Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-03-04
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Rev. L. G. Abrahamson of Chicago
was elected president OF ---41lols
Swedish Lutheran Conference.
J. H. Mitchell was elected United
States senator from Oregon at the
close of the legislative session.
Carnegie has perfected arrangements
whereby he will secure new trunk
line from Pittsburg to Toledo.
The Morgan syndicate is reported
to have secured control OF the Dig
Canadian iron and steel concerns.
De Paw university, at Greencastle,
Ind, has approved the plans for new
laboratory that will cost $4,000.
The wife Of Senator Fairbanks was
elected president general OF the
Daughters of the American ReVolu-
ton.
The. scarcity of fish and cold
weather are likely to cause an in
crease in the price of eggs during
lent.
M. L. Sykes resigned the vice-presi-
dency of the Northwestern railway,
and will be succeeded by b. E.
Osborn.
Three women in Denver were vic
TINS of a mysterious assailant, who
fractured their skulls. They are
likely to die.
Minister Conger was granted sixty
days leave Of absence to visit his
Iowa home. but he is not a candidate
for governor.
The pastor of the Congregational
church at Stillman Valley, H., re
signed because members objected to
his bowling.
"The big nine" of western colleges
refused to give smaller schools a
voice in the management of track and
field athletics.
Indians of the White Rock agency
are excited by prophet, who promises
to give them possession of the old
hunting grounds.
The case of James Callahan, charg-
ed with being one of the abductors of
young Edward Cudahy, was continued
to March at Omaha.
Pat Grove in a letter to E. A.
kidnapping Of the latter's son, and Of
fered to give himself up.
The Delaware legislature will in
vestigate the charge that demo
cratic legislator was offered $4,000 to
help elect Addicks senator.
The resolution for the impeach-
ment of Judges Furches and Douglass
passed the North Carolina house of
delegates by vote of 81 to 33.
A Subcommittee of the industrial
commission sitting in New York heard
testimony concerning the sitting of
competition by the coal trust.
1t is said Philander G. Knox of Pitts
burg, has expressed his willingness to
accept the attorney genera1ship upon
the retirement of John w. Griggs.
Dawson papers of Feb. 16 have &C
counts of rich strike on Lepine
creek, Is miles from Dawson, where
quartz assaying $84 a ton was found
The illegal expenses" of the Illinois
and Michigan canal commissioners
amounted to $18,O55, or 20 per cent. OF
the total disbursements of the board.
1t is stated that the administration
is now more concerned about the
status of other American interests in
Venezuela than about the asphalt dis
pute.
A mob at Mateawan, N. j., tortured
man in an effort to extort a confes-
sion that he started fire which de-
stroyed the business portion of the
town.
J. w. Adams, a joint smasher, was
seriously shot in a saloon raid at
Topeka, Kas. Mrs. Nation, released
from jail, left for Galesburg and
Peoria, Ill.
A financial department store with q
capital of $50,OO0,0OO is planned to
control corporations in different
states and aid the launching of big
enterprises
William T. Dugan of Wabasha,
Mimi, died, aged so years. He was a
pioneer settler and riverman and for
many years he conducted the
Wabasha boat yards.
A meeting of broom manufacturers
throughout the country has been call
ed for Galesburg, ILL.,, March Is and
16 for the purpose of forming a per-
manent organization.
Patrick Moloney of Burton. Kan,
was drugged on a train and robbed Of
$1,000, and is now missing in Chicago
He was on his way to Ireland with
the savings of ten years.
The Ashland Steel company's mill
at Ashland, KY, resumed operations
after 80 days idleness, giving employ
ment to 300 men. The rod mil has six
months orders in waiting.
The steamer City of Rio Janeiro was
wrecked on Fort Point ledge while
entering the Golden Gate, San Francis
co, in fog, and 131 of the 208 pas
sengers and crew persisted.
Colonel M. G. Murphy, president of
the New York board of health. took
possession of the police department
as the new chief. J. B. Sexton
succeeded Colonel Murphy as head of