Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-18

cent, the vaudeville actress, is dead
of consumption.
Mrs. Eliza Young, 80 years of age,
and oldest American actress died on
Staten island, New York.
Rudolf Won Bennigsen, the national
liberal statesman and former chief
administrator of Hanover, died aged
49,
Joseph Bond, late president of the
American Radiator company, who
died in Chicago, was buried at Buffalo,
N. Y.
George w Cotterill, a well-known
lawyer of New York city, died at his
cottage on Schroon lake, near Sara
tOga, N. Y.
Gen. Lucas Meyer, the boer COM
mander who invaded Natal and was
defeated by Gen. Symonds at Talana
hill in the first battle of the war, died
of heart disease.
John Malloy, the last of Preble's
crew which entered Nagasaki, Japan,
in 1849, died at bingham, Wis. After
his discharge from service he went to
live in Sheboygan where he married.
Senator James H. Mcmillan of
Michigan died at Manchester-by-the-
Sea of heart failure, which attacked
him while playing golf. He was 81
since 1889. His son is talked of as
his successor.
At San Francisco Alfred Filing
house, the theatrical manager, is dead,
after several months illness from
heart disease. He was 80 years of
age and was a partner of Selber
Oppenheimer, in the management of
the California theater.
Maj. James K. Wathen, the oldest
and wealthiest resident of Woodford
county, ILL.,, died at his home in Ell
Paso, Ill His estate is valued at
nearly 100000. He never married
and nieces and nephews in Kentucky
will inherit his fortune.
DR.. James NJ Allen, for thirty-five
years a physician of Milwaukee, died
aged II years. He was born in Bos-
ton and was graduated from Harvard
and the New York College Of Physi-
clans and Surgeons. He went to
Milwaukee in 1867. His wife and two
sons-Dr. Stanton Allen Of Milwau-
University of Michigan-and three
daughters who reside in Milwaukee
survive him.
Horace Clark, for sixty years a res
ident Of Peoria county, Illinois, and
first president of the Peoria Board OF
Trade, died of apoplexy at his home.
He was born in Sardinia, N. Y, Jan.
6, 1923, his father being a judge. He
started the first flour mill in central
Illinois and was western agent for the
Pillsbury interest. Three sons, George,
Charles D. and Horace, survive him.
The decedent was one of the first
Congregationalists in Illinois.
Charles E. Morris of Sheboygan,
Wis, died at the age of SO years. He
was the last surviving member of the
first legislative assembly of Wiscon-
sin. He was judge of Sheboygan
county for three terms, and since his
retirement from business had resided
in Chicago and Sheboygan. The sur
viving children are Mrs. j. r. Winter
botham, G. E. Morris, and Horace S.
Morris of Chicago, and Mrs. Frank
Richards of New York City.
Mrs. Frances Henning Speed, 50
years old, of Kentucky is dead. She
was the widow of Joshua Speed, who
was one of Abraham Lincoln's closest
personal friends. She passed away
at her home on the Cherokee road,
few miles from Louisville. Her
early life and the life of her husband
were closely connected with that of
Lincoln. 1t is told in Hay and Nico-
lays biography that Lincoln was Mr..
Speeds confidant throughout his
courtship of Miss Henning, who after
ward became his wife, and that to the
testimony of his friend to the happi-
ness which he had found in his mar
riage was due Linco1n's union to Miss
Mary Todd of Lexington, KY