Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-18

at N0Wndll, MdluS, was uSulOlA0hON
by an explosion. Two employees were
blown to atoms.
A measure is before the Michigan
legislature providing for the indorse
ment of public franchises by vote
Of the electors.
The city council of Milwaukee was
asked for the franchise for railroad
from Lake Geneva to enter the city on
an IL" track.
The house may kill the war tax
revenue reduction bill because of the
action Of the senate in substituting q
practically new bill.
Joseph Mower. one of the Oldest
residents of Franklin county, Pa. and
after whom the town of Mowersville
was named is dead.
A grandson of Rear Admiral T. O.
Selfridge and a son of Rear Admiral
Selfridge, both retired, We're appointed
to the naval academy.
Three men were. arrested at Ma
nilla, Ia, charged with stealing
$4,000 from the United States Ex-
press company's safe.
Lorenzo Priori, who murdered Vim
cenzo Garnzo in New York December
II, 1898, was put to death in the cleo
trio chair at Sing Sing.
Representative Albert D. Shaw,
Watertown, N. Y, formerly com
nander-in-chief of the G. A. r., was
iound dead in washington.
y1oIx,
known tug and lake vessel owner, OF
Chicago, is dead In 1861 he was in
the towing business at Mobile.
Promoters of the Nathan Hale
statue for Yale university resented
the attitude taken by President Had
ley, who criticised their work
Henry E. Youtsey, convicted as q
principal in the shooting of Governor
Goebel, entered upon his life sentence
in the Kentucky penitentiary
The duke and duchess of Manches.
ter, Lord Lambert and Mr.. thinner
man, father of the duchess, returned
to San Francisco from Monterey.
Receiver A. Mckenzie, who tried to
grab Nome mining claims, was sen
fenced to year in Jail for contempt
of court by San Francisco judge.
Newton Mccormick, a Madison
county, Ind, miser, was found dying
from burns and bruises. and is be-
lieved to have been robbed of $1,000
A bill was introduced in the lower
house of the Illinois legislature pro
viding for capital pu Cshment in the
electric chair instead of by hanging.
Major C. E. Dutton of the ordnance
department was retired because he re
vealed for publication Captain Lewis
letter concerning the French gun Sc
cret
Manager Brady says that Jefferies
and Rubin will certainly fight in
Cincinnati, but that it may be nee
essary to postpone the bout two or
three days.
1t is rumored that Mrs. George w.
Westinghouse is negotiating for the
Dupont Circle, Washington, for
100000
The Addicks republicans in the
Delaware legislature have rejected
overtures from the regulars to com
promise on candidates for United
States senator's
Gov Nash of Ohio was authorized
by the state emergency board to
spend $4,000 if necessary in calling
out troops to stop the projected
Jeffries- Rubin fight.
Fl. c.. Frick and the railroads arc
wrangling over the proposed ship
canal between Lake Michigan and the
Calumet river, bill for which has
passed the Indiana senate.
The Diamond Match company
elected old officers and board of di-
rectors. The annual statement showed
net earnings equal to 10 $40 per cent.
on the $15,000,000 capital stock
It is said President Mckinley is con-
sidering Ambassador Choate, P c.
Knox of Pittsburg, Solicitor General
Richards and Secretary Root for sue
cessor to Attorney General Griggs.
A sudden change for the worse has
taken place in the condition of
Maurice Thompson, the author, who
has been i'll for nearly two months.
1t is thought that the end is near.
In the United States circuit court
in New York George J. Gould and
Helen NJ Gould were appointed re-
ceivers of the income of the Countess
Castellane in excess of 100000 a
year,
Robert w. Steele, first territorial
governor of Colorado, died at Colo
RADIO Springs, of the grip. Mrs
Steele died from the same disease.
They were inferred in the same
grave.
Five members of the w. c.. T. It. at
tackled two blind tigers" in Dalton.
Ark All the bottles of liquor were
broken, contents of kegs were poured
into the streets and fixtures demol'
ished.
J. Kiuche, minister of agriculture
and commerce of Japan, and Special
Commissioner Inouye called at the
state department in company with
some of the officials of the Japanese