Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
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Prof. III. ii. Harris, one OF the most
distinguished educators in the South, died
at Lynchburg, Va.
Henry Mcdonald, a miner, was killed
at Linton. Ind, by Jesse Maverty, anoth-
er miner, with pick handle.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has decided to
close up the estate of her deceased hus-
band. Of which she is eXecutriX. First
she will dispose of lands and afterwards
personal property.
Mrs. Samona Gutierres has been ar
rested on the charge of poisoning her
husband, who died suddenly at Albu-
querque, y. NJ, with symptoms of
strychnine poisoning.
After Il desperate struggle, Sheriff
Cunningham and posse have arrested
Charles Kleupfer, who murdered Charles
Dodge and Alexander BOrland i'll cold
blood at'New Hope, Cal.
John Lane of Grand Rapids, Mich,
in consideration of $50, has, under writ
ten agreement, sold and released his wife
10 Jesse NJ. Hurst. All concerned spent
the day celebrating the event
Nels Benson, 30 years of age, was
murdered at Minneapolis. The perpe-
traitors of the crime are known to be
man and woman, as the affair was
witnessed by several boys.
Col. William Jack, a member of the
suspended banking house Of Gardner,
receiving deposits knowing the bank was
insolvent and released in $4,000 bail.
Garcia Zapata, one of the wealthiest
Spaniards in Mexico, was attacked at
his home a few days ago by a band Of
brigands, led by FEDERICO Longorio. Senior
Zapata attempted resistance and was
killed.
After nine hours deliberation the
jury at Ashland, O., brought in a ver-
dict of murder in the first degree against
Elias Keister, who killed Horace l..
Stearns by shooting him in the back
November %.
Port Darwin. small but important
town i'll Australia, has been almost en-
tirely wiped out by one of those fearful
hurricanes which periodically strike the
coast of Australia, destroying property
and very often life.
A remarkable infatuation which eX-
lists between Yvette Guilbert and Jack
McAuliffe developed at Atlanta Yvette
was billed for Atlanta the other day and
when she arrived she was accompanied
by the well-known prize-fghter.
thirty thousand people in Louisiana
80 practically starving to DEATH A re-
lei committee which has inspected the
stricken parishes east of Shreveport says
this number of people will have to be
sustained during the unfruitful season.
Game Warden Henry has instructed
eXJudge Claiborne to apply for war
rants against about $50 game dealers
and restaurant keepers in ST. Louis
who. it is alleged, have violated the law
by selling game during the closed sea-
son.
William Beck, a well-to-do farmer
residing six miles from Quincy, ILL.,, is
dead from being gored by an angry bull
The animal trampled upon his body and
then tossed him over the fence INFO
pig pen, where the hogs inflicted ether
injuries.
Arthur Curtis James schooner yacht,
Corona, which sailed from New York
December Is, 1895, bound for Japan with
Il scientific party to observe the sun
eclipse on August 8, 1896. has arrived at
New York. The scientists completed the
trip from San Francisco by land October
An avalanche Of snow and ice slid
down the main roof Of the Fifth avenue
mansion of John Jacob Astor IN New
York city and crashed through the heavy
skylight over the hall 1t carried with
if TO the marble floor, some 100 feet be-
low. the costly lantern that had been set
in the ceiling.
Alexis Gasvan, young man OF
Bremen, committed suicide on the grave
of Miss Corinna Peters, near WHITE
SULPHUR. Ind. Young GaSvan arrived on
the day before, expecting to marry Miss
Peters, and it was not until then that he
found that she had died of consumption
three weeks before.
in a fit of desperation, after a quar-
rel with her husband, the wife of Robert
Cort. n fairly Well-tO-do rancher who
lives near Big Timber, Mont. picked up
her three small children, rushed to the
Yellowstone and threw the children and
herself in The current carried the bod
les quickly out of sight.
johnson Harris and William Lift
ling. both white men. fought Il duel
near Arbeka, O. T., over the affections
of Wannetta, pretty half-breed Indian
girl Both were expert shots, and at
the first fire both fell. Harris was NOR
tally wounded and died within an hcr-'.
Lifting was instantly killed.
In the libel suit brought by the Rev.
George Brooks, former Methodist
preacher. against the st. James Gazette
asking for $4,000 damages, a verdict
was rendered in favor of the St. James
Gazette with costs The Rev. Mr.. Brooks
has been known for years as the king
of the begging letter writers.
Cant. Andrew l. Smith. president of
the First National bank of Mason City,
Ind. and member of the board of SUI
pervisors, left there two weeks ago for
California for his health. 1t is current
ly reported that the doctors there have
diagnosed his disease as consumption
contracted from diseased cattle.
Cashier Cyrus e. BREEDER of the First
National bank, who has disappeared from
Bethlehem. Pa, and in whose accounts
shortage of over $4,000 was found, has
written to his family from Toronto, Can.
He says that he will never come back
and that the bank will not bring him
back as he has not decamped with any
funds.
The German Emperor and Empress
have completed their plans for a long
cruise in the imperial yacht Hohenzol-
Tern through the Mediterranean. They
will travel overland to Italy and embark
at one of the Italian ports. Spain and
Italy will be the only countries visited.
In Italy the Emperor and Empress will
pay visit to the King and Queen.
1t is said that the bill introduced in
the Kentucky Senate to give Gen. Cas-
sius Marcellus Clay, the aged sage of
Whitehall, pension of 800 a month is
not so much for his benefit as for his
child-wife, who, after his death, would
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