Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-27
Gerald Lapiner in 1898, is declared in

Gerald Lapiner in 1898, is declared in
sane and taken to Kankakee.
Wisconsin militiamen were COM
nelled to suspend drill at Camp Doug
las range on account of a storm.
Business on the Southern Pacing
system was completely suspended DUR
ing the burial of c. P. Huntington.
A Chicago ordinance against itine-
rant musicians struck heavy blow at
the Italian organ-g grinding industry.
Chicago citizens committee have
arranged dates and places Of meeting
for G. A. R. reunions and campfres.
A masked burglar killed the daugh-
ter of wealthy Pittsburg contractor,
who had come to her fathers rescue.
The minority stockholders. have
entered suit in New Jersey against the
whisky trust, asking for its dissolution
A colored waiter in south Chicago
hotel. driven crazy by the heat, ran
amuck in ne dining-room, threaten
ing to kill all the guests with cary
ing knife.
Alexander Dement,. a Chicago res
taurant- keeper, is reported incarcerat-
ed in a Russian prison on an old
charge.
General John Br. Gordon, confer
crate veterans leaders, replied to his
critics. a will not to be dictated to by
his comrades.
Federation Of Labor delegates reject
the plan to unite with the Free Speech
league, said to be an anarchists
organization.
A water tandem bicycle, the inven-
ton of a south Chicago shipbuilder
proves to be a success, making eleven
miles an hour.
Members of the house committee on
river and harbors inspected the Chi
cago rainage canal and favor ship
canal to the sea.
Uncle Dam Whipple, 100 years old
Mcpherson Post. G. A. R., Traverse
City, Mich, scout and soldier, will at
tend the encampment.
Memorial services, attended by
President Mckinley and many other
prominent men, were held in Washing
ton for King Humbert.
Arthur B. Farwell made an appeal
to the young men of Chicago from the
pulpit for aid in waging war on 4le
"blind pig in Hyde Park.
The plant of the Kelly AK Manu-
featuring company at Alexandria, Ind
worth 100000 and employing 1,O0t
men was destroyed by fire.
A Chicago exploring party is ex-
pected to go to Arizona and New
Mexico to investigate many o. ene ole
ruins of the old Aztec civilization.
A cyclone struck Sheboygan, Wis;
fifty houses were completely destroyed
and $50 wrecked. The damage was
$500, 900. Storms ragged in Wisconsin.
Two Italian anarchists, one of whom
is suspected of having designs upor
President Mckinley, were arrested
upon the arrival of a steamer at new
York.
Criminologists are greatly puzzled
over the case of Terrell, wht
killed Express messenger Lane; love
caused him to change his religion ant
commit murder.
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter, convicted
of appropriating government funds, i
believed to have some of his profit!
hidden and federal authorities hope tt
locate the money.
Warrants were sworn out for tn
arrest of Father John Mccain of th'
Roman Catholic church of Oregon, Ill.
for embezzlement of interest money
on the parish debt
Structural iron and steel have take1
big drop in price owing to com
petitive interests, and it is expected
that the building world will fine
greatly augmented prosperity.
Gustave Miller. who attempted t.
kill himself in Chicago when he hear(
his bride had been killed in a trai1
wreck while on her way to join him
had his grief changed to joy when h
learned his wife had not been on .ht
wrecked train.