Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-23

| The Colombian government and the
Venezuelan flibusters are both con-
centrating troops at La Hacha,
imminent.
Domestic.
Secretary Gage bought $7,50O,000 Of
bonds under his recent order.
The steamship Oceanic was boarded
by tremendous wave off the coast
of Ireland.
The electric light plant at Winches-
ter, H., was burned. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
There were several clashes in and
about Pittsburg between strikers and
non-union men
Bishop Henry B. Whipple of the
Protestant Episcopal church died at
Faribault Mimi.
Secretary Gage announces that the
reasury department. will continue the
purchase of bonds.
The arrest of Deputy Commissioner
of Police Devery in New York is said
to be contemplated
The estate of the late Cushman K.
Davis, amounting to $6S,481, was
turned over to his widow.
The battleship Illinois was placed
in commission at Newport News, Cap
tain Converse in command.
David Nagle, Richard Cookers
hocoyo friend in ITnCIopd ;c or I'll tho +
his death is nomentarily expected.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland and
family returned from New England to
their winter home in Princeton, n. J.
Fire destroyed the largest portion of
o. J. Beaudett & Co.'s carriage body
works at Pontiac, Mich. Loss, $4,000.
Many members of Amalgamated as
ISOLATION returned to work. They
continue to denounce President Shat
fer
The Falls Manufacturing company Of
Oconto Falls, Wis, suffered loss by
fire of $4,000 The plant will be re.
built.
Elias Silvers, eighty years old, Of
Newark, N. j., with nineteen grand
children, has advertised for a fourth
Wife
w. j. Bryan said imperialism prob
ably would be the paramount issue in
1904, but, that the money question was
not yet settled.
Morgan & Slattery have been ap-
| pointed to supervise the erection of
the new hall of records of New York
They may get 100000 out of the job.
The safe of the village bank at
Spiceland, Ind, was blown open and
it's contents stolen, including $500
worth of stamps deposited by the post
master.
1t was rumored that the Anti
Seymour Democrats in New Jersey
would combine on Thomas M. Fer
ness, of Gloucester, as a candidate
for governor.
The Grand Army parade in Cleve-
| land was eight miles long and was
cheered by half a million spectators
| Senator Hanna marched past the re-
viewing stand.
| A. Henderson Of Saginaw, Mich,
identified by Maccabees fraternity pa
pers in his pocket, fell in a lit in a
railroad yard at Denver, and fractured
his skull. He may not recover.
The anti-Tammany nominating COM
mittee of eighteen dropped eight
names from the list of mayoralty
eligibles, among them District-Attor-
ney Philbin and John D. Crimmins.
Commander Rassieur. of the G.. A.
r., advocates bringing charges against
the pension bureau. Senator Hawley
a conservative veteran said the sug-
gestion should not be needed and was
! cheered.
Charles w. Morse is reported to be
ii deal with Tammany leaders for a
rival telephone company in New York.
A big New Jersey corporation has
| been acquired and the use of city
streets is assured.
Proceedings in bankruptcy were in,
stituted in the United States district
court at Springfield, Ill, by the Wede.
kind-Hellenberg Tanning company OF
Louisville, and several other creditors
against the A. Nebinger Leather com
pany, Springfield, wholesale dealers
in leather
A movement is under way to union.
ize the employees of the Krein Chain
factories of Marion, Ind, and ST.
Mary's Ohio. Of the seven plants oper
ated by the Standard Chain company
these two are the only plants in oper
alton. The scale demanded is for an
increase of 40 per cent.