Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-11

ness houses Of Tolono, ILL.,, entailing
losses estimated at 100000; par
TALLY insured.
The reported disorders in Venezuela
involving American asphalt interests
have not come to the attention Of the
state department.
Rear-Admiral Schley will be relieved
of command of the south Atlantic sta
ton in the spring, preparatory to hss
retirement October 8.
Henry Davis, ST., one OF the wealth.
est land owners in central Illinois, iS
dead at Lafayette, Ind, where he had
recently been residing.
$50 animals persisted. Lions were
shot to prevent them escaping into the
crowd Loss, 100000.
Washington J. Peale. one of the
most prominent brokers in Philadel
phia, died in that city of appendicitis
He was "a years of age.
Henry C. Long of Indianapolis, who
died in Arizona ten days ago, left
$4,000 to erect statue of Abraham
Lincoln at Indianapolis.
People along the Yellow river val
ley, in Indiana. are excited over dis
covery' of oil, and company was or
ganized to develop the field.
At the State Convention of the
Kansas Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, 500 was raised to buy
medal for Mrs. Carrie Nation.
Tobacco dealers in Chattanooga
have received notice of the final pass
age of the anti-cigarette bill and of
it's signature by the governor.
The House committee on pensions
an increase from $50 to
$50 per month in the pension of th2
widow of Rear Admiral Philip.
w. G. McAllister, w. A. Death, S. j.
Campbell and George Kerr began serv-
ing their terms at Trenton, n j., for
the murder Of Jennie Bosschieter
J. Provost Mason embezzling teller
of the Continental National bank, New
York, shot and killed himself a few
hours before the time set for his trial.
The house committee on census de
cided to advise the postponement I'M
til the next session of action on the
Olmsted resolution for an investiga-
1t is said that General Miles has
been given assurances of his appoint
ment as acknowledgement command
ing the army under the reorganization.
Senator Cullom recommended ex-
Connolly of Spring
field as successor to Judge Allen az
trict.
Robert L. Fosburgh, whose son is
charged with the killing of his own sis
ter at Pittsburgfeld, Mass. defended
the young man in an interview in New
York.
Walter Lehmicke of st. Paul, com.
mitted suicide at Hot Springs, Ark. He
was son of Rudolph Lehmicke, for
thirty years public official at st.
Paul.
Secretary Gage informed the house
banking and currency committee that
in his opinion, the retirement of green
backs would help maintain the parity
of metals.
The opinion of leaders in the senate
now is that the ship subsidy bill cans
not be passed at the present session
though it could go through if brought
to a vote.
Senator McCumber gave notice OF
an amendment to the ship subsidy bill
limiting contracts under the bill to II
years and making other changes in the
same line.
The attorney general of Mississippi
is to begin proceedings to annul the
charter of the Mobile and Ohio rail,
road for it's consolidation with tho
southern Pacific.
The governor of Arizona has recon,
to the interior department the
removal of the public Offices at Tue
son, Arizona, to Phoenix, the capitai
of the territory.
The United States supreme court
announced a recess February II,
when it will meet to deliver opinions
and hear motions and then will ad-
journ to February %.
Francis j. Wall, for many years
western representative of large east
err wholesale drug house with head
quarters in Chicago, died at Seattle:
Wash, Of pneumonia.
Mrs. Julia Armstrong, one of Min,
nesota's pioneers, is dead at her home
at Oakdale, Mimi, aged 1O8 years. She
was the widow of Thomas Armstrong
of Wappinger Falls. N. Y.
Surgeon General Wyman received a
dispatch from Surgeon Thomas at Lon
don, stating that the consul at Glas-
gov reports 1856 cases of smallpox and
that the disease is spreading.
The steamer Daisy, Captain Often
dorfer, plying on Warrior river, in
Alabama, was demolished by an acct
dent and Engineer Glover was killed.
Two barges Of stone were lost.
The cut nail pool announced an in