Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09

A. r. favors making confederate
memorial day a national holiday for
the dead soldiers of all wars
Mgr. Thomas R. Morgan, vicar gen
eral of the Catholic diocese Of Trenton,
N. J.. and rector Of st. Pals Church
in Princeton, died of pner noaia.
At Dubois, Pa, during riot Of
striking miners, 100 shots were fired
and several were wounded. A num-
Der Of the rioters are under arrest.
The man supposed to be George
Spencer, who committed suicide in De-
troit March II, has been identified as
Albert Hayford Of Palmyra, Mich.
Dick" Combs, colored, alleged to
have been implicated in the killing
of William Goebel, was arrested at
Beattyville, KY, on another charge.
Miss Emily Coghlan, sister of Rose
Cofghlan, the actress, and herself well
known on the stage, was taken to
New York hospital APPARENTLY insane.
Fred w. Atkins of Springfield, Mass,
high school has received an informal
offer of the position Of superintendent
of education in the Philippine islands.
w. J. Brewster captain of Com
pany A, third regiment, W. n. G..
died at his home in Neillsville, Wis.
He was in Porto Rico during the war.
Ex-President Cleveland would not
| confirm or deny the story that he will
vote for Bryan in the event of the
latter's nomination for the presidency.
Hanna notified New York republi-
cans that they may choose between
Roosevelt and Bliss for vice presi-
dent, but that Mckinley prefers Roose-
welt.
The Ferris wheel, one of the attrac-
tons at the worlds fair, is to be torn
down and the 1900 tons of iron and
steel of which it is composed will be
sold as scrap iron.
At Sheridan, Wyo., A. D. Farber
the Keokuk student wanted for the
alleged theft of the body of Mrs. Cas-
per Maurer from a cemetery at Rapid
City, was captured.
Following the reorganization of the
Carnegie Steel company is project to
consolidate the interests of the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel works, owned by
Jones and the Laughlins.
At a meeting of the directors Of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Henry S. Pritchett of Washington
was selected president to succeed
President Crafts, who resigned.
A requisition has been issued for
the extradition of W. D. Rice, alias
R. Davis, arrested in Kansas City
Mo, and wanted in Chicago on a
charge of forging a note for $4,000.
The New York grand jury issued a
presentment charging District At
torney Asa Bird Gardiner with ham
pering the investigation into the al
legged official protection of vice in New
! York.
In the machine shops of Chicago
| thousands of machinists resumed
work interrupted some weeks ago by
a strike. The remainder of the ma
chinists will undoubtedly return to
work
Romero Ruiz, the noted bandit and
leader of gang of cattle and horse
thieves that have been operating for
years in southern New Mexico, and
one of his followers, have been cap
tured.
San Francisco Highlander societies
head of Leung Chi Tso, who is in Hon
olulu His offence is in becoming a
member of the Chinese Reform asso-
citation.
In celebrating his 12Sth birthday
Noah Raby will go on record as the
Oldest pauper in the world. Raby has
spent the last thirty-four years at the
i Middlesex county poor farm, in Pts
cata, \. J.
Oscar Watson, son of a wealthy
farmer at Muncie, Ind, was arrested
on information from Hamilton, O.,
where he has been conducting livery
stable. 1t is alleged he has stolen
three horses.
At Rutland, VT, Marvin A. Mcclure,
whose notes for $145,00O discounted by
Charles w. Mussey, cashier of the
Merchants National bank, caused the
failure of that institution and the
arrest of Mussey.
On rumors of settlement of the
war, Sugar stock rose from SO to III
in Wall street, the shorts being badly
squeezed. Both Mr.. Havemeyer. and
the independents denied that they
had settled their differences.
Three children of August Tobias.
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