Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-16
TMEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
Domestic.

The loss of the Omaha Loan and
Trust company may run up into the
millions.
The business section of Hoopstown,
Ill.,, was destroyed by fire. Loss
100000.
Chicago's city council passed an
ordinance prohibiting inclosed stalls
in saloons.
Platinum and copper in paying
quantities were found near Encamp-
ment, Wyo
Sol Temple, an outlaw, wanted in
Pond Creek, Ok, has been captured at
Dallas, Tex.
Charles Sager, wealthy cattle
man, was killed by falling tree near
Custer, S. D.
Leon F. Czolgosz's name was pub
licly cheered at a meeting of an
archists in Chicago
William Loeb, secretary of the
president, was married to Miss
Katherine w. Door.
Henry Hoover was held for the
grand jury at York, Pa, on a charge
of train wrecking.
The Duchess of Marlborough and
her children are to visit her father,
w. K. Vanderbilt.
Senator Depew gave a farewell
stag dinner, with President Rose
welt as his special guest.
Judge Young has appointed Amos
Bixby receiver of the Retsof Oil com
pany of Upper Sandusky, 0.
Peter Pierete, manager of the Royal
hotel at Winnipeg, Manitoba, COM
mitted suicide by drowning.
A fireman and tramp were killed
in collision on the Chesapeake and
Ohio near Charleston, w. Va.
The original of Charles Dana Glib
sons widow is declared to be Miss
Florence Rice of Washington.
Indiana senators ard congressman
are unable to agree on candidate to
succeed the late Judge Woods.
The Deadwood sheriff and his
deputy killed a store robber, wounded
another, and captured a third.
A Kansas City man who forced his
fenced to prison for five years.
A dentist at Mattoon, Ill, killed
himself because he feared he was I'M
fitted by temperament to marry.
Fred R. Davis of st. Peter, Mimi,
was convicted of manslaughter and
given an indeterminate sentence.
A gas machine at the Yancey Gen
orator company, of New Orleans, La,
exploded, Jules Marchell may die.
President Roosevelt and his sons
are averse to wearing heavy over
coats, but they seldom catch cold.
Miss Mary Mcdonald of Peoria,
cashier of the Illinois Car Service as
ISOLATION, is short in her accounts.
Legislation to provide funds for
the Nicaraguan canal are almost
certain of passage at this session.
Frank A. Munsey OF New York is
planning to establish a large number
of grocery stores in New England.
Robbers who were surrounded in a
bank at Archibald, O., fought their
way out, carrying $4,000 in pluRder.s
Miss Katherine Roberts, heiress to
a fortune of $4,000,000, is a chorus
girl in the Liberty Bells in New York.
Ralph Smith, a laborer, was killed
by caving earth in trench in which
he was working at East Liverpool, o.
Emil Watrous was arrested at
Laporte, Ind, ON charge of robbing
a. residence of $1,000 worth of jew
eIry.
Unless Chicago acts quickly con-
gress may take action to compel the
lowering of tunnels in the Chicago
river
The senate foreign committee made
a favorable report on the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty, which insures its ratif-
cation.
The consolidation of all furniture
factories in the country is proposed
by the Middle States Furniture asso-
citation
The court-martial of Colonel r. L.
Meade resulted in his acquittal
, Charges may be brought against his
accusers,
Miss Jane TCppan was indicted at
Barnstable, Mass, for the murder Of
Mrs. Gordon, Mrs, Gibbs, and A. P.
Davis.
The loss of life in the navigation
Of the great lakes this season was
1872, which exceeds all previous
records.
Iowa farm products of the present
year are estimated to be worth $274,-
08O,934, which exceeds all previous
records
According to the annual report of
Director of the Mint Roberts, the
coinage for 1901 amounted to $780,
34O,7S1.
The white house ball of Jan. will
be the first of many brilliant dances
in which Washington society will
take part.
Leonard Roeder, who says he re
members the battle of Waterloo, win
caInhrata his 1920 birthday at Quincy