Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-11-26
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With dummy pistols two murderers
and a highway robber overpowered
three guards at Leavenworth, Kan.
One was wounded and recaptured and
the others are surrounded in strip OF
Two Chicago attorneys for John
Alexander Dowie left for Philadelphia
to appear in behalf of the lacemakers
detained in that city. The attorneys
said they would appeal to Secretary
Lyman J. Gage.
The board of managers of the Ma
tional federation of Musical Clubs held
special meeting at Grand Rapids
Mich, to arrange the program for the
biennial festival. to be held in Cleve-
land next spring.
The Chicago council ordered 121
more policemen and voted $4,000 for
their pay in an effort to suppress
crime. The police are active, making
400 arrests, including thirty we'll
known crooks.
William L. White, the quartermaster
general of the Michigan national
guard, who disappeared about a year
ago. returned. It is understood that
his relatives have made full reparation
and that he will plead guilty.
The president, in his annual mes
sage, will, it is expected, strongly
recommend the ratification of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, and determined
effort will be made to obtain immedi-
Y, ics in +Ia1113 np+
Valino ]. Preza and his secretary
were arrested in New York while try
| ing to sell the lost crown Jewels OF
Mexico, including Macmillan is $40,-
900 diamond, which, it is alleged, they
smuggled over the Texan border with
out paying 60 per cent. duty.
"Mysterious Billy Smith, New York,
lost his fight at Savannah, Ca, with
Jim Judge, Scranton, Pa. by fouling
his man in the 18th round. The fight
was fast and furious up to the point OF
conclusion. Smiths ring tactics were
condemned by the audience.
M. G.. Brumbaugh, commissioner OF
education for Porto Rico, says the
school system now in operation there
includes 800 teachers and $4,000 pupils.
This is only beginning, as there are
100000 children of school age without
school facilities, most Of whom would
enroll if they could.
The Pittsburg coal company has in
augurated a plan whereby it's 10000
employees are not only to become
stockholders ia the company, but will
have an accident and death fund, to be
followed later on by system for
pensioning all those employed by the
company in any capacity.
According to a decision by United
States District it is held that the act
of June 80, 1898, authorizing the sec
rotary of the interior to make regula-
tions for the protection of forest re-
serves, is unconstitutional because, in
effect, it delegates by congress legisla-
tive power to an administrative Office.
One of the largest gold nuggets ever
found in placer mine left New York
| for France. 1t is the property OF a
French mining syndicate and is an iTs
regular mass, weighing more than 48
ounces. It came from a newly opened
placer mine on Boulder creek, in the
Attn mining ditrict of British Colu1n-
bia.
At the cabinet meeting, the matter
of reapportionment as it affects the
southern states was taken up. The
president and his advisers were agreed
that it would be unWise at this time to
take any action which would seriously
offend the southern citizens and keep
them lined up solidly against the
north
Resolutions were adopted by the eX-
ecutive committee of the National
Business Mems League, Chicago, ask
ing President Mckinley to urge in his
next message to congress early legisla-
ton favorable to pending bills estab-
fishing the department of commerce
and industries and the reorganization
Of the consular service.
Surgeon~General Sternberg has pre-
pared statements making comparison
of cases of suicides and homicides
which occurred in the army during the
years Of 1898 and 1899, compared with
the 10 years between 1887 and 1897.
It shows that there were relatively
fewer homicides during those two
years than during the previous decade.
In Washington Judgment for $50 and
costs has been rendered against
Senator Wellington of Maryland, in
default of defense. The senator gave
an order to photographer for pictures
of himself to the amount of $148. The
pictures of the Maryland politician
were freely distributed. The senator
paid $88 on the bill, but baked when
the remaining $50 was demanded.
To Bishop Potter's letter to Mayor
Van Wyck calling upon him to sup
press vice the mayor replied that he
would give his hearty cooperation, and
directed the New York police com
missioners Eat once" to make vigorous
efforts to reform the disgraceful CON
ditions on the east side. threatening 10
hold them personally responsible
Tammanys vice committee held it's
first meeting. electing Lewis Nixon
chairman, and issued a call for evil