Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09

st. Pauls school, Concord, N. H., N
1893, and from Yale university in
1897.
The agricultural department is pre-
pairing to issue publication giving
digest of the game laws of the
country. Especial attention is given
to state laws for game protection
enacted in 1901.
James Sweat, special deputy
sheriff was shot from ambush and
killed near Muscogee, Fla. He was
aboard a train with six negro pris-
oners. Men secreted in the WOODS
fired into the train.
Henry M Flagler, the multi-million-
aire of Standard Oil and Florida fame,
was married to Miss Mary Lily Kenan
at the latter's home in North
Carolina. There are stories Of a
dowry of 100000 to the bride.
At Oakland, Cal, funeral services
were held for Mrs. Susan Field,
widow of Stephen J. Field, of the
United States supreme court. The
body was placed in a receiving vault
pending interment in Washington
Because his wife upbraided him
for going with other women, John
Kraft, a Detroit, Mich, fireman, drank
a bottle of carbolic acid before the
eyes Of his family and two hours later
was dead. Kraft was but "a years Of
age.
The government land Office at
Washington has ordered that disbar-
ment proceedings be instituted
against o.. L. Cooper, a Rapid City, S.
D., attorney. He is charged with per-
jury in his practice before the land
office
BY the turning over Of a Pullman
car on the Rio Grande train near
Chama, N. M, Mother Baptiste Of
Denver, mother superior Of Colorado,
was killed and Sister Mary Nora and
Harley Mccoy, also of Denver, and
Pullman Conductor Whan were in
jured.
Customs Inspector Hoey and two
Cinnamon were arrested at Nogales,
Arizona, and it became known yester-
day that a scheme to smuggle Chinese
into the United States had been I'M
earthed. 1t is said more arrests will
follow.
Harley Mccoy, who was injured in
the Rio Grande wreck near Chama, N.
NJ, died in Durango, Colo. Mccoy
served several years in the Canon
City penitentiary for the murder Of
Captain Hawley of the Denver police.
in 1891.
An attempt was made to wreck a
passenger train on the Minneapolis
and st. Louis road between New Ulm
and Searles, Mimi. The train crashed
into a pile of ties, but was not de
rallied. This is the third attempt
within year.
Vice President Roosevelt's presidel,~
tial boom was started in Springfield
by delegation from Peoria wearing
badges inscribed: Roosevelt for
President in 1904" Governor Yates
made significant illusions in an after
dinner speech.
The oil developers of Texas are con-
fronted with a serious proposition in
that the Texas legislature shows a
marked disposition to tax them 2 per
cent. on their gross earnings. 1t is
claimed by the oil people that this
will prove a serious setback to the
oil development industry.
The suffrage committee of the
Virginia constitutional convention has
agreed upon a plan which will dis
franchise nearly all the negroes in the
state for all time. The scheme is to
enact law providing that a man
must be able to understand the con-
stitution in order to vote.
Advices from Nome tell of MUIR
derous attack made by an armed mob
of 70 masked men at Glacier Creek,
the outcome of litigation over mining
claims Richard O'Connor was prob
ably fatally wounded. The occupants
of the camp were forced to leave.
At Buffalo the following officers
were elected by the United Typoth-
etae: President, A. E. Pears, Pitts
brug; secretary, Edward Freegard of
st. Louis; treasurer, Thomas l.. Don
nelly of Chicago Next years meet
ing wiz be held in Pittsburg. 1t was
decided to form an emergency fund.
Fire at Ledford, H., destroyed a
store building owned by Charles
Mitchell. The records and other
property of the United Mine Workers
federation, which occupied the upper
floor, were destroyed The total loss
is $4,000. The fire is believed to be.
incendiary
At Indianapolis, nearly complete re-
turns from the democratic primaries
give Mcguire, for mayor, majority
of 2,748.
Pearl M. Ball of Kenwood, ILL.,, died
from an overdose of morphine, said
by the coroner's jury to have been
taken with suicidal intent The
cause of her suicide is mystery.
The family declares that she had no
love affairs, but the young woman was
frequently in the company of DR..
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