Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05


when 10 years of age. In 1880 was ap-
pointed priest Of the st. Mary's church
and remained in charge until 1896.
Carolina Elizabeth Daniels, So years
old said to have been an American
actress. known as Carrie Daniels, died
suddenly at Hammersmith, suburb
Of London. She was once a member.
of Mrs. Langtry's company. Her
maiden name was Dewton, and it is
claimed she was divorced thirty-two
years ago from Eugene Delos Daniels
of Michigan.
Col. Elias A. Calkins, widely known
Iii newspaper and political circles in
illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
died at his Chicago home, aged 76
years. He had been i'll for almost a
year, although during the time he was
more or less occupied with his duties
as an editorial writer on the staff of
the Chicago Chronicle. Col. Calkins
was born at Poyalton, n. Y. When
the civil wa broke. Gu he organized
the 81 Wisconsin, ca airy.
Rev. DR.. William M Paxton of
Princeton universit and seminary
died in his eighty-frst year, his death
beng the result of paralytic stroke
caused by over-excitement at the Yale
Princeton football game. Or. Paxton
was the Oldest living trustee Of Prince
ton. Until 1902 he was professor oA
ecclesiastical, homilitical and pastoral
theology at Princeton seminary, and
also was president of the faculty OF
that institution when he resigned. He
was moderator of the Presbyterian
general assembly at Madison, Wis, in
1880.
Matthew White Ridley, Viscount
Ridley, formerly secretary Of state for
the English home department, died
at his seat in Northumberland. He
was born in 1912. He died of heart
failure while asleep. The viscount
was an ecclesiastical commissioner
since 1895 He was under secretary
Of the home department from 1878 to
1880, financial secretary OF the
treasury from 1885 to 1886 and secre-
tary of the treasury from 1885 to
1886 and secretary of state for the
department from 1895 to 1900. His
landed holdings amounted to 10000
acres
Gen. Louis Palma Di Cesnola. d1-
rector and trustee of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, is dead at New York
! from an acute attack Of Indigestion
He was born in Italy Y years ago and
came to this country in 1860. He
served in the union army and was sue
/ cessively promoted, finally becoming a
brigadier general From 1865 to 1877
he was United States consul at Cyprus,
where he made extensibe archaeology
cal explorations. He had been di-
rector of the Metropolitan museum
since 1878 1t was largely through the
efforts of Gen. di Cesnola that the
famous cope, stolen from the cathedral
at Ascot, Italy, was presented to the
Italian government several weeks ago
by j. Pierpont Morgan, who had ac-
CURED it by purchase.
DR.. Henry Munson Lyman, 68 years
old, formerly senior dean of Rush
M0ulCdI CCllGSS, Will Wu1Sh hO Ao0u
been connected since 1871, and for
forty years a well-known physician OF
Chicago, died of heart and liver
trouble. DR. Lyman was born in the
4 Sandwich islands, where his parents
were pioneer missionaries, Nov. &c
1886. He graduated at Williams col
Ilege in 1858, and three years later
graduated from the College of Ply
Isicians and Surgeons, New York. Up
on graduation from the medical college
4 he was appointed an inferno at Belle
vue hospital, New York, holding that
position one year. He was then ap.
pointed assistant surgeon in the United
! States army. In 1853 he came to Chi
cago.