineer Wilson, in his annual
report, says the effect of the Chicago
drainage canal on lake levels cannot
yet be determined.
Cornelius L. Alvord Jr., abscondlng
note teller of First National Bank,
New York, who stole 100000, was ar
rested in Boston.
The will of A. L. Barnett OF Chicago.
who killed himself SO as to leave S2I,-
| 900 life insurance to Mrs. Foster, wac
probated.
officers of the British cruiser
Psyche, now at Bermuda, deny that
the boat failed to salute on entering
New York harbor.
! A Miss Mai Lection sued Senator
Sullivan of Mississippi for $4,000 for
alleged breach Of promise. The deten-
dant says it is blackmail.
David Fagin, a deserter from the
twenty-fourth infantry and general
in Filipino army, led an attack on
civilian launch near Arayat.
A man was arrested in Chicago,
charged with having made threats
against the life of John w. Gates,
the millionaire iron manufacturer.
A bar of gold weighing 735 pounds
and valued at $154,000 was received at
the assay office in New York from the
Cariboo mine in British Columbia.
George w. Blake, nominee for the
house of representatives on the demo
cratic ticket in La Sale county, ILL.,.
dropped dead while closing a speech.
Delegates to the Cuban constitu-
tional convention are expected to
keep that body in session year for
The sake of the $500 monthly salary.
Charles M. Hays general manager { f
the Grand Trunk railway, has been
chosen to succeed Coils p Huntington
as president of the Southern Pacific.
Keeper MCGOWAN of the seventh
district police court prison, New York,
was killed by two escaping prisoners.
one of whom was also killed by fall.
An electric plant being erected by the
Illinois Central in Chicago may be
the first step toward changing the
motive power of the suburban service.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee says there is
likely to be great deal of friction in
the Cuban constitutional convention
November 5 and the result is problem
atical
Consul McCook at Dawson reports
the Klondike mining camp now pros
lperous commercial center, with Wei
equipped stores and substantial dwell
ings.
An explosion of acetylene gas
wrecked the interior of the First Pres
byterian edif1ce in Chicago Sunday.
The lecturer, G.. w. Leitch, lost his
right hand
At Chicago Paul Hulburt, 6 years
old, was killed by an elevator in the
Monadnock building, and James Nc
Manus was crushed to death by a
trolley car.
Advices from Dawson City state that
a big strike has been made on Goring
creek, 16 miles above the mouth OF
Hunker creek The whole creek has
been staked.
The gold in the treasury amounts
to $451, ATT ,404, the highest point ever
reached since the foundation of the
government This is said to be the
largest gold fund in the world.
George w. Gardanier, assistant cleo
trical superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph company, was found
dying : J his young wife in New York
from selfinfiicted razor wounds.
Indignation against the slayers of
Jennie Bosschfetter was increased in
Paterson when it was announced that
the trial of the accused men would be
postponed to another term of court.
The Columbus Presbytery has de-
cided by practically unanimous vote
to recommend to the Presbyterian
general assembly a supplemental ex-
planatory statement of the confession.
President Schurman of Cornell uni
versity, announced that the New York
State College of Forestry had been
asked to furnish six competent assist
ants to the forestry bureau at Manila,
P. I.
At Springfield, Mass, the fifty-fourth
annual meeting of the American Mis-
sionary Association was held. The
report of the treasurer showed re
ceipts $336,65O and expenditures
$335,O48.
Charles w. Barnes, a member Of,
rich New York family, is in Ludlow
Street Jail because he refused to pay
alimony. He will serve a six months
sentence and thus be free of further
demands.
1t is feared that fifty to seventy per
sons were killed by explosions and fire
in New York. Two blocks of business
houses were destroyed. People many
| blocks away were injured by flying
glass. Loss, $1,500,000.
| General Fitzhugh Lee was or
| dered to Omaha to command the de-
partment of the Missouri The army
in Cuba is to unite under the COM
mand of General Wood. General
| Otis was ordered to Chicago.
The bicentenniaI celebration at Yale