Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-05-13

A three days mass convention OF
spi1itualists and liberalists was held
in Brooklyn, under the auspices of the
National Spiritualists' Association and
the New York State Spiritualists' AS
ISOLATION. About one hundred persons
were present.
Mrs. William A Martin, wife Of the
Pere Marquette agent at Petoskey,
Mich, threw her two children and
herself into the bay after family
quarrel. All were rescued by fisher
men, but the youngest child, aged 4
years, will die.
Forty-six cases Of smallpox now
exist in Metropolis. III, and the mayor
has issued a proclamation forbidding
public gatherings Of any kind. The
public schools are closed and the state
board of health has been asked to send
a representative.
Bosie Lambert, 16 years old, at
Kansas City, Mo, killed Philip Hauen-
stein. a bartender. Hauenstein was
fishing and the boy stopped to ex-
anime his catch. Hauenstein kicked
the boy when the latter struck him
over the head with a club.
J. P. Morgan, who is backed by
John D. Rockefeller. in forming his
shipping combine, was reported to
have taken into the consolidation the
twenty-one steamers of the Inter
national Navigation company, which
onerates the American and Red Star
lines.
The bankers of Wall street put
the brakes on extravagant speculation
by cautioning their broker customers
and advancing money rates. w. K
Vanderbilt was said to have won the
fight over the Pacific roads by buying
a dominating interest in Atch1son with
A. j. Cassatt.
The commission in charge of the
statue to be erected in Washington to
General George B. Mcclellan met
Secretary Root was elected president
and F. C. Squires secretary. Colonel
Bingham, superintendent Of public
buildings and grounds, was made dis
bursting officer
A mail vote among the alumni OF
Harvard university on the question OF
comforting the degree of doctor OF
laws upon President Mckinley shows
a majority in favor of the step; 78
per cent. of the graduates voting hav-
ing expressed themselves in support
of the proposition.
The Washington clue in the Willie
Mccormick alleged kidnapping case is
about exploded. The detectives have
practically concluded that the slip OF
paper and mysterious coincidence by
which it came into their possession
were the result of connivance between
parties in New York.
One of j. P. Morgan's plans in
organizing the steamship combination
is said to be to have an express
steamship leaving New York every
day instead of having several sail on
one day, as at present, with a wait OF
three days before an ocean greyhound
sets out.
The Detroit United Railway com
pany has purchased the Detroit and
Northwestern suburban trolley line
which runs between Detroit and Ply
mouth, distance of about 80 miles
The price is said to be 100000. 1t is
said to be the purpose to purchase all
the suburban roads running into De
troit
President Mckinley visited the bat
tlefield of New Orleans. President
Mckinley left the city after day
crowded with receptions, speech-mak
ing and sightseeing. The presidential
party was welcome at Ell Paso, Tex.
by the personal representative Of
President Diaz of Mexico. Cordia
messages were exchanged. The pres
ident in speeches in the south again
declared that the country needs foreign
markets The people of New Mexico
took advantage of the presidents visit
to urge that the territory be made 8
state. In a speech at 81 Paso Presi
dent Mckinley declared imperialism
impossible President Mckinley visits
historic places at San Antonio.